Chapter 143: The Thief

Yang Jie was amused by the title of "Imperial Army". Unexpectedly, this "Mengren" was so open-minded that he thought about whether to give the title of "Imperial Army". In the future, the reputation of this Imperial Army would not be very good, and it was synonymous with a traitor.

"You can beg for the rabbit Jin Daqing, I want to ask you a question. What do you think about helping me and leading me to fight Mongolia?" Yang Jingwei wanted to know what this "Mongol traitor" thought.

The beggar rabbit Jin Deqing said happily: "Your Majesty, I feel very honored to lead the way for Your Majesty. This is a great glory that has come to your head. I will swear to be loyal to Your Majesty to die." I keep expressing my loyalty to the emperor.

Jin Deqing, who could beg for rabbits, had no hesitation, no embarrassment, and no shame in speaking. Naturally, he directly regarded this life leading the way as honor.

Yang Jing was very surprised. Why did he do this "gangster" so directly and enthusiastically?

"You can beg for the rabbit Jin Daqing, do you really take this as a way for me and fight against Mongolia as an honor?"

"Report to His Majesty, the Mongolian tribes are proud to be granted the title of Emperor Ming, and they all want to give him the title, and they all want to do things for His Majesty."

The words of begging for the rabbit Jin Deqing surprised Yang Jing. This "Mengren" was lying on the head of this "Mengren Jin Deqing," which seemed inappropriate. Yang Jing remembered that this Mongolian tribe, such as the three guards of Duoyan, was called Wei because they were enthroned by the Ming Dynasty and became king on the Mongolian grasslands. Therefore, this Mongolia was nominally the "territory" of the Ming Dynasty. It is natural to take the master to fight those disobedient rebellions. It is no wonder that this begging for the "leading party" as honor. It is not originally a "Mengren".

In fact, Mongolia is not a unified country. It has always been a tribal alliance of tribes. The organizational form of interests is based on tribes, not on states. Therefore, there is no saying "Mengzhi". Everything is just for one's own tribe. How can we get the "risculptor" level?

After hearing what Jin Deqing said, Yang Jie felt that his Mongolian strategy might have to be changed. Mongolia is not a highly unified centralized country, but a loose tribal alliance. His previous strategy was carried out in the form of dealing with a country. Now it seems that it is wrong. We have to discuss this with Sun Chengzong.

If you think about other things in your mind, you will not have the heart to use the leader of this small tribe to regain mushrooms.

"You can't beggar rabbit Jin Deqing, let's go here today. When you go back and take a few days off, there will be a special person who will talk to you about this matter. In addition, the big companion will give you a reward of 5,000 taels as the money I paid in advance." Yang Jie extended a carrot and placed it in front of the horse You can't beggar rabbit Jin Deqing to hang the leader of this Mongolian tribe.

Neng Boutique Jin Deqing thanked him happily: "I thank you for your reward from the Emperor. After I return, I will definitely do my best to serve Your Majesty the Emperor...but... Your Majesty, please reward your Majesty with this "Imperial Army" military title." Neng Boutique Jin Deqing still hopes to get the title of the Ming Dynasty canonized, so that it can be justified. In the future, if someone causes trouble for him, he can also bring the Ming Dynasty out as a shield.

"Imperial Army"? Yang Jing thought about it. If you give it to him or not? After thinking about it, he said, "I can beg for the rabbit, Jin Daqing, this title, I cannot give it to this title randomly. The title of "army" is a bit too big. I miss your tribe's warriors, less than a thousand people, and calling it a military army is a bit exaggerated. I'd better give you the title of "The First Imperial Army". When your team grows in the future, you will be given a bigger title."

Yang Jing suddenly caught a trace of his feelings. This Mongolian tribe is actually very easy to buy. Since he can easily buy this small tribe, why not buy more tribes? The Later Jin Dynasty can compile the Eight Banners of Mongolia. Why can't he recruit Mongolian tribes? It is the First Association of the Imperial Army, the Second Association of the Imperial Army, and the Third Association? It is necessary to compare money. Does the wild boar skin have more? It is necessary to compare power? Can the wild boar skin be compared with himself? It is necessary to compare power.

