stubborn thief

Chapter 427
Looking at the welcoming team ten miles out of the city from a distance, and hearing the interpreter next to Zhou Riqiang say that Liu Chengzong came out of the city to meet them, Subadhi thought it was bad.

He and Babu looked at each other, and both of them saw the surprise in each other's eyes. Although no one spoke, the expression already showed his thoughts clearly: Why did he come out to pick us up? There are so many people, are you still knocking?

Seeing them from a distance, Liu Chengzong was very happy. He rode his horse forward and waited until the two sides were separated by more than a hundred steps before reining in his horse and watching them slowly move forward.

All the people in the tribute team got off their horses and walked on foot. Liu Chengzong also got off his horse. He saw an old man and a young man wearing jeweled cymbal hats and leather jackets with narrow sleeves. The old and the young were stunned for a few breaths.

Then the leading elder in the cymbal hat bowed his head, and the two of them knelt on their left knees at the same time and kowtowed three times.

Subadhi said: "The grandson of Dayan Khan, the great-great-grandson of Gelusen Zhazalaier, the grandson of Ashhai, the son of Laihuer, the leader of Khalkha alliance, and the right-wing leader Borjijin Subadhi, Knock to see profuse sweat."

Kneeling on one knee and kowtowing, Babu secretly took a first look at Suba, and hurriedly signed up: "The son of Shuo Lei of the Chechen tribe on the left wing of Khalkha, Borjijin Babu, kowtows to the Great Khan."

Liu Chengzong stood opposite to receive the salute, bowed his hands to return the salute, quickly stepped forward to help Subadhi get up, and asked Babu to get up too.

At this moment, he could still hear Batuer Huntaiji muttering in a low voice behind him: "What's the matter, you're still Borjijin, Biaotu, hurry up and sign up, you are also Borjijin."

Ji Tutaiji didn't pay much attention to him.

The relationship between Batuer Huntaiji and the right-wing Khalkha is not very good. The father of the right-wing Subhadi once conquered and ruled Oirat, and specially dispatched Subhadi’s uncle Ubashi as Huntaiji to establish Hetuohuit Ministry of Oirats.

Later, Ubash was killed, and Oirat gradually broke away from the control of the Khalkha right wing and rose. This is nothing more than the last ten years.

However, a few years ago, the Kingdom of Jin rose in the east. Facing a greater threat, Khalkha took the initiative to shake hands with Oirat, and the two sides lost the obvious war.

But this did not prevent Batur Huntaiji from seeing the past suzerain unhappy.

Liu Chengzong didn't take this seriously, as long as there is no real conflict of interest between Oirat and Khalkha, the simple one who dislikes the other will not trigger a war.

He smiled at Subadhi and said, "Brother should have sent someone to tell me a long time ago. Suddenly I heard that you led the team here in person, but I was in a hurry. It's freezing outside. Let's go to the city to warm up, please."

Dai Daozi was translating next to him, thinking that the commander-in-chief could really be called a brother and brother with anyone, and this Subpadi seemed to be ten years older than Master Liu.

Subadi has nothing to say. Liu Chengzong will come out to greet him, which makes him quite flattered. It is impossible for him to foolishly ponder about seniority with Liu Chengzong outside the new city, not to mention that the purpose of others coming here is not to let Liu Shizi called uncle.

Therefore, if it comes, it will be safe, and the guest will follow the host.

The entourages in the envoy's team were escorted and placed outside the city by officials of the Shuaifu. The fur horn bows and BMW white camels carried by the team were stored in the warehouse. Subadhi, Babu and others followed Liu Chengzong into the Shuaifu Yamen.

After the guest of honor was seated in the main hall, Subadi said: "Since the Khan ascended to heaven, our ministry has heard that the foreign tribes and Chahar have embraced you as Dunta Khan. We have never had a relationship with Khan in the northern Khanate." The resentment is just that there is chaos in the country and there is no communication with each other. Now I come here to congratulate the Great Khan on behalf of the Kalkawanhu Department, and present nine white horses to the Great Khan. Wish the Great Khan good luck."

