After Jia Ke finished dealing with these mundane matters, he continued to look towards the north.
In recent years, the Tatars and the Central Plains dynasty have stopped fighting and recuperated. Therefore, they have recovered some of their vitality.
But the situation did not develop as Alslen Khan hoped to see.
Due to repeated defeats in the battle between the Tatars and Jia Ke, the morale of the Tatars has been destroyed. These people's fear of Jia Ke has exceeded Alslen Khan's imagination.
Now many tribal leaders are very dissatisfied with Arslen Khan's policy of opposing the Celestial Empire.
If Alsileng Khan hadn't cleaned up the grassland several times and executed all the opponents, the grassland would have been in chaos by now.
But Alsileng Khan did not take it lightly, because he knew that these tribes used to be his confidants or die-hard supporters, but now even they are opposed to his policies, which shows that there are already complaints on the grassland.
Things are indeed as Alsileng Khan guessed. On the current grassland, although they have achieved a huge victory in the war against the Western Regions, they feel that the gains are not worth the losses because of the continuous defeats against Jia Ke.
What's more important is that after so many years of continuous war, almost every grassland family has suffered population losses, and the new generation has not yet grown up, so ordinary herders are also very dissatisfied with their Khan.
Arslen Khan was also a tycoon. After he realized that he was in a crisis in power, he immediately thought of changing his ways and temporarily dormant. Otherwise, if he was not stable internally and there were powerful enemies externally, he might not be able to continue to be stable.
So Alslen Khan summoned the leaders of the various Tatar tribes in his royal tent to discuss the future strategy for the Central Plains.
Because of this conference, Alsileng Khan specially recruited Meng He who was grazing in the North Sea.
Since the last time Meng He made great contributions in the battle with Jia Ke, Alslen Khan was extremely afraid of him, so he gave him a large tribe on the surface and asked him to take charge. In fact, he kept him far away.
was sent away.
But this time it was related to the future direction of the Tatars. Alslen Khan was a little worried about other people's strategies, so he could only recall this wise and brave general.
During the time when the tribes came to the king's tent, they also exchanged opinions with each other. After all, this was related to the future direction of the Tatars.
However, these tribal leaders turned out to be surprisingly consistent in their will, which was to make good friends with the Central Plains people, call a truce and stop fighting.
Because these tribal leaders are now afraid, since Jia Ke was born, their invasion of the Central Plains has been suppressed, and their losses have become increasingly heavy, reaching an intolerable level.
The quality of life of these tribal leaders has also been greatly reduced. If Alsileng Khan's authority was not still there, they would have rebelled long ago.
A few days later, in Alsileng Khan's big tent, Alsileng Khan sat upright on the gold tiger-skin chair in the middle.
Sitting next to Arslen Khan was Meng He, and other tribal leaders were sitting below.
In front of them was placed a fragrant roast lamb, and these tribesmen were talking loudly while eating lamb and drinking kumiss.
After three rounds of drinking, Alslenkhan patted the table in front of him, and the tribal leaders below immediately fell silent.
Alslen Khan was still very satisfied with his own authority.
"Everyone, I think you all already know what I have called you to the king's tent to discuss. Then we don't need to talk nonsense. Everyone can express their opinions."
The tribal leaders below looked at each other, and finally used eye contact to push Aodengerel out to express their opinions.
Aodengelile has a high prestige on the grassland because he is quite wise. Under his governance, his tribe is very prosperous.
When Alsileng Khan saw this man standing up, he also cupped his hands as a sign of respect for him.
Aodengrile stood in the center of the big tent, thought about what to say, and then said to Alsileng Khan, who was sitting in the middle: "Great Khan, let me tell the truth, the overall strength of our grassland is different from that of the Central Plains.
The Celestial Empire is really far apart. The reason why we can always be on the offensive is because our grassland warriors are brave and good at fighting. However, this kind of offensive cannot last long. Once our army is exhausted, the opponent will take advantage of it. "
After Aodengeril finished speaking, the tribal leaders in the big tent whispered, and they all thought that Aodengeril had spoken out his true feelings.
"Great Khan, since ancient times, the grasslands and the Central Plains have been fighting each other. Decisive victory can only be achieved when the Central Plains are exhausted. Now, under the governance of Jia Ke, the Central Plains are becoming stronger and stronger, and they are becoming more and more aggressive. This has a great impact on our grassland.
It’s a big threat.”
After hearing this, Alslen Khan asked: "In this case, shouldn't we immediately raise a large army to conquer this threat?"
Aodengeril smiled bitterly, "The Central Plains is a vast country with vast resources and a dense population. Even if they fail a few times, it won't hurt them. But we Tatars only have a few million people. If there is a big failure,
There will be heavy losses.”
