Zhu Qiyu's real purpose was to take advantage of the series of chaos such as the Tumu Fort Incident and the Defense of the Capital to bypass the civil service group and directly control an army of 30,000 people.
Since Yu Qian's Ministry of War can use extraordinary means to seize military power, the emperor can also use extraordinary means to seize military power.
Military power is like that pretty and charming little lady. Why can a monk touch it but a poor Taoist cannot touch it?
However, there is definitely no chance of seizing the military power of the Beijing camp, there is no chance of seizing the bizarre Shanzhi personal guards, and it is even more unthinkable to seize the military power of the elite border troops.
Zhu Qiyu racked his brains and thought, and the only way he came up with was to establish three guards for the prince. Since the prince has a personal guard army of 10,000 to 30,000 people, which was implemented by Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang himself, there is no legal problem. As long as the contribution of his personal guards in this battle to defend the capital is large enough, then it will be an established fact.
This is also the reason why Zhu Qiyu upgraded his title to King Qi. It is simply ridiculous to want to establish three bodyguards in the name of King Tan.
Real top princes like King Qin, King Jin, and King Chu don't all have three bodyguards. Isn't it a joke that you, a rubbish prince, come here to create a real three bodyguards?
"The Three Guards of the King of Tao", you don't have the confidence to say it yourself, and it's even more confusing to others.
But the three guards of King Qi are different. They sound bluffing and domineering, and they can also expand their army in Shandong in the future.
Then the key to the next issue is to establish military exploits.
Ye Xian was able to achieve such brilliant results on the battlefield in Shanxi, which was absolutely inseparable from the help of traitors. Therefore, Zhu Qiyu also figured out that if he wanted to make a contribution in the defense of the capital, he must not lack the help of the traitor.
Thinking of this, Zhu Qiyu ordered Xianer to take a cloak and put it on himself to cover his dragon robe. Then he quietly walked through the backyard and came to the east courtyard of Beifu.
Zhao Xuan was already waiting at the door. When he saw Zhu Qiyu coming, he quickly came closer and whispered back: "Your Majesty, Wu Lingha, the secret envoy sent by the Great Khan of Beiyuan, Tuotuo Buhua, is already waiting inside."
"I understand. You can wait outside. I want to have a secret private conversation with Wu Lingha."
Just when Zhao Xuan was about to dissuade him, Zhu Qiyu waved his hand firmly: "Now whether Tuo Tuo can save his own life has become a big problem. How can he still be in the mood to send someone to assassinate me?
Besides, if both parties don't even have this little trust, then why cooperate? "
After that, Zhu Qiyu took off his cloak and handed it to Zhao Xuan. He himself wore a bright dragon robe and walked into the house.
When Wu Lingha saw Zhu Qiyu coming in, he quickly knelt down and saluted: "Wulingha, the special envoy of General Chen Dai Khan, pays homage to His Majesty the Ming Emperor."
Zhu Qiyu personally helped Wu Lingha up: "Your Majesty, you don't need to be polite. Come, come, come, sit down quickly."
Both parties sat down, both more cautiously and not in a hurry to speak.
It was not easy to have this opportunity to contact each other. Zhu Qiyu first ordered Hu Xi's Ministry of Rites to send a formal document to Tuo Tuo Bu Hua; then he sent his personal guards to contact him privately.
Since all of his personal guards came from Daning Dusi, whose main business in the past was dealing with Eastern Mongolia every day, this meeting was facilitated with great difficulty.
Tuotuo Buhua used to be purely a puppet of Ye Xian, but now he and Ye Xian generally divide and govern Eastern and Western Mongolia, and they go their own ways and don't usually get together.
Tuo Tuo Bu Hua was forced to depose the original princess and marry Ye Xian's sister, who gave birth to Tuo Tuo Bu Hua's eldest son.
So now Tuo Tuo Bu Hua is under great pressure. If he is not good, he will kill Tuo Tuo Bu Hua first and help his nephew, Tuo Tuo Bu Hua's eldest son, to take over.
Both sides were stunned for a while, but Zhu Qiyu smiled at Wu Ling first and said, "How has the Great Khan been doing well recently? Has the position of the crown prince been confirmed?"
Wu Lingha did not expect that the Ming Emperor would reveal his wounds as soon as he came up, but to show his sincerity in cooperation, he still answered very frankly:
"Excuse me, Your Majesty, our Great Khan is really worried about establishing a crown prince. The Great Khan definitely doesn't want to establish Ye Xian's nephew as the crown prince, but he can't stand it and Xian Xian is so powerful.
