Chapter 256.
In the Golden Tent.
At once many people panicked.
So the witch doctor who accompanied the army was brought in.
They began to sing and dance and got in on the herbs.
Ghostly Red was weak and listless.
In fact, at this time, he wasn’t at the point where he was out of breath.
The death of a human being is a long process.
Being human, he just felt a little tired and sleepy.
But being a Khan is another matter.
The entire Tartar ministry, though, is a military group.
But somehow, it’s another stitching monster.
It is made up of dozens and hundreds of tribes of varying sizes.
Not to mention, there are still the three Woodrugha ministries watching over the area.
Because of this, Oniliki, as Khan, should not be showing weakness at this time.
But …… this all seems to be out of the control of the ghost power red, he slightly slowed down.
The sound of someone outside singing and dancing and praying for him was heard.
The eunuchs surrounded him with stars.
His eyes glanced at Arutai and then at Harlwood Outlaw.
It was only after that that he swept the other Tai Shi and Tai Fu.
He looked eagerly at the Right Prime Minister, Malhazan, and the Imperial Prime Minister, Left Prime Minister, Yasuntai, and said, “Send my son quickly.”
His son, as a wayward soldier, feinted at Xifengkou, essentially to attract the attention of the Ming army.
Only now it’s a thousand miles away.
But at this time, only the presence of his strongest son at his side reassured him.
As for the right prime minister Ma’erhaizhan and taofu left prime minister also Suntai two people, they and alutai relationship has always been bad, alutai strength is the strongest, only through the right prime minister Ma’erhaizhan, taofu left prime minister also Suntai two people’s strength, to welcome back his son, only to make this tilted balance, to return to it should be in the position.
The two nodded immediately.
Arutai said, “Your Majesty is overworked and should rest.”
“Nothing.” Ghost Li Chi forced himself to say, “Just a little tired.”
As he spoke, many of the eunuchs and eunuchs empathized.
Even Arutai felt an indefinable sense of exhaustion.
But every one of them, pretending to be in good health, but under the light of the night pearl, many of them looked slightly pale and haggard.
But the more the time comes, the more no one will come forward and tell the truth about their health condition.
The reason was simple, weakness could be one’s weakness, and exposing one’s weakness in this situation of uncertainty, once something good happened to Onigiri Akira, a chase scene about the new emperor could unfold at any time.
Often an emperor requires an assembly in the steppe for confirmation.
In the midst of this assembly, almost all the tribal chiefs, according to their strength, bargained to determine how much fat they could take from the new master.
Ghostly Red seemed to have read the minds of many people.
The doctor who saw him, by and large, only explained the situation, and that the Khan was indeed just a little tired, with no other symptoms.
The crowd couldn’t stay long and finally dispersed one by one.
Just about everyone in this camp that stretched for dozens of miles was sleepless under the stars and campfires that dotted the sky.
The night was deep, and the stars filled the sky.
Alutai quietly sought out the leader of the Woodland Harbor ministry, Harl Woodruff.
The two did not light any lamps, and in their secret discussions in the darkened tent, they both tacitly tried to keep their voices as low as possible.
“His Majesty may not make it; I saw him very weak.”
“Yes, in my opinion, Arutai Anda, who was so guarded against you that he not only summoned his own son to the Golden Horde in haste, but perhaps had other arrangements to make before he died?”
Arutai sneered, “If I had not supported him to become Khan in the first place, where would he be today?”
For usurpation, the Tatars have a very rich experience.
Since Genghis Khan, a variety of court struggles can be said to be endless, if the Ming’s pacification, just the level of elementary school students, this Tartar aristocracy, has long been the level of per capita postdoctoral.
Arutai’s eyes penetrated a sharp light at this time, saying, “We must hurry back before that kid ……”
He didn’t go on with his latter words.
Ha Er Wood outlaw but is again revealed a few points of worry said: “Just …… if it is he pretending to be sick?”
