After Ma Xiaoquan's words, Huang Taiji couldn't sit still. He stood up and retorted: "North Korea is just a small country affiliated to the Ming Dynasty. Even if it is thrown away, it would not be a pity. After all, the Ming Dynasty and North Korea are too far apart. As the saying goes, they cannot be saved by far water."
The deacon must understand this principle of being close to fire, right?" After saying that, Huang Taiji proudly picked up the teacup and prepared to take a sip of tea.
"Of course I understand, don't be anxious, Khan, just listen to what I have to say..." Ma Xiaoquan smiled slightly, "Although it is said that distant water cannot save a nearby fire, there is one most critical issue that the Khan should understand.
That’s...food!”
With a "bang" sound, the teacup that Huang Taiji had just brought to his mouth was so startled by Ma Xiaoquan's words that he lost his grip and dropped it to the ground.
Huang Taiji looked at Ma Xiaoquan in surprise. This time, his expression was not fake.
"Food and grass, haha..." Huang Taiji shook his head, "Ma Xiaoquan, you are right, we are very short of food and grass, but we are short of food and grass, and you are also short of food!"
Ma Xiaoquan said nothing, but the attitude he showed made Huang Taiji think that the Ming army would not be short of food.
Huang Taiji did not speak, but he had secretly made up his mind that as long as there was a chance, the army would definitely press into Liaodong to grab food.
"Ma Xiaoquan, you are a talent!" Huang Taiji nodded and praised, "I boldly ask you, are you interested in following me to pursue a great cause?"
Ma Xiaoquan was stunned and said with a smile: "The Khan is thinking about poaching people so quickly? Haha..."
Huang Taiji said: "Naturally, now that the Ming Dynasty is gradually weakening, anyone with ideas will seek refuge with me. And I see that the deacon is a talented person, so naturally I want to use him as my own. If you are willing to come, I will do the same here.
How about we imitate the Ming Dynasty and set up a deacon, and you can still be your deacon?"
"Haha..." Ma Xiaoquan smiled slightly. He did not reject Huang Taiji quickly, but he also did not agree.
Ma Xiaoquan knew very well that if he agreed quickly, Huang Taiji might make excessive demands later, such as asking him to tell Ming Dynasty's subsequent offensive or defensive plans, asking him to be a spy, or...
...
But if he doesn't agree soon, given Huang Taiji's current status and the place he is currently in, Huang Taiji is likely to fall out.
So... Ma Xiaoquan chose not to take a stand. Anyway, it's useless for you, Huang Taiji, to be anxious. I just won't take a stand.
Huang Taiji was a master at playing political tricks. When he saw that Ma Xiaoquan didn't express his position, he didn't urge him. He just said lightly: "I'm afraid that one day, if I break into Beijing, I hope the deacon won't come to ask me for help.
Haha~"
Ma Xiaoquan sighed and said: "Didn't I tell you that I don't know the capital, but my grandma still hopes to take good care of her."
Huang Taiji laughed: "It's easy to talk~ Well, it's getting late, let's have a meal together. Today, I will let you try my Jurchen's roasted lamb. The taste is definitely not inferior to the Mongolian roasted lamb, haha...
....”
Ma Xiaoquan stood up and held his hands in his hands: "Being respectful is worse than obeying orders~"
...
While Ma Xiaoquan met Huang Taiji in the palace, Beiming Shuangxue also took Gu Qingmei and Dayu'er to visit Shenyang City.
Compared with the capital city of the Ming Dynasty, Shenyang City is much smaller and less prosperous than the capital city. What's more, there are obviously two areas in Shenyang City, one is where the Han people live and live, and the other is where the Jurchens live.
area.
Because the Jurchens are in power, the facilities and environment here are much better than where the Han people live, but... the Jurchens' living ability is far inferior to that of the Han people.
Beiming Shuangxue saw with her own eyes that a Jurchen and a Han were both using iron pots. The Jurchens simply used the iron pot to cook meat and put it directly on the fire without even setting up a stove. When the meat was cooked, they cooked it directly.
Put out the fire and that's it.
The Han people first scrape a layer of mutton fat on the iron pot and then cook in the iron pot.
"Hey~~ No wonder the Jurchens are very expensive to use iron pots. It turns out that's really the case. Really, one day, if the Ming Dynasty is defeated by the Jurchens, it will be really miserable..." Beiming Shuangxue murmured
road.
Da Yu'er was unconvinced and said: "Sister Xiaomei, don't underestimate us. Although we don't seem to know anything, we are still learning, especially since the Great Khan has given an order not to set up tents outside casually.
You didn't come last time, if you ask Ma Xiaoquan about this, he will definitely know it very well."
Beiming Shuangxue laughed and said: "I'm just saying, but the things you have here are also very good. Although there are not many options, it is enough for me to play for a while."
Gu Qingmei listened to the conversation between the two but said nothing.
Along the way, Beiming Shuangxue was wearing a cloak. Although you could tell it was her from the exposed blood-red hair, you couldn't see her face, which really made many people anxious.
If it weren't for Da Yu'er's company, these bold and undisciplined Jurchens would have gathered around and started to do something.
...
