"Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, our Tumut Ministry has always been very respectful to the Ming Dynasty. We have lived in harmony with the Ming Dynasty for decades and have never violated the border. The reason why we took refuge in the puppet Qing Dynasty was out of necessity. Please forgive us.
If His Majesty the Emperor can restore mutual trade between the two sides and each get what they need, our Tumote Department can guarantee that we will never invade the territory of the Ming Dynasty together with the puppet Qing Dynasty in the future..."
Turole bowed again and explained respectfully that he spoke Chinese very smoothly.
Because among all the tribes in Monan, the Tumut tribe was the most sinicized and had the best relationship with the Ming Dynasty.
During the Wanli period, the leader of the Tumote tribe was canonized as the King of Shunyi by the Wanli Emperor. This has been passed down to Bu Shitu for four generations. Over the past decades, they have indeed taken their own needs and have not invaded the Xuanfu of Datong.
At the time, Lindan Khan, the Great Khan of the Chahar Tribe, was ambitious because of his status as a descendant of Genghis Khan. He wanted to unify all the tribes in the south of Mongolia and restore the power of the Mongol Empire in the past.
It's a pity that Zhi Dacai was just a straw bag, and he was almost evenly matched with Chongzhen. He also played a good hand of cards to a pulp and was no match for Huang Taiji. In the end, he was forced to move westward.
Bu Shitu also knew that he was no match for Lin Dan Khan, a golden descendant, so he asked the Ming Dynasty for help. However, Chongzhen was too busy to take care of himself at that time, so how could he have time to care about the life and death of the Tumote tribe?
I even wish that both sides would bite each other.
As a result, Bu Shitu was defeated and fled to Hetao to survive. After Lin Dan Khan occupied Guihua City, he led his troops south to plunder Xuanfu Datong almost every year.
Later, Huang Taiji went on another expedition to the west, and Bu Shitu did not hesitate to defect to Jiannu. Both sides defeated Lin Dan Khan and fled to the West Sea. He eventually died of illness. The remnants of Chahar also defected to Jiannu.
At this point, all the tribes in Monan were conquered by Huang Taiji, and there was no longer any barrier in the northern frontier of the Ming Dynasty.
The consequences were that in the 9th, 11th, 15th, and 16th years of Chongzhen, the Jiannu detoured southward six times, coercing the Mongolian tribes and ravaging several northern provinces, and their troops once reached the north bank of the Yellow River.
If it weren't for the nine-sided defense system developed by Lao Zhu, which was so awesome that it could still function even if it was extremely rotten, I'm afraid the Ming Dynasty would have been over.
Although the Jiannu could break through the pass, they could not completely destroy it. As long as they could not destroy the key towns such as Juyongguan, Shanhaiguan and the Xuanfu of Datong, as well as the surrounding acropolis, the Jiannu would have to retreat.
Historically, it was Li Zicheng who conquered the city of Beijing and completely dismantled Jiubian. This allowed Jiannu to take advantage, otherwise Chongzhen would have been able to hold on for at least a few more years.
Because as long as the capital is still there and Chongzhen is not dead, the military attaches and soldiers in Jiubian will not surrender to the Tatars and establish slaves.
Zhu Cixiang did not doubt Tulole's words, but still said in a deep voice: "This is not enough. If we want to trade with each other, the Tumote tribe must return to the Ming Dynasty. I can continue to confer Bu Shitu as the King of Shunyi.
From now on, both parties will take what they need and trade fairly and justly. I will set up a special trading place and assign dedicated personnel to manage it. In addition to the leather of war horses, cattle and sheep, wool and livestock dung can also be traded. You can buy charcoal to keep warm.
Also, your Tumut tribe will also dedicate a woman to me, and I will make her a concubine!"
"What?"
"Is your Majesty serious about what he said? Is your Majesty really willing to make a woman from our Tumote tribe a concubine?"
Turole said in shock.
There was a look of disbelief on his face, and he thought he had heard wrongly.
Not to mention the Han emperors, even ordinary gentry and landlords looked down upon the women on their grasslands, and anyone who married them would be ridiculed.
Therefore, since ancient times, Han emperors would rather marry princesses to grassland tribes than marry grassland women.
And the Ming Dynasty refused to make peace with each other, as if making peace with the Ming Dynasty was a provocation, and would beat anyone who mentioned it, so all the tribal leaders had long given up any hope of making peace with the Ming Dynasty.
