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Li Huaixin opened his mouth but said nothing. He glanced sideways at Zhang Huai.
Before he knew what Zhang Huai meant, he didn't dare to agree casually.
Zhang Huai raised his eyelids and glanced at Zhao Yutu, and said: "You brought the Tatar heads to me as soon as you came, and you put the credit on your head. There is nothing so cheap in the world!"
People must expect something from others. After being an official for so many years, he knows this well.
"I don't dare to deceive you. There is indeed a small matter and I need your help." Zhao Yutu said with a humble face.
Zhang Huai lifted his official uniform with his hand, crossed his legs, and said, "What you have committed is a serious crime of treason. I'm afraid I can't be of much help."
"My lord, you are joking. The Tiger Character Banner did not rebel, and it did not go against the government. There is no treason." Zhao Yutu said with a smile.
Li Huaixin on the side twitched the corner of his mouth a few times when he heard this.
The Tiger Character Banner has not yet rebelled against Thaksin Shinawatra, but to say that it has not gone against the government is to fool people. He and the Lingqiu County Magistrate were captured by the Tiger Character Banner and taken to the mountain, and they were forced to sign documents before they could return. Arrive at Lingqiu County.
Zhang Huai snorted coldly and said: "The Tiger Character Banner supports tens of thousands of private soldiers and hides armor. It is already a crime of treason. As long as I report it to the imperial court, I believe that the imperial court will soon send a large army to destroy you Tiger Character Banner." flag."
"Your Excellency, you have misunderstood." Zhao Yutu said, "The Tiger Flag does have thousands of soldiers, but these people are the guards of the caravan. They are just to prevent the caravan from being robbed by bandits on the grassland. There is absolutely no disobedience." The meaning of the imperial court.”
Zhang Huai said indifferently: "You can keep these words to the court and see if the Holy Emperor and the officials in the court believe your clever words."
There are tens of thousands of private soldiers hidden. Regardless of whether Huziqi rebels or not, he believes that if this matter is reported to the court, Huziqi will be accused of treason.
"To be honest with you, sir, thousands of soldiers from the Tiger Flag are on the grassland outside Xinping Fort." Zhao Yutu said, "If you don't believe me, you can send someone to check."
Li Huaixin, who was standing next to him, spoke at this time: "Sir, the soldiers and horses of the Tiger Character Banner have indeed set up camp on the grassland outside Xinping Fort. They have stayed there since the Northern Banners retreated to the grassland."
Snapped!
Zhang Huai raised his hand and slapped the table hard.
The lid of the tureen on the table was shaken up and fell off, causing a lot of tea inside to splash out.
He glared at Zhao Yutu and said, "Are you threatening me?"
He said the harshest words, but he felt very guilty in his heart, worried that Tiger Flag would attack the thousands of soldiers and horses he brought regardless.
Even the tens of thousands of northern soldiers were no match for the troops and horses of the Tiger Character Banner, and the thousands of soldiers and horses he brought were even more of a match. Moreover, he also learned from Li Huaixin that the Tiger Character Banner had dozens of general cannons.
As the commander-in-chief, like most military generals, he does not pay much attention to military firearms, but this does not include general cannons, which have always been a weapon in the military.
Once the soldiers and horses of the Tiger Character Banner start a battle with the officers and soldiers he brought, as long as the dozens of general cannons of the Tiger Character Banner fire one or two rounds, the thousands of troops he brought will break up and flee.
"The grassroots people will never dare to threaten you, sir." Zhao Yutu bowed to Zhang Huai and said immediately, "The grassroots people want to tell you, the thousands of soldiers outside Xinping Fort will stay on the grassland in the future."
Zhang Huai was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and asked hesitantly: "Is this true?"
"The common people don't dare to deceive you," Zhao Yutu said. "They are soldiers who guard the caravan. They can better protect the convoys walking on the grassland by staying on the grassland. At the same time, they use the tiger-character flag to show that they have no intention of treason." Heart."
