Contest (III)

There are countless moments in a long autumn. In one clip of these countless moments, the Mongolian Hu and Lu - the owner of the Tianxing Business Company in Beijing, Chen Tianxing, and King Yan Zhu Di, made a special transaction in Liaodong. This transaction is so mysterious that later all the parties involved intentionally or unintentionally avoid mentioning this matter. Occasionally, curious people ask questions, and those who are asked intentionally forget, or are ambiguous, or speak nonsense. With the passage of time and the aging of heroes, everything is obscured in the moments of history, and there is no truth.

Of course, everything in Liaodong could not escape Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes. In the imperial study, he stood alone in the corner away from the glass window to report to the emperor, "Long live, according to the rewards of my subordinates, the Mongolian Chen Tianxing went to the army of Yan in Liaodong ten days ago and chatted with the King of Yan in the central army tent for an afternoon. At that time, only Lord Xu Zengshou and Lord Zhang Zhengxin were present. They seemed to have reached some deal. When the Jinyiwei returned, the King of Yan also wrote a memorial to His Majesty, and it is estimated that it will be delivered to the capital in the last two days."

This person has become accustomed to hiding in the shadows, his face is blurred and his voice sounds strange.

Zhu Yuanzhang was slightly stunned when he heard this. He was not unfamiliar with the name Chen Tianxing. The Jinyiwei arranged for Wu'anguo to report last month that this person had a secret talk with Wu'anguo on the road. Zhu Yuanzhang had ordered the Jinyiwei from all over the country to strictly investigate the background of this person. According to the information reported by various places, this person was a down-and-out Mongolian nobleman, with several businesses in Peking and Hebei. However, it is difficult to speculate whether this person colluded with the northern forces from the surface. After all, he was his tribe member, and his blood was thicker than water.

After walking a few steps in the imperial study with his hands behind his back, Zhu Yuanzhang suppressed his annoyance and asked in a low voice: "Did the King of Yan move? Do you know what deal they have reached?"

"No", the whistleblower gently retreated under Zhu Yuanzhang's stare, and almost his whole body fell into the corner. "The King of Yan and the entire Zhenbei Army were still the same, mobilizing troops to defeat the Jinshan tribe in one fell swoop before the beginning of winter, and then quickly penetrated the Mongolian tribes in the south of the desert. Their transaction should be harmless to the country. Lord Xu was worried all day long in front of Chen Tianxing, and his condition improved a lot after the meeting. According to his personal bodyguard, he had poured himself and celebrated the wine that night. It seemed that he was absolutely sure to take down the entire Jinshan tribe."

"Okay, you go back and report any matters at any time, no matter day or night." Zhu Yuanzhang turned around and ordered the person to retreat. He called him again when he arrived at the door, adding: "Reward 500 taels of money for each of the meritorious people in this work. Let them be more serious and don't always do these things without any ends."

"Yes", the informant bent over and stepped back out of the door. His head, which was almost hanging to the ground, covered his surprised expression. Because at that last moment, on the face of the Emperor's face that was usually invisible in front of the commander of the Jinyiwei, he accidentally saw a strange tenderness, with a little sadness and helplessness.

"Chen Tianxing, Chen Tianxing, Hu Helu, Jinshan tribe, are you your family? Are you doing well now?" In the imperial study room, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the sky in the north, and tears flashed faintly at the corners of his eyes.

Maybe there is really a fate in the dark. People in the world are just skin puppets in their hands. The moment of prosperity is just a performance manipulated in his hands. They always end in wonderful moments, and the songs are dispersed. They are always at the most beautiful moments, and the lights are gone. Back then, I was just a reckless boy, but your long hair touched all your sight. Now I have the whole world, and there is no you in this world.

More than ten days ago, Chen Tianxing finally arrived near the King of Yan's team. With Wu Anguo's handwritten letter, Zhu Di summoned him that night. Although he was prepared for it, the speed of the Zhenbei Army handling matters was still so fast that Chen Tianxing felt unbelievable. Traveling all over the Western Regions and the Central Plains, he had such efficiency under the command of the King of Yan. The entire Zhenbei Army was running like a machine and stable. This made him believe in his judgment of the current situation and he made up his mind to complete his mission at all costs.

