I'm really not the carpenter emperor

"I heard that the envoys sent by Lindan Batur to the fake gold were killed by Nurhaci. If I do the same, wouldn't it be different from Jiannu?"

The ministers listened and nodded.

Zhu Youxiao raised his eyebrows and said coldly:

"I will let you go back today, and you can tell that arrogant Lindan Batur all you have seen and heard in the capital."

"I'll just say a word here, there is one less commoner taken away in Datong, and the Heavenly Soldiers of Ming Dynasty will crush the Mongolian Khan Court in Chahanhot!"

"get out--"

At this moment, the Chahar envoy could no longer say anything harsh.

He could see that the Emperor Tianqi, who was only in his twenties, was holding back his anger when he said these words, and was really murderous.

Such a common hatred in the court hall made him even more apprehensive, which meant that the Ming Dynasty was not just talking about the war this time.

So can Chahar afford it?

He didn't know, to be precise, after coming to the capital, he was not so sure that Chahar could beat Daming.

……

Entering June, the weather in the frontier finally began to warm up.

Although I don't know how long this will last, this is indeed good news for the poor people living here, as well as the soldiers who have been guarding outside all year round.

Not long ago, a piece of news came from the pass, which really exploded the hatred of the frontier soldiers and civilians for the perennial invasion of the Western captives.

It was Emperor Tianqi who rejected the Chahar tribe's request to renew the covenant on the grounds that Lin Dan Khan had broken the covenant and plundered the people of Datong.

That is to say, at the diplomatic level, the Ming Dynasty and the so-called Mongol Empire are no longer allies.

This impact is in all aspects. It is obvious that the people who are most affected are not the frontier people, but the hard-pressed left-wing tribes and the Monan tribes.

Breaking off the alliance means that the "rewards" and "market silver" given to Monan Mongolia and the left-wing tribes will start in June and be completely interrupted.

This is the first real break between the inside and outside of the pass since Alta paid tribute.

After signing the covenant, Lin Danbatur magnificently invaded the border not once or twice, and during the reign of Chongzhen in later generations, he plundered Datong even more.

The front of the Chahar cavalry once conquered the town of Datong in the 12th year of Chongzhen.

Since the 15th year of Wanli, the imperial court's finances have continued to suffer from Waterloo, making ends meet.

Even when Zhu Youxiao succeeded to the throne, the military salaries of the frontier soldiers had not been paid for several months, and the ordnance and armor had not been updated for more than [-] years.

At that time, while the three major campaigns exhausted the country's power, the Jurchens in the Jianzhou area quietly rose up, attacking the city and plundering the land, and the Liao people ran east and west, and fled to various places.

The Ming Dynasty had no time to care about others. For the left-wing Mongolian and Monan Mongolian tribes to which Lin Dan Khan belonged, they have always maintained the stability of the border by renewing the covenant and increasing the silver reward.

Even in the second year of Apocalypse, two years after Zhu Youxiao succeeded to the throne, he still maintained this policy. He made a massive alliance with Lin Danhan and greatly increased the reward of silver in order to maintain peace in Western Xinjiang.

However, Lin Danbatur still led the ministries in the third year of Tianqi, and carried out large-scale invasion of Datong and Xuanfu.

But now it is June of the fourth year of the apocalypse, and the situation is completely different from the second year of the apocalypse.

After Jin was defeated in the first battle of Liaodong, Xiong Tingbi fought the Liao Dynasty for four years, and finally regained the whole Liao Dynasty. .

In northern Xinjiang, Zhu Youxiao launched the Liaodong War to save the Fuyuwei Mongolian tribes. After the victory, he also succeeded in convincing the Sanwei tribes.

This is the best era since the Wanli Year, and every frontier soldier and commoner has no doubts.

When Zhu Youxiao's last words to the Chahar envoy spread among the people, everyone who heard them was excited.

Years of hatred turned into high emotions from this day on.

Chapter 5 and Three of Kancal's Thoughts

Mongolian left wing, Dongtao area.

For a long time, on the line from Shaanxi to Datong, there have been hundreds of tribes wandering and grazing here, and the world calls them the left-wing tribes.

Lindan Batur inherited the throne of Khan, and only Monan Mongolia in the area north of Xuanfu clearly expressed his attachment.

The left-wing tribes were only nominally under the jurisdiction of the left-behind ministers of the Mongolian Great Khan, but they secretly communicated with the Ming Dynasty in order to obtain generous market rewards.

The rest of the forces belonging to the Mongolian Empire include the Outer Khalkha in Mobei, the Saibei Sanwei in Northern Xinjiang, and some Mongolian tribes in the east that are dominated by the five major tribes of Horqin and Inner Khalkha, and who are closer to Houjin.

These Mongolian tribes were also not under the jurisdiction of Lindan Batur, the so-called Mongolian Khan. Due to the long distance, Chahar had no choice but to stare blankly.

