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The fierce north wind has failed to succeed. Chapter 29 Undercurrent

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    Changsheng Island, July 12, the sixth year of the Apocalypse, "This is a detailed list of slaves lurking in my Changsheng Island. Please take a look." Zhao Manxiong handed Huang Shi a page of the report, which listed more than twenty men and women, including  The six people who had infiltrated into Changsheng Island and the remaining dozen or so people were all these detailed works that were later displayed. Each person's name was followed by their position.  Huang Shi carefully looked at the list and found no one who had invaded key positions. He put down the list with satisfaction: "Well, what about our people?" "Please take a look at our list of personnel." Zhao Manxiong handed over a thick copy.  There are thick reports containing more than 80 names. About 10% of them are officers who serve in various key departments such as internal security, military intelligence, military law, and training teams.  "Most of these people are acting alone and they don't know our entire intelligence network." For half a year, Huangshi has asked Zhao Manxiong to take charge of the internal security intelligence work. Zhao Manxiong believes that Changsheng Island is so big and the military regulations are so strict that there must be countless people.  For those who have opinions on the regulations, Zhang Zaidi¡¯s original church confession record fully supports Zhao Manxiong¡¯s views.  In Zhao Manxiong¡¯s view, these people with complaints cannot completely eliminate Changsheng Island, nor can they prevent the officers and soldiers from complaining. It¡¯s just that these people who like to complain are potential people who are easily bribed by the enemy.  Therefore, Zhao Manxiong invented one opposition group after another. These groups showed their dissatisfaction with various policies of Changsheng Island.  "No matter how properly and thoughtfully your affairs are done, there will always be some people who are dissatisfied. And as long as the time is long enough, they will definitely form a small group with a common language. I think that instead of waiting for them to form a group on their own,  It would be better for us to make it so that it is easier to control," Zhao Manxiong said when he proposed the whole idea to Huangshi.  Huang Shi admired this idea very much. Most of the dissatisfied officers and soldiers said it was better to block floods than to release floods to prevent problems in the bud.  There is nothing wrong with having another institution that listens to complaints besides the loyal and patriotic Catholic Church.  ¡°Aside from being too slow-tempered, Zhao Gueryi¡¯s business ability is still very strong.  Now a virtual resistance group has been established on Changsheng Island to attack the marriage, military law and other regulations established by Huangshi. The group of people who attacked the marriage, military law and other regulations the most were actually insiders of the Military Intelligence Department of Changsheng Island.  Zhao Manxiong gave this virtual internal resistance group a codename called "Werewolves of Changsheng Island".  After the "Werewolf of Changsheng Island" group was formed, Zhao Manxiong quickly used it to observe some suspicious characters. They were all particularly active elements who not only actively contacted the complaining officers and soldiers, but also always wanted to act as their confidant listeners.  "The wonderful and detailed work of establishing slaves is basically in our hands now." Huang Shi said and looked at another piece of information from Zhao Manxiong.  Inside is the information that the Changsheng Island Military Intelligence Department is preparing to disclose to Houjin.  Zhao Manxiong and Li Yunrui painstakingly broke the large piece of information into fragments and then revealed it through different people.  These bits and pieces may eventually be aggregated to Hou Jin. Zhao Manxiong plans to let his opponents play a jigsaw puzzle. He thinks that the complete military information that is too easy to obtain is easily doubted.  It would be better if the other party gets various vague intelligence fragments, some of which are contradictory, so that the military intelligence deduced by the Jin side can gain their full trust.  After proudly accepting Huang Shi's praise, Zhao Manxiong said with a smile: "My subordinates are still afraid that they won't be able to push it out. After all, we have a military intelligence department that does this every day, but there may not be one over there." "That's where you are.  Let¡¯s make a regulation when the matter is over.¡± Huang Shi has long admitted that his intelligence is not enough to compete with the top people of this era.  So his first reaction was to establish a set of rules and then record his experiences and lessons learned to form a system to fight against the enemy.  Zhao Manxiong has followed Huangshi for so many years and has become very accustomed to and agrees with Huangshi's method.  He said confidently: "My lord, I see that my subordinates are doing this. I think that if Jiannu understands what we want them to see, they will try to confirm it or have corresponding countermeasures; if they  If you don't understand, Jiannu will try to collect more military information, so we can speculate on our effects based on Jiannu's reaction. By recording these, we can understand Jiannu's fragmentation ability. This should also be formulated by our army.  "That's right." Ever since Zhao Manxiong was removed from the position of chief of staff, Huang Shi felt that he was similar to the director of the "department without regard" or the director of the "department with full control".  Anyway, when Huangshi was unable to do anything, he sent Zhao Manxiong to handle specific matters. Now Zhao Manxiong is responsible for rectifying the work of the Changsheng Island Military Intelligence Department.  The internal guards of Changsheng Island seem to need to be reorganized now. Just when Huang Shi was considering whether Zhao Manxiong could be separated from the "werewolf" organization.  The latter took out two other reports: "Your Majesty, there are two more lists here. Please take a look."   Huang Shi took the two thin pieces of paper, each with a few names written on them. The names were also marked with specific positions just like the two pieces just now. However, the notes below were completely different. This made Huang Shi ponder for a long time before he raised his head and asked.  : "Are you sure?" "Based on the information they gathered and the contacts, my subordinates have basically determined their identities. One group of Lings is to inquire for information for the Liaodong Dusi Mansion. The other group is to secretly inquire for information for Wu Supervisor Army. It's just that they are here.  They don't have any reliable sources of information in front of the strong security of Changsheng Island." The people Zhao Manxiong mentioned were just soldiers, and they were probably bribed by petty profits.  Huang Shi remembered that his internal security system also had relevant secret records, so he thought for a moment and said to Zhao Manxiong: "Although we have always pretended to be invisible to the court's surveillance system, in fact, the internal security system was also aware of it and recorded some records without Eunuch Wu.  