After listening to what Bileg said, Chen Renxi pondered for a while, and then said: "Since Karaqin was attached to the Ming Dynasty, he has always been loyal and prudent, and now that the snow disaster is in trouble, the Ming Dynasty naturally has no reason not to give relief. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info And we came to the Karaqin tribes, bringing not only the money and grain of the Ming court, but also the greetings of His Majesty the Ming Emperor. Now that the Chahar tribe has moved west and become naturalized, Lin Dan Khan is no longer the co-lord of the Eastern Mongolian tribes, and there should be a new master up and down the Xilamulun River, this master is not Korqin, nor is it a Jurchen, but should be the most brave and warlike Karaqin people on the steppe. ”

As soon as Chen Renxi's words came out, Burhatu, who had originally closed his eyes and recuperated, suddenly opened his eyes, stared at Chen Renxi and said: "Tanhualang's words, dare to ask whether it is the meaning of the Liaodong Governor or the meaning of the Ming Emperor?" ”

The Karaqin nobles standing behind Burhatu also stared at Chen Renxi, waiting for his answer. But Chen Renxi did not speak immediately, but looked at Wang Zhenyuan.

Wang Zhenyuan immediately said in Mongolian: "Our Lord Chen is not only the imperial history of the prison army of Liaodong Town, but also the envoy sent by His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty to Guanwai. What Lord Chen said is definitely not a lie and deception, Lord Taiji and all of you don't need to be suspicious. ”

When Burhatu heard this, all the people behind him whispered in Mongolian.

After a while, one of the yellow-faced men with a stocky physique and a rough appearance stood up and said: "Your envoy said that my Karaqin tribe should be the master of the Xilamulun River, but now the Jurchens of the Jin Kingdom have defeated the powerful Lin Dan Khan, drove away the Chahar Department, Uzhumuqin and other departments, and also fled to Mobei, Horqin has taken refuge in the Jin people, and the Naiman, Ao Han and other departments are now also the two ends of the first rat, and the situation in the north is so sinister, will the noble envoy still think that I, Karaqin, can compete with the Jurchens of the Jin State up and down Xilamulun?" ”

Wang Zhenyuan quickly translated what this person said to Chen Renxi in a soft voice. After hearing this, Chen Renxi nodded, and said to Burhatu: "I don't know what to call this Excellency?" ”

Burhatu said: "This is the most brave and combative Delig Nayan in Karaqin. When he asked, it was also my heart. I would like to ask you to answer. After speaking, he looked at Chen Renxi intently.

Chen Renxi smiled slightly and said: "Taiji thinks that we are talking in the vernacular, talking and deceiving people, Delig Nayan has this concern, it is really unnecessary. Now that the Chahar tribe has moved westward, even if the north of the Xilamulun River is respected by Horqin, the strongest among the tribes south of the Xilamulun River is still your tribe. After the Chahar tribe moved westward, the tribes that remained in the east and west of Nurur Hushan, the upper reaches of the Daling River, and the Laoha River were terrified, and if Karaqin could unite the tribes, Taiji might not be able to become the co-masters of these tribes.

"Now, in addition to your ministry, the 36 departments on both sides of the Yixun River and the Daluan River have all asked my Ming to ask Su to cross the disaster, if I Ming will give the things rewarded by the imperial court and the right to open the border and the market, all of them will be handed over to Karaqin for distribution, and if you want to come to the south of the Xilamulun River, it will soon become the world of Karaqin. What does Taiyoshi think? ”

After listening to Chen Renxi's words quietly, Burhatu closed his eyes and muttered for a moment, then suddenly opened his eyes and said, "Where is the reward of the Great Ming?" ”

The Mongols are not stupid, and it is even more impossible to be stupid if they can sit in the position of Karaqin Taiji for more than ten years. Chen Renxi's words, although Burhatu was quite tempted, but Burhatu's own family knew about his own family affairs, not to mention that there were not many bows and arrows and armor, even the grain and salt did not know that he could support it for a few days, and when the Karaqin tribes were still hungry, who would go with him to fight in the surrounding areas.

For him, if Daming does not have real money, food and material support, it is not enough to just send a messenger and come up with empty ideas. So simply ask the most realistic, if the Ming Dynasty really intends to support himself to become the co-owner of the grasslands south of the Xilamulun River and west of Nuruer Tiger Mountain, then there will be no empty words, and there will inevitably be a large amount of money, food and material support.

Chen Renxi saw that although Burhatu was tempted, he never let go, and never said whether he was willing to take the lead to be the co-master, but chased the problem of money and food, thought about the authorization given by the emperor, and made up his mind to simply hand over the truth to him, and said: "Of course, there are rewards from the imperial court, and they are quite rich, grain, salt, cloth and silver will be available, if Karaqin intends to become the co-lord of this grassland under his feet, the imperial court will also support other materials, swords, guns, bows and arrows, armor, saddles, everything." If Taiji is willing, Daming can even send troops to help. At this point, Taiji does not need to have any doubts. ”

When Burhatu heard this, he laughed and said, "That's very good. I will consider what your envoy said, but I don't know when your envoy will be able to deliver the gifts from the imperial court? ”

Chen Renxi smiled and said: "Karaqin is far away from Ning, and it is only a dozen days away. Taiji can send men and horses to accompany us eastward to Ningyuan Pass to receive it, and on the way back, it will naturally be escorted by Daming along the way. ”

As soon as he said this, a person suddenly came in from outside the tent, and Chen Renxi looked back and saw that it was the Qing Getai who greeted him. I saw Tsingeltai hurriedly bypassing the fire and muttering a few words in Burhatu's ear.

