Chapter 254 – The Greatest Treasure on Earth

It …… really glows.

This host and guest division of the Langzhong, as well as the Shangshu Zheng Chi, looking at this fist-sized night pearl in front of him, his mouth is going to flow out.

In my life, I’ve never seen such exotic treasures.

I am only afraid that …… there will not be such a magical thing in the palace.

Langzhong said, “Ministry Hall, this thing …… is only afraid that it is really worth a lot of money.”

“More than valuable.” Zheng Chi smiled bitterly and said, “In my opinion, this is a treasure that is rare to see in a hundred years.”

With a few moments of regret, the Langzhong said, “Is it really sent to the Tartar Khan?”

“If we don’t send it, then Zhang Anshi will spare you and me? What’s more, people are accompanied by people from the Inner Chitose, and this thing, too, can’t be faked; what, are you confident that you can play with Zhang Anshi’s brain?”

The groom was about to say something, then he said yes in a hurry.

He was confident that with his head that could be golden, playing with his brain, Zhang Anshi was definitely inferior to himself, but the other party was too powerful after all, where is the need for any brain, and directly pushed flatly, he could have fucked himself to death.

The Langzhong could not help but take one more look at this night bright, and only after that he was very reluctant to cover the lead box and rewrap it, and then said, “The subordinate official is only afraid that …… at that time …… once the matter is leaked, the court will blame this on the subordinate official. ”

Zheng Chi comforted him, “Rest assured, this matter, the Ministry of households is not agreed, is Zhang Anshi to be bent on doing, in what we have to do? So …… you press Zhang Anshi’s to do it can, there is what dirty water, but also can not splash your body, the old man will be in the temple, for you to argue on reason.”

Langzhong was aware of Zheng Chi.

The guy is so timid, arguing his case for him? It’s a joke.

Just …… he can only believe it for the time being, after all, the official is a big level, not to mention that it is still several levels higher!

At that moment, preparations were made on the side of the Ministry of Rites.

At noon the next day, a chief flag officer from the Inner Chitose came with more than twenty lieutenants to take charge of the escort.

This Langzhong had bid farewell to his family last night, and at the same time had to depart after going through the appropriate procedures at the Ministry of Ceremonies.

It was just that this mission was far more complicated than he’d been led to believe.

It’s not a mission, it’s an exile.

Inside the thousand households said, things are urgent, need to hoof it, so no rest along the way, and strive to within ten days from the Xifengkou out of the customs, within fifteen days, to pay a visit to the Tartar Khan.

As soon as he heard this speed, this Bone-setter already had his scalp tingling.

Somehow, he didn’t sleep well last night, and when he got up early in the morning, he also felt a little tired.

But now, but also had to honestly listen to the account of the inner Chitose to do it.

In his heart, he naturally cursed Zhang Anshi’s ancestors.

On the side of the Ministry of War, Jin Zhong can be said to be in a state of anxiety.

Pay attention to the developments in the border towns, especially on the Liaodong side, there have been urgent reports sent from the border towns that in their neighborhood, Tartars have appeared.

Of course, Jin Zhong judged this to be only a Tartar scout, but just a prelude to the storm.

Usually when a large army is on the march, the scouts go first, scouting the terrain, where the camps are already stationed, and at the same time observing the military readiness of the towns.

It just doesn’t rule out that it could just be a ploy of suspicion.

Perhaps the main force of the Tartars is at Xifengkou, and never at Liaodong.

In short, everywhere along these thousands of miles of borders could now be a target for attack.

This is why, the Central Plains Dynasty is always anxious about those cavalrymen …… The longer the defense line, it means that if they break through any point, they will make the Central Plains Dynasty suffer huge losses.

This is a thousand-mile line of defense where the army has to be sped at any time, and it’s like being led by the nose.

The Ministry of War issued order after order for the towns to be tightly defended and prepared to hold the fort.

In the meantime, the various guerrillas patrolling the border should be on the alert at all times, and as soon as the enemy is detected, without having to fight, they should quickly disengage from the battle and withdraw to the nearby military fortresses for garrisoning.

The court has had to stall for the past six months or so.

Now there’s only the option of trading the least amount of damage for this result.

