Brother Zhu Youxiao

Chapter 294
"Bang bang—"

"Sorry..."

On the grassland in the east of Horqin, with the sound of cavalry guns ringing continuously, more than [-] Ming army cavalry were chasing less than [-] Mongolian cavalry on the grassland.

The one who took the lead in escaping was the Lord of Horqin... Borjijin Oba.

Behind Auba, Horqin Taiji and Baylor, big and small, were also running wildly, fearing that they would be left behind due to lack of horsepower.

Behind them are less than [-] elite Horqin cavalry, and this group of Horqin elites who fought against the Yehe tribe and conquered the Nurhachi War are like bereaved dogs.

From day to night, from night to day...

Finally, when they didn't know how far they had run, when the war horses were exhausted in batches, the Ming army finally gave up chasing them...

Looking at their fleeing backs, some of the commanders in charge of the pursuit could only spit:
"These dog tartars can really run..."

Really unable to catch up, the generals of the Ming army could only announce the rest of the army, and then withdrew to the city of Glejurgen.

By the time they retreated, it was already noon the next day, and Man Gui and Sun Shoufa had already led the army to retreat to the post road pass.

The details of the seizure of Gelejurgen City were also placed on Zhu Youjian's desk, with more than [-] cattle and more than [-] sheep.

The number was not large, and it seemed that before the Ming army arrived at the city, Auba had already sent someone to break through with the herd.

However, these cattle and sheep were captured quite a bit, and with the thousands of acres of cultivated land near the city of Glejurgen, this place might become the northernmost city of Ming Dynasty.

"When the war is over, the prisoners and criminals from all provinces will be moved here first, and the city will be expanded to two miles in length and width, enough to accommodate [-] people, while ensuring the safety of the water source."

"The city is built according to the standard of rammed earth. It is enough to build some gravel collected during the land reclamation outside. There is no need to make it according to the standard inside the pass. The importance of the city wall will be greatly reduced in the future."

Walking on the city of Gelezhuergen, Zhu Youjian kept talking about his opinions to the scribes accompanying the army, and when everything was finished, a scribe said: "Your Highness, does this city need to be renamed? "

"Hmm..." Zhu Youjian pondered for a moment: "Let's change the name to Shifu, let's set it as Taining Mansion, and increase it to Duoyan Mansion in the south."

"In the future, the entire Northeast region will be conquered, and Fuyu Mansion and Beishan Mansion, Shiwei Mansion, Fuyu Mansion, and Donghai Mansion will be added..."

"I will have someone describe it specifically and send it to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, so that Brother Huang can make the final decision."

After all, the Northeast is cold, so Zhu Youjian did the math. Even if he moved, it is estimated that including Liaodong, the population of the Northeast would not exceed [-] million.

This is not to say that the Northeast is not good, but that the Ming Dynasty could not maintain too many people moving into the Northeast.

Places such as the Western Regions, the Old Port, and the Indochina Peninsula need far more people than the Northeast.

Moreover, it is better to maintain a population density that is not too high.

Whether the education system in the future of Ming Dynasty can complete the first industrial revolution is still to be questioned. It is impossible for Zhu Youjian to treat the people of Ming Dynasty as consumables like the first industrial revolution in Europe.

At a time like this, there are people who can be people, but not necessarily the common people of Ming Dynasty...

Expanding the basic market is the main thing he has to do, and the expansion of the basic market requires the people of Ming Dynasty to become the main ethnic group in the local area.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youjian glanced at the vast Horqin Grassland outside the city.

If he can reclaim [-] million mu of arable land in the Northeast in his lifetime, and let the per capita arable land of the Ming Dynasty reach [-] mu, even if there is another land merger, it will be more than a hundred years later...

Even he couldn't tell what the world would be like a hundred years later.

Even if Ming is still inferior to Europeans in terms of innovation, the technology of the two sides will not differ too much.

"Beep--"

When Zhu Youjian was thinking this way, the whistle interrupted his thoughts, and the chasing cavalry began to return one after another. Before they entered the city, they were told to go west to chase Man Gui's team.

Without a moment's rest, more than [-] people continued to embark on the journey, but at this time the commander of Habayashi Wei stepped forward and said:

"Your Highness, we only have more than [-] people here, do we want to keep some..."

"No need, one hundred Yanshan five-jin cannons combined with the car array is enough to resist tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry." Zhu Youjian glanced at the commander of the Habayashi Guard, not worried about his own safety.