Zhang Huai frowned and tapped the index finger of his right hand back and forth on the back of his left hand, wondering whether what Zhao Yutu said was true or false.
If the Tiger Banner is really willing to leave its private soldiers on the grassland and not enter the Ming Dynasty, it means that the Tiger Banner does not have any thoughts of rebellion, and the private soldiers it raises may actually be used to escort the caravan.
Zhao Yutu saw that Zhang Huai was silent and continued: "If your Excellency doesn't believe it, you can send people to watch at a few border forts. Once thousands of soldiers from the Tiger Character Banner enter the country, it won't be too late for you to punish the Tiger Character Banner's crimes. "
After speaking, he looked at Zhang Huai.
At this time, Zhang Huai was no longer tapping the back of his hands, but stroking his beard with his hands. After a long time, he said: "Even if the Tiger Character Banner has no rebellious intentions, the Tiger Character Banner's thousands of troops have passed through the state and county, and everyone has already made a fuss. You know, the court will know sooner or later, and even if I believe you, the court will not believe you."
"As long as you don't report to the imperial court, our Tiger Character Banner will handle other matters so that you won't make things difficult for you." Zhao Yutu hugged Zhang Huai.
Zhang Huai thought for a while and said: "I really have no unreasonable actions in reading the Tiger Character Flag. I will not report it to the court for the time being. But if the court wants to do something to your Tiger Character Flag, then don't blame me."
"The common people here thank you, sir." Zhao Yutu saluted Zhang Huai.
Zhang Huai yawned and said: "I have accepted the Tatar's head. You can leave. Remember to go back and tell your boss Liu that I don't want to see this kind of thing again."
"The ordinary people will bring your advice back to my boss." Zhao Yutu cupped his hands and said, "The ordinary people retire."
Zhang Huai nodded.
Zhao Yutu took the people around him and retreated from the Chinese army's tent.
As soon as the people left, Li Huaixin looked at Zhang Huai and said, "Sir, are you really not going to report the matter about the Tiger Flag to the court?"
Zhang Huai looked sideways at him and said: "What benefit does it bring to me to report this matter to the court? Don't forget, you and I are both involved in the smuggling of the tiger-character flag. If something happens to the tiger-character flag, there is no guarantee that it will not happen. It involves you and me.”
"This... is because I want to keep it simple." Li Huaixin lamented and said, "I had known that this would happen, and I would have never interfered with the smuggling."
"You and I were both blinded by the money, and now it's too late to regret it." Zhang Huai sighed and said, "Fortunately, I don't think this Tiger Flag has any treasonous thoughts, even though it has many guards. Some, but their business is huge, and the grassland is not that peaceful, so it makes sense to have more guards."
"That's what the Lord said." Li Huaixin nodded in agreement.
It is no longer important whether the Tiger Character Banner really has rebellious intentions. The key is that the soldiers of the Tiger Character Banner are not something they can compete with in Datong Town. Now the Tiger Character Banner voluntarily sends its own soldiers to the grassland. Datong Town is also a good thing for them.
Zhang Huai summoned his own soldiers and asked them to remove the bowl of tea from the table and replace it with new tea.
Li Huaixin stood up and said respectfully: "General, I will not disturb you, sir. I will go back to Xinping Fort now."
The soldiers brought new tea and put it on the table.
Zhang Huai picked up the bowl, put it to his mouth, blew on it, and said: "After returning to Xinping Fort, you must keep an eye on the soldiers and horses of the Tiger Flag to see if it is true that they will stay on the grassland from now on."
"General, I understand. I will arrange for people to keep an eye on them as soon as I return." Li Huaixin nodded solemnly.
Zhang Huai doesn't need to explain, he will also keep an eye on the soldiers and horses of the Tiger Flag.
The soldiers and horses who had never belonged to the imperial court remained outside Xinpingbao City, which was a constant threat to him.