“Ministry…the military situation in the border town…”

A despatch, sent to the Ministry of War.

Jin Zhong said, “Another delivery from the Brocade Guard?”

“Yes. On the side of the Brocade Guards, they felt that the safety of the border town was at stake, so they sent it in with all due speed.”

Jin Zhong quickly unwrapped it, and at this look, his face changed slightly.

He laughed coldly and said, “The old man went to meet the driver.”

A few moments later, Jin Zhong arrived at the Man Building.

“Your Majesty.” Jin Zhong saluted.

Zhu gave Jin Zhong a look, “Speak.”

Jin Zhong said, “Urgent military information, the Ministry of Uliangha, also seems to be gathering.”

Zhu Di’s face is gloomy, showing a cold color, his hand touches the case, not a word, a long time before he said, “Uliangha Department, it seems that it is also unreliable, this time …… they are only afraid that they want to follow the Tatars to get a share of the soup. This group of underfed wolves!”

Jin Zhong said: “Wu Liang Ha three guards, a lot of chiefs, are given to my Ming invited to buy, there are a lot of people, the heart is still to my Ming.”

After a pause, Jin Zhong continued: “But the problem is that many of these Uliangha people, they themselves are Mongolians, in their minds, Tatar Khan is the desert royal family, is Genghis Khan’s direct descendants! Moreover, the various ministries have intermarried with each other, and the Tatars are also related to each other by marriage. His Majesty to the Woodland Harbor people, although there are many rewards, but there are some things, not rely on some rewards can be exchanged.”

“When my Daming is strong, they are naturally willing to submit, but now the Tartars have been so many years of military force, and my Daming …… since the Ning Wang and other guards of the soldiers and horses have been transferred inland one after another, it will be difficult to have the power to restrain them, and this is what allows them to breed dissent. ”

Actually, Zhu’s pacification did lead to many problems.

The most problematic of these was the fact that because of the Pacification, there were loopholes in the arrangement against the Tatars when Emperor Taizu Gao was around.

Zhu Di’s Yanshan Wei, was the main force to restrain the Woodland Harbor people and fight against the Tatars, but with the success of the Yanshan Wei, the vast majority of Yanshan Wei people, has followed Zhu Di, to Nanjing to enjoy the blessings of the city.

There is also the Ning King’s guard, which is also the main force to fight against the Tartars and restrain the Wu Liangha Department, but because Zhu Di is afraid that Zhu Quan will become his second and also follow the Jingdan conspiracy, he first changed the Ning King’s title to Nanchang, and now the Ning King, with his guards, has gone to Luzon.

In this way, practically the whole defense of the north began to be empty.

And in the past, the purges against the Tartars at intervals, the means of controlling the growth of their population and cattle and horses, have not been carried out for many years.

This allowed the Tartars to finally get a break and start sitting on their laurels.

Woodland Harbor Department, on the other hand, took advantage of the transfer of the Ning Wangwei, and controlled a lot of the land of the original Ning Wangwei garrison, and after the increase of pasture, the strength also began to grow.

Coupled with the enlistment of the Tartars, and without the power to restrain the Woodruff Ministry, the momentum of mutual peace has been formed.

Zhu Di said, “Once Uliangha falls to the Tatars, the situation in Liaodong will be dangerous.”

The pasture of Uliangha, itself is the barrier between the Tartar Department and the Ming in Liaodong, now, the balance of the situation, quietly fell to the side of the Tartar Department.

This means that the storm, this one, is going to come even swifter.

Though to Zhu Di, it was actually nothing, because in his mind, the situation would soon get better with his own personal expedition.

But the problem is still in the world ……

“Your Majesty …… the situation in Liaodong, may be precarious, so many Liaodong soldiers and civilians, and so on is directly exposed to the Tartars and the Woodlawn people’s butcher knife.”

Zhu frowned, “What’s your idea?”

Jin Zhong sighed, “In the temple, it’s not right or wrong that makes the difference, it’s the trade-offs.”

After a pause, he added: “If we take the right and wrong, the court is wrong to sit back and watch the various military towns resist the Tartar’s massive attack alone. Because …… the Tartars are raging and strong, once any opening is broken, countless living souls in my Daming will be coated.”

