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Wooden bridges were built on both sides of the river bank to facilitate people on both sides of the river to cross the river.
Soon, Yuan Wailang led people across the river from the bridge.
Not long after they crossed the river, the few cavalrymen who were watching in the distance also came to the river bank.
"Captain, they are going to Qingcheng, are we still following them?" A rider on horseback asked the person next to him.
The man who was called captain used the monocular in his hand to look at the people walking away, and said, "There is no need to chase them. There are other brothers ahead who are watching them."
Several horsemen on the river bank quickly rode away.
After crossing the river and walking four or five miles, the commander from Xuanfu looked behind him and said, "Sir, the previous riders did not catch up."
"Could we have misunderstood? The few horses we saw on the river bank before might just happen to go in the same direction as us. Now that they have arrived, they have left. They are not monitoring us." Bai from the Jinyi Guards Hu said.
"Maybe!" Bao Zong said with some uncertainty.
If those riders were really spying on them, but now they stopped following them, this made him start to wonder if he was being careless.
Yuan Wailang, who was riding in front, said: "Whether those people just came to monitor or not, I have to go to Qingcheng. Your task is to protect my safety."
"Don't worry, sir, I will definitely ensure your safety, sir." Jin Yiwei Baihu said.
The boss on the other side didn't answer the question.
He wanted more.
If Qingcheng has really been occupied by the Tiger-Character Banner, with the strength of the Tiger-Character Banner, he doesn't think they have any chance to resist what they want to do.
"Why don't you say anything? Do you really think that the Tiger Character Banner defeated the Tumote tribe and occupied Qingcheng." Jin Yiwei Baihu chuckled.
I feel that these people from Xuanfu are too worried and take the Tiger Flag too seriously.
Mr. Ba did not refute, but said: "Go straight ahead and you will reach Qingcheng. If you want to get to Qingcheng earlier, sir, we need to speed up the journey."
"Then hurry up and hurry up." Yuan Wailang said.
Among the group of people, only the Yuanwai Lang from the Ministry of Etiquette usually rode the least, and his equestrian skills were also the worst. As soon as he urged the horse to speed up, the others followed easily.
The horses ran for more than ten miles in one breath.
They saw herds and Mongolians grazing all over the mountains and plains.
"With so many cattle and sheep, no wonder the Mongolians are stronger than the Han people." Yuanwailang looked at the herds in the distance and said with emotion, licking his lips gently with the tip of his tongue.
The journey to Qingcheng was hard and tiring for him. Apart from eating meat a few times when he left Xuanfu, he could only eat some dry and hard pancakes and drink cold water from the kettle for the rest of the way.
Now that I saw so many cattle and sheep, I couldn't help but think of the Mongolian people eating beef and mutton.
The boss next to him explained: "Ordinary herdsmen's lives are not very easy. The only ones who can often eat beef and mutton are the nobles on the grassland."
"The herdsmen raise so many cattle and sheep, and I think it doesn't matter if I eat one or two. Is it possible that I can't feed myself the cattle and sheep I raise?" Yuan Wailang said disapprovingly.
The boss next to him said: "Actually, these herdsmen are just like the people of Ming Dynasty. Even if they plant a lot of land at home, they still can't fill their stomachs."
"Listening to what you said, it turns out that life is not easy for the Mongolians." Yuanwailang nodded lightly.
The group of people rode horses and continued towards Qingcheng.
The closer they got to Qingcheng, the more people they saw.
"Sir, look, there are quite a few Han people in front of us." Jin Yiwei Baihu said on horseback, pointing at a group of people in the distance.
Yuan Wailang looked over, then nodded and said: "I didn't expect there were so many Han people on the grassland."
There is still a big difference in the way Han people and Mongolians live on the grasslands dress. Even if they are both wearing fur coats, they can still be distinguished at a glance.
"In the early years, the Mongols kidnapped a large number of Han people from the border areas. In addition, some Han people fled to live on the grasslands for various reasons." The manager on the side explained.
Hearing that there were Han Chinese in the Ming Dynasty who took the initiative to defect to the Mongols, Yuan Wai Lang snorted and said: "These people who have forgotten their ancestors have left good Han people unjust, but they come to the grassland to be the pawns of the Mongols."
The boss who was following him rode his horse with his head lowered, but did not answer the other person's words.
He understood that as long as they could survive in the Ming Dynasty, these people would not flee with their families to the grasslands and make a living under the eyes of foreigners.
He didn't want to say these words to the man sent by the Ministry of Rites. He was a high-ranking official in the imperial court. How could he understand the life of the lower class people in the border areas.
In other words, these court officials knew in their hearts but pretended not to know. Once he told the truth, he might offend the other party.
Even if he didn't do it on the spot, when he returned to the Xuan Mansion and was accused of having liaison with the Northern prisoners, he would not only fail to do this, but he might even lose his head because of it.
Yuan Wailang knew that the Han people in the distance might have fled to the grasslands on their own, and he was not in the mood to look at them anymore, as if looking at them more would stain his eyes.
"The city in front is Qingcheng, right?"
The group of people walked a while further, and the Jin Yiwei Hundred Households saw the outline of a city in front of them.
The general manager raised his head and looked in the direction of the city and said, "That's right, ahead is the place where the lords of the Tumut tribe live, Qingcheng on the grassland."
"Since we've arrived, speed up and enter the city earlier." Yuan Wailang urged his horses.
The journey along the way was neither difficult nor easy. Seeing that he was about to reach his destination, he wished he could go to the city quickly, find a house to live in, take a hot bath, and get something hot to eat.
Others were in a similar situation to him. After traveling for so many days, everyone was working hard. Seeing that victory was in sight, they felt much better.
There was a long queue in front of the Qingcheng city gate, all of which were people preparing to enter the city.
Yuan Wailang controlled the horses and stopped in an open space outside the city gate. He looked at a convoy in front of him that was about to enter the city. He pointed with his hand and asked the commander from Xuanfu beside him, and said: "I am The official said that the convoy entering the city are all Han Chinese, do you know whose convoy this is?"
"Sir, the convoy entering the city is a convoy of the Tiger Flag. This kind of four-wheeled cart is often used by the Tiger Flag to transport goods." The general manager had already noticed the convoy entering the city. When Wailang asked, he immediately answered.
Yuanwailang asked again: "Are you sure you read it correctly?"
"You can't be wrong, the tiger-character flag convoy often appears in Xuanfu, and I have seen it more than once." President Bao said with absolute certainty.
