"Back to Your Majesty, I just found out that there have been a lot of discussions in the Chongzheng Hall recently, but the details are unknown, and there is no sign of the slave army being mobilized!"
Li Ruolian said, looked left and right, took two steps forward, and lowered his voice a little: "Your Majesty, there is something going on over there in Zunhua City.
Ma Sigong, the official, seems to have received the message from Jiannu. In the past two days, some small actions have been quite frequent. The people below did not dare to take any action for fear of disturbing the situation! "
Chongzhen was shocked: "Just keep an eye on it. How many people have you arranged for Zunhua City?"
"Your Majesty, there are more than fifty people there. Sun Zushou used to have a courtyard over there, and our people are all in that courtyard.
In addition, Chen organized several caravans to travel to and from Zunhua and surrounding counties every day. Every day, a caravan was in Zunhua City, ready to fight at any time.
There must be more than a hundred people, all of whom are top-notch masters. If Jia Weiyao, the prefect, and Ma Sigong, the minister, cause trouble, we can control him at any time! "
At this moment, as the general person in charge of Zunhua Intelligence, after this period of time, he roughly speculated that there might be a war about to happen around Zunhua City.
"Go and get to work. Pay close attention to the Haraqin Department and the Great Wall Defense Line. If there is any movement, report it immediately!"
After Li Ruolian left, Chongzhen looked out the window with his hands behind his back, frowning slightly.
He had already reached this point, using tactics such as coercion, inducement, and pulling out all the stops, but in the end, there was no movement from Huang Taiji's side.
"Is Huang Taiji cowardly, or has he seen through my intentions?"
"Is it true that we can only watch helplessly as the slaves conquer the Mongolian tribes?"
Chongzhen murmured to himself, although the Ming Dynasty is now full of vitality, it still cannot go out of the city to fight against the slaves. This is the point of view of Yuan Chonghuan's Ping Liao policy.
But if Jiannu really conquered all the Mongolian tribes, there might really be three to four hundred thousand cavalry.
By then, the entire thousands of miles of Great Wall defense line from Dongjiang Island in the east to Taiyuan Town in the west may be the place where slaves can break through.
At that time, Jiannu only needed more than 10,000 people to enter the pass, rob, and then run away. The Ming army had not yet arrived, and they left.
After the Ming sergeant left, Jiannu moved to another place to rob, and the Ming sergeant was dragged away by exhaustion.
"Are we going to bring back Mao Wenlong of Dongjiang Island? Completely eliminate the worries of the slaves?"
"Is there any other place we can use?"
Chongzhen murmured to himself, his mind spinning rapidly.
Huang Taiji, who was dearly missed by him, was watching the news sent back from Beijing with Fan Wencheng and other ministers in the Chongzheng Hall.
"What? Ten stones per mu? How is this possible?"
"What on earth are these potatoes, and how can the yield be so high?"
"This information says that potatoes are highly adaptable and have low land requirements. You can produce four or five dan per mu just by planting them. I don't know if it's true or not!"
"Tens of thousands of people have witnessed the harvest process, so there is little chance of fraud!"
"Khan, please send someone to get some. As long as you can get a few hundred kilograms back, plant it here in Dajin and cultivate it for a few years. Then there will be no shortage of food in the future."
"I heard that it will be possible to plant it around Beijing in the year after next. By then, we can bring some back. There is no need to take risks now."
"Far water can't quench the near thirst. Now not only the Karaqin tribe has asked for help, but also several small tribes have asked us for help. Some people in Shengjing City also seem to be aware of it. Food prices are rising again and again!"
There were looks of shock, excitement, and worry on everyone's faces.
Huang Taiji's eyes were full of longing at this moment, not only for potatoes, a crop with an astonishing yield per acre, but also for the fertile soil of the Ming Dynasty.
He thought of the description of the land south of the Yangtze River in the song "Looking at the Sea Tide", with smoked willows painting bridges, wind curtains and green curtains, cities lined with pearls, households filled with silk flowers, osmanthus in three autumns, and lotus flowers ten miles away. The Qiang pipe clears the sky, and the Ling song fills the night.
If you enter the Central Plains, you no longer have to stay in this bitter cold place.
"Great Khan, the information sent back from Beijing City!"
While everyone was talking, another waiter sent in a piece of information.
After taking it, Huang Taiji glanced at it, stood up instantly, and handed the information to Fan Wencheng with joy in his eyes.
Fan Wencheng took it and browsed it quickly.
"On June 25, Chongzhen summoned Yuan Chonghuan to the court to report. First, he had an argument with the cabinet Sun Chengzong and Yuan Keli about the purchase of grain for the Haraqin tribe. Chongzhen forcibly suppressed it.
Later, Chongzhen asked about the plan to ping Liao. Yuan Chonghuan answered that it would be ping Liao in five years, which angered Chongzhen and sent him to prison! "
After reading the information, Fan Wencheng's eyes were full of surprise.
"Five years of Pingliao? Yuan Chonghuan really dares to say that, and he is not afraid of the wind blowing his tongue!"
"This is very Yuan Chonghuan!"
"It's really arrogant. Let alone five years, it's impossible to give them fifteen years!"
"In five years, we have already conquered the Mongolian tribes. With hundreds of thousands of cavalry, even all the elites of the Ming Dynasty can't stop us. Yuan Chonghuan is really a talent."
Huang Taiji did not refute everyone's comments, but looked at Fan Wencheng: "What do you think, Mr. Fan?"
"Ninety percent of this information is true!"
Fan Wencheng looked at the intelligence: "Yuan Chonghuan is very capable, and his ability to command operations and military layout is rare in this world.
However, he is narrow-minded, has a strong personality, speaks exaggeratedly, and likes to do things offside. These are his shortcomings.
According to the intelligence analysis we have collected, Chongzhen has a big-picture view, courage, and likes to do practical things.
After Chongzhen succeeded to the throne, almost all of Chongzhen's strategies against us were to suppress and drain the firepower. Yuan Chonghuan's insistence on selling grain would break Chongzhen's strategy of suppressing us.
It is very possible that Ping Liao's big talk in five years angered the emperor. but……"
Fan Wencheng paused for a while after saying this: "But based on the analysis below, Chongzhen probably won't punish him severely. After all, the Ming Dynasty can fight and there are not many generals who have fought with us. Yuan Chonghuan is still available.
Therefore, Khan, we must seize the opportunity of Yuan Chonghuan being imprisoned, and we must do it quickly! "
Huang Taiji nodded and said softly: "Based on the news sent back yesterday, the coalition forces will arrive at Haraqin City in at most half a month.
An order was sent to Amin, asking him to rest for two days at a place more than a hundred miles away from the Karaqin tribe. The Khan would set out the day after tomorrow to join them and convince the tribes. "
No one in Chongzheng Hall said anything. This matter has been discussed several times in the past few days.
Two days later, taking advantage of the darkness, dozens of riders quietly left Shengjing City, headed west, and disappeared into the darkness before dawn.
A few days later, more than a hundred miles away from the Karaqin tribe, a cavalry of dozens of people merged into the Jiannu coalition army.
In the Chinese army tent, Amin looked at the people standing in the middle, and his expression suddenly changed.
"Khan, why are you here?"
After Amin finished speaking, he immediately took two steps forward and whispered: "Great Khan, you fell into Ming's plan this time..."
Before he could finish his words, Huang Taiji waved his hand: "You are not to blame for this matter. It's because Ming Dynasty is too shameless and Lin Danhan is too stupid. Go and summon all the ministries to discuss the matter!"
