Ming Dynasty: Zhu Biao's younger brother, the most rebellious son in history

Chapter 121 The master is as lonely as the snow!

Seeing the barbarian's attitude, Zhu Kai immediately became happy: "Great! I like prisoners with strong character, Mao Xiang... You take this barbarian general to experience the hospitality etiquette of our Ming Dynasty. Be careful, don't do too much, or others will poke my spine and say that I don't know how to entertain guests."

"understand!"

Mao Xiang smiled and led the barbarian out happily.

As for the interrogation method, Liu Yi didn't know.

But when Mao Xiang brought Liu Yi back to the military tent, the barbarian had become as soft as mud.

"How's it going, General Barbarian?"

Zhu Kai still had a smile on his face, "Are you satisfied with this hospitality?"

Manzi looked at Zhu Kai's smiling face and felt it was particularly eerie. He raised his head to look at Mao Xiang who was standing beside him and was even more frightened. It was Mao Xiang who was going to cut his flesh with a blunt knife... Manzi wanted to cry but had no tears. Isn't it said that everyone in the Ming Dynasty is a scholar and is very polite?
Why are all the people I meet devils now?

Mao Xiang saw that Manzi didn't say anything, so he kicked him and said, "Your Highness is asking you a question. Are you deaf or dumb? Don't you know how to answer His Highness' question?"

"Yes Yes Yes Yes."

The barbarian kowtowed like crazy, not daring to say any more nonsense, and said directly to Zhu Kai: "Your Highness, I am willing to serve you. Your Highness, I can be your guide and take you to Buyuer Lake. Toghon Temur is so licentious and extravagant. How can such a person be worthy of being an emperor? Your Highness, I can take you to find them now, as well as his sons Tianbaonu and Dibaonu. I know where they are. Your Highness, please give me a way out."

Zhu Kai said that the price offered by the barbarian was not enough: "I am not interested in Toghon Temur and her two sons. Barbarian, why don't you tell me where the gold and silver treasures that the Mongols took away when they retreated from the Central Plains are? Maybe I will spare your life."

Toghon Temur, Tianbaonu and Dibaonu, they all had the money in their pockets, but the money was not. If they were careless, the gold and silver would slip through their fingers.

At this moment, the barbarian had no courage to resist in order to survive. After Zhu Kai stated his request, the barbarian said quickly: "Yes, yes, yes, all! All! I hid some of the gold and silver. I don't know where the other gold and silver are hidden, but I know who is responsible for burying them. When the time comes, I will take Your Highness to identify them one by one, and I will definitely find all the treasures."

As he spoke, the barbarian almost flattered Zhu Kai, "Those money were originally the treasure of the Central Plains. Now it is just being returned to its original owner! It is being returned to its original owner."

In order to increase his chances of survival, the barbarian told all the information he knew. Liu Yi, who was standing by, felt extremely sad as he watched the barbarian talking nonstop.

In the past, the Golden Family of the Yuan Dynasty swept across the world without encountering any rivals. But now, only a hundred years have passed, and the once-invincible Golden Family has now degenerated into a despicable group that fawns on others. It's really a cruel thing that the world does to people.

Zhu Kai got the detailed map of Buyuer Lake and waved his hand to let Mao Xiang take the barbarian away.

He also felt sad in his heart... The Mongols had come to the end of their history, and the people who once closely surrounded them became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

Liu Yi defected because the Mongols did not give him enough respect, and suppressed him everywhere, always thinking of replacing him. It was reasonable for Liu Yi to stand up and resist the Mongols. Look at Manzi, he is a blood descendant of the Golden Family, holds a high position in the Mongols, and enjoys wealth and glory, but now he just sells out the Mongol emperor in order to save his own life.

This made Zhu Kai think of the Ming Dynasty two hundred years later. Would the Ming Dynasty at that time also be like the barbarians today, begging for mercy in front of powerful enemies?
In order to avoid the tragic story of "The Three Massacres of Jiading" from happening again, Zhu Kai dealt with the Jurchen tribe in advance. However, if the Ming Dynasty still develops along the original trajectory, other tribes and other ethnic groups will definitely stand up. If the Ming Dynasty is not strong enough, they will also become the enemy of the Ming Dynasty!

In the final analysis, it is still the Ming Dynasty that is strong!
A blacksmith must be strong himself, this is an eternal truth.

Looking at Liu Yi beside him, Zhu Kai had no intention of continuing to rest, and said to Liu Yi: "Well, you don't have to stay here anymore. Hasn't the barbarian's map been drawn? If you delay, something bad will happen. You should lead your people to Bui'er Lake now."

"My lord, I obey."

Liu Yi took the order and led the army to Buyur Lake to capture Toghon Temur and a group of Mongol princes and nobles. The barbarian general was also brought along to trick the Ming army into opening the defense.

Zhu Kai led the army and walked slowly behind.

Zhu Kai is a warmonger, but he doesn't like bullying the weak.

In his eyes, the Mongols were the weak ones and there was no point in fighting them.

There is no way to fight against myself!
Zhu Kai was very unhappy. He came to the Northern Territory to fight with some masters. Now he couldn't even defeat them, so what was the point of fighting?
Wang Baobao!
Zhu Kai thought of Wang Baobao.

As the King of Qi, who has the strongest military power in the Mongols, he should have capable fighters under his command, right?
Well, wait until Wang Baobao has gained a firm foothold in the Western Regions next year, and then I will lead my troops to fight him.

……

The barbarians are gone.

The Mongolian troops who went to ambush Zhu Kai froze in the ice and snow for a whole night and didn't even find where Zhu Kai was. When they went to look for Liu Yi, Liu Yi had also disappeared.

Soon, the news that Liu Yi rebelled, the barbarians were captured, and Zhu Kai and Liu Yi joined forces and were marching towards Buir Lake spread, and all the Yuan troops were stunned.

They were planning to launch a sneak attack, but unexpectedly their home was robbed.

How could such a thing happen!

The Mongol generals were in chaos. Without the barbarians to command them, they were like headless flies, not knowing what to do next.

"Of course we are going to rescue people! Your Majesty is still fishing in Buerhai."

"Save people? Save bullshit!"

"How can we rescue him? You all know Zhu Kai's weapon. It's as easy as taking something out of a bag to kill someone from a few hundred steps away. If we go, won't we die too?"

"What should we do then? Why not go find the King of Qi?"

"Yes, yes, yes, let's go find King Qi. We are from the same clan, and he will not ignore us."

When they heard that they were going to find the King of Qi, seven or eight generals looked embarrassed.

They had escaped from Wang Baobao, so could they go back now? Moreover, they were not Wang Baobao's followers, so what would happen if they went to find him now?
"How about we find a place and establish ourselves as kings?"

The general who didn't want to go to Wang Baobao came up with a self-righteous good idea.

"Come on, our 70,000 people are not enough for Zhu Kai to kill."

Now that disaster is imminent, everyone is on their own and will choose the option that is most beneficial to themselves.

In less than half a day, the Mongol army led by the barbarians fell apart.

Some Mongol generals who were unwilling to look for Wang Baobao again gathered together to discuss countermeasures.

But before they could finish discussing the plan, Feng Sheng and the Ming border troops arrived.

Worried about Zhu Kai's safety, Feng Sheng led all the Ming border troops and pushed northward. Feng Sheng, in particular, as Zhu Kai's father-in-law, was undoubtedly the most active one. In order to prevent his daughter from becoming a widow, he spent most of his time on horseback at his old age. The sooner he could find Zhu Kai, the less danger he could put him in.

On the way, Feng Sheng saw several traces of major battles, and at such a distance, there was only Zhu Kai's Ming army, and the two sides of the battle were obvious.

You bastard!

Feng Sheng wanted to break Zhu Kai's legs! This journey was really tiring!

Then, Feng Sheng saw this Yuan army that was like a headless fly.

There were an army of about 30,000 people. When Feng Sheng saw it, he led his army to charge forward without saying a word.

This was the largest number of Yuan troops Feng Sheng had seen since he headed north. He believed that Zhu Kai was not far away.

But why are there still Yuan soldiers alive?

Feng Sheng had a bad feeling in his heart...

The Yuan soldiers he had seen before were all buried, but now he encountered living Yuan soldiers. Could it be that Zhu Kai had failed?
How can it be!

Feng Sheng was full of disbelief, but out of caution, he decided to defeat the Yuan army in front of him first, capture prisoners and then ask the reason.

What Feng Sheng didn't expect was that when he led his troops to charge, the 30,000 troops in front of him immediately became fragments.

That's it?

Can this damn thing defeat Zhu Kai?

Feng Sheng didn't believe it. After capturing the prisoners and questioning them, he found out that they were planning to ambush Zhu Kai, but they didn't expect Liu Yi to change sides and attack their base camp instead. Now he was leading his troops towards Buyuer Lake, preparing to capture Toghon Temur.

They didn't dare to cause trouble for Zhu Kai. They thought Zhu Kai was the devil and didn't even want to meet him.

Ok?
Feng Sheng couldn't believe it.

Are we at Buihuer Lake now?
Only then did he realize that Zhu Kai was determined to win the battle in one go and completely destroy the Mongols.

I rely on!

