It's dawn, and early-morning pedestrians are already walking around on the streets of Mayingbao, more than a hundred miles east of Suzhou.@@
Deep in the street, under an old elm tree, a figure suddenly moved and slowly sat up.
He wore a tattered felt hat on his head and a tattered sheepskin jacket on his body. If anyone could recognize his identity at this time, they would be surprised. This beggar living on the street turned out to be Yu Jianyu, the youngest of the eight great kings of Jin Yiwei.
Thousand households.[]
Yu Jian had a very bad sleep that night. Firstly, he had never suffered such a hardship before. He slept on the ground next to a big tree. Secondly, he was on the run, and he was really a bit confused. This night, there were occasional people in the alley.
Whenever pedestrians walked around or cars and horses occasionally passed by the alley, he would wake up with a start and prepare to run away in panic.
When Yu Jian just heard the news about Xia Xun's return, he felt a little disappointed, but at that time he was still holding on to a bit of luck, because in his opinion, although Xia Xun returned safely, it was impossible to know that he was the one who leaked the news and betrayed Xia Xun.
Xun. But when Song Ying suddenly surrounded the lower courtyard of the Ma family and captured all Tuoba Mingde's people, he knew that something was wrong.
As soon as Xia Xun came back, Tuoba Mingde was arrested. How could there be no connection between the two? If it was because Xia Xun already knew Tuoba Mingde's identity, then how did he know it?
Don’t you even know your own affairs?
After all, Yu Jian was from Jinyiwei, and this matter was related to his family's life and death, so he was very vigilant. He immediately sent someone to inquire about the details, and soon his people sent news that there were two people named by Song Ying to arrest, one was named
Tuoba Mingde, a man named Hu Qiqi.
Yu Jian was horrified after hearing this, and decided to flee Suzhou early the next morning. Unexpectedly, when he got up that night, he happened to hear several of his subordinates gathering together and whispering, talking about things about him. These Jinyi secret agents
Of course they knew that the Hu Qiqi named by Song Ying to be arrested was their Qianhu master Yu Jian. They even found out that the reason why Song Ying wanted to arrest Yu Jian was because Yu Jian was related to the attack on Fu Guogong.
Duke Fu was attacked. Three thousand soldiers were ambushed and suffered heavy casualties. And most of these three thousand soldiers were Xiliang elite cavalry, Song Sheng's elite! What Xia Xun was worried about did not happen at all, not to mention Song Sheng and
There is no friendship between Ji Gang and even if there is true friendship, Song Sheng regards Xiliang Jingqi as his heartthrob. How can he tolerate them being harmed like this?
After receiving the news from Xia Xun, Song Sheng almost broke his steel teeth. He immediately ordered his son Song Ying to arrest Yu Jian and bring him to justice. He must see the person alive and the corpse after death. Song Sheng did not specify
Yu Jian's real name was real, but he just pretended to be deaf and mute. In the name of Hu Qiqi, Yu Jian's portrait was plastered all over the traffic arteries. Song Sheng had been running Ganliang for more than ten years, and he was like a local emperor here.
The order he gave was really more effective than the imperial edict.
Yu Jian's actions this time really made some people and gods angry. Because of the issue of stance. The people of Jinyiwei all share the same hatred for their arch-enemy Xia Xun, but even if they are attacking political opponents, there are some things that cannot be done. If you go beyond
The lowest limit for doing things for others is that even those who are in the same camp as you cannot tolerate it.
Although the Jinyiwei has a special status, it is also one of the twenty-two guards affiliated with the emperor. It is a soldier and a guardhouse affiliated with the army! After Ji Gang took over the Jinyiwei, he rapidly expanded his power. Due to the shortage of manpower, he had many Jinyi captains.
They were all drawn from other emperor's guards, including those brought by Yu Jian. They were all soldiers, and they would not tolerate betraying their comrades in arms.
Furthermore, the consequences of this kind of aftermath are really too serious. Three thousand elite Ming officials and a Duke of Guo are involved. This case is so big that I am afraid that Master Ji Gangji will not be able to cover it up. They are all sent to Yu Jian.
If something happens to the people working around them, can one of Yu Jian's heads plug up this hole? Maybe even they will be implicated. Therefore, these Jin Yiwei secretly colluded and planned to kidnap Yu Jian to see Duke Fuguo and
The Marquis of Xining used this to exonerate himself.
