Chapter 366: Seeking Skin with the Tiger
A few days later, Yang Fan and Seng Yizhu came to the king's tent.
Lin Dan Khan came out of the tent to greet him, and a group of people sat around the fire. Before he could say a few words of greeting, Yang Fan cut straight to the point and said, "Lin Dan Khan invited us to come, it won't be simple, just invite me to eat some roast mutton, right?" If you have something to say, you might as well say it directly. ”
"Haha. Yang Shaoxia is really bold. With a sweep of Eagle Eyes, Lin Dan Khan said coldly: "Now that the Jurchens have invaded the border, Ben Khan wants to join the Ming Dynasty to fight against Jin, but he has been looking for a messenger to no avail, I heard that the lord of the Ming Dynasty is extremely favored by Yang Shaoxia, so he specially repaired a letter of state, and wanted Yang Shaoxia to transfer it to the lord of the Ming Dynasty on his behalf." It's good to repair the alliance and fight gold together. ”
"Oh? It's a good alliance. Yang Fan took a sip of milk wine, "Since Lin Dan Khan retreated to Qinghai, he has invaded my Mingbian several times and disturbed the peace of my frontier, is this a good performance of the Gongxiu Alliance?" ”
"You erector, dare to talk to our Great Khan like this!" A big man sitting opposite Yang Fan had long been displeased with Yang Fan, "Don't think that you were able to defeat Huang Taiji at the beginning, so you can be so rude with us!" ”
"Mondo, don't be rude!" Lin Danhan pursed his lips and said: "The previous one was that our department had just taken root in Qinghai, and there was a shortage of grain and grass, so we had no choice but to invade Mingbian. I, Lin Dan Batur, guarded Ningyuan at the beginning, and fought against Jiannu with General Wang Huazhen, and never broke my promise, but later there was a rift in the tribe, so I retreated to the army. Now, Huang Taiji remembers that Ben Khan helped the Ming Dynasty and crusaded against our department several times, is the Ming just watching, is there any so-called morality? ”
Yang Fan said with a smile: "Lin Danhan, we are all understanding people. It's better to open the skylight and say something bright. Whether it is the Ming Dynasty, Mongolia or the Later Jin, each other. There are hundreds of years of feuds, and what kind of covenant is it really based on. Morally speaking, neither of them can stand on their feet. You and I both know that whether it is an alliance or an antagonism, it is just a mutual use. Now that Huang Taiji has annexed southern Liaoning and Monan, although he covets the Ming Dynasty, he still lacks a trace of fire. Huang Taiji is not a stupid person. If Lin Dan Khan has heard an old saying of our Han people, 'If you go outside, you must first settle inside'. It should be clear that if Hou Jin wants to really swallow the Ming Dynasty, he must first unify Mongolia and deter North Korea. The unification of the east and the west dared to compete with the Ming Dynasty. ”
"Then Yang Shaoxia should submit his credentials for Ben Khan. Ben Khan had also heard an old saying called "cold lips and cold teeth". If Mongolia is destroyed, will this Ming Dynasty be far from extinction? ”
"That's naturally what I said, but ......" Yang Fan raised his head and looked at Lin Dan Khan on everyone. Said: "Lin Dan Khan, do you still represent Mongolia?" ”
"Presumptuous!"
"Slaughter me this talker!" Ezhe stood up directly from his seat and pointed at Yang Fan with a scimitar. Seng Yizhu still sat calmly beside Yang Fan and drank water. Wang Su'er and Luo Yifei didn't come, as long as they took care of Yang Fan. Seng Yizhu is still very confident that he can get out of the way.
Yang Fan smiled and said, "Does Prince Ezhe want to do it directly?" ”
"Ezhe, get out." Lin Dan Khan directly blasted his eldest son out of the king's tent. Tilt your head. Drained the wine in the cup and said, "Yang Shaoxia is indeed not wrong. At present, Mongolia is divided, and there are not a few people who have taken refuge in Houjin. But now, our Chahar has formed an alliance with the Chiktu Taiji of Mobei Outer Khalkha, the Tibetan Zangba Khan, and the Baili Tusi of the Kham region, don't we have the strength to fight back? ”
"Huh. If Lin Dan Khan is really sure, then why should he submit this credential? After all, the alliance is just a piece of paper, Lin Dan Khan wants to return to the steppe, do you think your allies will work for your Chahar department? ”
This is a real problem. In the past, the Daming Society cooperated with the Chahar Ministry, and that was because it involved the common interests of both sides. But now if Lin Dan Khan wants to return to the Mongolian steppe, if he succeeds, the benefits will be from the Chahar Department, whether it is Tibet or the Tusi of Kham, there is no substantial benefit, so naturally he will not be stupid enough to help the Chahar Department. Their alliance is simply because they do not believe in the Yellow Religion and form a so-called "Anti-Yellow Religion Alliance".
Yang Fan saw that Lin Dan Khan didn't speak, and continued: "Similarly, Khan Chongzhen invaded Datong in Shanxi in the second year, and then repeatedly violated the Ming Border, and he has already made enemies with my Ming Dynasty. ”
Lin Danhan smiled and said, "Mr. Yang's analysis of the problem really penetrated into it, and Ben Khan admired it. He put down his wine and nodded, "You're right, our alliance is okay with each other, and when it comes to sharing suffering, it's just a little bit worse, and similarly, if Ben Khan wants to revive Mongolia, the alliance won't exert much effort." ”
What Yang Fan said can be seen by ordinary people with a discerning eye, but only those who have a tendon in their heads can't see it. He smiled and said, "And one thing is better than the other, now Huang Taiji's power has already extended to Mo Nan, and I believe that I will soon make a move against Lin Dan Khan." When the time comes, hehe. ”
In the king's tent, the faces of the people were cloudy and unstable, and they were very ugly.
After a long time, Lin Danhan stood up, walked in front of Yang Fan, hugged his fists, and said: "It is said that you Han people are resourceful, since Mr. Yang dares to enter the king's account, he must have a clever plan, if he can help me, he will be grateful and respect you as a teacher." ”
"Don't dare to be, Lin Dan Khan praised it falsely. I can't say a clever plan, but there are so many good strategies, I don't know if Lin Danhan wants to hear it? ”
He sat back on the throne, his spirit was shocked, and he said, "But it doesn't hurt to say it. ”
Yang Fan said: "First of all, I hope that the Khan can recognize clearly, he has been stationed in Qinghai for a long time, and if he is short of food, he is bound to fight everywhere to survive by grabbing food. When the war starts, there will inevitably be casualties, and you must know it. ”
"Naturally, Ben Khan has fought with Hong Chengchou a few times, and he has also suffered a lot of losses."
Yang Fan nodded and said: "This Liaodong is now Huang Taiji annexed southern Liaoning and Monan, and my Ming Dynasty is sticking to Jinzhou and Daling River, and there is no rash move for the time being. Lin Dan Khan also thought that the next step of this emperor Taiji was to conquer Korea in the east, cut off the Korean vassal state of our Ming Dynasty, and annex Mongolia to the west, and then form a north-south trend with the Ming Dynasty. In addition, my Ming Dynasty has continuous civil strife, and it is bound to be swallowed up by it.
And the Chahar Department was previously friendly with the Ming Dynasty, so if Huang Taiji wanted to annex Mongolia, the first thing he did was to attack the Chahar Department. (To be continued......)