Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World
Chapter 1873: Hostage Selection, Kuai Tong's Purpose, Han Raising Manchus
Chapter 1873: Hostage Selection, Kuai Tong's Purpose, Han Raising Manchus
Nurhaci himself was not an incompetent person, and there were many capable people among the Manchu tribes!
The Tuoba tribe has been making such big moves recently, and now there's news of a marriage between the Golden Horde and the Han Dynasty. They've already smelled something different from it.
From that time on, they realized that the threat posed by the Tuoba tribe to their Manchu tribe was real, and in the eyes of the Han people, the Tuoba tribe was also their common enemy.
Even if the two families had just fought a war not long ago, so what?
In the face of common enemies and common interests, what do the previous unpleasantness matter?
After all, we are not children anymore!
In fact, when they just received the news of the marriage between the Golden Horde and a Han dynasty, they immediately sent an envoy, Li Hongzhang, to the Han dynasty, hoping to reach a cooperation with the Han dynasty to fight against the common enemy, the Tuoba tribe.
Although Li Hongzhang, the Manchu envoy, set out only after they received the news that the Golden Horde was going to form an alliance with the Han Dynasty, the Manchu territory was much closer to the Han Dynasty than the Golden Horde was, so the progress of this matter was not slow at all.
As for the Golden Horde, it is natural that both sides establish diplomatic relations on an equal footing.
If these two families were to marry each other, it would be on an equal footing, with each side marrying their noble daughters to the other.
After all, as one of the overlords of the grassland, the Golden Horde is indeed strong enough. In this regard, even the current Han Dynasty is still not as good as the old Golden Horde.
However, the Golden Horde has this treatment, but who do you Manchus think you are?
The difference in strength between the Manchus and the Golden Tent is huge!
And the situations of these few families are not just a little bit different, but two points!
Although the three families are now facing the danger of the Tuoba tribe, the strength of the Golden Horde is there. For strategic needs, they need an ally, but it does not mean that they will die without this ally.
It does not mean that without this ally, the Tuoba tribe would be able to destroy the Golden Horde.
The same is true for the Han people!
The Tuoba tribe had indeed become a threat to the Han Dynasty, but that was still a future threat. At least, before the Tuoba tribe had dealt with the Zhenbei Army, this threat would still be a future threat and would not directly threaten them.
Moreover, the Han Dynasty has successfully blocked the Zhonghang Mountains, and with the advantage of location, the situation is much better. Even if the Tuoba tribe really solves the Zhenbei Army in the future, they must first face the dangers of the Zhonghang Mountains.
On the other hand, Nurhaci also had an enemy in the Tuoba tribe, but their situations were completely different!
The threat posed by the Tuoba tribe to Nurhaci is already real!
If he doesn't come up with a solution, and walks between the three families and his strength is exhausted, then the Tuoba tribe at that time will definitely annex them at all costs.
Moreover, not to mention the situation, just in terms of hard power, it was destined that Nurhaci would never receive the same treatment as the Golden Horde!
Not to mention, you, Nurhaci, have already sent Li Hongzhang as an envoy. Now is the time to put forward various conditions.
As we all know, although Li Hongzhang was also a diplomat, his diplomatic career was basically all about various unequal treaties, such as the Treaty of Shimonoseki and the Boxer Protocol, etc. These treaties not only ceded the country's territory at the time, but also paid huge indemnities, which seriously damaged the country's interests and dignity at the time.
Although, the emergence of such a situation is inseparable from the backwardness and weakness of the Qing government at that time.
However, I am very sorry to say that the situation is still that I am strong and you are weak, and my Han Dynasty is still in the active position, while you, Nurhaci, are in a passive position.
Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for Nurhaci to establish an equal relationship with the Golden Horde!
As for marriage, it could only be a one-sided marriage. It would be impossible for the court of the Golden Horde to marry each other's noble ladies.
In the tradition of Apocalypse, if two sides establish diplomatic relations by marrying each other's noble ladies, the meaning is completely different, just like the four barbarians in the past, who formed a brotherhood under the witness of the gods. The meaning of such an alliance is very different from that of an ordinary alliance.
This way of establishing diplomatic relations and alliances represents an invisible oath.
