: Little Sword and Sword

The winter is rising, and the morning frost has not melted. It just snowed last night, and the Liaoqiao is cold. A light sun is pouring on people, without any warmth, and it is still cold.

Outside Deshengkou, there were mountains and ridges, and a hundred majestic knights walked slowly and in a row. Liu Biao, Jing Foer, Wu Hanchao, and Liu Dabangcui were disguised as personal guards, Xu Tai disguised as guard leaders, and the group followed behind Yangling horses.

A wide area appeared in front of me, just under a mountain forest. The first ray of rising sunlight could just shine here, and three lonely tents stood on the snow.

Several Mongolian men who returned from horseback jumped off the bare horse's back and led the horse to the tent. Some put saddles on the horse's back, and some wiped weapons with a arrogant expression. They seemed to not take the hundreds of neatly arranged and majestic Ming officers and soldiers seriously.

Yang Ling's eyes swept across the faces of the lazy Mongolians. With a slight raising of his hands, one hundred knights immediately stopped the reins of the horse. More than a hundred knights stopped outside the ground, silently not hearing any sound.

Zhengde, Hu Zan, and Yang Yiqing were worried that Yang Ling only brought a hundred-house guard. He originally planned to send two thousand soldiers to protect him. Yang Ling said, "Huadang traveled thousands of miles apart, and led 5,000 soldiers to venture across the Tatar territory, not to attack and kill me, an imperial envoy," so he refused.

The negotiations were about momentum. The three guards of Duoyan sent a total of 5,000 troops, and the vanguard envoy had only three camps and 50 people. If a large army was sent out in a mighty way, it would not only raise the other party, but also prone to their contempt.

However, the three guards of Duoyan were vassals of the Ming Dynasty. The supreme leader of the three guards was granted the command of the Ming Dynasty. He was a third-rank official. Although he had long been in name only, the three guards of Duoyan did not publicly declare their rebellion against the Ming Dynasty.

Yang Ling is the leader of the imperial army. He is a third-rank military general and an imperial envoy. Even when facing Huadang, his identity is only high or low, let alone a few local envoys? Yang Ling left the pass and sent the guards to inform him first. These envoys had already known the news, but they could not afford to lie down. Several of the envoys were also arrogant and unruly, and obviously did not take the Ming court seriously.

Xu Tai suddenly became angry and leaped towards Yang Ling with his horse, and said with his sword eyebrows: "Sir, the three guards of Duoyan are so brave. Knowing that the imperial envoy of the court has arrived, they are so rude, so we might as well go back. How can we lose the majesty of the Ming Dynasty!"

Jing Fo'er licked his thin mouth and said with a bloodthirsty smell on his face: "Sir, it is a great sin to be disrespectful to the envoys of the Celestial Empire. I ordered the generals to cut all the pieces of the mess. Beggars as if that boy sent some sensible people."

Yang Ling smiled and said, "Duoyan's Three Guards are just trying to test the sincerity of the imperial court's alliance. After all, they have been fooled too much, so there is no need to worry about these barbarians. Let me tell you, negotiation is like doing business. The people who laugh first are not necessarily the final winner. Today I bowed to him three times, and he had to kowtow to me thirty before he could find him back. Go and ask the envoy of the Three Guards of Three Guards to come out to greet him!"

Jing Foer looked at Yang Ling in confusion, rode his horse and whip to the big tent and loudly informed him that the special envoy of the Ming Emperor had arrived and ordered the flower to come out to welcome him. In a moment, three large tents came out one after another, and dozens of Mongolian envoys with slanted robes and big sleeves came out to welcome him.

Liu Dabangcuiqi said: "Sir, how do you know that their envoy is ready to stop working?"

Yang Ling shook his head and said, "You are brave but not resourceful! Look at the ground in front of the tent!"

After hearing this, several guards around him looked at him, and after a while, they were still confused and confused. Only Xu Tai and Wu Hanchao shouted together, then looked at each other and smiled.

Although the snow was not heavy last night, it had covered the ground. The snow surface in front of me was as flat as a mirror. It was shining with bright snow in the sun, with only two rows of hoof prints. It was left by the messenger who informed the envoys of the Ming Dynasty. Although the three camps looked snowy white from a distance, the light reflection was different from the side, dull and messy. It was obvious that dozens of people had walked around early in the morning, which was definitely not the effect of the four or five guards in front of the tent.

