Borrow the day to change the day

In the northwest of Zhangjiakou Bazaar, by the Qingshui River, there is a large fenced area surrounding nearly a thousand horses.

These horses were brought to Yishi by some tribes who had just passed the winter and exchanged for some necessities of life.

There are many yurts on the side near the entrance of the market, in which live the herdsmen who have just arrived and those Aolachi who are paid by the Ming Dynasty.

In the past, businessmen or court personnel who wanted to buy horses would enter these yurts, bargain with the herdsmen who sold horses under the arrangement of those Aolachi, and pay with one hand and take the horse with one hand to leave after the deal.

If people with knowledge first pay to buy those Ao Lachi, then the transaction will basically not go wrong in the end.But if you don’t do this, when you pay the money to lead the horse, they will often force you to change the package and give you some inferior horses.

If those herdsmen who sold horses came from big tribes, under the influence of Ao Lachi, they would have learned this trick after a long time, and often used the bad as the good to deceive people.

This time, the herdsmen in Laiyi happened to belong to the two largest tribes nearby. One was the Sizi tribe located in the northwest of Zhangjiakou, led by one of their leaders, Yierzamu.

He heard that the Liaodong Jurchens had invaded the capital of the Ming Kingdom, and it seemed that they had several cities in the Ming Kingdom.So he moved his mind and took this opportunity to inquire about the news.

The other is the Chahar tribe where Lin Dan Khan belongs, headed by Lin Dan Khan's son Erkonguoluoerzhe. [

His capable father couldn't beat Liaodong Jurchen, so he was forced to move from Huachaertucha Seoul (now Chifeng) to the border of Chahar.

The dignified descendants of Genghis Khan were unable to lead the various Mongolian tribes, causing them to defect to the Jurchen one after another. They could not defeat the Jurchen, and when they were depressed, they often lost their temper and blamed others.

As the first heir, Erkong Guoluo Ezhe accompanied his father and suffered a lot of disasters. After being depressed, he finally found an excuse to come to the bustling Zhangjiakou to relax.

Unexpectedly, when we first arrived in Zhangjiakou, we encountered unprecedented martial law.Under the instigation of Irzamu and those Aolachi, he was the first bird to attack the soldiers of the Ming army who imposed martial law.

In a large shop near the entrance, a lot of people also gathered because of the martial law. They happened to see the scene of the conflict at the entrance of the market from a household.

All of a sudden, the conflict became their topic of conversation.

"I bet you that no matter what the reason for the martial law this time, I won't dare to offend these Mongols in the end." A middle-aged merchant asserted.

"How do you know it?" asked a merchant who seemed to be new to Zhangjiakou.

"If it had been earlier, it would have been just those Aolachis. They were few in number. They might have been drinking and eating meat in their own yurts under martial law against such a large-scale army. No matter how arrogant they are, they still have brains .right?"

Everyone in the store nodded. Looking at the situation, how few people dare to make troubles. I really thought I was Genghis Khan alive!

"But right now, you can see that there are five to six hundred Mongolians, all of whom have arrived in the past few days. There are also those who have just come out of the yurt. Judging by the clothes and decorations, they are probably the most respectable figures among the Mongolians." Nian merchants stood at the entrance and pointed to the group of Mongolians not far away.

Many businessmen have already discovered this point, so they don't need to read it, and they all nodded in agreement with his point of view.

"Those Aolachi are already arrogant like that in normal times, and now with these Mongolian nobles, it is even more lawful. We Daming's cowardly soldiers, dare not let them, maybe this martial law will end up being anticlimactic. "The middle-aged merchant came to a conclusion.

A younger businessman was a little unconvinced, and said: "Not necessarily, judging by this posture, there must be something important, maybe there are big people around. These Mongols are making such a fuss during the martial law, maybe they will provoke If you get angry with the big shots, you may not necessarily suppress them by force."

"Why, you are not convinced, why don't you make a bet?" The middle-aged merchant looked at the young merchant and asked provocatively. [

Those who can come to Zhangjiakou to trade with the barbarians have a certain spirit of adventure and the urge to gamble. The people around them immediately booed when they saw their posture.

The young merchant originally had the same idea as the middle-aged merchant, but seeing what the middle-aged merchant said with certainty, as a Ming person, he felt a little uncomfortable, so he talked about another possibility.

