I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

At this time, the British Duke Zhang Rong, who was waiting outside the Qianqing Palace, seemed a little uneasy.

Just as Jiajing had expected, Zhang Rong's main purpose of coming here this time was to get the emperor to agree to his request to lead troops on an expedition.

After Chengguo Duke Zhu Xizhong returned in triumph, Zhang Rong learned from him that the imperial court would use troops against the grassland next.

After learning the news, Zhang Rong was overjoyed, and decided to pull off this old face to pray for Jiajing, and also to find out the emperor's tone for others.

"Well, I don't know if His Majesty will agree. If not..."

Just when Zhang Rong was worrying about gains and losses, he saw the eunuch who had gone in to report before walking silently in front of Zhang Rong and said respectfully: "Mr. British, you can go in, His Majesty is waiting for you inside!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Rong immediately came to his senses and bowed his hand to the guiding eunuch to show his gratitude: "Well, I'm sorry to bother you, father-in-law!"

When the eunuch heard the words, a look of fear appeared on his face. He quickly leaned down and respectfully said, "What, the British official is serious!"

After that, Zhang Rong nodded, climbed up the stairs, and stepped onto the stairs of Qianqing Palace.

After entering the Palace of Qianqing, Zhang Rong subconsciously looked in the direction of Jiajing, knelt down on the ground with a thump, and said respectfully: "I bow to your majesty, long live my emperor!"

Seeing this, Jiajing immediately stood up from the dragon chair, stepped forward personally, and helped Zhang Rong up from the ground: "The British Lord, please get up quickly!"

After that, Jiajing turned around, looked at the eunuch waiting at the side, and said in a deep voice: "Come here, give the British Duke a seat!"

As soon as the words fell, a eunuch came forward, prepared a seat for Zhang Rong, and covered it with soft cushions.

Hearing this, Zhang Rong's face was full of gratitude. After expressing his gratitude to Jiajing, he sat on the chair next to him. He sat upright and did not dare to move.

After Zhang Rong formally sat down, Jiajing withdrew his gaze, sat on the dragon chair again, and asked: "My Lord, you came to see me this time, do you have anything to report?"

After Zhang Rong heard Jiajing's words, he organized the words in his mind and then cautiously said: "Your Majesty, to be honest, before I came, I accidentally found out that the imperial court was going to treat Tumut on the grassland. The Ministry’s plan to use troops.”

When Zhang Rong said this, he paused for a moment, looked in the direction of Jiajing, and continued.

"As the British Duke of our Ming Dynasty, I have received favors from the emperor. Is there any reason why I should not repay them?"

"Anada Khan repeatedly sent his troops south to plunder, causing unspeakable suffering to the soldiers and civilians on the border. Now, under your majesty's wise leadership, our Ming Dynasty finally defeated Anada Khan. Your Majesty, you once said that we must eliminate all evil."

"Therefore, I want to serve as a sword in His Majesty's hand while my body is still able to move. I will throw my life and blood for Your Majesty and the Ming Dynasty, and clear away the remaining obstacles!"

"Wei Chen implores Your Majesty to allow Wei Chen to lead the army on the expedition!"

After Zhang Rong finished speaking, he immediately stood up from his seat and bowed to the ground, his face full of sincerity.

This move by British Duke Zhang Rong deeply touched Jiajing.

Afterwards, Jiajing stepped forward, helped Zhang Rong up, and said with emotion: "I am very pleased that Duke Yingguo has such a heart to devote himself to the country. If there were more people like you in the Ming Dynasty, wouldn't it be great!"

When Jiajing said this, he shook his head inconspicuously, changed the topic, and continued: "But Sir, I am sorry that I cannot agree to your request!"

When Jiajing's words fell, Zhang Rong's face was full of astonishment. Just when he was about to ask, he heard Jiajing's voice without any emotion.

"After the news spread that Duke Cheng Guo led troops on an expedition last time, the civil servants in the court felt a great crisis."

