The next day, Aguda of the Steadfast Guard arrived at the Duoyan Guard with three thousand horsemen.
The three Duoyan Guards had always worked together. Whenever the leader of the Duoyan Guard gave an order, the other two guards would obey. However, Aguda had only arrived when Aguda was about to convene. Everyone could see that he and Bai Yin had not resolved their differences. However, the Fuyu Guard was about to form an alliance with the Duoyan Guard. It was difficult for him to handle the situation alone and he had no choice but to submit to the bigger picture.
Although Queen Yinqi was young, her etiquette was not lacking. Officially, she was a prince conferred by the imperial court of the Great Ming Dynasty. Her status was much higher than Agudam's, but privately, she was Agudam's nephew. Thus, she personally welcomed her out of the city with a personal gift.
Bai Yin was very happy that she would soon be in power. She did not care about their past quarrels and accompanied Yin Qi to welcome Aguda into the city. On the surface, the three of them seemed to be talking and laughing merrily, as if they were on good terms.
At this time, in Cheng Qiyun's tent, a young man named Chang Jin was reporting the results of his investigation on the merchant.
"It's very difficult to investigate the identity of that person. The grasslands are too vast and there are too many people who do not know each other. Even if we hear of his public identity, we can't verify it in a short time. Yesterday, I asked around and found out that the person is called Ai Shen. He was originally a big merchant outside the borders but mainly engaged in the business of kidnapping and selling slaves from Korea and Japan. Now that there are too many people in the two countries who have been plundered, the imperial court has already strengthened their defenses. It's not easy to do business so he wants to change to the fur trade. He specially came here to get to know some Mongolian nobles so that it'll be convenient for him in the future. "
Cheng Qiyun smiled. "Although it's all business, different professions are worlds apart. He suddenly changed to the fur trade. If he was in the northwest, he would have gone to Old Master Han's pier. But in the northeast, he should have come to me, Second Master Cheng. Fine, he'll go straight to the Mongolian nobles. He's just buying fur, does he have any way to import it into the borders? There's no such thing as a one-way trip in such a long-distance business. Does he have any way to export all kinds of goods from the borders? "
Chang Jin replied respectfully, "You're right, Second File Leader. Originally, it was impossible to verify his identity, so we could only wait for him to show up and secretly monitor his actions. Last night, we saw several men in black with high martial arts skills sneak into his tent. Since there were also hidden guards near his tent, we couldn't get too close. However, he didn't look like a businessman who wanted to do business.
Early this morning, Aguda Mu of the Steadfast Guard arrived. Ai Shen brought some men to observe, and one of our subordinates saw his face, and actually recognized this Ai Shen's true identity. This subordinate ordered him to bring some men to continue monitoring, and only then did he rush over. "
Cheng Qiyun's spirit was roused and she hurriedly asked, "Quickly tell me, who exactly is this Ai Shen?"
Chang Jin reported, "The brother who recognized his identity was a Han slave rescued by the White Shirt Army when they raided Bayan Mengke's tribe. After he was sold to us, Official Cheng saw that he was familiar with the Mongolian language, understood the situation outside the borders, was alert, and had some foundation in martial arts, so he was recruited into our peripheral organization …"
When Red Madame first arrived at the borders, she plundered everywhere and once handed over many rescued slaves to Cheng Qiyun. Some of them were Han people who were familiar with the life of the grasslands and the Mongolian language. This was very beneficial to Cheng Qiyun's organization, so she chose to hire some of them. Cheng Qiyun nodded, indicating that she knew about this matter, and said, "Continue!"
Chang Jin said, "That Ai Shen didn't change his name, but there aren't many people here who recognize him. He was the leader of a very large Bansheng in Bayan's territory, and he was under Bayan's protection. His power was considerable, and when Hua Dang attacked Bayan's territory, because Bayan was making a diversion, pretending to be plundering the nine borders, Hua Dang did not expand towards the direction of the border city, and Ai Shen's territory was closer to the border city, so he was spared.
