Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 557 The Third Lady's Weird Request

To the east of the palace, there is a Siyi Pavilion.The Siyi Pavilion is affiliated to Taichang Temple and is dedicated to receiving foreign envoys.Envoys from North Korea, Ryukyu, and Annan who come to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty every year live here.

In the hall of Qiuzhuoyuan of Siyi Pavilion, there is a Tatar envoy who is less than 40 years old sitting upright.This emissary is He Liu's old acquaintance: Bahan Naji.

Back then, Han Naji's grandfather, Al Da Khan, competed with his grandson for a woman.Take his sweetheart San Niangzi as Concubine Khan.In a fit of anger, Han Naji ran away from Daming, triggering a war.Later, it was He Liu who sent him back to Al Da Khan.

The world is unpredictable. Who would have thought that that brief war would lead to a tribute market and a peace agreement between the two countries. Therefore, the Nine Sides of the Ming Dynasty maintained peace for more than ten years.

The birth of the three ladies is all over the country and the city.But it is by no means an embroidered pillow.In the past few years, An Dahan has been old and has entrusted many affairs to San Niangzi to take care of them.The third lady managed the political affairs and military affairs of the Tatar Ministry in an orderly manner with the skill, courage and courage beyond ordinary men.

Han Naji admired the third lady in the past, and now admires the third lady.Willing to become San Niangzi's confidant.

This time he entered Beijing at the order of San Niangzi because he had a major matter to discuss with the Ming court.

On the opposite side of Han Naji, sits the Minister of Rites, Zhang Siwei, a member of the cabinet.

Under normal circumstances, the envoys received by Ming Dynasty from vassal states such as Korea, Ryukyu, and Annan were all doctors sent by the Ministry of Rites.Send a servant at most.It is an extraordinary courtesy for the Minister of Rites to meet the foreign envoys in person.

Zhang Siwei asked Bahan Naji: "Your envoy has come all the way to Beijing, what's the matter?"

Hanaji said: "Naturally, on behalf of our Concubine Khan, I would like to express my sincere respect and hope for peace to His Majesty the Great Emperor of your country."

Zhang Siwei nodded: "In our Ming Dynasty, peace is always the most important thing. Our court believes in King Shunyi and his concubine, and they are sincere in maintaining peace."

In the first year of Longqing, when the tribute market was granted.Daming granted Altan Khan the title of King of Shunyi.Therefore, Zhang Siwei called Altan Khan the King of Shunyi and San Niangzi the Princess.

Han Naji suddenly changed the subject: "In addition, I have come to your country's capital, and I have another important matter to discuss with your country. This matter is very confidential. Our Concubine Khan has said it, and we can only talk to the chief minister of your country's cabinet. Zhang Juzheng, Minister of the Ministry of War Wang Chonggu, Jinyiwei Beizhen Fushi He Liutan."

San Niangzi knew that Daming was not the emperor's decision now, but the chief minister of the cabinet.So she asked Han Naji to discuss this secret matter with Zhang Juzheng; Wang Chonggu, as a civil servant, had led troops in the border town for many years, and was one of the most admired opponents of the Tatar tribe, so he was also included in the discussion; as for He Liu , that year he would send Hanaji back to the grassland, and then he removed the intelligence network set up by the Tatars on the Nine Sides, and he was also one of the opponents that San Niangzi respected very much.Therefore, he is also on the list of negotiators.

Zhang Siwei frowned: "I am the Secretary of the Ministry of Rites of the Ming Dynasty. I am in charge of foreign relations. If there is anything, can you tell me? Zhang Shoufu has a lot of work every day, so he may not be free to see you; Mr. Wang Chonggu is getting old, weak and sick, and is currently on leave. recuperate; as for He Liu, he has now resigned from his position as the governor of Beizhen, and is just a dispensable pension officer..."

Han Naji said: "Then I don't care. Concubine Khan gave me an order to only discuss this secret matter with these three people."

Zhang Siwei showed embarrassment: "Okay, I'll go back and report to Zhang Shoufu, and see what Zhang Shoufu has to say."