His arrangements are all based on the premise of his own safety and the safety of the army, as well as the achievement of strategic goals.

If the current situation is detected by Jianlu, Daishan may still want to touch the Ming army, but Huang Taiji will definitely know what to do...

"Oba, you idiot!"

While Zhu Youjian was still thinking about it, it took a day for Huang Taiji, who learned that the city of Glejurgen had fallen, was almost pissed off.

At this moment, he was still galloping on the grassland with his army, searching for the mountain road where the Ming army was carrying heavy supplies.

After finally exploring where the Ming army's luggage mountain road is, the city of Geljurgen fell before the army set off.

Huang Taiji on horseback counted the time, almost from the time he set off, Auba only guarded for six hours before running away.

There are still four hours when the Ming army is on their way. If it is really calculated, it may be less than two hours, and Auba will run away...

Thinking about it this way, Huang Taiji's chest was heavy, and he seemed to be out of breath.

He glanced around, and saw that the stretch of Harawen Mountains was not far from them, and according to Tang Qi's information, the Ming army's heavy troops and horses were more than [-] miles south of the mountain pass.

"To fight or not to fight?"

For a while, Huang Taiji hesitated in his heart, because he always felt that it would be too bad to fight, but he felt that it would be too bad to fight.

The Ming army has already captured the city of Glejurgen, counting today's time, that is to say, it will only take two days for them to return.

In two days, without carrying artillery, it is wishful thinking to take down the thousands of Shangzhi Ming troops who are sticking to the mountain pass.

"Withdraw!"

After thinking about it, Huang Taiji finally chose to retreat without contacting the Ming army. Many people did not understand this.

"Master, don't we try?" Gu Shan Ezhen stepped forward to ask, but Huang Taiji's eyes twitched and he explained:

"According to the report of the fleeing Mongols in Gelejuergen City, Zhu Youjian's army strength is around [-]."

"Combining the released Tangqi, he should have brought the top four cavalry guards to the Northern Expedition, and the number of Glejurgen City is only three guards at most. Where do you think there is another guard?"

Huang Taiji looked at Gu Shan Ezhen, which made the other party realize his gaffe, and quickly complimented:
"My master has a long-term vision. If I were a slave, I'm afraid I couldn't help but go up and kill the enemy, causing the army to be damaged."

Let the army break down...

Saying such a sentence from a general of Gu Shan Ezhen's level really hurt morale.

However, Huang Taiji did not blame the other party, after all, this is the truth, and he does not want to fight anymore.

Thinking of the power of the Shangzhi Four Cavalry Guards and Ming army artillery, Huang Taiji felt a dull pain in his waist.

"Two days... as long as I stick to it for two more days, I will have a chance... Oba, that stupid ass who deserves to be killed!"

Huang Taiji's breath became hotter when he thought that he hadn't made the time difference, hadn't ushered in a great victory, lost dozens of important iron cannons, and wasted thousands of shi of food that had galloped here.

In order to recover the loss, he turned his head and said immediately:
"Order the whole army to retreat to the north. Don't show mercy to other Horqin tribes who meet along the way. All the cattle and sheep will be plundered and returned to Shangjing."

"Since they did not report the news of the Ming army to Auba, it means that they have surrendered to the enemy, and the cattle, sheep and horses left behind will only serve as a boost to the Ming army."

"Your servant takes orders." Gu Shanzhen replied, and Huang Taiji glanced at Harawen Mountain reluctantly.

He told the generals of the Kingdom of Jin with his behavior that not everyone can make big detours and outflank like Zhu Youjian and Nurhachi.

If the time difference is not well grasped, maybe a pig teammate will be offended, or if it is not good, it will be the result of annihilation of the entire army.

The Jin army began to retreat, but the traces of their retreat were not discovered by the Ming army until one day later, and they were sent to Zhu Youjian three days later.

"It's also his style..."

Grajurgen City, no... Maybe it should be Taining City.

When Zhu Youjian received the news from Man Gui in the simple courtyard in the city, he was not surprised by Huang Taiji's retreat.

Huang Taiji was not an idiot, nor was Hou Jin the Ming army. They were doomed not to exchange heavy casualties for a partial victory.

When it was learned that the Ming army had captured Taining City, and some soldiers and horses began to return to aid.

Unless Huang Taiji is willing to take the risk of being trapped by the Ming army, it is impossible to take the initiative to attack the Ming army at the post road pass.

