My father is Chongzhen? Then I have no choice but to rebel.

Chapter 110 I hope His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can marry my sister!
But Zhu Cilang didn't care. He looked at Abunai and said:

"Are you Abunai, the youngest son of Ligdan Khan? Why are you coming to Xuanfu instead of staying in Mongolia?"

Abunai did not beat around the bush and said directly:

"Your Highness, my brother was previously coerced by the Jiannu into attacking Jinzhou in the Ming Dynasty. Unfortunately, he was seriously injured and died during this attack."

"After this, Jiannu wanted to make me the new King of Chahar."

"But I didn't want to be their slave, nor did I want to attack the Ming Dynasty, so I fled with my sister and some guards, hoping to seek help from the Ming Dynasty."

When Zhu Cilang heard this, he almost laughed out loud. He thought, isn’t this a coincidence?
I originally wanted to help Abunai disrupt the Jiannu's plan, but I didn't expect that Abunai also thought so.

It's simply a godsend!

But of course, Zhu Cilang would definitely not agree to it just like that, otherwise it would be too easy to expose his thoughts.

He deliberately asked with a puzzled look:

"But why would the Ming Dynasty help you? Or, what can you bring to the Ming Dynasty?"

Abunai looked hesitant, but still said:

"Your Highness, you should know that the Mongols never truly submitted to the Jiannu. It was only because the Jiannu defeated the Mongol army that we were forced to submit to them."

“But we think about resistance all the time.”

"If the Ming Dynasty is willing to help us, then we will help the Ming Dynasty fight against the Jiannu. Isn't this what the Ming Dynasty wants?"

When they heard this, Fang Zhenghua, Li Ruolian and others behind Zhu Cilang were obviously moved.

If we can really unite with Mongolia to attack Jiannu, it may not be a bad thing.

But it was obvious that they had no right to speak in this situation.

Then, Zhu Cilang finally spoke again.

He smiled and said to Abunai:
"Thank you for your kindness, but for now, the Ming Dynasty can deal with the Jiannu with its own strength and does not need the help of Mongolia."

When Abunai heard this, he couldn't help feeling disappointed. It seemed that the Crown Prince in front of him didn't leave him any room for negotiation.

However, the next second, Zhu Cilang's next words gave him a glimpse of a turning point.

"However, what you said does make sense, so it's not impossible for the Ming Dynasty to help you, but I have one condition."

Abunai's eyes lit up instantly, and he asked anxiously:
"What conditions?"

Zhu Cilang slowly said:

"The condition is that the Ming Dynasty will help Mongolia fight against the Jiannu, but Mongolia must submit to the Ming Dynasty."

"Of course, unlike the Jiannu, the Ming Dynasty will not annex Mongolia and can retain the title of Great Khan of Mongolia, but the Great Khan of Mongolia must be conferred by the Ming Dynasty!"

"And from now on, all Mongolian Khans must submit to the Ming Dynasty and accept the Ming Emperor's enthronement. What do you think?"

Zhu Cilang knew in his heart that it was unrealistic to destroy the entire Mongol Empire in one fell swoop, because the tribe to which Abunai belonged was only a part of the entire Mongol Empire.

In addition to them, there are two other powerful tribes on the Mongolian grasslands.

Even the Jiannu failed to completely control the entire Mongolia.

Therefore, the Ming Dynasty can only support Abunai to become the new Mongolian Khan, so as to divide the power of the grassland and jointly fight against the Jiannu.

As for the future, we can only take it one step at a time.

However, in Zhu Cilang's view, solving the Mongolian problem is not difficult.

Think about how later generations solved the problem of nomadic peoples?
Of course, it is to vigorously develop firearms!

With the development and popularization of Ming Dynasty firearms, these nomadic peoples will eventually lose their former glory and become good at singing and dancing.

Zhu Cilang was confident that he could do this, so he was not worried that Abunai's power would grow stronger.

While Zhu Cilang was thinking about the future plan for the nomadic people, Abunai was also thinking about Zhu Cilang's proposal.

Although there is not much difference between submitting to the Ming Dynasty and submitting to the Jiannu, the difference is still obvious if you think about it carefully.

First of all, the Ming Dynasty was not a nomadic people like the Jiannu. They would not think of invading their grasslands. At most, it was just nominal rule, and the Mongols could still own their grasslands.

Secondly, he could become the new Great Khan of Mongolia in a legitimate way, preserve the glory of his ancestors, and take this opportunity to gather those Mongols who were still resisting the Jiannu.

However, these promises were impossible to fulfill for the Jiannu, because they were also a nomadic people and they would actually invade the Mongolian grasslands.

They will also treat him as a puppet, deprive him of his freedom, and make him live without dignity.

His brother was proof of that, and he didn't want to make the same mistake again.

After careful consideration, Abunai finally made a decision.

