The girl in front of him was gently stroking the parrot's feathers. Seeing the little soldier staring dumbly at her, she couldn't help giggling. She said: "In a bit, the side wang fei will be coming through the door. Don't run around. If you step on wang fei's skirt, it won't just be a scolding."
She finished speaking with a smile and turned to walk towards the side hall in the west wing. The buildings of the wang fu were dazzling with gold and jade, luxurious and magnificent. The corridors were connected, the rooms were scattered, with the front hall and the back bedroom, the hall was deep and profound. There were dozens of buildings in the side hall in the west wing. They were the residences of the servants and naturally, there was no one guarding them.
Zhengde raised his hand to give a sigh. Seeing that the pretty young girl had already lifted her leg to cross the high threshold, he hurriedly chased after her. The guards to the left and right looked at each other, thinking that the Emperor had taken a liking to this pretty girl. It was slightly awkward. The Emperor was chasing a woman, how could they chase too closely? But this wasn't the Imperial Palace. What if something happened to the Emperor?
The guards could only harden their scalps and follow from a distance. It was a good thing that this was the residence of the servants and the security was not strict. Today, many of the generals, servants, and soldiers that had come to the fu were visiting the wang fu for the first time. They felt it was a rare sight and occasionally, there would be people who would run into this side hall to look at the novelty. Adding on the fact that the wang ye was taking in a fei, the servants were all outside, there weren't many people in the side hall. They smoothly walked into the courtyard on the right side.
Zheng De hurriedly chased after her. He saw the young girl walked gracefully to the front of a house. Coincidentally, an old woman walked out of the door and picked a string of dried vegetables from behind the door frame. The young girl called out in a tender voice, "Mother, I'm back."
That benevolent old woman raised her head to see her daughter and a smile instantly appeared on her face. She said: "Good daughter, niangniang is admiring the parrots again? Quickly send them back to the greenhouse, don't let them freeze. Mother will make some pork and dried vegetables stew. Remember to call your father back for dinner. "
The young girl crisply agreed and turned to a low greenhouse on the side. Opening the door, she walked in. The old woman also carried the dried vegetables back to the room. Zhengde's steps paused: "Good daughter? Mother? She … she's not Tang Yixian? "
Zhengde thought about it carefully. Usually, when he thought of this girl, he would only think of a hazy and beautiful figure, carrying a trace of warmth and sadness. However, when he saw her, Zhengde clearly remembered her appearance, age, figure, appearance, voice, and the beauty mole on the side of her lips. How could there be such a coincidence in this world?
Zhengde picked up his pace and chased after him. In a flash he also entered the greenhouse. The Imperial Bodyguards looked at each other, as if they had a tacit understanding they spread out and surrounded the greenhouse. The young girl entered the greenhouse and tiptoed to open a bamboo cage. She placed the parrot inside and closed the lid. When she heard the door creak, she turned her head and couldn't help but ask, "It's you? Why are you chasing me? "
Zhengde's breathing quickened. He composed himself and said with a flushed face, "Miss Tang, you may not remember me, but you should remember Yang Ling, right? He has been sending people to find you, so why did you change your name and come to the substitute king's palace? "
The young girl's plain clothes and light makeup made her look even more charming. She was leaning against a row of bamboo cages with one hand stroking her hair. Her eyes turned and she said with a smile, "Yang Ling? You're talking about the inner factory's commander, Sir Yang? I know him. The Datong Opera's singers have written songs about him, so of course I've heard of him. He's looking for me ….. "
When the young girl said this, her pretty face suddenly changed. She walked to his side and anxiously said, "You recognize me? Do you know what my name is? Quickly tell me, who am I? Why is General Yang looking for me? "
Zhengde was stunned and said in a startled voice, "You ….. You don't know your name?"
