Chapter 670: Mercenaries besiege the city and give advice

After coming to Hal and Lin for so long, Yang Jing finally stepped into the Golden Horde of the Mongol Empire for the first time and met the prince Guiyu, who was supported by Naimazhen. .

As early as the time of Dali, Yang Jing was not able to see Guiyou, because at the time of Longguan, Yang Jing and Kublai Khan had intersected, but Guiyou had already begun to retreat north in a hurry.

If Horin is the heart of the Mongol Khanate, then this Golden Horde is the most fragile but powerful place in the heart of the entire Mongol Empire.

It is hard to imagine that the Mongol Empire, which conquered Eurasia and almost dominated the world, made crucial military decisions from this not very large golden tent.

This golden horde is only a symbolic place, whether it is Naima Zhen, or civil and military officials, and ordinary affairs, they are all carried out in the palace of the Imperial City of Helin, but this golden horde reminds the Mongols that they are always nomads on horseback, yurts and tents, is their home, this is the root of how they should not forget.

Guiyou is not tall, but a little thin, such an appearance, there is not much heroism of a man, and it is no wonder that the Mongols do not support him very much.

Although Yang Jing came with the great shaman, he did not dare to despise and be rude to him, because of the things entrusted by the great shaman, Yang Jing was always able to do it beautifully, and I have to say that the Han people's way of being an official and managing their subjects are absolutely second to none in the world.

If it weren't for Yang Jing and Countess Ashley, who left behind those foreign missionaries and diplomatic envoys, at least half of these people would have fled outside the city with the misfortune girl Lu, and Helin City would have been left with an empty shell.

If there were no civil and military ministers, no army, no subjects, and even diplomatic envoys were taken away, even if Guiyou became a Great Khan, he was only a bare pole Great Khan, so Naima Zhen and Guiyu were also very happy.

Most of the diplomatic stuff is nothing, such as international public opinion, which may not have any substantive benefits, but can bring many additional benefits.

In Chinese history, the emperors of all dynasties were eager to conquer all the countries of the world, and all the countries came to the court, even if they were given some benefits and earned a face, they would also have to make money.

Not to mention the princesses and relatives in the Sui and Tang dynasties, it was Zheng He of the Ming Dynasty who went to the West and spent a lot of manpower and material resources to build the world's first big ship, just to go out and show off his might, so that all the countries in the world know that the Ming Dynasty is the only orthodoxy and their suzerain, and it must be recognized and paid tribute by everyone.

When they came to China, they sang praises to the Chinese emperor and expressed their willingness to become a vassal state of China, and the Chinese emperor was very happy, and rewarded them with a large amount of gold and silver treasures and porcelain and silk, so that they could bring them back, so that they could know how rich China was, let them know how many benefits it was to submit to China, and even did not hesitate to marry a princess and marry their neighbors forever.

Although there was no such word or concept as international public opinion or international status in ancient times, whether it was a large country in the Central Plains, or other small border countries and overseas islands, they all hoped to be recognized by others.

Not to mention the Mongol Empire, they conquered the world, the territory was too big, but they did all the things of killing, they could kill the enemy, but they could not conquer the enemy, that is, to govern those countries, they needed to use local indigenous officials.

Even if they slaughtered the city and destroyed the country, they still could not be recognized by others, and many foreigners just regarded them as murderers from hell and called them the Yellow Plague, and even in later generations, in the eyes of foreigners, the yellow race was Mongolians, and this absurd idea has not changed for a long time.

Guiyou may not be as good as Meng Ge in terms of military merits, maybe all the civil and military officials have let Yelu Chucai take away, or maybe the people in the temple have also been taken away by the national teacher and the girl Lu.

But in the matter of diplomatic public opinion, he won a victory, and this victory was brought by Yang Jing and Countess Ashley, so he naturally had to pay attention to Yang Jing.

Moreover, Yang Jing is a person with a lot of ability to do things, neither need to pay gold and silver wealth, nor do he need to promise fiefdoms or mission areas, and he does not even give these missionaries many privileges, let alone give them any women or the like, he can clean them up and obey, which has to be said to be a kind of ability.

Because of this matter, Naima Zhen and Guiyou also praised Yang Jing's good life, and then they began to discuss the major matters in front of them.

Regarding the mercenary group of Yaroslav I, many courtiers and generals, as well as tribal lords, also had different opinions.

Some people think that this is obviously Meng Ke's own momentum, and the assassination was simply directed and acted by themselves, in order to seek the support of their subjects.

There are also those who believe that the most important crisis is that they blocked the city gates, and that the people of Kiyu and Naimajin were unable to participate in the Great Kulitai as scheduled.

Of course, the martial Mongols, there has always been only one priority to solve the problem, since they dare to block, all the other side is killed, and the problem is solved!

There is also the cowardly Xue army in the city, Guiyou and others also have their own army, Yaroslav I's mercenary group, at most more than 3,000 people, the cowardly Xue army rushed out, and the storage can kill a falling flower!

Guiyou and Naima really heard such a proposal, and they did not say anything, but turned to Yang Jing and asked Yang Jing for a plan.

