The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Could it be that Bei Yuan didn't want to better control the grassland?

No, but they can't do it at all.

Even when Meng Yuan moved to the Central Plains in the past, the grassland in Bei Yuan is still very chaotic now.

You must know that there are a large number of tribes here in the grassland. It is more accurate to say that it is the Northern Yuan Dynasty than the Northern Yuan Tribal Alliance.

The various tribes below are like the warlords who once ruled in the Central Plains. They completely listened to the affairs of the Northern Yuan court and did not listen to the announcement.

If you are really dissatisfied with something, just run away.

This is also a major feature of the grassland. Without a fixed residence, Bei Yuan himself did not dare to put too much pressure on most tribes.

Naturally, if one or two small tribes are disobedient, they should be taught casually.

Big tribes like Guilichi are not particularly obedient in many respects, and even Bei Yuan is currently hard to say directly, for fear of causing greater conflicts.

It's not that Bei Yuan didn't want to, but that he couldn't do it.

Zhu Ying spread her hands and said, "Is there anything that can't be done? To put it simply, all the chambers of commerce at the border of Daming will register."

"The number of registrations is the details of the specific goods. You can definitely send enough cavalry for protection and be responsible for the safety of the caravan on the road."

"This way, isn't it killing two birds with one stone."

"As for the escorting army, each escort can give a part of the commission, which is not a waste of time. I believe many people are quite willing, and they can often walk the horses. What a wonderful thing."

What Zhu Ying meant was to directly treat Beiyuan's army as a bodyguard bureau, which was equivalent to an official escort.

If it can be achieved, it must be a huge breakthrough in the grassland area.

This method really shocked all the officials of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, including Eleboke, and even those Han officials of the Northern Yuan Dynasty fell into deep thinking.

In terms of business, it seems that no one in the sea can keep up with Zhu Ying's rhythm.

From this perspective, all of Zhu Ying's current arrangements are sincere preparations for the development of Bei Yuan.

Such a good and perfect strategy is definitely not something that can be thought of in a single thought.

At this moment, Eleboke was really moved.

He felt that these things must have been explained by His Majesty Daming himself, for the sake of the friendship back then.

Beiyuan discussed for a while, and after a lively incense stick, Ou Anmin, a veteran Han official below, as a representative, nodded to Eleboke, thinking that this method is completely feasible.

In fact, the development of this model is based on the peaceful coexistence of the two countries. Once a war breaks out, it will be completely abolished.

However, the current Beiyuan has no other choice, and the embargo has caused too much loss to them.

If it is really going to be banned for another few years, it is estimated that Beiyuan will either carry out a large-scale migration, or be overthrown and change hands.

Once the direction is set, it is considered agreed.

However, specific matters still need more in-depth exchanges and detailed discussions. These matters do not need to be agreed by Eleboke and Zhu Ying, but are negotiated and handled by the ministers of the two sides.

It's just that it may take a day or two to wait until all the articles of association are negotiated, and then Ereboke and Zhu Ying will stamp the seal, which means that the negotiation has been completely completed.

Eleboke felt that it was boring here, so he invited Zhu Ying to go out for a walk.

Zhu Ying had nothing to be afraid of. With his personal force, it was Elebek who should be worried.

If he was aggressive, it wouldn't take too much effort to kill him directly. The guards of Erebok seemed to be extremely tough, but in Zhu Ying's eyes, it just took a few more breaths effort.

Eleboke looked at Zhu Ying's Xuanjiawei and said with a smile: "The grandson's horse is really good. It must have been raised with the fattest fresh grass."

Zhu Ying explained with a smile: "Khan doesn't know something, but now we have a new crop called corn in Daming, but I have heard of it."

Eleboke nodded and said, "I've heard of this, not only corn, but also sweet potatoes, sweet potatoes."

"It is said that your yield is huge, and it is relatively easy to plant. It has solved the problem of food for many people, and has a great effect on the development of Ming Dynasty today."

Speaking of this, Eleboke sighed a bit.

If there were such high-yield crops in the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, then the Central Plains must still be in the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty.

Zhu Yingdao: "Corn is a crop, but its stalks are more nutritious than grass, especially for livestock, it is like a very delicious meal."

"Concentrated feed is also far different than that. If you feed it for a long time, it will grow stronger and stronger."

"And the yield of corn is extremely high. The corn cobs are edible for common people, and the corn stalks are edible for livestock. It is a very good treasure."

Eleboke was fascinated when he heard it, and immediately asked: "This corn is in the trade list of Ming Dynasty to Beiyuan."

Zhu Ying nodded and said, "Of course it is. The current planting area is not too large. With the increase of the planting area, more grasslands can be supplied in the future."