The young girl rolled her eyes at him and anxiously said, "Why would I ask you if I know? I was saved by the Princess Consort. When the Princess Consort found me, I was lying by the river with a face covered in blood. When I woke up, I didn't remember anything and I don't know who I am. I don't know if I have parents or siblings at home. You said ….. You said my surname is Tang? "
As she spoke, her voice began to slightly tremble. Although the Liu Liang couple treated her like their own daughter and it was natural for them to want to find their blood relatives, everyone said that her background was unknown. Now that she had a chance to know her background, how could she not be excited and filled with excitement?
Zhengde muttered, "Lost soul syndrome?" He suddenly understood a little. That day, when Yang Ling reported to him, he had found a bloody knife hilt and stone on the cliff. There were even strands of hair and blood on them. Tang Yixian must have suffered a heavy blow to her head and fell into the water, causing her to lose her soul syndrome.
Emperor Zhengde knew that the girl in front of him was Tang Yixian and he couldn't help going wild with excitement. He grabbed Tang Yixian's wrist and said, "Then it can't be wrong. You really are Tang Yixian, you are Tang Yixian, you are ….. You are ….."
Zheng De suddenly choked at this point, he was no longer ignorant of worldly affairs like when he was the Crown Prince, he also knew that the women in the brothel were of lowly status, their status was very lowly, he was afraid that Tang Yixian would feel ashamed and resentful if he said it out loud, he choked and said incoherently, "You are Yang Ling … Great General Yang's sister."
Tang Yixian's cherry lips opened wide and her two sparkling eyes stared straight at Zhengde for a while. The joy in her eyes suddenly disappeared and she suddenly broke free from Zhengde's hand. She quickly took two steps back and picked up a bamboo hook used to hang a birdcage. She stared at Zhengde with vigilance and angrily said, "What are you trying to say? Are you trying to trick me? "
"Ga! I'm lying to you? "Zhengde was a little flustered in his heart," Don't tell me I don't have the talent to lie? "
Tang Yixian sneered. Little Yao raised her nose and proudly said as if she had seen through his trick, "Mr Yang's surname is Yang but you just said my surname is Tang. Isn't that just a casual lie? You big liar who is tempted by lust. "
Tang YiXian's anger rose as she spoke, she raised her rod and with a [hu] sound, struck Zheng De's thigh. Zheng De cried out and jumped up high, clutching his thigh as he hopped on the spot. Tang YiXian saw this and couldn't help but burst out laughing, but then her pretty face straightened, humphed and said, "Stinking brat, quickly get out, to think you can think of such a dirty way to deceive a lady, but... Tang YiXian... hmm, the name you made up sounds better than Liu LiangNv, hee hee."
When the two guards outside heard the Emperor's cry, they were like stray cats that had their tails stepped on. They suddenly opened the door and rushed in at the same time. They squeezed at the door and shouted, "Huang … Huang Xiao-wei, what happened?"
Zhengde angrily shouted, "Get out, this has nothing to do with you!"
When the two guards saw the situation, they knew that the Emperor's flirting with a girl was thwarted. This matter really hurt the face of the number one man in the world. The two martial arts experts did not even let out a fart and immediately went out, closing the door behind them.
Tang Yixian disdainfully clicked her tongue and said, "Yo, er, you're so young and you're a military officer. This is the substitute king's residence, it's not a place for you to be impudent. If this lady shouts, you'll be sent to prison. Quickly get out!"
Zhengde said with a bitter face, "Miss Tang, I didn't lie to you. You are … You are Mr Yang's cousin. Naturally you don't have the same surname as him."
"Eh?" Tang Yixian stared at him, half believing and half doubting for a long time. She slowly put down the bamboo stick in her hand and stammered, "You … Is what you said true? I … I am the inner factory's Tidu Yang Ling, General Yang's cousin? "
Zhengde nodded his head like a chicken pecking at rice. "Yes, yes. Think about it, this is the palace, would I dare to speak nonsense? Even if I lie to you, in a moment when Mr Yang comes out to see you, he won't help me lie to you, right? "
Tang Yixian stood there, her eyes floating in the air, her mouth muttering something. After a long time, she threw down the stick in her hand and said with a cheer, "Quick, quickly take me to see my cousin. So I have such an awe-inspiring great general cousin."
