The heavy snow that lasted for half a month in the north has finally stopped, but the road is still very difficult! It took Cheng Guan, Lu Junyi, Duan Jingzhu and others a full month to reach the Mongolian Qiyan Department. --
The winter in Mongolia is extremely difficult. Due to the heavy snowfall this year, many small tribes suffered heavy losses in their cattle and sheep. Therefore, these small tribes had to seek refuge with the Qiyan tribe. Therefore, the size of the Qiyan tribe has increased several times compared with before winter.
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All the people within a radius of more than a hundred miles were members of the Qiyan tribe. As soon as Cheng Guan and others arrived, shepherds spotted them. The herdsmen roared towards them and surrounded them.
These shepherds look sallow and thin, obviously they don't eat well on weekdays, but their eyes are full of brilliance, and the riding skills they just showed are amazing! Although there are not many shepherds, they have weapons in their hands, and their eyes are full of magic.
Without the slightest fear, a shepherd shouted loudly: "Who are you?"
Duan Jingzhu was proficient in Mongolian and shouted loudly: "We are businessmen from Liangshan! Take us to see your Khan quickly!"
Hearing the word "Liangshan", the faces of the shepherds showed smiles. In the past two years, Liangshan often did business with the Qiyan Department and constantly sent various urgently needed items to the Qiyan Department, so they
He has become a distinguished guest of the begging department! One of the leading shepherds looked at Duan Jingzhu carefully, suddenly laughed and said: "You are Mr. Duan! Come with us!"
It turned out that Duan Jing had lived here many times, and the herdsman leader had obviously recognized him.
Now everyone followed these herdsmen and galloped forward. It was morning when they arrived, and it was already afternoon when they arrived at the location of Hebul Khan.
A middle-aged man greeted them personally. The middle-aged man took Duan Jingzhu off his horse and said with a smile: "The big man is waiting for you inside."
Duan Jingzhu asked: "How is the Qiyan Department doing this winter?"
The middle-aged man said: "Fortunately! The snow was too heavy, and many of our cattle and sheep froze to death. However, there are many of us, and everyone helps each other, so we can still survive this winter! Wait until next spring, everything will be fine again
Get up."
Duan Jingzhu said: "Congratulations to you!"
The middle-aged man smiled and said: "I want to congratulate you too! You have now defeated the arrogant Jurchens, and we are also happy for the strength of our friends."
Duan Jingzhu smiled and nodded. At this moment, he had arrived in front of the royal tent of Hebul Khan. The middle-aged man personally led Duan Jingzhu and others into the royal tent.
The Mongols did not have as many rules as the Han people. Although Hebule was a profuse man, he went to the door to greet them in person. Duan Jingzhu and others did not dare to be rude and bent down to see Hebule.
"Dear friends, welcome to the begging department! Come on, bring me the mare's milk and barbecue!" Hebul Khan laughed.
"Thank you, Khan!" Duan Jingzhu and others stood up and saluted again.
"The weather is so cold and the roads are difficult to travel. Friends, why are you here again?" Hebule Khan asked curiously after the mare's milk and barbecue were served.
"The snow is too heavy this year. The Hua Shuai of our northern army is concerned about the situation of the Qiyan Department. He is afraid that the Qiyan Department will be in trouble, so he asked us to come and take a look. If necessary, we can lend a helping hand." Duan Jingzhu said.
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"Thank you for your kindness, but I won't use it anymore," Hebul Khan said with a smile and shook his head.
"This is a handwritten letter from our Hua Shuai." Duan Jingzhu added.
"Oh?" Hebul Khan was slightly surprised.
Duan Jingzhu stepped forward and handed Hua Rong's autographed letter into the hands of Hebul Khan. Hebul Khan began to read it carefully. Hua Rong wrote it in Chinese, but someone below it had already written it in Mongolian.
He translated it into Chinese, but he didn't know Hebul Khan's great talent and strategy, and he was also very proficient in Chinese. What Hebul Khan directly read was his handwritten letter above, not the Mongolian translation below.
What Huarong said in the letter was very simple, nothing more than maintaining friendship and enhancing contact. In addition, Liangshan will have countless orders for the Qiyan Department next year, mainly using tea and brocade in exchange for horses from the Qiyan Department. In fact, now, Liangshan
There is no shortage of horses anymore. The reason why these orders are given to them is just to let them feel the "friendship" of Liangshan!
"That's great!" An excited smile appeared on Hebulhan's face.
"Great Khan, there is no conflict between the Mongols and us Han people. We should be friends by nature, don't you think so?" Duan Jingzhu said.
"Of course! The Han people are our eternal friends!" Hebul Khan nodded.
"We have been fighting against the Jurchens in the past few years. As far as we know, after defeating the Khitans, the Jurchens also tried to rule the Mongolian grasslands. He even asked the Mongolian tribes to surrender to them. These Jurchens are really ambitious!"
Duan Jingzhu said again.