Eleboke was slightly silent when he heard the words, and then asked seriously: "Grandfather, I think you also understand that the growth of the grassland is not good for the Central Plains."

"But why do you support the grassland so much?"

"I'm very surprised. You were the one who proposed the embargo back then, and now you are the one who supports the grasslands. Are you not afraid to invade the Central Plains after I, Beiyuan, rise again?"

"Some things, even if I am the emperor of Beiyuan, I may not be able to decide everything."

Eleboke's words can be said to have truly expressed all the thoughts in his heart.

From the emperor's point of view, Bei Yuan had enough advantages this time. He felt that although Yan Wang Zhu Di was very important, it was not worth doing this under the premise of conflicts with the grandson of the Ming Dynasty.

Everyone is very clear about the character of the nomads. Once they rise up, they will inevitably invade the Central Plains.

He really couldn't figure out what the grandson of the Ming Dynasty was doing.

Zhu Ying didn't answer directly, but looked into the distance, and asked in a leisurely voice: "Look, Khan, is this grassland big?"

Eleboke didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd that the great-grandson of Ming Dynasty sold, so he could only answer along with it; "Big, very big, you can't see the side at a glance."

Zhu Ying smiled: "In my opinion, it's so small, it's so small that it's only one or two million people per Beiyuan, and it's too small to fit."

"Genghis Khan's territory back then was big enough. Now Oara, the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, the Golden Horde, and today's Timur, and looking forward, there is an even wider territory. "

"With the strength of the grassland and the strength of Daming, the territory should not be limited to this."

"Khan, tell me, if the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty had the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, would it be possible to show the grand occasion of Genghis Khan?"

Eleboke didn't understand what Zhu Ying wanted to express, so he said along the way: "If this is the case, I think it is very likely."

In fact, Eleboke did not say that in his heart, the grandson of the Ming Dynasty in front of him was similar to Genghis Khan.

Zhu Ying continued; "Today's negotiation is extremely beneficial to Bei Yuan, and I know it very well."

"But what I want is the cooperation between Daming and Beiyuan."

"Today's Ming Dynasty is the most prosperous country in the world. Whether it is military, political, system, or people's life, there is no other country that can be compared."

"The most powerful part of Beiyuan is the cavalry, but as my Daming's firecrackers continue to improve, it will not be a simple matter for the grassland cavalry to enter the customs in the future."

"If you don't mention it in the future, at least after I ascend the throne, there will be no such possibility."

Hearing this, Eleboke also expressed his acquiescence. Although he didn't want to admit it, Zhu Ying's words were indeed true.

Zhu Ying continued; "The current population on the grassland has actually completely exceeded the carrying capacity of the grassland. I discovered this when I was a member of the Qunying Chamber of Commerce."

"If I want to drag Beiyuan to death, it only takes five years to carry out an embargo, then Beiyuan will definitely suffer civil strife, which will lead to subversion."

"It's just that the chaotic grassland doesn't mean much to Daming, not to mention that Khan, I and grandpa are very familiar with each other."

"Overseas, in the country of Wa, in Annan, Zhancheng, where Kublai Khan did not take it, now Daming has achieved great success, maybe as long as I pass an order, they can easily change hands, Return to Daming."

"For Daming, the grassland consumes too much military force. Almost a quarter of the country's military force is guarding the grassland at the border. This has caused a great obstacle to the outward development of Daming."

"If Bei Yuan can really cooperate with Daming, then Da Ming can draw out more troops to expand to the south, and Bei Yuan can also conquer more territories north and west."

"I, Daming, can't get through, so can you, Bei Yuan, get in?"

"We wait for the two countries, why should we waste each other's consumption?"

Zhu Ying's meaning was already very obvious.

But of course he can't say anything about the black land now.

When it comes to the black land, we can only try to hide it as much as possible after all the Beiyuan side has been stabilized first.

We will naturally know later, but at that time, there should be no possibility of Bei Yuan turning his face.

Not only on the black soil, Zhu Ying actually has a more long-term plan.

It's just that Eleboke still can't understand Zhu Ying's thoughts.

After a slight silence, Eleboke asked: "For the current Beiyuan, I really can't think of any good cooperation methods."

"The main reason is that there is no stable control at the moment. If there is any good way, please ask the grandson for advice."

After speaking, Eleboke bowed and bowed.

Even in the face of the younger and younger grandson of Ming Dynasty, Eleboke was very humble.

In today's world, in all the countries that are next to Daming, who doesn't know that the prosperity of Daming is created by the grandson in front of him who has just reached the age of crown.

The existence of the Qunying Chamber of Commerce is already a legend, and the current Daming is even more a legend among legends.

