Facing his wife's question, Esdogan shook his head and said:
"Ye Mingsheng hasn't replied yet, but I know he won't agree to my request..."
Estogan's answer made Saya look confused, her eyes full of surprise. She had lived with Estogan for nearly twenty years, and she still understood Estogan's behavior style very well.
Esdogan is the kind of person with a strong purpose. He has his own purpose in doing something, and he will not do something that he knows is not feasible.
Just like the reforms Estogan wanted to implement in the Kipchak Khanate, although he really wanted to make an unprecedented in-depth reform of the social culture of the Kipchak Khanate.
However, after realizing that the conservative forces within the Kipchak Khanate were too strong and that forcibly implementing reforms would be counterproductive, Esdogan temporarily gave up on the reforms he had been thinking about.
Now that it is known that Ye Mingsheng will reject his request, why would Esdogan go to the trouble of writing a personal letter to Ye Mingsheng to make his request?
Saya knew very well that Esdogan was very interested in Ye Mingsheng, and had been ordering his subordinates to collect information about Ye Mingsheng and study the policies Ye Mingsheng implemented in Dazhou!
As if sensing his wife's doubts, Estogan took her hand and sat on the stone chair, smiled and asked:
"Saya, how much do you know about Ye Mingsheng?"
Unlike the Central Plains dynasties that tabooed the harem's involvement in politics, the Kipchak Khanate on the grasslands did not have many taboos about this... ·
So when faced with her husband's inquiry, Saya thought for a moment and then said:
"I have heard some rumors about him from the merchants of the Zhou Dynasty. They say that this man is the most treacherous minister in the three hundred years since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty. He is as ferocious as a wolf and as despicable and cunning as a fox!
Saying this, Saya seemed to want to say something, but she was a little wary and hesitated to speak. However, under Estoan's encouraging eyes, she still had the courage to speak:
"Like you, the Great Khan, he also likes to implement new reforms and new things that have never been done before!"
Hearing his wife's answer, Estogan laughed, and then explained:
"Saya, the merchants of the Great Zhou Dynasty that you came into contact with have shadows of the powerful and powerful people of the Great Zhou Dynasty behind them, and these powerful people of the Great Zhou Dynasty were all screwed up by Ye Mingsheng."
"The fields of these powerful families were distributed to the poor by Ye Mingsheng, their silver shops were nationalized by Ye Mingsheng, and their control and blockade of the channels for upward growth were also destroyed by Ye Mingsheng. Ye Mingsheng shook their position in the Zhou Dynasty society foundation, so naturally they won’t say anything good about Ye Mingsheng!”
"In the eyes of these Zhou Dynasty dignitaries, Ye Mingsheng and the Fengwu Army under his command are the most heinous villains in the world... ········”
Saya, who listened silently to her husband's story, was also thoughtful, and asked again:
"In that case, is this Ye Mingsheng good to the poor?"
Esdoan thought for a moment, nodded and said:
"On the surface, this is indeed the case. Ye Mingsheng gave them their own fields, kept food prices stable, and rectified the administration of the Zhou Dynasty. The poor did live better under his governance than before!"
"But this is just an appearance. Ye Mingsheng is a beast of power. He just uses this method to win over people's hearts and attack the powerful clans of Zhou Dynasty. He cannot accept the power of being on an equal footing with those powerful clans. He wants to Taking all power into his own hands!"
A flash of light appeared in Esdogan's eyes when he said the key point, and he couldn't help but clenched his right hand tightly. He didn't know whether he was talking about Ye Mingsheng or himself.
Looking at her husband's expression, Saya had a hint of worry deep in her eyes. As Esdogan's wife and the queen of the Kipchak Khanate, she was naturally no ordinary person. Her natal family was also a great noble of the Kipchak Khanate. Represents the conservative force of the Kipchak Khanate.
Because she knew that her husband was obsessed with the culture and system of the Zhou Dynasty and wanted to complete the transformation of the Kipchak Khanate, Saya had always supported her husband's ideas on the surface... ···············
But deep down in Saya's heart, she was also influenced by her family. She didn't understand why her husband was messing around, and why the Kipchaks wanted to learn the cultural system of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Without the cultural system of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Kipchaks were the same. The overlord of the grassland!
