"It's so cold at night, don't you know how to burn a horse dung tube for Lord Ezhen?!"
In front of the prison cell, which was as dirty as a pigsty, Yue Tuan raised his whip and beat the jailer hard, scolding him angrily.
The jailers were busy repairing the cell. One went to pick up the horse dung basket, while the other opened the cell, picked up the iron grid in the middle, and cleaned the furnace below.
Yue Tuo strode in, covered Mu Zaohua with the wolfskin cloak he was holding, and then retreated to the middle of the room.
After watching with a straight face as the jailer heated up the horse dung stove, Yue Tuo ordered the slaves to get out.
He leaned over the stove, stretched out his hand to warm the pot, and turned to look at the mud wall.
Mu Zaohua inside the wolf's skin is still trembling.
Yue Tuo hesitated for a moment, sighed softly, and finally went over to pick up Mu Zaohua, sat down in front of the heater, and let the woman's body curl up in his arms.
"Master Beile, you can't do it." Mu Zaohua made a clear voice of rejection with her teeth still chattering.
Yue Tuo seemed not to have heard anything, and said in a calm voice: "The Great Khan has locked you up here to make you suffer some hardships, and it is also to show to other Han people in the city. If you endure it for a few days, you will not be demoted to Bao Yi."
, the title of Ezhen is still there. The Great Khan has told several flag owners that the firearms fields of Zhenglan Banner and Zhengbai Banner will be combined into one and placed under the banner of Xianghong. Among the craftsmen, there are many Han people, Ji
The craftsman is familiar with you again. When you turn around, you can keep an eye on me."
Mu Zaohua was secretly happy in her heart, but on her face, she broke away as if she thought Yue Tuo's embrace would be scalding.
"Slave, I'm not cold anymore."
Then he deliberately muttered and asked: "The Great Khan treats his slaves so kindly, but because of the favor Sanbeile asked for?"
Yue Tuo raised his drooping eyes and stared at the woman who was already three feet away from him: "The Great Khan knows how to recognize people. You would rather slow down the making of the copper cannon than use mixed copper to make the cannon like Tong Fengnian did.
It’s because I, Dajin, are concerned about my safety. What’s more, Jilantai wants to save you so straightforwardly, which shows that you are usually very good to her."
Mu Zaohua continued to ask: "When Sanbeile heard about this incident, what did he say to me?"
"Do you really want to hear it?" Yue Tuan sneered, "Then let me tell you, Mang Gurtai said, after all, you are still a Nikan slave who has too many ideas. You should no longer be in charge of the firearms craftsman, let alone continue to come to me.
The Ministry of Husbandry is on duty. He begged the Great Khan to allow you to enter his house, but perhaps he thought that the Great Khan was going to punish you, so he put his words first and kept saying that he would demote you from the flag household to Bao Yi.
"
Mu Zaohua's mind was running at high speed while listening, and she quickly prepared a more pitiful reaction.
She pretended to be stunned for a moment, then murmured in a tone of disbelief: "Sanbeile, how could he say such a thing? I am not a wrapper, and I have not been a wrapper since the first day I arrived in Hetuala."
Yue Tuo said with sarcasm: "Oh, by the way, your flag, but the other flag owner is quite honest. Dege Lei, mentioning your old kindness to him and your contribution to healing the Great Khan, I beg the Great Khan to keep you
I didn’t expect that the soft and hard hearts of compatriots from the same mother could be so different..."
"Stop talking, Yue Tuo Beile, stop talking..." Mu Zaohua curled up and whispered.
Yue Tuo didn't know where the anger came from, and asked without giving up: "Mang Gurtai hasn't come to see you since you were imprisoned?"
Mu Zaohua shook her head.
"He didn't even send any of his servants to see you?"
Mu Zaohua suddenly lifted up her wolfskin robe and said in a fierce tone: "No, no, that's enough! San Beile didn't dare to come at all to avoid suspicion! Yes, that's right, Dege Lei and your father-in-law Beile, both
He dared to come and bring me some food and add some food for the fire, fearing that I would starve to death and freeze to death, but Mang Gurtai did not. I, Mu Zaohua, am so blind that I cannot even see the women of the Ming Dynasty.
