Go back to the Ming Dynasty to be a thousand households

Chapter 241 The Discussion with the Third Lady

"The prison serves the horse, and the horse serves the grass..."

"The autumn is tall and the horses are fat, Hu'er likes it... Therefore, the way to prepare for the captives is to keep the beacon light and the bright fire, to strengthen the walls and clear the wilderness!"

The so-called burning wasteland means that the military towns on each side will lead their troops out for three to five hundred miles to burn wasteland and grassland when the autumn is high and the air is crisp, so as to curb the invasion of nomadic peoples on the grassland.

Burning wasteland along the border began in the Yongle period, and it became a routine for the border guards in the Xuande period. Usually, they come out in winter and return in spring every year, rest for a month, and still practice in the training ground.After the post-orthodoxy, October was changed to when the grass and trees withered as the starting time for burning. In the Wanli year, even if the military affairs of the towns along the border were calm, it was the practice to burn the waste every year.

Regarding Huang Laifu's claim to lead the army to burn wasteland, everyone who heard it was surprised. It's not yet September, so it's too early to go out to burn wasteland?But everyone's doubts are doubts, but they don't take it to heart.

Huang Laifu led five hundred standard troops, one man and three horses, from Ningwu to Shenchi Fort, to Laoying Fort, all the way out of the fortress.After crossing the Qingshui River, you can see the frontier style, green grassland, neighing horses and lingering pastoral songs.Although, like the mainland of Ming Dynasty, the grasslands in the north were more deeply affected by natural disasters, the greenery was much less than before, and many rivers were even dry, but seeing the grassland scenery for the first time was still refreshing for everyone.

The lion handsome flag fluttered in the wind, and a group of cavalry rolled forward. Although they were the personal messengers of the three ladies in the team, Huang Laifu was still very careful when walking outside the Great Wall.The scouts scattered out in teams to detect the surrounding twenty miles.

It is nearly 2000 miles from Ningwuguan to Guihua, and more than [-] miles from the side wall of Shuiquanying to Guihua. After walking for a few days, we have passed Chi'er Mountain and are not far from Guihua City.When we reached Yunchuan again, we suddenly saw the Tangma in front of us waving the small yellow flag anxiously, and a large group of Mongolian cavalry came over, the number of which was about [-].

Huang Laifu ordered to be on guard, and soon, another horse scout reported that this team of Mongolian cavalry came from Guihua City to meet Huang Laifu and others under the order of San Niangzi.Huang Laifu shouted: "Okay, let's go up, boys, show your strength."

All the soldiers responded with a bang, and there was a sound of squeaks, and they whipped their horses, and went to meet the Mongolian cavalry rolling in front of them.

Gu Dadao rode his horse and followed Yang Xiaolu. He was with Huang Laifu's central army, looking around excitedly, as if his body was full of energy, and he called out: "It's a pity, it's not the captives who are riding before the enemy." Come, or you can kill for a while!"

Huang Laifu understood it, and cursed with a smile: "Stinky boy, you want to fight a war, and there will be wars for you to fight in the future!"

Everyone laughed loudly, and Gu Dadao patted his head in embarrassment.

Soon, the team of Mongolian cavalry arrived in front of them, led by a general of San Niangzi.San Niangzi used to have 2000 personal guards, but this time the strongest [-] were selected to demonstrate against Huang Laifu.

Unexpectedly, the smoke and dust billowed on the opposite side, the sound of hooves sounded like thunder, and there were countless yellow banners looming. The momentum was really amazing. The third lady was secretly surprised. All the Mongolian people even took a breath of air-conditioning.

The cavalrymen of the Ming army are all wearing iron armor. It can be seen that the armor is well-made. The soldiers are all tall and burly, with tight muscles, full of arrogance and strength after a bloody battle.Even the war horses under them are good horses, and each of them has several horses.Although there are hundreds of people on the opposite side, the momentum is far more than the 2000 people on our side.