"Not bad." Hebul Khan smiled and nodded again.
"The Jurchens can be said to be the common enemy of the Han and the Mongols! Great Khan, in the future we will send troops to deal with the Jurchens. I wonder if you will send troops with us to deal with them together? After the Jurchens are eliminated,
We will no longer face threats on the grassland." Duan Jingzhu said.
"This..." Hebulehan was stunned for a long time, and then said: "Our Qiyan tribe has too few troops to send troops to the Jurchens. Moreover, there are endless battles on the grassland, and our soldiers cannot leave the grassland."
Hearing what Hebule Khan said, Duan Jingzhu smiled and did not ask any more questions. At this moment, it was difficult for him to guess Hebulehan's thoughts. He didn't know what the "friendship" Hebulehan had for Liangshan.
True or false.
That night, Duan Jingzhu and others stayed in the Qiyan Department's tent. The weather was so cold that they felt a little shivering even though they were huddled together.
"I wonder how their inquiry went?" Duan Jingzhu could only be heard speaking softly.
"It's impossible to find out any information in such a short period of time." Lu Junyi shook his head.
At this moment, the curtain of the tent was opened. Duan Jingzhu and others were surprised, and then they breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the face of the person clearly. There were two people who came in, and both of them were
The soldiers from the intelligence office who came with them. After the two soldiers sat down, one of them said: "We just asked a few herdsmen that the Jurchens had visited the Begging Department just a few days ago!"
"What?" Duan Jingzhu was surprised.
"What are they doing here at the Begging Department?" Lu Junyi asked hurriedly.
"It's not clear yet. I just know that they came in large numbers, probably more than a thousand people. I heard a herdsman said that the leader was Wanyan Sagai, the younger brother of the Emperor of Jin! After that, they entered the royal palace of Hebul Khan.
It took a long time to come out of the tent! Those Jurchens stayed in the Begging Department for two or three days, and I don’t know what they did during that time." The soldier said.
"We must figure this out!" Cheng Guan frowned.
"It seems we have to stay here for a while longer!" Duan Jingzhu nodded.
Everyone felt a little worried. They originally wanted to prevent the Mongols from forming an alliance with the Jurchens, but they didn't expect the Jurchens to come here early. And when they saw Hebul Khan today, everyone talked about the Jurchens, and Hebul Khan unexpectedly
There was no mention of the arrival of the Jurchens, which shows that Hebul Khan also had a lot to hide from them.
At the moment in the king's tent, Hebule Khan is with the middle-aged man who brought Duan Jingzhu and others here today. This man is Hebule Khan's brother Abahai. In history, this man was in Hebule Khan.
Lehan inherited his position after his death, but he was later executed by the Jurchens. A hundred years later, Genghis Khan sent troops to attack the Jin Kingdom. His reason was to avenge my Bahai.
This is also a heroic figure. Although he is not as good as Hebul Khan, his knowledge is not trivial.
I Bahai frowned slightly at this moment, and after a while he said: "Dahan, why did the Han people come to us in such a cold winter? I feel that nothing they said today is credible!"
Hebul Khan smiled and said: "First the Jurchens, and then the Han! They just want to win me over and let me help them fight!"
Only then did I suddenly realize. He patted his thigh and said, "Yes, that's the truth! Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to come here in such a cold winter! Brother, the Jurchen Emperor named you eldest brother.
King Mengwu, these Han people have brought us so many benefits. Our entire tribe will not be short of tea in the coming year, and we can even get iron tools from them. Who do you think we should help?"
Hebulehan put away the smile on his face and said: "The Jurchens are ambitious, the Han people are not wrong about this, but the Han people don't have any good ideas! In the future, no matter who wins or loses between these two families, they will be ours."
enemy!"
My boy frowned and said, "Enemy?"
Hebulehan said: "Yes, the enemy! Human ambition is unlimited. After they defeat the opponent, they will definitely not let go of the Mongolian grassland. Then it will be a disaster for our Mongolian grassland! Moreover, even if they do not have such ambitions,
I will also find a way to unify the grasslands, and then go south into the Central Plains. Then they will also block our way, and they will also be our enemies!"
My baby nodded and said: "Great Khan, do you mean that this time we have to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers and no one will help?"
Hebul Khan shook his head and said with a smile: "Of course that's not the case. We have to help the weak attack the strong. It is in the interest of us Mongolians that they both lose."
I Ba'er said: "So, we want to help... the Jurchens?"
Hebul Khan laughed and said: "You can see that the Jurchens are weak. It seems that you do have a certain vision now! Yes, we want to help the Jurchens."
I Bahai said: "In this case, we will drive away those Han envoys tomorrow!"
Hebulehan said: "That's not necessary! We still have to treat them well and let them feel that we will help them so that they can relax and be surprised when we attack them in the future! Regarding this matter, there is no one except you and me.
Besides, no one can tell! The entire Qiyan Department, from top to bottom, will still treat them as friends!"
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