Li Er of the Tang Dynasty: Ancestor Xie is here!

Chapter 187 Lao Zhu: Why don’t you call me first?

Zhu Qizhen, who had been cleaned up all day, was cleaned up that night and put on his dragon robe again.

After all, he still had to meet the Wala envoy the next day. He couldn't just go there in rags, right? Then he has no face, but Daming still needs face.

Zhu Qizhen originally adhered to the attitude of non-violence and non-cooperation. Hey, he was just a hob, but he just didn't listen to advice. He couldn't put a quilt on the grassland. I'm right as you say. But after the Battle Royals took out his belt, he became intimidated without any surprise.

He is not a tough guy, otherwise he wouldn't have called the door.

At the same time, Zhu Qizhen was still gritting his teeth secretly in his heart.

When I return to court, I will take all of you out of the Ancestral Temple!

On the evening of the next day, word spread outside that the Wala envoy had arrived at Tumubao.

In order to confuse the Wala envoy, the Ming army specially selected a few groups of soldiers to dress up as if they were hungry and thirsty. They stood on the envoy's path with long spears, and specifically told them to look at the envoy with a green light in their eyes and show their loyalty. Treating the messenger like a lamb to be slaughtered.

As expected, the messenger on the road was both scared and happy.

The fear was that the Ming soldiers who were dizzy with thirst would hang him up and bleed him to quench his thirst. The joy was that, as expected, the will of the Ming army was about to collapse.

The overjoyed messenger from Wala did not forget to ask where Prince Wang Zhen was. After hearing that the prince was unwell after a long journey, he said a long series of words, which probably meant that he wished Wang Zhen, "Wala's eternal friend" Father-in-law, I wish you a speedy recovery.

Lao Zhu pretended to be a guard and stood beside Zhu Qizhen holding a sword. What he was worried about was that if this bitch got angry, he would tell the whole story to the Wala messenger. So he pretended to be a guard, nominally protecting Zhu Qizhen, but in fact he was "protecting" Zhu Qizhen.

During the conversation with Zhu Qizhen, Messenger Wala always glanced at Lao Zhu without noticing.

At Lao Zhu's signal, Zhu Qizhen sent two "general officers" to follow the Wala envoy to the Yexian camp.

These two generals were both from Anhui who were engaged in a special attack on the Mongols. One was named Xu Da and the other was named Lan Yu.

Ye Xian was very sincere. When Xu Da and Lan Yu arrived at the camp, he ordered them to break camp and retreat. He made a lot of false appearances to confuse the Ming envoys.

After seeing the two people's expressions of "surviving the disaster", Ye Xian's eyes also showed a look of satisfaction.

It seems that his behavior has deceived the Ming envoys. What he needs to do next is to catch him by surprise, kill him with one blow, sneak into the Tumu Fort, and go straight to Zhu Qi Town!

Xu Da and Lan Yu lingered in the Yexian camp for a long time before heading towards Tumubao.

After the two left, Ye suddenly asked the envoy who had just gone to Tumu Fort: "Agudam, how is the morale of the Ming army in Tumu Fort?"

"The Ming army has been deprived of water for many days, and they looked at me in the wrong way. They seemed to want to divide me and eat me." Agudamu recalled the way the Ming army looked at him just now, and shuddered subconsciously.

He nodded noncommittally, and then suddenly asked: "Did you see the Emperor of the Southern Dynasties just now? What do you think of him?"

"I see, he seems to be just a rich and cowardly emperor who was born in a deep palace and is better than women. All he needs is to scare him with your long sword, Grand Master, and he will obediently become your prisoner. "

Agudamu's words made Ye Xian very satisfied, but what he said next left him confused.

"But in the eyes of the guard with a sword beside the Southern Emperor, I saw a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood..."

He didn't take it seriously at first. The guard should be Zhang Fu, who was emboldened by Zhu Qizhen to show off his appearance, right?

Well, among the Southern Dynasties, the British Duke Zhang Fu was the only one who could be considered a hero.

But no matter what he thought, even if he tried hard, he would never have thought that the man standing next to Zhu Qizhen would actually be Zhu Yuanzhang, the great ancestor of the Ming Dynasty.

He even didn't expect that the people who came to the Wala camp would actually be Xu Da, the first Duke of Wei, and Lan Yu, the Duke of Liang.

The two of them didn't come to see the excitement, they came this way to survey the terrain.

That night, Xu Da made a plan and ordered the defenders in the Tumu Fort to be used as bait tomorrow to lure the Oara army to attack.

After waiting all night, they didn't find any movement from the Ming army, and they couldn't help but feel a little anxious. But Boyan Timur said that it might be the Ming army observing Oala's movements, and it was understandable to be worried. After considering it comprehensively first, I didn’t worry too much.

