Chapter 99 Zhao Zongshou’s Encounter
Mei Yin was thinking silently in his heart, secretly pondering that he must first find a way to get on the line with Beijing.
After all, Xining is too far away from the main battlefield.
News was blocked, and many connections were cut off. After all, Mei Yin was Zhu Yuanzhang's consort, and he had a way to connect with Beijing. There are just too many joints in it. When there are many people, secrets are easily leaked. Then Mei Yin remembered someone.
Mei Yin's heart moved and she thought to herself: "Maybe he has the key to contact Beijing."
This person is no one else. He is Zhao Zongshou.
After he first got on the line with He Xi in Beijing, he returned to the southwest in the name of Beijing's special envoy. He was a smuggler on the surface, but privately contacted chieftains from various places to ask them to respond to Beijing. But none of these toasts are fools.
Naturally, they are unwilling to stand up for Beijing and become the leading bird in the southwest region. Of course, they are also unwilling to cut off contact with Beijing. The lion opens its mouth and asks Beijing for many conditions. Even the naturalized land must be given to these chieftains.
Of course, they agreed to trade between the two parties.
He Xi naturally refused to agree to these conditions.
The main thing is that He Xi doesn't think that the Southwest Chieftain can be of any help to the main battlefield, not to mention that the Southern Army on the front line is fighting so badly. But the 10,000 or 20,000 soldiers and horses of Guizhou's chieftains were enough to overwhelm these chieftains.
As for giving them a large number of firearms, He Xi is not willing.
He Xi knew that with the Civil War and the production of millions of firecrackers, a large number of firecrackers would flow into the civilian population in the future. But that is in the future. He Xi has now begun to think about what will happen after the war. He can't give Southwest a lot of firepower by himself, and he will have to clean up the mess himself in the future.
He Xi even secretly sent someone to do something unreasonable. That is to ask Yao Guangxiao to report Beijing's contact with the southwest chieftain to Nanjing.
After all, what He Xi wanted was for the Southwest Chieftain to contain some of Nanjing's troops. It’s okay to do your best, even if you can’t do it. It's nothing more than a casual move. Letting the southwestern chieftains contain Nanjing's troops and letting the southwestern chieftains attack on their own is one way, and letting Nanjing attack is also another way.
Moreover, the Ming court was too simple and crude when doing toast work. Killing people at every turn, many generals hope that the Southwest Chieftain will cause trouble, because this is a living military achievement. After all, it was a tough battle for the Southern Army to fight the Northern Army. But when it comes to fighting southwestern toast, except for the hard work of drilling into ravines, the rest is easy to do.
Unless Zhu Yunwen knew the news and pretended not to know. He always gives some instructions, such as checking things out. Or nip it in the bud. It is very likely that the southwest generals will be stimulated to arouse the originally tense conflict between the chieftain and the local generals.
There is even a little thought here, that is, the battle in the north was too miserable. The Southwest Ming Army had no intention of going to the battlefield. Since I don’t want to go to the battlefield. Of course there must be some appropriate reasons.
The chieftain rebelled, is this a suitable reason?
As a result, unrest in the southwest was inevitable. Anyway, since Fu Youde went to Yunnan, the southwest has not been too peaceful. Every few years, troubles occur. Not only the court is used to it, but the southwest is also used to it. .z.
But in this way, it harmed Zhao Zongshou.
Zhao Zongshou didn't know who had leaked the news.
But his situation became very dangerous.
Naturally, He Xi did not let Yao Guangxiao tell Nanjing about Zhao Zongshou's existence. But once Nanjing investigates, it will be easy for people to find out that something is wrong with Zhao Zongshou. And the toast will not reveal anything at all.
After all, the Ming court is not very secretive these days. It is simply impossible to expect him, a chieftain, to keep secrets.
So Zhao Zongshou worked hard to avoid being arrested by the Nanjing court.
He even went deep into Tibet to avoid being arrested in Nanjing.
In this way, we arrived in Xining.
Mei Yin's ability to control Xining is unmatched by ordinary local officials. After all, he has been operating here for so many years. Although Zhao Zongshou disguised himself under a pseudonym. But it couldn't be hidden from Mei Yin's eyes and ears.
However, Mei Yin pretended not to know.