Seeing that the envoys had already reached the tent, Yang Ling kicked the horse's belly and led the guards to walk forward slowly. In front of the tent, Liu Dabangchui turned over and dismounted, walked to Yangling's horse and knocked on the ground with one knee. Yang Ling pulled the saddle and dismounted, and gently tapped his back and jumped down to the ground.

The crowds hugged them, smiling with a smile on their faces. A great man pressed his chest with one hand at Yang Ling, and smiled fluently in Chinese, saying, "Welcome to the heavenly dynasty, I am Nomutu, the envoy of the Urianha tribe. This is Geritai, the envoy of the Urian tribe, Aqima, the envoy of the Urian tribe, Lidouli, the envoy of the Jurchen tribe in Jianzhou, and Hu Chi, the envoy of the Jurchen tribe in Haixi..."

He looked at Yang Ling while saying that the Ming Emperor's most trusted minister was in charge of the emperor's personal army and military generals from the inner factory wearing a fur robe, a sable mouse hat on his head and green satin leather boots on his feet. He was as talented as jade, with a graceful temperament, noble but not ostentatious. If it weren't for the robe that had not been tied with silk ribbons, the golden dragon python robe inside would be vaguely seen, and it would be a young master of Guijie.

Yang Ling looked at the Urianha envoy, the most powerful Duoyan guards. He had a magnificent torso, a magnificent appearance, and a steady step. Although he was tall and strong, his eyes revealed wit and calmness, which was completely different from the straightforward and simple smile that looked like a Mongolian herder on his face.

Yang Ling remained silent and said to himself: "It is said that men of Meng are brave and good at fighting, strong in body and lack of wisdom. Just looking at this envoy named Nomutu is not the case. Although they are tentative contact today, they find out the bottom line of the conditions for the other party to form an alliance. It seems that they need to be cheered up and be careless.

Yang Ling smiled and bowed Luoquan, gave a generous gift, and politely treated each other. He said to the tent: "Please ask Mr. Yang, let's talk to the tent."

Yang Ling shook his leather robe without looking back. He entered first and left the guards outside the tent. When the envoys such as Nomutu and Geriletai saw that the envoy of the Celestial Dynasty did not bring the guards, they entered the tent alone. They looked at each other and their smiles immediately stopped.

The Jianzhou Jurchens were closest to the territory of the Ming Dynasty. They benefited a lot from the mutual market with the Ming Dynasty. They not only herd and farmed, but also had simple craftsmanship. They were the richest areas of the three Jurchens. According to the distance from the border with the Ming Dynasty, the slightly farther Haixi Jurchens became poorer. The more farther savage Jurchens made a living by hunting and lived a half-savage life.

These three departments have weak power, so they are most respectful to the Ming Dynasty. Since the Yongle period, the tribute has never stopped. Although the Ming court did not give any price for tribute, they allowed them to trade more goods in private markets.

The Jurchens exchanged horses, marten, sea-dongqing and other products with donkey-hide gelatin, ginseng, fungus, mushrooms, pine nuts, honey and other mountain products for the Han people's iron tools and rice, salt, cloth, silk, iron pots, clothes and other items, which depended heavily on the Han people.

The place where they traded with the Ming Dynasty was ginseng the most. However, their processing method was very simple. They were afraid of rotten and spoiled when they were dug out, so they soaked it in water. However, the water-soaked ginseng is also difficult to last. As long as the Ming merchants delayed it a little, the Jurchens were afraid that the ginseng would be soaked so they could only sell it at a low price.

They couldn't think of any good way to extend the storage time, and they suffered a huge loss in this transaction. Therefore, they were most enthusiastic about forming an alliance with the Ming Dynasty, hoping that after the alliance, the Ming Dynasty court could set a fair price at the official establishment to avoid exploitation by merchants.

Yang Ling had a long understanding of these things through careful work. Since there were envoys from the three Jurchen tribes in each tribe, there would be no danger in the tent. Therefore, he was not timid, which surprised Nomutu and others.

