On the first day of September, Daqingshan.

The sky was dark, the northwest wind was as strong as a knife, and the cold was biting, and fine flocs fell scattered, hitting the face with a cool breeze. Qi Jingtong spread his hands and caught a piece of floc. The thing melted at the tentacles, leaving only a hint of wet and cold feeling on the palm of his hand.

Qi Jingtong licked his lips, which were cracked by the northwest wind, looked up at the gloomy sky and said, "It's really a ghost. It's snowing in September... Brothers, you have to work harder, and you must set up the horse shed within today."

This is a valley deep in the Great Qingshan Mountains, with tall trees growing inside. At this moment, the soldiers of Shenji Camp were busy logging and building horse sheds.

Shenji Camp is now an isolated army trapped behind enemy lines. For them, war horses are life and their greatest reliance on survival behind enemy lines. Therefore, war horses must be protected and cannot be frozen to death by frostbite.

It is said that Xie Erjian and Qi Jingtong led the brothers of the Shenji Camp to Daqingshan on August 15th. As the Tartars continued to send troops to the mountains to search and encircle, and several encounters occurred during this period, the Shenji Camp could only continue to retreat into the depths of the Daqingshan. Therefore, the location of the Shenji Camp is now in the hinterland of the Daqingshan. It is far away from the outer grasslands, and it is even more difficult to obtain supplies, and the external environment is quite bad.

Papa, wuwuwu...

In addition to the sound of logging in the valley, it is the whimpering sound of the northwest wind swept across the treetops, like a ghost crying and a wolf howling.

At this time, the scattered snow stopped, but it turned into cold rain, and it became heavier and heavier. The dripping of soybeans hit the head and face, which was so cold. Fortunately, some horse sheds were already built, so they could barely be used to shelter from the rain. Otherwise, many people would probably fall ill after being poured by this cold rain.

Crazy...

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the accumulated water on the ground gathered along the drainage ditch around the horse shed to the lower part, eventually forming a stream of turbid waves. The temperature was getting lower and lower, but the rising smoke from the ignition in broad daylight was easily exposed, so the soldiers of the Shenji Camp could only squeeze together to keep warm.

Qi Jingtong was standing in the horse shed at this moment, walking back and forth in the narrow space with a burning expression. Yesterday morning, Xie Erjian brought fifty brothers out of the mountain to inquire about the news, but he had not returned until now, which really made people feel relieved.

At this moment, a sudden sound came from outside the valley. Qi Jingtong listened carefully. He heard several cuckoos vaguely in the sound of rain. He couldn't help but be overjoyed. This was the contact code he and Xie Erjian agreed upon. It was obvious that Xie Erjian and the others were back outside the valley.

"Cuckoo~Cuckoo!" Qi Jingtong responded several times, indicating that the valley was safe.

Soon, a small team entered the valley and walked towards the side with deep and shallow horses, and each horse was carrying several sheep of varying amounts of sheep.

Whoosh...

Xie Erjian, who was wet all over, flashed into the horse shed and appeared in front of Qi Jingtong. His lips were frozen and his upper and lower teeth were trembling: "Fire!"

Qi Jingtong quickly ordered people to light a bonfire. Fortunately, it was raining heavily at this time, and it was estimated that the Tartar soldiers in the mountains were also sheltering from the rain. I hope they could not see the rising smoke.

Soon, a bunch of bonfires were lit in the horse shed. Xie Erjian and fifty brothers with cold lips quickly took off their clothes, baked by the bonfire for a while, drank hot water, and then gradually slowed down.

"Xiao Xie, what's going on outside the mountain?" Qi Jingtong threw a clean leather jacket on Xie Erjian.

Xie Erjian put on his leather jacket, covered him tightly, then let out a sigh and said solemnly: "Not optimistic, the Tartars arranged layers of heavy troops outside the mountain and sent a large number of horses to roam around and guard. They probably planned to trap us in the mountains."

Qi Jingtong frowned and said, "Then where did you get so many sheep?"

Xie Erjian brought fifty brothers out of the mountain this time, and on average, each of them brought two sheep back, with more than 120, which was enough for all the brothers in Shenji Camp to eat for ten or eight days.

"I'm lucky. I happened to meet a small Tartar tribe near the foot of the mountain, so I snatched them. Unfortunately, we didn't have enough people, otherwise the sheep we brought back would not be so much." Xie Erjian said lightly.

