The Reborn Duke of Ming Dynasty

I said that the [-] troops had already arrived in Yiji Nai, and after Huang Taiji went to "pay a visit", the old guard beside him also disappeared.Zhang Fan and the others knew it a long time ago, and they didn't point it out.

On this day, I put on formal attire and brought my guards into the city to start a formal negotiation with Wang Xilie.Zhang Fan still didn't go again, but stayed in the city.Zhao Ming sent people to inquire about Al Da's army, and found that they were really well-equipped and sturdy. They seemed harmless to humans and animals, but they had hidden murderous intentions everywhere.

After Zhang Fan listened to his report, he was also worried.

Today, Zhang Fan was still ostentatiously passing through the market as usual. Since Zhang Fan was collecting medicinal materials the day before yesterday, he was quite generous with his hands. Many herdsmen had a good image of Zhang Fan, and greeted Zhang Fan enthusiastically. Zhang Fan was also approachable. with.

Zhang Fan and Wang Meng walked across the street and were about to go back.When passing by an alley, a figure suddenly jumped out and bumped into Zhang Fan while standing unsteadily.Wang Meng was very surprised, he didn't feel this person's aura at all, so he couldn't help becoming nervous.Zhang Fan didn't know it, he helped the man and saw that the guard was a young woman.

Different from the rough skin of the northerners who have been exposed to the wind and sun all year round, this girl's pretty face looks white and delicate, and her pair of phoenix eyes are pitiful but also full of affection.Wearing the clothes of an ordinary Tatar girl, she lay in Zhang Fan's arms, as if she was so delicate that she had no strength at all.

Zhang Fan was also fascinated by this flamboyant woman, but fortunately, his determination was not bad, he immediately came back to his senses, and quickly grabbed the woman's arms in his arms.Even wearing a thick cotton coat, Zhang Fan could still feel the tenderness of her jade arms.The woman stood up slowly, intentionally or unintentionally rubbing against Zhang Fan's body, this non-sexy method really made Zhang Fan a little distracted.

The woman said in a panic: "I... I'm too reckless, thank you son!"

The voice blew into Zhang Fan's ears like a spring breeze, and he suddenly felt a heat rising from his lower abdomen.Zhang Fan was a little surprised, and thought: "Could it be that I've only been away from Ruxue for a few days, and I'm so unbearable!" He quickly kept his mind on it, and said to the woman, "Don't worry, why is the girl so flustered? Could it be that she met someone bad?"

The woman felt a little embarrassed when she heard Zhang Fan's words, and said coyly, "No, I... I'm going out alone, and I'm a little scared walking in an alley with no one there."

Zhang Fan heard this, and said with a smile: "Hehe, girl, don't be afraid, how can a villain dare to commit murder in broad daylight!"

After hearing Zhang Fan's words, the woman bowed slightly to thank Zhang Fan.Wang Meng didn't let down his vigilance at the side. The moment the woman leaned down, a silver light occasionally flashed from the hair, which made him a little bit clearer.

The woman just stared at Zhang Fan, and said coquettishly: "My name is quite awkward, I have a Han name, called Li Yingyue. I don't think you are from this place, I don't know you..."

"Young lady has good eyesight. Zhang Fan is an official of the Ming Dynasty. This party came to this northern land to discuss the mutual market with Tuhan." For some reason, Zhang Fan told these things to a man whom he met for the first time. The Tartar woman, and Wang Meng did not stop her from the side.

This woman was very forthright, even Zhang Fan, whom he met for the first time, invited her to dinner, but she declined and went.

Zhang Fan took her to the few restaurants in Yiji, Li Yingyue saw many people warmly greeted Zhang Fan with a very respectful attitude, she couldn't help being curious, and asked: "Mr. Zhang must be very famous. "

Zhang Fan smiled and said: "Miss, this is ridiculous, Zhang is only ordered by the court, so it's not worth mentioning."

