Chapter 242 Reunion after a long absence

Wang An recounted his experiences on the grassland, which were so twists and turns, thrilling and exciting that Chongzhen, who had never even left the capital, clapped his hands and cheered repeatedly.

Wang An smiled bitterly and said, "I almost couldn't come back, but you are telling me this as a story."

Chongzhen laughed loudly and said, "Brother, you are very resourceful. You don't have to be so suspicious. Aren't we out of danger now?"

"By the way, what exactly does Lin Danhan want your brother to do for him?"

When Wang An was recounting his experience just now, he only said that Lin Danhan asked him to do something, but he subconsciously ignored what the specific task was.

Because even though he repeatedly told Tian Erlangzi and Zhao Dekui that he had no way to get armor and did not want to help the enemy.

But every time in his dreams, he could always see that beautiful face. If he wanted to bring that docile and accommodating person back to the Central Plains, he had to complete this purchase for Lin Danhan.

Therefore, Wang An was extremely conflicted.

Wang An sighed, shook his head, and lowered his voice unconsciously: "Armor, armor-piercing arrows!"

When Chongzhen heard this, his face changed immediately.

"Brother, you didn't agree?"

Wang An shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Of course I agreed. Otherwise, how could I escape from the grassland?"

Chongzhen's face turned cold, and he said, "Brother, do you know that this is helping the tyrant to commit atrocities?"

"Lin Danhan is so arrogant. If he gets another helping hand, it will be even harder to stop him."

"Even if they won't be used against the Ming Dynasty, the Tumed tribe on the right wing of Mongolia was personally conferred the title of Shunyi King by Emperor Muzong of the Ming Dynasty, and they have been respectful to the imperial court over the years."

"If we help Ligdan Khan eliminate the Shunyi King, wouldn't that make Ligdan Khan completely powerful? Then the entire Mongolian right wing will be completely out of control. Would that be a blessing for our Ming Dynasty?"

Wang Chengen saw that Chongzhen was a little angry, so he carefully tried to smooth things over, "Master, calm down. I think Master Tang is not someone who doesn't care about the overall situation. He must have other plans."

Wang An smiled bitterly and said, "My dear brother, you misunderstood me. Agreeing to his request is of course only a temporary solution. If you refuse directly, I'm afraid you and I will never see each other again."

Chongzhen suddenly realized and said ashamedly: "So my brother's suggestion was just a temporary solution. I was too impatient..."

Wang An smiled and said, "Although you and I are just a businessman, we can understand the principles of family, country and the world."

"Of course I will not help the evildoers and sell out my country for a little profit."

"That's why I said that since you don't like me to go far away, I'm afraid your words have come true."

Chongzhen paused for a moment and said with a smile: "Don't worry, brother. If you don't do the business on the grassland, I'm afraid no one else can do it."

"When the time comes, Lin Danhan will be short of clothes and will have to beg you to come back!"

Wang An rolled his eyes. He didn't know where his cousin got such strong self-confidence from. He always said nonsense.

Think about it, Lin Dan Khan claimed to be the leader of Mongolia and had tens of thousands of soldiers under his command. How could he possibly ask for help from Wang An, an ordinary businessman?

However, Wang An also knew that his cousin was always full of strange self-confidence, so he did not argue with him, but just sighed:
"It doesn't matter whether you do business on the grassland or not." "Anyway, your eldest brother, my chemical factory business is booming, and the soaps we produce are in short supply. It's a pity that just when I thought of where to get the oil, this way was cut off, and now I have to think of a new way."

"However, since Lin Danhan wants to purchase armor and armor-piercing arrowheads, he must be making some big moves."

"I think it is very likely that you want to conquer King Shunyi as you said."

Chongzhen waved his hand and said, "The Tumed tribe has been rooted in Mongolia for many years, and has several tribes that have intermarried for generations to support them. Although Lin Danhan is strong, he is a rootless drifter."

"As long as you don't provide him with armor, Lin Danhan will not dare to cause trouble to Prince Shunyi easily. Otherwise, it is still unclear who will annex whom."

Seeing Chongzhen's confident look, Wang An immediately smiled knowingly.

Ever since he met his cousin, he has been acting very high-spirited, but this is also the normal temperament of a young man.

Wang An claimed to have lived two lives as a human being, and he looked at Chongzhen as if he were a child, with the tolerance and love of a father.

However, precisely because of this, Wang An felt that he still needed to teach his younger generation well, to let them know that not all things in this world go as he wishes and follow his way of thinking.

So he said, "My dear brother, you don't know that although the Tumed have occupied the right wing of Mongolia for many years, they have lived in peace for more than a hundred years and have long lost the sharpness they had when they kidnapped Emperor Yingzong."

"And today's Bushitu is not as talented and wise as his ancestor Yesen. Although Lin Danhan is just a crazy dog ​​on the grassland, he is still much stronger than him."

At this point, Wang An couldn't help but reveal a hint of doubt on his face, and said in a tone that was almost like mumbling to himself:
"In fact, it's strange. Originally, Lin Dan Khan should have caused chaos in Datong, angered the Ming court, and angered Emperor Chongzhen, so that he could play a role in getting the three most powerful right-wing Mongolians to form an alliance and fight Lin Dan Khan."

"But now, although Lin Danhan invaded Datong, he was defeated instead, so naturally he did not anger the court."

"Logically speaking, the three-division coalition army will not be formed, but given Lin Danhan's character, he will definitely not let the other side go."

"If the three allied forces don't come to trouble him, he will still trouble the three allied forces!"

Chongzhen was immediately surprised. "Is this Lin Dan Khan really so courageous?"

"As the saying goes, a powerful dragon cannot defeat a local snake. If Lin Dan is blinded by greed, I think he is courting death."

Wang An chuckled and said, "Are you courting death?"

"My dear brother, do you know that originally, the Tumed and Ordos tribes were supposed to form a coalition to fight against Ligdan Khan at the Aibugai River? However, this destined event will not happen now."

"It's really strange, there's something wrong with our Emperor Chongzhen!"

Chongzhen couldn't help but turn his head and look at Wang Chengen, feeling a little guilty.

But if you think about it carefully, if a tragedy really happened in Datong, Chongzhen felt that he would most likely be furious and thus lead the Mongolian right-wing tribes to fight against Ligdan Khan.

But the Datong tragedy has not happened yet, and he has also transferred Man Gui to guard Datong.

Man Gui is a brave general. With him in Datong, there is no need to worry too much even if Ligdan Khan causes any trouble.

However, having said that, Chongzhen was actually a little curious about the possibility that the King of Shunyi, whom he believed to be deeply rooted and powerful, would unite with other tribes.

(End of this chapter)