Counting the dynasties and dynasties, the comprehensive national strength of Ming Dynasty is probably already firmly in the forefront.

And such a change, after careful reflection, was only discovered in the short period of a few years after the grandson of the Ming Dynasty was canonized.

Such a terrifying natural-born king is still in control of the most powerful dynasty in the first place. Instead of opposing him, he is seeking his own death.

Now that I think about it, Eleboke still has a little bit of fear. If it wasn't for the Minister of War under his command who happened to capture the King of Yan, Zhu Di, within a few years, Beiyuan would fall apart under the plan of the grandson of Ming Dynasty.

Even in the past half a year or so, Elebek has been feeling physically and mentally exhausted and tried his best to maintain it.

Fortunately, the current grandson of Ming Dynasty has the intention to cooperate, which is probably the best news Eleboke has received since he took the throne.

Zhu Ying thought for a while, and said, "I understand the situation in Beiyuan quite well."

"Actually, for Bei Yuan, the biggest problem is the restriction of population and economic development in all aspects."

"To put it simply, the seemingly huge grassland is actually like a bird in a cage."

"To the north is a place of bitter cold, life will be even more bitter than now, there is no room for development at all."

"Let's go south, I think Khan is very clear about the price to be paid by the soldiers of my Daming Border Pass. Those who beat the autumn wind, few dare to approach now."

"Going to Xiwala and the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, the two forces are intertwined. Although the current Beiyuan is stronger than any of them, once it passes by, it will inevitably be surrounded by the two."

"In the land of Liaodong in the east, there are poor mountains and bad waters, and there are even Jurchen tribes. Although there are few people, they are extremely sturdy, and it doesn't have much effect if they fight there."

"Looking at it this way, all directions are like barriers, locking the seemingly mighty Bei Yuan here."

"Khan, I was right."

Hearing this question, Eleboke could only nod helplessly.

This is where Bei Yuan's biggest dilemma lies.

The grassland itself cannot raise a powerful Beiyuan, and Beiyuan, who is going downhill, is even more unable to conquer other forces, and the interior is a mess.

Zhu Ying turned her head slightly, looked at Elebake seriously, and said slowly: "Da Ming has money, and Bei Yuan has soldiers."

"If I say, I am willing to spend money and ask Bei Yuan to send troops to help me conquer the world, what does Khan think?"

At this point, Zhu Ying finally expressed her purpose after saving enough foreshadowing.

That's right, he just wanted to develop Beiyuan into a country similar to mercenaries.

From the current situation, there is such a possibility.

If it can be achieved, then Beiyuan will not be a threat to Daming.

After gradual infiltration, Bei Yuan will slowly integrate into the Ming system.

In the development of civilization, the advanced civilization will have an extremely powerful attraction for the backward civilization.

Some things are afraid that there is no comparison. When the two sides are compared, a series of aspects such as benefits, treatment, living environment and so on will have a huge impact on the weaker side.

To put it simply, would the cavalry on the grassland be willing to return to the grassland after experiencing the prosperity of following Daming?

Most of them don't want to.

Among them, there is a very critical point, that is, Mongolian culture is very weak, and it does not have much advantage in itself. In addition, the current Beiyuan is the former Mongolian Yuan.

In the current Northern Yuan Dynasty itself, many Mongolians have been nostalgic for their life in the Central Plains.

Even the children who were born on the grassland later will listen to their father or mother and talk about the good memories of living in the Central Plains.

The difference between barbarism and civilization is really like a moat in today's world.

Eleboke frowned, he didn't expect that Zhu Ying meant to borrow troops from Bei Yuan.

Is Daming short of soldiers?
Daming has 200 million soldiers, how can he have more than [-] cavalry?
If a large number of cavalry were loaned out, wouldn't Bei Yuan be in danger.

Originally, the tribe here was just about to move, how can we suppress it in the future.

"I don't quite understand what Taisun means, can you explain in detail."

After hesitating for a moment, Elebek did not directly deny, but asked again.

Zhu Ying nodded and said: "There are many tribes in the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and the army is chaotic."

"Although my Ming Dynasty has enough troops, the territory we guard is too vast, and it is extremely difficult to expand to the outside world."

"I intend to form the Beiyuan-Daming joint team. The Beiyuan cavalry, together with my Daming infantry and firearms, are almost crushing existences for many small countries."

"I also know Khan's worries, but Khan forgot one thing. When it is profitable, there is no need to send troops at all. Those tribes will naturally choose to find a way to survive. As long as Khan can assure them, in their youth After Zhuang goes out, he can protect the safety of the tribe."

