After entering May, the nobles of the Chahar tribe in the city of Guihua finally got the news of the battle of Kulun, and most of the Nayan and soldiers who went out were captured by the Houjin, and even Lin Dan Khan's whereabouts were unknown after the war. This news soon caused panic among the Inner Mongolians in the city of Naturalization, and just when the Chahar nobles in the city did not know what to do, Gonchuk Taiji suddenly returned to Naturalization with his troops, and the city began to fall into a power struggle for the position of the Great Khan.

Although two of the Chahar tribes surrendered to Houjin, the organizational structure of the six Tumian Mountains of Ahagu Mountain, Doutumen Gushan, Gaoergu Mountain, Hanagu Mountain, Zhongjun Wanhu and Alaksuite Wanhu formed by Lin Dan Khan using the Eight Etoks is still there.

The chief military officer who stayed behind in naturalization, Hulu Kezhai Sang, and Lin Dan Khan's younger brother Kutu Taiji were respectively in charge of the soldiers and horses of the Naturalization City, while the eight Fujin of Lin Dan Khan were in charge of the six Tumian tribes of the Chahar headquarters, plus the soldiers and horses brought back by Gunchuk Taiji and the tribes managed by Lin Dan Khan's two sisters, more than ten armed forces suddenly appeared in the Naturalization City.

It should be said that Lin Dan Khan's policy of fighting outside the country must be settled first is still implemented well within Chahar, and none of these more than ten armed forces can overwhelm the others, so as to stabilize the situation in Guihua City.

Although Huluk Zhaisang was loyal to Lin Dan Khan, he was only loyal to Lin Dan Khan himself. Although Lin Dan Khan had a 10-year-old son, Erkongolo Ezhe, it was obvious that such a young child would not be able to lead the Chahar and the Mongol Khanate to survive in the current situation facing the Chahar tribe.

Whether it is the enemy of the Chahar Ministry, Houjin, or the ally Daming, or the brothers of the Chahar Ministry, the Mobei Zhubu and the sworn enemy of the Southern Mongolia of the Mohar Ministry, they will not let go of this good opportunity to deal with the Chahar Ministry.

Therefore, although Sutai Dafujin, that is, Ezhe's mother, repeatedly courted him, Huluk Zhaisang still did not make up his mind and openly supported Ezhe to take over the position of Lin Dan Khan and become the new Mongol Great Khan. He was just a strong prevarication, and he would not be able to support Ezhe to take over as Great Khan until the exact news of Lin Dan Khan's death came.

After returning to the city of Guihua, Gunchuktaiji weighed the situation and began to contact everyone, preparing to nominate Guntuktaiji to take over the position of Great Khan. The nobles of the Chahar family all believed that after the Khan took over as the Great Khan, they would not have to be frightened in front of the strong and angry Lin Dan Khan as before.

Therefore, when Gui Yingcha secretly returned to Guihua City with a small team, the call for support for Gutu Taiji to succeed as the Great Khan was already very high in the city, and even two of the Eight Great Fujin began to waver, wanting to support Gutu Taiji as the next Great Khan.

Gui Yingcha broke away from the brigade and rushed back to Huacheng in the starry night, naturally not to congratulate Gantu Taiji and Gunchuk Taiji on taking charge of the Chahar Department. Although Lin Dan Khan began to alienate him in the past two years, as a close confidant of Lin Dan Khan, his relationship with Gutu Taiji and Gunchuk Taiji was not very good, and after he was canonized by Chongzhen as the title of the first Mongolian warrior, many Mongolian Taiji were dissatisfied, thinking that Guiying was too proud.

Therefore, once Bhututtaiji took over the position of Great Khan, the power and position he had in the Chahar Department would naturally be replaced. Gui Yingcha was naturally unwilling to face such a reality, so with the help of his wife, Princess Wuliangha, Gui Yingcha secretly went to see Sutai Dafujin.

As soon as the two met, before Sutai Dafujin asked him about the history of the first battle of Kulun, Gui Yingcha had already anxiously said to Sutai: "Hana Tumen Fujin, Kulun lost the first battle, and we not only lost a large number of loyal warriors, but also lost the honorable Lin Dan Khan. At present, the city of naturalization, the Chahar tribe, and the entire Mongol tribe are in mourning and confusion.