“Impossible, never!” Alutai said, “Ghost Li Chi has coveted Liaodong for a long time, this is his last chance, he will not miss this good opportunity by pretending to be sick to trigger civil unrest! If you help me, even if he doesn’t pretend to be sick, I will still be able to take charge of the Yuan. At that time, you and I will govern together.”
Ha Er Wu outlaw can not help but feel hot, he and Alutai are both brothers of different surnames, but also children’s family.
The only beauty is that this Alutai is the leader of the Asut department, not the bloodline of the golden family.
The Asut tribe, also known as the Azor tribe, is a Mongolized Iranian people, originating from the Caucasian Azorians, who were first nomadic north of the Caspian Sea, and were brought back to East Asia with the Mongol armies on their westward campaigns to become a close-guard unit of the Mongol legions, and then became a retainer’s personal army during the time of Emperor Wuzong of the Yuan Dynasty.
It was because of the trust gained from successive Yuan emperors that the strength of the Asut ministry swelled extremely fast.
The beauty of it is just that the name of the Great Righteousness has been lost.
Ha’er Wu outlaw at this time said: “you I if you are successful, who do Khan?”
Alutai understood the meaning of Haer Wood outlaw, he murmured, “My wife, is after Ali Buge, wife and brother also speed first …… have the blood of the golden family, you see how?”
Ha’er Woodrow said, “When will you do it?”
“Tomorrow, Onigiri Akira will surely continue his advance into Guangning ……”
“Is he willing to go on into the army when he is so ill?”
“Heh …… Ha’er Wu姝瑰畨杈�, you don’t understand the ghost Li Chi, the sicker he is, the more he wants to show that he is physically unharmed, so he will be even more forceful to enter the army. At that time …… our ministry, stay in the rear group, let them attack first, and so kill to half, we attack the golden tent directly.”
Ha’er Wu’ou hesitated for a moment and said, “If we attack and kill at this time, will it cause other ministries to be dissatisfied?”
Alutai said, “Precisely because …… the ghost Li Chi in the name of the Eastern Expedition, delaying time, this time, is the most important time, once wait until his son returned with the ministry, then the deer death, it is hard to say.”
After a pause, Arutai added: “As long as Ghost Li Chi dies, my Asut Department and your Woodliangha Department are enough to control the situation, who dares to disobey?”
Ha’er Wu’ou did not hesitate at this time, and spat out a word: “Good.”
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In the Golden Tent.
Oniliki Akira collapsed on his deathbed.
He grew more and more tired under the light of the night pearl.
Just then.
Right Prime Minister Ma’er Hazan and the Crown Prince Left Prime Minister Yasuntai were quietly recruited by their personal guards at midnight.
The two sat on the edge of the couch.
Ghostly Lich looked at the two of them and said with a haggard expression, “I am physically exhausted, and I wonder when my son, will be able to arrive?”
Right Prime Minister Malhazan comforted, “Your Majesty, you are a blessed man and will soon be cured.”
Ghost Li Chi shook his head and said, “I know I can be cured, but …… I do understand …… that time is running out. A Lutai has always had a different heart, he and the leader of the Woodland Harbor Department and have children in marriage, they are eyeing ah …….”
Right Prime Minister Ma’er Hazan and the Imperial Prime Minister Left Prime Minister Yasuntai looked at each other in dismay.
Ghostly Red continued, “I expect that they will certainly rebel ……cough ……”
“And you, what about you? In these two years, I have been sheltering you, Arutai has long been displeased with you, and when they kill me, the first to kill will be the two of you, have you not planned for this?”
The Right Prime Minister Ma’erhaizhan and the Left Prime Minister Yisuntai had long seen the contradiction between Giliqi and Alutai, so they stood firmly by Giliqi’s side to gain advantages, so that they were in great conflict with Alutai.
At this point, both said in unison, “Your Majesty, what should we do.”
“To-morrow I will fraudulently advance on Guangning, and send my men to be the vanguard, while I am at the Golden Tent, ambushing my own guards. As for you, you will take your men and flank the Arutai ministry, and as soon as there is a change, you will take the lead in attacking the Uliangha and Asut ministries as soon as you hear the shouts of murder. At that time, I have my personal guards to protect, the front of the soldiers and horses and then kill a horse shot, your tribes flanked encirclement, tomorrow …… will take the head of these two thieves.”
