Chapter 468: A War Caused by an Iron Pot

On the whole, the forces of the tribes in the North Hu have maintained the status quo for several years, with the exception of the Tatar tribes. Since Zhao Min took over as the head of the Tatar Ministry and was canonized as the King of Shunyi by the Dahua Imperial Court at that time, the Tatar Department has ushered in rapid development, of course, this is also divided into several periods.

Zhao Min is Han Fei's woman, and gave birth to a son for Han Fei, Han Fei specially sent two female guards who are proficient in medical skills, as well as several senior guards to protect Zhao Min's mother and son. However, the relationship between Zhao Min and Han Fei is too complicated, except for a few people who know it, it has not been announced to the public, even within the Tatar tribe, most people only know that the leader has special connections, and they have not thought of this.

Of course, the main reason is that Han Fei was a Dahua courtier at the beginning, and he didn't have much power, so it was harmful and useless to announce this relationship. However, Han Fei's help to the Tatar Ministry was real, and the Han family played the role of a business leader and traded with the Tatar Ministry, which made the small tribes in the Tatar Ministry obtain huge benefits, quickly consolidated Zhao Min's position, and also strengthened the overall strength of the Tatar Ministry.

After Han Fei grasped the power of the court, the preferential policies of the imperial court to Beihu were tilted towards the Tatar Ministry, and the dominant position of the Tatar Ministry was further improved. Han Fei changed the dynasty and established the Ming Dynasty, as the woman who opened the emperor Han Fei in the Ming Dynasty, Zhao Min had no doubt that she declared her allegiance to the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible, and sent her son to the capital of the Ming Dynasty as a proton. Of course, it was actually Han Fei who sent someone to take his son back to the capital to cultivate.

With Han Fei as a big backer, the rapid development of the Tatar Ministry is not unexpected, and it brings huge wealth. After several years of accumulation, the current Tatar Ministry, not to mention the leaders in power, even ordinary herdsmen, compared to the herdsmen of the surrounding tribes, are also very rich. The rise of the Tatar Ministry, some small tribes around have surrendered, and their strength has swelled even more, so it has also aroused the envy and jealousy of some tribes, especially the tribes that used to be equal to the strength of the Tatar Ministry, but everyone knows that the Tatar Ministry stands behind the Ming Dynasty, and no one dares to provoke the Tatar Ministry.

The daily necessities of the Beihu tribe were heavily dependent on the supply of Han land, so every tea and horse trade held by the Ming court was equivalent to the festival of the Beihu tribe, and various tribes flocked to it. Due to the heavy snow at the beginning of the year and the bad road conditions, the first tea and horse trade this year was postponed for more than a month, which still attracted many herdsmen from various tribes who came to trade.

An accident suddenly occurred in the trading market today, and two groups of people quarreled over an iron pot. For the Beihu tribe, the iron pot is both a necessity and a high-end product, and the northern region has no manufacturing capacity at all, and is completely dependent on the Han for supply.

This iron pot was originally favored by the Naiban tribesmen, but the transaction price had not yet been negotiated, but at this time, the Tatar tribesmen intervened sideways, relying on their own wealth, and insisted on snapping up this iron pot. The Naiban tribe used to be equal in strength with the Tatar tribe, and they were already jealous and hateful about the rise of the Tatar tribe, but at this time, seeing that the Tatar tribesmen were bullying others, how could they be willing to give up, and immediately quarreled.

The dispute between the two sides alarmed the officers of the market management, who took both sides to the management office and handed them over to the chief officer. This chief official has connections in the capital, and knows that the current emperor is biased towards the Tatar tribe, so there is no doubt that the iron pot was awarded to the Tatar tribesmen.

The Naiban tribe was so angry that they did not dare to make trouble in the trading market, so they took all their hatred on the Tatar tribesmen, left the market first, gathered a group of people, and intercepted and killed the Tatar tribesmen on the way. Unfortunately, the interception was not complete, and a Tatar tribesman fled back to the tribe with wounds and reported the leader of the tribe.

The strength of the Tatar tribe is now high, and the clansmen have developed the habit of being superior to others, where to put the Naiban tribesmen in their eyes, seeing that the Naiban tribesmen dared to intercept and kill their own tribesmen, and the leaders of the small tribes did not report, they directly led the clansmen to kill the Naiban tribe to take revenge, and wiped out the small tribe of the Naiban tribe that intercepted and killed the Tatar tribesmen.

When the matter came to this point, it was naturally impossible to hide it, and it also alarmed the royal courts of both sides. Originally, the dispute between the two small tribes of the two sides could be resolved through negotiations, but when the small tribe of the Tatar tribe destroyed the small tribe of the Naiban tribe, it was coincidentally killed by mistake the youngest son of a leader of the Naiban tribe who was playing in the small tribe.

The leader of the Naiban tribe led his troops to avenge his son, and Zhao Min, the leader of the Tatar tribe, naturally did not show weakness, not to mention that he wanted to protect his clansmen, so she could not lose the face of the Ming Emperor with her as a woman of the Ming Emperor. In a big battle between the two sides, the Tatar Department defeated the Barbarian Department by virtue of its strong strength.

The Nabarian tribe suffered heavy losses, and was very unwilling to take over it, but he also knew that he could not do the Tatar tribe by himself, so he actively moved and intended to form an alliance with other tribes. In just a few years, the Tatar tribe has sprung up and become the richest tribe within a radius of hundreds of miles, which has long aroused the envy of other tribes, and the Naiban tribe put forward the idea of destroying the Tatar tribe and sharing the interests equally, and immediately received a positive response from the other tribes, forming an anti-Tatar alliance.

Of course, there are also tribes who tried to befriend the Tatar tribe and betrayed the news that the Naiban tribe was connected to various tribes to Zhao Min, the leader of the Tatar tribe. The Tatar tribe defeated the strength of the Naiban tribe again, but it was not sure of defeating the tribal alliance, so he personally wrote a letter asking for help and sent someone to Datong Mansion to forward it to the Ming Emperor Han Fei.

After reading the letter, Han Fei understood the situation of the Tatar Ministry, Zhao Min is his own woman, and now he naturally needs to be saved when he is in trouble, but as the king of a country, he has to consider the gains and losses of sending troops to Beihu and the impact on the strategy of Beihu in the Ming Dynasty.

The nomads in the north, all dynasties have been the henchmen of the Han dynasty, and how to cure it has always been a problem for Han Fei. Whether it is the time to solve the problem of Beihu, Han Fei is not sure in his heart. The Tatar Ministry is an example set by the Ming Dynasty, and it is natural to protect it, otherwise who else is willing to serve the Ming Dynasty?

Han Fei set the tone of sending troops to rescue the Tatar Ministry, and all that remained was to consider whether to take the opportunity to take root in Beihu and gradually incorporate the land of Beihu into the territory of the Ming Dynasty. Of course, if you want to include the land of Beihu in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, it is not a simple military occupation, but you must gather the hearts of the people in order to achieve long-term peace and stability.

"Xuan Cabinet Minister's Imperial Study!"

After receiving the eunuch's message, the cabinet minister hurriedly rushed to the imperial study, "See Your Majesty!" ”

"Oh, you love to be flat!"

Han Fei was looking at a map, and when he heard it, he beckoned the minister to get up, and said: "Call all Aiqing over today to discuss the Beihu strategy of the Ming Dynasty, before that, I will tell you a piece of news that the Tatar Ministry was jointly attacked by the surrounding departments, and the leader of the Tatar Ministry, Shunyi King Zhao Min, sent me a letter for help!" ”

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