I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 466 Jianlu invites peace
"There is news from Nei Kharka that the reason why Arzhai was canonized by Lin Dan Khan was not only because he paid bribes himself, but also the Ming Dynasty also contributed a lot."

Nurhaci's expression became increasingly grim as he spoke. He never expected that the Ming Dynasty would actually spend such a large amount of money to support the Ongji Tribe.

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at each other in confusion. Only Daishan continued to ask:

"Could it be that the Ming Dynasty specifically interceded with Lin Danhan for Arzhai?"

"What Mr. Baylor said was that the Ming Kingdom promised Lin Danhan that it would increase the annual silver reward from 4 taels to 6 taels. Lin Danhan was delighted when he heard this and agreed to his request. At the same time, he also made an agreement with the Ming Kingdom. , we want to send troops together to attack the Nekalka and Horqin tribes who have surrendered to me, Dajin."

Assistant Minister He Heli also answered. When he explained the details, everyone became even more uncertain.

When the Ming Dynasty did this, they tied all Lin Danhan and Ongjishit to their chariots. These three people all had "hatred" against them, Dajin, and it would be troublesome to send troops together when the time came.

"Father Khan, Lin Dan Khan has betrayed his trust and bullied us many times. Father Khan has repeatedly made concessions for the sake of the overall situation, but Lin Dan Khan has pushed even further. Now in this situation, we, Daikin, have no way to retreat, and we must not tolerate it anymore."

No matter how reckless Daishan is, he still has a sense of the overall situation.

As soon as he heard He Heli's analysis, he knew that the situation was getting worse and worse. If he didn't take any action and just tolerated it, it would really be a chronic suicide.

"Hmph! Originally, Yue Tuan had already opened up the situation in Nei Kharka, but I don't know who was greedy for credit and rushed in, causing the loss of all the elites of Zhenghong Banner, including Puhe and Yilu. Now the Ming army is standing in our face , how on earth are we going to fight?”

Listening to Dai Shanyi's words, Mang Gurtai couldn't help but laugh.He never expected that Daishan's retribution would come so quickly, which made him feel much better.

When Daishan saw Mang Gurtai ostracizing him so much, he immediately turned around and glared angrily.But before he could say anything, Nurhachi slapped the table and immediately scolded:
"The current situation is fierce. Not only do you brothers not understand each other, but you are also so hostile. This is going to make me angry to death."

"Father, let go of your anger, and your sons and ministers will never dare to do it again."

Everyone present was so angry when they saw this, and immediately knelt down to apologize, fearing to offend Nurhaci.

Seeing such a situation, Nurhaci couldn't help but feel tired. It has been more than thirty years since he started his army, but he has never felt so powerless as he does now.

Maybe it's because he's getting old, he thought to himself.

"Let's all stand up and talk. The current situation is really not optimistic. Xiong Tingbi has made it clear that he wants to contain us and we must not let him succeed."

As Nurhaci spoke, he looked at Yue Tuo and asked slowly:
"The soldiers and horses in the Jiefan camp have been training for three months now. How is the training going now?"

"Qizhen Khan, although he is not as good as the elite soldiers before, he is definitely worthy of a battle. Moreover, the Han army has been trained almost the same and can use firearms skillfully."

This was definitely one of the few good news that Nurhaci had heard during this period. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw it, and then started to calculate.

"Currently, our Eight Banners of Houjin can send [-] troops, and there are also [-] Han troops. The Nekarka Balin tribe, Bayote tribe, and Horqin can also send about [-] troops. In this way, we have [-] troops in Dajin. Available."

This force would have been enough in the past, but now it is stretched thin for Nurhachi.

"Father Khan, in my opinion, there are two ways to choose now."

At this time, Huang Taiji stood up. During this time, he was also thinking about what to do. After much thinking, there were only two ways.

Nurhachi, who was still thinking, became interested when he heard this. He immediately cast an interested look at him and asked slowly:
"Let's talk about it."

Upon seeing this, Huang Taiji walked out of the crowd and took a slow breath.

He had thought about the next words for a long time, knowing that many people present would not like to hear them after he said them.But the situation was like this, so this was the best solution he came up with.

"Father Khan, now I am strong and I am weak. In addition, my big gold is short of food and grass. In the long run, it will be very detrimental to my big gold. Therefore, one way out is to make peace here."

Nurhachi nodded helplessly. Why didn't he know about the invitation?It can be said that since he raised his army, he has repeatedly attacked the Ming Dynasty, and one of his main purposes is to promote peace through war.

Before the Battle of Sarhu, he had made a request to the Ming Dynasty's Liaodong Dusi to pay tribute and become a vassal.

I heard that Yang Hao, the Liaodong manager at the time, believed that he did not occupy many frontiers and it would be too expensive to mobilize a large army to suppress it, so he agreed to his request.

However, after Yang Hao submitted his peace request to Beijing, he was immediately rejected by Emperor Wanli of the Ming Dynasty.The Ming cabinet also ordered Yang Hao to march with his troops to attack Buchen, and this was how the Battle of Saarhu came about.

