In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 134 The Great King of the Grassland

"Dear Queen Namu Zhonghan, please accept the loyalty offered by your servant Tano!"

In Lin Rui's handsome tent, facing Na Muzhong's second invitation, Tano did not dare to refuse. After being brought into the tent, he knelt down on one knee, holding his scimitar in both hands, and handed it to Na Muzhong. In front of the wooden clock, his posture was very low.

There was no other way. The first time he refused was because the convoy on the Guanhe River hadn't arrived yet, so Tano still had a sense of luck.

But now that they have seen all the soldiers of Lin Rui and Namuzhong, they have no choice but to accept Namuzhong's conditions for dismissal.

"This is my husband Lin Rui, the commander-in-chief of this army, and the future king of the entire grassland. Now give your loyalty to your king!"

Namuzhong did not take the scimitar, but explained Lin Rui's identity to him and expressed her position at the same time.

Tano frowned slightly and looked at Lin Rui, who was sitting on the main seat. He looked young and Han Chinese. He was very resistant, but he had to hold the scimitar again, turned around and knelt on one knee in front of Lin Rui. .

"Great King of the Grassland, please accept the utmost respect from the Tano tribe!"

Namuzhong frowned when she saw him being so airy, and she was about to get angry, obviously not satisfied with what he said.

Lin Rui waved his hand and didn't care much. He took the scimitar from him and said, "We Han people have a saying that he who knows the current affairs is a hero. Leader Tano should be a smart hero. I hope that in the future Don’t make stupid decisions.”

"Great King of the Grasslands, Tano accepts your teachings."

Tano had no choice but to bend down and lower his head.

"Okay, you can go back. Just ask your son Takuyan to bring people here tomorrow. When the Ye He tribe is destroyed, I will compensate you."

Lin Rui also knew that he was forced by the situation to compromise and surrender, so he didn't bother to say anything more and waved his hand and let him go back directly.

"Sister, why don't we just annex the Tano tribe?"

Ebutu didn't understand that Lin Rui just asked all men and women over 11 years old and without children to join the Tano tribe, so as soon as Tano left, he complained softly to Namu Zhong.

In his opinion, they could directly annex the Tano tribe. Even if they didn't annex, they would at least have to sacrifice a large number of cattle and sheep, right?

"What do you know? Annexing them will only add unnecessary burdens to us. The harm caused will far outweigh the benefits. On the contrary, the gains will outweigh the losses."

She was really helpless towards her cousin Namu Zhong. The more she learned about Chinese culture, the more she felt the ignorance of the Mongolians and her previous stupidity.

Lin Rui also smiled when he saw Na Mu Zhong on the side, seriously educating his cousin.

Just the old people and children of the Eqig tribe and the old people and children of the craftsmen had put great logistical pressure on the army. How could he annex the Tano tribe again?

After the Yehe tribe is destroyed, he plans to give all the children and the elderly under the age of 11 to the Tano tribe.

If he didn't take Namuzhong's feelings into consideration, he wouldn't even want to accept it, even the children and the elderly in the Eqig tribe.

With children under 12 years old and a large number of cattle and sheep, they cannot defeat the Jurchens. Not only will it slow down the army, but they also have to protect these vulnerable groups and livestock at all times. Thinking about it makes his scalp numb, so he wants to First, eat up all the cattle and sheep in the Eqige tribe.

Again, they will never graze, never.

In the afternoon of the next day, Takuyan came over with about 1000 boys and girls, more than 500 of whom were [-] or [-] years old. They basically all had knives and bows and arrows. They were considered to be adults on the grassland.

The remaining 500 or so people were obviously shorter in height. Each of them only carried a scimitar and a dagger, and most of them were eleven or twelve years old.

Although these boys and girls do not have much fighting ability, their equestrian skills are still good. Not only will they not become a burden when following the army, but they can also do some things like feeding and grooming horses.

A man can grow into a qualified warrior on horseback in a year or two, and women have also grown up.

Compared with Tano's reluctance, his son Takuyan was very willing to follow Namu Zhong and make great achievements. The whole journey was full of excitement and expectation.

No one else had any resistance.