Mengren was a little stunned for a while, and couldn't compare with the opponent in terms of momentum.Compared with equipment, the opponent is a small soldier, and a pair of armor is equipped by the centurion of one's own side, and only the commander of a thousand is qualified to wear it.Compared with horses, the opponent has three horses per person, and it will not be worse than one's own.Especially the murderous aura of the other party after the overall bloody battle, which is missing among the 2000 people on my side.

Only then did the Mongolian army understand why Huang Laifu was so famous on the grassland.Seeing that his subordinates shrank a little, the general sighed. This time the demonstration failed but was shown. It was a failure. He thought to himself: "I have heard for a long time that Huang Laifu has a strong army and a famous general in the Ming Dynasty. It is as expected!"

He can speak some Chinese, and he clasped his fists and saluted immediately, and said loudly in blunt Chinese: "The last general is Mrs. Zhongshun, who will mark Mergan as her own general. By order of her wife, he is here to meet the sky. grown ups!"

Huang Laifu also said loudly: "With General Lao Mergan, Madam has a heart!"

Mergan glanced at the soldiers behind Huang Laifu for the last time, and said loudly, "Huang Junmen, please!"

As he said that he was leading the way, the group of people walked away.

In the afternoon, everyone came to the Heihe River, and Huang Laifu suddenly felt familiar.I saw fields along both sides of the river, and beside the fields, there were many earth and stone houses.Many people dressed as Mongolians are busy in the fields, doing the same things as farmers in Ming Dynasty.If it weren't for the Mongolians grazing cattle and sheep on some pastures nearby, Huang Laifu would definitely think that this was a county in the mainland of Ming Dynasty.

But looking at their work efficiency in the field and the farm tools, Huang Laifu couldn't help but shook his head. The level was too low. If he was allowed to manage this land, the income he would get would be ten times, a hundred times that of theirs.

The arrival of Huang Laifu and others attracted the shocked and fearful eyes of these people. When will the troops of the Ming Dynasty come outside the Great Wall?And so sharp and afraid of people.Fortunately, there were 2000 Mongolian troops in front of and behind these Ming people, which made everyone panic, but they kept talking in surprise, and many naked children ran behind the army.

After crossing the river, along the road to Guihua City, some tents and houses were scattered from time to time, forming small villages.The Mongols in these villages are either farming, or raising livestock, sorting meat, milk, fur, etc., and each village is surrounded by sheep and horses.

Huang Laifu saw that every village was filthy, full of garbage, and the roads were potholed.Except for some patriarchs and aristocrats, most of the Mongols I saw were dressed in rags, and their leather robes seemed to have not been changed for many years. They were shiny, and their hair was messed up like a chicken coop.Many people are pale and emaciated, their faces are disheveled, and their expressions are numb.

In particular, many Mongolian children are barefoot, their lower body pants are rotten like brooms, or they are running around with their buttocks bare, or they are held in the arms of their sisters who are not much older than them, biting their fingernails and looking at the past. army.

Seeing all this, Huang Laifu couldn't help shaking his head, he was too poor.If it is said that many people in Shanxi Town are so poor that it makes people cry, the Mongols outside the Great Wall are so poor that people cry.It's a pity that such a fertile land cannot make the local population rich and waste resources.

After walking for more than ten miles, I saw a blue city wall in the distance, as well as a unique style of towers on the city wall, but it turned out that Guihua City had arrived.

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Guihua City is known as the "Calling City". Temples and monasteries of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism and other religions are everywhere inside and outside the city. There are dozens of temples, especially the Lama Zhao Temple.

The inner city of Guihua was the residence of the princes and nobles, while the general Mongolian people lived scattered in the outer city and around the city walls, especially in the area outside the south gate.Because of this, many merchants occupy land on both sides of the South Gate Outer Avenue, lease or build houses, and set up trading shops, making this area quite lively, mostly for various livestock and fur transactions.

When Huang Laifu’s army horses came, the Mongols inside and outside the city all came forward to watch curiously, pointing at everyone in awe. Compared with the Mongols in the villages outside the city, the Mongols living in this area would have a different life. better.

