Rule the Ming Dynasty Alone

Two wolf-like guards stepped forward and captured the Datong governor.

Zuo Yu couldn't help but panic, but he scolded me in a pretentious manner: "Shuzi, I am a Jinshi in the fifth year of Jingtai, how dare you treat me like this!"

Snapped!

In Li Yue's shocked eyes, Chen Kun stepped forward and slapped him hard.

Zuo Yu spit out one of his old teeth immediately along with a mouthful of blood. He looked at this junior with disbelief, never expecting that the other party was so unkind.

You know, all kinds of relationships in the officialdom are complicated, and they are always talking about their seniority. Although he didn't know which subject this junior was a Jinshi in, he and his mentor must have been old acquaintances.

"I am your Majesty's personally appointed Governor of Xuanda. I am above you in rank and have the power to do things conveniently! You, an old man, have an affair with Mongolia. It is a great shame for us to be in the same court with you. Now the evidence is conclusive. You still have Why do you have the face to shout in front of me?" Chen Shen rubbed his sore palms and scolded him.

I have seen shameless people, but I have never seen such a shameless person.

As an official of the Ming Dynasty, he received the salary of the Ming Dynasty and enjoyed the favor of the Ming Dynasty court.

This person doesn't know how to repay his kindness. He has clearly made secret deals with the enemy country, and now he still dares to rely on his old age in front of him. He is simply living his life into a dog's belly.

Li Yue also realized that Zuo Yu in front of him really couldn't see the situation clearly, so he finished his attack and said: "Governor Zuo, according to the law of the Ming Dynasty, you have committed the crime of confiscating your home and exterminating your family this time. You should think more about it... Now... It’s too late to think about anything, just wait for your head to be beheaded!”

Communion with foreign enemies is a serious crime in any era.

This dignified governor knows the law and breaks the law, and I am afraid he will be punished with an additional penalty.

Now he still can't see the situation clearly. It can only be said that he has always been too indifferent to the law, or he thought that his backer was still alive in the world.

"No, no, I was not involved in the transaction of tens of thousands of horses and mules with Mongolia. You can't just believe those two businessmen's words!" Zuo Yu suddenly panicked and defended, regardless of the pain in his mouth.

When Chen Kun heard this sophistry, he knew that he had indeed not wronged this person, but he was too lazy to talk to such a greedy official.

It's just that the Datong governor in front of him holds the title of left deputy censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate after all. He has to act in accordance with the laws of the Ming Dynasty, but he still has to be escorted to the capital to await trial.

As for the fate of the Datong governor?

It's hard to say if the emperor was someone else, but now that the wise and powerful Hongzhi is in power, how can this unforgivable governor of Datong escape the sanction of the law?

In Datong Fucheng, today is a blue sky with white clouds after the rain.

"Open the door, open the door, open the door quickly!"

"You know what you have done, so come with me!"

"Do you know the Governor? Haha, I'm just here to ask you to stay in the cell with the Governor!"

…

Since Qiao Liang and Fan Bancheng had all confessed, the other six families could not escape the blame. Chen Kun immediately sent personnel to arrest the other six families in the city. Soldiers from the Governor's Yamen came to the door one after another to seek mercy.

"Where are you going?"

Although the merchants surnamed Kong, merchants surnamed Kang and the Jin family had received the news in advance, they were caught dead before they even walked out of the house, and their faces turned pale with shock.

"Do you think you can run away?"

"Can't we catch you if you run back to Shanxi? Childish!"

"You know the Tatars so well, why don't you try to run north?"

…

The merchants surnamed Qu, surnamed Chang, and surnamed Hou got the news in advance and left the city. However, the matter was personally ordered by the new governor, and all three of them were quickly captured.

So far, the eight Shanxi businessmen mainly involved have been arrested, and what awaits them will be sanctions from the Ming Dynasty laws.

This incident can be described as simple and clear. Since liaison with Mongolia is a major crime, not only were they and their families arrested, but all the properties in their names were also seized.

However, it is up to the capital to decide how to deal with the eight Shanxi businessmen mainly involved, especially the owner of the Forbidden City who has to make the final decision on the case.

Just as Datong was gradually returning to calm, Meng Ting in the north caused an uproar.

The matter had to start a few days ago. Although Zhiyuan Tongha did not return the same way, he still passed the news of the Ming court's refusal of tribute back to the sweat tent.

The Ming court's refusal to pay tribute was like a slap in the face to all of them.

