At this time, Zhu Ji had also calmed down, and he was no longer so excited to talk to his wife and children. Yun Xi walked up to Qu Feng and the others who were bowing and waiting behind, and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, this time the bandits attacked and disturbed Ganzhou City, and you have made a lot of meritorious contributions, and I will definitely have a reward after me." ”

"The minister pleads guilty to His Majesty." Qu Feng immediately knelt down and said: "The minister failed to command the soldiers to hold Ganzhou City, and he did not dare to accept His Majesty's reward. ”

"The minister pleads guilty to His Majesty, and he does not dare to receive a reward." The other generals also immediately knelt down and said.

"Get up, all of you!" Yun Xi said loudly: "There is only one guard in Ganzhou City, about 10,000 people, and there are 60,000 or 70,000 bandits, and they also drive the good people to attack the city; Moreover, most of the equipment used to defend the city has also been taken away, and the loss of the city is not your responsibility. ”

"And even after the city was lost, you and others led the troops to retreat to the Su Wangfu, and insisted on defending the palace until the reinforcements arrived, making a contribution."

"I have always rewarded meritorious deeds, and your merits will be rewarded."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Qu Feng kowtowed again. The other generals also hurriedly thanked him.

After saying this, Yun Xi took a few people back into the carriage and headed towards King Su's mansion. However, before getting into the carriage, he confessed to Zhu Ji: "Fourteenth uncle, I have promised to let the 100,000 army stay in Hexi to suppress bandits for the time being, but now it seems that 100,000 horses are not enough. There were 60,000 or 70,000 bandits gathered by Timur's people alone, and there were also those who were not gathered by him, and the security situation in the land west of the river was very serious. ”

"I'm incompetent." Zhu Shu pleaded guilty.

"Uncle Fourteen, what does this have to do with you?" Yun Xi said: "The land in Hexi is barren, the people are not rich, and there are enemies on both sides, how can the situation be blamed on the fourteenth uncle?" On the contrary, after the local law and order was eased in Fan Ganzhou, the fourteenth uncle was credited. ”

"Xie Guanjia understands." Although Zhu Ji is not a hairy boy anymore, he is still a little moved.

"I decided to add another 50,000 horses to clear out the bandits, and at the same time send people to Tibet and the Mongolian steppe, so that the locals can also fight the bandits. I also plan to set a reward, whether it is Han, Tibetan, Mongolian, or other people, the head of the bandits, can be exchanged for reward money in the various yamen under the jurisdiction of the Shaanxi political envoy, and the guards of the Shaanxi Metropolitan Command Envoy and the Shaanxi Xingdu Command Envoy. You can discuss with Wu Jie about the specific reward. ”

"The most important of these is the bandits who participated in the siege of Ganzhou City this time. It is difficult for ordinary bandits to identify, but the leader has been rewarded in the first place, and he has also been captured by drawing and can be distinguished. The reward of the bandit leaders who participated in the siege of Ganzhou City was increased tenfold; As for the two most important people, Ma Buxiang and Soraha, whoever brings up the heads of the two of them, the reward will be doubled a hundredfold! I must let you die! Yun Xi said through gritted teeth.

"Yes, official." Zhu Ji agreed. His wife and children were almost trapped in the city, and his hatred for Ma Buxiang and Soraha was not much worse than that of Yun Xi, not to mention that he didn't pay for the bandits, of course he was willing. "I'll give a separate reward for the head of the bandit leader who besieged Ganzhou City!"

"What's the difficulty?" Yun Xi asked again.

"Your Majesty, I can't say it's difficult, but there are two things I can think of at this time. First, if a bandit sees that this is not good and takes the initiative to surrender, how to arrange it? Second, if a citizen kills a few people at random, and then pretends to be the head of a bandit to receive the reward, is it not a waste of reward? And it's too expensive. Zhu Ji said.

"One of what you said, if there is no enmity with the Ming army, this time he did not besiege Ganzhou City, accepted the surrender, and made it a guard."

"Second, first of all, there is no need to worry about the expenses, all of them are allocated by the imperial court. The reward should not be too high; As for the second," Yun Xi smiled gloomily: "Fanmin killed Fanmin at will and pretended to be bandits, isn't it reducing the number of barbarians?" ”

"Ah, yes." Zhu Shu was stunned for a moment before agreeing.

"Uncle Fourteen, you are the king of the northwest, you can't be soft-hearted." Yunxi patted him on the shoulder and got into the carriage. Zhu Ji stood where he was, waiting for Yunxi's carriage to start before returning to his carriage and getting on the car.

Sitting in the carriage, although Yun Xi was already very tired, he still managed to comfort Zhiqi and the children of Qin King Shangbing. Shang Bing was far away in the land of seven rivers at this time (he had not yet arrived in Samarkand City), although the princess Tang Yuewan was also very anxious, but she couldn't stand such a rush and fell behind, as the patriarch of the Zhu family, of course he should care about his nephew.

