After Ying Zhan and Sheng Long paid homage to Duke Fu, they returned home covered in snowflakes. Miao Yi, who was playing with their two children in the hall, hurried to greet her. She swept the snow off her husband's body and asked, "How was it?"
Ying Zhan shook his head with a gloomy expression.【】
Shenglong looked like he was lost in his thoughts. He said hello to Miao Yi and said sarcastically: "Uh..., I bought a pair of sandalwood rosary beads and wanted to give them to Xue... to the layman Jinglian."
Ying Zhan said to the steward angrily: "It's rare that Mr. Shenglong is so thoughtful, so please accompany him there!"
Shenglong had the opportunity to see the woman he had long admired. He was overjoyed and followed the steward there. He was from Tufan and was a Buddhist. Taking this excuse, he always gave her a gift.
I gave you a wooden fish and bronze chime, and I always wanted to see Xue Lian and talk to her more. He didn't care about the great purge that happened in Shazhou. He was not the one responsible for it anyway.
With his status as a chieftain, no one dared to touch him.
After Sheng Long went out, Ying Zhan took off his outer robe, sat down in the hall, and teased his youngest son for a while before sighing to Miao Yi: "This Duke is so awesome!"
Miao Yi felt uncomfortable when she heard Yang Xu's name, but she had also heard about the recent bloody purge in Shazhou City. Who knew whether the butcher's knife would kill the Ying family. According to the thunderous attack style of those people,
Even if she was willing to show her face shyly, it would be too late to plead with Yang Xu using her past feelings. They killed first and then convicted.
Hearing what Ying Zhan said, Miao Yi couldn't help but become nervous: "What, he...won't they be harmful to our family?"
Ying Zhan shook his head and said, "That's not the case. I have always had a good relationship with Su Nan and Kun Ji. I have never had any collusion with foreign forces in the past, so they won't find my head."
Ying Zhan paused and then said: "I thought that when he came to Shazhou, he was just to express the emperor's favor and use some high-sounding principles to win over the powerful people in Shazhou and try his best to use them for the Ming Dynasty. Who knew that he would have such a way to eliminate them?
Dissidents, no one in Shazhou can make the decision on their own now, and it is inevitable to lean towards the Ming Dynasty!"
Miaoyi blinked, a little confused.
Ying Zhan took his youngest son into his arms, stretched out a finger for him to hold, and said to Miao Yi: "With the strong military force of the Ming Dynasty, it is easy to conquer the sandbank. Why did the Ming Dynasty stop at Jiayuguan in the forty years since its founding?
Only use the strategy of restraining the Kansai tribes? Because it is easy for them to defeat the Kansai tribes, but if they really want to occupy this place, they will lose more than they gain.
The most thorough way to control a place is the support of the people. Force is just a process and cannot achieve this goal. Therefore, imposing restraints may not be an excellent way to tolerate each other for the sake of the country. However, this is feasible when the Ming Dynasty is absolutely strong. Once the Ming Dynasty is absolutely strong,
When there is another powerful force that can compete with it, it will not be enough to control the place. This is the situation at the moment. I thought that at this sensitive moment, the only means the auxiliary Duke can use are to appease and win over.
But I didn't expect that he would take a different path."
Although Ying Zhan is a Mongolian, his family has been doing business for three generations, and he also has considerable attainments in Chinese studies. His words are not rude. He said with admiration: "In the beginning, the Duke only sent out his troops to attack
They are just a swarm of horse thieves. This matter is in the interest of everyone in Shazhou and no one disagrees with it. However, he actually used this group of horse thieves as a breakthrough to attack those weak-willed and wavering forces.
First, they suppressed bandits, and then used bandit suppression to eliminate dissidents. During this process, they also used the contradictions between the Ba family and Dunhuang dignitaries, and the contradictions between the major Dunhuang aristocratic families, to win over one group and attack another group, constantly dividing and instigating.
To get rid of those with two minds and cut off the retreat of those who tended to the Ming Dynasty, he did not maintain the harmony on the surface of Dunhuang, but intensified the conflicts between various departments, stabilized some, destroyed some, and supported another.
As a result, the wealthy families that had lost their way out could only stand firmly on the side of Ming Dynasty. The family that had just been supported by him to become a first-class wealthy family could not do without Daming's help. He changed the entire Dunhuang without leaving a trace.
The situation, and in such a short period of time, although there are still many consequences due to the rush of time, but that is after the Timur incident.
Moreover, through temporary common interests, he called on the dignitaries of Dunhuang to unite and unite to protect the Ming Dynasty through temporary common interests. He also used these hidden dangers left behind to ensure that once the foreign enemies left, Dunhuang's major factions would split again.
Competing with each other prevents one family from being so dominant that the tail cannot be lost. This method is both sophisticated and ruthless, but it is like an antelope hanging its horns, leaving no trace behind. It's awesome! It's awesome!"
Because Xia Xun was in the same city, Miao Yi had been a little uneasy and wished to be as far away from him as possible. When her husband said this, she hurriedly said: "Otherwise, we will move our family to Shenglong Tusi
Go to a certain place to avoid this military disaster for the time being, and then come back when the weather calms down?"
Ying Zhan shook his head: "Now, this is no longer something we can decide. If Hami falls, we will probably have to follow the Ming Dynasty's wishes and all move to Jiayuguan, leaving only the wandering cavalry here to tie up Timur.
With the army and its means of fortifying the walls and clearing the country, whether we want to leave first or not, well, I’m afraid it’s up to us to make the decision.”
"He...is he so powerful?"