Liu Chengzong nodded slowly, he understood, and smiled gently.

The meaning in Subadi's words is obvious. It is said that Khalkha had no grudges with Lin Danhan in the past, and the implication is that there is no kindness. If you want to inherit Chahar, you can inherit Chahar. We will not oppose it openly. .

Don't even think about inheriting Mongolian orthodoxy, even Lin Danhan and the Mobei tribes are not willing to talk to him.

This is basically the same as Liu Shizi's guess about Khalkha's attitude earlier, and even his attitude is much better than what he guessed.

But that doesn't explain Subadi's condescending presence in person.

Liu Chengzong said: "I am very grateful for your kindness. A few months ago, the aunt came to me with a letter from Shuo Lei. I thought Khalkha wanted to fight with me."

"Please don't worry, Khan, Shuo Lei has absolutely no such intention."

Subadhi said in his heart that they didn't mean it, and even if they did, they couldn't say it.

From what I saw and heard along the way, Duntaurus was neither Ming nor Mongolian.

Mongolia means nomad, and nomad means all people are soldiers, but at the same time it is easy to fight.

When picking an opponent to relax their guard, prepare in advance to train the horse in two or three months, and then break up the tribe in one battle, and loot the women and children in one battle, which can paralyze a nomadic kingdom.

Ming means farming, and farming means wealth. Although the elite standing army is not easy to fight, the common people are easy to plunder.

The problem is that in this Duntaurus, there are both a farming standing army and nomadic all-people soldiers. From the sea to the new city, it looks like poor pants. There are only military camps and pastures. There is nothing to rob. The whole Just a hedgehog.

The soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, and I don't know where the money for raising soldiers comes from. I just want to touch them when my brain is broken.

"In this way, elder brother is neither here to fight, nor to join me." Liu Chengzong shook his head, stretched out his hand and said, "Then why did elder brother come here in person?"

"I came to see the Great Khan, and since the Great Khan has inherited Lin Dan Khan's tribe, he should avenge Lin Dan Khan..."

Before Subadi finished speaking, Batuer Huntaiji almost jumped up from the chair: "Khan, let him be slaughtered. Lin Dan died at the hands of smallpox. Who can he seek revenge for?"

Although Lin Danhuduntu did not die in the hands of Batuer Huitaiji, he always wanted to kill Lin Dan Khan, so when he heard what Subadi said, he felt that this man from Mobei was a traitor and wanted to frame Zhongliang!

Liu Chengzong was not sullen, but said to Subadhi: "If Khan Lin Dan has the courage of you to come to see me unsuspectingly, I will not let him be killed by smallpox. There, if you want to know how he died and how his followers joined me, you can ask him."

As soon as he finished speaking, Subadi looked at Pitutaiji, and Pitutaiji said: "I came to see the commander, and the commander gave me smallpox; Khan didn't see the commander, so he didn't get it." Smallpox, so smallpox took Khan away."

Subadi didn't want to ask Lin Danhan how he died, but when Tutaiji said this, he looked at Liu Chengzong differently.

What do you mean I came to see the Marshal, and the Marshal gave me smallpox?
Subadi pretended to be calm, and slowly swallowed his saliva, Liu Chengzong's smallpox, is he ready to send away the second Khan?
"Khan, I'm not, I..."

Subadhi said: "What I mean is that it was the Jurchens of the Kingdom of Jin who killed the Khan. Without them, the Khan would not have moved westward, and the Khan court would not have weakened. The Khan should avenge the Khan."

Snapped!
Liu Shizi applauded: "It makes sense!"

Subadi was encouraged, and he continued: "In order to jointly fight against the threat of the Jin Kingdom, all ministries should make an oath together, clarify the power and obligations of each ministries and the boundaries of pastures, and work together to resist foreign enemies."

Liu Chengzong nodded again and said, "Well said!"