"At the same time, for those tribal cavalry who go out to fight and get rewards, Khan can also collect a part of the tax appropriately. In this way, not only can better maintain the stability of Beiyuan today, but it can also be regarded as a new way out for the tribe."

"For most of the tribes, they are more concerned about how to survive. I can promise Khan that as long as the tribes are willing to send troops, they can advance part of the money and food in advance, and settle the settlement when they return."

"The cavalrymen who died in battle also have generous pensions."

Hearing these words, Eleboke's heart was greatly moved.

He has always been most worried about the impact of various tribes on Bei Yuan.

As the former overlord of the grassland, after Bei Yuan was launched from the Central Plains, there was actually a strong dissatisfaction with the environment.

Bei Yuan, who seems to be a huge force, is actually riddled with holes in the lower-level organizations.

And Eleboke himself is not a hero, he just feels burnt out with many troublesome things.

Now that there is such a good solution in front of him, there is nothing worth hesitating about.

"Okay, this method is good, they will definitely be willing to borrow troops, and then I, Bei Yuan, will be able to settle down."

"As long as the grandson can do it and solve the problem of food for the people of our Beiyuan, our Beiyuan can also marry Qin and Jin forever in the Ming Dynasty."

Eleboke laughed loudly, and said in a very comfortable mood.

This can be regarded as a solution to his urgent need, and besides following this path, Bei Yuan will have real dominance over the grassland.

Of course, he also knew that Daming was going to use his Beiyuan cavalry to charge, but it didn't matter.

Could the situation be worse than it is now?

As for the aspects of civilization assimilation planned by Zhu Ying, it has already touched the blind spot of Elebok's knowledge.

Not to mention Elbok, even in today's world, no matter how talented and learned people are here in Ming Dynasty, there is no concept of civilization assimilation. The export of Han culture in the past was not an active transmission, but a passive one of the surrounding small countries. Just absorb it.

Seeing that Elebok was excited, Zhu Ying immediately said while the iron was hot: "To tell you the truth, I have a small request from my side. I don't know if Khan can agree."

Eleboke said with a smile, "Please speak frankly, Taisun."

Zhu Yingdao: "Nowadays in the Northern Yuan Dynasty, there are many Han ministers. I know that they don't respect the Khan. Many of them have close contacts with Prince Hal, and they have conflicts with the Khan's position."

"Hanchens occupy high positions, and they are dissatisfied with the Mongolian nobles. Whether Khan can hand over all these Hanchens to me for disposal."

Eleboke frowned all of a sudden, and said: "This is not very good, although they have some problems in various aspects, but no matter what, they have been loyal to Beiyuan, and most of them have made a lot of achievements. Credit."

"Wouldn't it be chilling to say something like this?"

Zhu Ying nodded slightly.

Of course he knew that Eleboke would not do this, but he just asked a relatively high question first, so that he could talk about the later questions.

"I'm the one who was abrupt, but I'm not used to these Hanchens."

"So, if I use some means to target them, if they ask Khan to resign on their own, please ask Khan to let them come, and don't stop them forcibly."

I refused once before, but now Zhu Ying is only second best, and it seems impolite to refuse again.

After all, from the beginning of the negotiation to the present, Zhu Ying can be regarded as giving Bei Yuan a lot of benefits. On a deeper level, it has helped Bei Yuan consolidate its dominance.

Elebok himself didn't like those Hanchens, mainly because they were not completely loyal to himself, but more loyal to his younger brother Haertaiji, which made Elebuk's heart Has been very unhappy.

It's just for Beiyuan's overall consideration, so they can't be touched.

Now that there is already the help of the great grandson of Ming Dynasty, there is no need to care about them.

"Okay, if they go by themselves, of course I won't care."

"Thank you Khan."

The two looked at each other and smiled, extremely satisfied with the current negotiation.

As the negotiations progressed, the details were gradually finalized.

After this round of negotiations, the two parties who were once at war became very good friends immediately.

Among them, Han Chen like Ou Anmin was the most embarrassing.

When the forces of the two sides are no longer hostile, their identities become a bit conspicuous.

What's more, after Zhu Ying's previous sarcasm towards them, the respect that Qi Tai and others had for Ou Anmin disappeared.

The results of the negotiation quickly spread among Daming and Beiyuan.

Before that, Zhu Ying naturally guided the public opinion on the mansion newspaper first, and publicized that the grassland in the future would not become a threat to Ming Dynasty.

Di Bao is like a big killer, allowing people to hear what they want to say.

Easily control the outlets of public opinion.

Otherwise, this kind of behavior, driven by caring people, could easily have a big impact on Zhu Ying's reputation.