Tang Yixian happily ran over. Zhengde jumped in fright. If she went to see Yang Ling now, she would be immediately exposed. Even though with the power of the Emperor, he could invite any woman he wanted into the palace, but he did not want to make Tang Yixian unhappy in the slightest. Furthermore, he would rather Tang Yixian order him around than for her to be respectful like other women.
Zhengde quickly advised, "Mr Yang should be at the Yin An Palace right now participating in the substitute prince's consort taking ceremony. If he goes now, it would be disrespectful in front of his highness. General Yang will also be punished. I am his personal guard, when I leave, I will go see him. You have been separated for so long, this moment won't matter."
Tang Yixian's heart was filled with joy. She kept nodding her head and asked with a smile, "En, en, en, what you say is right. That's right, Huang … military officer, where are my parents? What do they do? I heard that cousin is from the Xuan Residence, so his family background is poor. Then my parents should be ordinary people, right? "
"Ah … this, your father and mother in the years of war have long … the Tang family only has you now. It was … it was Mr Yang who raised you." Zhengde said as he secretly wiped away his sweat.
"Oh …" Tang Yixian was slightly disappointed. But in her memory, she did not have any impression of her parents, so she was not sad, "I grew up at cousin's house? That's right, why am I injured? You are cousin's personal guard, do you know? "
"Ke, ke ke, this … it's a long story …"
Zhengde's spittle flew everywhere. His lies became bigger and bigger. He suddenly realized that he was quite talented in talking nonsense.
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After chatting happily for a long time, Tang Yixian suddenly said reluctantly, "Ai, after seeing cousin, I have to accompany him back to the capital. Father and mother treat me so well …"
Zhengde saw her disappointed look and his heart softened. He hurriedly coaxed, "Mr Yang also treats you very well. As long as you say the word, he will definitely promise you to bring the Liu couple back to the capital."
"Really?" Tang Yixian happily said, "That's good. Father and mother treat me like their own daughter. I really can't bear to be separated from them. Ai, these birds have been with me for so long. They are Her Ladyship's treasures. Once I leave, I will never see them again! "
Tang Yixian looked at the various types of birdcages with some sadness. The birds inside were jumping and chirping happily.
Zheng De watched in fascination as she walked past the hanging birdcages. From time to time, she pursed her lips and chirped, making sounds as pleasant to the ears as the birds, causing them to jump and chirp in joy. Her cheeks were flushed red. Her cheeks were rosy and her skin was as white as jade. She was unspeakably moving.
"Hey, Huang Xiaolong, help me bring the water over." Zhengde acted as if he had received a royal order. He hurriedly rolled up his sleeves and ran to the corner to pick up a big bucket of water and brought it over to Tang Yixian.
Tang Yixian turned her head and saw him. She could not help but chuckle, "Look at how stupid you are. I really don't know what's wrong with cousin's brain. To use an idiot like you as a guard. These birds can't even drink a ladle of water. Why did you bring the whole bucket over?"
Zhengde giggled foolishly. He felt that this girl's slight anger had a different kind of charm. A feeling of love grew in his heart. In the forbidden garden of the Imperial Palace, he lived in a women's nest. Even when he went out to pay his respects, there were beautiful palace maids waiting on him. Growing up, the people he saw the most besides eunuchs were women. Eunuchs and women surrounded him like clothes he wore every day. He was used to treating these people like decorations.
But the feeling Tang Yixian gave him was completely different. In front of her, he did not need to do anything. His whole body was relaxed. In the depths of the Imperial Palace, he, who always played around on the surface, as he grew older, he often felt very depressed and lonely.
