Reincarnation of the powerful minister

In the palace hall of Qilehelin, Shenghan Altan once again received Mr. He and his party.

Compared with the tense first meeting, the atmosphere of the talks between the two sides is much more harmonious. After thanking the past players for their generosity in donating winter supplies, Altan made a statement about the alliance mentioned by Mr. Crane again. A relatively clear statement.

"The enemy of the enemy is our friend." Altan said, subconsciously touching the wound on his arm that had not healed.Mr. He noticed this little trick, lowered his eyes and smiled slightly, and heard the other party continue to say bitterly, "The old debt between Beimo and Mingguo has not been settled, and a new enmity has been added. If the player is sincere in forming an alliance with me, then I will also sincerely form an alliance with me." He has plans for great things, but there are three requests for you to pass on."

Mr. Crane bowed: "Please show me the Holy Khan of Heaven."

"First, the Beimo army is known for its strong bows and horses. The people who ally with me must have enough strength to achieve success. So please let me see his strength."

"Master Yi Zhe's strength is unfathomable, but I don't know how far he has to show it before the Holy Khan will recognize it?"

Altan gave him a very northern desert-style answer: "Before the most violent snowstorm comes, there must be eye-catching signs, either the sky is full of clouds, or the birds and animals are silent."

Mr. He nodded thoughtfully: "Holy Khan, don't worry, this sign of a change in the sky will definitely be seen by the world."

"Second, the conditions that the player promised to me must be written into the covenant, signed by both parties in black and white, and cannot be denied in the future."

Mr. Crane smiled and said, "That's natural. Not only that, but I also want to make an alliance with the Holy Khan on behalf of the player, and ask the Emperor and Empress to be witnesses to show the sincerity of both parties."

"Whether it's employment or business, we Beimo people seldom sign a contract. What we talk about is integrity. But this covenant between the players is not out of distrust, but out of respect. You have to understand."

"The more cautious you are, the more it will reflect the Holy Khan's determination to form an alliance with sincerity. What about the third condition?"

Al Tan hesitated for a moment, and said in a low voice: "The third one has nothing to do with the country, it only has to do with me...Ming's cabinet minister Su Yan, Su Qinghe, I want this person. I don't care what the Central Plains gale Scratch, no matter how the blizzard falls, this person has to stay there and wait for me to pick it off."

Before he finished speaking, the red-robed man standing in the corner of the hall suddenly raised his face, and his eyes behind the mask shot directly at Altan like a sharp arrow, and his fingers wrapped in black leather sleeves clenched tightly as if twitching, and then pressed on his joints again. Slowly let go with a slight cluck.

How did Su Yan get involved?Didn't he and Altan just meet by chance in the Qingshui Camp three years ago? Why did Altan suddenly mention him on such an important occasion and list him as one of the conditions for forming an alliance?Could it be that the two are secretly hooking each other up?Mr. He was suspicious, and asked after deliberation: "This condition is not difficult to meet. If necessary, we can at least agree to one thing - if anything happens to Su Yan in this blizzard, it is not from our hands." But out of personal curiosity, I also want to ask, how did this person fall into the eyes of Holy Khan?"

Altan pondered, as if he was not sure whether to tell the truth.

Mr. He added fuel to the fire: "Su Yan is not only an important minister of the Ming Dynasty, but also the confidant of the emperor Zhu Helin. …If you don’t think about it, I’m afraid you won’t be able to impress him. Moreover, this person is good at calculating people’s hearts, and he is very good at taking advantage of other people’s good intentions to retaliate against him. If the Holy Khan associates with him, he should be careful.”

Altan raised his eyebrows and sneered, "Mr. He has a bone-like demeanor, but he's quite sloppy. You want to know the reason? It's okay to tell you. I found him when we met in Qingshuiying three years ago." What is different from ordinary people is that Yan Chengxue's poison failed to kill me on the spot, because his blood had a magical effect on me. Now I have the mighty power bestowed by the sacred tree, and I am the strongest samurai in the entire Northern Desert. Man Dasha, I want to take this person's heart and blood to refine a magic weapon—it must be alive, healthy, full of vitality, and I will pick it with my own hands, understand?"