He looked at Zhu Cilang with a firm gaze and said respectfully:
"Your Highness, I agree to your terms and am willing to submit to the Ming Dynasty."

Qiqige, who was standing by, was about to speak when she heard this, but was stopped by Abunai with a look.

Because Abunai knew that Qiqige would not say anything good.

But this cannot be blamed on him, after all, he is just a woman.

Zhu Cilang did not care about this. He just smiled and said to Abunai:
"Congratulations on making the wisest choice. Believe me, if you submit to the Ming Dynasty, your people will live a better life." "The Ming Dynasty can provide you with food, ironware, tea, salt and other supplies, so that your people will no longer suffer from hunger."

"If you wish, I can even send people to help you build a city on the Mongolian grasslands."

Don't think that Zhu Cilang is kind-hearted. In fact, he has extremely evil intentions.

As we all know, the reason why the Han army has never been able to completely eliminate the nomadic peoples is ultimately because the nomadic peoples have no fixed place to live.

Whenever the Han army attacked, they would always run away without a trace, making it impossible for the Han army to find them.

But if the nomadic people have cities, it will be much easier to find them, after all, cities will not run away!
When the time comes, we will surround the city, set up cannons, and bombard it fiercely and that’s it!

Abunai seemed to have thought of this as well. After all, there was a saying among their nomadic people that cities could not be built under any circumstances.
Sure enough, what Qiqige said was right!

Although the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty in front of him is young, his mind is indeed very vicious!
Thinking of this, Abunai finally spoke:

"Your Highness, let's talk about building the city later! What I want to know now is what specific help the Ming Dynasty can provide us?"

"What help do you need right now?"

Zhu Cixiang asked.

"I need to gather those Mongols who are willing to resist the Jiannu, but our grasslands have just been plundered by the Jiannu, and we are in urgent need of food, ironware, tea, salt and other supplies."

Abunai said.

Zhu Cilang nodded and said:

"The Ming Dynasty can provide all of these. How about this? I will first give you 10,000 dan of grain, 1,000 jin of pig iron, 1,000 jin of tea, 1,000 jin of salt, and 100,000 taels of silver."

"You can use these to gather your army first."

"But these things are not for free. You must prove your loyalty and declare to everyone that you submit to the Ming Dynasty and have completely broken with the Jiannu."

Abunai was a little dizzy from the supplies promised by Zhu Cilang.

Although these supplies were not too much, they were enough for him to form a team.

As for Zhu Cilang's conditions, they were nothing in his eyes. After all, he was at best a prince of a fallen country. What could he not agree to?

Therefore, he agreed without hesitation:

"In that case, it's a deal."

Zhu Cilang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then continued:

"These things will be delivered to you within two days, but from now on, if you want anything else, you will have to exchange it for cattle, sheep, and horses."

"Whether you rob the Jiannu or steal other people's cattle, sheep, and horses, you can exchange them for anything you want in the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty will open a trade specifically for you. No matter how many cattle, sheep, and horses you bring, the Ming Dynasty will accept them all!"

Although Zhu Cilang was willing to help Abunai, except for the first time for free, if he wanted help again, he would have to exchange cattle, sheep and horses.

After all, he is not a philanthropist.

These cattle, sheep and horses can be given to the cavalry, while the cattle and sheep can be used to improve the food of the border troops and the Beijing camp.

As for where Abunai was going to get the cattle, sheep and horses, Zhu Cilang had no control over it.

Abunai did not refute when he heard this.

He also knew that he couldn't keep taking without giving anything in return, as that would be too unfair.

However, at this moment, he suddenly thought of something and asked:
"I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sent someone to arrest my sister Qiqige yesterday? Is that true?"

Zhu Cilang was speechless for a moment after hearing this, but still nodded.

"That's true, but I must clarify that this was done privately by my servants and has nothing to do with me."

"And I didn't do anything to her. She should have told you that, right?"

Fang Zhenghua, who was standing by, quickly stepped forward, looked at Abunai and Qiqige with a smile and said:
"I'm truly sorry, both of you. I misunderstood the Crown Prince's intentions, which is why I acted so disrespectfully. I apologize to you both!"

Abunai was not angry when he heard this. After all, if Fang Zhenghua had not done this, he might not have met Zhu Cilang.

He just looked at Fang Zhenghua in surprise, as if he had not expected that the person who had taken action before would be a eunuch beside Zhu Cilang.

As for Qiqige, she was extremely angry at this moment, and her eyes looked as if she wanted to eat Fang Zhenghua.

Then Abunai continued:
"In that case, I have another request."

"What request?"

Zhu Cilang didn't know what Abunai would say next, and couldn't help but feel curious.

Abunai took a deep breath and said as if he had made up his mind:

"I hope His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can marry my sister Qiqige!"

As soon as the words came out.

Not only Zhu Cilang was shocked, but even Qiqige, Li Ruolian and others were shocked!

(End of this chapter)