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April in the grasslands of Guangbei, spring has just begun, and it is also the most peaceful time in the Daming Plain, because most of the livestock give birth at this time, for the herdsmen, this is the most important time of the year, just like the spring ploughing of the Ming farmers. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The nobles of the steppe are also rarely in a hurry to herdsmen at this time, they have more livestock to take care of.

However, since the end of February of the ninth year of Wanli, from Yili Bari in the Western Regions to Horqin and Taining in Liaodong, there have been messengers running and hurrying everywhere.

These messengers traveled back and forth among the tribes, and only one messenger was delivered, that Altan Khan had died.

Since Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang destroyed the Yuan Dynasty, Ming Chengzu Zhu Zhu went out of the Northern Expedition several times, the Mongolian steppe is a plate of loose sand, and several times there are strongmen who want to unify the various departments, but they have not succeeded.

Altan Khan of the Tumut tribe did this during the Jiajing period, he swallowed the Uliangha tribe, suppressed the orthodox Chahar tribe of the golden family, and annexed or allied with the rest of the tribes, and finally became the overlord of the steppe.

In the years when Altan Khan became strong, Xiao's war against the Ming Dynasty was almost unsuccessful, and the nine-sided town seemed to be a virtual existence in front of him, allowing it to come and go.

The three sides of Shaanxi, Datong in Shanxi, and even the Xuanfu in the important area of Gyeonggi were all broken by Altan Khan, who led his cavalry to plunder everywhere, and the border army on the nine sides of the Ming Dynasty was defeated again and again, which was miserable.

Later, the border generals fled from the wind, and there was even the ugly affair of the commander-in-chief's border town and garrison who bribed Altan Khan to seek peace, and Altan Khan could mobilize 100,000 cavalry at the most, and he was invincible.

At that time, in the Ming Dynasty, there were wreaks raging in the southeast, and there was a border in the north, which was really miserable, and the society was turbulent and in danger of overturning.

But Altan Khan did not have any big ambitions, he only thought about being his Great Khan with peace of mind, plundering more gold and silver women of the Ming Dynasty, trading with the Ming Dynasty, enjoying wealth and beauty, and in his later years, he was bewitched by the Tibetan Lama, superstitious Tantra, worshipping Buddha all day long, and writing what should not be done to kill more, which gave the Ming a chance to breathe.

In the later period of Jiajing, Qi Jiguang and Yu Daxian, who pacified the southeast of the Liaokou, led the southern soldiers to the north, and the whole border town soldiers and horses, and Li Chengliang, the chief military officer of Liaodong, also grew into a general and managed his own elite forces.

During the Longqing period, the two sides finally reached a collegiate agreement, and the northern border of the Ming Dynasty has not had any large-scale conflicts with the Alta tribes on the grassland.

At the end of the eighth year of Wanli, Jizhen, Xuanfu and the forbidden army organized a battle in the north of Gubeikou, and the first battle wiped out the first part of Wanhu Najit and part of the Horqin tribe who rebelled from the Altan department, and severely damaged the shoe captives, so that the balance of strength was more inclined to the side of the Ming Dynasty.

This war shocked the various tribes of the steppe, and they contacted one after another to seek countermeasures, but although this war was amazing, it was still not as shocking as the news of Altan Khan's death.

The death of the Great Khan on the grassland is like the death of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, but the Ming Dynasty has a complete inheritance system, the emperor dies and the prince succeeds to the throne, the change of regime is stable, and there will be no fluctuations.

Altan Khan died, his sons may not be able to have such power, not to mention that the troops of Altan Khan are not finally the eldest son of Altan Khan, but divided into several pieces, each with its own subordination, in addition to a few princes, Altan Khan's favorite woman Sanniangzi has the most elite more than 10,000 cavalry, and also controls the mutual market with the Ming Dynasty.

As soon as Altan Khan died, the greatest force in the steppe would be divided, and it would be impossible to say who would be honored in the steppe, or what kind of affairs would be divided into different countries, or even war.

The various tribes on the steppe were in contact with each other, and the sons of Altan Khan were also on guard and in constant contact with the outside. Unlike other steppe tribes, Altan Khan had more than 100,000 Han Chinese farmers farming for him, which was an important reason why he overwhelmed other tribes.

The city of naturalization is also the nominal and actual core of the steppe now, trade, deliberations, and alliances are held here, and the three ladies also live here and are the masters here, while the eldest son of Altan Khan, the monk Ge Gulen, lives ten miles outside the city and guards the city.

Altan Khan is over 80 years old, and Sangha Du Guleng is also over 50 years old, in fact, many people in the steppe call him Sanghdu Guleng Khan, who is considered to be the most outstanding heir of the Altan tribe.

The first destination of the mourning messenger from Tibet was the big tent of the monk Duguleng, and this messenger was also sent by the people he arranged for Altan Khan.

