Even if there are hundreds of thousands of pigs running around, it is not easy to catch them, let alone the elite families of the grassland tribes?
But the Khan Court is over.
Zhu Houcong finally saw I Da, and he looked at the silent man with some surprise: "I thought... you would break out of the encirclement no matter what, at least you would fight to death, or even commit suicide..."
Ida just looked up at him and didn't answer anything.
One is sitting high up, and the other is tied and kneeling down.
The one who accomplished such a great feat was just a sentry of gunmen led by a small captain in the Beijing camp. Now, they were all waiting excitedly to be received outside the emperor's military tent.
Zhao Zhenji angrily scolded: "Why don't you answer your Majesty's question?"
Zhu Houcong raised his hand: "I just sighed with emotion and didn't ask any questions. Let's loosen the ties."
"Your Majesty! You must not..."
Zhu Houcong waved his hand: "Lu Bing and the imperial guards are here. Besides, I am not a weak emperor."
To be able to be escorted in, Anda had already been searched all over his body. Without a long-range attack weapon, how could he get close enough?
During the process of being released, I remained silent.
Until Zhu Houcong finally said: "For more than twenty years, I have settled a lot of grievances today. You endure the humiliation and survive. If you want to ask or say anything, just speak frankly."
Ida looked at him deeply and then sat down on the floor.
Putting his hands on his knees, he looked up at his old rival and asked in Chinese: "Have you learned Mongolian?"
"Bold..."
Zhu Houcong looked at Zhao Zhenji again after hearing this, but did not blame him. He just replied naturally in Mongolian that he was not familiar with: "Among my concubines, there are some who are from the Duoyan tribe and the Ordos tribe."
"... Hetao... Daning... there are obviously no first-class generals left. You came to the battlefield in person, do you think you look down on me so much?"
This time, I changed my answer back to Mongolian.
Zhu Houcong also changed back and said calmly: "No, I just look up to you. If I don't come, I'm afraid the army's morale will be unstable. If I come, since you are fighting with your back to the wall, there are seven chances of you coming to me."
As much as 80%.”
"...still underestimate me. There are more than 100,000 elites and more than 200,000 young men..."
When I said this, I stopped again.
The results have come out. Even if the military advantage is so great, isn't it still a defeat?
Now to say that he dared to put himself in danger is really asking for trouble.
Zhu Houcong shook his head with some disappointment: "Could it be that you saved your life just to compete with me for this spirit?"
"For so many years, all the tribes have been suppressed by me alone. I didn't capture Jining in one go, but you came so quickly...I already know many causes and effects, so how can I be so angry about it?" Ida stared at him,
"It's just that we have been enemies for many years and it's a pity that we can't meet each other."
"...Is that all?" Zhu Houcong looked at him doubtfully, "Is it possible that Chagatai, Tubo, and North Korea have something to exchange for you?"
An Da was stung by the pure doubt in his eyes, and then slowly lowered his head: "Since I have lost, the world is yours. Exchange... If we talk about exchange, look at how you have treated the people who surrendered to the border for so many years.
Looking at Khalkha's hesitation towards my decision, I can only exchange my obedience for you to treat my people more kindly in the future. I have not taken this road, but I have no regrets.
I don’t regret my past choices and my current choices.”
"...Bring some wine."
Zhu Houcong heard this and gave this order.
Someone went to get wine, and Zhu Houcong said: "As you can probably guess, the elite cavalry in the Ming border area are nowhere to be seen. They and the servant cavalry who have returned to the Mongolian people have all gone to the Khan Court."
I didn't react at all, I just looked down at the back of my hand.
"Hundreds of years of enmity. You are doing it for the people of the Khan Court, and I am doing it for the people of the Ming Dynasty. It's all due to the current situation."
It sounded like there was no personal grudge, but when a bowl of wine was poured in front of Anda, Zhu Houcong said again: "How I treat my people does not need to be humiliated in exchange for you. Whether the vassals fight or surrender, I do not need to keep you.
