Chapter 236 The fog
Zhao Yuan's move is called using poison to fight poison, which is actually the inspiration for him when Cang Wushuang talks to him today.
Wugang and others were quite efficient in doing things. Moreover, since it was the location of the base camp of Urianha, it was naturally not just his secret stronghold of the Jinyiwei. So the next day, the news spread like wildfire and began to spread.
There is a saying that good things don’t go out, bad things run thousands of miles away. The most important thing is that these bad things are also big things, so in a moment, it swept across Hongluo Mountain like a plague and spread to many people’s ears.
“Wouldn’t it be very risky to do this?”
Cang Wushuang was a little worried, even if the two were brave, they were now in other people's base camps, and there were many soldiers and generals. Not to mention killing them, they would be exhausted to death. On the other hand, the so-called mountains outside the mountain and sky outside the sky, so they should not be arrogant.
Zhao Yuan said: "It's indeed very risky, but this risk is worth taking. The most important thing is that we don't need to deliberately excuse us. Someone will help us!"
Cang Wushuang asked, "Are you talking about the national teacher?"
Zhao Yuan said: "Yes, it's him. If he doesn't help us excuse him, wouldn't that confirm the crime of collusion with us? And when he clears himself from his suspicion, he is also clearing away our suspicion."
There is a saying that goes, "Swords are different, and chess moves are dangerous. Now Zhao Yuan is trying every means to tie the national master and himself together."
If the national teacher wants to clear his suspicion, then he will naturally help both of them to clear their suspicion first.
This move looks extremely dangerous, but it is a way to win in danger.
On the next day, when Zhao Yuan and Cang Wushuang came to Halm's camp, they were immediately surrounded. In order not to have a conflict, Halm even arrived in person and said, "There are rumors outside that the two were spies from the Ming Dynasty brought back by the national teacher. In order to investigate the matter clearly, we can only apologize to the two of them first."
Zhao Yuan said: "It is true that we are indeed from the Ming Dynasty, but the prince also thinks that we are spies?"
Halm said: "Is this king afraid to make a decision now? But there are such rumors outside, and I have to doubt it, so before I can find out, there are only two people who are wronged."
Zhao Yuan nodded and said, "What the prince said is very true. We both want to find out where the rumors spread. We also ask the prince to thoroughly investigate the matter to return justice to both of us!"
Halm said: "Of course!"
The detention of Halm actually allowed the two to stay in the tent next to his tent, and then sent heavy troops to guard it, and no one was allowed to approach it.
Inside the tent, Zhao Yuan lay on the blanket, crossed his legs, and smiled: "It's still this second prince who is smart and knows to take action first!"
Cang Wushuang said: "Have you ever wondered if his approach is equivalent to protecting us?"
Zhao Yuan thought for a while and said, "It's also possible, wouldn't that be better!"
Cang Wushuang did not show a relaxed look, but said, "Now I am wondering whether this matter will backfire?"
Zhao Yuan sat upright and said, "Is it a bad idea?"
Cang Wushuang sat slowly beside Zhao Yuan and said, "Yes, if I were Halm, would I take this opportunity to bring him down on my political opponents? Then he would not arrest us to protect us, but to treat us as pawns!"
Cang Wushuang's words made Zhao Yuan think in his heart. After thinking for a while, he said: "The decision to defend Halm or use us to attack the national tutor is actually depends on whether we are using us to suppress the national tutor or whether the benefits we can bring will be greater than the suppression of the national tutor! But I am more inclined to the latter!"
Cang Wushuang said: "Why?"
She was still a little puzzled about this.
Zhao Yuan said: "In fact, it is not difficult to guess that the national ranks of the national ranks in the court. One of them represents civil servants and the other represents military generals. They have always been in an opposition situation, which means no one can do anything to each other! The most important point is that they have huge family forces behind them to support, not only the economy, but also their soldiers. In other words, even when fighting, if the national ranks order not to allow their tribal forces to participate in the war, they will never send out one soldier! If the national ranks are just in the situation where they may be in conspiracy with the spies of the Ming Dynasty, I think this is impossible!"
