Thanks for the reward of playing with stones and tens of thousands of gold, I bowed my head, thank you!
******************************************
It is about four hundred miles from Horqin Grassland to Shenyang City. On this grassland, it would not be surprising if a small group of cavalry could travel four hundred miles a day.
Bier Tahar carried a total of 10 carts of gifts, and his sister Meng Guqing kept crying. He hurriedly hurried slowly, and it took him two days to get to Shengjing, and now, this former capital of the Qing Dynasty , has been changed back to Shenyang City.
In Shenyang City, Ning Yuan's life was actually not easy. Of the 10,000 troops he brought, 7,000 were led by Qiabai and Tian Heng, fighting against 5,000 Qing troops in the Daling River area.
This is a somewhat weird war. The commanders are both Jurchens. One is Qi Bai who surrendered to the Qin Dynasty, and the other is Zhengbaiqi Gushan Ezhen Heli of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
Moreover, the positions of the two sides were reversed. In the past, the Han people were in the west and the Jurchens were in the east;
Now the Qin army has occupied the Guangning Youtunwei Fort on the east bank of the Daling River, and there are still 10,000 Korean soldiers defending the left, middle and right guards of Guangning respectively; while the Qing army has occupied the Guangning Zhongzuo on the west bank of the Daling River ( Dalingbao), Yizhou Guard.
The two sides fought fiercely in the Daling River area. Herriin was all cavalry and took the initiative on the battlefield. However, due to the lack of morale of his troops and the fact that they were fighting against Qi Bai, who was familiar with the Jurchens and was known as the number one warrior in Manchuria, the two sides fought evenly.
There are three thousand Qin troops left in Ningyuan to guard Shenyang and Liaoyang. There are also ten thousand Korean troops commanded by guerrilla generals Li Shi and An Congjun respectively, who are sweeping the Liaodong Peninsula.
The Liaodong Peninsula is very important because it faces the Shandong Peninsula across the sea. If Liaoxi cannot be opened up for a while, Ningyuan and the others will only be able to obtain combat supplies from the sea or Shandong only by taking over the Liaodong Peninsula.
But things did not go well. The side effects of the previous promulgation of "Keep your braid on your head, but not your head. Leave your head on but not your braid" appeared. Many Jurchens rose up in rebellion. There were many rebellions in the Gaizhou Guard, Fuzhou Guard, and Jinshan Guard areas. This made Li Shi and An Congjun miserable.
The main reason is that the two men commanded Korean soldiers, whose combat effectiveness cannot be complimented. Li Shi and An Congjun used iron-blooded methods. During the battle, one of them retreated, and all ten were killed. This made the Korean soldiers braver to fight.
The area around Shenyang and Liaoyang was guarded by three thousand Qin troops from Ningyuan, since they were all infantry. The control outside the city is also very weak, and Jurchens sometimes cause rebellion. Ningliao has adopted a two-pronged approach, asking the King of Korea to recruit more troops and horses to Liaodong to assist in the battle, and at the same time sending people back to Daqin to request reinforcements.
However, he also knew that it was thousands of miles away and getting reinforcements from Da Qin was not something that could be done in just three or a few days.
At this time, Bier Tahar led his sister with one hundred thousand money. Driving the carriage to Shenyang City.
Then the soldier guarding the gate reported that Ning Yuan and Du Qianshi Zhou Yun looked at each other, and they were both very surprised.
It is well known to everyone that the Horqin tribe has a close relationship with the Manchus. What does Bier Tahar's coming here mean? It requires careful consideration.
"Let Horqin come to the city first." Ning Wan ordered, and then said to Zhou Yun, "Zhou Qianshi, what do you think about this matter?"
"Wu Keshan sent people here at this time. He undoubtedly wanted to switch to Daqin. Among the various Mongolian tribes, Horqin had the closest relationship with the Manchu Qing Dynasty in the past. Its strength is also one of the strongest tribes. Even now, its strength cannot be ignored;
The DPRK and the Central Government intend to support two or three Mongolian tribes in order to better control Mongolia in the future. However, the DPRK and the Central Government have not yet decided which tribe to support. In my opinion, Horqin is a good choice if he is willing to obey. "
"Since Zhou Qian said so, it is up to Zhou Qian to meet Horqin's envoy in advance."
According to the division of powers between the two, this kind of negotiation matter was originally under Zhou Yun's control. In addition, Ning Yuan was busy recruiting troops and had no time to argue with the Horqin envoy.
Now the military strength in Liaodong is stretched thin, and there are actually many Han people in Liaodong. These Han people who have lived in Liaodong for a long time have been contaminated by Hu Feng for a long time, and many of them can fight on horseback.
Ningyuan decided to use local materials and recruit two thousand soldiers and horses in the Liaoshen area to meet the urgent need.