The central army tent is not big, and the skeleton supporting the tent should be made of steel pipes and bolts. The materials of the tent are made of thick felt like the yurt. On this grassland with a huge temperature difference between day and night, Changshengtian will tell people what kind of lifestyle is the easiest to survive. Whether it is the Mongolian, Han, or Naomi, they will succumb to God's arrangements.

"I have seen His Highness of the King of Yan, and there are important things from Yan Hu and Lu, the Jinshan tribe, who was searched and did not carry a sharp weapon, Chen Tianxing, who walked into the tent with the guard brigade commander Zhang Zhengxin, loudly reported to his house, and his upper body was slightly bent, and he gave a standard Mongolian ceremony.

The guards in the tent immediately stretched their hands to their waists. The war between the Central Plains and Mongolia had been going on for a long time. This man dared to think that he was the Mongolian face in the Zhenbei Army and was very brave.

"No gifts, tell me," King Yan Zhu Di remained silent.

Chen Tianxing raised his head and glanced around, gave the nervous guards a smile, and said with neither humility nor arrogant words, "This matter is of great importance, please ask His Highness the King of Yan to burn it."

Zhu Di waved his hand and asked his left and right to retreat. Xu Zengshou, who was in the tent, looked at Chen Tianxing in confusion, and walked out of the tent with Zhang Zhengxin.

"Zengshou, Zhengxin, you stay, let's listen to what he said together." Zhu Di called Zhang Zhengxin and Xu Zengshou who had walked to the door. Liaodong was too big, and the generals of the Zhenbei Army were usually scattered in their respective areas of responsibility, and had always served Zhu Di's senior generals, including Chief of Staff Xu Zengshou and Commander of the Guards. After the actual combat test of the Liaodong War, the organization of the Zhenbei Army was stable in the three-three system. What was slightly different from the initial idea of ​​Wu'anguo was that Zhu Di discussed with his subordinates and added an independent Guards Brigade. Zhang Zhengxin was the brigade commander of this brigade. In addition to being responsible for the safety of the King of Yan, the Guards Brigade also had to undertake the task of the reserve team during the war.

The two stopped and turned around and walked back. Zhang Zhengxin looked at Chen Tianxing and quickly walked to the table in the middle of the tent to pull up the curtain to cover the map placed above.

Only a fool would not be able to see the hostility contained in such an unfriendly action. Chen Tianxing smiled again and said lightly: "This brother doesn't have to be so careful. It's just a map that can't control the situation of the battle. I just glanced at it and saw it clearly. It's still time for you to put it away now. Besides, is there anyone who knows the land under our feet better than us Mongolians?"!

Zhu Di and Xu Zengshou deliberately placed the map on the table, which was originally intended to be a demonstration. Zhang Zhengxin didn't know, so he complained about the two of them being careless and went to build the map. Now, hearing Chen Tianxing say this, he seems stingy, so he simply lifted the curtain and invited Chen Tianxing to sit at the big round table together.

"How do you think of the two pieces of this king on the map?" Zhu Di took out two red stars from the small box beside him and pinned them on the map with a needle. That location was Weiqing Fort and Qubing Fort built by Zhenbei Army. It was extremely large in scale, just like a small city. From there to the winter land of Jinshanmen, there was a flat river, without any obstruction of mountains and rivers.

"Just talk about war on paper, Your Highness has at least six or seven pieces in your hand, right?" Chen Tianxing smiled, took a sip of tea, savored the tea that accidentally drank into his mouth for a while, and still replied slowly. "Your Highness, King Yan, there is a saying in the Central Plains that you know yourself and your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles. The Northern Army is in your hands, but do you know how the Jinshan tribe arranges defense?"

"I don't know very clearly, but I promise that the Jinshan tribe will not support the next year." Zhu Di also smiled, as if he was playing a chess game with his friends, and inserted the red stars in his hands one by one onto the map one by one with the needles connected behind it, gradually connecting them into a curve. The fortress tactics in the past two years were very effective. The Jinshan tribe could only keep retreating under the pressure of layers of fortresses. Su Ceyu, who was wandering deep in the grassland, peeked around each division like a wild wolf. As long as each division relaxed a little, Su Ceyu's horse team would definitely roar. After robbing, the Mongolian warriors who came to rescue could only sigh. According to the judgment of the King of Yan, if this continued, it would take less than two years for the Jinshan tribe to die of poverty and starve to the grassland.

