Guangzong Yaoming

Chapter 316: Alliance against Ming?

The powerful people in Tumed actually knew that Altan Khan, who was a powerful ruler of the time, could only negotiate peace with the Han people and submit to the Khan's court outwardly. There were very profound reasons behind this.

The bottom line is that there is no way to satisfy the interests of each department.

Altan could certainly subdue the left wing with his military force and become the ruler of the Khan's court, but then what?

Before the Ming Dynasty had an overwhelming advantage over the grassland tribes, Altan Khan had to be on guard against the Ming Dynasty at all times. Under hostile relations, border markets were cut off, and there would be endless looting and burning. The interests of the tribes could not be satisfied, stagnated or even regressed, and in the end, it would only be a loose Khanate.

So Altan later chose another path and looked for other ways: building cities, settling down, negotiating, trading…

At least the Tumed tribe became increasingly wealthy along this path, and the Tumed lords were very satisfied.

What the Ming envoys wanted to tell them now was that salt and iron would not be banned because the Ming would no longer have to be afraid of them. The Ming would use this victory to tell the grassland tribes that they could decide their life and death. However, the Han people would not go to the vast grasslands to graze their livestock. They needed a loyal king to rule over the tribes so that they could conduct peaceful trade.

The Tumed tribe is undoubtedly the best choice. After all, they have already taken this path and verified this path.

That is why Bu Shitu dared to speak so arrogantly now, because although he could not defeat the Ming Dynasty and suffered a great loss at the hands of Ma Gui, he felt that this time he could take advantage of the situation and defeat the weak left-wing compatriots.

After the war, he could use the proven method of the Tumed tribe to bring more and more benefits to the tribes through border markets, making them willing to be loyal to the new Khan's court.

The third lady looked at him who was pretending to be heroic.

She felt a little bitter in her heart: the well-mannered civil officials of the Ming Dynasty always had a hidden knife. That guy's words of "suspending the border market" reminded her of what Zheng Luo, the governor of Xuanda, had said to her.

Without the power over the border city, she was just an ordinary woman.

It was because the Ming Dynasty only recognized her border city seal that gave her lifelong respect.

Does the Tumed tribe have the option of joining forces with the Khanate now?
No, after the border market is closed, she, Dacheng Biji, Su Nang... will all lose their greatest support. If they don't want to be slaughtered, they can only rely on the people of Bansheng and fight other lords in the tribe for a few years.

Looking back, whether it was the remnants or the victorious Khanate that took action, or the Ming Dynasty that took action, Tumed's fate would be doomed.

So now, Sanniang is willing to encourage Bu Shitu.

Tumed and Dabansheng, after all, this is her life's work. If Tumed needs to fight a war and have stronger troops to protect Tumed's wealth, then it is better to find Zuo Yilian now.

"Are you willing to go to Yingchang City?" she asked Bu Shitu.

"You have to come with me!" Bu Shitu stared at her. "After you build this city, help me build Yingchang City. I can give you Su Nang, Ku Ku He Tun and even Fengzhou Beach, but you have to give me half of Ban Sheng's people! Is there anyone else who is willing to go with me to help the Khan's court?"

"...Aid?" Wulubaduer was stunned again.

Bu Shitu said viciously: "Yes, aid! Otherwise, how can we easily reach the north of Daning?"

Since we are ready to do it, why should we talk too much about morality? As the Han people also said, all is fair in war.

There is never a shortage of ambitious people in the world.

Now He Heli's ambition is growing in his heart, not for himself, but for Nurhaci and the Jianzhou Jurchens.

"Prince! I heard that the Tartars are coming from the east!"

Gong Zhenglu rushed up to him, walked straight in and asked anxiously.

He Heli stared at him with an unfriendly look, then looked at the servants who were running behind him: "You little slave, why didn't you obey the rules and report? Drag him away and give him twenty lashes!"

Gong Zhenglu's face changed: "Are you trying to say that I shouldn't have barged in?"

"It's only been a year, and you already know everything that happens in Hetuala City."

He Heli did not hide it, but he was unhappy.

This old man has been in Jianzhou for such a long time, and now he is "important". It would be fine if some of the stupid people in the clan didn't understand, but he regarded himself as a loyal and important minister, and intervened in more and more things.

"Jianzhou is left to me. An envoy from the Tatar Khanate has arrived. What do you want to say?"

"Are they trying to persuade Jianzhou to send troops to attack Ming? Prince Consort, absolutely not!"

"Why?" He Heli just asked back calmly.

"Your Majesty and the court have given me grace and allowed me to be crowned king. How can you break your promise? Although the Liaodong Ming army has gone out of the border wall to attack the Liaohe Basin, there are still a large army on the east side of the border wall, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Even if the Liaodong army is temporarily struggling and Jianzhou succeeds, Jianzhou and Ming will never stop fighting. With the national strength of Ming, Jianzhou will be in danger of being exterminated. Your Majesty is currently conquering Korea. If you are persuaded to attack Ming, how can you support both sides with food and military supplies? How will the people survive this winter?"

Gong Zhenglu kept talking, telling all the bad things.

"How can I make the decision on my own? But since the envoys are coming, of course I have to send a message to the king and let him make the decision." He Heli looked at him, "You are too impatient. Are you thinking about the Ming Dynasty like this?"

