In this day and age, it is very common for an old man to have a young wife, and it is even less common for an old man to have a young concubine. Although Nalinbulu was reluctant to let his sister become a concubine for a half-buried old man, if he was asked to choose between his sister's happiness and Ye He's strength, he would still choose without hesitation. The latter, even if you feel guilty for it for the rest of your life.
In his opinion, Yehe's princess was born with such a responsibility, which is the same as the responsibility of Baylor to lead everyone in battle. It's just that the former sacrifices happiness in the second half of life, while the latter may sacrifice life.
As for love...that is not a question that a princess should consider.
While other Jurchens were digging ginseng and catching minks, hunting foxes and bears in the ice and snow, Gege could sit at home and warm herself by the fire, without being cold or hungry, wearing brocade fur, and having no worries about food and clothing. Such treatment naturally requires her to bear her own responsibilities, and marriage is such a responsibility, even the biggest responsibility in a princess's life.
Responsibility, no excuses.
Although Meng Guzhezhe is only thirteen years old, she is naturally beautiful. She has become slim, dignified in manners, and has a virtuous personality. She is an excellent candidate for marriage.
Although Marshal Cao is a little older, he is in good spirits and his status is high enough to protect Beiguan Ye He, who was greatly influenced by Liaodong. In this case, what else does Nalinbulu have to think about? What's more, now is the time when Marshal Cao's help is needed.
Cao Yu is the head coach of the Ming army this time. In Nalinbulu's view, he is the person who can decide whether Ye He can regain the West City as soon as possible. As long as Cao Cao is willing to accept Meng Gu, Tumen will have a good time occupying the West City. It will not grow any longer.
In addition, Nalinbulu had more profound considerations in doing so. One of them is that he keenly felt that Nurhachi's ambition was growing. If Ye He could not regain Xicheng and regain his strength as soon as possible, he would be coveted by Nurhaci.
There is no way to prevent a thief in a thousand days. If you want Nurhachi to withdraw his coveted eyes, the best way is to restore Ye He to his peak, or even to a higher level. By then, we will naturally not be afraid of any ambitions of Nurhaci.
The second is what exactly Ye He's rise depends on. As Qing Jia Niu and Yang Ji Niu, who brought Ye He to his peak, were easily removed by Gao Jia Shi, he and Bu Zhai were not only helpless, but they even dared not list Gao Jia Niu as their enemies. Nalin Bulu understood a truth: Liaodong The rise and fall of other Jurchen tribes is not determined by themselves, but is determined by the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, we must abandon the past idea that "I, the Jurchens, will solve the Jurchen issues on their own." Only by hugging the thigh of Ming Dynasty and with the support of Ming Dynasty can we remain truly strong. Otherwise, even if he was as strong as Wang Gao in the past, once he offended the Ming Dynasty, he would just end up in ashes while talking and laughing.
There are also examples of Wang Gao who acted in the opposite direction, such as Hadawan Khan Wangtai. His lifelong principle of action can be boiled down to one principle: I will never go east when the Ming Dynasty says it, and I will never chase away the chickens when the Ming Dynasty says it will drive away the dogs.
How is the result? With the support of the Ming Dynasty, it rose from a small city at an extremely fast speed. In just over ten years, it became the Jurchen overlord and was decreed by the Ming Dynasty as the Lord of Manchuria. Even in the later period, due to its own gradual weakness, the country's power declined and its strength was greatly reduced, but due to the strong power of the Ming Dynasty, its position among the Jurchens remained stable.
Ye He later formally challenged Hada. It was only after Wan Khan's death and Hada's strength that he dared to take action. As a result, Gao Pragmatic, the then governor of Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty, intervened without hesitation. Not only did he quickly decide the successor to the Hada tribe, but he also easily disrupted Ye He's offensive, forcing Ye He to stop his fantasies and return to Beiguan to lick his wounds.
Until the Tumen invasion, Ye He really had no other choice, and once again he respectfully begged at the feet of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty sent a large army to rescue Ye He, and directly scared off the Tumen, and solved the siege of Dongcheng.
In the Ming Dynasty, the military power was so great!
It would be extremely stupid for Narimbulu not to be touched. In fact, not to mention in the current world, even in the original history, Nalinbulu later became a typical Shunming sect. Not only him, but also Bu Zhai, and even he and Bu Zhai's sons later became typical Shunming faction.
During the Battle of Sarhu, Ye He and other troops all sent troops, but the Ming army itself was defeated so quickly that Ye He and other troops were stunned when they heard it, and then turned around and ran away in fright. But after all, it was because Ming Jun himself performed too poorly and was ashamed of his status as Ming's father. It was no wonder that Ye He and the others were unable to help.