After being notified by Kuaiqi, San Niangzi and others had already received the news of Huang Laifu's arrival. To show their sincerity, they personally led the chiefs of the Mote tribes from the territory to the south gate to greet them.When they saw Huang Laifu's elite [-] armored cavalry outside the city, everyone took a deep breath, no wonder Huang Laifu is famous for his grasslands, he really has such capital.

The two sides greeted each other, and speaking of it, Huang Laifu's official position was lower than that of San Niangzi.At that moment, he bowed to the third lady and said: "Huang Laifu, the commander-in-chief of Shanxi Town, Xiaguan, has met Mrs. Zhongshun. He has heard of Mrs. Zhongshun's name for a long time. It is a great fortune to meet you today!"

The third lady speaks Chinese fluently, she said: "Huang Junmen is polite, you are exhausted on the pommel horse, it's been a hard journey all the way!"

The two looked at each other, and the third lady saw that Huang Laifu was dressed in armor, but he was just a heroic general of the Ming Dynasty, with elegant manners, not as fierce as in the legend, with three heads and six arms.Seeing that he was so young again, he couldn't help secretly marveling, it was probably the first time he had seen such a young chief military officer in Da Ming.

Huang Laifu also looked at the third lady, and saw that she was wearing a Ming Dynasty official uniform.Perhaps because of the well-maintained skin, her complexion is fair and tender, not as red as the plateau on the faces of ordinary Mongolian women, and her face is round and quite rich.There are no bow legs when walking, and there is no smell of sheep on the body.According to historical data, she should be over [-] this year, but she is still somewhat pretty, a mid-mature woman, and her charm is still there.

After the ceremony between the two, the third lady introduced Huang Laifu to the chiefs of the tribes behind her. Seeing that these people were staring at her, Huang Laifu just met them casually, and it was over.

Most of Huang Laifu's army and horses stayed outside the city. He only brought Yang Xiaolu, Gu Dadao and more than a dozen people into the city with San Niangzi. His courage made everyone secretly admire him.Entering the city, the cries of vendors come and go, creating a lively scene.The patriarchs behind San Niangzi all had expressions on their faces, but Huang Laifu didn't take it seriously. Compared with many states and counties in the interior of Ming Dynasty, this kind of prosperity was really ordinary.

The third lady also smiled and asked Huang Laifu: "Huang Junmen, what do you think of my city?"

Huang Laifu said: "Not bad, but if Mrs. Zhongshun cooperates with Xiaguan, Guihua City will be more lively in the future!"

San Niangzi glanced at Huang Laifu with a smile, and stopped talking.

When everyone entered the hall of the palace in the inner city, Huang Laifu saw that the hall was decorated in a simple and elegant way, which was quite different from the nomadic people's layout in his impression, so he couldn't help being secretly surprised.

After the guests and hosts sat down, the third lady asked the maid to offer tea to Huang Laifu. Huang Laifu took it and saw that it was still the best Yandang Longqiu tea. He thought to himself: "These three ladies are very different from other Mongolians. !"

Huang Laifu and San Niangzi were the only people in the hall drinking Longqiu tea from cups, and the chiefs of other tribes were drinking milk tea from large bowls.

San Niangzi put down the teacup, smiled at Huang Laifu, and said, "Huang Junmen has come a long way and worked hard. The attendant prepared this tea, but can you enjoy it? How do you feel when you come from outside the Great Wall?"

Huang Laifu said: "Madam is too polite, this is the best Yandang Longqiu tea, even in Daming, it is rare to drink it!"

He looked around at everyone and said with a smile: "Come here, feel the customs of the grassland, and the enthusiasm of Mongolian friends. This trip is worthwhile!"

Everyone was staring, only the third lady giggled and said, "Huang Junmen, you are so good at talking, no wonder you are favored by the Holy One." I thought that Huang Laifu looked like a warrior, but he was eloquent. People should not be judged by their appearance.

