In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 217 Threats to the Ming Dynasty

Great Ming capital.

It was late autumn, and the earth dragon was already burning in the harem of the imperial city. But at this moment, in the imperial study room of Qianqing Palace, the chief minister, the six ministers and the three princes still felt chilly all over.

Just because they had already heard about it from the eunuch when they came, His Majesty almost smashed the dragon case after reading the credentials presented by the envoy of Nao Shizi from the Great China Kingdom.

"My dear friends, what do you think about the fact that the traitor Lin Rui wants to establish a kingdom in Hetao and become king?"

At this time, although Emperor Chongzhen's anger had subsided a lot, his face still had a trace of purple color, which showed how terrifying the anger in his heart just now was.

Even when Fengyang's ancestral grave was dug and Huang Taiji overstepped his bounds and proclaimed himself emperor, Emperor Chongzhen was never as angry as he is today.

"Back to Your Majesty, such clowns dare to build a country in a grand way, and even dare to invite Your Majesty to the Hetao to watch the ceremony. They really don't know how high the sky is and how thick the earth is. They simply don't know how to live or die..."

As the first assistant, Liu Yuliang had no choice but to go out and report with an indignant look, but he only cursed Lin Rui and did not mention how to deal with this matter.

However, he could understand His Majesty's anger. After all, Lin Rui really went too far. If you want to establish a country and become king, just secretly establish a country and become king. Daming just pretended not to see it and just ignored it.

But Lin Rui wanted to die, and even sent an envoy to deliver his credentials. What was even more outrageous was that not only did he not mention paying tribute or requesting canonization, but he also invited His Majesty and the Queen to watch the ceremony. This is not a naked humiliation and a fight. Book?

After all, all the envoys who came to the country in the Ming Dynasty came to take the initiative to declare themselves ministers, pay tribute, and request for canonization. There had never been a foreign barbarian from a foreign country who dared to speak so brazenly.

What's more, Lin Rui is a citizen of the Ming Dynasty, and most of his subordinates are Han Chinese. He can't even be considered as a foreign barbarian. If he is not located in the river, he is a rebel who wants to break up the soil and become king. He doesn't even have the qualifications to apply for canonization. nothing.

As the chief assistant came out, others also followed up to criticize Lin Rui. After all, anyone could see from His Majesty's face how much he hated Lin Rui.

Therefore, even Yang Sichang, Minister of War, expressed that Lin Rui in Hetao is now more threatening than Jiannu in Liaodong.

After all, Lin Rui is a Han Chinese. This time he founded the country in Hetao and became king. Not only did he not have the intention to surrender to the Ming Dynasty, he also designated the country's name as Hua. He wanted to get it with his ass. He must have wanted to seize the world in the future, destroy the Ming Dynasty, and be one of the nine Five Supremes.

And the location of the Hetao is there, no better than Liaodong. Now that Lin Rui has conquered all the Mongolian tribes in the Hetao area, it can be said that all six sides of the Ming Dynasty will face unprecedented threats.

The most terrible thing is that Lin Rui is good at deceiving the people. Once he knocks in, he will probably not retreat after a wave of plunder like Jiannu did. Instead, he is likely to directly annex the territory of Ming Dynasty's state capital, or even directly Refers to the capital.

The Liaodong Jiannu couldn't break through the nine-sided defense and couldn't break through the Ming capital, but it was hard to say if it was Lin Rui.

"Your Majesty, this traitor's wolfish ambitions have been revealed. If we don't take advantage of this moment to get a stable foothold, destroy or expel him, he will definitely become a serious problem for our Ming Dynasty in the future."

The British Duke also went out to report with a serious look on his face.

Obviously, compared to the civil servants who just denounced Lin Rui, the British public, as an honorable person, was much more radical.

Because if Lin Rui really attacked the capital and destroyed the Ming Dynasty in the future, he would not have much influence on these civil servants, and he would even try his best to win over these civil servants. On the other hand, these nobles would not receive such treatment.

