"My lord, Prince Babud of the Great Horde is here." Not long after Wang Qi left, a guard came in and said in a deep voice.

"Let him in." Li Yuntian bowed slightly to the guard when he heard this, the Great Horde Khanate is different from the Northern Yuan, it is far away from the Ming Dynasty, and it has no grudges with the Ming Dynasty before, so Li Yuntian wants to treat it differently from the Northern Yuan.

Most importantly, the Great Horde was not only threatened by Muscovy and the Crimean Khanate, but also had many grievances with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania to the west.

Compared with Muscovy, the Crimean Khanate, and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Ming had more connections to the Great Horde, and if used wisely, it could extend the Ming Dynasty's influence into the Ural Valley.

Therefore, Li Yuntian wants to summon Prince Babud, and now that Prince Babud has seen the strength of the Ming Dynasty, it must be much easier to surrender to him.

"The villain knocks on the prince." Babud didn't know why Li Yuntian called him to come, and his heart went up and down, and when he saw Li Yuntian, he knelt down and saluted uneasily.

"Sit." Li Yuntian smiled slightly, and stretched out his hand to Barbud and pointed to the seat next to him.

"Thank you, Lord Wang!" Hearing this, Babud hurriedly got up and sat crampedly on the chair, looking a little nervous, although Li Yuntian looked kind, but he still didn't dare to carry the slightest in the face of the famous Ming Zhongwu King.

"Prince Babud, your Khanate is thousands of miles away from the Ming Dynasty, and if it weren't for this war, it wouldn't be easy for the king to meet you." After letting the attendant serve tea, Li Yuntian looked at Babud with a smile.

"Lord Wang, the Great Khan of our country has been bewitched by the Great Yuan, and he has sent troops south without his might, which is really a crime that deserves death." Babd was taken aback when he heard this, and quickly stood up and bowed to Li Yuntian to plead guilty.

"Prince Barbud doesn't need to be nervous, this king just feels it." Li Yuntian laughed when he saw this, and pressed his hand down on Babud to signal him to sit down.

"The villain assisted Da Yuan and Xi Chagatai to invade the Ming Dynasty, the crime is unforgivable, please ask the prince to surrender." Barbud did not sit down but knelt down again, the more kind Li Yuntian was to him, the more cold his heart felt, is this the hidden knife in the smile of officialdom?

"Prince Babud, although you are guilty, you can make up for your mistakes if you can get lost and surrender to our army on the battlefield." Seeing that cold sweat oozed from Prince Babud's forehead, Li Yuntian knew that he was scared enough, so he smiled and said, "In the eyes of this king, there is not much grudge between the Ming Dynasty and your khanate. ”

"Lord Wang, do you mean to forgive the villain's guilt?" When Babud heard it clearly, he couldn't help but look at Li Yuntian in amazement, he was originally worried that Li Yuntian would punish him.

"Only the emperor can forgive your guilt, this king truthfully told the emperor about your affairs, I have always treated people with courtesy, presumably the emperor will definitely send down Long Grace to you at that time."

Li Yuntian smiled and corrected Babud's statement, the exchanges between the major powers pay attention to "distant friendship and close attack", and the Great Horde Khanate is thousands of miles away from the Ming Dynasty, so it is naturally the object of Li Yuntian's wooing.

In Li Yuntian's view, instead of punishing Babd and the soldiers of the Great Horde, it is better to take them for his own use, which will allow Li Yuntian's influence to reach the Ural River Valley.

Compared with the Great Horde, Li Yuntian is more wary of the Muscovy, don't look at the current Muscovy is just a vassal of the Great Horde, but in time it will become a hegemon in Eurasia, Li Yuntian has to guard against it, and the best way is to nip the danger in the bud.

"Thank you, Lord Wang." After hearing Li Yuntian's words, Babud finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, realizing that Li Yuntian intended to let him go, and hurriedly kowtowed to Li Yuntian, so that he could keep those soldiers of the Great Horde.

"Prince Babud, what do you think of my Ming Dynasty's national strength compared to the Mongol Empire back then?" After Babud sat back in his seat, Li Yuntian took a sip of tea from his teacup, and then asked slowly.

"The villain thinks that the Ming Dynasty is slightly better than the Mongol Empire back then, and he defeated the combined forces of Western Chagatai and Dayuan with the troops of the north alone, which is enough to show the powerful military and financial resources that the world cannot match."

Hearing this, Babud pondered for a moment, and said cautiously, "Although the territory of the Ming Dynasty is not as large as that of the Mongol Empire, it has countless countries that are subject to tribute, and it is more precious and longer to subdue them with benevolence than to occupy those countries by force, and the Mongol Empire was torn apart after the death of Genghis Khan!" ”

"My Ming Emperor Taizu's martial arts, no one can match, now the emperor is young but has no less ambition than Emperor Taizu, since the Mongolian Empire can lay a big country, then why can't I have such a broad territory?"

