On 17 June, Kurchan led 50 guards from each banner to "escort" the Ming army back to the victory.

The general officer of the Ming army led a cow, and the general Qian, together with twenty-seven soldiers, each led a sheep. This is Abahai's reward for the Ming army of the letter delivery army. The Ming soldiers praised one after another, Lin Dan Khan had never done this before, and it was still Manchurian Khan who spoke of etiquette.

Along the way, the two sergeants talked and laughed. Kurchan repeatedly instructed the Ming army to return to the Tumut fugitives immediately after returning and return the payment owed to Chahar by Deshengkou. Mr. Ming Junqian admitted frankly that he couldn't do anything about it, and he would tell the officials immediately after the entrance.

The Ming army entered the victory pass, and Kurchan waited for the Ming army's reply under the city.

After a long time of procrastination, the Zhenqiang Fort garrison climbed the Great Wall and shouted:

"Kur Zen style, you go back first! I have already passed on your request to my family general, and I am afraid it will take a few days to reply. ”

Kul Chan said angrily: "These two things have been notified to you a long time ago, why do you have to wait for a few days!" ”

The garrison spread his hands: "I won't hide it from you, the governor of Datong is now suspended and waiting to participate, everything depends on the governor of Xuanda, and it always takes time to run back and forth." ”

Kurchan shouted angrily: "It is clear that you are deliberately delaying! When I show the Manchurian Khan, as soon as the army arrives, I will take the blame! ”

The garrison was so frightened that he said softly: "Who is rare about those rags of Chahar?" There is really no order from the peak, and it is a capital crime to hand over the original Chahar's reward to you and me, and I hope that Kurchan will understand my difficulties and give my whole family a way to live. ”

The garrison said this, and Kurchan had no excuses. Throwing down a few words fiercely, he led the escort army away.

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Datong Governor Yamen, Chen Qiyu was a little worried, and kindly reminded Zhang Tinggong:

"If you annoy Dongnu because of the fugitive and the city reward, won't the boss's arrangement fall short?"

Zhang Tinggong replied:

"Jiannu swept across the grasslands this time, and the number of people looted was already so large that it became a burden. The so-called demand for escapees is nothing more than an excuse. Jiannu's request for the reward that was originally owed to Chahar is sincere. Chahar's reward has been promised to buy pomegranate mines outside the fortress, and then to Jiannu! ”

Chen Qiyu said softly:

"General Ma mentioned the pomegranate mine only the day before yesterday, and today he will transport the pomegranate mine to the side wall. Boss, there is a sentence that Qi Yu has to say, Ma Zongzhen is afraid of fornication. ”

Zhang Tinggong slowly got up.

"Yuxuan, what do you want to do with Ma Zongzhen? Kill him like you killed Mao Wenlong? ”

Chen Qiyu shook his head again and again.

"At the moment of the great enemy, how can he destroy the Great Wall!"

Zhang Tinggong breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Yuxuan, remember, when the water is clear, there are no fish."

Chen Qiyu replied: "I wrote it down in my later life." It's just that he was worried about being late and withheld Chahar's reward, which would inevitably anger Jiannu and eventually attract sword soldiers. ”

Zhang Tinggong smiled: "Those things that weren't Jiannu in the first place!" If he wants to raise a sword, why should he do anything? Although Jiannu started in a wild land, the slave chief was not stupid at all. After talking about peace, it can be easily obtained through the border market, so why do you need to raise swords? Which one is heavier and which is lighter, I believe the slave chief will naturally weigh it. ”

Chen Qiyu said: "I am puzzled in my later life. I also hope that the old man will not hesitate to give advice. ”

Zhang Tinggong made a pot of tea and said slowly: "The old man's hometown is on the coast of Fujian. Since the imperial court opened Zhangzhou as a commercial port during the Longqing period, the Japanese invaders suddenly disappeared. What do you say, it turns out that those Japanese have all gone to work as maritime merchants. ”

Zhang Tinggong explained: "The Japanese robbers carrying knives ashore and looting seem to be a business without a foundation, but in fact, the price paid for killing and shedding blood is much higher than that of trade. The old man realized a truth in this matter - it is better to block than to sparse. ”

Chen Qiyu thought thoughtfully, "It turns out that the boss is building a slave with the fetters of the mutual market. However, the emperor will never agree to it......"