Be an example. But you are serious about harming the stability and development of the Ming Dynasty by raising troops to invade the south. I drink a bowl with you as a tribute to your opponent. After drinking this bowl, you will be killed for the crime you have committed!
The soldiers who died in the battle and the people in the border area will not allow me to enjoy your lively and respectful courtesy for my own selfish purposes."
An Da raised his head again and looked at this calm old opponent.
The two of us are about the same age, so after seeing so many words from him, Anda felt nothing but indifference.
It can't be said that he is completely underestimated, but... just like the rumor that he likes machinery, in the eyes of this old rival, he, the Lord of the Khan Court, seems to be just a part in the machine, a link in many things.
Usurping the throne and seizing power determined that he could only suppress various tribes, and hundreds of thousands of troops marched southward. There were many flaws in the eyes of this old opponent. Although his military strength was so powerful, he was not at all like some of the previous emperors of the Han people, who arrived so quickly.
The real front line.
Almost all the Ming cavalry, which was best able to deal with the prairie cavalry, was sent away.
Even his own personal safety was considered as part of the great cause.
Now, he doesn't care about the glory of destroying the country and capturing the king. Doesn't he care about the pleasure of seeing himself humble and flattering?
For most of Anda's life, he only thought about one thing, how to deal with and defeat this terrifying opponent.
But this opponent is just indifferent, executing his strategy methodically, eradicating external enemies and hidden dangers, and implementing his new laws to make Ming stronger.
This battle was purely unjust.
But this battle actually started when he succeeded to the throne more than 20 years ago, and now the results are just revealed.
Ida silently picked up the bowl and looked at him for the last time: "Please leave a way for the grassland people to survive."
Zhu Houconn was unconcerned: "Since the grassland tribes have flourished and lived in the world, they have reason to continue to thrive. Without those of you who think that the Han monarchs and ministers will definitely exterminate the grassland tribes, the grassland tribes can thrive and live better. We settle down for farming.
You are nomadic and nomadic, each with your own way of living. For thousands of years, if you had not been determined to turn the fertile fields south of the Yinshan Mountains into pastures, how could the Han army have fought back?"
I replied with a bitter smile, right and wrong, how could such a simple conclusion be enough to explain right and wrong?
That's all, I still couldn't get him right.
Perhaps many of the confusions in my heart can only be carried with me after death.
He has his own pride and doesn't want to appear willing to gamble but not admit defeat.
The Emperor of Ming Dynasty had actually sentenced An Da to death during this meeting.
Used to win over the hearts and minds of the grassland tribes? Zhu Houcong said it was not necessary.
To frighten those vassal states that were baring their teeth against the Ming Dynasty this time? Zhu Houcong said it was not necessary.
On the contrary, over the years, the soldiers who died in the Ming Dynasty border area and the border residents who were killed need an explanation.
Zhu Houcong doesn't need the pleasure of seeing me answer "can sing and dance well".
He possesses knowledge and structure far beyond the times. Zhu Houcong always feels that such a victory is natural and there is no need to be so boastful or proud.
What's more, this is just a new beginning for the pattern of the northern border. Only if a new order can be established and the possibility of threatening the south of the Great Wall can be truly eliminated in the future will the foundation of governance be more evident.
However, the border troops began to encircle and suppress the fleeing remnants, and the emperor took the lead in returning to the capital. The arrow outside Xuanfu City could be pulled out.
Nearly twenty years.
At that time, Zhu Houcong, who shot this arrow, was just over twenty.
Now that he is getting older, he is finally able to pull out this arrow.
"I thought I would stay in the north for at least two or three years this time."
"Your Majesty is wise and powerful!" Guo Xun praised sincerely. "If we don't go to Datong first, we won't be able to grab a short enough time for me to lead the capital camp northward. If we don't abandon Defesheng Fort and go to Jining, we won't be able to force Anda to lead it myself.