When the two came to the restaurant, Li Yingyue enthusiastically asked Zhang Fan some questions. Zhang Fan also showed no fear, and even secretly revealed that he was entrusted by the emperor and had a sacred mandate.When Li Yingyue heard it, she only showed her daughter's amazed expression, and didn't show anything else.

"I've been in this city for a few days, but I haven't seen anyone like a girl." Zhang Fan asked.

"My concubine is usually at home, but today I feel bored, so I went out." Li Yingyue said.

Through the conversation, Zhang Fan knew that Li Yingyue's father was a Tatar, but her mother was a Han. Her mother taught her the rules of the Han, which made her behave like a Han woman.

When they were about to part, Li Yingyue showed a rather reluctant expression, and said, "I've been away for a long time today, and if I don't go again, my mother will be anxious. It's just..."

Zhang Fan heard this, and said generously: "Young lady, if you have something to say, it's okay to say it."

Li Yingyue said coyly: "I wonder if I can see Mr. Zhang again tomorrow?" That expression clearly showed that she had taken a fancy to Zhang Fan.

Zhang Fan hurriedly answered yes.Looking at the back of the woman going away, Zhang Fan's smiling expression turned cold, and he wanted to signal to Wang Meng.Wang Meng understood, walked up to a Ming merchant and whispered a few words, and that Ming merchant immediately ordered his two assistants to follow behind the woman.

When the two returned to their place of residence, Zhang Fan said to Wang Meng, "What clues can you see?"

Wang Meng nodded and said: "That's right, this woman is not simple. When she first appeared, I didn't notice her aura at all. If she wasn't naturally delicate and abnormal, she must have been specially trained."

"Although this woman is dressed as a tartar, anyone with a discerning eye can spot it at a glance. If she approaches me with a purpose, I'm afraid she won't be afraid that I will see her identity." Zhang Fan said, "But that's fine, let their eyes stare at me. Me, in this way, it will be easy for Zhao Qianhu to act. It's just that I don't know which force sent her here."

"Although I don't know who sent her here, I can roughly tell where she is from." Wang Meng said.

"Oh? Are you still good at seeing people?" Zhang Fan said jokingly.

"As far as reading, I think adults are good at it." Wang Meng followed Zhang Fan for a long time, and he was no longer as dull as usual, so he made a joke in a neutral manner.He refers to what Zhang Fan said when he met Nurhachi.

Zhang Fan felt a little helpless after hearing his words, and felt that Wang Meng was developing in a black-bellied direction.

Wang Meng continued: "Just now when she saluted the lord, I saw her earrings. It is definitely not the style that Tatar women usually wear, but it looks like the earrings of Miao women in the south."

After hearing what he said, Zhang Fan became thoughtful, and murmured, "Miao people...in the south... Could it be..." Zhang Fan suddenly remembered that in southern Xinjiang and Guangxi, the villages of the Miao, Zhuang and Yao peoples were about to move again recently. During the Jiajing period, there was an uprising led by Wei Yinbao. Although he was surrendered to the Ming Dynasty in the 45th year of Jiajing, according to Jin Yiwei's report, it was not safe to come in.Perhaps this Li Yingyue was sent by a leader who was about to revolt over there, but Zhang Fan couldn't figure it out, what did she come to Tatar for?Do you want to unite with the Tatars, but this is not easy. I answer that now I can't protect myself, and I am asking for peace from the Ming court, and he has not yet established much power in the southern border, and I may not be able to see it them.

"I don't understand, even if she came to join forces with me, why would she come to me?" Zhang Fan asked suspiciously.

"I don't understand this lowly position." Wang Meng said, "Although those Shanzhai chiefs in Guangxi revolted fiercely, the scale was not large, and the largest one was only ten thousand people. Talent has this scale." Wang Meng said.

"Could it be that they want to make a big move this time?" Zhang Fan seemed to be asking.

"It's not impossible, but you don't have to report this matter," Wang Meng said.

Zhang Fan was very surprised when he heard his words. He didn't think there was something wrong with Wang Meng, so he asked, "Why?"