This is probably the last big battle, right?
Feng Sheng became anxious at the time. Zhu Kai was about to destroy the Mongols. What would he do if he wanted to go to war in the future?
This little bastard, his eating manners are so ugly, he doesn’t even know to leave some for me.

Feng Sheng didn't care about the captives and immediately led his men to Buyuer Lake.

He already knew that Zhu Kai was not in any danger ahead, so he did not bring all the troops with him, but instead rode lightly and with a small group of people, and rushed to Buyuer Lake first.

Zhu Kai, you little bastard, don’t hit me so fast, leave some for your father-in-law.

……

Liu Yi attacked Buyuer Lake and didn't even use barbarians to trick the city gate open... because the gate was already open.

The fire last night burned through half the sky. The flames rising into the sky could be seen clearly by the royal court near Buiyuer Sea. All they had to do was send a team of spies to take a look and they would know what had happened.

The result was that the barbarian camp was attacked, and Buyuer's last barrier overseas was gone.

When the Ming army really reached their doorstep, they immediately reported to Toghon Temur and wanted to take Toghon Temur away with them.

However, Toghon Temur seemed to be tired of running and didn't want to run anymore.

He chose to stay in Bui'er Lake and let the others escape.

If they want to escape, they can escape. If they don’t want to escape, they can surrender to the Ming Dynasty. No matter what decision they make, Toghon Temur will not blame them... He is no longer able to blame others.

Tianbaonu ran away and went to find Wang Baobao; Dibaonu did not leave. He was still young and didn't know where else would be safe except by Toghon Temur's side.

Liu Yi led his troops into Buyuer Lake, but did not rob everywhere. Instead, he gathered everyone together and kept an eye on them, waiting for Zhu Kai to appear.

Manzi wanted to take this opportunity to redeem himself for meritorious service and increase his bargaining chips as a prisoner, so he told all the secrets he knew about the Mongol royal family, many of which were his own imaginations.

However, the Mongol emperor was captured, so who cared whether what he said was right or wrong?
Liu Yi didn't want to listen to his nonsense, so he simply had someone find a house to keep him in solitary confinement, and while keeping him under strict guard, he didn't allow anyone to get close.

When Zhu Kai arrived at Buyuer Lake, Liu Yi had already taken control of the entire royal court.

The imagined looting did not occur. Zhu Kai saw that Liu Yi's army had no gold, silver, jade or other precious stones on them. Zhu Kai could not help but nodded. Liu Yi was really good at leading troops and could make his subordinates obey his orders.

Such talents can indeed be cultivated more.

Zhu Kai believed in the supremacy of the Han people, but he came from later generations and was very tolerant of all nationalities. Especially his experience as a seaman at sea made him feel a sense of belonging to the entire country.

Just like what people said later, if you go to the county, everyone in the same village is your fellow villager; if you go to the province, everyone in the same city is your fellow villager; if you go abroad, everyone in the whole country is your fellow villager.

Therefore, Zhu Kai is not very opposed to the idea of ​​national integration, and he also knows that this is the general trend.

Of course, the integration that Zhu Kai understands is only limited to the later Chinese. As for other races, such as the Japanese and Goguryeo people, Zhu Kai will not integrate with them. Women can stay, but no men will be left.

Just like the grassland tribes of the past, if a new tribe was captured, any male in the tribe who was taller than the wheels would be executed.

It would be such a waste to execute them directly; it would be better to work them to death.

"Your Highness."

Liu Yi ran over and saw Zhu Kai, and immediately said, "Your Highness, Toghon Temur is fishing by the Buyuer Sea. He has been sitting there all morning and is waiting for you."

Even though the country has been destroyed, they are still fishing.

Zhu Kai suddenly felt that this Toghon Temur was quite interesting. At least he was not as useless as he thought.

When Toghon Temur came, there was no one around him except his son Dibaonu. Zhu Kai went to find Toghon Temur alone. There was an empty chair next to him, which was obviously prepared for Zhu Kai.

Zhu Kai walked over and sat down directly. The security guard next to him looked at Zhu Kai sitting on the chair and his mouth immediately pouted.

That was his seat.

Toghon Temur smiled, hugged Dibaonu into his arms, looked at Zhu Kai, and was stunned for a moment: "I didn't expect that the second prince is so young. The Ming Dynasty has a successor."

Zhu Kai sat on the chair and glanced at Toghon Temur: "Your youngest son is not bad. He is here to accompany you even though he is about to die."

Speaking of Dibaonu, Toghon Temur showed pride on his face: "Well, my son is still young, but he is better than his brother. He is just a little timid and sticks to me more."

"Children who cling to others will never amount to anything. They need to go out and play on their own."

(End of this chapter)