Zhao Yuan did not say this casually, but only said it after careful consideration. The composition of the soldiers and horses on the grassland is very different from the source of the soldiers and horses in the Ming Dynasty.
The military service system in the Ming Dynasty included military farming and recruitment systems. In the early stage, the military farming system was mainly used, and in the later stage, the military farming system was mainly used.
The so-called military farming system means that the border army guards the city three parts and the seven parts are planted; the mainland army guards the city two parts and the eight parts are planted. Each military farmer is given one piece of land, and the government supplies oxen, farm tools and seeds, and grain is collected in portions. From the Hongwu to Yongle period, there were about 800,000 hectares of military farming in the country. In addition to a large number of military farming, commercial villages were also implemented as a subsidy means, that is, according to the "Kaizhong Law", merchants recruit people from the border areas to reclaim wasteland and pay grain to supplement military farming.
However, in the middle of the period, due to the large number of military farms being occupied by the ranks of the generals and generals, the military service system of Shangtun in the Ming Dynasty was also abolished due to the destruction of "Kaizhong and France", and the soldiers had no choice but to flee in large numbers, and the garrison system gradually collapsed. In the 14th year of Zhengtong, the "civil and engineering changes" were destroyed, and the Beijing army was destroyed. In order to defend the capital, the court sent officials to recruit soldiers for emergency response and implemented the recruitment system on a large scale. Recruitment gradually became the main force of the army.
For example, Urianha and Tumot mainly come from various tribes. Except for the necessary defense required on weekdays, the rest of the troops are usually in their own tribes. They will only concentrate on training after the war is about to be fought.
Halm and the national army are the representatives of the most powerful tribes nowadays, and this is also similar to the previous vassals of the Central Plains. The most representative of them are the aristocratic families of the Sui and Tang dynasties. At that time, they were divided into four major regions. One was the Guanlong nobles, that is, the military general group with the "Eight Pillar Kingdoms" as the core. The royal families of the Sui and Tang dynasties all came from here; the second was the Shandong nobles, that is, the aristocratic families mainly with the "five surnames and seven families", the Boling Cui family, the Zhaojun Li family, the Qinghe Cui family, the Fanyang Lu family, the Xingyang Zheng family, the Longxi Li family, and the Taiyuan Wang family; the third is the Jiangzuo family, the traditional aristocratic group of the Yangtze River basin with the four major families of Gu, Lu, Zhu and Zhang as the core. It flourished in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. The four generations of northern aristocratic families mainly began to flourish in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and there were significant families with the naturalization of ethnic minorities in the northern and northern dynasties: Henan Dou family, Yuwen family, Dugu family, Changsun family, etc.
At the beginning, these four major families restricted and fought each other, which also led to endless wars at the end of the Sui Dynasty.
Cang Wushuang didn't understand some of the reasons and said, "What do you mean is that Halm does not intend to use us to attack the national savage?"
Zhao Yuan said: "It's not that he doesn't want to use it, but he knows very well in his heart that even though this matter may have some impact on the national tutor, he can't shake the national tutor's power at all! The two have been fighting for so long, and of course they are very clear about this. In addition, as the actual ruler of Urianha, Bo Ge allowed the two to want to fight, but they did not allow them to decide the outcome!"
Cang Wushuang was a little puzzled and said, "Why?"
Zhao Yuan smiled and said, "This is the academic of the emperor, which is the so-called balance. If you want to put it simply, you also know that Yan Song is a treacherous minister in the court. Do you think those who are the emperor know or don't know?"
Cang Wushuang pursed his lips and said, "This emperor is just blind!"
Obviously, Cang Wushuang has such a lot of dissatisfaction with the current emperor.
Zhao Yuan laughed and said, "This emperor is not blind. Don't look at this emperor staying in Nanyuan all day long, as if he is just asking about anything. In fact, he is more clear than anyone else. The loyalty of the court for the country and the people, and those treacherous ministers who are flattering. He knows better than anyone else. The reason why he lets them fight in the court is actually a question of balance."
If an emperor wants to keep the court in charge, he not only needs people who are loyal to the court, but also those so-called treacherous ministers. The court also needs them to fight hard, and no one side is allowed to dominate. In fact, many of the imperial decrees are only needed to fight between two groups before they can be implemented.
