Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

In addition to Yu Yunwen, there were several teenagers from the orphan camp who accompanied Ma Kuo on his mission.

For example, Zhu Xiaozhong, adopted from Shaanxi, is sixteen years old this year. He studied every morning, practiced martial arts in the afternoon, and occasionally went to the school field to train with the soldiers.

The orphan camp is currently located at Tianqing Temple in the north of the city, next to the military camp and school grounds. Some of the monks who were forced to return to secular life could not find a place to go, so they stayed to take care of the orphans.

These orphans come from Shaanxi, Henan, Sichuan, Jingxiang and Gyeonggi, and the total number exceeds 500. Seventy percent are boys and only thirty percent are girls. Because during times of famine, girls are often easier to sell than boys, and parents want to keep boys instead of selling them, so Ju Ming adopts the rescued orphans in proportion.

Orphans that he did not adopt personally were placed in charity homes in various places.

The more than five hundred orphans who were adopted as adopted sons and daughters by Ju Ming are now only five, and they need to work extremely hard and be outstanding.

Outside Weizhou Gate, a team of hundreds of people was ready to go.

Ju Ming only accepted ten of the camels donated by the Gaochang Uighurs, and let them take the rest back by themselves, because they also gave back a lot of goods that needed to be transported.

However, all the fine horses presented by the yellow-headed Uighurs were accepted and they were given some silk and tea leaves in return. Several leaders would also give them armor when they were canonized.

Of course, they also donated other specialties, the value of which was roughly the same as what Ju Ming gave in return.

This value is quite high, based on the price of goods in Kaifeng.

If it is transported to the Western Regions, its value will immediately double, and both the Gaochang Uighur and the Yellow-headed Uighur will make a lot of money.

The vassal will gain, and Ju Ming will not lose. This is probably the case.

Ma Kuo, Yu Yunwen, Zhu Xiaozhong and others were all wearing gorgeous brocade robes, which were given by Zhu Guoxiang two days ago. He would take it off when he left Tokyo and put it on when he arrived at his destination to show off the beauty of the Ming Dynasty's costumes.

Ma Kuo still holds the Jie Yao in his hand. This man belongs to a hard-working life and spends most of his time on missions abroad.

He can speak Khitan and Jurchen dialect. It is estimated that if he travels around the northwest, he can also learn a few words of Tubo and Uighur dialect.

Xu Kangzong, the minister of Honglu Temple, came to see him off. Just before leaving, Xiao Weili reiterated again: "Go back and tell the prince of the Ming Dynasty that Daliao and Xixia are the countries of father and son, and Daliao and Ming are the countries of brothers. If the Ming Dynasty and Xixia were brothers, then he would have lowered his status and become the son of the Liao Dynasty!"

"What your envoy said is reasonable, and I will definitely convey it to you." Xu Kangzong said seriously.

Yelu Dashi and his cronies were extremely hostile to Xixia. The two sides agreed to attack the Jin Kingdom together, but Xixia turned around and surrendered the money to the alliance. They did not want to see Xixia feel better, let alone that Xixia had been exalted for a lifetime.

Representatives of Ming and Xixia are currently negotiating in Lanzhou.

It is estimated that Xiao Weili will deliberately stay in Lanzhou for a few days and verbally threaten the Xixia negotiators.

"Mom, please come back. The child will be back in two or three years." Yu Yunwen was saying goodbye to his mother.

Yu's eyes were red, and she held her son's hand and said, "You are still young, and it is your first trip to the Western Regions and Mobei. As a mother, how can you not worry? The amulet I ask for must be properly protected." Carrying it with you will protect you from danger when you are outside."

Yu Yunwen grinned, patted his waist and said, "The amulet is in the sachet."

The sachet was sewn by her son's fiancée, and Mrs. Yu couldn't help but laugh: "When you come back, you will get married to the Wang family's wife."

Yu Yunwen had already been engaged, and his fiancée was from the Wang family in Chengdu. In terms of relationship, she was the sister of Bai Qi's wife.

