Chongzhen revived the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 58 Descendants of Yan and Huang
Keenly aware of Lin Danhan's attitude, Kong Zhenyun began to take control.

Because he realized that the difficulty of paying tribute to Lin Dan Khan might not be as high as the emperor expected, Ming could take this opportunity to put forward some conditions:
"It is not impossible for the Great Khan to obtain the golden seal."

"Before leaving, His Majesty told me that the first condition for the Great Khan to be crowned king is to sign a treaty of rules and regulations with the Ming Dynasty just like Anda Khan was crowned King of Shunyi."

Lin Danhan asked about it and learned that the Ming Dynasty and King Shunyi had signed treaties four times, and most of the contents were about how to deal with disputes between the Han and the Mongols.

He didn't care about these at all and continued to ask Kong Zhenyun:

"Are there any other conditions?"

When Kong Zhenyun heard this, he suddenly felt happy. Knowing that Lin Danhan is willing to negotiate terms means that he has a very high possibility of accepting the canonization of the Ming Dynasty. He will most likely be able to complete his mission this time.

So he put forward a second condition:

"The Great Khan cannot attack King Shunyi or provoke disputes."

"If the Great Khan is granted the title of king, then he and King Shunyi will be the same vassal kings and cannot fight against each other."

"If there is a dispute, it will be mediated by Ming Dynasty."

This was the purpose of Kong Zhenyun's mission and the biggest task assigned by the emperor. Although Lin Danhan was a little reluctant, he felt that it was not unacceptable. At this time, he had no idea that he could easily defeat the Shunyi King's coalition forces. Without knowing the outcome of the war, and knowing that he would not be able to obtain the Ming Dynasty reward through the war, his own attitude towards the war had changed.

As for other dignitaries, after knowing that it was impossible to replace King Shunyi's market rewards, they simply had no interest in fighting. Lin Danhan started the fight at this time, and his chances of winning were already decreasing.

Seeing no objection from Lin Danhan, Kong Zhenyun cheered in his heart, knowing that the biggest purpose of his mission had been achieved, and immediately put forward the third condition:

"The Great Khan wants to present the former Yuan Jade Seal to His Majesty in exchange for the Ming Dynasty's Golden Seal."

"As long as the Great Khan agrees to this, Kong can read out the edict now."

As soon as this statement came out, other dignitaries thought it was nothing, but Lin Danhan got angry and scolded Kong Zhenyun loudly.

For Lin Danhan, this so-called jade seal is the thing that best represents his orthodoxy. Even though he no longer had the ambition to unify Mongolia, he was unwilling to dedicate it to the Ming Emperor.

Kong Zhenyun listened to his scolding but remained calm at this time. Because he knew that Lin Dan Khan's interests were different from those of other powerful people in this regard. As long as he could convince others, Lin Dan Khan had to give up the jade seal even if he was unwilling.

So he calmly said:

"The Great Khan has become the vassal king of my Ming Dynasty. What else do I need the Yuan Yuxi to do?"

"Do you still want to be the emperor and be my enemy, the Ming Dynasty?"

"Before leaving, His Majesty has appointed Man Gui as the Admiral of Xuan Daji Liao. What is the purpose of this? The Great Khan will not understand, right?"

"If the Great Khan insists on being an enemy of the Ming Dynasty, Kong will leave immediately. Please prepare the army for war, and let's show off!"

Only then did they hear about Ming's military preparations, and the dignitaries in the tent started talking loudly. They still have a little confidence in defeating King Shunyi, but they have no confidence at all in defeating King Shunyi and the Ming Dynasty's coalition. Despite the fact that Ming Dynasty retreated in the face of Houjin, it had experienced several bloody battles and won several great victories. They were not confident of winning when facing Mangui, who had made great achievements in the Battle of Ningjin.

Not to mention that with the support of Ming Dynasty, King Shunyi could rely on Ming Dynasty to recover even if he failed once or twice. They won in the end, how many tribesmen and horses are left?
This made their confidence in going to war drop again, and they tended to ask Lin Dan Khan to offer the jade seal in exchange for being canonized by the Ming Dynasty.