"They were worried that the return of the clan and nobles to the court would threaten their current status, so they tried every means to slander Duke Cheng at all costs. Later, it was me who forcibly subdued them!"

"Fortunately, in the end, Duke Cheng Guo used his merits to silence those civil servants. And with the lessons learned from the past, those civil servants will definitely be more vigilant this time. They would rather die than surrender, and try every means to obstruct it. By then, it will cause turmoil in the government and the opposition!"

Seeing that the emperor had already said this, Zhang Rong could only nod in agreement even though he was unwilling to do so.

Because he knew that everything Jiajing said was true.

The last time Chengguo Gong Zhu Xizhong led the Shenji Battalion to go on an expedition, he encountered huge resistance. If the emperor had not opposed all opinions, I am afraid that Zhu Xizhong would not have had the opportunity to lead the army until the end, let alone enter the court and serve as the minister of military aircraft. One post.

After that, Zhang Rong cupped his hands and said with a guilty look on his face: "Your Majesty is right, it was the minister who lacked consideration!"

Jiajing took in the expression on Zhang Rong's face, raised his eyebrows, and said with a half-smile: "Young Lord, don't be depressed. I just said that I won't let you lead the army this time, but I didn't say that you won't be allowed to lead the army from now on." Let you lead the troops into battle!"

When Zhang Rong heard what Jiajing said, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

Immediately, he reacted, looked at Jiajing with excitement, and asked cautiously: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, what do you mean..."

When Jiajing heard this, he glanced at Zhang Rong quite indifferently, and then said: "You know, my Ming Dynasty still has two battles to fight, one is Annan, and the other is Japan."

"Annan is the hometown of my Ming Dynasty. It was ruled by my Ming Dynasty during the Yongle, Hongxi, and Xuande years. However, the local people are fierce and do not obey my Ming Dynasty's rule. They are even hostile to my Ming Dynasty."

"The imperial court must take a heavy blow against the barbarians in Annan who do not admire the king and have rebelled repeatedly."

"This time, the imperial court will not send officials to manage it. They only need them to pay the Ming Dynasty a full amount of grain on time every year."

When Jiajing said this, he withdrew his gaze from Zhang Rong and continued: "There are extremely rich silver mines in Japan. As long as we capture it, our Ming Dynasty will not have to pay for silver within a hundred years." worry!"

After Jiajing finished speaking, Zhang Rong realized that the reason why the emperor attached so much importance to the navy was actually to prepare for the next war.

Thinking of this, Zhang Rong's breathing became rapid, if things were really as Jiajing said.

Then, what awaits Ming Dynasty will be two battles to destroy the country.

If the Ming Dynasty wins both of these two battles to destroy the country, then Jiajing's achievements will far exceed those of the previous emperors of the Ming Dynasty.

At the same time, the clan and nobles can also use these two battles to destroy the country to regain their former glory.

After that, Jiajing glanced at Zhang Rong and continued to add: "So, Mr. British, the most important thing you should do now is to lay low and accumulate strength in secret."

"When the time comes, you will be useful, do you understand?"

When Jiajing finished speaking, Zhang Rong looked stern, leaned down, and responded in a deep voice: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for clearing up Wei Chen's confusion. Wei Chen understands!"

"Well, I still have things to deal with next, so let's get here first!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will resign now!"

After the words fell, Zhang Rong bowed to Jiajing and left Qianqing Palace with great ambition.

Next, he has to take good care of his body and wait for that day to come.

……

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was time to meet the envoy of Chahar Ministry.

Early in the morning, Tsering and other envoys from the Chahar tribe went to the Forbidden City via the Huitong Pavilion under the guidance of officials.

During their stay in Huitong Hall, in addition to having specialized officials teach them etiquette, they also had a real appreciation of the prosperity here.

When they entered the Forbidden City through the Meridian Gate, they were instantly shocked by the prosperity here.