While drinking tea, Chen Tianxing slowly waited for the King of Yan to fill the map. He pointed to the location of the north of the map with his hand and asked softly: "Dare you dare to ask His Royal Highness of Yan, so that you can advance the camp step by step, will the Northern Army have so many soldiers?"

"The Northern Army did not have one," Zhu Di replied very honestly, "But there are in the Central Plains, I wonder if there are so many good men in the Jinshan tribe who can meet us at that time."

In the past two or three years, the Jinshan tribe has been using the method of traveling but not attacking to circle the Northern Army, which has suffered a huge loss. However, the Jinshan tribe cannot capture his main force, and both sides have maintained an embarrassing situation. Knowing that the other party came over to negotiate, Zhu Di still inevitably showed a sarcasm for the Kings tribe's cowardly battle. My greatest capital is to have the entire Central Plains as a backing, while the Jinshan tribe consumed less and less. You are not in a hurry, let alone in a hurry.

"Your Highness of the King of Yan is wrong. Our Jinshan tribes originally lived by pursuing water and grass. Wherever the water and grass are abundant, we will naturally migrate to wherever we are. The two armies are in a row against each other. That is the way you Central Plains fight. There is no such rule on the grassland to fight. As for whether there are so many heroes, let's not hide it from Your Highness of Yan. Mongolian cattle and sheep can give birth to cubs during the migration, Mongolian women can also give birth to children on horseback. Deer, roe deer, rabbit, and sand chicken that live in the world are endless food for the Mongolians. We are born on the grassland, old on the grassland, and live endlessly. Today's young people are tomorrow's warriors. Moreover, the grassland is so big that we migrate west for two hundred years, and then migrate with the water and grass in two hundred years. But a few days later, we will be a few people. The grassland is so big. The grassland is so big that we will move westward for two hundred years, and then move back with the water and grass in two hundred years.

It's just a cycle of reincarnation. I wonder if the King of Yan can guarantee that the Central Plains can still defeat us in four hundred years. When Huo Qubing sealed the wolf Juxu, the Han Dynasty was still the Five Barbarians invaded China. Li Jing and Hou Junji drove the Turks into the desert. The Khitan, Jurchen, Dangxiang and our Mongolian rose one after another. We, Kublai Khan, entered the Central Plains and drifted blood, which was only an eighty-year foundation. From ancient times to the present, when did the northern shepherds truly occupy the Central Plains and when did the people of the Central Plains truly occupy the northern part of the world? We fight and fight, but in the end it was not a waste of joy. Now the King of Yan swept Liaodong, leveled the grassland, and drove the Jinshan tribe out of the world, which was just a way to open the way for the rise of other tribes."

Chen Tianxing finished speaking in one breath and then went to taste the tea. After staying in the Central Plains for a long time, the taste of drinking tea became terrible. He was no longer used to the inferior tea transported by the black-hearted merchants to the north. This authentic "scaring fragrance" in Jiangnan was the taste. The big tent was quiet. Zhu Di, Xu Zengshou, and Zhang Zhengxin were all in their youth and prosperous times. Closing the wolf's servant was the dream of many young people. As for what they had sealed the wolf's servant, everyone did not think much about it. The most effective way at present is to immigrate. The southeastern Liaoning area can be immigrated and occupied forever. In the northeastern Liaoning, there is probably no Han people who can live. What Chen Tianxing said was that it was just a way for other tribes.

Seeing that everyone was speechless for a while, Chen Tianxing drank enough water and added, "Besides, Your Highness, do you really have so much ammunition?"

The Mongolians bombed the Beiping Huoyao Factory and played a beautiful trick. Although Chen Xing had been ordered to make meritorious contributions and went to Tianjin to build a new Huoyao Factory. The Beiping Huoyao Factory also resumed part of its production under the control of his daughter Chen Qingdai. However, the supply of the Zhenbei Army and the Andong Army did encounter great difficulties, and basically all rely on inventory support. Puying, Lan Yu and Feng Sheng, who were urgently produced in Beijing and Beijing, were reluctant to supply the ammunition in the front line.