The Wang family in Chengdu is really full of in-laws, and they also have a bunch of sons-in-law in the capital.

After the south is pacified and the large clans that migrate to Shu are dispersed, the Wang family will be the first to be dealt with!

On Ma Kuo's side, he was also saying goodbye to his wife. They had spent less time together and more time apart in the past ten years. They took advantage of every opportunity and reunited tenderly. Now they only have one son and one daughter. When the two children were born, Ma Kuo was far away in the north and had no home.

Zhu Xiaozhong and other teenagers were also saying goodbye to their younger brothers and sisters.

These orphans come from various places and study, practice martial arts and play together all year round. Although they often have various minor conflicts, their relationship is extremely strong.

Xiao Weili looked back at the Tokyo city wall. The city tower was far more majestic than in the north. Nowadays, there is a new atmosphere with the change of dynasties.

The Ming army should be able to withstand the Jin soldiers, right?

Xiao Orila was still frightened by the fighting ability of the Jin soldiers. Those barbarians in the ravine were so capable of fighting, and even each one of them would not die in a fight.

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In Mobei, Kedun City can be found.

Yelu Dashi was reading in the tent when he heard rapid footsteps coming from outside. He put down his books and waited to receive the visitor.

The general Sa Ba opened the curtain and came in with a smile on his face and said: "Dear Khan, there is a big happy event, the golden man has lost his head."

"What are the Jin people doing?" Yelu Dashi asked.

Saba said: "The Jin people didn't know how to manage the grassland, so they copied the Meng'an Mou restraint. They forcibly re-demarcated the pastures according to the population, divided the tribes into groups, and selected obedient tribal leaders to serve as officials. In order to prevent the They rebelled and stationed troops 200 miles southeast of Jingbian City (near Hulunbuir City)."

Yelu Dashi looked happy: "How did the various tribes react?"

Saba said: "The Tata'er tribe was willing to be lackeys for the Jin Kingdom and oppressed the other tribes. They were granted large tracts of grassland and were granted many titles of Meng'an Muke. The tribes were not only oppressed by the Jin people, but also by the Tata'er tribe. , people fled westward one after another and came to join us. For those who did not escape, several tribes sent people to ask for help."

Yelu Dashi laughed and said: "The Jin people are indeed barbarians. They only know how to conquer the world, but they don't know how to govern it. I will first eat up the Jin Kingdom's garrison, and then unite all the grassland tribes to march south and regain our lost land of thousands of miles in Liao!"

The Jin Kingdom's so-called digestion of the Liao Kingdom's hometown was actually a bit naive.

In the Han Dynasty, people shaved their hair to change clothes.

In the grassland, engage in fierce Anmoke.

Then station troops in important military locations, and at the same time support the puppet forces. Those who are disobedient will be killed by the puppets. If the puppets cannot be defeated, the Jin soldiers will take action in person.

On the Hulunbuir grassland, the Tatar tribe is a puppet force.

It can't be called a puppet, it can be described as a dog.

After the fall of the Liao Kingdom, the tribes here paid money one after another, and some new tribes took the opportunity to come to the prairie from the northern mountains.

They allied with each other and fought for pasture. When the Jin Kingdom tried to rule this place, the Tatar tribe was the most obedient and cooperative. As a result, a large number of nobles from the Tata'er tribe were promoted to chiefs of Meng'an Mouke, and the tribe's power grew rapidly with the help of the Jin Kingdom.

The way the Jin State ruled the grasslands was actually very similar to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but it was fundamentally different.

The Manchus and Qing Dynasties shouted for the Manchu and Mongolian families, ennobled Mongolian princes, and married Mongolian nobles for generations. The Jin Kingdom only appointed military and political officials, neither canonizing princes nor engaging in noble marriages, and even discriminated and oppressed these grassland tribes.

Everything has to be done with both soft and hard tactics, but the Kingdom of Jin only comes with tough tactics, and they will be tough to the end.

When it was found that Meng'an's restraint was difficult to implement, the Jin State later copied the Liao State's administrative system in the grasslands. However, the rule was too brutal, and the grassland tribes continued to resist. Later, they simply implemented genocide and "exterminated" those disobedient tribes.