Most of the surrounding buildings are mainly yellow, and they all show a noble atmosphere. The roofs are covered with glazed tiles of various colors.

There is a white jade corridor in front of the palace, and there are twists and turns behind the palace. The surrounding palaces look majestic, solemn and magnificent.

Everything here is not found on the grassland. On the grassland there is only the endless Gobi Desert and the cattle and sheep grazed by herders.

Even the Khan tent where the Great Khan lived could not compare with these magnificent and solemn buildings.

"The Ming Dynasty is indeed as rich and prosperous as the rumors say. No wonder in the past, just going south to plunder was able to get the tribe out of crisis and prevent too many people from starving to death."

"It's a pity that we will never have this opportunity again in the future."

Thinking of this, Tsering shook his head imperceptibly and looked away from the palaces in the distance.

Even Anada Khan, who commanded an army of 200,000 people going south, was not the opponent of the Ming court. How could the Chahar tribe be the opponent of the Ming court now?
Before this, Tsering could not figure out why his side could not defeat the Ming army despite being far stronger than the Ming army in terms of riding and archery skills, the speed of the war horses, or the level of bravery.

In order to solve this doubt, Tsering specifically found the soldiers who had fought alongside the Ming army in the tribe and learned some information from their mouths.

The Ming army was equipped with a weapon called a flintlock gun. This weapon was not only powerful and had a long range, but also reloaded extremely quickly.

Conventional armor is as fragile as paper in front of a flintlock gun. Not only that, the range of a flintlock gun is much further than that of a bow and arrow.

In addition, the Ming army also developed a tactics called Cheying, which was extremely restrained against cavalry.

It was by relying on this method of warfare that the Ming army was able to achieve a complete victory in the previous decisive battle with the army of Ada Khan.

As one of the few knowledgeable people in the Chahar tribe, after learning about these situations, Tsering clearly knew that times had changed.

The past era of relying on riding and archery skills and fearless death to win has passed.

Under the influence of Ming Ting's car camp tactics and new weapons such as flintlocks, grenades, cannons, etc., no tribe on the grassland will be able to compete with Ming Ting.

The grassland in the future can only be regarded as the back garden of the Ming Dynasty.

After learning that the Ming court's firearms were very powerful, Tsering had the idea of ​​imitating them.

On the Chahar tribe, there are also Han craftsmen.

When Tsering brought the flintlock gun used by the Ming army in front of the craftsmen, all he got was endless sighs and shaking heads. According to the craftsmen, although the structure of the flintlock gun was exquisite, the most important thing was actually the black gunpowder, which the craftsmen had no way of getting started with.

It goes without saying that the Ming court would strictly guard against this black gunpowder and would not leak even a single bit of it.

Under the leadership of officials, Tsering and other envoys finally arrived at Qianqing Palace.

Looking at the majestic Qianqing Palace in front of him, Tsering couldn't help but have a look of expectation flashing across his face.

Most people on the grasslands worshiped the strong, and in Tsering's mind, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty could definitely be regarded as a talented and strategic monarch.

Compared with Maodun Chanyu who once unified the grasslands, and Genghis Khan who laid down such a huge empire, they are comparable.

At the same time, Tsering did not forget the purpose of his trip, which had two main purposes.

The first was to launch trade with the Ming Dynasty on the border, and the second was to persuade the emperor of the Ming Dynasty to send troops to join the Chahar tribe to attack the Tumote tribe and drive them completely out of the grassland.

At this moment, the official who was previously responsible for leading the envoys turned around and gave instructions.

"Be sure to remember the etiquette taught to you earlier!"

The official's words, after being relayed by a translator on the side, reached Tsering's ears word for word.

"Please rest assured, sir, we understand!"

After the official heard this sentence relayed by the translator, he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.

Next, Tsering and other envoys from the Chahar tribe only need to follow the previously established procedures.

