The war is not over.

Even if hundreds of thousands of pigs are fleeing in all directions, it is not easy to catch them, let alone the elite of the grassland tribe?

But the Khan's court is over.

Zhu Houxi finally saw me answer, and he looked at the silent man with some surprise: "I thought it would be ...... No matter what, you will break through, or at least you will fight to the death, or even kill yourself......"

I just looked up at him, and didn't answer anything.

One sits on top, the other tied up and kneeling.

The one who made such a great achievement was only a sentry led by a small captain in the Beijing camp. Now, they are all excitedly waiting for the reception outside the military tent of the Son of Heaven.

Zhao Zhenji shouted angrily: "Your Majesty asked, why didn't you answer?" ”

Zhu Houxi raised his hand: "I just sighed, I didn't ask, let's loosen the tie." ”

"Your Majesty! Don't ......"

Zhu Houxi waved his hand: "Lu Bing and the guards are here, besides, I am not a weak man." ”

can be escorted in, I have already been searched all over my body. Without a long-range attacking weapon, how could he get close?

In the process of being untied, I still didn't say a word.

Until Zhu Houxi finally said: "After more than 20 years of grievances, I will settle a lot today." You endure humiliation and steal life, what you want to ask, say what you want, be honest and straightforward. ”

I gave him a deep look, and then sat down on the floor.

With his hands on his knees, he looked up at his old rival and asked in Chinese, "Have you learned Mongolian?" ”

"Bold ......"

Zhu Houxi looked at Zhao Zhenji again when he heard this, but he didn't blame him, but naturally replied in Mongolian language that he was not familiar with: "Among my concubines, some are from the Duoyan Department and the Ordos Department. ”

“…… Hetao ...... Daning ...... Obviously, there are no first-class generals anymore. You came to the battlefield in person, did you look down on me so much? ”

This time, I replied back to Mongolian.

And Zhu Houxi also changed back, and said calmly: "No, it's just that I look down on you." I can't come, I'm afraid the army is unstable. I'm here, since you're fighting against the water, there's a chance that you're coming from me. ”

“…… Still underestimate me. More than 100,000 elites, more than 200,000 young and strong......"

I replied, but stopped.

The results have already come out, even if the superiority in forces is so great, isn't it also defeated?

It's really boring to say now that he dared to risk his life.

Zhu Houxi shook his head with some disappointment: "Could it be that you saved your life just to compete with me for this will?" ”

"For so many years, all the tribes have been forced by me. You didn't capture Jining in one go, you came so quickly...... I already know many causes and effects, so how can I fight for anything? I replied and stared at him, "It's just that I've been an enemy for many years, and it's a pity that I can't see each other." ”

“…… That's all? Zhu Houxi looked at him suspiciously, "Could it be that there are still things to exchange in Chagatai, Tubo, and North Korea?" ”

I replied that I was stabbed in the heart by the pure doubt in his eyes, and then slowly lowered my head: "Since I am defeated, the world is already yours." Exchange...... If you talk about exchange, look at how you have been obedient to the border people for so many years, and look at the Khalkha's hesitation in my decision, I can only use my obedience in exchange for more kindness to my people in the future. I didn't go through this road, but I don't regret my previous choice, nor do I regret my current choice. ”

“…… Bring some wine. ”

Zhu Houxi heard this.

Someone went to get wine, and Zhu Houxi said: "You can probably guess that the elite cavalry of the Daming border area is nowhere to be found, and they and the servant cavalry who belong to the Mongolian people have gone to the Khan Court." ”

I didn't react, just looked down at the back of my hand.

"Hundreds of years of grudges, you are for the people of the Khan Court, and I am for the people of the Ming Dynasty, it is all due to the times."

It doesn't sound like there is a personal grudge, but when a bowl of wine was poured in front of me, Zhu Houxi said again: "How I treat my people, I don't need to exchange it by humiliating you. Whether the vassals are fighting or surrendering, I don't need to set an example by leaving you. However, it is true that you raised troops to invade the south on a large scale, which harmed the stable development of the Ming Dynasty. I share a bowl with you as a tribute to my opponent. After drinking this bowl, you are guilty of sin, and you should be killed! The soldiers who died in battle, the people of the border area, do not agree to enjoy your lively deference for my own selfishness. ”

Alta raised his head again and looked at the calm old opponent.

The two of them were about the same age, and seeing so many words he heard later, all I felt was indifference.

It cannot be said that he is completely underestimated, but ...... Just like the rumored fondness for machinery, in the eyes of this old rival, he, the lord of the Khan Court, seems to be just a part of the machine, a link in many things.

The usurpation of power determined that he could only force the tribes, and hundreds of thousands of troops poured south, and there were many flaws in the eyes of this old opponent. Obviously, the army is so strong, but he is not at all like some of the previous emperors of the Han people, he arrived at the real front line so quickly.

