A few days after Zhu Ming ascended the throne, Ma Kuo set out with the Mongol envoys.

They first passed through Shaanxi, and then traveled to the Monan grassland through Western Xia.

Ma Kuo carried a bunch of gold seals, copper seals, and many blank canonization edicts.

It belongs to the territory of the Golden Country, and it must be done carefully.

Ma Kuo first filled out three edicts, canonizing the leaders of the three major tribes respectively, and conferred them on the king of loyalty, righteousness, and filial piety. Then he filled out six edicts and canonized the leaders of the six small tribes as dukes.

There were no canonization ceremonies, and they didn't even go to the six small tribes in person.

After sending the edict, he ran away, lest anyone report to the Jin State.

They soon walked through the hilly terrain to the grassland at the northern foot of Daqing Mountain.

Ma Kuo was about to continue to fill out the edict of canonization, but learned that the White Tatar tribes were at war. He and the Mongol envoy Kutura hurried further north, and suddenly encountered a defeated army on the way.

"I am the son of Habul Khan, and what about your leader?" Kutu urged him to shout.

A young man with blood stains on his body rushed to him and said with a crying voice: "Defeated, we are defeated, and several pastures in the north have all been taken by the Kree. A lot of tribesmen and livestock were also robbed! ”

Last year, the White Tatars, who were clamoring to join forces with the Mongols to fight against Jin and dominate Mobei, have become lost dogs in the blink of an eye.

Khutula asked, "Why did the Kreb attack you?" ”

The young man said, "Last year, three of the Nine Tatars were conquered by the Kereh. This year, Kuerzahusi suddenly joined forces, and the Tatars of the Nine Clans supported him as their co-leader. He also claimed the throne of Khan, calling himself 'Cup Lu Khan', and he came to fight us after the alliance ended. ”

Ma Kuo did not speak, and planned to find a time tonight to burn the edict of canonization of the White Tatars.

The Northern Tribes were very powerful thirty years ago, and they rebelled and made the Liao State anxious. After being suppressed by the Liao State, the leader was killed, and then became torn apart.

The leader of the Kereh tribe who established himself as the Khan of Beilu was called Huerzhahusi, who was the son of the leader of the Northern Blockade at that time.

He actively embraced Yelu Dashi and took the opportunity to expand.

After Yelu Dashi's westward expedition, this person immediately occupied the core territory of Yelu Dashi in Mobei. This year, through the alliance, the alliance was passed to unify the northern tribes, and then went south to seize the pastures of the White Tatars.

Zhu Ming hadn't even heard of this cup of Lu Khan Huerzahusi, but he definitely knew about his son.

He had forty sons, one of whom was named Wang Han, the stepfather of Genghis Khan.

In other words, this Cuplu Khan is Genghis Khan's godgrandfather.

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Kutura left on the same day and wanted to rush back to Mongolia to report the news.

Ma Kuo continued north, he knew Beilu Khan and wanted to observe his attitude first.

Two days later, Makoth was surrounded by a group of Kreh cavalry.

"I am the messenger of the Great Ming," Ma Kuo said, holding up his scepter, to the cavalrymen, "I am a friend of your Great Khan, and I am to escort me quickly." ”

These cavalrymen did not dare to slack off, and escorted (escorted) Ma Kuo to continue north.

Soon encountering a cavalry force of more than 1,000 men, as well as a large number of prisoners and livestock, it seemed that the Kreb was withdrawing.

The next day, Ma Kuo met with Beilu Khan.

"Haha, Brother Ma, long time no see!" Cuplu Khan came up with a hug.

Ma Kuo smiled and said, "Kuerza, when you were separated last time, you were still under the Yelu Stone Tent. When we meet again, you have already made a great sweat, what a hero comparable to Yelu Dashi. ”

These words touted the cup of Lu Khan to the point of fluttering, and what he feared the most was Yelu Dashi.

If Yelu Dashi didn't leave Mobei, Beilu Khan wouldn't dare to move at all.

