I'm really not the carpenter emperor

"Inner government yamen, why is it not as efficient as local weaving?"

Having said that, Zhu Youxiao was quite dissatisfied.

Wang Chaofu didn't dare to say anything, so he could only accompany him. At this moment, there was a rush of footsteps outside the hall.

The eunuch from Zhidian Supervisor hurried past, the wind on his feet shook off the snow covered plum blossoms, and it was scattered on the moist golden ground of the Forbidden City.

Zhu Youxiao lay sideways on the couch, turned over in the brocade quilt warmed by the Xuande stove, his eyelashes trembled, and looked out of the hall following the sound.

The eunuch entered the Xinuang Pavilion, knelt down in front of the couch, and happily said:

"Your Majesty, the 20 sets of cotton coats in the Inner Government Yamen have been prepared and can be sent to Liaodong to protect the people from the cold!"

Wang Chaofu also hurriedly acted as a peacemaker, saying: "Your Majesty, the Shangyi Supervisor completed the cotton clothes three days in advance, which can be regarded as making up for it!"

The eunuch came rushing forward, the cold air all over his body, and the effort of a few words had already been smoked and melted by the fire in the Xinuang Pavilion, turning into wet snow, dripping on the ground like gold bricks.

Zhu Youxiao's eyebrows and eyes moved, but there was no joy as expected by the eunuch. He threw the notebook in his hand beside him, and his voice was a little lazy:

"In that case, send it to the Liaodong Governor's Yamen as soon as possible."

"Also, tell Hong Chengchou that the people of Liaodong are also my people. If you still have any difficulties, make a note and submit it. I will do my best."

After saying that, watching the eunuch leave, Zhu Youxiao looked at the border area of ​​Shanxi, where the army was gathering and the two sides were confronting each other.

……

Kill Hukou Pass.

The cold wind is bleak, and it is as sharp as a knife.

The horse's hooves splashed the crushed snow on the dead trees, the sound of hooves was like thunder, and the sharp cold wind whizzed towards them. In an instant, a rain of arrows fell.

"Hide!"

Even the elite soldiers guarding the border all the year round had never seen such a cold weather, and they were much more sluggish than usual.

Many people were unable to dodge the sudden rain of arrows, and were wounded or killed.

A general of the Ming army wearing the armor of a guerrilla general boarded the pass city, raised his binoculars, and saw countless cavalrymen densely packed in the monocular lens.

Chapter 452 Situmut

Right Acropolis of Datong, the official residence of the commander.

"damn it!"

Xu Yongshou, the deputy commander-in-chief of Datong Town, hammered his fist on the table and said, "These Mongols never know what the covenant means!"

"Last year, we signed a covenant, and just after Tianhan arrived, they came down to fight Caogu again!"

Hearing this, all the generals on Datong West Road were also filled with righteous indignation, whether attacking or defending, they argued among themselves.

Datong Town is divided into three major roads, east, west and south, with a total of twelve small roads.

Chief Military Officer Zhang Wanbang was born as a general of the Zhang family. His grandfather Zhang Xun was a famous general during the Jiajing and Longqing years.

Zhang Wanbang's father, Zhang Bingzhong, inherited the position of commander and was promoted to commander of the capital.

In the early days of Wanli, Zhang Bingzhong served as a general on the Datong East Road, and later led his troops to participate in the Battle of Ningxia.

Zhang Wanbang inherited his grandfather's two generations of honors, and was a Jinshi in the Chinese military in the 30th year of Wanli. Since then, it has been smooth sailing, and he has achieved the official positions of Datong's guard commander and Datong right guard commander.

From the second to the third year of Tianqi, he followed his supervisor Zhu Xieyuan out of the customs and fought fiercely. After he was killed, Jin Beile was one, and he was promoted to the commander of Shanxi Xingdu Division and Yindu because of his meritorious service.

Right now, Zhang Wanbang is in command of the West Fourth Road of Datong Town, and the defense of the West Four Forts of Datong Right Guard, Weiyuan Guard, Yulin Guard, Yunchuan Guard, and Pinglu Guard is also under his direct jurisdiction.

Apart from Zhang Wanbang, the most prestigious one is Xu Shouhui, the deputy commander-in-chief of Datong Town.

Xu Shouhui may be among the generals present here, a few of them are not born as generals, and they have become deputy commander-in-chief from the defense by relying on their military exploits.

Xu Shouhui guarded Datong when Zhang Wanbang led his troops out of the customs. Currently, he is in charge of the soldiers, horses, money and food of the South Fourth Road of Datong Town, and also leads the defense of Datong Left Guard, Andong Zhongtun Guard, Yingzhou, Shuozhou, and Hunyuan Prefecture.

Xu Shouhui frowned for a while, but didn't say anything, as if he was thinking about something.

Beside him, Qu Jiazhen, the general of the Guangchang Camp on the left side of Datong, sneered and said sarcastically, "I said at the time that signing an alliance with the Mongols is tantamount to seeking skin from a tiger. Now it's over!"

