Due to the emergence of new wars, the autumn festival of Ponu City seemed a little rushed. It turned out that the seven-day festival was expected to end in just two days.

Despite the hasty festival, the 30,000 people from Pou Nu City who participated in the festival saw the dark side of the revenge of Zhang Dashang, the Powder Army. Zhang Ping'an said it would do his best, and in front of the assassin Li Xunhuan under the tomb of the hero, he skinned Geng Yeqiu alive. Then, he used the pottery figurines to burn the son of De Legege of Li Xunhuan and Nurhaci. The seven hundred captured Jurchen officers each cut a thousand knives alive.

The sacrificial texts made by Lu Xiangsheng were so passionate that when Massachusett Zhang kneeled in front of the tablet of the heroes, he was crying and almost fainted. The paper money flying all over the sky covered the three hills of the hero’s tombs like heavy snow in winter.

After paying homage to the fallen soldiers, Zhang Ping'an took Ruge and two mistresses to the Ancestral Hall to kneel down. However, outside the ancestral hall, the people of the Puzi City talked about the bullying of Zhou Wei in front of Zhu Yin, which made Ruge feel uncomfortable. Zhang Dashen, who also heard the same argument, had a shadow on his sad face.

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At the end of September of the fourth year of Tianqi in the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Ping'an, the commander of the Ponu Army, brought 5,000 people from his own military camp to the Klanggou Pass. He met with Wei Guangwei, Minister of Rites and Grand Secretary of the Dongge of the Ming Dynasty. This was an imperial envoy sent by Emperor Tianqi to Ponu City. The main purpose was to urge the Ponu Bo Zhang Ping'an to send troops to resolve the crisis in Liaodong.

Sun Chengzong, the old master of the Ming Dynasty, was very dissatisfied with the emperor's support for the eunuch party and persecuted the Donglin party, and submitted a memorial to recuperate at home on the grounds of physical discomfort. Zhang Ping'an, the Boss of Ponu, was extremely sympathetic to Sun Chengzong's situation. When the Ming Dynasty court issued a document asking him to send troops, he also submitted a memorial. He said that he had stayed in the cold land all year round and had the problem of old cold legs and could not lead the troops for the time being. I hope that the Ming Dynasty court would let him recuperate in Ponu City for his hard work and great contributions.

When he was young, he had Lao Han Le before he arrived. Zhang Ping'an's reason for insulting the IQ of the Ming Dynasty made the Ming Dynasty crazy. Emperor Tianqi still needed the straw of Po Nu Army for the time being, so he had no choice but to send Wei Guangwei to Po Nu City to visit Po Nu Bo. However, after Zhang Ping'an received this news, Lao Han Le's problem immediately gotten rid of. He humbly wrote a memorial saying that he was in Killing Langgou to visit Wei Guangwei.

As a cadre of the eunuch party in the cabinet, Wei Guangwei certainly understood what Zhang Ping'an sold in the gourd. Before leaving, he visited Sun Chengzong, who was recuperating at home, hoping to get Sun Chengzong's guidance. When the old fox in the officialdom heard that the little fox called the court sick, he kept crying secretly.

The little fox Zhang Ping'an is righteous. He is showing an attitude to the court. From the private message Lu Xiangsheng wrote to him, Sun Chengzong judged that the little fox was likely to rescue the detained Donglin official. If Wei Zhongxian did not agree, the little fox would likely make the situation in the Ming Dynasty even more chaotic.

However, the Ming Dynasty is now in internal and external difficulties. The water in the southwest and the chieftain Anbangyan rebelled. Ma Tengyao, deputy commander of the Hui tribe in the northwest, rebelled, and the bandit Gao Yingxiang's troops rekindled. The Jurchen coalition forces were revived and attacked Yan'an Prefecture, Shaanxi. Under the command of Huang Taiji, the Jurchen coalition forces divided into two groups to attack the Ming Dynasty, which made the Ming Dynasty so angry. On the contrary, the Po Nu Army outside the Ming Pass was extremely peaceful. This force that even the Jurchen old slaves were afraid of was only focused on developing themselves and trying every means to do business and make money from the Ming Dynasty.

Although he was not in the face of major issues, Sun Chengzong still considered the issue from the Ming Dynasty. He wrote a sincere private message to Zhang Ping'an, strongly advocating that Ping'an would send troops. At the same time, he also asked Wei Guangwei to lead the North Korean mission and explained to Wei Guangwei some details that needed to pay attention to when negotiating with Zhang Ping'an.