But at this time, Subadi realized that the atmosphere in the hall seemed a bit wrong.

He looked left and right, looked at Batuer Huntaiji and Yantutaiji, and found that both of them lacked interest in this topic. Xie Erhu looked at him with interest, but he didn't know that Xie Erhu was Who.

Everyone looked at him silently, which made him feel embarrassed.

What, what does this mean?
In the embarrassing silence, Batur Huntaiji looked at Liu Chengzong, and when he saw Dahan nodded, he shook his head and said with a smile: "Hey, Huntaiji is still kind, let me tell you... the things you said Ah, we're all done."

"The Chahar Department, Junggar Department, Yongxiebu Department, Heshuote Department, Durbert Department, and Tumote Department under the Khan's command have reached an alliance. , unite and fight against..."

Batur Huntaiji paused when he said this, and looked straight at Subadhi: "Foreign enemies."

Liu Chengzong, who was sitting in the main seat, shook his head and smiled silently. He found that this Batuer Huntaiji was crazy. After Lin Dan Khan died, he has been quite normal. Only when he saw Subadhi, it was like returning to Lin Dan Khan and still alive when.

But the feeling is different. When Lin Dan Khan was alive, Batuer Huntaiji really wanted to kill the Khan; but for Subadi, he didn’t have to do anything, but he had to scare him. he.

Subadi was not afraid of intimidation, he ignored Batur Huntaiji, just looked at Liu Chengzong and said, "Khalka is also willing to join the alliance."

"Okay!" Batur Huntaiji stood up and stared, "The Kyrgyz people are my subjects, return them and the Yenisei River to me!"

Subadhi frowned and said, "That's a subject of Hetuo Huite."

Batur Huntaiji turned around and clasped his fists to Liu Chengzong, saying: "The Great Khan, and the Tuohui Te tribe are the right-wing tribes of Khalkha. He can't do it. He, the leader, can't control Khalkha."

Although Liu Chengzong didn't know what he and the Tuohui special department were, he knew very well in his heart that Baturhui Taiji was not willing to let Khalkha join the alliance, because once the Junggar tribe and Khalkha drew a line, Baturhuitaiji would Taiji would not be able to conquer the east to obtain furs.

He asked Subadi: "I thought my brother was the leader of Khalkha. If I can't make up my mind for Khalkha, then who is my brother here for?"

The Hetuohuite tribe is a tribe created during Khalkha's conquest of Oirat. The leader of the tribe has the title of Huntaiji, and he is stationed in Ubusu Lake, with Tangnu Wulianghai as the center.

The significance of creating this tribe is to control Oirat. The first Huntaiji was Subadhi’s uncle, and the current Ombu Huntaiji is Subadhi’s cousin.

Although Subadi is the leader, in his opinion, Batuer Huntaiji is messing around, because there is no leader who can judge the boundaries of his tribes.

A ranch is like a Han Chinese house. Even the leader can only manage his own house, so why give someone else’s yard away?

He frowned and said, "Where is there such a reason? Could it be that you, as the leader of Oirat, can judge the pastures of the four divisions?"

He never expected that Batur Huntaiji nodded proudly and said, "I can."

After finishing speaking, Hui Taiji turned his head and clasped his fists to Liu Chengzong, saying: "Not only I can, but the boundaries of the pastures of all our tribes have been ruled by the Great Khan. If the Great Khan asks me to give you the Kyrgyz Ministry and the Yenisei River, Then I don't want it."

After Batur Huntaiji finished speaking, he deliberately glanced at Liu Chengzong.

The meaning is very obvious: Dahan, do you think I will give you a long face?

In fact, he and Liu Chengzong are very clear that there is no tribal dispute here, the Kyrgyz tribe and the Yenisei River mean fur.

This problem is very easy to solve. Huitaiji wants furs in exchange for guns. In the final analysis, this is just a matter of hundreds of guns a year.

