Yuan Chonghuan, who saw the opportunity very quickly, and the lack of a unified command for these rebellious Mongols, allowed him to leave Chahanhot from the west gate smoothly under the protection of a group of officers and soldiers.

After Yuan Chonghuan escaped from the city, he also knew that it would be difficult to stay here for a long time, because of the rebellion of the Nayan people in Inner Mongolia, he could not believe that the Mongol troops in the military camp outside the city would obey him, so he had to retreat to Xilinhot overnight. Before leaving, he remained sober and felt that the rebellion was not necessarily a bad thing.

Now the problem of how to explain to the emperor that originally bothered him was solved. If he hadn't taken the opportunity to deal with this person decisively, I'm afraid that these Mongols would have been able to make even more trouble. As a reader, he naturally knows how to write an essay to justify himself.

However, before he retreated to Xilinhot and mobilized his troops and horses to solve the rebels in Chahanhot, he could not let the court officials such as Ezhe and Liu Jingting, who were rushing to Chahanhot, fall into the hands of these rebels, which would make the situation extremely complicated. So he ordered Xie Shangzheng to take people to intercept the road from Chengde to Chahanhot, and be sure to convey the rebellion in Chahanhot to Liu Jingting and others, and let them return to Chengde first to wait, and then notify them to come over and appease the people.

Regarding the governor's order, General Xie Shangzheng was also extremely speechless. Although the Ming Dynasty built a post road between Chengde and Chahanhot, after leaving the mountainous area of Chengde, the place close to Chahanhot is a plain, and trying to intercept a team of people on this plain is as unreliable as a ship intercepting another ship in the Taiwan Strait.

However, their luck was not bad, and after wandering south of Chahanhot for two days, they finally met a convoy that came to visit Chahanhot more than 20 miles away from Chahanhot.

Xie Shangzheng reported to Liu Jingting, who led the team, about the rebellion in Chahanhot City, and for Yuan Chonghuan not sneaking into Chahanhot in advance as agreed, and also disposing of Gunchuk Taiji in public, Liu Jingting's mind was also at a loss, and he didn't know whether he should praise this Governor Yuan for being bold, or should he angrily reprimand him for being bold.

Zhang Jia Living Buddha, who was in the prime of life but had a thin body, saw Liu Jingting in a daze, and subconsciously coughed a few times, suggesting that the other party should pay attention to the attention of the officers and soldiers of the convoy behind him. Liu Jingting came to his senses and said to Xie Shangzheng: "It's close to noon now, let's have lunch first." Stay here and rest, and I'll have food brought to you, and until I give an order, you must restrain your men and not let them say a word about Chahanhot. ”

Xie Shangzheng was able to intercept the other party smoothly, and a stone had already fallen in his heart, as for whether the other party was willing to listen to the orders of the governor, he couldn't care. Seeing that Liu Jingting wanted to isolate the convoy from his subordinates to prevent leakage of news, Xie Shangzheng had no opinion, and he immediately called several subordinates to clear a vacant space in the same place, spread out the cotton blanket and lie down directly to rest.

After Liu Jingting returned to the convoy more than ten meters away, while informing the entourage to camp on the spot to prepare lunch, he discussed the news brought by Xie Shangzheng with Zhang Jia Living Buddha, Ezhe, and Wang Chenglong, the commander of the convoy.

The team brought by Liu Jingting was mainly for condolences rather than for combat, so the sergeants were less than 500, and the number of people transporting condolences was nearly 1,000. While most of these men were hired Mongol herders and border dwellers, and it was not impossible to fight back against small bands of horse bandits and wolves, it was a bit too much for them to attack a real army.

With this in mind, Wang Chenglong, the captain officer in charge of guarding the convoy, thought that he should still follow Governor Yuan's orders and let the convoy return to Chengde first; Or retreat to the thirteen shacks at the junction of the mountain pass and the plain, and then send someone to the front to investigate and see if it is really as Xie Shangzheng said, the whole of Chahanhot has rebelled.

However, Ezhe objected: "Since the Mongol tribes concluded an alliance with His Majesty the Emperor in Fengzhen, there has been no chaos so far. Chakhark is not the only one in the city of Chahanhot, even if Gonchuktaiji conspires to rebel, it is impossible for the whole city to rebel. We will now turn around and go back to Chengde, and when Governor Yuan returns with his troops, even those in the city who do not want to rebel against the emperor will have to rebel. As soon as this war begins, will the brotherly covenant between His Majesty the Emperor and my Mongol tribes continue to be maintained?

Besides, the envoy sent by Governor Yuan said that there was a rebellion in the city, so what about the Mongolian tribes and garrisons outside the city? What is their attitude, and has Governor Yuan sent someone to contact them? Most of the garrisons outside the city of Chahanhot came from the Chahar department, and most of the relatives of this army lived near Hohhot, even if Gonchuktaiji promised great benefits, they could not say the opposite.

