Soon Yang Tinghe and the others came with a red face, although time had passed for a while, and Emperor Zhengde had calmed down a little, but his face was still a little flushed.

After Yang Ting saluted them, he found that Emperor Zhengde was a little excited. They were a little surprised in their hearts, although Zhang Zhijie captured the Tatar Khan's court, which was indeed a happy event, and the government and the opposition were very excited, but the good news had been coming for a few days.

Even Emperor Zhengde was still very happy in his heart, but it shouldn't be such an excited look! Yang Ting and them had some doubts in their hearts, although they couldn't guess what else could be happy, but it was obviously a good thing!

After Yang Tinghe saw the ceremony, he smiled and said: "The emperor has a glowing face today, and his complexion is very good, could it be that there is something happy?" ”

These words were scratching Emperor Zhengde's heart, and Emperor Zhengde laughed and said: "Yang Ge guessed correctly, it is a happy event!" And it's a great event! ”

Seeing that Emperor Zhengde's excited look was no less than when the good news came, which made Yang Ting and them more and more curious, and Prince Liang asked and smiled: "Your Majesty, could it be that Governor Zhang caught Dayan Khan?" ”

Emperor Zhengde waved his hand and said: "Hey, Dayan Khan has been defeated several times, and he will just be a clown jumping off the beam in the future, and it doesn't matter if he is caught or not." ”

It wasn't Dayan Khan who was arrested, what kind of happy event made Emperor Zhengde so excited? Yang Tinghe and the others became more and more curious.

Yang Tinghe smiled and said: "Your Majesty, the ministers are stupid, I really can't guess what a happy event is!" ”

Emperor Zhengde laughed and said: "Zhijie is about to return to the court, and he will return to Beijing in a few days!" ”

Yang Ting and them were stunned when they heard this, they really didn't expect this stubble, indeed, since Zhang Zhijie had already captured the Khan Court, it was also his due intention to return to Beijing in triumph.

It's just that Yang Ting and them didn't think of this stubble at all, because this is not a happy event at all, uh, it can be regarded as a happy event, but there is no need to be excited at all, right?

But they immediately understood that it seemed to be a great joy for them and for Emperor Zhengde. After all, the relationship between Emperor Zhengde and Zhang Zhijie is there.

Yang Ting and them immediately smiled and said: "Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the emperor, it is really gratifying that Governor Zhang has returned triumphantly!" ”

Emperor Zhengde said happily: "It is naturally a great joy to know the triumph of the festival, but the happy event is more than that, and the return of the festival to Beijing is not only himself!" ”

Yang Ting and them couldn't help but complain in their hearts, nonsense, it definitely won't be Zhang Zhijie himself, as well as the soldiers of the Beijing camp, as well as Tian Shiyuan and others who made meritorious contributions, isn't this obvious?

Emperor Zhengde didn't know that Yang Ting and them were complaining in their hearts, and said excitedly: "There are also the leaders of the various tribes of the grassland who are traveling with Zhijie, and they will go to Beijing with Zhijie to meet them!" ”

This is also a happy event, Yang Tinghe also knew that some grassland tribes had already surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, and even raised troops to join Zhang Zhijie's army, such as the Yibula Division, the Horqin Division, and so on.

Yang Tinghe said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this is indeed a happy event, and it is also a grand event, there are tribal leaders from the grassland who have entered Beijing to meet the emperor, this is the emperor's martial arts, and the Ming Dynasty is overwhelming!" ”

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this is a rare event, I don't know how many leaders of the grassland have entered Beijing, and the ministers will step up to draw up a charter." "If it is the tribal leader of the grassland who enters Beijing to meet or Zhang Zhijie who returns to Beijing in triumph, this requires the Ministry of Etiquette to draw up a etiquette charter.

Emperor Zhengde said excitedly: "How many? It's all of them! All the grassland tribes have been submissive to the Ming Dynasty, and all the tribal leaders will enter Beijing with the Zhijie Festival to meet them, and they will give me the title of Chechen Heavenly Khan together! ”

Yang Ting and them were stunned when they heard this, no matter how much they wanted to break their heads, they couldn't imagine that it would be such a surprise! It's no wonder that they couldn't think of it, because although there were northern expeditions in the Hongwu and Yongle periods, they were all against the grassland forces, and they withdrew after the battle, and they didn't think about conquering them.

Because it is not easy to conquer the grassland, otherwise the Ming Dynasty would not have been angry all these years, let alone conquer the grassland? It's a near-impossible task.

But they have only known that Zhang Zhijie has won another battle in the capital, and they will not know the power of the musket array at all, and they will not be able to understand the shock that the musket array brings to the tribes on the grassland, the almost desperate deterrence.

Yang Tinghe trembled and said: "The emperor, the emperor, the emperor, all the tribes have submitted to the Ming Dynasty?" All came to Beijing to meet the emperor? ”

Emperor Zhengde could also understand their shock and incredulity, and quickly recalled his Zhang Zhijie's inscription in his mind, and said with a definite smile: "Yes, all!" ”

Even with Emperor Zhengde's assurance, Yang Ting and them were still a little incredulous, and asked, "Your Majesty, even the Chahar Department has been surrendered?" ”

You must know that the Chahar Department has always been controlled by the descendants of the Golden Family, and Emperor Zhengde grinned: "The Chahar Department? Of course not, because there is no Chahar in the world! The Chahar Department and the Khalkha Department have been slaughtered by the army of Zhijie! ”

It turned out that there was a massacre on the grassland, but now Yang Ting and them believed that the tribes on the grassland would really follow Zhang Zhijie into Beijing to meet him.

It was said that he was entering Beijing for an audience, but it felt like he was escorting a group of captives into Beijing. Yang Ting and them saluted together: "Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the emperor, all the grasslands have returned to obedience, this is a grand event celebrated by the whole world!" ”

It was indeed worth their joy, although in Zhang Zhijie's opinion, the conquest of the steppe was more meaningful than the defeat of the fleet of the Kingdom of Portugal. But for the Zhengde Emperor and the Manchu civil and military forces, it was more meaningful to conquer the grasslands.

Because this is a deep-rooted concept that has been handed down for thousands of years, the nomads on the northern grasslands are the biggest threat to the Central Plains Dynasty, and the Northern Expedition to the grasslands is the symbol of the dynasty's prosperity.

Emperor Zhengde said with a smile: "It is indeed a grand event for the whole world to celebrate, I summoned you to let you prepare carefully, and nothing can go wrong!" We must show the bearing of our court, not only to show the strength of our Ming Dynasty, but also not to let the tribes on the grassland think that we are domineering! ”

Yang Tinghe and the others bowed down to respond, and they needed to take care of the proportions. Yang Tinghe's mood calmed down a little, and asked, "Your Majesty, the tribes on the grassland are obedient, how should the imperial court deal with it?" ”

In fact, Emperor Zhengde also understood what Yang Tinghe meant, whether the tribes on the grassland were sincerely obedient and became part of the Ming Dynasty, or nominally surrendered.

However, Emperor Zhengde doesn't know the details now, but he feels that Zhang Zhijie's approach has always been unsuccessful, and he will not give up. Emperor Zhengde said with a smile: "How to deal with it is still discussed when Zhijie returns to Beijing!" ”

(End of chapter)