1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 445 Arrival in Beijing
September 22, Daming, Beijing.

From outside the pass, there are constant news that Jiannu seems to be planning to enter the pass again for the first time to attack the hinterland of Ming. Urge the imperial court to raise supplies, armaments and reinforcements, and leave the customs to prevent the establishment of slaves.

Therefore, from Shanhai Town, Jizhou Town, to Xuanfu Town, Datong Town, Shanxi Town and other major border towns, the situation has become turbulent, and a comprehensive martial law has begun.

The Jingshi and other Gyeonggi areas also began to be on full alert. Military towns such as Miyun and Jizhou near Beijing were scattered in the wild, trying to detect the possible existence of leading scouts and espionage operations.

A long train of vehicles meanders from the east and goes straight to Guangqumen.Huang Zijia, the envoy of the State of Qi, rode on a group of pack horses, looked up at the city surrounded by the towering and tall city walls, and was shocked.

Jingshi Guangqumen was built in the 32nd year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (AD 1555). It is also called Shawomen. , the entire city gate, mainly including the Guangqumen Tower, the Archery Tower and the Wengcheng, is very large in size.

Such a strong city wall, a huge city, and a large population, why were they held down by 10,000+ slaves in Liaodong and kept rubbing on the ground?
At this time, Huang Zijia couldn't help thinking that Qi Tian often mentioned Daming's tragedy and helplessness in private, not without regret.Entering Beijing today, I don't know when I can meet the emperor of Ming Dynasty, or see the court ministers who have the right to speak, to express Qi's support for Ming Dynasty, and to get official recognition from Ming Dynasty and establish direct contact.

A few days ago, the mission team defeated the incoming bandit army, beheading more than 460 people (the marines who were shot and wounded were all beheaded by the guards after the battle to invite military merit).After arriving in Wuqing County, Tianjin Youwei Commander Wang Qingyou immediately sent sergeants to Tianjin Youwei and the Jingshi Military Department to report their meritorious service.That night, several of their main guard officers also invited representatives of the mission and officers and soldiers of the Marine Corps to enter Wuqing County to entertain them.

These guard officers thought that the accompanying guards of the Qi State would only dare to hide in the distance and shoot firecrackers at the enemy, but they did not expect that when the bandits began to retreat, they would actually be holding firecrackers equipped with daggers. , chased after them bravely, and even their young ambassador rushed out with a firecracker behind him.

These Qi missions from the far southern continent showed extraordinary bravery after the whole battle, and the cooperation between the soldiers was very tacit, and their combat skills were extremely skilled. It was obvious that they had received long-term military training.

This time, thousands of thieves who attacked the foreign envoys were defeated, and they were near Gyeonggi. They, the officers and soldiers of the guard station, defeated the attacking thieves cleanly, and they must be praised by the Ministry of War and the court.Therefore, several main guard officers solemnly entertained these Qi envoys and accompanying guards who were almost the same as the Ming people, and thanked them for their great support during the battle.

Outside Guangqumen, a patrolling Ming army stepped forward to inquire about the mission team. Zuo Youyi, Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, showed the official letter and seal letter, saying that this is an envoy from Qi State outside the territory paying homage to the emperor. Gifts enshrined in the country and the imperial court.

The patrolling hundred-household officer stared wide-eyed, and couldn't help but look in surprise at the artillery carried by dozens of pack horses in the middle of the team.Hey, the gifts presented by foreign envoys in the past were all overseas specialties, or jewelry and jade. This Qi country, which I have never heard of, actually presented me with red cannons!

Yi, this country of Qi, why doesn't the name of the country sound like a name for a country?Moreover, when watching nearly a hundred carts drive into Guangqumen one after another, several Ming soldiers who were watching the bustle on the side of the team watched for a long time, and found that except for the young man at the head who looked like a native of Nanyang, the whole team It seems that there are no other envoys with the appearance of foreign countries.

When entering the outer city of Beijing, all members of the Qi State Mission, including Huang Zijia, were extremely excited.This is the capital of the Ming Dynasty, the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and the political center of the entire mainland of China.Regardless of its influence, the city's population of 70 million is enough to shock the Qi people from the remote Hanzhou continent.

The entire city of Beijing is huge in scale and has a large population, but walking on the roads in the city, one finds that the city looks a bit depressed, and many shops along the streets are closed.After asking casually, I just learned that the capital was under martial law again, and a night-time curfew policy was implemented.It is said that building slaves outside the customs will raise a large army to break through the customs and be shortlisted, and the city must guard against the intrusion of slave building workers.However, basic daily life and business activities in the city can still be carried out, and large-scale crowd gatherings and some major outdoor activities are also prohibited.

At noon, the mission team finally entered the inner city, and then went straight to the Yiren Hall near Honglu Temple, preparing to arrange for the Qi State envoys from the Hanzhou mainland to stay, waiting for the imperial edict of Emperor Chongzhen and the cabinet.

"This dear brother invites you." When approaching Honglu Temple, Bo Xuehengchun, the master of Honglu Temple, saw passers-by rushing to the West Market in a hurry. The officials in robes (the fifth to seventh grade officials in the Ming Dynasty wore blue official uniforms) asked softly: "Seeing that everyone is in a hurry, do you dare to ask if there is something important happening in the capital?"

"At noon today, in Xishi (now the Xisi Pailou in Beijing, which was the execution ground for beheading in the Ming Dynasty), Chen Xinjia, who humiliated the country by beheading his private money to establish a slave." You should ask to beheaded!"