Yang Ling walked into the tent and saw two long tables separated from each other, with some cheese and milk tea on it. He walked to the right and sat down on the case. Envoys from various tribes entered the tent. Yang Ling sat there with a smile and pointed to the opposite side, saying, "Please sit down."

When Nuomutu and others saw that he was the host of the big tent, they couldn't help but look at each other and smiled bitterly. The six of them had to sit opposite each other, Nuomutu was in the center. The host of guests sat down, and the topic officially began.

Nomutu said first: "The leader of Huadang heard that His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty came to Datong in person to show his sincerity, and was extremely frightened. Therefore, he led the leaders of the three guards of Duoyan and the three Jurchens to come and see each other thousands of miles away.

Since the rebellion of Emperor Yongle, the three guards of Duoyan have always had good friends with the Ming Dynasty, but the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty regarded us as barbarians, suppressed and deducted them, and the transaction was unfair. The former general of the Ming Dynasty once again drove our three guards to the market and traded in unfairly. The people who were incompetent in the border areas were treated as Tatars soldiers in the border areas to suppress and kill them. The beheading was hung on the top of the city for more than 300, which made our three guards very heartbroken.

Lord. The three guards of Doyan have always regarded themselves as vassals of the Ming Dynasty. However, when the Ola invaded our three guards, we asked for help from the Ming court, but the Ming court stood by and watched. Instead, Boyan Khan led his troops to rescue him. The sect leader could not rely on him, and the people of the three guards were frustrated.

Let’s talk about the three Jurchen tribes, although they pay tribute every year, the Liaodong Weifu District and the people’s plans to calm the people were not good enough, which made the people disunited. Now, although Huadang’s leader and the chiefs of various tribes are determined to make friends with the Ming Dynasty, they are afraid that people will not be convinced. I wonder why Lord Yang taught me?"

The Mutu started to make a name for himself, belittled the Ming court, and secretly observed Yang Ling's face. Yang Ling smiled and took a sip while listening, he picked up a bowl of milk tea and took a sip. He grinned and put it down, picked up a small piece of yogurt cheese and bit it bit it bit by bit, savoring the taste, looking as if nothing had happened.

Nomutu originally thought that this high-ranking official in the Ming Dynasty would be angry with him, and he could take the opportunity to say another set of words he prepared, but Yang Ling was in such a look. Nomutu's heart was dark and said that he was deeply moved and was in pain, but later he lost his momentum.

After hearing that he had poured out these old grains, Yang Ling smiled and said, "If Duoyan and the Ming court had never had any rift before, then we should be talking about everything and having fun. Why should we work hard to meet His Majesty the Emperor and Hua as the leader?"

When Naomutu spoke, he accused the Ming court of repeatedly breaking trust. Yang Ling knew that it was their bid for the next step to increase the bargaining chips, but instead believed in Huadang's sincerity in forming an alliance.

He dropped the cheese, clapped his hands, and said calmly: "The Ming court border army and the three guards of the three Jurchens have inherent frictions and grudges, but if you want to say that the Ming court is not good to you, it is unfair."

Yang Ling smiled and said solemnly: "Since Hongwu, the Ming Dynasty has been very generous and kind to the Mongolians who surrendered to the court. This is well-documented. In the fifteenth year of Hongwu, Suge Timur, Wanzhe Timur and other tribes came to the court. In the sixth year of Yongle, Xile Wenhe and Qinzhenhe and other tribes came to pay tribute. The Ming Dynasty not only resettled houses, but also provided food, clothing, cattle, sheep, money and silk. It can be said that they would meet all requests.

We Han people are in charge of all service, but the Tu army (Mongols, Koreans, and Jurchens) who settled south served alone, and the rest of their brothers and nephews were all exempted from service. The taxes were so light that it was unbelievable. They lived in the three guards of Duoyan in Liaodong, and did not serve, and they did not pay food or serve. Isn’t this the envoy who was not unaware of these things?

The establishment of a mutual trade in the Ming Dynasty was not because the court had no cattle and horses. It was because the things used by the ministries outside the pass came from our Ming Dynasty. The court promised it to trade in the same way, which was also a kindness for the far-reaching one. In the fifteenth year of Yongle, Urianha had a severe drought. I came to my Ming Dynasty with a thousand horses and three hundred mias, and countless living people were alive, but what did you do?

