A century-old family that runs through the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 173 Chenghua, plowing the court

In the third year of Chenghua, the Ming Dynasty was in trouble again.

The Jurchens violated the border.

This is not the first time.

In the previous second year of Chenghua, the Jianzhou Jurchen tribe, headed by Li Manzhu and Dong Shan, invaded and invaded Liaodong 97 times in one year, killing and plundering more than [-] people in Liaodong.

Zhu Jianshen was furious after hearing the news and immediately convened a cabinet meeting.

In the original history, Dong Shan didn't know what was going on at this time. He seemed to regard Ming Dynasty as a soft persimmon. He openly went to Beijing and uttered wild words that he would lead his men to invade south. Naturally, Chenghua captured him directly.

It's just that the Ming Dynasty in this time and space is much stronger. Although Mongolia in the north has recovered its strength, it is far from threatening the Ming Dynasty. This also makes Dong Shan a lot more cautious, at least not bold enough to go to Beijing. .

However, in the face of absolute power, this actually didn't make much difference, and Zhu Jianshen finally made the decision to send troops to fight back.

As the chief minister of the cabinet, Yu Qian stood clearly with the emperor. Although he opposed militancy, what the Jurchen Ministry did this time was really too much!

"If Zhao Fu leads [-] troops, and if North Korea sends troops to help, I will make these pirates pay the price!"

Zhu Jianshen slapped the armrest of the dragon chair hard, and his words came out from his teeth:

"Damage its nest and destroy its species!"

Everyone in the cabinet couldn't help but take a breath of cold air - Your Majesty, this is going to be an act of genocide!It can be seen that the young emperor is really angry.

But it’s not to blame for Emperor Chenghua’s cruelty. After all, the souls of more than [-] Ming people in Liaodong are still watching in the sky!
Zhao Fu signed the seal of General Jinglu, with eunuch Huang Shun as the supervisor, leading [-] troops. North Korea also sent [-] troops to help, and both sides gathered in the northeast.

Chenghua Liting begins here.

……

Fire shot into the sky, and countless corpses lay on the cold ground.

It was already October, the wind was biting and the snowflakes were falling, freezing the world.

Just like Dong Shan’s heart.

He was not captured in this time and space, but the outcome remained unchanged. It seemed that God had allowed him to stay here just to witness the destruction of his tribe.

Only when he had a real head-to-head confrontation could he realize how far apart he was from Daming.

Only when his opponents were no longer the guardsmen in Liaodong who had been without fighting for a long time because they surrendered, did he truly see the gap between himself and Ming Dynasty.

Dong Shan could only watch as the Shenji Battalion's fire cannons spurted out deadly tongues of flame, beating the enemy troops into rags and sacks; he could only watch the Mongolian cavalry passing by, leaving behind headless bodies. With his corpse, he could only watch as the spear picked up his clansmen and their blood spilled on the ground.

The army of ten thousand people collapsed instantly, and he fled back to his lair, while the Ming army followed.

The huge camp was trampled by the iron hoofs of the Ming army.

Seeing this scene, Dong Shan fell to his knees on the ground, tears streaming down his face instantly.

At this time, his heart was filled with regret. He would never have thought that this Ming Dynasty, who usually seemed weak and easy to bully, would actually have such a fierce side.

If, if I had not provoked the Ming Dynasty...

Unfortunately, no if.

At this time, Zhao Fu was listening to the reports of the soldiers around him.

"Seven Jurchen strongholds in Jianzhou have been destroyed, and more than 460 cattle and sheep have been captured. According to your order, no women or children will be moved."

"It's just that the common people... only rescued more than 1000 people, and the rest all died."

When Zhao Fu listened to his words, he felt the anger in his heart growing!
Tens of thousands of people were killed on the Liaodong border, most of whom were killed directly, but more than [-] people were also robbed by them.

However, within a few months, there were only more than 1000 people left. One can imagine the atrocities they suffered.