As later generations, Zhao Yuan also knew about this, but Cang Wushuang didn't know about this. He said, "There are so many kinds of flowers, that is to say, we are still relatively safe now!"
Zhao Yuan said: "It can be said that, but you still have to be careful!"
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As soon as the rumor came out, it soon reached the national master's ears. When he heard the rumor, he was furious and said angrily to the person who came to report: "Where did it come out? Can you find out clearly?"
The subordinate said: "This is still under investigation, and I don't know where it leaked out yet. But early this morning, the second prince sent someone to arrest the two Han people and put them under house arrest!"
"What?"
The national master was so angry that he gritted his teeth. The matter a few days ago had not yet been completed, and now such a thing happened again. The national master felt that he was busy dealing with these rumors during this period.
The key is that I have sent someone, but I find that I can't get out of knowing where the rumors came from.
Halm's movements were also very fast, and he actually took the lead in controlling Zhao Yuan and Cang Wushuang.
"The national teacher, my subordinates are thinking, one of the big reasons why my subordinates can't find out where the rumors come from is that the rumors seem to suddenly appear in various places. Do you think it was the second prince who did it on purpose?"
The subordinate said carefully, in fact, the entire Hongluoshan knew that the two were in disagreement, and there was no dispute in the court.
Moreover, here, his power is also very large. If he sent someone to secretly spread rumors, there is no way to investigate!
The national master's face sank and said, "You are right. There is absolutely no possibility. Halm, I didn't expect you to be so vicious!"
You should know that although he is a teacher of a country, his mind may not be very broad, or a little narrow. In this case, when his subordinates mentioned it, he naturally thought of the rumors that Halm sent to spread, and then he rushed before himself to control the people. Then he took the opportunity to attack.
After waved his hand and signaling his subordinates to leave, he paced back and forth in the house. He did not think about Cang Wushuang and Zhao Yuan. One big reason was that he did not know Zhao Yuan’s true identity. According to his understanding, to let rumors spread throughout the Hongluo Mountain area in an instant, there must be a very huge force. Zhao Yuan and Cang Wushuang were here for the first time, and they were completely strangers. How could they have any power here?
So of course he directly thought of Halm.
So the most critical issue now is to deal with this crisis in this way. After thinking about it, the only way to prove that he did not collude with the Ming people is to prove that these two people are not spies.
This made the national teacher very unhappy, and he was also a little unwilling to accept it, but he also felt helpless.
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On the other hand, after Halm put Zhao Yuan and Cang Wushuang under house arrest, only he and Wu Lihan were left in the entire tent.
"Where did you say this news come out?"
Wu Lihan asked strangely, in fact, it was not just him, but even Halm was a little confused. On the one hand, he might also think that he was spreading rumors to attack him, but on the one hand, Halm didn't even have a partner of doubt. After all, he had never instructed anyone to do it.
Could it be that the national teacher himself?
Unless he is full and has nothing to do when he is full a day, causing trouble for himself, or deliberately setting up a trap? Then who is the target of this trap?
Even though Halm and Ulihan were thinking about it, they had no idea.
After a while, Halm asked, "You said that if I and the National Master argued about this, who would benefit the most?"
As representatives of civil servants and military officials, the conflict between the two is naturally small, and as beneficiaries, it is possible that they are the spreaders of this rumor.
Wu Lihan thought for a while and said, "Brother?"
Boge has four sons, Temur, Gegenminglang is the second, and Wulihan is the fourth. As for their elder brother, Gecuo, although Gecuo is the eldest prince, his family's power is not as strong as Wulihan and Temuer. Except for Gegenminglang, who has basically withdrawn from the competition, he is obviously at a disadvantage compared to his two younger brothers.
Halm frowned and thought for a while, saying, "Send someone to inquire and see what's going on there!"
Wu Lihan nodded and immediately arranged someone to inquire.
Whether it was Halm, the national teacher, or anyone else, when they were suspicious of each other, they never thought that the initiator was Zhao Yuan. One reason was that they did not know Zhao Yuan’s true identity, and the other reason was that Zhao Yuan was also a victim in this storm.
Chapter completed!