Looking at the envoys sent by Mang Gurtai and Taisong - there are two envoys in total. Mang Gurtai's envoy is Jia Lazhangjing Leng Sengji of Zhenglan Banner. This person is Nala and Ye He. The Nala clan. He was also a subordinate of Jintaiji, the chief of the Yehe tribe. After Jintaiji was destroyed, he surrendered to the slave thieves and was assigned to the Zhenglan Banner. He was an old subordinate of Mang Gurtai.
Zhu Youjian has already agreed to the surrender conditions proposed by Mang Gurtai he brought!
Because Zhu Youjian now has no spare power to control the territory of the Savage Jurchens... and there is no hero who is willing to be granted the title to control the territory of the Savage Jurchens.
So if Mang Gurtai is willing to surrender, that would be the best thing. So Zhu Youjian immediately agreed to make Mang Gurtai the commander-in-chief of Bohai Town and the king of Bohai County. He would grant 20,000 households (the people of Zhenglan Banner) and reward him with 100,000 taels of silver and 100,000 pieces of silk!
To be honest, recruiting Anmang Gurtai at this price is not expensive at all!
The other messenger was Zhang Xiaoqi, who was "not important at all". Zhang Xiaoqi was left in Gaizhou when Taisong ran away, and he also had a personal letter written by Taisong to Zhu Youjian.
Zhu Youjian has already read this letter, and he is quite dumbfounded.
In the letter, Taisong spoke humbly and called himself a slave. He also expressed his willingness to "tie himself up in front of the army with his hair and bare feet, and let him be beaten and killed." But at the same time, he said that there were so many subordinates that more than three thousand households could not accommodate them. Moreover, her subordinates have been farming in Shenyang, Tieling, Liaohai and other places for many years and do not want to move elsewhere. So she hopes to be granted the title of Shenyang, Tieling, and Liaohai to settle her three thousand households... This woman is a bit greedy!
She wants three thousand households, which is really a lot! Her sister Wu Liangha only had a household of 20,000 yuan. Wu Liangha followed Zhu Youjian for so many years, not only fighting in the north and south, but also raising two sons and two daughters. It can be said that he has worked hard and accomplished a lot. How can Taisong compare? But Zhu Youjian will still give it... Anyway, these 30,000 households will also be named Zhu in the future.
But Shenyang, Tieling, and Liaohai are impossible to give. Those are the territories of Liao Town! How could it be possible to grant Taisong the title of an important national town?
The "real seal" in the "real seal system of honors and nobles" and the "real seal system of clan kings" promoted by Zhu Youjian is not to grant land to states and counties, but to seal households and houses. It is simply impossible to directly seal several state-level territories to a king, otherwise there will be trouble in the future.
Of course, it is another matter for those kings with 10,000 or 20,000 households to go and win a vassal state outside the Ming Dynasty...
"I can't agree to Taisong's request..." Zhu Youjian sighed and said to Zhang Xiaoqi, "Go back and tell Taisong that I can agree to three thousand households, but I own Shenyang, Tieling, It is impossible in Liaohai and other three states. So I will go to Shenyang personally to capture him!"
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Outside the tall and solid south gate of Shenyang City, the Queen Mother Taisong whom Zhu Youjian wanted to capture was surrounded by 3,000 Mongolian cavalry, riding a Mongolian horse, waiting quietly... Hao The arrival of Amahaug!
3,000 soldiers, neatly dressed and standing in formation, solemn and majestic!
This scene is just like the time when Empress Dowager Taisong and Emperor Funing lined up outside Shenyang City to show off their military power before leading their troops for the last expedition. But the expression on everyone's face is no longer as high-spirited as that day, but since Taisong, everyone has been uneasy.
Most of them were uneasy because of the defeat at Qinghekou... Anyone with any brains knew that after this defeat, the Qing Dynasty was at the end of its rope.
Now it's just a death struggle!
However, Taisong, Gu Harun, Fan Chengyin and others were not uneasy because the Qing Dynasty was about to fall.
Because they felt that they had found a way to leave the Qing Dynasty, which was about to capsize... Although they offered quite high surrender conditions, in their opinion, it was still very difficult for Zhu Youjian to accept it. .