Speaking of this, Jin Zhong deeply all frowned up, showing a worried look.

His insistence on his choice meant that many people died because of him. Born at the end of the Yuan and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, he knew what it would be like for countless people to face that butcher’s knife once the scourge of war came.

Taking a deep breath, Jin Zhong continued, ”But a vassal, advising His Majesty. It can only be between the trade-offs, to make the most favorable judgment. I still insist on my decision, the court at this time, need to patiently prepare for war step by step, never be led by the nose by the Tartars, between repeated rescues, let the generals exhausted. Only in this way can the border trouble be purged.”

Zhu Di nodded and said: ”What the minister said is very true. I have been thinking about this matter for the past few days, you are the Secretary of the Ministry of War, your duty is to continue to make good preparations for sweeping the desert, according to the original conquest of the Tartars in combat, mobilizing troops and horses, transferring grain and grass, deploying military officers, and letting the various armies drill and train. At the time of the coming year, I and the Tartars, a showdown.”

In fact, discussing this matter, both Zhu Di and Jin Zhong were actually not easy.

Jin Zhong laughed bitterly, “Mercy doesn’t control soldiers, hey ……鑷�……”

Zhu Di understood Jin Zhong’s mind, so he said, “Don’t think too much.”

Jin Zhong clasped his hands and said, “Yes.”

Zhu Di appeared exceptionally calm, he did not continue to say anything, but stood up, walked to the desert public opinion map that was hung in the hall, and looked up at the map.

He had his hands behind his back and didn’t say a word.

From the time he became the King of Yan, and now that he is the king of the world, this is a map of public opinion that Zhu Di has long been familiar with.

It was his lifelong wish to break the bones of the Tartars once and for all.

It was because of this that he understood so well why Jin Zhong was so insistent.

So many years of hard work, about the battle plan against Tartary, has long been perfect.

The court cannot afford to disrupt the deployment.

Only by placing the initiative of the war entirely in the hands of the Great Ming can we ensure an effective fight against the Tartars.

Zhu Di knows his enemy too well, and because of this understanding, he must seize the most favorable opportunity to fight, and then launch a decisive action.

Instead …… of a tired defense.

In view of the border line is too long, this kind of defense, for the Ming army’s combat, and not a single point of benefit, but the Tatar cavalry advantage, thoroughly play out.

Jin Zhong saw that Zhu Di did not say anything, so he said, “I …… retired.”

“Go on.”

Zhu’s face was expressionless, and he even remained in the same position as he was just now.

As soon as Jin Zhong left, Zhu Di looked at the map and said, “Yiluoha, how is Zhang Anshi’s side?”

“The slave girl has heard that the Ministry of Ceremonies has already sent someone to depart.”

Zhu said, “Is it going to get the Warwickians, or the Woodlanders?”

“To meet the Khan of Tartary.”

Zhu Di oh a sound, this is a little bit of surprise, but Zhu Di still looks calm: “Tartars for this battle, must have accumulated many years of strength, also made long preparations, solely based on the words of encouragement, can make each other to give up their troops?”

Also lost ha said, “This …… slave girl is not known, listen to the Ministry of Ceremony side of the news, the Annan Hou sent what a valuable gift.”

Zhu frowned, “What gift?”

“It’s a bead of some kind.”

Chu: “……”

Yilungha said, “But now there are rumors in private that the Marquis of Annam, is making peace with the Tartars.”

Zhu Di’s eyes were slightly open as he said, “Zhang Anshi won’t be negative to me, he naturally has his reasons for doing so.”

After a pause, Zhu added, “Pay no attention to these idle words.”

Also Lostha said, “Yes.”

…………

That Langzhong, almost fast horse whip, all the way north, this way day and night, and so arrived at the Xifengkou time, his whole person, as if they have been paralyzed.

But the people of the Inner Chitose still urged him to come out of the gate on fire without delay.

This groom screamed bitterly, but the people of this Inner Chitose could not afford to be offended.

For each time, one wishes to stay for a few days and rest a little.

That Chief Banner would then say with a smile, “It’s better to finish your business earlier, Wang Langzhong, you don’t want, if you stay out too long, your wife to worry about you at home, right?”

