"Ha ha ha ha......"
"Why, Lord Marquis doesn't want to see me?"
Ji Gang and Azashili strode up to Chen Kan with teasing smiles on their faces.
Chen Kan shook his head to get rid of some of the chaos in his head, stared at Ji Gang and asked coldly: "If you are not in the capital and being your court eagle dog, what are you doing here on the grassland?"
Facing Chen Kan's almost questioning tone, Ji Gang's smile remained unchanged and he responded calmly: "Of course I came to the grassland to rescue the Marquis."
"Rescue me?"
Chen Kan frowned slightly and sneered: "You Ji Gang are kind enough to come to rescue me, don't you wish that I would die on the grassland?"
As soon as these words came out, Ji Gang's face suddenly showed a look of hurt: "What did the Marquis say? Didn't the Marquis ever doubt why the Tatar pursuers could never catch up with the Marquis? Is it possible to avoid the large tribes and armies of the Tatars cleverly?"
"Is it your handiwork?"
Chen Kan suddenly raised his head and stared at Ji Gang, trying to verify whether his words were true or false from the expression on his face.
"It's all the result of the Jin Yiwei under my command. It hurts people's hearts to say this."
Ji Gang quickly moved a mazaar and sat in front of Chen Kan. He first glanced at the doctor who was helping Chen Kan deal with his injuries, indicating that he should continue.
Then he looked at Chen Kan with great interest and asked: "The Marquis doesn't think that without the help of the Jinyi Guards under my command, the Marquis can roam the grassland with two thousand people, burn down the Kent Mountain camp, and capture the Mongol Khan." Bar?"
Chen Kan and Ji Gang looked at each other. After a while, a look of surprise appeared on their faces, and he nodded and said to himself: "No wonder, no wonder, I said how could this trip go so smoothly? It turns out that Jin Yiwei's handiwork was involved."
Hearing Chen Kan's muttering to himself, Ji Gang's expression returned to calm and he asked, "Do you understand?"
Chen Kan did not answer his question, but looked at him coldly and asked: "Is it your idea, or did His Majesty ask you to come?"
"Your Majesty wants to test the achievements of Jin Yiwei on the grassland in the past two years, so I am here."
"I just asked, how can you Ji Gang be so kind?"
Ji Gang shook his head and said: "Your Majesty's words are wrong. The more noise you make on the grassland, the greater the contribution of my Jin Yiwei."
"hehe..."
Chen Kanpi chuckled without a smile and said calmly: "I didn't expect that I would go to great lengths to capture the Mongolian Khan, and in the end I would give a share of the credit to the Jin Yiwei."
"You can't say that. This time, in order to cooperate with the Marquis, I almost lost more than half of the spies I planted on the grassland. It is completely reasonable and reasonable for the Marquis to take part of the credit. Can the Marquis bear to see my sons in vain? After working hard for a while, don’t forget that the Marquis is also from Jinyiwei!"
After listening to Ji Gang's words, Chen Kan pondered for a moment, then waved his hand to signal the brothers to relax.
Seeing the Ming army sheathing their swords, the doctor directed the remaining Han people to move Ben Shiyari from horseback into a tent and begin treatment.
The atmosphere relaxed, and Azashili finally found a chance to interject. He leaned over to invite the two of them with a smile: "Master Marquis, Lord Ji, I have prepared some wine, so you might as well go to the general's tent and have a chat." ?”
It happened that Chen Kan's injuries had been dealt with. He stood up and moved around to confirm that there was nothing serious.
Chen Kan returned the salute to Azashi: "In this case, I will disturb the commander."
Azashili smiled like Maitreya Buddha, raised his hand and said, "Master Marquis, Lord Ji, please!"
"please!"
The three of them came to the commander's tent of the Taining Guard camp together. As soon as they entered the door and sat down cross-legged, several soldiers carried a huge wooden tray into the commander's tent. On the wooden tray, there was a head kneeling on its front legs, holding a Roast whole lamb with bright red fruits.
Azashili smiled at the two of them and said: "Master Marquis, Lord Ji, the grassland is barren and there are no delicacies from the mountains and seas. Only mutton is reasonably good. How about trying the mutton on this grassland? How does it taste compared to the Central Plains?"
After saying that, he took out a knife from his waist and cut two pieces of meat from the half-kneeling lamb leg and handed them to Chen Kan and Ji Gang respectively.
Chen Kan was not polite to her. He had just come down from the battlefield and had eaten dry food on the grassland for several months. At this moment, he was in great need of protein and carbohydrate supplements.
Following Azashi's example, he poked the meat with a knife, dipped it in the two small plates in front of him, and put it into his mouth.
Among the two plates, one contained bee sugar and the other contained salt and pepper. Whether it was sugar or salt, they were things he urgently needed to replenish.
Ji Gang took a few sips slowly, then poured a glass of kumiss and tasted it slowly.
After tasting the mutton, the Tainingwei soldiers gave everyone another portion of cheese, which was eaten with sugar.
Although it was very greasy, Chen Kan still endured and ate a lot.
Finally, a cup of butter tea.
Although the entire banquet is not as exquisite as the dishes from the Central Plains, it still has some characteristics of the grassland flavor.
