Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

Chapter 486 The envoy of the Southern Dynasties, the prestige of the Guanzhong King’s grassland

After arriving in the Mongolian grassland, this envoy from the Southern Song Dynasty experienced various ups and downs. First, after they landed in the northern region of the Jin Kingdom, they were sent to the territory of the Tuo Lei family.

Mongolian civilians or ordinary nobles generally have a friendly attitude towards envoys from other countries and will introduce them to local lords or send them to local inns.

So these envoys who came from afar were well received and were notified to the local lord, Kublai Khan, one of Tolei's sons.
Kublai Khan only thought briefly about these envoys from the Southern Song Dynasty, and arranged for them to be sent to Haraholin, the headquarters of Mongolia, and handed over to Guiyou for disposal.

Anyway, they asked to see the Mongol Khan, so Kublai Khan naturally had to follow Mongolian rules and send them to see the Khan.

And more importantly, their plan has now reached a critical moment. The competition between Meng Ge and several other brothers is very fierce, and now there are no brothers. He successfully received his own land, or part of it, but the army was still in the hands of Meng Ge.

Just like myself, the land in the north of the Jin Kingdom had obviously been given to Hulagu by Great Khan Guyuk, but Kublai Khan relied on it to be in the north. The means and connections of many years of operation successfully blocked Hulagu's acceptance.

The other party was unable to successfully inherit their own land. All local officials refused to cooperate, and the serial objects did not have an army in their hands. After all, Guiyang has canonized them, but it has not given them an army!

Although these Tuolei's sons were canonized as Mongolian clan kings and received land. But the real control of the army still lies in the hands of Meng Ge.

It was also in the hands of Kublai Khan, so whether they wanted to give these lands to them or not was still a question.

Now Zhang Yong, the king of Guanzhong, was launching a southern expedition. At this time, the Southern Song Dynasty sent envoys to ask for a meeting with the Mongolian Khan. Absolutely nothing good. It can definitely cause chaos to the King of Guanzhong Zhang Yong. As long as it can cause chaos to the King of Guanzhong Zhang Yong, Kublai Khan and Meng Ge will be very happy.

Therefore, the two readily agreed to the envoy's request, and also sent troops to escort them to Harahorin.

After arriving at Harakhorin, I stayed for a few days, but I never received an audience from Guyuk, the Great Khan of Mongolia.

"Master Li, what is going on here? Is this Mongol Khan willing to see us? We have been here for several days and there is no news at all." said an official who was accompanying him north. It has been more than two months since they left Da Song.

Recently, I have received some battle reports. The battle situation is very unfavorable for them in the Southern Song Dynasty, and it can even be said to be extremely bad.

Their entire front line in the Song Dynasty was completely collapsing. The three lines of defense collapsed together. According to the latest news, Yangzhou City was also breached.

This made the envoy team going north very scared and worried. No one was sure when they would go back.

Is the Song Dynasty still there? The offensive attitude and determination of the King of Guanzhong this time are obviously aimed at destroying the Song Dynasty.

"Alas! Xiangyang City was actually captured in just half a month. Jiangling Mansion actually surrendered. Even Yangzhou City was captured. This news was already a month ago. I don't know if there is any new news now. ." An official among the messengers said. (The speed of news transmission in Mongolia is still very slow. They cannot receive the protagonist’s army and the latest progress of the army’s capture. It will take more than a month at the fastest.)
"Everyone, you have to believe in the emperor, and you have to believe in our generals of the Song Dynasty. They will definitely be able to defend and hold back the army of the King of Guanzhong. Now they are all waiting for our side to succeed." Li Quan said deeply. He took a breath and spoke.

When it just went north to the Mongolian grassland, it was so high-spirited, promising the emperor that it would complete the mission, persuade the Mongolian Khan to withdraw the Guanzhong army, or persuade the troops from the Mongolian headquarters to attack the Guanzhong area.