In short, Nalinbulu has now figured out that reputation is nothing, and preserving Ye He's foundation is the first priority. If you can still develop with the trend and become the second Wan Khan or something in the future, that would be even better.
If Gao Pragmatic knew about Nalinbulu's change, he might be very pleased: I've been busy for so long, didn't I just want this result? Children can be taught, children can be taught!
Of course, it's hard to say whether Gao Pragmatic would secretly sneer at the same time, "Yidi are afraid of power but not moral."
Regarding the words of Nalin Bulu and Meng Guzhezhe, Bu Zhai never interrupted. At this time, the conversation between their brothers and sisters came to an end, and Bu Zhai sighed and said: "Ah Hun is so good to me, Bu Zhai will never give up in this life." I won’t dare to forget it for even a moment.” Then he gave a Jurchen greeting salute to Meng Guzhe (standing with his hands down) and said: “Warm...”
Meng Gu Zhezhe shook his head, indicating that he didn't need to say anything, and he said: "Ah Hun, there is no need to say those unintentional words, Meng Gu knows what he should do."
Bu Zhai hesitated to speak, but his daughter beside him didn't understand the meaning and asked with a smile: "What is Anbu going to do?"
Although the child's words are unbridled, these words still made Meng Guzhezhe speechless for a moment, and he didn't know how to answer. When Bu Zhai saw it, he quickly scolded his daughter: "Don't interrupt at such a young age, be careful when the time comes, Ama will marry you to Aha (slave)!"
Who knew that the little girl was not afraid at all, and said with a smile, "Amma is reluctant to part with me. Amma will marry me to the greatest hero in the world!"
Bu Zhai said angrily: "Who dares to call himself the greatest hero in the world? You and I don't even know who that is!"
But the little girl seemed to have her own opinions. She tilted her head and said, "Whoever fights the best will be the greatest hero in the world." Then she broke away from Bu Zhai's arms, jumped out of his arms, and ran to Meng Guzhezhe. Beside him, he took his cousin's hand and asked, "Does Anbu know who is the most powerful in fighting?"
Meng Guzhezhe smiled bitterly and said, "How could Anbu know?"
The little girl was disappointed and looked at Buzhai and Nalinbulu respectively: "Do you know?"
Buzhai rolled his eyes and said nothing. Nalinbulu, who had a serious face at first, laughed: "Uncle Amouqi knows, but it's not easy for you to marry that person."
The little girl asked in surprise: "Why is it not easy? The shamans said that I was born to marry a great hero."
A flash of surprise flashed across Bu Zhai's face. He looked at Nalin Bulu and said hesitantly, "Ahun, did you mean..."
"That's him I'm talking about." Nalinbulu said calmly: "Brother Dong asked about the most powerful hero in the war. I don't see anyone in the world who is more powerful than him."
"He is a Han..." Bu Zhai said half of this sentence, and suddenly remembered that it was no longer appropriate to say this now. He quickly glanced at Meng Gu Zhezhe, and then quickly continued: "Oh, I mean, he is The Han minister is no longer in Liaodong, so this is impossible."
But when he said this, he was suddenly stunned again, and then a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.
Nalinbulu knew that Bu Zhai was not a very good thinker, so he couldn't help being a little surprised when he saw this, and asked: "What are you thinking about?"
Bu Zhai did not answer immediately, but thought for a while, and then said hesitantly: "I suddenly felt that instead of letting Meng Gu marry Marshal Cao, it would be better to marry Master Gao. But, as I just said, Mrs. Gao The master is in the capital of the Ming Dynasty, so this is a bit difficult to handle."
A bright light flashed in Nalinbulu's eyes, and his eyeballs turned around. Suddenly he stretched out his hand and said: "Wait a minute...let me think about it."
As expected, Bu Zhai did not dare to speak and stared straight at him. Meng Gu Zhezhe also moved uncomfortably and looked at his brother. Only the little girl looked puzzled and asked, "Who is Master Gao?"
No one answered her this time. Nalinbulu thought for a while and suddenly said to Bu Zhai: "Dou (brother), you are right. It is good for Meng Gu to marry Marshal Cao, but if he can marry Grand Master Gao, That’s even better.”
"But..." Bu Zhai said, "We can't talk to Master Gao."
"Why can't we speak? Isn't the person who can convey the message for us in the East City?" Nalinbulu's eyes lit up: "Do you remember who the person sitting next to Marshal Cao is today?"
Bu Zhai was stunned. He was focused on Cao Yun at the time, and he really didn't pay much attention to who was next to him. He could only guess based on experience: "Is it... Kaihara Ma Shenrong?"
Nalinbulu glared at him: "That man was wearing a robe and fur, not even a military uniform. How could he be Ma Shenrong?"
When Bu Zhai heard this, he thought that he must be a civil servant, or a eunuch, and he quickly said: "Oh, is that a supervisor?"
