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The Ministry of Rites is in charge of the ritual system of the Five Rites and the method of indoctrination, and all the rituals, imperial examinations, religion, ethnicity, and foreign affairs are all within the purview of this yamen, but it obviously did not do a good job this time.

At least, the Ministry of Rites did not coordinate the issue of envoys from various countries saluting Emperor Deqing in advance.

After the envoys saw Emperor Deqing, some of the envoys immediately bowed to the shrine, but another part of the envoys just stood in place and bowed, and dozens of envoys saluted in different ways, which made the scene a little chaotic.

But Zhao Junchen noticed that Qian Tong, as an envoy of the Jianzhou Jurchen, did not hesitate to pay a big salute to Emperor Deqing at this time, and his expression was very deferential and pious when he visited, shouting "Long live my emperor", and he could vaguely see the tears in the corners of his eyes.

This envoy team, in fact, most of the people were pulled out by the Jianzhou Jurchens, and Qian Tong was also the leader of the envoys.

In this case, Zhao Junchen could see it, and Emperor Deqing naturally noticed it, and he couldn't help but have a lot of good feelings for Qian Tong in his heart, and he only felt that the envoy of Jianzhou Jurchen was very sincere and obedient.

In particular, the sentence "Long live my emperor" shouted in Qian Tong's mouth attracted the attention of Emperor Deqing, it stands to reason that although the Jianzhou Jurchen is to surrender to the Ming Dynasty, but Qian Tong can not be regarded as a courtier of Emperor Deqing, this sentence "Long live my emperor" is undoubtedly the meaning of being in Cao Ying's heart in Han.

So, Emperor Deqing couldn't help but take a closer look at Qian Tong, and vaguely felt that Qian Tong's appearance was a little familiar, but for a while he couldn't remember when he had seen this person.

However, although Emperor Deqing was curious about Qian Tong, he did not talk to Qian Tong immediately, but waited until the envoys finished saluting, and then asked: "The leader of the Mongolian right-wing Ordos department, Qi Yan, is now available?" ”

After meeting the envoys, he took the lead in talking with Qi Yan, and also took the opportunity to emphasize to the envoys again that the Ming Dynasty's army was a brilliant victory for the Ordos tribe this time and showed the prestige of the Ming Dynasty's Celestial Empire, which was a strategy that Emperor Deqing had long set.

On the one hand, he was humiliated in his heart, and on the other hand, he didn't know the rules of the Han Dynasty, and he didn't know how to claim and act at this time, so he simply hung his head and said nothing.

Emperor Deqing glanced at Qiyan, as if looking at a lost dog, his expression was vaguely happy, and he said slowly: "Since I ascended the throne, the Ordos tribe has repeatedly united with the Mongolian tribes to invade and plunder in the south.

This year, I finally couldn't bear it anymore and decided to fight back! The result? How could the Mongol tribes be the opponents of the Ming Dynasty's strong army? Under my rule, the Ming Dynasty was strong and prosperous, and it was not inferior to the Taizu period, so how could it be compared with the Mongolian tribes? Even if you have the Dzungar of the West as a strong reinforcement this time, it will still be a ruin, and even the Hetao area that has been stolen from the Ming Dynasty for a hundred years has been completely lost, you yourself have become a prisoner, your son has become a ghost under the knife, and your subjects have become mourning dogs, all because of your own humiliation! I knew today's tragic situation, why did I bother in the first place? Do you have any regrets in your heart now? ”

Speaking of this, Emperor Deqing sneered and looked at Qi Yan, wanting to see the humiliation and fear in Qi Yan's expression.

Under the gaze of Emperor Deqing, Qi Yan was still silent, but presumably his expression at this time must be extremely ugly.

But after several pavilion elders heard this, they couldn't help frowning.

Emperor Deqing's words certainly sounded uplifting, and he also took the opportunity to announce the strength and great military exploits of the Ming Dynasty to the envoys, but when it came to the back, he already had some deliberate humiliation and begging meaning, which deviated from the situation he had agreed with the elders at the beginning.

For example, Zhou Shangjing and Zhao Junchen are even more vigilant at this moment, they know very well that there are still many hidden dangers and drawbacks in the Ming Dynasty, and they are not as strong and prosperous as Emperor Deqing described.

Therefore, when Emperor Deqing received the envoys, he should certainly show a tough posture and let all countries have a sense of awe, but this tough posture must be stopped.