What is killing Ding?

All the men who were taller than the wheel were killed, and the women and children were kidnapped and sold into slavery.

The Tatar Ministry has played the role of lackey from beginning to end. For example, Genghis Khan's great-grandfather and great-uncle were captured by the Tatar tribe and presented to the Jin Kingdom for execution, and then murdered Genghis Khan's father.

Tatar, that is, Tatar.

The predecessor of the Wanggu tribe near Yinshan Mountain is now called White Tatar, that is, orthodox Tatar.

The Tata tribe in Hulunbuir grassland also says that they are Tatars.

Yelu Dashi sent a large number of light cavalry to the east and south to inquire about the news.

Soon we got the exact information that the situation in Wugu Dilie (Hulunbuir Grassland) had become a mess. The Tatar tribe pretended to be powerful, and took advantage of the Jin Kingdom's promotion of Meng'an plan to crazily start war on the surrounding small tribes. He also reported that those small tribes were about to rebel and asked the Jin Kingdom's garrison to help fight the war.

If Meng'an Muke is also forcibly implemented, Monan Mongolia will be much more stable.

Because it is not like the Hulunbuir Grassland, the original strength structure has collapsed and is in the stage of being reshuffled. Monan Mongolia is still the same as before, and the pastures have been marked out long ago. The nobles of various tribes sit together to discuss and compromise with each other to fool the Jin Kingdom's new policy.

Of course, it's just a fool. The nobles of Monan are very disgusted with the new garrison of the Jin Kingdom!

At the same time, there is also a big news!

"Great Khan, Tokyo of the Song Dynasty was captured by rebels, and the Han people replaced a new emperor named Zhu." Saba reported.

Yelu Dashi hurriedly asked: "How did Emperor Zhu treat the Kingdom of Jin?"

Sa Ba said: "There was a leader of the White Tatars who had a drink with the general stationed in the Jin Kingdom. The Jin general was a member of Wanyan Zonghan. When he was drunk, he cursed Wanyan Zongwang for his incompetence. He commanded tens of thousands of troops but was forced to do so by Prince Zhu. Retreat. I heard... Wanyan Zongwang also killed Qian He Zha Meng'an!"

"This Prince Zhu has great skills!" Yelu Dashi slapped his thigh with joy.

Of course he knew how powerful Hezha Mengan was in combat, and he had killed Liao soldiers so many times that they were frightened by the news. Now that Prince Zhu has eaten a thousand, if he wants to replenish his training, there is no shortage of war horses, but heavy armor has to find a way, and the additional riders may not be that strong.

Yelu Dashi hurriedly asked: "What other news is there?"

Saba said: "In Hebei and Hedong of the Song Dynasty, some state capitals were occupied by the Jin Kingdom and established a pseudo-Song emperor."

Yelu Dashi sketched the situation in his mind. The farthest north and west were his own territory, the south and east were the semi-independent grassland tribes, the further south and east were the territory of the Jin Kingdom, then the pseudo-Song puppet regime supported by the Jin Kingdom, and finally the That Emperor Zhu and Prince Zhu.

"How did Xixia react?" Yelu Dashi asked again.

Saba said: "I heard that Xixia, on the orders of the Jin Kingdom, sent troops to capture many Han lands."

"This is an unfamiliar dog," Yelu Dashi gritted his teeth. "It is hard for Emperor Zhu and Prince Zhu to be attacked from both sides by the Kingdom of Jin and Xixia. They must send an envoy to Gaochang to contact Emperor Zhu and make an appointment to attack Jin together next year. The country’s barbarians!”

Yelu Dashi still doesn't know that the confidant he sent to frighten the Nianba Ge tribe has gone to Tokyo as an envoy.

He also didn't know that Song Huizong was still in the southeast and had never been destroyed.

But just because Prince Zhu had eaten a thousand Hezha Mengan, Yelu Dashi made up his mind to form an alliance with the Ming Dynasty!