"Supervisor?" Nalinbulu chuckled: "He is not the supervisor of the imperial court, but... it is probably correct to say that he is a supervisor."
Bu Zhai was confused when he heard this: "What are these words? If not the supervisor of the imperial court, what kind of supervisor can it be?"
Nalinbulu let out a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "His name is Gao Yimin, Marshal Cao said he was his staff. Ha, Dou, let me ask you, when have you ever seen a large army going out on an expedition, and the staff can sit next to the commander-in-chief? Are all the deputy commanders and soldiers on this trip crowded to the back? Also, during the dinner, I heard Marshal Cao calling him 'Brother Gao' - at his age, why is Marshal Cao so polite?"
No matter how slow Bu Zhai was, he could still react now. What's more, Bu Zhai just had a short temper and didn't like to think too much, but he couldn't be said to be slow. He opened his eyes wide and said: "I know, his surname is Gao, and Marshal Cao respects him so much, and Ma Shenrong didn't show any dissatisfaction even though he was sitting at the bottom... There is only one possibility, he is from Grand Master Gao!"
"Yes, that must be the case. That's why I just said that although he is not a supervisor of the imperial court, he may not be a supervisor." Nalinbulu's eyes were bright: "Although Grandmaster Gao's time in Liaodong was not long, but You also know how powerful it is in Liaodong. Regardless of Marshal Cao, who of the generals who came with him this time, such as Ma Shenrong, Qi Yourong, etc., is not a member of Grand Master Gao? Since Grand Master Gao has sent people to Marshal Cao Even if the people around you are not supervisors, they are still supervisors, right?"
"That's right, that's right, that's it." Bu Zhai responded immediately and added, "I understand what A Hun means. This person has such a high status in Marshal Cao's army, but no one has introduced him to his official position. This shows that he has He is not an official of the imperial court, but a figure sent by Grand Master Gao himself, and his status is probably that of overseeing the army."
Nalinbulu laughed: "That's right, and since he is the person sent by Grand Master Gao to supervise the army, it can be seen that he must be able to speak in front of Grand Master Gao, and it is very likely that he has a separate contact Method. If I want to promise Meng Gu to Master Gao, how dare he not contact me immediately for such a big matter?"
Of course, Bu Zhai knew that Nalinbulu's use of the word "promise" here was obviously to put money in his own face. After all, Grand Master Gao's status was much higher than them at this time, so what kind of "promise" was there? , clearly means "gift". But of course he wouldn't admit it, let alone say it.
You don't need to talk about this, but there is something you must ask. Bu Zhai hesitated and asked, "That being said, Grand Master Gao has never met Meng Gu. In case you feel that our matter is too abrupt or something else." …”
If this is to be said bluntly, it is actually because he is worried that Gao Pragmatic will not agree, and Nalinbulu can certainly hear it.
In fact, Nalinbulu himself knew that Gao Jingshi had never been rumored to be lecherous. It was said that he did not even have a concubine, but only one official wife. He was completely an anomaly among the senior officials of the Ming Dynasty. At this time, if a Jurchen girl is suddenly given to him, the possibility of him agreeing is really very low, very low.
But Nalinbulu now eagerly hopes to give it a try, because he knows in his heart that holding Cao Yun's thigh is not as satisfying as holding Grandmaster Gao's thigh!
Not only did Grand Master Gao become an important court official at the ministry level at a young age, but he was also Emperor Zhu's classmate for ten years and had been a child since he was a child. His own merits and abilities were not to mention. If Dong Ge's little girl hadn't mentioned "the most powerful hero in the war", he wouldn't have thought of it - perhaps because he subconsciously didn't dare to think of it or to climb high.
As soon as this idea comes up, I can't help myself. Although the chance is slim, how can I be willing not to give it a try?
However, what Bu Zhai said made sense. Although Nalin Bulu had complete confidence in his sister Meng Guzhezhe, his own confidence was of no use. Master Gao didn't know how good his sister was at all. In addition, the Jurchen's identity was in the Ming Dynasty. How can you expect Grand Master Gao to agree to this matter when he hears about it?
We must find a way to do this.
Bu Zhai had no good solution for the moment and was in a hurry. In the end, Brother Dong's little girl was unwilling to be lonely and pestered her cousin Meng Guzhezhe to ask what happened to Amma and Amouqi. Although Meng Guzhezhe was full of worries, he couldn't stand the little girl's cuteness and coquettishness, so he simply said it.
When the little girl heard this, she clapped her hands and said, "I haven't seen him before. Anbu just go and see him!"
Nalin Bulu and Buzhai were both stunned, and then they looked at each other, peeping at each other.
Although the child's words are simple and direct, and there is no thought at all, but... sometimes it doesn't seem to be impossible?
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