Sun Chengzong originally wanted to say it tactfully, who knew that the apocalypse directly told the truth, seeing that Tubahai was a little anxious, Sun Chengzong had no choice but to say: "Taiji is a refreshing person, we also tell the truth, it doesn't make much sense to go around and around the bend, after listening to what I said, it will not be too late for you to express your opinion, more than a year ago, the Mongols killed three thousand Ming troops including General Zhu Mei in Lianghekou, at that time, Lin Dan Khan said that he would give us an explanation after a thorough investigation, and we haven't heard a little news after two years, it is estimated that Lin Dan Khan has forgotten, right?" ”

Tubahai said with some embarrassment: "Later, it was found out, but those people have already defected to the Jurchens, and we can't do anything about those people." ”

Sun Chengzong said: "Our intelligence is that there are not only people who originally belonged to the Han tribe but later defected to the Jurchens, but also some Karaqin people who participated in the attack on the Ming army at the mouth of the two rivers, and these Karaqin people were informed by insiders, and some of them were mixed in with friends who were not fast. ”

Tubahai thought for a while and said, "Even so, the most you can do is to arrest those Karaqin people and kill them to take revenge, why do you still allow them to attack the Han Division?" ”

Sun Chengzong said: "Some of the Karaqin people are friends of the Duoyan Department, a few months ago, in order to be able to enter the border wall to avoid Lin Dan Khan's sweep, they reported that the rebels of the Han Department who attacked our Ming army were taken back by Lin Dan Khan, I don't know if Lin Dan Khan and Taiji know? ”

Tubahai shook his head and said: "There are more than a million Mongolians on the grassland, and there are hundreds of thousands of people in the Han headquarters. ”

Sun Chengzong nodded and said: "We think the same way, and we think that Lin Dan Khan is short of people now, even if he knows that these people are the murderers of our Ming army, he can't guarantee that he is embarrassed to arrest them." Quickly said that the best of both worlds is to let those guilty Karaqin people attack the guilty people of the Han tribe, no matter who lives or dies, it can be regarded as revenge, which is also the condition for us to allow them to enter the border wall to hide. ”

Tubahai said: "I see, so they are specifically to avenge the Ming army and not specifically attack our Han headquarters, right?" ”

Sun Chengzong said: "Just as there are millions of Mongols on the steppe under the eyes of Taiji, it is also possible that they killed people who accidentally injured Lin Dan Khan with red eyes. ”

Sun Chengzong's statement is equivalent to setting the actions of the allied forces of Duoyan, Karaqin, Tumut, and Ordos as revenge, and turning from an unjust siege to a righteous punishment. We are ready to take revenge on the traitors who attacked our department in Zhaocheng, I don't know what the Ming side is going to do? ”

Sun Chengzong said: "That's it, we don't care what the people outside the border wall want, as long as you don't attack the border wall of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming army will not help each other?" But I have a saying, when is the time for retribution? You are also Mongols, all descendants of Genghis Khan, isn't it good to unite and forget about fighting? ”

Tubahai said: "Thank you Lord Sun for your kind words and persuasion, but some people have to use a knife to speak to him before he can listen, and it is better for you two not to help each other, and it has little to do with you anyway." But I have a question, that is, I don't understand why you started talking about protecting them, why are you not helping each other now? Could it be that this is what you Ming people often say, and when you use it, you turn your face and don't recognize people? ”

Apocalypse said at this time: "Before we let them out, we set two conditions for them, one is that they can still come in, but after coming in, they must put down their swords and guns, and when I am a Shunmin of the Ming Dynasty, they are not allowed to ride out without permission, otherwise it will be a rebellion." The second condition is that you can not come in after you go out, you can take refuge in any party, you can stand on your own, you can be a friend of my Ming Dynasty or an enemy, and you can listen to and respect you. If they don't go inside the border wall, they are friends or foes, so why should we protect them? The Ming Dynasty's own people have not yet been fully protected. ”

Seeing that Tubahai was still thinking about Sun Chengzong, he said: "Lin Dan Khan can be cleared on the spot outside the border wall, as long as we don't attack the side wall, we have no opinion." ”

