At this time, the only force that could come over to negotiate terms with Nanchen and convince Emperor Hongde that they were capable of cooperating with them were the Tatars further north.
Obviously, the Tatar Khan, who had received countless gifts from the Northern Qi Dynasty and married two princesses of the Northern Qi Dynasty, was not as honest as he seemed on the surface.
The Tatar tribe is still just a tribe on the northern grasslands. Although it has become more and more powerful in recent years, it has even been able to fight back and forth with Zhuli Zhenren. However, because the territory is too small and there are not enough territory resources, there is not enough territory.
s population.
There is no way to build a country.
They urgently needed a land large enough and a population large enough for them to establish their own country.
Emperor Hongde looked at the Tatar envoy quietly and suddenly smiled: "You speak Chinese very well. Are you Han?"
Unlike the Northern Qi Dynasty, which was almost completely Sinicized, few people in the Tatar tribe could speak Chinese. They were still an "uncivilized" alien race, and not many people could speak Chinese.
The envoy bowed slightly and said: "To answer your Majesty's question, the foreign minister is indeed a Han. He just grew up on the grassland and assisted our great Khan."
Emperor Hong De rubbed his eyebrows and continued: "Since you are a Han, you should know that Yandu is the ancient capital of my country, and it is also my ancestral home. Several generations of my ancestors are buried near Yandu. You
Where do you have the courage to ask me for the capital of Yan?"
The envoy's name was Mu Tuo. He lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, more than seventy years have passed since what happened back then. Now the capital of Dachen has long been settled in Jiankang. Everyone in the world knows that Jiankang is the capital of the country."
It is the capital of Dachen."
"Not to mention whether Da Chen has the ability to defeat Northern Qi, even if he does, after taking back the capital of Yan, will your majesty move the capital immediately?"
This is indeed a big problem.
The relocation of the capital is by no means a small matter. Da Chen was forced to move to the south, but he did take root in the south.
Today's Jiankang is already a very prosperous and qualified capital city.
It's just that Da Chen has not officially acknowledged it because of his face.
And moving the capital is by no means an easy task.
The imperial gentry had already taken root near Jiankang, and the expatriates who had migrated south had become serious Jiangnan people after several generations.
Letting them return to the north all at once would be a huge pressure.
The Ming Dynasty in another world had already taken root here only thirty-four years after its founding in Jiankang. It took Zhu Laosi nineteen years to successfully move the capital with almost as much prestige as the founding emperor.
The messenger Mu Tuo lowered his head and said calmly: "Besides, if your Majesty is unwilling to cooperate with our country, not to mention whether your Majesty can defeat Zhu Li Zhenren and take back Yandu, even if you can do it, that
At that time, my vitality will definitely be severely damaged, and my body will be bruised and bruised."
"I, the Great Khan, do not want to be someone who takes advantage of others' danger, so I asked the foreign ministers to go south to meet His Majesty and discuss cooperation to destroy Qi. If cooperation fails, I, the Great Khan, will take advantage of the situation and go south."
He raised his head to look at Emperor Hong De, then lowered his head cautiously, and said, "At that time, His Majesty's Northern Expeditionary Army may not even be able to come back."
This is what Emperor Hong De is really thinking about.
He was indeed a little worried. When both Chen and Qi were beaten to the point of being bruised and bruised, the Tatar tribe would take advantage of the situation and move south, and they might not be able to withstand it by then.
Emperor Hongde raised his eyebrows: "Is the envoy threatening me?"
"Foreign ministers don't dare."
Mu Tuo lowered his head and said respectfully: "I just want to explain the situation clearly to Your Majesty."
He paused and continued: "Your Majesty may not know that Northern Qi has transferred the frontier troops they placed in the north. Now our army can move south unimpeded."
Emperor Hongde had no expression on his face.
"Tell me, what can you do?"
Mu Tuo lowered his head and bowed: "Your Majesty, each of us will take his own place."
What this means is that south of Yanmen Pass, Da Chen will fight on his own.
To the north of Yanmen Pass, where the Tatars need it, the Tatars themselves will conquer it.
This plan still sounds very fair.
But now, most of the troops of the Northern Qi Dynasty are stationed in the south, and the Tatar tribe has not said when they will take action. Therefore, if we consider it from a practical perspective, Nanchen may still be the loser.
Emperor Hong De was not an emperor to be fooled. He thought for a while and continued to ask: "If this method is followed, when will your country send troops?"
Muto lowered his head.
