Chapter 933 Threat
This time, Zhu Hongsan came to Mongolia under the pretext of visiting Liaodong in the north to contact a group of Mongolian Taiji people to deal with the rise of Junggar Mongolia in the northwest. Therefore, Zhu Hongsan had to meet the most powerful force in Mongolia in the south of the desert, Wu Keshan, the great Khan of the Mongolqin in the Mongols in the south of the desert.
But those who know political science know that if you ask someone for help, you will lose the wrong way, not to mention that Zhu Hongsan doesn’t have the second deck of cards to play. So for more than half a month, Zhu Hongsan has been thinking about what to say after meeting Wu Keshan, so that these Mongolian local buns cannon fodder cannon fodder for themselves.
Although the Mongols were simpler, they were not stupid. Zhu Hongsan also knew that these small methods might not work. At the beginning, he planned to subdue the Korqin tribe with his strength, so Zhu Hongsan wanted to find a tribe to slaughter and establish his authority.
But now the appearance of Ezhe made Zhu Hongsan think of the second way, which was to use the emperor to command the princes. Although the Mongolians were a mess, all tribes were in charge of their own affairs. However, everyone still recognized the title of Lin Dankhan, the common ruler of the grassland. After all, the name of Hutuktu Khan was given to him by dozens of Mongolians in the south of the Moon and Mongolians in the north of the Moon.
The name of Hutuktu Khan is unusual. The full name of Lin Danhan's title is "Lin Dan Hutuktu Holy Wu Genghis Ming Xue Chan in the battle of invincible and great Chakra Valdi Taizong, the Jade Emperor of the Heavenly Universe, the Golden Wheel Dharma King". This title also proves Lin Danhan's desire to restore Genghis Khan's great glorious ambition.
Although Lin Dankhan is dead and the Chahar tribe has declined, the title of Hutuktu Khan still has a certain appeal in some matters, such as calling on Genghis Khan's descendants to jointly deal with the mortal enemy Wei Lat Mongolia, which is now the Junggar Khanate.
Zhu Hongsan immediately changed his expression and smiled and said to Ezhe: "Don't talk about anything else. Your father Lin Danhan was named King Shunyi by my Ming Dynasty. Now I am the leader of the Ming Dynasty. I am also the younger brother of Emperor Chongzhen. In this way, it should be your uncle!"
In fact, according to the genealogy of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Hongsan should be Chongzhen's nephew, but Zhu Hongsan bullied Ezhe and did not understand these, so he fooled the simple Mongolian man here.
Ezhe didn't know the lengthy family genealogy of the Han people, but Zhu Hong was older than Ezhe, and today Ezhe came to seek the Ming Dynasty, so Ezhe felt that it would be fine if he recognized an uncle.
Ezhe bowed and said, "Since that's the case, I'm going to be high. Ezhe pays homage to uncle!"
Zhu Hongsan held Ezhe's hand and said with a smile: "Okay! Come! Hold a banquet to entertain my eldest nephew!"
Of course, the emperor prepared a meal very quickly. Soon, his eunuch prepared a banquet in the big tent. Zhu Hongsan pulled Ezhe and sat down to drink and eat.
Zhu Hongsan drank a few glasses of wine and asked, "Big nephew, I heard you want to form an alliance with me?"
This is the first time that Ezhe has drunk such delicious white wine. He just visited me to satisfy his cravings and forgot about important things. Now, when he heard Zhu Hongsan talk about it, he remembered that he still has important things to do today.
"Uncle, that's exactly that! My nephew heard that Wu Keshan from Korqin was close to the Qing Dynasty. Wu Keshan sent troops to fight with his uncle back then, so today my nephew brought 30,000 elite cavalry from our Chahar tribe to help him. Let's deal with Korqin together!"
Zhu Hongsan cursed in his heart when he heard Ezhe saying this: Everyone says Mongolians are simple, but it doesn’t seem to be certain! This Ezhe is so fucking able to brag, and he also has 30,000 elite cavalrymen. Do you think I’m blind? What do you think your cavalry looks like if you can’t see what you are like?
"Haha, the cavalry brought by my eldest nephew is indeed very elite. Some of the cavalry have white beards. I wonder if it is the tradition of the Chahar tribe?"
Ezhe was told by Zhu Hongsan that his old face turned red and he quickly explained: "Uncle, please rest assured. Although our soldiers from the Chahar tribe are old, they are all first-class heroes, one who can fight ten Korchin's pustules!"
Zhu Hongsan heard Ezhe bragging and didn't want to expose him, but said, "Big nephew, I had a holiday with Wu Keshan in the past, but now it's different. In order to please me, Wu Keshan presented his daughter Meng Guqing to me. How could I raise troops to attack my father-in-law? My nephew should find someone else!"
In the past, Ezhe was in Yizhou, Liaodong, and he didn't know that Meng Guqing was offered by Wu Keshan, but was stolen by Zhu Hongsan. Now, he heard Zhu Hongsan say this and quickly said: "Uncle, you must not believe the old guy Wu Keshan. Wu Keshan married the Qing Dynasty for three generations, and he must still be facing the Qing Dynasty. My nephew also heard about one thing, the little emperor of Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty is now hiding in Korqin."