But our enemies did not give us time to mourn, and on my way back from Mobei, I heard disturbing news. Huang Taiji, the Great Khan of the Later Jin Kingdom, issued a call to the Horqin, Zalut, Balin, Naiman, Aohan, Asute and other tribes, asking all tribes to send troops to follow the Houjin to conquer Guihua City, saying that they wanted to exterminate our Chahar tribe and seize the last bloodline of the Golden Family.

Do you still want to watch as the Buntutaiji and Gonchuktaiji continue to mess around? If the civil strife continues in Guihua City, when Huang Taiji's army arrives at Guihua City, who else will be able to follow the orders of Fujin and Ezhe to defend the last blood of the Great Khan? ”

Sutai Dafujin is the granddaughter of Jin Taiji, the last leader of the Yehe tribe, and has a bitter enmity against the Jianzhou Jurchens who exterminated the Yehe tribe. But the more she hated Houjin, the more she knew how powerful and cruel the Houjin army was.

When Lin Dan Khan was there, he failed to defeat Houjin once, and now that Lin Dan Khan is not there, when the people in the tribe are panicking, it is even more difficult to imagine that Guihua City can withstand the attack of the Houjin army.

Su Tai was frightened by the information told by Gui Yingcha, she suddenly forgot to ask how Lin Dan Khan disappeared, but complained to Gui Yingcha with a pale face: "I didn't think that Ezhe must inherit the position of the Great Khan, as long as the Jintai Ji can resist the attack of the Houjin army, do not take away the tribe given to me by the Great Khan, so that Ezhe can grow up safely, then I don't mind that the Jitu Taiji inherits his brother's position..."

Gui Yingcha hurriedly interrupted Su Tai's words and said, "Fujin, I'm not here to be a lobbyist for Tu Taiji. With the talents of Buntutaiji and Gonchuktaiji, they will only lead the Chahar tribe to a dead end. Princess Uliangha and I are both loyal to Lin Dan Khan, and now we will naturally be loyal to you and Ezhe. No one except Ezhe had this qualification to ascend to the throne of the Great Khan of Mongolia. Fujin, you should stand up and rebuke the misdeeds of the leaders of the tribes in which Puttu Taiji and Gonchuk Taiji are now colluding, announce the death of the Great Khan, and let Ezhe inherit the throne of the Great Khan. ”

Su Tai suddenly hesitated, "Announcing the death of the Great Khan?" But isn't the Great Khan missing, and maybe after a little while, he will be able to come back alive? Besides, the city is now full of supporters of Buntutaiji and Gunchuktaiji, and if I announce this, will these people attack our mother and son? ”

Gui Yingcha immediately said: "Only when the death of the Great Khan is announced, the neutrals like Hulu Kezhai Sang have no excuse to continue to wait and see, and the Buntu Taiji and Gonchuk Taiji can no longer use the excuse of taking charge of the family business for the Great Khan.

The Great Khan had formed an alliance with the Ming Emperor during his lifetime, and Ezhe was also the nephew of His Majesty the Emperor, as long as Fujin agreed to let me ask for help from the Ming Dynasty on behalf of Ezhe, I would borrow a soldier from the Ming Dynasty to cheer for Ezhe. With the Ming Dynasty's soldiers and horses to rely on, those neutral factions would definitely turn to Ezhe, and Gantu Taiji and Gunchuk Taiji would not be able to plot for the Khan throne. ”

Although Gui Yingcha's words made Su Tai very moved, she still said with some hesitation: "But the Great Khan has always been very wary of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty during his lifetime, saying that although His Majesty the Emperor is young, he is as cunning as a fox, if it is not for the purpose of dealing with Houjin, he will definitely not form an alliance with the Ming Dynasty."

