Fang Yuan asked Chigutai to take a seat and asked, "Chigutai, let's talk!" What blood feud? ”

Chigutai gritted his teeth and said, "Regent, I told you before that I have a blood feud with a Mongolian tribe, which is the Horqin Tribe. The reason why I fell into the steppe as a horse bandit was because my tribe was wiped out by the Horqin Khan, my wife was molested by the Horqin people, and my parents and clansmen were all exterminated by the Horqin tribe! ”

Chigutai turned around and pointed at Concubine Zhuang, as well as a few women who had been raped, and said sharply, "You are also women of the prairie, you say, blood for blood, tooth for tooth, is it the rule on the prairie?!" ”

Concubine Zhuang is also a woman of the Borzigit clan, and she was speechless after listening to Chigutai's explanation. In the prairie, it is a society where the law of the jungle eats the strong, and women are originally trophies. The Horqin tribe was able to exterminate the tribe where Chigutai was located and rape Chigutai's wife. Now Chigutai's revenge on the women of the Horqin Department is indeed understandable.

Chongzhen listened to Chigutai's words, and also nodded slightly. Chigutai is one of the top generals in the Ming Dynasty, and has made great achievements in the battle to pacify Liaodong. Chongzhen still cherished this general, and pleaded with Fang Yuan, "Donkey, this is the hatred of killing your father and taking your wife, you can't help but revenge!" Chigutai is indeed excusable. ”

Fang Yuan had a gloomy face, and he had accepted Chigutai's statement in his heart. Chigutai did mention to him that he had become a horse bandit because there was a hostile tribe in the steppe. Since the Horqin tribe relied on force to exterminate the human race first, it was also self-inflicted on itself to be retaliated against by others.

However, what Fang Yuan wanted to investigate was not that Chigutai had committed adultery with a few women, but that Chigutai had beheaded first and then played a prelude, and there was no military discipline and the king's law, which was far greater than the crime of raping a few Mongolian women.

Fang Yuan Chongzhen said, "Your Majesty, although Chigutai has made great achievements, but merit is merit, and sin is sin, if everyone can atone for their past merits, then they will still have it?!" ”

He had spoken to Chongzhen, and stared at Chigutai coldly, "Chigutai, even if you have a thousand reasons and are helpless, why didn't you tell me earlier?" You have to cut it first and then play it. ”

Chigutai met his gaze and laughed, "Haha! Regent, if you had told you that you would have asked me to put the overall situation first, how could I take revenge? It's better to rape and adultery first, and then ask the regent to send it! ”

Fang Yuan couldn't laugh or cry at his behavior, this is clear revenge, no matter how honest he confesses, how can he punish this kind of behavior as a man in the army?!

Severe punishment must not be severely punished, but if it is let go so lightly, as long as everyone has the hatred of killing their father and taking their wife, they will ignore the law of the country and lynch them to retaliate, isn't it a mess? How can Daming still be known as the state of etiquette, how can it be subdued by hundreds of states? !

Fang Yuan's gaze fell on Concubine Zhuang's body, and he said slowly, "Concubine Zhuang, do you have this rule in the Mongolian steppe that the hatred of killing your father and taking your wife is not guilty?" ”

This rule is clear, it is a convention on the prairie, of course Concubine Zhuang can't deny it indiscriminately, so she can only nod and say, "Yes, there is indeed such a rule!" ”

Fang Yuan continued to ask, "Since both sides are Mongolians, and the hatred forged in the steppe, is it wrong to follow the customs of the countryside and settle it according to the rules of the steppe?!" ”

Before Concubine Zhuang sued, how did she know that there was still such an inside story, and if she continued to mess around, it would only backfire, and she said helplessly, "There is nothing wrong with it!" ”

Fang Yuan looked at Chigutai again, "Chigutai, although the crime you committed this time is excusable, military law is intolerable!" I will now remove you from the post of commander of the Northern Military Region and take over by Zhao Quanzhong, do you have any defense? ”