"What do you think, sir?"

Guiyou's expression was very sincere, with an open mind to ask for advice, and many courtiers and generals were also very unconvinced, this national event, even to ask a god stick who hid his head and tail, no wonder Guiyou was not welcomed!

Yang Jing looked at the hostile eyes in the golden tent, and only smiled, and said to Guiyou: "All the ten thousand households and the commander are reasonable, kill them all, and the matter will be solved, anyway, they can't beat us." ”

Yang Jing was obviously mocking, these people could naturally hear it, but they didn't expect that since Yang Jing still dared to mock, someone immediately said angrily.

"Mr. Zong Wei seems to look down on us reckless people, but I want to hear Mr. Zong Wei's opinions. ”

Yang Jing wore a ghost face, and no one else could see his expression, but he could still feel the disdainful smile under his ghost face.

"Gao Jian can't talk about it, it's just that Zong wants to ask all the adults, is it whose fists are hard, who is the truth?"

As soon as Yang Jing said this, these people didn't dare to answer, becoming a king and defeating a coward, such a rule is very applicable on the grassland, and many people also advocate such a law of survival, but those who can become Guiyou's cronies and discuss matters in the court are naturally not comparable to ordinary people.

If it was a martial artist on the grassland, he could indeed answer Yang Jing with a pat on his chest, but after all, they had been involved in politics, so how could they answer like this.

If whoever has a hard fist is the truth, then Meng Ge and Guiyou don't need to hold any big sudden, let alone gather forces everywhere, two people fight, whoever has more soldiers and horses, whoever wins, who is the Great Khan, why do so many tricks?

At present, Meng Ge is powerful, and Guiyou relies on nothing more than a Naima Zhen who is in charge of the dynasty, and the contacts are only the courtiers and leaders who are loyal to Ogedai, and even some of them would rather be loyal to the Lost Martyrs Gate than to be loyal to Guiyou.

If it really starts a fight, you may not be sure of winning, after all, but Yang Jing asked so much, they naturally didn't dare to answer.

Yang Jing glanced around, and then continued: "These three thousand mercenaries are not the problem, the meaning behind the mercenaries is the problem. ”

"Who assassinated Yaroslav I is not the main question, the problem is that the assassins are Mamluks, and the Mamluks are all under the command of the king of Guiyou, and it is the big problem to publicize this matter. ”

"This king has nothing to do with this matter!" Guiyu was also uncontrollable, and his face immediately changed, Naima really saw that his son was so anxious, and he also shook his head secretly, and stopped: "And listen to what Mr. has to say." ”

Yang Jing arched his hand and said: "It doesn't matter whether the king is assassinated or not, the truth of this matter is not important, the current situation is the most important, after this matter comes out, even if nine out of ten people don't believe it, the remaining one who believes will choose to support Meng Ge, this is the king's loss." ”

For Möngke, no matter how many people questioned the truth of this incident, it would not hurt him, but those who chose to turn their backs on the king and support Möngke in favor were the real benefits he obtained. ”

"That's why Zong Mou said, what the truth is, it doesn't matter at all, what matters is how to deal with this problem, what Zong said is not a mockery, and the method is indeed as you say, but you need to be flexible, not to kill them, but to surrender them!"

"Surrender them, to put it mildly, these people are the elite of Yaroslav I, they are all people who would rather die than give in, and it is more difficult to submit than to kill them!"

Yang Jingshicai really didn't mean to mock, in the face of such a major event, the so-called truth, the so-called justice, have lost their original meaning, even if the investigation is clear, the person is not instigated, so what?

How did this survey come about, and how many people were convinced?

After the news broke from Meng Ge's side, public opinion fell to his side, and what Gui You could do was extremely limited, and the solution was just like what many generals said, just win the battle directly.

Although the level of consideration is different, the final approach is more or less the same.

Whatever the truth, it is impossible to convince everyone, but if these mercenaries are subdued, it will be completely different.

If the mercenaries under the command of Yaroslav I had all defected to Guiyu, then at least some of the problems would have been revealed.

If Yaroslav I was really assassinated by Guiyou, why were his mercenaries willing to submit to Guiyou?

Taking 10,000 steps back, even if it is really Guiyou's doing, after sending someone to assassinate Yaroslav I, he still has the ability to subdue these mercenaries, does it also mean that Guiyou is a person with great ability?

On the other hand, Meng Ge, not to mention that Yaroslav I was killed, even those mercenaries couldn't be saved, so what else could he do to fight with Guiyou?

This concept of the jungle eating the strong and respecting the strong has been deeply rooted in the blood and bones of the Mongols, so the first solution that these courtiers and generals thought of was to block and kill people.

This concept also exists in other Mongols, and has a profound influence on them, so why bother looking for any other way? What could be more direct and effective?

After listening to Yang Jing's words, Gui You and Naima Zhen also fell into a short period of contemplation, and after glancing at each other, Gui You leaned forward and asked Yang Jing.

"How do you think you can subdue these mercenaries, sir?"

Yang Jing couldn't help laughing.