I embezzled 100,000 taels at the beginning, and the empress begged me to be more greedy

In the headquarters of the Northern Desert Tribal Alliance, Igna was staring at the map on the table with a worried look on his face, lost in thought.

Ever since he became the so-called tribal leader, he has failed to lead the people of Mobei to a beautiful victory.

The battle of Deep Valley ended in failure, with tens of thousands of soldiers killed or wounded.

The attack on Anding County resulted in heavy casualties.

The surprise attack on Pingcheng not long ago only plundered a small amount of supplies, which was totally insufficient to make up for the losses in recent days, let alone survive this cold winter.

Today, the entire Mobei Alliance has already become divided in appearance.

Ignaz also heard that all the tribes, big and small, on the grassland had begun to attack each other, so that the entire Mobei Alliance could not unite at all.

Just when Iger was worried, he heard a voice outside the tent: "Great Khan, the envoy of the Yan army is here to see you."

When talking about the Yan army, Iger became filled with anger.

He suppressed his emotion and walked out of the tent with a frown.

After meeting Yigan, Yang Feng spoke directly again: "Great Khan Yigan, our Anding County wants to discuss cooperation with your Mobei tribe. How about opening a trade and bartering? After all, you are the leader of the Mobei tribe, and your words should be very convincing. Please notify the other tribes as well."

"Open a barter market?"

Ignat's brows were furrowed.

"That's right, use these stones to exchange for supplies from Anding County."

As Yang Feng spoke, he took out the ores from his bag.

"What tricks are you Yan people up to?"

Ignat obviously didn't believe it.

Looking at the thing in Yang Feng's hand, he didn't even want to step forward to take it.

If it were a few days ago, Igna would still be willing to negotiate with Jiang Zuo.

But after observing for these days, Ignat had already firmly believed that Jiang Zuo was absolutely unreliable.

Ignat was furious.

He was originally a staunch supporter of peace talks, but now the entire Mobei region has been thrown into chaos by Jiang Zuo, and his authority as the leader of the alliance, Igena, has completely disappeared.

The so-called Mobei Tribal Alliance has long been an empty shell.

From now on, he must not let Jiang Zuo destroy the unity of Mobei again.

No matter what, he had to save the situation!

"It's not a trick, please rest assured, Khan." Yang Feng's words were still quite respectful. After all, the other party was the leader of the largest tribe in Mobei.

"Some stones can be exchanged for supplies. Who are you trying to fool? If you hadn't instigated us, we Mobei people wouldn't be so stupid as to kill each other."

Igna snorted, feeling quite unhappy.

Looking at the angry expression on Yige's face, Yang Feng knew that this person was not easy to deal with.

"Think about it carefully."

Seeing that the situation was not good, Yang Feng mounted his horse and prepared to leave.

At this time, Yige said fiercely: "Go back and tell your master that our Geer tribe will never compromise with you Yan people."

The current Igna has changed from a peace advocate to a war advocate.

He needed a victory to re-establish his prestige on the grassland.

But regardless of whether Ignat agreed or not, the trade on the grassland has already been opened.

In the past few days, people from Mobei have been going there to do business with the Yan people.

Now the whole grassland seems to be peaceful.

……

Beijing.

Prime Minister's House.

Xu Renyou hurried into the prime minister's residence and knocked on the study door.

"Who?"

The weathered voice of Right Prime Minister Lu Jun came from inside.

"Prime Minister, this is my humble position."

Xu Renyou replied.

Lu Jun said: "Come in."

Xu Renyou held a few letters in his hand, pushed open the door and walked into the study, handed the letters in his hand to Lu Jun, and said: "Prime Minister, please read these secret letters. I wonder if you have heard about the situation in Mobei?"

Xu Renyou asked in a low voice.

Right Prime Minister Lu Jun had a solemn expression on his face, and he had naturally known about this matter a long time ago.

Prior to this, many officials from the six northern towns had already filed complaints with the right prime minister.

The person who reported it was naturally the Anding County Magistrate Jiang Zuo.

No, it should be General Jiang Zuo, the General who Guards the North.

The news that Jiangzuo had opened trade in the Mobei grassland had already spread throughout the entire Dayan court.

Now, everyone in the court is talking about this matter.

The most dissatisfied person was naturally the right prime minister Lu Jun.

Previously, their Right Prime Minister's party had already tried to eliminate Jiang Zuo, but he escaped many times.

This Jiangzuo not only defeated Li Yang of the Jiangnan family, but also uncovered a large list of corrupt officials, causing the Right Prime Minister's party to lose its advantage in the court.

And now, Jiang Zuo is once again trying to cut off their source of income.

Smuggling trade with the people of Mobei is one of their convenient ways to make money.

Xu Renyou said, "The emperor asked this Jiangzuo to pacify Mobei, but he actually started a trade with the people of Mobei. Isn't he deliberately going against us?"

Lu Jun read the secret letter in his hand roughly, and couldn't help but feel angry. He said, "We must not let Jiang Zuo continue to be so presumptuous."

Jiang Zuo's large-scale trade on the grassland is completely detrimental to the interests of all of them.

You know, all the smuggling in the six northern towns has a background.

And this background is naturally the court officials from the Six Garrisons and the Right Prime Minister's party.

"But how do we stop this person?"

Xu Renyou had no idea what to do.

The previous assassination is no longer feasible.

"We can only put pressure on the emperor first, but the emperor hasn't attended court for a month, right?"

The Right Prime Minister suddenly asked in confusion.

Xu Renyou also said: "I have sent people to the Yangxin Palace to inquire, but the imperial guards did not allow them to get close at all."

Lu Jun burned the secret letter in his hand and murmured, "Your Majesty's recent whereabouts are a bit strange."

Before this, Your Majesty rarely stayed away from court for such a long time.

Xu Renyou said: "No matter what, we must report to Jiangzuo and ask him to stop the so-called trade. Bowing to the barbarians is really an insult to the prestige of our Yan State. In the long history of Yan State, there has never been such a cowardly border general. We will impeach Jiangzuo for treason and collaborating with the enemy!"

As long as enough officials are impeached, it will definitely put pressure on Your Majesty.

"But Prime Minister, the last time we impeached all the officials in Jiangzuo, all of them have been..."

Lu Jun was a little worried and didn't want to be implicated again.

The last time all the officials were impeached, Your Majesty had them all executed.

You know, the empress now has the leverage over all the officials.

Xu Renyou said: "Of course, there is no need for us to come forward."

Right Prime Minister Lu Jun still has many court officials in his hands.

"The Great Yan Empire is really getting more and more outrageous. If we leave everything to people like Jiang Zuo, how can Yan not decline!"

Lu Jun was quite displeased.

It is really hard to believe that a woman is in charge of government.

At this moment, Lu Jun was already dissatisfied with the empress in his heart.

However, a letter came from the northwest that the Thousand Cavalry Division was already monitoring the Fourteenth Prince.

Their plan might have to be postponed again...