Qi Jingtong patted Xie Erjian on the shoulder and grinned and said, "Xiao Xie, it seems that you are a little lucky. There are more than 120 sheep, so save some food, it's enough for us to hold on for a month."

Xie Erjian shook his head and said, "No, this is far from enough. We must at least stick to it until the beginning of spring next year, and it is only September now."

Qi Jingtong frowned and said, "Xiao Xie, do you really plan to hide in the Qingshan Mountains and be the mountain king?"

"Or what else can it be?" Xie Erjian shrugged.

"We will hide in Daqingshan for another half a month. At that time, the Tartars outside the mountain should be relaxed. We will take the opportunity to go out and break through. Otherwise, when the mountain is closed by heavy snow in October, we will not be able to leave even if we want to." Qi Jingtong said in a deep voice.

Xie Erjian shook his head and said, "Old Qi, stop dreaming. Do you know how many Tartars are waiting to swallow us alive?"

"How many?" Qi Jingtong asked subconsciously.

"It will not be less than 20,000, maybe 30,000 to 40,000. As long as we come out of the mountain, we will definitely be eaten without leaving any bones." Xie Erjian said unsurprisingly.

Qi Jingtong couldn't help but gasp and cursed: "His grandma, the Tartars really look down on us. They actually mobilized so many troops to deal with our thousand-numbered exhausted soldiers."

Xie Erjian said with a strange expression: "Old Qi, we may have had a great fortune!"

Qi Jingtong was stunned for a moment and said inexplicably: "What does it mean?"

"Do you remember the Tartar cavalry that we defeated that day by the Yellow River? There were almost five thousand cavalrymen." Xie Erjian said.

"Of course I remember, what's wrong?" Qi Jingtong vaguely realized that something was wrong.

"The person who led that Tatar cavalry may be Mai Ligen, the leader of the Ordos tribe of the Tatars, who was shot dead by us!" Xie Erjian said quietly.

Qi Jingtong's eyes suddenly widened and said, "Xiao Xie, are you dreaming, right? Mailigen is the nominal leader of the 30,000 right-wing Tartar households. How could we be killed by us in a confused manner?"

Xie Erjian spread his hands and said, "I didn't believe it either, but when we robbed that small tribe, we learned from these herders that Mailigen Jinong was indeed burping. The rumor was that he was seriously injured by our artillery."

Qi Jingtong almost glared out this time, and after a moment, he swallowed hard and said, "So that's it! So that's it! No wonder the Tartars spent so much effort to encircle us. Tsk tsk, it turns out... we actually killed Maligen Jinong, his grandmother. Even if our Shenji Camp was completely wiped out this time, it's worth it, haha!!"

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The Daqing Mountain is pouring in cold rain, but the weather is clear beside the Lingshui five or six hundred miles south. On the lush fragrant mountain, the prototype of the mountain village has emerged, and large areas of flat fields appear at the foot of the mountain.

At this time, there were many women washing clothes by the Lingshui River. Everyone was talking and laughing. There were also many cattle and sheep nearby eating the grass on the riverside, which was a peaceful and peaceful rural pastoral scene.

Speaking of which day, Xue Bingxin led the village people to this place, intending to temporarily install the village on Xiangshan Mountain. As a result, he met thousands of Han slaves who escaped from Bansheng City.

Xue Bingxin asked the wood to be cut into wood, and it took several days to help nearly 5,000 Han slaves cross the river on the other side. After that, the Han slaves brought a large amount of supplies, cattle and sheep, etc. to transport them over.

Since Li Yingjun and his wife also worked as slaves in the Tartar territory for several years, they were mostly familiar with these Han slaves. In addition, the name of the San Niangzi is very famous in the Datong area and is highly respected and loved by the people nearby. Therefore, these Han slaves heard that Xue Bingxin planned to build a village here, so they even asked to join.

Lei Jun, Zhao Hu and Xue Liang were overjoyed. The copycat was short of manpower now. The key was that these Han slaves also carried a large amount of cattle, sheep and supplies. In this way, the copycat would not have to worry about food for the winter, and the copycat could also increase its strength, so the three of them tried their best to persuade Xue Bingxin to take in these Han slaves.

Xue Bingxin finally agreed, but it was a voluntary principle. She could keep what she wanted and leave. In the end, more than 3,000 people stayed.

As a result, the population of the parcel has soared by nearly ten times. There are naturally many benefits to many people. As the saying goes, there are many people, and the power is great. After everyone's joint efforts, the prototype of the parcel has emerged. The women are still reclaiming fields near the foot of the mountain and preparing to cultivate the next year.