In particular, Qiyan used to be the leader of the Mongolian right-wing, and he still has a certain influence in the Mongolian right-wing departments, and now there are also Mongolian right-wing envoys in the Taihe Palace.

So, seeing that Emperor Deqing wanted to continue, Zhao Junchen and Zhou Shangjing glanced at each other with great tacit understanding, and took advantage of Emperor Deqing's words to stand up one after another.

Zhao Junchen took the lead in standing up, his face was full of toughness and coldness, and he said loudly: "Your Majesty Mingjian! The Ordos tribe has repeatedly offended the authority of our Celestial Empire over the years, and most of the people in Shaanxi and Gansu have also suffered from it, and Qi Yan, as the leader of the Ordos tribe, is also the culprit. Only in this way can people in the world understand a truth, those who offend me will be punished even if they are far away! ”

As Zhao Junchen's words fell, everyone in the Taihe Hall was shocked, only thinking that Zhao Junchen was crazy, and Qi Yan himself couldn't help but tremble.

Soon, Zhou Shangjing also stood up, but he looked like an old man seeking a country, and slowly objected: "Your Majesty Shengming!" Lao Chen thinks that Zhao Gechen's statement is too radical, the Ordos tribe has repeatedly offended Tianwei over the years, so naturally it should be beaten, but after the thunder, when there is rain and dew, this is the way of the Holy Monarch!

Now that the war has stopped, the Ordos tribe has been torn apart, and there is no longer any ability to cause trouble, and Qiyan is also expressing his submission, Your Majesty might as well follow the example of the previous dynasty and give Qiyan a title to reward his obedience, and then give him a farm house, and take care of him in the capital, which can not only show His Majesty's tolerance and benevolence, but also benefit the future stability of the Hetao area! ”

As a courtier, how should you remind the emperor of his mistakes? Zhao Junchen and Zhou Shangjing's approach can be described as textbook-like.

There is no need to be reminded directly, this will only embarrass the emperor, it is better to put forward two completely different suggestions, the first suggestion can be expanded and extended along the emperor's wrong line of thought, so that the emperor himself can perceive the error of this kind of thinking, and the second suggestion is to be more sophisticated, ostensibly against the first suggestion, but in fact it is to oppose the emperor's initial wrong thinking, and also give the emperor another choice, so that the emperor has a step down.

In fact, this is also a common method in officialdom, whenever subordinates want to influence the boss's decision-making, they often use similar means - for example, to propose three options to the boss, but the first two options are essentially the same content, as for the content of the third option is extremely radical, unbeneficial, completely unacceptable, the boss can only choose one of the first two suggestions, but still thinks that he is in control of the final decision, but in fact he only has one choice from the beginning.

Emperor Deqing is like this now, after hearing Zhao Junchen's suggestion, he couldn't help but be shocked, only felt that Zhao Junchen's attitude was too tough and radical, and then heard Zhou Shangjing's suggestion, and felt that Zhou Shangjing's suggestion was the way to seek the country.

However, Emperor Deqing was good at imperial mental skills, but he quickly saw through Zhao Junchen and Zhou Shangjing's approach of just joining forces to make a play and reminding himself not to be too tough, but the two of them were ingenious, and they did not let Emperor Deqing directly refute Emperor Deqing's statement and embarrass Emperor Deqing in public, so Emperor Deqing just snorted lightly and didn't say anything.

However, Emperor Deqing's follow-up attitude has also become a little milder.

After taking a deep look at Qiyan, Emperor Deqing no longer continued to humiliate him, but just announced: "Although I have thunder means, but I am also the king of leniency, you have been a hegemon of one side, and now that you have also descended to me, I will naturally not treat you badly, although I will not let you return to Hetao freely, but I will also ensure that you have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of your life...... Spread my will, canonize Qiyan as Eshunbo, eat 300 towns, and give a mansion, but in the future, if you don't have my permission, you can't leave the capital at will. ”

Qi Yan, who had always been silent, smiled bitterly at this time, and finally opened his mouth to express his position, but he still didn't raise his head, just kowtowed: "Thank you for the merciful emperor." ”

Emperor Deqing slowly reminded: "Since you have accepted my canonization, you are now my courtier, and when you see me, you should call yourself a minister, and you should also call me Your Majesty." ”

Qi Yan was helpless, so he had to kowtow again and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!" ”

Seeing Qiyan's complete surrender, Emperor Deqing's expression was finally a little more satisfied.

