Shuo Lei and Gunbu are not a bad thing to escape, the fight between the outside clans is generally not exhausted, the strong side beats the weak, and then coerces the leader of the other party to admit defeat and surrender, this is considered a great success, Shuo Lei and Gunbu Shan people instead let the Qing army punch the air, and cannot find anyone who is qualified to admit defeat, unless there is the ability to rely on the endless fight in Khalkha, otherwise you can only get out, Namur must wish that Shuo Lei and Gunbu disappeared as soon as possible, so as not to stay in Khalkha and get in the way.

Li Yu replied that my son is a living Buddha, and there is probably a door to this matter - Gunbu asked his wife to bring the child, the little Zhanabazar is only three years old, and he looks white and chubby and very cute, and the Lama Erji immediately came over, looked carefully and waved to the little lama: "This child seems to have an extraordinary bearing, and he will bring it back to the Silver Buddha Temple to be reviewed by the monks." ”

"This is my son!" Gunbu's face turned white all of a sudden, and he was quietly pulled by Li Yu before he closed his mouth, and Xiao Zhanabazar cried as soon as he spoke, hugging his mother and not letting go, several Khalkha lamas hurriedly pleaded with the Yuerji Lama.

"You claim that this child is the reincarnation of Maidali, are you afraid that the eminent monks will judge him? If he is really the reincarnation of a living Buddha, Mei Dai Zhao is his," Lama Xuerji unceremoniously shouted back to a boy of seven or eight years old, "Droriktu, up! ”

Li Jin, the second eldest of Li Yu's family, approached Xiao Zhanabazar with a smile, showed a few pieces of maltose with one hand, and a beautiful little sheep puppet, hey, this little lamb can still move, Xiao Zhanabazar's eyes were straight, and Li Jin immediately said: "If you want it or not, if you want it, go with my brother." ”

Little Zhanabazar had sugar in his mouth, played with puppets in his hands, lay on Li Jin's back and left, this time he couldn't come back, Gon Bu was still stunned, Shuo Lei covered his stomach and laughed, he guessed what was going on, Li Yu glared at Shuo Lei, and whispered in Gon Bu's ear: "I promised to give your son a big honorific title, you can steal the fun." ”

At the beginning of April, the guests who participated in the alliance arrived one after another, You Shiwei, Wang Shiqin and his gang crossed the Yellow River from Ordos, the Yansui people in Fengzhou were almost crying, the villagers of Shanxi came, and now the hometown people also came to visit them, Sun Tingyao almost shouted and scolded the Shanxi people to give up the room, and forced the more than 100 fellow villagers to live in the Fengzhou Chamber of Commerce, but Zhang Daojun and others liked it, Shanxi and Shaanxi were a family, and they just closed the door to discuss major matters together.

Mahad led several big imams of Hamiwei to come, this is an old acquaintance who doesn't need to be seen, Dr. Ma and Bai Xianzhi came forward to take them into the pavilion.

Batur and Tulubaihu of Oirat, and Subadi of Khalkha came, and the Mongols were easy to do, so they found a pasture at the foot of Daqing Mountain and settled them, and Shuolei and Gunbu immediately came over, and several Mongol leaders also closed the door and held a small meeting. Chahar's Tuba and Tuntu had already arrived, but they were turned away - Chahar Khan's reputation was so bad that his death would affect his people.

Li Jianji's return caused a sensation, this guy does have energy, pulling dozens of rich businessmen from all over Jianghuai, Sun Tingyao and Shen Shoulian were overjoyed when they saw their kind, and dragged Li Yu and Wu Langha out of the city to greet each other, but the little rich people in the Fengzhou Chamber of Commerce were scared, these big bosses are god-like characters.

However, there were unforeseen circumstances, and in April, there was a sudden heavy snowfall, and the people of Toyozhou, who were still at the end of spring ploughing, were caught off guard and frightened by this strange image. When there was a panic in Fengzhou, the fifth ** lama, the fourth ** lama in Tibet, and the Dongke lama of the West Sea floated to Li Yu, offering white horses, white oxen, and white camels to Li Yu, calling it a natural Hutu Ketu, and he would definitely be able to lead the people out of the predicament, and go to the Heihe River with the Yuerji Lama of Fengzhou, and organize thousands of Mongolian, Han, and Tibetan monks to chant and pray for Fengzhou together, and the heavy snow stopped for three days. At this time, the news that the Qing invasion of Khalkha was repulsed came, and the Propaganda Department immediately spread the good news throughout Fengzhou, encouraging the people of all ethnic groups to unite to defeat the natural disaster.