Zhang Ping'an, the Ming Dynasty's Demise, gave Wei Guangwei a very good face to the Pavilion Master Wei Guangwei. Although Wei Guangwei was the Pavilion Master and the second-rank official position of the Minister of Rites. However, Zhang Ping'an had the title of the Ming Dynasty's Demise, and his official rank was higher than that of Wei Guangwei. After the unnutritious greetings and serving tea, Zhang Ping'an began to carefully look at the eunuch party general.

He saw Wei Guangwei wearing a purple official robe in the Ming Dynasty. He was about fifty years old, with a slightly white and thin face, and his three beards were repaired very neatly; behind his lazy swollen eyebrows, he had sharp eyes. Wei Guangwei, who was drinking tea quietly, was also observing the grassland fox wolf, the Po Nu Bo Zhang Ping'an.

He saw Zhang Ping'an, who was nearly six feet tall, wearing a python robe with a jade belt on his waist. Two wounds on his tender face were like two crawling centipedes. His face was full of false smiles, with eyes as sinister as an eagle. His hands were covered with calluses, and his shoulders had strong and bulging muscles that were inconsistent with his age. Just from Zhang Ping'an's eyes, Wei Guangwei, it was judging that Pou Nubo was a vicious and decisive person.

He learned from Sun Chengzong that Zhang Ping'an was extremely pragmatic and must not be forced. He did not trust foreigners at all, but he had not yet failed to fulfill the things that Po Nubo agreed to in the Ming Dynasty. So Wei Guangwei politely said his opening remarks: "Po Nubo worked hard and made great contributions, and worked hard for the Great Ming day and night. The emperor was very worried about Po Nubo's body. All the important officials in the cabinet knew that Po Nubo was straightforward and loyal. This time, this cabinet was sent by the emperor to condolences to Po Nubo, and this cabinet was deeply honored."

Zhang Ping'an knew that this meeting could not be known by too many people, so he took great pains to choose the location of the meeting. There was an inn at Shalanggou, but in order to keep it confidential, he specially set the location of the meeting in the guard tent at the gate. There were only two of them in the guard tent, so Zhang Ping'an spoke directly.

"Old Wei Ge, Ping'an is a soldier, and he likes to speak straightforwardly. The court asked me to defeat the slave army and send troops to Liaodong, but I would not go. The reason for this is that the emperor and the court are well aware of it. However, I can solve the dilemma of Ningxia and Yan'an Prefecture for the court."

After saying that, Zhang Ping'an took out a piece of paper with a list on it, which was written all about the names of the arrested officials. After Wei Guangwei roughly read the list, Zhang Ping'an proposed the conditions.

"I asked the Ming Dynasty for military pay, but the Ming Dynasty court must not refuse. However, I also understand that the Ming Dynasty court cannot afford so much money now. Therefore, Master, you have to send these guilty people to Ponu City to serve as military troops, and you have to provide guarantees for my business path."

After reading the list, Wei Guangwei looked bitter and said, "Po Nu Bo is indeed a refreshing person, but if I give you all the people, the emperor would not agree. Especially Zuo Guangdou, alas... I am afraid I cannot agree to Po Nu Bo Bo's request!"

Zhang Ping'an saw that there was a chance, but he did not insist too much: "Since the Master of Ge is in trouble, Ping'an doesn't force it. Yang Lian can give it to me, and the Yuandu Imperial Envoy. Zou Yuanbiao can give it to me, but these two people are a little bit disgusted. Please discuss with Wei Zhongxian and give it half of it, especially those who have marked with cinnabar on the list. You must give it to me. Master of Ge Sun sent me a private message, and I read it. Since he stepped down as the Liaodong Supervisor, he still had something to do with Liaodong. I can now give Master Wei a promise that after I defeated Ningxia Ma Tengyao and the thief Gao Yingxiang, I will withdraw immediately. The Possess Army will never stay on the land of the Ming Dynasty, but..."

Zhang Ping'an said this and lowered his voice: "The Ming Dynasty has financial difficulties, and the biggest taxes and salt taxes are still not fully collected. Didn't Wei Zhongxian have a headache about this? Everyone understands the reason here. The shameless salt merchants in Yangzhou are eyeing my shameless goods. How can we deal with them together?"

Wei Guangwei was petrified on the spot. As the master of the Ming Dynasty, he certainly knew the background of salt merchants in Yangzhou. These salt merchants, who were rich in the world, were the largest financial owners in Donglin. This despotic slave man saved the Donglin party members and wanted to destroy the source of Donglin's financial resources, which made Wei Guangwei difficult for a moment to believe.