Every time an eagle or goose flew by, he would raise his head with his hands in his sleeves, looking up at the sky. His gaze would chase far away, looking enviously until he could no longer see any trace of the bird. The sun set over the long river, the autumn in the great desert. … In that vast and winding large house, there were taboos and etiquette everywhere. The Emperor was not even comparable to a free bird.
Tang Yixian looked at his clumsy appearance and said with a smile, "Looking at you, why does it seem like you usually don't do anything?"
Zhengde couldn't help replying, "That's right. I lived in a very, very big house since I was young. I wasn't allowed to go anywhere. I was locked up there all day. There were many, many rules. It was only when I met Yang … Daren that I was able to come out and see the world."
"Oh? It sounds like you are the son of a big family. " Tang Yixian's delicate eyebrows slightly furrowed. She thoughtfully held her head, "I remember … remember that when I was young, I also lived in a big house. I wasn't allowed to go anywhere. I was locked up there all day. I could only raise my head to look at the sky. I was locked up until I became stupid. Strange, why do I have this kind of feeling? "
Zhengde's eyes brightened. "Is that so? So you are as miserable as me? But I am much more pitiful than you. Not only did they not allow me to go out, they also forced me to learn this and that every day. Whether I like it or not, they forced me to learn … "
Tang Yixian suddenly clapped her hands and shouted, "I remember, me too, me too. I have to learn everything. How to eat, how to dress, how to walk. I have to play around with people like a puppet. I also have to learn a lot of zither, chess, calligraphy and painting, poetry and songs. It's so annoying. I don't want to be the top scorer … Ah, my head hurts again. I can only remember these."
Zhengde excitedly said, "That's right, me too. I don't want to be the top scorer. What's the point of learning so much? My head hurts." The more he talked, the more he felt that there was only one person in the world who could understand him. Thinking about the suffering of a dignified Son of Heaven, he was actually the same as the prostitutes in the brothel. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Tang Yixian giggled. She glanced at him and said with a smile, "Lazy guy, I am a woman. Of course, I don't need to be the top scorer. You are a man, so you should study hard. See, if you don't study hard, you can only be a guard now."
Zhengde laughed dryly and touched his nose. "It's better this way. I am free. What's so good about being the top scorer? There are so many rules, so many etiquette. Alas, you don't know, all day long I have to say things that I don't mean. I have to do things that I don't mean. I have to pretend. Even if I am unhappy, I have to fake a smile … "
Tang Yixian was surprised. "Really? Now that you mention it, I also remember. It seems that I am also like this …" She thought for a moment, then her face suddenly changed color. "Why do these things happen? Is my cousin not good to me? "
Zhengde quickly said, "No, no, Mr. Yang loves you very much. These things must have happened when you were very young, at home."
Tang Yixian tilted her head and thought for a moment. She nodded with satisfaction. "Well, it makes sense. It seems to be something that happened when I was very young. By the way, tell me first, how old is my cousin? What does he look like? I seem to have some impression."
"Mr. Yang?" Zheng De puffed out his chest and straightened his lapel. He said with a stern expression, "He's young and in his twenties. He's extraordinarily handsome, elegant, and elegant. Basically, you can roughly imagine seventy to eighty percent of my looks just by looking at me. Mr. Yang is the Emperor's right-hand man. He is a strategist, resourceful, and calm in the face of danger. He has the demeanor of a general … "
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The great imperial envoy Yang Ling, whom Zhengde called "strategist, resourceful, and calm in the face of danger, has the demeanor of a general", was at this time in Jin De Hall. He was being held back by Yang Tinghe, Hu Zan, and the previously unknown inspector of Xuan Fu, Wang Yixiao, arguing and pulling until he was in a sorry state. Yang Yiqing, who was in charge of the three sides, stood to one side, his face full of awkwardness. He did not know who to persuade in this fight.
Zhang Yong also knew martial arts. In the chaos, he had been kicked by someone. He had wanted to go up and take revenge, but was stopped by the acting prince. He could only hold his broken jade belt and stand angrily to one side.