Ma Kuo continued to compliment: "Kuerza, you are already the overlord of the grassland. ”

Beilu Khan shook his head and pointed to the east and said, "And the Mongols." They have already arrived and want to rescue the White Tatars. ”

He detached a small force and escorted the prisoners and cattle to evacuate, and then led the main force eastward.

Another day, the army of Kereh met the Mongol army.

The leader of the former was Genghis Khan's godgrandfather. The leader of the latter was Genghis Khan's great-grandfather.

The two sides did not fight directly, and after sending small soldiers to contact, each commander rode out to meet on his own.

Ma Kuo did not hesitate, and also rode out.

When Hebul Khan saw Ma Kuo, he immediately smiled and said, "Brother Ma, we meet again." My son, will you come back with you? ”

Ma Kuo said: "Kuturat was separated from me a few days ago. ”

"It seems to be going very well, he has already met the Ming Emperor." Hebul Khan said happily.

Cuplu Khan asked, "Why did you bring troops to kill?" ”

"I am an ally of the White Tatars, and we have made an appointment to fight together against the Kim. To attack the White Tatars was to declare war on the Mongols. ”

Cup Lu Khan sneered: "The White Tatar is a dog raised by the Jin Kingdom. Do you want to fight against gold, and actually form an alliance with the golden dog? ”

Hebul Khan said: "That was a thing of the past, and the White Tatars have long been anti-gold. Even before the change, the White Tatar was forced to reduce its gold. Give me face, you take the captives and livestock, and return the pastures of the White Tatars to them. ”

"Why should I listen to you?" Cuplu Khan asked.

Hebul Khan said: "As long as you agree, we can be friends, and the Mongols and the Kereh tribe will not be at war with each other." You fight to the west, and I fight to the south. ”

Ma Kuo didn't want the White Tatars to lose too badly, otherwise Beilu Khan would be able to lead his troops to the Monan grassland.

Ma Kuo smiled and said: "Both of them are big heroes on the grassland, why bother with sabre-rattling? Why don't I be a witness, and here I make a bloody oath that in the future, the Mongols will go south to fight against Jin, and the Kereh will go west to conquer. ”

Cuplu Khan didn't speak, and began to weigh the pros and cons.

He has expanded too rapidly in the past two years, especially this year's alliance, and most tribes are forced to surrender because of their might.

To put it bluntly, the sweat position is unstable.

If there is a big war with Mongolia today, the slightest accident will collapse.

And Mongolia doesn't want to fight with the Kerebu, if the losses are too great, then how can they resist Jin?

Ma Kuo continued: "Your Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, thousands of miles away, have heard of the reputation of the two grassland heroes. Therefore, His Majesty sent me as an envoy to Mobei to recognize the thrones of the two khans, and canonized Hebul Khan as the king of Mongolia and Beilu Khan as the king of Kereh. ”

The territory of Cuplu Khan does not border with the Jin State, and there is no need to unite with the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, he said quite arrogantly: "The Ming Kingdom is far away from the desert grassland, he is the emperor of the Han family, and I am the Great Khan of the grassland." Why should I ask him to be canonized? ”

Ma Kuo pointed to the grass under his feet: "Hundreds of years ago, this was the land of the Tang Dynasty. Now that the Ming Dynasty has been revived, the southern countries have surrendered, and the restoration of the Tang Dynasty is just around the corner. Do you dare to be disrespectful to the Ming Emperor, do you want to be attacked by all countries? ”

Cup Lu Khan sneered: "Then I will wait for the Ming Kingdom to send troops for thousands of miles." ”

Hebul Khan said: "All of us Mongols obey the Ming Emperor. If you are disrespectful to the Ming Emperor, I will also help the Ming Dynasty beat you together! What do you count? Even when the Great Khan (Yelu Dashi) was there, he once said that Prince Zhu of the Ming Dynasty was a hero. ”

Ma Kuo said: "The crown prince has succeeded to the throne as emperor." ”

Hebul Khan didn't think much about it, and continued to threaten: "The people respected by the Great Khan, do you think you can resist? ”

Of course, Beilu Khan was not afraid of the Ming Dynasty, but he did not dare to fight against the Mongols for the time being, and he must first consolidate the forces that had just been subdued.

