Han ride

Chapter 152 The dead friend is not dead

"What peace talks?" Hou Gongji's words made the expressions of the two of them change, but in the end they stopped talking, and both of them looked at the tea in front of them, as if the tea was a very interesting thing.

"Although there are rules in my dynasty's ancestral system not to profess ministers, not to pay tribute, not to make peace, and not to negotiate." Cao Huachun was silent for a while, and said: "But Li Xin is not a foreigner, but my dynasty's prostitute Yao Xiaowei, which is also considered a No peace talks. General Hou, what do you think?" Cao Huachun looked around and finally looked at Hou Shilu and said.

"Even so, Eunuch Cao, how will the government and the public explain it?" Hou Shilu asked hesitantly.

"Father commander, my son thinks there is a way to help us solve this matter." Hou Gong said with a smile: "Li Xin chased and killed Lin Dan Khan for hundreds of miles, and I don't know how many Mongolians died in his hands. Father-in-law Do you think Li Xin needs the heads of these dead people?"

"You?" Cao Huachun's face changed when he heard the words, his eyes fixed on Hou Gongji, and finally he sighed: "Young general, call someone out!" What kind of person is Cao Huachun, in the deep palace, if he wants to survive If so, I don't know what price I paid.Cao Huachun was able to climb to the present level, and his scheming was not the same as those bureaucrats who had been immersed in the bureaucracy for more than ten years.Hou Gong can say this very well, how can Cao Huachun not understand the mystery inside.

"Elder-in-law is amazing." Hou Gongji showed a hint of embarrassment on his face, and waved his hands behind him, only to see a strong man walk in, he was wearing a mandarin duck battle jacket of the Ming army, but his murderous look was rare. .This kind of murderous aura is not something ordinary people can have. Among the Ming army, I am afraid that only people like Hou Shilu can have it.

"Under Daming who prostituted Captain Yao, general Yang Xiong met his father-in-law." The big man cupped his hands and said to everyone.

"Yang Xiong?" Cao Huachun's complexion changed, he stood up all of a sudden, looking at Yang Xiong with surprised eyes.He is in charge of the East Factory, and he once spied on information about Li Xin. Li Xin has two generals, Jiang Yi and Yang Xiong, by his side. He did not expect Yang Xiong to come here.

"That's right, it's Yang Xiong." Yang Xiong found a stone bench and sat down.

"You are so brave, aren't you afraid that our family will keep you here? Our family believes that Li Xin will be willing to pay a huge price in exchange for you." Cao Huachun's triangular eyes shot a strange light.

"Haha, Eunuch Cao was joking." Yang Xiong was not afraid at all when he heard the words, but laughed loudly and said, "Who am I, Yang Xiong? I think Eunuch Cao also knows who is around my lord. Jiang Yi, Gao Meng, Ju Tu Wait, his talents are above mine. My father-in-law will definitely not take me seriously. What's more, there are tens of thousands of troops outside Zhangjiakou. Father-in-law thinks that the current Xuanfu can resist my tens of thousands of troops. Cavalry?"

"Huh!" Cao Huachun's expression darkened, and he snorted coldly, "Tell me, what did Li Xin ask you to do? Is it a begging?" He gently picked up the tea, took a sip, and didn't even look at Yang Xiong.

"My general is the prostitute Yao Xiaowei who was appointed by the imperial court, and he is a courtier of Ming Dynasty. Why use the word begging to describe it?" Yang Xiong said with a smile: "What's more, my general will calm down soon. Grassland, when the time comes, the imperial court will confer the title of General Hussars, hehe, they are all officials of the imperial court, what do you think, father-in-law?"

"Hmph, don't say it so nicely. You must know the court's attitude towards Li Xin? Do you think it's possible?" Hou Shilu said slightly dissatisfied.

"Tens of thousands of horses went deep into the grassland, how many people can finally return to Zhangjiakou?" Yang Xiong said casually: "It's not more than 1 people! Father-in-law and general, do you think this situation can be accepted by the court? Xuanfu It is an important place for the imperial court. With the tens of thousands of horses left by the general, can it be defended? Now the Central Plains is in constant war. Jiannu is still watching outside. How many soldiers and horses are there in Xuanfu, but they are of great importance to the imperial court. The general thinks that you have lost so many soldiers and horses, will the court let you go? If my general has nearly [-] troops nearby, and the court changes in the future, how will the troops be transferred from the Xuanfu? General Xuanfu will be unlucky, even you, father-in-law, will be unlucky too!"

"Hmph, if your general hadn't colluded with Lin Danhan, how could our Xuanfu army have failed?" Cao Huachun said viciously, his triangular eyes shot out a cold light. If he hadn't fought with Lin Danhan, his army would have become like this.

"Elder-in-law, what you said is a bit wrong." Yang Xiong glanced at everyone disdainfully, and said: "My general helped the court defeat Jiannu, how can the court deal with the rebels inside? This is the case The imperial court actually colluded with Lin Dan Khan to deal with my general. If it weren't for my general's bravery, I'm afraid our tens of thousands of troops would have been wiped out by your coalition forces. We Daming and the grassland people are life and death enemies. In this case, father-in-law and Lin Danhan colluded together, how could my general not be angry? How could he not design you?"

"You?" The faces of Cao Huachun and the others changed drastically, and then turned red.A look of embarrassment.Unexpectedly, Yang Xiong was so rude and directly pointed out the collusion between the two parties.