And something like an oath, once made, cannot be broken at will!
In the ancient context of Apocalypse, people believed that oaths had divine power. They believed that if you broke your oath, the gods would punish you.
Moreover, the oath represents a most basic moral bottom line.
If you break your oath, you will be spurned by the social group. Some oaths may even lead to eternal infamy if broken.
There are also typical cases like this in ancient China on the Blue Planet.
Sima Yi's oath at Luoshui is the most typical example.
In the history of Blue Star, Sima Yi took advantage of the opportunity when Emperor Cao Fang of Wei and his confidant Cao Shuang went to offer sacrifices to Emperor Ming of Wei to launch a coup and control Luoyang as the capital. Cao Shuang could not return to Luoyang and could only lead his army to guard the Yishui River in the south.
Although Sima Yi occupied Luoyang in the name of the empress dowager, the emperor was still trapped outside the capital, which made his actions seem somewhat unjustified. He could not even launch a formal attack on the military camp where the emperor was.
Moreover, Sima Yi had already used all his trump cards to blockade Chang'an City, and he had no ability to attack Cao Shuang at all. At this time, Sima Yi was more panicked than Cao Shuang, because if he failed, he would not only be executed, but also become a notorious rebel in history.
Under such circumstances, Sima Yi decided not to take military action, but to persuade Cao Shuang to surrender. He sent Cao Shuang's confidant Yin Daqian to persuade him to surrender, and promised him that he could keep his title and wealth as long as he handed over his military power. In order to increase Cao Shuang's trust in him, he also swore an oath by the Luo River.
Cao Shuang believed Sima Yi's promise and surrendered without a fight. Sima Yi went back on his word after seizing the military power. He first imprisoned Cao Shuang and his cronies, and then exterminated their three clans for treason.
The fact that Cao Shuang believed Sima Yi's promise shows how much importance people attached to oaths in ancient times.
In ancient times when promises were valued, although Sima Yi achieved ultimate victory, his unprincipled and unscrupulous behavior was difficult to be accepted by the world, causing the Sima family to suffer a thousand years of humiliation.
Moreover, the direct consequence of Sima Yi's violation of the Luoshui oath was to break the recognized political bottom line at that time. If even the Luoshui oath was not credible, what else could be trusted? Even if there were Cao Wei officials who supported Sima Yi, there were also countless opponents, such as Sikong Wang Ling who had planned to rebel against Sima Yi.
The Sima family completely exhausted their political credit, and their days were not easy. Opponents continued to come one after another: Li Feng conspired to murder Sima Shi, Guanqiu Jian and Wen Qin rebelled to defend the king, and Zhuge Dan raised troops in Shouchun. It even led to the killing of Cao Mao, the Duke of Gaogui. At that time, Sima Zhao proposed that Cao Mao abdicate the throne, and even took out the script of Cao Pi usurping the Han Dynasty to force Cao Mao. However, with the collapse of political credit, the Sima family could no longer gain the trust of others. Cao Mao led the guards to rush out of the palace and tried to assassinate Sima Zhao.
Everyone knows what happened next. Cao Mao was killed in the street by Sima Zhao's men. This incident is unprecedented in Chinese history. There may have been usurpers in the past, but who dared to kill the emperor in public?
Therefore, Nurhaci could only think about marrying each other's noble ladies, the highest form of marriage!
Wang Yu simply rejected Li Hongzhang directly in person and asked the Manchus to send their daughter to Han.
Moreover, Wang Yu also asked Nurhaci to send his son to Han as a bond for peaceful exchanges between the two sides.
The so-called bond of peaceful communication between the two sides only sounds good on the surface, but in fact, everyone understands what it means, it's just a proton!
Moreover, out of sympathy for Nurhaci and to prevent him from having no successor, Wang Yu even specifically pointed out that there was no need for his eldest son Chu Ying to come, but instead asked his fourth son Huang Taiji to join the Han Dynasty.
After all, at least in terms of name and legality, Chu Ying, as the eldest son, has the most right of inheritance. Although in reality, Chu Ying has ruined his good hand and has been overtaken by many of his younger brothers.
The natural advantage of being the eldest son was completely squandered by him.