"The Chahar Department has not been so provocative once or twice. The imperial court has gathered troops on the West Road. Could it be that we want us to stare like this?"

Indeed, Qu Jiazhen had said these words at the time.

In some matters, the consideration of the imperial court is different from that of the frontier generals. At that time, Zhu Youxiao signed an alliance with Chahar, but it was to subdue the Mongolian tribes in Monan, stabilize Chahar, and attack Houjin.

The four main forces of Houjin, Horqin, and Neikalkha were severely injured in the last battle, and the three guards in northern Saibei also surrendered to Ming Dynasty. In fact, Chahar no longer needs to use the so-called silver rewards and mutual markets to "soothe" .

Qu Jiazhen, the general of the Guangchang Camp, was also a member of the Qu family. He was originally from Hefei, Anhui. His great-grandfather, Qu Jin, followed the Yongle Emperor Jing Nan.

His father, Qu Shifang, and grandfather, Qufeng, although they didn't have any outstanding achievements, they still abide by their ancestral heritage and guard the frontier for the court.

Listening to everyone's remarks, Zhang Wanbang did not express his opinion in a hurry.

He stretched out his hands and squatted around the brazier to warm up the fire. His hands were full of chilblains because of guarding the frontier on Datong West Road all the year round.

"okay."

With just two words, the main hall, which was still noisy just now, gradually quieted down.

Zhang Wanbang was still squatting around the brazier without turning his head, and said, "What did you say at the Killing Tiger Pass, how many casualties this time?"

At this time, Xu Shouhui, the deputy commander in chief, spoke.

"Rong Ning, the guerrilla general who killed the tiger's mouth, said that this time is similar to the previous five or six times. The Mongols came suddenly and were unprepared. In addition, the weather was very cold, and many people were too cold to move..."

"...Twelve died and 86 were injured."

Speaking of this, Xu Shouhui, who was always in a calm mood, also showed a little anger this time.

Zhang Wanbang gave a "hmm", but he clenched his hand stretched out to warm the fire into a fist, stood up slowly, and said, "Tell Rong Ning, continue to guard the Killing Tiger Pass, and don't act rashly without orders from the town."

The order was quickly taken down by a pacesetter. After the pacesetter went down, many generals were dissatisfied. Qu Jiazhen said:

"Chief town, do you still want to guard?"

"The Mongols have to come down every three days. If the casualties continue like this, there will be no need to fight, and the people who killed the tiger's mouth will be killed and injured!"

These words are somewhat alarmist, but it is indeed such a truth.

"Yes, Zongzhen, we can't wait any longer."

"Or, let's ask the Ministry of War to fight!"

The generals chattered and chattered, and the hall gradually became noisy again.

"Shut up!"

There was some sullenness in Zhang Wanbang's voice, he turned around, looked at the generals in Datong Town, sat back to his seat, and said:

"I want to ask the Ministry of War to fight, but not now."

"The weather is very cold right now, and it's not good for me to go out to fight. The Mongols ride on horseback, and they come and go like the wind, so it's hard to predict..."

"...So we have to wait, either they tear up the covenant and take the initiative to attack, or wait until the weather gets warmer, and then kill them by surprise."

Zhang Wanbang is not only a famous general, but also has outstanding military exploits, especially in the battle when he went out of customs, he led the Datong army to build slaves, and he achieved a good record. Many people are convinced.

After he finished speaking, the debate in the hall suddenly stopped. Qu Jiazhen also looked at this side and said, "General Town, tell me what to do. Brothers are all at your disposal!"

Zhang Wanbang stood up, walked to the side of the hall, stretched out his hand to catch a few flying snowflakes, and said:

"Go back and prepare, maybe after a while, the war will start."

……

At the same time, in Chi'er Mountain, the Royal Court of Monan Xitumote.

During the Longqing period, the Tumo Te tribe rose up and became powerful in the Chi'er Mountain area. Its leader, Altan, took the initiative to ask Ming Dynasty for mutual market and tribute.

In the fifth year of Longqing, Emperor Longqing accepted his request, designated Yulin as the place of mutual trade, and granted Tumot Khan Altan the title of "King of Shunyi of Ming Dynasty".

Afterwards, Altan turned to develop Tumochuan and built Khan's court in Chi'er Mountain.

Influenced by his father Dayan Khan, Altan yearned for Han culture since he was a child, and mobilized his tribe to build a number of towns around Chi'er Mountain.

In the 36th year of Jiajing, the Tumote Department surrounded Chi'er Mountain and built the wonders of "Five Pagodas" and "Eight Bansheng" in the area of ​​Yunchuan, where they were worshiped by the royal court.

From Jiajing 43 to 45, Altan expanded the Dabansheng City on the basis of the Eight Bansheng. The buildings in the city were imitated in Guannei. Fivefold".