Zhang Tinggong's expression was gloomy, he took a sip of strong tea, and said, "Yuxuan, I'll tell you another story about the old man's hometown, and you can think about it carefully." ”

"The old man's hometown, a hundred years ago, a group of Yi people came from the far west. His family is called Europa, 80,000 miles away from China, and has been incompatible with China since ancient times, nearly 7,000 years. There are more than 30 countries in Europa, large and small, worship the holy religion of God God, all officials are divided into three grades, the grape juice is the most exquisite, and merchants travel all over the world. ”

"A hundred years ago, a group of Europaians sailed 80,000 miles to China through the Atlantic Ocean and the Little Western Ocean, first occupied Tuen Mun and then entered Zhangzhou, and finally leased land in Xiangshanao to dry their goods, and since then they have relied on the rent of 500 taels of silver a year."

Chen Qiyu suddenly realized: "What the old man said is the Buddha machine? ”

Zhang Tinggong nodded yes.

"At that time, the imperial court stipulated that it was not allowed to trade with the Francophiles, so this group of Yi people falsely claimed to be the Portuguese Lijia people, paid tribute to the imperial court every year, paid rent to Dongguan County on time, abided by Chinese laws and regulations, and took the initiative to help the imperial court exterminate pirates, in exchange for trade with the Ming Dynasty on the coast."

"In the twenty-ninth year of Wanli, there were two unknown boats that sailed to Xiangshanao, and the interpreter did not know who the people were, so they called them red-haired ghosts. The Portuguese capital of Xiangshan Macao, the Lijiayi people, drove them with soldiers and executed all the captured red-haired ghosts. Later, he learned that the red-haired ghost was a sub-native of Wolan in Europa, and the people of the Portuguese capital Ligayi were afraid that the Ayi people of Wolan would steal their business, so they killed their fellow villagers. ”

Chen Qiyu commented: "This can be said to be using Tonggong as bait to raze and raze. ”

Zhang Tinggong went on to say:

"In the second year of the Apocalypse, the Yayi people of Wolan came to take revenge. Sending fifteen warships to attack Xiangshan Ao, he went north to occupy Penghu and demanded tribute to China. The imperial court did not allow it, so the Yayi people of Wolan sent eight huge ships to attack Xiamen. ”

Chen Qiyu commented: "The revenge of the Yayi people who want to come to this Wolan is fake, and it is true that they are greedy for my Chinese property. They saw that the Portuguese capital of Xiangshan Macao, Lijiayi, had made a fortune, and they also wanted to come and get a piece of the pie. ”

Zhang Tinggong went on to say:

"The ships of Wolan's Adiyi are equipped with huge cannons in front and behind, and they are all smashed in one shot. The Chinese warships fought in the surging sea, and it was difficult to get close to the battle. The Yayi people in Xiamen sank 70 or 80 Chinese ships, and only a dozen of them suffered casualties. ”

Chen Qiyu exclaimed: "The Yayi people of Wolan are the red-haired ghosts of the year, and what they rely on is the Hongyi cannon?" ”

Zhang Tinggong nodded slightly, and then said:

"Fujian governor Shang Zhou Zuo has 100,000 sailors, but he can't do anything. Hongmaoyi begged for tribute, and Shang Zhouzuo had no choice but to promise Hongyi: as long as the Yiren moved the boat away, they could exchange markets with the imperial court. In order to facilitate this matter, Shang Zhouzuo also instructed Hongyi to live on an overseas desert island, and was willing to send someone to lead Hongyi. ”

Chen Qiyu sighed: "The scene back then is so similar to what it is now! ”

Zhang Tinggong then recounted: "This matter was reported to the imperial court, and the imperial court immediately removed Shang Zhouzuo from the post of governor of Fujian and replaced him with Nanju Yi, and ordered the red hair to be resolutely expelled from Penghu and resolutely refused to pay tribute. ”

"When the new governor Nan Juyi arrived, he asked Fujian merchants to mediate, and the Hongmaoyi chieftain drove two sailing ships to Xiamen in October of the third year of the Apocalypse to negotiate."

