Rule over Ming Dynasty

Chapter 199 The Key to Victory

Outside Xi'an Gate, this street is very lively.

Yikexi is still dressed as a Mongolian girl, and her little braids are quite exotic, matched with that cute and beautiful oval face, causing passers-by to stamp their feet one after another.

It's not that there are no beauties in the capital of Ming Dynasty, it's just that beautiful Mongolian girls are extremely rare nowadays, which caused many men to look back.

At this moment, there is a taste of "the plower looks at his plow, and the hoe forgets his hoe".

Sun Gao, one of the four steeds in the capital, came here after hearing the news, but when he saw that the man was actually a palace guard, his heart was beating violently when he fled far away.

No one in the capital can provoke the one in the palace. The successor of the civil servant group who was jointly cultivated by the three parties has been assigned to Leizhou to take care of the granary, and Xu Yuangai has just been ransacked. It's courting death.

Of course, Yi Kexi didn't know that someone had helped her drive away a lot of flies, but she was very lively, and she was extremely curious about the dazzling array of commodities in the capital.

Like many tireless women in later generations, she has little resistance to commodities, but she is very interested in any commodity.

Due to the sultry weather in the capital, the whole face looked red, but she was very considerate, and assured the young eunuch and guards who were accompanying him like a shadow: "The weather is sultry now, you don't need to follow me all the time, I promise I won't run away !"

When she spoke, her face looked very serious to show that she was not lying.

In fact, she really didn't have any thoughts about it. After all, as long as her mother negotiated peace with Daming, then she would be able to return to the prairie with the mission.

The accompanying young eunuch Feng Bao actually believed it, but he was well aware of his responsibilities, so he wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Princess Yikexi, we are not tired!"

Yi Kexi saw that Feng Bao still insisted on following, and he could only go to a few shops as little as possible, but when he came to the corner of the street, his eyes were slightly bright.

This shop looks very grand. It seemed to sell porcelain earlier, but now it has changed to something very strange.

"Guest officer, good eyesight! This is a leaf lock newly developed by our Ministry of Industry. Now only the capital can sell this kind of leaf lock, and there are only four stores in the whole capital that sell this kind of leaf lock!" The shopkeeper saw Yi Kexi carrying a A group of people rushed in, and immediately greeted him enthusiastically.

Yi Kexi played with this weird padlock, and found that it was really strange, and it really couldn't be broken.

"Guest officer, here is the key to this lock, you can try it!" Seeing that the lock really attracted the attention of this distinguished guest, the shopkeeper enthusiastically offered the key.

The history of Huaxia lock can be traced back to the period of Lu Ban, the carpenter's ancestor, but at that time the lock was actually a door bolt, which used the principle of mechanism to prevent people outside the door from entering.

In the Han Dynasty, everyone found that the security of the door bolt was not strong enough, so the three-spring lock was invented.

The most important part of the three spring lock is the shrapnel. Since it needs a strong material, it needs to use copper. The elasticity of two or three plate-shaped copper pieces is used to achieve the function of sealing and opening.

It's just that the key of the triple spring lock is a long piece of copper. Although this lock is a big step forward in terms of safety and security compared to the bolt, the threshold for being forged is too low.

Of course, ordinary people are eager to break a copper plate and spend it. It is not easy to forge a copper plate key with a suitable length and thickness, so it still has a strong anti-theft effect for ordinary people.

With the emergence of springs, Zhu Youtang has a stronger pursuit of the lock's anti-theft force, so this kind of blade lock was born.

The key of the leaf lock is almost the same as the key at the back. The key is inserted into the lock and rotated. The metal blade in the lock can be effectively controlled by the spring to rotate. When the rotating blade touches the notch of the lock tongue, it can be opened.

Following the method taught by the shopkeeper, Yi Kexi turned the key slightly, and suddenly heard a click inside the lock, and the U-shaped copper pillar was indeed opened, and he couldn't help showing a surprised expression on his face.

Although I used to own a three-bolt lock, it shared the key with my mother, so my box became not safe at all.

It's just that Daming invented such a powerful key now, which made her suddenly feel unbelievable. In terms of creation, the Mongols will never be able to compare with these Han people who are smart and capable of monsters.

"Guest officer, this kind of lock has a key for each lock! Look at this peculiar key shape, even if you want to forge it, it is not an easy task!" The shopkeeper could see that the identity of the girl in front of her was not Generally speaking, immediately sell enthusiastically.

Yikexi fell in love with this kind of leaf lock, and immediately asked the price: "How much is a handful?"

"Two taels!" The shopkeeper's eyes lit up slightly, and he pointed out two fingers.