The original plan was executed very smoothly. The ship they took landed in the north of the Jin Kingdom. Although it was freezing cold along the way, they still received some ceremonial reception and were sent to the Mongolian headquarters. But what happened next All kinds of news make people feel depressed.

How long! Their army of the Song Dynasty was defeated like a mountain. This defeat was even worse than the collapse of the Northern Dynasty.

At that time, the Jin army occupied most of the northern territory in a very short period of time and kidnapped the two emperors of Huiqin.

But the Guanzhong King's army moved even faster. They had only been away for more than two months, and they had already achieved such results. Now I don't know what happened to the emperor.

"Master Li, you have to say something. You are the envoy this time. You are our backbone. No matter what happens, you have to say something." An official said.

This time, the Song Dynasty sent more than a hundred envoys, including more than a dozen officials, more than 80 followers, and bodyguards. Along the way, three followers died of illness on the Mongolian grasslands.

Finally, they arrived at Harakholin, the headquarters of Mongolia, but it was not good news to stay here all the time. Normally, they could wait.

But now it's about the life and death of the Song Dynasty. They really can't wait. They urgently need to know, what does the new Mongolian Khan mean?
"How about we go to the Khan's palace to ask for an audience again." An official said.

"What I mean is, let's not be anxious. We have only been here for a few days. Sometimes some envoys may wait for several months without seeing the Mongol Khan. We have only been here for a few days. If you ask too many questions, I might offend the Mongolian Khan," a Southern Song envoy said.

The Song Dynasty was really anxious, but it was useless to be anxious. In recent years, there were many Western countries, as well as countries in the Western Regions, all countries that had surrendered to Mongolia.

Envoys are sent here regularly, and even the kings and princes of their own countries come in person to pay homage to the Mongol Khan. In this case, it has only been a few days, and it is indeed difficult to get close.

"Can we be the same as those small barbarian countries? We are the envoys of the Song Dynasty. Our Song Dynasty is the orthodoxy of China, and we are always comparable to those small barbarian countries. Think of me during the Han and Tang Dynasties in China. Which one did not come to worship from all over the world? "A Southern Song official stood up and said.

As soon as these words came out, there was a sudden silence, and the Southern Song Dynasty officials present looked at him as if they were looking at a fool. You are right. During the Han and Tang Dynasties, many foreign and small countries did come to meet the emperor of the Central Plains.

But you also said that it was the Han and Tang Dynasties. At that time, China was extremely huge, its national power was at its peak, and it even controlled a large amount of land in the Western Regions. For a period of time, the grassland peoples also submitted to the majesty of the Han and Tang Dynasties.

But can we, the Song Dynasty, compare with the Tang Dynasty and the Han Dynasty? Are you kidding me? Are you kidding me? Since the founding of our Song Dynasty by Taizu Zhao Kuangyin. That's not even an inch of land that has expanded outward.

We are constantly losing our city and territory! First they were bullied by the Liao Kingdom, then by the Xixia Kingdom, then by the Jin Kingdom, then by the Mongols, and now by the Guanzhong Army.

In this case, how many countries paid tribute to them during the Song Dynasty?
Even in recent years, the royal family of the Duan family of Dali has paid little attention to them.

Moreover, the title of Emperor of China has also declined since the Song Dynasty. The previous emperor was the title of the emperor of the Central Plains, but since the Song Dynasty moved south, there is an emperor of the Jin Kingdom, an emperor of Xixia, an emperor of Dali, and the Nine-Five Supreme Emperor. There are no cards left.

If you say this now, our Southern Song Dynasty is very strong for Mongolia. The Mongols don't take us seriously at all, right?
This time, King Guanzhong led an army to attack the Southern Song Dynasty. However, the army on the Mongolian grassland did not move, only the troops of King Guanzhong's headquarters.

Who was the King of Guanzhong? He was a prince canonized by the Mongols.

It is said that Mongolia also conquered countless ethnic groups and countries in the West and established khanates. Although they looked down upon these Western countries, there were some things they could not say.

