Red House Shoufu

Chapter 252 Diplomacy on the Edge of the Sword
The wind in the Huitong Hall has never stopped. Today it is Tatar and Wala, and tomorrow it may be South Korea.

As soon as Qian Qianli finished speaking, the big Han general at the door pulled out a small part of the saber from his waist.The iron clothes shone coldly, and the sound of the saber blared made the faces of the two deputy envoys of the Tatars turn pale.

Useless idiot!
Tuotuo Chahan glared at his two subordinates coldly, the southerners had internal and external troubles, so where did the soldiers and horses come from to fight the Tatar warriors, it was obviously just scary.

He coughed lightly, reminding the two not to lose Tatar's face.Then he glanced at Qian Qianli and the others: "The warriors of the grassland will never fear the swords of the Southern Dynasty. The descendants of the Jin family will never succumb to the weak Southerners."

"Then why do you still pay tribute to the saint? Isn't that what you called Tian Khan?"

Lin Shu offered a new cup of tea at the right time, the old man had broken Chahan's lungs, but he felt extremely refreshed.

Only Qian Qianli continued: "You and I are old acquaintances. Why are you talking with the Tatars today? It's because the Tatars have been submissive to the Celestial Dynasty these years, unlike the ambitious Wala, who is always spying on my Central Plains dynasty. If the Tatars want to If you want to seek skin from a tiger and try to break the decades-long peace, then the big man doesn’t mind pouring the blood of the Tatars on the grassland.”

Qian Qianli's tone became more and more severe, and the cold light in his eyes forced Tuotuo Chahan to feel even more desolate.

Da Chu was indeed facing an unfavorable situation of internal and external troubles, but the situation of Tatar was even worse.A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Even if Da Chu loses Hexi for a while, the essence of the Central Plains and Jiangnan will continue to support Da Chu with soldiers and supplies.

On the other hand, the Tatars are fighting for power internally. The old Khan has passed away for nearly a year, and the new king has been unable to settle down.Even if the Tatars and Oala work together to break through the Nine Sides, I am afraid that the next step for the well-fed Oala is to point his sharp blade at his former allies.

Compared with Wala, the Han people are more keep their promises.Just like the covenant between the Supreme Emperor and the old Khan, Tatar had 20 years of peace and prosperity, and even years of snowstorms did not make the grasslands short of food and clothing.

After a long silence, Qian Qianli took the lead and said: "Let's go here first today. If Grand Master Tuotuo changes his mind, he can be notified at any time. Since you are willing to call the king of our dynasty Tian Khan, the grassland Your people are His Majesty’s subjects. It’s not terrible to make mistakes, what’s terrible is knowing your mistakes and not correcting them.”

Tuotuo Chahan didn't respond to Qian Qianli's words, he looked at his familiar old opponent with complicated eyes.He knew in his heart that Qian Qianli's words were at most six to seven percent true, but he didn't dare to bet.

If the bet is won, the Tatars are likely to be stabbed by their allies after a moment of looting.If the bet is lost, the tragedy of Longshengchu will repeat itself after the Han people clean up the tiles.

The grasslands were all red that year. The emperor of the Han people led his soldiers and used swords to force the descendants of the Golden Family to kneel in front of him, forcing the warriors on the grasslands to put down their scimitars and dance for him.

While the 20 years of peaceful trade allowed the grasslands to recuperate, it also dampened the ambitions of the Tatar warriors.Even those Tatar noble officials have become obsessed with the famous tea and silk bought from the Han people, and indulged in those porcelain antiques.

After he woke up from the memory, the three chairs in front of him were empty.The two deputy envoys beside him were looking at him palely.

"Idiot, why did Khan Zhang send the two of you here?"

Tuotuo Chahan scolded angrily: "That Qian Qianli is obviously trying to scare us, what are you afraid of?"

"Forgive me, Grand Master. I'm just afraid that the Han people will have their backs. They are too cunning. Back then, Jia Daishan led [-] cavalry to break through the Khan's account by cheating death."