Wang Meng said with some helplessness: "The great talent came to Jinyiwei not long ago. If you have time to look up the previous records of Jinyiwei, especially those in Dongchang, you will know. Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, this uprising has never stopped. If there was no The uprising makes people feel like someone lied about it."

Hearing what he said, Zhang Fan couldn't laugh or cry. He knew that the Ming Dynasty had been in existence for 300 years. Since the early years of Hongwu, there had been uprisings every year. Either they were dissatisfied with the court, or the local officials oppressed too much, or they wanted to learn from Zhu Yuanzhang. Get an emperor to do it.At the beginning, Zhu Yuanzhang's Jinyiwei and Zhu Di's Dongchang were very active in niping these signs in the bud.But gradually, there are more and more uprisings, which is one of the reasons for the continuous expansion of Dongchang and Jinyiwei. "important" task of monitoring officials, so even the emperor didn't care too much, and only sent a small number of people to watch those signs.If there is an uprising, the local garrison will be sent to suppress it immediately, and it will be quelled soon with a combination of suppression and appeasement; if it is large-scale, and it is difficult for the imperial court to quickly suppress it, it will issue an order to recruit leaders to divide its interior, and then slowly eliminate hidden dangers.

Zhang Fan smiled wryly, but after thinking about it in a blink of an eye, this was also brought by Zhu Yuanzhang. Who told him that he was the first person in China to sit on the throne due to a peasant uprising!

While the two were talking, Zhao Ming came in, greeted Zhang Fan, and said, "My lord, the woman you asked me to check lives in a residential house in the city, and there are only her and a woman called her in the house." Mother's. However, after some inquiries from the surrounding residents, they all said that this woman lived here a long time ago, but there is something strange about it."

"Strange, what's strange?" Zhang Fan said.

"The subordinates of the humble staff are all veterans, and I saw that the residents were a little bit flickering, so they gave some gold and silver to tell the truth." Zhao Ming said, "It is said that this woman only moved in here yesterday evening."

"Yesterday..." Zhang Fan pondered for a while, and asked, "When did the great military advisor I answered arrive?"

"It was yesterday evening." Wang Meng replied immediately.

Zhang Fan suddenly realized, and said: "It seems that this woman really came to seek help." He immediately told Zhao Ming the identity of the woman.

"But why did she stare at the lord?" Zhao Ming understood what he said, but he was still a little puzzled.

"I don't know, but I can make a guess." Zhang Fan said, "She is following me, it must be because she encountered trouble in coming to ask for help this time. Or Tatar rejected her completely, and she had no choice but to Shift the target; or Tatar did not agree, but did not refuse, she approached me just to show their sincerity."

"It seems that my lord has successfully attracted the attention of these people." Zhao Ming said.

"Of course, my task is to attract the attention of these people and cover you up," Zhang Fan said.

"I'm just afraid that my lord will be in danger because of this." Zhao Ming was a little worried about Zhang Fan's safety.

"It doesn't matter. I'm ostentatious every day, but I don't do anything threatening. They will never touch me." Zhang Fan said, "Besides, with Wang Meng by my side, nothing will happen."

"Then how will my lord deal with this girl?" Zhao Ming asked.

"It depends on how she deals with me. I'll do whatever I see." Zhang Fan said casually.

Zhao Ming asked teasingly: "If this woman uses her beauty tricks, my lord..."

Zhang Fan didn't think about this problem, and said: "I haven't thought about it, but if that's the case, wouldn't she be at a disadvantage." Sure enough, nothing good will happen when men are together.

The three laughed, even Wang Meng laughed twice.Zhang Fan said, "Okay, Zhao Ming, do you plan to ventilate with Ru Xue after you go back?"

"Madam is understanding, and she will definitely forgive you for what you have done." Zhao Ming also joked, but then said seriously, "I think you might as well hit a snake with a stick and pretend to be confused by this woman. You might not know what she wants to do."

Zhang Fan pondered for a while, then nodded and said, "You're right, you won't get anything if you keep on guard. I want to see what this Miao woman wants."