Standing on the tall tower of Zijingguan, looking at the boundless splendid mountains and rivers, I feel mixed feelings in my heart.
Haohai Dayu, Mahamu, Tuohuan, and Yexian, four generations of Wala chiefs, struggled for hundreds of years and finally entered the capital of the Ming Dynasty on this day.
The achievement of unifying the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty has been completed first, and in three days, 80,000 troops will return to the old capital of the Yuan Dynasty.
Nervousness, excitement, and disbelief filled Ye Xian's heart. If he could take back the old capital of the Yuan Dynasty, he would be the greatest hero of Mongolia after Genghis Khan and Kublai Khan, and Choros would become a man as powerful as Bo'er. Noble surname.
Standing next to Yexian, Zhu Qizhen was thinking about the exact opposite: after he was restored to power, the first thing he had to do was to launch a purge of Shanxi's civil and military officials; and then re-establish the system that had been abolished by the Xuande Dynasty The Great Wall of Defense.
In the end, Wang Ji and Chen Mao's 200,000 southern expedition troops were mobilized to completely wipe out Oala and avenge their previous humiliation.
Ye Xian and Zhu Qizhen were thinking more long-term than the other. The only consensus in their minds was that they did not take the acting emperor Zhu Qiyu seriously.
The two of them were thinking about their thoughts when Polo came to report: "Your Majesty, brother, there is a Ming army camp outside the city. The Ming army inside has disappeared long ago, but it left a lot of supplies that cannot be taken away. It is enough." We have had several delicious meals. Moreover, there are hundreds of jars of fine wine in the camp. I don’t know why the Ming army generals have to get so much fine wine when they are on guard."
Hearing the words first, he praised: "Okay, okay, this must be a general who loves His Majesty and stayed here to reward us. We can't live up to their kindness."
You go and order the army to cross Zijin Pass and camp in an open area. We will have a great carnival tonight, and tomorrow morning we will move forward at full speed and head towards our old capital. "
Polo agreed excitedly and quickly went to make arrangements.
That night, I first got drunk with Zhu Qizhen, and the guests and hosts had a great time.
Early the next morning, the army mobilized with all its strength and began a rapid march.
Ye Xian's three brothers: Polo, King Datong, and King Saihan, led their 20,000 cavalry as the vanguard, riding fast to remove obstacles for the army.
Boyan Timur led 10,000 troops and horses to guard Zhu Qizhen and followed Polo.
He also led an army of 50,000 people and came to the end.
At this time, he was already arrogant, thinking that no Ming army in the north dared to fight with his own army in formation, and the most they could do was to hold on to the city. Therefore, you can come if you want to come, and you can retreat calmly if you want to leave. It makes no difference whether you leave people to defend Zijin Pass or not.
At the same time, in order to ensure sufficient deterrence against the Ming army in Beijing, they did not divide their troops to stay at Zijingguan, but brought all the troops to Beijing.
Zhu Qizhen rode a chariot and swayed along with the Chinese army.
The two concubines, one on the left and one on the right, hugged Zhu Qizhen on the soft couch in the chariot.
Zhu Qizhen hugged the soft and delicate nephrite Wenxiang, and suddenly asked Ma Liang curiously: "I have always been curious, there is a jade ring fixed on the roof of the car, facing the middle of the soft couch, what is it for? "
Hearing this, Ma Liang replied awkwardly: "At the beginning, Princess Qi ordered the skilled craftsmen in the capital to build this chariot and present it to His Majesty as a tribute to the new monarch. She thought that after all, one was built, and two were built, so Qi Qi The palace also built a chariot for its own use.
In this way, the craftsmen built a total of two chariots, one dedicated to His Majesty and one reserved for the new monarch.
Princess Qi made many unique designs for Xinjun's car, including the jade ring on the roof.
But the craftsmen got confused and put the jade ring designed on the new monarch's car onto His Majesty's chariot. Later, I had no choice but to make mistakes. "
Zhu Qizhen heard this and asked curiously: "Tell me, what is this jade ring used for?"
Ma Liang hesitated for a long time, not knowing how to answer. After Zhu Qizhen pressed him repeatedly, he had to answer.
Zhu Qizhen was speechless when he heard this: "These princes are full of tricks. I can't even think of such a way to play in my dreams. Have you experienced it?"
Ma Liang replied respectfully: "I am guilty. To ensure your majesty's safety, the Queen ordered me to test it with my concubine to see if the jade ring is strong enough to prevent it from falling and hitting your majesty."
"Humph, thank you for her thoughtfulness, but I see that Zhou is not like this on weekdays. So which concubine did you try with that day?"
Ma Liang pointed to Xia Lan on the soft couch. Zhu Qizhen nodded when he saw this: "Okay, let her go. You go get a ribbon and I'll give it a try too."
Hearing this, Ma Liang quickly made arrangements.
After Zhu Qizhen experienced it, he was full of praise: "My younger brother knows better. It turns out that a simple bed attendant can have so many ways and such enjoyment. My life was really in vain before. "
Along the way, Zhu Qizhen was uncharacteristically different. Not only did he no longer complain about the difficulty of the journey, but he also hoped that the carriage would be bumpier.
Three days later, the entire 80,000-strong army arrived at the gates of Beijing.
The Ming army did not cause trouble, but just defended their camp and allowed the Oara army to set up camp calmly.
Having been somewhat dazzled by a series of easy victories, Ye Xian chose a very provocative way of setting up camp:
Ye Xian and Boyan Timur held Zhu Qizhen hostage and camped ten miles away from Xizhimen; Boluo led 20,000 elite troops and camped five miles west of Yuantu City.
Wala's two camps were several miles apart, and both were stationed on the west side of Beijing.
Ye Xian's camp was facing the Xizhimen of Beijing and the main force of the 50,000 Ming army in Shixiang outside Xizhimen.
At best, this way of setting up camp is called mutual leverage; at worst, it is arrogance, and the Ming army is certain that the Ming army will not dare to take the initiative to attack Polo's 20,000-strong army.
Hearing that the Wala army had arrived at the city, Zhu Qiyu finally came out of Wenwen Township, took his civil and military officials with him, and climbed to the Xizhimen Gate Tower to see the enemy's strength.
Zhu Qiyu ordered the ministers to choose a spot on the city wall to watch, and soon everyone involuntarily divided into camps.
Xu Heng, the Marquis of Xing'an, Wang Tong, the Marquis of Chengshan, Wang Wen, the Censor of Zuodu, as well as He Yi, Huang Pu and Lian Gang, surrounded Zhu Qiyu.
Zhu Qiyu didn't talk much. He just listened to Xu Heng and Wang Tong, two veteran generals who had been on the battlefield, explaining Oala's troop formations.
Chen Xun, Yu Qian, Hu Hui, Wang Zhi, Shang Ren, Peng Shi and other ministers gathered in another place, and these people all listened to what Yu Qian said there.
The generals Shi Heng, Fan Guang, and Sun Bor were alone together. Several leading eunuchs from the Royal Horse Supervisor and the eunuchs from various supervisory bureaus gathered together.
Other nobles, vassal kings and others also have their own camps.
These people were chatting and waiting for Wala's envoy to come.
Sure enough, half an hour later, Naha rode his horse and came to the door of Xizhi Gate triumphantly.
(End of chapter)
