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Chapter 468: If the country is humiliated and foreign enemies invade, then I will be the general... It is only right that the king dies in the country!

In the northwest grassland, wolf-headed banners are fluttering. This is the Chinese army camp belonging to Dayan Khan, the little prince of Mongolia.

Flames were burning in the huge tent, and Dayan Khan, the leader of the Mongolian tribes, sat at the head of the table, listening to his subordinates reporting intelligence from the Ming Dynasty in the south.

The little prince Dayan Khan, the hero who unified all the Mongolian tribes, enjoyed a great reputation on the grasslands, but he never dared to go south to invade the Ming Dynasty, just because of the battle more than 20 years ago.

More than 20 years ago, Dayan Khan, the little prince who had just come into power, led the Mongolian cavalry south to Hetao, claiming to pay tribute but actually causing harassment. However, on that occasion, he was defeated and captured alive by the Ming Dynasty's grand master, and was sent to the Ming Dynasty. The capital performed a dance for the Ming Emperor.

This incident was a lifelong shame for Dayan Khan, but after he was released by the Ming Dynasty, he did not dare to take revenge. He even cooperated with the Ming Dynasty to stir up chaos on the grasslands, adding several Serbian countries to the border of the Ming Dynasty.

In that battle in the past, Xu Xin broke Dayan Khan's heart. The subsequent moves of the grasslands to vassals and the founding of the country made Dayan Khan realize that the Ming Dynasty was now prosperous. Even if he integrated and unified all the Mongolian tribes, he had no chance of winning. .

Originally, Dayan Khan thought that he would never have a chance to take revenge in his life. After all, the Grand Master of the Ming Dynasty was about the same age as him, and living in the grassland, he was only middle-aged and had already lost control of his body. He already had gray hair on his head, and there was a high probability that he would not be able to survive the opponent.

But just now, he got the news that the young emperor of the Ming Dynasty actually had an internal conflict with the grand master. The grand master was so angry by his disciples that he left the Central Plains and led an army to establish a country overseas. The current internal emptiness of the Ming Dynasty may be His chance.

Dayan Khan, who had completed the great task of unifying the Mongolian grasslands at this time, had no upper limit for development in the grasslands. He was also an ambitious man. After repeatedly confirming that the news was true, he summoned all the Mongolian tribes under his command and finally decided to "send south to the Hetao" again. Pay tribute".

In the seventh year of Zhengde, the young prince Dayan Khan personally led 100,000 troops into Kouhetao. At the same time, he sent an envoy to Beijing to ask the Ming Emperor to allow him to lead his troops to pay tribute.

The news that Dayan Khan entered the Kouhetao quickly reached the Ming Dynasty, and urgent military reports from 800 miles away were quickly sent to the Forbidden City.

In the Qianqing Palace in the Forbidden City, Emperor Zhengde Zhu Houzhao was discussing some recent memorial matters with bachelors such as Yang Tinghe and Yang Yiqing. He planned to wait for Xu Xin to ascend the throne after the founding of Japan, and then confer some people as bachelors and reorganize the cabinet.

"Emergency military situation!"

Suddenly, a loud shout came from outside. Zhu Houzhao and several courtiers and scholars all looked outside the hall in surprise. However, within a few breaths, Cao Zhengchun, the governor of the East Factory, and Zhu Wuwu, the Iron Brave God of Hulong Villa, arrived at the same time. They were accompanied by a messenger.

Zhu Houzhao could tell that this messenger was one of the eight-hundred-mile rushers. It seemed that something big had happened at the border. However, since the Grand Master swept across the north more than 20 years ago, there had been no trouble at the Ming Dynasty's border for many years. Okay, what's going on now?

"Your Majesty, there is an urgent military situation. One hundred thousand troops from the Mongolian tribes have invaded Hetao and sent an envoy to say they want to pay tribute!"

"Pay tribute? How could a hundred thousand troops come to pay tribute? Where did they lead the troops?"

Zhu Houzhao frowned and had a vague guess in his heart.

"The leader of the army is the little prince Dayan Khan! After the failure of the battle in the past, he lay dormant for more than 20 years, unified the various tribes of Mongolia, and his strength increased greatly..."