The Tumu Fort Incident was a betrayal and surrendered to the Oirat. When encountering natural disasters and man-made disasters, they took the Ming Dynasty as a natural granary, disturbed the borders, and slaughtered the people. They were half-hearted between the Ming Dynasty and the Tatars, and stepped on two boats!

As the saying goes, "Among Mien is fighting for rice. When a person is about to starve to death, give him a liter of rice, and he will treat you as his benefactor; but if you give him a liter of rice, he will think, since you can afford a liter of rice, you can give me more, if you don't give me, then you are my enemy, and I will rob it myself. Isn't this the case with the Ming Dynasty? Isn't greed enough and ungrateful!"

"If there were no such past events, how could the officers and soldiers in the land be blinded by profit and reward merits? How could the court stand by when the Ola attacked the three guards of Duoyan?" Yang Ling said something, Mutu's face turned pale, and the envoys on the ground were feeling a little uncomfortable, and their bodies twisted uneasy.

Yang Ling said slowly, "Of course, most of these are old things. Because of these rifts, our border guards did make ordinary people in the three guards suffer their harm. As a result, both sides went further and further away and lost their trust. It is precisely because of this that my Emperor Ming Dynasty came to Datong in person and wanted to sign an alliance with Huadangda leader, stay with each other and be an allies forever."

Nomutu took a breath and smiled cunningly: "It's not just that? The Ming Dynasty wants to form an alliance with us. It's not just a trade between us. It's not just a trade. It also requires us to get along with the Oirat and hold back the legs of the Tatar cavalry. Respond to each other?"

Yang Ling calmed down and said, "Yes, there is a fierce tiger of Tatar. The Ming Dynasty suffered a lot. Doyan's three guards were bullied by them, right? Now, the 70,000 Tatars have suffered troops and generals outside our Datong City, but they have nothing to gain. Once the tiger and hungry wolf return to the desert, the three guards of Duoyan are the first to be bullied.

If you combine, you will benefit from it. If you divide it, you will harm it. I believe that Huadangda leader is far-sighted. After seeing this, he happily agreed to form an alliance with the Ming Dynasty, attack and defense, and help each other to deal with this disaster together, right?"

Nomutu shook his head with a smile and said, "Mr. Yang, Hua is the leader of the great leader, because he is grateful for the sincerity of His Majesty the Ming Emperor, so he came to visit him. You also know that if we get into a feud with the Tatars, we, the three guards of Duoyan, will be the first to bear the brunt of the Tatars and will have to bear great pressure. If the Ming court abandons it, the three guards of Duoyan, will be unable to hold on to it alone, and will not be the opponent of the Tatars.

Similarly, if we stand by and watch the dispute between the Ming Dynasty and the Tatars, even if the Tatar Iron Cavalry is seriously injured outside the city of Datong, once they return to the grassland to recuperate, within two years, their sharp teeth and claws will reappear.

We are both descendants of the Yuan Dynasty and Tatars. Even if they rob us, they will not kill us. In the end, whether it is for the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty or for revenge, they will still come to you. Therefore, there will be no peace in the border areas of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, the Ming Dynasty's urgency to deal with the Tatars was probably far above our three guards of Duoyan? I wonder what conditions His Majesty the Emperor wants to give to us to gain our trust?"

Yang Ling's eyes flashed and he smiled and said, "Not lies in front of the real person. We do have the intention to win the power of Boyan. If this owl is not eliminated, there is no peace in the nine sides, but weakening the Tatars will do all the benefits to Duoyan and no harm."

He picked up the milk tea, ignored the strange smell, took a sip, and took the opportunity to lower his head and thought: "This nomutu is definitely not an ordinary envoy. The envoys of the tribes only follow him. He must be the most trustworthy person in Huadang. Today, he must find out the bottom line of cooperation between Duoyan and the three guards and pave the way for the emperor to negotiate. It seems that it will fall on him."

When Yang Ling thought of this, he put down the milk tea and smiled softly: "Our land is extremely vast, and we are not good at nomadic cycling and hunting. The Ming Dynasty has no ambitions for the outside world, but just hopes that his borders can be stable and the people can live and work in peace. Now the Oirat momentum is in slight. If the Tatars become a piece of loose sand under the joint attack of the Ming Dynasty and the three guards of Duoyan, then who will take responsibility for the king of the desert grassland?"