However, Huang Taiji's tactics this time really disrupted Zhu Youjian's tactical arrangement, otherwise he could have let the three cavalry guards chase Obama to East Siberia and then return.

It is always a pity that Obama was not wiped out this time, but it is indeed worth celebrating that it has obtained hundreds of millions of acres of grassland and opened up a province.

The only thing to do now is how to consolidate the territory of this province.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youjian began to think, and at this time a commander outside the courtyard also walked into the courtyard all the way.

He held a roll of sheepskin in his hand, and after entering the courtyard, he presented the roll of sheepskin with both hands and said:

"Your Highness, Ombu and other fourteen tribes in Horqin, North and South Taiji expressed their willingness to submit to Daming, and respected Long Live as "Bogda Khan" and His Highness as Grand Master..."

"..." Zhu Youjian was really happy when he heard that his elder brother was honored as Bogda Khan when he heard Omubu and many other Horqin tribes Taijibele, because if translated, it should be "" Holy Khan".

It's just that when he heard that he was honored as a grand master, he always felt a little weird.

In his impression, those who are honored as grand masters seem to have no good end...

"Isn't this group of guys connoting me..." Zhu Youjian was a little at a loss for words, but in any case, it was more gratifying to be awarded a Khan number.

He immediately turned his head to look at the Commander Habayashi Guard next to him, and said:
"Report victory to the imperial court, don't exaggerate, speak with humility, otherwise the civil servants in the court will think we are bragging."

"Yes... Your Highness." Commander Habayashi responded with a smile, and then arranged for the military clerks to report the victory.

But when he did this, Zhu Youjian glanced at an official squatting in the corner, feeling a little speechless.

This is the official he captured from the daily commentary to serve as the military record, but the other party seems to have left here the bad habit of writing the daily commentary.

"Failed to fight against Huang Taiji, I always feel that this battle is a bit boring..."

Rubbing his chin, Zhu Youjian only felt that this second sweep of the North, except for a little bit of fun with the tiger squatting rabbit, the rest of the whole process was meaningless.

At this time, he instead understood why his ancestor Zhu Di found it boring every time he went to the north, but he had a reason for his enthusiasm.

Don't sweep it, he will harass you, sweep it, this guy runs as fast as a rabbit again.

Now the Tsarist Russian expedition is still west of the Yenisei River, and has no restrictions on Central Siberia and Eastern Siberia, nor can it squeeze the living space of the Mongols.

This actually gave Mobei and Modong Mongolia the space to escape...

"Forget it...report the victory!"

Zhu Youjian got up and walked out of the courtyard, and the [-]-mile express Tangqi who brought the good news also led the team southward unimpeded.

Unlike when they had to cross the Harawin Mountains to launch a surprise attack, many Horqin tribes from Taining City to the south bowed their heads obediently when they saw the Ming cavalry.

Whether it is nobles, herdsmen, or slaves of various tribes...

They all knew one thing yesterday, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty became their Bogda Khan, and His Royal Highness King Qi of the Ming Dynasty became their Grand Master.

In other words, they are now the people and subjects of Ming Dynasty, and there will be no more wars between the two sides in the future.

However, how their Bogda Khan and Grand Master will manage them made everyone feel uneasy.

The unimpeded Tangqi quickly headed south, from Taining City to the capital, a distance of [-] miles, they calmly went to the Horqin tribes along the way to change their horses, and continued southward after enjoying the attention of everyone.

On the third day of April, twelve Tangqi rushed into the Great Wall. After galloping for two hours, when the common people were eating and strolling in the afternoon, twelve Tangqi deliberately rushed in through many gates of the capital. In the capital city, holding up the paperwork in his hand, he shouted:
"North Sweeping Victory!"

"North Sweeping Victory!"

"King Qi smashed tigers and squatted rabbits in the Duolun Grassland, and smashed Horqin Oba in the Taer River in Harawen Mountain..."

"The tiger squatted on the rabbit and fled north, and Oba fled eastward. From the north to the south of the capital, there is no king's court..."

"The tribes of Monan respect the Great Ming Emperor as Bogda Khan..."

The Twelve Riders seemed to be doing it on purpose, and they read the news very clearly, especially the news that the various ministries honored Bogda Khan read it very loudly.

Some people along the official road are still picking their teeth with toothpicks, some are still eating roadside stalls, and some are taking a walk after dinner.