They thought it was Zhu Youtang who wanted both noodles and grains after all. Maybe the Hongzhi court, which was dominated by civil servants, recognized it, but now the real master of the Ming Dynasty is Zhu Youtang.

Faced with their self-proclaimed Great Yuan Emperor, they could not get the recognition of the real emperor at all. They even sent out a message two days before the agreed date.

Although their dreams were beautiful, the reality was very harsh. Today's Ming Emperor was not a weak emperor at all, but an iron-fisted emperor who had already made the civil servants obedient.

"How dare their Ming emperor do this?"

"We have indeed touched the bottom line of Ming Dynasty by claiming to be Emperor of Yuan Dynasty!"

"It's useless to say this now. How about we change our name?"

…

When the news first came back, some tribal leaders realized that Dayan Khan's claim to be Emperor Yuan had touched the bottom line of Emperor Ming, so some peace-seeking factions also appeared.

But the development of things was beyond everyone's expectation. Just when they were still deciding whether to fight or make peace, news came that Zhiyuan Tongha had been killed by Ming Dynasty.

A delegation of 1,500 people went to Daming, including many relatives of tribal leaders. As a result, they suffered heavy casualties in this battle, which made some tribal leaders immediately furious.

In addition, each of their tribes sent a large number of high-quality horses and mules in exchange for supplies from the Ming Dynasty, and now basically all of them have fallen into the hands of the Ming Dynasty army.

"They dared to attack our mission, and they will definitely pay for it with the blood of the people of Ming Dynasty!"

"Gather everyone together now, let's go south to bleed Datong City together!"

"Why Tong Ha has been staying in Datong, it seems a little unreasonable!"

…

Faced with the news that Zhiyuan Tongha was killed, although many tribal leaders felt very angry, some neutrals also raised doubts.

Not to mention that the imperial court clearly refused tribute two days in advance, but since Zhiyuan Tongha still chose to stay in the Datong area after learning that the Ming court refused tribute, this behavior is indeed incomprehensible.

If tens of thousands of horses and mules were driven back immediately, it would be unlikely that the Ming Dynasty would pursue you. However, you lingered there. You really cannot blame the Ming Dynasty people for not respecting etiquette.

Who knows what you want to do here? Now you are camping here with tens of thousands of horses and mules. If not you, who will you hit?

"What does Tongha's stay in Datong have to do with their Ming Dynasty? It's obvious that the Ming Dynasty people are not following the rules!"

"Since the Ming people are so unruly, we have to go to Shanxi this time!"

"Don't talk about reaching Shanxi, we are not having a good time in Datong now. The Datong Army is not a soft persimmon!"

…

Summoned by Dayan Khan, the leaders of various tribes gathered in the Khan's tent. However, the differences between the war faction and the peace faction became even greater, and there were even scenes of endless disputes.

After all, Dayan Khan was a boy of fourteen or fifteen years old, and he still lacked political wisdom. Faced with the situation that was almost out of control, he seemed helpless for a while.

But suddenly, all the tribal leaders became quiet and looked towards the gate of the sweat tent.

Manduhai, who was wearing the traditional dress of a Mongolian woman, appeared with a gloomy face, but did not look at anyone in the eyes. She seemed to sit silently on the chair woven from the wolf king's skin next to her.

Unlike the tiger skin on Dayan Khan's chair, which was donated by his subordinates, the wolf king skin she was sitting on was obtained by shooting the wolf king with her own hands, exuding the majesty of an iron lady that she had not seen for a long time.

this……

Huo Si and Tuo Huo Chi were the bravest generals. After feeling Mandu Hai's anger, they also lowered their heads silently.

Manduhai's eyes slowly scanned all the leaders present, and he immediately issued an order: "All ministries must gather their troops immediately, and let's go to Datong together!"

Following the order, the falcons and fast horses left the main camp one after another, and then the strong men from each tribe gathered towards Tumo River.

On June 20, Mongolia gathered a full 30,000 cavalry and headed straight for Datong. The force dispatched this time was twice as much as the last time Dayan Khan deterred the Ming Dynasty.

Woo...

Facing the invasion of the Mongolian army, the horns of the border towns sounded immediately.

Although they already had psychological expectations of facing the Mongolian army when they refused tribute, the Ming Dynasty was shocked to see Mongolia actually dispatching 30,000 troops.

"Your Majesty, Mongolia has not been unified yet!"

"Yes, if we wait for them to unify Mongolia, we in Datong may not be able to protect Shanxi!"