But early the next morning, he discovered that the Ming army was moving and was moving towards Guichuan.

Ye Xian was overjoyed and ordered the entire army to attack the Ming army.

But in his eagerness, he didn't notice anything strange. Although the dispatched Ming troops were heading towards Guichuan, they didn't move their camps and get water in a chaotic manner like people who were extremely thirsty. Instead, they moved in an orderly manner. They formed an array and headed towards Guichuan River.

He only thought that Zhang Fu was controlling the army, but he didn't think that this group of Ming troops who had been thirsty for several days would have any fighting capacity.

But when the two armies first came into contact, he noticed something was wrong. The situation that he imagined was about to collapse did not happen. The Ming army actually relied on the favorable terrain to launch a stubborn resistance. His cavalry attacked the weakest point of the Ming army. Although a gap was opened, it was quickly filled by the following Ming army.

He didn't panic at all. This was what he expected. He could lead the Ming army out of Tumu Fort, and he had achieved his tactical goal.

When it comes to field battles, let’s not be afraid of the Ming army at all. In his opinion, the current Ming army is not the army of Zhu Di's era decades ago. A group of young soldiers in the Beijing camp cannot fight a tough battle.

In fact, it was almost the same. Whether it was Datong or Yaoerling before, it fully proved his point of view. Now the Ming army in Tumubao can't stop Oala's troops, and they know firsthand that victory is only a matter of time.

While he was looking down with pride, Boyan Timur hurriedly rode to his side, pointed in the distance in panic and said: "Brother! What do you think that is?"

He also built a pergola with his hands and looked into the distance.

Smoke and dust billowed in the distance, and it seemed that a large force of cavalry was advancing this way. Boyan Timur immediately gave him clairvoyance and handed it to Ye Xian.

"That's not right. The last cavalry of the Ming army were all surrounded and killed by us at Yao'erling. Where did they get the cavalry from? Are they reinforcements from Xuanfu or Datong?" Ye Xian said, opening his clairvoyance and looking at it.

It doesn't matter if you don't see it, you will be shocked when you see it.

That's not a cavalry...

The cavalry seemed to be divided into many teams, and it was endless behind them. It was unclear how many people there were.

In front of each cavalry, there is a big flag, and the words written on each big flag are different. Although Yexian is a Mongolian, he has also studied culture for several years, understands Chinese, and learned Chinese characters. Of course he knows the characters above.

The banner of the first cavalry group read "Qin". The words next to them are "Jin", "Yan", "Zhou" and "Han".

These five words are obviously the name of the feudal country.

He could first understand what Qin, Jin, and Zhou meant. They were nothing more than the King of Qin, the King of Jin, and the King of Zhou. However, because the King of Jin was at odds with Zhu Di, the three guards of this line had long been removed; while the three guards of the King of Qin had handed over two guards as early as the Xuande period, and thousands more were deployed during the Zhengtong period; King Zhou during the Yongle period Because of the rebellion and in order to save his life, he also handed over the three guards, and from then on he became enemies with King Yan. He was the first one who didn't believe it when he said that these three kings came to lead their troops to Tumubao to serve the king.

Then came King Yan... who really wanted to pee first. Who are you scaring? Who doesn’t know that you, Zhu Qizhen, belong to the lineage of King Yan? Since Zhu Zhanji died, how can there be any serious King of Yan who can fight?

The last Han, Han King Zhu Gaoxu? How could Ye Xian not know what happened to Zhu Gaoxu? Not only was he himself made into a clay pot roasted chicken by Zhu Zhanji, but even his descendants were executed. Now you say someone is using his name? Who are you trying to scare? Why don't you explain that Taizu and Ming Taizong are back?

He couldn't understand the ones next to him. The flags said "Lan", "Fu" and "Feng" respectively, and on the large banner in the center, the word "Xu" was written brightly.

You guys are doing well, how about cosplaying here?

He was angry first, and he immediately deployed his manpower, intending to block the cavalry who came to support him.

"Pretending to be a ghost!" he cursed viciously.

He had every reason to believe that this cavalry was a makeshift, pretentious force.

However, he fully thought that he could defeat this "pretentious" cavalry, but he did not expect that the group of cavalry would cut through his army formation without any hindrance like a hot knife cutting through butter.

The bows and arrows that the Wala people were proud of shot at the armor of the cavalry, but had no effect at all. It bounced off like it was shot onto a city wall, failing to penetrate the opponent's armor.

The sun reflected on the shining armor, reflecting a dazzling light. The military morale of the Wala people quickly collapsed and they lost all fighting spirit.

Before he understood what was going on, he and his brother Boyan Timur became prisoners of the Ming army.