Therefore, after the British public announcement, Ding Guogong and Cheng Guogong also expressed that the court must destroy Lin Rui at all costs, and must not let the tiger grow and develop.

"Well, this traitor occupies the Hetao and breaks the soil to become king. The threat to our Ming Dynasty is far greater than that of all the rebels, and even more powerful than the slaves of Liaodong. We must not tolerate it.

I want to mobilize all the armies to gather in Datong, and appoint Hong Chengchou, the governor of Xuanda, as the Minister of War to control the armies. Until February next year, the army will go directly out of the Great Wall to sweep holes and wipe out the entire Hetao in one fell swoop. "

At the end of Chongzhen's words, he stood up and slapped Long Ben with a heavy slap. Everyone quickly knelt on the ground and said that His Majesty is wise and the army will surely win.

Obviously, no matter how stupid Chongzhen was, he could still see that Lin Rui, who occupied the Hetao, was the greatest threat to the Ming Dynasty.

Although the eight kings surrendered and rebelled again, and the bandits reappeared, under the encirclement and suppression by the army, there was only room for escape. Now Jiannu's vitality was severely damaged, and he would not be able to enter the pass to plunder again for several years.

Only Lin Rui was both a rebel and a foreign enemy. The key was his ambition and his desire to spy on artifacts.

Therefore, even if he smashes the pot and sells iron, Chongzhen will not allow a Han who can shake the Ming Dynasty to break the earth north of the Great Wall and become king.

Originally, Chongzhen planned to strike while the iron was hot and first concentrate his forces to deal with the Liaodong Jiannu, and then deal with Lin Rui who refused to submit. However, now he was directly provoked by Lin Rui's letter of credence and had to postpone the attack on the Liaodong Jiannu and direct his troops. Got the Loop.

After all, when Huang Taiji proclaimed himself emperor, he did not dare to be so arrogant. Lin Rui actually sent an envoy to deliver the credentials. This matter will definitely be known to the whole world. If the court turns a deaf ear and does not send troops to conquer, where is the power of Ming Dynasty?
The next day, although Lin Rui was arrogant, he was different from the rebels. He started his family outside the Ming Dynasty and sent envoys. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen followed the relevant etiquette and summoned Liu Si in the Imperial Palace.

"The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty has a decree to announce that the puppet king Lin sent Liu Si to the court to see him!" As a famous eunuch sang in succession at the top of his voice, Liu Si, who was waiting far away at Duanmen, was led by two eunuchs. , heading towards the Imperial Palace.

"Remember that when you meet His Majesty later, you must perform three kneels and nine kowtows as practiced yesterday. You must call yourself a hypocrite, not a foreign minister..."

While walking, the little eunuch did not forget to give Liu Si constant instructions.

The Ministry of Rites had a hard time thinking about the name. It originally wanted to call it Pseudo-Hua, but it didn't feel right after thinking about it, so it had to be called Pseudo-Lin.

Originally, he was going to directly call him the thief envoy, but after all, Lin Rui had not formally declared himself the king, nor had he declared that he would rebel against the Ming Dynasty. As for calling him the foreign envoy, it was even more impossible, otherwise he would not have recognized the Hua Kingdom in disguise. status?
So after much deliberation, I finally changed it to Lin Envoy.

Although it is somewhat nondescript, who says there is no precedent?

If Lin Rui was in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, it goes without saying that he was definitely a rebel. However, he was not in the territory of the Ming Dynasty. He was in the Hetao and he was a Han Chinese. He definitely could not be directly counted as a foreign barbarian.

When Liu Si was brought into the magnificent, tall and spacious hall, he was shocked and stunned on the spot, with his mouth wide open.

After all, Liu Si was just a carpenter before. Now looking at the large pillars that several people can hold together, the large smooth bricks on the ground that can print human figures, and the civil and military ministers wearing uniform clothes on both sides, Under the huge visual impact, I completely forgot about the etiquette taught by the Professor of Etiquette. I stood at the door at a loss for a while.

