More than a month later, the army was stationed.
"What? You want me to stay here and have fun again?" Shi Biao shook his head like a rattle, "No, no, I won't!"
"I'm not negotiating with you, this is an order." Li Qing said calmly, "I am the imperial envoy. Do you want to disobey me?"
"No...why?" Shi Biao was dissatisfied, "I came all the way just to make up for the charges? If you don't let me follow, why do you want me to come?
Am I no longer useless? "
"How can it be useless?" Li Qing could only coax, "You are here to control the place. With you here, Tatar will know that the Ming army is coming, and he will not dare to do anything wrong. Besides, there will be so many dependents at that time , don’t we all have to rely on the people you brought to watch?”
Li Qing persuaded him kindly: "Building military merit is not just about winning battles. The total number of family members is at least tens of thousands. Importing so many people to the Ming Dynasty is also a great achievement!"
"Yes, that's the truth." He Yong praised him, "If you go to this station, who dares to touch us? On the contrary, if we really bring a large army into the opponent's camp, it will give people the feeling of declaring war;
In that case, even if the opponent doesn't want to fight, he has to fight. "
Li Qing nodded: "As long as you stay here, you will be our solid backing."
"I'll go with you and let him stay." Shi Biao pointed at He Yong and said, "No matter what, I can't let you take risks alone."
"No," Li Qing refused decisively, "He is just an envoy of Jinyi Town and cannot control the army. No one listens to him."
Seeing that Shi Biao continued to insist, Li Qing said again: "In this way, when I go back, I will teach you the kung fu of pressing the bottom of the box."
"I knew it!" Shi Biao said angrily, "You really had a hand in me."
"Stop talking nonsense, do you want to learn or not?"
"...It's too dangerous. You can do it without me, but you can bring five thousand elite troops. I'll look at the remaining fifteen thousand supply troops." Shi Biao said, "This way, even if the negotiation fails, you can still Can you hold on until I go to the rescue?"
"If you really want that, even if there are five thousand elites, even if you wait for your rescue, it won't be enough." Li Qing still refused and said coldly: "Shi Biao, don't be arrogant. I brought you here for the sake of the overall situation. Really If you go to war, I will take your uncle with you."
After a pause: "Everything is done with the interests of Ming Dynasty first. Listen carefully, I am not discussing with you, but giving orders."
"...It's up to you!" Shi Biao turned away, "I'm not tired enough to go."
"That's right." Li Qing nodded with a smile, then patted his shoulder and said seriously: "Have you forgotten what I told you before?"
Shi Heng hesitated.
Li Qing continued: "You are a military commander, not a reckless man."
He pointed at the soldiers scattered around, "You have to be responsible for them and for the Ming Dynasty. As a general, the most taboo thing is to act on impulse, calmly analyze the situation, weigh the pros and cons and make the best choice. This is the ethics of a military commander, not simply Be loyal."
"Oh... I understand." Shi Biao sighed dejectedly, his shoulders slumped, and he said feebly: "Give me some time."
Li Qing smiled and said: "Five days. If you don't come back for more than five days, it will prove that something happened to us. You can just lead your army back to Beijing and report the truth to the emperor."
"Ang, it's done." Shi Biao said in a muffled voice, "Be careful, if you are really killed on the grassland, the emperor will not be able to spare me."
"Don't worry, they don't dare and can't keep me." Li Qing smiled confidently, "Just wait for our good news."
~
In the afternoon of the next day, Li Qing and his party were stopped near the Tatar camp.
The Ming army's 20,000-strong army was not far from the Tatars, and spies had already detected it. At this time, they saw that Li Qing and his party were all dressed in Han costumes, and they couldn't help but become nervous.
——Did Ming come to declare war?
"Let your new Grand Master come to see us." He Yong said loudly.
Two years have passed, and Heyong's appearance and temperament have changed a lot, and this group of Tatars didn't even recognize him.
"What is Daming going to do?" the leader asked.
"We are not here to declare war, we just want to discuss something with your Grand Master." Li Qing added with a smile, "There are less than fifty of us, so we can't possibly harm your Grand Master, right?"
A group of Tatars looked at each other, not knowing how to respond.