If we don’t establish a nephew before him, the life and safety of the Great Khan will be threatened; if we establish a nephew before him, not only will the Great Khan be emptied out soon, but even our tribe will be annexed by him first.
The Great Khan was in a very difficult situation, so he sent his ministers to discuss important matters with His Majesty. "
Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "It should be more than that, the Khan's younger brother is also being won over by Ye Xian, and he may rebel at any time.
There is also Horqin, your great Khan. You originally married the daughter of Shah Bhutan, the leader of their Gorros tribe, as your princess. However, you divorced Shah Bhutan’s daughter and married Ye Xian’s sister as your princess. I think Gorros The whole department, and even the whole of Horqin, must hate you so much. "
Wu Lingha sighed: "Your Majesty is wise, so I am telling the truth. Our Great Khan's situation is one of internal and external troubles. We have really reached a dead end."
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "Your envoy is really a cheerful person. The strong men on the grassland are indeed bold people, so I won't go around the bush with you.
In a word: kill them first, and the benefits will be equally divided. "
Wu Lingha perked up as soon as he heard this: "I dare you to ask Your Majesty to tell you in detail what we need to do for Your Majesty and what Your Majesty can do for us. What can we get and what does Your Majesty want?"
Zhu Qiyu replied: "First, you need to reveal Yexian's troop deployment to me completely.
Second, you are looting in Guangning this time. I don’t need the things you robbed, but you must return all the officers, soldiers and civilians you kidnapped.
Third, attack Beijing first this time. You can follow with a feint attack, but just pretend, and you can't really cross Gubeikou.
Fourth, after the war, I can trade with you and provide rewards, but you are not allowed to harass the Ming border anymore.
Fifth, I want to reset the Daning Dusi, and you cannot stop me.
Sixth, kill them one after another. I will support the Wala people who are close to me to be the new leader of Wala. You should not go and kill them all. I don’t want to lie to you, I’ll tell you bluntly, I don’t want Mongolia to be unified. "
Wu Lingha nodded. The conditions mentioned by Emperor Ming were basically within the acceptable range, and he was very frank. As for the emperor not wanting to see the unification of Mongolia, it doesn't matter. Anyway, the Great Khan will not be able to unify Mongolia for a while. As for what the future holds, let’s talk about it later.
Wu Lingha asked the question he was most concerned about: "What can your Majesty do for us?"
Zhu Qiyu replied: "First, this time I want to inflict heavy damage first and greatly weaken the combat power of its army, so that your pressure will be greatly reduced.
Second, after the war, I will reset the Kaiping Guard, build a large city, and send 50,000 troops to garrison it. This will separate you from each other. I will bear the military pressure from Yexian for you.
Third, I can allow you to graze cattle in Liaodong and open mutual trade. Maybe you, the Great Khan, will send a mission to pay tribute.
Fourth, you can take the opportunity to kill Ye Xian’s sister and the prince she gave birth to. Then I will establish the other sons of the Great Khan as princes, and I can confirm them in the name of the Ming Dynasty.
In short, as long as you do not harass the Ming Dynasty and pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty, I can officially recognize that your Khan rules Eastern Mongolia.
Our secret agreement today cannot be put into words, but I guarantee it with my reputation as the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. If you believe it, we will high-five and make a covenant. If you don’t believe it, you can find other allies, and I will not stop you.
Regarding the mutual trade and tribute agreement, you can send envoys to Beijing after the war, and we can form a formal letter of credence to confirm it. "
Wu Lingha nodded with satisfaction. To rule Eastern Mongolia, just rule Eastern Mongolia. It is better than being killed first and destroying the corpses in the grassland.
So Wu Lingha high-fived the Emperor of Ming Dynasty and made an agreement. On behalf of the Great Khan of Bei Yuan Dynasty, Tuo Tuo Bu Hua formally reached this alliance.
What happened next was simple. Wu Lingha leaked all the confidential information about the number of troops, weapons and equipment, advantages and disadvantages, etc., like a bamboo tube.
Whether they are Tuo Tuo Bu Hua or Wu Ling Ha, they all have a mentality of breaking the pot and breaking it: anyway, their family will soon be unable to survive, so they might as well take a big gamble. It would be best if the Ming Emperor kept his promise.
Even if the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty did not keep his word, it didn't matter. Anyway, what was leaked was only Yexian's information.