On the battlefield, the battle was gradually coming to an end. Under the impact of this elite cavalry, the Wala people were quickly defeated and began to flee in all directions. The Ming cavalry began to pursue the victory and expand the results.

Of course, the Ming army cherishes labor force... cherishes life. When chasing, they just hit people with sticks. As for whether they are unconscious, dead or stupid, they are not responsible. After all, His Majesty said that people must be captured alive to dig coal, which is called... what is called reform through labor, yes.

Xu Da and others brought Ye Xian and Boyan Timur to Lao Zhu's military tent.

Lao Zhu was sitting behind the desk, reviewing the memorials handed over by several courtiers. When Ye Xian and Boyan Timur saw him busy, they didn't dare to breathe. They suppressed the questions in their hearts and didn't dare to say anything.

Of course, I am confused. The emperor of the Ming Dynasty was obviously a young man in his twenties. How did he become a middle-aged man with a little gray hair?

Moreover, the momentum was as majestic as Mount Tai, making people subconsciously afraid to disturb him.

After Zhu Yuanzhang finished reviewing the last envelope, he raised his head and looked at the two of them.

The scrutinizing gaze made both of them feel shocked.

"Foreign minister Boyan Timur, come to see you..."

Boyan Timur was the first to hold on no longer and fell to his knees with a plop.

I felt a little regretful when I knelt down, bad... I forgot to ask the noble man his name.

Boyan Timur's attitude is not surprising. After all, historically he was quite respectful to the captured Zhu Qizhen and his attitude was in place.

"This is Emperor Gao, the great ancestor of the Ming Dynasty!" Zhu Qizhen introduced arrogantly on the side, as if it was him sitting behind the desk.

Of course Ye Xian recognized that the person speaking in front of him was Zhu Qizhen, but he just couldn't believe that the person sitting above him was Zhu Yuanzhang.

He immediately took two steps back and said tremblingly: "Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

"What's impossible? You must be curious about who defeated you, right?" Zhu Qizhen now looked like a villain who had succeeded: "Ye Xian, do you really think that I will let you do whatever you want in the Tumu Fort?" Slaughter? Hahaha... I won’t hide it from you, I have the support of my ancestors! The person in front of you is Emperor Gao, the great ancestor of the Ming Dynasty!"

"You should also recognize the Chinese characters for those flags. Qin is the first King of Qin, my great-uncle!"

"Jin is the first generation of King Jin and also my great-uncle!"

"Yan... that's my great-grandfather, Zhou is the first generation King of Zhou, my great-uncle!"

"Then...then Xu...could it be Xu Da, King of Wuning, Zhongshan?" Boyan Timur asked cautiously.

"Exactly!" Zhu Qizhen put his hands on his hips, showing off his strength, "We have the support of our ancestors, do you have them?"

Needless to say, Zhu Qizhen's arrogant look not only disgusted him first, but also disgusted everyone present.

Why did a husky come in among a group of tigers?

"Okay, drag Zhu Qizhen down for us!" Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hands in disgust: "Second brother, if you guys continue to deal with him, we will get annoyed by him! Bah, the villain looks like he is getting his way!"

Zhu Fang was ordered to drag the struggling Zhu Qizhen down with a few strange smiles.

"Are you Ye Xian?" Zhu Yuanzhang looked condescendingly at Ye Xian standing below.

Ye first knelt on the ground very respectfully: "The foreign minister, Grand Master Wala, will go first to kowtow to His Majesty Emperor Gao, Taizu of the Ming Dynasty!"

There is no way, the form is stronger than the person, they have the support of their ancestors, and he also has ancestors... well, he is not from the Jin family of the Golden Family, so he is not worthy of attention at all.

Besides, even if Genghis Khan is resurrected, he may not be able to defeat the early Ming Dynasty in the hands of Lao Zhu and Zhu Di.

"The Ming Dynasty treats you well, why did you rebel?"

Lao Zhu didn't talk nonsense and went straight to the topic.

"It's...it was the foreign minister Lard who was deceived and coveted the tribute goods..." Ye Xian's sweat couldn't stop flowing. The pressure Lao Zhu put on him was really too much.

The most important thing is that Zhu Yuanzhang was originally a "dead" person in their eyes. Suddenly coming to the world is scary enough in itself. With this head start, coupled with Lao Zhu's own momentum, it's no wonder that he felt a lot of pressure at first.

"In the past, when paying tribute, foreign ministers and others coveted the rewards and goods from the Ming Dynasty, and falsely reported the number of envoys..." He didn't bother to wipe his sweat and said tremblingly: "This time, the court did not agree and only gave one-fifth of the money. Property, foreign minister... foreign minister wants to bring people to get it..."

(End of this chapter)