"In the past few battles with Jia Ke, we lost hundreds of thousands of warriors. Now a large part of the cavalry in the tribe were eliminated originally. With these people fighting against Jia Ke's arrogant soldiers, I'm afraid it won't be possible."
opponent."
Alsileng Khan was speechless after hearing this. He naturally understood his current situation in his heart.
If he didn't have hundreds of thousands of cavalry, not to mention the Central Plains team, even the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions would have rebelled by now.
"I understand what you all mean. Aodengelile, you go back first."
Odengeril sat back on his seat. This time he told everything about his thoughts, which could be regarded as worthy of Arslenk Khan's trust.
Alsileng Khan's face looked a little ugly when he was sitting there. In the past, he had deceived himself, thinking that he still had hundreds of thousands of cavalry under his command and was not afraid of Jia Ke.
But this time, I was anxious to fall into the hands of the tribe, and I realized that those people below had no intention of fighting anymore.
Alsileng Khan helplessly asked Meng He who was sitting aside: "General Meng He, tell me if you have any clever ideas."
Since Meng He became the leader of the tribe, his loyalty to Alslen Khan has reached a new level.
Although the place assigned to him by Alsileng Khan is relatively remote, it is still a step. He is in charge of the life and death of tens of thousands of people. This is different from the previous time when he was just an ordinary general in the royal tent. It can be said that it is a world of difference.
difference.
Since Meng He was determined to repay the favor, he naturally tried his best to answer Alsileng Khan's questions.
"Great Khan, we Tatars are weak now. If we continue to confront Jia Ke head-on, I'm afraid we Tatars will be separated and collapsed like those grassland peoples in the past."
Alsileng Khan was not a ungrateful person. He nodded after listening to Meng He's words, knowing that what he said was correct.
Meng He felt relieved when Alsileng Khan nodded in agreement with what he had just said, and continued: "Still, we can't fight head-on, so why not give in temporarily? In my opinion, the Central Plains China is a face-saving nation. As long as we
Say a few good words, and they will definitely stop fighting, so that we can recuperate, and in more than ten years, when our warriors grow up, we can compete with Jia Ke again."
After hearing this, Alsileng Khan agreed with Meng He's opinion, "The general's words are exactly what I want. But we have been at war with Jia Ke for so many years, how can we make him believe in our sincerity."
Meng He had already had a countermeasure, "Your Majesty, why don't you send someone to deliver the letter of credence and temporarily surrender to the Central Plains Celestial Empire, and at the same time ask Jia Ke to marry the princess to the Khan and make peace. In this way, Jia Ke may be able to rest assured."
.”
Alsileng Khan was satisfied after hearing this. Since ancient times, the Central Plains has had the habit of making peace with the grasslands to stabilize the grasslands.
As long as I send my credentials this time, I think Jia Ke will agree to it in order to stabilize the border.
After Arsileng Khan made up his mind, he said to the tribal leaders below: "Meng He's words are good advice. I have decided to do it according to Meng He's method. What do you think?"
The tribal leaders sitting below can agree to anything as long as they don't fight Jaq. Now that they can make peace and have a truce between the two sides, they naturally have no objections.
Arslen Khan saw that all the leaders had agreed, so he said to Aodengerel who was sitting below: "You are a famous wise man on the grassland. This time, you will be the envoy of the Southern Dynasty. What do you think?"
Sample?"
Aodengeril did not shirk the matter, "Since the Great Khan believes in me, I will naturally go all out."
Alsileng Khan nodded, then wrote his credentials on the spot and gave it to Aodengeril, asking him to take a few people to the Southern Dynasties.
After receiving the credentials, Aodengeril prepared for the whole night and headed south with a few servants the next day.
But he had just walked about 10 miles when he saw a group of people waiting for him in front.
Aodengeril set up an arbor and watched carefully. The person in front was Meng He, so he quickly pushed forward. The horse came in front of Menghe, and then turned over and dismounted. When Menghe saw Aodengeril coming in front of him, he also hurriedly
dismount.
After the two of them bowed each other, Aodengerel asked: "Meng He, the leader, is waiting here. Is it possible that I have something to say to you?"
Meng He nodded, and then said with a gloomy face: "This time you go to the Southern Dynasties to temporarily stabilize the border with the marriage plan. But I think Jia Ke is very tough. If you want Jia Ke to marry the princess into the grassland, I
I’m afraid there’s some trouble.”
Aodengeril immediately had a surprised look on his face, "In that case, why did the general come up with this plan to the Khan in the big tent?"