After the Tatar envoy Amuto paid homage to Emperor Hongde, the war in Datong continued.
By this time, the two sides had been fighting for more than half a year.
In half a year, Zhong Ming relied on his bravery and led his Xuanjia Guards to win consecutive battles against the Tatars. When the Tatars finally became unsustainable, the Tatar envoy Amuto came to Datong again and saw him in the military tent. General Xue.
He half-knelt on the ground, lowered his head slightly and said, "General, I came here on my father's orders to negotiate peace with your country."
Xue Wei smiled and said: "Look, after months of fighting, wouldn't it have to be beaten on the table in the end? If I had known now, a few months ago, I would personally go to your Tatar Ministry to talk with you, how could you Didn’t you respond?”
Amuto took a deep breath, lowered his head and said: "General, some of your country's previous conditions..."
"My tribe cannot accept this."
Xue Wei said lightly: "Is it acceptable now?"
Amuto was silent for a moment and then said: "Now that many people have died, the tribesmen have no way to oppose it."
Xue Wei smiled confidently, squinted his eyes, and said softly: "Then how should we talk? Will you, the Tatar Khan, come over to talk to me, or will he send you to Yanjing to talk to our court?"
Amuto lowered his head and said: "What my father means is to temporarily cease the war and we send envoys to your capital for peace talks."
Xue Wei gave a faint "hmm" and then said: "Let's do this, you send people to Yanjing, I will not stop you."
Amuto bowed his head and thanked him.
Xue Wei looked at him and asked with a smile: "You speak Chinese well, who did you learn it from?"
"There are some tribes...there are some Han people, and I learned Chinese from them."
Hearing this, Xue Wei was a little unhappy.
Because he knew that all the Han people in the Tatar tribe were taken captive by the Tatars. Although most of them were not taken captive by him, they were indeed the Han people they robbed.
Seeing that Xue Wei's face was not good-looking, Amuto leaned forward and said: "General, the Han people in my department are living much better now than before."
Xue Wei didn't even look at him, but turned to look at Xue Bei aside, and said calmly: "When the Tatar envoys arrive, you can take them to Yanjing and report the situation to the court."
Xue Bei bowed his head deeply.
Amuto stood up and looked at Zhong Ming who was standing aside. He looked at Zhong Ming tremblingly, and then said, "Excuse me, is this General Zhong?"
Zhong Ming raised his eyes and glanced at him.
"Is something wrong?"
Amuto swallowed his saliva, gave Zhong Ming the Tatar courtesy, and said: "General Zhong, we Tatars respect the strong the most. You are the only strong man Amuto has seen in his lifetime. Please accept my courtesy." ."
Zhong Ming frowned and helped him up. He was introverted by nature, but he didn't know what to say at this moment.
After Amutuo left, Zhong Ming looked at Xue Wei, shook his head and said: "The last general killed so many Tatars, but this Tatar saluted the last general. It's really weird."
Xue Wei said calmly: "This is the scary thing about the Tatars. They naturally respect the strong, and among the tribes, there will be no warriors."
Zhong Ming was thoughtful.
Xue Wei looked at him and said with a smile: "Brother Zhong has made great achievements in this battle. I have written a petition for you. Do you want to take a look?"
Zhong Ming shook his head and said: "The general is the one who makes the decision. The last general only made some meager achievements under the leadership of the general."
Xue Wei looked at him and said: "After this battle, how can Brother Zhong be promoted to a third-rank general? Otherwise, he could just stay in Datong or Taiyuan and work with me."
Zhong Ming hesitated for a moment, then shook his head slightly and said: "General, Duke Ling treats the junior general very well, and the junior general has to go back to him to return his orders."
Xue Wei touched his chin and pondered for a moment, then nodded and smiled: "That's the truth. When I met General Ling a few years ago, he also mentioned that Brother Zhong would take over from him. You should go back to him. "
"Don't dare."
Zhong Ming hurriedly lowered his head and said: "How can the last general be so virtuous and capable..."
"We Huai'an army brothers."
General Xue waved his hand and said carelessly: "Don't talk about these nonsense. When it comes to military exploits, you are no worse than anyone else. When it comes to how virtuous I am, I was just a stinky Qiu Ba. Now I am also a guard." A general at the border?"