The news from the five major tribes of Outer Khalkha is very limited. It is said that they have been unified with the help of a country called Tsarist Russia. Later, they even stated that the Golden Family has declined and refused to respect it.

As for the weakest of these forces, the Fuyu, Duoyan, and Taining Sanwei tribes, they were led by Zaisai's Uqiyet tribe to join the Ming Dynasty in the third year of Tianqi, which can be regarded as finding a strong backer.

In June of the fourth year of Tianqi, Zhu Youxiao canceled the city rewards of the left-wing ministries.

This news, to the hundreds of large and small Mongolian tribes on the left, was like a thunderstorm from the sky.

For a time, all the tribes exploded.

Some said that they would send envoys to the Ming court to fix it as soon as possible, while others said that the Chahar tribe was so powerful that they simply joined the Chahar tribe and fought against the Ming Dynasty together.

The news spread in the pass that the Ming court only took revenge on Chahar, which caused the lords of the left wing ministries to go back and forth these days, causing a mess of quarrels.

……

"Snapped!"

"Two-legged sheep that can only eat but can't do anything, push it!"

A dozen cavalrymen from the Ujumqin tribe rode on horses, leading hundreds of Han people through the gurgling stream like herding sheep, and walked back to the tribe not far away.

Ujumqin, a small tribe that has been nomadic in the Hetao area for many years.

Ujimqin is just a relatively mediocre one among hundreds of left-wing tribes. The entire tribe has only more than [-] men, women, children and children. At this time, they were ordered by the left-behind minister to take their own tribe into captivity. The Han people went to Shanyu City.

In the marching team, there would be the sound of a horsewhip being whipped on a person's body from time to time, followed by that person's earth-shattering screams.

These screams will not arouse the slightest pity from those Ujumqin people, and they even feel that these people are very hateful.

Originally, there was not much food in the tribe, otherwise so many people would not starve to death every winter, and would go south to Daming to plunder supplies.

These passers-by were weaker and weaker than the last, and few of them were strong. When they came back from looting, their work was not easy, and they had to provide food every day, so many Ujumqin people did not regard them as human beings.

Suddenly, a middle-aged man with sharp eyesight and quick hands broke free from the shackles and fled frantically to the distant river.

Several Ujumqin cavalrymen looked at each other and smiled helplessly, "These passers-by flee every day, do the two-legged sheep want to outrun the four-legged horse we are sitting on?"

"Dead two-legged sheep, I think I'm impatient!"

Hearing this, the companions were all shocked, and persuaded one after another:

"Kabash, get it back and forget it!"

"Don't kill that passerby!"

The Ujumqin cavalryman named Kabash obviously had his own ideas. He tugged at the reins, turned the horse, and after a few breaths of effort, he chased after him and slashed down mercilessly.

With a scream, a deep wound visible to the naked eye appeared on the man's back, blood spurted out, he fell to the ground, struggled several times and died.

"Kabash, you killed someone!"

Seeing the movement here, another Ujumqin came up to him, his eyes widened, and he said to him: "These passers-by took it back with great difficulty, so they killed them like this?"

"That's right, they are the ones Kangkaer wants!"

The rest of the Ujumqin cavalrymen were in disbelief. They surrounded the surroundings, looking at the half-buried corpse in the grass, feeling a little at a loss.

……

At nightfall, the lords of the left-wing tribes came to Shanyu City one after another. Teams came from all directions, more or less carrying some Han Chinese who had been looted from the pass.

Shanyu City is the residence of the left-wing left-behind ministers set up in the Genghis Khan era, and the current left-behind minister Kangkaer is here.

Kangkaer, the left-behind minister, still has some say in the left wing.

The main reason is that his headquarters still has some power, which belongs to one of the major left-wing ministries, and the left-behind ministers have too much power, which also makes him somewhat think about leaving Chahar to stand on his own.

In the back tent of the camp, Kangkaer looked at a big wooden box with complicated emotions.

This is the gift money sent by the Ming court in April this year. It is a big box, full of 20 taels of silver. It looks bright and very attractive.

Kangkaer picked up a silver ingot, weighed it, and showed a satisfied smile on his face.

To be honest, he still couldn't believe it after hearing the news that Chahar had merged with Tumote and that Lin Danhan killed Dulong Singge without authorization. He still had lingering fears until he was sure it was true.

Although the left wing has many tribes, most of them are not very powerful. Even if he belongs to the headquarters of most tribes, there are only 10,000+ tribesmen.

This kind of strength is far worse than that of Monan Mongolia. A Chahar who comes to the left wing can beat people like himself to the point of crying.

In fact, Kangkaer's worries were not unreasonable. Historically, Lin Dan Khan was defeated by Huang Taiji, and Monan Mongols surrendered to the Qing Dynasty one after another.