In general, can wild boar skin be compared with himself? Yang Jing asked himself that he is still better than wild boar skin now. As long as he hooks his fingers, there should be a large number of Mongolians who work hard for him. Well, wait, the Mongolian Banners of wild boar skin are not just bribed, but also forced suppression by force. Well, this requires reference. He also needs to have a reliable force to suppress these "Imperial Army" so that they can ensure their combat capabilities and cut out with a knife.

Yang Jing, who had plans in his mind, felt that this "Imperial Army" was a good name. In the future, those who did things and led the way for him would be called the Imperial Army. Wouldn't it be quite good to use the Mongolians to control the Mongolians? This tribe that can beg for rabbits, gold and green can only give the title of assistant, and also have to prepare numbers for other Mongolian tribes in the future.

I was a little disappointed when I beggar Rabbit Jin Deqing. The title given by this emperor is just the first association of the Imperial Alliance Army. Isn’t that the second association and the third association in the future? I was able to feel the pressure suddenly, there is competition! This emperor is still very smart!

"I dare to ask Your Majesty why it is the First Association? Wouldn't that mean that there will be a Second Association in the future? I am loyal to your Majesty, so please... "

Yang Jie interrupted the words of Jin Deqing who begs for the rabbit and said, "Okay, Jin Deqing who begs for the rabbit, don't say anything more. What I have arranged, naturally I have my plans. You don't need to teach me. Go home and wait for the people I sent to contact you." Yang Jie was also a little annoyed. A tribe as big as a booze dared to talk to me endlessly. I'm not polite now.

When he saw that the emperor's tone was not good, he remembered that this was the Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace, the source of power in the world. He was so scared that he shut up and withdrew from the palace in horror.

"Big partner, go and call Master Sun and Cao Huachun. I have something to do." Yang Jie rubbed his forehead, it was really troublesome!

"As for your order, your Majesty."

After waiting for a while, Sun Chengzong arrived first.

"Master Sun is here just in time. I am worried about this Mongolian matter. I also ask Master Sun to be my counselor."

"Your Majesty, what's the trouble?" Sun Chengzong asked.

"That's right. Today I bribed a small leader of a Mongolian tribe and asked him to inquire about the news about Mongolia and the Eastern Barbarians. If there is any news about the Mongolian and the Eastern Barbarians, I can immediately know that in the future, the Eastern Barbarians will have nowhere to escape. I call this battlefield transparency. I want to hear Master Sun's opinion."

Yang Jie introduced his plans to Sun Chengzong. He was going to hear what Sun Chengzong had good opinions.

Sun Chengzong thought for a while and said, "The battlefield is transparent? Your Majesty is quite appropriate. In terms of military strategy, you know yourself and your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles. This is what you mean. Your Majesty is concise and to the point, and it is even more appropriate." Sun Chengzong praised the emperor a few words.

"Haha, Master Sun, don't flatter me. I know my level, I'm just a half-baked person. Please give me more advice." Yang Jingwei is really a half-baked person. Military knowledge, and the transparency of the battlefield is mostly from later generations to read online novels.

"What is your Majesty's specific plan?" Seeing that the emperor was talking very generally, Sun Chengzong was preparing to ask for the detailed situation so that he could make a judgment, provide advice and reference.

"I initially planned to bribe the leaders of this small tribe. There are only 5,000 people in their tribe, which is easy to control. I use money to buy the news they spyed and bribe them. I think they will definitely work hard to find out the news for the sake of money. At that time, I will know the turbulence on the Mongolian grassland. In the future, I will also know the East Gate to enter the pass, and I will also know it as soon as possible and can deal with it calmly."

"Your Majesty, this matter can only be tried, not used as a reliance, but only as a reference. We must have our own detailed work in military and national affairs, and we must send our own night to inquire to find out before we can rely on it!" After hearing the emperor's words, Sun Chengzong immediately gave such a suggestion. If it is to inquire about the news, it is obvious that it is impossible to rely on outsiders in military affairs, but also on himself.