"Do you think that if we exploded our fire factory this time, we would take advantage of Mr. Li? No, you were wrong, Boss Chen, you made the wrong plan. Mr. Li would rather be beaten to death than cooperate with you. Will he let you do it now when he is old? You exploded the fire factory in Beijing. We have money and there are people, and it is not a problem to build ten more. Can you blow it up? Besides, there is no ammunition, and our men in the Central Plains may not lose to you Mongolians on horseback, but I am the Central Plains.

People are not as barbaric as you Mongolians. They kill all the old, weak, women and children of the other party. Otherwise, the Zhenbei Army will be enough to make you Mongolians unable to get over forever." Hearing Chen Tianxing raise the fire, Zhang Zhengxin could no longer hold back his anger, stood up and pointed at the other party's nose and scolded him. Li Shanping was his enlightenment mentor, and even the name Zhang Zhengxin was given by Li Shanping. With the letter from Wu'anguo, he could not do anything to this person, but he could not tolerate this person making a fuss in the central tent of Zhenbei Army.

"My brother is so angry. Don't wrongly accuse the good people. The robbery of Mr. Li and the blow up the Beiping Fire Yao Factory was not done by our Jinshan Ministry. Our Jinshan Ministry has been planning to make peace with His Highness Yan this year and will not do such a thing that can cause trouble for ourselves. This is just someone else's doing it, and we just want to take the blame. Chen traveled thousands of miles to ask for the token of Marquis Wu, but he was afraid that everyone would not be able to explain it clearly in the Northern Army. Everyone would not believe Chen's words, but everyone would always believe Wu's words. Besides, Chen has more than a dozen shops in the Central Plains. Since it is violent, it is not a big deal.

It is equivalent to mortgageing everyone. No matter how rich Chen has, he will not throw away his family belongings of more than 100,000 taels. No matter how rich Chen has, he will not throw away his family. You said no! Chen Tian did not move, smiled at Zhang Zhengxin friendly, and explained slowly. The young man in front of him was already a general under the command of the King of Yan. He can be said to have been a hero since ancient times. In recent years, talents in the Central Plains have emerged one after another like grass buds after the spring rain. Although he was not willing to give in to the battle, he was as clear as a mirror. The tribe on the grassland had lost just by virtue of talent.

"If it is a peace talk, then Yan should go to the capital to meet His Majesty. Although His Highness Yan is in charge of Liaodong affairs, he does not have the right to decide on the war without authorization." Xu Zengshou patted Zhang Zhengxin's shoulder and signaled him to sit down. Then he continued to say to Chen Tianxing: "Besides, Mobei, Moxi and Moxi Mongolian tribes are fighting fiercely with our Ming Dynasty. When Yan comes to the peace talks, I don't know whose order was taken by him?"

These two sentences suddenly put the issue on the main business. If the other party does not provide the chassis, then he will definitely issue an order to expel guests next. Xu Zengshou said it very clearly. If you want to have a peace talk, even if you want to talk to Zhu Yuanzhang, the Zhenbei Army will only focus on the war, regardless of the harmony. The Jinshan tribe is only a small part of the Mongolian tribes. Mu Huali's descendants cannot represent the Mongolian tribes, and their live and dead gold family may not be cared about.

From the moment of entering the account, this young man who didn't speak much attracted Chen Tianxing's attention. Judging from his behavior, this person should be the second decision-maker in the Zhenbei Army, except for the King of Yan, and did not dare to neglect. Chen Tianxing explained with a smile: "I am just representing our Jinshan tribe to negotiate peace. No, it can be said that he is making a deal with His Highness Yan. Just now, he was just analyzing each other's bargaining chips, and it was also asking for a lot of money. Isn't it?"

"I asked for a price all over the sky and paid the money when I landed on the ground. Brother Chen is really a businessman, so I'm telling jokes like this." Xu Zengshou also made a fuss to avoid the tense deadlock just now. Since Wu Anguo's letter said that this person had no malice, he might as well listen to him finish his words.