In the third year of Wanli, Dabansheng City was completed, and Emperor Wanli named it "Guihua City".

Afterwards, with the efforts of Altan, the Tumed tribe was gradually sinicized, and Guihua City became the political, economic, and religious activity center of the right-wing tribes in Monan, Mongolia.

In the ninth year of Wanli, Altan Khan died of illness. His eldest son, Dayan Khan's grandson, Dulong Sengge succeeded Tumed Khan and was granted the title of King Shunyi.

After Dulong Sengge succeeded to the throne, he exhausted the Sinicization process of the Tumote tribe and gradually moved closer to the Chahar tribe, which caused a civil war split.

The second son of Altan Khan, Bouyan, and the third son, Tiebei, were dissatisfied with what Dulong Sengge had done, and they were unwilling to return to Chahar, so they led their troops east to Horqin and surrendered to the "Jianzhou Jurchen Lord" .

Bouyan and Tiebei's subordinates, now called Dongtumote, graze in Horqin.

In the 50 years since the death of Altan Khan, under the leadership of Dulong Singge, the Great Tumote Department, which even Chahar was afraid of in the past, has been torn apart, turned from prosperity to decline, fell into a slump, and completely reduced to the Chahar Department puppet vanguard.

Chapter 453 The Rise of the Golden Family

In front of them was a completely different scene from that of ordinary Mongolian tribes.

The tents and houses are criss-crossed and uneven, with green grass growing in the middle, camels and horses everywhere, and it looks like a large town without walls.

This is where the Royal Court of the Tumed Department located in Chier Mountain is located, and it is also the place where Altan Khan led the territory of Mert to flourish.

Now, this is the main gathering area of ​​the East Tumed tribe.

"Hoo ho ho..."

A sound of hoofbeats swept over, and accompanied by loud laughter, a burly man in prairie armor got off his horse.

"Kangkaer, you are here!"

The person who came was named Kangkaer, one of the lords of the Chahar tribe, and a close friend of Lindan Batur.

Dulong Sengge led the leaders of Dongtu Mote out of the royal court to welcome them. Seeing that it was getting dark, they said some polite words, and everyone walked into the royal court together.

"Kangkaer, did you come here because you heard that we were going to kill Hukou again?"

As soon as Dulong Sengge came in, he lay directly on the black-painted tiger leather chair. While talking, he squinted his eyes and used an ivory pick to pick the minced mutton left between his teeth.

There was a sound of heavy footsteps at the door, and Kangkaer walked into the royal court, looked around, and finally settled on Dulong Singge, who had a slightly disrespectful complexion.

Remembering Lin Danhan's entrustment before leaving, Kangkaer suddenly had a hearty smile on his face, and sat on the east chair like a master, saying:

"Yeah, Lin Danhan heard that you Dongtu Mote went to knock off again, let me see what good things you got this time!"

Dulong Sengge didn't have a single point on his face, and said:

"Then you go back and tell Lin Danhan that the Ming army who killed Hukou was shot and killed dozens of people by me this time. I haven't seen any movement from the Ming court."

"That's it?"

Kangkaer sat there without moving, but the smile on his face gradually dissipated, and said:

"Dulong Sengge, do you know why Lin Dan Khan supports you to become the Khan of Tumot? Is it to let you eat roasted whole lamb here to enjoy yourself?"

"We can push you to the position of King Khan, and we can also pull you down!"

As soon as the words were finished, two Tumet tribesmen with scimitars walked in from the door. Dulong Sengge rolled his eyes, took his feet off, and said:

"What are you in a hurry for? At this time, it is impossible for the Ming army to leave the customs. We have to wait for an opportunity before rushing into Datong Dacao Valley."

"Wait, my tribe can't wait!" Kangkaer seemed to be a bad visitor, stood up, and said: "Right now, people from various tribes in Monan Mongolia starve to death every day, and they are all waiting for you, Dongtumed, to be the vanguard. Heads up!"

"I'll put my ugly words up front. If you don't send troops to knock down the border after half a month, then don't worry about us, Chahar, not showing brotherhood!"

Dulong Singge also narrowed his eyes again, staring at Kangkaer closely.

……

The current Tumed, after the split, is no longer the opponent of the Chahar tribe, not to mention that Lin Dan Batur has basically unified the Monan tribes during the Mingjin war.

Between the second and third years of the Apocalypse, Ming Jin was busy with the Liaodong War, and Lindan Batur saw the right time and started the great cause of unifying the tribes of Monan Mongolia.

When Lindan Batur first succeeded to the throne as the Great Khan, the Mongolian Khan's power had been sluggish for a while.

Horqin and four of the five tribes of Neikalka all surrendered to Hou Jin. Tumed was still strong at that time and had not yet split, and he also ridiculed the Chahar tribe.

The tribes of Ordos acted independently, while the tribes of Fuyu, Taining, and Duoyan had already belonged to Daming.