"Now we go head-to-head with the Tatars. This is the best strategy for the future. We will fight them for the sake of our descendants!"

…

Facing the menacing Mongolian army, although they also felt a little regret, there was no turning back when they opened their bows, and they knew that this was a road they had to take, so they expressed their stance with high fighting spirit.

If they now leave the problem to their descendants for the sake of temporary peace, it may not be the end of the country that awaits them, but they who have lived on the border for generations will be massacred sooner or later.

"For the sake of peace for future generations, we Datong and the Tatars will fight to the death!" Datong soldiers shouted slogans when facing the invading Mongolian army.

The most important thing in fighting a war is military resources, and now Datong actually has the confidence to fight.

Since the maggots in the salt policy were eliminated by the imperial court, now that China and France have regained their vitality, merchants who receive salt from grain are flocking to it, resulting in sufficient food and armaments in the side warehouses.

With such a guarantee, they would naturally not be too afraid of the invading Mongolian cavalry, and would even have the confidence to take this opportunity to severely damage the Mongolian army.

On June 21, the battle suddenly began.

Manduhai led the army to camp outside the pass, and sent Tuo Huochi to lead thousands of cavalry to attack from the front.

Chen Jian, deputy commander-in-chief of Datong, led his troops to resist. Arrows rained down from the city wall, and logs and rolling stones kept coming, causing constant casualties to the enemy cavalry and making it impossible for the enemy cavalry to get close.

Taking advantage of the Ming army's unpreparedness, Huoshai had already sent Huoshai and several thousand cavalry to break through a wall in the west.

"withdraw!"

Chen Jian learned that the other party wanted to get behind him, but was forced to give up guarding on the Great Wall, and immediately led his men back to Zhenbian Fort.

"Enter Datong!"

Manduhai led the army into the territory of Datong Prefecture, but he was not dominated by impulse. Instead, he restrained the army and came to the gate of Datong Prefecture and stationed troops in front of Wuding Gate.

"As long as you hand over Princess Yikexi and the equivalent of 10,000 horses and mules, our Dayuan army will retreat!" Manduhai saw Chen Kun in unicorn uniform and Zhao Hu in bullfighting uniform appear, and immediately Put forward his request.

After realizing that Emperor Ming was not a softie, she gave up the idea of ​​confronting him head-on.

It's not that she thinks her side is inferior to the Ming army, but that her side has suffered too much loss. Let alone completing the great cause of unifying Mongolia, even wanting to protect herself has become a problem.

It's just that her precious daughter Yixi has fallen into the hands of the Ming army, but she has to come to ask for her daughter. This is the most important reason why she mobilized troops this time.

"What's going on? Princess Iksi?"

"When did her daughter fall into our hands?"

"Could he be accidentally killed by us last time?"

…

Since no information in this regard was collected, and there was no hostage, Princess Ixi, the generals present could not help but be dumbfounded.

Chen Kun's heart suddenly moved, and he thought carefully and said: "Mandu Haihatun, please retreat outside the customs and wait. I have to report this to Your Majesty!"

"Do you really want me to bloodbath your Datong?" Manduhai's expression changed, and he seemed to be threatening.

Chen Kun still had a harmless smile on his face, but he said seriously: "Mandu Haihatun, it's not a big deal for me to return your daughter, but if you want equivalent property, do you think I can do this? Now? Even if you agree, you will come home with a lot of property, but my head will not be saved!"

"Return Yikexi immediately, and I will lead my troops to retreat outside the customs and wait!" Manduhai knew that the other party really couldn't take over, so he pretended to put forward conditions.

Chen Kun shook his head gently and said: "Princess Yikexi is the bargaining chip in my hand, how can I hand it over now! You can either withdraw from the customs and wait for news, or fight now. Our Ming Dynasty is never afraid of fighting!" "

Facing such a tough Ming army governor, the leaders of each tribe could not help but feel embarrassed.

In front of them was a city wall that was 13 meters high. Datong's total military strength reached 100,000, and what they had to face was the Ming Dynasty, which had an army of one million.

If an all-out war really breaks out, their situation will definitely get worse and worse.

"I'll give you three days. If you don't send Yikesi back intact, I will definitely bloodbath the entire Datong!" Manduhai finally compromised and chose to withdraw from the Guanwaidao.

When Chen Kun saw Mandu Hai retreating, he immediately issued an order: "Immediately search for a Mongolian woman in Datong Mansion. Even if she digs out three feet, she must be found by the governor!"