You can’t even look at the big gold man, are you satisfied? You’ve seen enough of my jokes, I’m worse than a roe deer..."
Mu Zaohua's last "silly" word was drowned by Yue Tuo's embrace again.
"Aren't you stupid? Am I not a rich man?"
Mu Zaohua, who was held tightly in her arms, felt sick in her heart.
This is how she finally seduced the Tatar nobles, who were closer to Nurhachi and Huang Taiji's banner lord than Mang Gurtai, by using step-by-step methods such as being distant, confiding her worries, and asking for help in panic. But at the same time, Mu Zaohua was overjoyed by the success of the hunt.
Besides, I couldn't contain the extreme disgust deep in my heart at this moment.
The Tatar man who held her captive had a wife when he sneaked into Chongming, and he even had the idea of kidnapping Aya back to Jianzhou.
But now, there is more than one Fujin in his house, but he also wants to take possession of his female subordinates as his own.
Mrs. Zheng is right. He is so infatuated and tender to the bone. This Yue Tuan is clearly just like the old chief who wants to encroach on the territory of the Ming Dynasty. He is just trying to prove how powerful he is by getting one woman after another.
Mr. Wu is truly affectionate. Compared with these Tatar men who fall in love with everyone they see, there is a huge difference.
Mu Zaohua used a stiff reaction to provide buffer time for digesting her emotions, but Yue Tuo thought that the woman in his arms was frightened by his sudden confession.
He did not pursue the second sentence, but gently stroked Mu Zaohua's back with his palm.
Mu Zaohua had goosebumps, but at this moment, she couldn't afford to fail.
She sobbed softly, and while maintaining the sound of sobbing, she said slowly: "I don't deserve it, and I can't. You have had Aya in your heart, and I can't get over this hurdle. Although..."
"Although what?" Yue Tuan removed his hand from the woman's back and moved to touch her forehead.
"Although, you are actually Hetuala, the man who best understands what I am thinking."
Mu Zaohua felt that she was like a charging knight thrusting out a spear. She relied on her faith to say these words to seduce Yue Tuo.
Yue Tuo smiled.
He hugged Mu Zaohua tighter and said softly: "Actually, you already have me in your heart, right?"
The dim yellow rosin lamp on the door beam was like a dying person whose breath was like a gossamer. The darkness was so dim that it concealed the cruel look in Mu Zaohua's eyes.
In the dusk thousands of miles away, a dim lantern led another person with a secret into Zheng Haizhu's third house in the capital.
After Xu San saluted Zheng Haizhu, he went directly to the main topic and reported on the major tasks that Mu Zaohua had accomplished outstandingly last winter and this spring.
"When she arrives in Huining in March, you should continue to give her apiaomu ointment, and then tell her how to make strong water."
"clear."
"How is the situation at Shanhaiguan?"
"Back to Madam, Cheng Xin said that the Shanxi merchants he had the information about, together with other Shanxi merchants who left the customs last year, were all monitored by the sergeants sent by General Du until Liaoyang, Shenyang and Fushun were handed over to Liaoyang, Shenyang and Fushun. The military men stationed there will take care of it."
"Well, so when Hong Chengchou and I presented the memorial, not only did the cabinet and the Supervisor of Ceremonies nod, but Jun Song didn't bother and did it all."
Xu San smiled and said: "We have fed Jun Song's private port so much high-quality silk cloth and tea from the south. He heard that this rule was announced in the State Council Temple, how could he not understand it?"
"Okay," Zheng Haizhu flicked the wick, "just block the west side and release the water to the east. The people in Huining, North Korea, will continue to let the Jiannu enjoy the sweetness of food."
Xu San nodded, and then talked about the operating status of the northeast intelligence line, personnel expenses, etc. Seeing that Zheng Haizhu had no more instructions, he left.
"Xu San," Zheng Haizhu called him, "when you see Zaohua in Huining this time, tell her that it's quick, I'll take her back soon."