Chapter 468: The Country Is Humiliated and Invaded by Foreign Enemies. I Am a General and I Will Die for the Country. It Is only Right!

Chapter 468: The country is humiliated and foreign enemies invade, then I will be the general... The king dies for the country, it is only natural!

On the northwest grassland, the wolf-headed banner fluttered. This was the central army camp of the Mongolian prince Dayan Khan.

The huge tent was burning with flames. Dayan Khan, the leader of the Mongolian tribes, sat in the first seat, listening to his subordinates reporting intelligence from the Ming Dynasty in the south.

The little prince Dayan Khan, a great leader who unified the Mongolian tribes, enjoyed a great reputation on the grassland, but he never dared to go south to invade the Ming Dynasty, just because of the battle more than 20 years ago.

More than 20 years ago, the little prince Dayan Khan, who had just taken power, led the Mongolian cavalry south to the Hetao, ostensibly to pay tribute but actually to invade. However, it was at that time that he was defeated and captured alive by the Tai Shi of the Ming Dynasty and sent to the capital of the Ming Dynasty to dance for the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

This incident was a lifelong shame for Dayan Khan, but after he was released by the Ming Dynasty, he did not dare to retaliate, and even cooperated with the Ming Dynasty to stir up chaos on the grassland, adding several more countries to the border of the Ming Dynasty.

In that battle in the past, Xu Xin defeated Dayan Khan's spirit. The subsequent several times of relocation and establishment of the vassal state in the grassland made Dayan Khan realize that the Ming Dynasty was now prosperous, and even if he integrated and unified the Mongolian tribes, he would have no chance of winning.

Originally, Dayan Khan thought that he would never have a chance to take revenge in his life. After all, the age of the Ming Dynasty Tai Shi was about the same as his, and he, who was in the grassland, had lost his body control in his middle age and had white hair on his head. It was likely that he would not be able to survive the other party.

But just now, he got the news that the young emperor of the Ming Dynasty had an internal conflict with the Tai Shi. The Tai Shi was so angry with his disciples that he left the Central Plains and led the army to establish a country overseas. The current internal emptiness of the Ming Dynasty might be his opportunity.

At this time, Dayan Khan, who had completed the great cause of unifying the Mongolian grasslands, had no upper limit to his development in the grasslands. He was also an ambitious person. After confirming that the news was true again and again, he summoned the Mongolian tribes under his command and finally decided to "go south to the Hetao to pay tribute" again.

In the seventh year of Zhengde, the young prince Dayan Khan personally led 100,000 troops to invade Hetao, and at the same time sent envoys to Beijing to ask the Ming emperor to allow him to lead the people to pay tribute.

The news of Dayan Khan's invasion of Hetao soon reached the Ming Dynasty, and the urgent military report of 800 miles was soon delivered to the Forbidden City.

In the Qianqing Palace of the Forbidden City, the Zhengde Emperor Zhu Houzhao was discussing some recent memorials with scholars such as Yang Tinghe and Yang Yiqing. He planned to wait until Xu Xin established a country in Japan and ascended the throne, and then he would appoint some people as university scholars and reorganize the cabinet.

"Emergency military information!"

Suddenly, a sharp shout came from outside. Zhu Houzhao and several court officials and scholars looked outside the hall in surprise. However, within a few breaths, Cao Zhengchun, the supervisor of the East Factory, and Zhu Wusi, the Iron-hearted Marquis of Hulong Villa, arrived at the same time, and there was also a messenger with them.

Zhu Houzhao could tell that the messenger was the kind that was sent in an 800-li rush. It seemed that something big had happened at the border. However, since the Grand Master swept across the north more than 20 years ago, there had been no trouble at the border of the Ming Dynasty for many years. What was going on now?

"Your Majesty, urgent military information, 100,000 troops of the Mongolian tribes invaded Hetao and sent envoys to say that they wanted to pay tribute!"

"Pay tribute? How could there be 100,000 troops coming to pay tribute? Who led the troops?"

Zhu Houzhao frowned, and had a vague guess in his heart.

"The one who led the troops was the little prince Dayan Khan! After the defeat in the battle in the past, he lay dormant for more than 20 years, unified the Mongolian tribes, and his strength increased greatly..."