The Ming cavalry, which was the most able to deal with the steppe cavalry, was almost all sent away.

Even his own personal safety was calculated as part of a great cause.

Now, for the merit of destroying the country and capturing the king, he doesn't care about the glory, doesn't he care about seeing himself flattering to get that pleasure?

For most of his life, he thought only about one thing, how to deal with and defeat this terrifying adversary.

But this adversary just carried out his strategy indifferently and methodically, eradicated external enemies and hidden dangers, and implemented his new law to make Daming stronger.

Purely this battle, it was unjustly defeated.

But this battle actually started when he succeeded to the throne more than 20 years ago, and now it is just a result.

I silently picked up the bowl and looked at him one last time: "Please leave a way for the people of the grassland." ”

Zhu Houxi didn't care: "Since the grassland tribe multiplies between heaven and earth, there is a reason to continue to multiply. Without those of you who think that the Han monarchs and ministers will exterminate the grassland tribes, the grassland tribes can multiply better. We settled in farming, and you migrated and nomadic, each with its own way of living. For thousands of years, if you hadn't turned the fertile fields south of Yinshan into pastures, how could the Han army fight back? ”

I replied with a bitter smile, right and wrong, how can such an easy judgment be able to say everything?

That's it, it never counts him as such.

Maybe a lot of confusion in my heart can only be brought to death in the end.

He has his own pride and doesn't want to appear willing to gamble.

The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty had actually sentenced me to death at this meeting.

Used to buy the hearts and minds of the steppe tribes? Zhu Houxi said that he did not need to.

Used to deter those vassal states that are fighting against the Ming Dynasty this time? Zhu Houxi said that he did not need it.

On the contrary, for so many years, the soldiers killed in the war and the border people killed in the Daming border area need an explanation.

Looking at the pleasure of "being able to sing and dance", Zhu Houxi doesn't need it.

He has a vision and pattern far ahead of the times, such a victory, Zhu Houxi always feels that it is a matter of course, there is no need to boast and be proud like this.

What's more, this is only a new beginning of the pattern of the northern border, whether it can establish a new order and truly eliminate the possibility of threatening the south of the Great Wall again in the future will be more effective.

But the border army began to encircle and suppress and pursue the fleeing remnants, and the Son of Heaven took the lead in returning to Beijing, and the arrow outside the city of Xuanfu could be pulled out.

It's been almost twenty years.

At that time, Zhu Houxi, who shot this arrow, was just over twenty.

Now that he is getting older, he is finally able to pull out this arrow.

"I thought this time, I would stay in the north for at least two or three years."

"Your Majesty is wise and powerful!" Guo Xun praised from the bottom of his heart, "If you don't go to Datong first, you can't grab a short enough time for the minister to lead the Jingying north." If you don't abandon the victory fort and go to Jining, you can't force me to lead the army to rush into battle, and the decisive battle will determine the outcome in one fell swoop. ”

Hunting with flags outside Xuanfu City, a high platform was set up next to the monument that was erected back then, and Zhu Houxi looked at the arrows in front of him that had been weathered.

What Guo Xun said naturally makes sense.

The result was good, so the decision-making time period when he went directly to Datong from Xuanfu and received the appearance of the army in the Shajing area became shorter. Zhu Houxi decided to enter the Victory Fort, so Guo Xun led the Beijing camp to reinforce Jining with the consciousness of donating his life. Zhu Houxi passed through the Victory Fort on the way and did not enter the Jining Haixi, so he asked me to directly lead the army to rush into battle in order to settle the situation in a battle when he was only one breath away from attacking Jining.

But if the result is not good, it is naturally a different situation now.

In the history books, he Guo Xun and Mao Bowen are all ministers who misled the country and the people, and because of the arrogance of the past achievements of the Ming Dynasty, they "instigated" the emperor to experience the danger in person, so that the Ming Dynasty reappeared as the Son of Heaven in the North Hunt.

It's really dangerous.

Zhu Houxi reached out and grabbed the already brittle shaft of the arrow. This is an arrow shot by the Son of Heaven, and he said that he would pull it down in the future. The wind and the sun are blowing, even if someone comes to brush the oil and paint every year to maintain it, the state of the arrows is very bad now.

Today, the emperor is coming to fulfill the oath, and the arrows are dealt with in advance.

Now naturally it is easy to pull it out.

The soldiers in the audience couldn't hear what the emperor and Guo Xun and other important ministers said, and when they saw the situation on the stage, the mountains roared and the tsunami roared.

"Your Majesty is wise and martial, eradicating the northern troubles, and his achievements are brilliant!"

