"Your Highness the Regent, what will our Mongolian tribe do in this situation?"
"Yes, the Dongjiang Army was not wiped out. Isn't it a problem for us Mongolians? Then we still have to find a way to solve the things we promised to solve for us?"
"Yes, we have already contributed, and the Qing Dynasty should show it no matter what?"
"..."
Among these speakers, Wu Keshan of the Horqin tribe was the most active. Because among all the tribes, his status is the most noble.
How should I put it, his aunt married Huang Taiji, and his two sisters also married Huang Taiji one after another; then, Huang Taiji’s daughter, to be precise, was the fourth daughter, his sister Bu Mubutai's daughter married his son.
According to Han customs, the relationship between Wu Keshan and the Manchu emperor's family is really hard to figure out.
But no matter what, one thing is certain, that is, Wu Keshan has the closest relationship with the Jianlu royal family.
Therefore, on the way here, the leaders of other tribes first found Wu Keshan and persuaded him to communicate with the Qing Dynasty and want an explanation.
The Horqin tribe is a big tribe, but natural disasters cause heavy losses regardless of whether you belong to a big tribe or not. If he wanted his people to die as few people as possible in this white disaster, Wu Keshan also wanted to get relief from the Qing Dynasty.
Therefore, he promised other tribes that they could come forward to communicate with the Qing Dynasty.
Of course, Wu Keshan is not that stupid and will be used as a gunman. He has his own purpose.
In his opinion, if the various Mongolian ministries use him as a representative to communicate with the Qing Dynasty, he will have more negotiation capital. If we talk more about it, as a representative, he can gain more benefits.
Dorgon listened to them chirping and making various demands, but he was not angry at all. He still smiled and nodded from time to time, as if he also agreed. What these Mongolians said made sense.
Seeing this situation, Wu Keshan and others put forward specific requirements. For example, how many of their cattle, horses and sheep have died, and how much food is needed to survive this white disaster, or cattle and sheep can be anything.
After hearing their requests, Dorgon smiled and said to them: "I know that it is not easy for everyone. This time you obey the orders of the Qing Dynasty. No matter whether things succeed or not, the Qing Dynasty will naturally have to do something. That means. Come on, I will host a banquet for you to wash away the dust. If you have any requirements, we will discuss them carefully at the banquet."
Of course this was possible, and the leaders of various Mongolian tribes, including Wu Keshan, followed Dorgon and the others into the city happily.
As for the ordinary Mongolian elite cavalry, they were all placed outside the city and were entertained by others.
All this seems to be very harmonious.
In the imperial city, a banquet was held. Dorgon and Daishan, leading other princes Beile, toasted to the leaders of the Mongolian tribes. Both parties drank vigorously.
In the meantime, Wu Keshan also asked Dorgon whether the Qing Dynasty agreed to their requests.
According to their private plan, they made the request. Because they knew that Qing Dynasty also had difficulties, they could bargain with their request and finally reach a result that was negotiable by both parties.
But what surprised them was that the Qing Dynasty did not bargain at all. When asked, he avoided answering and just kept toasting.
They were helpless about this situation and could only drink first before talking.
I don’t know how long it took, but a man in a yellow jacket came outside. Wu Keshan recognized this person as Obai, the leader of the palace guards.
I saw that Obai went directly to the regent, whispered a few words in a low voice, and then ignored anyone and left directly.
Wu Keshan looked a little strange, because in the past, this Obai would have said hello to him. What's wrong now? You don't even look at it?
While he was thinking about it, Dorgon suddenly clapped his hands and made a "pop" sound, attracting everyone's attention and the scene fell silent.
Then, Dorgon was heard saying to these Mongols: "I have some bad news to tell you."
Hearing this, the Mongolians who were drunk and excited suddenly looked at each other: Why is His Royal Highness the Regent so disappointed? What bad news are you going to say?
I heard Dorgon continue to say to them: "I have received news that the Ming Cavalry dispatched more than 20,000 people and went to the grassland to raid your tribe. By this time, the Ming Cavalry should have gone back. From According to the news received at the pass, all your tribes have suffered heavy losses.”
Upon hearing this, all the Mongolian leaders were dumbfounded.
Originally, they thought that the bad news Dorgon mentioned was that there was not much food and grass, so they had to discount their requirements.
They were mentally prepared for this, so they didn't pay much attention. But he never expected that this bad news would turn out to be news of catastrophe.
Being raided by the Ming cavalry, the Tumote tribe is an example. Thinking about how their tribe might end up with the same fate as the Tumut tribe, their eyes all turned red.