Nomutu's expression moved, then calmed down and said with a faint smile: "Boyan is a descendant of Genghis Khan and has an unparalleled appeal on the grassland. If he cannot be the king of the desert, I believe no one can replace him."

Yang Ling laughed at the case and stood up and said, "Genghis Khan? Before Genghis Khan, who was the king of the desert? After Genghis Khan, no other heroes had governed this land? His remaining power lasted for hundreds of years, and it should be almost the same. There is an old saying in the Middle Yuan: Is it better to have a king, prince, general, and minister? How can I know that flowers are the great leader? Will they become flowers and khan one day?"

Two faint flames ignited in Mutu's eyes, and those hot eyes stared at Yang Ling and said, "What does Lord Yang mean? The three guards of Duoyan are the three guards of His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. His Majesty the Emperor wants to... to allow us to be independent and no longer have the identity of the guard?"

Yang Ling smiled and said, "The Ming Dynasty is wise and wise today. The three guards of Duoyan have long been in the same country except for a false name. How can they fulfill the responsibilities of the Ming Dynasty's vassal? Instead of doing so, it is better to have a good relationship with each other. The emperor is willing to help Hua be the leader and sit on the throne of the king outside the pass, and be in good neighborhood with the Ming Dynasty for generations."

Nomutu also stood up suddenly and stared at Yang Ling in disbelief. He said in a trembling voice: "Are you serious about this?"

Yang Ling said: "That's natural. Otherwise, the emperor would come to see him in person as the leader of Hua as the Ming Dynasty guard and commander Tongzhi. Isn't that a huge joke?"

He said while thinking in his heart: "Otherwise, with such a false reputation, in fact, the power of the Ming Dynasty's court cannot reach and control it. If you have such a protective umbrella, the court will not be able to use troops against you. There are large areas of black soil in Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang. Do you still have to keep the Jurchens and raise them into a big tiger?

I might as well give you another name to coax you into ambition. You can't deal with the Tatars no matter what. As long as my soldiers leave the gate, I have to trouble you to help you and be familiar with the situation outside the gate. When the Tatars fall, our soldiers have also become tigers. Let's find an excuse to use troops against you, a guy who has lost his own destruction. It is not the past conquests against the rebel vassals, but the complete capture. You don't want to be a vassal. I will stew you into big sweet potatoes!"

The envoys of the guards next to them looked at each other. Obviously, the conditions issued by the Ming Dynasty were too unexpected to them. To put it, it was simply a blank check. There was no benefit or practical benefit.

However, the Ming Dynasty always only focused on false reputations and not interests. For the sake of a nominal vassal, even if it could not collect a penny of tax and silver from them and implement a little administrative power, the Ming Dynasty was willing to exchange it for real money and silver.

In the eyes of these men fighting against the sky, fighting against the earth, struggling to survive in difficult conditions, the most practical grasslands, they could not understand this thinking at all. Now, Shi Potian suddenly heard such Yun Nou and suddenly shocked them.

Yunuo was so tempting, just like a beggar. He wanted to come to you to ask for a bun to fill his stomach, but you handed him all the keys to the house and said that he would belong to him from now on. After a moment of temptation, they felt like they were dreaming and couldn't believe it for a moment.

Nomutu's red face turned redder. He suddenly turned around and walked slowly in the tent, his eyes flashing, as if he was struggling in his heart. Is it trustworthy? Daming was really willing to give such generous conditions? He jumped from the leader to the Khan!

The three guards of Duoyan do not have this strength, but what if they have the support of the Ming Dynasty's military and financial resources? Or can't it be? Khan! The King of the Grassland! But... how much sincerity does the Ming Dynasty have?

When Nuomutu thought of this, he suddenly had a plan and turned around and said, "This fact is too important. I must report it to the leader in order to reply to the master."

He said with a flash of eyes: "If we reply, it is probably difficult for our country Hua to be the leader. Because the Ming Dynasty's national policies of our three guards have been constantly changing and they have gone back on their word, even if they have doubts about the alliance with the Ming Dynasty this time, many nobles in the tribe also have doubts.
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