Don't look at the current Daming as a prosperous country and the people's security, but in fact, the internal species are quite small, and they will seize any opportunity to slander Daming.

This point, no matter when and in what era, is extremely unavoidable.

If you want more than 6000 million people in Ming Dynasty to be of one mind, it is completely impossible if you think about it.

In Zhu Ying's way of thinking, that is to unite the majority of people and eliminate the small number of people.

As long as the general trend is in place, a little storm is nothing.

After the negotiation, Zhu Di, King of Yan, was released soon, which was also Bei Yuan's first expression of sincerity.

After all, it was a big country negotiation, and as the grandson of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Ying's credibility was still very high, so there was no need for Eleboke to say that it would make both parties unhappy for this little time.

After the negotiation, Zhu Ying did not leave Beiyuan immediately.

Instead, he personally sits at the border gate and sets up a border trade department.

This can be said to have shown Daming's sincerity to a great extent.

The establishment of the Border Trade Department was first of all to determine the price of the grassland. In the official procurement price, plus part of the transportation cost, it was almost the purchase price in the Jiangnan area.

This price is quite friendly to the grassland.

Previously, the same materials on the grassland people's side were equivalent to an overall increase of three or four times in value.

The same fur used to be exchanged for one stone of grain, but now it can be exchanged for more than three stones.

The price increase is a huge blow to the smugglers at the border.

When smuggling is not so profitable, who would be willing to take huge risks to do this business.

The basis of rampant smuggling is itself based on huge profits.

In the border area, in order to express his sincerity, Bei Yuan specially sent [-] cavalry as bodyguards to protect the commercial roads. Any criminals on the prescribed routes would be subject to their jurisdiction.

The discipline of the Mongolian cavalry is very poor, so it is the hundred households sent by Daming to control them.

These hundreds of households never dreamed that they would become Beiyuan's generals one day.

One must know that their current identities are equivalent to dual appointments. They are also canonized by Beiyuan, and have the power equivalent to the generals of Beiyuan.

This made the Mongolian cavalry also have to obey their orders.

Because of cultural differences, the formulation of laws basically refers to Daming's side, and those Hanchens seem to have sensed some rumors, and became much more low-key during the negotiation process.

In less than half a month, with the cooperation of Beiyuan and Daming, mutual markets were established on the grassland.

A large number of grassland tribes came here to trade, and Eleboke's reputation resounded throughout the entire Northern Yuan Dynasty.

Whether it is the people of the Ming Dynasty or the herdsmen of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, it is not very important to them who is under their rule. What is important is who can feed them. This is the most important thing.

What kind of national righteousness, who would care about these things for people who can't even eat enough, let alone tell them that they don't understand these things without education.

The worst here is probably Shanxi merchants.

After the separation of the Qunying Chamber of Commerce, Shanxi Shanxi Merchants have risen, filling the previous gap, and completely monopolizing the smuggling industry.

And because of the embargo, they drove up prices even more, making a lot of money.

Now that they are all released, the herdsmen are not fools, there is no need to buy their expensive supplies.

Even if it is snowflake salt, porcelain and other luxuries that nobles only need, the Daming Chamber of Commerce can provide one.

Some of the smarter Mongolian herdsmen made a lot of purchases.

Because Daming's goods are cheap, they have more profits. After starting from Daming, they can sell them to Oara and the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, thereby earning more.

In the current Northwest China, a large number of corns have been planted. After being promoted by Zhu Ying, corn stalks have become a necessity for grassland herdsmen to snap up.

The originally thin cattle and sheep, after being fed with corn feed, changed their appearance completely in just half a month. This is an effect that the most delicious pasture cannot achieve.

In less than a month, corn feed has become the best-selling commodity on the grassland.

The herdsmen can completely feed the cattle and sheep, so as to sell them to Daming for a good price.

Even the milk produced by that cow will become much sweeter and richer.

One month later, Zhu Ying's arrangement for Beiyuan Hanchen began.

Because of this month of getting along, the hostility between the two countries has become much less. Even here in the Beiyuan court camp, many Ming merchants can already be seen.

Through Jin Yiwei's inquiries, and with the help of Eleboke, Zhu Ying has almost mastered all the information of Beiyuan Hanchen.

Immediately afterwards, within Daming, the clans of these Hanchens were investigated.

The key point is Ou Anmin.

After all, he is now in Beiyuan Hanchen and has a lot of influence. As long as he is the first to take him down, things will become much easier later.

The Ou surname is widely distributed, with Guangdong and Hunan accounting for [-]%.

But Ou Anmin's clan is in Xinzheng, Henan.

After all, Ou Anmin is relatively famous, so he can easily find out after a little searching.

After getting the news, Song Zhong led the team and immediately went to Xinzheng, Henan.