When the two of them heard this, their eyes flashed with light, and they looked eager to try.
After a pause, it is the right prime minister Maerhaizhan still with a few remaining worries said: “Khan, only fear ……”
“There is no need to be afraid. Don’t worry, after killing Arutai, I will appoint you as the King of Taishi, and all of Asut’s men will be divided among you.”
The concerns on the two’s faces seemed to disappear all of a sudden, and they both exclaimed with great joy, “Good.”
Ghost Li Chi was then slightly relieved, while the two of them then retired and left the golden tent.
…………
When out of the golden tent, the right prime minister Ma’erhaizhan and too Fu left prime minister also Suntai two people but did not immediately go back to rest.
Malhazard sighed.
Yasundai said, “Anda, why are you sighing?”
Ma’erhaizhan said, “You and I are both descendants of Meng, but now we have to serve someone else as our master, so I am really not happy about it.”
Yasuntai’s eyes flickered, and the coup d’茅tat bloodline in his body seemed to be beginning to awaken, “What Anda means is ……”
Ma’er Ha Zan said, “Tomorrow after the matter is accomplished, why …… not just do nothing, and wait for the rout of Alutai and Wood Liangha Department, and then turn back to kill the ghost Li Chi, then ……”
Also Suntai was a little hesitant.
Ma’erhaizhan looked at him and said, ”It’s just that we are subservient to Ghost Li Chi, but in the future, we will have to be Ghost Li Chi’s son as a slave, how can we be willing to do that? In the beginning, our ancestors were defeated by Ghost Li Chi’s ancestors, that’s why we couldn’t become the Lord of the World. And now, why do we who are children and grandchildren still have to endure such humiliation?”
After a pause, Ma’erhaizhan then said, “After this is accomplished, I will annex the Ghost Li Chi Department, and this Alutai and Uliangha’s troops will all be given to you.”
It was only then that Yasuntai Fang said, “Good, everything is at Anda’s disposal.”
……………
The next day dawned with the rising sun.
Ghostly Red then ordered an attack.
The camp, over ten miles long, seemed to wake up in a flash, smoke rose from the cooking fires, horses were pulled from their pens, and many men began to check their bows and arrows and swords.
After everyone was satiated, there was a troop of men who took the lead and headed east.
Until noon.
Onikuchi sat grudgingly on his horse, with someone holding the reins for him, but several times, he was so tired that he almost fell off the horse.
In his arms was still the heavy night pearl.
He was convinced that this ancestral night pearl would bring him good luck today.
That night pearl was in his arms, warming him up, making his tired body seem a little more warm.
Just then, suddenly shouts of murder came from the back.
“Your Majesty, Your Majesty ……” A personal guard rushed in, “Arutai has rebelled ……”
Onigiri Akira made an airy face, “Pass the order to attack.”
For a moment.
The procession, which stretched for dozens of miles, suddenly began to stir.
Countless war horses, galloping across this wilderness.
Between the ministries, they started attacking each other.
Even many of the clans, not knowing what was happening, they all at once received orders from Arutai to attack the Golden Horde.
But not a moment later, there was another decree from the Khan ordering them to execute Arutai.
And a few moments later, there was an order from Right Prime Minister Malhazan to join Right Prime Minister Malhazan at fire-speed.
A few miles apart, a post-battlefield trail is visible.
Fallen soldiers, dried blood, masterless warhorses and sheep.
This time, it was between each other, began to kill crazy.
Even the smaller clans, who had not originally gotten any hints, seem to have sensed an opportunity.
The tribes recuperate in the middle of this desert, and are often at odds because of the ownership of the pastures.
On weekdays, everyone’s face and heart are not in harmony, under the leadership of the Tatar ministry’s Great Khan, can still be ruled through the emperor and the Khan added to the body of the ghost Li Chi.
But now, revenge is today.
Above the fertile land …… there is killing everywhere.
