The Ming Dynasty began from Sarhu

Chapter 397: Five Kingdoms Attack Qi
During the late Ming Dynasty, civil uprisings broke out one after another in various parts of the north and south. However, the only one who succeeded in the end was Nurhaci, the chieftain of Jianzhou.

There are many reasons for the success of the Later Jin regime. One of the most important reasons is that Lao Nu accurately seized the time window of the decline of Liaozhen after Wanli's aid to Korea, and took advantage of the weakness of the Li family to devour the surrounding tribes.

History is always surprisingly similar.

It was almost exactly the same as Wanli's aid to Korea. When Emperor Wuding led the Kaiyuan Army to fight bloody battles in Kyushu, Honshima, Shikoku and other battlefields in Japan, when Emperor Taizu of Qi entered the Pass to replace the Ming Dynasty, and when Liu Zhaosun fought to the death with Zu Dashou in the Liaoxi Plain, Dudu, who was far away in Hetuala, was developing in a weak way. Like most time travelers - or Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong himself was a time traveler - Dudu stayed in Hetuala to conceal his strength.

This time traveler, who had single-handedly helped the rise of the Jianzhou Khan, appeared meek and humble, arguing for himself as the protector of the northern borders of the Great Qi. He respectfully addressed the Wuding Emperor as the Heavenly Khan and generously bribed Kang Yingqian and Song Yingsheng. While offering the utmost in flattery, he secretly built up his power, recruited troops, and colluded with the remnants of the Huduntu clan and the Rakshasa demons.

Last year, when Li Xianzhong led the bandits to march towards the capital, Emperor Wuding issued several decrees to Jianzhou to enter the pass to rescue. However, Du Du delayed for various reasons and did not send troops.

Until Liu Zhaosun was surrounded by bandits and the Wanggongchang explosion occurred, Du Du was still asking Liaodong Governor Ge Yewen for ox seeds, saying that he wanted Hetuala to reclaim land from the forest and start planting crops so that the land would bloom towards the sea in spring.

Ge Yewen had only been a county magistrate in Shandong before, and then he was parachuted into Liaodong. He had no idea of Jianzhou's brutality and cunningness, and he foolishly kept supplying food and oxen to the Jiannu, and asked Du Du to organize his tribesmen to farm. It was not until Jianzhou's rebellion had become Sima Zhao's intention that Ge Yewen hurriedly took action, but it was too late.

As the bandits besieged the capital, a large number of garrisons were transferred to the interior. Like his grandfather Nurhaci, Dudu began to annex the surrounding garrisons and coerce the people.

There were no troops available in Liaodong, and in order to prevent the situation from escalating further, Governor Ge had no other good ideas except giving Du Du a verbal warning.

At the beginning of this year, the first group of northern expeditions encountered danger in Sakhalin Island. Emperor Wu Ding ordered Jianzhou to dispatch elite troops to reinforce and support the battle against the Rakshasa demons. Du Du agreed on the surface, but he was actually disobeying the order. Not only did he not send reinforcements to Ma Shiying, he also stabbed him in the back.

The second expedition was also attacked by Cossacks on Sakhalin Island, and then stabbed in the back by the Jianzhou Jurchens.

In the end, only fifty people out of more than 800 people escaped back to Shenyang, and yes, there was also a tiger.

Before the Wanggongchang explosion, the entire Sakhalin Island had been occupied by the Russian Cossacks. The number of Cossacks was small (about 300), and they were said to be trustworthy. They promised Dudu that as long as they could gain a foothold in Sakhalin Island, they would not cause trouble again.

Sure enough, after eliminating the two waves of Kaiyuan expeditions, the Cossacks did not continue to advance into the hinterland of Liaodong, but chose to stay on Sakhalin Island facing the sea and the spring flowers.

Perhaps these civilized people in Eastern Europe are still waiting, waiting for the several groups of barbarians in Liaodong to decide the outcome, and then come out to clean up the mess at the last moment.

The Siberian swamps are difficult to travel in the spring, and it will take time for Tsarist Russia to reinforce the Far East.

After Du Du won over Luoshagui, he could finally concentrate on dealing with his benefactor Liu Zhaosun.

"This is God's will. Eternal Heaven is blessing the Qing Dynasty."

On June 1626th of the first year of the Kangxi and Qianlong reigns (), in the palace of the Khan of Hetuala, the -year-old Qing Emperor Dudu held a Tangbao written in Jurchen script in his hands and let out a creepy laugh.

"Hahaha! Is Liu Zhaosun really dead?"

After carefully reading the newspaper again, he said with certainty:
"Liu Zhaosun is indeed dead! Otherwise, that old scoundrel Kang Yingqian wouldn't be so anxious to support the young emperor."

Emperor Kangxi and Qianlong had a typical Tungusic body shape, with a flat face, narrow eyes, prominent cheekbones and a prominent mouth. Combined with his stout build, he had the temperament of an evil mandrill.

"This damned bastard is finally dead! This time, even his body can't be found. He turned to ashes along with the other bandits. This is the Eternal Heaven appearing! The old Khan died at the hands of this bastard, and so did the previous Khan. This beast, he even wanted me to be his guard back then? Wasn't he going to attack Japan and replace the Ming Dynasty? How come he couldn't hold on for more than half a year? Hahahaha, God bless the Qing Dynasty!"

Du Du laughed wildly a few times, turned around and looked at the statue of the god Eternal Heaven enshrined in the northwest corner of the Khan's Hall, and resisted the urge to kneel down and kowtow.

