Chapter 793 892 Chaos in the Imperial Court

"Such an action may cause harm. Moreover, there were no Han people 30 years ago, and we did not lose anything. Now there are Han people, but many have been lost, and the leader of the army has also gone away. It is the Han people who are causing my trouble. If the Han people are exchanged for the Han people, both families will be safe."

This is what Yi Kehatun said to him last night, and it now comes to Altan Khan's mind.

Many relatives around Altan Khan are dissatisfied with Zhao Quan and others in Bansheng City who often gather Mongolian troops to attack the Ming Dynasty.

There are many reasons for dissatisfaction, the most important of which is that they see Zhao Quan and others gathering a large number of Han people in Bansheng City and becoming powerful, but they do not attack the Ming Dynasty, but only let Mongolia send troops.

The Mongolian troops are warriors of their tribe who fight to the death.

Look at Bansheng City now, where tens of thousands of Han people have lived. In the long run, will the grassland be the grassland of the Mongols or the grassland of the Bansheng Han people?

Altan Khan will understand these principles, but sometimes he has to remain silent.

But now, the conditions that Bao Chongde just mentioned made him a little tempted.

He was of course willing to exchange his grandson with those Han rebels in Bansheng.

As for the captured Han slaves in various tribes, he didn't care whether they were returned or not. The slaves in the tribes were not only Han people, but also people from other tribes in the Western Regions.

So it seemed to be a disadvantage to exchange so many people for the return of Han Naji, but Altan Khan didn't really care. Who said that Han Naji had the blood of the Golden Family flowing in his body, which was countless times nobler than these people.

But to pay tribute to the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, that was to ask him to bow to the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and to use bowing to exchange for trade. Is this exchange worth it?

He didn't worry that the Ming people would go back on their word. To be honest, even if he asked for tribute and the Ming people didn't give him trade, he would naturally not admit that he had asked for tribute, and his grandson was back.

The loss was actually the Han people.

But he could let them go today and catch them again tomorrow.

However, Altan Khan still wanted to fight for it again and could not give up so easily.

Thinking of this, Altan Khan said: "I am the Khan of Mongolia, and the Emperor of Ming is the Emperor of Ming. We should be equals, so why should we ask for a title?

Other conditions can be considered by this Khan, as long as you send Han Naji back and open up trade."

"Khan, if you don't ask for a title, it will be difficult for His Majesty the Emperor of our country to agree to your request for trade. Only when the Khan recognizes the status of His Majesty the Emperor of Ming as the Lord of the World, His Majesty will agree to trade and provide you with the materials you need for survival.

To put it bluntly, if the Khan does not ask for a title, what does the life and death of the Mongols on the grassland have to do with His Majesty?

Not at all.

Only by asking for a title, the Mongols will be regarded as the subjects of the Emperor of Ming. They live on the grassland and need salt, tea and other materials to survive. His Majesty will agree to provide them."

Bao Chongde was thinking quickly at this moment.

As a native who has lived here for many years, he certainly knows how urgent the Mongols' demand for Ming materials is.

Haven't you seen countless caravans, in order to make money, give a lot of silver to the border guards, just to let them enter the prairie to do business.

This business has high profits, because the Mongols are willing to pay high prices for these things.

Why do we need to trade? In fact, it is for Mongolia to obtain supplies from the Ming Dynasty in large quantities.

There, the price may not be cheaper than the price sent by the caravan to the grassland, but the quantity is definitely not comparable to that of the caravan.

Knowing the needs of the Mongols, Bao Chongde will naturally magnify the importance of these supplies infinitely to make Altan Khan tempted.

In fact, it doesn't matter whether Altan Khan agrees or not. He already feels that his trip should be safe, and he will not be detained by the Mongols in exchange for Hanaji, that's enough.

If he can successfully promote Governor Wang's plan, he will probably get more rewards after returning to the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, Bao Chongde is not worried about his own safety at this moment, but wants to get more.

"Rong Ben Khan, think about it."

Altan Khan said.

As Bao Chongde said before, what does the life and death of the Mongols have to do with the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty?

Moreover, the initiative is not in the hands of Altan Khan, but in the hands of the Ming people.

It can be said that all his weaknesses are in the hands of the Ming people. If he does not agree to the request just made by Bao Chongde, the two sides will continue to maintain the status quo and continue to be hostile.

But Sunzi, and the mutual trade he has been looking forward to will become a bubble.

In fact, he had asked Emperor Jiajing for a title in exchange for mutual trade, but that was before the Gengxu Incident.

After being deceived by the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he completely gave up this idea.

Moreover, the victory on the battlefield also made him despise the Ming people.