The Qing army's invasion of Khalkha became a farce, more than 100 miles deep into Khalkha, the Khalkha people who have always been guarding the Khalkha River do not move but can not see the shadow, they are constantly being attacked by the other party's elusive sneak attack, the Qing Emperor is so angry that he is like thunder, he wants to fight unfamiliar with the road, the water source does not dare to go deep, he wants to retreat and feels that he can't get over the face, he has been stalemate for more than ten days, and he retreated, and he can't retreat, Fengzhou Iron Cavalry suddenly rushed into the Hulunbuir grassland, and the back road was dangerous, but when the Qing army rushed into Hulunbuir angrily, The Fengzhou Iron Cavalry has slipped away, and the Qing Emperor has traveled thousands of miles, and he has not run a trip in vain.

The guests were all there, but it was difficult to gather together to discuss the matter, but instead they formed various small circles to chatter crookedly, Li Yu and Yunrong had to participate in group discussions, and they had to convene relevant people to bargain, so they were so busy that they were dizzy. Batu found Li Yu and complained - hurry up and send them away, three or four thousand people gathered to naturalize, just rub a few meals to eat, but this year there was a drought and then a heavy snowfall, the Prime Minister's Office couldn't take care of it, Zhou Yi went to attract investment, Yun Rong went to wait for guests, Han Lin went to sell patents, and I was busy with Gu Keli and Hui Deng in the field, you want to exhaust us to death!

Liu Zongzhou was shocked in his eyes, the profiteers came, the local tyrants and inferior gentry came, and the monks in the customs also came to join in the fun, they hooked up with the Yiren, what do these shameless guys want to do? It must be reported to the court quickly. But Liu Zhilun told him helplessly, what can the court do if he knows, the emperor has lost face and is furious, it must be who reported who is unlucky, and the governor of Xuanda and the governor of Datong pretended not to see it, so why should you set yourself on fire. is too blind to have a father, Liu Zongzhou was angry, went to the Grand Commander's Mansion to scold Li Yu, and finally ordered Li Yu - tell your gang of fox friends to get out of here!

Fengzhou and Western Mongolia negotiated terms in the West Sea last year, and only an alliance ceremony was required to be naturalized, but Li Yu boasted everywhere about the results of westward expansion, and also called friends from Guannai to help the momentum, and as a result, he found trouble for himself - it was difficult to achieve mutual trust between the Guannai people and the Mongols, and the Guannei people believed that Huayi was incompatible since ancient times, and they were worried that they would fatten the Mongols and that it would be a huge threat in the future, and they were skeptical of the alliance between Fengzhou and Western Mongolia; And the Mongols are also very angry, the Han people only remember to be beaten, but they forget that they have not beaten others less, open the old account and take a look, we can also think that you are a huge threat. The two sides quarreled so that Li Yu was upset, and slapped the table and shouted: Fengzhou firmly advocates the equality of Huayi, and whoever dislikes our friends should leave immediately.

No one refused to leave, although it was noisy, but at the same time they were flattering each other - all the people who came here were human spirits, and after a few face-to-face contacts, the businessmen found that these Mongolian princes were bold and generous, and there were land and business opportunities, and their money was too easy to make, no wonder Li Jianji and Shen Shoulian refused to leave here, why didn't we hold this line; Mongolians feel that they deserve to be poor for most of their lives, these businessmen live like people, they have money and ability, and they can do business in full swing, no wonder Fengzhou wants to engage in "the same race and different customs", why don't we use them to make money.

Zhang Daojun and You Shiwei proposed, since we are all facing the pressure of survival, why can't we cooperate? We agree with the idea of "one emperor and two courts" in Fengzhou, and we are also willing to support the general of Fengzhou as the leader, and the Shanxi and Mongolian tribes can join Fengzhou together, and set up another imperial court according to the Fengzhou system, so that everyone can eat in the same pot in the future, and all the contradictions will be easily resolved.

It's so insidious, think we're stupid - the Mongolian leaders have already figured out Fengzhou, and immediately responded, we can join Fengzhou, but let's say it first, the seats in the Senate are 20% for Oirat, 20% for Khalkha, 30% for Fengzhou, and you for 30% of the people in the Guannei, you can't take advantage of the large number of votes, it's fair!

Now the Fengzhou officials are also on fire, and they plan to divide my belongings before they join the gang, votes and seats are rights, and they are the money and food for life, can you take them! Yun Rong categorically affirmed: The votes can only be enjoyed by the citizens of Toyozhou, and to join Toyozhou, you must voluntarily abide by the "Naturalization Oath", and you must also be approved by the Toyosu Council and the President, otherwise you can't think about it!

The bickering continued until mid-April, and Li Yu did not dare to delay any longer, and convened a meeting of officials from the General Commander's Office and representatives of various forces to demand a final conclusion.

