Chapter 223 A sharp tongue
Therefore, he took action to stop the furious Lidan Khan. I'm afraid that Wang An would have been stabbed into a bloody gourd by Lidan Khan!

However, everyone could stop Ligdan Khan, but they could not stop his eldest son Ezhe.

I saw Ezhe standing out from the crowd, holding a steel knife in his hand.

Wang An's pupils suddenly shrank, and he thought to himself, my life is over!

However, at this moment, a loud argument was heard outside the tent.

Suddenly, with a "pop" sound, several sharp knives pierced through the tent beside Wang An, leaving several long openings.

Several fiery red figures squeezed in through the gap.

"Don't be afraid, sir. I, Tian Sanlengzi, am here!"

It was Tian Sanlengzi who came in with a few veterans and stood in front of Wang An with a menacing look.

With the protection of the veterans, Ezhe stopped walking and said angrily, "You damned Southern Dynasty people, do you want to all die here?"

Tian Sanlangzi sneered, "Don't try to scare your grandfather. When I was under Marshal Man's command, I killed countless Tartars. It would be worth it if I could take a few more with me!"

The other veterans also echoed the cry, showing a courageous attitude of being ready to die.

At this time, the noise outside the tent had not stopped yet. It should be the other veterans who were blocked outside.

Wang An was deeply moved, but the sudden intrusion of Tian Sanlengzi and others undoubtedly intensified the conflict.

Those tribal nobles who had been trying to dissuade Ligdan Khan were now unable to do anything to persuade him.

Lin Danhan, who was no longer in control, ignored the threats from the old soldiers and rushed forward with a distorted face, holding a knife.

Tian Sanlengzi also took up his stance, and a conflict seemed inevitable.

"Your Majesty the Khan, is the great cause of unifying the grassland less important than a woman?"

Wang An suddenly shouted loudly, pushed away Tian Sanlengzi who was blocking in front of him, and directly exposed his neck to Lin Danhan's knife.

"Come on! If killing me can appease the Khan's anger, then do it!"

"But it doesn't matter if I die. I'm afraid that your wish to restore the glory of the Golden Family will be completely lost, Khan!"

The sharp dagger was pressed against Wang An's Adam's apple, making him afraid to even swallow his saliva.

Because as long as your Adam's apple moves, you will inevitably cut yourself.

Lin Danhan stared at Wang An's eyes with a ferocious look. After a long silence, he suddenly opened his mouth and asked, "You are just a lowly businessman, a scholar, farmer, merchant, and a lowly person that even you people in the Southern Dynasty look down upon. Do you really think that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty will declare war on me for you?"

"Of course this is impossible!" Wang An laughed at himself and said, "Even if Your Majesty the Khan kills one of me, even if there are ten or a hundred of me, it is impossible for the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty to declare war on you, Khan!"

"Since you know that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty will not avenge you, how do you still have the courage to threaten me!" Lin Danhan exerted a little force with his palm, and a streak of blood immediately appeared on Wang An's neck.

Wang An tried his best to control the ups and downs of his Adam's apple as he spoke, and said calmly, "Although my death is insignificant, has His Majesty the Khan ever thought about this?" "The Emperor of the Great Ming Dynasty has long ago issued an order to abolish all rewards for the Mongolian grasslands and Liaodong. Now no tribe can get even a single bit of supplies from the Great Ming Dynasty court!"

"So that the tribes on the grassland can only rely on their previous stocks and a small number of smugglers to obtain high-priced materials to survive! However, the Ming Dynasty only grants His Majesty the Khan the qualification to trade and pay tribute!"

"You can legitimately exchange salt, tea, cloth, and even ironware from the Ming Dynasty at a fair price!"

“Have you ever wondered why?”

Hearing Wang An's question, Lin Danhan showed a smug expression without any hesitation, and said arrogantly: "Of course, this is because they are afraid of the powerful strength of our Chahar and are worried that this Khan will invade the Ming border!"

"In addition, your Ming Emperor also wants to use the power of this Khan to attack the Haixi Jurchens!"

Wang An gave a thumbs up and said, "Your Majesty the Khan is right. The Ming Dynasty gives your tribe a huge amount of rewards every year. In other words, it can be understood as protection money. I hope that you will stop harassing the Ming Dynasty and help fight against the Jurchens."

"But... did you achieve the above two points?"

Lin Danhan was suddenly speechless and his face turned red.

As for not harassing the Ming border again, I had just robbed Xuan Da a few months ago. Although the Ming court had been prepared, I not only failed to cause any damage to the Ming Dynasty, I also suffered heavy casualties.

If the Ming court had not suddenly given 100,000 taels of silver to allow Lindan Khan to back down, the losses in that battle would have greatly undermined Lindan Khan's prestige in the tribe.

As for assisting in fighting against the Jiannu, there was no sign of it at all.

Lin Danhan himself was also terrified by the word "slavery", otherwise he would not have abandoned the Dorlot tribe to guard the former Chahar area alone, and took the other Okto tribes to the right wing of Mongolia to "expand the territory".

However, from the end of the Wanli period to the present, Chahar has received no less than one million taels of silver in "protection fees" from the Ming court. They are the real deal, taking the money but not doing anything. They rob when they should and run away when they should.

Seeing Lin Danhan's expression, Wang An knew that he had nothing to say, so he became a little bolder and said, "I'm sure your Majesty the Khan knows the truth. It is precisely because of this that Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty was so angry that he announced the abolition of all rewards as soon as he ascended the throne!"

"It is precisely because I am disappointed with your role, Khan! Don't you understand this?"

"So what!" Lin Danhan's face turned green and red after what Wang An said, and he said viciously: "This Khan takes the money but does not do the work. Doesn't the Emperor of Ming still have to pay tribute to me?"

"Otherwise, you wouldn't be here!"

Wang An wanted to nod, but suddenly remembered that there was a dagger on his neck, so he stopped immediately and agreed: "That's right, even if you take the money and don't do the work, the Ming Dynasty can't do anything to you."

"But why do you still have to give you money, and even find an excuse to create an imperial merchant like me to be responsible for your city rewards?"

At this time, Wang An had slowly calmed down and started to talk big.

According to Wang An, the reason why the Ming Dynasty changed its policies every day and continued to conduct trade with the Chahar tribe was not only because Chahar was indeed the most powerful military force on the Mongolian grassland so far, but also mainly because it had illusions that Chahar could fight against the Jiannu.

The Dorod tribe that stayed in the old Chahar territory also fully united with the Liaodong army of the Ming Dynasty to control the main road from Liaodong to the Mongolian grasslands.

So rather than saying that the Ming Dynasty was trying to win over Ligdan Khan, it would be more accurate to say that it was trying to support the Dorote tribe.

(End of this chapter)