Mr. Crane was stunned, and for a moment he showed a look of enlightenment.His heart welled up with the contempt of a long-established pope for another more primitive and barbaric sect, but he immediately hid this sense of superiority and said with a smile: "I see. The Holy Khan is a great shaman, Naturally, ordinary people will not be defeated, so I was worried in vain. Holy Khan rest assured, when the day is over, he will definitely tie up this person in front of Holy Khan and let him deal with him."

Altan nodded slightly: "In this way, I will make an alliance with you. I just don't know when the player will show up in person and have a talk with me?"

It's done!Mr. He was overjoyed from the bottom of his heart, and said calmly, "The next time I meet the Holy Khan, Lord Yizhe will definitely come out in person. During this period, I will send a 'gatekeeper' to contact you to discuss specific measures to form an alliance against Ming Ting .”

Altan nodded towards Wodan: "Wodan is my brother and sister, he will be responsible for connecting with your people, and report any movement to me in time."

The two sides agreed on some details.Under Mr. Crane's suggestion again, Altan ordered someone to bring two golden cups full of spirits, each of them cut each other's wrists and dripped a few drops of blood into it. After each drank a cup, it was regarded as the ceremony of blood-drinking alliance, and he swore an oath Dao: Whoever breaks the covenant first will be punished by gods and ghosts.

Mr. He successfully completed the task assigned by the player. After leaving the palace, he went straight to the place of residence, and ordered the believers to pack their bags and prepare to bring five hundred cars full of goods such as fur, lamb, sheep, beeswax, and pearls. , go back to the Central Plains—although this trip is for forming an alliance, but if the car does not run out, it is quite a considerable income to purchase a large number of special products from the Northern Desert and return to the Central Plains to resell.

Feeling relieved, Mr. He even teased the new leader of the Seven Killers who had never given him a good face: "The leader of the company seems to have an old love for Su Yan. I just heard Altan talk about his magic. I squeezed my gloves in secret and still could not make a sound, it's really a power of determination."

Shen Qi seemed to wake up from the state of confusion, looked down at the open palm, and sure enough the tough leather had cracks and was crushed by a fist.He gritted his teeth and tore off the leather gloves, throwing them on the ground.

It was rare for Mr. He to see Shen Qi deflated, so he smiled again: "But don't worry, the owner of the camp, since Yi Zhe promised you at the beginning, when Zhu Helin is down, you can get everything you want - a powerful position enough to call the wind and rain, And Su Yan and Su Qinghe who regained their freedom. This promise is always valid and will never be broken."

Shen Qi asked in a deep voice: "Then you just promised Al Tan?"

Mr. He clasped two black and white stones made of jade and made a crisp sound between his fingers: "If you are not of my race, your heart must be different. How can a northern barbarian be qualified to sit on an equal footing with Lord Chesser and divide the world?" ? It’s just a trick to attack Guo.”

As soon as Shen Qi thought about it, she immediately understood the so-called false way to attack Guo: first use Altan to attack Zhu Helin together from the north and the south, and when the overall situation in the Central Plains is settled, she is willing to cede the land according to the covenant and lower Altan's vigilance. Another Hongmen banquet took the opportunity to kill the other party.

He sneered: "What a plan! This plan is from your hand. You and the player are also in a cooperative relationship of mutual use. I have no interest in knowing what terms you negotiated. I just want to warn you in advance. There has always been only one desire and desire - "power and status enough to protect the flesh and blood from being coveted, bullied, and plundered". Ignored this point...you know what kind of temper I am."

So what if you know, you are heavily addicted to drugs now, can you still live without that pill?Mr. He smiled and said: "Don't worry, the owner of the camp. The player sincerely recruited you. He really never thought of cheating or repenting on this point. No matter how powerful Su Yan is in the court, he is only a weak scholar in essence. Take him in exchange for yours." Wouldn't it be a huge advantage to be loyal? Besides, since he is your man, if you marry a chicken as a chicken and a dog as a dog in the future, the chess player will have an extra arm for nothing, why don't you like it?"

Hearing his analysis, the player seems to be planning to buy one and get one free... Shen Qi glared at Mr. He sharply: "You insinuate that I am a chicken and a dog?"