Yun Rong has been called back and forth for a month, and finally waited until the farce was about to end, and resolutely announced to everyone: There is pressure for survival in Fengzhou, and there is oppression from strong enemies outside, and all forces must be united to deal with the crisis, and the alliance with Dzungaria and Heshute cannot be changed, and at the same time, Fengzhou will never abandon its friends in Guannai, and the previous promise is still valid.

"It's long overdue, what is the matter with their Ming people forming an alliance," Tulu Baihu slapped his thigh and stood up, and immediately shouted bitterness to Li Yu, "I replied, I killed Baili Tusi Dunyue Dorjee, and the Red Sect's power in the West Sea was swept away, but I also owed you a lot of debt, and the Buddha in Tibet was unwilling to pay money, so it was really difficult for me to fight Zangba Khan, you have to help me." ”

"I'm the same, I have to deal with the Rakshasa ghosts in the north, and I have to go south to fight the Yarkand Khanate, and I'm getting more and more powerless, I listened to you to do this, you can't leave it alone." Batur followed suit.

Obviously, the two of you want to grab the land, why did it depend on me-Li Yu almost jumped up, Li Fugui stepped on his foot hard, Li Yu turned angry and smiled: "It doesn't matter, how can there be a war that doesn't cost money, the debt is owed first, I will lend you a sum of money and continue to fight, but my people go to the Western Regions to farm, and Batur will take care of it more." ”

"Well, we're the answer." Tulubaihu and Batur sat down contentedly, and Shuolei, Gunbu, and Subadi looked disdainful of them.

"Hamiwei has been annexed to Fengzhou, and there are other councillors in the council, and there should also be our councillors." The Grand Imam of Hamiwei Mahad then complained, and by the way, he glanced at Tulubaihu and Batur, and the Hami people were not beaten by the Weilats.

The speaker of the House of Representatives, Omulun, shook his head and replied: "No, the Grand Commander has already allowed Hami to be self-governing and does not have to pay taxes, which is good enough for you, and besides, our 'Western Pioneer Group' will go to Hami to reclaim the border, you have a large population, and you can be completely autonomous." ”

"The Hami people are willing to give up their autonomy and pay taxes to the Prime Minister's Office in accordance with the Toyoshu tax system, but the House of Representatives must not be without Hami people, and we are also citizens of Toyoshu!" Mahad's attitude was very firm - just kidding, Hami autonomy, with a population of less than 5,000, was simply looking for death, and it was better to join Fengzhou sooner.

"You should report it to the Council, I have no opinion." Li Yu thought for a while and replied, and Omulun agreed with Li Jianji and Wang Fang after whispering a few words.

"You've negotiated, what are we going to do? The supply of goods and trade routes in the customs are taken care of by us, and we can't do it in vain! Wang Guoliang, the leader of Shanxi's military merchants, asked.

"You can trust us, Fengzhou never does anything to be sorry for his friends," Yun Rong replied with a wave of his hand, seeing that the gentry still shook their heads, he couldn't help but be a little annoyed, "I know that you have discussed it in private, so just say what you have planned." ”

"I believe in Hermes-Epitek, but I don't trust you, especially them," Zhang Daojun stood up and pointed at Yun Rong, then Batur and Tulu Baihu, and said in a solemn tone, "Therefore, we must also form an alliance with you and swear to heaven that we will not offend each other." ”

"Tulu Baihu, I have beaten the Mongols, if your people dare to take a step into the Ming Dynasty, believe it or not, I will beat you to death." Wang Shiqin shook his fist and shouted in half-baked Mongolian, Tulu Baihu smiled and waved his hand, there are only tens of thousands of Heshute people in Xihai, and it is the end of the attack to kill Baili Tusi in Kang District, and then go to provoke Daming to simply seek death, or go to Tibet honestly.

"No, we have the population and the land to facilitate our actions, and the status of the alliance is appropriate, but Guan Nei is under the rule of the Ming Imperial Court, in what capacity do you form an alliance? And with what to assume the obligations of allies? Liu Tianren objected.

"Under Bao Zhen, the word Dawei, should be a native of Tianfu, I learned that Liu Duanshi was proficient in the law of Western learning contracts, and dared to ask for a few words," a person stood up in the merchant seat and arched his hand towards Li Yu, and then said to Liu Tianren, this person is in his thirties and medium-sized, looks very ordinary, and is inconspicuous in a cloth suit, Li Yu knows this person, and he also came to his house a few days ago, as if he was looking for Wu Langha to discuss the affairs of the Liberal Party.

