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Chapter 802 Li Daitao is stiff
At the end of August, Lao Chaohua led his team out of the capital in high spirits and with great satisfaction. This trip not only won the forgiveness of the Ming Emperor, but also restored Jinzhou's qualification for mutual trade, which was a great victory.

Although he never met the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he received many gifts from the emperor. There were eight silver-glittering table clocks alone, and pocket watches that could be put in his pocket were even more rare.

With this gadget, you no longer need to look at the sun to calculate the time. You can take it out and take a look to know how long it will take for the sun to set. Just turn the small spring a few times a day, and it can run automatically for years. It is more reliable than the sun that hides behind the clouds from time to time!
Of course, there were also some unsatisfactory aspects, for example, the Ming officials did not agree to the goodwill of asking the five Khalkha tribes to help guard the border wall, which means that the herdsmen still could not graze too close to the border wall.

It was not that the Ming officials did not want to agree, but that the matter had to be approved by the emperor. The Ming emperor was obsessed with the two new concubines and had not attended court for more than a month. The memorials sent to the palace received no response, so he could only wait.

"Are you sure that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty hasn't attended court for more than a month?"

Lao Chaohua did not return to his own base, but went all the way north to Baicheng, and the crown prince of the Jin Dynasty, Huang Taiji, arrived at the same time. Huang Taiji was the first to question the news he brought back.

"I am your witness, during the time I was in the capital, I did not hear the sound of bells and drums for the morning court. I also heard from more than one Ming Dynasty official that the emperor did not attend court. I also heard that the Han emperor took two princesses from a small country in Southeast Asia into his harem. This should be true."

Lao Chaohua was somewhat dissatisfied with Huang Taiji's attitude. Although it was Ligdan Khan's idea to pay homage to the Ming Dynasty, it was he who went there at the risk of his life. Even if he had no merit, he should have been credited for his hard work. How could he be questioned casually?

"That's good news..." Huang Taiji caught a glimpse of Lao Chaohua's expression, but did not react. Instead, he said something nonsensical to Lin Danhan.

"Why is it good news?" Lin Danhan was fiddling with the clock brought by Lao Chaohua, but his ears were not idle. He stopped immediately when he heard Huang Taiji's words.

"The Han emperor is ten years older than me, and he has been on the throne for sixteen years but has no son or daughter. The previous Han emperor also removed important ministers who were committed to reform after more than ten years on the throne, and began to linger in the harem and neglect state affairs, and even did not attend court for more than ten years. This may be God's will, giving us a chance to breathe!"

Compared with the ambitious but empty-headed Lin Danhan, the younger Huang Taiji seemed more mature and competent. After all, he had studied his opponent's information and did not blindly fight anyone he caught, leaving his victory or defeat entirely up to luck.

"The Han people are like this. They occupy good places for nothing and have such a large population, but they always hide behind the city walls and do not think about making progress!"

This comment on the Ming emperor immediately won the approval of Lin Danhan. He had imagined countless times what it would be like if his people could occupy the land of the Han people.

With a population at least dozens of times larger than that of the southern and northern parts of the desert, as well as East and West Mongolia, it is hard to count how many tens of thousands of households it can form. As long as you want, you can raise your arms and shout, sweeping away all those who disobey. From south to north, from east to west, all places that the sun shines on must be included in the territory!

By then, I will be the Khan of the whole world... As for why the previous Mongol Empire fell apart, in the eyes of madmen and delusional people, other people's mistakes can be overcome, and the advantages that others do not have are all possessed by themselves!

"This is a good opportunity. I want to send someone to the capital next month to apologize for the crime. The Han people like this tune."

But Huang Taiji was neither a madman nor a fool, he was a very practical person. When the opponent was strong, he would bow his head to preserve his strength, even if it meant he would acknowledge his father. As long as he was strong enough and the opponent happened to be weak, he would turn against him at any time, even if he was called grandpa.

