"Oh, okay." Yang Chendong saw that this was indeed the case, and immediately nodded in agreement.

This move finally aroused strong opposition from Kuang Ye, Wang Zuo and others. "No, Your Majesty, there are few soldiers around us now, if we are sending some people out, once we encounter the Warat cavalry, I am afraid that it will be more auspicious, please think twice."

If Wang Zhen was here, maybe they wouldn't dare to say that. But knowing that this person is not there, and there is still a lot of luck, even if it is for his own safety, he can naturally declare anything.

"Yes, yes, we only have these 100 mercenaries around us, and if we ask them for help, we will inevitably disperse our own strength, and if we encounter another enemy, it will be... I don't know if I live or die. "Yang Chendong naturally wouldn't send Leng Feng to look for Wang Zhen, he is already a dead man, is there any need to look for him? So he pretended to be very embarrassed.

As soon as it was mentioned that looking for Wang Zhen would disperse his forces and might put him in danger, Zhu Qizhen's desire to find people was not so strong at this time. After all, no matter how good the relationship is, if there is a possibility of taking your own life, you have to think twice about who it is.

"Alas, well, I believe that Mr. Jiren has his own natural appearance, and he should be fine." Zhu Qizhen was forced by the situation and reluctantly gave up the matter of looking for people. But then he looked at Yang Chendong and said, "Yang Aiqing, who are these people?" How did they have the strength to kill so many of the Varat cavalry and come to my side? ”

"Your Majesty, please forgive your majesty for your innocence." Yang Chendong knew that this was an excellent opportunity to disclose the identities of Xiao Feng and others, and of course he would not miss it. So while talking, he made a guilty appearance.

"Hey, Yang Aiqing, why is this, you saved me, this is a great achievement, how can I blame you." Zhu Qizhen grabbed Yang Chendong and didn't let him kneel, but said with an excited look.

I have to say that Zhu Qizhen still has a set of ways to grasp people's hearts. Just like what he said just now, I'm afraid that anyone who hears it will be grateful to Mo Ming, and even have the intention of going to the soup to repay the king's kindness.

But who is Yang Chendong? In later generations, the monarch is just a symbol of identity for him, and it is absolutely impossible to really make him say anything about allegiance because of this. At least not something that a faint monarch like Zhu Qizhen could do.

I didn't care about Zhu Qizhen's words in my heart, but on the surface, I pretended to be very moved and said, "Where is it that the ministers saved the emperor, it is clear that the emperor has the blessing of heaven, so he guided the ministers to come." ”

What he said again was that Zhu Qizhen was smiling, and the frightened expression on his face just now seemed to be a lot more relaxed.

"Your Majesty, the minister said that he was guilty just now because he was afraid of death, so when he went out on this expedition, he spent a lot of money to invite this foreign mercenary. In their eyes, there is no distinction between countries and regions, and some are those who can pay them silver, and they will give their lives, and the emperor also knows that ministers are not short of silver. That's what I did for safety. But if he didn't report it to the emperor in advance, he would be guilty. ”

There is a high-sounding opportunity to tell the identities of Xiao Feng and others to Zhu Qizhen, as long as he knows, this matter will be legalized.

Sure enough, Zhu Qizhen, who heard this, nodded as if he knew, "Okay, it's still Yang Aiqing to take precautions, but I just don't know how powerful they are, how much does it cost?" ”

Not only did Zhu Qizhen think like this, but even several other ministers were also very curious. After seeing how powerful this mercenary army is, they are curious to know what the price is.

In fact, Zhu Qizhen is most concerned, although he has not seen it in person, but he can come to him in front of him in the chaos of the army, he must have the ability, and it should be not small. If everyone can hire such a powerful army, wouldn't it mean that they have the capital to rebel? How could he not pay attention?

Feeling everyone's eyes on him, Yang Chendong smiled and said, "Your Majesty." Coincidentally, they were not the people I hired in the first place, they were overseas barbarians who did business with me, and they were also responsible for delivering goods to the Outer Heaven Trading Company this time. When I was met and was just in time for the army to go on the expedition, I discussed with them and asked them to protect my safety this time at a price of 10,000 taels per person. If it weren't for such a coincidence, if they wanted to invite them directly from overseas, I am afraid that they would not be able to look down on this bit of silver. ”

One person is ten thousand taels, and one hundred people are one million taels.

It was also said that it was this bit of silver, and Kuang Ye and Wang Zuo on the side couldn't help but gasp after hearing it.

Especially Wang Zuo, as the head of the household, has a clearer understanding of the silver of the Ming Dynasty, and the value of the silver taels that have passed through his hands every year is also very huge. But even he was taken aback when he heard this price, not to mention several other important ministers.

