Chapter 721: Strategic Change
It was only after the princess had left that Arslen Khan regained his serious expression.
"Odengeril, you went to the Central Plains this time, what is your evaluation of the current situation in the Central Plains?"
Hearing this, Odengeril's face began to darken.
"Great Khan, this time I went to the Central Plains mainly to walk at the border pass, although I arrived in the capital, but this road is not the most prosperous place in the Central Plains. Even so, I saw the huge war potential of the Central Plains. ”
When he said this, Aodengeril felt a panic in his heart.
"The villages and towns I passed through in the north, each of them is very martial, and the young people in those villages, if you have time to wield knives and guns, if there is a big war, they can immediately join the army and go to the front line to fight."
Arslen Khan frowned, "It's not that serious, is it?" I remember that a few years ago, we also sent envoys to the Central Plains, and the people of the Central Plains at that time were honest and only knew how to farm. ”
Meng He, who was on the side, hurriedly explained to Arslen Khan, "The news I heard is that since Jia Ke won the battle, many families of soldiers in the north have received great benefits, and now many people have begun to build houses and land. Therefore, the common people thought that being a soldier was a way to quickly change their status, which is why they were so martial. ”
After hearing this, Arslen Khan had sweat on his face, if it was really like what they said, if he invaded the Central Plains again, what was waiting was not hundreds of thousands of troops, but millions of troops.
Now Arslene Khan began to be a little happy, fortunately now that he had reached an agreement with the Central Plains, although his daughter was sacrificed, but for the benefit of the entire Tatar people, it was also her glory.
"From now on, I will command all tribes not to harass the borders of the Central Plains again, and if anyone causes trouble for me, I will destroy him first."
Arslen Khan's tone became darker and darker when he said this, and it seemed that he was a little discouraged by the prospect.
Meng He saw the unwillingness of their Great Khan, so he hurriedly made suggestions.
"The Great Khan doesn't have to worry too much, if you want to say that we are not inferior to the Central Plains in terms of numbers, but to put it mildly, our territory is vast, if we really fight to lure the enemy deep and cut off their food and grass, the other party is helpless."
Arslen Khan only sighed, and then said: "Having said that, if the Central Plains has been with us for decades, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold out for a few years." ”
Meng He nodded, "Great Khan, the Central Plains Division cannot be provoked for the time being, we might as well focus on the West, those people in the West have already been scared by us, as long as they dispatch troops, they can easily plunder a lot of effort and wealth." Since there is this soft persimmon pinch, why bother to knock hard with the Central Plains? ”
Arslen Khan thought for a while, that is, this is the truth, "In this case, let's focus on the Western Regions from now on." And I heard that the Great Food in the Western Regions is also densely populated, and the first few times he plotted against our vassal countries, after being repelled by us, he has been honest in the past few years. But instead of being rude, I think this engine will be used in the Great Food, where slaves and food are sacrificed. ”
Meng He was very happy to hear this, which was exactly what he had always hoped for.
"The Great Khan is wise, so that those boys at the bottom can also save some money, marry a daughter-in-law, and catch a few slaves to save some effort for the family."
Arslen Khan smiled with emotion and said: "In the past few years, our Tatars have had a very hard time, and we used to be able to get grain and slaves from the Central Plains, but in the past few years, we have suffered heavy losses every time and returned empty-handed. This is our wrong strategic goal, and we must make a good profit when we go to the West this time. ”
Since Arslen Khan decided to shift his strategic goals, he immediately took resolute action.
As a result, the situation calmed down in an instant in the border with the Central Plains, and the herdsmen there no longer harassed the border, but had contacts with the farmers on the border and walked around as friends.
The goodwill of the Tatars soon spread to the capital, and Jia Ke was relieved to get the news, the Tatars did not see through their schemes.
And when Jia Ke sighed, the Tatars were already preparing to send the princess to the Central Plains.
As the most beautiful pearl on the grassland, Naren Gaowa's marriage naturally caused the dissatisfaction of many warriors on the grassland.
However, these people are petty fights, and they can't change Arslen Khan's decision.
There is only one person who has made trouble with Arslen Khan several times because of the princess's marriage.
Who has the audacity? This man was none other than Ardan Khan's youngest brother, Hadan Batel.
Since this person was captured alive by Jia Ke in front of the big array, and finally had to be recalled with Sui Hou Zhu, it can be said that his reputation on the grassland has been discredited.
But he relied on the fact that his brother was the Great Khan, and he was still flying on the steppe.
This time, seeing that the eldest brother wanted to send Naren Gaowa to the Central Plains to be his wife to Jia Ke, who he hated the most, he naturally disagreed.
Arslen Khan was able to tolerate this at first, but in the end he was completely disappointed in this younger brother, and directly divided a small tribe to him and sent him away.
