Chapter 546 Negotiation
With an awkward mood, Tang Feng came to the residence of the Honglu Temple, which the court has prepared for Da Yuer and his group. He had thought that he would still be able to reappear in the court soon, but he would never have thought that such a situation would be the case. The emperor actually used this time that the *** people wanted to form an alliance with the Ming Dynasty to return to the officialdom. No wonder Chongzhen was a little worried about his position before, it turned out that it was because of this.
Today, the emperor of the morning court put forward his own opinion, believing that the current situation is more beneficial than disadvantages, and the officials who were originally on both sides of the rat agreed immediately. But when the emperor asked them who would talk to the Mongolians to gain more benefits for the Ming Dynasty, the adults stopped talking for a while. This time, the alliance with the *** people seemed nothing, but no one could guarantee that there would be any problems in the future. Maybe by then everything he did today would become an excuse for others to attack him in the future. Even if he had no disadvantages when he was alive, what would happen a hundred years later? You should know that the Northern and Southern Song Dynasty was destroyed by their former allies. How do history books view those who once advocated the alliance with the Jin and the *** to fight against foreign enemies? These officials valued the name behind him the most, and naturally would not put themselves in a disadvantageous position.
Chongzhen was very dissatisfied at the time and scolded these ministers. Just as everyone was frightened and afraid that they would be sent to negotiate, the Minister of Rites Chen Wei, who came to Beijing this time, spoke again: "I heard from my emperor that this matter is too important. It is not a minister who understands the situation in the north and the relationship between the Jin people. I see that there is only one person in my Beijing city who can take on this important task."
His words made everyone in the hall feel worried, for fear that he would point at him and say that this is the case. As long as he was not talking about himself, these adults were happy to see it. But when Chen Wei mentioned this person's name, many people still showed surprise because he mentioned Tang Feng.
Many officials were unable to accept that a criminal who had been dismissed from his official position could be entrusted with such an important task. Moreover, they still had a lot of taboos towards Tang Feng, who had finally been suppressed by himself and others, so many officials at that time made statements that they did not agree with. Of course, the reasons they put forward were not sufficient.
At this time, Chongzhen was even more unhappy: "What do you mean? I asked you to talk to the people, and you all pushed back and forth. Now, someone finally proposed a useful person, but you blamed him more. Could it be that you don't want me to form an alliance with the Mongolian people? Or are you hiding other evil intentions?"
When the emperor was angry, the adults did not dare to say anything against each other, and the hall suddenly calmed down. Chongzhen's voice echoed in the hall: "Are there anyone among you who think they are more suitable for this responsibility than Tang Feng? If so, I will now allow you to be the official you contacted by the Ministry of Rites. Otherwise, don't say much!"
In this way, relying on Chongzhen's already rising power, the officials did not dare to say anything more to object, Tang Feng immediately took office, came to Honglu Temple to meet Da Yu'er, and negotiated on the alliance between the Ming Dynasty and the *** and the opening of the border. Unexpectedly, after having some stable emotional factors with Da Yu'er, he would negotiate for the interests they represent, Tang Feng felt a little embarrassed, but when he walked to the door of the courtyard where Da Yu'er was, he adjusted his mood. Now he was just a minister of the Ming Dynasty.
"Why are you here?" Da Yu'er said in surprise when she saw Tang Feng. Of course, Tang Feng came to see her at this time, and what was shocked was how he got here. Although Da Yu'er was a ***, she still knew some of the rules of the Ming Dynasty. She really couldn't guess how Tang Feng, a civilian, got in.
Tang Feng waved his hand and ordered the officials of the Ministry of Rites who brought him in to retreat, and then smiled bitterly: "I am now representing the Ming Dynasty court to negotiate the exchanges between the two sides."
"Ah?" Da Yu'er looked at Tang Feng in surprise for a while. After seeing that he was not joking, she changed her expression and nodded, "Since that's the case, Lord Tang, please sit down."
Unexpectedly, the other party was more adapted to the change of identity than him. Tang Feng was caught off guard. After a moment of being stunned, he sat down with Da Yuer. Da Yuer looked at Tang Feng with a smile: "It seems that Da Ming has agreed to reopen the stage with my *** divisions, right?"
"Yes, not only will the reopening of the court, but our Ming Dynasty will also send caravans to the grassland to trade with the herdsmen there. However, the words you mentioned earlier, mainly for the Ming Dynasty must also be counted. In the future, the tribes on the grassland will be my Ming subordinates and will pay tribute to my Ming Dynasty every year. Of course, when you have suffered any disasters, my Ming Dynasty will also provide help. This time, if you encounter a famine, my Ming Dynasty will not sit idly by."
