As soon as Tumen Khan felt that this had nothing to do with his unification of Mongolia, and that it was only Xin Ai who would get the benefits, he heard Burihatu say: "Shouldn't the Great Khan think that it is beneficial for the Great Khan to unify Mongolia by opposing the Tumut East and West?" ”

Tumen Khan glanced at him, but did not answer, but smiled pretending to be profound.

Ignoring his pretenses, Burihatu continued: "Assuming that there is a real confrontation between the east and the west in Tumut, does the Great Khan really believe that it is a real balance? For example, does the Great Khan think that Zhongjin Hatun will have the same heart as Chechen Khan? I didn't think so.

Zhongjin Hatun is a well-known pro-Ming faction, as long as Hannaji's power is not eradicated, it will make Zhongjin Hatun hopeful, thinking that pro-Ming is still feasible, and since Hannaji can continue to rely on the vast area of Dabanshengcheng and Xishao to interact with the Ming people, its strength can continue to be maintained. ”

"Ben Khan can help him!" Tumen Khan emphasized.

"The Great Khan can indeed help Chechen Khan, but can't the Great Ming help Hannaji?" Burihatu stretched out his hands and said: "Even if the foreign aid of the two sides cancels each other out, the strength of Hannaji is still greater than that of Chechen Khan, once Zhongjin Hatun falls to Hannaji openly or covertly, Tumut will still appear in the same situation as today, and at that time, Chechen Khan's position will be difficult to maintain, and sooner or later Hannaji will be annexed!" ”

Burihatu paused slightly, accentuated his tone, and said categorically: "Therefore, if the Great Khan sets the primary goal as naturalization, it will not be regarded as saving Tumut, let alone saving Mongolia, but just letting Tumut survive for some time, in fact, it will not help." ”

Tumen Khan was silent for a moment, and slowly asked, "So, it's different to hit the big board to ascend to the city first?" ”

"Yes!" Buzhihatu said decisively: "If you can take the big board and ascend to the city first, it is what the Han people say about shooting people and horses first, and capturing thieves and capturing kings first." As the minister said, it is difficult to say whether the Ming Dynasty at that time would think that Hannaji was worth supporting.

And as soon as Hannaji goes, the overall situation of Tumut will be decided, and just one Zhongjin Hatun will not be able to turn over the big waves. At that time, Chechen Khan will receive the great favor of the Great Khan, and he must obey the order of the Great Khan in all his feelings and reason, otherwise who will be willing to obey him? Since Tumut obeyed the orders of the Great Khan, the right-wing Mongols naturally submitted to the banner of the Great Khan, and at that time, the banner of the Great Khan was the direction of our Mongol troops, and the glory of Dayan Khan would be reproduced in the hands of the Great Khan."

If Burihatu had been born four or five hundred years later, he would have been a pyramid schemer, and his remarks were extremely inflammatory, especially his emphasis on restoring the glory of the Dayan Khan era, which tickled the itch of Tumen Khan.

"There's some truth to that." Tumen Khan said slowly: "It's just that Ben Khan is worried that if he crosses the naturalization, he will go to Dabansheng City first, in case Zhongjin Hatun sneaks up from behind."

Burihatu shook his head and said: "Zhongjin Hatun is not to be afraid, not so much worried that she will send troops to attack, it is better to worry about bringing Hannaji to the rescue after learning the news." However, that is exactly what the ministers are happy to see, and I believe that the Great Khan is also willing to see this scene. ”

Tumen Khan's mind turned, and he nodded: "You mean, if we do this, even if we attack it, we will be saved, and he will give up the trap in the south and chase us to Dabansheng City, so we will have a chance to come and wait for work." ”

Buri Hatu smiled slightly and said: "The Great Khan is wise, this is what the Han people call turning passive into active. ”

This is indeed a very common strategy in the art of war of the Han people for thousands of years. However, although there are many Han people's military books and war strategies, and there are many people who have learned them, they can really use them well.

Tumen Khan was extremely satisfied when he heard this, and was about to nod his head in agreement, but there happened to be a report from Tanma: "Great Khan, our department has found out the news of the southern front, and the Ming people have full authority to envoy Gao Pragmatic to appear in Shacheng in the northwest of Zhangjiakou Fort, which is the former central capital!" ”

Tumen and Buzhihatu both looked at each other, and asked at the same time: "Gao pragmatic appeared in Shacheng?" ”

Tanma immediately said yes.