"Let's talk! What does Li Xin want to do?" Hou Shilu took a deep breath and said, "You must not attack Zhangjiakou because you don't want to besiege Zhangjiakou, so you probably don't want to confront the imperial court! And since you have taken the risk to come to my Xuanfu, you are also in your heart." Say what you want!"

"The soldiers we captured belong to us, and their families must follow our army back to Huacheng." Yang Xiong said triumphantly, "Of course, if you think it's bad for your face, you won't be able to do business with the court. You can say It’s about relocating the people, reclaiming wasteland in the grasslands, and helping the imperial court digest the results of this battle as soon as possible, what do you think the father-in-law and the general think?”

"Why, we lost so many soldiers, and finally the winner was Li Xin?" Cao Huachun's shrill voice rang in Yang Xiong's ear.

"How about the heads of the soldiers killed by Lin Danhan?" Yang Xiong said casually: "There are tens of thousands of heads! Of course, if the father-in-law wants to get these heads, he has to pay some price, that is food and grass. One million shi, how about it? "

"You are robbing!" Cao Huachun couldn't help standing up, pointing at Yang Xiong and yelling.

"Actually, the real culprits for the reason why the two sides have today are the Eight Great Aristocratic Families. I don't know what Eunuch thinks?" Yang Xiong said casually.

"Hmph!" Cao Huachun snorted coldly for a while, but he had to admit that this war was precisely because of the Eight Great Aristocratic Families, otherwise, the imperial court would not have made such a big fuss when it planned to deal with Li Xin, and at most would have made some small moves.This time, tens of thousands of soldiers were lost. If there is no gain, Cao Huachun may be doomed.

"General Yang, we have to think about this matter again, you go back first!" Hou Shilu thought for a while, feeling that this matter needs to be discussed with Cao Huachun, and waved to Hou Gongji who was on the side.

"In this case, I will leave." Yang Xiong was not worried, he believed that Cao Huachun and others would think it through. In this situation, if Cao Huachun and Hou Shilu wanted to save their lives and their official positions, they had no choice. .Although the Eight Great Aristocratic Families are very powerful, Cao Huachun naturally has a way to solve this matter.

In fact, just as Yang Xiong thought, after Yang Xiong left, Cao Huachun and Hou Shilu sat down again. After the two were silent for a while, Cao Huachun said softly: "General Hou, what do you think?"

"Everything is still up to the father-in-law, and the general will wait for the general to dispatch." Hou Shilu said without thinking.

"It's really cunning. How can a general be like those old people in the officialdom?" Cao Huachun cursed inwardly, but there was nothing he could do about it, no matter whether it was his status or the responsibilities he had to bear at the end of this battle, Cao Huachun had no choice. Way, and finally sighed: "Isn't there too much food and grass for a million stones?"

"The heavy snow is coming. Li Xin has gathered a lot of defeated soldiers this time. The soldiers under his command may reach [-]. There are also many herdsmen who belonged to Lin Dan Khan. If the heavy snow is coming, if he does not have these food and grass , Eunuch, what do you think he will do?" Hou Shilu asked softly in Cao Huachun's ear.

"Kou Bian." Cao Huachun opened his eyes wide open, and there was still a hint of panic.Kou Bian has always been the patent of grassland tribes, especially when winter is approaching and the grasslands lack food and grass, they will come to the Central Plains to plunder food and grass from the Central Plains.

"Yes, there will be bandits." Hou Shilu sighed, and said: "Guihua City is very close to the Nine Sides, and so is our Xuanfu. There are nearly [-] soldiers and bandits on the border. My father-in-law said that our Xuanfu can withstand it." ?"

Cao Huachun took a deep breath when he heard this, and his face turned pale with fright, he said, "What does the general think? This million stones is not a simple number!"

"That's true for us, but what about the Eight Great Families?" Hou Shilu said mysteriously: "The Eight Great Families are as rich as a country, and a million stones of food and grass are a drop in the bucket for these people!"

"That being said, it is not easy to get the Eight Great Families to willingly provide food and grass." Cao Huachun said with some concern, "The Eight Great Families have an unusual relationship with the high officials in the imperial court! The pressure is too harsh. It's extremely bad for us!" Apparently Cao Huachun had agreed to Yang Xiong's request, but he was just worried that the Eight Great Aristocratic Families would be difficult to deal with.

"Not long ago, Jin Liangyu went to see Lin Danhan." Hou Shilu thought for a while and said softly: "He once promised Lin Danhan 10 taels of silver, and Qi also told us that Lin Danhan decided to form an alliance with us, Ming Dynasty, to deal with it together. Li Xin. Father-in-law, the reason why our Ming soldiers have suffered such great losses is probably because of this. If our Ming soldiers hadn’t fought the enemy bravely, how could we have captured tens of thousands of Lin Dan Khan’s soldiers?"

"This?" Cao Huachun is so vicious, he can climb to his current position, and he doesn't know how many people he has counted. As soon as Hou Shilu's words fell, he knew the meaning.

"On the surface, the Eight Great Aristocratic Families are a whole land, but in fact, there are dirty things in it." Hou Shilu said softly: "The Eight Great Aristocratic Families are not as good as the Seven Great Aristocratic Families!"

"Dead friends don't die poor people. Done." Cao Huachun said viciously: "Go to contact Yang Xiong, and say to prepare the heads of those Mongolian soldiers, and ask the major general to prepare food and grass. We dispatched overnight and wiped out the Jin family. "

(End of this chapter)