"After your majesty agreed, the foreign ministers returned at night. After the general returned to our country, I, the Great Khan, immediately sent troops south to assist the Han Emperor in annihilating the Northern Qi Dynasty and sweep away the Han family's seventy-year haze."
Mu Tuo continued to lower his head and said: "After our troops attack the capital of Yan, we will definitely capture a lot of the Northern Qi royal family. They will all be sent to Jiankang and handed over to His Majesty the Han Emperor."
This Tatar envoy is very good at talking.
The words "Huang Huang" were spoken twice, which was very helpful to Emperor Hongde.
However, since he had been an emperor since he was a child, he had heard such flattering words countless times. He quickly came to his senses and chuckled: "I still need to think about this matter."
His Majesty the Emperor also paused and continued: "However, if your country allows me, Da Chen, to take back the sixteen states of Yanyun, including the capital of Yan, and cooperate between the two parties, I will agree immediately."
"After I take back my homeland, I can recognize your country as the founding of the country in the north, and recognize your country as the lord of the grassland."
Mu Tuo's expression changed slightly, he lowered his head slightly and said: "Your Majesty, our troops have already crossed the grassland."
"You are refusing to give up any ground. After the foreign minister returns, he will not even be able to mention it to me."
"You have your conditions, and I also have mine."
Emperor Hong De smiled and said: "It's called discussion when there is discussion and consideration."
Mu Tuo took a deep breath, lowered his head and said: "In this case, the foreign minister bids farewell to His Majesty the Han Emperor and returns to the north."
Emperor Hong De also took a breath, squinted his eyes, and said, "Then I will send him off not far away."
"When the envoy returns to the north, if he passes through Shandong, he can go and see my commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition."
Mu Tuo frowned, lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty the Emperor of Han, could it be that Lord Shen has the final say in the major affairs of this country?"
"I have the final say."
The emperor smiled and said: "But I am hesitant now and will have to think about it for a while."
"I am a person who is very good at accepting advice."
Mu Tuo was thoughtful and lowered his head slightly: "My foreign minister understands that if you pass by Lord Shen, you should pay him a visit."
He bowed, said goodbye and left.
Emperor Hong De did not get up and watched Mu Tuo leave. He picked up the tea again and lowered his head to drink tea.
To be honest, the conditions proposed by the Tatar Ministry this time have already made him very excited.
After all, he, the Emperor of Chen, was born in Jiankang and raised in Jiankang. He has not experienced the events of seventy years ago. It would be best if he could restore his homeland.
But it is not easy for the imperial court to support the Northern Expedition now.
Now, even Shen Yi himself does not dare to say that the Northern Expedition will definitely win.
But with the support of the Tatar tribe, the difficulty of this Northern Expedition will suddenly decrease!
Being able to take back the south of Yanmen Pass, his current emperor cannot even be described with the word "Zhongxing"!
It can be said to be a re-creation of the world!
Except for Emperor Taizu, there is no other person with such great achievements in the history of Dachen!
The only thing that made Emperor Hongde hesitate was what Shen Yi once said to him.
To the north of Zhu Li Zhenren, there are even more fierce and terrifying enemies.
If he directly cooperated with the Tatars, not to mention what Shen Yi thought, even if this cooperation was implemented, the imperial court successfully recovered the south of Yanmen Pass and completed the Hongde Zhongxing. Dachen once again reached its peak and its national power was strong, allowing the Tatars to People dare not go south.
But after the end of the Hongde Dynasty, the next Emperor Chen may face an enemy that is more difficult to deal with than Northern Qi.
Thinking of his sons, Emperor Hongde did not respond.
He watched Mu Tuo go away, remained silent for a long time, and then slowly said: "Gao Ming."
Eunuch Gao stood up, lowered his head slightly and said, "My servant is here."
"Keep an eye on this MUTO."
Emperor Hongde said expressionlessly: "He is not allowed to contact any ministers of Jiankang, especially several prime ministers, six ministries and nine ministers."
Eunuch Gao lowered his head: "I understand."
Emperor Hong De took a deep breath and continued: "I want to write a letter to Shen Yi. In a moment, you can ask the inner guards to rush it to him six hundred miles away."
Eunuch Gao bowed his head again.
"yes."
Emperor Hong De grabbed the brush on the table, pondered for a while, and then began to write.
After writing roughly what happened, the letter began to wrap up.
When it came to the last paragraph, Emperor Hong De put pen to paper.
"There seems to be something feasible for the country and the dynasty."
"If you pretend to be a snake, you will destroy the Northern Qi first."
"After a few years, regain your strength and start plotting again."