After Mr. He was startled by this strange angle, he finally couldn't help laughing. Afraid of hurting his image, he immediately raised his sleeve to cover his mouth and nose.He coughed a few times, kept his smile in an elegant range, and said half-truthfully, "I have worked together for more than half a year, and it is the first time I have discovered that Mr. Shen is so interesting. It seems that the cold face is only for me. If you think In front of people who are flattering, Mr. Shen must be spitting out lotus flowers, trying his best, right?"

Shen Qi said coldly: "None of your business!"

Mr. Crane deliberately said in unison: "It's none of my business——I knew this sentence was indispensable."

Shen Qi held back before drawing the knife, and said with a sneer: "Before mocking me, see if your butt is clean. You and the player say that you are cooperating with each other. At present, I only see that you are dedicated to the tasks he entrusted to you. Try your best, but I don't see him doing anything extra for you. It's cooperation, it's more like taking advantage of you. You are extremely smart and hypocritical. Are you willing to marry someone? I really can't think of any reason why you have to help the chess player , Could it be...you have a crush on him?"

Mr. He was so stunned by his last question that he almost lost his demeanor. After a while, he held back his anger and said, "Nonsense!"

After taking a deep breath, he squeezed out a smile: "This trick of alienation is quite innovative, but unfortunately, it is far away from the truth. But since you said that you are not interested, I don't need to explain Clearly, and arbitrarily arranging other people's private lives, I don't think it is your style of acting for someone else."

Shen Qi snorted coldly, turned and left while pressing the handle of the knife.Mr. He suddenly had a chill behind him, and he couldn't help suspecting that there is no wind without waves, there must be rumors among his subordinates, and he wants to save a few midnight chess games with the players?

In the afternoon of the same day, Mr. He and his party left Qile and Lin and headed south.

Altan did not come forward to see him off, but asked Wu Dan to take a cavalry team to send him off for twenty miles, which was considered a kindness of the landlord.

After Wudan came back, he said to Altan: "I met Tatar herdsmen who fled from the south. They said that in their winter residence, Hu Guyan Taiji's troops fought a battle with the Jingbei Army. Hu Guyan lost , ran south without a trace, and after a few days, the Jingbei Army also withdrew, and they regained their freedom and came to Wangcheng to seek protection from the Holy Khan."

After Altan asked about the location of the battle and the specific method of fighting, he looked at the map and fell into thought: "A few days ago, the Jingbei Army ambushed here, as if they were planning to attack Qi Le and Lin, but after staying for several days, Under the leadership of King Yu, they withdrew their troops again. It seems that King Yu had no intention of attacking the royal city, at least not at present, or maybe it was Unig who mediated it.

"As for Hu Guyan, he was dealt with by the Jingbei Army on the way to defect. According to his personality, he would run westward to the Wara King's Court in all likelihood, but for some reason he continued to go south? Could it be that someone around him influenced him? Judgment on the situation and the follow-up military strategy? This person encouraged Hu Guyan to continue going south, what is his plan, could it be that he saw me fighting with Zhu Xu, and the Jingbei Army's rear was empty, so he wanted to take the opportunity to attack Mingguo?"

Wu Dan felt a bit of a headache: "Altan, since you have decided to ally with the Ming Kingdom, why are you hooking up with the chess player? Even if it's a play on the spot, but if Hu Guyan directly hits the border of the Ming Kingdom, the opponent's emperor will definitely Furious, this account has to be held on your head, how can you agree to the alliance? Could it be that you are pretending to form an alliance with Mingguo, and really want to join forces with Yi Zhe?"

Hu Guyan's move is unreasonable and does not conform to his style of doing things.Altan saw the shadow of someone else messing with the situation, and felt it was a bit tricky. He frowned and said, "I have my own ideas on the chess player, but Hu Guyan is beyond my expectation. If he raises troops at this critical moment, It will definitely affect the alliance between the two countries, and it will also hinder Unig, who is carrying my credentials and intends to persuade Emperor Ming... My adoptive brother has a heart of disobedience, and has always been a stick of shit. Now this move is extremely sharp. It seems that I must get rid of him before he does anything bad!"

"Altan, you're right, we can't pamper him anymore." Wu Dan has no objection to punishing Hu Guyan, and even has some expectations, "Give me this military exploit, and sweat the head of your adopted son first, it's not good for you to do it yourself." to cut."