So much so that the Ming army scouts in Guangning, hearing the movements of the Tartars, carefully came out to detect, and the results …… they were dumbfounded.
No one was chasing them at all, and the whole plain was a mess.
A moment later it was said that Ghostly Red had been killed.
He also said that all the Golden Horde guards were killed in battle.
A little while later the news came out that Arutai had rebelled and had been beheaded.
A little while later, it was said that the rebellion was the Uliangha tribe, and the leader of the Uliangha killed the Khan and plundered all the provisions and went away.
It is even more absurd to say that it was attacked by the main force of the Ming army.
Even …… even the rumors of a sudden attack by the Warad ministry came.
People are so desperate to protect themselves that they can’t be sure if it’s friend or foe.
But whenever he saw men and horses coming to kill, not of his own tribe, he was immediately on the alert and on the pillow.
It may be that at the first sign of trouble, they will kill each other again.
It’s been a long day.
Ghostly Red was surrounded by a cadre of his personal guards, and he was at the end of his tether.
The sky was getting dark, and only a few evening sunsets were left hanging high in this vast wilderness.
The north wind is blowing.
Ghostly Akira planted himself on his horse all of a sudden.
The night pearl in his arms has since rolled away.
“Your Majesty, Your Majesty ……”
Ghost Li Chi breathless, by someone to help up, he weakly said, “Right Prime Minister Ma’erhaizhan and too Fu left Prime Minister also Suntai why not see? Where are they ……”
“They attacked us ……”
A mouthful of old blood spurted out violently from Ghost Force Red.
“Is Arutai dead?”
“I don’t know …… but someone saw Alutai with the Woodland Harbor Ministry, with the remnants of the army, went toward Guangning.”
Ghost Li Chi was furious, said: “They are not going to attack the city, but they know that they have suffered heavy losses, they must be going to seek the Ming army to attach again.”
Since Zhu Yuanzhang unified the world, all the Mongolian ministries had a tradition of endless infighting, with the victor claiming to be the Emperor of the Great Yuan and the loser taking the remnants of his army to cling to the Great Ming.
This has almost become a tradition, and the most famous is the Ministry of Uliangha, which is specialized in their dependence on the Great Ming.
Ghost Li Chi anxiously said, “Run, run, go and join my son …… to the west ……”
He steeled himself to roll onto his back.
But just at this moment …… someone shouted, but saw the horizon, a group of people suddenly appeared.
Ghostly Red eyes looked in the direction of the evening sun, and underneath that sunlight was a sweeping shadow of men and horses.
Immediately afterward, the warhorses galloped, a signal to attack.
“It’s Right Prime Minister Malhazan …… It’s Right Prime Minister Malhazan’s soldiers and horses …… They attacked …… towards us. ”
Someone let out a roar.
At …… this time, the right prime minister Maerhaizhan, who stood on his horse, coldly watched all this, he was very tired, and seemed to feel as if he was sick.
But he steeled himself.
The Uliangha Ministry as well as the Asut Ministry became remnants of the army and had no choice but to defect to the Ming.
Ghostly Chikhan suffered a heavy blow.
And the Taifu, the left prime minister, who was in alliance with him, also Suntai, he and his men, were routed, and their heads were cut off by Arutai.
Now …… only he Maerha we are left.
Breathing raggedly, he did not participate in the attack, but simply watched his cavalry, as if it were a flood, strike in the direction of the Golden Horde.
Another bloodbath.
It wasn’t until late in the night that the shouting and killing gradually stopped.
And then, someone carried the head of Ghost Li Chi with great gusto and delivered it to the Right Prime Minister Ma’erhaizhan.
This man’s head was casually discarded under the warhorse of the right prime minister Ma’erhaizhan, and then …… this man held a night pearl and cupped his hands high in the air, “Ghost Li Chi is dead …… is dead… …”
The right prime minister Ma Erhazan was overjoyed, he rolled over and dismounted with a tired face, and did not even look at the human head of the ghost force red, but looked straight to the night pearl, and then …… excitedly walked towards it, and cupped this night pearl with both hands.