What's more, now that Gunchuktaiji is dead, the benefits he promised will naturally be in vain. I don't think that these soldiers will give up their families for the sake of a dead man, not only should we not turn around, but we should abandon our baggage and rush to the military camp outside the city as soon as possible, persuade these garrisons and tribes outside the city, and then try to appease or suppress the rebels in the city, which is better than letting Governor Yuan transfer troops to fight this rebellion. ”

After listening to the opinions of the two, Liu Jingting suddenly became embarrassed, after all, he had never been in the army, and it was difficult to make a decision on this kind of military affairs for a while. However, when he was worried, he found that Zhang Jia Living Buddha was still thinking about something, so he couldn't help but ask Zhang Jia Living Buddha: "Master, what do you think about this matter?" ”

Zhang Jia Living Buddha pondered for a while and said: "I don't understand the affairs of the military, but if you follow the way of Governor Yuan to quell the rebellion, I am afraid that there will be bloody storms on the grassland again."

I remember a story in the Buddhist scriptures about three princes who went out to play and found a nest of tigers in the jungle. A female tiger is breastfeeding two tiger cubs, the female tiger has a yellow face and thin muscles, and the tiger cubs are lively and cute, but the female tiger seems to be about to devour the tiger cubs in order to satisfy her hunger.

The youngest prince was surprised by this, and asked his two older brothers for advice on how to keep the tigress from devouring her own children. As a result, the two brothers told him that unless there was fresh meat and warm blood, it would definitely eat the tiger cub.

After thinking about it, the youngest prince finally decided to sacrifice himself to save the tigress and her baby. This is called sacrificing one's life to feed the tiger is also.

Since His Majesty the Emperor made a brotherly pact with the Mongol tribes, the steppe and the interior have become one, and everyone has lived a few days of peace, how can we now watch the pact being broken and only care about our own safety?

For the sake of the tranquility of the grassland, I think Ezhe is right, and some risks should be taken. When my generation learns the Dharma, we can't sit idly by. I am willing to go with Ezhe to persuade the tribes and armies outside the city to divide the line with the rebels, so that this war disaster can be eliminated as soon as possible. ”

After listening to Zhang Jia's living Buddha's opinion, Liu Jingting finally made up his mind and said: "Then Master and Ezhe and I will first go to the military camp outside the city to contact the garrison, and Captain Wang, you are here to guard the convoy." If we don't have any news until the sun rises tomorrow, you should retreat to Chengde first. ”

Wang Chenglong paused for a moment and objected: "The order I received is not only to protect this condolence convoy, but also to protect the safety of the three adults, how can I leave the three adults and return to Chengde by themselves." If the adults insist on going to the barracks, then let me go with you, and leave the safety of the convoy to my deputy. ”

Seeing what Liu Jingting wanted to say, Wang Chenglong hurriedly added: "I have come to Chahanhot at least three or four times a year to escort supplies, whether it is the yamen in the city or the chief officer of the military camp outside the city, I am very familiar with it, even if the three adults want to persuade the garrison, at least they must know who to convince, right?" ”

Hearing Wang Chenglong say this, Liu Jingting immediately changed his words and said: "Okay, then you prepare, we will go on the road after lunch, you don't have to bring too many people, but you must be alert..."

At this time, Nan Chu, who was sitting in the hall of the original Gon Chuktaiji Mansion, was silently watching the quarrel between these Mongolian faces in front of him. Almost three days have passed since the night of the rebellion, but the question of whether these Nayan people stayed in Chahanhot or moved to Liaodong still failed to discuss a result.

According to Nan Chu's thoughts, since he failed to catch Yuan Chonghuan, a big man in the Ming Kingdom, it is natural that the next step is to coerce the residents of Chahanhot and the tribes outside the city to move to Liaodong as soon as possible.

But it was on this issue that the Mongol nobles quarreled very fiercely. Gunchuk's subordinates defected to Nanchu after Gunchuk's death, and naturally supported Nanchu's claim at this time.

But those Mongolian Nayan people are a little reluctant to build a big house and furniture in the city of Chahanhot. When Lin Dan Khan was in his hands, Chahanhot was just a big earthen enclosure, so no one was reluctant to give up this place when Lin Dan Khan gave it up.

However, in the hands of the Ming people, Chahanhot was a fortress city to resist the invasion of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, so many craftsmen and engineers were naturally mobilized to carry out the overall design and planning.

The craftsmanship of the craftsmen of the Central Plains was the most outstanding in East Asia in this era, and although the fortified city was only a prototype in five or six years, it was much more comfortable than the yurts and earthen houses where these Mongols used to live.

Moreover, in order to renovate their homes, these Nayan people also bought a lot of furniture, porcelain and other daily necessities from the Central Plains. If you want to ship these things to Liaodong, it is estimated that you will not be able to move them before this winter.

Therefore, when the Ming army did not attack in a big way, they were naturally reluctant to give up their property and ran to Liaodong empty-handed. No matter how generous Huang Taiji is, it is impossible to vacate the house in Shenyang for all the Nayan people to live in.

Therefore, the idea of sticking to Chahanhot and asking the Manchus to send troops to assist in the defense according to the agreement became the unified demand of these Nayans. And this is exactly what Nan Chu can't accept.

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