Langzhong heard, and then there is nothing more to say, in addition to the heart into this general flag of the mother, but only hard, continue to rush.

The Ming army at Xifengkou was protected by an additional cavalry.

Soon they encountered the Tartar scouts.

Hearing that it was a Ming envoy, the other party apparently did not make things difficult, but escorted the Ming envoys deeper into the desert while remaining vigilant.

Just …… this way, the Langzhong became more and more alarmed.

Because …… the direction they went …… is the direction of Daning.

Daning was originally the fiefdom of King Zhu Quan.

After that, the King of Ning withdrew inland with his guards, and here …… it became almost as a reward for the three guards of the Woodland Harbor who had participated in the pacification in the first place.

In other words, this should be the territory of the Woodruff clan.

And the Tartars …… even appeared in Daning …… What does this mean?

Privately, this bone-setter surnamed Wang said to that chief flag officer, “Something is going to happen.”

“Something happened, what could happen?”

“Aiya, you do not understand, I am the Ministry of Rites Langzhong, and is still responsible for is the host and guest department, here head of the relationship, I am the most clear, this time we foot is the pasture of the Daning, which means that, here is also stationed in the Tartar Department of the army, think about it, the Tartars can be easily in the pasture of the Daning shuttle, which shows what?”

“You mean …….”

Wang Langzhong said miserably, “Maybe …… the worst situation has appeared, the Wu Liangha people of Daning, has completely fallen to the Tartars. This Tartar is about to become the lord of the entire grassland, no wonder they dare to be so domineering, you know, this Tartar once coalesced together, is the heart of my Ming Ming, hey …… blunder, blunder ah, the most detestable is the Woodliangha people, they are two ends of the mouth, both and my Ming mutual market, to my Ming looks obedient, from my Ming to ask for They have been able to get a lot of benefits from my Ming, but secretly. But has long been and the Tartars collusion.”

Wang Langzhong’s judgment was correct.

Because …… they appeared in Daning City.

The city of Daning …… is crowded with large armies.

Wang Langzhong and the others were only allowed to stay outside the city for one day, and on the following day, they were taken into the city as if they were under guard.

Throughout the entire city of Daning, within the original King Ning’s royal residence, a wine banquet, however, had already begun.

At this time the Tartar Khan, is the ghost Li Chi, this ghost Li Chi is the palace coup started, but he is the wo guatai concubine son of the Hedan descendants, also claimed that he has a golden family bloodline.

At this time, he resides in the first place, the lower head accompanied by the seated, most of them are too master, too Fu.

The official system of the Tatars is very chaotic, their official positions, but also more inheritance is the system of the Central Plains, but it is a pity …… that they play by themselves.

So much so that within this Tartary there are as many eunuchs as dogs and eunuchs as cattle.

And as to which Tai Shi is more powerful, which Tai Fu carries more weight. But it hardly depends on the official position, but on their respective clans, whether they are powerful enough or not.

Of course, at the moment, the most powerful among the eunuchs is Alutai, which Alutai holds the power of several tribes of the Tartar Ministry, even if even the Ghost Li Chi, he is also scornful of him.

In addition, this A Lutai is the Wu Liang Ha chief Ha Er Wu outlaw’s in-laws, this time the Tartar Department and the Wu Liang Ha Department of cooperation, is also A Lutai from the set up.

So accompanied by sitting on the side of the ghost Li Chi, but it is the leader of the Woodleigh Harbor Department of Haer Wood outlaw as well as Alutai two people.

Ghost Li Chi in order to enlist Haer Wood outlaw, then sealed him as the king of the great master, the great master is what official position, everyone understands, the king is what the title everyone also understands, but these two things sewn together, to be honest, it is a little bit let a person confused.

“Your Majesty, the bright envoy has arrived.”

Although Ghost Li Chi is the Great Khan, he also claims that he is the Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, although this title is not even recognized by the people of Warat, let alone Daming.

Therefore, within the Tatars, the tradition of the Yuan court still continues.

Ghost Li Chi glanced at Alutai and Haer Wood outlaw two people, smiled and said, “This time the Ming envoy to come, could it be that Zhu Di that boy, there is a return letter. Haha …… will call them in, I want to personally appreciate.”