Now that we have invited the Ming people to naturalize, can you guarantee that they will leave and naturalize in the future? Doesn't the Han people have such a proverb: It's easy to please God, but it's hard to send God. ”

After Guiying was stunned for a long time, he finally spoke: "Although what Fu Jin said is reasonable, but in the current situation, even if it is annexed by the Ming people, it is stronger than the Chahar tribe in the hands of the Tu Taiji or Hou Jin.

Although the king of Shunyi has no subordinates, he is still a high-ranking official in the Ming Kingdom. When we arrived in the Ming Dynasty, the emperor still had to offer Fujin and Ezhe high to the top, so as to envelop my Chahar Department. If Gengtu Taiji or Houjin take control of the Chahar Ministry, I'm afraid the first thing will be to cut off the blood of the Great Khan to prevent us from competing with them for the ownership of the Chahar Ministry, right? ”

Su Tai suddenly stopped hesitating, she put down her body and pleaded with Gui Yingcha: "I'm just a woman, and my eyelids are relatively shallow. Guiyingcha, you are a loyal servant of the Great Khan and the brother-in-law of the Great Khan. I believe that you will never harm our orphans and widows, what do you say, I will do it, you must save the blood of the Great Khan..."

It was also when Guiyingcha persuaded Su Tai to introduce the Ming Dynasty as foreign aid, Zhu Youzhen left the capital with several concubines from the harem in the name of patrolling Jizhou, Chengde and summer retreat, and the cavalry troops of the First Cavalry Division and the First Guards Division as escorts. Zhang Keda, who was born as the commander of the Nanjing Jinyi Guard, was responsible for coordinating and leading these teams around the emperor.

Zhang Keda hereditary Nanjing Yulin Zuowei Qianhu, Wanli 29 years of Wujinshi. He has made meritorious contributions in catching thieves in the local area, defeated the Japanese invaders, participated in the suppression of the rebellion of the Li people, and quelled the rebels of the White Lotus Sect.

Although Lian Shanxiang did a good job in defending the imperial city and managing the intelligence organization, he was not a qualified general on the battlefield. Because Chongzhen often appeared on the battlefield with the guards, whether it was the Internal Affairs Office or the Jinyi Guard, he did not want the generals from the border army, especially those Mongolian generals, to serve as the commanders of the emperor's personal guards. Therefore, Zhang Keda, a veteran of the Jinyi Guard, was pushed to the position of commander of the First Guards Army.

So far, the veteran is doing well. not only convinced the Mongol generals such as Sang Ang and Nuomuqi, but also integrated the Han and Mongolian generals within the entire First Guards Army very well, and did not cause any chaos. This time he traveled with the emperor, and the Mongolian knights under Sang Ang had much more rules, and they were no longer as barbaric and intriguing as Chongzhen did when he first saw them.

Although Chongzhen wanted to take several concubines in the harem to play in the name of summer vacation, the three children were still young after all, so Zhou Yufeng still left Tian Xiuying, Yuan Zhaorong, and Isabella in the palace, and only Hai Lanzhu and Cui Yuzhi were allowed to travel with him.

On the sixth day of the first month of June, Chongzhen and his entourage arrived in Chengde, and compared with the last time, Chengde Fort was built much more perfectly. A long and narrow valley along the west bank of the Wulie River also opened up a camp for the emperor and his guards to be stationed here.

Compared with the scorching summer in the capital, Chengde is obviously a paradise with a pleasant climate, coupled with the beautiful natural scenery around it, which makes Cui Yuzhi, who is out of the city for the first time, have a lot of fun.

With the news of the emperor's arrival, the leaders of the Mongolian tribes stationed in Chengde to the upper reaches of the Da and Xiaoling rivers and Longcheng rushed to Chengde to meet the emperor, which once again deepened the suzerainty power of the Ming and these Mongolian tribes.

In the first ten days of June, due to the continuous heavy rain in Shaanxi and Hetao, the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River were flooded, but relying on the water conservancy projects in the northern provinces in the past few years, except for the flooding of Sizhou in the lower reaches, the middle reaches of the Yellow River were finally safe and sound.

The household department, which had gained a large windfall and had a lot of money, quickly allocated two taels of disaster relief silver, so that the people of Sizhou could survive the losses caused by the flood.