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At the same time, seeing that Qiyan, a former grassland overlord, was humiliating in front of Emperor Deqing, all the envoys in the Taihe Palace were also in mixed moods, not only despising Qiyan's life-saving and cowardice, but also having a concern for Qiyan's current situation.

And at this time, Emperor Deqing finally turned his attention to the rest of the envoys, especially Qian Tong, the Jurchen envoy of Jianzhou who had just behaved deferentially.

Qian Tong used to be a prefect of the Ming Dynasty, and Emperor Deqing also summoned him in person, but since Qian Tong served the Jianzhou Jurchen, he not only wore the clothes of the Jianzhou Jurchen, but also shaved his hair and kept pigtails, plus the time was separated by many years, Qian Tong was just an insignificant little person at the beginning, and it was not worth the deliberate attention of Emperor Deqing, so Emperor Deqing just looked at Qian Tong at this time, but he couldn't remember the origin of Qian Tong.

So, after Emperor Deqing carefully looked at Qian Tong a few times, he asked, "You are the envoy of Houjin?" What is your name? What is his position in Houjin? ”

After hearing Emperor Deqing's inquiry, Qian Tong made a big salute again, and said sadly: "Qian Tong, the criminal minister...... Knock on Your Majesty! ”

After Emperor Deqing heard such an answer, he immediately frowned, his expression became gloomy, and he asked, "Your name is Qian Tong?" Are you Han? ”

Qian Tong kowtowed again and said: "The criminal minister is from the Han people, and he once served as the prefect in Northeast Liaodong Town!" ”

Hearing Qian Tong's self-introduction, Emperor Deqing thought for a moment at first, and soon became gloomy, and said coldly: "I remember, you were a Jinshi in the fifth year after I ascended the throne, and I praised you for the uniqueness of your article at the beginning, and ten years ago, you were recommended by Wen Guanliang to serve as the prefect of the town of northeastern Liao, I had great hopes for you at that time, hoping that you could help Liaodong Town resist the invasion of the Houjin, but within a few years, I received news that you encountered the Houjin army when you went out to inspect, Since then, my whereabouts are unknown, I thought you were martyred, and I was sad for a while, but I didn't expect that not only did you not die for the country, but also surrendered to Houjin! Looking at your current appearance, it is obvious that you have been reused by Houjin! Ha! I am so grateful! ”

Speaking of the back, Emperor Deqing had already sneered and gritted his teeth.

Although Emperor Deqing was a habitual offender who killed donkeys, he had always been the most disgusted by his courtiers betraying him.

In short, it is "only I can bear the courtiers, and I can't let the courtiers bear me"!

Now, seeing Qian Tong, a rebellious courtier, standing in front of him, and becoming the head of the envoys of the Jianzhou Jurchens, today's day also made Emperor Deqing extremely unhappy, and naturally he hated it in his heart.

Next, if Qian Tong's answer does not satisfy Emperor Deqing, Emperor Deqing may not be able to help but kill him, and even if he is completely against the Jianzhou Jurchen, Emperor Deqing will not be able to care about it.

Obviously, Qian Tong had already expected Emperor Deqing's attitude, and he had already prepared a countermeasure at this time.

I saw Qian Tong After hearing Emperor Deqing's ridicule, his face was immediately full of shame and indignation, and he cried on the spot.

"The minister is guilty! Damn it! Shame on the trust of His Majesty...... But please also ask Your Majesty to listen to the minister's explanation, and then the minister will be able to turn a blind eye even if he dies......"

As an envoy of Jianzhou Jurchen, Qian Tong's performance caught everyone off guard.

Then, just like Zhao Junchen not long ago, Qian Tong also began to tell stories.

This story is also a loyal hymn!

According to Qian Tong's story, after he was accidentally captured by the Houjin army, he originally wanted to die and never surrender, but then he thought about it, since he was going to die for the country, why not die a heroic death? Therefore, Qian Tong said that he wanted to see the great Khan of the Jianzhou Jurchen who loved Xinjue Luo Xuanye, and wanted to take the opportunity to scold Xuanye, and then he was martyred happily, maybe he could be famous for eternity!