"Unfortunately…"
General Xue sighed with emotion: "There is no more Zhu Zhenren to beat us. These past ten years have been extremely unpleasant."
Hearing this, Zhong Ming couldn't help but smile.
"The general is still the same general as before."
After the two talked for a while, Zhong Ming stood up and left the commander's tent. General Xue turned to look at his son, raised his head and took a sip of wine, and then said.
"After arriving in Yanjing, remember to go to see the new Majesty first, and then go to see Duke Shen. Don't be stupid."
Xue Bei lowered his head and said: "My son is not stupid, so he naturally knows."
General Xue said "hmm" and said carelessly: "When the time comes, don't forget to ask Mr. Shen to arrange a marriage for you. When you return to Taiyuan, bring back a daughter-in-law for your father."
The young general was still an innocent boy at this moment. Hearing this, his face turned red and he lowered his head and said, "Dad, what are you talking about..."
"What nonsense am I talking about?"
General Xue snorted: "That guy Ling Su can pick a granddaughter from a prince's family as his daughter-in-law. How are you worse than him?"
Having said this, General Xue raised his head and looked outside the tent with a smile.
"At this moment, your marriage may be better than that of the son of the Lingsu family."
Now, the new emperor has been in power for a short time, and it is time to win over people's hearts, especially these border generals.
General Xue Wei saw this very clearly.
At this moment, if Shen Yi were present, he would probably laugh and scold Xue Da, saying that you have learned a lot.
It's a pity that the two of them haven't seen each other for a long time.
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Half a month later, Xue Bei arrived in Yanjing with the Tatar envoys, paid homage to the emperor, and expressed his intention to come. Emperor Jianlong was very happy.
After all, for the emperor, there are not many political achievements worth showing off. In addition to expanding the territory, the one that is more prominent is the "Siyi Binfu".
Now, the arrogant Tatar tribe took the initiative to seek peace, which was regarded as a political achievement for the new emperor, and he was naturally very happy.
This will help consolidate his current unstable throne.
Therefore, Emperor Jianlong, after consulting several prime ministers, greatly commended Zhong Ming's generals and soldiers, as well as the Datong garrison.
Especially this time, Xue Bei, who brought the Tatars to Beijing, was personally received by Emperor Jianlong, and he was given the title of Wu Sanguan of the fifth rank.
After all the procedures were completed, Xue Bei finally got out of the court. On the morning of the second day after arriving in Yanjing, he came to Shen Hou's Mansion and asked to see Shen Yi.
The son of an old friend, Shen Yi naturally would not stop him at the door. Not long after, he was led to Shen Yi's study by Tian Chong. After entering the study, Xue Bei knelt down without saying a word and kowtowed.
"Xue Bei came to see Mr. Shen."
When Mr. Shen heard this, he frowned and said, "Why did you change your name?"
Xue Bei quickly changed his tune.
"Meet uncle."
Mr. Shen then smiled, raised his hand and said, "Get up, sit down and talk."
After Xue Bei sat down, Shen Yi handed him some tea and asked with a smile: "How are your parents?"
"all good."
Shen Yi looked at him and said "tsk".
"He's so tall, he looks just like your father."
"Did your aunt-in-law not bully your mother and son all these years?"
Xue Bei quickly shook his head: "No, no, my eldest mother treated us very well."
Mr. Shen smiled and said: "Speaking of which, you have to thank me for your son being born into this world."
Xue Bei scratched his head, not sure why.
"Back then, when your father was still in the coastal capital, he was making a fuss about me going to the north to fight. I told him that the war was dangerous and if there were no men and women left to pass on the incense, I would not take him there."
Shen Yi smiled and said: "At that time, he was the commander of the Guangzhou Guard, so he found your mother and got you."
Xue Bei suddenly realized it, lowered his head and said: "No wonder, my mother is from Guangdong, but I grew up in Taiyuan..."
Mr. Shen looked at him and asked with a smile: "You are old enough, do you want to marry a wife?"
Xue Bei's face turned red and he lowered his head and said: "Uncle Mingjian, this is arranged by my father. My nephew...nephew, I don't have any ideas."
Shen Yi smiled and said, "Then we won't arrange it for you?"
Xue Bei looked up at Shen Yi, a little stunned.
Mr. Shen laughed and said: "To tease you, your father has already spoken. I have been helping you look for people these days. When you arrive in Yanjing..."