In fact, among all the sons of Nurhaci, for Wang Yu, the only ones who are qualified to be regarded as threats by him are Huang Taiji, the founding emperor, and Emperor Kangxi, who was later upgraded in seniority and became the seventeenth son of Nurhaci. At present, there are only these two people.
The abilities of these two people have been proven by history.
The remaining sons of Nurhaci, even the famous Dorgon, are generally inferior to these two.
After all, although Dorgon was a capable man, he was unable to move forward when he met Dayuer.
If one of Nurhaci's sons was to be chosen as a hostage to the Han Dynasty, then of course one would have to be chosen from these two men.
In the end, Huang Taiji was lucky enough to be elected!
Although Huang Taiji and Xuanye are the most famous among the many princes of the Qing Dynasty, if we compare the two, Huang Taiji still has a greater advantage.
Among the many princes, Huang Taiji had a clear advantage over the others. As for Xuanye, although he had a great reputation, he did not have such an advantage compared with the other princes.
Among the many princes of the Qing Dynasty, Huang Taiji had the most powerful one. He married into the Khorchin, another powerful tribe in the north, and naturally possessed enormous power and political background.
Furthermore, Huang Taiji came to power a few years earlier than Xuanye, and had the support of Nurhaci's old ministers, such as the top Manchu nobles, the Guwalgiya clan, to which Oboi belonged.
Moreover, compared with Xuanye's maternal clan, Huang Taiji had the advantage.
Huang Taiji's biological mother, Yehenara, was also from the Manchu ethnic group and a very powerful noble family. In contrast, Xuanye's biological mother, Tong, did not even have a title in Nurhaci's palace.
Only when Huang Taiji leaves, Nurhaci's sons will have a more lively future. On the other hand, if the candidate is replaced by Xuanye, it will not have the same effect.
As for the fighting between the bloodlines of the Aisin-Gioro family, isn’t that a tradition of their Aisin-Gioro family?
"Nurhaci actually agreed so quickly!"
"It seems that the current situation of the Manchus is even worse than we imagined!" Zhang Bin said with a focused look.
When Li Hongzhang was on his diplomatic mission, many court officials were disdainful of an alliance with the Qing Dynasty at first, especially since they had just fought a war not long ago and many people in the army had fallen at the hands of the Qing Dynasty!
However, this matter was ultimately facilitated by the joint efforts of Zhang Bin and Zhang Liang in giving advice on a rainy night.
Moreover, it was these two who persuaded Wang Yu to choose Huang Taiji as a hostage among Nurhaci's sons.
Furthermore, it was these two who made it possible for Kuai Tong to accompany Li Hongzhang back to Beidi.
"However, although Nurhaci agreed to send a hostage, there is still dispute over Huang Taiji's entry into Han!" Wang Yu continued.
The information on paper is never exactly the same as the real situation.
Although from the information on paper, it can be seen that the Qing Dynasty was facing difficulties during this period.
However, they were still surprised that Nurhaci agreed to the hostage issue so readily.
Sending a hostage is definitely a huge blow to the prestige of one faction. Unless it is a last resort, which monarch would agree to send a hostage to another faction so readily?
The fact that Nurhaci agreed to this so quickly alone shows the situation of the Qing Dynasty!
However, there were many capable people among the Qing Dynasty, and it can also be seen that Wang Yu had good intentions in choosing Huang Taiji.
Therefore, many Manchu civil and military officials refused to give in on this point and advised Nurhaci in various ways.
On the contrary, Nurhaci might have been able to see this, but he didn't care.
After all, he believed that he was still in the heyday of the Spring and Autumn Period, and he had enough confidence to suppress those little brats under him, even if anything happened.
However, with so many civil and military officials expressing their opposition, even if Nurhaci was a little unhappy, it was impossible for him to insist on his own way. Therefore, the Manchus did not easily agree to this point.
“Since we need a hostage, only Huang Taiji will be beneficial to our Han Dynasty. The rest of you will just be raised as pigs if you join the Han Dynasty. As for how to make this happen, it depends on Kuai Honglu!” Although Zhang Liang had the least experience and the lowest rank among the crowd, his words were still powerful.
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