In addition to not understanding Saya, he is also worried that the rift between Esdogan, who is determined to reform, and the conservative forces within Kipchak is growing wider, resulting in the instability of the Khan's throne and the Kipchak Khanate falling into civil strife.
At this time, Esdogan did not notice the change in his wife's expression. At this time, he was still talking to himself:
"For our grasslands, the national policy of the Great Zhou Dynasty for hundreds of years has been to check and balance, and not to allow any ethnic tribe to dominate!"
"Today, when Rouran becomes stronger, they will support and fund the Luobei people. When the Luobei people become stronger, they will support and fund us Kipchaks. Now that we Kipchaks have become stronger, they will start to support and fund the Luobei people."
"No matter who is in power in the Great Zhou Dynasty, they will not let anyone unify this grassland. They want us grassland people to kill each other, so that the grassland will always be filled with blood and war, without a moment of peace!"
"Ye Mingsheng is very similar to Shangguan Hongyuan, the chief minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty. If he hadn't sent a large number of firearms, food, and cotton-padded clothes to the Luobei people last autumn, we would have had a chance to completely occupy the territory. Roentgen grassland, completely annihilated the damn Luobi people..."
At the end, recalling the situation last autumn, Esdogan couldn't help but get angry. If the wave last autumn could really defeat the Luobi people and turn the fertile Elonqen grassland into the pasture of their Kipchaks, let the Luobi people This nation of Bei has become the history of the grassland.
Then after completing the great cause of unifying the grasslands, he will establish unrivaled prestige within the Kipchak Khanate, which will greatly benefit the cause of promoting reforms in the Kipchak Khanate.
Let him better take the power within the Kipchak Khanate into his own hands. However, this beautiful and dreamy scene was completely destroyed by Ye Mingsheng's military aid!
Every time he thought of this, Esdogan wanted to cut Ye Mingsheng into pieces with a thousand knives and let the hunting dogs on the grassland gnaw Ye Mingsheng's body mercilessly.
Although he wants to do this, reality does not change according to Estogan's will. The only thing Estogan can do is to recognize the reality in front of him!
Holding Saya in his arms and feeling the temperature of his wife's body, Estogan murmured to himself:
"Saya, do you understand, I need a bargaining chip now, a bargaining chip to negotiate with Ye Mingsheng!"
Listening to Estogan's words, Saya seemed to understand something. She raised her head and asked Estogan:
"You want to use the Astai region to make a deal with Ye Mingsheng?"
Looking at his wife who reacted, Esdogan smiled and said:
"If possible, I would like to do it, but Ye Mingsheng will not agree. The Astai area is basically occupied by the Zhou people, and they will not accept me using their land to trade with them... ···················"
After saying this, Saya nodded with some relief. Kipchak is a nation that advocates force, so what the Kipchak people need is a strong man, the Great Khan.
Around the Astai region, the Kipchaks and the Zhou Dynasty fought countless battles, and many people died. Therefore, if Astuan did not give up the Astai region in exchange for Ye Mingsheng not supporting Luo Bei, People will inevitably lead to dissatisfaction among the conservative forces within Kipchak, so Saya is very worried that Esdogan will make this deal with Ye Mingsheng.
Saya, who was relieved, thought about it again and asked with some doubts:
"Great Khan, since you don't need the Astai area, what are you going to use to make a deal with Ye Mingsheng?"
Faced with this question from his wife, Esdogan smiled and said meaningfully:
"Saya, my dear wife, what do you think Ye Mingsheng is most worried about at this time?"
Saya is also a very wise woman. After being prompted by Esdogan, she calmed down to think for a while and then blurted out:
"Now the Fengwu Army is attacking the Luo'an Court, so what Ye Mingsheng is most worried about is that we Kipchaks will go south to assist the Luo'an Court!"
After listening to Saya's words, Estogan nodded with satisfaction and continued:
"At the moment, on the Yunbin battlefield in the Great Zhou Dynasty, although the Fengwu Army occupies the initiative on the battlefield, the Luo'an court is still actively resisting. The Fengwu Army cannot be said to have won a decisive victory. If we go south to attack Fengwu at this time, The Wu army and the Fengwu army will lose all their previous efforts and may even be defeated..."
