When they were almost done drinking, Qi Jiguang looked at Master Hak and said with a smile, "Sir, I came to you today because I have something to trouble you. I hope you won't be offended."
Master Hak hurriedly said, "Grand Marshal, please say it. As long as I can do it, I will do it without any hesitation."
Qi Jiguang nodded, "Okay, if that's the case, I won't beat around the bush!"
Then, Qi Jiguang put down the wine glass in his hand and said, "Sir, do you know what I is worried about?"
Before Master Hak could answer, Qi Jiguang said, "What I is worried about is Horqin!"
"In the future, this will be the land of Daming. The imperial court will build a city here and open a market here to collect wool, cattle, and sheep. Daming's grain, silk, tea, and even wine and ironware will be continuously sent here."
"At that time, this place will be prosperous and prosperous."
While saying this, Qi Jiguang stared at Master Hak.
The meaning of Qi Jiguang's words was obvious. This place will be Daming in the future. Can you accept it?
If you can accept it, then we can continue the discussion. If you can't, then there will be other ways.
Of course, Master Hak knew what Qi Jiguang meant. When he saw Qi Jiguang pick up the wine glass again, Master Hak's heart trembled.
Master Hak naturally knew about Daming. He also knew about the story of the Han people smashing the wine glass as a signal.
Master Hak understood that this was a crucial moment. If his attitude didn't get the approval of this Grand Marshal, he would probably smash the wine glass as a signal.
At that time, when the Ming Army swarmed in, his head would have to be removed.
"This is a good thing!" Master Hak said excitedly, "This is the Emperor's grace. This is a grand event for our Fuyu sect.
Grand Marshal, please present a memorial to His Majesty the Emperor. Master Hak is willing to do his utmost for the Daming. "
As he spoke, Master Huck stood up and knelt on the ground.
Qi Jiguang looked at Master Huck and walked down from his seat with a smile. He reached out his hand and helped Master Huck up. Then he said with a smile, "That's great. Old man, please get up."
"I will definitely report this to His Majesty. When the time comes, His Majesty will naturally reward you."
Did Qi Jiguang believe Master Hak's words?
He didn't believe a single word.
The two of them sat down again. Qi Jiguang smiled and said, "What can you tell me about Horqin?"
Don't just talk and don't practice. That won't do. Show me your skills.
Master Hak's eyes narrowed. He pondered for a moment and said directly, "If you want to talk about Horqin, you have to talk about why Horqin is so powerful."
Hearing this, Qi Jiguang immediately became serious and put down the wine glass in his hand.
"Horqin is powerful not only because of Horqin's large number of people and his ability to fight. Another reason is the relationship between Horqin and the Jurchen."
Master Hak smiled slightly. "Horqin and the four Haixi Jurchen tribes have a very good relationship."
"Horqin has always been uniting them to strengthen his own power."
Qi Jiguang nodded and then asked, "Is it the four Jurchen tribes in the Northern Gate?"
In fact, Daming and the four Jurchen tribes had always maintained a close relationship. It was just that they were too far apart.
In addition, Li Chengliang supported Nurhaci, so the four Jurchen tribes had less contact with Daming these years.
After Nurhaci's rise, the four Jurchen tribes had to rely on Horqin.
Among them, the Yehenara tribe had the sharpest conflict with Nurhaci. The conflict between the Yehenara tribe and the Aisin Gioro tribe had been going on for a long time.
It was said that as early as the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, there was a war between the Yehenara tribe and the Aisin Gioro tribe.
At that time, the leader of the Aisin Gioro tribe, in order to make the Yehenara tribe submit, pointed to the earth and said, "We are the noblest gold on the earth!"
The leader of the Yehenara tribe laughed loudly. He pointed to the sun in the sky and said, "Gold is nothing. Our surname is it."
In the end, in that war, the Yehenara tribe defeated the Aisin Gioro tribe and became the largest tribe of the Jurchen tribe at that time.
Fighting for living space, fighting for the leadership of the tribe, this was the fundamental contradiction.
The Yehenara tribe and the Aisin Gioro tribe always hovered between enemies and friends. When they were enemies, it was inevitable that they would fight a few times.
When they were friends, they would marry each other.
Whether they fought or made peace depended on the situation and interests at that time.
In fact, the Yehenara tribe and the Aisin Gioro tribe had been related by blood for generations. Nurhaci was not only the son of the Yehenara tribe, but he had also married a woman from the Yehenara tribe.
Nurhaci's son, Huang Taiji, was the son of the Yehenara tribe's Meng Gu.
As Master Harker explained, Qi Jiguang gradually understood what was going on.
Although Qi Jiguang knew about it in the past, it was too crude compared to Master Harker's explanation.
"Daming used to set up a horse market at the Northguard Pass."
"Over the years, it has been abandoned. The Haixi Jurchen tribe had no choice but to side with the Horqin tribe."
Qi Jiguang could not help but sigh when he heard Master Harker's explanation. However, Qi Jiguang had a rough idea of what Master Harker was thinking.
In his heart, he couldn't help but exclaim in admiration. This old fellow really had some skills.
Although Master Harker did not continue, Qi Jiguang understood what he was trying to say.
Once Daming could instigate the Haixi Jurchen tribe to fall out with Horqin, it would be the four tribes of Daming and the Haixi Jurchen tribe attacking Horqin from the north and south.
At that time, whether it was fighting or forcing Horqin to surrender, it would be twice the result with half the effort.
As for whether they could ally with the Haixi Jurchen tribe, it was not a problem at all.
What were the four tribes of the Haixi Jurchen tribe worried about?
The rise of Nurhaci. Who was Nurhaci?
He was the commander of the Jianzhou Guards.
With Qi Jiguang's status, it would be easy for him to suppress Nurhaci.
As a matter of fact, Qi Jiguang had never considered Nurhaci's thoughts.
Qi Jiguang rubbed his chin and pondered for a while. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was feasible.
Once he allied with the four tribes of the Haixi Jurchen tribe, things would be much easier.
As for Nurhaci of the Jianzhou Jurchen tribe, it would be fine if she was obedient. If she was disobedient, he would just destroy her.
From Master Harker's words, Qi Jiguang felt that Nurhaci was quite ambitious. In the past few years, he had been fighting all over the place and was about to unify the Jianzhou Jurchen tribe. This was not good.
Daming's national policy was to balance the strength of the various tribes of the Jurchen tribe. Daming did not want one tribe to be the strongest.
There was something wrong with Li Chengliang's policy!
Qi Jiguang felt that he could use this to see Li Chengliang's attitude. He knew that the emperor did not trust Li Chengliang that much. This was killing two birds with one stone.
However, how to do it was a skill. Qi Jiguang looked at Master Harker and asked, "Are there any beauties in the four tribes of the Haixi Jurchen tribe?"