"This is about the foundation of Jianzhou! Doesn't the Prince Consort trust me? Am I thinking about the Ming Dynasty? Doesn't the Prince Consort agree with the points I made?"

He Heli just laughed, and the sound of whipping outside reflected his inner emotions.

What kind of grace is this? Taking the lands of Hada, Huifa and Ula by force, is it a grace? From Fushun Pass to Kuandian Liubao, the Liaodong Frontier Army of the Ming Dynasty still has a large number of troops in the east, but if what Dai Qing said is true, what if Jinzhou was really taken by them?

If Ming lost the entire Liaodong and the Tatars approached Shanhaiguan and Jizhou Town, would Ming still have time to cause trouble for Jianzhou?

As for food and military supplies... the Liaoyuan Military and Civilian Government has no border walls, and the Ming Dynasty court and wealthy businessmen have spent a lot of silver and money to build large-scale projects.

Of course, He Heli would not make a rash decision. He simply sent the news and his own considerations to the six towns on the Korean border that had been captured in the lower reaches of the Tongmun River.

Nurhaci is now in charge there, and the vanguard is led by Zhu Ying, Daishan and other beizi and generals, so it doesn't take long for news to be communicated.

He Heli even thought it was possible to have a talk with North Korea.

Jianzhou was established by Korea with the tacit consent of the Ming Dynasty, and Korea can hold the Ming Dynasty accountable for this.

It would be better to turn the gun around and help the King of Korea to quickly put down the rebellion, and then agree to attack Liaodong together.

The emperor was unwilling to enthrone Li Hui as the king. What good intentions did he have? He Heli didn't believe that Li Hui was not angry.

If the Jianzhou Jurchens, Korea, and Khanate attacked Liaodong together, what would we be afraid of? We would all become allies and deal with the Ming Dynasty together in the future.

The Yehe tribe acted as a lackey, sending troops to attack Inner Khalkha and Khorchin together with the Ming Dynasty. Can they still exist here in the future?
The three tribes, Yehe, plus most of Liaodong today, Jianzhou is the real unification. Isn't this area much better than the east of Korea, and more suitable to become the future Jurchen Kingdom?

He Heli listened to Gong Zhenglu's chatter and the screams in the yard, and said, "Okay. I'm just doing my duty. Why don't you see the envoy? Why don't you report the news to the king? Mr. Gong is too anxious. Be patient. The king will decide what to do."

Watching Gong Zhenglu leave with a heavy heart after repeated instructions, He Heli felt that if Nurhaci agreed with his idea, this old sour scholar would be the first to be killed.

Only your own people can be trusted.

Of course, if that happened, Huang Taiji and Mukushi would probably have no way to survive.

But Huang Taiji is now the "legitimate son", and Zhu Ying and Daishan would probably be happy to see him die in the Ming Dynasty.

He Heli thought for a long time, and then gave the order: "Make preparations first, feed the horses, and ask half of the people guarding Kuandian Liubao in the south to come over!"

In this midsummer season, the lower reaches of the Tongmen River are also gurgling, and the two sides where it flows into the sea are magnificent and the waves are surging.

Nurhaci dismounted and stood at the mouth of the Tongmen River, looking quietly to the east.

He had been standing here for a long time, thinking.

This decision is difficult to make.

Once it was done, there was no going back. Either the Jianzhou Jurchens were exterminated, or the Ming Dynasty could never leave Shanhaiguan.

He looked at the sea and thought about the sea.

At the Shanhaiguan Pass, the Ming warships were there for them to see.

Just tell him that in the future Ming Dynasty will be able to easily attack Korea by sea?
If we can attack Korea, we can certainly attack Liaodong.

Unless the Tatars can suppress the Ming Dynasty so much that it has no time to look east, giving Jianzhou enough time.

If he wanted to be strong enough to compete with the Khanate and the Ming Dynasty in the future, he must have enough skilled craftsmen. The ones from Liaodong alone might not be enough, and he also needed to capture enough Aha from Korea.

The key question is, does Khan have the ability to do it?

Nurhaci had defeated the coalition of nine tribes, including the Khorchin tribe, and he doubted the Tatars' current fighting power.

But what he feared most was the current Ming court, the current emperor and his ministers.

This step cannot be taken wrong.

He thought of Donggo, a woman who was bent on killing him. Was the Ming Emperor taking her back because he was also waiting for an excuse to deal with Jianzhou?
At least for many years, Nurhaci did not dare to offend the Ming Dynasty and was focused on internal integration.

"Tell He Heli." He finally spoke, "Don't move! At least wait for news from the west. Let Gong Zhenglu tell the Ming border officials that Jianzhou is willing to send troops to help Ming encircle the Khan's army."

Nurhaci looked at the person sent by He Heli and said, "The situation we saw with our own eyes is the real situation. Tell him to wait for two months until winter comes. When the snow falls, there will be a result. By then, I will go back to take charge of the situation!"

This could be a great opportunity, or it could be a huge trap.

After thinking for a while, he said, "Try every possible means to find out the news about Li Chengliang. If the Ming Dynasty does not use him in such a war, it will be the biggest omission!"

From Xuanda to Liaodong, in such a large-scale operation, where did the Ming emperor use the Beijing Camp that he had trained for many years? Was it just to defend Beijing?

Nurhaci thought of the young and domineering emperor and expressed doubts in his heart.

(End of this chapter)