This answer also shocked Zhu Qizhen into a cold sweat. One million taels of silver, just to protect his own safety, this Yang Chendong is really too rich. Of course, only he can pay this price in the Manchu Dynasty. After all, whether it is the Immortal Residence or the Outer Heavens, a large amount of silver pours into it every day.

The same answer also made Zhu Qizhen breathe a sigh of relief. The higher the price of the mercenary, the more relieved he naturally became, and it also showed that not everyone has the ability to use this army and achieve great things to threaten him.

While a few people were talking, Hu Mang walked in front of Yang Chendong, "Young Master, except for General Fan Zhong, who is slightly injured, the other Hu Ben are all..."

What, Hu Mang didn't continue, but his constant shaking of his head said it all.

Yang Chendong listened to this result, and did not make any decision, but set his eyes on Zhu Qizhen, a picture of you being the emperor and you should be in charge.

"Well, let them go, and when I return to the palace, I will reward their families. As for what's next? Yang Aiqing, and all Aiqing, what are your ideas? Zhu Qizhen was very satisfied with Yang Chendong's attitude, but at this time he really couldn't come up with any ideas, and under the rout of the army, his heart was already in turmoil.

said that it was to ask the minister, but in fact, everyone's eyes fell on Yang Chendong, obviously they had no idea this time. In a situation where enemies are on all sides, there seems to be no way out.

Even if he made his own decision, Yang Chendong was not polite, he knew that the longer he stayed here, the greater the danger. Before, it was because all the Warat cavalry were annihilated, so there was no news to get out, but once the Warat army knew his whereabouts, once the army was overwhelmed, with only a hundred people, the danger still existed.

"Okay, now that the emperor has handed over the important task to the minister, the minister will put forward his own proposal. Our current location is naturally the closest to Huailai County, but it is also the most dangerous, and Warat will definitely guard against us, and must have arranged heavy troops there. Then we might as well go the opposite way and go to Ulju. Yang Chendong showed that he was confident, in fact, this was also planned by him before.

"Yes, surprise and surprise. The art of war is cloudy, virtual and real, real and virtual, presumably no one would have thought that we would go to Ulzhou. After hearing Yang Chendong's suggestion, Kuang Ye, the secretary of the Ministry of War, immediately gave his support.

Yang Chendong and Kuang Ye, who understands the art of war, both have the same opinion, and Zhu Qizhen is determined, "Okay, then we will go to Ulzhou." With that, he got up and prepared to leave. But he was stopped by Yang Chendong.

"Yang Aiqing, what does this mean?" Zhu Qizhen's face changed greatly, he was afraid that this person would have some evil intentions towards him now, if this was the case, only one of the injured General Fan Zhong was there, and he was afraid that he would not be able to protect himself at all.

"Yang Chendong, what are you going to do?" Fan Zhong stepped forward with a hammer in his hand, looking questioning. But before he could get closer, Hu Mang, Yang Er, Yang Wu and the three of them had already surrounded him in three directions, which could guarantee that if he took a step forward, he would inevitably be splashed with blood five feet and fall to the ground and die.

The situation suddenly became tense, Yang Chendong hurriedly gave Hu Mang a back-down look, and then half-knelt in front of Zhu Qizhen, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty has no other meaning, but if you want to run away, the emperor's clothes must be changed." ”

"Change of clothes? Why? Zhu Qizhen looked puzzled.

"Your Majesty, wearing a yellow robe, it is easy to attract the attention of others, and it is also easy to attract the pursuit of the Warat cavalry." Yang Chendong scolded the other party's pig head in his heart, and on the surface, he did look like a persuasive.

"Oh!" At this time, Zhu Qizhen came to his senses and nodded, "Yes, what Yang Aiqing said is true, even if it is so, I will take off my yellow robe." ”

"Yes, the emperor must not only take off the imperial robe, but also put it on for others to confuse the attention of the enemy." Yang Chendong's words fell, but they shocked Kuang Ye and the other nine courtiers nervously. They first looked at each other, and then slowly lowered their heads one by one.

The reaction of these people fell in the eyes of Yang Chendong and Zhu Qizhen, and the latter was naturally unhappy. The former lowered his head and smiled, and when he looked up, he had already returned to his serious state, "The emperor can put on the yellow robe for the dead tiger ben who is similar to your body, creating a false image, so as to confuse the enemy." ”

Hearing that the dead man was going to be dressed, Kuang Ye and the others raised their heads one by one, and their faces returned to their natural state. Zhu Qizhen said with a sudden realization: "Yes, what Yang Aiqing said is true, so that the Wara army thinks that I have ascended to heaven, so that no one will come to pursue us." ”