In the Mongolian grassland in October, the north begins to blow, causing people's faces to be dry and painful. But in the Chahar Khan tent, it is a bustle. It seems that this cold weather with strong winds has no impact at all.
To these Mongolians wearing thick fur clothing.
The current actual leader of Chahar, Lin Dan Khan's son Ezhe, took a rare opportunity to get out of the warm yurt and watch this lively scene.
The men he sent out had just returned from buying furs from the west. It was such a cold weather, so they went to Zhangjiakou to sell them, and the money, no, it was treasure notes, came pouring in.
The Mongolians who were watching, regardless of their status, saw Ezhe appearing and rushed over to salute him. He enjoyed their respectful manner.
Ezhe knew that the respect of his tribe for him now far exceeded that of his father who only knew how to build temples and worship Buddha. Because of himself, he had brought prosperity to the tribe. Of course, this was a relative term. That is, compared to what they had done before.
, is much richer.
All of this can be attributed to my original trip to Zhangjiakou, where I met Marquis Zhongxing of the Ming Dynasty, and that's when I started to change.
The domineering Marquis of Zhongxing was really the noble man in his life. Thinking of this, Ezhe thought of the recent news circulating on the grassland, saying that Marquis Zhongxing led the Ming army to capture all the Jianlu's lairs. The Great Khan of Jin Dynasty
Tai Chi's wife and children were all captured and taken to the capital of the Ming Dynasty. It was an unprecedented victory.
Ezhe secretly rejoiced that he had made a wise and wise decision to join the Ming Dynasty. He decided from the bottom of his heart that he must make this decision resolutely and stick to it without hesitation.
Just as he was thinking of this, he saw the team leader he had sent walking towards him from the side of the cavalry. Ezhe did not hesitate to smile, and it immediately appeared on his face.
The team leader approached Ezhe, then put his right hand on his chest and said loudly: "Honorable King Khan, Magatal has lived up to his trust and has received enough fur goods and returned!"
Among the Chahar tribe, there is already such an established habit. As long as Lin Dan Khan is not present, even though Ezhe has not officially become the Great Khan, everyone will call Ezhe this way.
E Zhe burst out laughing after hearing this. He was very satisfied, turned around and walked back to his tent.
When Magatal followed into the tent, he found that Ezhe had sat back in his seat and was looking at him.
"King Khan, although the harvest this time is great, all the furs in these places have been purchased. Next time, we will have to go a longer way to get them." Magatal greeted Ezhe first to avoid getting off.
The first time you give yourself an unrealistic task, you will be miserable.
E Zhe paid attention to those who supported him and worked for him. He pointed to the seat next to him and said: "Sit down first. The Han people's burning knives have been prepared for you. Take a sip to warm yourself."
When Magatar heard this, he swallowed his saliva and walked over quickly.
As soon as he sat down, the maid on the side came over with a transparent wine bottle. The transparent liquid inside was swaying slightly, which was really tempting for wine lovers.
The maid gently pulled the cork of the bottle, and with a pop, a strong aroma of wine floated out. At this moment, Magartal's wine bug was completely hooked out.
But the maid still poured half of the glass into the glass in front of Magatar in a hurry, and then stood next to him to serve him.
Magatar raised the cup and took a sip, then quietly experienced the pleasure of burning his throat and stomach.
Seeing that it was almost done, E Zhe said: "If you are not close, go to the far place. Even if you go to the horizon, you still have to go. There is news from the Ming Dynasty. They have been asking for fur goods in the past few years. Don't be afraid.
Can’t sell it.”
Magatar nodded and replied comfortably: "King Khan, don't worry, Magatar will definitely live up to his trust."
As soon as he finished speaking, he remembered something and said to Ezhe: "King Khan, the Sizi tribe is also going north to purchase fur goods. It seems that they have gone to a very far place. A herdsman on the road said that the fully loaded horse teams were in a continuous line.
Long distance.”
Ezhe nodded after hearing this. He knew that Irzamu sent people to buy things in the north. At the time, Irzamu was also in Zhangjiakou, and he and he were in an alliance. Without Irzamu's wisdom, maybe he wouldn't have been able to do so.
There will be today.
Therefore, he and Ilzamu agreed that one would go west and the other north, and each would acquire its own. However, when money was involved, there were still some careful thoughts.
"Bring more cavalry teams out next year, and make sure they cover all the places in the west. If you encounter tribes in the north who have a lot of fur goods, you won't be merciful. By then, you will have to shirk the northwest, and you will get lost."
There were Ezhe's people in the tent, so he didn't have to worry about his words being leaked, so he didn't speak softly.
"Yes, King Khan." Magatal assured him as he patted his chest. Even if he met people from the Sizi tribe, he would not be afraid. He was a member of King Khan, so if there was a real fight, it would be no problem. Anyway, everyone's level
All pretty much the same.
But when he thought of fighting, Magatal suddenly remembered something. He hesitated for a while, and finally reported to Ezhe: "King Khan, this time I heard from the herdsmen that in the extreme west and extreme north, in recent years,
Some extremely aggressive horse thieves appeared."
"Horse thief?" Ezhe frowned and asked after hearing this.
Magatar felt that what he said was inaccurate, so he added: "It's hard to say whether they are horse thieves or not, but these are not us Mongols. They are said to be called Cossacks. They are very good at horsemanship, brave and good at fighting, and they can kill people and set fires."
No mercy, many Mongolian tribes have been brutally attacked."
E Zhe became worried after hearing this and asked again: "How many people are there?"
"There don't seem to be many people, so I'm not very sure." Magathal only heard rumors and didn't see it with his own eyes, so he could only answer like this.
Ezhe thought for a while and then told Magatar: "Next time you bring more people and horses. You must have fur goods."
After hearing this, Magatar was relieved. With enough manpower, he would not be afraid of ordinary horse thieves.
"If you still can't resist, you must escape and report back. I will lead an army to destroy these horse thieves." Ezhe straightened his body and said with great courage.
After hearing this, Magatal originally thought about asking Ezhe to send troops to sweep it first, but after thinking about it, it seemed a bit far, so he forgot about it.
"King Khan is mighty!" Magatar naturally would not miss this opportunity to flatter him.
Ezhe laughed, then raised his glass and invited Magatar to drink.
At this time, Magatal had time to look at the transparent glass in his hand. While envious, he wondered if he should get a set too. These rare things from the Ming Dynasty can show his extraordinary status when displayed.
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Just when the big tent became quiet, someone suddenly broke into the tent.
Ezhe was very unhappy when he entered without warning. However, when he took a closer look, he found that it was one of his confidants with an incredulous and mysterious expression on his face.