But things were different in Subadi's ears. He looked back at Babu who was stunned, his shocked eyes wandered between Liu Chengzong and Hui Taiji, thinking why?

The boundaries of the pastures are the power of every khan, but the khans who have always been able to show their talents in the division of pastures are the most just and wise people.

Because the tribe is the private property of the Mongolian nobles, only the directly-administered tribe is the property that Khan can divide by himself.

This is equivalent to private land and official land. Officials cannot swallow other people's private land without authorization, and the same Khan cannot command other people's tribes.

Not to mention how Batur Huitaiji can freely divide the private property of others in the alliance, and why Liu Chengzong can command Batur Huitaiji!

Suba's third view collapsed.

Liu Chengzong knew very well what was going on here, so he looked at Subadhi with a very sympathetic expression.

It's like a pair of neighbors arguing for a three-foot courtyard wall. The two sides used various methods such as discussion and use of force. After several lifetimes of arguing without results, someone suddenly stood up and said a few words to one of the neighbors. , then the neighbors will not argue.

Is this realistic?

This is unrealistic, too fantasy for Subadi.

But what he didn't know was that this man had the ability to make money and stuffed a lot of money into his neighbor.

Liu Chengzong spread his hands and said: "Brother must also know that everything in this world has a price. I can make Huntaiji give up the Yenisei River, but there is a price too. You don't mean to belong to me. Why should I pay such a price?" cost?"

Suba was at a loss for words at first.

This has nothing to do with his adaptability. Liu Chengzong can make Oirat give up the dispute with a single word, which is too far beyond his cognition.

But within the scope of current cognition, Subadi can't think of the arms trade between the Marshal's Mansion and Oirat. He can only think in one direction-Oirat was beaten badly by Liu Chengzong in this war, and he was beaten until he couldn't give birth. Only with a little bit of rebellious mind will you be in admiration and able to accept all orders.

Liu Chengzong didn't care about Subadi's conjecture. He really hoped to annex Khalkha, but it could not be in the form of an alliance. Mongolia in the form of an alliance is too weak.

He said to Subadi: "Since we have already talked about this time, and my brother came here in person, I must have speculated about the situation. You know in your heart that Mongolia is unprecedentedly weak. An independent Khalkha cannot stop me, nor can it stop me Don't live in Jin Kingdom Jurchen."

"I know that for you and others, everything in the world is empty, only honor is immortal. For any leader who aspires to be a Khan, admitting that he is a subject of others is a stain that is difficult to wash away for life."

Liu Chengzong stood up, paced in the hall, looked at Subadhi and said, "But now Modong Mongols are all in the company of Jurchen, and Moxi Mongols are all traveling with Han people. The war will come sooner or later, and Mobei will not stay out of it."

"The Huangtaiji of the Kingdom of Jin is indeed the Lord of the Kingdom, and its people are also brave and good at fighting. Instead of being forced to accept a humiliating position after the defeat, it is better for good ministers to choose the master as soon as possible."

What Liu Chengzong said not only made Subadhi and Babu stupid, but even Batuer Huntaiji and Jitutaiji were stupid.

Only Xie Erhu was extremely calm. He knew that Liu Chengzong had always regarded Jin Guo as his greatest imaginary enemy, so there must be something to say.

Sure enough, I heard Liu Shizi say: "However, his family is small and the land is small. With 20 Jurchens and 200 million Mongols, are the Mongols so unworthy of the Jurchens' fear? Fear, won't it teach you to be self-reliant?" Contain and harm each other, take your real power and control your life?"

"As for our tens of millions of Han people, Mongolia is only a drop in the ocean. How can we be afraid? Only fear can be tolerated. Given the current situation in Monan, on the east and west sides, Liu and Huang Taiji can share life and death with the Mongolians."

"However, the great cause will be achieved the next day, and you want to share the joy and enjoy the benefits..." Liu Chengzong looked around the Mongolian nobles in the hall, "Who else is it for me, the Han people?"

　good evening!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)