Ying Zhan said: "It's the Duke of the Ming Dynasty, Miao Yi, what's wrong with you?"
When Miao Yi heard this, a heart was put down, how could Fu Guogong, an unscrupulous prodigal son in Qingzhou, be the Duke of the Ming Dynasty, presumably a person with the same name and surname, her face returned to blood, and she smiled: "Ah nothing, I remember that in my hometown, there is a neighbor named Yang Xu, listen to you, it scares me" Ying Zhan couldn't help laughing when he heard it: "The lady must have been away from her hometown for a long time, and she misses her homeland a little."
Hehe, I remember that the lady said that she has lived in Hebei Daimyo Mansion for generations, right, hehe, this auxiliary prince Yang Xu, but he lived in Qingzhou Mansion in Shandong Province as a child. ” Miao Yi's face changed again, and her voice couldn't help trembling: "Shandong Qingzhou Mansion in Shandong" "What's wrong with the lady?"
"Oh, it's okay, I wanted to sleep, my clothes are a little thinner, and I'm feeling a little cold when I'm talking to you for a while."
Miao Yi hurriedly stood up, walked to the corner, took a few pieces of beast charcoal and put them into the stove, before she straightened her waist, a shirt had been draped on her body, Ying Zhan said with concern: "Lady, put on your clothes first, or don't go to bed and cover the quilt."
Miao Yi tightened her shirt, shook her head and said, "It's okay, it's much warmer, you continue." ” "Good" Ying Zhan didn't have any doubts about his wife's strange appearance, he walked back to the table with Miao Yi, sat down, thought for a while, and said: "Regarding the life of this Fuguo Gong, I listened to the commander of the Beijing camp who came with him, Lord Saihazhi, this Yang Xu is a capable person, and when the emperor is still King Yan, no one is optimistic about him, and the scholars are even more scolding him for being a chaotic minister and thief."
Hey, this Yang Xu is a Qingzhou talent, originally promising, but he took a fancy to this Yan King who seemed to be wiped out under the pressure of the imperial army, he not only voted for King Yan, but also infiltrated Jinling to rescue the three princes who were taken hostage, oh, it is said that he was originally from Jiangnan, because his father came to Qingzhou because of business, and he is one of the richest families in Qingzhou" Miao Yi's face was white when she heard this, her whole body was cold, and her heart was pounding, like a frightened little beast, speaking of which, she no longer doubted that he was really his shameless man, the bastard who played with their mother and son and ruined their family, and she had already hidden in Dunhuang and fled to the edge of the sky, why did this pain and shame follow her Fortunately, Ying Zhan was in deep thought, not noticing the change in her expression, she took a few deep breaths and forced herself to calm down.
Ying Zhan pondered: "He is the prince of the Ming Dynasty, so naturally he will not talk nonsense, he said that the Ming Dynasty will never give up the Western Regions, it should be true."
Timur was invincible in the west, but knowing that he was going to go east and launch a holy war, while the Ming court was still at war with Annam and Tatar at the same time, it seems that the Ming court did not regard Timur as an irresistible enemy Their strategy is completely devoid of the consideration after the fall of Hexi, referring to the situation I saw in Gansu Town, the Ming court should indeed be this kind of consideration, it seems that the Ming court is very sure of holding Jiayu Pass.
Timur came all the way, if he couldn't capture Jiayu Pass and confronted the Ming Dynasty for a long time, then the final winner would be the Ming court.
Miaoyi, this is where I am embarrassed.
Ming Ting, can't betray, otherwise as soon as Timur leaves, we will be unlucky, but once Timur comes, with our strength, why fight against it I am uncertain now, whether to give up my homeland, temporarily retreat into the pass, and accept the protection of the Ming Dynasty, or wait until Timur arrives and make peace with him, in order to protect myself. ” Miao Yi's heart was like numbness, she was afraid and ashamed, and all kinds of girls who had been sealed in the depths of her memory had come to mind at this moment, and she was in a trance for a while, where could she still talk.
Ying Zhan is still analyzing: "If you retreat into Jiayuguan, it will be easy.
Sheng Long Tusi also mentioned that he invited us to be guests at the foot of Tanggula Mountain, but this time, we can only take away the floating wealth, and the family business will inevitably suffer huge losses.
If they stay, they don't know what step Timur's people will take, and whether they will be lenient in the face of their fellow clans and religions.
Miao Yi, I originally arranged to go to Beishu Bali and a line, I wanted to find out the news of Timur's side, and paved a road in advance, but now I am really a little embarrassed.
Ying Zhan didn't want Miao Yi to help him get an idea, but when he had some difficult matters, he liked to talk to the woman he loved the most, and when he was done, his heart was much calmer, and at this time Miao Yi's expression had returned to normal, Ying Zhan talked for a while, and then left her room and went to his first wife's residence for the night.
After Ying Zhan left, Miao Yi's heart was boiling, and it was difficult to fall asleep anymore.
The humiliation that once made her so ashamed that she wanted to commit suicide, after so many years, the wound has gradually healed, and now she has a husband who loves her, and has also given birth to two sons for her husband, as a wife and mother, she is very happy.
She thought that she could say goodbye to her absurd past completely and live peacefully in this desert oasis for the rest of her life, but when she suddenly heard Yang Xu's name and suddenly learned that he was here, her heart could no longer calm down.
