Meng He was a little gloomy now, "We, the Khan, are arrogant. The marriage plan I proposed was to marry our little princess to the Central Plains and become Jia Ke's princess, but I thought the Khan would not agree, so I
Thinking about testing Jia Ke, if he can agree to marry the princess of the Central Plains into the grassland, it will be the best of both worlds. If Jia Ke does not agree, you are telling Jia Ke that our little princess admires Jia Ke as a hero, and our great Khan also admires Jia Ke.
Agree to let the little princess enter Jia Ke's palace as a concubine."
After hearing this, Aodengelile was so frightened that he broke out in cold sweat.
"Meng He, you made the decision privately, and if the Great Khan knows about it in the future, how will my life be at risk?"
Meng He said to him with firm eyes: "If the Great Khan asks, just say that I forced you."
"Having said that, I still think we should discuss it with the Khan first."
"The Great Khan loves Princess Narengaowa like the apple of his eye. How could he agree to marry the princess away to the Southern Dynasty? We can only cut it off first and then tell the truth. When the two countries reach an agreement, the Great Khan will want to go back on his word, but there is no other way."
The more Aodengeril heard, the more frightened he became. This Meng He was simply crazy. If he really dared to do this, he might not even be able to survive.
When Meng He saw Aodengeril shaking his head like a rattle, he knew that he didn't have the guts to do this, but it was a taboo for the survival of the entire Tatar people. If he didn't do this, I'm afraid Jia Ke would not let go of the people on the grassland.
people.
So Meng He knelt on the ground and said, "Aodeng Rile, I beg you on behalf of the entire Tatar people. The situation of our tribe is very bad now. I think Jia Ke will make an expedition to the north soon. If Jia Ke's action is not stopped,
, our nation may disappear into thin air.”
When Aodengeril saw Meng He kneeling on the ground and begging, he thought to himself that the nation had begun to go downhill, while the Central Plains was soaring. If they continued to fight against each other, it would be a disaster.
So he could only help Meng He up, and then said helplessly: "I promised the general, but I will report this matter to the Great Khan before entering the southern border. This is the biggest compromise I can make."
Meng He was naturally overjoyed when he heard this. If the Great Khan disagreed, he might not be able to recover Odengeril.
So Meng He excitedly grabbed the other party's hand and shook it three times, "I represent millions of Tatar herdsmen. Thank you, general."
Aodengeril didn't say anything, he just waved his hand, then got on his horse and headed south.
After bidding farewell to Meng He, Aodengeril spent the night at dawn. After walking for more than ten days, he arrived outside Gubeikou.
The guard at Gubeikou did not dare to neglect after seeing a group of people coming from the grassland, and immediately waited on top of the city.
Aodengeril came to Gubeikou, got down and looked down, cupped his hands and said: "I am the Tatar envoy. On the order of Arslen Khan, I came to the Celestial Empire to present the letter of credence."
After hearing this, the guard general had some words and didn't know whether to let them in. After all, the two sides have always been hostile, and Alsileng Khan once used a trick to break through Gubeikou, so the guard general was afraid of this time.
Or is it the other party's trick.
When Aodengeril saw the other party's hesitation, he knew that it was the plan they had worked out the last time that made these people a little dissatisfied.
Then Aodengelile said: "General on the city, why don't you put down the bamboo basket and pull us up to the city, so that we don't have to open the city gate."
After hearing this, the guard on the city thought it made sense, so he shouted to the people on the city: "Leave all your weapons outside the city, and you are not allowed to bring any of them into the city."
Aodengeril did not hesitate and immediately threw the sword beside him to the ground. When the other followers saw that Odengeril had disarmed, they also took out all their weapons one by one.
When the people on the top of the city saw this, they put down the baskets and hoisted them up to the city one by one.
The guard took these people up to the city tower, but still did not relax his vigilance. He immediately ordered a large group of people to surround these people, and then said to them: "Although you are envoys, but we are waiting to return to the Bingming court, you will be here first."
Live in the small courtyard under the city tower."
Naturally, Aodengelile followed the local customs.
After the general settled the Tatars, he immediately wrote a report and sent a 800-mile express to the capital.
However, neither of them noticed that shortly after Aodengeril entered the Gubeikou, a small group of cavalry appeared on the horizon. They approached the Gubeikou very quickly and were two feet ahead of each other.
When we arrived near Gubeikou, we found that Aodengerel was not found, so we had no choice but to ride back.
It turned out that this was Aodengeril's plan to send Meng He away from the king's tent. When Alsileng Khan saw it, he was naturally furious.
Narengowa was Alsileng Khan's favorite daughter. Originally, he was not planning to marry her off, so he was thinking of choosing a good son-in-law for him near Busan Station, and then spending the rest of his life by Alsileng Khan's side.
Unexpectedly, Meng He and others dared to make their own decisions this time, which is quite remarkable.
So Alsileng Khan immediately sent out fast-horse cavalry to recall Odengeril, but it was still a step too late.