"This is of course. My people always speak in a vain way. Since you have promised you to surrender to the Ming Dynasty, you will not regret it. However, there are a few points that I want to explain first. It is impossible for the leaders of our tribes to follow the Ming Dynasty's will and change at will."
"Don't worry, my Ming Dynasty has no desire to covet the position of leaders of various tribes." Tang Feng replied with a smile.
"Then I'm relieved. By the way, Da Ming has promised to open a ceremony between my tribes this time, but what time and variety are there to restrict the time and the variety of items?" Da Yu'er suddenly thought of the previous story and asked in addition.
"There is no restriction. We will open up a court in Xuanfu, Datong and other places. As long as it is owned by me, Daming, and those merchants who are willing to sell with you, they can be bought there. However, I hope you can make the same promise."
Seeing Da Yu'er looking at him with some confusion, Tang Feng stopped going around: "Although I, the Ming Dynasty, made many difficulties in my trading in the past, did you not keep it? You just took some livestock fur, meat and other items to the market for sale, but the horses were always unwilling to be sold. This time, I, the Ming Dynasty, could not help but sell valuable items such as iron and silk to you. I also hope that you will not stop those herders from selling healthy horses to my Ming Dynasty.
"You should also know that my Ming Dynasty is rich in land and wealth, and many things can be found from all over the place. This horse is not enough to equip my Ming army because of its advantageous geographical location. So what we need most are horses on the grassland."
"This..." Da Yu'er didn't expect Tang Feng to be so direct, but she was not easy to answer for a moment. She knew the use of horses to these people on the grassland, which was equivalent to the city of the Central Plains, and the foundation for people to settle down. Seeing that she didn't say anything for a long time, Tang Feng said again: "What, are you having any difficulties? Or are you afraid that my Ming Dynasty will not be good for you after having a horse? You can rest assured that you will be my Ming Dynasty's vassal state from now on, and I will not use military force against you."
After hearing Tang Feng say this, Da Yu'er really couldn't come up with a reason to object. As he said, now he has considered himself a subordinate of the Ming Dynasty, and of course there is no reason to be prepared. After some careful consideration, she finally nodded and said, "Although I can't agree to you in this regard, I can go back and convince them, just hope that the merchants of the Ming Dynasty will not commit traitors at that time. In addition, since my tribes have become subordinates of the Ming Dynasty, we have suffered a famine this time, should the Ming Dynasty do what it means to be a monarch and give us some assistance?"
"Of course, my Ming Dynasty has always been very generous to those vassal states that are willing to surrender. Since you are in trouble, we will definitely help. Now that the autumn harvest has just passed, the official warehouse of my Ming Dynasty is mostly rice and grain. As long as the two sides sign an agreement, we will send the food, vegetables and other things you need to the grassland." Speaking of this, Tang Feng's tone changed: "But there is one thing I still have to say in advance."
Seeing that he was speaking solemnly, Da Yuer felt nervous, but she still asked, "But I don't know what's going on?"
"Since the *** tribes are already subordinates of my Ming Dynasty, they should have more practical performance in addition to paying tribute every year and superficial obedience." Tang Feng said this, looking straight at Da Yu'er's eyes, and said without any doubt: "When the Ming Dynasty wants to fight in all directions, we will send people and horses to help you, of course you are no exception. And we now have a common enemy - the Jin Kingdom, so what our emperor means is to send you to the border of the Jin people and cooperate with our Ming Dynasty to use troops!"
"What?" Da Yu'er shouted in surprise. The other party not only wanted their horses, but also their people. This was too greedy. But when she saw Tang Feng's serious expression, she knew that this might be the real reason why the Ming Dynasty was willing to accept the ***. If she refused this, she would be afraid that everything she had just talked about would become empty talk.
Tang Feng looked at Da Yu'er quietly. Although he couldn't bear to the woman who forced a woman like this and loved her, he still held back his guilt and said, "This is the bottom line of my Ming Dynasty. As long as we send more than 20,000 cavalrymen on the border of the Jin Kingdom, the food prepared by my Ming Dynasty will be transported."
"I can't really agree to you this yet. After all, there are too many tribes on the grassland. The 20,000 people are not the final decision of my Korqin family. Give me some time and I will send you a letter after I go back to ask for advice." Da Yuer hesitated for a while, but still couldn't confirm it.
Chapter completed!