When the White Shirt Army left the fortress, they plundered along the way, captured one of his cities, and captured a large number of slaves. That brother of ours was originally a Han slave from Bansheng City, and Ai Shen was the leader of Bansheng City, and he often patrolled the city, so this brother recognized him. "
Yang Ling had been listening at the side, and he had also heard about the matter of Bansheng City when he was in Datong, and once he heard it, he immediately became angry. What Bansheng City Lord? To put it bluntly, he was a traitor!
In some of the later biographies, the existence of Bansheng was evaluated positively, such as strengthening the integration of ethnic groups, promoting the nomadic tribes outside the borders to accept agricultural civilization, and promoting the exchanges between the various tribes at the borders, etc., but what was the actual situation?
Bansheng, was the name of the city of the Han people outside the borders. In the beginning, it was indeed a farming tribe formed by a group of Han people who fled for their lives outside the borders, but it was not a kind of poetic, picturesque, ordinary people who opened up wastelands and cultivated the mountains, but a group of powerful and influential people. To survive outside the borders, they had to rely on the power of the Mongols, so they willingly surrendered to the Tartars, enslaving their own people as slaves, and their status was even lower than the ordinary Mongols.
Every time the Tartars captured the borders, these people would either gather intelligence, act as guides for the army, or act as spies at the borders. Towards the Han people, they were even more ruthless than the Mongols. The most abominable thing was, in order to capture a large number of serfs to help them cultivate the land, in order to capture Han women for their sexual pleasure, when the Mongols were in good times and did not need to take the risk to invade cities, they would take the initiative to create friction between the two sides, and provide convenient conditions, so that they could have a large number of manpower to use in the war.
These Bansheng City Lords, the more powerful ones had tens of thousands of Han slaves under their command, and the smaller ones had at least a few thousand. Ming Destiny's court, be it the officials or the people, all hated these traitors to the bone. Once he heard that it was such an animal, Yang Ling was so angry that his face turned slightly red. Cheng Qiyun, on the other hand, was much calmer. She was thinking, what is this person's purpose for appearing here?
Without a doubt, at a time when the internal strife between the Wala, Tartars, Huo Zhe and Duoyan Guards is so intense, the appearance of different Mongols will easily arouse the vigilance of the Duoyan Guards. On the other hand, a Han merchant is not easy to associate with Bayan. If the Duoyan Guards were to merge, it would be the most disadvantageous to Bayan, of course he does not wish to see such a situation. If this dog traitor Ai Shen was sent by Bayan, what is their purpose?
To destroy the alliance!
Without a doubt, this is their purpose.
Cheng Qiyun understood this point, and a strange expression suddenly appeared on her face, as if she was smiling yet not smiling.
This grand meeting outside the Pass was really full of undercurrents, and all the heroes were coveting it. Everyone was scheming to be the mantis hunting the cicada.
The conditions of cooperation that Red Lady and Yin Qi had discussed yesterday replayed in her mind. Cheng Qiyun smiled with confidence. Since Bayan had such a purpose, it seemed that she could take a step back and let Bayan Mengke play the role of the mantis. As for herself, she might as well play the role of the oriole!
Cheng Qiyun thought complacently, looking left and right, her beautiful eyes looking around, that intelligent eyes really have the charm of a oriole …
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Adeni must leave first. According to the result of the discussion between Yang Ling and Cheng Qiyun, she must immediately rush to meet up with the mercenary team that she had personally trained, and command them to start a secret operation. Yang Ling personally sent her out of the tent, and the two of them must have a lot of intimate things to talk about, so Cheng Qiyun and Red Lady obediently did not follow.
As soon as Adeni left, Red Lady also packed up her luggage in the room.
According to the agreement with Yin Qi, she and her people would cooperate and support Yin Qi in eliminating the traitors and integrating the three departments in the Damu Meeting that would start tomorrow. A head of black hair was coiled up on her head, and she changed into a tight-fitting short-sleeved shirt, and a Mongolian robe on the outside. The sweatband and belt were tied tightly, and she slightly trimmed her face, so that the gentle aura became a little lighter.
A night of pleasure and love between a man and a woman nourished her body and her heart. Despite the repeated trimming, her eyebrows were still full of spring, and her eyes were bright and soft.
"Ready to leave?" Cheng Qiyun walked in slowly, her gait was similar to a modern catwalk, paying special attention to the rhythm of her waist and hips, and her gait was really enchanting.