Compared with Taisong Ten Thousand Households, no matter how big Orduo is, he will still be named Zhu in the future. Even if Taisong cannot give birth to a son for Zhu Youjian, he can still adopt a son from Wu Liangha to inherit Taisong's 30,000 households and three states. Anyway, people with foreign surnames won’t take advantage of them, so why isn’t Zhu Youjian happy?
And even if Zhu Youjian doesn't agree, he won't really kill them all... They are talking like a lion, and at the same time they are waiting for Zhu Youjian to counter-offer.
If three ten thousand households are not enough, then two ten thousand households should be closed. If three states are too many, then reduce it by one or close two states.
However, in order to gain more benefits, Tai Song, Gu Harun, Fan Chengyin and others also targeted Hauge... devoured Hauge's men, and then gave Hauge's head to Zhu Youjian , so that Zhu Youjian will see Taisong's sincerity.
In addition, Zhu Youjian will also discover that Taisong is actually as good at fighting as Wu Liangha... Thinking of this, Taisong showed a proud smile at the corner of his mouth.
Although Taisong and Wuliangha are biological sisters, their relationship is not very good. Wu Liangha was stronger and more talented than Taisong in learning martial arts, while Taisong was more beautiful.
The two sisters have been fighting since they were young, and Taisong has no advantage in other aspects except that he can overwhelm his sister in appearance. What makes Taison jealous the most is his sister's outstanding military ability. This ability is nothing in the Central Plains, but in the circle of Mongolian nobles where wives are popular to help lead troops, it is a bit coveted.
However, no matter how outstanding Wu Liangha's military ability was, he could only get two thousand households, while Taisong soon had three ten thousand households, and he also got Hauge's head!
Now Hauge, the beheaded man, has arrived... with four to five thousand remnants of the army that looked dilapidated, and guarding about 20,000 family members with yellow flags, they came dejectedly.
"The Queen Mother..." Gu Harun came up and whispered, "Are you going to let the ambush cavalry attack?"
It turns out that Gu Harun followed Taisong's order and ambushed 2,000 Mongolian cavalry outside Shenyang City!
"No need," Taisong shook his head, "Let Haug enter the city first... There are well-equipped firearms in the city, which can make it easier to kill Haug's people."
"But the Manchurian Yellow Flag in Shenyang City..."
"It doesn't matter," Taisong said, "Tan Tai, Tu Lai and Tong Tu Lai all support us. If we invite Hao Ge into the city, it will be easier to destroy him!" She paused, "And I also want to Take down the family members with the yellow flag... This way, we won't be afraid that the people with the yellow flag will be disobedient."
While the two were talking, the dejected Haug was already approaching Taisong's horse. Wu Liangha took a look at the troops behind Hauge. Not only were they wearing rags and ragged armor, they were also extremely dirty. Many of the armors had many stains and bloodstains on them!
Taisong, surrounded by several Mongolian warriors, took a few steps forward on his horse to greet Haug. Hauge also took a few steps forward, and when he was five steps in front of Queen Mother Taisong's horse, he took the reins of the horse.
"Queen Mother," Hauge bowed his hands on horseback, "I...I came to surrender this time because I was in despair."
Now he no longer dares to regard himself as Emperor Ama, but instead calls himself a minister.
"Haobele," Taisong also changed his title and asked with concern, "Are you being pursued by the Ming army?"
Hauge nodded and said with a wry smile: "On the way to Shenyang from Haizhou to protect the family members with the yellow flag, they were overtaken by the Ming army. It was a bloody battle... It was too tragic, I won't mention it."
"Then... where are the pursuers now?" Taisong asked, "Have they been repulsed?"
Hauge smiled bitterly, then burst into tears again, and said: "Thanks to the soldiers' sacrifice, we finally managed to repel the enemy...but we didn't repel them too far. The pursuers are hanging behind now!"
Seeing his appearance, Taisong knew that Zhu Youjian would be beaten badly by the yellow flag!
Hauge added: "Queen Mother, do you think you can let my family members go into the city first? They have suffered a lot along the way!"
"Okay, let them enter the city," Queen Taisong nodded, "I have also prepared a banquet for Belle in the palace, so why don't we enter the city together."
Hauge cupped his hand again and said with a smile: "Then it's better to be respectful than to obey."
Seeing Hauge fall into the trap, Queen Taisong felt relieved...
(End of chapter)
