Chapter 446 There is something wrong with this woman
Zhu Qizhen immediately issued three imperial edicts:
The first imperial edict was sent to the Three Thousand Battalion, instructing Li Zhen to gather troops and ambush outside the city of Erkhun.
Li Zhen left the customs earlier than she did. The three thousand battalions were broken into parts. Using their identities as merchants and tourists as cover, they came to Mobei in batches in advance to wait for opportunities to take action.
The second imperial edict was sent to Beihaiwei, asking Ha Ming to prepare and attack when the time is right.
Tuotuo Buhua has been planning for a long time and has set up a spy in the capital. At this time, the best choice is Beihaiwei.
The third imperial edict was to send him back to the capital and order the prince to supervise the country.
After all, he escaped secretly. The bosses in the court must have been anxious. They sent an imperial edict back, which would be an explanation.
In addition, there is an urgent task.
take money!
Atulu's family has one hundred cows and five hundred sheep. To buy them all would cost about ten thousand taels of silver. This is not a small amount of money. Who would have nothing to do with carrying so much silver and banknotes?
Jinyiwei has a secret stronghold in Erkhun City. Go get the money now and you can be back by nightfall.
only……
Yuan Bin asked in confusion: "Your Majesty, do you want to continue to stay here?"
Zhu Qizhen nodded and said: "The business we just negotiated must have a beginning and an end."
"It's nothing more than some cattle and sheep. I just need to send someone to deliver them."
"Hey, that won't work!"
Zhu Qizhen stuffed another piece of mutton leg into his mouth, chewed it, and said, "I'm so enthusiastic. Come on, you can eat it too!"
Yuan Bin was still in the mood to eat meat and advised: "Your Majesty, I can't guarantee your safety if you stay here!"
Suddenly I heard the sound of bull horns outside, people making noises and horses neighing, it was very lively.
Zhu Qizhen suddenly became interested and said, "Let's go and have a look too."
"emperor……"
Yuan Bin wanted to stop him, but he didn't dare, so he had to follow him.
When Zhu Qizhen walked outside the tent, he saw many Mongolians gathering. Judging from their indignant looks, they must have been badly tricked by the thieves.
Seeing this scene, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
In the past, the Mongols often went south to plunder the Han people and called them grass-grazing valleys. Now, it's good that the cattle and sheep they worked so hard to herd are sometimes being plowed into grass-grazing valleys.
Apparently they could not bear such a situation, so they mounted their horses one after another, picked up their long knives, and carried their bows and arrows. They formed a team of dozens of people and rode towards the north.
Looking at the retreating figures of these people, Zhu Qizhen suddenly asked: "What do you think of these people's fighting ability?"
Yuan Bin suddenly became nervous and said: "The emperor is worried..."
He suddenly realized that these people were quite ferocious. If they had evil intentions and gathered together, they could easily take down the local government office. Jin Yiwei did not warn them of such a major hidden danger in advance. This was a serious dereliction of duty!
"Don't be nervous!"
Zhu Qizhen shook his head slightly and said: "In my opinion, these Wala people are of the same mind as our Ming Dynasty."
Yuan Bin didn't know what to do, so he had to advise: "Your Majesty, the situation here is unclear and there may be danger. It's better to go to the city first!"
"No rush, just wait."
Zhu Qizhen turned around and returned to the tent, saying: "I want to wait for Atulu to come back, but I don't know if they will be in danger. After all, after receiving his hospitality, I can't leave without saying goodbye."
Yuan Bin saw that persuasion was useless and stopped insisting.
He summoned the Jin Yiwei who followed him, a total of twenty people.
The emperor could not live without people, so he left half of these people, and the rest were divided into four groups. Three went to inform Li Zhen, three went to Beihaiwei, three returned to the capital, and the remaining one returned to Erkhun City to collect
Banknote.
Zhu Qizhen was very happy while eating roasted leg of lamb and drinking kumiss.
Until sunset, the sound of horse hooves was heard again in the distance.
"She should be back, let's go and have a look!"
Zhu Qizhen called Yuan Bin out of the tent. The sky was already filled with rays of light, the sound of horse hooves came closer and closer, and hundreds of Mongolian men were seen flying back.
When people get closer and closer, you can see that Aturu is running at the front.
It was vaguely visible that a dozen people were tied up, and the other end of the rope was held by the hands of the knights on horseback. Those prisoners could only run quickly. If they couldn't run anymore, they could only be dragged along like dead dogs.
Forward.
It is conceivable that these people are the Wala nobles mentioned by Atulu. However, times have changed. The former nobles have become thieves, while the lowest commoners in their eyes have suddenly transformed and become the new masters of this grassland.