Saya became excited when she heard this, but soon she realized a new question. She hesitated and asked Esdogan:
"Bahat, will Asu and the others agree to assist the Luoan court?"
Seeing his wife telling the key to the matter, Esdogan sighed and said:
"Bahat's two sons and Asu's son-in-law and nephew both died at the hands of the Luo'an court. Asu's left eye was also blinded by the Luo'an court's fire blunderbuss, so these two and the Luo'an court It is impossible for old guys with deep hatred to help the Luo'an court, they like to see the Luo'an court and the Fengwu army fighting dogs!"
"Even if I force them to assist the Luo'an court, they will definitely make a series of demands such as asking the Luo'an court to cede the Astai region and pay tribute to the emperor. This is impossible for the Luo'an court to accept, so we are now It’s hard to move south on a large scale!”
"Although the reality is this, I don't think Ye Mingsheng knows our internal situation. He will still be very worried about us going south to prevent him from defeating the Luo'an court!"
"And this is what I want to take advantage of. I want to use his worries about our Kipchaks going south to make this deal with Ye Mingsheng!"
"The purpose of the letter I wrote to Ye Mingsheng was to test Ye Mingsheng's attitude towards this. As long as Ye Mingsheng agrees to the deal and stops assisting the Luobi people, we will soon unify this grassland." ·················”
Feeling Estogan's confidence, Saya seemed to want to say something, but was hesitant to say it.
Seeing this, Estogan also understood what she wanted to say, and immediately continued:
"For us Kipchaks, unifying the grassland is our most fundamental interest, and the same is true for the Fengwu Army. Rather than checking and balancing us and preventing us from unifying the grassland, I believe Ye Mingsheng still wants to defeat Luo Mingsheng. An imperial court, unify the entire Zhou Dynasty!"
"So I believe that Ye Mingsheng will eventually be willing to consider my proposal carefully and agree to the deal!"
At this point, Esto settled down for a moment and continued:
"Of course, I am also prepared for Ye Mingsheng's refusal. In that case, I have no choice but to send troops south to make Ye Mingsheng understand that my threat is not a joke!"
"Although it is difficult to move south on a large scale without the support of Bahat and Asu, two old guys, there is still no problem at all if an Eagle Division enters the cloud and harasses the Fengwu Army's logistics supply line!"
"I have studied the Fengwu Army's tactics. Although their firearms are powerful, they rely heavily on logistical support. As long as the logistical support cannot keep up with them, the power of their firearms will be greatly reduced. The battle between the Fengwu Army and the Luo'an Court is now going on. At this critical moment, the Fengwu Army’s firearms are their trump card!”
"So as long as I let Ye Mingsheng understand that I can make the trump card that he is proud of fail, then I believe that Ye Mingsheng will eventually choose to surrender to me... ········”
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Yi Jing, Ye Mansion
Late at night, Ye Mingsheng and Pei Zhixiu hugged each other, feeling each other's breath and temperature.
Although it was late at night and there was no light in the room and the room was dark, Ye Mingsheng could still feel the hesitation in Pei Zhixiu's expression.
Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng kissed Pei Zhixiu's forehead and said with a smile;
"But it doesn't matter!"
Seeing that Ye Mingsheng saw it, Pei Zhixiu no longer hesitated and said:
"Ms. sir, do you know everything?"
Facing Pei Zhixiu's gaze, Ye Mingsheng nodded slightly.
Seeing that Pei Zhixiu's expression became hesitant again, Ye Mingsheng took the initiative and said:
"Asking for mercy from the Gu family?"
Under Ye Mingsheng's gaze, Pei Zhixiu subconsciously caressed her lower abdomen with one hand, while gently nodding her head and saying:
"I know I shouldn't get involved in your important affairs, but I think this is a hint from God to atone for my past sins..."
(I didn’t originally plan to write about the Kipchak Khanate in detail, but because everyone wants to see how to conquer the surrounding areas after unification, these two chapters can be regarded as a foreshadowing!)