The Iron God Hou Zhu ignored the words and saluted the little emperor, and took the initiative to say: "Your Majesty, why don't you let me lead the troops to fight against the enemy. In that battle in the past, I was the vanguard, little prince, but I was the defeated general."

Zhu ignored the invasion from Dayan Khan and saw hope that he could once again lead the army. He was once the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion and had many supporters in the army. As long as he was allowed to join the army again, he would be able to develop and expand again, and there would be much less resistance to future attempts to usurp the throne.

"Uncle Emperor, you are my Ming Dynasty's Dinghai Shenzhen. How can you move lightly? A mere Dayan Khan... issued an order to let the Renwang of Liaodong return to the capital."

Zhu Houzhao looked at Zhu Wuwu, shook his head, and did not agree to let him lead the troops. This uncle, who had not entered the genealogy, had vaguely become the strongest force in the Ming Dynasty after the Grand Master left. This was not a good thing for the young emperor.

He still can't be arbitrary, so he needs a balance. The power in Emperor Zhu's hands is strong enough, and if he is allowed to get involved in the army again... he will lose control.

The capital is not too far from Liaodong, and Xu Xin continued to renovate the roads inside and outside the pass after King Ren of Liaodong came to power. News from the capital quickly spread to Liaodong. King Ren immediately received the news and was ordered to return to the capital, setting off a stir. A new storm arose.

During the time when King Ren of Liaodong returned to Beijing, the capital was already ready for war. The food and grass supplies and the capital's forbidden army had been prepared. The northwest frontier army was also ready to start a war with the grassland army at any time. tough battle.

During the more than 20 years of Xu Xin's reign, the Ming Dynasty has been prospering, its treasury is full, and it can mobilize its army with full food and pay. Even if there is a war with Yingzhou in the east and another battlefield is opened in the northwest, there is no pressure. It's just that the commander has always been Can't decide.

The ministers in the Qianqing Palace were discussing matters, and the veteran ministers all felt that it was best to let Hou Zhu, the brave god, ignore it. After all, he was Dayan Khan's old rival and the vanguard of the army that swept the north.

However, some people also suggested that the King of Liaodong who came to the capital alone should try it. During the founding of the feudal vassalage, he suppressed numerous rebels in Liaodong. Although he is now the leader of a country, he was able to return to the capital alone as soon as he received the imperial edict, which shows that he has great influence on the country. Ming's loyalty and ability are not bad either.

"I'll go to this battle in the Hetao!"

In the Qianqing Palace, the young emperor Zhu Houzhao kept his eyes closed and rested his mind. He waited until the ministers had finished talking before he spoke. Suddenly he stood up and said loudly: "This is the first battle of the new dynasty, and it is the foundation for my foothold."

"If the country is humiliated and foreign enemies invade, then I will be the general."

"It is only right that the king dies in the country!"

After Zhu Houzhao's words, all the ministers looked at each other. The emperor wanted to establish a military strategy and establish prestige, but there was such a thing as a personal expedition by the imperial commander... The last imperial commander who personally conquered was his great-grandfather Zhu Qizhen, who was called Mentianzi, and that was called Mentianzi. It was embarrassing, and later Yu Qian was beheaded...

"Your Majesty, you are the foundation of the country, you can't move lightly!"

Immediately, some ministers tried to persuade the emperor to give up his mind. Unfortunately, Zhu Houzhao was determined to use this battle to establish his prestige, so he used his absolute imperial power to do whatever he wanted.

"The fifteenth emperor's uncle, the benevolent king of Liaodong, is ordered to supervise the country. If anything happens to me, he will follow what happened during the Jingtai period and ascend to the throne..."

Zhu Houzhao had already made his decision when he recalled his younger uncle. There seemed to be many loyal ministers in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, but there were very few whom he could trust, and none whom he could trust absolutely.

Until now, the one he believed the most was the little emperor uncle whom he had not seen for seven years. So when the little emperor uncle did not hesitate to return to Beijing to support him, he also decided to take a gamble and go on a personal expedition. little Prince.

Zhu Houzhao had a hunch that this little prince Dayan Khan was his old enemy and would definitely be defeated at his hands. If he won this battle, he would be able to establish his own prestige and there would be less constraints on doing things in the future.

Therefore, he must fight this battle.

(End of this chapter)