Seeing Babud's cautious expression, Li Yuntian smiled and said to him meaningfully, "Your Excellency, do you think the Ming Dynasty can drink on the banks of the Maural River like the Mongol Empire back then?" ”

"With the national strength and military strength of the Ming Dynasty, we will surely gallop on the Ural River." Babd was taken aback when he heard this, and the look on his face became a little flustered, until this time he finally vaguely realized Li Yuntian's intentions, and replied uneasily.

"The king heard that the Great Khan of Batu once drank the sweet water of the Ural River, so he also wanted to give it to the emperor to taste." After noticing that Babud's face became panicked, Li Yuntian smiled quietly, the current Ural River is still the territory of the Great Horde, and Babud will naturally be taken aback by his words.

Hearing this, Babud did not answer, his face was full of bitter smiles, Li Yuntian's meaning is now obvious, that is, to include the Ural River in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, the Ural River was fought down by the son of Genghis Khan's eldest son Jochi, and thus established the vast Kipchak Khanate.

It is a pity that the Great Khans of the Kipchak Khanate did not keep the inheritance of their ancestors, so that there were constantly places that became independent and became the current Great Horde.

"Your Excellency, as far as this king knows, your khanate is now under enemy on all sides, and the consequences will be unimaginable in the long run." Li Yuntian knew that Babud was in a responsible mood now, so he said seemingly unintentionally while leisurely sipping tea, "If you can get help from external forces, no one will dare to trouble your khanate again." ”

"The prince is right, if our khanate can get help from afar, then we can deal with the strong enemies around us."

Babud was stunned when he heard this, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart, he thought at first that Li Yuntian wanted to annex the Great Horde, but now he knew that he wanted to make the Great Horde submit to the Ming Dynasty and become a vassal of the Ming Dynasty, so he looked at Li Yuntian after a deep groan, and solemnly followed Li Yuntian's words and said, "The Ming Dynasty is the upper kingdom of the Heavenly Empire, and the villain admires it very much, and he must persuade the Great Khan to respect the Ming Dynasty as the suzerain, and implore the prince to maneuver from it." ”

"Your Excellency the Prince can rest assured, my Emperor Ming has always been broad-minded, and he will definitely be an adult." A smile appeared on the corner of Li Yuntian's mouth, and after taking a sip of tea, he said to Babud, "Your Excellency, this is a good dragon well before the rain, which was brought by Zhongguo Gong from Guanli, your lordship might as well try it." ”

"No wonder it's fragrant, it turned out to be a famous tea of the Ming Dynasty." Hearing this, Babud's heart suddenly calmed down, and it seemed that Li Yuntian didn't seem to want to find other trouble, so he also smiled and picked up the teacup in front of him and tasted it, although the teacup was a good tea, but he felt a little bitter when he tasted it.

Before this, Babud would never have thought that Li Yuntian would actually think about the Great Horde, you must know that the Great Horde is not only far away from the Great Ming Dynasty, but also separated by large and small countries in between, and it is not realistic for the Great Ming to have any ideas about the Great Horde.

But since Li Yuntian had already opened his mouth, Babud had to believe that this matter was true, because he knew that Li Yuntian's respect would never lie, so that the Ming Dynasty would really be attentive to the Great Horde in the future.

Although his mood was extremely complicated, Babud also felt a trace of relief in his heart, the Great Horde is now declining, and every year is not as good as a year, especially the Muscovy that is superficially subservient, and secretly fighting with the Khanate, which makes the Great Horde quite a headache.

In fact, more than twenty years ago, the Great Horde had already fought a war with Muscovy, and although the Great Horde had won that battle, the strength of Muscovy had not weakened much.

The reason for this is that the Great Horde, like the Timurid Empire, swept the land like a violent wind, but then it retreated and did not stay in the region for long, and it was the previous nobles who were in charge of the local rule, but they had to submit their allegiance to the Great Horde and the Timurid Empire.

When the Great Horde and the Timurid Empire had sufficient strength, the conquered countries and tribes naturally did not dare to disagree, but once the Great Horde and the Timurid Empire declined, the suppressed local forces in their countries were bound to resist.

In the final analysis, in addition to the fact that there were too few Mongols, it was also related to the fact that they were nomadic people and had no experience in governing the country, so they had to rely on the rule of local subservient nobles.

The Great Horde had been greatly weakened after the glory of Kipchak Korea, and had few trusted allies there, so it would be a good thing to have the support of the Ming Dynasty, at least to ensure that the Great Horde could gain a foothold against the strong enemies around it, and perhaps gain something.

After all, the Ming Dynasty is rich in the world, and if it can get financial support from the Ming Dynasty, then the strength of the Great Horde will expand a lot, and many tribes and forces can be bought with money.

Most importantly, the soldiers of the Great Horde were now prisoners of the Ming Dynasty, and as long as the Great Horde surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, then Barbud would be able to bring them back.

Otherwise, the Great Horde will be in danger, this time Babud has taken away a large number of soldiers from the Great Horde, many of whom are recruited from local tribes, so there are not many troops available in the country, as long as the news of the defeat of the Timurid Empire and the Northern Yuan comes back, then Muscovy and the Crimean Khanate and other countries will definitely take the opportunity to send troops to divide the Great Horde.

Therefore, for Barbud, this surrender to the Ming is not only dangerous, but also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.