Xifengkou is located in the eastern section of the Yanshan Mountains. After exiting the customs and passing through the long and narrow mountain road, you will come to Kuanhe - this is Kuancheng County, Chengde City in later generations. In the early Ming Dynasty, it was called Kuanhe Guarding House for Thousand Households.
Anyway, they came, and Wang Yuan accompanied the emperor to go crazy.
The monarch and his ministers, with only two thousand light cavalry, went hunting in the grassland, and there was a Mongolian city nearby.
They are not afraid of the attack by the three Duoyan guards at all, and to put it more bluntly, even if the emperor rides to Daning City alone, the Duoyan guards will have to send the emperor's gift back. Because the enemy of the Duoyan guards has never been the Ming Dynasty, but the north.
and other Mongol tribes to the west.
If they occasionally went south to plunder, the Ming Dynasty would fight back. Once they killed the emperor, they would surely suffer crazy revenge from the Ming army. Even if the civilian officials dominated the government and were unwilling to send troops to attack the north, they would definitely cut off trade. Trade sanctions alone could make Duo
Yan Sanwei felt extremely uncomfortable.
What will be the situation of the three guards of Duoyan in the Ming Dynasty?
At first, they were beaten up by the Ming Dynasty, then they were crushed by the Oara, and then they were oppressed by the Tatars. After the Tatars split, they were ravaged by the Chahar tribe, the Khalkha tribe, and finally they were suppressed to death by the Manchus.
.It can be said that we are surrounded by enemies on all sides, and we are so miserable that we don’t want to live anymore.
Kuanhe City was built on the back of Kuanhe River.
This city is surrounded by water on three sides. Only the side facing the Ming Dynasty has no water. The Ming army can come and leave when they want, because this city was originally built by the Ming army to defend against the Mongols.
On top of the city wall, a Uuliangha (Duoyan tribe) Mongolian soldier said: "The Ming Emperor is here again."
Another soldier said: "How much is the Ming Emperor worth? If you can catch him, you will make a fortune."
The soldier from before smiled and said: "If you have the courage, go and catch him now."
As soon as the Ming Emperor arrived, the Mongols immediately closed the city gates and the nearby Mongolian herdsmen fled one after another.
Because Zhu Houzhao liked hunting, he would occasionally encounter Mongolian herdsmen and capture them as prey and bring them back to Xifengkou for celebration.
Being caught by the emperor is not a bad thing, at least you can save your life. If you encounter a Ming general, your head will definitely be chopped off, and there will be no way to survive.
This is how the lives of the people on the border are like straw, regardless of whether they are Han people or Mongolian herdsmen.
Take Xifengkou as an example. The three guards of Duoyan went south to plunder, always taking away goods and people. The officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty "chased the enemy" out of the border, went for a walk on the grassland, and killed one or two hundred herdsmen who came back to risk it.
Reward for merit. Repeatedly, the hatred between the two sides becomes deeper and deeper, and the unlucky ones are the common people of each other.
"Run quickly, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is here again!"
Near Kuanhe City, a small tribe with only a few hundred people, men, women, old and young, ran in panic and told each other. They only took away livestock and left all daily necessities because the Ming Emperor despised these rags.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Zhu Hou looked at the frightened herdsmen and laughed wildly on his horse. This game was much more interesting than juggling in the leopard room.
Ma Yong, the commander-in-chief of Jizhen, was beside Zhu Houzhao at this moment, looking at the emperor with a caring look.
Ma Yong was a military officer promoted by Lu Wan. He was brave and resourceful, not greedy for money, not attached to powerful people, and was considerate of the military and civilians. He was very rare.
When the rebellion of Liu Liu and Liu Qi was suppressed, Ma Yong and Jiang Bin both obeyed the orders of Lu Wan Zhang. Jiang Bin summoned the generals to enter the leopard room, which was such a one-step achievement. However, Ma Yong claimed to be ill and was unwilling to go to Beijing, so he had a quarrel with Jiang Bin.
There is a contradiction.
When Lu Wan was serving as Minister of War, Ma Yong was also promoted to the chief soldier of Ji Town. As soon as he arrived at the border town, he immediately eliminated the old and weak, threw the useless soldiers to graze on the cultivated land, and selected young and strong men to supplement the guards in various places. Therefore, Ji Town
The soldiers are now very effective in combat.
Zhu Houzhao came to Xifengkou. Ma Yong was afraid that something might happen to the emperor, so he could only come to escort him. He repeatedly advised the emperor not to leave the confinement, which annoyed Zhu Houzhao. Jiang Bin took the opportunity to complain, and Zhu Houzhao had already made up his mind to replace Jizhen.
The general is here.
"Wang Shilang, don't you advise His Majesty?" Ma Yong said in a low voice.
Lu Wanyou sent a secret message to Jizhen, asking Ma Yongduo to communicate with Wang Yuan. After all, the two parties were barely political allies.