"The negotiations were carried out on the Hongmaoyi ship first, and after the two sides negotiated, Nan Juyi left three hostages and invited the Yi chief to Fuyuan to eat and drink to celebrate. Chief Yi didn't know what to do, and he was drunk and poisoned and imprisoned during the banquet. Nan Juyi attacked two Hongmaoyi sailing ships with fifty fireboats overnight, burned one and escaped one. ”

Chen Qiyu commented a little unnaturally, "The means of the Southern Military Gate ...... Some...... Some of them were made next. ”

Zhang Tinggong didn't seem to hear it, and said to himself:

"On the second day of the first month of the fourth year of the Apocalypse, Nan Juyi personally floated to Kinmen, avoided the naval battle, and went straight to Penghu Island. There are only 850 Hongyi soldiers on Penghu Island, including 110 young soldiers. This battle was fought from the first month to August, and Nanjuyi increased his troops in Penghu several times, and finally reached 10,000 troops, but he still could not conquer the Hongmao Fortress. ”

"At that time, all kinds of pirates gathered in Penghu Bay, eager to support Hongmao. The Japanese and the Yi united, but the Ming army turned the guest and the host upside down, and became a lone army. The situation was critical, and the commander-in-chief, Yu Zhigao, asked Li Dan, the great widow, to mediate. ”

Li Dan proposed that the Hongmaoyi people withdraw from Penghu and retreat to an overseas desert island, and Fujian agreed to trade with the desert island. The Rouge was also exhausted at that time, and the two sides quickly reached an agreement. Nan Juyi burned Hongmao City after Hongyi withdrew Penghu Island, which is known as the Penghu Victory in history. ”

Chen Qiyu commented with a wry smile: "After a turn of labor and money, I still return to the same place as at the beginning." Dare to ask the boss Hongmaoyi can be in Ontario? ”

Zhang Ting said:

Hongmaoyi retreated to a desert island and named the man according to the name of the local natives. According to the order of the imperial court, the big man is not my subject country and cannot pay tribute. The red fur came up with a workaround. They hired a subordinate named Zheng Zhilong as an interpreter under Li Dan, secretly supporting Zheng Zhilong to become a group of pirates, and using Zheng Zhilong as a transit for smuggling at sea. The Fujian side acquiesced to Hongyi's approach, and the two families have been at peace with each other. ”

Zheng Zhilong became bigger and bigger with the help of Hongmao, and Chongzhen was recruited by the imperial court to make a guerrilla in Xiamen in the first year, and Hongmaoyi's smuggling business became semi-public. In the third year of Chongzhen, the new governor of Fujian ordered a ban on the sea in order to crack down on smuggling, and Hongmaoyi's business plummeted. ”

Chen Qiyu sighed:

"The world is bustling, all for profit; The soil in the world is all for profit. Although 80,000 miles away, Hongyi is also there! If trade fails, smuggling will be necessary; If smuggling fails, force must be used. With trade as bait, without damaging my Ming Dynasty, and without moving my Ming soldiers, you can play with Hongyi between the palms. ”

Zhang Tinggong responded with emotion:

"It's a pity that it's not the right time! When today's son is most taboo to make peace with Jiannu, and catch up with Sun Yuanhua in Shandong, no matter what the result of this matter is, the old man is thankful if he can protect himself. ”

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As Zhang Tinggong, the governor of Datong, expected, the attraction of peace in Manchukuo was not ordinarily strong. Whether it was sincere peace, fake peace, or temporary peace, the forces of the main peace quickly condensed into a huge joint force in Manchukuo.

