Guangzong Yaoming

Chapter 279 Yehenara's Self-Rescue

"I don't know the details. Since we agreed to set off tomorrow, are you going to leave?"

Nalinbulu looked at him with mixed feelings, unable to make a decision.

The mighty military power of the Ming Dynasty in the early Ming Dynasty laid the foundation for the initial Nurgan Regional Command. The influence of Chenghua Li Ting was still there, and Li Chengliang, the Jurchen killing god, was still alive.

Since there were actually too many Jurchen tribes scattered in this vast northeastern region, and they were all in a relatively primitive social structure, the Jurchen tribes had never been integrated and unified.

During this century, both the Haixi Jurchens and the Jianzhou Jurchens moved southwards, closer to the Ming Dynasty. Due to the conflict over living space, friction gradually increased.

The clan structures of various tribes began to evolve to become more advanced, but no one of them was advanced enough to completely complete the great cause of annexation and unification.

The Jianzhou Jurchens came from behind and the threat of "life and death" for the remaining tribes became more urgent.

In this case, the imperial edicts of the Ming Dynasty represent an identity and also serve as a talisman.

When the Nurgan Military Region was first established during the Yongle reign, 181 guard posts were set up. Since then, there are still 420 guard posts in the Nurgan Military Region that still exist in name. The imperial court still had to send people to guard the original guard posts. But now, the many guard posts in the Nurgan Military Region are actually only guard posts.

But in name, they were still registered subjects of the Ming Dynasty and granted imperial seals and imperial edicts.

When the emperor issues an edict and the imperial envoy comes to announce it, disobeying the order is actually disobeying it.

Of course, due to special relationships, there have been cases of "resisting the imperial edict". However, in that case, one must be prepared to face a fist, or refuse to pay tribute or recognize the risk of the successor's imperial edict.

Thinking about the unpredictable future, Nalinbulu was very hesitant.

Back then, a coalition of nine tribes was organized to attack the Jianzhou Jurchen tribe. It was thought that this would be the decisive battle for the Yehe tribe to establish supreme prestige and unify the other tribes, but unexpectedly it turned out to be the final glory.

Not only was the battle a great defeat, but Nalinbulu's brother was also killed on the spot. Nalinbulu asked Nurhaci for his brother's remains, but he did not expect that Nurhaci would divide his regret into two halves and only send back half.

What an insult! What an irreconcilable hatred!
As for the Ming Dynasty, Nalinbulu was both afraid and hated it.

His father Yang Jilin was killed by Li Chengliang.

His successor as Beile wanted to conquer the Hada tribe and support a Beile who would submit to him, but this was again prevented by the Ming Dynasty. Finally, Li Chengliang led his army to raid and capture the Yehe West City. The Yehe tribe was left with only the Yehe East City and was in danger.

Now that I think about it, that battle was the real turning point for the Yehe tribe to go from prosperity to decline. After that battle, Nurhaci received a large number of imperial edicts, and his strength became stronger and stronger through tribute.

Now the emperor of the Ming Dynasty is actually obsessed with beauty. Can't you see that Nurhaci is ambitious?
"…Since the imperial envoy knows this, let him know: Nurhaci is ugly, is he boasting about his daughter's appearance? I hope His Majesty will not be fooled by him."

"That's the crime of deceiving the emperor." The envoy disagreed, and then looked at him with a meaningful smile, "Your Majesty is the ruler of the world, how could you lose your mind because of a mere barbarian woman? Commander, you are underestimating His Majesty, which is very disrespectful."

"That's not what I meant..." Nalinbulu's heart sank. "The Emperor has issued an order for us to bring all the imperial edicts to the pass for an audience. Now I don't know what Nurhaci said, but he has evil ambitions, Your Majesty must be aware of it!"

"It is useless for the governor to say this to me. I am here only to issue an edict to the Yehe tribe. If it is a matter concerning the Yehe tribe, I can still discuss it or make a petition on their behalf. As for the Jianzhou tribe, there are other colleagues who will handle it."

"...I hope you will understand the worries of our Yehe tribe. That villain has annexed many tribes, and most of the imperial edicts have been taken away by him. Over the years, he has more money than us. Perhaps he bribed the imperial envoy over there with a lot of money. My lord, you have seen the hardships of our Yehe tribe, and I hope you can give us some advice. Although the Yehe tribe is not as rich as the Jianzhou tribe, we will never treat the imperial envoy unfairly!"

The Ming envoy had a strange look on his face.

After a long while, he said, "The governor has been asking me for such a long time. I really don't know what your majesty wants to do. But in my opinion, we should see which people in each tribe listen to orders and which ones are loyal and submissive. As long as you don't harm the Ming Dynasty and don't rob the border people, the court has never bothered to intervene. If you hadn't caused too much trouble, the Xian Temple would not have sent troops. Ningyuan Hou sent troops a few years ago for this reason."

After saying that, he looked at Nalinbulu and said, "During the years of observation by the court, at least the Jianzhou tribe has repeatedly come to pay homage to Your Majesty. When Your Majesty ascended the throne, Nurhaci even went to pay homage in person. Now that he is willing to offer his own daughter as a maid, it is not surprising that Your Majesty has granted him grace. On the other hand, your Yehe tribe, the governor led troops to invade the border and even approached Weiyuan Fort. Later, you disobeyed orders and refused to return the son of the Hada tribe's Beile. Even if this imperial envoy speaks well for the Yehe tribe, Your Majesty must listen to it."

Nalinbulu's face turned blue and red, and he was speechless for a while.