Yang Ling was young and healthy. In addition, he had recently learned martial arts from Wu Hanchao and had a famous teacher to guide him. He still had some ordinary fighting techniques. If they really fought, these three officials were not his match. But the youngest of the three was forty-five or fifty-six years old. He could not really fight.
Last time, Yang Tinghe had a horse's leg broken by him with a big stick. He had accompanied the two old masters all the way back to the capital and was reprimanded by three generations of motherly models of the country. With a belly full of anger, he went to the Ministry of War to get a customs agent. When he passed by Xuan Fu, he also brought Wang Yixiao, the inspector of Xuan Fu, with him.
He first met with the acting prince in secret and explained the truth of the Emperor's secret arrival in Datong. He wanted to gather the power of the officials to suppress Yang Ling's arrogance. Zhengde was able to come to Datong because of Yang Ling's support. If he also changed his mind and was willing to persuade the Emperor to return to the capital, Yang Tinghe could not be bothered to haggle with him over the matter of breaking his horse's leg.
Who would have thought that after Yang Tinghe earnestly and patiently explained the purpose of his visit, Zhang Yong went forward to meet him. He said that the Emperor has an imperial edict, your servant does not dare to disobey. He said that the land belongs to the Emperor and that it is only right and proper for the Emperor to inspect the rivers and mountains. His face was all smiles, but he pushed everything to the Emperor and refused to budge.
When Xuan Fu Inspector Wang Yixiao heard this, his anger flared up. He was not in the capital, and Zhang Yong had only been the capital's Tianyu for a few months. His character was not as domineering as Liu Jin, so he was relatively more low-key. Wang Yixiao did not know his fierceness, he rushed forward and sternly shouted, "The subject is straightforward and honest in admonishing the country, what are you, a eunuch, talking too much?"
With a bang, he punched Zhang Yong in the face, but Zhang Yong was not willing to let the matter rest. The two of them immediately got into a scuffle. Yang Ling initially wanted to keep the peace, but Yang Tinghe and the others came forward to mediate. Both sides were angry and after a few words, the mediator also joined the fray.
The Acting King was so angry that he blew his beard and glared at them. He had long heard that the officials of the capital have been spoiled by Master Hongzhi to an outrageous extent, and that they would frequently perform martial arts in the imperial court. Li Dongyang even once seized a warrior's golden melon and chased after the Marquis Of Shouning in the Golden Hall. When this matter spread to the common people, it was regarded as an anecdote by the scholars, which further encouraged the practice. Now that he saw it, it was indeed true.
The Acting King bellowed, "Preposterous! All of you, stop! All of you are first and second rank officials of the imperial court, how can you start a fight here?"
Xuan Fu Inspector-General Wang Yixiao cupped his hands to the Acting King and said, "Your Highness, His Majesty has just inherited the throne and has yet to produce an heir. How can he risk his life so easily? Even though the Son of Heaven is in front of the Forbidden Gate, he is still vigilant. Yang Ling keeps saying that he is doing this for the country, but he has treated His Majesty as a chess piece and rashly brought him to this land of swords and spears. If anything happens, the disaster of the Bolang and Sha Mallet people will not be far away. How can this lowly official not be worried? "
That day, Hu Zan was forced by the Emperor and Yang Ling to acquiesce to the Great Harmony, but he has always been against it. Now that he has the backing of Yang Tinghe, he naturally wants to persuade His Majesty to return to the capital as soon as possible.
He shook his wrinkled official robe and did not pick up the wing of his hat that had been torn off and thrown on the ground. Wearing only one wing of his official hat, he said to the Acting King, "I ask Your Highness to make the decision on this matter. His Majesty is the ruler of the world. He should uphold the right path of learning, the right path of speech, the right name, the prohibition of wandering, the elimination of vile people, and the establishment of the Crown Prince. These six things can prevent disaster and prevent change. Instead of entering a dangerous place with a noble body, it is better to uphold virtue, cultivate benevolence, and rule from the bottom up."
