"A few days ago, when the imperial court reported that there was some news about the Alxa Ministry, it was not clear whether it was really related."

After thinking for a while, Sun Chuanting turned back to Zhao Hongyu and said.

"It's okay, you see, maybe that's the case." , Zhao Hongyu waved his hand disapprovingly, and asked Sun Chuanting to tell the news in the newspaper.

In fact, Zhao Hongyu himself has some guesses about why they came here from the Alxa Ministry.

After all, Jincheng is becoming more and more prosperous, attracting many Mongolian tribes from the steppe.

Those Mongolian caravans from the steppe came to Jincheng with not only a lot of wealth, but also some intelligence information between various tribes in the steppe.

You must know that the imperial intelligence officers under Zhao Hongyu are not vegetarians.

If you can't even ask about it, it's really a waste.

The Alxa tribe is located in the area from Tongliao to Baichengzi and Xing'an. The population of the tribe is about 150,000 people, which is not a small tribe.

Moreover, geographically it is also close to Houjin.

Therefore, it is not surprising that when the Houjin rises, it will become the first Mongolian tribe to take refuge in the Houjin.

Because the distance is very close, if they don't choose Houjin, they will be completely defeated and then annexed by Houjin. Compared with such a situation, it is more reliable to choose to become a Mongolian vassal of the Later Jin, that is, an 'ally'.

However, being an 'ally' is not the same thing at all. The real fact is that it was a Mongol tribe that was conquered by the Houjin, and it was completely defeated that there was no way to take refuge in the Houjin.

Moreover, over the years, Houjin has indeed demonstrated its strong military power to the outside world. Therefore, more and more Mongolian tribes such as the Alxa tribe began to take refuge in the Later Jin State and became vassals.

But. Although these Mongol tribes took refuge in Houjin, or were beaten and had to take refuge in Houjin. In the end, it became an inseparable part of the military power of the Later Jin.

However, Houjin treated them with both calling and defensive, which made these Mongolian tribes very helpless and hateful.

It's a pity that the actions of the Ming court in these years are really unbearable, and they can't support Adou at all. Otherwise, why would they choose Houjin?

Celebrities can see that there is no doubt that Houjin's army is strong.

For more than ten years, the Ming army had no victory against the upper rear army.

So. Of course, they can only choose Houjin and work hard for it.

It's just that Houjin treats them in a bad way, and when he calls them, he often sends someone to inform them and pulls them down. When they don't call, they don't pay attention.

For example, this winter, there was a heavy snowstorm in northern Mongolia.

Mongolian tribes such as the Alxa tribe living in the north suffered all of a sudden.

Many of their livestock were frozen to death, and they saw that the tribesmen were about to die.

You know, the Mongol tribes of this era. Any one who encounters the severe winter cold is a headache.

If it is a tribe that is closer to the Ming Dynasty, you can also buy some things from the Ming merchants to come back and relieve it. But Mongolian tribes such as Alxa are very difficult.

Because they were too far away from Daming, and too many livestock were frozen to death. The wind and snow were so heavy that they couldn't get out at all.

I have the heart to ask Houjin for help, but Houjin also ignores them, as if they are left to fend for themselves. This came to the Alxa Ministry side. I was also very angry about the attitude of Hou Jinguo.

But at the same time, they were very helpless.

Because even if Houjin does this to them, they can't do anything.

Because the great power of the Houjin army is there. There's nothing they can do about it.

Therefore, a tribe like the Alxa Ministry can only swallow its anger about this.

However, in all this time, they have seen a glimmer of hope.

The powerful Houjin army actually suffered repeated setbacks in more than a year, and was defeated by the army of Jincheng.

This is simply something that has not happened in the process of the rise of Houjinguo.

Yes, since Nurhachi raised his army, Houjin has almost won more than lost in the battle against Daming. Especially the battle of Isharhu, which made Houjin even more miraculous.

And the weakness of the fighting power of the Ming army also opened the eyes of the surrounding forces.

For so many years, the northern frontier of the Ming Dynasty has been swallowed and occupied by the Houjin little by little, but the Ming Dynasty is helpless about it.

It was also the weakness of the Ming army that created the myth that the Later Jin army was strong and invincible.

However, at this time when the Houjin army was in full swing, there was actually an army from the Ming Land that fought the Houjin army and suffered repeated defeats.

It's not a fucking fairy tale, is it?

I have to say that Zhao Hongyu and their military actions against the Houjin around Jincheng completely broke the myth of the invincibility of the Houjin army.

The so-called slogan 'Jurchen is invincible' was a complete joke in front of the Imperial Army.

For example, the news of the battle here in Jincheng cannot reach the grassland.

The Alxa Ministry has also heard about this.

Coincidentally, this winter, it encountered an unprecedented cold. This makes the situation of the tribe very worrying, and if one is not good, their entire tribe will be wiped out.

Therefore, the Alxa tribe in the early stage sent people to Shengjing, the capital of the Houjin Kingdom, hoping to get the assistance of the Houjin to survive the whole winter.

However, what they didn't expect was that for the request of the Alxa Ministry, Houjin actually prevaricated for a while, and didn't want to pay attention to it at all.

This made the people of the Alxa Department very complaining.

Obviously, after the Houjin suffered a series of defeats, the losses of the soldiers were not small.

Now, they can't take care of themselves, how can they still have the strength to help the Alxa Ministry.

It's a pity that the Alxa Ministry will not think about this, what they see is only a prevarication on the part of Houjin.

Okay!