Seeing that everyone's faces were relaxed, Chen Tianxing hesitated for a moment and lowered his voice, but tried to make every word clear: "My Jinshan tribe 300,000 are ready to leave other Mongolian tribes and attach to the Central Plains. Please accept His Highness the King of Yan."

"Inside"! This sentence is like a bolt from the blue, leaving everyone on the spot. The Zhenbei Army worked hard for two years and was about to launch a fatal blow to the Jinshan tribe. Before Chen Tianxing was about to throw a few basins of cold water on the head, he was then hit by the pie falling from the sky.

There is no free lunch in the world. Since Chen Tianxing said this matter was a transaction, the Kingsoft Ministry must have asked the Ming Dynasty to give enough rewards. This is a big deal, and Zhu Di knew its intrinsic value without looking at the map again... The Kingsoft Ministry should have belonged to a part of Mongolia in the southeast of the desert. Because his power is too large, people are used to calling it Jinshan. Crossing the territory of the Kingsoft Ministry, without the threat of cutting off material channels behind him, the Zhenbei Army could directly penetrate behind the Mongolians. The nests of the Mongolian tribes in the south of the desert, mainly Wengniut and Wuqiyete, will be exposed without any barriers.

In front of Zhenbei Army, the entire Ming and Mongolian battle situation can be decided at the moment of peace agreement. At that time, the Mongolian Monan, which has lost the Northeast barrier, will be the first to become a victim of the transaction. The battle of the Daning Siege on the Eastern Front can be resolved. Puying and Zhang Yi's troops will become fish hooks that hold their mouths closed, making him unable to spit it out or swallow it. They can only watch Zhenbei Army and Andong Army come to collect the line. On the north side, Su Ceyu's horse team can go straight to Beihelin and take Tuogus Temur's lair. Maybe Li Shanping has hope of survival. This pie is too big, and it is so big that it exceeds the psychological endurance of the three.

"What are the requirements of the Jinshan tribe? You can tell me first, and I see if I can make the decision." Zhu Di calmed down his mind and asked calmly.

"This should be a big deal for the King of Yan, and for our Jinshan tribes, it also involves the fate of the entire tribe." Chen Tianxing appreciated Zhu Di's stability. Only by not rashly agreeing to accept the Jinshan tribe can he be more likely to fulfill his promise. His past experience in doing business with the Han people told him that people who slapped their chests were often the ones who did not keep their promises the least.

"First of all, our Jinshan tribe requires moving back to Liaoyang, Kaiyuan area, and south of the Liaohe River where you Han people live. We do not go. To the north of the Liaohe River, Kaiyuan, and Taining, these places that have been occupied by you all the way to the fishing sea, the pastures we have lived for generations still allow our Jinshan tribe to grazle freely. In return, the Jinshan tribes are under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty. Like the Nuzhi tribes, we jointly worship the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty as the Heaven Khan. The Ming Dynasty can build castles and shopping malls in these places, but we cannot collect taxes from the Jinshan tribes." Chen Tianxing was afraid that the other party would not hear clearly, and he paused every word. Zhang Zhengxin took paper and pen and recorded it word by word.

The first article is actually a replica of Zhu Di and his female Nao Ren's peace talks in the Battle of Liaodong, and there was no change, so Zhu Di immediately made a decision and agreed to submit a copy to Zhu Yuanzhang after the truce, and tried his best to make the matter happen.

"Secondly, like the tribes of the Ninth Tribes, the territory under the jurisdiction of each tribe is the territory of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty can send officials to manage the people of other ethnic groups who are traveling in the Jinshan tribe, but they must not interfere in the internal affairs of the Jinshan tribe. If the people of the two sides conflict and the Mongols of the Jinshan tribe kills other ethnic groups, we will hand over a murderer. If the people of other ethnic groups kill the Mongols of the Jinshan tribe, they will also have to pay their lives one-on-one. No one can bully anyone. Other laws and regulations are referred to this paragraph and are formulated in a reciprocal way. Both sides must erect monuments as evidence and never regret it. In return, the Jinshan tribe will always open to the people of other ethnic groups of the Ming Dynasty. The merchants of the Ming Dynasty can do business at will and start factories. The Jinshan tribe is responsible for the safety of these people and their property will not be robbed by illegal people."