The army rushes into battle and decides the outcome in one fell swoop."
Flag hunting was held outside Xuanfu City. A high platform was built next to the monument erected that year. Zhu Houcong looked at the weathered arrows in front of him.
What Guo Xun said certainly makes sense.
The result was good, so when he went directly from Xuanfu to Datong, the decision-making period after receiving the news that the Andu army appeared in the Shajing area was shortened. Zhu Houcong decided to station in Victory Fort, and only then did Guo Xun take the lead with the consciousness of sacrificing his life.
The Beijing camp set off to reinforce Jining. Zhu Houcong passed through the Victory Fortress on the way and reached the west of Jining Haixi. Only then did An Da directly lead his army into the formation to decide the outcome in a decisive battle when he was only one breath away from attacking Jining.
But if the result is not good, the situation will naturally be different now.
In the history books, Guo Xun and Mao Bowen were both officials who committed crimes against the country and the people. Because of the Ming Dynasty's past achievements, they "encouraged" the emperor to go through dangerous situations, so that the Ming Dynasty once again hunted the emperor in the north.
It's really dangerous.
Zhu Houcong stretched out his hand and grasped the already brittle arrow shaft. This was an arrow shot by the emperor, and he also said that he would pull it out in the future. Even if someone came to oil and paint the arrow every year to maintain it, even if it was exposed to the wind and sun, the arrow would still be damaged.
Ya's condition is also very bad.
Today the emperor is coming to fulfill his oath, and the arrows have been dealt with in advance.
Now it comes out naturally and easily.
The soldiers below the stage could not hear what the emperor, Guo Xun and other important ministers said. When they saw the scene on the stage, they roared with the roar of the mountains and the tsunami.
"Your Majesty is wise and mighty, eradicating the Northern Troubles, and his achievements will shine through the ages!"
With a smile on his lips, Zhu Houcong raised the arrow and raised it slightly, responding to the soldiers in the audience and the people in the distance.
"Actually, you and I have not figured it out at all."
"Your Majesty is saying?"
"The Ming Dynasty is what it is today, not just because of me. If I were not around, the Ming Dynasty would be turned upside down."
Zhu Houcong calmly looked at the soldiers and civilians who supported him from far and near, but said to his ministers: "I am very important to you, because I can trust you and use you. For the soldiers who are facing the crazy Northern invaders, I am very important to you.
It is also important to be able to fight side by side with them, never retreat, and fulfill the 'defend the home and the country' required during the military reform. But for the people of the Ming Dynasty, the new law is irreversible, and at least two or three generations of the Ming Dynasty will continue to become stronger.
The situation, whether I am still in charge or not, is actually not that important."
Zhao Zhenji and others were shocked, and for a moment they didn't know how to respond.
"I just know that whether I answer or you, they will naturally amplify my role, so I decided on this strategy." Zhu Houcong stared at the arrow in his hand, "I can really prepare for the worst. Only then can I
He entered the situation with his own body and forcibly created a decisive battle situation. But the ones who defeated the Northern invaders were the soldiers, the craftsmen who made improvements over the years and made weapons, and the logistics officers and soldiers who transported military supplies, and the civilian husbands."
Looking at Zhao Zhenji, Zhu Houcong smiled: "Meng Jing, if you want to record this battle after you go back, you must not forget this point. I decided to join the battle personally because I believe in the power of the Ming Dynasty's unity for so many years. Judging from the battle situation, if that day
It is difficult for the Beijing camp to withstand the heavy cavalry, and I am not ashamed to escape southward to within the border wall under the escort of the soldiers. If I try to contain it, I will keep my army in the Jining area. Generally speaking, it will be a victory."
Zhao Zhenji looked at the emperor blankly: "...just like what the General Staff said, it makes him feel like he can capture Jining, but he is still a little short of it?"
