Guangzong Yaoming

Chapter 268 The Big One Is Really Coming
Nurhaci made an excuse, but he really couldn't bear to do it in his heart.

There is no way, her "record" is too strong, Nurhaci even believes it...

Twenty-five years ago, when Yehenala Donggo was born, the shaman of the Yehe tribe divined and said: This girl can make the empire prosperous or destroy it.

The prophecy was initially fulfilled nine years later. The leader of the Hada tribe proposed marriage to the Yehe tribe, and the Yehe tribe used Donggo as bait to ambush and kill the leader of the Hada tribe on their way to welcome the bride, severely damaging the Hada tribe.

This not only dealt a heavy blow to the Hada tribe and made the Yehe tribe the leader of the Haixi Jurchens, but also gave Nurhaci an opportunity to marry into the Hada tribe and finally completely swallow up the Hada tribe.

Two years later, the tribes of Haixi Jurchens held an alliance, and the leader of the Ula tribe also proposed marriage to the Yehe tribe, wanting to marry Donggo to Buzhantai, the current leader of the Ula tribe. At that time, the Yehe tribe was organizing a nine-tribe coalition, and the Ula tribe agreed to it with Donggo as a bargaining chip. Buzhantai excitedly rushed to the front, which led to his defeat and capture by Nurhaci, and he stayed in Jianzhou for three years.

Nurhaci released Bujantai and took credit for the favor he had done him. Now he was sure to defeat the Ula tribe and completely subdue them.

When the nine-army coalition failed in its campaign against Nurhaci, Donggo was promised to Nurhaci in order to form a marriage alliance and give him a chance to catch his breath.

At this point, although Dong Ge was only twelve years old, she had already killed the leader of a tribe and was promised to the leaders of two other tribes at the same time.

After a brief respite, the Yehe tribe broke its promise to Nurhaci and instead sought marriage for the Yehenara clan from various tribes on the condition of killing Nurhaci.

When Yehe attacked Hada and Hada asked Nurhaci to send troops to help, Yehe told Hada that if they turned against them and killed Nurhaci's reinforcements, they would reconcile with them and marry Donggo to their leader.

Menggebulu, the leader of the Hada tribe, actually agreed! Nurhaci led his army to fight for six days and nights to conquer Hada. So far, Donggo has achieved a new achievement: the Hada tribe has ceased to exist at least in name, and has been completely incorporated into the Jianzhou Jurchens.

The Huifa tribe did not escape the clutches of the devil either.

The leader of the Huifa tribe, Baiyindari, established himself as the ruler by killing his seven uncles. To avoid disaster, his tribesmen fled and joined the Yehe tribe.

Now, Baiyindari requested Nurhaci to send troops to the Yehe tribe to demand the escaped tribesmen, and the Yehe tribe brought up Donggo again.

Baiyindari was promised to marry him in exchange for her betrayal, and Baiyindari believed him again. At the beginning of the year, Nurhaci was planning to defeat the weaker Huifa tribe after receiving the people of the Fucha tribe. This way, when conquering the Yehe tribe or the Ula tribe in the next step, he would not have to worry about the Huifa tribe still existing in the hinterland, which would be easier.

Now that I think about it, maybe Bujantai heard about this matter, so he got carried away and sent so many people to rob and kill the people sent by Nurhaci.

If it weren't for the great victory in the Battle of Wujieyan, the Jianzhou Jurchens would probably have faced another attack from the coalition forces of various tribes.

After listening to Gong Zhenglu's suggestion, Nurhaci thought for a long time before asking, "Will this earn the emperor's trust in me and allow me to unify the Jurchen tribes?"

Gong Zhenglu said solemnly: "The Yehe tribe has been instigating other tribes to attack Jianzhou. This must be explained in front of the emperor. This time, His Majesty asked all the tribes to bring all the imperial edicts over, and he has the intention of reissuing the imperial edict. The king brought the fourth princess directly to serve. His Majesty sees that the king is sincere. As long as the imperial edict confirms the fact that the king is the chief of the Jurchen tribes, it will be easy to deal with in the future. In the future, the king will request to send more princes and beizi to study and be loyal to the king. There will be ministers who will help in the Ming Dynasty. I hope that the Ming Dynasty can educate the Jurchen tribes and put an end to the border troubles in Liaodong forever!"

Nurhaci thought about the current situation and estimated how long it would take to truly unify the Jurchen tribes. After a long while, he nodded heavily and said, "Let's do this first! I will leave Abai and Erdeni to accompany you to entertain the imperial envoy. You also need to help He Heli with other matters."

"Yes."

He Heli is the current leader of the Dong'e tribe, which was the first to submit to Nurhaci. He is in charge of the Zhenghong Banner and is also the husband of Nurhaci's eldest daughter.

He was about to leave Hetuala City, and the main power here would of course be handed over to someone he absolutely trusted, so Gong Zhenglu was just helping him.

After deciding to deal with the Ming Emperor's will in this way for the time being, Gong Zhenglu returned to make preparations, while Nurhaci still had many things to tell He Heli.

During these few days, the Yehe, Huifa and Ula tribes also gradually received the news.

In fact, a large part of the imperial edict had been seized by the Jianzhou Jurchens. The Ming Emperor's decree was sent because of the accusation of the Ula tribe. It seemed that the Ming Emperor wanted to uphold justice for the Jurchen tribes.

The Yehe tribe could only keep instigating other tribes to harass the Jianzhou Jurchens. The Ula tribe was facing a crisis of survival, and the Huifa tribe also knew that their betrayal had angered Nurhaci.