It is very peaceful and peaceful. Without the Tatars grazing, the Ming army in the Great Wall would not appear here. In addition, the place is surrounded by mountains and water and fertile soil, which is simply a paradise. No wonder so many Han slaves were willing to stay.

It is worth mentioning here that the reason why Zhao Quan could easily fool tens of thousands of border residents into Banshengcheng was that they divided the houses and land. Most of the border residents in the Ming Dynasty were poor and had extremely high tax burdens, and they had no way to survive, so they had to find another way out.

Therefore, compared to returning to his hometown to continue to endure the exploitation and oppression of officials, most Han slaves are more willing to stay and join the village. At least there is no need to see the expressions of the officials and yamen runners here, nor do they have to pay taxes to serve, and there is also fertile land to cultivate.

At noon at the foot of Xiangshan Mountain, Xie Sanliang turned over and bowed to Xue Bingxin and others and said, "Take care, Xie Sanliang will be gone, and there will be a date in the future!"

After more than half a month of getting along, the people in the village were already quite familiar with Xie Sanqian. Zhao Hu and Xue Liang both bowed and said friendly: "There will be a date in the third gun brother."

Xue Bingxin rode a horse and sent Xie Sanqian for a short distance, then tied the reins and said a little embarrassedly: "Brother Sanqian is careful on the way, if there is news about your brother-in-law..."

Xie Sanliang nodded and said, "Don't worry, Miss Xue, I'll go back to see the situation first, and contact you immediately when there is news."

"Brother San Gun, thank you!" Xue Bingxin said with her fists.

drive……

Xie Sanqiu grabbed the horse's belly and went upstream along the edge of Lingshui. He planned to go to the vicinity of the Shahukou first, and then find an opportunity to climb the Great Wall into the barrier.

...

On the third day of the September 1st, Emperor Jiajing, who had not attended court for seven consecutive days, finally went to court, but he looked haggard and listless, and he seemed to have lost weight.

Speaking of which, although Emperor Jiajing did not attend court these days, Zhang Cong and others were not idle. They asked to kill the Marquis of Jinghai to hand over the memorials every day, and even provoked a group of scholars to travel on Chang'an Street to show off their power. Guo Xun was even more dirty. He secretly hired a group of market hooligans and ran to the Marquis of Jinghai's mansion every day to insult him, throwing rotten chickens and rotten vegetables at the gate, making the momentum very loud.

Let’s talk about the fact that Emperor Jiajing rose up listlessly in front of Fengtian Hall. The eunuch of the Sili Principal Bi Yun came forward with a whisk in his hand and said sharply: “If you have memorials, you will be resigned, but if you have memorials, you will be retreating to the court!”

"I have a memorial to start the report." Yang Yiqing, the chief assistant of the cabinet, took the lead in leaving the list.

Emperor Jiajing said expressionlessly: "Mr. Yang, please report."

"Yesterday, the Ministry of War received an 800-mile expedition from the general Qincheng, Yulin Town. 30,000 Jinan Mailigen on the right wing of Tatars, is dead. Now the Ordos tribe has been taken over by Altan, the leader of the Tumote tribe." Yang Yiqing played loudly.

Emperor Jiajing's expression finally changed a little, and he frowned and said, "Miligen is dead? How did he die?"

Yang Yiqing shook his head secretly. In fact, the eight hundred miles of rush was sent to the palace through the Silijian yesterday. It seemed that Emperor Jiajing ignored it at all. It was not worthy of being so decadent and ignoring the government affairs!

However, as a minister, Yang Yiqing was not good at publicly accusing the emperor of his lazy government, so he had to say patiently: "According to General Qin, Altan claimed that Mailigen accidentally fell off his horse and broke his neck. However, it is said that Mailigen's real cause of death was that he was bombarded by Shenji Camp, and he died of serious injuries after falling off his horse."

Emperor Jiajing suddenly felt excited and said, "Did Shenjiying do it?"

"It is said that this is true, but I don't know if it is true. In addition, according to the news that the scout from Yulin came back, the Shenji Camp may have escaped into the Great Qingshan."

Emperor Jiajing finally showed a hint of joy on his face and blurted out: "Okay, a real warrior, I am worthy of being my Imperial Bloody Man in the Ming Dynasty."

