The snow on Qingcheng Street has melted away, leaving only some snow with a layer of icy stubble on the surface in shady places on the roadside.
In the sweat tent, Bu Shitu picked up the wine bowl and drank heavily.
In winter, take a sip of strong wine and your whole body will become warm.
There was a silver plate on the low table in front of him, with small pieces of mutton on it. He was drinking and eating the mutton on the plate.
The curtain of the sweat tent was opened from the outside, and Zhamuhe walked in quickly, stood in the middle of the sweat tent, bent down and saluted and said: "Great Khan, Lao Taiji is here."
Bu Shitu put down the short knife in his hand, picked up the golden bottle, drank the remaining wine in it, and said, "Bring Lao Taiji in."
"Yes." Zhamuhe saluted, turned and walked outside.
Bu Shitu said to the waitress beside him: "Go and prepare some mutton and wine. I will enjoy it with Lao Taiji later."
The waitress stepped back.
When the curtain of the sweat tent was opened again, Kankantada strode in from the outside.
"I've seen the Great Khan." Kankantada saluted to Shitu and his companions.
Bu Shitu faced Kankantada and said with a smile: "Old Taiji, please sit down quickly. Ben Khan has already asked people to prepare food and wine. Old Taiji will drink with me later."
He showed great affection towards Kankantada.
In the previous battle with the Tiger Banner, as the Great Khan, his Taiji tribe lost many warriors, but the people of Sanniangzi's lineage in Bansheng City did not suffer much damage.
At the same time, he failed to win the victory he wanted in the battle with Tiger Flag. He has been alienated by many neutral Taiwanese in Tumut. Even the Ulut tribe who once supported him to successfully secure the throne is no longer as strong as before. support him.
Now there are not many big Taijis that Tumut is willing to support him. In order to prevent people from Su Nang's lineage from fighting for the throne again, big Taijis like Kankantada are the targets of his wooing.
Kankantada was not polite, walked behind the low table under the fortune teller rabbit, and sat down cross-legged.
"I wonder if Lao Taiji has sent anyone to the Ordos and Yongxiebu tribes?" Bu Shitu asked after Kankantada sat down.
The Tiger-Character Flag has now become a thorn in his heart. In the past, he could not take the Tiger-Character Flag seriously. After all, it was just a Ming Dynasty business name. There was also a strong military force in the heart of the Tumut grassland, and he had to worry that the tiger-character flag would drive the Tumut tribe away from this grassland.
He is not worried that the Tiger Character Banner will exterminate the Tumut tribe. The Ming Dynasty was once very powerful, but there is still nothing they can do against the Mongolian tribes. They Mongolians grew up on horses, and even if they cannot be defeated, they can still escape on horseback.
What he couldn't bear to part with was the wealth of Tumut. In the entire Monan Mongolia, the richest people were their Tumut tribe. 596
In the past, there was a horse market, through which you could exchange various materials needed by the Mongols from the people of the Ming Dynasty. More importantly, the Ming Dynasty's annual market rewards were still needed even if there was no horse market. Give them hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, all of which belong to the nobles of Tumut, and as the great khan of Tumut, he will get the largest share.
Kankantada bowed to the fortune teller and said, "I am here to talk to the Great Khan about the Ordos and Yongxiebu tribes."
Hearing this, Bu Shitu looked serious.
After the previous decisive battle with the Tiger-Character Banner, he understood in his heart that the Tiger-Character Banner alone could no longer drive the Tiger-Character Banner's soldiers and horses out of the grassland. He needed more tribal support, and Wanhu and Wanhu of the Ordos tribe, who were also right-wing Mongolians, Yongxie Bubu Wanhu is his best ally.
"I personally went to the Yongxiebu and Ordos tribes. The leaders of the two tribes have promised that as long as the Tiger-Character Banner invades our Tumut next year, they will send soldiers from each tribe to work with the Great Khan to deal with the Tiger-Character Banner." , Kankantada stroked his beard.
When Bu Shitu heard that the two tribes of ten thousand households agreed to send troops to support his Tumut tribe, he smiled, picked up the gold bottle that had been filled with wine, raised it towards Kankantada, and said with a smile: "Hard-working old man It’s Taiji, I’d like to give you a toast to Taiji.”
"Thank you, Khan." Kankantada hurriedly picked up the wine bowl on the table and drank it all in one gulp.
Bu Shituhe raised the golden bottle to his mouth and took a big sip.
After putting down the golden bottle in his hand, he said: "I believe that with the support of the Ordos tribe and the Yongxiebu tribe this time, the Tiger Character Banner will definitely be driven out of the grassland. Of course, Lao Taiji plays a major role in this."
"Haha, the Great Khan is overrated. In fact, long before I went to the Ordos Tribe and the Yongxiebu Tribe, these two tribes had already had the idea of supporting our Tumut. Even if I don't go on this trip, I believe it won't take long. , these two tribes will also send people to see you, the Great Khan." Kankantada said with a smile.
Bu Shitu said: "It turns out that they have already had this idea, but it is a pity that they were not willing to support Tumut last time. Otherwise, the Tiger Flag would have been driven out of the grassland long ago, and there would be no need to wait another winter."
"What the Great Khan said is that actually this time I went to meet the people of these two tribes, they themselves regretted not responding to us in time. Fortunately, it is not too late now, and there will still be a chance next year." Kankantada stood up for the two. Tribe explained.
Bu Shitu nodded and said: "Old Taiji is right. With the support of these two tribes, Ben Khan will be like Altan Khan, not only to drive the Tiger Flag out of the grassland, but also to A lesson for the people of the Ming Dynasty, let the people of the Ming Dynasty know how powerful we Mongolians are."
"Don't worry, the Great Khan. This time, with the support of the Ordos tribe and the Yongxiebu tribe, the Great Khan can rely on our right-wing Mongolian army to invade the Ming Dynasty, just like Altan Khan did back then, and force the Ming Dynasty emperor to give us more Sui coin." Kankantada said with a smile.
The market reward given by the Ming Dynasty to Tumut was to win over the Tumut tribe and maintain peace in the border areas. However, in the eyes of the Mongolians, this market reward was the annual coins given by the Song Dynasty to the Liao Dynasty, and they, the Mongols, just Just like the Liao people back then.
"Haha." Bu Shitu stroked his beard and laughed.
These words entered his heart.
Although their Tumote tribe was not as good as the Liao Kingdom back then, in his eyes, the people of the Ming Kingdom were still as weak and bullyable as the people of the Song Dynasty.
Kankantada took a sip of wine and added: "With the Ordos tribe and the Yongxiebu tribe, I don't worry about the Tiger Flag anymore, but Khan, we still have to be careful about the Chahar tribe in Baicheng."
"Are you worried about the Chahar tribe moving westward?" Bu Shitu said.
As the Chahar tribe moves westward, it will inevitably compete for the grasslands of the Tumut and the other two tribes of 10,000 households in right-wing Mongolia, especially the Tumut tribe. This grassland once belonged to the Chahar tribe.