Zhang Siwei returned to the Xiyuan cabinet to be on duty and reported the matter to Zhang Juzheng.

Zhang Juzheng thought for a while and said: "Three years, San Niangzi advocated that the Tatar tribal alliances and our Ming should be reconciled, and there will be no more major wars on the nine sides. After more than ten years, the military expenditure saved for the treasury is more than ten million taels? Since San Niangzi's The envoy asked to see the three of us. If we don’t see you, wouldn’t it be disrespectful to San Niangzi? Go and find Wang Chonggu and He Liulai as cabinet guards. We’ll meet him here.”

An hour later, Wang Chonggu, He Liu, and Han Naji entered the cabinet to be on duty.

Zhang Juzheng retreated to the left and right, and the four of them sat down.He opened his mouth and said: "Honorable envoy, I am Zhang Juzheng, the chief assistant of the Ming cabinet. This is Wang Chonggu, Shangshu of the Ministry of War. You should know that one, Jinyiwei He Liu. If you have anything, please tell me."

Han Naji said: "Our Concubine Khan hopes that Marshal Qi Jiguang of your country can lead the elite soldiers from Jizhou Town to penetrate deep into the hinterland of our Tatar."

When Zhang, Wang, and He heard the words, they were completely puzzled!Could it be that San Niangzi doesn't want to make friends with Daming?This time Han Naji was sent to fight in the afternoon?
Zhang Juzheng frowned: "Princess Shunyi wants our Marshal Qi to lead his troops deep into the hinterland of Tatar? Doesn't this mean that our Ming Dynasty took the initiative to tear up the peace treaty signed in the first year of Longqing? My Ming Dynasty is a state of etiquette, and we pay attention to keeping our promises. For the grassland land, let alone coveting it.”

Wang Chonggu said from the side: "Could it be that Princess Shunyi has changed her mind and wants to start a war with us Daming?"

Han Naji shook his head: "Our Concubine Khan absolutely has no intention of resuming the war with Daming. This matter is very complicated, let me speak slowly."

He talked about Hanaji, and told the three people the ins and outs of the matter: In Altan Khan's hand, there was a troop deployment talisman decorated with white wolf fur.With this talisman, 13 soldiers and horses from the Tatar headquarters can be mobilized.Whoever holds this troop transfer talisman has the right to command and dispatch all Tatar soldiers and horses.The festival bearer is equivalent to the Shangshu of the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty and the former military governor.

The rules of the Tatar Ministry are very strange.The person who holds the troop transfer talisman cannot be the Great Khan himself.Therefore, every great Khan would hand over the festival talisman to the person he trusted the most.

Five years ago, Altan Khan gave the troop transfer talisman to his wife San Niangzi.But now, Altan Khan's most beloved youngest son, Ubeje, has grown up.Ubezhe hoped that his father would bestow the troop transfer talisman on him, not on a woman.

This Wubiezhe was not born to the third lady.The third lady is only his mother in name.

On the external standpoint, San Niangzi advocated peaceful coexistence with Daming.Wubezhe advocated a new war with Ming Dynasty and went south to invade and plunder.

It is difficult for Altan Khan to choose between his wife and son.Ever since, he ordered a meeting of the leaders of the Tatar tribes to be held three months later.At the meeting, the leaders of the various ministries will elect who will hold the troop transfer talisman.

San Niangzi knew in her heart that the leaders of the nine ministries, four of whom advocated war with Ming, would definitely elect Ubezhe.The two propositions are reconciled with the daimyo, and will support her as the concubine Khan.The other three were vacillating between war and peace.

San Niangzi hoped that Qi Hu, who was most feared by the grassland people, would lead troops deep into the Tatar hinterland to show off Ming's military power.Let the three vacillating leaders know that being an enemy of the powerful Ming Empire will do a lot of harm to the Tatar tribe, but no benefit.In this way, out of the nine parts, five will support her.She can continue to hold the troop transfer talisman, and Tatar can continue to live in peace with Ming.

(End of this chapter)