"Damn it..." Zhao Fu let out a low cry from his chest.At this time, the cleaning was coming to an end. Torches were thrown and the camp was set on fire. A raging fire burst into flames in an instant, which made him feel a little better.

"The Jurchen leader of Jianzhou, Aixinjueluo Dongshan, has been captured alive!"

More soldiers came to report that they were riding horses, and a figure behind them was being led by a rope, stumbling, trying to keep up with the horses.

Zhao Fu's eyes suddenly lit up, and the hatred surged into his heart. He smiled coldly and said:

"Take it back and guard it well. I want to present the prisoner to His Majesty and entertain him well..."

The Ming army returned south, leaving behind a mess and circling crows.

……

"Kill the strong and capture all the young. If the earth collapses and the fire is extinguished, if the earth collapses and the fire is extinguished, if it disintegrates and the ice disappears, if the hide is empty and the pig is in the house, if the nest is blocked but the nest is empty, within ten days, the captive territory will be depressed. "

Yan Ling read the article at hand and couldn't help but smacked his lips.

In history, there have been a total of two sweeps of Liting holes in Liaodong, and it seems that this is the first time.

Chenghua Liting, under the circumstances at that time, actually did a great job. The Central Plains army, which calls itself the army of benevolence and righteousness, rarely does such a thing.

It can be seen that Emperor Chenghua was really angry.

The Jianzhou Jurchens should be in a state of despair after this sudden attack.

However, in history, the Ming Dynasty did a very confusing behavior later.

Dong Shan's son was granted the title of Tongzhi, commander of Jianzhou Zuoweidu, to show appeasement to the remaining Jurchens in Jianzhou.

Yes, he killed his father and made his son the new leader.

It directly led to the Jurchen invasion of the border area again in the 15th year of Chenghua's founding, which led to the second plowing of the court in the Ming Dynasty.

To be honest, if it weren't for the Ming Dynasty's platform-like behavior this time, the Jianzhou Jurchens' territory would have been divided up by Haixi and the savages long ago, so what would happen later.

Yan Ling was silent for a while.

He recalled the 99 games in his previous life. More than half of them failed to survive the Qing army that marched south.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became.

Just in time to reduce the difficulty at the end of the Ming Dynasty!

As expected, soon after, the imperial court began to discuss measures to deal with the lands where the prefectures were originally built.

Although the caves had been plowed and cleared at that time, some remnants of Jianzhou survived, and the Ming Dynasty had no interest in launching another conquest against them.

So someone suggested:
"How about letting Dong Shan's son Tuoluo take charge of the left guard of Jianzhou again? I, the Ming Dynasty, have given these places back to them to live in regardless of the past grudges. It will be a good story! All the vassals in the country will definitely be more convinced!"

This suggestion was approved by a large number of ministers:

"Yes, I have everything I need in my heavenly kingdom, why do I need to covet barbarian lands!"

"What a good idea. This will definitely make all the vassals return to their hearts, and the Jurchens will definitely not rebel again! This is a strategy to subdue others without fighting!"

"Isn't this just like the old saying 'beat a stick and give a sweet date'? It's a good way to regain the Jurchen!"

Yan Jingxiu stood aside. If it were in the past, his inner thoughts should be similar to those of several others. As a Confucian scholar who was deeply influenced by Confucianism, he did not have much desire for territory. Instead, he enjoyed the worship of the Celestial Empire from all nations.

But remembering the conversation between his ancestor and him, he still stood up and expressed his dissent:

"Your Majesty, I object! The land of Jianzhou can be directly controlled by the Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, we would rather leave it vacant and let wolves, insects, tigers and leopards live freely, than give it to the Jurchens of Jianzhou again!"

　In the second year of Chenghua, Dong Shan led a coalition of more than [-] troops with the Haixi Jurchens to invade Liaodong, which shows that their strength was not large.Although the number of beheadings is small, the number of enemies killed is not necessarily high.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)