Even after the Battle of Sarhu, Nurhachi once again asked the Ming Dynasty for peace.Moreover, he said in his letter that he wanted nothing but asked Ming Dynasty to give him an official name.However, Xiong Tingbi, the successor of Liaodong's manager, sneered at this and directly returned the letter asking for peace, saying that this would lead to never-ending border troubles.What's even more disgusting is that not only did she not consider the peace negotiation issue, she also informed the various Mongolian ministries that anyone who dared to trade with Houjin would be the enemy of the Ming Dynasty.

Thinking of this, Nurhaci couldn't help but feel a headache. It was because he didn't want to make peace. It was because Xiong Tingbi, an old dog, didn't give him a chance to make peace.

"It's not like you don't know about Xiong Tingbi. We are interested in this matter but Mingguo is not. I sent the invitation form twice, but to no avail."

"What Khan said is true, and the Ming Dynasty has always been very taboo about asking for peace. In addition, the current situation is that we are strong and we are weak. If we wait to ask for peace now, wouldn't we be the first to show our cowardice and make the Ming Dynasty look down upon us."

Assistant Minister He Heli also echoed, secretly thinking that Huang Taiji's idea was a bit simple. He had already tried this method with Nurhaci, but it didn't work.

However, Huang Taiji did not panic at all. Instead, he laughed, then stepped forward, looked around at the crowd, looked at Nurhachi and said:

"Father, we are both strong and weak. It is precisely Xiong Tingbi who disagrees, so this is the best opportunity to make peace. Only if Xiong Tingbi disagrees can Guangning Governor Wang Huazhen agree."

Nurhaci was stunned when he heard this, and for a moment he wondered why Huang Taiji mentioned Wang Huazhen, but after a while he came to his senses and couldn't help but smile.

"You are thinking smartly. Wang Huazhen was the governor of Guangning, but he made no achievements last year. It would be feasible if we wrote a letter to ask for peace. But we have no contact with them. If we write rashly, I'm afraid it won't work. Trust us."

Everyone present had known the Ming Dynasty's Liaodong capital, and now seeing that Huang Taiji was actually willing to ask Wang Huazhen for peace, they immediately felt that this move was very clever.

Wang Huazhen has always liked to appease the Mongolian tribes. During his tenure, he single-handedly facilitated the Ming Dynasty's appeasement of Lin Dan Khan. After this contribution, he also had great trust in the Mongols.

However, because he was stationed in Guangning, he did not participate in the Liaodong War, and his contribution to this year's Ming army's victory could only be watched but not touched.

Therefore, if someone were sent to contact him, he might agree. But Khan was right, how could he obtain Wang Huazhen.

Faced with Nurhachi's doubts, Huang Taiji had already had an idea.

"Father, don't worry. My son has already gained some insights. Father Khan still remembers that merchants passed through Khalkha and came to Kaiyuan and Tieling areas to seek trade. At that time, Father Khan also ordered to reward these merchants and encourage them to trade. "

Nurhaci naturally knew about this and took it seriously.

Due to the blockade of the Ming army, these merchants were able to travel thousands of miles to trade in Dajin, which was very helpful in solving their problem of lack of supplies, so he also attached great importance to it.

"Since then, more and more merchants have come to Dajin to trade. These merchants are not ordinary people, and all of them are backed by important figures from the Ming Dynasty. I have known this secretly before.

There is now a fur trading caravan in Kaiyuan, and the proprietor behind it is General Sun Degong of the Guangning Chinese Army, who is a close aide of Wang Huazhen.Since this person dares to participate in this kind of business, it means that he has great interests. If we bribe him with a large sum of money and let him help us deliver letters and lobby, maybe it will have miraculous results. "

Nurhachi's eyes lit up, and she thought to herself that Huang Taiji could actually find this person. This was really an unexpected surprise, and she became more and more satisfied with Huang Taiji.

"I didn't expect you to be such a careful person and be able to investigate this level. It's very good."

Huang Taiji's words opened Nurhachi's mind and gave him an idea. After thinking for a while, he settled down, looked around at the crowd, and said calmly:

"Then, as you said, try to ask for peace through Wang Huazhen. As long as the war can be quelled, trade can be opened, and an edict can be issued to confer me a title, which can alleviate the problem of food shortage in Dajin. I can become a vassal of the Ming Dynasty and can't afford to fight.

In addition, this Sun Degong must be captured quickly. Since he likes money, bribe him more. This kind of person values ​​profit over justice, and may have miraculous effects in the future. "

Nurhachi's words seemed to set the tone, and everyone had no opinions and all bowed their heads in agreement.

It's just that Nurhachi has been dealing with the Ming Dynasty for so many years, so he naturally knows that the so-called peace is not that simple.

Now that the Ming Dynasty is strong, even if Wang Huazhen agrees to ask for peace, other ministers of the Ming Dynasty court may not agree.

So he couldn't sit still and wait for death. Thinking of this, he also guessed Huang Taiji's so-called second way, so he looked at Huang Taiji and said with a smile:

"Your first approach is good, but I've already guessed the second approach. You can't just sit back and wait for death, but you have to fight to make peace."

"What Father Khan said is that if I, Daijin, blindly ask for peace, it will never be feasible. In the eyes of Erchen, even if you ask for peace, you must use fighting to promote peace and attack to replace defense. Regardless of whether the peace request is successful or not, I, Daikin, will not fall into passivity.”

(End of this chapter)