Xue Hengchun was taken aback when he heard the words, and then he sighed softly. He used to have an affair with the eldest son of Fu Zonglong, former minister of the Ministry of War, so he knew some inside information.Chen Xinjia, Minister of the Ministry of War, was nominally "privately funded to build slaves", but all of this was carried out under the private instruction of the current Emperor Chongzhen.Now, in order to quell the raging public opinion, His Majesty used it as a scapegoat.

"My lord, who is Chen Xinjia who was killed?" Huang Zijia asked from the side, "There are so many people going to watch the execution."

"Xin Jia is my former Minister of the Ministry of War." Xue Hengchun explained in a low voice.

Minister of the Ministry of War?Huang Zijia was stunned for a moment. This is a high-ranking official in the national government. It's unbelievable that he would be beheaded in public.

"What crime did he commit?"

Xue Hengchun took a look at this envoy from the Qi State who looked like a native of Nanyang, and said to himself, why are you, an envoy from a foreign country, so curious and insist on asking the truth about an official who is about to be executed by Ming Dynasty.

"Negotiate peace with Jiannu in private." Although he believed that Chen Xinjia was probably used as a scapegoat by Emperor Chongzhen, but in traditional Confucian ethics, ministers never blamed the emperor, so they could only tell Huang Zijia vaguely.

"Oh..." Huang Zijia responded lightly, but he didn't agree with the reason in his heart.A senior official of the Ming Dynasty was able to make peace with Jiannu in private. Could he be the master?Like last December, I negotiated peace with the Dutch, but the king participated in the whole process to formulate the basic negotiation conditions and principles.Otherwise, you, a Minister of the Ministry of War, tried your best to negotiate the conditions with Jiannu, but once you submitted it, the emperor was not satisfied. Aren't you working hard in vain?Maybe it made Jiannu go into a fit, thinking that you, Daming, were playing tricks on them.

The envoys from the State of Qi moved into the barbarian hall, and Zuo Youyi, Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, warned Huang Zijia and others not to go out at will, and the staff of the hall provided everything they needed for food and drink.If you want to buy something, you can also entrust the staff of the building to do it for you.After he returns to Hong Luqing, relevant personnel will naturally come to hand over to him.

As for when His Majesty the Emperor will summon them, all they have to do is wait patiently. After the imperial edict is issued in the palace, a ceremony officer will come to guide them on the etiquette and precautions for meeting them.

"My lord wrote a letter to the Ming emperor. I wonder if your lord can submit it in time?" Huang Zijia asked, "After submitting the letter, how many days will I get a reply?"

"This matter needs to be reviewed and decided by several senior scholars in the cabinet. As for when it will be submitted to His Majesty, I have a humble official position and cannot tell you exactly." Honglu Temple Shaoqing Zuo Youyi said.

Just kidding, a self-proclaimed king of a small foreign country actually took it for granted to write a letter to me, Emperor Ming.Do you think it's a homely routine!
Credentials and audience requests from any vassal state must be reviewed by the cabinet.In case, a small foreign country of yours has words that offend the majesty of my Emperor Ming in the letter of credence or in the letter, and then submit it to His Majesty, wouldn't it be a big mess.

Huang Zijia felt quite helpless when he heard this, but he didn't complain.Daming, after all, is a huge country with hundreds of millions of people, and all kinds of internal and external affairs are naturally complicated. For them, a remote and small country thousands of miles away, coming to meet the Emperor of Ming and establish diplomatic relations may be a big event for Qi. , but to Daming, it might just be a trivial matter.

In that case, just wait.No matter how busy the Ming court was, they wouldn't have left the Qi State Mission in the post house for too long.

However, the envoys of the Qi State waited for a long time to see the Ming Emperor, which was beyond Huang Zijia's expectation.Because, Jiannu really seized the customs and entered the fortress, and started their fifth military operation of entering the customs and looting.

In September, Huang Taiji, the slave chieftain, failed to make peace with Ming, so he appointed Bel Abatai (the seventh son of Nurhachi) as the general, and Tugerge and others led troops westward along the Daling River to attack Mingjing.

In October, two roads entered the pass. The left wing entered from Gubeikou, which destroyed the Great Wall, and the right wing entered from Huangyakou of Yanmen Pass. will continue to attack the eastern part of Yanzhou, Shandong).

Bai Guangen, the chief soldier of Jizhou Town, led the troops to resist the enemy, and killed Jiannu third-class light vehicle captain Zhai Samu (from the third rank), Shenling Wudana (the third rank), Zuoling Chuoketuo, Ebei, and Hujun Academy Hunda Chan and Erjihe, the captain of the cavalry, were temporarily defeated to build slaves.

However, Jiannu's left-wing soldiers and horses arrived and stormed Jizhen. Guangen was defeated and defeated.

Afterwards, the Jiannu army broke into the whole territory of Hebei, and Bingfeng approached Tongzhou. As a result, the capital was under full martial law.Chongzhen issued an edict to order the military horses of Miyun, Xuanda, Datong, Shandong and other towns to gather in Beijing and wreak havoc with Yujian slaves.

Huang Zijia, the envoy of the State of Qi, heard that Jiannu had entered the bandits, and entrusted the officials of the building several times to suggest to the Ming court that the cannon donated by the State of Qi should be placed on the head of the city of Beijing to prevent Jiannu from invading the capital, but no one responded.

(End of this chapter)