Not long after that, a high-pitched voice was heard: "Xuan, the envoy from the Chahar Ministry is here to see you!"

Upon hearing this, the official turned around, glanced at Tsering and the other envoys, and said: "Follow me in!"

After that, Tsering and other envoys, led by the official, stepped onto the stairs of Qianqing Palace.

……

In addition to Jiajing, several people from the cabinet were also present at the Qianqing Palace today.

At this time, they were sitting not far from Jiajing. Since it was the first time for them to experience this, Li Chunfang seemed a little cautious.

Since the chief minister of the cabinet, Yan Song, was ill at home, his seat was not prepared this time.

This time, the negotiations were mainly led by Xu Jie, the second assistant to the cabinet.

After Tsering and other envoys entered the Qianqing Palace, they followed the etiquette taught to them by the officials of Honglu Temple and did not look around or look around.

When Tsering saw the figure wearing a Chu yellow dragon robe sitting on the dragon chair, he suddenly realized that this person was the emperor of the Ming Dynasty!
It was under his leadership that the Ming Dynasty reversed its previous decline. Not only did it capture the former Great Khan Tumaihan alive, but it also defeated Ada Khan who commanded an army of 200,000 soldiers heading south.

At the same time, Tsering also felt an inexplicable pressure coming from all directions, surrounding himself. Under the influence of this pressure, even breathing became difficult.

Later, Tsering came back to his senses, and using the etiquette taught to him by the officials of Honglu Temple earlier, he led the remaining envoys to salute Jiajing respectfully.

"The envoy of the Chahar Ministry, Tsering, has met His Majesty the Emperor Rensheng of the Ming Dynasty. On behalf of King Amutai of Shunyi of the Ming Dynasty, I would like to extend my most sincere greetings to His Majesty the Emperor Rensheng of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Well, everyone, get up!"

Jiajing, who was sitting on the dragon chair, heard this, with a warm smile on his face. He glanced at Tsering and other envoys, waved his hands, and gave the order.

Jiajing's words, after being relayed by the translator, fell into the ears of Tsering and other envoys word for word.

"Come here and give the envoy a seat!"

After Jiajing finished speaking, a eunuch soon came forward, prepared seats for Tsering and all the envoys, and covered them with soft cushions.

Because before this, the officials of Honglu Temple had taught etiquette in this area.

Therefore, after Tsering led the remaining envoys to thank Jiajing, they sat on the chairs one after another.

After Tsering and other envoys took their seats one after another, a trace of curiosity flashed across Jiajing's face. He raised his eyebrows, looked in the direction of Tsering, and asked with a smile: "Where do I live in the Ming Dynasty?" How does the messenger feel for a while?”

After listening to what the translator said, Tsering did not respond immediately. Instead, after pondering for a moment, he said: "His Majesty the Great Ming Rensheng Emperor, during this period, I have witnessed the prosperity here. The prosperity here is It’s far incomparable on the grassland.”

"In my opinion, your achievements are no less than that of Mao Dun who once unified the grasslands and Genghis Khan who laid down such a huge empire!"

Xu Jie, who was sitting not far from Jiajing, couldn't help but frown slightly after listening to the translator's account.

In his opinion, it is very offensive to use barbarians to target the current Emperor.

Jiajing seemed to be very impressed by Tsering's words. With a smile on his face, he gently rubbed the dragon head carved on the dragon chair with his hand and said to himself.

"I can't compare myself to Genghis Khan. After all, Genghis Khan launched the Western Expedition and went to Europe!"

After listening to what the translator said, Tsering's expression suddenly changed.

At this time, a thought flashed through his mind: "Is it possible that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty planned to imitate Genghis Khan and launch a Western Expedition to conquer all the ethnic groups along the way?"

"If this is the case, Mingting will definitely use the grassland. By then..."