"Liu Xuan, we don't have a population territory, but we have money and property that can be disposed of freely, of course we can assume the obligations of allies, as for the identity, Fengzhou is not the naturalized town of the Ming Dynasty, Li Shuai is not the naturalized army of the Ming Dynasty, if we are not qualified to form an alliance, Li Shuai may not be able to form an alliance, you still don't know, the Shanxi Thieves Joint Defense Bureau, Shanxi Military Merchants and Yulin Jiangmen have jointly formed the Shanxi Thieves Joint Defense Bureau, and we will also establish the Jianghuai General Chamber of Commerce, which is fully qualified to form an alliance," Bao Zhen said a few words to Liu Tianren's sophistry, Turning to shout to everyone, "We provide money and grain for Fengzhou, export utensils, and guard trade routes, and naturally enjoy the right to form an alliance, and the naturalization alliance has no right to refuse us." ”

"Protection of private property, free trade."

"Tax public discussion, abolish excesses and miscellaneous taxes."

"Down with the tyrannical government, oppose torture."

……

The gentry and merchants stood up and shouted, and a group of small Mongolian lords and merchants such as Subutai and Derge also followed the wolf howl, and then surrounded Yun Rong together, shouting and demanding to draft a covenant together.

Liu Tianren still wanted to say a few words, but Ortai persuaded in a low voice: "Forget it, these gods of wealth can't afford to offend!" ”

"I feel like I've been tricked." Li Yu shook his head and muttered.

"There are no fools in this world, they quarrel at the meeting during the day, and they quietly get together to conspire as soon as it gets dark, but they are the ones we sing on stage," Li Fugui sighed, and whispered in Li Yu's ear, "Tell you a good news and a bad news, we have made a fortune, Qin Jin and Jianghuai businessmen promised to invest 1.5 million taels of silver in the silver banknote bureau, but our veto power in the banknote bureau cannot be kept, it seems that we have really become their housekeepers." ”

Li Yu's face turned pale, and after a long while, he gritted his teeth and said: "We can't cheapen them, let our people propose to the Council that the Farmers and Peasants Association be subsidized with 20,000 taels of silver every year, no, 30,000 taels, and let Wang Fang let go of the development of the Civic Party." ”

The naturalization covenant was drawn up within three days, and the Jianghuai General Chamber of Commerce only wanted to get rich and did not want to cause trouble, so they withdrew at the last moment, but they also took the opportunity to make several big deals, Fengzhou, Khalkha, Oirat, Chahar, and the Shanxi Thieves Joint Defense Bureau formed a naturalization alliance, and all parties agreed to respond to the people, not to impose harsh governance, not to offend each other, to jointly resist foreign humiliation, to protect private property, and to trade freely, and to recognize Shanxi, Datong, and Yulin as the sphere of influence of the Shanxi-Shaanxi Joint Defense Bureau. As the leader of the alliance, Fengzhou also promised its allies to provide weapons, train troops, and train officials, and the major banknotes led by the Fengzhou silver banknote also provided low-interest loans of 100,000 taels of silver to Dzungaria and Oirat for five years. This was a result that everyone was happy about, and although Toyosu was bleeding hemorrhage again, it was not a disadvantage in the long run by expanding the area where silver money was used, and after the western region was stabilized, it was able to concentrate its efforts on solving the eastern problem.

The lamas have also negotiated, the monks in the world are the same family, should respect each other, no one can cross the line, there are living Buddhas in Tibet, Mongolia also has living Buddhas, of course, such a big thing as awarding the honorific title still needs to be discussed by everyone, Hutu Ketu Batulu approved, as a judge is also very faceless, we virtuous lamas have a share.

On April 20, a grand ceremony was held at the foot of Daqing Mountain, where the three Buddhas, Buddha, Dongke and the Lama of Xuerji announced that Li Yu was the Hutu Ketu given by God to the grasslands and snow-capped mountains, and that Li Yu had the supreme right to the monks and laymen, and that Li Yu made disciple salutes to the four masters, worshiped them as the Grand Master of Hutuketu, and gave them the golden seal and the golden book, recognizing that they enjoyed the supreme legal power in the Tibetan area, the West Sea and the Mongolian area respectively.

Tushetu Khan Gunbu didn't know whether to cry or laugh, his son was really recognized by the lamas as the reincarnation of Maidare, and Li Yu awarded the title of Little Zhana Bazar Jebzundan Bahutuktu Zun, but the place of sitting was changed to Meidaizhao, which happened to be next to Baoketu, an important industrial and commercial town in Fengzhou.

Amid the cheers of the crowd, all parties of the alliance swore to abide by the covenant by killing black oxen and white horses, and the naturalization alliance was officially established.