Unfortunately, the handsome 'man' in front of her that even women would be jealous of was Red Lady, who was completely immune to her charm. Cui Ying 'er, who was lost in thought, only glanced at her in the mirror, watching her slowly walk over, and continued to carefully thicken her eyebrows as if nothing had happened.
Cheng Qiyun did not mind at all, and sat down at the side with a smile. After a while, she suddenly said: "Yin Qi is still a little girl, but she is worthy of being the daughter of Hua Dang. Her boldness is quite big. She actually made up her mind to get rid of Bai Yin, and forcibly integrate the three departments. It can be said that if you did not appear, her chances of success would be less than 30%. Her daring to take such a risk is really beyond my expectations.
With you allying with her, her chances of success will greatly increase. But our goal is not as simple as an alliance. Once the three departments unite, and even defeat Boyan, Huo Xie, and Wa La, then the three departments of Duoyan will become the greatest power in the prairie. Even if Yin Qi does not have such great ambitions, her subordinates will certainly become restless, and the imperial court may not be able to control them. "
Glancing at her indifferently, Red Lady said: "Isn't this plan designed by Big Sister Cheng? Now, you are afraid of nurturing a tiger. What exactly do you plan to do? "
Cheng Qiyun smiled: "That's not the case. In my original plan, I did not intend to completely destroy them. With Wa La remaining to keep Yin Qi in check, her subordinates will not dare to betray the imperial court, because if that happens, she will have to face enemies from both sides. Moreover, if the imperial court is given a few more years, the imperial court's army will have the strength to march beyond the great wall.
Now, Lord's intention is … … to do everything possible to sweep through the entire prairie as soon as possible, because his eyes are already set on a place further away. This way, we will have to think of a way to firmly control Yin Qi.
Yin Qi's Damu Assembly is basically a battle to get rid of traitors. If she succeeds, the three departments will unite, but if she fails, she will be completely divided, and even be beheaded. In the end, there will only be a bloody battle, so she did not need to consider choosing a husband.
But it is different now, with our help, she can quietly eliminate the dissidents, and complete the unification of the three departments without breaking off completely with the Fu Yu Wei. Then, when the Damu Assembly ends, she will have to face the vow she made herself: to marry the person who won the Three Arts of Damu.
Cui Ying 'er's eyebrows rose, and she said: "That person will not appear. Feng Lei, Jing Fu 'er, and I will personally participate in the competition. With the three of us working together, I do not believe that anyone can win against us. "
Cheng Qiyun shook her head helplessly. Cui Ying 'er was very alert, and she had a kind of almost instinctive intuition in the battles of the prairie. But when it came to the human heart and human nature, her personality was too careless.
Cheng Qiyun said patiently: "The crux of the matter is here. Have you thought that in order to strengthen the stability of the alliance, Yin Qi will publicly propose to marry you, the person who has allied with her, helped her eliminate traitors, and won the Damu Assembly to fulfill her promise as a hero?"
Cui Ying 'er hesitated, and her hand stopped. "It can't be … … right?"
She thought about it, and a relaxed smile appeared on her face. "That is not a problem. Feng Lei and Jing Fu 'er are both famous men, and both of them are worthy of her. If the two families become in-laws, it will be a good thing for our alliance."
Cheng Qiyun shook her head. "The younger sister of the Cui family, once her power becomes one, she will be even stronger than you. She is the Queen of Shunming conferred by the imperial court, and her status is incomparably respected. Let me ask, if the two are compared, whether it is strength or status, will this Queen marry one of your generals, or will she choose you, the young and handsome Young General Yang who has been conferred the title of Deputy Khan by the Mongolian Khagan and the King of Northern Ying? "
Cui Ying 'er was startled, and she laughed in spite of herself. "I am a woman … …"
Cheng Qiyun smiled slightly. "But this secret is only known to us."
Cui Ying 'er said disapprovingly, "That is not a problem. Since we are forming an alliance, I will tell her my identity in private. Hehe, could it be that she also wants women?"
At this point, Cui Ying 'er's face suddenly blushed. She thought of the quarrel she had with Yang Ling last night, and how she had ridiculed him by saying, "She also wants men?" Cui Ying' er's face unconsciously burned with shyness.