Suddenly he stumbled and fell down the stairs. Dorgon, the leader of the Plain White Banner, who was standing next to him, stepped forward quickly and held the emperor up with his hand.

"Your Majesty, be careful."

Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong gave an awkward smile to the sixteen-year-old Dorgon, trying hard to maintain his dignity as the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty.

At the end of May, news of the Wanggongchang explosion spread from the capital to Hetuala. Du Du did not believe it at first, thinking that Liu Zhaosun was faking his death again. After all, he had used this trick against Zu Dashou during the conquest of Liaoxi, and it was not impossible for him to use it again.

However, as more and more Kaiyuan soldiers fled back to Liaodong from northern Zhili and Shandong, more accurate information began to reach the Khan's Palace. Du Du finally sent someone to secretly capture a Kaiyuan soldier who had fled back to Liaodong. After interrogation, it was confirmed that the Kaiyuan army had been severely defeated in the capital, with almost all of the army destroyed, and Emperor Wuding himself was killed. Du Du also obtained important information from this surrendered soldier: Emperor Hongguang, who had just ascended the throne that year, was sending a large army to the north and would soon enter the capital to recover lost territory. It was not until Liu Zhaosun's son Liu Kan ascended the throne, and the Empress Dowager and Kang Yingqian assisted the country, that the soldiers stationed in Liaodong were completely withdrawn, retreating to Gaizhou in Tieling, Liaoshen, and Du Du realized that Liu Zhaosun was probably dead.

However, the Jianzhou leader, who was known for his caution, still sent envoys to greet the surrounding forces first and agreed that everyone would send troops together to besiege Shenyang.

"It's time to send troops! My dear captains, how should we fight this battle? Where should we strike from?"

I heard that the Kaiyuan army withdrew from Kuandian a few days ago, and the garrisons in Qinghe, Fushun and other places also fled. The King of Korea, Lee Jong, has not replied to the letter, and I don’t know whether the Koreans will attack Kuandian?
Below the Khan's seat, the leader of the Plain White Banner and several other Beile leaders exchanged a glance. The leader of the Plain Blue Banner, Hauge, stepped forward, looked at a Goshiha standing beside him, and said in a deep voice:

"Aobai, report the information you just received to the emperor!"

The burly Oboi uttered a cry, knelt down to greet Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong, and said with a sinister look in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, the envoys sent by the leader of the Zhenglan Banner to the interior of the country and Korea have returned. Liu Zongzhou and Li Zong are both willing to send troops. Sony and the others are waiting outside the gate."

Sony was the chief envoy of this mission to the Ming Dynasty. Like Oboi, he was from the Plain Yellow Banner. He was five years older than Oboi and was already 26 years old this year.

Seeing Oboi's angry face, Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong knew that things were not going well:
"What about the other two families? How did the Huduntu Khan and the Haixi Jurchens respond?"

Aobai gnashed his teeth and said:
"They all came back. The envoy to Mongolia was beheaded by the Khorchin people. His head was sent to Shenyang. The envoy to Haixi was chopped in two by Burhanggu himself. Half of the body was sent to Shenyang, and the other half was left outside the hall."

Dudu was furious:

"Haixi Tartars! Khorchin bastards, how dare you kill my envoy!"

Dorgon fanned the flames:

"Your Majesty, this isn't an attempt to kill your envoy, it's clearly an attempt to declare war on the Qing Dynasty!"

All the flag owners raised their arms and shouted, clamoring for revenge against Haixi and Mongolia.

"Buerhanggu, this defeated general, was defeated by the old Khan and almost chopped him to pieces. How dare you be so rude!"

Several Han officials stepped forward to persuade the emperor to calm down, take care of his health, and not to get involved with the Haixi barbarians. Hauge explained that Burhanggu had his father and brother killed by the old Khan when he was young, so he was confused and overestimated his own abilities.

"That dead Liu Zhaosun was the emperor, and I am also the emperor. Haixi and Jianzhou are related by blood, and Khorchin and my Qing dynasty have been intermarried for generations. Bumbutai and Burhanggu would rather be loyal to a dead man than obey me. Why?!"

"Dorgon, tell me why!"

Dudu grabbed Dorgon and shook him hard until Dorgon became dizzy and almost fell down. Only then did the emperor stop and calm down a little.

"If they are not my allies, they are the enemies of the Qing Dynasty. Set a date and let that bunch of useless Ming people, that commander-in-chief named Liu Zongmin (Liu Zongzhou), attack Shanhaiguan with all his might. After the victory, Liaoxi will be ceded to the Ming people! Let the Korean Yi Jong attack Kuandian with all his might, and Kuandian will be ceded to them! I will personally lead the Eight Banners to attack Shenyang and cut off Liu's retreat. After we have killed Liu Zhaosun's son, we will deal with the two traitors, Burhanggu and Bumbutai!"

In the first year of the Kangxi and Qianlong reigns (1626), the Great Khan of Jianzhou, Dudu, named the country the Qing Dynasty, made Hetuala the capital, and named the reign Kangxi and Qianlong.

Since rotten fish and shrimp like She Chongming and Xu Hongru could ascend the throne and become emperor, as the grandson of the wise Khan Nurhaci and a descendant of the pure-blooded Aisin Gioro family, Khan Dudu could certainly do it too.

The Jianzhou Jurchens have accumulated power and grown rapidly in recent years. They are no longer the pawns that were manipulated and humiliated by others five years ago.

"I am the chess player, you are just chess pieces!"

Dudu thought of the young and beautiful Khorchin Khan, whose daughter was known as the Pearl of the Khorchin Grassland. Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong pondered how to capture this beautiful girl alive.

(End of this chapter)