"Well, Master Sun said,... My plan is to drop Mangui back, divide Mangui's six thousand people into six thousand teams, and arrange it on the vast Mongolian grassland outside the Great Wall. Then, each thousand team will be in one area, and sweep in each area, clean up those who are hostile to our Ming Dynasty..." Yang Jing frowned and said his plans. However, this spy news and the six thousand teams obviously have nothing to do with this six thousand teams.

Sun Chengzong didn't understand and was puzzled, saying, "Your Majesty, why is this? Why did Man Gui's six thousand men into six thousand men teams? In this way, wouldn't the power be very dispersed? Will the East Gate fight in the future be a decisive battle, wouldn't it be very unfavorable?" Sun Chengzong was confused. What was the emperor thinking? The news of the money bribery mentioned earlier was in no way. Now he said that Man Gui's six thousand men teams were divided into six thousand men teams. I don't know what the emperor was doing.

Yang Jing had no expression on his face. In fact, in his heart, he and himself had already argued for countless rounds, arguing whether to tell Sun Chengzong about this news. On the one hand, he wanted Sun Chengzong to give him an idea and take the pulse. On the other hand, he was afraid that the news would be leaked too early and would cause irreversible losses to his future layout.

Yang Jing took a breath after trying hard. This determination is really hard to make!

"Well... Master Sun, can you explain to me the relationship between Mongolia and our dynasty? Why do I feel that there are many Mongolians who have been enthroned by our dynasty? It seems that outside this pass, Mongolia is also the territory of our dynasty!" Yang Jing still couldn't make up that determination. That matter was too important. If you were not careful, it would cause the whole situation to get out of control. At that time, the pressure from the inside and outside will be very likely to hang himself on the coal mountain in advance.

Sun Chengzong was even more confused about what was wrong with this emperor. He looked full of worries and wanted to stop talking but suddenly asked about his Mongolian matters.

"Your Majesty, is this..." Sun Chengzong had to ask what was wrong with the emperor? The two questions I just mentioned were not mindful. Now I have to talk about the history of the relationship between Mongolia and the court, and I am confused.

"Master Sun, let's talk about the relationship between our dynasty and Mongolia first. What is the history? I want to know." Yang Jing was still hesitating in his heart, so he had to listen first to what the relationship between Mongolia and the Ming Dynasty was.

Sun Chengzong had no choice but to tell the entanglement between the court and Mongolia one by one. From the Ming Dynasty's Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang expelled the Yuan Dynasty, sent a large army to destroy the main force of Mongolia, and established the three guards of Duoyan. Later, the Ming Dynasty's Chengzu Zhu Di fought for the throne, borrowed troops from the three guards of Duoyan, and then to the Tumu Fort Incident, then to the three major expeditions of Wanli, and then to the rise of the Later Jin Dynasty of the Eastern Reverend.

Yang Jie gradually understood a little when he listened to Sun Chengzong's talk about the ancient times.

"Big partner, bring a chair for Master Sun and hand him a cup of tea to moisten his throat." Yang Jie saw that Sun Chengzong was foaming at his mouth, so he asked Wang Chengen to send him a cup of tea.

"Thank you Your Majesty!" Sun Chengzong's mouth was smoking, which made it clear that the historical entanglement between the Ming Dynasty and Mongolia were clearly explained.

"That is to say, now, our dynasty is still the sect leader of Mongolia? Outside the pass, the vast grasslands are actually the territory of my Ming Dynasty?" Yang Jie asked.

"Your Majesty, yes, many Mongolian tribes have been enthroned by our dynasty and are vassals of our dynasty. However, Mongolians often invade borders. Fortunately, there are border walls, military camps, forts, and soldiers here. The harm is not serious.... However, now the court is not enough to make ends meet, and the border often has a low sound. The combat effectiveness of the army here is getting worse and worse..."

The combat effectiveness of the border army? Yang Jing sighed. The elites were greedy and drifted. They were full of oil and fat intestines and ears, but they didn't even pay basic military pay and living expenses to the border army. They also hoped that others would use their lives to defend themselves. It seemed that there was no more severe requirement than this.

"Since it is a vassal of our dynasty, that is, I want to buy several of these tribes, or let some tribes attack other tribes, which is completely feasible?"

