Although no one could hold Gao Qincha accountable for taking care of his personal affairs during his official duties, the opportunities were very limited, because the defenders of Deshengbao were finally half-liberated in the early morning of the next day after spending a day and a night in fear.

I sent an envoy to the city to negotiate.

After Ma Wei, the general of Desheng Fort, learned the news, he naturally did not dare to be self-conscious, and hurriedly rushed to Qincha Xingyuan to ask Gao Qincha and Huang Zhenshou to ask for instructions - it is a war or this kind of major event, after the middle of the Ming Dynasty, it is obviously not a military general who can be calculated.

But in fact, because Huang Zhenshou was a lieutenant official, he also decided not to do such a thing, so Banlazi Qinchagao, as the only official in Deshengbao, could only reluctantly shoulder this responsibility.

Of course, it was said that it was reluctant, but in fact it was not difficult at all, and when Gao Shiyu heard that I had sent an envoy to negotiate, he agreed to let him enter the city without saying a word.

I don't know if I'm afraid that Daming will continue to play the trick of slashing and refusing to make peace, or for some other reason, in short, the messenger came very single-a bachelor, and he didn't even bring an entourage.

Of course, he brought with him something that proved his identity: the golden arrow of Alta.

This time, Gao Shishi was very civilian, and directly excluded Ma Wei and others, and only brought Huang Mengyu, a town guard eunuch with the nature of Datong Prison Army, to meet with the envoy of My Answer.

This may be what sets Gao Pragmatism apart from many traversers - he follows the rules and will never violate the rules of the imperial court at will, whether they are explicit or unspoken. If he really wants to break it, he will only find a way to change the rules first.

Ma Wei is just a general, although it stands to reason that the grade is not low, but the civil and military affairs, the grade of the military general is a big deal in the eyes of the civil official? This is an unspoken rule, even if Gao Pragmatic recruits generals, he will not be ambiguous about this kind of thing.

Just as he never was, like some of the timers, he would not be exempt from prostration.

This was originally a civil court, but now he is just an insignificant member of the civil official group, speaking of which, he has not even had a chance to obtain fame, if it goes against the interests of the entire civil official group, even if there is a third uncle of the second auxiliary emperor, he can only sigh from now on, is that what he wants?

As for avoiding people's kneeling and worshipping, you can "spit out and feed Zhou Gong, and the world returns to the heart", Gao Pragmatic is not so naïve.

Therefore, in this kind of peace talks, he unceremoniously asked General Ma Shen to stand aside, of course, the nominal saying is that "the Tartars are cunning, and they must be prevented from sneaking attacks, and they also ask General Ma and others to take strict precautions to make the city defense impregnable." So General Ma had no choice but to patrol the city himself.

The envoy sent by Alta is estimated to be not an important person on the Mongolian side, and his speech is crude and simple, and the only advantage is probably that he speaks very smoothly in Chinese.

The requirements of my answer are not complicated, and the more important ones are as follows:

First of all, when I heard that Hannaji had not been killed, he had been made a commander, and he wanted the messenger to see Hannaji himself to ensure that his grandson's safety was real.

Then, I replied that I hoped that the Ming Dynasty would allow the mutual market, that is, the reopening of the border market, and allow free trade—at least within the prescribed framework and quantity, and as for the types and quantities of traded goods, we could sit down and talk about it.

In the end, I replied that since my grandson can be the commander, I am willing to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty as the right-wing Mongolian Khan, and I hope that the Ming Dynasty can give me the title of king, as long as the Ming Dynasty agrees, I am willing to swear in public, never carry it, and never allow the Mongolian people to attack the Ming borderlands, if there is, I will kill it for the Ming Dynasty!

Of course, at the same time, Daming also has to promise that he will not kill the Mongolian people at will, if there are indeed Mongolian people who violate the law in the Ming Dynasty, please hand them over to me, and I will definitely give Daming an explanation.

These conditions, to be honest, if Gao Shishi had the right to decide, he would agree on the spot, but the problem is that of course he has no decision-making power, thinking about it, he only said to the messenger: "What your Great Khan said is a major national policy, and I can't decide, so I can only report it to the imperial court, ask the cabinet to discuss, and Your Majesty will adjudicate." However, Gui Khan wanted to confirm the safety of his grandson Hannaji, which is understandable...... In this case, Ben Chin will consult with the governor and the governor Fang Gong, and first invite Hannaji to Desheng Fort to stay temporarily, and once the court approves it, he will notify your Khan to send someone to visit, what does your envoy think? ”

The messenger said, "Thank you for the cha, the villain thinks it is feasible." ”

Gao Xianshi frowned secretly, and said in his heart: How can this person not even be called, I am the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, you are the messenger of the Ming Dynasty, and your Altan Khan is the right-wing Mongolian Khan, even if you are asking for surrender, you should call yourself a foreign minister, what is the reason for calling yourself a villain?

However, he immediately moved in his heart and asked, "Could it be that your envoy is originally a Han Chinese?" ”

The messenger's face was surprised, and he hesitated for a moment before he said, "Don't dare to deceive Qincha, Jiaci is a Han girl." ”

Oh, I see.

Gao pragmatic nodded, it is estimated that this person's mother is either a Han who fled north, or a folk girl who was captured by Alta in the early years, and was forced to marry a Mongolian nobleman after arriving in Mongolia......

But this is not important, Gao Shishi saw that the big matter had already been discussed, and he didn't bother to follow the half-envoy to say more, but agreed with him that neither side should take the initiative to attack each other until the court made a reply, and then let him go back to me to answer his fate.

After the messenger left, Huang Mengyu said with some concern: "Gao waiter, it's not that I'm talking too much, it's just ......."

In view of Huang Mengyu's recent excellent performance as a licking dog, Gao Pragmatic was still more polite to him, and said with a smile at the moment: "It's just what, Huang Zhenshou said it bluntly." ”

Huang Mengyu sighed and said: "Gao Shi reads, I Lao Huang has not read many books, I can only say that I am barely literate, in terms of knowledge, it must be not as good as Gao Shi to read." It's just that I don't know if Gao Shiyu knows that this ban on interacting with the Tartars is the edict of the first emperor, even if it is long live Grandpa, it is not easy to change it at will, and now it is ......"

Of course, Gao Pragmatic can hear the meaning of Huang Mengyu's words: Since the first emperor has already made a decision, it is definitely not easy to change it at will today, and you Gao Shi read and heard such news, you should immediately refuse with righteous words, can you transfer this kind of news back to Jingshi?

You must know that those imperial historians in Jingshi, all of them are very "loyal", whether to accept it after inviting Han Naji to surrender last time, the court has been arguing for a long time before a result, and now if they see me asking for the title of king, they will definitely quarrel again.