Al Tan said: "Yes. In the name of suppressing the rebellion, I plan to lead the three armies to the south and garrison Yunnei Pingchuan. If Hu Guyan has broken into the Great Wall, I will tell the emperor of Ming Kingdom that I want to clean up the door and send you to deal with him. If Hu Guyan did not attack Mingguo, I would say that he is here waiting for a meeting with the emperor of Mingguo."

"Then what if the player asks?" Wu Dan asked.

Altan smiled: "Naturally, the soldiers are on the border, ready to cooperate with the player's actions at any time."

Wu Dan's mind then turned three turns, and he said in a daze: "Altan, who are you following? Your parents, Bor Khan and Song Ling Ke Dun didn't have so many twists and turns."

Altan thought about it seriously, and said, "Follow your wife."

"—Unig?" Wodan scratched his temples in confusion, "Have you greeted Yi Zhe about this matter? He won't misunderstand, right?"

Altan was stunned: "I forgot...one night is too short, how can I think about irrelevant things."

Wo Dan thinks this is a major event that affects national policy, how can it be called "irrelevant"?But on second thought, isn't the wedding night, bridal chamber festivities, and anything else "irrelevant"?So he shook Altan's arm with understanding and approval: "Altan, you are right, it is more important to sleep with the bride."

The "wife" of the Holy Khan, who was followed without knowing it, has arrived in Shajing Town, not far from the border of Daming. Soup and medicine, and the daily question of two men who persevere before going to bed:

"Lord Qinghe, do you remember?"

"I can't remember! What's wrong with living like this in this life?" Su Yan was annoyed by the question, and said angrily, "I'm going to stick to one thing now, how moral, you insist on forcing me to be a scum with a few feet on the boat What about the man?!"

Hearing this, King Yu was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood, and he said bitterly, "You're going to die for a northern barbarian, why don't you step on all the boats of our old Zhu's family, at least the fat and water won't flow to outsiders' fields!"

Jing Hong looked at him with cold eyes: "What do you call your old Zhu's family? I am not." Then she said to Su Yan, "My lord, there are too many angry words to do, the most important thing is to cure the amnesia first."

Su Yan lay back angrily, covered his head with the quilt: "It's over! What's wrong with you!"

"...Damn it!" King Yu repeatedly reminded himself to hold back and fight well, but at this moment he couldn't help but exploded, and reached out to pull his quilt, "Sleep with that northern barbarian once Betrayal, what has become of him? How obsessed I was before, and he forgot? I asked him to recall the memory well. It’s okay if the brain doesn’t remember, but the body remembers!”

Through the quilt, Su Yan heard a sense of crisis all over his body, screaming and rolling up the quilt tightly to wrestle with the bad guys.

Jing Hong grabbed King Yu's wrist and said: "I told you not to scare the lord, if you scare him out of something."

King Yu said angrily: "Scare your blood to your brain, maybe it will be fine! Anyway, you don't mind being a housekeeper, you just want to play a bad face. It's okay, I'll be the bad guy!"

Jing Hongzhui was also annoyed: "If you continue to mock me, don't blame me for being merciless!"

"You use this force to deal with him, and all the bruises are washed away, so do you still need to listen to his hurtful words?"

"My lord didn't mean to hurt others, and it's not my fault for losing my memory. After all, isn't it you who are the culprit? If it wasn't for your lust, you would have taken my lord away from me—"

Su Yan felt that his ears would be rotten by these swearing words, so he threw a woman Tang who had unplugged the pot from under the bed: "Get out! Get out of here! Two shameless dogs!"

General Jingbei and the kendo master were kicked out of the room in a state of embarrassment with hot water on their faces.

Su Yan was so angry that his brain throbbed with pain, and he scolded "Dog Bi" countless times before he fell asleep in a daze from the feeling of sleepiness that surged from the medicine.

King Yu and Jing Hongzhui deliberately avoided avoiding Mrs. Tang in order to let him vent their anger. Now one wiped his face with a cotton towel, and the other steamed all the water stains on his clothes with his true energy.

At this time, the herald who heard the sound from Biantouguan was followed by a few officials carrying the imperial decree, wanting to see Su Jianjun himself, and asked on behalf of the emperor, "General Jingbei has repeatedly shirked, did he detain the supervisor and wanted to rebel?" Jin Yiwei, who had no choice but to rush to the manhole, begged to meet the general.