In Zhu Cixiang's opinion, cutting off a strand of hair is as easy as farting while eating, drinking, and drinking water. It is so easy and normal.
But what the ancients paid attention to was the influence of the body's hair and skin on the parents, especially the emperor. Cutting off a strand of hair was like digging out a piece of dragon scale.
So when the cause and effect of the emperor cutting off his hair to atone for the crime of the general spread throughout the army, sure enough, not only did no one think that His Majesty was doing favoritism, but they felt that His Majesty was an unprecedented holy king, and the morale of the army suddenly exploded.
, sweeping away the sadness caused by the excessive casualties during the daytime war.
Although Zhu Cixiang had expected it, he did not expect the effect to be so good. He finally understood why the powerful emperors in ancient times always liked to use such vulgar tricks to win people's hearts.
Because it is not that the ancients were easy to deceive, but the same routine, when used by the emperor, produced effects that ordinary people could not compare with.
For the next two days, the army was resting and recuperating. On the third day, Wu Sanfu and Tugel also arrived with the army. The strength of the Ming army completely overwhelmed the Qing army.
In fact, even without Wu Sanfu and Tugel's 70,000 horse infantry, Dorgun did not intend to continue fighting. The reason why he had not retreated yet was because he wanted to negotiate with the Ming army.
No, after stabilizing the morale of the army, they immediately sent envoys to the Ming army camp.
"Dear Your Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, I, the Qing Dynasty, are willing to live in harmony with the Ming Dynasty from now on, never invade, and are willing to take the title of emperor, proclaim vassalage and pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty!"
The envoy sent by Dorgon this time was not a Han, but a real Jurchen, and one of the famous Manchu and important figures in history, Suk Saha.
After being brought into the commander's tent, Suk Saha kept his posture very low. After giving a big salute, he directly explained his purpose of coming.
All the generals in the tent did not expect that in just one battle, they would defeat the previously arrogant Eight Banners Jiannu, and they would choose to surrender directly.
They were all surprised in their excitement. After all, in their view, although the Jiannu suffered heavy losses, they were far from the point of subjugating the country and annihilating the clan.
At least within one or two years, Ming Dynasty may not be able to continue its expedition to the Northeast.
Zhu Cixiang was not surprised. There was no essential difference between Jiannu and other nomadic tribes. They both bullied the weak and feared the strong.
When the Han Dynasty was weak and decadent, they bullied the country to death and took advantage of it as much as possible. If they could live in the Central Plains, they would never stay in the grasslands.
Similarly, whenever the Han dynasty was strong and powerful, these nomadic peoples found that they could not defeat them, so they would snap their heads again and choose to temporarily surrender and lie dormant, waiting for the Han dynasty to weaken.
If it were other emperors, most of them would be complacent and unwilling to go through any more trouble. They would agree to be vassals and pay tribute, and live in harmony without infringing upon each other. Then they would release their horses to Nanshan, store their swords and guns in their warehouses, and return to the Central Plains to continue living in a state of drunkenness and dreaming, enjoying the eternal reputation.
But for a modern man like Zhu Cixiang, all claims of vassalage, tribute, and imperial title are all false. What he wants is not apparent surrender, but absolute surrender.
Not to mention Jiannu, who had a bloody feud with the Ming Dynasty, even the Tumut tribe who were fighting side by side now, he did not intend to continue to maintain this apparent surrender.
So looking at Suk Saha in the tent at this moment, he just said coldly: "Go back and tell Dorgun, in the whole world, is it the land of the king, the shore of the land, is it the king's ministers, I have nothing to say to you here."
According to Gongzhi, there is only absolute surrender. From now on, I, the Ming Dynasty, will pursue a domineering and kingly way. Anyone who dares not to surrender to the barbarians at home and abroad, I will destroy their clan, destroy their country, and exterminate their descendants!
If he really wants to surrender, then lead all the Jurchens to put down their weapons and listen to your orders, and I will spare your lives. Otherwise, wherever my army goes in the future, all the men will be killed and the women will be slaves forever!"
Although Zhu Cixiang's tone was calm, when it reached Suk Saha's ears, it was like thunder, making him lose his soul, his face was pale, and his body was shaking violently.
As for the generals in the tent, hearing the emperor's domineering words, their blood boiled with excitement.
Even the British father, who has always been conservative, is no exception.
Because since the Sui Dynasty, the Han Dynasty has never had such a domineering foreign policy, nor has there been an emperor who acted domineeringly.
Even when the Tang Dynasty was at its most powerful, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty followed the path of a saint. As long as all ethnic groups at home and abroad openly surrendered and did not invade, they would be able to live in peace.
During the time when Taizu became an ancestor, although he continued to conquer the north to expand the territory, he only wanted to break up the remaining power of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty. In the later period, he also adopted a moderate policy.
But now Zhu Cixi wants the absolute submission of all barbarians inside and outside.
What is absolute surrender? It means that the whole family must first put down their weapons and leave life and death to the Ming Emperor. The life and death of hundreds of thousands of people are all determined by the emperor's thoughts. This is the true way of domineering kings.
Suksaha opened his mouth, but in the end he just bowed silently, then left.
Obviously, it can be seen that this little emperor is different from other Han emperors. An emperor who can say such things must be self-centered and there is no room for negotiation and compromise.
Therefore, the following conditions were not raised again, such as how many Korean beauties, wild ginseng, etc. were donated every year, or even the entire Liaodong Peninsula was returned to the Ming Dynasty.
It can be seen that Dole's determination this time is not small.
After Suksaha returned and conveyed Zhu Cixiang's words, all the senior officials of the Eight Banners were extremely angry. After they were angry, they all fell into silence.
Dorgun was also silent, and his face was so gloomy that he was almost dripping with water. The reason why he wanted to negotiate and surrender was because he knew that the Qing Dynasty could not defeat the Ming Dynasty. In the future, after the little emperor unified the country, he would definitely conquer the country.
They came to conquer the Qing Dynasty. Even if the Qing Dynasty could withstand it once, it would be difficult for it to withstand the second or third time.
That's why he wanted to negotiate for surrender and stop the little emperor's desire to destroy the Qing Dynasty. At worst, they would honestly surrender and pay tribute before the little emperor died.
As long as the little emperor is killed, who can say what will happen after the Ming Dynasty? Although they will not survive that day, at least they can leave a hope and a way to survive for future generations.
But who would have thought that the little emperor was so determined to destroy the Qing Dynasty that he would not give him any chance.
As for unconditional surrender and handing over life and death to the little emperor, that is absolutely impossible. Even if the little emperor pretends to spare their lives in the end, the Qing Dynasty will never turn around.
"No one is allowed to spread the word about the negotiations. We will withdraw tomorrow. With the Liaoxi Corridor as a barrier and North Korea's supplies, I don't believe that we will be able to stop the Ming army in the future!"
Finally, Dorgun gritted his teeth and said.
In order not to shake the morale of the army, Dorgun conducted this negotiation secretly, and no Mongolians or Han people knew about it.
But what Dorgun didn't know was that various Mongolian tribes also secretly sent envoys to the Ming army camp. Most of them expressed their willingness to non-aggression with the Ming Dynasty in the future. Even the Horqin tribe, which had the closest relationship with the slaves, did not
exception.
The Chahar tribe and some small tribes near the Liao River directly expressed their willingness to submit to the Ming Dynasty in the future.
Zhu Cixiang's attitude towards these Mongolian tribes was the same as towards Jiannu, that is, absolute surrender.