Tubahai smiled and said, "Thank you for your kindness, and I will take my leave." ”

Tianqi said at this time: "Wait, it's not easy for Taiji to come from afar, I have a few words for you to bring to Lin Dan Khan." ”

Tubahai said, "Please speak." ”

Tianqi said: "It turned out that I was going to meet with Lin Dan Khan at the mouth of the two rivers, but it was delayed because of something. When Chengzu raised his army, he received a lot of help from the Mongolian tribes, so he later canonized Fuyu, Taining, and Duoyan Sanwei. The others will not talk about it for the time being, but only say that Duoyan Weizhong is a person who sincerely belongs to my Ming Dynasty, they want to farm and give him good land and good seeds, they want to herd and allow him to open up pastures, they want to do business, I give him the same treatment as the people of the Ming Dynasty, and I want to lead troops to fight and I give him the opportunity to become a military attaché, do you think this is satisfactory? ”

Tubahai said: "Good is good, but there is one question that I don't agree with. ”

Apocalypse said, "Please speak." ”

Tubahai said: "The wolf eats meat, the sheep eats grass, the fish swim in the water, and the birds fly in the sky, why does His Majesty the Emperor put everyone in a cage?" Although the caged bird has no worries about food and clothing, its ability will deteriorate over time, which is like an eagle that can spread its wings and soar in the wind and rain? ”

Tianqi nodded and said, "What I mean by saying this to you is that I want you to bring it to Lin Dan Khan, that is, as long as he is willing, he can also belong to my Ming Dynasty like Duoyanbu, and then all the Mongols will no longer fight each other, and they can live equally and happily." Just as we sit together as equals to discuss national affairs, there is no such thing as who locks whom into a cage and a fish in the water. ”

Tubahai asked: "Is it like Altan Khan to give a title such as the king of Shunyi and take charge of the Mongol tribes in the future?" ”

Tianqi thought for a while and shook his head and said: "If it is just to temporarily entrap people, of course I can say this, and I can also crown Lin Dan Khan a more noble and prominent title than the king of Shunyi, but what I have eliminated is long-term peace and long-term friendship, so the title can be sealed, but Lin Dan Khan cannot be in charge of all Mongolian affairs." ”

Tubahai asked, "Why is that?" ”

Tianqi said: "In the past, my Ming Dynasty also sealed a lot of Tusi on the four sides, and they managed all local military and civilian affairs on behalf of the imperial court, but later these Tusi, including Nurhachi, rebelled against my Daming, causing years of conquest and have not subsided since then. The reason is that the place managed by the Tusi is too closed and too perfect, that is, they can live without the help of the imperial court, so that the place under the jurisdiction of these Tusi is not the flesh of the Ming Dynasty, but the sores that grow on the body of the Ming Dynasty, and it may one day purulent and bleed, so the territory under the jurisdiction of the Tusi cannot be allowed to have independent conditions. ”

Tu Bahai said: "His Majesty the Emperor is reasonable, if he is too independent, Tusi will become the emperor of Tu, and only if he lacks anything will he rely on the imperial court." I would like to ask if my brother is attached to the Ming Dynasty, what is His Majesty the Emperor going to put him in charge? ”

Tianqi said: "It depends on his wishes, if he wants to manage national affairs, he can come to Beijing, the Government Council, the Holy Academy, and the Bo Academy, if he likes to manage the army, he can set aside a military region for him, and let him lead thousands of troops and horses to conquer the east and west on the grassland, and open up the land for the Ming Dynasty." At that time, there will be no distinction between Mongolia and the Ming Dynasty, and everyone will be a part of the Ming Dynasty. ”

Tubahai shook his head and said, "I'll go back and bring His Majesty's words to my brother, and I'm willing to see what he means, but to be honest, I'm not very willing, and it's very unlikely that my brother will be arrogant and agree." ”

"We also know that the odds are very small, just as Taiji said at the beginning, people want to be eagles soaring in the wind and rain, not birds in cages," Sun said. But this matter depends on what you think, although the wolves on the grassland are brave and free, but life is not over, why don't we humans choose food and survive in the heaven and earth like wolves and eagles? For we know that it is better for men to help each other and to work together, and to live in a strong castle without the wind and rain than in the wilderness. You Mongolians also have a tent to live in, and I haven't heard anyone say that Mongolians are like wolves that don't cover anything to survive. ”