They didn't even react to what was going on, as if the Tangqi with big horns rode their horses and ran towards the Daming Gate of the imperial palace.

Don't ask why you don't go to Donghuamen...

Winning a big victory, taking a trip to the Daming Gate, and experiencing the addiction of the Baiguan Dachaohui, this is the highest honor for a Baojie Tangqi.

Under the loud publicity of the Tangqi, the people in the four cities inside and outside the east and west soon knew the news of the victory in the North Sweeping.

This news set off thousands of waves for a moment, and many people were overjoyed. They couldn't believe that the tiger squatting rabbit who led soldiers to knock on the pass last year just ran away like this.

There is no royal court for two thousand miles from the north to the south of the capital. This is a grand event and praise that only existed during the Yongle period.

For a moment, the entire capital was in an atmosphere of turmoil, and the twelve Tangqi also gathered in front of the Daming Gate, raising their hands to signal the three guards of the imperial city to open the gate.

The three guards of the imperial city notified the Wenhua Palace, the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, and Zhu Youxiao who had just returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation from the dynasty.

There was an uproar in the inner and outer courts, and all the officials flocked to the Huangji Hall. Zhu Youxiao also had to put down his wood, put on his regular clothes again, and sat on the big 辂 to go to the Huangji Hall.

All the officials along the way hurried, with complex expressions on their faces.

Some people are happy, some people are red-faced, some people are red-faced, and some people can't help themselves.

It's just that compared to the one-sided beaming, some officials' faces are not good-looking. Although they are smiling, it always feels like a superficial smile.

Officials from the Hundred Officials and the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies flocked to Wenhua Hall one after another, like ordinary people watching gossip, discussing the war in whispers before Zhu Youxiao arrived.

"How long has it been since this expedition? It seems less than a month..."

"Yes, a full thirty-three days."

"But even so, this time is too fast..."

"It's really fast. Hongwu's thirteen northern expeditions, Yongle's five expeditions to Mobei, each time lasted as long as a year and as short as three months. It has never been [-] days that Monan has no royal court."

"I heard that all the ministries gave Long Live the honorary title..."

"There are not many tribes left..."

In the Huangji Palace, hundreds of officials discuss and argue.

However, what is being debated is not Zhu Youjian's achievements, but the so-called honorary titles of the tribes in Monan...

Everyone knows that three of the seven tribes in Monan were wiped out by Zhu Youjian last year, and the Tuman tribe was attacked and included, so there are only three tribes left on the grassland.

Now Horqin Great Khan Oba is fleeing eastward, while Hutudun of the Tatar tribe and Bo Yunnai of the Harqin tribe are fleeing northward.

Monan couldn't even pull out a complete major part, and everyone was questioning whether Zhu Youjian's self-directed and self-acted work on the honorable title of the various parts.

After all, there is no one in Monan thousands of miles at the moment, not to mention that Zhu Youjian reported that all the ministries were listed as "Bogda Khan" by Zhu Youxiao, and no one objected to the above list of "Genghis Khan".

Therefore, the officials still looked at the last part of the good news with doubts.

At the same time as they questioned, Zhu Youxiao stepped onto the high platform, and all the officials bowed and knelt down immediately:

"Long live Long live Long live……"

"Send the good news of Monan!"

It was only on the way that Zhu Youxiao figured out what happened.

For him who likes fame, it is undoubtedly a very honorable thing to be honored by the various tribes in Monan. As soon as he sat down, Xuantang couldn't wait to ride up to the hall.

"Long live Xuantang riding up the hall..."

"Long live Xuantang riding up the hall..."

"Long live Xuan..."

From Huangji Hall to Huangji Gate, Meridian Gate, Duanmen...

When a sound was heard, it finally ushered in the opening of the Daming Gate.

As the small flag officer of the twelve Tangqi, a Tangqi in his thirties started the long-distance running with excitement in his hand.

While running, he shouted Monan Great Victory and Sweeping North Great Victory.

From Daming Gate to Chengtian Gate, Duanmen Gate, Meridian Gate, Huangji Gate, Huangji Hall...

If the distance of nearly three miles hadn't been for the morning exercise training of all the people on the straight line, they would have been exhausted long ago.

When Tang Qi ran into the square behind Huangji Gate, his voice became louder and louder, and all the officials in the hall heard the news of the great victory clearly.