The Iron-hearted Godly Marquis Zhu Wusi spoke, saluted the little emperor at the same time, and volunteered: "Your Majesty, why don't you let me lead the troops to resist the enemy. In the battle in the past, I was the vanguard, and the little prince was just a defeated general."

Zhu Wusi saw the hope of leading the troops again from Dayan Khan's invasion. He was once the Grand Commander of the Five Military Commandery, and he had many supporters in the army. As long as he was allowed to intervene in the army, he would be able to develop and expand again, so that he would have less resistance to usurping the throne in the future.

"Uncle, you are the pillar of my Ming Dynasty. How can you move lightly? A mere Dayan Khan... The imperial edict is to let the Liaodong Ren Wang return to Beijing."

Zhu Houzhao glanced at Zhu Wusi, shook his head, and did not agree to let him lead the troops.

After the departure of the Grand Master, this uncle who was not included in the genealogy vaguely became the strongest force in the Ming Dynasty court. This was not a good thing for the little emperor.

He could not make decisions arbitrarily now, so he needed to balance. The power in the hands of the uncle Zhu Wusi was strong enough. If he was allowed to get involved in the army again... it would be out of control.

The capital was not too far from Liaodong. In addition, Xu Xin continued to repair the roads inside and outside the pass after the Liaodong Ren Wang was enfeoffed. The news from the capital soon spread to Liaodong. The Ren Wang who received the news was ordered to return to the capital as soon as possible, which set off a new storm.

During the time when Prince Ren of Liaodong returned to Beijing, the capital had already prepared for war, and the food and fodder and the imperial guards had been prepared. The northwest border troops were also ready and could fight a tough battle with the grassland army at any time.

During the more than 20 years that Xu Xin was in power, the Ming Dynasty was thriving, the treasury was full, and the army could be mobilized with full food and pay. Even if there was a war with Yingzhou in the east and a battlefield was opened in the northwest, there was no pressure. It was just that the commander-in-chief had not been decided.

The ministers in the Qianqing Palace discussed matters, and the old and cautious ministers all thought that it would be best to let Zhu Wusi, the Iron-hearted Divine Marquis, go. After all, he was an old rival of Dayan Khan and the pioneer of the army that swept the north.

However, some people also suggested that the King of Liaodong who came to the capital alone should try it. During the founding of the feudal vassalage, he suppressed countless rebels in Liaodong. Although he is now the leader of a country, he was able to return to the capital alone as soon as he received the imperial edict, which shows that he has great influence on the country. Ming's loyalty and ability are not bad either.

"I'll go to this battle in the Hetao!"

In the Qianqing Palace, the young emperor Zhu Houzhao kept his eyes closed and rested his mind. He waited until the ministers had finished talking before he spoke. Suddenly he stood up and said loudly: "This is the first battle of the new dynasty, and it is the foundation for my foothold."

"If the country is humiliated and foreign enemies invade, then I will be the general."

"It is only right that the king dies in the country!"

After Zhu Houzhao's words, all the ministers looked at each other. The emperor wanted to establish a military strategy and establish prestige, but there was such a thing as a personal expedition by the imperial commander... The last imperial commander who personally conquered was his great-grandfather Zhu Qizhen, who was called Mentianzi. It was embarrassing, and later he beheaded Yu Qian...

"Your Majesty, you are the foundation of the country, you cannot move lightly!"

Immediately, some ministers tried to persuade the emperor to give up his idea. Unfortunately, Zhu Houzhao was determined to use this battle to establish his prestige, so he used his absolute imperial power to do whatever he wanted.

"The fifteenth emperor's uncle, the benevolent king of Liaodong, has been ordered to supervise the country. If anything happens to me, he will follow what happened during the Jingtai period and ascend to the throne..."

Zhu Houzhao had already made his decision when he recalled his young uncle. There seemed to be many loyal ministers in the civil and military dynasties, but there were very few whom he could trust, and none whom he could trust absolutely.

Until now, the one he believed the most was the little emperor uncle whom he had not seen for seven years. So when the little emperor uncle did not hesitate to return to Beijing to support him, he also decided to take a gamble and go on a personal expedition. After a while, he little Prince.

Zhu Houzhao had a hunch that this little prince Dayan Khan was his old enemy and would definitely be defeated at his hands. If he won this battle, he would be able to establish his own prestige and there would be less constraints on doing things in the future.

Therefore, he must fight this battle.