Ming Dynasty: Ask Zhu Yuanzhang to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 211 Zhu Neng’s emotion and vow to live forever!

Zhu Neng looked at the person who came to greet him, feeling a little bit unbelievable.

Since the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, the war with the Yuan Dynasty has never stopped.

After all, the Ming Dynasty was established on the corpses of the Yuan Dynasty.

Although the Yuan court was driven back to the grassland by the Ming Dynasty, the blood feud between the two sides could never be let go.

In fact, Lao Zhu had thought about making peace with Yuan Ting more than once.

When Qin Wang Zhu Chong was ordered to marry Wang Baobao's sister, this was the idea in mind.

See if you can win over the famous generals of the Northern Yuan Dynasty and the various tribes on the grassland, and eliminate the threat of the Northern Yuan Dynasty by dividing and disintegrating them internally.

Because of the special nature of the grassland, it is extremely difficult for farming people to completely conquer the grassland tribes.

Emperor Wu of Han used up all the wealth accumulated by the Han Dynasty over the years. Although he defeated the Huns, the price he paid was extremely tragic.

More importantly, although the war was won, the Central Plains court failed to establish effective rule on the grassland.

After Emperor Wu of Han, the war between the Central Plains court and the grassland tribes continued.

A few hundred years later, the Five Barbarians Invasion of China occurred.

The same was true in the Tang Dynasty.

When the country was strong, it forced the Turks to surrender.

But once the nation's power weakened, the grassland tribes made a comeback.

This is not a sustainable solution for generations to come.

Old Zhu thought hard but couldn't come up with a good solution.

The threat posed by grassland tribes to the Central Plains has been an eternal problem.

If there really was an easy solution, there would be no need to build the Great Wall.

In the end, Zhu Yuanzhang had no choice but to resort to the Nine Kings' method of defending the border.

On the one hand, he balanced the various forces in the court, relied on his sons to command the army, and weakened the influence of meritorious military generals.

Secondly, it was the problem of the Northern Yuan Dynasty that really gave him a headache, so he had to set up vassal states to guard against it.

Zhu Neng had fought against the Northern Yuan Dynasty many times and was well aware of the psychology of the grassland tribes.

They simply looked down on the Han people, felt themselves to be superior, and believed that the Han people were only fit to be their slaves.

If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes and heard it with your own ears, it would be hard to believe that the Khan of the Northern Yuan Dynasty would actually say "I wish to have eternal friendship with the Ming Dynasty."

After being stunned for a long time, Zhu Neng finally asked three words: "Why?"

Enke was shocked when he heard this, and the tribal leaders of the Northern Yuan Dynasty who were accompanying him were even more shocked. They looked at each other in dismay, and each of them felt uneasy.

They were not prepared for any battle.

If the Ming army turned against them and refused to accept surrender and reconciliation, they would all die here.

Zhu Neng and the Ming army soldiers behind him were all wearing black devil masks on their faces, with only their two eyes exposed.

The soldiers in the rear still held their guns, aiming at the tribal leaders.

They only felt a terrifying murderous aura approaching them.

Thinking of the terror of the new army, these tribal leaders who used to be so powerful on the grassland and had killed countless people were now trembling with fear.

It was as if they were not facing the Han soldiers whom they looked down upon in the past.

It was not the Ming army that dared to fight to the end with the grassland tribes taking up scimitars and bows and arrows.

But it is the demon army that emerged from the sea of blood and mountains of corpses, which is beyond human power to resist.

The eerie black devil masks on their faces are proof of this.

In the reflection of the setting sun, the devil's mask looks terrifying and hideous, as if there is really a devil lurking in it, ready to pounce out.

"In fact, it was Toghon Temur who was the enemy of the Ming Dynasty in the past."

Enke took a deep breath and began to speak.

"He has been killed by my father."

"When my father was alive, he always wanted to make peace with the Ming Dynasty, but unfortunately he never had the chance."

"After my father died, I inherited the Khanate, but Ugeqihashiha took control of the power."

"He took advantage of my youth and appointed himself as Grand Master, not taking me, the Great Khan, seriously at all."

"This time, we assembled tens of thousands of troops to attack the Ming army. It was all Wugeqihashiha's willful act. It was not my intention."

"God of Heaven, I, Borjigin Enke, have no intention of being an enemy of the Ming Dynasty. I only want to maintain a lasting friendship with the Ming Dynasty."

"I will borrow the might of the Ming army and take advantage of the defeat of Ugeqihashaha to defeat him in one fell swoop."

"Now I am leading all the tribal leaders under my command to welcome the Ming army."

"welcome."

"From now on, the Ming Dynasty Army will be the most distinguished guests on the grassland!"

After Enke finished speaking, he bowed again.

Zhu Neng sighed in his heart, it seems that this battle cannot be fought, it is not satisfying.

He asked coldly: "Where is Ugeqihashiha?"

"I have already put him in a big pot and cooked him till he is tender. I am just about to share it with the tribal leaders. If the general does not mind, you can join us."

Zhu Neng was stunned again.

As the main general who came to conquer the Northern Yuan Dynasty, he certainly had some understanding of the situation within the Northern Yuan court.

We know that Ugezihashaha was the actual person in power in the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

When they were still in Yanshan Prefecture, the generals would always joke when they talked and laughed together that one day they would capture this man.

But to Zhu Neng at that time, this was undoubtedly a very distant dream.

Young people have great ambitions and envision the future.

If this can really come true, I will have no regrets in this life.

Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, Ugeqihashaha was boiled in the pot.

The Great Khan of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, Borjigin Enke, even prostrated himself before his own horse.