If he had not been getting older in recent years and felt powerless many times, he would still think that the Mongolians were stronger than the Ming Dynasty.

But back to reality, the strength of the Ming border army has indeed improved in recent years, and it is difficult for him to find opportunities to break through the border wall and plunder at will.

Moreover, the Ming general Ma Fang would occasionally sneak attack the hinterland of the grassland, causing trouble for him.

Bao Chongde was taken away and a separate tent was found for them to live in.

Bao Chongde returned to his men. They were all very nervous outside, fearing that they would be captured or killed by the Mongols if they disagreed.

"Sir, when can we leave here?"

"Yes, we can't let go of the worries in the Mongols' territory."

When Bao Chongde arrived at the tent, he was surrounded by his men, and they started talking at once.

In fact, there is only one purpose. They want to go back as soon as possible. Only by returning to the Great Wall can they feel safe.

"Okay, don't worry."

Bao Chongde glanced at his men and spoke to calm their uneasy mood.

"We should be able to go back safely this time. Don't forget, the Governor controls Altan Khan's grandson.

If he really wants to harm us, won't he worry about his grandson suffering in Datong? "

Bao Chongde paused for a moment when he said this, and thought for a while before continuing: "You also know the purpose of coming here this time. The Governor wants to make peace with Altan Khan, and let them use Bansheng's White Lotus cultists and those who were The Han people they captured were exchanged for Han Naji.

At the same time, Altan Khan was asked to pay tribute to the emperor in exchange for mutual trade.

You should all know that the Tatars came to grab things and arrest people because the court refused to trade with them and could not buy what they needed, so they came to rob them.

As long as the imperial court agrees to trade with each other, the possibility of another major war between the two sides will become smaller. "

"Sir, although we can't express these truths out loud, our hearts are like mirrors. It's useless for you to tell us this. You have to explain it to the officials and make them agree.

When I was still at home, I heard my father say that if the Tatars want to sue for peace, we will kill them directly without giving them a chance. "

"Yes, my uncle also told me about this."

Seeing everyone talking again and again, Bao Chongde felt a little irritable.

Would he not know this?

And what's the use of talking about it now? What he needs to consider is what answer Anda Khan will give him after thinking about it.

If he accepts those conditions, he seems to have made a great contribution.

But if you don't accept it and continue to negotiate terms, labor and management can successfully escape from the Mongolian camp.

At the very least, judging from what I saw today with Ada Khan, it seems that this master is not a bloodthirsty man, and he still has a chance to go back and report to Governor Wang.

"Stop talking, everyone should stay here for two days with peace of mind. Altan said that we must consider Governor Wang's conditions. Now we are not worried about our safety, but if Altan agrees to Governor Wang's words, we will go back You can get promoted and make a fortune.”

Bao Chongde said.

"But what if he doesn't agree?"

Someone else said inappropriately.

"If you don't agree, then just tell him his conditions. We are messengers. Just bring the news back and that's it, you idiot."

The person next to him slapped the man on the back of the head and lectured him.

"Yes, we are safe. We are messengers. Regardless of whether they accept it or not, we should be able to go back."

"Haha, it's safe, haha"

Suddenly, several people on one side became happy and laughed.

"Keep your voices down, there are Mongolian Tatar guards outside."

Bao Chongde stopped a few of his men who were a little out of control, and then continued: "Everyone, please be more honest these two days and don't make these guards unhappy.

At that time, if anyone commits trouble on Mongolian territory, life or death will have nothing to do with all of us.

Do you understand? "

"clear."

"I understand, it's actually pretty good here. There's kumiss and mutton every day. It's more comfortable than in the camp."

“There are really many cattle and sheep on this grassland, but I just can’t get enough of them, haha.”

Several of his subordinates immediately agreed.

In the past few days, apart from being worried that An Dahan would vent his anger on them, they were still in a state of anxiety, but they still lived a good life. They had food and wine every day, although they didn't have enough food.

They had such a life in Guan Nei. They couldn't even eat enough food in the military camp, let alone cook meat for them.

Bao Chongde stayed in the Mongolian camp with peace of mind, waiting for Anda Khan to give the results, and then they could happily return to the meeting. However, in the capital, the cabinet was troubled by the one after another backlash from the courtiers.

The first is the nobles. After all, Xu Wenbi, the Duke of Dingguo, is still relatively young, and his influence among the nobles is far less than that of the British Duke Zhang Rong. Many nobles in Beijing, especially those who are powerful on the border, are unanimously opposed to the war with the Mongols. Peace talks.

Zhu Xizhong, the Duke of Cheng, who had greater appeal, was completely aloof from the affairs of Datong because he was hinted by the emperor, and was determined not to reveal any thoughts.

