"Governor Liu of Datong has a 28-year-old granddaughter. I heard that she is a very nice person. If you are willing, proprietor, we can find someone to propose marriage to her," Li Shuheng said.
Hearing this, Liu Heng smiled bitterly and said: "Even if I fall in love with Liu Hong's granddaughter, do you think he can agree to marry me? Don't forget, our tiger-character flag is a thorn in the side of the imperial court. Recently, the imperial court has sent Li Guangyi succeeded Liu Hong and took over the position of governor of Datong."
"When did this news come out?" Li Shuheng was surprised.
When Liu Hong was the governor of Datong, he always cooperated with Huziqi in a tacit understanding, unlike the previous governor Xu Tong, who targeted Huziqi everywhere.
Datong suddenly had a new governor, which still had an impact on Tiger Flag.
Even though many of Tiger Flag's workshops and gun ranges have moved to the grasslands, there are still many Tiger Flag industries in Lingqiu.
Liu Heng said: "I just got the news today, but I can still see that the imperial court has already started to deal with us."
"Where did this Li Guangyi come from?" Li Shuheng asked.
Liu Heng said: "This person is Li Kaiyang's third uncle, and he is close to the Donglin Party. If he can come to Datong, I am afraid that the Donglin Party is behind it."
"The main forces of the Donglin Party are in the south. There is no need for them to fight with us. Is there any chance for us to reconnect with Wei Zhongxian?" Li Shuheng asked.
Liu Heng waved his hand and said: "Let's not even think about Wei Zhongxian's side. The strength shown by our Tiger Flag is enough to alert the court. Wei Zhongxian's success today depends on the Holy Family of Tianqi. Once he associates with us again, If you go up, you will only lose the Holy Family. He is a sensible person and knows how to choose."
"It's a pity. If it weren't for those slaves and thieves, the court would not be suspicious of our Tiger-Charactered Banner, and you don't have to resign, proprietor. With Wei Zhongxian in the capital, our Tiger-Charactered Banner can still develop with peace of mind for a while." Li Shuheng sighed. One sentence.
The Tiger Flag takes time to develop. Although the Tiger Flag now has some strength, it is ultimately not as good as the Ming Dynasty and can only be used for self-protection.
Liu Heng said with a smile: "Our Tiger Flag is so big that it will only be a matter of time before the imperial court notices it. Even if there was no incident like the slave thief, the imperial envoys would still be able to discover something once they arrive in Qingcheng."
"That's right, the big tree attracts the wind, and it is no longer possible to completely hide the Tiger Flag. Fortunately, with the foundation of the big board rising to the ground, even if the Ming Dynasty court wanted to do something to us, it would be beyond their reach. "Li Shuheng nodded and said.
Liu Heng secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Li Shuheng no longer mentioned his marriage.
Li Shuheng sat in Liu Heng's office for a while, then left and returned to his yard.
At this time, Zhao Wu had also conveyed the order sent by Liu Heng and returned to Liu Heng.
"Proprietor, why don't you ask the deputy director to go to Wang Shizheng? In this way, proprietor, you don't have to make such a hard trip." Zhao Wu said in confusion.
The Chahar tribe is a powerful existence for many Mongolian tribes, but for the Tiger Character Banner, it is not that powerful. The Tiger Character Banner has never been afraid of the Chahar tribe, or even anyone on the grassland. tribe.
As Liu Heng, Zhao Wu felt that there was no need to take action personally. People below him could already do a good job in many things.
Liu Heng picked up the teapot at hand, took a sip of water, and then said to Zhao Wu: "The deputy director has been committed to developing Daban Shengdi, so he is more suitable to stay."
There was another reason he didn't say.
He planned to separate the military and political affairs. From now on, Li Shuheng would not be in charge of the military, but would only focus on political affairs.
"The deputy director has been on the grassland in the past few years. He is indeed the person most familiar with the situation on the grassland. It is appropriate for him to stay." Zhao Wu said thoughtfully.
Just when Liu Heng was preparing to lead a personal division to march eastward, Wang Yuncheng stood on the parapet of a fort built with the tiger-character flag outside Xuanfu, looking at the dusty grassland in the distance. .
"Shi Zheng, these Mongols are here again. It seems they are not ready to leave." Deputy Shi Zheng Yu Huai said.
Wang Yuncheng put down the monocular telescope in his hand and said, "When the weather cools down completely in a month, I'll see if they can continue to stay here."
The winter on the grassland can freeze a person to death. Even if his combat division prepares enough things for the winter, there will be non-combat attrition every winter. He does not believe that these Mongolians dare to stay outside the Dunbao for the winter.
"My subordinates really hope that they can spare our Dunbao and pounce directly on Qingcheng." Yu Huai grinned.
Wang Yuncheng snorted and said: "You think these Mongolians are fools. If they dare to bypass our fort and rush directly to Qingcheng, I will lead my troops to cut off their retreat and let them completely destroy this place."
Yu Huai chuckled when he heard this.
He just said casually that if the Mongolian cavalry outside the Dunbao really dared to bypass the Dunbao and go to Qingcheng, they would have made the trip long ago, and they would not have appeared near the Dunbao for so many days in a row.
"Okay, you arrange for someone to guard here." Wang Yuncheng explained, and then he climbed down the city wall.
Since this Mongolian cavalry appeared nearby, several surrounding forts have been strengthened, and even the number of people patrolling at night has doubled.
Yu Huai looked at the Mongolian cavalry in the distance and said viciously: "You bully me for not having cavalry. When I have cavalry, I will definitely teach you Tatars a lesson."
The third battle division was all infantry. Facing the Mongolian cavalry, they were at a great disadvantage. Unless they opened up a good posture and fought, the Mongolian cavalry would focus on escaping and it would be difficult for the infantry to catch up.
Where the Mongols were located outside the pier.
"Bogezhi, it's been so long, why don't we see the Nanmanzi inside leaving the city? If we continue to delay like this, I'm afraid we won't be able to complete what the Great Khan told us." The speaker was Taiji Mozhigen of the Chahar Department.
Since Borgri, the supervising minister of the Tumut Ministry, returned to the Chahar Ministry, he reported the situation in Qingcheng to Hutuktu Khan, who was also known as Lin Dan Khan in the Ming Dynasty.
Chahar people were clamoring to use troops against the Tiger Flag and kill all the Han people in Qingcheng.
However, the Chahar tribe is not without enemies. The slave thieves, allies of the Horqin tribe, have always been a thorn in Lin Danhan's side, and the Chahar tribe has suffered a lot at the hands of the slave thieves.
In addition, the relationship between the five Inner Khalkha tribes and the Chahar tribe is not harmonious.
Although Lin Dan Khan was the co-leader of the Mongols, the Mongols were independent in their own affairs and did not command each other. Even Lin Dan Khan could not mobilize other Mongolian tribes to deal with the slave thieves.
Therefore, Lin Dan Khan has always wanted to unite the Mongolian tribes and concentrate the power of the Mongolian tribes to deal with the slave thieves.