Hearing this, Burhatu's face suddenly changed, he looked at Chen Renxi and the others, then straightened up, and said a little pretended to be calm: "Lord Chen has worked hard from afar, so let's discuss it here today." Then he turned back to the old man and said, "Bileg, Master Chen and his entourage will be handed over to you, and it must be properly arranged." ”

After saying these words, Burhatu turned back to Chen Renxi and said, "I still have some urgent matters to deal with here, please forgive me." After speaking, Burhatu motioned to Bilegg to take Chen Renxi and the others out of the big tent.

Although Chen Renxi was a little inexplicable, he didn't ask much, and left the big tent with Wang Zhenyuan and others with Bileg, met Cao Wenzhao and others, and went to the rear of the Karaqin Taiji station together under the guidance of Bileg.

Chen Renxi and his entourage were placed under a hill in the south of the hill by Billeg, a simple yurt about two or three miles away from the Great Horde of Burhatu.

Bilegg arranged for them to eat and drink, and left a dozen or so young shepherd slaves to be led by a young attendant named Ulji, who accompanied them here, and then hurried away.

Chen Renxi and his entourage were tired after a long journey, and after settling down, they ate, drank and rested one after another.

Soon after, the sun set, and the Taiji camp in Karaqin gradually lit up.

After Chen Renxi explained to Cao Wenzhao that he had arranged the defense of the station, he returned to his tent and lay down to sleep, but after lying down for a while, he couldn't sleep anyway, listening to the wind whirring outside the tent, a sense of foreboding suddenly surged in his heart.

Recalling the sudden incident that occurred during the discussion with Burhatu, the more Chen Renxi thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong, that Qinggeltai should be the leader of the rangers on the outskirts of the Burhatu camp, so he was able to find himself twenty miles away from the camp, and after taking Chen Renxi and his party to the camp, he did not follow into the big tent, but led the team of rangers to leave. Now that I think about it, I should be in charge of my responsibilities and have returned to my post. That being the case, he entered the Great Tent for the second time, and looked at himself in a way that was not quite right, and when he reported to Burhatu, he deliberately avoided himself. In this way, there must be another group of outsiders, and this group of outsiders may be related to themselves and unfavorable to themselves.

Thinking of this, Chen Renxi suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and immediately called Hu Yikui, who was sleeping in the tent, and asked him to send someone to Cao Wenzhao, Wang Zhenyuan and Chen Guowei, and tell a few people what he thought of one by one.

Cao Wenzhao said: "I also feel that it is wrong to be humble, Lord Chen is the envoy of the Great Heaven, according to etiquette, Burhatu should personally receive us and others, instead of arranging a Bileg to be in charge, let alone just leaving this Uliji here to serve the Lord." When things are abnormal, they are demons. I thought that I should find a way to find out what was going on. ”

Wang Zhenyuan, Chen Guowei, and Hu Yikui all agreed, and Chen Renxi made up his mind to find out. first ordered Cao Wenzhao to go back and secretly order the cavalry to prepare for battle, and then ordered Hu Yikui to go out and call Wuliji.

Wu Liji was still a little worried when he saw these Ming envoys get together, but when he saw the only military general in the Ming envoys leaving, he suddenly relaxed his heart, so when Hu Yikui sent someone to call him over, he was not prepared at all.

As a result, as soon as Wu Liji entered the tent and wanted to speak, he was locked by Chen Guowei's throat with a grappling hand, and he struggled to scream, but he couldn't make a sound. Wang Zhenwei stepped forward and slapped Wu Liji's eyes, and when he came back to his senses, he no longer struggled to try to call for help and resist, and then took out a dagger from his waist, put it on Wu Liji's heart, and said in Mongolian: "Is Taiji a new guest?" Who are they? ”

Uligi shook his head and said he didn't know. Wang Zhenwei asked again: "What is the password of the camp patrol?" Uliji hesitated and refused to speak, Wang Zhenyuan pushed the dagger forward, instantly pierced the outer robe, and pierced into the flesh, Uliji hurriedly begged for mercy, and said a string of Mongolian words.

Wang Zhenyuan nodded at Chen Renxi, and then suddenly punched Wu Liji's temple, and the simple young man Karaqin suddenly fainted.

Chen Guowei put him to the ground, stripped off his stinky rabbit skin hat and sheepskin robe, then tied him hand and foot, gagged him, dragged him to Hu Yikui's bunk in the outer tent, covered him with a blanket, and disguised himself as someone lying down and sleeping.

Next, Hu Yikui successively called in a few nearby herdsmen, and several of them did the same and changed into the clothes of herdsmen.

Hu Yikui, Wang Zhenyuan, and Chen Guowei first escorted Chen Renxi to Cao Wenzhao's camp, and then the five of them planned to stop and act separately.

Hu Yikui and the three of them quickly touched the location of the big tent in Burhatu in the distance, bowed their heads along the way, and the patrol posts they encountered were dealt with by Wang Zhenyuan, and they actually came to the big tent where Burhatu received them in the afternoon not far away.

I saw that the big tent was brightly lit and crowded, and it was obvious that a banquet was going on, and the laughter that came from time to time spread far away in the early spring night.