Miao Yi murmured to herself. Her memory of Yang Xu was still from ten years ago. In her mind, she was still the romantic and suave young man, who lived in front of flowers and under the moon. What she remembered most were the things he said that made people's ears and heart beat hot.
The words of love, and the scene of secretly having sex and having fun in the Jade Emperor Temple in Qingzhou, which I am now ashamed to recall, cannot really connect that person with a scheming politician.
Ying Zhan was in a daze, thinking that she was worried about the safety of the Ying family, so he comforted her: "Madam, there is no need to worry too much. Today, all the leading figures in Shazhou have gone to see Duke Fu. He means that he will not continue this kind of purge."
It’s over, alas! It’s reached the point where enough is enough, and if we continue to toss it, it will damage Shazhou’s vitality.”
After a pause, Ying Zhan said again: "The Duke Fu also reassured the leaders of all parties that everyone should do business as usual. He knew that Shazhou's wealth mainly came from business and would not cut off the people's source of livelihood in Shazhou, regardless of them.
, one step at a time. Oh, by the way, Fu Guogong and Suinan, Kunji are going to become sworn brothers..."
Miao Yi said in surprise: "Sworn brothers?"
Suddenly, she thought of her mother's son-in-law, the member of the Geng Xin Geng family. Wasn't her stepfather the same back then...? As a result, he lured a wolf into the house. Didn't this pervert fall in love with some woman from Kun Ji and Su Nan's family again?
Just as he was thinking wildly, Ying Zhan said: "In three days, General Kunji's Mansion will hold a big banquet for all the prominent people in Shazhou to celebrate the sworn ceremony. Don't miss Bali, I still have to go there in person.
I'm afraid I won't be able to make it, so I've asked my cousin to prepare a generous gift and go there for me when the time comes. Duke Fu will bring his female dependents, and the wives of the two generals Kunji and Suinan will also be present. You can do it for me.
I'm going to go there, and the main thing is to accompany Duke Fu Guo's two concubines."
"Ah? No! I...I'll go with you to Beishubali!"
Suddenly hearing this, Miao Yi was shocked. The customs in the Western Regions were not as strict as before, and female guests might not be able to show their faces. If she bumped into Yang Xu in Kunji Mansion, then... how should she deal with herself?
At this moment, Miao Yi even thought that with Yang Xu's lecherous nature, and now that he was the Duke of the country, he would act more unscrupulously and lawlessly. Once he saw her, would he say that her husband was also a thief, and then come?
A bloodbath in Ying Mansion.
So Miaoyi didn't even think about it and Ma objected.
Ying Zhan asked curiously: "I'm going to Bieshubali to do business. The journey is very hard. What are you going to do with me?"
"I……"
Miao Yi rolled his eyes and came up with a plan: "Since I have a child, I can't get out of the front door or the second door. It's so boring in the house. Now that you leave, it's even harder for me to go out. Why don't I go out with you?"
.Besides..."
Miao Yi grabbed Ying Zhan's sleeve and said coquettishly: "Besides, after you get pregnant, you won't be able to be intimate with the officials for a long time. If you can accompany the officials, wouldn't it be better than fighting with them two for you?"
Ying Zhan was also very much in love with Miao Yi. He felt his bones soften at her coquettishness. He said with a cheerful smile: "Okay, okay, let's go together. In this case, I will have to ask someone to prepare a big and comfortable car, but
The most important thing in military affairs is horses. The number of horses was an important indicator of the strength of the battlefield during the Cold War period. Therefore, horses have always been a very profitable business. In all dynasties, those who run horse farms have always been wealthy and powerful.
Hero.
The Hexi grassland is rich in water and grass and produces the most good horses. Not only is the supply of good horses in the past, but even the desert areas further west often buy good horses from Hexi. Therefore, this time Shenglong Tusi went to Shazhou, it was not all about his heart.
He wanted to personally escort a group of good horses to the Western Regions. If Shenglong hadn't wanted to leave Bali, Zhuanzhan could have sent someone instead of leaving at this sensitive moment. But if Shenglong had to go, he had no choice but to send someone there instead of leaving at this sensitive moment.
I risked my life to accompany the gentleman.
There are also several caravans preparing to set off. The distance between the two cities in the Western Region is too far. The strength of one caravan alone is not enough to cope with the various possible dangers along the way. If everyone travels in a group, they will all improve.
Guarantee. The reason why Ying Zhan has to set off on time and cannot delay for a day just to attend the banquet of Duke Fu is because this is the reason: he is not traveling alone in a caravan.
Most of the caravans that set off with his caravan were those he had cooperated with many times. Only one was a new member, and that was the caravan of Dobali merchant Tuoba Mingde. One caravan after another was ready to set off.
The tall camels were loaded with goods, and the camel bells made clear ringing sounds in the alleys as the camels shook their heads and bowed their heads.
Tuoba Mingde stood in front of the window on the second floor of the inn, looking down at the caravans preparing to go out in the alleys. He said solemnly: "I'll leave first and take that Hu Qi with me. If I go back this time, I can get
The powerful people in Shazhou have complete trust. By then, our people should have occupied Hami and pushed into Dunhuang. I can follow them and retreat to Jiayuguan..."
Tuoba Mingde was silent for a moment, sneered twice, and then said: "You stay here first, and then come and join us when it is clear that Yang Xu is going to Hami. The news has been reported to the general, and the general can also
Lead your troops back as soon as possible to avoid working in vain!"
"Yes!" Behind him, a tall figure bowed deeply!
: Asking for a monthly ticket! The precise word correction is provided by [Jin Group Sketch] Huangmen Neipin