With the addition of these [-] adult men and women from the Tano tribe, plus the nearly [-] men and women from the Eqig tribe, the number of adult Mongolian cavalry in the entire Lin family army has almost reached [-]. It is a pity that women account for the majority. A little less than half.

For the time being, Lin Rui has not made any reorganization. Instead, he asked Takuyan to lead the people of the Tano tribe and Ebutu to lead the soldiers of the Eqig tribe. He planned to unify and reorganize them after the Yehe tribe was destroyed.

With so many Mongolians, Hans, and men and women living together, conflicts broke out almost every day. Lin Rui left all these trivial matters to Namuzhong.

Under Namuzhong's impartial punishment and mediation, both the Han people and the Mongols were convinced. Therefore, although there were many conflicts, they were never intensified.

This is also Lin Rui's brilliance. He did not choose to handle it himself, but left it to Namuzhong.

If he handles it personally, even if he is fair, those Mongolians will think that he is partial to the Han people.

.........

After the Lin family army completely disappeared on the west bank of the Yellow River, both Governor Xuanda and the governors of the three sides breathed a sigh of relief.

The landowners and military attachés of Datong were running around to celebrate, and their joy was almost as good as the New Year.

Emperor Chongzhen, who was far away in Beijing, was also very happy, and his mood was as good as ever.

Because the officials of the Ministry of War and the eunuchs of the inner court who were sent to Datong to check the military exploits have returned and confirmed the authenticity of Wang Pu's victory report.

Coupled with the evidence of Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Xuanda, it is almost conclusive. Outside Yanghe City, the Ming army not only defeated the Jiannu and the rebels at the same time, but also killed more than [-] Jiannu.

How could Chongzhen not be excited?
During the ninth year of Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzhen's mood was as ups and downs as a roller coaster.

If it were an ordinary emperor, he might not be able to handle it.

First of all, at the beginning of the year, the slave chief Taiji overrode and proclaimed himself emperor, and also claimed to have obtained the imperial seal. At that time, General Chongzhen was so angry that he wished he could immediately send out an army to conquer.

After all, in history, facing the unified Central Plains dynasty, which small foreign country dared to directly proclaim emperor?
But within a few months of being angry, huge good news came again, that is, the rebel leader Chuang Bandi, who had caused harm to the Ming Dynasty for nearly ten years, was defeated by Shaanxi Governor Sun Chuanting in Ziwu Valley, and the bandit was captured alive.This made Chongzhen so excited that he couldn't sleep all night, and it also allowed him to see the dawn of reviving the Ming Dynasty and wiping out the rebels.

However, this time it didn't last long either, as bad news came one after another.

First, the Jiannu invaded Xuanda again, and then a group of rebels emerged. Not only did they conquer Yanghe City, but even Liang Tingdong, the governor of Xuanda, died in the rebellion.

Just when Emperor Chongzhen was furious and wanted to punish the civil and military officials in both places, Jian Nu unexpectedly stormed in again from many places in the Xuan Mansion in Jizhen. The strength of his troops was far greater than the previous two times. Not only did he attack the city all the way, he also besieged the capital.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen was no longer angry. He was more worried that Jiannu would attack the capital and the country of Ming Dynasty would be destroyed in his own hands, so he issued the edict of King Qin without hesitation.

Although Jiannu retreated in the end, it turned the area around Gyeonggi upside down and slapped the Ming Emperor on the face again.

What made Emperor Chongzhen feel most humiliated and angry was that when Jiannu left, he openly erected a stone tablet at the Great Wall pass with the inscription that all officials were free of charge.

So when Wang Pu's good news arrived in the capital, Emperor Chongzhen was both happy and worried. What was happy was that the Ming Dynasty finally defeated Jiannu for the first time in a field battle, and made unprecedented gains, which severely washed away the shame of this time, and also This dampened Jiannu's increasingly arrogant arrogance. What worried him was that Wang Pu was lying about his military exploits, and his joy was in vain in the end.

As a result, the entire half month was spent in anxious anticipation.

Now it was confirmed that Emperor Chongzhen could no longer suppress his emotions.

Not only did he directly confer Wang Pu with the rank of Pinglupp, he also granted him the title of Prince Shaobao and the title of Right Governor of the Rear Army Governor's Mansion. He also gave unprecedented rewards of one hundred taels of gold, ten thousand taels of silver, jade belts, jade pendants, brocades and silk.