The two glanced at each other, frowned together, and both pinched the topic just now for the time being, thinking about the meaning of Gao Pragmatic's appearance in Shacheng.

Tumen Khan may have been "wise but late", still hesitating for a long time, while Burihatu took the initiative to ask: "What else is the news?" I'm referring to the Sand City side. ”

Tanma hesitated for a moment and said, "There is news, but it is a little weird. ”

Burihatu's eyes flashed, and he immediately asked: "It's good if there is, you don't care if it's weird or not, it's okay to say it directly." ”

Tanma said: "There is a large caravan of the Ming people in Zhangjiakou who sent a lot of things to Shacheng to hold celebrations, and there are some Ming troops in Shacheng who practice all day long, but it doesn't look like they are rehearsing the battle formation, I don't know what they are busy with, and the Shacheng has been cleaned up inside and out, and now it seems that it is still being vigorously cleaned, just like the Ming people of the Southern Dynasty did when they were going to celebrate the New Year." ”

Tumen Khan was puzzled when he heard this, and frowned: "This high pragmatism is too exquisite, right?" He doesn't marry a wife and live in Shacheng permanently, what are he doing with these famous halls? These people from the Southern Dynasties are really good at putting on a shelf. ”

But Buzhhatu looked cautious, shook his head slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Great Khan, I'm afraid this is not a high-level and pragmatic shelf. ”

Tumen Khan was stunned for a moment and asked rhetorically, "Who is that?" ”

"The Emperor of the Han Dynasty." Buri Hatu frowned deeply: "Great Khan, the minister is worried that the Ming court will use Shacheng to make some trouble. ”

"Make a fuss with Sand City? What can be done about a ruined wall that was burned down by a fire more than 200 years ago? Tumen Khan said he couldn't understand it at all.

"Since the Great Khan remembers that Shacheng was burned down by a fire, then the Great Khan naturally knows what Shacheng used to be."

"Ha, of course Ben Khan knows, that's my Da Yuan's Zhongdu, uh, Da Yuan's Zhongdu?"

The capital of Yuanzhong, its time as the capital is very short, only three years, and the entire city existed only fifty years before it was burned down by the Red Turban Army, but in any case, this place was once one of the "four capitals" of the Yuan Dynasty, and under some special circumstances, it has a special meaning.

Tumen Khan originally said casually, and then suddenly a little stunned, precisely because he thought of this.

Sure enough, Bu Rihatu's face became heavy, and he said: "Gao Shishi has a lot of means, and the minister is worried that he will use the past status of Zhongdu to make a fuss, for example, he does not plan to canonize the king of Shunyi in the naturalization city, nor does he go to Daban to ascend to the city, but deliberately chooses the former Zhongdu of my Dayuan as the location for the canonization of the king of Shunyi." ”

Tumen Khan subconsciously felt that this was very possible, but he couldn't understand the truth for a while, and couldn't help asking: "Although that place used to be the capital of my Great Yuan, after all, it has long been burned, and now it is just a ruined wall, and it is even jokingly called Shacheng, does he really want to canonize the king of Shunyi there?" Wouldn't it be too chilly? ”

"Hanki?" Buzhihatu shook his head: "That's not a problem, didn't Tanma say that the Ming people transported many things used in the celebration from Zhangjiakou to Shacheng, and Shacheng was renovated?" In addition, there is also a Ming army performing there, but it is not a drill battle formation, I think it should be a drill for the canonization ceremony of King Shunyi. ”

"Is it better to be canonized in Shacheng than in naturalization?" Tumen Khan was a little incredulous: "What's so good? ”

"What's so good? Fortunately, the naturalization is only the naturalization of Tumut, and the Zhongdu is the Zhongdu of the Great Yuan. Bu Rihatu's face was worried, and he said: "In connection with Qi Jiguang and Li Chengliang's previous troops, the minister is now afraid that Gao Shishi is no longer satisfied with a Tumut, and he may have thought about the entire Great Mongolia." ”