Lin Danhan was very unhappy when he was forced by these powerful people, so he turned around and left the tent. Some of his cronies also came out of the tent. The entire tribe's attitude towards paying tribute was immediately divided into two groups.

Kong Zhenyun talked with the dignitaries who stayed in the tent and gave them the gifts prepared by Marquis Gongshun. These people received the gifts carefully prepared by the Marquis of Ming Dynasty, and they all loved them very much.

Others asked how wealthy Gongshun Hou was in his life in the capital. The Marquis inheritance of more than two hundred years made them really afraid to think about it.

For people on the grasslands, it is extremely rare that King Shunyi is still the Western Khan for four generations. This is the reason why Lin Danhan and others envied King Shunyi.

Once again admiring the emperor's foresight, Kong Zhenyun regretted that Gongshun Hou was sent to King Shunyi, otherwise his persuasion would have been stronger. He could only simply explain that Wu Ruyin, who now inherited the title, was the sixth generation of Gongshun Hou. If counted from Gongshun Bo, it could be said that he was the seventh generation.

Although the number of generations passed down is only three more than that of King Shunyi, these grassland dignitaries are even more envious. Why? Because fewer generations passed down means a longer life, it is obvious that the life of Gongshun Hou and his family in the Ming Dynasty was far from comparable to that on the grassland.

However, Kong Zhenyun sneered at the envy of these people and only reservedly expressed that he was a descendant of the saint and the 63rd generation grandson of Confucius.

"Sixty-three generations, how long does that take!"

The nobles on the grassland sighed. They really couldn't calculate how many years it would take to pass on the sixty-three generations, and all of them were inexplicably in awe of Kong Zhenyun. I just feel that I am worthy of being a descendant of a saint, and my bloodline will be able to crush them over time. Even if these Mongolian dignitaries can trace their roots back to Genghis Khan, they are far inferior to the Kong family.

Kong Zhenyun got excited and explained to them the origin of their ancestor Confucius. The fourteenth generation ancestor of Confucius, Wei Zhong, was the brother of Xin, the king of Shang Zhou, and the younger brother of Wei Ziqi, the founding monarch of the Song Dynasty who was canonized by the Zhou Dynasty. Emperor Xin, King Zhou of Shang Dynasty, was the 30th king of the Shang Dynasty and the seventeenth generation grandson of Shang Tang. Shang Tang, the founder of the Shang Dynasty, was the fourteenth generation grandson of Qi.

And who is Qi? He is the son of Emperor Ku and Jian Di, and the half-brother of Emperor Yao. Emperor Ku was born in Gaoxin, also known as the Gaoxin family. He was one of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors and the great-grandson of the Yellow Emperor.

Therefore, they say that the Kong family is a descendant of the Yellow Emperor. Everything is well documented and can be traced back to more than 4324 years ago. This year is the year 2147 of the Yellow Emperor's era. Confucius was born in the year of the Yellow Emperor's era. He only said that he was the rd generation grandson of Confucius, but he didn't go back any further!

This statement made these grassland dignitaries more respectful of him. I just feel that the Ming Dynasty is really scary, that there is a family with such a long history.

Faced with their awe, Kong Zhenyun said again:

"Many of you people on the grasslands are descendants of the Xiongnu. Tai Shigong recorded in the "Historical Records" that the Xiongnu are descendants of the Xia Hou clan, and their ancestor Chunwei was the son of Xia Wang Jie. He fled to the grassland during the Shang and Tang Dynasties."

"The Queen of Xia is Dayu, who is the great-great-grandson of the Yellow Emperor. So you may also be descendants of the Yellow Emperor, but you just live in the wilderness, there are no written records, and you have forgotten your ancestors."

"And the Xiongnu had many marriages with the Liu family of the Han Dynasty royal family. Maybe you still have the blood of the Liu family!"

These words were spoken casually, but they were unintentionally right. Because according to later generations' tests, some of Genghis Khan's ancestors and descendants have detected Liu Bang's genes. The Liu family originated from Emperor Yao, who was the great-great-grandson of the Yellow Emperor.

No matter which way you look at it, the Jin family is the descendant of the Yellow Emperor, and the Mongols are the descendants of the Yan and Huang emperors.

(End of this chapter)