In such an environment, the entire Xungui Group split into two factions, Duke Dingguo and Duke Yingying, attacking and blaming each other.

Dingguo Gong and his family accused the people on the British side of being selfish and seeking to maintain the war situation for their own selfish desires. The purpose was to earn millions of taels of military pay for the imperial court every year.

The British public line accused Duke Ding of forgetting their ancestors and their feud with the Mongols.

Not only did they accuse those nobles, but in their mouths, Wang Chonggu, the governor of Xuanda, was already the biggest traitor in the world, a scum among scholars, and even implicated his nephew Zhang Siwei for this.

These days, outside the residence of Zhang Siwei, the Minister of Civil Affairs, from time to time there are young masters from the Xungui family causing trouble, causing the Zhang residence to be in a state of unrest.

In the imperial court, the strongest backlash was from the Sixth Section. Ge Shouli of the Metropolitan Procuratorate also held similar views, so he did not impose any restrictions on the censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and allowed them to collude.

Although the censor could be present and speak during court discussions, he did not have the right to vote and was not of high enough rank, but it also created momentum for opposition.

Some officials who were originally wavering, but after being persuaded by several ministers in the cabinet, originally wanted to nod and agree, saw this battle and did not dare to express their stance.

The previous opposition, due to lack of support from senior officials, could mostly remain silent and only secretly asked Ke Dao Yanguan to come out to disrupt the situation. However, as Guo Qian arrived in Beijing from Nanjing and officially took over the Ministry of War, Guo Qian took the lead and other officials also Unable to bear it any longer, they all expressed their opposition to the peace proposal.

With Guo Qian taking the lead in opposing the peace negotiation, Zhang Shouzhi, the Minister of Household Affairs, also expressed his opposition. As for Ge Shouli, the left censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, there is no need to express his position anymore. Just look at the Metropolitan Procuratorate under his management. Know what it means.

However, the biggest headache for Wei Guangde was Zhu Heng, the minister of the Ministry of Industry who he thought he could persuade. This old boy was like a stone in a pit, smelly and hard, and was determined not to agree to Wei Guangde's lobbying.

Although Zhu Heng was not completely opposed to Wang Chonggu's suggestion, he only accepted the exchange of Han Naji for Zhao Quan and other White Lotus bandit leaders and the captured Han people. He could also accept the tribute of Anda Khan, but he was firmly opposed to the mutual trade.

Well, this alone is actually enough to sentence Wang Chonggu to death.

Anda Khan doesn't have the mentality of being humble. If it worked, he would have knelt before Emperor Jiajing.

Wei Guangde discussed the pros and cons of the peace negotiation with him, but Zhu Heng, like Zhang Shouzhi, was determined not to agree to peace talks with the Mongols.

In the past few days, several members of the cabinet went to Li Chunfang's room to discuss the development of the situation and count the votes in their hands. Even if it was known that the cabinet was forming cliques, they no longer cared about it.

"The mere act of forgetting our ancestors will prevent many people from choosing to support us."

Gao Gong analyzed, but there was nothing he could do at the moment.

From the founding of the Ming Dynasty to the present, it has never negotiated peace with the Mongols. Even when Emperor Yingzong was welcomed back, the Ming Dynasty actually did not agree to any of Oara's conditions. It was completely persuaded by Yang Shan, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites at the time. Also first.

Well, at that time, Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu actually didn't want his brother Zhu Qizhen to return to the country at all.

When Yang Shan was sent to the grassland to negotiate peace, he did not mention anything about welcoming back the Yingzong. This was also the main reason why Yang Shan encountered difficulties when he brought Zhu Qi Town back and entered the Great Wall.

As for some of the preferential treatment given to the Mongols by Yingzong after he regained power through the Seizing the Gate Incident, it was actually not considered a peace negotiation between the Ming Dynasty and Oara, but purely a personal relationship between Emperor Zhu Qizhen and Boyan Timur.

During those years when he was living in the grasslands, Boyan Timur, as the leader of the Mongolian Wara Tribe and the brother of Yexian, treated Zhu Qi Zhen kindly, so the relationship between the two was very good. It is said that when Zhu Qi Zhen left the grassland and returned to China, the two of them were still friends. It’s hard to say goodbye, and it’s hard to part with each other.

Even a strong man like Gao Gong found it difficult to deal with Ke Dao.

We had already taken away a few of the happy ones, but others appeared again.

You can't just replace all the subjects, it would be too ugly.

It's not that he can't deal with these people, it's mainly because of the timing.

They can only take revenge slowly. Now that they are together, they are thinking about who they can win over and how to persuade them. (End of chapter)