Nurhaci, who was most likely not to obey the imperial edict, was "persuaded" by Gong Zhenglu that the pilgrimage of the Jurchen tribes was about to take place.

Zhu Changluo, who had just arrived in Zunhua, heard the news from Shanhaiguan and couldn't help but feel a little strange: "What a coincidence?"

"He is not the envoy of the King of Korea and he does not bring any letter of credence. He is just a secret envoy of Gwanghaegun." Zhu Changluo looked at Tian Le, Li Wen and Xing Jie.

"It's nothing more than a dispute over the crown prince of Joseon. I want to petition His Majesty to appoint him as the crown prince."

Zhu Changluo also knew that it would be this matter. When he ascended the throne, Li Hui came to the court in person to congratulate him, and he also wanted to ask for this grace. At that time, he refused his request on the pretext that he had suffered from the struggle for the foundation of the country. Now he has sent a secret envoy privately. It seems that the struggle for the crown prince in Korea has reached the point where the contradiction is about to explode.

"Call Wang Xun."

Zhu Changluo sent someone to call Wang Xun over and asked him, "How has Gwanghaegun Lee Hui been doing in Pido, Korea in recent years?"

"In reply to your Majesty, the Zhayang Company was ordered to trade with Korea only in Pi Island. At that time, your Majesty wanted Korea to exchange money and goods for relief grain. The King of Korea blamed Gwanghaegun for not doing his job well, and pushed all the money and goods that Korea should give to Gwanghaegun. But Gwanghaegun happened to hold this part of power, and we were ordered to trade with him, transporting grain and other goods. Gwanghaegun made a lot of money from this, and now many people rely on him and us to do business."

"It seems that he has good skills and a solid foundation." Zhu Changluo looked at Xiong Tingbi again, "Is there a dispute between the North and South factions in their court?"

"There are the Great North Faction, the Small North Faction, and the Southern Faction." Xiong Tingbi corrected him. "According to the news from the border city of Liubao, Kuandian, the newly gained benefits are controlled by the leader of the Small North Faction, the Minister of State of Joseon, Liu Yongqing. The Great North Faction that supports Gwanghaegun has been demoted in recent years. As for the Southern Faction, most of them are Confucian officials. They seem to have no bias now, but they insist that there should be a ritual system for the appointment of the crown prince of our Ming Dynasty. Gwanghaegun's move should be to win over many Southern Factions in the court."

"The small country of Korea also has many factions and is very lively." Zhu Changluo smiled and then asked, "Since Gwanghaegun has already taken control of the road to Pi Island, why did he send the secret envoy along the land route? When he entered the border, weren't you afraid that the people of the small northern faction would tell the King of Korea?"

Tian Le said at this time: "I am afraid that the King of Korea is seriously ill and will not have much time left. Doing this is just to show the border generals and ministers of the Xiaobei faction. Although they are from the Xiaobei faction, why should they go to extremes at this time? What if His Majesty approves his request and issues an edict?"

"That makes sense!" Zhu Changluo nodded. "In that case, let them go back. The King of Joseon is still alive. Since they are sending envoys to pay homage to me, they should bring letters from the throne. The decree has been sent. Let's ask about the situation in the border town of Hamgyong Province as evidence. The border guards there should be the generals under Gwanghaegun when he was in charge of state affairs, right?"

"Yes." Xing Jie said, "This boy went to the front lines in Pyeongan Province, Hamgyong Province, Gangwon Province and other places to comfort the troops. He slept in the open air and won the hearts of the soldiers. Otherwise, the King of Korea would be so suspicious of him now. He would definitely not still have such a position. I'm afraid he would have been deposed by the King of Korea long ago."

Zhu Changluo smiled happily: "Then when this new news is passed back, they will be more lively again."

After that, he looked at Wang Xun and said, "I'm afraid that the person in charge of Pi Island will be replaced soon. Let Zhayanghang take a break this year and repair the ship. You should first tell Tianjin to make preparations. After I have a look at Zunhua, I will take Zhao Dutang there."

"I obey your order!" Wang Xun's heart trembled. The director of the Military Preparation Hall went to Tianjin to borrow the shipyard of Zhayang Company to do something.

Zhu Changluo put away his smile and thought for a while before saying, "Li Hui has been patient for more than six years. He has to send an envoy again now. This shows that the chaos in Korea is about to break out. I have added fuel to the fire. The sea route must be accelerated."

After that, he looked at his brother-in-law Yang Chunyuan and said, "We need to give instructions to the Zongming. Wang Xun, you also give instructions to the Changming. The shipyard of the Haimaohang in Guangdong should first transfer the already built sea vessels to the Zhayanghang."

Then came Tian Le and his men: "Make arrangements for the Shandong Coast Guard, the Yangtze River Navy, the Canal Guard Navy, and the Sutra Explanation Master you mentioned. It would be best if all the civil and military officials came to the capital to see the emperor before the end of June."

When such an order was made, Xing Jie couldn't help but take a deep breath, and Li Chengliang couldn't help but feel warm.

It looks like it’s really about to start, and it won’t be long.

After all, there is a new situation in North Korea.

Li Chengliang looked at the emperor, wondering if he could give himself a greater opportunity to achieve great things and set an example.

"Inspect the Tianshu Camp first and see how effective they are!"

Zhu Changluo stood up.

Yu Zigao walked out first, and when he reached the door he shouted, "All soldiers, listen to my orders, come and see me!"

"Your Majesty, long live your Majesty! Long live your Majesty! Long, long live your Majesty!"

Amid the shouts of the officers and soldiers of the Tianshu Camp, Zhu Changluo led the ministers of the Privy Council and slowly walked towards the reviewing platform in the parade ground.

(End of this chapter)