One of the deputy envoys knelt down and explained: "Grand Master, I am not afraid of the Han people, but I am afraid of Oala. If Oirat takes advantage of the time when we are fighting with the Han people to attack the Khan tent... After all, Oirat is much stronger than us. gone."

Ugh!
Tuotuo Chahan gave the two of them a weak look, and waved his hand to signal them to back off.

What these two people were talking about was actually his concern. The colorful world in the Central Plains is attractive but also extremely dangerous.If it is not done well, the warriors of the grassland will be completely buried in a foreign country.

……

Today's negotiation is not like a negotiation, but rather like Qian Qianli went to make harsh remarks.Lin Shu didn't see this old man fighting the Confucians, but he seemed to see a general holding a knife and forcing the enemy to kneel and surrender.

He walked slowly beside Qian Qianli, not sneaking a glance at the solemn old man.

"Are you wondering why the old man is so lenient?"

The two came to the gate of the Huitong Hall, and after boarding the carriage, Qian Qianli looked at the thoughtful Lin Shu.He asked, "Among the three envoys of Tatar, do you think Tutu Chahan made the decision or the two deputy envoys who couldn't help but be scared?"

"It stands to reason that it should be Tutuo Chahan as the envoy, but since the teacher asked this, I'm afraid there may be other circumstances."

Lin Shu covered Qian Qianli's legs with the blanket on the car, and then handed over a hand stove.

Qian Qianli held a warm hand stove and replied with a smile: "You guessed it right, according to this old man, Tuotuo Chahan should only be an envoy in name, but relying on his prestige in Tatar and his familiarity with the imperial court. They came to find the way for Tatar. The two deputy envoys should be selected by Tatar's forces who want to sweat."

Lin Shu suddenly realized, and he asked tentatively: "The teacher means that there are some people in Tatar who want to use the power of the imperial court to fight for the throne of King Khan?"

"That's right, as you mentioned in the strategy you submitted earlier, the imperial court's canonization has an extraordinary influence on the Tatars. After all, since the former Ming Dynasty expelled the Yuan Court, the Central Plains Dynasty's canonization has no effect on the grassland. It's orthodox."

Qian Qianli said to Lin Shu solemnly: "If I give you a task, I will give you the two assistant envoys. Find out who they are, what they want from the court, and what can they do?" Pay what."

Lin Shu clasped his fists and replied, "Students take orders."

Then he asked again: "Teacher, what about Tuo Tuo Chahan?"

Qian Qianli suddenly said wistfully: "Today's negotiation, Tutuo Chahan's words and attitudes are not what he should have. If you talk about Tatar's understanding of the imperial court, he is definitely ranked first. But he has always put on a tough stance today. , making the old man puzzled."

Lin Shu put forward his own opinion: "Could he also try to scare us so that the imperial court will give us more benefits?"

Qian Qianli shook his head: "It's unlikely, the imperial army has already set off for Hexi. If they fail to negotiate with the imperial court before the army pacifies Hexi, everything will be meaningless. What's more, the struggle between King Khan is constantly weakening." The strength of the Tatars, not to mention the approaching winter, if there is no court to trade grain with them, after the snow, the entire grassland will be white!"

"The students understand. The teacher can rest assured that the students will find out the situation of the two assistant envoys as soon as possible for the teacher's reference!"

The two masters and apprentices discussed the follow-up of the negotiation in a low voice in the carriage, and the carriage slowly drove to the imperial city.

As soon as he arrived at the gate of the imperial city, after the carriage stopped, Lin Shu had just helped the old man get out of the carriage when he heard someone calling him.

"Master, master..."

Lin Shu turned around and saw that it was Lin Lu, his housekeeper.

Qian Qianli waved his hand and said to Lin Shu: "Go and do your work, the old man will go back to the Ritual Department first."

Lin Shu bowed to send Qian Qianli away, and then walked up to Lin Lu: "Uncle Lu, why did you come here to find me? What happened?"

Lin Lu approached and whispered: "Master, Miss Xue just went to the house, the brother and sister of Xue's second room were assassinated in Shandong, no one was alive or dead!"

　My right arm is swollen, and I only wrote [-] words in four hours after get off work, so I will stop here today.The arm recovers a little more.Sorry.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)