But what made Yunxi very strange was that Zhiyi's expression was very calm, and there were words in his mouth, he listened carefully, and felt like he was reciting Buddhist scriptures. After letting him step back, Yun Xi couldn't help but ask Xu Miaojin: "What's wrong with him?" "Yun Xi chatted with Shang Bing when he was in Yiwu, knowing that Zhiwen himself didn't like Buddhism, and he was annoyed when he heard the sound of chanting Buddha, why did he suddenly start reciting Buddhist scriptures at this time?

"Husband, Zhikun has been like this for two days. He has been like this ever since Tsongkhapa led the Tibetan troops to relieve the city of Ganzhou that day, and his concubine met Tsongkhapa with him. Xu Miaojin said with a little apprehension.

"That's all? He didn't say anything to Tsongkhapa? Yun Xi asked again.

"Well, Zhiqi asked Tsongkhapa a few questions, Tsongkhapa gave answers, and gave Zhiqi a Buddhist scripture, and then Zhiqi has been holding the Buddhist scriptures to read, and when he encounters words he doesn't know, he asks." Xu Miaojin's voice became smaller and smaller.

"Miaojin, do you think it's your fault?"

"Husband, if it weren't for the concubine who brought him to meet Tsongkhapa, he probably wouldn't be like this."

"It's none of your business." Yun Xi said with a smile: "If Zhiqi likes Tibetan Buddhism, even if there is no such thing as you, he himself will hire a master to teach him sooner or later, and you can't stop it." ”

Listening to Yun Xi's words, Xu Miaojin's heart relaxed a little, and she couldn't help leaning on the backrest behind her; However, Yun Xi estimated in his heart: "If Qin Fan believes in Tibetan Buddhism, will it be beneficial?" ’

After a while, Yun Xi put down the matter first, and then asked, "Miaojin, what has Tsongkhapa done since he came to Ganzhou City?" ”

"Husband, after Master Tsongkhapa came to Ganzhou City to expel the bandits, he has been living in the post house to study the Buddhist scriptures, only yesterday he went out to Baojue Temple (Big Buddha Temple), but he came back after a while." Xu Miaojin replied.

"What is he doing in Baojue Temple?" Yun Hee was curious. Baojue Temple is a temple of Han Buddhism, at least now it is a temple of Han Buddhism, and Tibetan Buddhism is a bit exaggerated, but it is also incompatible. What did Tsongkhapa do as a master of Tibetan Buddhism?

"I don't know. The concubine sent someone to ask the presiding officer of the monastery, and he said that Lama Tsongkhapa had just walked around the front hall of the monastery and then left without speaking to him or to any of the monks in the monastery. ”

"This is amazing!" Yun Xi was even more strange: "Then why did he turn around?" ”

"Brother Huang, just ask him when you meet him, why guess." Yun Zhi said suddenly.

"It's not going to work. Who knows if what he said is true or not? But anyway, it doesn't have much to do with it, and I don't guess. Close your eyes and refresh yourself. I came all the way from Igo, but it was very hard. Yoon-hee smiled and lay down and closed her eyes.

"Brother Huang, why did you invite this lamaist master called Tsongkhapa to Ganzhou to meet him? I also met him with my sister-in-law, a thin middle-aged man, although he is proficient in Buddhism, but you don't have the idea of learning Buddhism, do you? Could it be that he foresaw that we would have an accident in Ganzhou and let him come to his rescue? Yun Zhi sat next to Yun Xi and asked curiously. Although she herself believes in Buddhism, she is not interested in Tibetan Buddhism, so she has no special feelings about seeing Tsongkhapa, and at this time she mentioned it to Yunxi in a mocking tone.

"The imperial brother gave him a new name, Tibetan Buddhism, and it can no longer be called Lamaism in the future." Yun Xi emphasized this point first, and then said: "As for inviting him to Ganzhou, of course, it can't be specifically to save you. If I had expected that you would be in danger in Ganzhou, I would have sent someone to send you back to Xi'an in advance, Xi'an is very safe with Geng Bingwen in charge, how could I still leave you in Ganzhou! ”

"Why is that?" Yun Zhi also knew that her thoughts just now were absolutely nonsense, so she asked again.