Not long after, Wang Langzhong entered the hall with trepidation.

Ghostly Lich scowled at Wang Langzhong, “Who are you?”

Wang Langzhong said, “The Ministry of Ceremonies of Daming ……”

“The Ministry of Rites?” Ghostly Red laughed.

The crowd laughed.

Ghost Li Equator, “The False Ming has a Ministry of Rites, so do I, Dayuan, and the Ministers of Rites have stood up to him.”

It didn’t take long, but three or four Ministers of Rites all stood up drunkenly.

Wang Langzhong: “……”

Ghostly Equator: “Are you a Shangshu?”

Wang Langzhong said, “No, I am Langzhong.”

Ghost Li Equator: “I have four Minister of Rites here, more than seventy ministers, er district a Langzhong, can also speak with me? In my opinion, I should send a horse slave, to deal with you.”

Wang Langzhong: “……”

Ghost Li Chi’s eyes were disdainful, then he sneered, “Speak up, come here, what’s the matter?”

“There was a letter from the Ministry of Ceremonies, and besides that, there were some gifts.”

“Rites of Passage paperwork?” Ghostly Red looked rather angry.

As a matter of fact, it should be Zhu Di to give him the state letter, after all, he was personally repairing the book to Zhu Di, Zhu Di but only let the Ministry of Ceremonies, send a paperwork to, which is obviously look down on himself.”

Someone stood up and bellowed, “Deserving rebels.”

In their tradition, Zhu Ming belongs to the ranks of the rebels, this is a very contradictory psychology, on the one hand, they believe that they are Tartar blood, and other people have a difference. On the other hand, but also to the Central Plains orthodox self, as for Zhu Yuanzhang …… belongs to the rebellion, and Zhu Yuanzhang’s children and grandchildren, of course, are the children and grandchildren of the rebels.

Ghost Li Chi pressed his hand, but was very patient, “Fetch me to take a look.”

One of the eunuchs then went to this Wang Langzhong, took the paperwork in Wang Langzhong’s hand, and sent it to Ghost Li Chi.

Ghost Li Chi is a Tatar aristocrat origin, from a young age is to learn some Chinese characters, after all, when he was small, the Yuan Dynasty, although the end of the road, the court and the education of the nobles, there are related to the study of teaching materials.

Ghost Li Chi only look down, then see: than heard of the north of the push to worship the Khan’s rightful place, especially sent Duoer only, Yuran, etc. Laid weaving gold Wenqi four ends to pay tribute. Today under the great settlement, thin sea at home and abroad, all come to tribute, Khan can send envoys to and from the goodwill, the same as a family, so that the border area of 10,000 miles, beacons and beacons without alarm, each other Xi Ran, share the blessings of peace, is not it beautiful?

Ghost Li Chi sneered, “How dare you teach us to pay tribute to traitors like you?”

Wang Langzhong said: “I Ming has been the master of the world, Yongle Tianzi build pole, the four seas, all for the king’s land, naturally hope that Khan may comply with the will of God, and my Ming to change the war into jade and silk, so, then the desert, Guannei, the people can recuperate, is not it good?”

Ghost Li Chi smiled more cold: “absurd words, this world is my home, you and other traitors overstepped, has been the crime of death, this time I raised hundreds of thousands of troops, called the Mongolian warriors, is to clean up the old river and mountain, you this area Langzhong, dare to wantonly in front of me.”

He gave a flurry of anger.

Wang Langzhong was already drenched in cold sweat, and in his heart, he cursed Zhang Anshi again for being worse than a pig or a dog.

But still, he said stiffly, “Go with the flow ……”

Ghostly Equator, “Men, drag him down and behead him ……”

When Wang Langzhong was trembling with fear, several guards had already come forward and pulled Wang Langzhong to go out to be beheaded.

Wang Langzhong war trembling, mouth but said: “You want to fight then war, why need to say more, two armies fighting, do not kill the envoys, you kill me today, my Ming loss is only a district of Langzhong, but can be exchanged for my Ming ruler and ministers up and down, the same enemy ……”

Ghost Power Red showed a disappointed look.