Here, the Acting King's status was the highest, but he had the most misgivings when speaking. He was not as straightforward as these foreign officials. He was a member of the imperial family and if he interfered too much, the Emperor would be wary of him. If he ignored this and something happened to His Majesty on his territory, then it would be too late for him to cry.
The Acting King coughed twice and was thinking of using gentler words to persuade the two imperial envoys when Yang Ling laughed coldly and said, "Cultivate benevolence? How do you cultivate benevolence? Like Liu Adou, who indulges in indulging in benevolence? Like Empress Li who nurtured her benevolent heart? These two good-for-nothings have cultivated benevolence to the point that their country has perished!
A strong enemy is at our side, the Son of Heaven does not know how to use military force, how can he not revere military force? The Tatar Emperor is just outside the Great Wall, galloping on horseback, shooting arrows, personally leading the army to battle. Our Son of Heaven is still in the City of Datong, yet you are trembling with fear. Are you loyal or spoiling him? "
Wang Yixiao argued, "My Ming Dynasty is destined to have a prosperous country and a peaceful people, singing and dancing to celebrate peace and prosperity. Some barbarians who do not do farming, occasionally crossing the border is not considered a serious threat. This is just a scabby disease. Why would Your Majesty, in order to seek an alliance, condescend yourself to come to the border?"
These words made Hu Zan and Yang Tinghe's faces hot, they felt a little guilty. Yang Ling laughed aloud and said, "A scabby disease? Not to mention the distant past, let's talk about the recent years. In the seventh year of Hongzhi, the Tatars harassed Xuan Fu, besieged Chi Cheng, massacred the common people, the entire town of Fengyi was massacred.
In the eighth year of Hongzhi, the Tatars attacked Ying Zhou, captured more than three hundred people. In the ninth year of Hongzhi, they attacked Ji Zhou, destroyed the crops and trees outside the city, captured nine hundred women. In the tenth year, they invaded Suzhou and Ganzhou, captured several thousand mules, horses, cows and sheep, captured more than five hundred men and women, killed nearly three thousand old and young, their corpses littered the wilderness, the clear water was dyed red. In the same year, they attacked Yu Zhou, destroyed more than a thousand villages. Countless refugees. "
"Twelve years …"
"Thirteen years …"
Wang Yixiao's countenance changed greatly, he was sweating profusely. The Tatars invaded the border every year, and each year they became fiercer than the last. The number of cattle, horses and women they captured also increased year by year, the number of officers and men they killed also increased from several hundred to thousands, tens of thousands. Seeing that the Tatars' power was getting stronger and stronger, if he lied through his teeth and said that they were just a scabby disease, how could it be justified?
"In the seventeenth year, the Tatars attacked Wanquanwei, Baiyangkou, Ningwu Pass, Huamachi and other places, more than several thousand soldiers died. The Tatars also attacked Datong and Xuanfu, the vanguard rushed into the vicinity of the capital, slaughtering countless common people, cattle and sheep. And this year, they sent out seventy thousand cavalry to invade on a large scale. Inspector Wang, if you turn a blind eye to these things, won't you bring disaster to the country and the people? "
Seeing Hu Zan and the others' ashen faces, Yang Yiqing sighed and tried to smooth things over by saying, "Mister Yang, Grand Secretary and the others mean that the Emperor is the ruler of the ancestral temple, the country and the people, the matter of conquest is less important, the country and the people are more important, it is not appropriate for the Emperor to personally go into battle."
Yang Ling knew that in his heart, this Chief Inspector Yang was in favor of the Emperor coming forward to form an alliance with the Duoyan Sanwei, to divide and disintegrate the Tatars' power. He could also see the benefits of this in the long run.