Xinzheng County, Henan Province.

Here, Ou Anmin's family can be regarded as an extremely high-ranking landlord and gentry.

The rise of the Xinzheng Ou family is naturally inseparable from Ou Anmin. After all, in the late Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties, Ou Anmin was a second-rank Han minister.

At that time, of course, he took great care of his family.

Even if Zhu Yuanzhang swept the world, Xinzheng Oushi did not suffer too much impact.

Although Henan has a character for Nan, it actually belongs to the northern region, that is, the northern Han people. As a place where military strategists all over the world must fight, the people here are tough all the year round.

Because of the Mongol Yuan relationship, the unattached family suffered heavy losses, and the Xinzheng Ou family only gradually grew up in the late Mongol Yuan period.

Xinzheng Ou's family is naturally willing to spend a lot of money in studying, so the whole family, young and old, basically went to private schools for the last time.

This also led to the fact that besides Ou Anmin, there are many people in the tribe who are developing on the official career.

For example, the current magistrate of Xinzheng County is a member of the Ou clan.

Song Zhong was already familiar with these news before he arrived in Xinzheng, so the first step was to go directly to the county magistrate.

The magistrate's office of Xinzheng is extremely imposing. As Xinzheng of Zhongxian County, it is even more imposing than the general magistrate's office of Shangxian County.

When Song Zhong arrived with his men, the county magistrate's office in Xinzheng didn't receive any news.

The yamen servant of the magistrate's yamen looked at the dozens of Tiqi who suddenly appeared in front of him with a dazed expression, but he hadn't reacted yet.

After seeing Jin Yiwei's token, the guards at the city gate had no time to notify them.

"You are?"

A yamen servant asked boldly, with a bit of trembling in his tone.

Anyone can see that the identity under this brocade must be extraordinary.

"Jin Yiwei is doing business, get out of here."

Without waiting for Song Zhong to tell the truth, Jin Yiwei Qianhu who was next to him went up and just scolded him.

The two yamen servants didn't dare to say more, they immediately stepped aside.

Dozens of people got off their horses and went straight to Ya Nei.

At this time, Ou Shuzhong, magistrate of Xinzheng County, was taking a lunch break at the back.

Immediately, he was woken up by the noise, and immediately shouted in a somewhat unpleasant voice: "Who is making such a loud noise here, disturbing my rest?"

Jin Yiwei, who was in a hurry, didn't give the government servants any time to react.

All the way rampage, into the backyard.

Song Zhong looked at the county magistrate in plain clothes with disheveled hair, took out his token from his waist and said, "Song Zhong, the governor of Jingshi Jinyiwei Township, is here to interrogate Xinzheng Ou's collusion with Beiyuan and treason under the order of His Royal Highness Taisun." .”

"Let's go, go to your yamen, so I can explain to this official."

Mr. Song said with a sneer, and at the same time, Qianhu next to him immediately took out the grandson's decree.

The prescribed regulations still have to go.

Ou Shuzhong felt as if he had been struck by a thunderbolt from the blue sky. He took the decree tremblingly. After checking the above content, it was the same as what Song Zhong said.

"Injustice, a great injustice."

"That Ou Anmin, 30 years ago, has disappeared and has never had any contact with the family. This must be framed by villains."

"My Ou clan worked diligently in Xinzheng and never committed any treason."

Song Zhong sneered, and said, "Don't shout for injustice, do you know why you are suddenly being investigated by Ou Shi?"

"This is what His Majesty the Grandson saw with his own eyes at the frontier border. At this moment, Ou Anmin is an important minister of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and he has many plans in secret."

"As members of his clan, you received his favor during the Mongol and Yuan Dynasties, so there is still a reason why you don't know about it."

"Don't let me get rough, you can be regarded as a scholar, just follow along."

Ou Shuzhong seemed to be deprived of all his energy, and his whole body was on the verge of collapse.

Since Jin Yiwei of the capital came in person, this must be a big case.

Then he could only follow to the Yamen lobby.

This lobby has always been where he handles official business, but now it has become a place to interrogate himself.

Song Zhong sat at the top, where Ou Shuzhong used to sit, and he was not in a hurry to handle the case.

Drinking tea leisurely, as if waiting for someone to arrive.

Ou Shuzhong knelt on the ground in a white shirt, not daring to speak first.

After about two sticks of incense, there was a burst of noise outside.

Ou Shuzhong didn't feel anything at first, but when the voice approached, his eyes widened instantly.

He heard familiar voices, all of them were from the Ou clan.

This also means that the Jin Yiwei in front of him probably captured all the members of the Ou family.