Kurchan reported the deliberate delay of the victory, and all the Manchurian Taiji did not care. No one wants to threaten the long-term mutual market that may come for the sake of a one-time reward.

On 18 June, the Manchurian army was stationed near the Great Wall Shoukou Fort to await further replies from the South.

There were two escapes on this day:

Three Han Aha privately fled to Shoukou Fort, and after being caught, they traveled around the Eight Banners to show the public and beheaded.

A Mongol fled to Shoukou Fort on horseback, was captured and tortured, and the Mongol had fled from Chahar Lindan Khan.

Lin Dan did not flee to Qinghai at all, but went north with his troops to Mobei Khalkha. Now they are preparing to take revenge on the way back of the Manchurian army!

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Historical sources covered in this chapter

"Manchu Old Files" Chongzhen five years and June files:

On the 17th, he was rewarded from Desheng Fort to offer cattle and sheep to the court; One thousand total sheep; And the remaining twenty-seven men shall each have one sheep and one sheep, and shall be returned. Kurchanbakshi led one member of each banner, and fifty people each of the guards sent it. After I went, I searched for traces of my fugitive along the bright border, but I couldn't return. Cibayan Huqin place.

On the 18th, the Great Army was in the place of Zil. On the same day, the white flag Kantai Niu recorded two Han people, Uheri Niu recorded a Han people, the three escaped, and were captured by the herdsmen of Duergeyi Niu Record, and traveled around the eight flags to show the public, and beheaded them. On that day, a Mongol fled from Chahar on horseback.

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Where did the historical Lindane go?

On April 15, the sixth year of Chongzhen of the Ministry of War, according to the inscription of Liu Wenzhong, a eunuch in Datong:

On 8 March, 2,300 Yi people were selling goods at the entrance of Hubao City, and they secretly interrogated each Yi and said:

My prince first lived in the city of Guihua for a few days, and now he has moved to the place of Yihan Mubo in the back of Daqing Mountain, and it is four or five days away on horseback and walking. On the one hand, the prince sent the Ma Yi people to the east to inquire about the news of the slave chieftain, and on the other hand, he sent the Yi people to the Yellow River to train boats to avoid the Dong slaves.

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On February 29, there was a chieftain who led four Yi people, a total of five horsemen, to the Sanxian Temple in the Mashi Circle, and saw Yue garrisoning, saying:

The day before the peace, the contract was written, and all the personnel were not more than three times, and now they stopped and rewarded 81,000 taels of silver, and the prince rewarded them in the wind, and said that they would not be with them four times, and I said that the prince did not want this reward.

Yue Shoubei replied, "The first day the slave chieftain came, where did you flee to, why didn't you come to ask for a reward?"

The province replied: "When the slave chieftain came, our soldiers and horses went north to the Salahan's house......"

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It can be seen that Lin Dan Khan did not go back until he died of illness after Chongzhen fled to Qinghai Dacaotan in the summer of the fifth year of Chongzhen, as recorded in the Manchu history.

According to the intelligence of the Ming Dynasty's military department, in February and March of the sixth year of Chongzhen, Lin Dan Khan returned to Guihua City. When Emperor Taiji went west in the fifth year of Chongzhen, Lin Dan Khan went north to "Salahan's house". This is consistent with the Mongols' numerous records of Lin Dan going north to Khalkha to seek help. It is also consistent with the record of the appendix in the Old Manchu Files. It should be credible.

The appendix in the Old Manchu Archives states:

"On the first day of the first month of the summer of the sixth year of the reign of the wise Khan, the army of Aixin went to conquer Chahar, and when Chahar Khan heard about it, he abandoned the nomadic homeland where he lived and fled to the land of Kel Azir Han and Krulun."

"Kle Azilhan, Krulun", Mongolian place name. Ker Ajargan, meaning "Stallion Field", is unknown. Kerulun, apparently the Krulun River in Mongolia. It originates in the eastern foothills of Kent Mountain in Mongolia, enters the territory of Hulunbuir in China in the middle reaches, and flows eastward into Hulun Lake.