Seeing Huang Laifu talking and laughing happily with the third lady, sipping tea slowly, with a relaxed expression, Wanhu Tutedi from Luboluo Department couldn't bear it anymore. He slammed the bowl on the table next to him and said loudly in blunt Chinese: "Huang Junmen, I, Tu Tedi, would like to ask one thing. I heard that the chief soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were only training troops in their own territory. When will they be able to leave the fortress? What the door did privately, or the Ming emperor's intention?"

Huang Laifu glanced at him. This guy is too rude, so he doesn't have to be polite to him. He said indifferently: "It's normal for people to go out to farm, and they need someone's consent. If the land is empty, they can go to cultivate it. They don’t cultivate, so can you cultivate? It’s not good to waste.”

Tu Tedi was taken aback, he was a rough man, how could he argue with Huang Laifu, and his Chinese was not good, he stuttered and couldn't speak.Seeing such a situation, the head of the Nuoyanwu tribe stood up abruptly and shouted: "This area is originally owned by our Ida tribe. If you Han people go out of the fortress, it is your fault that they invaded our territory. !"

Huang Laifu sneered and said: "Joke, who said that the land outside the Great Wall is yours? But there is evidence for division. Back then, Emperor Taizu Gao set up Fengzhou, and Guanshan guarded Daqingshan and other places. I would also like to say that even Guihua City The area is all owned by me, Ming."

It was like stabbing a hornet's nest, and the chiefs of the various Alta tribes present jumped up one after another.

"Huang Laifu, are you being unreasonable?"

"Huang Laifu, you are making an enemy of our Mongolian warriors!"

Bad words pointed at Huang Laifu and shouted angrily: "Han dog, do you want to start a war with us?"

Huang Laifu's face darkened, and he slapped the table next to him with a "snap!", pointing at the nose of Yan Yanqia and shouted fiercely: "Bastard, you bastard, what are you talking about? You want to start a war, I Huang Laifu will accompany you! But I can tell you clearly that the Mongols under Wuzhaibao and Shigou in Ningxia will be your role models."

Yang Xiaolu and Gu Dadao also hurriedly jumped out, drawing their swords to guard Huang Laifu.Especially Gu Dadao, with excitement in his eyes.

Seeing Huang Laifu like this, everyone on the spot was stunned. It was the first time they saw Huang Laifu, the chief soldier of the Ming Dynasty, who was unyielding and unintimidated. They didn't know what to do.

The third lady has been watching with cold eyes. At this time, she shouted: "Presumptuous, how can you be so rude to Huang Junmen? This is the way of us grassland people to treat guests? Retire."

A group of tribal chiefs sat down resentfully.The third lady smiled and said: "Huang Junmen, your subordinates are rude and rude, please don't take offense! This concubine personally invited the military gate to come here, and I sincerely invite them to solve related matters outside the Great Wall, so that Han and Mongolia can maintain peace and harmony. friendly."

Huang Laifu also smiled and said: "They are temperamental people, how can I blame them? The friendship between the Han and Mongolian peoples has a long history, cooperation will benefit both sides, and fighting will lose both sides. This time, our military sect came here with sincerity. here."

The two sat down again in a friendly manner, and the third lady asked: "If you dare to ask Huang Junmen, it is also true that the Han people keep going out of the fortress. Many tribal chiefs are worried whether the Han people will rob their pastures. I don't know what Huang Junmen thinks about it." What do you think?"

Huang Laifu smiled and said: "According to the officials, the worries of the chiefs of the tribes are really worrying. Madam also said that everyone is only worried about whether the Han people will rob their pastures. However, Madam also knows that the Han people are good at Cultivation and Meng people are good at grazing, so the two will not conflict at all! There are many lands outside the Great Wall, but most of them are barren, so why not use them for farming? The Meng people will also benefit at that time."

The third lady pondered.

Huang Laifu continued: "When the officials came to Guihua City, they also passed by the Dahei River area. To be honest, the yield of such fertile land is so weak. It can be seen that Mongolians are not good at farming."

He said: "So the lower official has an idea. In fact, my wife can cooperate with my Shanxi Town, and everyone will benefit from each other!"

(End of this chapter)