"If the fish is already hovering near the hook, and the fish bobber is flashing and flashing, the fishermen will always just stare at the fish bobber. How much other things can be taken care of at this time?" Zhu Houcong started to walk down, "not to mention that I am here.
In my heart, I am really the biggest giant in the sky. If I can catch it, it will be a blessing in my life."
The dignified emperor only now revealed his true plan.
If he can beat him, he will withstand the beating first. If he can't beat him, he will immediately flee south.
But everyone who is familiar with this emperor knows that even in that situation, he probably will not flee to the capital all at once, but will continue to show off around the Victory Fort.
Thinking of the "battlefield rumors" he arranged, Zhao Zhenji couldn't help but sigh for me.
The opponent of this prairie hero is obviously very powerful and yet so cunning.
…
He went on an expedition at the beginning of the year and returned in triumph at the end of the year.
The Ming Emperor's three imperial expeditions to the north finally convinced the people of the Ming Dynasty that the era of troubles along the Northern Road was over.
The northern captives who came all the way from the south, even though it was the Ming Dynasty who took advantage of the opportunity during the Eastern Expedition, played into the Ming Dynasty's intention of conquering the north for so many years: they were originally looking for a decisive battle.
It's just that the process of this decisive battle was too fast and too hearty.
"Boasting about an army of hundreds of thousands, it shattered at the first touch!"
"How many escaped? Can you catch them all?"
"Didn't you hear? Your Majesty has sent General Ma to the Khan Court's lair. Where can they escape?"
"I heard that Mr. Ma is not even thirty yet..."
"I was kidnapped by the Tatars when I was young, and I secretly learned a good bow and horse! Your Majesty is very good at recognizing people, don't you understand? I heard that he is the chief instructor of Xuan Ning's 100,000 elite cavalrymen in Hetao!"
"Good guy..."
When the emperor returned to the capital, he also brought captives like An Da with him, who were going to enter the city from the south gate to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth and to offer sacrifices to the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
The prince was at the head, hundreds of officials greeted him, and the people of the capital celebrated together.
Zhu Zaicheng's career as a prisoner of the country is coming to an end, but he is not reluctant to leave.
With such a father around, you have to be good, not to mention he is sincerely emotional.
I feel that my destiny has been fulfilled, that I will receive great blessings from heaven, that I will look down upon this world, and that I will be invincible.
At this time, I suddenly felt some commotion behind me.
"What's wrong?" Zhu Zaiyi asked.
"Your Highness..." A man hurriedly came from behind and bowed to Yang Shen, "General Assistant... Over in Tongzhou, Dongying Lubu Feijie was on the way. The King's Division was advancing with great success and had already invaded Japan on September 18th.
Kyoto!”
"Ah..." Yang Shen smiled happily, "Is it really Lubu Feijie?"
"It's today. Are they ordered to go directly to the south of the city to show off their victory?"
"That's how it should be. With double happiness coming to your doorstep, Your Majesty will definitely be overjoyed!"
It was Lubu Feijie, but the people on the way there didn't know that today was the day for the imperial driver to return to Beijing.
At this time, the Ming Dynasty had enemies on all sides, the capital was empty, and the defense network had already been laid out.
Even if military intelligence enters Beijing, they must go through the procedures first, for fear that some bad news will cause turmoil.
This arrangement has been made before, so it is better to wait for the emperor to return to Beijing and then lift the special status himself.
So I learned the news in advance.
Zhu Houcong did not know this good news for the time being, but now he has returned to his loyal capital again, with greater prestige.
An Da and others in the prison car naturally became the center of attention again. He did not do any other pretentious or humiliating behavior along the way.
It is a pity and confusion that I have never seen what kind of person that old rival is in person before.
The same is true if you can't see the Ming Dynasty with your own eyes.
More than twenty years have passed, how much has changed in the capital of Ming Dynasty in one generation?
