In the hall, the two of them looked at each other, Zhu Hou looked at Xu Jin, who was calm, and suddenly felt a little relieved, and at the same time a little weak-hearted, he looked around and said, "Xu Qing is quite simple here." ”

Xu Jin said indifferently: "In the bitter cold land, the conditions are naturally not as good as in Beijing, how did the emperor sneak out of Beijing?" ”

Zhu Hou rolled his eyes: "I am the king of a country, and I still need to sneak away from Beijing...... cough, I just finished paying homage to Tailing the day before yesterday, and when I saw that there was still plenty of time, I took a trip to Datongtuo...... Research, yes, is the investigation and research that Xu Qing talked about, to understand the people's livelihood and people's conditions. ”

Xu Jin couldn't help but be speechless, Tailing is the mausoleum of Emperor Hongzhi of Ming Xiaozong, located in Changping County, the northern suburbs of the capital, about more than 100 miles, far from Datong, not at all.

"None of the ministers in the court know that the emperor is here?" Xu Jin asked as he poured a cup of tea.

Zhu Hou sat down next to the coffee table and pouted: "Let them know what to do, I will find guilt!" After speaking, he lifted Erlang's legs, picked up the teacup and took a sip.

"That's it!" Xu Jin frowned, sat down on the other side of the coffee table, and poured himself a cup of tea.

The two monarchs and ministers were silent for a moment, and Zhu Hou asked with a somewhat unnatural expression: "Xu Qing can find out, why did I suddenly withdraw from the army?" ”

Xu Jin shook his head and said, "No, the Tatars are tightly sealed, and the scouts of our army cannot go deep into the grassland to find out the news for the time being. ”

"Oh, have the two thousand Shenji Battalion cavalry sent out come back?" Zhu Hou asked with concern.

Xu Jin said heavily: "Not yet, I'm afraid that there is more luck and less luck, according to the news from Yulin, the Ordos Department of the Tartars has frequently deployed troops in the past few days, and they are afraid that they will be trapped in the Hetao area." ”

Zhu Hou raised his sword eyebrows and said, "Xu Qing has a map here?" ”

"Self-existent!" Xu Jin took a military map and opened it, and the two of them discussed around the map.

Although Zhu Hou, this kid has never led troops to fight, but under the intentional guidance of Xu Jin, he has become very martial, determined to expand the territory, and has really seen a lot of maps in the war book.

Zhu Hou observed the map for a while, and his sword eyebrows wrinkled deeply, "The terrain in the Hetao is flat and flat, and the Tartar Ordos troops are strong and strong, with nearly 100,000 iron horses...... If you can't break through, you can only cross the Yellow River and return to the north in the end. ”

Xu Jin nodded and said, "The minister also thinks so, the best result is to escape into the Great Qingshan." ”

Zhu Hou stared at the Daqing Mountain, which stretched for hundreds of miles in the map, sighed and said, "The cold season is coming soon, even if you escape into the Daqing Mountain, it will not be easy." ”

Xu Jin said a little heavily: "That's also a matter of no choice, I can only resign myself to fate." ”

Zhu Hou slammed his left palm with his right fist, and said: "It's a pity that the flintlock pistol has not been equipped with the border army, otherwise it would not be difficult to directly send troops to Hetao to destroy the Ordos Department of the Tartars." ”

Xu Jin shook his head and reminded: "Your Majesty, now is not the time to use troops on a large scale against the Tatars. ”

"I also know that now is not the time." Zhu Hou said regretfully.

Xu Jin smiled and said: "The emperor doesn't have to be in a hurry, at most it will be two or three years, when my Daming sea trade is on the right track, the land of the whole country will be cleared again, and the land will increase by at least forty percent, and my Daming treasury will definitely be filled quickly."

At that time, high-yield crops were also planted on a large scale, and my Ming national strength was becoming stronger and stronger, and I wanted silver and silver, grain and grain, and firearms, not to mention recovering the Hetao Plain, and included Tatar, Tartary, and Western Regions in my Ming territory. ”

Zhu Hou listened to the prospect described by Xu Jin, and his heart couldn't help but be extremely hot, as if he had been beaten with chicken blood, and his handsome face turned red. If these goals are achieved, by that time, his own cultural and martial arts will far surpass Taizu and Taizong, and he can be called the first emperor in Chinese history!

Zhu Hou looked at Xu Jin with burning eyes, it can be said that Daming can have such a thriving situation today, which is inseparable from Xu Qing's efforts.

First of all, Qingtianzhuang was proposed and executed by Xu Qing; secondly, the sea ban was also proposed and implemented by Xu Qing; Thirdly, the high-yield crops of sweet potato, corn and potatoes were also introduced and promoted by Xu Qing; There are also flintlock pistols, Furlong cannons, steam engines, etc., which are also Xu Qing's ideas.

With so many varies, which one is not a good thing that has benefited Daming a lot? Not to mention the countless military exploits made by Xu Jin. If Xu Jin, a loyal minister who "worked hard" for the Ming Dynasty, would betray him, Zhu Hou would not believe it!

Xu Qing ...... You'll always help me build this country, won't you? Zhu Hou said with a little excitement.

Xu Jin smiled and said: "The king treats the ministers with the countrymen, and the ministers should repay them with the countrymen!" ”

Zhu Hou smiled happily: "It is a must!" As he spoke, he pointed to a certain place on the map and said, "When Xu Qing sent troops to destroy Heitai Mountain, that White Lotus Demon Girl Xue Bingxin must not stay!" ”

Xu Jin chuckled in his heart and was silent, Zhu Hou's smile gradually faded when he saw this, and he frowned: "Xu Qing can't do it?" ”

"Obey the order!" Xu Jin's mind was racing, and he spit out three words helplessly.