Information. You can go to Hong Antong to check this issue." "Yes, sir, this is what my subordinates want to talk about." Zhao Manxiong pointed out to Huang Shi: According to the Changsheng Island Regulations, the Military Intelligence Department is responsible for the Houjin aspect.  The information obtained was not kept secret from Wu Mu; and the intelligence on the Ming Dynasty was managed by the internal guards. Although Wu Mu also intervened in the internal guards, there were some core secrets that he never knew.  Therefore, for the sake of safety, the intelligence of the internal guards is not open to the Changsheng Island Military Intelligence Department.  This werewolf system was originally created to deal with Hou Jin, but as it began to operate, spies from the Liaodong Dusi Mansion, Dongchang, and Jinyiwei systems were also discovered, and a jurisdictional problem arose.  "Either put this system under the internal defense or put this system under the Military Intelligence Department. For the sake of confidentiality and streamlining, I believe that the current situation of internal mutual restraint must be changed." "Well, what you say makes sense, then you think it should be placed under  Which one is better, the Military Intelligence Department or the Internal Guard? " "Military Intelligence Department." Zhao Manxiong answered without hesitation. He had already given full consideration before coming to see Huang Shi.  "Why?" "Your Majesty, you know" It seems that Zhao Manxiong has indeed thought about this question carefully. He seemed confident when facing Huang Shi's questions.  The answer was very fluent: The members of "The Werewolf of Changsheng Island" were originally subordinates of the Military Intelligence Department, and this organization was originally created under the planning of the Military Intelligence Department from beginning to end. The responsible officers at all levels are now under the command of the Military Intelligence Department.  Therefore, Zhao Manxiong believes that it is completely reasonable and efficient to incorporate the "Werewolf" organization into the Military Intelligence Department.  As for the confidentiality work, Zhao Manxiong didn¡¯t think it was a big problem. At most, he would send a special person to take charge of the information about the Liaodong Dusi Mansion, Jinyiwei and Dongchang. He even suggested that the personnel who were previously responsible for related issues in the Internal Guard should be transferred to the Military Intelligence Department.  Since the internal guards could do it in the past, the Military Intelligence Department can also do it without increasing the number of insiders.  Zhao Manxiong explained the reasons he thought of to Huangshi. After hearing this, Huangshi felt that there was no big problem, but it was not Huangshi's habit to agree hastily.  It is also inconsistent with the practice of Changsheng Island.  Now Zhao Manxiong is the direct manager of the Military Intelligence Department, so Huang Shi explained: "Go and write down these reasons and give them to me to look at carefully. If there are no major problems, I will give it to Hong Antong and let him hand over the personnel and files."  "You." "Okay. One more thing is the issue about the slave establishment. Did you think about it now?"  It will arouse others' suspicion even more." Zhao Manxiong thought there was no good way at all.  The more we argue about this kind of thing, the less good it will be, and the darker it will become.  Therefore, Zhao Manxiong believes that the best way is to treat it coldly and completely pretend not to hear, or pretend to be disdainful to defend.  Huang Shi smiled bitterly when he heard this: "Why don't I not think about it? It's just that the tree wants to be quiet but the wind is not strong. I just got the news from the court. The censor has already impeached me for degrading human ethics."  ?" "Yes, there are rumors about the censor. I am asked to explain whether I killed my elder brother or my wife. If so, I am asked to explain the reasons for killing them. Hehe, rumors about Jiannu have already spread in the capital.  " Looking at the dumbfounded Zhao Manxiong, Huangshi sneered again: "If it was just Jiannu's unilateral transmission, then the censor would not have any confidence in the impeachment. But the problem is that the Liaodong Dusifu also said the same, and the impact would be great. " Zhao Manxiong said.  After thinking about it, he leaned closer to Huang Shi and asked in a low voice: "Is it Yuan Gouguan?" "Who else could be besides Yuan Chonghuan, a dog thief?" After the rumor came out from Hou Jin at the beginning of this month, Yuan Chonghuan immediately wrote  He wrote a passionate memorial to the court praising Huang Shi's repeated acts of righteousness and annihilation of relatives.  In the memorial, Yuan Chonghuan not only immediately recognized these "righteous deeds" of Huang Shi, but also vividly helped describe the artistic process that went through Yuan Chonghuan.After processing, the rumors that originally seemed a bit dry became more vivid.  First, Huang Shi argued with his traitor brother in Kaiyuan, and then executed him with dignity; he strangled his wife's neck with his hands, and then smothered her with a quilt; and how he fought with everyone in Liuhe and finally escaped from the savior's house.  A bloody road.  Huang Shi's story was like a legendary adventure. Yuan Chonghuan spoke as if he had seen it with his own eyes. Finally, he praised Huang Shi's "true temperament"!  Huang Shi burst out laughing as he spoke.  After the entire narrative was finished, he couldn't help but sigh: "It would be a waste of talent for Yuan Chonghuan not to become a storyteller." Zhao Manxiong naturally knew many inside stories about Huang Shi and Yuan Chonghuan, and he also knew Huang Shi's views on Yuan Chonghuan.  Yuan Chonghuan's seemingly complimentary words contained evil intentions. Although Huang Shi smiled, there was no smile on Zhao Manxiong's face: "If the governor of Liaodong is really what you said, then he is really shameless." Huang Shi stopped his smile and snorted coldly from his nose.  : "It's just a small test." Maybe Zhao Manxiong is very smart, but Huang Shi knows the character of historical figures better than he does, so Huang Shi has a much more thorough view of Yuan Chonghuan.  The course of history may be different though.  But the personality of people and places will not change much. Huang Shi once compared Yuan Chonghuan and Qin Hui.  Although the "unfounded" charges he used when Feng Boting Qin Hui killed King Yue were extremely shameless, he still could not label King Yue as "strongly advocating for peace".  Yuan Chonghuan, the "national hero" established by the slave chief Hongli to the Han people, was too powerful. Not only did he flatter the eunuchs, but he also blamed Mao Wenlong for the scandal he had committed on Mao Wenlong, who was famous for his integrity.  People (except him, Yuan Chonghuan) recognized Wei Zhongxian as his godfather and said that Mao Wenlong must have erected a statue of Wei Zhongxian on some unknown desert island, hiding it from everyone (except him, Yuan Chonghuan).  So Huang Shi feels that in terms of the four words "shameless".  Even Qin Hui and Prime Minister Qin had to submit to the defeat in front of Governor Yuan. Therefore, when he went to see Tianqi twice, he saw Yuan Chonghuan making nonsense in the memorial. Afterwards, Huang Shi's feeling was not "this is so" but "as expected".  