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Chapter 300 Don’t take soft and hard measures 3
"...Is Nurhachi here?"

At first, Hong Tao didn't take the so-called great joy seriously. The eunuchs had many bad habits, such as being addicted to flattering the emperor. A rainbow appeared in the sky, and they could also contact the emperor's benevolent government.But when I heard that Jiannu came to Beijing to pay tribute, I couldn't help but be shocked. An idea immediately flashed in my mind: kill Nurhaci!
"Well, it's not Nurhachi, it's his younger brother Shuerhaqi. This man came here in the 26th year of Wanli, and his attitude is quite respectful."

"...Let the etiquette department receive you first, I will disappear."

I have also read the name of Shuerhaqi Hong Tao in the book. This person seems to be more utilitarian. After helping Nurhaci unify the Jurchens in Jianzhou, he became a little drifting. He felt that he should not be subordinate to others and had a strong desire to monopolize power over Nurhachi. criticism.

However, his ambitions were not very big, and he was the type of person who would make peace with a small fortune. He was deceived by Li Chengliang, and he was granted the title of Commander of Jianzhou or something like that. When he returned, he broke up with Nurhachi and planned to start another company with his tribe.As a result, Nurhachi was placed under house arrest and soon died in prison.

In this life, Li Chengliang's mentality has changed, the direction of history has also changed, and his destiny seems to have changed with it.At this time, he could still be sent to pay tribute, so he was obviously still highly regarded by Nurhaci.

It was said that they should follow Li Chengliang's approach and use high-ranking officials and generous salaries to create a gap between the brothers and induce civil strife, but after weighing the left and right, they gave up.

Historically, although Shuerhaqi wanted to separate the family and work alone, he did not bring much trouble to Nurhaci. In other words, this person was not very capable, and it would be in vain to try again.

However, after being given official positions, the Mongols who are competing with the Jurchens for the land in Liaodong will become helpless, and the soldiers stationed at Shanhaiguan will also undergo psychological changes.I can't go and tell them one by one that this is a divorce plan, so I might as well not add any more details.

As for whether flatly rejecting this request will anger Nurhachi and increase the pressure on Shanhaiguan's frontline defense, this is actually a logical error.

There was no part in the plan to coax the Jurchens to play house. From the beginning, they planned to go head-to-head. After the breech-loading smoothbore cannon was successfully developed and began to be equipped with the navy in small batches, I was no longer afraid of anyone.

Even though Jun Song was overwhelmed by the heavy responsibility and Sun Chengzong was an embroidered pillow, he easily lost Shanhaiguan, but it was still not the end.With the capital's defense system, it would be no problem to defend it for a year and a half.

As soon as Yuan Keli's navy comes back, Nurhachi will have to go back the same way he came, and he will have to pay the toll in full.By the way, let the civil servants see how the emperor led the troops to fight, and scare their courage!
"Long live my lord, you don't have to see people, but you have to see things!" Wang An stopped persuading him when he heard the emperor's refusal so simply.But he didn't go back immediately to convey the message to the Ministry of Rites. Instead, he came closer and gave some hints with a wink.

"What good things can Jurchens have that they need?" This aroused Hong Tao's interest. Wang An must be a master who has eaten and met him before, and ordinary goods will definitely not excite him so much.

"Ten pairs of high-quality navels!" Seeing that the emperor was interested, Wang An came closer and lowered his voice. In fact, there was no one within 30 meters around.

"What the hell?" Hong Tao really didn't hear it clearly, mainly because he had never heard these three pronunciations together.

"The navel of the emperor...Long live the Lord, there has never been a prince. This thing is the best tonic. It can only be found but not asked for!" Wang An was about to bite the emperor's ear. No wonder he was so careful. It turned out to be a yang-boosting medicine. Things, it is really not easy for outsiders to know about this kind of thing, especially court officials.

"How do you know about this thing?" Hong Tao still didn't understand what the navel was, but he also didn't understand how a eunuch could be so familiar with an aphrodisiac. "My slave...of course I don't know, but Mr. Ye Ge knows. When he saw the gift list, he specifically explained the function of this thing to my slave." Wang An blushed when he was asked,

I'm still a little embarrassed and angry, but I don't dare to get angry.

"Okay, let me ask Ye Xianggao, not to mention urging the people below to work hard and get rid of these useless things!" Anyway, Wang An will definitely be out of luck once he comes to ice fishing, so let's go and see what's going on. What kind of thing can make the chief minister of etiquette and the chief minister of the cabinet become petty together.

"I'll reward you. Go back and have more sons who will come to serve me in the future!"

To make a long story short, I followed Wang An back to the palace and changed my clothes, then rushed to the Wenhua Palace and stopped Ye Xianggao for a while. After seeing the real objects and pictures, several hundred-year-old Liaodong wild ginseng and fine animal skins were left. After falling, the most precious navel was directly awarded to Ye Xianggao.

The whip of a seal, a sea lion or a fur seal, this is what I came to after seeing the patterns drawn by Ye Xianggao.Hong Tao doesn't believe in taking supplements wherever you go. Even if it is really effective, he won't take supplements blindly.The so-called tiger and wolf medicine can become poison if it is not replenished properly. It is said that this body died from eating such things.

Besides, it doesn’t matter whether you have children or not.As for whether the courtiers will use this matter to criticize the emperor and empress, and have an impact on the stability of the throne, we can only leave it at that.

There are some things you can do as the Romans do, and there are some things you really can't. Hong Tao thinks he doesn't have much character, but he has a bottom line.As the saying goes, in life, there are things you can do and things you can't do. If even your nature has to be influenced by the outside world, then what's the point of living?

"We think that Your Majesty should still meet the Jurchen envoy. This person is the second brother of Nurhachi. He has great yearning for the Ming Dynasty. If he can be granted an official position, he will be grateful. If he can provoke his brother Ni Qiang again, he will surrender without fighting. Soldiers."

Ye Xianggao and Wang An neither dared to get angry nor speak out about the emperor's rewards and ridicules, so they could only accept them all.However, he didn't have much yearning for the legendary tonic. Instead, he tried his best to advise, hoping that the emperor would adopt the idea of ​​killing two birds with one stone.

"Compromise can no longer solve the Liaodong issue, and Shuerhaqi is no match for Nurhachi. Why should we pretend to be a snake anymore? Although I have given up on Liaodong Town, it does not mean that I will give in and retreat.

On the contrary, without the fetters of huge military expenditures and the need to maintain long supply lines, the Ming Dynasty was actually more relaxed. Sun Chengzong and Jun Jun would always come out to harass, so it was Jianlu who should feel the dilemma.

I won't consider what Nurhachi thinks. Whether there will be a fight or a draw is not theirs to decide.The Ming Dynasty and the Jurchens, including the Mongols, were inherently unrelenting enemies, and there was no possibility of coexistence.Although the time has not come yet, there is no need to publicize the war, but there is no need to deliberately conceal it.

Oh, by the way, there may be reports of war coming from the south next month. I will warn you in advance and be mentally prepared. If someone comes to complain, you don’t need to bother me anymore. "

(End of this chapter)