Ji Gang seemed to be waiting for Chen Kan to have a full stomach. While Chen Kan was eating, he remained silent.
After eating and drinking, Chen Kan turned his questioning eyes to Ji Gang.
Ji Gang, who had been waiting, suddenly understood. After signaling Azashili to ask people to remove these things, he said slowly: "Some changes have happened in the capital these days."
Chen Kan nodded understandingly and asked, "What changes could cause your dignified commander of the Jinyi Guards to feel in danger and have to hide all the way to the grassland?"
Ji Gang smiled and said calmly: "Seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. Master Fang Xiaoru is in jail."
After hearing the news, Chen Kan's performance was very dull. Ji Gang was a little surprised and said: "Master Fang is your teacher, why don't you seem to be surprised at all?"
Chen Kan rolled his eyes at Ji Gang: "Since the teacher is in jail, can I think that Chen Ying has already achieved everything in the court?"
"good."
Ji Gang was surprised by Chen Kan's calmness, but he nodded slowly to answer Chen Kan's doubts.
When Chen Kan heard Ji Gang's answer, he just nodded and fell into deep thought.
He was not surprised that Fang Xiaoru was in jail. With Fang Xiaoru's temperament, it was only a matter of time before he angered Zhu Di.
He is not worried that Fang Xiaoru's life is in danger. The old monk Daoyan is still in the capital. With Daoyan and Fang Xiaoru's pretentiousness, once Fang Xiaoru's life is in danger, he will definitely take action.
And now since he chose to stand by and watch Fang Xiaoru go to jail, maybe he had a plan.
Besides, he was on the grassland now, and even if he knew that Fang Xiaoru was in jail, he would be beyond his reach.
However, I have been away from the capital for too long, and it seems that it is time to go back and have a look.
After thinking for a long time, Chen Kan asked: "Teacher, for what crime was he imprisoned?"
"He controls the government, favors nepotism, and accuses His Majesty of being militaristic."
Ji Gang slowly spit out several charges. Any one of them, as long as the real evidence is found, will be a serious crime of beheading.
Chen Kan nodded again and asked: "Aren't you and Chen Ying allies? He wants to liberate the court with blood, but instead of helping him in the capital, you hide on the grassland. What's the point of this?"
Ji Gang sneered and said disdainfully: "Is he the only one worthy of being my ally?"
After scorning Chen Ying, Ji Gang said lightly: "He is seeking death, and I am not willing to die with him. All I want is glory and wealth, and I have never thought of offending anyone in the world."
"You are sober!"
Chen Kan looked at Ji Gang, not hiding the mockery on his face.
Ji Gang accepted Chen Kan's praise with peace of mind, nodded seriously and said: "Ever since I stopped your Majesty's carriage on your way south, I know that your life will be rich and stable. In this case, Why do I still want to accompany Chen Ying to do such stupid things? Taking the opportunity to escape is the choice that a smart person should make."
Chen Kan asked calmly: "How are you sure that Chen Ying will lose?"
"Which one of Gu Zhi Jiang Chong, Zhou Xing and Lai Junchen will end well?"
Regarding Chen Kan's words, Ji Gang was quite dismissive. After spitting out three names, he smiled and said: "Although I don't read much, I still understand the principle of learning from history."
After listening to Ji Gang's words, Chen Kan didn't say much, but secretly recalled Ji Gang's fate in history, and then there was an indescribable look of ridicule in his eyes.
Taking history as a guide, I hope you can really do it.
Ji Gang didn't say much more. He came to the grassland partly to avoid disaster, but His Majesty's explanation played a leading role. Now that the news had been conveyed in place, the rest was not his place to say.
The atmosphere fell into silence. Chen Kan endured the boredom and picked out the honey candies with a skewer to eat.
In the end, Ji Gang lost his temper and said, "Is the Marquis going back to the capital with me, or does he have other plans?"
Chen Kan shook his head: "Since Jin Yiwei has come to take over the rest, I will leave it to you to take Shi Yali back to the capital. I plan to go to Liaodong."
Hearing this, Ji Gang did not ask why Chen Kan was going to Liaodong, but simply asked: "Do you need my help to bring something to Mr. Fang?"
Chen Kan raised his head and said in surprise: "Are you so kind?"
"Seeing that the Marquis kidnapped me back to Benshi Yali this time, and even my Jin Yiwei also got a share of the pie, although I am not a good person, I have always clearly distinguished between grudges and grudges."
Chen Kan reluctantly accepted Ji Gang's explanation, and after pondering for a moment, Chen Kan said calmly: "In this case, I would like to ask Lord Ji to give me a message to tell the teacher that everything is to protect my life. I will return to the capital in a few days." trip."
"OK!"
Ji Gang agreed happily.
Then he stood up and walked out of the tent first.
Azashri, who had been serving as a foil throughout the whole process, finally found an opportunity to show his courtesy. Watching Ji Gang go away, he turned to Chen Kan and smiled: "Master Marquis, do you need me to send a team of knights to escort you to Liaodong?"
"No need, I have my own plan."
Shaking his head to decline Azashili's kindness, Chen Kan left the camp.
Ji Gang seemed to be unable to wait any longer. After giving a slight nod to Chen Kan, he walked away with Ben Shiyari, who was wrapped in gauze like a rice dumpling.