But Wei Guangwei learned from Sun Chengzong that Zhang Ping'an was a vengeful person. The Jinyiwei Investigator learned that Zhang Ping'an was a shameful business and was raised by Yangzhou salt merchants and the Cao Gang, forcing the Po Nu Bo Zhang Ping'an to transport goods on a dry road. Sure enough, Po Nu Bo Zhang Ping'an wanted to take revenge.

Wei Guangwei did not answer Zhang Ping'an immediately, but secretly thought about the pros and cons of this matter for their faction. Yangzhou salt merchants often arrears taxes from the court. Wei Zhongxian wanted to attack the salt merchants several times, but they failed because the Donglin Party members tried their best to block the efforts. If they joined forces with Po Nubo this time, Eunuch Wei would definitely be optimistic. But Wei Guangwei was still not in a hurry. He wanted to hear Zhang Ping'an's plan and make a decision.

"I wonder what Bo Po Nu has plans?"

Speaking of robbery, Zhang Ping'an is a professional in this area. He heard from Wei Guangwei's words that the eunuch party was moved by his proposal. So Zhang Ping'an's expression immediately became excited. He moved the stool to Wei Guangwei and suggested to Wei Guangwei even more quietly.

"The Cao Gang is the thug raised by the salt merchants. It often embarrasses the court. I sent 3,000 troops to completely defeat the backbone of the Cao Gang. Let Wei Zhongxian ask the emperor for an imperial edict, list the illegal affairs of the Cao Gang and the salt merchants, and Wei Zhongxian sent another personnel to take over the Cao Gang. If I check the salt merchants, I will not send troops, and the Jinyiwei will do this. However, I will check 30% of the money and make up for the losses of my troops. In addition, when I check the property of these salt merchants, I will send someone to supervise to ensure the money I have shared."

Wei Guangwei was much more at ease with Zhang Ping'an's advice, which shows that Po Nu Bo's nature is still so greedy. Wei Guangwei happily reached a deal with Zhang Ping'an. Political transactions were dirty and bloody, and Zhang Ping'an, who was extremely inconsistent with the eunuch party, hugged his own Po Nu Army and his enemies for the interests of his Po Nu Army.

When Wei Guangwei sent the delegation to the Ming Dynasty to leave, Zhang Ping'an generously gave the delegation seven thousand gold coins. To say that the most important thing Zhang Ping'an, the commander of the Pou Nu Army, now was gold. He sent people to look for mines everywhere on the Mongolian grasslands and found gold mines in the upper reaches of the Ejina River.

As the emerging overlord of the grassland, Zhang Ping'an drove away the Mongolians who had been grazing here for generations, and was too lazy to pay for compensation. He also asked the Mongolian prisoners to hunt him for free. Before the winter of this year, his private gold mine brought him 50,000 taels of gold. So much so that the civil yamen in Ponucheng deducted all the monthly silver of Zhang Dashuai and asked him for the debts of Zhang Dashuai from time to time.

After the Ming Dynasty mission left, Zhang Dashi Zhang began to have a headache. The North Korean mission that he had never liked had been staying in the Killing Gully Gully and refused to leave. Zhang Ping'an did not dare to drive people away directly, because the old fox Sun Chengzong emphasized in a private message that Zhang Ping'an must receive the North Korean mission.

From a personal perspective, Zhang Ping'an still respects Sun Chengzong very much. For the commanding request of the old fox, the little fox Zhang Ping'an must also give the old fox a face. It is precisely with Sun Chengzong's strong support for the Po Slave Army that the Po Slave Army can achieve the achievements of the Po Slave Army today.

While preparing for the war, Zhang Ping'an took time to meet with the North Korean delegation. He took Gu Xin and Qu Guozheng to the Killanggou Station to meet the North Korean delegation in cordial meeting.

The North Korean mission's mission to the Ming Dynasty was extremely high. The team was led by the right government of the North Korean government, and the left-sponsor of the North Korean government became the deputy envoy, and the members also had more than 100 servants of the government, as well as other officials. The key was that these people were free to eat and drink on the territory of the Possess Army for free, and used the territory of the Possess Army as the territory of the Ming Dynasty. They did not pay food and money to Zhang Dashe, which made the stingy Zhang Ping'an want to send these rogues away as soon as possible.
Chapter completed!