With a hint of a smile on the corner of his mouth, Zhu Houxi only raised the arrow and raised it lightly, responding to the soldiers in the audience and the people in the distance.

"Actually, you and I haven't figured it out at all."

"Your Majesty mean?"

"Daming has today, not just because of me. If it's not that I'm gone, the Ming Dynasty will be turned upside down. ”

Zhu Houxi calmly looked at the soldiers and civilians who supported him from near and far, but said to the ministers: "I am very important to you, because I can trust you and reuse you. It is also very important for the soldiers who are facing the crazy Northern Captives, to be able to fight side by side with them, never retreat, and fulfill the requirements of the military reform to 'protect the family and defend the country'. But for the people of the Ming Dynasty, the new law is irreversible, and the Ming Dynasty will continue to grow stronger for at least two or three generations, and I am still not in power, in fact, it is not that important. ”

Zhao Zhenji and the others were shocked in their hearts, and they didn't know how to interface for a while.

"I just know that whether I answer or you, it will naturally magnify my role, so I decided on this policy." Zhu Houxi stared at the arrow in his hand, "I can really prepare for the worst, so that I can enter the game and forcibly create a decisive situation." However, it was the soldiers who defeated the northern captives, the craftsmen who improved and built weapons for so many years, and the logistics officers and soldiers who transported military supplies. ”

Looking at Zhao Zhenji, Zhu Houxi smiled: "Meng Jing, if you want to recount this battle after you go back, you can't forget this." I decided to enter the game as a person, because I believe in the power of the Ming Dynasty for so many years. Judging from the battle situation, if the Beijing camp could not resist the heavy cavalry that day, I would not be ashamed to flee south to the border wall under the escort of the soldiers. Pull and contain, and leave the army in the Jining area, which is generally a victory. ”

Zhao Zhenji looked at the emperor blankly: "...... Just like the General Staff said, it makes him feel as if he can capture Jining, but it's still a little bit close? ”

"If the fish is already wandering around the hook, the fish is flashing and flashing, and the angler is always staring at the fish drifting in the south, how much else can be taken care of at this time?" Zhu Houxi took a step and began to walk down, "What's more, in my heart, I am really the number one giant in the sky." If you can catch it, it's really a happy life. ”

The Emperor only now said what he really wanted.

If he can beat it, he will resist the fight first, and if he can't beat it, he will immediately flee south.

But those who are familiar with this emperor know that even in that case, he probably will not flee to the capital at once, but continue to swagger around the Victory Fort.

Thinking of the "battlefield rumors" he arranged, Zhao Zhenji couldn't help but sigh for me.

The opponent of this steppe tyrant is obviously very strong, and he is so cunning.

……

At the beginning of the year, at the end of the year, triumphant.

Emperor Daming drove the northern expedition three times, and finally let the people of Daming think that the era of the north road is in trouble has completely passed.

The northern captives who came from the south, although the Ming Dynasty still took advantage of the situation during the Eastern Expedition, but it was also in the arms of the Ming Dynasty for so many years of the Northern Raiders: it was to seek a decisive battle.

It's just that the process of this decisive battle is too fast and hearty.

"Boasting of hundreds of thousands of troops, it will be shattered at the touch of a touch!"

"How many escaped? Can you catch them all? ”

"Haven't you heard? His Majesty had already sent General Ma to the Khanting's lair, where could they escape? ”

"This Ma Zongbing, I heard that it is less than thirty......"

"Since I was a child, I was kidnapped by the Tartars, and I learned a good bow horse! Your Majesty knows people, don't you understand? I heard that it is the head of the 100,000 elite horsemen of Xuanning in Hetao! ”

"Good Fellow......"

When the royal driver returned to Beijing, he also brought such captives as Ida, who were going to enter the city from the south gate, sacrifice to heaven and earth, and offer Jietai Temple.

The prince was the leader, hundreds of officials greeted him, and the people of the capital celebrated together.

Zhu Zaiji's career as a prisoner is about to come to an end, but he is not reluctant to give up in his heart.

Such a father is here, he must be well-behaved, not to mention that he is also sincerely emotional.

It feels like the destiny of heaven is returned, the blessings are full of heaven, the world is overlooked, and the invincible is invincible.

And at this time, I suddenly felt some commotion behind me.

"What's wrong?" Zhu Zaiqian asked.

"Your Highness...... a person hurriedly came from behind, and bent over to Yang Shen again, "Lord Zongfu...... On the Tongzhou side, Dongying Lubu Feijie is on the way, Wang Shi is marching all the way, and has entered the Japanese Kingdom of Kyoto at 18 o'clock in September! ”

"Ah......" Yang Shenxi smiled, "Is it really Lubu Feijie?" ”

"Bumped into today, did you order them to go directly to the south of the city to offer victory?"

