In fact, Sanniangzi has always been free, but she is unwilling to leave and always lives in the governor's residence.
The internal strife among the officials of the Ming Dynasty did not affect her status. Her confidence came from the tens of thousands of tribesmen on the grassland, as well as the "legal tradition" of King Shunyi, the golden seal and the tiger talisman inherited from Lao Anda.
The person who can be canonized as King Shunyi by the Ming Dynasty must either be her son or her husband, there is no other option.
So what she has to do here is not to participate, but to wait and choose calmly.
Not long after, Sanniangzi appeared in front of Lin Tailai and Wang Xiangqian, and asked very keenly: "You finally think you have control of the situation and want to negotiate with me?"
She wanted her own son to be the King of Shunyi, and she didn't want to marry an old man according to the grassland custom, and then the old man would become the King of Shunyi, and she would become the King and Queen of Shunyi.
This was the first time in the past two days that Lin Tailai had the time to take a closer look at Sanniang's appearance. He silently rated her in his mind as being about the same as Huang Wumei.
But the status bonus is high, she is the queen, queen mother, queen concubine of King Shunyi and a widow of two generations.
Lin Tailai said calmly and elegantly: "I heard that on your grassland, the strong are always respected."
Phew! The third lady suddenly covered her mouth and started laughing, a pair of big earrings dangled wildly, and even the Khan's Regulatory Seat hat on her head was crooked in laughter.
Lin Tailai was confused. Is this sentence so funny?
After she had laughed enough, Sanniangzi explained: "Why do you officials from the Ming Dynasty always like to use 'the strong are respected on the grassland' as the opening words when talking to me? The imperial envoy should change his words."
Lin Tailai: ""
Damn it! Even if the same lines have been repeated countless times by others, is it so ridiculous if you say them yourself?
In this case, let's change the opening statement and let you see the power of language!
So Lin Tailai spoke again: "Madam, you don't want the prairie tribes to know that the horse market is closed because of you, right?"
I don't know why, after hearing this sentence, Sanniangzi suddenly felt a tremble all over! It seemed that this sentence contained a unique magic power.
"I" Sanniangzi had just said one word in her reply when she was interrupted again by Lin Tailai!
Then Lin Tailai made a serious suggestion, "I think it would be more interesting and charming for you to call yourself Aijia. In our Ming Dynasty opera, people with your status all call themselves that."
"Aijia?" Sanniangzi said it subconsciously. The word seemed to be very literate.
Lin Tailai immediately encouraged: "Yes! That's how it feels! If you really feel that it is unlucky to mourn your family, you can also call yourself this palace.
These are also lyrics from our Ming Dynasty operas. Now why don’t you learn to say them so that I can listen to them?”
Wang Xiangqian next to him coughed violently several times, "Sister-in-law, what are you doing? Are you still talking about counting?"
Although there is no evidence, I always feel that you are teasing women!
Only then did Sanniangzi realize that she had been completely led into a ditch. At first she had the upper hand in the conversation, but she lost it without realizing it.
After coming back to her senses, Sanniangzi snorted with a straight face: "The opening of the Bianqiang Horse Market is an oath between the Ming Dynasty and the old King Shunyi.
Now that we have not broken our oath, what right do you two have to break the contract and close the horse market?"
Lin Tailai pointed to himself and Wang Xiangqian and said: "Madam, look who we are, I am the imperial envoy patrolling the border, and his responsibilities include the manager of Zhangjiakou Baoma City.
If the two of us join forces, can't we temporarily close the horse market?
We really do not have the power to close the horse market permanently, but it only needs to be closed for a month or two, which is enough to make the tribes angry with you."
The third wife couldn't bear it and retorted: "Can you cover the sky with one hand in the border town? There is Governor Xuanda above Xuanfu Town!"
Lin Tailai thought for a while and then said: "Then let me tell you, I am the brother-in-law of the then Minister of Hubu, and he is the eldest son of the then Minister of Hubu.
If the two of us join forces, can't we embezzle the horse price money elsewhere? Will the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue help us find out?
Without the flow of horse price money into the horse market, how can your tribes sell horses? So what's the use of opening the horse market?"