"Lower your head, move forward, don't look around..." Fortunately, the little eunuch beside him quickly reminded him.

Only then did Liu Si come back to his senses and continued to walk forward with trembling legs. Seeing his appearance, the passing ministers of civil and military affairs, wearing official uniforms and official hats, showed contempt and ridicule.

However, everyone felt relieved after thinking about it. After all, it was said that the Hua Kingdom didn't even have any decent literati, and the ministers and ministers were all served by a group of women who had been robbed by sword slaves.

As for Prince Lin Ruijin, who was still living in a tent, he couldn't even make a decent set of python robes and jade belts, so he took apart Huang Taiji's dragon robes and made do with one set.

Now it is not unusual to send such a thing to Ming Dynasty to submit credentials. I guess this person is not the most talented and learned person in the entire country of China.

"Young envoy Liu Si, come to see His Majesty the Ming Emperor!"

Originally, Liu Si had already planned in his heart that he would never call himself an envoy, but when he came closer and looked at the high-ranking Empress Chongzhen sitting on the dragon throne, his legs unconsciously softened and he subconsciously bowed.

He didn't wake up until he finished praying.

"Well, get flat!"

Seeing such a miserable envoy, Emperor Chongzhen was in a good mood and spoke calmly in person.

The civil and military ministers on the side also had evil smiles on their faces.

After Liu Si got up, he obviously knew that he had embarrassed Hua Guo and the king, and he blushed and his heart beat.

In fact, a copy of the Credentials had already been copied by the Ministry of Rites and handed over to the cabinet and Emperor Chongzhen for review, so today was just a formality to declare the power of the Ming Dynasty.

After all, who could build such a magnificent, tall and spacious hall in the whole world except the Ming Dynasty?

So when Emperor Chongzhen took the certificate of credence from the eunuch, he just pretended to read it and said in a cold voice: "Go back and tell the false king Lin Rui that I am the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the supreme king of the Ming Dynasty, and the ruler of the world. How can he be a mountain bandit?" Are you eligible to invite?
However, although I will not go, my 20 troops will go on my behalf. Tell him that if he is willing to return from his lost way and submit to the Ming Dynasty, I can give him another chance. If he continues to persist in his obsession, my 20 troops will go on my behalf. The army must let them know how high the sky is and how vast the land is! "

Faced with Emperor Chongzhen's harsh words, Liu Si dared not speak out. Fortunately, Ming Dynasty was a country of etiquette. Emperor Chongzhen and the civil and military ministers did not embarrass him too much. After speaking, they asked the eunuchs to take him away. .

In just half a month, Lin Rui's reputation and the reputation of Hua Kingdom spread throughout the north. Countless people were asking who this outstanding person who suddenly appeared was?
Not only did they occupy the Hetao, but they also claimed the title of King and Jianguo and fought against the Ming Dynasty. This was really unexpected.

The reason why Lin Rui has been in the business for so long and beat the Jiannu to the point of almost subjugating the country, but his fame has still not spread in the Ming Dynasty, is mainly because of the deliberate publicity of the Ming Dynasty court. These achievements were placed among the generals of the Ming Dynasty. In addition, Lin Rui has never taken the initiative to promote it, which is why he is almost proclaimed King Jianguo, but is still unknown.

If it weren't for the envoys sent this time, which caused a sensation, it is estimated that many people still would not know that there are Han people in the north, and they are about to unify the grasslands.

And many caring people were surprised and happy after learning about some of the Lin family's situation, and immediately had the idea of ​​​​going to seek refuge.

This is the advantage of the Han people. Although the founding emperors of the past dynasties like to kill the founding heroes, they still cannot stop those literati who think they have no talent and are unwilling to be left alone. They want to gain the merits of Conglong and leave a name in history.

At the same time, Emperor Chongzhen also began to mobilize military supplies from various places to Datong, preparing to go out on time on the second day of February next year and go to the grassland to congratulate him.

(End of this chapter)