"Master Li, you are our backbone. We have finally reached the Mongolian grassland, and we must not delay it any longer. We in the Song Dynasty could afford it in the past, but now we cannot afford it."

I don’t know where the Guanzhong army has reached. Can they, the Song Dynasty, be able to hold on?

"Sir Li, I recently made some inquiries around Mongolia and found out some news that is not very good for us. I don't know whether I should tell you or not." An accompanying official said.

He is one of the few people in the team who understands Mongolian. His official position is not very high, and he can even be said to be white. However, because he understands Mongolian, he was selected into the envoy's queue and was temporarily given a small official position.

"Oh! You, what's your name?" Li Quan's eyes suddenly lit up and he asked.

"Master Li, my name is Huang Tianyu." The official who knew Mongolian spoke immediately.

"Tianyu, right? Tell me everything you have seen and heard these days. What did you find on the Mongolian grasslands? Did you get any news?" Li Quan asked. He doesn't understand Mongolian and has no way to communicate with these Mongolians, so there is no good way to stay on the Mongolian grasslands these days. Don't ask the Mongolian Khan to receive them.

Really, it was obviously very smooth at the beginning. After landing in the northern land of the Jin Kingdom, they were immediately received by Kublai Khan, the second son of Tuo Lei, and he happily sent them to Hara and Lin.

"My lords, from the information I have gathered on the grasslands these days, I learned that the King of Guanzhong has a very high status in the Mongolian grasslands. In addition to being the King of Guanzhong, he is also a great national master of Mongolia, and he also has the identity of a messenger of gods. This Zhang Yong, the king of Guanzhong, has performed miracles many times on the Mongolian grasslands and is regarded as the messenger of the gods by the people of the Mongolian grasslands." Huang Tianyu said.

The identity of this King of Guanzhong is not an ordinary Mongolian sect king. He is also the national advisor of the Great Mongolian Kingdom. He has the identity of a messenger of gods. These grassland nomads believe in gods quite a lot.

With his status as a divine messenger, the King of Guanzhong could become prosperous so quickly. Otherwise, there would be so many Han people who defected to Mongolia.

Why was it that Genghis Khan recognized the King of Guanzhong as a member of the Golden Family and made him the king? And let it grow bigger, this is the blessing of the messenger of God.

"These prairie barbarians, what do they know about ghosts and ghosts? They must have been deceived by the king of Guanzhong. This person is just a charlatan." An accompanying official snorted coldly and said.

Bah, those who pretend to be gods and ghosts, but don't speak a word, and use their strange powers to confuse their ears, can just deceive these prairie barbarians.

This Guanzhong King is really nothing. Although these grassland people are extremely powerful in force, their level of civilization is not very good, and they believe very much in ghosts and gods. Just like the barbaric tribes in the past, the more backward a civilization is, the more they believe in ghosts and gods.

In the past, these grassland peoples still worshiped the emperor of the Central Plains region? But since the discovery of the Central Plains region, or the fighting power of their Great Song Dynasty, this kind of worship has turned into a kind of discrimination.

"Is there any specific news?" Li Quan asked.

It seems that the King of Guanzhong has a high reputation on the Mongolian grasslands! In this case, your task will be difficult to handle.

However, only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win every battle, so he still had to ask the King of Guanzhong for more specific information.

"This King of Guanzhong suddenly appeared in front of Genghis Khan when Genghis Khan launched his first western expedition, more than 20 years ago.

At that time, he followed Qiu Chuji and Taoist Qiu to meet Genghis Khan, and then joined the Mongolian forces and obtained the status of the messenger of the gods.

He contributed a lot of magical items to Genghis Khan, such as the kind of fire that cannot be extinguished by water, and the kind of explosive packs that beat us badly.

After returning from the Western Expedition, he helped Genghis Khan destroy Xixia, and even married Genghis Khan's daughter. After that, he became prosperous and captured the land of Guanzhong.