Under the night, Malhazan’s face glowed.
“From this day forth, I am the Emperor of the Great Yuan, the Lord of the Grasslands, the Great Khan!”
“Long live ……”
On all sides, there were cheers.
It’s just that the cheering, it’s sparse.
But Ma’erhaizhan, still excited eyes red, he did not realize that at this time, under his nose, flowed out two brightly colored blood.
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Guangning.
The local command received one strange message after another.
And the news that can be truly assured beyond doubt is that the Tartar Ministry’s Tai Shi Alutai and the leader of the Woodlawnha Ministry, Ha’er Wu’ou, have appeared under the city with a group of remnants of their troops.
This duo …… did not ask to bring troops into the city.
Rather, in a very humble manner, they said that their armies and horses, could lay down their arms and be stationed outside the city, and that the two men could come into the city alone to meet them.
This condition, put in a later era has a term called unconditional surrender.
The Guangning Guard was suspicious in his heart, but he let these two in.
But they saw the two of them, pale and pudgy, with a weak look on their faces, and when they saw the guards, they hastened to salute.
To the left and right of the guard were personal soldiers, each pressing his sword and standing on guard.
“What is your business here?”
Dealing with the Ming army, Ha’er Wu’ou is more professional, he shed tears and cried and told: “Daming treats me with sincerity, but I am worse than a pig or a dog, colluding with the Tatars, who are wolves and wild at heart, and I am repentant today, coming to depend on it with Taishi Arutait, and I ask that the Daming can pardon my mortal sin and treat my people leniently.”
This guard was speechless, and after ascertaining the identity of the other party, he hastily summoned the local civil and military officials to discuss the matter.
After deliberating a bunch, the end result was that nothing was negotiated.
Obviously, it’s out of their hands.
So the guard had to come out and say to them, “Your sins can be dealt with only by His Majesty; I will report them to His Majesty, and wait for His Majesty’s decree.”
Ha Er Wu outlaw is anxious, he knows that the emperor is far away from the sky, many times, their own and the clan’s life and death, only in the thought of things, now they are the dogs of loss, want to ask for a living, can not wait in place.
So he immediately had a plan in mind, and hastened to say, “I would like to go to Nanking at once and apologize to His Majesty the Emperor.”
Arutai chimed in, “I would like to go too.”
The guard deliberated, “It is not impossible, only that no attendants are allowed, and only the two of you are allowed to go.”
Ha’er Wu’ou said with tears in his eyes, “It should be so.”
At that moment, the guard prepared dozens of light cavalry, explaining that they were to keep watch over the two men at all times, who, however, were already in a hurry and had to set out.
Out of the city to come, Alutai and Ha’er Woodruff but also do not avoid those who ride from the Ming army, loudly in Mongolian with Ha’er Woodruff plotting: “Why rush to see the Emperor of the Great Ming?”
“You and Daming deal with less, do not understand the mystery here.” Ha’er Wu姝归亾锛�”If you let the general of the border town on a zhongshe, you and I in the eyes of the emperor, is a cold name, after arriving in Nanjing, the emperor look at the zhongshe when, may be just a thought, will be casually a Zhu pen, ordered the guards will you and I beheading, and then kill you and my tribal old and weak as much as possible. Only when a person arrives close and bitterly confesses his repentance, can he have any hope of living.”
“In addition, this emperor also want face, today’s Ming emperor and ghost Li Chi, are killing the emperor usurped the throne origin, they care most, is their own emperor, than the emperor was killed good, at this time you and I in front of that Ming’s civil and military to cry and beg, but also satisfy his heart of victory, so that our chances of surviving, and then a few more big points. ”
Arutai kept nodding, “Or you know.”
“I read the books of the Han people.” Ha’er Wu’ou said, “The Han people respect Tang Taizong the most, and that Tang Taizong’s merit, that is, letting this Turkic Khan give him a dance, has been extolled to this day, among the Han people.”
“But I can’t dance.” Arutai’s face twitched.