Miao Yi changed out of her nightgown, put on a warm winter coat, wore a fox fur and crane, wore a Zhaojun lying rabbit warm suit, and surrounded the wind collar of a sable, as if she was already a graceful and noble young woman from a wealthy family.
She went out of the room in a hurry, and in the outer room, two maids hurriedly greeted her, and Miao Yi only waved her hand slightly, and they bowed down again.
Miao Yi walked to the bottom of the corridor, raised his head and stared at the bright stars in the sky, and stared for a long time before walking down the left corridor.
Through several portals, Miao Yi quietly stopped in front of the pavilion of a single courtyard, and the lamp hanging under the porch reflected her figure.
The wind blew the lamp, and the lamp shook its head and shadow, and floated her to and fro on the snow, and the wind sent a crisp sound of wooden fish.
Miao Yi stretched out her hand to knock on the door, and a copper sound came, which made her Lingtai suddenly clear: "Why did you come here, what did you say to your mother, she has cleared the ancient Buddha, why bother to disturb her tranquility again" Standing silently for a long time, Miao Yi sighed quietly, turned around and walked along the road again, stepping on a clear place, and the sound of the wooden fish of "Gong Kong", it seemed that there was also a hint of dust, "Hurry up, hurry up, what's the matter if you don't eat If it weren't for the fact that you are strong and strong, and the situation is pitiful, Lao Tzu is too lazy to use you, and you work so slowly" A bearded man scolded and directed the hired workers to load the truck.
This is the caravan of the Zhang family in Shazhou, the head of the family is called Zhang Buyu, it is said that the ancestor is the descendant of Zhang Yichao, the hero of the Shazhou Uprising in the late Tang Dynasty, when Zhang Yichao unified the eleven states of Guasha, proud of the Western Regions, and dominated Hexi, although the Zhang family has declined, but the Zhang family is still a big family with considerable power in the sandbank.
The hired men were carrying silk, tea, porcelain and ironware.
These things sound light, but because they have to be transported over long distances, in order to save space and to tie more strongly, these goods are bundled into large bags as much as possible, the silk is soft and soft, but dozens of silk horses are firmly tied together, that is a very heavy burden.
Porcelain should be placed in the tea box, with tea inside and outside the porcelain, in order to prevent collision, such a box itself is very heavy, and have to be handled gently, and it is not a labor-saving job.
On a cold day, the workers who were moving things were already tired and sweating.
It took more than half a day of hard work for more than a dozen truckloads to be loaded, and then the workers retreated to the side to rest.
A sweaty and tired man staggered to the side and sat down in the snow, snorting and panting.
He was wearing a bloated winter robe, and his trousers were patched together with scraps of sand wolf skin, dog skin, and sheepskin, which were ugly and ugly, but they were very warm, and when he sat on the snow, the cool air could not be penetrated for a while.
At this time, one of the other group of loaders not far away staggered closer, came to him and sat down, and whispered, "Lord Qianhu, I'll see" The man who was panting gave him a hard look, his heart sank, and he quickly changed his words to say hello, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Brother Hu, you are tired" The man who was panting snorted and ignored him, still cursing Xia Xun in his heart for causing him to suffer so much.
This person's name is now Hu Qiqi, not long ago he was still called Yu Jian, he was the eldest in the Bada Jin Town of Jinyi Weibei Town, after being scolded by Xia Xun for a dog blood spray, Yu Jian had to take his people out of Jiayuguan, in order to hide their identity, they changed their names, saying that they were Han Ke who went out of the customs to beg for a living, and after all the setbacks, they finally got married to the Zhang family and became the Zhang family's helpers.
The person who sat next to him was also Jinyiwei, because he was just an ordinary lieutenant and his reputation was not obvious, so he still used his real name Deng Di.
He sat next to Yu Jian, and the two of them talked for a long time before lowering his voice and saying, "That Tuoba Mingde, I think there is a problem."
Tuoba Mingde is another merchant from Beshbali, and this area is already a distribution center for major merchants to load and sell goods, so it is not surprising that many merchants and their hired hands are concentrated here.
Yu Jian took off his hat, wiped the sweat from his forehead, quickly buttoned the hat again, and asked in a low voice, "Oh, how can I see it?"
Deng Di whispered: "Let's be here for a while, foreign businessmen, like to inquire about business transactions, where the price of horses is high, where the price of fur is fair, where the silk brocade is cheap, where the tea and salt utensils are good and cheap, or where is the wine and food delicious, where the kiln sister is scratching, but this Tuoba Mingde likes to ask about military matters." ” Yu Jian looked around vigilantly, beware of someone approaching, and continued to listen to him, Deng Di said: "He just came from Bei Lost Bali, and he didn't catch up with the situation when the Auxiliary Guogong entered the city, so he pretended to be interested in the honor guard of the Grandfather of the Kingdom, and asked people how many people the Auxiliary Guogong had brought, what weapons and equipment they had, which wealthy families on the sandbank had power, and his own horse team was relatively strong, and so on."
Yu Jian listened, and stared at Tuoba Mingde, a businessman who was chatting and laughing with a few stewards not far away, if this person was really Timur, Yu Jian's eyes suddenly flashed a treacherous light To be continued: