My father is Jiajing

Chapter 124 Don’t Panic, Marshal

Just as Hou Rong was performing ventriloquism for Qiu Luan and it was reaching a critical moment that made people tense, Shi Yi, who was waiting outside, was frightened out of his wits when he received a military report from a messenger under the general's mansion.

At this time, Shi Yi didn't care about Qiu Luan's enjoyment and ran excitedly towards the house where Qiu Luan was.

"Marshal! Marshal! Something big has happened!"

Shi Yi rushed into the room excitedly. Qiu Luan, who was originally excited, immediately lost interest after hearing Shi Yi's shout.

Qiu Luan straightened his clothes unhappily, looked at Shi Yi who was looking excited and frightened, and said unhappily: "Why are you so panicked?"

Shi Yi trembled as he handed over the military report in his hand. "The spies reported urgently that a group of Tatar cavalry is approaching Datong."

Qiu Luan, who was originally feeling unhappy and dissatisfied, was suddenly frightened. He snatched the military report from Shi Yi's hand and quickly read it through.

He said angrily, "Are these Tartars crazy? They just came here after the robbery. Can't they take a break?"

At this time, Qiu Luan had completely forgotten his original intention of being on par with his grandfather, and was completely overwhelmed by the fear of the approaching Tatar army.

Shi Yi suggested: "General, why don't you go to the tent and call all the generals to discuss and jointly resist the Tatar invasion?"

After hearing Shi Yi's suggestion, Qiu Luan also thought of a solution, so he prepared to order all the generals in Xuan Da to come to the general's mansion to discuss the matter.

At this time, Hou Rong, who had just performed as a ventriloquist, ignored the pain in his cheeks caused by his hard work and whispered, "General, don't worry too much. Anda has just requested trade again, and the court has not yet made a decision. If we start a war again at this moment, it will be very detrimental to the defense of Datong. I suggest that we should send someone to calm Anda down and tell him that the court will allow the trade to open."

Qiu Luan, who was originally impatient, suddenly brightened up his eyes after hearing Hou Rong's words.

People who are good at ventriloquism have quick thinking.

Qiu Luan seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw, and praised Hou Rong: "Not bad, not bad, what you said makes sense. But how can we contact Anda's people?"

At this time, Shi Yi also became excited. He suggested: "General, I heard that the Tatars are cold and poor, and they came to the south to kowtow because they are short of money. If we go to them with gold and silver treasures, I believe they will definitely believe in your sincerity."

When Qiu Luan heard Shi Yi's words, he also felt that it made sense. Didn't the Tatars keep harassing the nine borders of the Ming Dynasty because they were short of money? If he could send money to them and paint a big pie for them, then as long as he could avoid this period of time and wait until the old man Weng Wanda took over Xuan Da, he would be able to retire.

So this was not the time for Qiu Luan to feel sorry for the money. Fortunately, he had made a lot of money by selling a large piece of cheap land in Shunyi before, otherwise he would be helpless now.

Qiu Luan instructed Shi Yi and Hou Rong, "Hou Rong, you have been in Datong for a long time and are familiar with the ways here. You can sneak into the Tatar camp with Shi Yi and the treasure. If you can persuade the Tatars not to attack Datong for the time being, you will have done a great deed. After the task is completed, this commander-in-chief will reward you handsomely."

When Hou Rong heard this, he immediately bowed excitedly, "General, I will live up to your expectations!"

Qiu Luan then said to Shi Yi, "Go and prepare the gold and silver, and then set out with Hou Rong. This must be done quickly and carefully, and no one else must know about it."

Shi Yi nodded heavily, and then he and Hou Rong prepared the plan and gold and silver to carry out Qiu Luan's mission.

Hou Rong was indeed a prominent figure in Datong City. Through his unconventional methods, he quickly came up with a plan that could lead to the Tatar camp.

Shi Yi looked at Hou Rong, who was so powerful, and he did not feel any jealousy. Instead, he felt that he had brought a great talent to his master.

