The next day, the group entered the customs.
Previously, the Ming army had sent people to report back after refusing to accept them at night, so by the time they entered the pass, the Ming army on the Jiayuguan side already knew that they were coming.
As soon as they entered the pass, someone was waiting here to take them to see Zhang Tongchang, the governor of Gansu.
Zhang Tongchang is the great-grandson of Zhang Juzheng, who came to power in the early years of Wanli. Historically, he was captured by Kong Youde while resisting the Qing Dynasty in Guilin. He refused to surrender and died generously. But in this plane, he naturally won't die, because Jianlu didn't enter the pass at all.
Originally, he didn't pass the Jinshi examination, so he started to serve as an official with Yinbu Zhongshushe. In this dimension, the rise of new learning gave him a new path. He passed through all the obstacles and eventually became the governor of Gansu.
At this time, he was sitting in the lobby, looking at the twenty-three leaders of the Oirat tribe below, and he couldn't help feeling a little emotional.
When he received the news last night, he still didn't believe it. The Oirat Ministry was actually so sincere in sending people to surrender. Not to mention anything else, Eqirtu and Sengge are definitely heavyweights. As the governor of Gansu, he still knew.
"We Oirat Mongols have admired the Ming Dynasty for a long time. We came together today because we want to surrender to the Ming Dynasty and serve as the emperor of the Ming Dynasty!" Seng Ge, on behalf of the Oirat Mongolia, used the most solemn meeting ceremony in Mongolia and said after the salute.
After finishing speaking, he also roughly introduced the tribute they brought this time, which was also the best thing they could bring.
After hearing this, Zhang Tongchang said with a smile on his face: "I am very happy to hear this, but there is one thing I want to tell you in advance!"
"Sir, please speak!" Seng Ge, who knows how to be a good person, responded immediately.
Zhang Tongchang glanced at them, his face became serious, and he immediately said to them: "Nowadays, not just anyone who wants to join the Ming Dynasty can join the Ming Dynasty. For some countries and tribes, I, the Ming Dynasty, are not rare. There are also countries and tribes that have old debts and need to settle accounts..."
Upon hearing this, even Sengge couldn't help but be stunned.
Doesn’t the Emperor of the Central Plains most like to come from all over to congratulate him? Why are you still picky now? Is this just a facade talk?
After hearing this, Eqirtu suddenly felt angry in his heart, but he remembered Gushi Khan's instructions and Sengge's reminder, so he lowered his head to hide his expression.
After Zhang Tongchang said this, he saw the changes in the faces of the Mongolians below and guessed what they were thinking, so he continued: "For example, the Japanese country has repeatedly invaded our Ming Dynasty. Although they want to surrender to our Ming Dynasty, they have to sacrifice At great cost, I, the Emperor Ming, agreed to their request..."
The Japanese country has always existed, and of course they have heard of it even from the Mongolian side of Oirat.
At this time, after hearing this, Eqirtu felt that the Ming governor was bragging, so he couldn't help but raise his head and asked with contempt in his heart: "What huge price did the Japanese pay to surrender to your Ming country? "
"Certain territory, about a quarter of the Japanese territory, and pay compensation of 20,000 taels of silver." After hearing this, Zhang Tongchang immediately said proudly, "There are other conditions, needless to say. Only under this condition did they become The Ming Dynasty is a vassal state! In fact, from my perspective, the emperor is soft-hearted and just destroys it."
Upon hearing this, Seng Ge's heart suddenly "thumped". The Japanese country had indeed offended the Ming Kingdom and fought with the Ming Kingdom before, so it paid such a heavy price to become a vassal state of the Ming Kingdom. What about yourself?
The Oirat Mongols were called Wac in the Ming Dynasty, and they were responsible for the Tumu Fortress change. Although time has passed, I wonder if the Ming Dynasty still remembers this grudge?
The Ming Dynasty quietly hoarded heavy troops in Jiayuguan. What did they want to do?
While he was thinking worriedly, he heard Zhang Tongchang say to them: "Just wait a moment, I will report your matter to the emperor immediately. If the emperor agrees, you can go to the capital. Otherwise, where can you go?" Just go back wherever you came, and we will meet again in the future!"
"..." When these Mongolians heard this, they were all dumbfounded.
It’s not like they don’t know how big the Ming Dynasty is. How far is it from Jiayuguan to the capital of the Ming Dynasty? It will take several months to send envoys there, get the news and come back!
When he came back to his senses, Eqirtu was a little angry. He was trying to show off to them. He wanted to keep them dry for several months. These Central Plains people were too abominable!
In this case, if you don't see it, you will disappear. At worst, it will be a fight to the death! Fight to the death with Tsarist Russia, and fight to the death with the Ming Dynasty!
Thinking this, he immediately raised his head. When he was about to speak, he saw the Ming Dynasty governor of Gansu pressing something on his desk with both hands, and then one of his hands began to shake a handle on it. Turned around.
