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Chapter 187 Homecoming

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On the night of September 13th, after publicly announcing that he would leave the Horqin Grassland and return to the capital the next day, the drunk Young Master Zhang hummed a song that seemed to be an extremely obscene ditty, and stumbled towards his room, preparing to fight Da Yuer for three hundred However, seeing the door of Da Yuer's room with lights on in the window was just in front of him, a thin black figure like a monkey jumped out from beside him, and stopped Young Master Zhang head-on.I was so scared that Master Zhang's Shibamo ran away as soon as he arrived at No.[-] Momo, and he was so scared that Zhang Shitou and a group of soldiers choked out their knives!Fortunately, the black shadow said in time: "Boss, don't be afraid, it's me, your master Song Xiance."

"Master Song, you scared me to death!" Young Master Zhang, who shrank his neck and hid behind Shitou Zhang, let out a long sigh of relief, straightened his neck and pushed Shitou away, patted his chest and complained: "Master Song, just now you and Mongolia Taiji I was looking for you at the banquet, but you were not here, and now I am full and ready to go to bed, and you ran out to scare me again, where were you just now?"

"I'm sorry, my boss just sent someone to look for me, but I was actually in the room." Song Xiance didn't hide anything, and replied directly: "It's just that I was thinking about some important things, so I asked people to say that I went out to play and lied to me." Please forgive me." Then, Song Xiance pulled the sleeve of Young Master Zhang again, and said in a low voice, "Master, come to my room, I have some important matters to discuss with you." Young Master Zhang wanted to refuse, but Song Xiance was determined not to give in, and in the end Young Master Zhang had no choice but to let Song Xiance dictate.

Pulling Young Master Zhang into his room, Song Xiance closed the door again, first poured a cup of strong tea for Young Master Zhang, who seemed to be drunk, and then said in a low voice: "Boss, you announced in public today that you will withdraw troops tomorrow. Have you made up your mind to go south from the Horqin Grassland and return to the Central Plains? Do you feel that you have missed a great opportunity?"

"Master Song, don't you want to persuade me to become the king in Horqin again?" Obedient to the sound, Young Master Zhang knew too well that he was a rebellious master.Who would have thought that Song Xiance shook his head immediately, and denied it: "No, boss, you misunderstood, I didn't let you become the king on the Horqin grassland - I just hope you become the king on the Mongolian grassland!"

"The king of the entire Mongolian grassland?" Young Master Zhang was taken aback, and said with a wry smile: "Master Song, you really think highly of me. With the thousands of troops in my hand, all food, grass and ammunition must be supplied from the Central Plains. Rebellion on the Mongolian grasslands to become king? Are you kidding too much?"

"Boss, I'm definitely not joking." Song Xiance's mung bean eyes were bright, and he said very seriously: "Boss, you misunderstood me. I didn't ask you to rebel immediately. I only want you to be the de facto king of the grassland." Master, with your ingenuity, can't you see how beneficial the current situation is to you? Now that the Mongolian tribes on the Horqin Grassland have been frightened by you, you have gained the support of half of the Mongolian tribes in the Karaqin Grassland , Go back to the teacher and destroy the remaining half of the Tatar tribes in the Karaqin Grassland. In order to restrain the slaves, the imperial court will definitely agree with you to stay on the grassland and set up a yamen guard on the grassland to provide you with troops, weapons, ammunition, and food and grass. You, the master, will recruit soldiers and horses, stockpile grain and grass, and accumulate strength. Can dominate the grassland and remain invincible!"

"Boss, what a great opportunity, do you just want to give up like this?" Song Xiance said in a gentle voice, as if hypnotized: "The world is in chaos right now, all heroes are rising together, Shaanxi thieves are in chaos, Fujian pirates, Liaodong Jian slaves, Northwest Lin Dan , is threatening the security of the Ming Dynasty all the time, and there are many evils in the Ming court, wolves are in power, corrupt officials are rampant, natural disasters and man-made disasters are endless, and it is the best time to change the dynasty! Master, you just need to dominate the grassland, accumulate strength, and stay in the world During the great chaos, you suddenly entered the Central Plains and captured the capital, but you still worry about not having the opportunity to create an eternal foundation and unify China? At that time, with your literary talents and martial arts, can you not create a prosperous world and become a famous emperor who will last forever?"