Thinking of this, Tsering couldn't help but feel a trace of regret on his face. In his opinion, it was his own fault that made the Ming Emperor's ambitions even greater.

Fortunately, Jiajing just mentioned this casually and did not mention it again.

Seeing this, Tsering could not help but breathe a sigh of relief. After that, he heard Jiajing's voice: "What is the reason for the envoy's visit to our country this time?"

When Jiajing finished speaking, Tsering immediately became energetic and thought that he had finally gotten to the point.

Afterwards, Tsering organized the words in his mind, then stood up from his seat and said respectfully.

"His Majesty the Rensheng Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, I came here this time on the order of Amutai, King of Shunyi of the Ming Dynasty, and I want to carry out mutual trade with the Ming Dynasty on the border. When the time comes, both China and Yi will benefit!"

When Tsering said this, he paused for a moment, pretended to speak righteously, and continued: "In addition, King Shunyi wants to send troops together with the Ming Dynasty to expel the Tumut tribe from the grassland."

"The Tumut tribe has occupied the grassland for a long time, and has repeatedly sent troops south to plunder, causing huge casualties to the soldiers and civilians on the border. Our Chahar tribe originally lived in the grassland for generations, but was later expelled by the Tumut tribe. Exiled to the bitter cold land of Liaodong."

"Not only the Ming Dynasty, but also our Chahar tribe and the Tumote tribe also have a blood feud. Since we have a common enemy, why can't we join forces to fight against the enemy?"

"In the previous battle, the Ming Dynasty defeated the 200,000-strong army led by Ada Khan and killed Ada Khan. Instead of waiting for the Tumote tribe to recuperate and then come to retaliate, it is better to take the initiative..."

Jiajing was no longer interested in listening to the rest of the words. Starting trade with the Chahar tribe at the border and sending a large army to attack the Tumote tribe were already planned strategies.

But this does not prevent Daming from taking this opportunity to make another blackmail.

After Tsering finished narrating, Jiajing nodded slightly and spoke unhurriedly.

"Well, I understand. There is no problem in carrying out mutual trade on the border. There is also no problem in joining forces with the Chahar tribe and sending troops to conquer the Tumut tribe that has occupied the grassland!"

"But you have to discuss the details with my ministers!"

After Jiajing finished speaking, he glanced over Xu Jie and others. The meaning contained in it was self-evident.

After noticing the emperor's gaze on him, Xu Jie stood up from his seat with a warm smile on his face. He looked in the direction of Tsering and extended an invitation to him: "Envoy, follow me. Come on!"

Seeing this situation, Tsering suddenly felt a bad feeling in his heart.

Just when he was about to follow Xu Jie's footsteps and leave Qianqing Palace, Jiajing seemed to suddenly remember something and stopped Tsering.

"By the way, when you go back, give me a message to King Shunyi. From now on, only the heirs of King Shunyi can ascend the throne of Khan!"

"My Ming Dynasty only recognizes the lineage of King Shunyi!"

Jiajing's voice was not loud, but it was like a heavy hammer, hitting the hearts of everyone present.

This sentence bluntly declares that from now on, the Chahar tribe can only be ruled by the descendants of Amutai.

When Jiajing finished speaking, Gao Gong was the first to react and secretly sighed: "Your Majesty is so wise!"

In Gao Gong's view, Amutai, who seized the throne of Khan through a military coup, was actually very uneasy inside.

Since he can rebel against Tumaihan, then one day, others will be able to rebel against him, Amutai.

The emperor's words gave Amutai reassurance. If Amutai wanted to secure his position, he could only obey Ming's orders.

With the powerful backing of the Ming Dynasty, even if someone in the tribe opposed Amutai, it would be of no avail.

Not only that, from now on, the court can also openly intervene in the affairs of the Chahar tribe, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

"Yes, His Majesty Emperor Da Mingrensheng!"

When Jiajing finished speaking, Tsering came back to his senses and responded in a deep voice. (End of chapter)