After the two confirmed that the plan was correct, they immediately took action. They sneaked out of Datong City with the gold, silver and treasures given by Qiu Luan and headed towards the Tatar camp.

At this moment, Tuotuo, who was in his prime, was happily drinking wine and eating meat in his camp, enjoying the Han women he had robbed before.

"The Ming people are so weak. I just made a move and scared them to death."

Tuotuo and his subordinates spoke recklessly, not taking the Ming Dynasty seriously at all. In his eyes, Datong was like meat in a bowl, which could be eaten at any time. However, he had just eaten the last meal, and there was probably not much meat in this bowl now, so he led his troops to appear near Datong again this time, which was actually another strategy of Anda, to continue to put pressure on the Ming Dynasty and force the Ming court to agree to the trade.

So when Tuotuo came to the vicinity of Datong this time, it was actually just a picnic and he didn't have much intention of really attacking Datong city.

After all, he had gained a great advantage last time, and even killed two generals of the Ming Dynasty in battle, which was already a great honor for him.

Moreover, he lost a lot of soldiers in that battle. Now, Datong City is full of angry soldiers. There is not much benefit to be gained. Only a fool would continue to attack Datong at this time.

Just as Tuotuo and his men were happily eating meat and drinking wine, a messenger arrived at his tent.

"Taiji, there is a Ming envoy who wants to see you."

When Tuotuo heard the messenger say that a Ming envoy wanted to see him, he immediately became interested and said, "Bring him here."

The messenger immediately went to bring over the Ming envoy he had received.

After Shi Yi and Hou Rong arrived at Tuotuo's tent, they did not show the integrity that an envoy should have, but directly bowed and said flatteringly: "I pay my respects to the Khan."

Tuotuo was very pleased to hear the title of Great Khan. He smiled and asked, "Who do the two envoys represent?"

Shi Yi bowed and said, "I am here on behalf of my general, General of the Western Expedition, Marquis of Xianning, to summon General Qiu Luan to discuss matters with the Khan."

Tuotuo chuckled, "You Han people's titles are really too long and fancy. Who is Qiu Luan? I have never heard of him."

Shi Yi smiled awkwardly. His commander was indeed not very famous in Tatar, but now was not the time to argue about it.

Shi Yi said: "My general knows that the Khan has been working hard, so he sent me to present him with a gift to ask how the Khan is doing."

Tuotuo laughed again, "Your Marshal is a wonderful man. He knows the rules and is much more sensible than the old man Weng. Tell me, what's the matter?"

Tuotuo looked at Shi Yi and Hou Rong indifferently, continued to drink wine and eat meat, waiting for their reply.

Shi Yi bowed and said, "Great Khan, my Marshal knows that your tribe has been asking the court to open up the market. This time, my Marshal asked me to tell you that the court is ready to open the market. I hope your army will not enter Datong when passing through it, so that my Marshal can continue to work for you to open the market."

When Tuotuo heard this, his eyes turned. Although he was in favor of war, Sengge was in favor of opening the market.

But Sengge has not made any progress so far. If he could make some effort to bring the news of the opening of the market to Altan Khan, wouldn't it mean that he is much stronger than Sengge?
Thinking of this, Tuotuo grinned, "Very good, very good. Your commander is really a man who knows the times. I accept his gift. I will reply to you after I report to my Khan. If you are not in a hurry to reply during this period, you can also wait for information in my tent."

When Shi Yi and Hou Rong heard this, they were overjoyed and quickly bowed to Tuotuo.

Then Shi Yi said, "We two would like to thank the Khan. In order to let the commander know the Khan's kindness as soon as possible, I will go back to Datong to report and let Hou Rong wait for good news from the Khan here."

Tuotuo hummed, and he was too lazy to pay attention to the two Qiu Luan envoys, and said: "You can discuss this matter among yourselves, I will not interfere."

Hou Rong was also aware that his status and level of trust were not enough to compete with Shi Yi, so he had no objection and directly agreed to Shi Yi's proposal. He would wait for news in Tuotuo's camp while Shi Yi went back to report first to appease Chou Luan.

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