Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 532
For April in the Northland Grassland, spring has just begun. This is also the most peaceful time in Daming and the grasslands, because most of the livestock give birth at this time. For herdsmen, this is the most important time of the year. Time is like the spring plowing of farmers in Ming Dynasty.

The nobles on the prairie rarely worry about the herdsmen at this time, they have more livestock to take care of.

However, since the end of February in the ninth year of Wanli, from Yilibali in the Western Regions to Horqin and Taining in Liaodong, there are messengers rushing everywhere.

These messengers went back and forth among the various tribes, and there was only one message, that Altan Khan was dead.

Ever since Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang wiped out the Yuan Dynasty and Ming Chengzu Zhu Di made several expeditions to the north, the Mongolian grasslands were like a mess. There were strongmen trying to unify the various ministries several times, but they failed.

Altan Khan of the Tumed Tribe did this during the Jiajing period. He swallowed the Liangha Tribe, suppressed the orthodox Chahar Tribe of the Golden Family, and annexed or formed alliances with the rest of the tribes, and finally became the overlord of the grassland.

In those years when Altan Khan became stronger, the war against Ming Dynasty was almost never defeated, and the important towns on the Nine Borders seemed to be empty in front of him, allowing him to come and go.

The Three Frontiers in Shaanxi, Datong in Shanxi, and even Xuanfu, an important place in Gyeonggi, were once broken by Altan Khan, who led his cavalry to plunder everywhere.

Later, the frontier generals ran away, and there was even a scandal in which Qiu Luan, who was in charge of the border guards, bribed Altan Khan for peace. Altan Khan could mobilize [-] cavalry at the most times, making him invincible.

At that time in Daming, there were Japanese pirates ravaging in the southeast, and Ida broke the border in the north.

But Altan Khan didn't have any big ambitions, he just wanted to be his Khan with peace of mind, plunder more gold and silver women from Ming Dynasty, trade with Ming Dynasty, enjoy wealth and beauty, and in his later years, he was even more attracted by Tubo. The lama bewitched, superstitiously believed in Tantric Buddhism, worshiped the Buddha all day long, and believed that there should be no more murders, and this gave Daming a chance to breathe.

In the late Jiajing period, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou, who had pacified the Japanese pirates in the southeast, led the southern troops to the north to train the soldiers and horses in the border towns. Li Chengliang, the commander in chief of Liaodong, also grew into a general and managed his own elite forces. Starting to balance, Daming gradually gained a slight advantage.

During the Longqing period, the two sides finally reached a consensus. Since then, there have been no large-scale conflicts with the Alda tribe on the grassland on the northern border of the Ming Dynasty.

At the end of the eighth year of Wanli, Jizhen, Xuanfu and the Forbidden Army organized a battle in the north of Gubeikou. In the first battle, the Wanhu Najite and Horqin tribes who rebelled from the Alta tribe were wiped out. Heavy damage to the Tartars made the comparison of strength more inclined to Ming's side.

This war shocked all the ministries on the grassland, and they contacted each other for countermeasures, but although this war was shocking, it was still not as shocking as the news of Altan Khan's death.

The death of the profuse Khan on the grassland is like the death of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, but the Ming Dynasty has a complete inheritance system. The emperor passed away and the prince succeeded to the throne. The change of regime is stable and there will be no fluctuations. My lord, when I Da Khan was here, everyone was convinced.

When Alta Khan dies, his sons may not have such power. What's more, the tribe of Alta Khan is not the eldest son of Alta Khan. In addition, Altan Khan's favorite woman, Sanniangzi, has more than 1 cavalry of the most elite, and also controls the exchange market with Daming.

Once Altan Khan dies, the greatest force on the grassland will split. At that time, it is uncertain who will be respected on the grassland, or how each will be independent, or even fight endlessly.

The various tribes on the grassland communicate with each other, and they are united vertically and horizontally. The sons of Altan Khan also put their tribes on guard and keep in touch with the outside world.

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On the north side of Datong Bian Town, at the border of the border town, and more than 200 miles to the north, is the city "Guihua City" built by Alta Khan on the grassland. Unlike other grassland tribes, Alta Khan has 10,000+ Han farmers here He farms, which is also an important reason why he overwhelms other tribes.

Guihua City is also the nominal and actual core of the current grassland. Trade, discussions, and alliances are all held here. San Niangzi also lives here and is the owner of this place. Leng lives ten miles outside the city and guards the city.

Alta Khan is over 80 years old, and Senggedu Guleng is also over 50 years old. In fact, many people on the grasslands call him Senggedu Guleng Khan, and he is considered the most outstanding successor of the Alta tribe.

The first destination of the funeral messenger from Tubo was Senggedu Guleng's big tent, and this messenger was also sent by the person he arranged around Altan Khan.

Senggedu Guleng was tall and tall, and the years of pampered life in the Altan Khan family made him more like a civil servant of the Ming Dynasty. His complexion was as fair as it is rare on the grasslands, his beard and hair were carefully trimmed, and he wore loose robes.