It's just that Ou Shuzhong at this time is already a mud bodhisattva who can't protect himself when crossing the river, so he doesn't have the ability to protect his tribe.

As the door opened, Ou Shuzhong turned his head to look, and saw that everyone, old and young, had been arrested.

The leader is the commander of the guards near Xinzheng. Obviously, in order to arrest the Ou family, they directly bypassed the army in Xinzheng County and directly dispatched the guards.

"The Commander of Guide Weidu sent Wang Lingte to return to his command."

"According to the investigation, there are a total of 480 people in Ou's family tree, 19 people who went out to be officials, 34 people who went out to seek scholars, and 25 people who were absent due to business. Except for Ou Shuzhong and other five people in the county government, the remaining [-] people were all arrested. into the case."

Song Zhong nodded and said, "Put it in."

Following the command of Guideweidu Commander Wang Ling, the soldiers outside suppressed more than 400 members of the Ou family, and all of them entered the county government.

Fortunately, the county government office is big enough, otherwise it wouldn't be able to accommodate it at all.

There was a vast expanse of kneeling ground, filling the corners of the county government lobby and the front yard.

There were not a few old and weak women and children, including the children who were a few months old, and they were brought here directly.

Daming Jinyiwei pays attention to cleanliness and neatness in handling affairs, even if it was born yesterday, it must be hugged today.

Song Zhong did not take the lead in interrogating Ou Shuzhong, but slowly bowed his hands to the commander of the capital, and then asked: "Commander Wang, but on the genealogy, I found the name of the traitor Ou Anmin."

Wang Ling clasped his fists and replied: "Reporting to Mr. Song Zhenfu, the humble position is not on the genealogy, so look for the name of the treacherous minister."

Song Zhong snorted coldly, glanced at the Ou family members who were kneeling outside, and turned to Ou Shuzhong: "It seems that you have been prepared for a long time, and you want to use the name of the genealogy to say that Ou Anmin has already been expelled from the family." Ji, what you do has nothing to do with you, right?"

"In my opinion, this is a guilty conscience. If you don't know the whereabouts of Ou'anmin, why bother to remove him from the genealogy? Everyone knows that Ou'anmin is the doctor of the Yushitai of the Mengyuan Dynasty. , occupying the second-rank official rank, I am the pride of Xinzheng Oushi."

"Playing such a hand now is enough to show that there is a ghost in my heart."

"It seems that the matter of secretly colluding with Beiyuan is indeed His Royal Highness Taisun's insight. The evidence is convincing now. What else do you want to say?"

"Let me tell you first, Jin Yiwei will kill first and then play. The imperial power has granted it, and there is an order from His Highness the Grandson. Today, even if you ransack the entire family of your Ou family, it is just a thought of the official."

"I advise you to think about it, and don't say anything wrong with this officer."

After Song Zhong finished speaking, Ou Shuzhong hadn't answered yet, and the yamen was already full of crying.

Hearing the words of copying and beheading the whole family, those Ou family members, women, teenagers, clan elders, etc., all expressed their grievances.

It was disturbing to hear.

Song Zhong waved his hand immediately, and then more than a dozen Jinyiwei came off the stage, shouting and silence.

Those who are disobedient will be slapped, and what's more, they will be smashed in the face by the scabbard, and blood will splatter everywhere.

If you catch people in the crowd, you don't care about old people, women and children, just beat them violently.

Soon, the yamen immediately quieted down.

Even with that sobbing sound, he tightly covered his mouth, for fear of getting angry and getting beaten.

In the current situation, beating someone to death is considered a death in vain.

Seeing this scene, Ou Shuzhong knew that sophistry was useless.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Reporting to Mr. Song, that traitor Ou Anmin did have correspondence with my family."

"After he joined Beiyuan, he wanted to get help from his family and confuse his clansmen to go to Beiyuan to work for him, but his family never agreed to this."

"The sword thief once said in the letter that when he was old and weak, he wanted to return to his roots and return to his family incognito."

"But these things, the family has never promised. Some young people in the family who have not achieved the fame are bewitched by him and go to Beiyuan Youzhi."

"The former patriarch found out about this, and immediately expelled him from the family tree, and only then did he have a thing that is not in the family tree."

"The words of the lower official are true, and Lord Song please check it out."

After Ou Shuzhong finished speaking, he kowtowed to Song Zhong again and again, the ground was booming, and when he raised his head, his forehead was bloody.

It's just a pity that things like selling miserably are useless in front of cruel officials like Song Zhong.

Song Zhong sneered, "How can I define that you are not in collusion? There is no evidence for what you said."

"Can you keep the letter from the traitor?"

Ou Shuzhong replied bitterly: "I never kept it."