Fang Yuan actually dismissed Chigutai as the commander of the military region in public, and everyone was silent. Even Jing Jie, who was the generalissimo, felt that this punishment was too heavy, and hurriedly said, "Regent, Chigutai is the Ming Dynasty, born and died for the regent, and his military achievements are impressive!" Even if the military law is violated, the whipping of the whipping, the cane of the cane, the removal of all military duties, is too harsh! ”

Fang Yuan glanced at Jing Jie straightly, and said unhurriedly, "As the commander of the Northern Military Region, he is also a general who pacifies the world for the Ming Dynasty, and he should set an example and set an example!" Knowing the law and breaking the law, the crime is added to the third degree! ”

Jing Jie still had to argue with reason, but Chigutai interrupted the latter words, "Generalissimo, I am willing, and I want to thank the regent for his forbearance and not dragging me to military punishment." ”

A smile rose at the corner of Fang Yuan's mouth, and he said lightly, "Chigutai, can bullying a few women prove that you are capable?" Are you a hero? Since you want revenge, you should go to Korqin Khan! ”

Chigutai also knew that although his behavior this time was excusable, it was indeed too inferior, and he was not a hero, so he patted his chest and said, "Now that Liaodong has been pacified, the general trend of the world has been decided, and I should also retire." I just want to borrow 8,000 cavalry from the regent, let me go and capture Korqin Khan alive, and I will definitely return the full amount afterwards, and there will be no shortage of horses for one person. ”

Fang Yuan suddenly laughed and said, "Chigutai, you don't have to be angry with me, what does it mean to retire after success?" I just dismissed you from the post of commander of the Northern Military District, and I didn't say that I would drive you out of the army! Since you are not ashamed of your 8,000 cavalry, you can set foot on the Horqin Department and sweep the Horqin grassland. ”

"Good! I will make you the general of Pingbei, give you 30,000 iron cavalry, and then order the soldiers and horses of the Karaqin Department to join you and go to the Horqin Department to defeat the Horqin Department together! ”

Jing Jie and the others came to their senses at this time, although Fang Yuan was relieved of Chigutai's position, he also gave him a more important errand, which was to destroy the Horqin Division.

In the past two months, the Chahar and Khalkha departments have been encircling and suppressing the Korqin department, but the war has not been going well. Fang Yuan heard that some Jurchens who were unwilling to migrate and fled to the Mongols went to the territory of the Horqin steppe, and were absorbed by Horqin Khan, and organized a cavalry of 20,000 or 30,000.

After several confrontations between the Chahar and Khalkha departments, they still didn't get any bargains, so they could only send envoys to ask for help from Daming.

Fang Yuan and Jing Jie had already discussed, according to the rules of the Mongols, whoever grabbed the pasture would belong to whomever it would. Since the two tribes could not snatch food from the Horqin tribe, the Ming Dynasty united with the Karaqin tribe to support, and naturally they also had to get a share of the pie in the Horqin grassland.

As long as the Horqin grassland is taken, there will be a solid base on the grassland. Moreover, with pastures, there will be people, and with people, there will be soldiers, laying the foundation for the future annexation of Chahar, Khalkha, and even the Dzungar department.

Therefore, it is imperative to go to the Horqin grassland this time.

Chigutai saw that Fang Yuan was fully supporting him to destroy the Horqin Tribe, and this time the national hatred and family hatred were avenged together, he was overjoyed, and he was busy kneeling in the tunnel, "Thank you for the mercy of the regent, I will definitely destroy the Horqin Department in this battle, and raise the prestige of the Ming Dynasty in the grassland!" ”

Concubine Zhuang's face was gloomy, she was originally here to sow discord, but unexpectedly, she lifted a stone and hit herself in the foot, which directly brought a catastrophe to the Horqin Department!

Fang Yuan glanced at her out of the corner of his eye, and secretly laughed, a woman playing tricks with me is simply an axe! The fall of the Horqin Department is to teach you a profound lesson to the Jurchens, and if you dare to have two hearts, it will be more than the Horqin Department next time!