At this time, the apocalypse said: "I don't want Lin Dan Khan to make a choice now, as long as you pass the word to him, let him know that I once had such a proposal, and let him know that this proposal is for his good and for the good of our future generations." ”

After Tubahai left, Sun Chengzong asked: "Your Majesty, do you think Lin Dan Khan will agree?" ”

Tianqi thought for a while and said: "He agrees or not, I don't know, but if it were you, I would definitely not agree, everyone knows the truth of 'rather be a chicken than a cow', any divided dynasty in history is unified through war." We must now find a good way for peaceful reunification, and even if we cannot find it now, we should find it in the future; of course, we still have to have the means of war, and this is the confidence of our peaceful reunification. ”

Sun Chengzong asked: "Lin Dan Khan often does things unexpectedly, what if he really agrees with the emperor's preparation?" Do you want to block the Jurchens' attacks for them? ”

Tianqi thought for a while and said: "If he is really willing to belong, he is a member of the Ming Dynasty, there is no such thing as who blocks the knife for whom, everyone is the same enemy and the enemy is together." ”

However, he said that after Tubahai went back, he told Lin Dan Khan what had happened, and Lin Dan Khan immediately understood the intention of the Ming Dynasty. Duoyan and Karaqin have not gone back since they got out of the side wall, but they have not said that they will not go back, if Lin Dan Khan sends people to sweep along the side wall, it is equivalent to forcing these two departments to show their attitude for the Ming Dynasty, no one likes to wait for a long time.

Tubahai asked: "Brother, the Ming Dynasty said that we should be attached, what do you think of this problem?" ”

Lin Danhan thought for a while and said, "Let's learn from the Karaqin Department." ”

Tubahai said: "Do you have the idea of attaching to the Ming Dynasty? ”

Lin Dan Khan said: "No, but I think they have a point, we don't like a fixed way of life does not mean that our children and grandchildren don't like it, after so many years I finally understand a truth, no matter how brave people are, they can't resist advanced and ferocious weapons." The Ming army's fortified cannons have made us feel very powerless, and it is said that the Jurchens have also begun to make cannons, and these things must be built in the castle, and those things cannot be produced in the grassland. The Karaqin people let the Ming Dynasty wait, and we can also let the Ming Dynasty wait, and wait until the day when it can't go on, but now as long as there is a breath, there can be no idea of annexation. ”

Tubahai said: "Then which one should we do first?" ”

Lin Dan Khan said: "First do the Ming Dynasty a favor, force the Duoyan people and the Karaqin people to either go into the border wall or die, anyway, the difference between the two is not big and will no longer be a threat to us, and these two are mortal enemies that can no longer be resolved."

In June of the eighth year of the Apocalypse, Lin Dan Khan's men began to counterattack the coalition army, and the defeat in the battle of Zhaocheng was because his elite troops were not there, and now he dispatched troops to divide the coalition army, and the Tumut and Ordos divisions in the west were driven across the Yellow River, and the east was like combing hair in the two estuaries to Zhaocheng. At the end of July of the eighth year of the Apocalypse, the leader of the Duoyan Department accompanied the leader of the Karaqin Department, Rasqab Khan, to ask the Ming Dynasty to enter the border wall and annex it.

Seeing that his old enemy put down the butcher's knife and no longer fought against him, Lin Dan Khan transferred his men and horses to cross the Yellow River west into the Hetao area, and the Ordos Department declared its allegiance to Lin Dan Khan, and Tumut also temporarily agreed to accept the control of Lin Dan Khan, and the other part of the Khan Department recuperated at the foot of the Yin Mountain and waited for the resurgence of the East Mountain. The Ming Dynasty adopted a rotational grazing system, that is, under the vigilance of the army, cattle and horses and livestock on the grassland are only stocking points and no longer storage points, if someone comes to snatch them, they can go back to the border wall to hide. Under these circumstances, the construction of new castles and the construction of side walls to connect the castles at new dangerous points became the priority of the Ming army.