Sanniangzi thought that Governor Xu was the most shameless border official she had seen in recent years, but she didn't expect that there is a mountain higher than the mountain!
Governor Xu just wanted to take a "kickback", but the imperial envoy in front of him actually threatened to embezzle all the horse price money!
No, it’s not just a threat, it’s a real dare!
Yesterday, in front of him, he took 30,000 taels of silver as a reward and distributed it to the Xuanfu officers and soldiers without any scruples!
We have to admit that in the horse market, Daming is the active party that controls the economic lifeline.
Thinking of this, Sanniang couldn't help but asked angrily: "Can you do whatever you want if you have money?"
Lin Tailai was stunned. These words seemed familiar. He subconsciously answered: "Sorry, you can really do whatever you want if you have money."
Sanniangzi: ""
If Governor Xu was used as the unit, I thought that this imperial envoy was twice as powerful as Governor Xu, but unexpectedly it was ten times more powerful. Even Governor Xu could not say such irritating words.
Over the years, she has rich experience in dealing with the Ming Dynasty's border ministers, and these ministers can generally be summarized into several templates.
But the imperial envoy in front of him, who looked more like a military general than a civil servant, seemed unable to be classified into any known template.
"What exactly do you want from me?" Sanniangzi asked.
She originally guessed that the imperial envoy might want to use her to deal with Governor Xu, but now she is not sure.
Governor Xu only wanted 30,000 taels, but Imperial Envoy Lin might have more in mind than Governor Xu.
Lin Tailai pointed at Wang Xiangqian and said: "How did you negotiate with Governor Xu, especially whether Governor Xu asked you for a bribe and told Wang Xiangqian exactly what he wanted to do?
I hope to hear what we want to hear, you should understand."
"That's it?" Sanniangzi said doubtfully. Her intuition was not wrong. It was impossible for Commissioner Lin to have only this request.
Lin Tailai had a lot on his mind, but it was pointless to talk about it now. He had to deal with Governor Xu first before talking about anything else.
Since he didn't want to tell everything at the moment, he could only ask casually: "Is it possible, madam, that you want something to happen to me?"
Under normal circumstances, saying this to a woman can stop her from asking any more questions.
The third lady suddenly stared straight at Lin Tailai and said, "If the Ai family really wants something to happen, does Taishi Lin mind?"
Do you think the children of the grasslands are as coquettish as you Han women?
If you dare to brag about your power, Aijia will really dare to sleep with you!
If you are a man, stop beeping! If you have the guts, do it for real!
Lin Tailai: ""
You call yourself Aijia, and then you call me Taishi? It’s a bit weird, how can you learn the character so quickly?
Before Sanniangzi left, she added another invitation: "The Ai family hopes to go with Grand Master Lin when they return to the side wall of Zhangjiakou Fort."
Lin Tailai, who was caught off guard, didn't think about it for a while and hesitated a few times.
Wang Xiangqian was in a good mood and said teasingly: "Sister-in-law, you seem to be a little timid?"
Lin Tailai refuted: "What do you know? This is a diplomatic issue, and diplomacy is no small matter!"
After Wang Xiang was done with it, he became bolder and continued teasing: "Uncle, you can't just be tough-talking, right?"
Lin Tailai became a little angry and asked Wang Xiangqian: "Why did she call me Taishi? It's so outrageous that I was so surprised that I couldn't think."
Wang Xiangqian replied: "I have studied the customs of the Northern Lu, and the title Taishi is a very high honorific title among them in the Northern Lu.
When meeting the civil servants of Ming Dynasty, if you want to express your appreciation and respect, you can call them Taishi.
Taishi Lin sounds so charming, maybe the Third Lady has taken a liking to you and used this title to express her feelings."
I have to say, one of you asked the other to call himself Aijia, and the other in turn called the other Taishi. It really sounds like a new code for hooking up.
"What on earth is she thinking?" Taishi Lin, who was fascinated by the authorities, found it difficult to understand Sanniangzi's train of thought.
Aren't you just saying some greasy words? Why do you take it seriously?
Wang Xiangqian replied: "Because you are too strong."