He was named the King of Guanzhong by Genghis Khan. After Genghis Khan's death, he followed Ogedai, the second generation of Mongolian Khan.

It is said that he helped Wo Kuotai a lot and was rewarded by the land of Sichuan and Sichuan. Immediately afterwards, under the order of Ogedai Khan, he led the army to launch the second Western Expedition. They fought in the West for five years before returning to the Central Plains. Huang Tianyu said.

How did Zhang Yong become successful these years? This matter is not a secret in Mongolia. You can find out by just looking for someone. And for this King of Guanzhong, the herdsmen on these grasslands and some nobles admired him very much.

After all, the opponent's experience is too legendary, and most importantly, this Guanzhong is very good at fighting, which also gives him a high prestige on the Mongolian grasslands.

"This is not easy to handle! If you put it this way, then the Mongolian Khan Guiyu only ascended to the position of Mongolian Khan with the help of King Guanzhong." A Southern Song official frowned and said.

Things are getting more and more difficult. Bad news comes one after another. Who would have thought? The mighty Mongolian Khan on the grassland was actually supported by the King of Guanzhong.

Originally they thought that the Mongolian grassland was supporting a pseudo-Qi state, but they did not expect that the King of Guanzhong was the real giant.

"My lords! I also inquired about the Mongolian Great Khan in this area. Although it is nominally the Mongolian Great Han, its power is not as great as that of Genghis Khan or the Japanese country. There have even been some divisions in Mongolia as a whole. Some countries established by the Mongols in the West, You can even disobey the Khan's orders," Huang Tianyu said.

The country of Mongolia is really strange. The central king cannot command the vassal kings in other remote areas, and even allows these vassal kings to establish their own countries and become completely independent.

This was something that was simply unimaginable in their Central Plains dynasty.

"It seems that it will be even more difficult for us to persuade the Mongolian Khan this time." An official from the Southern Song Dynasty said.

At this time, everyone was sighing. The power held by this Mongolian man was not as great as they imagined. It was impossible for the other party to let the King of Guanzhong return to the army, and it was even more impossible for the other party to lead the Mongolian army southward. Attack the king of Guanzhong.

"The envoy of the Southern Dynasty, the Mongol Khan is going to receive you. Please prepare yourself and come with me." Just as everyone in the tent sighed, a Mongolian attendant suddenly ran out of the door.

He spoke in broken Chinese martial arts.

"Excuse me, servants. We will come out immediately and go to see the Mongol Khan." Li Quan said.

"The Great Khan has said it! He is only meeting two envoys this time. You choose two to follow me, and the rest will stay in the tent." The Mongolian attendant outside the door said.

"After waiting for so many days, the Mongol Khan is finally willing to see us."

"Master Li, this time, it's all up to you."

"Master Li, you must not let down the emperor's hopes, nor the hopes of the civil and military officials of the dynasty!"

If you see two, just see two! This Master Li must go. Just choose one of them to go with him.

The main purpose is to record the conversation between the two people so that they can report it to the emperor and the civil and military ministers of the dynasty after they return.

"Huang Tianyu, you understand Mongolian and you also know some things about Mongolia. Come with me and go with me to meet the Mongolian Khan." Li Quan said.

"It's Mr. Li, I will go with you." Huang Tianyu nodded and said.

This time he found out so much information and knew Mongolia very well. He was the most suitable person to accompany the main envoy.

Under the watch of many envoys from the Southern Song Dynasty. Li Quan and Huang Tianyu slowly left with the Mongolian attendants.

"I don't feel at ease when you translate for me to the Mongolian Khan and ask the people around him to translate. Just say whatever I ask you to say. Do you understand?" Walking on the road. Li Quan said.

The reason why Huang Tianyu was chosen to follow him was because he understood Mongolian and had some understanding of Mongolia.

"Don't worry, Mr. Li, I will definitely help you." Huang Tianyu nodded.

(End of this chapter)