When the guards outside announced the arrival of the messenger, he was watching the song and dance, where two Han men were reporting to him the detailed accounts of the mutual trade.

With approval, the messenger ran in staggeringly, prostrated himself on the ground and said loudly:
"His Royal Highness, King Khan, King Khan is dead..."

Hearing this news, Senggedu Gulen, who was sitting crookedly with half-closed eyes, suddenly stood up, his face first showed joy, and then changed into a look of grief.

"Understood, you go down to rest first, I will go to the city immediately!"

After the messenger told the news, all the people in the tent who had not had time to get out knelt there. The messenger thanked him and then hurriedly retreated. Senggedu Gulen immediately raised his voice to greet:
"Record tiger!!"

A fierce warrior in iron armor came in to salute, and Senggedu Gulen said softly:

"The courier just now, together with the singers, dancers, and servants here, are all guarded and detained separately. Now the camp is under martial law. Without my token, no one can enter or leave."

The warrior bowed to accept the order, and some of the kneeling people below had already started to tremble, and they calmed down a little after hearing this order. For such a big event, it is possible to kill them all.

Everyone was led out, but the two Han men remained in the room. Seng Ge Du Gu Leng sat down slowly with no expression on his face. The two Han men looked at each other and remained silent. Getu Gulen picked up the silver bowl in front of him, drank it in a big gulp, let out a long breath, and said with emotion:
"It's really good wine. The best kumiss on the grassland is like urine compared to the fine wine of Ming Dynasty."

After finishing speaking, he put down the bowl, and Senggedu Gulen laughed for a while, then patted the table and said:

"The old thing is finally dead, finally survived until he died of old age..."

Talking to himself, Senggedu Gulen Khan wiped away the tears from his laughter, and inexplicably it turned into crying again, wailing and beating his chest, cursing while crying:
"Goddamned old bastard, you have hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in your hands, but live peacefully on this desolate grassland. If you listen to me, I should cry for you in the golden palace of Dadu right now."

Seeing him crying and laughing over there, one of the two Han people next to him stepped forward and said solemnly:
"King Khan, this is not the time to be insane, you have to rush to the second prince's side to confirm the title of King Khan!"

Senggedu Gulen Khan took out a handkerchief and wiped his eyes. He had calmed down and glanced at it. Another Han said again:
"The rules on the prairie, the husband dies and the son is married, the king of Khan has [-] fine horses, and the three ladies of Guihua City have more than [-] fine horses. After marrying the third lady, the two families join forces, plus the rest of the Guihua City. , there are [-] cavalry, which can overwhelm the rest of the ministries, and please hurry up, King Khan!"

Originally, everyone called Senggedu Gulen as "His Royal Highness", but several people in the tent have changed their address to "King Khan".Senggedu Gulen Khan only felt comfortable physically and mentally, but after hearing the suggestion, he frowned and said:
"Third Lady is proud and arrogant. She is not yet thirty and has her own strength in her hands. She will marry me so easily."

The Han man who spoke said with a smile:

"King Khan is a hero, and the third lady must have admired him for a long time. How can she be reserved? Besides, isn't Lao Khan named King Shunyi in the south? King Khan should inherit this title. The third lady yearns for the Ming Dynasty. Start from above..."

"You mean?"

"Please ask people from the Ming Kingdom to persuade San Niangzi, she will definitely obey."

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In the cabinet, Zhang Juzheng, the chief assistant of the cabinet, leads the world, while Zhang Siwei is in charge of the details. Although he has no name, he is actually the second assistant.

Since the incident of seizing love, Zhang Siwei has been taken for granted by the world as the heir to the chief assistant, and he is also cautious in what he does. Whatever Zhang Juzheng wants to do, he will do it with all his heart, and there is absolutely no second word.

However, as a cabinet scholar and minister of the Ministry of War, Zhang Siwei also has his own party members and his own scope of interests. Such obedience is not a long-term solution.

Zhang Juzheng cleared Zhang Tianmu, promoted a whip method, and his reputation was so high that Zhang Siwei could not shake it at all. Even if he was dissatisfied, he could only swallow his anger.

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"Master Zhang, the gentry is the foundation of the society, and the books of sages and sages are the way to govern the country, but now this whipping method has damaged the gentry, and officials everywhere look for a word of profit. If things go on like this, the country will not be a country!"

"Gu Xiancheng, you are a little boss, you are talking nonsense about political affairs, I am tired, you go back!"

Zhang Siwei yelled angrily, and a young man sitting at the bottom got up with arrogance and said goodbye after saluting. As soon as the man left, a family member rushed in and said:
"Master, the younger one just got the news from the Ministry of Officials that You Qi's relatives took over the errand of Fourth Master."

With a "snap", Zhang Siwei dropped the cup on the coffee table to the ground.
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