Zhou Yun, the governor of the capital, then met with Bi'er Tahar in the government office in the south of the city. The Qin Dynasty would not recognize the identity of the prince conferred by the Manchu Qing Dynasty on Wu Keshan, so Zhou Yun simply called Bi'er Tahar the son. Don't call him a prince.
"Master Borzijit, why are you here this time?" Zhou Yun asked someone to serve tea, and then asked leisurely.
"Master Zhou, please accept my courtesy." Bier Tahar bowed deeply and replied, "This time, I was sent by my father to come to Shenyang to pay homage to Marshal Ning and Master Zhou. Express our Horqin’s goodwill.”
"Good intentions?" Zhou Yun suddenly became serious and rebuked him sternly, "The Horqin tribe has followed the Manchus into the Central Plains over the years and killed countless Han people. Now in the Horqin grassland, there are probably many Han slaves who are forced to herd sheep for you, right? How can these numerous crimes be wiped out with just a word of kindness from you?”
Bier Tahar had already been mentally prepared for this. Before coming, his father Wu Keshan had repeatedly warned him to take the overall situation into consideration and endure the humiliation;
Facing Zhou Yun's rebuke, he bowed again: "Master Zhou, I, Horqin, actually don't want to accept the control of the Manchus. It's just that the Horqin grassland is right next to Shengjing. If I didn't obey the Manchus, the Horqin tribe would definitely be controlled by the Manchus. I hope Mr. Zhou understands the difficulties involved in annexation.
The Han people mentioned by Master Zhou, I, Horqin, are willing to return them to Da Qin unconditionally. Master Zhou, my father sent me here this time to express Horqin’s 120% respect for Da Qin. We, Horqin, are willing to surrender to Da Qin and serve Da Qin. Potency. "
Men on the grassland speak and act more straightforwardly and are not good at beating around the bush. Right now, Horqin was going to be besieged by several tribes at any time, and he couldn't tolerate Bier Tahar's procrastination, so he expressed his thoughts directly.
Zhou Yun was quite surprised to see Bi'er Tahar actually showing a posture of not fighting back or scolding.
They were so busy in Shenyang right now that they didn't even care about Horqin, who was hundreds of miles away. They didn't even know that Horqin's tribe was in danger of being divided at any time.
"The Horqin tribe really surrendered to our Great Qin and was loyal to our Great Qin?"
"Master Zhou, we men on the grassland will not deceive others. The words we speak are like arrows that we will not take back."
"Hahaha!"
"Master Zhou, what are you laughing at?"
"I remember that in the early Ming Dynasty, the leader of the three Duoyan guards was granted the title of Ming Dynasty and became a subordinate of the Ming Dynasty. But what happened later? Do you want me to elaborate on what the three Duoyan guards did
You Horqin tribe are the three guards of Duoyan. In other words, what you say may not all be the same as the arrows you shoot. "
Zhou Yun unceremoniously revealed the old background of the Horqin tribe, which made Bi Ertahar feel a little embarrassed. He said in an awkward tone: "I wonder how Da Qin can trust that our Horqin tribe is sincerely loyal to us?"
Zhou Yun said calmly: "It depends on how much sincerity Horqin can show."
"This time I was ordered to come. In addition to bringing ten carts of gold and silver to King Qin, I also brought my sister Meng Guqing. My sister Meng Guqing had promised to be the queen of the young emperor of the Qing Dynasty, but she did not The marriage has not been consummated, and now I would like to send her to serve the King of Qin."
This was unexpected by Zhou Yun. He knew that Wu Keshan had a daughter who was engaged to Fulin, the young emperor of the Qing Dynasty. Now that Wu Keshan had given this daughter to the King of Qin, this matter became very special.
If it is to send off the daughter to the King of Qin, this is a pure show of goodwill.
But sending Meng Guqing, who had been promised to the young emperor of the Qing Dynasty as his queen, would be the greatest insult to the Qing Dynasty.
It also meant that Horqin was determined to rebel against the Manchu Qing Dynasty and take a hostile stance.
As for Da Qin, it didn't matter what Meng Guqing looked like or whether the King of Qin liked her. As long as he threw this woman into the palace, the political goal would be achieved.
As far as Zhou Yun is concerned, this woman must be accepted no matter what, but a woman alone is not enough. If the Horqin tribe wants to be supported by Da Qin, it must also accept the constraints of Da Qin Mu to ensure that he is obediently a pawn of Da Qin.
As for what kind of restrictions he has to accept, Zhou Yun can't actually make the decision because the matter is huge, but he can ask for a sky-high price first...
***************
ps: Please collect and subscribe!
If you are interested in the specific conditions proposed to Horqin and how to truly control the grassland ministries, you may wish to discuss it in the book review area. If you have good suggestions, I will definitely adopt them.
.(To be continued...)
...