At the moment, he planned to lower his head and try to avoid being attacked by the Ming Dynasty. And from Lao Chaohua's description, the Ming emperor was likely to go back to the old path of being obsessed with the harem, neglecting government affairs, and even falling into internal strife. If this continued, it would not take many years for the powerful country to become weak.

He was just in his early twenties, so there was plenty of time, even if he had to wait ten years, it wouldn't be too long. Back then, his father Nurhaci had struggled for most of his life before he could barely unify the Jurchen tribes. "Oh! Are you going to Beijing to pay homage to the Han emperor?" Upon hearing this, Lin Danhan immediately took his eyes off the clock and stared at Huang Taiji like a hawk.

Lao Chaohua represented the five Khalkha tribes in going to Beijing to seek peace. This was a strategy jointly formulated by the Mongolian-Jin alliance, aimed at finding out the intentions of the Ming Emperor and then deciding how to respond.

Now that the results are out, Huang Taiji suddenly proposed to bow to the Ming Dynasty, which made people feel surprised and deeply suspicious.

The strength of the five Khalkha tribes was severely damaged, and their territory was right next to the Ming Dynasty's border wall. Apart from migrating with their entire clan, if they wanted to survive in the short term, they could only humbly beg for mercy from the Ming Dynasty.

But the Jin Kingdom still had strength, and its core territory was still far from the Ming Dynasty, and it was secretly in collusion with Korea. Although the Ming Dynasty had been strong in recent years, it was still difficult to completely defeat the Jin Kingdom. There was really no need to rush to express a position at this time, let alone rush to actively seek peace.

"It's not me who will go. The Jurchens worship the strong. This defeat has made me lose the qualification to compete for the throne. If nothing unexpected happens, my younger brother Babuhai will inherit the throne of Kundulun Khan."

Huang Taiji did not dodge. Facing Lin Danhan's sharp gaze, he showed a trace of guilt and spoke in a low voice about how an ambitious young man was controlled by the vicissitudes of time and could not control the ups and downs of his own destiny!
"..."Then Lin Danhan and Lao Chaohua looked at each other involuntarily, and their eyes clearly showed one word: What!

The news was shocking that Huang Taiji had lost the qualification to inherit the throne of the Great Jin Dynasty because of the failure of his plan to besiege Fuyu City and the loss of several thousand elite Eight Banners soldiers in Jinzhou and Haizhou.

But then he thought again, something seemed a little off. The two brothers who had competed with him for the Khanship had both died in battles with the Ming army, and looking around, no one could replace him.

Babuhai was just Nurhaci's illegitimate son. His mother's family came from a small tribe and had no power at all. It was very intriguing that he succeeded the Khan throne.

"...Whether the Great Beile inherits the Khan throne or not, he is a friend of the Left Mongols. We Mongolians value friends the most!" After hesitating for a while, Lin Danhan began to test the other party's true thoughts with a sincere face.

"Don't worry, Great Khan. The Jurchens value promises the most. No matter who inherits the throne of Great Khan, the alliance between Mongolia and Jin will be unshakable! Without worrying about the affairs of the tribe, I can spare more time to care about the movements of the Ming Dynasty. I will come to bother the Great Khan often."

Huang Taiji did not explain much. He stood up, stretched out his hand and said goodbye with a smile, saying some polite words.

"Khan, what does he mean by this?" Lao Chaohua stood at the door of the big tent, looking at the receding figure, his heart full of doubts.

If the Great Jin Kingdom changed its master, who knows whether the Mongolian-Jin alliance would still exist. If the attitude of the Great Jin Kingdom changed by then, the Khalkha Five Tribes would be the one closest to danger.

"He didn't dare to ask for peace in person, but he was afraid that the Ming emperor would not give in, so he simply pushed his brother out to take his place, and continued to control the situation from behind. He is quite capable and scheming at such a young age. It's a pity that he was born at the wrong time and met the Han emperor... and this Khan!"

Compared to the old Chaohua who only calculated the gains and losses of his own tribe, Lin Danhan was indeed much smarter and had figured out Huang Taiji's plan in a short period of time. But his face was not very good, and his tone revealed a strong fierceness when he spoke.

(End of this chapter)