That scoundrel … … coaxing and begging had softened her heart, and she had really let him do as he wished, shyly and timidly doing things that only a bunny's husband could do. Now that she thought of it, her body felt uncomfortable, and she unconsciously twisted her hips.
Cheng Qiyun immediately said resolutely, "That won't do! In this world, there can be alliances between men and men, and there can be alliances between men and women. But I do not believe that two women who each have military power can be willing to go through hardships and have congenial feelings! "
Cui Ying 'er thought of the situation where she and Cheng Qiyun were working together and scheming against each other. She unconsciously sighed and could only accept her words.
Cheng Qiyun continued, "You cannot be used by the imperial court, and you are a Han. This is the basis for her to be at ease in forming an alliance with you and not worry about being annexed by you. To let you become her husband, I think … … "
Cheng Qiyun looked her up and down a few times, and said with a smile, "Other than the fact that you indeed have the qualifications to move her heart, this is also the main reason. Only when a person like you becomes her husband, will she be at ease in cooperating with your development, and not have to worry that one day your influence will grow stronger and swallow her up in one gulp. We must make full use of this point. "
"In addition, we have to plan for daren!"
Cheng Qiyun's expression became serious. Since ancient times, bloody examples of emperors being heartless and burning bridges after crossing the river came out of her mouth, making Cui Ying 'er's hair stand on end.
Cheng Qiyun said, "To tell you the truth, I supported you in building the city, supported you in developing your own power as soon as possible, and let Adni form a mercenary army, all to have your own power in a place far away from the imperial court. This way, even if the imperial family has disloyal intentions, they will not dare to easily touch daren for fear of harming the innocent.
For greater safety, I even thought of raising bandits for self-respect, preserving the Wala tribe's power, and leaving an enemy that is neither too big nor too small for the imperial court. But daren is wholeheartedly for the country, and has never thought about these things for his own family's life. Daren is too confident and too trusting of others. "
Cheng Qiyun faintly sighed, and said, "Since ancient times, of those civil and military officials who have made countless contributions, which one of them is not a smart and capable dragon among men? Which one of them is not an old general who has experienced many trials and tribulations in the imperial court and the battlefield? Each of them is talented and intelligent, if they could consider the possibility of losing the sacred favour when they are at their prime, and leave a way out for themselves, how would they end up with their heads separated from their bodies and their families exterminated? "
"The speed of daren's rise is unprecedented in Ming Destiny. People with such a magnanimous career, who rose like fireworks, have never had a good end since ancient times. Moreover, no matter how glorious they were when they were alive, after death, they were all listed with countless crimes, denounced as treacherous officials, sycophantic officials, and powerful officials.
Daren's contributions are unprecedented, in terms of nobility, he can no longer be promoted; in terms of merit, he has already surpassed the emperor; in terms of rewards, he has already rewarded the two princesses. In the imperial court, he has already climbed to the end, and he has just passed the age of twenty, what will he do in the future?
Even if the Emperor currently views daren as an arm, there is a person in the imperial court whose prestige and authority can even threaten the Son of Heaven. As the Son of Heaven gradually takes over, he will gradually feel the incomparable influence daren has in the imperial court from many things. Any Son of Heaven who is unwilling to lose power to someone else will not tolerate the existence of such a thing. "
"But … even though I have always been opposing the imperial court in the past, and I am now far away beyond the Great Wall, the current Emperor's reliance and closeness towards daren is something that the entire world can see, is that fake?" Cui Ying 'er said hesitantly.
Cheng Qiyun said solemnly, "There is no fake, it is definitely sincere and true meaning. But how much do you understand about human nature? Perhaps one day, the Emperor will feel that Yang Ling's influence is too great, so great that it has shaken the authority of the Son of Heaven. Perhaps he will only reduce his real power and make some efforts to establish his own authority.
However, the imperial court does not only have the Emperor and daren. Some of the officials who are forced to go into hiding because of daren's prestige, and some of the ambitious people who will be placed in an important position by the Emperor in the future but have daren standing in front of them, will keenly discover this and immediately use it.