Urtu stood not far away, observing the movements of the three women. He waved, and the two Jurchens came close to him.
Urtu muttered a few words, and after receiving the order, the two bowed their heads and turned around to leave.
"Hmph, Ma Xiaoquan's woman, let me play with you first, and then you can sweat it profusely, hehe~~"
...
The three girls came to a clothing store. When Beiming Shuangxue saw the unique Jurchen-style clothing, she suddenly became interested and hurriedly picked it up and made signs on her body.
Da Yuer is also a little girl, and she goes crazy with Beiming Shuangxue.
Gu Qingmei didn't seem to be interested in Jurchen clothes. She watched the two women in front of her chattering about clothes and turned her head to look out the window in boredom.
At this moment, a Jurchen came over quietly, put down a note on the desk intentionally or unintentionally, and then left.
When Gu Qingmei saw the note, she picked it up in surprise and read it secretly. Then her face turned pale instantly.
Raising her head and looking at Beiming Shuangxue, who was chatting and laughing with Dayu'er, Gu Qingmei narrowed her eyes slightly.
Gu Qingmei took out a small paper bag from her arms and opened it hesitantly. Then she took the teapot and poured the powder in the paper bag into the teapot.
Shaking the teapot, Gu Qingmei sighed and murmured in her heart: Ma Xiaoquan, it's not that I won't help you, it's just that you are such a beautiful woman, so beautiful that everyone misses her...
After thinking about it, Gu Qingmei picked up the teapot, poured a cup of tea, and invited Beiming Shuangxue and Da Yu'er to drink together.
The two women were also talking and felt thirsty, so they ran over without thinking and each picked up a glass.
Da Yu'er drank all the tea in the cup first, and Beiming Shuangxue also picked up the tea cup with a smile and prepared to drink tea.
Just when he put the tea cup to his mouth and was about to drink, Bei Ming Shuangxue suddenly frowned slightly and stopped.
"What's wrong? Does the tea taste bad? Or is it not as good as the tea in the capital? The conditions here are limited, so don't be picky, Xiaomei." Gu Qingmei said pretending to be polite.
Beiming Shuangxue raised the corner of her mouth slightly, put down the tea cup and said: "Where are you, Sister Qingmei, I just feel a little uncomfortable, and suddenly I don't want to drink tea, hehe, I'm sorry, I will drink it when I want to drink it again later."
Ah." After saying that, Beiming Shuangxue didn't wait for Gu Qingmei to react, so she turned around and ran to pick out clothes.
Gu Qingmei was secretly shocked, could it be that Bei Ming Shuangxue had seen through the tea that there was * in the tea? But that was wrong, this * was colorless and odorless and could not be detected at all.
In fact, Gu Qingmei's opinion that it was colorless and tasteless was just from her point of view, but this kind of medicine was very flawed in the eyes of the Beiming Family, a family that uses medicine.
As the eldest lady of the Beiming family, she has studied almost all kinds of medicines since she was a child. Although she cannot be said to be proficient in it, among her peers, no one can compare with her. If she were a man, she might have become a doctor by now.
The youngest head of the Beiming family in history. Unfortunately, the family motto dictated that the family should be passed down from male to female, so Beiming Shuangxuekong had the ability to identify medicines, but could not use them well.
The moment she got close to the teacup, Beiming Shuangxue had already smelled a subtle smell. She was surprised why the tea was filled with *.
Then, after thinking for a moment, Beiming Shuangxue understood.
When she was in the capital, she had suffered a loss because of her beauty. Although the person who made her suffer in the end (Wei Zhongxian) did not take advantage, he really taught her a lesson.
On the other hand, since following Ma Xiaoquan and marrying him, Ma Xiaoquan has warned Beiming Shuangxue more than once about how a beautiful woman like her should protect herself in the world.
With these two experiences, Beiming Shuangxue immediately guessed Gu Qingmei's intention. Even though she had doubts, she still did not fall out with Gu Qingmei immediately.
All we have to do is wait until we go back and talk to our husband before making a decision.
Gu Qingmei looked at the cup filled with tea, smiled bitterly, raised her head and looked at Da Yu'er, and couldn't help but sigh.
In order not to make Beiming Shuangxue suspicious, Gu Qingmei also deliberately let Da Yu'er drink the tea mixed with *. Unfortunately, Beiming Shuangxue didn't drink it, but Da Yu'er drank it stupidly.
"Sister Qingmei, why do I suddenly feel dizzy?" Da Yu'er muttered, holding her forehead.
Gu Qingmei quickly stood up and supported Da Yu'er, comforting her and saying, "You must have become famous recently, right?"
Da Yuer nodded.
"Don't run so fast when you're famous..." Gu Qingmei said while looking at Beiming Shuangxue who was still picking out clothes from the corner of her eye.
The latter seemed to have no intention of looking over here, and was just focused on choosing clothes. Gu Qingmei couldn't help but exhale, feeling secretly happy in her heart.
In fact... Beiming Shuangxue had heard it as early as the moment Da Yu'er said she was dizzy. Just to prevent Gu Qingmei from suspecting, she deliberately pretended not to hear it and pretended to be concentrating on choosing clothes.