The time for Narenkova to go to the Central Plains soon came, and this time it was still Odengeril who accompanied her as an emissary.
This time, Aodengeril was not only the envoy of the clan, but also sent the covenant signed by Arsleng Khan to the hands of Jia Ke.
On the day that Naren Gaova left the steppe, Arslen Khan and his wives came to see her off.
Naren Gaowa's mother is a beautiful woman from the Western Regions, because her appearance is really beautiful, and she is deeply favored by Arslen Khan.
In the absence of Arslen Khan, she almost became the queen of the Tatars.
Now the mother has been sad for a long time when she sees that her daughter is going to marry far away from the Central Plains, but in her heart she is glad that her daughter does not have to live on the grassland like herself.
On this day, Naren Gaova dressed in a grand service, took dozens of maids, got into a cart specially prepared for her, and then slowly left the residence of the king of Arslen Khan.
Naren Gaowa was still a little excited when she first left, but gradually her expression became depressed, this time she left the mountains and the road was far away, and I am afraid that she will never be able to return to the grassland where she can be free.
Aodengeril wore a friendly team all the way to the east, and once again came to Gubeikou.
And this time is different from the past, outside the Gubei Pass, there are already envoys from Dayan waiting here.
Under the leadership of the envoys, Odengril once again entered the Central Plains.
This time is different from the last time, the last time Aodengril had the big events of the two countries in his heart, how could he be in the mood to see the scenery.
But this time he sent the princess and relatives, and the two countries have reached an alliance, so he is still in the mood to travel the mountains and rivers, and the journey on the road is not fast.
From Gubeikou to the capital, there is a distance of hundreds of miles along the way, if it is like before, it will be there in four or five days, but this time they were stunned to walk for nearly a month to reach a village near the capital.
It was not early that day, and the messenger arranged for Princess Naren Gaova to rest in the village.
Naren Gaova was led to a two-hall house, and when she came here, Naren Gaova found that this small house was different.
Originally, although I also lived in some luxurious mansions on the road, they were not carved and painted like this house, and the door posts had coiled dragons.
Although Naren Gaowa is in the grassland, she has also learned the etiquette of the Central Plains, and the house with a dragon is not something that ordinary people can live in.
So Narenkova called the messenger who greeted her and asked about the origin of the house.
After listening to the princess's inquiry, the envoy of the Ministry of Rites hurriedly replied: "Princess Qiyu, this grange is my private residence when I was diving, and after Banzai ascended the throne, I sent someone to repair it, so it adopts its current appearance. The princess will definitely be the concubine of the Long Live Lord in the future, and only you are qualified to live in this mansion. ”
After listening to this, Naren Gaowa nodded with satisfaction, Naren Gaowa had already seen this Wangjiazhuang when she came.
This manor is completely different from the previous ones, and there are countless high-rise mansions here.
To say that this small mansion is really inconspicuous in so many high-rise mansions, but I didn't expect it to have such a background.
"I look at the countless courtyards of this Zhuangzi Gaomen, almost all of them are rich, what's going on."
The envoy smiled and said, "Many young people in this Wangjiazhuang were the emperor's personal soldiers when he started his family, and later the emperor soared, and they were all reused, so almost every family here is an official eunuch." ”
Only then did Naren Gaowa understand that this Zhuangzi was different from the previous ones.
Narenkova stayed in the village for the night and set off again the next day.
This meeting is not far from the capital, and it only took two days to come to the gate of the capital, where it was personally greeted by Fan Kang, the secretary of the Ministry of Military Aircraft and Rites.
If you want to say that it is just a Tatar envoy, naturally you don't need Fan Kang to come, but this time there is the princess Naren Gaowa, thinking that she will be Jia Ke's concubine in the future, so this is the labor of Fan Kang.
Fan Kang took the envoy and the princess, introduced them into the capital, and then sent them to the Huitong Size Pavilion again.
After settling the princess and the envoy, Fan Kang went back to the palace to report to Jia Ke.
In the palace, Jia Ke got the news and thought that the princess was also his wife, so it was a bit unreasonable to put it in the Size Pavilion like this.
So Fan Kang ordered Li Gui to take Luan to take the princess to the palace.
This Li Gui got the order, hurriedly put up his full luan, and hurriedly came to the Huitong Sawa Pavilion.
Ao Denggeril in the museum got the news that Jia Ke had sent someone to pick up the princess, and hurriedly reported to the princess inside.
After receiving the report, Naren Gaowa thought about it for a while, and felt that since she had arrived in the Central Plains, she had to do it according to the customs of the Central Plains, so she nodded and agreed.
Then the princess Naren Gaowa took his dozens of maids, and under the service of Li Gui, they got on the Luan car, and they were carried to the palace.