Zhu Hou sighed when he heard this, and said with a smile: "There are few willows blowing on the branches, there is no fragrant grass anywhere in the world, if Xu Qing likes beauties, I will search for you in the country for one hundred and ten stunning colors, provided that Sister Xiaowan does not object!" ”

Xu Jin couldn't help but smile bitterly: "The emperor is treating his ministers as Dumas?" ”

Zhu Hou laughed, drank the cup of tea and said, "While I still have a few days to go, how about Xu Qing send troops tomorrow?" A small Heitai Mountain, for Xu Jin, is not easy to catch! ”

Xu Jin did not answer Zhu Hou, but raised his voice and called Zhao Datou, the captain of the pro-soldiers outside, in.

"What do you command?" Zhao Datou walked in and asked Shi Li.

Xu Jin waved his hand and ordered: "Let Sangun and Pi Shiyi go out of the city and inform Wang Lin'er, and let him come to me to discuss the encirclement and suppression of Heitai Mountain." ”

"Yes!" Zhao Datou turned around and retreated out of the house.

Zhu Hou was a little puzzled when he saw Xu Jin so happy, could it be that the news that Ah Bing inquired about was wrong, Xu Qing and the White Lotus Demon Girl Xue Bingxin had no personal relationship at all, how could it be reasonable, I would not spare the bastard who was falsely accused!

Let's say that Zhao Datou found Xie Sangun and conveyed Xu Jin's words as they were, and the latter's eyes flashed after hearing it: "My brother-in-law wants to encircle and suppress Heitai Mountain?" ”

Zhao Datou stroked his head and said, "Yes, the emperor's will can still be fake." ”

Xie Sangun nodded and said, "Understood, I'll go and inform General Wang now." ”

After Xie Sangun finished speaking, he called Peel Eleven, and the two went to the stable to lead the mount, but as soon as they went out, they met Lu Bing, who was obviously waiting there on purpose, and there were more than a dozen Jinyi captains behind him, all of whom were holding their mounts.

"Brother Three Guns, where are you going?" Lu Bing asked with a bright smile.

Xie Sangun's eyes rolled and said, "I was ordered to go out of the city to do business, what about Bingshao?" ”

"That's a coincidence, I'm just getting ready to go out of the city, let's go together." After Lu Bing finished speaking, he turned over and got on the horse.

Xie Sangun frowned, but it was not easy to say anything, and the two of them got on their horses and walked towards the city gate, while Lu Bing followed closely behind, and the other brocade guards followed in a fan shape.

"Bingshao, what are you doing when you go out of the city?" Xie Sangun asked intentionally or unintentionally while riding his horse.

Lu Binghe smiled: "Where do the three gun brothers go, where will we go?" ”

Xie Sangun's face sank and said: "So Lu Zhenfu is going to follow the master, the master doesn't seem to have committed any crimes, right?" ”

Lu Bingmian said without changing his face: "Ouch, Brother Sangun, look at what you said, haven't we seen each other for a long time, I just want to get together with Brother Sangun, and I don't mean anything else, it would be better if we could learn from each other." ”

At this time, everyone had already ridden out of the city gate, and Xie Sangun rode his horse towards the camp of the Shenji Battalion, and said with a smile: "I see, of course there is no problem, in this way, Bing Shao's skills must have grown a lot." ”

"Hey, there, there, a little bit, I guess I can't beat the three-gun brothers!" Lu Bing said modestly, riding his horse and following closely by Xie Sangun's side.

At this time, Xie Sangun suddenly strangled the horse, and said with a smile: "Since we want to compete, then let's compete in riding skills first, seeing that there is no Tangzi Mountain over there, whoever arrives first wins!" ”

Lu Bing's eyes rolled and said: "Forget it, I'm definitely not as good as you in terms of horsemanship, so let's wait until we get to the camp of the Shenji Battalion, let's compete in martial arts again." ”

Xie Sangun glanced at Pi Shiyi, who was carrying a flintlock pistol, quietly unscrewed the safety, and buckled it on the board, and suddenly slammed it.

Lu Bing and the brocade guards were startled, and the horses under their crotches also subconsciously took two steps back, while Xie Sangun took the opportunity to gallop out with a clamp on the horse's belly, and exclaimed at the same time: "Ouch, the horse is frightened, livestock, stop...... Stop it! ”

Xie Sangun shouted, but the horse under his crotch was running fast, and it soared out more than ten meters in the blink of an eye.

"Oops, gone off!" Pi Eleven took off his flintlock pistol and examined it in a pretend.

Lu Bing finally reacted at this time, and shouted: "Xie Sangun escaped, chase, catch him!" ”

The seven or eight cavalry Jinyi guards immediately chased after them, but the riding skills of these Jinyi guards were not as good as Xie Sangun, not to mention that Xie Sangun started first, so the more he chased, the more he fell behind, and he could only watch Xie Sangun ride into the dust.

Lu Bing was so angry that he smoked, pulled out the Xiuchun knife and put it on Pi Shiyi's neck, and said sharply: "You mother, dare to yin Lao Tzu!" ”

Pi Shiyi said in surprise: "Why did Lord Lu say this? ”

"Less garlic for Lao Tzu, there is a kind of pretending to the emperor and taking it down!" Lu Bing shouted loudly, and the two brocade guards immediately rushed forward to pull Pi Shiyi off the horse and helped him with ropes.

Pi Eleven did not resist, and calmly waited to be captured. Fupin Chinese