Wang Yuan asked back: "Can you persuade me?"
Ma Yong's temper was more like that of a civil servant, and he said angrily: "Even if you can't stop persuading, you have to keep persuading. This is the duty of a minister!"
Wang Yuan suddenly said: "Do you have a grudge against Jiang Bin?"
Ma Yong was stunned for a moment and replied: "He once took me into the leopard room, but I refused to go because I was sick."
"No wonder," Wang Yuan had a good impression of Ma Yong, "Be careful. Yesterday I heard Jiang Bin say bad things about you. It seemed like he was exposing you for embezzling military pay. He shut up when I entered the room and didn't understand much.
."
Ma Yong was furious: "That's nonsense. If I embezzle military pay, why should I eliminate the old and the weak, and try to recruit young people to make up for the vacancies? When I am just eating empty pay, I don't have to offend the commanders of the guards!"
"You should be more careful, and I will also say good things to you." Wang Yuan said to win people's hearts.
Ma Yong cupped his fists and said, "Thank you very much, Mr. Wang, for reminding me!"
Ma Yong is a man who knows how to repay his kindness and has the demeanor of a good general in ancient times. Historically, after Lu Wan was exiled by Yang Tinghe and died of illness, he went to ask Jiajing for compensation just because Lu Wan had helped him. Jiajing was furious.
, directly dismissed Ma Yong and sent him to Nanjing to receive idle wages.
It was not until the Liaodong Mutiny that others could not control the situation, and Jiajing restored Ma Yong as the commander-in-chief of Liaodong.
Also, because the border general trapped and killed a Taining Guard noble (one of the three Duoyan guards), which provoked the Taining Guards to invade the border area, Ma Yong directly attacked the Taining Guards and killed the Taining Guards leader. The Taining Guards united with the Duoyan Guards to seek revenge, but were repelled by Ma Yong.
The three guards of Duoyan simply went south together. As a result, the eunuch was defeated in a trap and Ma Yong was implicated and dismissed from his post.
If this person is used well, he will become a famous general!
Zhu Houzhao, Jiang Bin, Xu Tai and others had led the crowd to pursue the Mongolian herdsmen. It was just a game. Zhu Houzhao did not kill them all, but only robbed a few sheep from the herdsmen.
Wang Yuan rode his horse to catch up and said to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, it's time to send someone."
Zhu Houzhao said to the eunuch beside him: "Go."
The eunuch rushed to Kuanhe City tremblingly. The Mongolian defenders did not dare to open the city gate, but sent people to hang baskets down to receive them. The eunuch did not dare to stay longer, and directly handed the other party two documents: "Please pass it to Taining and Fuyu."
leader."
The three Duoyan guards are Duoyan guard, Taining guard and Fuyu guard.
In the early Ming Dynasty, Taining Guard was the strongest, Fuyu Guard came second, and only Duoyan Guard was the weakest.
Zhu Di chose to appoint the leader of the Duoyan Guards as the commander of the capital, and the leaders of the other two guards as the commanders of the capital. He supported the weakest Duoyan Guards and took charge of the stronger Taining and Fuyu guards. This was of course intentional.
However, the intentions were very sinister. In just twenty or thirty years, Duoyan Wei became powerful and became the real leader of the three guards.
Now, Wang Yuan gave Zhu Houzhao an idea and asked the emperor to promote the leaders of Taining Guard and Fuyu Guard so that the leaders of the three guards could be treated as equals. Moreover, he also sent the promotion documents to the city of Duoyan Guard and sent someone to leak them afterwards.
After the eunuch delivered the documents, Wang Yuan went hunting with the emperor.
The Mongolian defenders in Kuanhe City did not dare to neglect, and the two documents were delivered to Huadang, the leader of the Duoyan Guards, the next day.
Hua Dang was stunned. He was at a loss with the promotion documents. He only had two choices now.
First, burn the documents and send protons to Beijing immediately. This can please the Ming Dynasty, but once the news is leaked, it will inevitably arouse the jealousy of the leaders of Tai Ning and Fu Yu, and huge conflicts will inevitably arise between the three guards.
Second, follow the emperor's will and send the document out. That would be even more troublesome. From now on, the three guards will be on an equal footing, and Duoyan Guard will seriously lose its right to speak.
It’s not just as simple as promotion. The trade between Duoyan Sanwei and the Ming Dynasty is based on the size of the official position. Duoyan Wei can be strong precisely because of the high official position, and it obtains the most materials from the Ming Dynasty trade!
After thinking about it, Hua Dang decided to be a dog to the Ming Dynasty and continue to occupy the Ming Dynasty's trade advantage. She must not let the two allied tribes benefit in vain.
Therefore, Huadang's second son Boge was quickly sent to Xifengkou.
On the night when Boge arrived, Wang Yuan sent people into the grassland to spread the news that Duoyan Wei secretly destroyed the Ming Dynasty promotion documents.