Huang Shi suppressed the sarcasm on his face. He knocked on the table thoughtfully and narrated his thoughts to Zhao Manxiong: "Yuan Chonghuan's actions will not constitute a fatal blow to me because I have no evidence to say that I  Even if I didn't kill my eldest brother, Yuan Chonghuan and the imperial censor can't provide any evidence that I killed my eldest brother. My own denial is much stronger than Jian Nu's rumors, but the key is not here but the emperor's opinion."  He is a kind-hearted young man who trusts everyone around him and has not had many opportunities to see the dangers of people's hearts.  Tianqi was very kind to his adoptive mother Li Xuanshi, to his nanny Keshi, to his teacher Sun Chengzong, to his old servant Wei Zhongxian, and to his younger brother Xinwang, so he naturally thought that everyone should be like this too.  In addition, Tianqi is not a very independent person.  As these rumors continue to spread, Tianqi will definitely be affected. As the saying goes, "three people make a tiger".  Huang Shi still has the old saying, if the person sitting in the position is a person like Zhu Hongwu, then Huang Shi will not worry at all that these words will be detrimental to him, because Zhu Hongwu will not care about Huang Shi's personal ethics at all.  As long as Huangshi can win the battle and be controlled by the emperor, there will be no problem.  But Apocalypse is not such a cold-blooded pragmatist. With his kind heart, he will definitely feel disgusted with Huangshi's actions.  Huang Shi further suspected that an honest child like Tianqi could easily be affected by his personal emotions when making decisions.  thereby making unwise judgments.  "The key now is that as long as the Emperor believes that I did it No. As long as the Emperor suspects that I may have done it, then the Emperor's trust in me will be greatly reduced." Huang Shi said, spreading his hands and showing a helpless expression on his face.  Huangshi was not a civil servant and could not get the support of civil servants all over the world. Huangshi also had no intention of flattering Wei Zhongxian, so Tianqi's personal favor was Huangshi's biggest reliance on suppressing Yuan Chonghuan's arrogance.  "Yuan Chonghuan's grasp is very accurate. Your Excellency's advantage lies in the status in the Emperor's mind. That's why the Emperor will support Your Excellency in the Battle of Western Liaoning without the control of civil servants. Your Excellency has moved Juehua's inventory and the court has not pursued it Well, now in Dongjiang Town  Without civil servants to supervise the army, the cabinet is unwilling to allocate military pay, food and fodder. If you want to command the army in Liaoning, you can only rely on the emperor's support. "" Let me go back and think about it." Zhao Manxiong paused and added.  One sentence: "However, I feel that there are no major flaws in the design of the Governor of Liaodong. I can't say that I can definitely come up with a countermeasure." "I don't think there are any flaws either. Just think about it first. I don't blame you if you can't figure it out." "  "I obey." July 14, the sixth year of Tianqi's reign. "Did Jian Nu send an emissary?" Huang Shi raised his eyebrows in a tone of surprise and disdain.  "Yes." There are only two people in the room, Hong Antong and Huang Shi."Please tell me how to deal with this visitor." The emissary walked all the way through the mountains and ridges on small roads and brought his own dry food and drinking water. He bypassed Fuzhou until Beixinkou before revealing his identity to the patrol team of the fire fighting camp.  "It's amazing." After hearing the visitor's adventures, Huang Shi couldn't help but praise him, and then there was a hint of reproach in his tone: "I remember there were patrols from Fuzhou to Gaizhou, and the explorations along the way were also  The Military Intelligence Department of Changsheng Island is in charge. How could Jiannu reach Beixinkou? " "There must be someone leading the way. If your Excellency allows me, I will be able to pry open this man's mouth." "There is no need to bring him to see him first."  Me." Huang Shi planned to ask Zhao Manxiong first to see if his "werewolf" organization knew anything about this.  ¡°As commanded.¡±¡ª¡ªThe following words are not counted.  This article is a historical fictional novel, not a fantasy novel. I have seen some people claim that the first two sections of this book have tampered with history. If this is true, I hope that the friends who accuse me can provide detailed evidence so that the author can correct the loopholes in this book. Thank you very much.  .  Due to space issues, the author will briefly explain the arguments in the first two sections later. If there are any problems, please point them out.  Yuan Chonghuan asked Lisheng Temple, and Mao Wenlong went up to plead grievances for Zuo Guangdou and others. These are all from the actual records of Xizong. Why did the author tamper with them?  Moreover, in addition to Mao Wenlong pleading grievances for Donglin, Donglin leader Qian Qianyi also wrote a poem praising Mao Wenlong: A drum flag was built at the head of the Yalu River, and hundreds of battles were fought between the passes to strengthen the military's power.  Qingtian sincerely promises that Gu Zhong is here. He captures the traitorous general with his bare hands.  In the stillness of the night, a beacon is raised to reach Ludao. In the bright moonlight, an arrow passes through the alum. ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? I see the king lying in iron clothes in the end of the country.  Why is it that Mao Wenlong is an eunuch?  The local civil and military officials were the first to build a shrine for Wei Zhongxian, and the names of the people who recognized him as his godfather were all recorded in the records of Xizong. Mao Wenlong was not involved. How could the author tamper with history?  How could it be possible that the Ming Dynasty¡¯s imperial censor recognized Wei Zhongxian as his godfather without being involved? How could no one in the world know about it?  Saying Mao Wenlong on the unknown barren Island for Wei Zhongxian, who had a crown of Wei Zhongxian, in addition to Yuan Chonghuan's herself, what was the classic?  Moreover, Yuan Chonghuan didn¡¯t even mention the name of this island. Where can I find this statue among the hundreds of islands in Liaodong?  Section 30 Arms The envoy sent by Hou Jin has been thoroughly searched. After Huang Shi changed his clothes and armor, Hong Antong personally brought him in, then quietly retreated to Huang Shi to guard him and handed over the secret message that the visitor carried.  Handed over to Huang Shi.  "Negotiating peace?" After reading the letter, Huang Shi sneered and threw it aside: "Did your master ask you to come and die?" "Huang Dashuai was ordered to bring a confidential message." The man stopped here.  He raised his head and looked at Hong Antong and others beside Huang Shi.  "Say something quickly." Huang Shi said impatiently.  "I obey my orders." Hou Jin's envoy kowtowed again and said urgently without raising his head: "The Jianzhou Guards Commander leads the Ming Dynasty Marshal Huang. Now the Ming Dynasty is full of treacherous people. Marshal Huang is powerful.  The invincible must be feared by Xiao Xiao, who is afraid that the birds will be gone and the bows will be hidden." After finishing this sentence, the messenger raised his head and glanced at the few people in front. Huang Shi, who was in the middle, had an expressionless face. Behind him, Hong Antong said with a tight mouth.  