At that time, he was indeed impulsive and did the act of forcing his troops to attack Weiyuan Fort, which led to his suffering from Li Chengliang's heavy blow.

"Loyalty! Your Majesty and the court want loyalty and obedience from beginning to end! The governor does not have to treat me badly. I want Your Majesty to understand your difficulties during the pilgrimage. The Yehe tribe must show loyalty to Your Majesty and the court. Setting off as soon as possible without any doubt is loyalty. Now if you are worried that Your Majesty will rebuild the prefectures in person, you should also let Your Majesty know that the Yehe tribe is more loyal. These cannot be achieved by a few words of praise from this imperial envoy. What do the words of this imperial envoy mean to Your Majesty?" "...more loyal than the Yehe tribe..." Nalinbulu looked at the Ming history.

We know too little about the situation. Anyway, we only know that the Ming court believed that Nurhaci was loyal because he could go to Beijing to pay homage to the emperor many times. Now he is willing to offer his daughter as a maid, which is also loyal.

Therefore, there can be no more doubt about the intention of the Ming Dynasty in summoning them to pay homage. Apart from this, how else can they appear more loyal?

In terms of wealth, the Yehe tribe had long been inferior to the Jianzhou tribe.

For many years, the Jurchen tribes fought fiercely, but after Li Chengliang dealt a heavy blow to the Yehe tribe, Nalinbulu did not dare to harass the Ming border for many years.

But Nurhaci never did this, and it is said that he sent back many Han people who escaped from the border.

What wonderful Aha and Zhushen are!
Nalinbulu thought about it and felt reluctant to part with his money and those Aha and Zhushen.

The so-called Aha, Nurhaci also hoped that Gong Zhenglu had done it, that is, a bondservant slave.

Zhushen were dependent people with a slightly higher status, and were often members of small tribes. Among the Han people, there were also some who did not need to become Aha because of their skills, and there were some Han Zhushen in the tribe.

In the years before the Ming Dynasty changed its emperor, many Han people from various Jurchen tribes fled here and willingly became Zhushen who paid the Aleban. These Han people were very good Zhushen. As long as the labor service, military service and tribute were not heavier than what they had to pay within the Liaodong border wall, they were willing to pay these Aleban.

The various Jurchen tribes nowadays no longer use them as Aha as they did in the past. Making them Aleban and rewarding them to some Beizi and small tribal leaders is also a good way for most Beile to win the hearts of the people.

Even if Nalinbulu wanted to send back the refugees from the Ming Dynasty like Nurhaci did, he couldn't do it.

Isn’t that shaking up one’s own foundation?

So in the end, he naturally thought of Dong Ge, and after hesitating for a long time, he tentatively said: "The Imperial Envoy has been here for so long, and he also knows Dong Ge..."

Ming Shi was stunned for a moment, then looked at him strangely: "General, are you joking? Not to mention that you Jurchen tribes all jokingly call her an old woman, but your Yehe tribe has promised her to this and that person. In the Ming Dynasty, a promise means a marriage contract. Besides, the first person she promised was killed by you, so she is still a widow. And there is also the prophecy..."

"She is still a virgin. Everything that happened in the past was just due to circumstances. I had no choice... The Imperial Envoy can say a few good words. Whether the Emperor is willing to praise the loyalty of the Yehe tribe is naturally up to Your Majesty."

Nalinbulu was extremely unwilling.

Although the Ula, Hada and other tribes should become natural allies due to the current situation, if there is a woman like Donggo who can definitely win the hearts of some beiles, it will definitely be icing on the cake and the alliance relationship will be extremely solid.

But now the situation is different. The Ming Dynasty has not cared about the disputes among the Jurchen tribes for more than ten years. Now the emperor has suddenly stepped in to deal with these matters. There are signs that the Jianzhou tribe has persuaded the Yehe tribe to save itself.

Buzhantai is a loser! He was defeated by an army of over 10,000 people who robbed and killed only a few hundred people, and now he is being attacked fiercely by the Jianzhou tribe.

Baiyindari of the Huifa tribe is also an unreliable guy. He killed seven of his uncles to get to that position, and there are many problems within their tribe.

The Tatars could no longer be counted on. As Lin Danhan began to take action, the neighboring Tatar tribes were unable to take care of themselves, not to mention the disastrous defeat of the Nine Tribes Alliance in the past.
Nalinbulu found helplessly that now he could only rely on the Ming Dynasty.

We can only bet that the Ming Dynasty hopes that the Jurchen tribes will not be swallowed up by the Jianzhou Jurchens, and that the Ming Dynasty does not want the Jianzhou Jurchens outside the Liaodong border wall to unify the tribes and become a scourge.

The more Nalinbulu thought about it, the more he felt that Donggo might have to keep whispering in the Ming Emperor's pillow to make him believe that Nurhaci was a loyal traitor. What was it?

Yes! The Han Chinese say sleeping on straw and tasting gall!

Times have changed. The Hada tribe no longer exists, and the Ula and Huifa tribes cannot even be relied upon to consume the Jianzhou tribe. What good will it do even if Donggo marries them?

Nalinbulu regretted it. His father's death was related to the Hada tribe, so he urged the tribal Beile and Donggo's father to use Donggo as bait to ambush and kill the leader of the Hada tribe. If he had not done so, or if the Ming court had not stopped him, the Hada tribe would not have been annexed by the Jianzhou tribe, and the Haixi Jurchen tribes would have been able to support each other to fight against Nurhaci.

It's too late now. Donggo is already 27 years old. I'm afraid she can only be of the greatest use if we use her to get help from the Ming Dynasty!

(End of this chapter)