It is indeed not a trivial matter that can make An Guogong come to the urgent letter, but the content of this letter surprised everyone up and down the Anguo Mansion.

An Guogong's letter is not asking for money and food, and the northern border of the Great Zhou is quite stable at the moment, but Rong Di's situation is a little delicate.

In October last year, An Guogong once went to the emperor and said that the various departments of Rong Di were faintly united, and this year, An Guogong's performance has become a reality.

Probably because of the good years in these years, the survival pressure of the Rongdi people is not as great as in previous years, the population of several large tribes is developing rapidly, and the large and small tribes on the grassland are thriving.

But it's about the same as the root of human inferiority, and if you are too idle to eat, you will definitely get into trouble. This principle also worked in Rongdi, so at the beginning of this year, there was a civil strife in the second largest clan of Rongdi, and a powerful clan chief in the tribe rebelled and tried to overthrow the clan leader.

Rong Di people Mu Qiang, the rebellious clan is strong, and the clan patriarch is a fierce warrior with strong combat effectiveness, so this rebellion has been supported by many small clans, and the villain of the clan chief succeeded, he killed the tribal leader, and he became the leader of the second largest tribe of Rong Di.

Originally, everything went well, a new leader was elected, the chiefs of each clan in the clan swore allegiance on behalf of their families, the new leaders took over all the clan rights, the families of the previous leaders were slaughtered and purged, everything was exactly the same as the routine of power change on the steppe, nothing special.

The only thing that was special was that the former clan leader, who had been betrayed and slaughtered, had a wife with an extremely strong personality.

There is a saying in the Rongdi grassland, which says, "Although the eagle is strong, it cannot compete for prey from the mouth of the she-wolf." "To put it in layman's terms, never underestimate a woman. It's a pity that the new clan leader obviously didn't grasp the true meaning of this sentence, and he really underestimated the wife of the previous clan leader.

The Rongdi tribe tradition is very special, because it is not easy to survive on the grassland, so the population is a precious resource, so the grassland tribes have a tradition of not killing women and children, women bear the burden of childbearing, and are usually regarded as important tribal property and precious trophies.

As a result, the wife of the original tribal leader was not slaughtered in the purges that followed the change of power, and the new tribal leader even gave her to his younger brother as a trophy of war, as is customary.

However, the woman soon found an opportunity for revenge, she killed the brother of the clan chief, and fled the tribe on horseback with the young child left by the previous clan leader, and defected to the Aquila, the largest tribe in Rongdi.

This woman was obviously not only brave, but also very smart, and I don't know what method she used, and the leader of the Aquila tribe not only provided her with shelter, but also sent troops to attack the second largest tribe, killed the usurping leader, and avenged the woman.

In just a few months, the second largest tribe of Rongdi collapsed due to civil strife, and the Aquila tribe became the biggest winner, picking up a ready-made bargain and directly annexing the second largest tribe.

Since then, the Eagle Department has become the real overlord of the grassland, seventy percent of the land, cattle and sheep, and fifty percent of the population on the grassland belong to the Eagle Department, and the remaining seventeen tribes have united, but they only occupy thirty percent of the land of the entire grassland.

The imbalance in the distribution of resources forced the remaining seventeen small tribes on the grassland to gradually begin to unite, hoping to seize more survival resources from the Sky Eagle Tribe, so in the past six months, the situation of Rong Di has been very unpeaceful.

The leader of the Sky Eagle Department has the intention to unify the grassland, so the main energy is used to suppress the small tribes at the moment, and he does not want to start a war with the Great Zhou Dynasty at this time, so after entering the summer, the leader of the Sky Eagle Department took the initiative to send a messenger to deliver a letter of state, asking for peace with the Great Zhou Dynasty.

"This matter is no longer up to us," Mu Chengxin, who hurried back, let out a long sigh after reading An Guogong's letter: "Everything can only be decided by the emperor." They sent an envoy over to deliver the credentials, could it be that the eldest brother could still suppress the credentials without permission? ”

"I'm not worried about the emperor," Mr. Sun replied, "but a few ministers and officials of the six ministries are only afraid that they are inclined to negotiate peace." ”

"Obviously." Mu Chengxin replied: "The attitude of the Sky Eagle Department this time is very low, not only to negotiate peace, but also to take the initiative to pay tribute, I am afraid that everyone thinks that this is a good deal that will not be lost." If an all-out war is started now, if others don't say it, Lin Xiang and the household department will definitely oppose it to the end. ”

"yes!" Mr. Sun also sighed: "War is the most expensive and food-consuming, once the war starts, the silver will be spent like water, the pressure on the treasury is extremely great, and the opposition of the household department can be understood." It's just that if peace is really negotiated, and after two years, the Eagle Department will unify the grassland, then ......"

"It can only get worse." Mu Chengxin replied in a deep voice: "You and I both know that this is just a temporary delay by the Sky Eagle Department in order to avoid being attacked by the enemy. However, if there is a war now, the consequences are difficult to predict. It is likely that the various clans of Rongdi will be united by war, and we are not sure that we will win anytime soon. ”

"What's more, now is not a good time to start a war with Rong Di, one is that the northern garrison is already under-armed, and the other is that it is already summer, and the grassland has entered the rainy season, during the rainy season, many grasslands will become swamp traps, and the terrain is extremely unfavorable for our Great Zhou heavy armored cavalry."

"It's not a fight, it's not a fight," Mrs. Mu let out a long sigh: "No matter which way it goes, it's a step-by-step crisis." ”

"Mother doesn't have to worry about it first," Mu Chengxin raised his head and comforted Mrs. Mu with a calm face: "Step by step crisis is also step by step." At present, whether to fight or not is not something that our General Mu can decide in private, and everything depends on the outcome of the court discussion first. In the end, whatever the emperor says, we will do it, what we do is just a soldier to block the water and cover the earth, and my mother should believe that we can handle it. ”

"Of course I believe in you." Old Madam Mu pulled the corners of her mouth and smiled hard at her son: "In that case, you personally go to the military department and send your eldest brother's performance over." If you go to the military department to see Jiang Shilang, ask him to sit at home when he is free, and say that I said that the recent affairs in the north are thanks to his help, and I want to thank him in person. ”

"Yes." Mu Chengxin nodded and stood up: "Son, I'll go to the military department." ”

"Zhengyi doesn't know when he will come back," Mrs. Mu muttered after looking at the sky: "Where should the in-law master send someone to run an errand, after all, he is now in charge of the military seal with Lord Wang." ”

"Why don't I go myself?" Mu Chengxin turned around and replied: "The master of the in-laws should be informed, and Lord Wang's family should also send someone to run." ”