Atulu had already seen Zhu Qizhen and was even more excited.
He turned over and dismounted, and said: "These damn thieves robbed more than a dozen sheep, and after running for more than ten miles, we caught up with them. It's bad luck for them!"
Zhu Qizhen was secretly amused that he would risk his life for a dozen sheep. It seemed that these people were really poor and crazy.
Atulu spoke and pulled a person from behind the horse.
"Brother Huang, do you know who he is?"
Zhu Qizhen shook his head and asked: "Who is it?"
"Ha ha!"
Atulu laughed loudly and said: "This man's name is Chaka. He was originally a captain under Boyan. He once showed off his power and was very prosperous, but now he has become a sheep thief!"
Chaka's eyes showed a fierce light and he muttered something in Mongolian.
Aturu took out the dagger from his body and sneered: "Damn you, you are so stubborn even when you are about to die!"
Chaka was dragged all the way, covered in blood, and kept yelling and cursing.
Although Zhu Qizhen didn't understand it, he could guess that it was definitely not a good word.
The Thousand Captain is roughly equivalent to the Thousand Households of the Ming Dynasty. He is a high-ranking military officer. He thought he was once very prosperous, but he did not expect that he would end up like this today.
I don’t know how many lives this person has on his hands... By the way, I vaguely remember seeing a few wanted notices at the station outside Jalhun City. It seems that this person is there, and the reward is not low!
Thinking of this, he asked: "Atulu, did you catch this person?"
"Exactly!"
Aturu nodded, then raised his foot and stepped on Chaka on the ground. He pulled up his hair with his left hand and passed the dagger in his right hand. Under the golden light of the setting sun, a ray of silver light fell.
Zhu Qizhen was shocked. He didn't expect Atulu to do things so cleanly and neatly.
I thought I would have to insult him a few times, or give him a beating, and then send him to the Yamen to collect the reward. Who would have thought, he just left without a word of nonsense.
Chaka's body twitched, and blood poured out from the incision on his neck, falling to the ground, dyeing the snow red.
When the other horse thieves saw this, they knelt down and howled.
"Wait...wait a minute!"
Among the crowd, a servant in soap uniform came up to him panting.
"Wait a minute, where is Aturu?"
Judging from his appearance, he seemed to have just received the news and hurried over.
Then I saw the scene in front of me.
"Atulu, how many times have I told you that it is okay to catch thieves, but not to kill people. You have to leave it to the Yamen..."
He said this, but his face was full of helplessness, as if he was already used to it.
Arturu was very considerate to him and said, "I just killed one, and there are still more than a dozen alive. You can just take them back for business."
"It's not good for you to kill anyone, but you have to kill Chaka. This man is wanted by the master. He lives for two hundred taels, but he only dies for fifty taels. I asked you...why can't you get along with the money?"
Arturu curled his lips disapprovingly and said: "This man has bullied us a lot in the past. Not to mention that he only has fifty taels. Today, even if I give him fifty taels, I will kill him!"
After saying that, he ignored him and turned to Zhu Qizhen and said, "Brother Huang, you were so rude just now. Come on, let's continue drinking!"
Kazak and others also gathered together and walked into the tent with Zhu Qizhen in their arms.
It can be seen that these people live a very simple and pure life.
In the past, when I was there, if I asked them to rob, they would rob.
Because they have no choice.
If they don't rob Daming, they themselves will die.
All the cattle and sheep that I raise are turned in. The whole family has nothing to eat. What should I do if I don’t rob them?
Most of what was looted still had to be handed over, leaving only pitiful food rations. It would be good if they could survive starvation.
Now they are grazing with peace of mind and living a stable life. The whole family has no worries about food and drink. Under such a situation, if anyone comes to ruin their jobs, they will pick up the thieves without saying a word and arrest those thieves one by one.
bloodletting.
A few people had just experienced a fierce battle, so they naturally had more to talk about while drinking.
Kazakh kept bragging about his brave performance, saying that he cut down a man with his own hands.
"Since I changed my surname to Ha, I can't lose myself. Otherwise, General Ha Ming will definitely not recognize me!"
Zhu Qizhen thought to himself, you changed your name yourself, you didn't let him become your godfather, why should people recognize you?
Are we going to compile a family tree of the Ha family and include you?
Kazak was drunk and murmured: "I used to look down on the Han people. I always thought that the Han people were weak and cunning, until General Ha Ming swept across Mobei..."
"that……"
Zhu Qizhen couldn't help but interrupt him: "Ha Ming is a Mongolian!"