There was no news after Shunzhi ran from Beijing. Zhu Hongsan was arrested by Zhao Guodong from Liaodong for many years but he had not been arrested. Zhu Hongsan thought Shunzhi was unlucky and died in the wilderness, but he didn't expect to go to Korqin. Zhu Hongsan sent Tong Tuchang to the envoy to Korqin Mongolia back then. Wu Keshan said it was very good that he cut off relations with the Qing Dynasty. Now it seems that Wu Keshan was not completely breaking it, and he was still betting on both ends.
Zhu Hongsan felt a stir when he learned about Shunzhi, but Zhu Hongsan was a mature politician and his thoughts were not superficial. Zhu Hongsan smiled and said, "The Qing Dynasty has now perished. What can a king of a devastated country do? If Wu Keshan wants to keep it, let him keep it!"
Ezhe was very anxious when he heard Zhu Hongsan say this. The news of Shunzhi was the most important news in his hands. According to his understanding, as long as the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty had known that Shunzhi was still alive and Wu Keshan took him in, the Ming Dynasty emperor would definitely eliminate the roots, so that he could rely on the Ming army to eliminate his feud Korqin tribe.
But now Zhu Hongsan's performance was beyond Ezhe's expectations. Unexpectedly, Zhu Hongsan was not moved at all, which made Ezhe lose his mind.
Ezhe stood up and said anxiously: "Uncle, the Manchus entered the pass and killed so many Han people back then. As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, don't you want to take revenge?"
"We can't blame the Qing Dynasty for all the things that happened back then. Emperor Chongzhen was caused by Li Zicheng's hang. The Qing Dynasty was also released by Wu Sangui. Now these two culprits are dead, and the Qing Dynasty has been destroyed, so I don't want to pursue it anymore! In addition, Emperor Shunzhi's mother Bumubutai has now become my concubine, and Shunzhi has become my godson, so I decided to let Shunzhi go and let him live well!"
The Mongolians emphasize blood revenge, and if you kill my family, I will kill your family to take revenge. So Ezhe really doesn't understand if you have a grudge against the Han people. But there is nothing we can do. The miserable man said he would not take revenge. What else can you do if you watch the fun? Ezhe had no choice but to sit on the chair and drink.
Zhu Hongsan was amused when he saw Ezhe's appearance. It seemed that the Mongols were really simple. This Ezhe was deceived by him. Zhu Hongsan believed in killing the roots and killing them all. Now that he knows the news about Shunzhi, he can still let him go? He just said that it was just that Zhu Hongsan didn't want to let Ezhe take the initiative in the negotiations, so he fooled him.
Zhu Hongsan looked at the silent Ezhe and asked with a smile: "Big nephew, do you have any worries?"
Ezhe sighed and said, "Uncle, you don't know the pain of your nephew. When he followed his father Lin Danhan to escape thousands of miles, he still couldn't escape the pursuit of the Qing Dynasty. After his father's death, his nephew surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. He originally thought that this would be the case in his life, but he didn't expect that the Qing Dynasty was defeated by his uncle, which made the nephew rekind hope. So the nephew gathered his father's old subordinates in Yizhou and wanted to return to Chahar's hometown to conquer the tribe that betrayed his father back then! But now Korqin's strength is countless times stronger than that, and the nephew is really willing but not capable enough!"
Of course, Ezhe, a barbarian who does not read, does not understand Chinese idioms. These are all added by the translation on the spot. Ezhe said sadly, and the aura infected the translation, so some tone words are added to create the atmosphere.
After hearing Ezhe's words, Zhu Hongsan asked, "Big nephew, do you really want to take revenge?"
Ezhe nodded, and Zhu Hongsan continued, "Big nephew, for the relationship between me and your mother, I decided to help you once and how about helping you become the Great Khan of Hutuktu?"
After hearing the translation, Ezhe couldn't believe his ears. After asking both sides for confirmation, he knelt in front of Zhu Hongsan with a gurgle and said, "Uncle, my nephew swears with the heaven of immortality that as long as the uncle avenges his father for his nephew and defeats the Korqin tribe, our Chahar tribe will always be a vassal of the Ming Dynasty for generations!"
This is already the greatest sincerity that Ezhe can bring out, but this unreliable guarantee is similar to wiping the butt and thighs in Zhu Hongsan's eyes, and there is no legal constraint at all. At the same time, Ezhe also misunderstood Zhu Hongsan's meaning. Zhu Hongsan said that it was to help him become the Khan of Hutuktu, and Ezhe thought that Zhu Hongsan wanted to avenge him.
Zhu Hongsan pulled Ezhe up and said, "Big nephew, you are wrong. What I said is to make you a great Khan of Hutuktu, not to avenge you!"
Ezhe only now knows what Zhu Hongsan means, but it’s okay to think about it. As long as he inherits the title of Hutuktu Khan of his father Lin Dankhan, he can order the Mongolian tribes to fight against the Korqin tribes together.
Ezhe made a good plan, but he didn't know that Zhu Hongsan said: "But I have a condition, that is, you and Wu Keshan reconcile! Chahar tribe and Korqin tribe reconcile! How about it?"
How can this be done? The feud between Chahar and Korqin is not just as simple as robbing my pasture, slaves, cattle and sheep, but blood feuds with hundreds of thousands of lives on both sides. This is really a feud formed by blood, and it is absolutely impossible to resolve!
"Uncle, this is absolutely not possible. When the Korqin tribe attacked us behind the scenes, more than 100,000 soldiers of our Chahar tribe died tragically under the iron hooves of the Qing Dynasty. This kind of blood feud must not be reconciled!"
Chapter completed!