Of course they hated the Ming cavalry. But what they hate even more is the Qing Prince Baylor in front of them.
If they hadn't asked the tribe's elite troops to leave the tribe, even if the Ming cavalry came to kill them, they would have been able to resist.
Also, since the Qing Dynasty knew that the Ming cavalry had killed them, why didn't they go to the rescue and why didn't they inform them?
However, what they never expected was that before they could get mad at the Qing Dynasty, they heard Dorgon say to them again: "In this situation, I think the best way out for you is to come to Liaodong. , you have a place among the Eight Banners of Mongolia. From now on, regardless of each other, we are all members of the Qing Dynasty. How about it?"
The intention of these words is obvious. The Qing Dynasty wants to take advantage of your illness to kill you, and take this opportunity to annex these Mongolian tribes.
After understanding this, the Mongols became angry. However, before they could speak, Wu Keshan asked loudly: "Your Highness the Regent, does what you are talking about include our Horqin tribe?"
In his opinion, the relationship between the Horqin tribe and the Qing Dynasty was extraordinary. If the Qing Dynasty wanted to annex the Mongolian tribe, it was impossible to include him, so he asked this question.
But who knows, Dorgon nodded and responded without changing his face: "You are right, we in the Qing Dynasty treat everyone equally."
Upon hearing this, Wu Keshan jumped up, pointed at Dorgon and shouted: "What if we don't agree?"
"Yes, what if we don't agree?" Other Mongolian leaders echoed.
After hearing this, Dorgon just curled up the corner of his mouth with a sneer, and then threw the cup in his hand down hard, making a "pop" sound.
Immediately, a group of yellow jackets poured in from outside, each holding a knife, and surrounded them all.
Seeing this scene, all the Mongolians, including Wu Keshan, were dumbfounded. Does this mean that if they don't agree, they will kill people?
"I want to see your emperor, I want to see your queen mother!" Wu Keshan came to his senses and immediately demanded loudly, "I don't believe it. This is what the Qing emperor meant! You must be behind the emperor and the queen mother's back. Do this!”
After hearing this, other Mongolian leaders also shouted.
"What did we do wrong that we should be treated like this by you?"
"I wholeheartedly served you and went on an expedition to North Korea. Not only did our tribe get attacked by surprise, but you still want to take advantage of the situation and annex us. Do you have allies like you?"
"..."
Seeing them like this, Hauge, who had been silent next to him, suddenly drew his knife and chopped down the Mongolian leader next to him.
A scream of "Ah" immediately frightened all the Mongolian leaders.
The Qing Dynasty is not just scaring them, they are really serious about it, and those who disobey will be killed!
When Dorgon saw them like this, he sneered and said: "He can only blame himself for not eating the toast and getting the penalty drink. Who else is unconvinced and wants to get the penalty drink? Please stand up?"
"..."
No one spoke, no one stood up. Including Wu Keshan, he was also frightened and did not dare to stand up. Because he had just looked at each other and saw the killing intent in Dorgon's eyes.
He knew that if he dared to stand up, Dorgon would never mind killing him again to establish his authority.
If he doesn't want to die, then there is only silence.
After waiting for a while, Dorgon saw that no one dared to stand up, and a smile appeared on his face. He picked up another cup, poured wine calmly, then raised his cup and said to these Mongolian leaders: "Since everyone agrees, , we will all be a real family from now on, let’s cheers!”
After he finished speaking, he noticed that no one raised a toast, so he sneered and said, "Isn't there anyone who wants to drink this toast?"
The implication is that he is about to drink a fine drink.
After hearing this, the Mongolians, including Wu Keshan, finally raised their glasses.
After taking care of these Mongolian leaders, the next thing will be easier to handle. Jianlu was well prepared and immediately used the names of these Mongolian leaders to divide the elite Mongolian troops outside the city. After disintegration, they were divided into the Eight Mongolian Banners.
Later, Jianlu sent troops out of the customs to clean up the mess on the grassland. Sure enough, at this time, the Ming cavalry was no longer visible, only the corpses of Mongolians lying on the ground.
Obviously, the Ming cavalry had returned to the pass after sweeping across the eastern grasslands.
But no matter what, after all, the grassland is endless, many Mongolians still escaped and were not killed by the Ming cavalry.
These people from various Mongolian tribes who escaped the disaster all moved into Liaodong and became members of the Jianlu.
Dorgon's decisiveness not only resolved this crisis, but also annexed the Mongolian tribes and strengthened the strength of the Eight Banners of Mongolia.
However, overall, it's hard to say whether Jianlu's strength has increased or decreased!