Obviously Emperor Chongzhen wanted to use this great victory to seriously motivate the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty and wipe out the past trend of talking about slaves.

I also hope that Wang Pu can become the second Qi Shaobao of the Ming Dynasty.

I have to say that Wang Pu's Ping Lubo really stimulated the general officers of the Ming Dynasty.

Because this was the first time in decades that a military general of the Ming Dynasty was awarded a title for meritorious service. Even Qi Jiguang, who had made great military achievements in the past, only received the false title of Prince Shaobao.

As for the title, I want nothing to do with it.

In fact, with Qi Jiguang's outstanding military exploits in pacifying the Japanese pirates in the south, resisting the Tartars in the north, and winning every battle, it was more than enough to make him a count. However, the emperor could not make the decision at that time.

The real decision-maker was Zhang Juzheng, the chief assistant. As a civil servant, how could Zhang Juzheng allow Qi Jiguang to be knighted?

In Zhang Juzheng's eyes, even if Qi Jiguang could fight, he was just a dog he raised. If Qi Jiguang had the blessing of a title, would he still be able to control it?
It has to be said that after Qi Jiguang's death, the military generals of the Ming Dynasty had basically become cold-blooded and lost their enterprising spirit. They began to lie down completely and no longer dared to think about making achievements or leaving a name in history.

After all, even Qi Marshal, a famous general who has always been victorious in every battle, only has Qi Shaobao, and the others don't have to.

The difference between Shaobao and Champion Hou is so far away that people dare not even think about it.

After Wang Pu received the imperial edict of the reward, he almost fainted from excitement.

Although Lu Xiangsheng was calm on the surface, he had mixed feelings in his heart.

At this moment, looking at His Majesty's response to his petition, he also smiled bitterly and sighed helplessly.

"Sir, does your Majesty not agree to the recruitment?"

Seeing his expression, Zhang Han asked in surprise, in his opinion, even if His Majesty did not see the value of this group of rebels, it is impossible that Yang Sichang, who had just taken office as Minister of War, could not see it?

As long as Yang Sichang, the Minister of War, agrees to the recruitment, and his lord, the Governor of Xuanda, your Majesty will most likely agree to the recruitment, even if the chief minister objects.

But then I thought that the Lord seemed to have some conflicts with Yang Sichang.

"Not so much."

Lu Xiangsheng waved his hand and handed the memorial to him.

Zhang Han took the memorial and was speechless in the end.

His Majesty not only agreed to the recruitment, but also allowed the Lin family army to obey the orders but not the propaganda, and appointed the bandit leader Lin Rui as the chief military officer of Shuozhou. However, the only requirement was that Lin Danhan's wife Namuzhong be sent to the capital.

Obviously, with Na Muzhong's status, no courtier except Emperor Chongzhen could get involved, otherwise it would be trespassing.

Even the barbaric Jurchens are no exception to this, let alone the Ming Dynasty, which is hierarchical and orderly.

"Everything has to be done urgently and according to authority. What's more, it's too pedantic for the princes in the court to cling to this point even though the deal is already done, completely ignoring the overall situation and the actual situation!"

Zhang Han was a little unconcerned. In his opinion, it would be fine if Lin Rui did not marry Na Mu Zhong. He should indeed be sent to the capital to be punished by His Majesty. But now that they are all married, Your Majesty should be more generous. , directly decreed the marriage, which not only showed the king's generosity, but also won over Lin Rui.

"Okay, anyway, that group of rebels has gone to the grassland, so let's stop this matter!"

Lu Xiangsheng waved his hands, and then became a little worried again.

"My lord, are you considering trading war horses?"

Obviously Zhang Han had already developed the ability to observe words and emotions, and he immediately guessed what Lu Xiangsheng was worried about.

"Not bad!" Lu Xiangsheng didn't deny it and nodded directly.

"The student has an idea. Your Excellency can first report to His Majesty and ask for trade with the Mongolian tribes. Then you will not be afraid of others' opinions." Zhang Han suggested.

"This is nothing but self-deception!"

Lu Xiangsheng laughed at himself, but finally adopted his suggestion.

(End of this chapter)