Kazak looked confused and asked, "What did you say?"
Zhu Qizhen repeated: "Ha Ming is a Mongolian."
"How can it be?"
Kazak almost jumped up and retorted: "He is a Han general and a high official of the imperial court. How can he be a Mongolian?"
"He is a Mongolian."
Zhu Qizhen explained: "Many Mongolians are officials in the imperial court, and..."
As he spoke, he glanced at Atulu and asked, "Have you ever heard of the Three Thousand Battalion?"
Arturu nodded and said: "It is said that it is the main force beside the emperor, and its combat effectiveness is extremely powerful!"
Zhu Qizhen also nodded and said: "Almost all the three thousand battalions are composed of Mongolians."
Atulu and others used to be just ordinary people from Wala at the lowest level, and had no idea about the things at the upper level.
They originally thought that only Han people could serve as officials in the imperial court, but they did not expect that there were so many Mongolians.
In this way, after fighting for so many years, beating back and forth, you have become yourself beating yourself up?
Kazak grabbed his hair hard and murmured: "I am a Mongolian, and I changed my surname to a Mongolian..."
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The next day, there was only the last day left before the agreement with Qizhike, and he had to enter the city anyway.
Atulu repeatedly tried to persuade him to stay, but Zhu Qizhen politely said goodbye, leaving several entourages disguised as royal guards to hand over the cattle and sheep, and then took Yuan Bin into Jalhun City.
This is the hinterland of Mobei, but there are many Han people in the city.
On the contrary, places like Helin Town are more like places where Mongolians gather.
Yuan Bin had already sent someone to find a place to stay, and colleagues were sorting out and summarizing the information collected in the recent period.
Zhu Qizhen knew that no matter how this conspiracy was planned, the truth would soon be revealed.
He examined every piece of information carefully, trying to find useful clues.
After a while...
"There is definitely something wrong with this woman!"
Zhu Qizhen took a piece of information and said to Yuan Bin: "Come and see!"
Yuan Bin hurriedly took it, but after looking over it, he didn't find anything wrong.
"Your Majesty, how did you tell that something was wrong with her?"
Zhu Qizhen picked up the pen and circled a sentence on it.
Yuan Bin looked at it intently and wrote: "Purchased 20,000 catties of wine from Shanxi, the capital and other places."
"Mongolians like to drink, so why not buy wine?"
Zhu Qizhen said: "What is there to be thankful for, buying so much at once?"
"It's probably used to entertain the emperor."
It is normal for the emperor to go on a tour and be accompanied by thousands of people.
Zhu Qizhen asked: "Did I say so many people would come?"
"this……"
Yuan Bin hesitated and was speechless.
Zhu Qizhen snorted lightly and said, "Before I left, I told her that I was leaving the palace incognito. Why did she prepare so much wine?"
Yuan Bin thought about it carefully and realized that this was what happened.
When the emperor issued the imperial edict, it was rejected by the cabinet and sealed. Then the matter fell into obscurity with no further explanation.
"This incident alone does not seem to be enough to prove that this person has a problem."
"Why do I need to prove it?"
Zhu Qizhen smiled and asked: "You think this is a joint trial of the three judicial divisions, and you have to provide evidence when doing things, right?"
Yuan Bin grimaced and said: "What I mean is that the matter has not yet been decided..."
"It will be too late when we have a conclusion. As long as I find something is wrong or someone is abnormal, I can conclude that there is something wrong with this person without any evidence!"
Hearing these words, Yuan Bin couldn't help but feel a little ashamed.
Logically speaking, these should be Jin Yiwei's words.
When Jin Yiwei handles matters, he respects you when it comes to evidence.
Generally speaking, if you are caught and beaten in prison, you will be told everything you should and shouldn't say.
Does it matter whether there is evidence?
"I understand, let's go check it out!"
Zhu Qizhen waved his hand and said: "Your people have been checking for a long time and still haven't found anything. It shows that this woman is very careful and will not expose her flaws easily."
"Then...where should we start? I beg the Emperor to make it clear!"
"Well, let me think about it..."
Zhu Qizhen lowered his head and pondered for a long time, then raised his head and said, "Why don't you just check these wines, maybe you can find some clues!"
"I will make arrangements now!"
Yuan Bin was very anxious. He was going to meet with Qiqi Ke tomorrow, and he only discovered the problem today.
And I still don’t know where the problem lies!
However, he had secretly made up his mind.
Regardless of whether she can be found out or not, the emperor cannot be allowed to meet with this woman tomorrow.
This time, the emperor must not be left to his own devices.
Even if they are tied up, they must be kidnapped back!