It's just that this matter is very important, and they are not sure what Ji Gang's attitude will be. It takes a lot of courage to tie up their own superior. Therefore, several Jin Yiwei discussed it for a long time, but they still couldn't make up their mind.
Yu Jian stood in the dark and heard what they discussed clearly. He was so frightened that he did not dare to stay in the dormitory anymore and escaped over the wall overnight. When Yu Jian just got the news, he thought
He escaped from Suzhou and asked Ji Gang for help. After this incident, Yu Jian became very wary. If his subordinates could have such different intentions, what would happen to Master Ji Gang? If he went to see Ji Gang, would he be killed and silenced by Ji Gang?
Thinking of this, Yu Jian did not dare to rely on Jin Yiwei's power anymore. As a result, the Xiliang army arrested him everywhere. Not only could Jin Yiwei, a powerful force, not be able to rely on it, but he had to hide as far away as he could. In the past, he was extremely powerful.
Yu Qianhu in front of him ended up like a street rat. Now he can't trust anyone, so naturally he can't rely on any force.
He could only escape, but he didn't know where to escape.
At dawn, Yu Jian cheered up and continued to escape eastward...
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In the southern Qilian Mountains, there are many mountains and mountains, stretching for thousands of miles. At the foot of the mountains is a beautiful grassland like a green carpet. Herds of horses and sheep are like clouds floating on this green grassland. Snow-white tents are scattered on the green grassland, like flowers.
Mushrooms after the rain, this is a tribe living on this prairie with abundant water and grass.
This tribe is the tribe where Tuo Tuo Bu Hua belongs. When the Yuan Dynasty fell, some of the Yuan Dynasty royal family fled back to Mobei, and some who could not escape in time became prisoners of the Ming Dynasty. At that time, Tuo Tuo Bu Hua and his half-father
The mother's brother Agadoerji was still two young children. They had no time to follow the emperor and fled back to Mobei. In the end, they were relocated to Gansu together with some family generals and servants, and made a living as nomads.
Now, the two brothers Tuotuo Buhua have grown up. Among this tribe composed of many remnants of the Yuan Dynasty clan, because they have the most noble status and have royal blood, they have become the leaders of the tribe. They lead the people and have been nomadic in the
At the foot of Qilian Mountain, the Ming army did not prohibit them from trading with the outside world, but they strictly prohibited the Tuotuo Buhua brothers from leaving the tribe, even if they left the tribe briefly to wander around the city. After all, his status
special.
Therefore, the Tuotuobuhua tribe's transactions with the outside world have always been done by its trusted subordinates. The two Tuotuobuhua brothers only lived among the tribe on the grassland designated by the imperial court and rarely had contact with the outside world.
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However, a few days ago, the people in the tribe who were responsible for trading with outsiders told Tuotuo Buhua that there was a large and generous buyer who wanted to buy a large number of cattle, sheep, horses, mountain products, jade and other goods, but this business could only be done by
Talking to the tribal chief Tuo Tuo Buhua in person, Tuo Tuo Buhua was very curious. On the premise that the other party agreed to go to all the trouble to come to the tribe for a meeting in person, Tuo Tuo Buhua agreed to meet him, and the time was today.
The tent where Tuoba Mingde and Tuotuo Huahuiwu stayed was in a white tent at the outermost edge. Around the tent, there were some horse posts and a not-high fence, which were used to contain the guards at night.
For livestock.
Tuoba Mingde spent these days with money and beauty, and spared no effort in bribery, and finally got rich rewards. Shao Qianhu of Zhenyi Qianhu Office not only helped him connect with Tuotuo Buhua, but also sent
Someone led them here to avoid the difficulties caused by the officers and soldiers along the way. Tuoba Mingde rode his horse to the tent, and immediately several Mongolians in left-fold robes came up to welcome him into the tent.
There were only three people in the tent. The chief sat down with a man, wearing a sheepskin hat, with a fat head and big ears, and a bloated figure. When Tuoba Mingde saw him sitting at the top, he knew that this person must be the chief of the tribe. Look.
Tuoba Mingde felt sad in his heart because of his fat appearance, "This is the descendant of Genghis Khan and the blood descendant of Emperor Yuan, but looking at his appearance, there is no sharpness at all. He should be."
It's an eagle on the grassland, but it was kept here like a pig by the Ming Dynasty, and it became like this."
Next to Tuotaobuhua, there were two other people sitting. After some introduction, Tuoba Mingde found out that one of these two people was Agadolji, Tuotabuhua's brother, and the other was usually in charge of the tribe's foreign trade.