"It should be like this, double happiness is coming, Your Majesty will definitely be happy!"

It's Lubu Feijie, but the people who are rushing there don't know that today is the day to return to Beijing.

When the Ming Dynasty was surrounded by enemies and the capital was empty, the defense network had already been rolled out.

Even if the military intelligence enters Kyoto, it must go through the procedure first, for fear that some bad news will cause turmoil.

It has been arranged like this before, and the special state is naturally better to wait for the emperor to return to Beijing and then lift it in person.

Therefore, I also learned the news in advance.

Zhu Houxi didn't know the good news for the time being, and now he returned to his loyal capital again, with greater prestige.

I Da and the others in the prisoner car naturally became the focus again, and he didn't do anything other hypocritical and humiliating along the way.

It is a pity and incomprehension that I have never met that old opponent in person before.

I can't see today's Daming with my own eyes, and the same is true.

More than 20 years have passed, how much has the capital of the Ming Dynasty changed in a generation?

The Heavy Industry Park in the southwestern suburbs, the new outer city wall, the newly built bell tower in the city, and the taller buildings made of cement...... I don't see much.

It's just that they can't be seen on the grassland.

The people of the Ming Dynasty were pointing at them, cheering and praising the royal driver, and their faces were proud and vibrant.

Then several riders came from the east.

"Great victory! Dongying victory! On September 18, Xia Yan, the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Expedition, and Yu Dayou, the chief military officer of Hanhai, returned to Gyeonggi, conquered Kyoto, captured the king of the Japanese and the civil and military ministers, and captured the goods and goods! ”

"Dongying Victory......"

The fast horse drove straight to the front of the emperor, and Zhu Houxi sat on the horse in a military uniform and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

"September...... Eighteen? ”

He has been in the north for almost a year, and Dongying's side naturally continued to fight for so long.

But at this point in time......

"Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty! The north is slow, the east is not in trouble, the Ming Wei is all over the world, and His Majesty's achievements are brilliant! ”

can coincide with the meeting, and at this moment, it is natural for hundreds of officials to bow down and make the emperor happy.

Zhu Houxi was stunned for a moment, and then the dragon's heart was happy, and he laughed heartily: "Fate!" ”

He was happy when he was defeated, but not as carried away as he is now.

It's just that the first-line civil and military officers of the Ming Dynasty, who should have been invincible, brought him such good news, and he entered the game in the north, which can be regarded as a big success.

Around the Spring Festival last year, the four realms were bordered.

During this year's Spring Festival, the Khan Court will become history, and the so-called eternal family of Dongying will also become history.

The thriving national strength of the Ming Dynasty made the vassal kingdom feel dazzling, but those who did not believe in evil and looked directly at it would naturally become blind cubs.

came to his son, and saw him stand up after making a big salute, Zhu Houxi just smiled at him first, and then looked at Yang Shen: "Yongxiu, this is a quick decision, you feel a lot more relaxed, right?" ”

Yang Shen couldn't cry or laugh: "Knowing that Your Majesty went out of the side wall, the minister almost died of fright in those days." The ministers greet Your Majesty's triumph, and Your Majesty should not laugh at the ministers. ”

"Next, it's simple." Zhu Houxi looked at the city gate in front of him, knowing that he probably wouldn't have to stay away from the city for anything in the future, "Get up and go back to the palace!" ”

Sacrifice to heaven and earth, and let the son do the work for him.

The temple is next to the palace gate.

The royal car entered the city, and there were also people in the city cheering.

On this return trip, there was a great victory for the two countries to be destroyed.

These two countries, one is a long-term pain that has made Daming feel painful. One is the future feud that has not intensified, but in Zhu Houxi's mind, it needs to be resolved more than the northern captives.

Under the relaxation of his mind, Zhu Houxi was in a trance, remembering the scene of entering the city for the first time more than 20 years ago.

After coming out of the Taimiao, when he arrived before the noon gate, he looked left and right at the steles, and then looked up at the Yingjie Palace.

Yang Tinghe, Yang Yiqing, Wang Shouren, Fei Hong, Zhang Fujing, Gu Shilong, Yuan Zonggao, Sun Jiao, Li Jin, Xu Guangzuo, Zhu Qi, Li Quanli...... For a moment, I don't know how many faces seem to be looming.

In their smiles, Zhu Houxi also smiled.

After more than 20 years in the capital, this answer sheet is not worthy of this life, right?

Behind him was a city of jubilant excitement.

In front of him, when he arrived at the Qianqing Palace, it was Sun Lan who led the harem to kneel down to welcome the master of the empire home.

Since the war was tight and he asked Tana and them to return to Beijing first, there have been months of "not knowing the taste of meat".

So what's to eat tonight?

(End of chapter)