"What is this?" Eqirtu looked at it, forgetting to be angry for a moment, and looked at this scene in surprise.
The other Mongolians, like him, looked at it a little dumbfounded, not knowing what it was.
After Zhang Tongchang shook it for a few times, he picked up the thing, put it to his ear, and then said loudly: "Hey, I am Zhang Tongchang, the governor of Gansu, and I am in charge of the cabinet. Please answer the phone, Chief Minister of the Cabinet!"
Yes, the thing on his desk is a telephone. Because of the need to deploy troops to the west, he was given priority to ensure that the produced rubber telephone lines were supplied here first, so that the telephone lines here could be directly pulled to the capital, and direct calls could be made without the need for manual transmission of messages.
At this time, hearing his words, the Mongolians such as Sengge and Eqirtu could not help but be dumbfounded: Is this Gansu governor out of control? Are you crazy to say such things to that thing? Do you think this thing is the chief minister of the cabinet?
They instinctively thought so, but looking at Zhang Tongchang, he didn't look like he was crazy. Moreover, could the governor of Gansu be crazy?
what on earth is it?
Sengge and Oqiltu couldn't help but look at each other, wondering what the fuss was about.
The two of them, including other Mongolians, absolutely did not believe that the governor of Gansu in front of them could really communicate with the chief minister of the cabinet who was far away. Because this is beyond their knowledge.
They were wondering when they suddenly heard a sound coming from that thing. Although they couldn't hear it clearly, they could definitely hear the sound coming out.
Suddenly, these Mongolians were dumbfounded.
"Master Chief Assistant, I have something to report here." Zhang Tongchang heard Du Yinxi's voice and immediately reported the situation. He told the situation about the Mongolian envoys in Oirat and finally said, "Please ask the cabinet Please tell me, Your Majesty, do you allow them to come to Beijing to have an audience?"
After finishing speaking, he put down the phone, raised his head and said to a group of stunned Mongolians: "Wait a moment, if I, the Ming Emperor, agree, then you can go to Beijing to have an audience. If you don't agree, you can only go back. !”
After he spoke like this, Sengge and the others finally came to their senses, with incredible expressions on their faces.
One of the Mongolian leaders couldn't help but ask: "Is this... is this the Buddha's magical power? He can actually... talk to the capital!"
Oirat Mongolia believes in Buddhism. If we were in Europe, we would probably call God.
Hearing this and looking at the expressions of these Mongolians, Zhang Tongchang felt very happy and a little proud for some reason. They are a bunch of bumpkins who have never seen a telephone!
He had completely forgotten that when he first heard about the telephone, he said that he was silent and powerless. When he heard the real voice coming from the phone, his damn expression was not much better than the Mongolians in front of him. !
At this time, he said with pride: "This is a telephone, driven by electricity, which can transmit sounds thousands of miles away!"
"..." The Mongols were stunned when they heard this. This was something very unimaginable to them!
Even the most composed monk couldn't help but ask in a trembling voice: "The electricity you are talking about, is it lightning and thunder?" Apart from this, they couldn't think of any other electricity. .
When Zhang Tongchang heard this, he thought to himself that Duke Xingguo had said that they were indeed the same electricity, so he nodded and said, "Exactly!"
Upon hearing this, Seng Ge and others immediately misunderstood, and they were all shocked. When did the Ming Kingdom actually have such magical powers and be able to use thunder and lightning?
At this moment, suddenly, a voice suddenly rang: "The flute is ringing..."
Seng Ge and others didn't expect it at all, and were immediately startled. Hearing the sound and looking over, it was the voice coming from the phone, and he was even more frightened.
To be honest, these people are not even afraid of death, and they often fight with the devils of Tsarist Russia, and they even fight to the death with each other without blinking an eye.
But at this moment, in the lobby of the Gansu Governor's Yamen, I am afraid that all the fears in this life combined are too much.
This is actually easy to understand. People are naturally in awe of the fear of the unknown, especially the unimaginable.
Zhang Tongchang glanced at them, said nothing, and immediately picked up the phone: "It's Xiaguan, what, the emperor agrees that they transfer to Guihua City and go to the capital? Okay, Xianguan understands!"
After finishing the phone call, Zhang Tongchang put down the phone, then smiled and said to the Mongolians who were staring at him or staring at the phone in fear: "I just received the emperor's decree and agreed to your visit to Beijing! "
"..." After hearing this, no one, including Sengge, reacted. They just looked at the phone and Zhang Tongchang with frightened faces. It was obvious that they were still in shock and did not react. .
Seeing them like this, Zhang Tongchang understood their shock and didn't blame them for being rude. He immediately picked up another phone, shook the handle and said: "Transfer to the train station... yes, it's me, Prepare a transfer train to Guihua City!"