Lord Mandulu, the elder.
The two parties had finished chatting and sat down one after another. Tuoba Mingde and his people sat behind the short table opposite Totuo Buhua, with a wide red felt blanket in the middle. When Tuoba Mingde entered the tent,
, already saw cattle and sheep being cooked outside the tent. There were also several young girls in Mongolian robes singing not far away. Looking at the posture in the tent, Tuoba Mingde knew that if the business was concluded,
This is to call them in to sing, dance and celebrate.
Tuo Tuo Bu Hua first offered a cup of milk tea to the guest. Then he wiped his lips and said in a deep voice in Mongolian, "I heard that Mr. Tuoba is a businessman who often travels in the Western Regions? You want to buy goods from my tribe. I Tuo Tuo Bu Hua
Flowers are very welcome. If the quantity you buy is large enough, I will give you a very preferential price, but... I am very strange, why do you insist on negotiating with me personally? In this matter, Mandulu can do it for me.
Call the shots!”
Tuoba Mingde glanced outside the tent. The captain who was sent by Shao Qianhu to lead the way was accompanied by a maid he brought with him. They were walking and riding horses by the river. The two were chatting and laughing happily.
Tuoba Mingde smiled slightly, leaned toward Tuotaobuhua, and replied in Mongolian, "The business I want to discuss with Lord Tuotabuhua is very big. Please, Lord Tuotabuhua."
Only keep the most reliable people around!"
Tuotuo Buhua waved his fat hand and said, "Well, don't worry, they are my brothers and my tribe, they are absolutely reliable! What kind of business do you want to discuss, so secretive?"
Tuoba Mingde looked strangely and said, "Big business, a very, very big business, so please don't be offended, sir. Before telling my story, I want to see something first, something that can prove your identity!"
"
While they were talking in the tent, several men on horseback came galloping from afar. Tuoba Mingde's guards outside the tent suddenly saw them galloping towards them on horseback. They clenched their sabers with vigilance and saw them on the other side.
He stopped at a tent, turned over and dismounted, and then he breathed a sigh of relief. The tent was gray, and there was only a fenced-in livestock pen separated from the white tent.
There were also people waiting in front of the gray tent. As soon as they saw those people arriving, they immediately stepped forward to greet them with a big smile. The several big men who came on horseback were all burly and tough figures, with waist and waist.
Hanging knives, and others carrying powerful bows and arrow pots on their backs. One of them was guarded by the rest of them like stars holding the moon in the middle. He was obviously a leader. After a few exchanges between the two sides, someone opened the curtain and welcomed the big man.
Go into the account.
This big man was in his early forties, with a dark face, sharp cheeks, high cheekbones, and two long and narrow eyes. He strode into the tent with a riding whip, and saw only a red felt in the tent.
There are two rows of low tables. There are milk tea, cheese and several plates of fried pasta on the tables.
This man was not polite. He strode to the upper left corner and sat cross-legged. Like a vulture, he stared at the luxuriously dressed businessman opposite and asked in a deep voice, "Are you Tuoba Mingde?"
The businessman who had just sat down opposite him bowed to him and said with a smile, "This is Tuoba Mingde. Your Excellency...is Lord Tuotuobuhua, right?"
Tuo Tuo Bu Hua snorted coldly, threw the riding crop on the desk, raised his chin slightly, and said arrogantly, "How big of a business do you have, you insist that I, Tuo Tuo Bu Hua, come to talk to you, huh?"
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Suzhou Weihou Yamen, under the grape trellis, there are stone tables and stone benches, dripping with juice. A watermelon that has been stabilized by well water is cut into more than ten pieces. A table is set up. The little girl Tang Saier is sitting in front of the stone table.
The table full of watermelons was struggling. Her belly was already rounded, and her cheeks were full of watermelon juice. From the looks of it, she would not give up until all these watermelons were wiped out.
There was a bundle of mats spread on the ground. Xia Xun was wearing a light robe. He lay on the mat with his bare feet, his head resting on Su Ying's plump and strong thighs. Siren and Jeanne sat cross-legged on Xia Xun's left side, facing each other.
, each placed a plate of washed grapes on their legs. They peeled the grapes carefully one by one, then used toothpicks to remove the core, and then stuffed them into Xia Xun's mouth.