Yikexi had some knowledge about the prices in the capital recently, but he stared in surprise and said, "Two taels? Just this little thing?"

"Guest officer, do you really think it's not worth it? If you have this leaf lock and match it with our special red sandalwood box, you won't have to worry about someone stealing the gold beads jewelry on it!" The shopkeeper's reaction to the person in front of him was actually As expected, he pointed to the red sandalwood box next to him and continued to sell.

Yikexi found that this kind of lock is really hard to find, so he readily agreed: "Okay, I want a long box for a painting!"

The shopkeeper happily took a long box, and personally helped to put the painting in the red sandalwood box, and then handed over the key and said, "This guest officer, it's a total of two taels of silver!"

"This bead should be enough, right?" Ikexi took out a beautiful bead from his sleeve, looking very proud and authentic.

The shopkeeper's eyes lit up when he saw the bead, and after confirming the value of the bead, he hurriedly nodded and said, "Enough, enough!"

The group had just walked out of the shop when Wang Tong hurried over.

"what's up?"

"People from Shuntian Mansion came to inform, they said that Huang Shang has been found!"

"where is it?"

"Get in the carriage quickly, and the miscellaneous family will lead you there now!"

Wang Tong noticed that the one in front of him was his own imperial shop, but it was too late to think about it now, and urged Yikexi seriously.

Yi Kexi only brought his accompanying maid Tana into the carriage, and the others followed closely behind.

The shopkeeper who had just sent the person out saw that Wang Tong was driving the carriage, his eyes were straightened in shock, and he suddenly felt that the beads in his hand were very hot.

Since the place is not too far from here, the carriage soon came to a house.

When Yi Kexi got off the carriage, he felt that the place was very strange. There were no pedestrians walking around in the entire alley, and the guards guarding the door were like statues.

Wanfu?

Yi Kexi looked up and saw the door plaque, his pretty face suddenly became puzzled.

"Princess Yikexi, this way please!" Wang Tong smiled and nodded to the guards guarding the gate, and enthusiastically led the way.

This is a very big house, the house has the charm of the south of the Yangtze River, with winding paths leading to secluded places, and there is no one living in such a big house.

Yi Kexi looked around strangely, but he couldn't tell what was wrong, and even the guards who had been accompanying him like a shadow didn't even follow him.

Following Wang Tong to the backyard, he saw three people drinking tea there.

She understands the etiquette of Ming Dynasty, so at a glance, she can see that the most honorable young man is that handsome young man. This young man's skin is so delicate, even better than her own skin. He is undoubtedly a beautiful man of Ming Dynasty with red lips and white teeth.

"Princess Yikexi, this is the Huang Shang you are looking for!" Li Mu, the pusher of the Shuntian Mansion, has been waiting here, and explained when he saw Yikexi.

Zhu Youtang naturally noticed the red-faced Mongolian girl, and found that this prairie pearl was really good-looking, especially with a very sunny and lively aura.

Perhaps, only the grassland environment can bloom such a lively and sunny woman.

Yi Kexi looked at Zhu Youtang out of a kind of curiosity, and also because he saw Zhu Youtang's uniqueness, while Zhu Youtang looked at Yi Kexi more out of admiration.

This……

Wan An and Liu Ji exchanged glances silently, seeing the young man and woman staring openly at each other, they felt that the two should see each other right.

If life is just like the first meeting, it will probably be the best moment between a man and a woman. Both Yi Kexi and Zhu Youtang have a feeling of youthful heartbeat.

"What's the evidence?" Ikexi thought of the business, and questioned a little savagely.

Liu Ji glanced at Zhu Youtang, and then replied on his behalf: "Shen Mo, a member of the Xuanfu, whose ancestral home is Huguang, is fifty years old, six feet tall, has a mole on his left forehead, and has no children under his knees!"

"How do you know so clearly?" Ikexi couldn't help but wondered when he saw that the information was all correct.

Wan'an just got someone to confirm that Shen Mo was indeed a spy sent by Wang Yue and Wang Zhi when they were in power, Dang even smiled and said, "Of course it's an old acquaintance!"

"Then do you know what Master Mo likes to eat the most?" Ikexi still had some doubts in his heart, so he even asked.

This……

Wan An and Liu Ji looked at each other in blank dismay, but they had no information about this at all.

"Fish!" Zhu Youtang finally opened his mouth and gave an authentic answer.

Ikexi found that this young man who didn't talk much was very convincing, so he said happily: "Okay, I believe you! Tana, give him the picture!"