He originally wanted to intentionally scare Wang Langzhong, so as to see the ugly state of this Wang Langzhong, but this Wang Langzhong’s body is not hard, trembling with fear, but the hardest thing in his body is a mouth.

So while he was disappointed in his heart, he waved his hand, signaling the guards to stand down, but he was staring at Wang Langzhong dead in the face, “What kind of gift have you sent.”

Wang Langzhong said, “This is the list of gifts given to the Tartar Ministry ……”

Ghostly Red ordered the eunuch to fetch it and looked down.

Everything else in this gift list is usual.

But one thing inside caught Ghostly Red’s attention at once.

A hint of greed swept through Ghost Force Red’s eyes.

Under his breath, he muttered, “The night pearl …… presented by the ministries at the time of Emperor Taizong.”

Emperor Taizong of the Yuan Dynasty was Woguatai.

Oniliki is a descendant of Wukodai.

He is also smug with the fact that he has this bloodline.

Therefore, the most honored person in this Tatar tribe is Yuan Taizong.

In the Golden Tent of the Ghost Power Red, the portrait of Emperor Yuan Taizong was displayed at all times.

Ghost Li Chi looked at the surrounding Tai Shi, Tai Fu, and the ministers of various ministries, then raised an eyebrow, “Have you heard of this?”

The crowd was dumbfounded.

They are not well versed in history, and the records of the Yuan Dynasty, the Yuan history, are all responsible for the Han people, as for the various allusions …… and countless treasures, it is more in the time of the Mongolian people s hasty defeat and retreat out of the customs, it has long been lost cleanly.

Hell if …… this is true or not.

Ghostly Red looked to the crowd and saw that everyone was dumbfounded.

In fact, he himself didn’t know what the name of it was.

But the Daming side …… since it said that this is the first time the Wuguatai beloved thing …… that the Han people are the most adept at recording history, and the allusion to the deepest understanding, it should …… not have any problem.

However, the ghost Li Chi is a little annoyed, the deeds of his own ancestors, others remember, I tang Da Yuan direct bloodline, but also do not know.

Then he looked to Arutai, “Arutai is the smartest among all the ministries, so perhaps he knows.”

Alutai’s heart was in a daze, it would be a hell of a thing for him to know, but the Ming’s words were true, and the Great Khan had been hanging on to Emperor Taizong all day, so he really should have shown himself something.

So he was calm and relaxed: “I have heard of some of these things, said Taizong unified the world, the world of all the ministries are not obedient, by him as the main, so in a hunting assembly, the ministries compete to offer gifts, which has a bead, this bead is not ordinary, but also represents the obedience of the ministries, so Taizong was delighted, will be placed in this bead in the palace, play with it all day long, and love it! …… Just later, but do not know what reason, but lost.”

Ghost Li Chi heard, overjoyed: “Hahaha …… take this bead I see.”

After a while, a guard first received a box from that Wang Langzhong’s entourage, and after checking it, presented it to Ghost Li Chi.

Ghostly Red opened the box in front of everyone.

For a moment, this temple …… was all of a sudden brighter, especially the face of the ghost force red, shining even brighter.

Ghostly Red was already surprised and couldn’t close his jaw.

The other Arutai and the many eunuchs and eunuchs, one by one, looked at the beads greedily.

There really are beads that glow.

And with a fist this big ……

Ghost Li Chi carefully held out the beads from the box, and this time, the beads were even more eye-catching in the eyes of the crowd.

The crowd marveled.

Ghost Li Chi could not move his eyes, he had also seen a lot of treasures, but compared to this bead, the other treasures, really dwarfed.

No wonder …… Emperor Taizong ……… loved this bead.

Whether it was in terms of the weight of this treasure or its historical significance, Ghost Force Red’s eyes, revealed an unprecedented sense of fulfillment.

“This long bright pearl also, is Emperor Taizong the treasure, descendants are not good, so it is lost, now, it is back to the original owner ……” ghost force red word by word: “This is our rejuvenation of the signs, come people …… will this bead …… hanging here, for us to illuminate, in the future, I want to personally bring this bead, into the Guan, a move to extinguish the Ming.”