I embezzled 100,000 taels at the beginning, and the empress begged me to be more greedy

The next day.

There was a crowd of people inside Zhenbei Pass.

Igna personally led dozens of riders to the outside of Zhenbei Pass. Only after surrendering their weapons did they join the Zhenbei Army.

With some uneasiness, Igna saw Jiang Zuo.

He had not met Jiang Zuo many times, and this meeting was related to the life and death of the Geer tribe.

"Great Khan Ignat, how are you?"

Jiang Zuo had a smile on his face and looked kind.

But Iger had a sad face and serious eyes, and said, "Let's get straight to the point. The Geer tribe wants to cooperate with your Yan army."

"How to cooperate with law?"

Jiang Zuo asked again.

Igna said: "We will provide you with the materials you need, and you will provide weapons to our Geer tribe to help them resist other tribes."

"Cooperation is fine, but you want us to help you?"

Jiang Zuo smiled and shook his head.

"what do you mean?"

Igna frowned immediately, his rough face full of displeasure.

"It seems that you are willing to negotiate with me only after being beaten back by Di Zhen, isn't it?"

Jiang Zuo asked back.

Igna remained silent and did not deny it.

"If you want our Yan army to send troops to help you fight Di Zhen, then you must pay tribute to our Yan State."

Jiang Zuo said again.

"Promise yourself and pay tribute?"

Igna was immediately displeased.

"What? Don't you want to?"

Jiang Zuo looked indifferent, not caring at all whether the peace talks would be successful.

"How can the Great Khan be willing to submit to the State of Yan?"

There is still a sense of pride in Igna's heart.

"Do you still think you are some great Khan? Now in the entire Mobei grassland, there are not many people who respect you."

Jiang Zuo's words were like a sharp blade, piercing Igna's pain point.

If Yige hadn't been desperate, there was no way he would have come to meet Jiang Zuo in person.

For the people of Mobei, paying tribute to the State of Yan was a rather humiliating thing.

But Yige was a very pragmatic man. His entire Geer tribe was almost being surrounded and killed, so he had no time to care about shame or not.

From being the first tribe to being hunted by the bully, only one month has passed.

The most important reason is that he, Igena, offended Jiang Zuo!

"Tell me if I'm stupid or not, why do I have to compete with Jiang Zuo and give others an opportunity to take advantage of me!"

Igna felt quite regretful.

"If I submit to your Yan State, will I be annexed?"

Ignatius was very worried.

Jiang Zuo shook his head. "No, no, I will write to His Majesty to allow your Geer tribe to have great autonomy. As long as you are willing to send envoys to the capital to meet His Majesty and pay tribute to my Yan State, I promise that you will definitely get a large number of weapons and armor, as well as a lot of money. You only need to pay tribute to the court with cattle, sheep, high-quality furs or other materials on a regular basis every year, and you will receive gifts from my Yan State in return."

In order to completely solve the Mobei problem, Jiang Zuo decided to use his money power.

Anyway, these silver coins were taken from Mobei, so I don’t mind using them in Mobei.

His current strategy to deal with Mobei is to control Igna, suppress Di Zhen, and guard against Suolu.

Igna is still hesitating and unable to make a decision.

He was quite moved by the conditions Jiang Zuo proposed, but he still couldn't explain them to other people in the tribe.

"Don't even think about it. Di Zhen and Suo Lu are ready to annex your territory at any time. If you agree to become a vassal of our Yan State, I will immediately stop supporting Di Zhen and Suo Lu and turn around to strongly support you."

Jiang Zuo added.

This is what Igna cares about the most.

Jiang Zuo seemed to see through Igna's thoughts and said, "Back then, Di Zhen and Suolu relied on my help to get to where they are today. Now they are both gaining momentum, and I don't want them to become too powerful. Do you understand me?"

Igna fell into deep thought again.

"Okay, I promise you that the Geer tribe can pay tribute to the Yan State, but it must retain its autonomous status."

Igna finally thought it through.

Jiang Zuo was very pleased because Igna, the most difficult person to deal with, had already defected to the State of Yan.

The entire Mobei grassland is like a three-way confrontation, and no one can destroy the other at the moment.

……

Beijing.

royal palace.

All the ministers were present in the court.

Empress Chen Qingyun had a sharp look in her eyes as she waited for her subjects to make their reports.

"Your Majesty, a large number of northern barbarians from the northern border have poured into Daizhou. If we don't deal with it again, I'm afraid it will cause a big disaster."

Someone reported this to the Empress.

Chen Qingyun had also heard something about this matter, and these people from Mobei who poured into Daizhou seemed to be staying in the Anding County area.

"Could it be that Jiang Zuo is behind this again?" Chen Qingyun wondered.

At this time, Xu Renyou came out and reported: "Your Majesty, there are at least 20,000 northern barbarians pouring into Daizhou this time."

"These northern barbarians are lazy and bloodthirsty. If we allow them to survive in Yan State, they will rebel in large numbers in the future, which will be a great threat to our great Yan State."

The ministers had many opinions on this matter.

"Why would these northern barbarians pour into Daizhou in large numbers for no apparent reason?"

Chen Qingyun asked.

"Your Majesty, I heard that it was General Jiang Zuo who deliberately released the northern barbarians into Daizhou, saying that they were recruiting laborers..."

Xu Renyou reports here.

"We have no intention of impeaching Jiang Zuo, but his actions will indeed threaten the safety of our Great Yan State! I hope Your Majesty will handle this with caution."

They all knew that no one in the court dared to talk about impeaching Jiang Zuo, and they could only mention Jiang Zuo's so-called crimes in secret.

"I heard that Jiangzuo is very close to the people of Mobei, and often sells weapons and armor to the northern barbarians. Could it be intentional..."

They detailed Jiangzuo's crimes, but never mentioned that Jiangzuo had already quelled the war in the north. Instead, they focused on how Jiangzuo did business with the people of Mobei and how it sold important weapons to them.

In this way, Jiang Zuo could be charged with treason and collaborating with the enemy.

The Right Prime Minister and his party now wish that Jiang Zuo would be dismissed from office immediately, or even more so, be brought to the capital to be punished.

After all, the trade ports set up by Jiangzuo on the border completely damaged the interests of many officials.

Chen Qingyun had long been tired of hearing these accusations against Jiang Zuo.

The fact that Jiangzuo deliberately introduced so many people from Mobei also made the empress feel a little worried.

After all, these people from Mobei, as the ministers said, are likely to become a hidden danger on the border.

Non-my family, its heart must be different.

Just as everyone was arguing, someone suddenly came to deliver a message.

"Your Majesty, urgent news from Jiang Zuo."

Chen Qingyun suddenly stood up from the dragon chair: "Bring it up."

The guard handed the letter to the empress.

When Chen Qingyun opened it, waves of joy appeared between her brows.

"The envoys of the Geer tribe in Mobei have come to see me, ready to pay tribute to our Great Yan Kingdom."

Chen Qingyun deliberately read Jiang Zuo's letter to everyone.

As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar in the court.