Over the years, the Alxa Ministry did not send troops to help when the Houjin mercenaries were there, and they supplied a large number of war horses to Houjin every year.

And then Jin didn't say anything about it, and even the war horse was for nothing.

At the same time, the wealth that Houjin plundered in the Ming Dynasty over the years was not distributed to them in the Alxa Department.

It can be said that the Alxa Ministry followed behind the Houjin State. Not even the soup to drink.

But in any case, the Alxa Ministry can be regarded as fulfilling the obligations and responsibilities of an 'ally', and it is very worthy of the Houjin State.

However, when the Alxa Ministry encountered a crisis, Hou Jinguo's attitude couldn't help but make people feel chilled.

Therefore, after encountering repeated prevarications, the Alxa envoy left Shengjing and returned to the tribe to tell the matter, which immediately aroused the indignation of the tribe.

Everyone cursed and condemned the injustice of the Houjin Jurchens.

It was at this time that a person gave a mention in a flash of inspiration, that is, why not send someone to Jincheng for help.

As long as you hide it from the Houjin Jurchens. It's okay to keep them unaware of it.

I heard that the people over there in Jincheng are very rich and have abundant supplies.

If we can negotiate with them successfully, the crisis of the tribe can be completely resolved.

It is particularly important that you can take this opportunity to negotiate with the 'Ming Army' in Jincheng to see if the Alxa Department can be thrown into the arms of the Ming Dynasty.

You must know that the strength shown by the 'Ming Army' now is already very staggering.

It can be seen that Houjin has no way to do this.

So. With the population of the Later Jin Jurchens, as well as the number of troops. How can it be compared with the Ming Dynasty, which has a huge territory, an army, and the people.

Over the years, Daming is recuperating. Secretly train the army.

Isn't it now, the Ming Dynasty has come up with powerful tactics and troops, so the good days of the Houjin people are coming to an end.

So, can Houjin maintain such a situation in the future? But you'll have to weigh it up.

And these forces, who are either forced to form shì, or are related to Houjin because of geographical relations, it is necessary to think clearly at this moment. Plan for yourself.

At the same time, the Ming Dynasty is usually very kind to forces like them. Not at all as aggressive as the post-Jin Jurchens, and unwilling to give even a little help.

So, no matter how you look at it, throwing yourself into the arms of Daming is a good choice.

What's more, the Alxa tribe is located in the northwest of the Later Jin Jurchen forces, and once it is thrown into the arms of the Ming Dynasty, it will be a great threat to the Later Jin.

Coupled with the Jincheng Cun zài at the southern end, the Houjin Kingdom is very troublesome.

Judging from this, if they go to Jincheng to negotiate, there is a high chance that they will succeed.

In addition, the shape of the tribe was already very bad, so the Alxa Ministry quickly made up its mind and formed an envoy group to go to Jincheng in a very short time.

It's just that, because of the harsh winter and the wind and snow, the speed of the envoy group is not very fast.

It wasn't until now that I arrived here in Jincheng.

But it is precisely because of the heavy snowstorm this winter that their whereabouts are well hidden, so that Houjin is not aware of the plans of the Alxa people at all.

For these, Zhao Hongyu's intelligence officers still inquired about it.

With this intelligence information, Zhao Hongyu's staff officers reasoned and analyzed.

And then Sun Chuanting said the content of the newspaper in the imperial palace, which made Zhao Hongyu determine the intention of the Alxa people.

He raised his hand and rubbed it on his jaw, then looked down at Sun Chuanting, who was leading the horse.

"So, do the Alxa people want to take refuge in the imperial court?"

"Nope! It should be said that you want to take refuge in Your Highness, Jincheng is not a place under the jurisdiction of our Ming army. Sun Chuanting corrected it after hearing this.

"Hey! In any case, it seems that the Alxa people want to betray Houjin. This is the first Mongolian tribe to say this, and I think there will be more and more such tribes in the future, right? “

Zhao Hongyu laughed happily.

"Then Your Highness still needs to dry them? Xia Guan felt that at this time, he should try his best to contact him, and then determine this matter, so as not to have too many dreams at night. Sun Chuanting looked at Zhao Hongyu, who was happy, and carefully gave a proposal.

"Hmm! You're right.,It seems that it's really not appropriate for me to hang them.,This matter really should be solved as much as possible.。 Zhao Hongyu humbly accepted Sun Chuanting's proposal. Come, inform the messengers of the Alxa people, and let them come to Lord Sun, and I will meet them here. Then, Zhao Hongyu turned around and ordered the secretary who was following him.

After receiving Zhao Hongyu's order, the secretary quickly led people to the temporary residence of the Alxa envoys, which was located in a relatively remote inn in Jincheng.

Because of the Alxa envoys, they should try not to reveal their whereabouts, so as not to let the people in Houjin find out. Therefore, they can be described as very cautious along the way, and even if they encounter other teams, they claim that they are from a caravan from a certain tribe, not Alxa.

Thanks to the heavy snowstorm this winter, the track was well hidden and there were no flaws.

However, even when they arrived in Jincheng, they could not take it lightly.

Because the Alxa people know that there will definitely be spies from the Houjin people here in Jincheng, because in the decades of confrontation between the Houjin and the Ming Dynasty, the spies of the Houjin people are famous.

Therefore, after they arrived in Jincheng, they did not choose a prosperous and lively place. Rather, this remote inn is used as a foothold, in order not to let the whereabouts of the road be revealed.

Seeing the secretary sent by Zhao Hongyu and listening to the news he conveyed, the Alxa envoys were all excited.

Oh!

Is this about to begin...... (To be continued......)