First, they will put in some slanderous words to increase the Emperor's suspicions. Then, they will begin to fabricate evidence to increase the suspicions in the Emperor's heart. Even if the Emperor did not have any intentions of harming him in the beginning, in the end, he will definitely take the step of completely breaking off relations. "
Cheng Qiyun smiled coldly and said, "Those famous officials and capable generals in history, when they were able to achieve success at the beginning, all of them received the Emperor's trust and full support. No Emperor has ever become suspicious of the people he has placed in an important position at the beginning and planned to kill them after using them. Ruler and officials who were once like brothers mostly walked to the end of a life and death relationship. "
Cui Ying 'er was silent. She felt waves of coldness in her heart, but thinking carefully, she had to admit that while Cheng Qiyun's words were cruel, they were very reasonable. If she told these words to Yang Ling right now, he would definitely not believe her. If she told these words to the Emperor, he would definitely be very aggrieved. But who could say whether or not things would reach this stage in the future?
After a moment of silence, she asked, "Then, what do you want to do for the future of the Emperor? What does this matter have to do with Yin Qi? "
"If we succeed, Yin Qi will become the first female Khan on the grasslands. We will not hesitate to use any means to control her in our hands. Also, we will take the opportunity to strengthen your power. When the outside of the Great Wall is pacified, it will be the day that the Emperor leaves the court. At that time, your powerful martial power will be the guarantee of the Emperor's safety. My specific plan is … "
"This … this …" Cui Ying 'er finished listening to Cheng Qiyun's words and stammered, "Will this also work?"
"Why not? This is a political marriage! So, what you need to do now is to firmly grasp that little girl Yin Qi in your hands. It is best if her heart belongs to you. If she does not, you need to think of a way to make her fall in love with you. "
The more Cui Ying 'er thought about it, the more absurd she felt. She could not help but laugh, "You want me … to seduce a little girl?"
"You can say it like that. You can treat it as a wife for the Emperor. If things really get out of hand, you don't have to be afraid of him. The King of Northern Ying against the King of Shunming. I dare to bet that you will not lose. "
"Good! Although it is a bit despicable, I will go! "Cui Ying 'er puffed out her chest and then her shoulders drooped. She said embarrassedly," I … But what should I do? I won't … "
Cheng Qiyun rolled her eyes at her and said, "I know you won't. Look at your temperament. You only know how to fight and kill all day. I reckon that you are also straightforward in bed? You only care about pleasure and don't have the mood of a boudoir! "
Cui meimei's face was as red as snow. She was about to explode …
Cheng Qiyun suddenly smiled and said, "Come, I will teach you a few moves."
"Teach me? This can be taught? "
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"Dongxuan Zi said: Of all things in the world, only man is the most precious. Man's highest position is the desire of the room. The law of heaven and earth, Yin and Yang. Those who understand the truth will nourish their nature and prolong their age; those who are slow will not harm their divine life … "
"You don't understand, right? Don't worry, I will explain it to you in detail … Dongxuan Zi's 38 techniques are actually not difficult. For example, this Exposed Gill Fish, Silkworm Entanglement, Fish Double Eye, Flipping Butterfly, Luan Double Dance, Wild Horse Leap, Goat Facing Tree, Ape Hugging Tree, Cat and Mouse in Same Cave, Three Spring Donkey and so on. With your skills, you only need to say it once and you can do it … "
Cui Ying 'er listened for a while. The more she listened, the more she felt uncomfortable. She could not help but blush and stammered, "Sister Cheng, what are you talking about?"
Cheng Qiyun teased her for a long time. Seeing that she finally understood, she could not help but feel happy. She giggled and said, "You don't even know these? Oh, that's right. Anyway, you are the one who is going to marry this lady. It is useless for you to know these things. Well, let's not talk about this anymore. I will tell you now how to deal with that Miss Yin Qi. "
"En … No, no. Anyway, it is still early for the adults to come back. We have nothing to do. Sister … it is good to listen to it to relieve your boredom …" Cui Ying 'er's voice became softer and softer as she spoke. Her face became smaller and smaller, but her eyes were filled with curiosity and a strong desire to learn.
When Cheng Qiyun saw this, she felt a little vain …
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