Especially when Yang Yiqing used a desperate strategy, he sent a lone army to give the Tatars a taste of their own medicine. The Tatars did not have strong cities and high walls to defend, they did not have a million soldiers to rely on, once the Tatars invaded their defenseless home, the disaster would be more far-reaching than Ming Destiny's common people.
He delayed Boyan at the frontier, consumed his money, provisions, troops and horses, and followed his own plan to divide the relationship between Boyan and the Fire Sieve. The Tatars' political power was like adding snow to snow, after this battle, their strength would certainly be greatly damaged. At this time, forming an alliance with the Duoyan Sanwei was especially important. With their coercion and cooperation, the Tatars would gradually decline, without the opportunity and time to restore their strength. The far-reaching significance was indeed a great temptation, this risk was worth taking.
From this point of view, Yang Yiqing was on his side, but he was Li Dongyang's man. Now that Yang Tinghe was representing the three scholars to persuade the Emperor to return to the capital, it was inconvenient for him to publicly express his personal opinion.
Thinking of this, Yang Ling softened his tone, as if he was talking to Yang Yiqing, but in fact, he was complaining to Yang Tinghe and the others. He said, "Your Highness, Daren, just now I have explained in detail the importance of His Majesty's visit. His Majesty is only sixteen years old, experience more experience, only then can he become a famous ruler throughout the ages.
But as a wise ruler, who is afraid of military affairs? Han Gaozu personally led his troops to suppress the rebellion of Chen Zai and Yingbu, Tang Taizong personally led his troops to subdue Korea, Hongwu of the current dynasty captured Zhang Shicheng, destroyed Chen Youliang, when was it not the Emperor personally leading the troops? Emperor Yongle personally led five campaigns to the Mobei, there is no need to say more.
Now that the Son of Heaven has personally come, it is only to show his sincerity to the Duoyan Sanwei, if not, how can one speak of great talent and strategy? If the soldiers are holed up in the Great Wall and the Emperor is hiding in the Forbidden City, how can he be worthy of the name of a hero? "
He let out a breath and said sincerely, "Your Highness and Daren are worried about His Majesty's safety, this lowly official understands. When I receive Hua Dang's reply, this lowly official will personally go to Mount Baishan to survey the terrain and properly deploy troops to ensure His Majesty's safety. I ask Daren to fulfill His Majesty's ambition."
When Yang Ling finished speaking, he solemnly and deeply bowed to the Acting King, Yang Tinghe and the others. They listened and looked at each other. Yang Yiqing and Hu Zan seemed to be moved, Yang Tinghe looked hesitant, the Acting King looked pensive, only Wang Yixiao was still glaring angrily.
If the Emperor and the Duoyan Sanwei met, if he led an army of a hundred thousand, they would be surrounded by a large number of followers, within a few dozen li of Datong, naturally they would not be afraid of a Tartar attack. The difficulty was that the border generals had repeatedly broken their promises to the Duoyan Sanwei, Ming Destiny's credibility in the eyes of the Duoyan Sanwei was almost non-existent.
If the army gathered, would Hua Dang and the tribal leaders dare to come see him? If the Duoyan Sanwei also brought tens of thousands of men and horses, first, they did not have that many elite soldiers, second, it would be difficult to hide from the Tartars, so they would not bring too many soldiers. The Ming army could only send five thousand soldiers to climb the mountain, no wonder they were so worried.
The hall was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop on the ground. Yang Tinghe was silent for a while, then suddenly glared and shouted, "Yang Ling, if anything happens to His Majesty, don't blame me for not considering our friendship and asking the Empress to exterminate nine generations of your family!"
These words were said in a harsh tone, but the meaning of the words was that he agreed to the Emperor's journey to Datong. Hearing this, Yang Ling relaxed and couldn't help but show a happy expression. At this moment, a soft voice called from outside, "Your Highness, the auspicious time for the ceremony has arrived, please come to Yin An Hall to pay your respects."
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