However, Zhao Manxiong and Jin Qiude, who were listening on both sides of Huangshi, stared at the envoy's face, as if waiting to hear what he would say next.  Feeling confident in encouraging the envoy, the envoy suddenly became stronger and his tone of voice rose slightly: "Jianzhou Wei Colonel led the leader to say that the Ming Dynasty, Marshal Huang, is in the country, and Marshal Huang will perish in this country, and Marshal Huang will die together.  "That's it." After finishing speaking, the messenger straightened up and looked at Huang Shi, then asked in a gentle voice: "Have you finished what you want to say?" The messenger's face turned pale and he hurriedly asked.  Fall to the ground.  He kowtowed repeatedly and said: "Even if Marshal Huang wants to use his rank to win over the princes, please stop the war. In fact, it is Marshal Huang who has been promoted to this rank. Why must the marshal have to force each other so hard?" "It seems that it is finished." Huang Shi turned to him.  As he leaned back on the chair and waved his arms, Hong Antong behind him shouted: "Yes." Several internal guards rushed into the camp and Hong Antong ordered them to tie up the envoy, drag him down and put him in prison.  After Hong Antong left.  Jin Qiude and Zhao Manxiong looked at each other again and then looked at Huangshi at the same time: "There is a fraud in this!" "It is true that Jiannu is entrenched in Liaozhong and Jianzhou. Although Jianzhou has been repeatedly frustrated by our army, it has definitely not reached this point.  "Huang Shi picked up the letter that he had just thrown aside and read it carefully for a long time before handing it to Zhao Manxiong and Jin Qiude in confusion: "But why did Jiannu go so far as to enslave his maid? What is his intention?"  "A delaying strategy?" Jin Qiude raised a possibility.  Chen ?After Sheng Sheng invaded Jianzhou, the situation in Liaodong became very unfavorable for Hou Jin. Nurhaci rushed back to Jianzhou with the four major Baylors and the Eight Banners soldiers and horses, and fought fiercely with the Dongjiang Army along the Suzi River.  It's just that Chen Jisheng occupied all the strategic locations from Sarhu to Hetuala from the beginning. The terrain was steep and there were no wide official roads to go, so the Jin army could only attack along the Suzi River to push the Dongjiang Army from Jianzhou.  Squeeze out bit by bit.  Therefore, the progress of the Jin Army was very slow.  In July, when the Dongfang Jiang headquarters came to Tang to report, the Ming army was still resisting in the hills and jungle areas east of the Suzi River.  On this kind of terrain, which is only suitable for small forces to fight, the Hou Jin army was not strong enough to carry out several large-scale attacks. They just pushed the Ming army back to Kuandian, and there was no need to worry about being encircled.  The danger of annihilation.  "Maybe, but our army is training troops now. It cannot attack Liaozhong. In addition, our army is completely unable to attack Liaozhong. The last attack on Haizhou destroyed almost all our reserves." "Then how do you plan to deal with this matter?  "There is nothing wrong with handing the visitor to Eunuch Wu's custody and then letting the Jin Yiwei kidnap him to the capital." Huang Shi thought about it and never replied to Jiannu's letter.  So as not to fall into the facts.  Of course, this envoy must not be killed to avoid being rumored by some people to be "killing people to silence". The most prudent way is to send him to the capital where no one can say anything.  "My lord, my subordinates think that this may not be good." Jin Qiude and the others knew that Huang Shi always followed advice.  Therefore, when they have different ideas, they will not hide it in their hearts: "It is said that two countries are at war without killing their envoys. Although Jiannu is not an enemy of our Ming Dynasty. But if we can kill his envoys today, Jiannu can kill us tomorrow."  The envoys of the Ming Dynasty. Since Xiong Jinglue presided over the Liao Dynasty, except for the envoys who persuaded them to surrender, the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty have never embarrassed the envoys of the Ming Dynasty.  He replied: "Brother Jin is right. My Ming Dynasty is indeed an envoy who does not embarrass the slaves. But I think this situation should be changed. Changsheng Island will not accept any terms other than the surrender of the slaves. If the slaves are really established,  If you want to surrender, they will not be afraid of not coming." Jin Qiude and Zhao Manxiong clasped their fists together: "My lord, I understand."  After Wu sent the Hou Jin envoy and the letter to Wu Mu.  The father-in-law was a little surprised. He felt that treating a messenger like this was a bit of a fuss.  However, since Huangshi had this opinion, Wu Mu followed his wishes and asked Zhang Gaosheng to make a trip to escort the envoy to Dengzhou.  Huang Shi always felt that the envoy's arrival was not so simple, and it should be part of Hou Jin's rumor offensive. If he was not careful enough to let him go, he didn't know what the other party would have waiting for him.  It was a troubled time at the moment, so Huang Shi thought it was better to be careful so as not to cause any discomfort to himself.  Although it was well known that the main force of the Later Jin Dynasty had moved eastward, Huangshi was helpless against Liaozhong. Since there was no civilian supervision in Dongjiang Town, the court had always been vaguely wary of it and was unwilling to give more military pay and food to avoid the emergence of another border military vassal town after the Tang Dynasty.  However, the bad relationship between Mao Wenlong and the Shandong Civil Service Group continued. As he repeatedly attacked the Shandong Civil Service Group in the past two years, the antagonism between the two sides became more serious.  Not long ago, when Zhen Yucun came to Changsheng Island, he revealed something to Huang Shi that the Shandong civil servants hoped that Mao Wenlong could get out of the house as soon as possible.  They all supported Huang Shi to take over the Dongjiang Army.  In line with the principle of never offending anyone, Huang Shi also hinted that when he takes over as the commander-in-chief of Dongjiang, not only will he never embarrass Dengzhou over money, but he will also agree to Shandong civilian officials sending people to Dongjiang Town to supervise the army.  Recently, Mao Wenlong wrote a letter to the Donglin Party to express his grievances, which also offended the eunuch Party. Although Wu Mu did not mention the issue of Lishengci, it sounded like he was trying to promote Huangshi to the rank of chief military officer.  Huang Shi did not answer this question because he believed that no one would really like those ungrateful people, so Huang Shi made it clear that unless Mao Wenlong was promoted to the admiral of Liaodong.  Otherwise, he would never ask for a town opening, let alone try to be on an equal footing with Mao Wenlong.  Since Mao Wenlong has shouldered the main responsibility, Huang Shi feels that it would be unethical if he kicked him in the back.  Besides, Wu Mu also admired a person who drank water and thought about his origins. Huang Shi even suspected that Wei Zhongxian, the man behind Wu Mu, also valued people who did not forget their old kindness, so the eunuchs no longer forced Huang Shi to leave Dongjiang Town.  