"Of course, it's time to preach to the Mongolian steppe!" Yun Xi said: "The ethnic groups in the northern steppe have been the heaviest border troubles since ancient times, and the main energy of the imperial court since the Qin Dynasty has been spent on dealing with them, regardless of whether this ethnic group is called the Xiongnu, Turkic, Khitan or Mongolian. ”

"But it's unlikely that they'll be wiped out entirely. Although the Huns suffered heavy losses, the Han Dynasty also suffered heavy losses, and finally they couldn't hold on and had to stop attacking. Sima Guang even said, 'Han Wu has the fault of Qin's death', if it wasn't for the late change and the trust of people, the Han Dynasty would have died. Although his words are biased, they are not unreasonable. ”

"But ignore them, they are still going south to plunder. And because they are all cavalry, it is difficult to annihilate them without a trace, so they cannot be solved by ordinary means. ”

So my brother wanted to send Tibetan Buddhism to the Mongolian steppe. Yun Zhi, most of you don't know about Tibetan Buddhism, in fact, my brother doesn't know much about it, but as long as you know that if Tibetan Buddhism is widely spread in the Mongolian steppe, and most Mongolians believe in this religion, they will not become a border trouble. ”

"Then why don't you send Buddhist monks from the Central Plains to the Mongolian steppes to preach? What is the difference between Tibetan Buddhism and Ming Buddhism? Are the Mongols willing to believe in Tibetan Buddhism or the Buddhism of the Central Plains? Yun Zhi really had questions this time and asked.

"This?" Yun Xi scratched his head slightly. He allowed Tibetan Buddhism to spread to the Mongolian steppes for a simple reason: the Manchus succeeded. So with Tibetan Buddhism, you can definitely succeed. Chinese Buddhism may not be impossible, but there are always some risks, right? For such a major matter, he still pursues stability.

"Huainan, after talking so much, you're thirsty, drink a cup of tea." Xu Miaojin suddenly interrupted, and was about to hand a cup of tea to Yun Zhi.

"Well, thank you, sister-in-law." Yun Zhi took the teacup and thanked her.

"Huainan, your imperial brother has traveled thousands of miles to come to Ganzhou City, and now he is very tired, if you have something to ask, you should wait until tomorrow." Xu Miaojin took the opportunity to whisper in her ear.

"Got it, sister-in-law." Yun Zhi also thought of this at this time, and hurriedly agreed, then turned her head and stopped talking to Yun Xi.

Seeing this, Yun Xi stopped talking and lay down to rest. After a while, they came to King Su's mansion, and Yun Xi explained a few words to Xu Miaojin and Zhu Ji, and then went to sleep. Zhu Ji came all the way like him, and went to sleep after a few casual words.

Yun Xi slept until the end of the night. Yun Xi, who had slept well, stretched his waist and sat up, and asked the palace maid serving beside him, "What time is it?" ”

"Official, it's the beginning of the unitary period now." The maid replied.

"It's been this time, I've slept long enough this night." Yun Xi couldn't help but say. It was already five o'clock in the afternoon, and he had been sleeping since about midnight, and it had been four hours until now.

Yun Xi yawned again, and was about to get up, when he heard the sound of pushing the door, and then Xu Miaojin's voice came: "Husband, are you awake?" ”

"Well, wake up." Yun Xi said: "I didn't tell you, I woke me up before the time." He suddenly realized that this speech was too blunt, and hurriedly joked: "As soon as my husband woke up, I felt that my stomach was almost hungry, and I thought it was because I didn't eat lunch." ”

The concubine saw that her husband was sleeping soundly, and she couldn't bear to disturb her, so she let her husband continue to sleep. It is really the sin of the concubine to delay the husband's meal. Xu Miaojin said with a smile.

Yun Xi teased her a few more words and got up to get dressed. Xu Miaojin asked again: "Husband, can you pass the meal now?" ”

"Biography! The husband's stomach is deflated, and he should starve to death if he doesn't pass the food. Yun Xi smiled.

Xu Miaojin immediately ordered the eunuch next to her to pass the meal, and then she saw that Yunxi had no intention of leaving the house, so she sat on the edge of the bed and seemed to wait for the meal to be delivered, so she thought about it and sat next to him and chatted casually.

After a short time, the meal was delivered, and they sat down to eat together. Yun Xi asked, "What about Yun Zhi, why don't you ask her to come over and eat together?" ”

"She's asleep, too. After lunch, she went to the guards to practice martial arts for a while, and then rested. I slept until now. ”

"Why do you go to practice martial arts at noon?" Yun Xi muttered, but didn't care, and casually chatted with Xu Miaojin while eating.

Then he saw Xu Miaojin's brows furrowed, as if he had something to say, and asked, "Miaojin, what do you have to say to your husband?" Otherwise, why are your brows furrowed? ”

"Ahh Xu Miaojin screamed, and then said, "It's nothing, I just wonder why my husband summoned Master Tsongkhapa here." Although Tsongkhapa is the most famous master of Tibetan Buddhism today, the Yellow Sect he founded is not strong and may not be able to bear the heavy responsibility of preaching to the Mongolian steppe. ”

"You don't know." Yun Xi smiled and was about to speak, when he suddenly paused, hurriedly finished the rice in the bowl, and then said: "If you want to know, you will know when you are also present when your husband summons him tomorrow." ”