On the way to this expedition, he imagined the scene of a big battle with the Northern Yuan army countless times.

That is also his memory from childhood to adulthood.

Iron horses and soldiers appeared in my dreams, and rain of swords, spears and arrows were treated as nothing.

Childhood memories are deeply engraved in my mind and cannot be erased.

But since we set foot on the grassland, the journey has been too smooth.

There was no longer the situation of picking up swords and guns, competing with the Northern Yuan cavalry in a life-and-death battle. Every time we encountered a battle, victory was always so easy and effortless.

Using cannons and guns, the Northern Yuan cavalry that was hostile to the new army was easily crushed to death as if it were an ant.

Even the Khan of the Northern Yuan Dynasty gave up resistance and took the initiative to seek peace.

This was what Zhu Neng had always dreamed of.

But for some reason, when it really came true, he felt empty inside.

Instead of charging into the rain of arrows, they picked up swords and guns and fought the enemy with great pleasure.

There was no real fighting with swords and guns.

Only the cannons bombarded and the flintlocks aimed and fired...

In the past, when I went to war, I had a lot of fun riding horses and charging into battle with my comrades and friends.

Now, there is no more.

But after each battle, even if the Ming Dynasty won a great victory, many former friends would leave forever.

This won't happen anymore.

The soldiers are all fine.

The Northern Yuan soldiers, who were as ferocious as tigers and vicious as wolves, became chickens and ducks to be slaughtered in the face of guns and cannons.

The new army soldiers killed them effortlessly.

It was like slaughtering the unarmed elderly, the weak, women and children.

The new Ming army achieved an unprecedented victory without any effort.

This was something that could not be accomplished even by mobilizing the entire country's troops.

And now, the new army equipped by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has done it in one go.

Zhu Neng should have been happy and cheered.

But for some reason, he felt lost.

Compared with the expedition to Japan, Zhu Neng understood more deeply what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said.

"Times have changed! The old era has passed, and the new era has arrived!"

Once upon a time, he and his comrades fought against the Northern Yuan Dynasty and fought bloody battles.

How many people died in the battle, how many people were buried in the grassland...

And now, it's all over!
The end of an era.

Another new era has begun.

History has since opened a new chapter.

Before he knew it, Zhu Neng's eyes were already wet.

He looked up at the sky and muttered to himself in a voice that only he could hear: "Did you see that? The Northern Yuan Dynasty was conquered by the Ming Dynasty."

"Ugeqihashiha is dead, Enke is about to surrender, you can rest in peace now."

The devil's mask covered his face, and outsiders could not see the sadness and emotion on his face.

Enke and other grassland tribal generals became increasingly uneasy when they saw that Zhu Neng remained silent.

But he could only wait obediently, not even daring to breathe.

"Borjigin Enke, are you really willing to submit to the Ming Dynasty?"

After a while, Zhu Neng came back to his senses from his emotion and suddenly asked in a stern voice.

"Submit? Didn't I say that we should live in peace and be friends forever? Wasn't this what you asked for before? Are you still not satisfied?" Enke thought to himself.

But how could he dare to say these words at this moment?

In fact, before making the decision, Enke was very clear that the Northern Yuan Dynasty had lost the qualifications to have an equal dialogue with the Ming Dynasty.

To be friends forever and live in peace with each other only sounds better on the surface.

In fact, it means submission.

But the Ming general in front of him, wearing a devil mask, was obviously unwilling to give him face, so Enke could only continue to give in.

"I do!" he saluted.

Zhu Neng pointed to the setting sun and said, "You must kneel down and swear to Changshengtian."

He glanced at the others and said coldly, "And you too."

"Otherwise, I will think that you are deliberately deceiving me, and I will kill everyone in your tribe, regardless of gender, age or status, leaving no one alive."

Zhu Neng's words were filled with murderous intent.

After saying that, he swung the spear in his hand, without even noticing how he aimed, and fired a shot.

In mid-air, an eagle flying with its wings spread fell down in response to the sound.

During this period of time, Zhu Neng has been practicing his shooting skills, and his skills are getting better and better.

The killing of the eagle with one shot at this moment immediately shocked Enke and all the Northern Yuan tribal leaders.

Is this the legendary magic weapon of the Ming Dynasty’s New Army?

Really awesome!

Although many of the Northern Yuan tribal leaders thought they could kill an eagle with a single arrow, they could never do it as easily as the other party.

"I..." Eng took a deep breath.

It's not that he was unwilling to submit to the Ming Dynasty.

It’s just that Enge wanted to use this “bargaining chip” to let the new Ming army completely eradicate Ugeqihashaha’s tribe.

Compared to being a subject of the Ming Dynasty and kneeling down to it, he could not accept Ugezihashaha's son's uprising.

Who are they?
You are just a lowly slave, but do you think you can ride on the head of your own golden family and act tyrannically?

They must all be killed, leaving no one behind.

To rule the grassland, you can work together with the Ming Dynasty and share the benefits with the Ming Dynasty, but you must never let lowly slaves take power!

"General, will you help me eradicate Ugezihashaha's tribe?" Enke summoned up his courage and asked loudly.

"I will eradicate any tribe that does not submit to the Ming Dynasty." Zhu Neng's voice was extremely cold: "You either surrender or die!"

"I am willing to submit!" Hearing this, Enke no longer hesitated and immediately knelt down and swore: "The Eternal Heaven, I, Borjigin Enke, swear here that my tribe and I are willing to submit to the Ming Dynasty and will always obey the Ming Dynasty from generation to generation."

"If I break this oath, please punish me and my tribe with the Eternal Heaven. I will die a miserable death."

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(End of this chapter)