The last time the Daming Gate was opened, it seemed that it was the time when the prisoners were offered in the North Korean War. It never occurred to me that some of them would experience it twice in the past twenty years.

The old ministers who had experienced it twice in a short period of time all puffed up their chests. Although the North Sweeping Victory had nothing to do with them, they still believed that there was no such thing as a North Sweeping Victory without a hundred officials strategizing in the court.
Tang Qi ran up to the Baiyu Terrace, passed by the big Han general at the gate, walked into the Huangji Hall with a feeling of uneasiness, and trot all the way to the high platform, presenting the victory report with both hands:
"Sweeping the North was a great victory. The king of Qi smashed the tiger and squatted on the rabbit in the Duolun grassland. The tiger and the rabbit dun and Bo Yunai fled north for two thousand miles."

"The king of Qi broke Oba at the Taer River in Harawen Mountain, and Oba fled seven hundred miles east. The Jian captive Huang Taiji was forced to retreat, and there was no king's court in the north and south of the capital."

"All the ministries in Monan submit to you, and all of you honor your majesty as Bogda Sage Khan..."

"King Qi asked the imperial court to set up Kaiping, Duoyan, and Taining three prefectures outside the Great Wall, and emigrate to the border!"

Tang Qi repeated the words he had said countless times, while watching someone take the good news from his hand and hand it over to the high platform, in the hands of the emperor.

It's just that Zhu Youxiao listened to his words in a daze. He opened the good news in his hand, and now he can't believe that he has completed what Ming Taizu, Ming Chengzu, and the first fourteen emperors of Ming Dynasty have not completed. feat.

How many years has the Han emperor been honored as Khan?It seems that since Emperor Xuanzong Li Longji of the Tang Dynasty, few Mobei tribes honored the emperor of the Han Dynasty as Khan.

Although Zhu Youxiao knew that his Khan, like Tang Xuanzong Li Longji, was only the honorific title of a small number of tribes, not as important as Li Shimin's Tian Khan, but this did not prevent him from being excited.

Looking at the decapitation and military exploits on the victory report, Zhu Youxiao tightly clenched the victory report with both hands, and after a few breaths, he put down the victory report in his hand, and said in a loud voice:

"Let the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Industry work with the Governor's Office of the Five Armies to discuss the issues of the three prefectures outside the Great Wall."

"In addition, money will be allocated from internal funds to reward the soldiers who fought in the Northern Sweeping Campaign."

"Another seventeen people, including Li Tengfang, Chen Yuting, Wei Dazhong, Yuan Huazhong, Zheng Sanjun, Li Banghua, Sun Juxiang, Rao Shen, and Wang Zhicai, were transferred to take up positions in the three governments..."

Zhu Youxiao's words made the hearts of all the parties in the hall tense, and Wei Zhongxian beside him felt a pain in his heart.

The parties felt tense because they knew about Yuan Keli's request to return to the capital to become an official.

It's just that the emperor has transferred Yuan Keli to the outside of the pass, which means that the emperor doesn't want Yuan Keli to come back.

This is in the interests of the eunuch party, but the Donglin officials who transferred seventeen officials from the Ministry of Officials immediately got a little tricky.

Everyone knew that Wei Zhongxian asked Jin Yiwei to thoroughly investigate the seventeen people, which meant that the death of the seventeen people was not far away.

However, these seventeen people were directly transferred outside the pass through the emperor's hand. It seemed that they had surrendered, but in fact it was hard to say whether the emperor wanted to protect them.

The emperor's arrangement made Cui Chengxiu, Yao Zongwen, Tang Binyin, Gu Tianjun and others among the officials frown, while Han Yu, Zuo Guangdou and others breathed a sigh of relief.

Wei Zhongxian, on the other hand, didn't care about Donglin's life and death at the moment, he only heard about the emperor's plan to mobilize internal funds to reward the army.

He just ransacked the salt merchant's house and managed to get the money into internal funds. Before he could even out his deficits over the years, the money was about to be transferred away.

It's uncomfortable, it's too uncomfortable, the silver is transferred away, it's more uncomfortable than killing him...

Now that this batch of money is gone, where can he get money to smooth out his account of being short of money?Is it possible that he really wants to spit out the money he ate?
Impossible, absolutely impossible...

Thinking of this, Wei Zhongxian gritted his teeth, and his eyes began to scan all the officials, as if he was about to find someone to attack...

(End of this chapter)