Changsheng Island¡¯s war budget for this year was 100,000 taels of silver. However, the last attack on Haizhou cost nearly 70,000 taels of silver.  The remaining budget is only enough to carry out some simple military maneuvers in the second half of the year and does not have the ability to conduct a large-scale offensive.  The Dongjiang Left Association is now drifting away from its headquarters. The two battle modes are completely different. This has caused Huangshi's cost of each battle to become larger and larger, giving him a headache.  In order to save costs, Changsheng Island decided to further reduce the proportion of cavalry in the army this timeEveryone thinks there is nothing inconvenient about the new organization of the Haizhou battle fire-fighting camp, so Changsheng Island has decided that a future field camp should be equipped with eight troops of 400 people, one cavalry team of 200 people, and one artillery team.  In addition, there are an engineering team of 400 people and a baggage team of 1,000 people, a total of 5,000 people.  From now on, all battalion guards, reconnaissance battalions and other cavalry of each battalion will be included in the cavalry establishment. When economic conditions permit, the artillery team under the artillery team will be expanded to ten.  The engineering corps and baggage corps must also be equipped with good tools.  Changsheng Island now has a large number of experienced veterans. Officers at all levels are full of confidence in using infantry to confront cavalry head-on, so Huangshi saves money wherever he can.  Although Changsheng Island has made every effort to reduce military expenditures, with the increasing professionalization of Changsheng Island's field troops, it is absolutely impossible for Huangshi to make money from wars like the headquarters, except for necessary military mobilization expenses.  Changsheng Island's equipment is also in short supply to an alarming degree.  The first priority is the issue of armor. If Huang Shi really adjusts all three battalions to the theoretical establishment, he will need at least 11,000 pieces of armor.  Although Changsheng Island has tried its best to repair every damaged piece of armor, the current number of armors has dropped to 2,400. The firefighting camp, which has been expanded to 5,000 people, currently only has 800 armors.  In order to cope with the armor crisis.  The Fire Fighting, Panshi, and Selective Battalions have re-equipped various captured armors into the troops, but the infantry equipment rate of the Fire Fighting Battalion still does not reach half.  In order to solve this problem, Changsheng Island has adopted the practice of wearing armor in the front row and only wearing helmets in the back row.  Although the output of fire guns is okay, manufacturing the tools needed for engineers will take a long time. Bao Bowen can only guarantee that the engineer team of one battalion of the fire fighting camp will be restored to combat capability before September.  As for the equipment needed by the artillery team of the fire-fighting battalion, as well as the artillery and engineering equipment that the other two battalions lack, it is simply far away.  Although he knew there was a huge gap in equipment, Huangshi had to order the Military Industry Department to put into production a new type of equipment-chest plate armor.  At the beginning of the month, the hydraulic rolling mill that had been struggling for more than half a year finally succeeded in rolling out a steel plate with a thickness of one to two millimeters. Three days ago, Bao Bowen finally tinkered with a steel mold that was barely above the hardness level and used it to forge a pair of steel plate breastplates.  The weight of this set of chest armor is about 13 kilograms. Plus the chain vest, shoulder armor, iron gloves, etc., it is about 18 kilograms. Compared with the 32 kilograms of Changsheng Island's iron scale armor, the total weight is slightly lighter. If the shoulder armor and  The sleeves and the Iron Scale Armor vest weigh about twenty kilograms, which are basically the same.  A set of twenty kilograms of iron scale armor vest contains about twelve kilograms of iron. The rest is made of leather and raw rubber, so the chest plate armor's defensive power is still much stronger.  The thickest part of the front chest of this armor is nearly two millimeters, which can protect against infantry bows and arrows fired from a distance of more than five meters. Although attacks within five meters may penetrate the curved shell of the breastplate, the bows and arrows basically lose their power after tearing the steel.  Scarecrows do no harm.  Guns and swords are basically powerless against this set of breastplates.  He Dingyuan personally took a spear to poke at the armor.  After several attacks, he came to the conclusion: "When you poke it very hard, it feels like pushing back the entire armor and the person inside, similar to the feeling of poking a mountain armor. Unless there is something behind it, it will be difficult to push it out at once."  "Of course, this breastplate is as hard as the mountain armor and is very effective against spears." Huang Shi stabbed the breastplate several times with his sword, and either the sword slipped away.  Push the scarecrow and breastplate away together.  Can't penetrate through the body.  "Okay, fine, but how do you repair this kind of breastplate once it is pierced?" He Dingyuan stroked the hole in the breastplate and asked. The scale armor can be repaired by nailing a new scale on the cowhide. Although the mountain armor is complicated to put together, it can be repaired.  It would be very difficult to repair this breastplate with good armor pieces, and I'm afraid I would have to send it back to the blacksmith.  Iron patches were made on the holes.  "Anyway, if it is forged with a water-powered forging machine and it breaks, it can be melted into molten iron and re-forged." Historically, the main focus of the conflict between plate armor and scale armor lies in whether human life is cheaper or armor is cheaper.  Huang Shi has always believed that human life is more precious, especially those veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time.  Nowadays, hydraulic machinery has greatly reduced the cost of plate armor, so Huangshi has decided to equip his soldiers with breastplates.  "But even though this armor is good, we can't afford it for a while." Huang Shi responded casually, and then he swung his sword and slashed at the breastplate a few times, only adding a few scratches to it.  Huang Shi pulled He Dingyuan back. The technical soldiers on Changsheng Island were just about to do the last test when the 24mm caliber musket let out a roar.  The two millimeter thick breastplate was easily penetrated like a paper shell, and a hole as big as a bowl was opened in the scarecrow's body.  "Very good, I'm relieved. Let's forge a hundred pairs of breastplates first." Huang Shi nodded with satisfaction. The complete set of machinery for making plate armor cost Huang Shi tens of thousands of taels of silver.  The issue of how to recover costs had made him think about it day and night, and he had already made a preliminary plan.  He turned to Bao Bowen and asked, "How much money does it cost for Brother Bao to make a set of breastplates?" "Sir, tell me about the material cost."Too much money was spent, but it¡¯s hard to say how long the mold will last.  " "According to Gao Li.  " "My lord, I know that a set of breastplates costs about one hundred taels of silver.  If you add the matching shoulder armor, arm armor and chain vest, it will cost fifty taels of silver. Speaking of which, the chain vest is of little use.  The price is quite expensive.  " "So many?"  Is it based on the cost of just forging a hundred pairs of breastplates?  "    "Yes.  " "I'd like to send twenty pairs to Japan for Liu Qingyang.  I heard that Hong Mao sells this kind of thing for three hundred taels of gold there.  I don¡¯t want that much 200 taels or 150 taels of gold and I accept it.  " "Yes, sir, but the Japanese buy beautifully processed red-haired ones, gilt them with gold and silver, and have many fancy accessories and so on. If we sell them like this, I'm afraid we won't be able to sell them at a high price."  " "Then go find some cloisonn¨¦ makers and use cloisonn¨¦, enamel, or gilding as gorgeously as you like.  Tell Liu Qingyang not to be limited to the Japanese shogunate, Kanazawa Domain, and Satsuma Domain in Changzhou. After selling this batch, we will ship the second and third batches. The price will gradually drop. In the end, as long as we do not lose 200 yuan.  I also sold it for two pieces of silver.  Remember to create a brand name, operate it as a cultural brand and fashion brand, and create this sub-popularity in Japan.  " "It's my lord.  " "Thirty of the rest were taken and shipped to Mao Shuai's horse market. There were many Mongolian princes there. I heard that many of them were quite wealthy.  But the price must not be lowered here. I never want to see Jiannu's armored soldiers equipped with breastplates before our army.  " "The general will understand, don't worry, sir.  " "Give Marshal Mao and Deputy General Chen a set each. You can see what needs to be sent and give me the list.  " "It's my lord.  " Huang Shi calculated in his mind that if these breastplates can be sold, the cost of the waterwheel, rolling mill and forging machine will be recovered: "Brother Bao, how much does each set of breastplates cost if these machines are not included?  " "First roll the wrought iron into a plate and then carburize it into steel. After that, use a forging machine to rough-process it into a rough blank at one time. Then the blacksmith uses a hand and pedal forging hammer to finally modify the shape" Bao Bowen reported skillfully.  After going through the process, even the term carburizing, which was just introduced to the Ming Dynasty from Europe, was used. The Changsheng Island breastplate is connected with a pin in the middle of the front and back pieces: "It will never exceed ten liang.  " "Twelve taels?  Although Huang Shi knew that mass production using machines could greatly reduce costs, this figure still surprised him. He was stunned for a moment and then hurriedly asked: "It's cheaper than the worst leather cotton armor, right?"  "    "Yes.  "  On July 28, the sixth year of Tianqi, Nakajima Bao Bowen was accompanying Huangshi to inspect a large number of equipment in Zhongdao. In front of them, three more windmills began to break ground and laid foundation stones. According to Bao Bowen's calculations, each windmill cost about two  After the construction of the thousand taels of silver, it can earn more than 30 taels of silver per day for Changsheng Island. After depreciation and maintenance costs are taken into account, the average net profit will be about 20 taels of silver per day. It will only take three months to pay back the capital.  Man Xiong came to see Huang Shi and whispered in his ear: "There is very bad news from the capital again.  " Can Wanren Zhifeng be responsible for the response in Section 31? " I know it well.  Huang Shi raised his head and looked at Zhao Manxiong's serious face, then lowered his head and picked up the rice bowl: "But at least wait until I finish eating."  It is my military policy on Changsheng Island not to talk about official business during lunch time.  As the leader of an army, I really cannot break the law knowingly.  " After dinner, Huang Shi did not rush back to the island but continued to inspect Zhongdao according to the original plan. Now several wide canals have been dug on the island. These canals are connected to the reservoirs on the mountain and at the foot of the mountain and drive several reservoirs.  The waterwheel is running. On both sides of the canal are windmills, which work day and night to lift water up the mountain for use in the water canal. There are also two windmills built on the seashore responsible for producing sea salt. "When you come back in a few years, you will definitely see these.  Canals" Bao Bowen first pointed at those canals and then waved his hand fiercely to cover the entire central island: "The general will dig canals all over the island and cover the waterwheels.  Build that windmill to be denser than the woods on Changsheng Island!  "    "well.  Brother Bao is really my right-hand man.  " After Huang Shi finished speaking, he looked at Fan Leyou, the technical consultant of Zhongdao Windmill and Waterwheel: "Brother Fan also worked hard for this battle in Haizhou. I also asked for credit for Brother Fan. This time he will definitely be promoted to the Jinzhou Guard.  The commander knows the same thing.  "Although Zhongdao is much smaller than Changsheng Island, the current population of men and women on the island has reached 50,000. This is mainly due to Huangshi's excuse that southern Liaoning is unsafe and all civilians and military households have moved to Changsheng Island as much as possible. Changsheng Island and Zhongdao  The island does not have that much land for the people to farm. In fact, Huangshi tried every means to prevent them from farming and sent all these people to work as skilled workers in making weapons and smelting iron.Those who didn't have skills dug canals, built kilns, repaired windmills and waterwheels.  Nowadays, Zhongdao, a small island with little cultivated land, provides more than 70% of Changsheng Island¡¯s economic resources and produces about 90% of Huangshi¡¯s arms, ships and uniforms.  After completing the tour around the central island as originally planned, Huang Shi took Zhao Manxiong, Hong Antong and others back to the old camp on Changsheng Island.  Huang Shi, who was exhausted both physically and mentally, walked into his camp. He first made a pot of tea and then poured himself a full cup. Then he leaned back comfortably on the chair and drank water while saying to Zhao Manxiong: "Tell me.  Listen." After detaining the Houjin envoy more than ten days ago, Changsheng Island sent someone to Tianjin Wei.  According to the escort, the Houjin envoy changed his story when he was recording his confession at Tianjin Guards, except that he insisted that Nurhachi was sincerely asking for surrender.  He also said that Huang Shi was cruel and ignored his wife.  Returning to the old camp on Changsheng Island, Huang Shi knew from the moment he sat on the chair of the Central Army that his subordinates would definitely not tell him anything happy. He was fully mentally prepared for this and thought that he would not be surprised by any rumors.  .  It's a pity that when Huang Shi heard this, he found that his determination was still a little insufficient: "Where do you start from abandoning your betrothed wife and ignoring her?" "He is referring to Miss Zhao Er. Jiannu said that the Lord is in Juehua.  