Young Master Zhang smiled bitterly, shook his head and sighed and said, "Master Song, you think too highly of me. I have never even thought about creating a foundation to dominate China and becoming a famous emperor in the prosperous age. Being an emperor is too tiring and hard. You're too lazy, I really don't have that interest. So you should say less to me about rebellion and proclaiming the emperor, I really don't have those ambitions."

"Boss, you can fool others, but you can't fool me!" Song Xiance's mung bean eyes flickered like will-o'-the-wisps, and he said slowly: "Boss, you are not without ambition, your ambition is actually bigger than mine! It's just that your heart is too soft , always thinking that if you will succeed in everything, you are worried that if you rebel and rebel, you will implicate the suffering of the people of the world, so you only want to maintain this great Ming country, and you don’t want to overthrow this country, and sit on your own country-no You can't, but you don't want to! But have you ever heard the saying, since ancient times, the world prospers, and the people suffer! , and then create a peaceful and prosperous world with your own hands, so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment!"

Young Master Zhang was silent. After a long time, Young Master Zhang stood up and said with a smile, "Master Song, I can create a peaceful and prosperous world without rebelling and proclaiming emperor. Why should the people suffer from the chaos of war? Master Song, don't you?" Have you ever heard such a saying—it is better to be a dog of peace than to be a person in troubled times?" After finishing speaking, Young Master Zhang yawned and walked away, "Okay, I am really tired, master, you should rest earlier , Tomorrow we will set off for the Central Plains."

"Boss, listen to me again." Song Xiance held onto Young Master Zhang again, and said anxiously: "Boss, you said you could create a peaceful and prosperous world for Daming, I believe that, but you can only do this for What good does it do you to have the emperor surnamed Zhu make a wedding dress? Even if you are in the position of Zhang Juzheng, no one dares to offend you during your lifetime, but after a hundred years, your descendants will still have to be like Zhang Juzheng’s descendants, Suffering because you were implicated? Did you think about your children and grandchildren?"

Young Master Zhang was stunned for a while, then shook off Song Xiance's hand for a long time, and said with a smile: "The children and grandchildren have their own blessings, don't be a sinner for future generations, they become dragons and snakes, I don't need to do so much for them heart." After finishing speaking, Young Master Zhang pushed open the door and left, leaving Song Xiance alone in the room in a daze.

"Are you really such a person? I don't believe it." Looking at the back of Young Master Zhang leaving, Song Xiance murmured, "If you are really such a person, you are not worthy of my assistance."

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After spending the night in Da Yuer's room, in the early morning of the next day, Young Master Zhang officially led his army south to return to the Central Plains. In addition to the original [-] Mongolian soldiers, there were also [-] troops from the Horqin Grassland and more than [-] troops. Hundreds of Mongolian and Taiji nobles, as well as their sons and daughters as hostages, in addition to countless trophies of cattle, sheep, horses, camels, furs, gold sand, etc., what is even more outrageous is that the team of Young Master Zhang also brought innumerable loads The cart of human heads was ready to pickle the human heads captured in the past few days with quicklime and bring them back to the capital to claim credit.

When returning to the teacher, Young Master Zhang did not choose the original road of Tumot to return, but took the road of Zhaowudameng, sweeping up the pro-Jian slave Tatar tribe who had not had time to clean up when he went north, and this road Most of the Tatar tribes did not even dare to have the courage to escape. They beheaded the enslaved envoys and children born of intermarriage with Jiannu in the tribe early on, and offered human heads, letters of surrender, cattle and sheep, horses and camels, etc. After paying Young Master Zhang's passing money, Taiji from various tribes also obediently took his sons to accompany Young Master Zhang to the south to present a form of surrender in the capital of Daming.Of course, there were also some Tatar tribes far away from the main road who planned to escape and didn’t want to pay Young Master Zhang’s passing money. As a result, Young Master Zhang, who had many traitors under his command, heard the information and immediately sent a large army to hunt down and kill all the people of these tribes. They were killed, and all the cattle, sheep and horses were taken away as punishment for stealing the money.After going back and forth, no Tatar tribe dared to resist and escape wherever Master Zhang's army went, but since then, after Liaodong, the Mongolian grassland has also added a method of scaring children to cry at night—— "You dead child, cry again, if you cry again, Young Master Zhang Gou will come to kill you!"