Ha’er Wu’ou said somberly, “I’ll dance, you can accompany, and you can practice along the way.”
“I never thought that I would have to suffer this humiliation ……,” said Arutai, unable to hold back his tears of sadness.
Ha’er Wu姝瑰菇骞藉湴閬擄細”杈撻兘杈撲簡锛岃繕鑳藉拫鏍凤紵 Hey ……”
He let out a sigh.
The two rode fast horses and traveled day and night, not daring to stop all the way.
Although I felt physically exhausted, I continued to grit my teeth.
Haer Woods at least is a professional, he knows very well, this time the sooner you can go to see the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the better, a moment later, the emperor’s heart and mind, it is possible to sway his life.
……
October 17, the fifth year of Yongle’s reign.
At this point, early winter is upon us.
Nanking City is a little more chilly.
The sluggish winds of late fall swept the dead branches and leaves from the streets.
And it was only then that Wang Langzhong arrived in Nanjing City.
It was too much of a rush to get to the desert.
Almost non-stop.
But when you come back, there’s no rush.
Even the entourage of that Inner Chitose seemed to be tired from the journey, so they stayed in Beiping for a while before slowly making their way south.
After all, the official business has been done, now in the aftermath of the smoke of the moment, all the way through Jinan, to Zhenjiang, stop and go, such as coming in the city of Nanjing, has passed more than two months.
Looking at the prosperous Nanjing City as before, Wang Langzhong couldn’t help but sigh, “It’s really not easy, this time I came back, it’s like a lifetime ago.”
Said the man who bid farewell to the Inner Chitose.
The biggest gain this time around was probably being very awkward with these Inner Chitose people, but it was good to have some fellowship with each other, at least.
It is good to have friendships, and the generals are not allowed to beg for mercy from these friends of the Inner Chitose if they are unlucky.
Of course, he didn’t dare to stay, and rushed to the Ministry of Ceremonies with all speed.
Zheng Chi, the Minister of Rites, heard that Wang Langzhong had returned and met him personally.
“What’s the situation?”
“Not only is there no negotiation for peace, but the humiliation of the country is very deep …… It is …… really …… alas ……” sighed Wang Langzhong.
Zheng Chi sighed: “That Tartar Khan, has he heard anything back?”
“There’s a message, it’s just that it’s a message ……”
Zheng Chi stroked his beard and said, “For one thing, it wasn’t the old man who told you to go, was it?”
“What the ministry means is ……”
Zheng Chi continued: “The second …… This is both the Annan Hou account of the matter, then your message, there is no need to say with the old man, you go to see his majesty since, a fifty percent explanation can be.”
Wang Langzhong was dumbfounded, when I went, the Ministry Hall, you are not like this ah, you said that you will protect me ah.
How do you turn your head and everything is none of your business!
When he thought of those messages, which he was going to say in front of His Majesty, Bone-setter Wang couldn’t help but shiver.
He could fully foresee that His Majesty would be furious when he heard about it.
And this time things can not be helped, hot face pasted people s cold ass, but also received a scolding, the last …… may be he to take the blame.
His heart went cold.
Zheng Chi went up with a smile on his face and patted him on the shoulder, “Don’t be afraid, if you offend the Holy Face, don’t worry, after His Majesty rests his anger, I will speak favorably for you.”
Wang Langzhong: “……”
After His Majesty rests his wrath, he might as well be on his head.
Zheng Chi said, “I will play, tomorrow there is a court meeting, just you go to report. Well, go back to take a good rest, finally came back safely, when the bath, take a good rest for the night, do not work …… cough ……”
He coughed.
Wang Langzhong looked at Zheng Chi worriedly, “Minister Zheng’s body ……”
“I don’t know why, these days always feel some discomfort in the body …… Maybe it is the turn of fall and winter, occasionally infected with wind and cold.”
Although it is a wind chill, Zheng Zhi feels …… a little different from the past.
But how exactly, he couldn’t say.
The next day, the court meeting.
Zhu Di summoned all the officials for an audience.
Zhang Anshi was also specially summoned, obviously …… something is happening.