Song Zhong chuckled, and said, "I don't even have any evidence, just relying on your nonsense, I have to listen to your nonsense?"

Speaking of this, Song Zhong suddenly changed his mind and said, "Actually, it's not that there is no way to prove it."

"His Royal Highness Taisun personally confessed to me that if Ou Anmin is willing to abandon Beitou Ming and suddenly wakes up, it will be considered a merit, and you will no longer be held accountable to your Xinzheng Ou family."

"In your clan, there are relatives of Ou Anmin. Tell them honestly. Don't try to hide. If you really want to be found out by the official, you know it's not so easy to talk about."

How could Ou Shuzhong dare to hide anything at this moment, compared with the more than 400 members of the whole family, Ou Anmin naturally became humble.

They did take care of them at the beginning, but that was all 30 years ago. Now 30 years have passed, except for a few people, the affection has long faded.

"Yes, my lord."

"In the clan, there are two sons, one daughter and four grandchildren."

"They don't even know that their father is Ou Anmin, and in name, he has been adopted by a brother in the clan."

"It's his own brother."

Ou Shuzhong explained everything intermittently.

If other people were to investigate these matters, they might be able to hide a thing or two, but Jin Yiwei's methods were too ruthless.

When Ou Shuzhong went to the capital to report on his duties, he had heard of the prestige of Jin Yiwei. At that time, it was the time when Zhu Yuanzhang killed officials the most.

It left a lot of vagueness to Ou Shuzhong, and those high-ranking Beijing officials were simply given to death one by one.

In fact, the county magistrate of Xinzheng hadn't had his turn earlier.

It's just that the previous magistrates were all executed by Zhu Yuanzhang one after another, so it was Ou Shuzhong's turn to be the magistrate.

After finishing speaking, an elder from the Ou family who was kneeling in the front yard got up tremblingly and walked into the lobby.

"Old Ou Anfang, Tian is the elder brother of the traitor, and his children will be adopted under the old name."

Ou Anfang is also seventy years old, his face is white, but he looks good in spirit.

In the face of family righteousness, it is the tradition of most families to abandon the small family and protect everyone.

In the face of this crime of collaborating with the enemy and traitorous country, they dare not hide anything, any concealment will only make things worse.

Song Zhong chuckled, and told Qianhu next to him: "Serve me with pen and ink, let him write down all the names of his children and grandchildren."

"I understand that they don't have the guts to lie."

Qianhu next to him brought a pen and paper, Ou Anfang took it and lay down on the ground, writing his name clearly.

Among the crowd, a middle-aged man, a woman, and two teenagers were pale.

They are the heirs of Ou Anmin.

Although no one in the family has ever said this, it is not a big secret.

The rest are either serving as officials or studying abroad, and they are not here.

After everything was ready, Song Zhong took a look at it, put it on the desk, and said: "Follow the order of His Royal Highness Taisun, but all officials of Xinzheng's Ou clan will be suspended for the time being."

"All the clansmen, for the time being, will be taken to the local public security departments and punished as crimes."

After saying this, Song Zhong paused slightly, and continued; "I will give you a chance for the time being. You can choose three people, write three family letters, and I will pass them on to Beiyuan."

"If he is willing to turn his back on the shore, let the past be the past for your current situation, and the officials will be restored to their posts, and the students will not be deprived of their fame and status."

"If you persist in your obsession, then the whole family will be punished as the crime of collaborating with the enemy and treason, dismissed from all official positions, and punished with hard labor."

"It's good to think clearly about how to write the letter."

After Song Zhong finished speaking, he stopped talking and turned to leave.

And these Ou family members will all be sent to the prison of the Department of Public Security, and they will be waiting in the prison until there is no letter.

Whether to release or punish, it depends on how Ou Anmin in Beiyuan chooses.

It's not just Song Zhong who is in a situation like this.

All the other Han ministers who served in Beiyuan, their families in Daming, are generally in the same situation as the current Ou family.

This is not a joke, if you really don't choose to return to Daming, then you can do whatever you want.

In today's world, there are not so many saints in later generations, and the crime of implicating others is also a very common crime.

If one person makes a mistake, the whole family has learned it. To put it simply, the family must have the responsibility of educating every member of the family.

Ordinary ones are fine, if they serve other countries to target Ming, there is no need to talk about kindness.

What Zhu Ying did was to let all scholars in the world understand that in the days to come, you can serve other countries and become ministers.

But when this country is hostile to Daming, if you want to come back, you have to give it back.

Even if you are lonely and have no worries, it will make you notorious in history for thousands of years.

Soon, under the urgent situation of all parties, a large number of family letters were sent to Beiyuan.