Ming Dynasty: A mere unruly commoner is rebelling against the heaven?

Chapter 22 The Emperor was furious!
The little Tatar prince turned around and proposed his own conditions to Qiu Yue again.

"General Qiu, I can withdraw my troops, but we have to pass through Datong Prefecture."

Qiu Yue was puzzled: "Why did the little prince retreat and use Datong as a transit point?"

The little Tatar prince laughed and said, "You can ask me not to attack Datong Prefecture, but I will personally lead 100,000 troops to fight this time, and your little stuff is not enough."

"I have to go to other border towns in Daming and grab some more supplies so that I can have a good winter."

Qiu Yue thought to himself, since he was the commander-in-chief of Datong anyway, as long as the little Tatar prince did not attack Datong Prefecture, he could attack wherever he wanted.

So, Qiu Yue actually agreed to the Tatar prince's request.

And they agreed with him that at Chou time tonight, Datong Prefecture would open the city gates to allow the little Tatar prince to lead his 100,000 troops through Datong Prefecture.

By that time, the remaining twenty-four carriages will also be handed over to the little Tatar prince.

After all the details were discussed, it was almost dawn.

Qiu Yue declined the Tatar prince's invitation to a banquet and led everyone back to the city.

After returning to the city, Qiu Yue did not go to rest, but went to the Datong Prefecture government office where Ma Wensheng was staying and waited.

When Ma Wensheng woke up, Qiu Yue immediately asked to see him.

"I have met Master Ma."

"General Qiu, how is the situation going?"

When Ma Wensheng saw Qiu Yue, he asked immediately.

Qiu Yue smiled lightly and said, "I have lived up to your trust. The little prince of Tatar has agreed to withdraw his troops and not to attack Datong."

Ma Wensheng breathed a sigh of relief, smiled and drank a sip of tea: "That's great, the Tatars have withdrawn, and I can return to Beijing without any worries."

"The reconstruction of Datong Prefecture will be handed over to you and Zhang Qi."

Qiu Yue suddenly stopped smiling, sighed, and sounded somewhat regretful.

"Master Ma, General Zhang and I went to the Tatar king's tent together last night."

"General Zhang spoke rudely to the little Tatar prince and was killed by him."

"Um?!"

Ma Wensheng turned his head and stared at Qiu Yue, his eyes as sharp as knives.

Under Ma Wensheng's sharp gaze, Qiu Yue couldn't help but lower his head and avoid his sight.

Qiu Yue felt as if Ma Wensheng had seen through him and that his secrets could no longer be hidden.

Ma Wensheng did not have an attack, but just spoke in a low voice.

"In that case, all military affairs in Datong Prefecture will be handed over to you."

"I will leave for Beijing this afternoon."

"Datong Prefecture is in your hands. There must be no mistakes. Do you understand?"

Qiu Yue's uneasy heart finally settled down, and he said firmly: "Yes, Master Ma."

"If Datong Prefecture fails, I will volunteer to be punished by military law!"

"Go and do your work."

After waving goodbye to Qiu Yue, Ma Wensheng immediately began to prepare to return to Beijing.

Things developed even more smoothly than he had imagined. After only one day in Datong Prefecture, the matter was successfully resolved.

After returning to Beijing this time, his deeds of repelling the Tatars and defending Datong Prefecture were another great achievement.

With this achievement as a foundation, his position as Minister of War was completely secured.

And after that, there is even the possibility of joining the cabinet to discuss matters.

It was enough for him to have achievements; he did not want to expose the dirty tricks used in their implementation.

After packing up his things, Ma Wensheng left the city and returned to Beijing that afternoon.

Qiu Yue personally escorted him for ten miles before returning to Datong Prefecture.

From now on, he is the highest commanding official in Datong Prefecture.

At midnight that day, under Qiu Yue's order, Datong Prefecture opened the city gates.

The young Tatar prince led his army through Datong Prefecture and indeed did not harm a single person.

However, there were thirty-four more fully loaded carriages in the army.

A day later, the little Tatar prince arrived at the city of Xuanfu.

The general of Xuanfu was greatly shocked, wondering how the little Tatar prince could come to the city of Xuanfu so quietly.

Zhang Da, the general commander of Xuanfu, led his subordinates to fight to the death!

But because Zhang Qi had led 30,000 Xuanfu garrisons to support Datong Prefecture, Xuanfu was short of troops. In just one night, Xuanfu was defeated!

After the little Tatar prince entered the pass, he looted and massacred the unarmed Ming people.

There were flames and ruins everywhere, broken limbs everywhere, and people were fleeing.

In the entire Xuanfu, nine out of ten houses are empty and the people are living in misery!

After the looting, the Tatar troops changed direction and headed straight for the capital of the Ming Dynasty!

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Forbidden City.

Royal study room.

A secret letter from the Western Factory was handed to Zhu Youtang.

Zhu Youtang opened the letter and read it with a gloomy face.

The letter described in detail how Qiu Yue bribed the young Tatar prince and opened the city gates to allow the Tatars to pass through Datong and go to Xuanfu.

After the Tartars captured Xuanfu and committed a series of human tragedies in Xuanfu, they now turned their guns against the enemy.

An army of one hundred thousand is heading straight for the capital!

"Damn it!"

"All deserve to die!"

Zhu Youtang was so angry that he slammed the secret letter on the table and yelled at Mou Bin and Huai En in front of him!

"My Minister of War ran off to Datong Prefecture right under my nose, and I knew nothing about it!"

"I had no idea that the Tartar army of 100,000 men was approaching Datong Prefecture!"

"I just found out that the Tartars have passed Datong Prefecture and Xuanfu and are heading towards the capital!"

"Mou Bin! What's the point of me letting you take charge of the Imperial Guards?"

"This is how you gather intelligence for me and monitor the world!"

Zhu Youtang was so furious that he grabbed the stone inkstone on the table and threw it at Mou Bin.

Mou Bin didn't dare to dodge, he gritted his teeth and endured the blow.

The inkstone hit his forehead, causing blood to flow out immediately.

At the same time, the ink in the inkstone spilled all over his face.

Mou Bin's face was red and black, and he looked extremely embarrassed.

But even so, he didn't dare wipe it with his hands.

He knelt on the ground, his whole body trembling, and his heart was filled with extreme fear.

"I have been seriously negligent. Your Majesty, please punish me!"

With such a serious intelligence incident happening to the Jinyiwei, Mou Bin had no doubt that Zhu Youtang would, in a fit of rage, order the extermination of his three clans.

"And you, Wynn!"

"Are all the people in the East Factory a bunch of useless people who just want to eat and work?!"

"Such a serious matter, and you didn't receive any news!"

"Do you want to wait until the Tartars arrive at my capital and make me a laughing stock in the world before the East Factory hands over the intelligence to me?!"

Zhu Youtang picked up the pen holder at hand and smashed it at Huai En.

Huai En knelt on the ground, shaking like a sieve, his face pale without a trace of blood.

"I know I was wrong! It was my fault for not supervising properly!"

"I know I was wrong! Please have mercy on me, Your Majesty!"

Huai En also felt extremely frightened.

None of them could withstand Zhu Youtang's anger.

"And those bastards in the cabinet who concealed military intelligence should be killed!"

"Qiu Yue actually dared to bribe the Tartars and let them enter the pass. I will kill all his nine clans!"

"Ma Wensheng left the capital without permission and promoted Qiu Yue to general. He should also be killed!"

"They should all be killed! These people should all be killed!"

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