Besides, Jia Ke is in the capital, cleaning up the mess caused by Wang Yi being wiped out in one fell swoop.
This time, because of Jia Ke's purge, one hundred and eighty county magistrates in various places were kicked off. This shows how powerful Wang Yi is?
In addition, Jia Kehan found nearly 10 million taels of silver from Wang Yi's secret locations. After Jia Ke got this silver, he naturally did not want to let it mold in the warehouse.
All this money was used by Jia Ke in the firearms making workshop.
Since Jia Ke received the book given by the old lady a few years ago, he has invested millions of taels of silver every year in the production of firearms improvement technology.
Making this firearm is not as simple as people think. Although it can be slowly crafted in the hands of skilled craftsmen, such firearms cannot be equipped on a large scale, and their parts cannot be replaced with each other.
Therefore, these weapons can still be used for hunting by nobles. If they are used to equip the army, it will be a disaster for the logistics of the army.
Therefore, over the years, although the firearms workshop has produced qualified matchlocks and flintlock guns, Jia Ke has not equipped his troops.
Now with this investment of money, the next research and development will be accelerated even more. By then, as long as a primitive lathe can be made, the art of making muskets will be mature, and the processing of parts can also be accelerated.
At that time it will be time to equip troops on a large scale.
On this day, Jia Ke had just returned from a firearms offensive and defensive inspection on the outskirts of the city. As soon as he entered the Qianqing Palace to rest, Li Gui, who was on duty in the palace, came to report to Jia Ke.
"Master, I just received a report from Gubeikou, saying that the Tatars sent an envoy, and they are now resting in Gubeikou."
Jia Ke was a little surprised after hearing this. The Central Plains and the Tatars have been fighting for so many years and they have not sent envoys to each other. What happened this time? Could it be that Alslen Khan wanted to surrender?
This is absolutely impossible. Judging from Jia Ke's understanding of Alsileng Khan and others, he would not succumb to others even if he died and his family was destroyed.
So Jia Ke was no longer in the mood to rest, and returned to the Yangxin Palace with the eunuch who was with him.
As soon as Jia Ke entered the Yangxin Hall, he shouted to the eunuch inside: "Bring the memorial from Gubeikou."
Li Gui, who had always been with Jax, did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly came to the imperial court, dug out the wrinkles of Gubeikou among the pile of memorials, and then handed them to Jia Ke with both hands.
Jia Ke took the memorial and looked at it carefully. Then he put the memorial together and walked a few steps back and forth in the main hall of Yangxin Hall. Was he seen or not seen this time?
Jia Ke is not in the mood to negotiate peace with the Tatars now. The production of firearms is advancing rapidly. As long as the final production process problem is solved, mass production will be possible. By then, he will lead hundreds of thousands of musketeers northward.
At that time, the Tatars were nothing more than chickens and dogs.
So Jia Ke summoned all the ministers from the Military Aircraft Department to Yangxin Hall to discuss how to handle this matter.
Sun Yan and others had already returned home from the Yamen. When they suddenly received an order from Jia Ke, they did not dare to neglect it. They each took sedans and hurried to the palace. Under the guidance of the eunuchs, they entered the Yangxin Hall.
At this time, Jia Ke was still thinking about this memorial in the Yangxin Hall. After hearing the ministers come in, he ordered Li Deshan next to him: "Sit down for all your lords to watch."
Li Deshan immediately ordered the young eunuch to bring several golden chairs and place them in the main hall of Yangxin Hall.
These five military ministers first confessed their crimes to Jia Ke, and then they dared to sit on the golden throne.
When Jia Ke saw them sitting down, he asked, "Have you all read the memorial at Gubeikou?"
The five military and aircraft ministers stood up in a hurry. "Long live the memorial, we have read this memorial and have reached an agreement to allow the envoy to come to Beijing."
Jia Ke nodded and then asked: "Do you think this is necessary? Taking advantage of these years to accumulate strength and collect money and food, we are preparing to send troops north to completely wipe out the Tatars. Negotiating peace with them now is not to give the Tatars
A breather?”
After hearing Jia Ke's words, Sun Yan hurriedly raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I think that even if we temporarily negotiate peace with them, it will not hinder your Majesty's future Northern Expedition, and it can even paralyze the other party."
Jia Ke nodded after listening. If it is like what Sun Yan said, it can be considered a solution.
Lao Mengming, who was on the side, became a little unhappy after hearing what Sun Yan said.
"Master Sun, what you said is wrong. Since ancient times, our two countries have put faith first. There is no reason to go back on our word. Besides, we are the kingdom of heaven. If we take this policy, who will dare to believe in our kingdom in the future? What about the vassal countries in the four directions?
They will look at our suzerainty."
Jia Ke frowned after hearing this. Although Old Meng Ming was a bit pedantic, what he said was right. In the past, he was just a small general, so naturally he didn't have to worry about it. But now he is in charge of this big empire. If he loses his credibility,
, the surrounding vassal countries may be panicking.