Xie Xie sat on one side and listened to Xia Xun, saying quietly, "After hearing the news about my husband's disappearance, the sisters in the family were really..., ugh. I usually consider myself a person with ideas, but at that time I didn't
I feel like I have lost my soul. I pick up this thing and forget about that. I don’t remember what I just said. I am like this. Not to mention the other sisters. In fact, I have never been convinced by the eldest sister.
Yes, but now I really convinced her..."
Xie Xie sighed softly and said, "Madam still manages everything in the house in an orderly manner. The guests who come and visit are also received decently. We don't let outsiders see our jokes, but secretly, she sheds no more tears than we do."
Young Master. The Queen's health has been getting worse and worse recently, and her headaches have become more and more severe. Not only can she not be able to comfort her at this time, but she also has to go to the palace to visit her frequently.
Thank you is really useless. I usually pride myself on being a female Zhuge, but at this time... If it weren't for my wife's reminder and support, and her insistence on calling Sister Ying and us to take over the management, the Qianlong creation that my husband created would have been in vain.
...The three of us who came to the Western Regions to look for our husband were the three of us. The rest took care of the house. Zi Qi was a martial artist and was used to walking alone. After we learned the news about our husband, we couldn't find her for a while and had already called for someone to come.
I have left messages for her at several contact points. Actually, it doesn’t matter if I don’t leave any news. No one in Xiliang knows the news about my husband. Once Zi Qi gets the news, he will definitely come as soon as possible!"
Xia Xun hummed, no longer leisurely enjoying the gentle service of Siren and Jeanne. He sat up gently, held the catkins that he thanked, and said softly, "I know, I've suffered a lot for you!"
Thank you, shook his head, and said softly, "Now that I have become your woman, I will naturally share the joys and sorrows with you. Do you only want to enjoy the blessings of the Duke's wife? My husband only said things that are outside the scope. But, my husband has had a rest today, right?
It’s time to speed up the trip and return to Jinling as early as possible so that my family can rest assured. We feel better when we are running around outside, but my wife and Xiaodi are suffering even more at home, and they are all emaciated..."
Xia Xun said in a deep voice, "Of course I want to go back home, but I am not in a hurry. The messenger has been sent out. When they get the news of my safe return, they can naturally put their worries aside. I still have one thing to do on the way back. If I first
If we return to Jinling, we may lose the opportunity, so..."
Xie Nahan said, "Timur's army has retreated. What else does your husband have to do?"
Xia Xun solemnly said, "The foreign enemies have retreated, but the blood of three thousand soldiers cannot be shed in vain! Even if they go to the underworld, I will dig out Yu Jian and sacrifice their souls in heaven!"
At the foot of Qilian Mountain, in the gray tent, the big man with a sharp face impatiently said to the luxuriously dressed businessman opposite, "I've been tossing and turning, when will you test it before you believe it? Who dares to take the risk of me in this place?"
The name of Tuobuhua? Besides, I don’t have the ability to predict the future, how can I still forge the seal in advance! What big secret do you have to tell me?"
The businessman opposite smiled and said, "Master Tuotuobuhua, please be calm and don't be impatient. I am here, how can I run away? This matter is really very important. I don't dare to be careless."
! Please wait a moment, I will check it carefully again, it will be ready soon!"
In the white tent on the outermost side of the grassland, the fat-headed and big-eared Totuo Buhua was stunned and stammered, "You...what did you say? You want to help me escape and go to Oara to sweat?"
"yes!"
Tuoba Mingde stood up after committing the crime, took the small gold-covered jade seal in his hands, and solemnly returned it to Tuo Tuo Bu Hua's hand. He stepped back a few steps, lifted up his robe train, and placed it on the felt blanket.
He knelt down and kowtowed, "My grandfather was a minister of the Great Yuan Dynasty back then. He served as Daru Huachi in the Huozhou Prefecture. I have always hoped that we Mongolians can unite and regain the majesty of the Great Yuan Dynasty. Your Highness is my great emperor."
As a direct descendant of His Majesty Yuan Yizong, how can I bear the heart to let His Highness be a prisoner of the Ming Dynasty, and live and grow up with this? I came here this time just to help His Highness escape from death. The three kings of Wala will definitely welcome him happily, and it is honorable to welcome His Highness.
Sweat!"
The fat man Mu Sanshui, who was pretending to be naked, had cold sweat on his face, and the fat on his cheeks were trembling. He screamed in his heart like a slaughtering pig: "Master, we just want to cheat some money to spend money, how... how can we go all in?"
Going into such troubled waters, this is a beheading business!"