"It doesn't matter if he doesn't come, he can take us in, right?" Li Qing said with a smile, "The Tatar tribe is afraid of dozens of us?"
Hearing this, a group of people couldn't help but feel hot on their faces. The leader stepped forward and said, "Did Ming really come to declare war on us?"
"If the Ming Dynasty wants to go to war, does it need to engage in conspiracy?" Li Qing laughed.
The man was startled, then no longer hesitated and said, "Please."
~
It was already evening when we arrived at the Tatar camp.
Li Qing was leisurely and at ease, but He Yong was filled with emotion and lamentation.
"What, you still want to stay in the grassland?" Li Qing joked.
He Yong smiled bitterly: "That's not true. I just feel that my efforts in the past are quite naive when I look back now. The grassland has completely lost its ability to win the Central Plains. It is just wishful thinking."
He sighed softly: "Even if the king really unified the grassland, he would not be able to overthrow the Ming Dynasty."
Li Qing smiled and sighed: "If everyone on the grassland was as transparent as you, then the Ming Dynasty would save a lot of worries. Frankly speaking, becoming the people of the Ming Dynasty is also their blessing."
"It's difficult." He Yong shook his head, "Ninety-nine percent of people are still immersed in the glory of the past and are unwilling to recognize the reality."
"Yes, but... one day they will see clearly." Li Qing was confident, "I believe that as time goes by, more and more people will recognize the reality."
He Yong just smiled and did not refute.
After a while, a rough man walked into the camp surrounded by personal guards.
"Is it you?" Li Qing and He Yong asked in surprise at the same time.
"Is it you?"
The rugged man couldn't help being surprised, and then he couldn't help but feel guilty.
In that last battle, he ran the fastest, and it was he who ran the fastest and was the first to return to the grassland.
He felt that he could not survive in the Tatar tribe, so he began to gather resources as soon as he came back. He originally wanted to defect to Oara and bring money to join the group, but he received the news that the boss was captured.
So he simply did not do anything, and went straight to a large-scale integration, becoming the new leader of the Tatars in one fell swoop.
Now facing his former boss again, he couldn't help but feel a little ashamed, after all, he had sold him to him in the first place.
Then, he remembered something and asked: "Last time, was it you too?"
"That's right." Li Qing admitted happily and said with a smile: "Master, please sit down. We are here just for the last time."
The rugged man looked at him smiling, but his scalp was numb, and he hesitated to step forward.
He has fully experienced Li Qing's force value and ruthlessness.
This is someone who even dared to stab his own emperor, how could he not be afraid?
"If you have something to say, just say it. There's no need to deal with the weak ones." He said forcefully, but he moved his legs back and retreated behind the bodyguard.
"The Ming Dynasty is not here to fight. Of course, if you want to fight, the Ming Dynasty is also willing to accompany you." Li Qing said with a smile, "The grand master is so cowardly, can I still eat you?"
The rugged man blushed, thinking that this was his territory, and there were dozens of people on Li Qing's side, so he felt relieved.
"Everyone, please stand down." He waved away his guards, stepped forward and sat down, "Tell me, what's the matter?"
Li Qing said: "Actually, it's not a big deal. Didn't we take away four thousand warriors last time?"
"What, you still want to play that trick?" The rugged man's face sank.
"No, we are here to help you lighten your burden this time." Li Qing said with a smile, "Without the young warriors, those old and weak women and children will not have much value. It is better to hand them over to Ming Dynasty, which can also reduce the burden." Food consumption.”
"Who says it's useless? They can herd cattle and sheep." The rugged man retorted.
Li Qing said calmly: "Listen, I'm not negotiating with you."
"You...!" The rough man said angrily: "Yes, we are far from the match of Ming Dynasty now, but don't go too far. You stole people yesterday and robbed people today. Do you think I have no temper?"
"Give these people to me, and the Ming Dynasty will not steal or rob people again." Li Qing said, "This is what our emperor wants. Look at this."
Li Qing took out Zhu Qiyu's letter of guarantee, "You don't believe me, don't you believe the Ming Emperor?"
The emperor kept his word, and when the rough man saw the document stamped with the royal seal, his excitement slowly calmed down.
"This is the last time." He muttered, "It won't happen next time."
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