25 days later, Master Zhang's army, who returned to the division calmly, finally arrived at the Karaqin Grassland. According to Master Zhang's estimation, with the current strength of the Harqin Grassland, it should still be able to fight against his own army, so Master Zhang A large number of scouts were dispatched to the Karaqin Grassland early on to determine whether the Karaqin Tatar tribe headed by Dalai had united against themselves, or whether they had moved to hide—but no matter whether the Karaqin Tatar tribe fought or fled, For the safety of the Jimen Great Wall, Young Master Zhang is determined to eradicate the Dalai tribe who was pro-slavery, and then hand over the Karaqin Grassland to Selen, who surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, to ensure the long-term stability of the Jimen Great Wall.It's just that what Young Master Zhang expected was that Dalai's tribe actually...

"What? Dalai's tribe didn't run away, and didn't join forces with other tribes in Karaqin?" Young Master Zhang asked the scout angrily, "Did you find out? What exactly is Dalai planning to do?"

"My lord, Dalai intends to surrender." The scout who went to reconnaissance replied respectfully: "Our people have inquired everywhere. The rebel Dalai originally planned to contact various Tatar tribes to form a coalition army and cut off our army's return route, but Horqin After the news that the Tatar coalition was defeated and surrendered by us came, the dozen or so Karaqin Tatar Taijis who had originally agreed to form the coalition ran away, the coalition disbanded automatically, and the Dalai rebels also died. , killed all the Jiannu in the tribe early on, and the children who were born with Jiannu in intermarriage. As soon as our army arrived, the whole family surrendered. Our brothers went to investigate the movement of the rebel tribe in Dalai, Dalai The herdsmen who came to the tribe not only did not stop us, but also allowed us to come in and out, saying that as soon as we arrived, they would all surrender immediately.”

"Damn it, damn it, why is everything not going your way these days?" Young Master Zhang cursed in a low voice.Zhang Shitou, the captain of the guard next to him, was confused and asked in a low voice: "Young Master, are you crazy? Da Lai surrendered, and we can conquer the Karaqin Grassland with one soldier at a time. Why are you still so unwilling?" Happy?"

"What do you know?" Young Master Zhang glared at Zhang Shitou, and explained in a low voice: "The Harqin Grassland is different from the Horqin Grassland. The Horqin Grassland is far away from the Great Wall. It doesn't matter if it is stronger. It can also play a role in restraining Jiannu. The Harqin Grassland is adjacent to the Great Wall and is the biggest threat to the Jimen Great Wall—so for us, the Tatar tribes and population on this grassland must be as small as possible! Otherwise, we will use force to coerce them to surrender. They will only hold grudges in their hearts, and they may rebel at any time if there is a disturbance, and continue to threaten the safety of our Jimen Great Wall! The best way is to slaughter the strongest Dalai tribe on the Karaqin grassland and weaken the Karaqin grassland The overall strength of our Jimen Great Wall can be as safe as Mount Tai."

"Then don't accept Dalai Tatar's surrender, just destroy his tribe!" Zhang Shitou, who had learned a lot from Master Zhang, suggested.Young Master Zhang was even more annoyed, cursing in a low voice: "Idiot! How many Mongolian Taijis surrendered under my command? If Dalai abides by all the rules I set and surrenders. I will kill him, and the other Mongolian Taijis will how to think?"

"Then, what should we do then?" Zhang Shitou replied in a dilemma.Fortunately, Young Master Zhang is Young Master Zhang after all. As soon as he rolled his eyes, he came up with vicious tricks and ordered: "Immediately send an order, the army will stop advancing, and set up camp with their backs to the Harji River to rest. Just say that the army and horses are tired, and let the soldiers and the horses come to rest." The war horses rested overnight. