Mu Zaohua then said sternly: "That's right, Yue Beile, the little general Obai we met in Efeu City last time, wasn't his father guarding the three tribes of Hu'erha in the East China Sea? Since there is as far as Ye Fei from there. The He tribe is already under the rule of the Great Khan. Why don't we go to Shiwei to reclaim wasteland, garrison troops, and open up mutual trade with the Rakshasa people in the north, just like Mao Wenlong in Zhenjiang. After hoarding food and stationing troops for a while, we can go south to capture Kaitie , so what’s the difficulty? After conquering Kaiyuan and Tieling, we’ll reach Shenyang…”
Mu Zaohua stared at the map, her fingers moving faster and faster, just like her speaking speed.
Yue Tuo calmly moved his eyes away from the birch bark paper and looked at Mu Zaohua's side face.
The Han girl had changed her hairstyle to a flag, her black hair was tied behind her head, and there was only one pierced earlobe with a delicate gold ring hanging on it, presumably given to her by Mang Gurtai.
Although not gorgeous, it looks fresher and neater than those Fujin princesses with three-eared pincers dangling around.
The biggest difference between her and the Jurchen aristocratic women is the look between her brows and eyes.
Alert, decisive, and vigorous, it seems that in her eyes, she can see the vast world that will come in the future.
The girl Tong Yangxing was also a submissive Han woman, but she had a sinister and cunning look on her face. Mu Zaohua was completely different from her.
How can a female leopard and a jackal talk about the same thing?
Yue Tuo suddenly thought of Aya again.
Aya is more like a docile reindeer.
It would be great if Aya came to Hetuala alive.
"Zaohua, you really look like a moonlight Belle." Yue Tuan suddenly said in Chinese.
Mu Zaohua suddenly stopped speaking.
Houjin has a monthly beile system. The old Khan Nurhaci stipulated that his four sons, the four beile, should take turns to be the chief officials of Houjin every month.
"Yue Beile, you praise your slaves too much. Why, how can you compare me to Heshuo Beile and the others?"
Mu Zaohua pretended to be frightened and responded in Jurchen words.
Yue Tuo still replied in Chinese: "I'm not lying. You are very smart. If you are a man and receive a Wu Zhen Chao Ha like Tong Yang Xing did, you may not be inferior to him."
There was a softness in Yue Tuo's approval. Mu Zaohua was like a hunter observing the footprints of wild beasts. She quickly made a confident guess and immediately found the words to promote an intimate relationship.
The Chinese woman raised her eyes and met the eyes of the prey opposite her. A little impulse to talk, a little helplessness in longing for things, and a little complicated unwillingness were all brewing silently.
Finally, Mu Zaohua smiled bitterly and said in Chinese: "To be honest with Yue Beile, I also want to bring a wuzhenchaoha, but your uncle will not be happy. I received the order from the Great Khan, When I came to be Hubu Ezhen, he, he was already very angry with me."
"What's there to be angry about in Mang Gurtai?" Yue Tuan blurted out, "His future Fujin is so capable, shouldn't he feel proud? In Jianzhou, women can also have the final say. Since you can be the head of the house for your husband, why can’t you be the errand of the Great Khan?”
Mu Zaohua's eyes flashed, then dimmed quickly: "Yue Beile, it's a pity that Sanbeile is not you... It's not what you think. Maybe Sanbeile fell in love with me just because I look like that
She is the maid of the Ula Shaman."
Yue Tuo sneered: "Haha, then he really looks down on you."
As soon as these words came out, Yue Tuan seemed to realize that he was being too imprudent, and he finally felt the strange ambiguity in the conversation.
Mu Zaohua changed the scene at the right time: "Yue Beile, while the river is not frozen, I have to go to Huining next month to collect the second batch of copper. If you want Baylor's copper with the red flag, I will collect it together."
?Baylor, after all, has to lead troops and take care of the household department, so he is too busy."
This is business.
The first batch of Japanese ore delivered by the Koreans, the craftsmen assigned by Huang Taiji to Yue Tuo, did indeed produce very pure red copper, the same as Zhenglan Banner. After the two banners reported to Nurhachi, Lao Khan was very satisfied with Mu Zaohua
.But as a result, the Tong brothers and sisters felt that their limelight had been stolen by the newly surrendered Han people, and they felt resentful. They came to Yue Tuo and offered to help Yue Tuo run errands and collect copper on behalf of Zhengbai Banner and Xianghong Banner.
Yue Tuo hated the Tong family.
It’s hard to explain the reason for this kind of disgust, but it seems to have developed unknowingly during the Chongming period.
At this moment, Mu Zaohua mentioned the matter of collecting copper for the second time. Yue Tuan did not think about it for too long and nodded: "Okay, I'll talk to Uncle Huang Taiji too. I don't think you know how to trick us."
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Mu Zaohua said with a smile: "Yes, you can tell whether copper is good or not by refining it. If those lumps of stone cannot be refined, Yue Beile can protect the slaves, and Si Beile will definitely have to go to court and punish the slaves severely.
of."
Yue Tuo did not smile, and lowered his voice: "Zaohua, in front of me, you don't have to be a slave in the future."
Mu Zaohua's expression froze, but she soon came to her senses, picked up the birch bark paper, and saluted Yue Tuo: "Yue Beile, I have to go to San Beile's place to see the clay model for making cannons. First, I'll say goodbye.
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"Go." Yue Tuo turned around and walked to the Hubu room.
Mu Zaohua, full of ridicule and disdain, lowered her head and just walked to the bow and knife stand outside the Zhenglan Banner Yamen when she suddenly heard a cold voice from behind, "Zaohua Ezhen."
She turned around and saw Dege walking out from behind the weapons stand with his sleeves on his back.
"Little Belle," Mu Zaohua said jokingly, showing a close look without any barriers, "Let me guess what the Great Khan rewarded you as the hero who conquered Goose Feather City. There must be ten horses with carved saddles, right?
Where are the pearls? How many Dongzhu are there? Fujin must be very happy."
"Miss Mu," Degerei interrupted with a livid face, "I have to remind you that in the future, you will be my sister-in-law, not my niece-in-law."
"Little Belle, what do you mean?"
"What do you mean? You and Yue Tuo are so intimate in broad daylight, what do you mean?"
"Dege Lei, what are you talking about!" Mu Zaohua's face showed the same strong attitude towards Dege Lei when we were on the Luanhe River. "It was the Great Khan who sealed me as the Hubu Ezhen, and Yue Beile is mine.
Shangguan, if I don’t talk to him about official business, how can I talk to you?”
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Derge was choked, but he quickly shouted in a suppressed voice: "The way Yue Tuo looks at you is definitely wrong. You, you can't be sorry to my brother.
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Mu Zaohua glanced at Degerei with disdain: "Your brother didn't say anything. It's your turn to be the dog and the mouse. Don't delay me to find your brother. I'm going to Sanbeile Mansion now."
Dege took a step forward and said, "Miss Mu, is it true that you can't resign?"
Mu Zaohua turned her head: "Why? Dege Lei, I have the ability and brains. I want to get more food and military supplies for Dajin, so that the Great Khan can respect me and earn face for Zhenglan Banner. Why shouldn't I do it?"
Is this Hubu really true? Why didn’t you quit the little banner leader?"
Dege became more and more like a little rooster who insisted on winning the fight, and said: "When did we, Dajin, feel so aggrieved that we asked women to go out to get food? When my brother robbed Xuanda last time, he had already fought with them over there.
The people of Ming Dynasty have agreed that the grain will be transported to Sarhu via the Yehe tribe, and we will exchange it for them the best ginseng and dongzhu, as well as leather goods."
Mu Zaohua was shocked.
Here comes the opportunity to gather information.
She snorted, with hatred in her eyes: "Derge, I am a wise man. I know better than you Jurchens what a wise man is. They are not trustworthy at all. Your brother himself is not like me.
As I said, Fan Wencheng, who was buried by Huang Taiji in the capital three years ago, was dug up and brought with him to the Fan family in Shanxi, so people in Shanxi would not dare to have anything to do with Daikin."
"That's because Huang Taiji is not ruthless enough," Degelei said one word after another. "My brother is different. Last time when we were trying to rob Xuanda University, one of our brothers actually went to ask for food from a big businessman in Zhangjiakou. That businessman
If he refused, my brother would have his head cut off by the Baya Lamas. Do you think other Han people would dare to say no to us, Daikin, after knowing this?"
Mu Zaohua's eyes showed pride at the right time.
"I believe that your brother looks like a wolf and is quite ruthless. Then, Dege, will there be food shipped in the future?"
"Why not?" Derge Lei said with confidence, "At the beginning of the year, before I attacked Goose City, I picked up the grain in Saarhu. When the twelfth lunar month begins, the Ming army is tired, and we can still pick up more grain.
Next spring, I will go to Kaiyuan and Tieling."
"Okay, I'm also hoping that our artillery can be fired, just in time to blast through the original city wall. Okay, I won't bother you anymore, I have to go find your brother."
Degerei stared at Mu Zaohua's retreating figure, feeling annoyed for a while.
He felt like a stupid roe deer who never got the upper hand every time he talked to this woman.
But he always wanted to talk to her, especially like that time during the Great Victory of Efei City, when the two of them smoked and chatted, and Mu Zaohua rarely showed tenderness.
Degelei seemed to vaguely understand that the reason why he jumped out to accuse Mu Zaohua just now had nothing to do with Mang Gurtai staring at Mu Zaohua's loyalty, but because he saw how interested Miss Mu was when she was talking to Yue Tuo.
, and he got angry.
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Before Mu Zaohua went to Mang Gurtai's mansion, she went home first to get A'piaomu ointment.
The maid Ji Lantai came forward and said, "Master."
Mu Zaohua glanced at the two male servants Zakshan who were wrapping clothes and cutting firewood at the door, and motioned to Jilantai to follow her into the dormitory and close the door.
"Jilantai, I finally came up with an idea these days to trick the Tong family and vent your anger."
"Ah? Master, please tell me quickly. All slaves will obey your master's instructions." Ji Lantai said earnestly.
This Jurchen woman was originally sent by Nurhaci to monitor Mu Zaohua. Now even the Great Khan himself no longer suspected Mu Zaohua and gave her such a high official position. Jilantai gradually began to treat Mu Zaohua
Hua becomes a master she can rely on.
What's more, when this master knew that Jilantai hated the Tong family because his father and husband died in the Yehe tribe, he was willing to spend all his efforts to rectify the Tong family.
This spring, before Mu Zaohua went to Uiju, North Korea to buy copper, she deliberately asked Ji Lantai to hook up with Tong Xiyu's servant Li Gui and reveal her whereabouts.
Tong Xiyu went to report it to Sibeile Huang Taiji. Only then did Yue Tuo hear the news and follow him to Yizhou.
"Master," Ji Lantai said to Mu Zaohua, "that evil woman from the Tong family is going crazy with jealousy of you. She asks Li Gui to trick me every now and then. What's going on with you?"
Mu Zaohua walked to the window and stared at the servants chopping firewood at the courtyard gate. She said to Ji Lantai: "When you meet Li Gui next time, not only must you tell him, I will go to Huining immediately to collect the second boat."
Tong, I also need to give him an idea and ask him to tell it to his mistress."
Ji Lantai leaned over and listened to Mu Zaohua's instructions, and his excitement was beyond words.
But Mu Zaohua frowned slightly: "I just don't know if Tong Xiyu will take the bait. After all, when I take the bannermen of Zhenglan Banner with me, she and the servants will not dare to take action."
Ji Lantai thought for a while and said: "Since this year, Tong Xiyu has often complained that her brother diverted her business capital to train Wu Zhenchaoha. Her brother can lead troops, but she can't. Last time she went to the Ming Dynasty to work as a spy
, and did not obtain the firearms diagram, Li Gui said that even Sibeile no longer likes her. Therefore, what this evil woman wants more now is money, and she may really fall into the trap set by you, master."
Mu Zaohua muttered: "That's good. Let's figure out how to lure her out."
After the master and servant finished talking about their conspiracy, Mu Zaohua took another batch of A'Piao mother ointment that she had obtained in Huining and went out.
Since the higher purity paste was brought back to Hetuala to replace the afurong soup, Mang Gurtai and Fujin both started smoking.
Mang Gurtai was originally very addicted to tobacco, but his brother Fu Jin regarded Mu Zaohua's offer of ointment as a humble favor and accepted it happily.
After Mang Gurtai inhaled the divine crow ointment named after himself, he was very surprised. Since he wanted to deal with Huang Taiji together with Daishan, and he was always very close to Daishan, he also gave some to Daishan.
Today, seeing Mu Zaohua send this valuable gift, Mang Gurtai's dissatisfaction with his woman and his hated nephew becoming a colleague has subsided a little.
In front of the kang, Mu Zaohua lit a cigarette for Mang Gurtai and said in a quiet voice: "Don't be suspicious of Sanbeile. He is a coward like Yue Tuo. He couldn't even bring Aya back. How could I fall in love with him?"
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After Mang Gurtai closed his eyes and enjoyed the first puff of cigarette, he said in a loud voice: "Well, the other day I heard that Ama gave you a Hubu Ezhen, and I immediately wanted to go directly to have a fight with Ama. I want you to do it first.
My side, Fujin, let’s talk about the other side. But it was that brat Dege Lei who persuaded me not to fall into Huang Taiji’s trap and taught Amma to regard me as a fool who only has eyes for women.”
Mu Zaohua secretly thought to herself that the reason why Degerei picked me up today was not because he was concerned about whether his brother would become a cuckold. Otherwise, how could he try to prevent Mang Gurtai from marrying me.
This little Tartar is probably also attracted to me.
While Mu Zaohua was thinking about it, a young and timid voice came from outside the house: "Master, my servant, please sew the armor for the master."
Mang Gurtai said lazily: "Take it and have a look."
Young Baoyi and his companions carried a wooden box into the house.
Mu Zaohua looked back and saw the wrapper head-on.
It was Zhang Da, a Han slave who had been whipped by Mu Zaohua for stealing poppy shells to save his mother.