Xu Zengshou's mouth twitched slightly. The Ming people came to Jinshanmen to do business at any time, which was actually equivalent to always trading. On the surface, the Kingsmen had paid some money, but in fact, the Kingsmen made a big profit. Chen Tianxing's stomach was full of business affairs. But even so, he did not leave the contract with the Nuzhimen, and there was no dispute after the agreement was agreed. Both parties said a few more words about the details, and Zhang Zheng kept it in mind, and agreed to carefully finalize the specific details after the emperor approved it.

"After appointing officials of your Jinshan Ministry, they must report to the court. After reporting, they must not be replaced or changed at will, and the court will also pay them a salary." Zhu Di added lightly, trying to make the wording within the scope acceptable to the other party.

"This is exactly the third thing I want to say. The Ming Dynasty must give officials at all levels of the Jinshan Ministry no less than their original positions and titles when they were in the Dayuan period. The warriors of our Jinshan Ministry will not be disbanded by the Ming Dynasty unless they are ordered by the original leader, unless they are ordered by the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty." Chen Tianxing tried his best to gather his eyes and looked at Zhu Di's eyes and said.

"No, the father will not agree to this one." Zhu Di gave his expected answer.

"Retaining the armed forces and not obeying the orders is no different from the Jinshan tribe that originally had no subordinates! Brother Chen's price is too high. I think since the Jinshan tribe is attached, the warriors should let them go home, so as not to let any imperial envoy go crazy and participate in a book, saying that the Jinshan tribe's plans are ill-behaved, and everyone's face is not good at that time." Chen Tianxing came to talk about supporting himself at this time, obviously seeing the unfavorable moment of the Ming Dynasty being attacked by the Mongolian sneak attack in order to obtain the greatest benefit. Xu Zengshou figured out the whole story and began to land and pay back the money.

"I know that His Highness of the King of Yan will not agree. I am afraid that our Kingsoft tribe will betray the Ming Dynasty after regaining its strength. It is better to do this. After the peace agreement is successful, our Kingsoft tribe warriors will follow His Highness of the Kingsoft tribe and chop the sword at any enemy. In this way, our Kingsoft tribe is equivalent to our Kingsoft tribe cutting off its retreat. Naturally, no one will suspect that we will betray the Ming Dynasty." Chen Tianxing proposed his own plan of retreat. Once the sword is raised towards his own tribe, the Kingsoft tribe will be completely abandoned by the Mongolian tribes. This cost is indeed very high.

"I will not let you kill each other, otherwise the warriors under your command will die with their eyes open. Besides, if you really fight, you will think that if you work hard for the same tribe, it will affect our morale." Xu Zengshou insisted on not being deceived. He really brought a group of Mongolian warriors by his side. Who can stand the feeling of turning against the enemy in the face of the battle? Zhu Di also shook his head gently.

"When your Highness, what does this mean, I will take a step back. The Jinshan tribe retains some warriors to deal with horse thieves. The number is no less than 10,000, and it does not exceed the upper limit given by the Ming Dynasty. After the peace agreement is successful, the warriors of our tribe will swear to Changshengtian that they will only obey the orders of the King of Yan for generations. No matter who is named King of Yan by the Ming Dynasty a hundred years later, the Jinshan tribe's warriors will always be the guards of the King of Yan and will never rebel for life, so what if this is the case?"

"This..." There are too many bends, so Zhu Di dared not agree immediately.

"After listening to the King of Yan's orders, it is equivalent to listening to the court's orders. This is the last thing Chen can promise. Please think about the current situation of the King of Jinshan tribe." Chen Tianxing looked at Zhu Di expectantly, waiting for his answer, and his calm expression concealed the thunder of his heart.

"Why do others not do it by the orders of the King of Yan for generations?" Zhu Di felt a little strange and asked. Chen Tianxing's condition was very strange and could not help but be curious. Moreover, the crime of setting up a private department was very serious, so he dared not agree, nor could he guarantee that Zhu Yuanzhang would agree.
Chapter completed!