"Okay, I'll give you a face!" Cuplu Khan said.

So, the two sides began to prepare the altar and the cows and horses, and Ma Kuo also slipped aside to fill in the edict.

The next day, he swore an oath to kill the white horse and the green cow, and Ma Kuo served as a witness.

The two sides agreed not to attack each other, and the Kereb returned the pastures of the White Tatars. But only willing to return a part, otherwise it will be too shameless.

After the oath ended, Ma Kuo read out the edict of canonization.

King Kereh didn't make the golden seal, he simply didn't give it to the Mongolian king, and he found some time to make up for it in the future.

In this way, the Ming Dynasty had two vassal states in Mobei.

But none of them are worry-free, and when they are full-fledged, they will definitely have to do all kinds of things.

"Let's go, let's drink!"

The two Great Khans, who were almost at war yesterday, suddenly hooked their shoulders and pulled Ma Kuo to drink and celebrate.

Although Beilu Khan did not dump the Ming Emperor, he had an excellent personal relationship with Ma Kuo.

When the wine was hot, Cup Lu Khan asked, "I heard that Prince Zhu ......"

Ma Kuo corrected: "It's His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty." ”

Cuplu Khan changed his words: "I heard that the Ming Emperor personally led the troops and defeated the Jin army head-on? ”

Ma Kuo said mysteriously: "Do you know how Your Majesty fights? ”

"Speak quickly, speak quickly!"

Genghis Khan's great-grandfather urged with his godfather.

Ma Kuo smiled and said: "At that time, the Jin soldiers occupied the fortified city, not to mention the height of the city and the depth of the pool, and the river was backed on both sides. On the other side, there are tens of thousands of troops in the Jin State to respond. His Majesty took the initiative to divide his troops to garrison the city and camp outside the city with a small number of troops. Then, while defending the imperial camp, attack the city! ”

Both Great Khans were dumbfounded.

"Although I have not taken a city, I know that I will suffer a loss," said Ghab Khan. Why did the Emperor do this? ”

Ma Kuo said half-truthfully: "Because there are more cavalry in the Jin Kingdom, they have been changing the battlefield and want to mobilize fatigue to divide our army. His Majesty defended the camp with 10,000 elite soldiers, and tens of thousands of gold soldiers could not enter the siege with all their might. He also attacked the city with the prince's personal guards at that time, and forcibly captured the city wall with one as ten. At that time, Hezha Meng'an dismounted and defended the city, but he couldn't stop the 8,000 princes' personal guards. ”

The two Great Khans looked at each other, they had both seen Hezha Meng'an.

Hundreds of people rushed up to that thing, and tens of thousands of steppe cavalry couldn't carry it. was actually attacked head-on by the guards of the eight thousand princes?

Ma Kuo continued to brag: "At that time, there were 20,000 gold soldiers in the city, and they were killed by the prince's personal guards and lost their armor. When they reached the river, there was no way to escape, so they jumped into the river in armor, and most of them drowned in the river. The Jin soldiers besieging His Majesty's camp saw that the city had been breached, and they were so frightened that they hurriedly withdrew from the siege. The Daming Iron Cavalry took the opportunity to chase and kill, and the Jurchen soldiers left the Khitan soldiers, Xi soldiers, and Han soldiers in order to escape. The golden soldiers of all ethnic groups were all defeated by the Ming Iron Cavalry, and 30,000 people were captured on the spot! ”

The two Great Khans imagined that scene, and at the same time, they felt that Ma Kuo was exaggerating.

Ma Kuo laughed and said, "You don't believe it? With the arrogance and tyranny of those Jin soldiers, if it weren't for the fact that they were beaten to the point that they couldn't parry, the Jin State would ask for peace with the Ming Dynasty? ”

As soon as this statement came out, the two believed it.

Cuplu Khan was convinced, stood up and faced the south, raised his glass and said: "This cup, respect the Ming Emperor!" ”

(End of chapter)