Now he was being coaxed by the people around him, and he couldn't make up his face, so he drove the ducks to the shelves, and insisted on accepting the bet made by the middle-aged merchant.

He took out an ingot of silver taels from his pocket, and then blushed and shouted to the counter, "Shopkeeper, please be a witness, and the two taels of official silver will be released to you."

Now during the period of martial law, they are all locked up in this shop, and everyone chats. Seeing this bet, the shopkeeper who often goes in and out of the casino joins in the fun and says: "Okay, I will make a bet here, and buy the Ming army to suppress the Mongols. Pay five, if the Ming army has no choice but to take the Mongols, pay one for each. Everyone come to bet!"

In this way, it becomes the shopkeeper and opens the village.The people in the store applauded together.The middle-aged merchant immediately rushed to the shopkeeper, then looked back at the young merchant, took out a silver ingot from his arms, and said loudly: "Five taels of official silver, buying Mongolians is still arrogant."

Others also paid for bets one after another, traveling far and wide, and the outcome of this matter is basically certain now, and the money is not for nothing.

After one of them bought the bet, he turned to the young merchant and said, "Young man, this matter should be placed in the period of Taizu and Chengzu, even in the period of Zhengde, you will win, but now, ah, young man, your money is really worth it!" many!"

After speaking, he shook his head, not knowing whether it was a pity for the young man's money, or to show that the young man was too prodigal.

Everyone in the store quickly finished buying the bets, and the shopkeeper made a count, and only a young merchant bought the Ming army to hold down the Mongols.After a little calculation, he realized that this is the rhythm of losing money, and quickly said: "Is there anyone else who will buy it? If the Ming army can suppress the Mongols, it will cost you ten per dollar. Is there anyone?"

Everyone laughed for a while. The shopkeeper raised the odds so high, obviously he was optimistic about the Mongols.Even with such high odds, no one would buy the Ming army.

They laughed and looked at the young merchant like a fool.

The young merchant's blushing face had just faded away, but when they smiled, his face turned red again.

He gritted his teeth, took out another ingot of silver from his pocket, and said to the shopkeeper, "Add three taels, and buy the Ming Army."

An old merchant looked at the plain clothes of the young merchant, who did not seem to be the kind of rich man. Now he was acting so impulsively, so he kindly reminded him: "Young man, don't lose all your money."

The previous middle-aged businessman followed in a dark tone: "Yeah, young man, it doesn't matter if you don't have knowledge. The most important thing is to judge the situation and admit defeat if you have to admit defeat."

The face of the young merchant turned even redder, and he loudly said to the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, hurry up and register, I, Wang Yan, say what I say."

Of course, the shopkeeper would not let go of the money that was delivered to the door. He quickly took it and finished the registration. Seeing that no one bought any more, he squeezed to the door and said to everyone: "Everyone, the bets are over, and we will see the result next. "

Then he said to a person in the mouth: "This guest officer, can you make room for that young man to stand here?"

When he said this, he winked.The man understood that the shopkeeper meant to let this idiot come over to see the result, so that he won't be wronged.He gave up the place knowingly and let Wang Yan stand over.

The shopkeeper has a good eloquence, and while watching it, he made a live broadcast to other people in the store: "The Ming army under martial law has gathered at the entrance of the market. The leader seems to be a thousand households. This level seems to be a little lower."

"The Ming army was surrounded by the Mongols, but there were many Ming soldiers squeezed into a group. The Mongols on the periphery seemed to be very arrogant, and they were talking to those Ming soldiers."

"None of the nearby Ming army came to help, and pretended not to see it. Hey, how cowardly!"

"A Ming army ran away on horseback. It seems that they are going to rescue soldiers. I don't know if there will be a big man."

The people in the store bought bets, so the shop assistants served tea, but because there were too many people and few seats, many people stood and took a cup of tea, drinking while listening to the shopkeeper's live broadcast.

When the shopkeeper said the important person, the tone was a bit teasing, and he would smile heartily.

Only Wang Yan's face turned red again, and he didn't speak, just staring outside.

After less than a cup of tea, I heard the sound of rumbling horseshoes coming from far and near.

All the people in the store who had started talking in low voices immediately stopped talking and listened carefully to the shopkeeper's report.

"Here we come. The leader seems to be a young man in his 30s or [-]s. Hey, why only [-] people have been brought here. Isn't that enough?"