However, when Qian Tong met Xuan Ye, he found that Xuan Ye admired Han culture, and he also had a sense of awe for the Ming Dynasty and Emperor Deqing, and the Jianzhou Jurchens have repeatedly violated the territory of the Ming Dynasty over the years, in the final analysis, it is also because the people of the Jianzhou Jurchens are not full of food and have no choice but to do it, and the system of the Jianzhou Jurchens is not the same as that of the Ming Dynasty, and it is not Xuan Ye alone who has the final say, the Eight Banners Banner Lord and the leaders of the Mongol tribes in Monan have a certain degree of autonomy, although Xuan Ye has the intention to ease relations with the Ming Dynasty, But many times it's also involuntary.

After perceiving this situation, Qian Tong changed his mind, and wanted to use Xuan Ye's mentality to change the Jianzhou Jurchen from the inside, no longer be the enemy of the Ming Dynasty from now on, and completely solve the Liaodong disaster of the Ming Dynasty, so Qian Tong stayed by Xuan Ye's side, and over the years, he has instilled in Xuan Ye almost day and night the wisdom and martial arts of Emperor Deqing, and the strength of the Ming Dynasty is invincible, and Xuan Ye was gradually moved by Qian Tong's words, thinking that the Jianzhou Jurchen and the Ming Dynasty should live in harmony, and had the idea of inviting Emperor Deqing to surrender.

In the end, when the news of the Ming Dynasty's complete victory over the Mongol coalition army reached the Jianzhou Jurchens this year, Qian Tong also took the opportunity to persuade again, and finally made Xuan Ye make up his mind and surrender to Emperor Deqing.

Therefore, although Qian Tong is a Jin courtier after the change, he has always been in Cao Ying's heart in Han, this time Jianzhou Nuzhen took the initiative to surrender, and it was all Qian Tong's promotion, which can be described as a great contribution!

While telling the story, Qian Tong pleaded guilty one by one and sought death one by one, but his loyalty to Emperor Deqing was both inside and outside the words.

It's a good story without a doubt.

Compared with the story of Zhao Junchen just now, it is even better.

If it weren't for the fact that Zhao Junchen had seen Qian Tong acting faithfully and being loyal to Xuan Ye, maybe he would really believe it at this moment.

At the same time, Zhao Junchen finally understood why Xuan Ye wanted Qian Tong to serve as the envoy of the Jianzhou Jurchens...... Because this person is really shameless.

Emperor Deqing was the same, he almost believed it, but after all, he was still a little worse, he still stared at Qian Tong with a cold face and didn't say anything, but he was not as angry as he was just now.

But then, Qian Tong gave Emperor Deqing a big gift!

"This time, the criminal minister also took the initiative to win the task of the Houjin envoy, that is, he wanted to personally ask His Majesty for the guilt and let His Majesty deal with it! Your Majesty, even if you punish the whole clan of the guilty ministers, the guilty ministers will never say anything! However, today is Your Majesty's birthday, and I ask Your Majesty to allow you to dedicate to you the birthday gift that you have prepared for many years before you kill Yu Chen! ”

After speaking, Qian Tong took out a gold medal the size of an adult's palm from his arms and held it on his head, and there were many words written on the gold medal, including Mongolian, Manchu, and Korean.

Emperor Deqing did not send someone to receive the gold medal, but asked in a cold voice, "What is this?" ”

Qian Tong replied: "Before the criminal ministers met His Majesty, the Later Jin, Monan, Mongolian tribes, and Korea and other countries had already gathered and agreed to jointly elect Your Majesty as 'Kundulun Wise Khan'!" And this gold medal is the proof of your status as the 'Kundulun Wise Khan', which is forged by the joint gold of the Later Jin, the Mongol tribes of Monan, and Korea! ”

Emperor Deqing couldn't help but be stunned.

He was elected as the Great Khan by the surrounding countries and tribes, and this kind of thing happened only a few times in the successive dynasties of the Han people, and every emperor who enjoyed such a special honor was famous for eternity.

Emperor Deqing's expression was a little tangled, not only did he want to maintain his expression cold, but he couldn't help but feel a little excited in his heart, and asked, "What does this 'Kundulun Wise Khan' mean?" ”

Qian Tong replied: "According to the Mongolian language, it means 'the king of generosity and generosity'. ”

Generous and generous......

Hearing Qian Tong's answer, Zhao Junchen frowned, and suddenly felt that things were not simple.

Therefore, while Emperor Deqing had not yet expressed his position, Zhao Junchen suddenly came out and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this matter is quite inappropriate!" ”

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