When he was on the battlefield, he thought he would win, so he took his betrothed wife to the battlefield. However, when the war was in crisis, he left her behind and ran away. "Huang Shi was completely defeated by Hou Jin's sense of humor. He accidentally choked on his tea and was in a hurry.  He put the teacup back on the table and coughed for a long time before he could calm down his breath: "Jiannu, you really dare to say it, you really dare to say it. During the six years I have been in the army, I have encountered many bloody battles. How can I bring my female family members to the battlefield? This is really a slippery world.  It's ridiculous." "It's really ridiculous." Even so, Zhao Manxiong didn't even have a smile on his face.  Huang Shi also smiled.  Subconsciously, he reached out and patted his helmet on the table. The remaining smile at the corner of his mouth was filled with more and more sarcasm: "The best way to find out is in it. As long as the slaves are established, I can't save anyone."  That's it. Hmm, if someone defends me and reworks this matter and says that I killed my relatives for the sake of the soldiers' lives, it will be completely perfect. " "My lord, it means that my subordinates are also worried about this.  There is also a ready-made one. " "Hmm, don't mention Yuan Gouguan, what else did the envoy say? " "Your Excellency, Mingjian, the envoy also said that Jiannu was determined to surrender and was willing to return the second girl Zhao. It was just that he wanted to be sidelined, so he refused cruelly.  After hearing Jiannu's request for peace talks, Huang Shi shook his head repeatedly with a look of disapproval on his face: "I have always firmly opposed the idea of ??peace talks. The emperor and the court have long known that even Jiannu's envoys can't shake me in the slightest."  What this envoy said in front of Eunuch Wu is obviously inconsistent with what he said in Tianjin Wei. Even if he insists that it was me who threatened him, the court will always believe me more when Eunuch Wu testifies. " "My lord, I think it's true."  That's why I feel so uneasy." Zhao Manxiong paused and gathered his courage and said, "There are still rumors in the capital."  All the soldiers from the battalion were transferred back to the capital camp to listen. " After hearing this, Huang Shi just pondered for a moment and showed nothing unusual on his face. After many years of experience, he has become more and more expressionless.  After Zhao Manxiong finished speaking, he calmed down and waited for the officer to ask questions. After a while, he finally waited.  "When? Is the emperor's attitude firm?" According to the regulations of Changsheng Island, those completely unfounded rumors will not be reported to Huang Shi. Since Zhao Manxiong raised this question to him so solemnly, Huang Shi knew that this matter would never be the case.  Catching wind and shadow.  Now he felt a cold feeling in his heart. Although he was a little aggrieved and angry, it was more helpless.  Huangshi's biggest backer is Tianqi. If the emperor doesn't support him, the eunuchs who don't care about the elders will definitely have no hope.  "I'm still thinking about it, but it seems that the recent rumors have a big impact on your reputation." This news was verified by Changsheng Island's internal guards. Zhao Manxiong thought it was 70% credible, so he reported it to Huang Shi:  "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, is still hesitant. My subordinates think that as long as Your Majesty does not give others any clues, there is nothing to fear." "Yes." Huang Shi nodded again. Now he felt more and more that it was wise for him to kidnap the envoy to the capital.  The move was made.  If I didn't do this, I don't know how many rumors would have arisen.  Huang Shi took the initiative to kidnap the Hou Jin envoy to Beijing.  At least the first impression given to people is that he has no evil intentions. This is better than waiting for Houjin to start spreading rumors before starting to explain.  "If your Excellency has no instructions, I will leave first." Huang Shi scratched his head. The work of the Military Intelligence Department now seems to be very good, and the internal guards have been left behind.  A Day in YellowstoneHe was so busy that night that he had no time to carefully review the internal security regulations.  Firstly, the heads of other departments are also very busy. Secondly, it is not good to ask them to rectify key departments such as internal security.  Guard. Xiaohong's work is still a little uneasy." Zhao Manxiong has been tormenting the Military Intelligence Department for almost half a year. Zhao Manxiong also showed some embarrassment when he heard that Huang Shi had given him the big job of internal security.  Seeing that Zhao Manxiong was a little frightened, Huang Shi quickly cheered up his confidant: "Don't worry. The internal guards will let you sort it out slowly for several months and half a year. I will listen to you and don't feel any pressure or burden at all." "  Okay, I'll rely on you." Huang Shi personally sent Zhao Manxiong out of the door with satisfaction.  Zhao Manxiong helped Huang Shi lay the foundation for the general staff. For a while, he even took care of the work of making money. The organization "Werewolves of Changsheng Island" that he had just created now also made Huang Shi very satisfied.  Huang Shi's original plan was to have Zhao Manxiong carefully review Zhang Zaidi's work. However, Zhao Manxiong and Zhang Zaidi had just had a conflict, so they should wait until he clarified the regulations of the internal security department.  In the small society of Changsheng Island, Huang Shi has always been firmly at the center of power. He knows everything and controls everything.  Others are bound by various regulations even within their own scope of work.  In addition, Huangshi would occasionally send Zhao Manxiong to break into the management circles of senior officers and cause trouble, so that the officers had no chance to establish their absolute authority.  Huang Shi has always felt very good about himself.  ¡­ Two days later, Li Yunrui and Zhao Manxiong had lunch together in the office of the Military Intelligence Department on Changsheng Island. The two senior officers enjoyed the fresh fish from Changsheng Island cut into small pieces and eaten with garlic. It was very delicious.  Afterwards, Li Yunrui took out his quota of tea to entertain this colleague.  "Thank you Brother Li for the hospitality. The tea and fish are really amazing." Zhao Manxiong praised loudly, but he thought Li Yunrui would not think that he was just here to eat and drink.  "If Mr. Zhao has anything to say, please tell me and I will try my best to help you." It seems that Li Yunrui really doesn't think so.  Over the past few years, the two people have developed a certain understanding, not to mention that Zhao Manxiong has been his temporary boss in the past six months.  "I just read the memorandum from the Military Intelligence Department to the Internal Security Department yesterday. You requested that the 'Werewolf of Changsheng Island' system be placed under the direct leadership of the Military Intelligence Department, and that the Internal Security Department transfer relevant personnel to the Military Intelligence Department. I cannot agree to this.  Request." Li Yunrui didn't say a word and just stared at Zhao Manxiong, as if waiting for the latter to blush.  But Li Yunrui was obviously disappointed because when Zhao Manxiong said: "Okay, I know I drafted this memorandum." Zhao Manxiong's tone was still so impassioned.  "Well, I must admit that at that time I was mainly looking at this issue from the perspective of the Military Intelligence Department." Zhao Manxiong's tone was cadenced, hoping that it would not make Li Yunrui think: "This guy is now looking at the issue from the perspective of internal security.  ¡± This impression.  Before Li Yunrui could react, Zhao Manxiong raised his voice another octave: "Later, I reexamined this issue from a completely new height, that is, as a former general of Changsheng Island."  Zhao Manxiong, the acting boss when he left Huangshi, had always been close to the second-in-command of Changsheng Island in the eyes of everyone. He hit the memo on the table and said, "It is undeniable that the security and confidentiality work of the Internal Guard has been done well.  The Military Intelligence Department has not gone through a similar test. If the 'Werewolf of Changsheng Island' is under the control of internal guards, the most important confidentiality work has been guaranteed." Li Yunrui did not speak but looked down at the table. Zhao Manxiong had no choice but to continue spraying.  His saliva: "If the internal guards really have any military information that needs to be reported to the Military Intelligence Department, the internal guards can respond immediately. And the participation of the internal guards will undoubtedly greatly reduce the pressure on the Military Intelligence Department and improve our  Changsheng Island¡¯s military intelligence interpretation ability.¡± After listening to Zhao Manxiong¡¯s words, Li Yunrui lowered his head and thought for a long time and said hesitantly: ¡°It was Mr. Zhao who recommended me to you five years ago. I will never forget it.¡± ¡°I will never forget it after so many years.  Why bring it up after everything has happened?" Zhao Manxiong sighed with satisfaction, although he knew that he owed a big favor.  However, my achievements in the past six months can be regarded as preserved.  If you have no foundation at all in the army, even sitting in the second-in-command position will make you feel insecure.  The third day of August in the sixth year of Tianqi.  Today, Hong Antong reported a very interesting news to Huangshi, that is, Miss Wang has returned to Changsheng Island again.  On the way back from Juehua last time, Huang Shi felt that he couldn't explain how there was an extra betrothed wife. In addition, when he was in Juehua, he really planned to propose to the Zhao family, so he couldn't explain it at all.Not going to defend myself.  Soon after, the Wang brothers and sisters moved to Shandong.  It is said that they found their uncle's family and planned to move their household registration to Shandong. Naturally, Huangshi would not stop them.  Today I heard that Mrs. Wang and the others were back again. Huang Shi frowned and asked, "Why are you back? If the Wang brothers and sisters want to sell their military status, I will never be able to do it unless he can reach the level of minister." Huang Shi's joke  Hong Antong also laughed: "Sir, are you still planning to meet Miss Wang?" "No." Huang Shi replied without hesitation and then hesitated: "Why do they want to come back?" "It is said that they are from Shandong.  The military households in the army do not earn as much as the military households in our Changsheng Island, so they came back. It seems that their uncle's family can't help. " "It seems that every family has their own problems. "  Now as the income of Changsheng Island increases, the salaries of the officers and soldiers of the Dongjiang Zuo Association have also become more and more.  Of course, according to Huangshi's consistent principles, the welfare of the officers and soldiers of Changsheng Island and the Selected Front Battalion will still be higher than that of other Dongjiang Left Association officers and soldiers.  If there is no benefit to your own people at all, then who will come to Huangshi?  "I heard that the Wang brothers said that Changsheng Island is better than the outside world. As long as you can find opportunities to learn a craft well, your life will be much better than farming." "Well, I hope so too." Changsheng Island  The social division of labor has been partially realized, and thousands of military households have begun to evolve into industrial workers. They have gradually forgotten how to farm, become more and more proficient in their profession, and live a good life relying on this profession.  This group of people is the group of people that Huangshi relies on the most, but in turn, they are also the most dependent on Huangshi. They are inseparable from the small society of Changsheng Island.  The fourth day of the Lunar New Year.  "Your Majesty, Lord Qi, Jiannu has senthe has sent an envoy." When Hong Antong made the report, his tone was not very smooth, and the expression on his face seemed a little strange.  "Oh~?" Huang Shi put down his work. It seemed that the messenger had brought important news, otherwise Hong Antong would not have disturbed Huang Shi when he was busy.  "Your Majesty's envoy is the wife of the Chen family." "Oh~" Huang Shi lowered his head without changing his expression and used a pen to draw a mark on the place he saw. Then he sighed and said, "Please go to the study and sit down for a while while I wait for a while."  Just put it on and come." Huang Shi put on a neat military uniform. Zhao Manxiong and Li Yunrui rushed to the study before him. When Huang Shi came in, they and Hong Antong had already been inquiring about Liaoyang's intelligence for a while and had recorded a lot of things.  "Ms. Chen." Huang Shi saluted politely and glanced at the coffee table of the eldest daughter of the Zhao family. Then he quickly called his soldiers to add hot water, smiled and exchanged greetings.  Ms. Zhao was carried in a sedan chair by Houjin soldiers to the Gaizhou post. The Dongjiang post in Gaizhou found out her identity and quickly sent her to Fuzhou without delay.  Jia Minghe of Fuzhou was so shocked that he ordered the eldest daughter of the Zhao family to be sent to Changsheng Island without any leakage.  "Shuai Huang, you don't need to be too polite to the little girl." Miss Zhao sat weakly on the chair. The fear and fear of these days and the bumpy and tiring journey had already made this twenty-four-year-old girl on the verge of collapse.  But Miss Zhao kept gritting her teeth and refused to give in. Just now, she had to work hard to deal with the questions from the Changsheng Island internal guards and the Military Intelligence Department, and tried her best to cooperate with their work.  Now she finally persisted until the moment she saw Huang Shi. The eldest daughter of the Zhao family took out a letter that she had kept close to her. Holding it, she stretched out her arms to Huang Shi: "As long as Marshal Huang has a word from you, my sister's life will be saved."  Huang Shi silently took the letter and walked around the room to read it.  Huang Taiji also insisted that they and Hou Jin were sincere in negotiating peace, so they planned to return the second girl Zhao and the pair of concubines from Liaoyang to Huangshi. In order to avoid misunderstanding, Huang Taiji had to ask her sister to confirm with Huangshi.  If Huang Shi admits that Zhao Er is his betrothed wife, then Huang Taiji will hand over Zhao Er to Huang Shi's people at the time and place specified by Huang Shi with just a note.
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