At that time, the Chahar tribe, which had already been defeated by the Qing Dynasty, was as simple as fighting against these tribes on the left wing.

Kangkaer had been at odds with Lindan Batur for a long time. He had heard rumors that Chahar was going to deal with the left wing when he made a free move, and he, the left-behind minister, might not be able to do it by then.

The forces of the left wing are not strong at all, let alone monolithic.

Kangkaer knew that at this critical juncture, if he wanted to save the lives of himself and his clansmen, he had to find a backer as soon as possible.

Show loyalty to Chahar, or switch to Ming court?

Kangkaer looked at the 20 taels of silver, holding Lu Xiangsheng's handwritten letter in his hand, about his promise to continue to serve as the left-wing missionary minister in Guihua City after his surrender, and he was really embarrassed.

It's not that the 20 taels of silver really moved Kangkaer's heart, but the sincerity shown by Ming Ting made Kangkaer think he could give it a try.

The news that the Ming court was going to retaliate made Kangkaer more panicked than hearing that Chahar had merged with Tumed, but later there was news that Emperor Tianqi only targeted Lin Danhan, which reassured him a lot.

As long as the looted people are returned, the left wing will be safe and sound.

But here comes the problem again. After returning the looted people, the Ming court will not retaliate against the left-wing tribes, and Lin Dan Batur will definitely not let it go. The left wing can't beat Chahar!

Why has the situation suddenly come to this point now? Originally, he played well on the sidelines, but now he has to make a choice between Chahar and Daming.

you still need to ask?Lindan Batur can even kill Dulong Sengge, and has annexed Tumote on his front foot. Will he annex himself by then?

What about the Ming Dynasty?

At least the three guards of Saibei who belonged to them are all fine so far. It is said that Zaisai, Yongxiebu, and Yierdeng are all crowned kings, and they even have a place in Guihua City.

Compared with Chahar, any fool can see that Daming is obviously more reliable!

Kangkaer now only hates himself for not being attached to him earlier. Going now, there is only one missionary minister to do, which is too bad!

Chapter 5 and Four: Autumn of Life and Death

Shanyu City, this is the name of the various ministries of Mongolia. Guannei has not yet learned the specific location of this town, but only knows that it is roughly in the eastern part of Hetao.

For the left-wing Mongols, Shanyu City is located on the upper reaches of the river bank, with beautiful mountains and rivers, lush pastures, and pleasant scenery. It was selected by Temujin as the residence of the left-wing ministers. is unusual.

Just like Lindan Batur, left-behind ministers like Kangkaer will have a relatively strong headquarters among the left-wing ministries as support, and their headquarters are also stationed near Shanyu City.

The headquarters of Kangkaer, Sunite, together with the Haoqite Department and the Abaga Department, are also known as the three left-wing departments.

These three major tribes all have a history of fighting with Temujin, and each tribe has more than [-] men. Although they are far inferior to Chahar, they are enough to make them rule the roost on the left.

The situation on the left is roughly that hundreds of small tribes of different forces surround the three major tribes of Sunit, Haoqit, and Abaga.

For a long time, although the small department has the right to speak, the final direction of the left wing is still determined by Kancal and the other two major lords.

Like other Mongolian towns, Shanyu City has a relatively simple architectural layout. It is divided into inner and outer cities. The outer city has four gates and the city walls are not high.

On this day, the various flags of the left-wing tribes were erected side by side at the head of the city. The inner city was the residence of the relatives of the Kangkaer tribe, as well as some Sunit nobles and left-wing nobles.

As the last tribe came to the outer city with the Han Chinese who had been plundered from the pass, hundreds of lords from various tribes, large and small, gathered together.

Soon, a meeting that will determine their future direction will be held here.

Batulu next to Kangkaer is the aristocratic lord of Sunit headquarters and Kangkaer's right-hand man. He led the team when Chahar entered the customs and robbed.

Beside them are the lord Yirden of the Haoqi Special Tribe, and the lord Garza of the Abaga Tribe, both of whom are highly respected people among the left-wing tribes.

After that, according to the number of tribes, the size of the grazing land, and the prestige of the family, the lords stood on both sides.

The expressions on everyone's faces are not relaxed, they all know what they are here for today.

The news came the day before yesterday that Lindan Batur was furious after hearing the envoy's report, and immediately, as the king of the Mongolian Khan, called on the Monan and left-wing tribes to gather troops to check Hanhaote, intending to use the mighty Mongolian iron cavalry, Shocked the border of the Ming Dynasty.

According to Lindan Batur, since Emperor Tianqi did not renew the covenant and insisted on revenge, he must first let the Han people taste the power of the Mongols.

Only after suffering, they will send envoys to make an alliance with Chahar again, and then restore the left-wing city rewards and Monan's silver rewards.

But the good news among the bad news is that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty will not retaliate against the left wing for this, which is equivalent to giving the left wing another choice.