"Report to Your Majesty, our dynasty has always implemented the strategy of grace and reward and differentiation. Every year, we reward some obedient tribes and differentiate disobedient tribes to achieve the intention of weakening the overall Mongolian, not allowing them to grow stronger, and not allowing them to join forces, so as not to join forces to band in the border. This has both historical origins and practical results. Therefore, we have always done this, as His Majesty said, bribery, which means this." Sun Chengzong explained.

He has been praising the Mongolian tribes all the time? He has been buying the Mongolians all the time? Yang Jing felt that this was what he wanted to do? Why did his predecessors have done it? He asked: "How much do you usually give me a gift every year? What will I give to those tribes?"

"Report to Your Majesty, there are not many rewards every year. Depending on the situation, sometimes once a year, sometimes once a few years, the amount of rewards is not fixed. The more than one hundred thousand taels, the less than one thousand taels, and tens of thousands taels, the more it is not fixed. The more it is, it is uncertain. On the grassland, after years of fighting, the tribes often annexed them, so it is generally rewarded with several larger tribes and tribes with better relations with our dynasty." Sun Chengzong explained the tricks to the emperor in detail.

So that's the case. Yang Jie fell into deep thought again and sat blankly on the dragon throne in a daze.

However, Sun Chengzong was anxious. The emperor didn't know what he was doing or what he was going to do. He was confused about what he said! He seemed to have no rules at all when doing things! Seeing that the emperor always looked unhurried and impatient, he was even more anxious and made up his mind to ask the emperor what he had said before.

"I dare to ask Your Majesty, what Your Majesty just said, about the matter of doing things that you don't take at night? You have to use your own military and national affairs! You are always worried about using outsiders. If you miss the matter, it will be a military and national affairs, and it will be a military and national affairs, and it will be a country! Your Majesty! Also, why is this divided the six thousand people of Man Gui into a team of six thousand people? The power is too dispersed, and Sarhu's great defeat is still in front of you!" Sun Chengzong was really anxious and didn't care about that much.

Yang Jing thought about it for a long time and thought about it over and over again. Finally, he made up his mind. It would not work just to bury this matter in his heart. The matter was too involved and someone would have to check it. Otherwise, if you make a mistake in one step, you might lose all the money!

"Big partner, clear the people in this hall. I have extremely secret matters. I want to tell Master Sun that you can surround this hall and not allow anyone to approach within ten steps. Do you understand? You should check this yourself." Yang Jing issued an order. This matter is really important and I have to be cautious. These ancient houses were made of wood and had ears in the walls. In ancient times, it was easy to achieve.

Wang Chengen looked at the emperor in surprise. What is so important that it is to drive away the entire hall? He also has to send people to surround him, not to get within ten steps? How important is this?

However, no matter how surprised it was, it was executed quickly. In an instant, the entire hall walked away, and rows of guards surrounded the hall. Only Yang Jie and Sun Chengzong were there.

Seeing that the emperor was so cautious, Sun Chengzong was also surprised and said, "Your Majesty, why are you so cautious?"

When Yang Jie saw that everyone was leaving, the door was closed, so he pulled out a paper bag sealed with paper, which was very similar to the "file bag" in later generations. However, on the sealing of the bag, the words "You must not take it out without mercy, and those who violate it will be killed will not be merciless" were written in bright red characters. This ordinary paper bag looked murderous, and the bright red characters were extremely strange.

"Master Sun, look at this." Yang Jie took out a few pieces of paper from this paper bag and handed it to Sun Chengzong.

Sun Chengzong took it in confusion, held it in his hand, and looked at it.

When I saw the title, my face changed.

When I looked at the contents, my body trembled gently.

Before I finished reading it, my whole body was already trembling with anger. My chest was undulating rapidly, my nose was spreading, and my breathing was so heavy that I blew my beard. My hands were trembling uncontrollably, shaking the thin piece of paper with a rustling sound.

"Crash!" This thin piece of paper finally couldn't stand Sun Chengzong's trembling, and was "shattered" by Sun Chengzong into several pieces.

"The thief should be punished...the thief should be punished..."

"The thief should be punished..." Sun Chengzong kept cursing with gritted teeth.

Yang Jing looked at Sun Chengzong with a blank expression and trembled with anger.
Chapter completed!