The monk Guleng was tall, and the pampered life of the Altan Khan family for many years made him more like a civil official of the Ming Dynasty, with a complexion that was rare on the grassland, Bai Zhe, who was also repaired and wore loose robes.

When the guards outside reported the arrival of the messenger, he was watching the song and dance, and two Han Chinese were there to report to him the receipts and expenditures of the mutual trade

Halfway through, the messenger stumbled in, fell on the ground, and said in a loud voice:

"His Royal Highness the Great Prince, King Khan, King Khan is dead"

Hearing the news, the monk Du Guleng, who had been sitting with half-squinted eyes, stood up suddenly. His face first showed joy, and then changed to a sad look.

"Got it, you go down to rest first, and I'll go to the city immediately!"

After the messenger told the news, all the people in the tent who had not had time to go out knelt there, and the messenger thanked him, and then hurriedly withdrew, and the little monk Du Gulen immediately raised his voice to greet him:

"Recording Tiger"

A warrior in iron armor walked in and saluted, and the monk said softly:

"The messenger of Fangcai, and the singers and dancers here, and the servants here, are all taken into custody alone, and now the camp is under martial law, and no one is allowed to enter or leave without my token

The warrior bowed down to receive the order, and some of the people kneeling below had already begun to tremble, and only then did they calm down a little when they heard this order, such a big thing, it is possible to kill them all.

Everyone was led out, but the two Han people were left in the house, the monk Gu Leng had no expression on his face, and sat down slowly, the two Han people looked at each other, and they were silent, the monk Gu Leng picked up the silver bowl in front of him, drank it in a big gulp, took a long breath, and said with emotion:

"It's really good wine, the best mare's milk wine on the grassland is the same as urine compared to the fine wine of Daming

After finishing speaking, putting down the bowl, the monk Du Guleng laughed, laughed for a while, patted the table and said:

"The old thing is finally dead, and he finally survives until he dies of old age"

After a few words to himself, the monk Du Gulen sweat wiped the tears from laughter, and inexplicably turned into a cry again, howling and beating his chest, crying and scolding:

"old brute, you have 100,000 soldiers and horses in your hands. But if you had listened to me, I would have wept for you in the golden temple of the heavenly capital now

Seeing him crying and laughing over there, one of the two Han people on the side stepped forward and said solemnly:

"King Khan, this is not the time to be crazy, and he must rush to the second prince to confirm the name of King Khan."

Monk Duguleng Khan took out a handkerchief and wiped his eyes. Having calmed down and glancing, another Han man said:

"The rules on the grassland, the husband died and married the son, the Khan King had 13,000 fine horsemen, and the three ladies of the naturalized city had more than 10,000 fine horses, married the three ladies, and the two families joined forces. plus the rest of the people of the Naturalized City. There are 35,000 cavalry, which can subdue the rest of the troops, and please ask the Khan to follow! ”

Originally, the name of the monk was "His Royal Highness the Prince." But several people in the tent have changed their names to "King Khan". Sangha Duguleng Khan only felt comfortable physically and mentally, but after hearing the proposal, he frowned and said:

"The third lady is arrogant, she is not yet thirty, and she has her own strength in her hands, so it will be so easy to marry me

The Han man who spoke smiled and said:

"The heroes of the Khan King, the three ladies must have admired it for a long time, how can they be reserved, besides, isn't the south the old Khan the King of Shunyi? The king of Khan should inherit this title, and the three ladies yearn for the Ming Kingdom, and when the time comes, they will start from here

"You mean?"

"Ask someone from the Ming Kingdom to persuade the third lady, and she will definitely obey

In the cabinet, the cabinet assistant Zhang Juzheng leads the world, and Zhang Siwei is in charge of the details, although he has no name, but in fact he is already the position of the second assistant.

Since the seizure of love, Zhang Siwei has been regarded by the world as a natural auxiliary heir, and what he does is also cautious, whatever Zhang Juzheng wants to do, he will do his best to do it, and there is nothing to say.

But as a cabinet scholar and a secretary of the military department, Zhang Siwei also has his own party members and his own scope of interests, but such obedience is not a long-term solution.

Zhang Juzheng cleared the acres of land and implemented a whip method, and his reputation was like the sky, which was not something that Zhang Siwei could shake at all, even if he was dissatisfied, he could only swallow his anger.

"Lord Zhang, Shi Zhong is the foundation of the society, a sage, but now this whip law has damaged Shi Zhong, and the officials everywhere have seen a sharp word, and in the long run, the country will not be a country."

"Gu Xiancheng, you are a little in charge, what kind of political country is you talking about, I'm tired, you go back!"

Zhang Siwei scolded angrily, a young man sitting under him was arrogant, got up and saluted and said goodbye, as soon as this person left, a family member hurriedly ran in and said:

"Master, the little one just got the news from the ministry, and the errand of the fourth master was topped by You Qi's relatives."

"Smack. With a bang, Zhang Siwei slammed the cup on the coffee table to the ground.

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