The heavy industry park in the southwest suburbs, the new outer city wall, the newly built bell tower in the city, taller buildings made of cement... I can't see much.
It's just that they are scenes that cannot be seen on the grassland.
The people of the Ming Dynasty were pointing at them and cheering and praising their imperial chariots. Their faces were full of pride and vitality.
Then several horses came from the east.
"A great victory in Japan! A great victory in Japan! On September 18th, Xia Yan, the general commander of the Eastern Expedition, and the commander-in-chief Yu Dayou, Marquis of Hanhai, returned to the capital of Japan, conquered Japan's Kyoto, captured the Japanese king and his civil and military ministers, and captured valuables to no avail!"
"The Great Victory of Japan..."
The fast horse drove straight to the front. Zhu Houcong, who was sitting on the horse in military uniform, couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
"September...18th?"
He had been in the north for almost a year, and naturally he continued to fight in Japan for that long.
But at this point in time...
"I congratulate Your Majesty, and congratulate Your Majesty! You have eliminated the captives in the north, eradicated Japanese troubles in the east, and made the Ming Dynasty powerful all over the world. Your Majesty's achievements will shine through the ages!"
If the meeting happened at the right time, all the officials would naturally bow down to him at this moment, making the emperor happy.
After Zhu Houcong was stunned for a moment, he was really happy and laughed heartily: "Destiny!"
He was happy when I was defeated, but he was not as reckless as he is now.
It's just that the front-line civil and military personnel of the Ming Dynasty, who were supposed to be invincible, brought him such good news, and he entered the situation in the northern border, which can be regarded as a big gain.
Around the Spring Festival last year, all the vassals in the four borders invaded.
This Spring Festival, the Khan Court has become history, and the so-called eternal lineage of Japan will also become history.
The Ming Dynasty's growing national power made the vassal states feel dazzled, but those who did not believe in evil and looked directly at it would naturally become blind bastards.
When he came to his son and saw him standing up after giving a big salute, Zhu Houcong just smiled at him first, and then looked at Yang Shen: "Yongxiu, this is a quick victory, don't you feel a lot more relaxed?
"
Yang Shen couldn't laugh or cry: "I almost died of fright when I learned that Your Majesty came out of the border wall. I respectfully welcome Your Majesty's triumphant return. Your Majesty should stop teasing me."
"Next, it's easy." Zhu Houcong looked at the city gate in front of him, knowing that he might not have to stay away from the city for any reason in the future, "Get off and go back to the palace!"
He prayed to heaven and earth and asked his son to do the work for him.
The Ancestral Temple is right next to the palace gate.
When the emperor entered the city, the people in the city lined the streets and cheered.
On this return trip, there was a great victory in which both countries were destroyed.
Among these two countries, one is a serious internal conflict that has caused great pain to the Ming Dynasty for many years. The other is a future feud that has not become more serious, but in Zhu Houcong's mind needs to be resolved more than the northern captives.
With his mind relaxed, Zhu Houcong was in a trance, remembering the first time he entered this city more than 20 years ago.
After coming out of the Imperial Ancestral Temple, when he arrived in front of the Meridian Gate, he looked around at the steles and then looked up at the Hall of Heroes.
Yang Tinghe, Yang Yiqing, Wang Shouren, Fei Hong, Zhang Fuking, Gu Shilong, Yuan Zonggao, Sun Jiao, Li Jin, Xu Guangzuo, Zhu Qi, Li Quanli...an unknown number of faces seemed to be looming.
Among their smiles, Zhu Houcong also smiled.
He has been in the capital for more than 20 years. This answer is not worthy of his life, right?
Behind him is a city cheering and excited.
In front of him, when he arrived at the Qianqing Palace, it was Sun Lan who led the harem to kneel down to welcome the master of the empire home.
Ever since the war broke out and he asked Tana and the others to return to Beijing first, they "didn't know the taste of meat" for a few months.