Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 537 The Great Khan Rebelled

As night fell, the entire Forbidden City was brightly lit, and a large number of guards stood guard carefully, watching the officials who were feasting.

The emperor sits high, and his eyes are full of fine wine and food.As well as the beauty, after a few stylized drinks, the emperor left on his own.

Civil and military ministers also toasted and drank, full of joy.

Although Nanjing is also the capital of the country, it is not as orthodox as Beijing, and its status in the hearts of the people of the world is also different.

Several members of the cabinet toasted each other for a few glasses, and then tasted the food with great interest, chatting and laughing happily.

The nobles, headed by Zhu Meng, drank happily one by one, laughed rough and loud, and their voices were loud.

Zhou Shixian was located among a group of demoted officials, which was rather awkward.

Although it is said that everyone shouts and beats the traitors, it is for the high-level people. The ordinary middle and low-level people have no decision-making power at all and can only follow the trend.

The emperor was lenient, and naturally many people stayed in Beijing and refused to leave the customs.

But for a noble relative like Zhou Shixian, there is quite a bit of contempt.

But people are under the eaves and have to bow their heads.

I drank a few glasses of wine in boredom, and no one could tell the sorrow in my heart.

"Consort Zhou, Your Majesty is calling for you!"

At this time, Zhou Shixian, who was not drunk and everyone was drunk, was suddenly urged by the eunuch a few times, and instantly sobered up.

The officials on the side stopped their wine glasses one after another, looked at Zhou Shixian who was taken away, and guessed a lot in their hearts, the banquet fell silent for a while.

At this time, the emperor had already changed into a black uniform, lying half-lying, working hard on drafting the tickets and memorials in his hand.

"Your Majesty, Zhou Shixian has arrived."

Looking up, a man in his twenties walked in respectfully and cautiously, with his head bowed.

His appearance is correct, and he looks very decent, which makes people feel good.

Zhou Shixian was the son of Zhou Guofu, Minister of the Taipu Temple, and he had made a marriage agreement as early as the reign of Chongzhen. Following Chongzhen's suicide, he married Princess Zhu Yu of Changping in the early years of Shunzhi.

At that time, in order to win people's hearts, Man Qing chose a consort for Zhu Wei, but Zhou Shixian resolutely chose to run for the election, so he was able to get married.

Princess Changping not only broke her arm, but also had a sword wound on her face, which was equivalent to disfigurement.

Regardless of Zhou Shixian's talents, he was willing to marry the disfigured princess of the former dynasty after entering the customs in the Qing Dynasty, instead of avoiding it, his conduct is really good.

So Jiang Yueguang was full of admiration for him, and had great sympathy for Princess Changping.

"Zhou Shixian kowtowed to His Majesty—"

"Get up!"

The emperor said lazily, and said to Zhou Shixian: "When you marry Princess Changping, you have fulfilled the late emperor's vision. You can take the post of captain-in-law!"

"In addition, although you don't want the princess' mansion, you can't avoid the treatment. Let Princess Changping eat double salary."

"I thank the emperor for his kindness!"

Zhou Shixian didn't expect the emperor to ask him to come because of these things, so he had to thank the emperor for his kindness.

In the Ming Dynasty, the prince consort was a super-class existence for all officials. Above the earl and below the marquis, he could wear the eight-beam crown.

Although people have always called him a son-in-law, but now the emperor himself admits it, which is a great surprise to the Zhou family.

This also removed the fear in his heart.

The next day, the emperor dismissed Jiang Yueguang from his position as a stay-at-home official in Beijing, but retained his position as Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry.

However, in order to praise him, he was awarded Sanjie, the third rank, and Jiayi doctor for the first time.

Then let him eat double salary, give bullfighting clothes, and give him a hundred taels of silver.

With such a reward, all the officials were in an uproar.

There is nothing wrong with loose gold and silver, but the bullfight uniform is terrible.

The bullfighting suit is second only to the python suit and the flying fish suit. Because it looks like a dragon robe, it is extremely honorable.

Because of its rarity and preciousness, it is a great honor for officials.

In the Ming Dynasty, it was basically taken over by the cabinet.

Just when the city of Beijing is bustling, the northern grasslands are extremely lively.

After deciding to break away from the rule of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Prince Abu Nai of Chahar wanted to move most of the tribes westward to the area north of Xuanfu on the grounds that he would disturb the Ming Dynasty during the winter.

At this time, the territory of the Chahar tribe was extremely wide, stretching from Yizhou north of Jinzhou in the east to Zhangjiakou in the west. Although there were only about [-] tents, they were strong.

It's just that Abu Nai had a good idea, but there are only a handful of tribes who obey the order, only a few thousand.

Most of the tribes chose to remain silent, and even decided to inform the Qing Dynasty.

For Abu Nai, this is a shameful betrayal and unforgivable.

Therefore, on the day of the first snowfall, he once again summoned all the ministries and stated his request to go south and look for opportunities to plunder.

"The Ming Dynasty even defeated the Manchu Qing Dynasty, we must not be able to defeat it, let's forget it!"

"Yeah, it's better to ask Man Qing for some rewards!"

"If we act, we must not obey Man Qing's orders, and we will be punished for acting without authorization."

"Yeah, that's not okay, Dahan, let's think about it!"

Everyone looked down on the 16-year-old Abu Nai, spoke sarcastically, and sat on the sidelines. It can be said that everyone has their own opinions, but they are generally the same, and they do not agree to go west.

The reason is even more laughable.

If it is an invasion attack, this is understandable, but isn't it commonplace for the Mongols to look for opportunities to plunder?

It can be said that there is no risk at all to run after grabbing.

Even this request was rejected, and its perfunctory was extremely suffocating.

Abu Nai was trembling with anger, his young face was blushing: "Do you still see me sweating profusely in your eyes?"

Silent, more silent.

After a long time, Abu Nai said somewhat frantically, "Since you don't admit that I am the Great Khan, then go to hell!"

"I knew you were a traitor, and you actually betrayed Qing—"

"You don't have as many troops as we do. If you dare to kill me, my son will not spare you."

Crash, everyone drew their sabers and were furious.

If it were other people, they would not be afraid, but the young Abu Nai was not concerned about the consequences, he was not as stable as the old man, and he paid attention to the so-called gains and losses.

"Today I will let you see the pros and cons of the firecracker—"

After finishing speaking, Abu Nai waved his hand, and a dozen or so nobles who took refuge followed him.

At this time, a row of Mongolian soldiers with matchlock guns ran over, and they crackled at the group of noble heads.

After a while, dozens of people were lying in a pool of blood.

A ferocious smile appeared on Abu Nai's face: "Hahaha, the old guy told you to treat me like a child, and now I will taste what it's like to die."

Although many people were his relatives, Abu Nai showed no mercy. The moment they ignored him and took refuge in Manqing, they were already doomed.

Once the weapon is in hand, Abu Nai is ambitious.

Immediately, he took the musketeers and the army armed with Ming army armor, and took the opportunity to engulf the tribes.

In just one month, he annexed five thousand accounts, and now everyone in Chahar is in danger.

In addition, the Wanzhang tribe sent an urgent letter to Man Qing, saying that Abu Nai rebelled.

(End of this chapter)