The upstartists such as Zhang Cong and Gui E are a little unnatural. You should know that Qi Jingtong and Xie Erjian are both Xu Jin's direct descendants. If Mai Ligen is really killed by them, then the contribution will be great. And this time, Xu Jin was the one who "manipulated" this time to attack Bancheng.

At this time, Emperor Jiajing suddenly changed his expression: "No, Altan has taken over the Ordos division and his strength has increased greatly. Next, he may take action against our Ming Dynasty. Immediately pass on my decree to order the four towns of Yulin, Datong, Xuanfu and Jizhou to strengthen their vigilance to prevent the Tatars from going south to retaliate."

Yang Yiqing couldn't help but show a look of relief and said happily: "The emperor is wise!"

"The emperor is wise!" The whole class of ministers fell to the ground and shouted in unison.

Emperor Jiajing's mood was obviously a little higher, and he raised his hand and said, "You are peaceful, what else can you do to report?"

Zhang Cong gave Zhou Yusheng a secret wink at the Criminal Department. The guy immediately jumped out and said, "Your Majesty, I have a memorial!"

Zhu Houguan's face was slightly dark and he said coldly: "Come on!"

"Chen Jiuchou lied to kill the leader of Turpan, Man Suer, and committed a serious crime of deceiving the emperor. He asked Chen Jiuchou to prove the law of the country. Peng Ze, the former Minister of War, did not pay attention to the employment of people, and he should also be considered as a crime!" Zhou Yusheng said with great verbal confusion.

When Zhu Houcon heard that this guy was not asking to kill Xu Jin, his face suddenly cleared, and he looked at Zhang Cong and said, "Zhang Qing, can Chen Jiuchou admit his guilt?"

Zhang Cong is also a Shaoqing of Dali Temple. He was responsible for the trial of the Chen Jiuchou case. He said: "Return to the emperor, the case has been cleared. Chen Jiuchou pleaded guilty in public and was executed according to the law!"

Emperor Jiajing nodded coldly and said, "Then I will send him to the Ministry of Justice for review and execute the execution on a date."

At this time, Hu Shining, the Minister of Justice, walked out and said, "Emperor, Chen Jiuchou was guilty of killing Man Suer, but because he had preserved the two states of Gansu, it was enough to repay the merits. I also asked the emperor to go online and get rid of the lighter."

Immediately afterwards, several officials came out to plead for Chen Jiuchou, all of whom were officials of the Protective Li Sect, because Chen Jiuchou and Peng Ze were both Protective Li Sects.

Emperor Jiajing glanced at Zhang Cong who was indifferent with curiosity. Seeing that he had no intention of refuting, he said, "Well, then I will dismiss Chen Jiuchou from his official position, deprive him of fame, and be sent to Suzhou Guards to be exiled. The former Minister of War Peng Ze did not pay attention to the employment of people, and removed him from the position of Minister of War and demoted him to the head of the Nanjing Ministry of War."

"The emperor is wise!" The ministers knelt down and shouted in unison.

Emperor Jiajing felt something was wrong with the atmosphere, and just wanted to end the morning court as soon as possible, and raised his hand and said, "You are peaceful, if you have nothing else, please leave the court!"

Gui E immediately stepped out and shouted: "I heard from the emperor that the emperor broke the law and even committed the same crime as the common people. Xu Jin, the Marquis of Jinghai, received great kindness from the emperor, but he did not want to serve the country or the king. Instead, he had an affair with Bailian's rebels, disobeyed the king's orders, framed loyal and kind, and was also unaware of people and did not observe people. In the end, the king directly rebelled, and his crimes were even worse than Chen Jiuchou!

Xu Jin committed such a serious crime. Not killing is not enough to prove the law, not killing is not enough to calm the anger of the public, and not killing is not enough to convince the people. Emperor, please kill Xu Jin, the Marquis of Jinghai!”

"Your Majesty, please kill Xu Jin, the Marquis of Jinghai!"

"Your Majesty, please kill Xu Jin, the Marquis of Jinghai!"

"Your Majesty, please kill Xu Jin, the Marquis of Jinghai!"

As soon as Gui E finished speaking, the upstarts and a group of nobles walked out one after another and knelt on the imperial road. Soon dozens of people were kneeling. Finally, Zhang Cong also walked out slowly and knelt in front. Everyone shouted in unison as if they had agreed: "Emperor, please behead Xu Jin, the Marquis of Jinghai, to prove the law and discipline, to calm the anger of the public, and to convince the people's hearts!!!"
Chapter completed!