This has always been his attitude towards the Civil War. He was rarely confused and did not do anything inappropriate. Taking down a spy will not make Mei Yin any merit, but it will make him stand on the opposite side of Beijing.
Now Mei Yin had a thought. Such instructions were given.
So, Zhao Zongshou, who was disguised and disguised himself as a guest in the inn, received a big gift.
The housekeeper of the Mei Mansion said: "My wife, I miss my little sister, but she is thousands of miles away and it is difficult to visit her. Today, I have a visitor from the north. I would like to ask you to send some gifts to Beijing. Would you be willing to help me? Naturally, I will benefit from you."
Then the housekeeper of Mei Mansion did not wait for Zhao Zongshou to answer.
He had already put down the gift. There is no gold or silver, but some local products in Qinghai, such as Qinghai mane and Haixi horse. There are even some furs from iron-eating beasts. This is also known to Mrs. Mei and Princess Ningguo, and her younger sister likes iron-eating beasts the most. That is the giant panda.
It's just that Princess Ningguo thinks she likes it, that's probably how she likes it.
Zhao Zongshou opened the box that the steward of the Mei Mansion gave him. There was nothing else in it. It's the road guide.
It is Zhao Zongshou’s new identity.
With Mei Yin taking action, this new identity can no longer be true.
Zhao Zongshou felt calm.
Knowing that his identity has been discovered long ago. But another thought came into his mind. That's the opportunity.
That's right.
Now, Zhao Zongshou knows that his strategy of instigating rebellion against the Southwest Chieftains has failed.
It's almost impossible to succeed.
Nowadays, the Southwest Chieftains who are closely connected with Zhao Zongshou have been surrounded or are about to be surrounded. However, this really contained Nanjing's tens of thousands of troops. There is also a lot of food and grass consumption.
It's not that Zhao Zongshou hasn't thought about some things. But he stopped after just thinking about it. Because he didn't even think about it. Even if things were as he thought, could there be anything else he could not do?
Acting as if you don't know is the smartest thing to do.
He certainly has a good relationship with Southwest Chieftain. But that's all. He doesn't think about them, he thinks more about himself.
So where is your way out?
It is impossible for the southwestern chieftains to rebel, this road is already closed. He has no meaning in Beijing anymore. Even if he goes back, he will only seek a minor official at most and spend his life in confusion.
At this time, the arrival of the housekeeper of Mei Mansion made Zhao Zongshou see an opportunity.
If he could bring Mei Yin over, the benefits would be far greater than Southwest Tusi.
First of all, Mei Yin's identity is different from that of Southwest Tusi. Mei Yin's defection can affect many people. However, the Southwest Chieftain Rebellion could not do this at all.
Secondly, the strength in Mei Yin's hands is much stronger than that of Southwest Tusi. First of all, the strength of Xining City. There are several guard posts in Xining City, with a total of 10,000 to 20,000 troops. There are many chieftains near Xining who listen to Mei Yin. Mei Yin has already impressed them.
After all, Mei Yin was Zhu Yuanzhang's son-in-law and a relative of the emperor. He was also a prominent figure in the northwest generation and had quite a lot of connections. If he raises an army, it will not only be him.
The last and most important thing.
That is Zhao Zongshou's obvious taste. Mei Yin had this idea. If Mei Yin didn't have this intention, all the previous conditions wouldn't matter.
But Mei Yin had this idea, and only when Zhao Zongshou did this did it become possible. Only the previous ones are useful.
This is also Mei Yin's idea. If you send it to your door, you will be looked down upon. Give Beijing a hint and let Beijing come up with its own conditions. This will help you sell at a high price. And Mei Yin is confident that he can bring more to Beijing.
When Zhao Zongshou was still feeling hesitant and helpless about the current situation, he took Mei Yin's hint and without saying a word, took the risk and immediately headed north, hoping to rush back to Beijing.
The impact of the Battle of Yulin was not only on the upper levels, but also on the lower levels.
Zhao Zongshou obviously felt that the interrogation at the lower level was much relaxed. Many people are perfunctory. It can be seen that this incident shocked the northwest region. Yulin is not only open
The Guanzhong Avenue also opens the door to Ningxia.
The sound of sharpening knives from Beijing was heard throughout the northwest.
In this case, everyone is worried about tomorrow. How can you fulfill your duties faithfully? Zhao Zongshou was even more certain that his idea could be accomplished.