Wan An and Liu Ji were even more confused immediately, looking at Zhu Youtang strangely, but they couldn't figure out how Zhu Youtang knew that Shen Mo liked to eat fish.

Zhu Youtang naturally guessed, but in the face of such a sudden question, he knew that he had to show enough confidence.It doesn't matter whether the answer is right or wrong, the important thing is to be fast and confident.

Niu Hanniu, the eunuch in charge of the army, stepped forward to take the painting, but when he took the long box, he found that there was a leaf lock on the box.

Zhu Youtang didn't expect that the leaf lock he invented would stump him, and he couldn't help laughing for a while, it really is a model of lifting a rock to shoot himself in the foot.

"Princess Yikexi, what do you mean?" Liu Ji also found that the box was still hung with a leaf lock, and Dang even asked.

Yi Kexi took out a small key from his sleeve, but looked at Zhu Youtang and asked, "What is your identity? Tell me, and I will give you the key!"

This……

Wan An and Liu Ji did not expect to arouse the vigilance of the Mongolian princess, and they couldn't help turning their heads to look at Zhu Youtang.

"I am Hongzhi, and I am also the Huang Shang that Shen Mo said!" Zhu Youtang hesitated for a while, and then directly revealed his identity.

Although Yi Kexi already had some doubts, he was still shocked when he learned that the young man in front of him was the Emperor of Ming Dynasty. At the same time, he also realized that Dayan Khan would not be able to restore the Yuan Dynasty.

"Can you give the key to Your Majesty?" Wan An looked at Yi Kexi who was stunned, and reminded him immediately.

Yikexi was aware of his identity as a teacher, but still happily threw the key over and said, "Catch it, here it is!"

Zhu Youtang suddenly thought of his first love classmate in his previous life, who also liked to throw things at him at that time, so he stretched out his hand to catch it.

"Your Majesty, be careful!" Feng Ma, who was on the side, saw something flying towards him, and immediately stood in front of him and knocked out the thing that seemed to be a hidden weapon.

Bang!
The key that flew over made a crisp sound, but it happened to land on the edge of the lake pavilion, but the momentum remained undiminished, and it fell directly into the water.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Yi Kexi couldn't help being stunned and stunned. He just threw a key over, so why are you so nervous?
Zhu Youtang didn't know whether to blame or reward. Ma Feng did this out of loyalty, but can he be rewarded when facing the flying key into the lake?

"Slave, just pick it up!" Feng Ma knew his mistake, and immediately volunteered to ask for it.

With a splash, the person went into the water.

At this time, Liu Jin brought up the sour plum soup.

Zhu Youtang had a good impression of the Mongolian girl in front of him, so he rewarded him: "This is the court's sour plum soup, which is most suitable for cooling off the heat. You should try it!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Yikexi thanked with a smile when he realized that the Han man in front of him was indeed very different from the Mongolian man, both masculine and soft.

Wan'an didn't expect that Zhu Youtang would give up such a delicious sour plum soup to a Mongolian girl, and was considering whether to give it up to show his loyalty, but Zhu Youtang's attention was completely on the Mongolian girl who left.

After a while, the key was fished out.

"Your Majesty, there is really a painting hidden inside!" After the upper painting was uncovered, a new painting appeared below. In addition to the morphological characteristics of each character, there are also a lot of texts in the painting. .

If "Han Xizai Night Banquet Picture" only depicts the night banquet scene of the officials at that time, then here it depicts the appearance and characteristics of the main figures in Mongolia, and it also includes the relationship information of the leaders of the tribes, which can be said to be worth a thousand dollars.

From this information, it can be clearly concluded that it is Manduhai who really controls Mongolia now, and the right-wing Yongxiebu, Ordos and Tumed tribes are all loyal to Manduhai.

However, some Mongolian tribal leaders supported Dayan Khan, while the leaders of large tribes of the opposite sex, such as Huoshai and Yibula, had been doing their own thing, but they maintained a self-reliant mind.

"Your Majesty, this picture is useless!" Wan An said disappointedly when he saw the content in the picture.

Looking at the intricate network of relationships, Zhu Youtang shook his head slightly and said, "If we start a direct war with Bei Yuan now, then this painting will really have little effect, after all, the key to victory in a battle between the two sides is the strength of the army. If we succeed in negotiating peace with Bei Yuan this time, then this painting will be the key to our victory, and then we should all use a vertical and horizontal strategy against Bei Yuan!"

I have to admit that if Daming's own people don't engage in internal friction, with the strength of the Daming's frontier army and these loyal and brave men who emerge in endlessly, it is actually a very simple matter to clean up the little Mongolia.

(End of this chapter)