"You have no joke!"
Zhu Cixi didn't expect his reaction to be so big.
So Huang Taiji can marry a Mongolian woman, why can't he?
In ancient times, marriage was indeed the best alliance method, but the Han people always did it the other way around. He planned to learn from Huang Tai Chi on this point.
After all, he had to admit that in all dynasties, only the Manchu and Qing Dynasties kept the various Mongolian tribes in check.
Of course, this is related to the fact that in order to win over Mongolia and suppress the Han people, the Manchu Qing gave great preferential treatment to the various Mongolian ministries, which he would never learn.
"Your Majesty, I have no control over this matter. I have to go back and discuss it with my father, but my father will definitely not refuse."
Turole said with some excitement.
No matter how stupid he is, he understands that the Tumut tribe cannot live without the Ming Dynasty, and the benefits of submitting to the Ming Dynasty are far greater than those of the Qing Dynasty, not to mention that the emperor is willing to canonize a girl from the Tumut tribe as a concubine.
First of all, the Han people looked down upon their pastures and territories. They didn't have to worry about being annexed and could surrender boldly.
Furthermore, large amounts of materials can be traded stably, and the tribesmen will live a prosperous life from now on.
Turole has no doubt of this.
Because before Lin Dan Khan came, their Tumut tribe was the richest tribe in Mongolia.
In just a few decades after submitting to the Ming Dynasty, the tribe grew from a small tribe to a population of more than 300,000. Now, after several years of war, only more than 100,000 are left.
Zhu Cixi didn't say anything, and immediately sent him away.
For the time being, he just wants to stabilize the Tumut tribe, and in the future he will pacify the world. He will definitely follow the example of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in dividing and disintegrating, and slowly assimilating, instead of letting it develop and indulge like the previous emperors did.
These grassland tribes are bullies and fearful of the strong. When the Ming Dynasty was strong, they were extremely submissive. When the Ming Dynasty was decadent, they began to be arrogant and domineering, and they were dissatisfied with their desires.
He is even ambitious enough to want to live in the Central Plains.
Therefore, we must take advantage of its strength to completely subdue and assimilate it once and for all to eliminate the threat.
Li Er's approach, which only cares about immediate comfort and does not care about the life and death of future generations, is unacceptable.
The biggest mistake of the powerful Tang Dynasty was not to build the Great Wall, which Lao Zhu did very well.
The importance of the Nine Sides can be demonstrated by the fact that the Ming Dynasty finally fell to Li Zicheng, a Han Chinese, rather than to the establishment of slaves.
When Turole returned to his station, it was almost dark.
After hearing this, Bu Shitu stood up equally excitedly.
"Tulole, is the Ming Emperor really willing to consecrate a girl from my Tumote tribe as a concubine?"
"Yes, Abba, he also said that he would choose a place as a place for mutual trade between the two parties and send someone to manage it. He also said that our livestock manure and wool can also be traded."
Turole nodded, then looked at Bu Shitu and said, "Abba, do we agree?"
"Alas! It seems that Emperor Ming is also a hero of his generation. His talents, strategies, and vision are probably not inferior to those of Huang Taiji. No wonder he was able to defeat King Chuang and Duo Ergun successively!"
"You have to work hard and make another trip. If the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is willing to shed blood and form an alliance with me, when the Qing Dynasty leads its army to retaliate against our Tumed tribe, the Ming army can send a large army out of the Great Wall to assist, and our Tumed tribe will
I am willing to surrender, never betray, and dedicate Duoer to him!"
Bu Shitu sighed for a while, and then said with burning eyes.
"Abba, I heard that the women of the Han emperor can only stay in the harem forever and can't do anything. If you sacrifice Duo'er, I'm afraid you'll never see her again in the future. Why don't you choose another one?"
Turole didn't expect that his father would sacrifice his beloved little sister to the emperor, and he was a little reluctant to part with her for a while.
Bu Shitu had a daughter when he was old, and he loved this little daughter very much. He was also reluctant to let go, but he still waved his hands and said helplessly: "Apart from Duo'er and our entire Tumote tribe, which other woman is qualified to do that for the emperor?"
Concubine?
What's more, although you can only stay in the harem, you can be well-dressed, well-fed, and wear gold and silver. This is what many prairie women can only dream of, and Duo'er will definitely be willing to do so."
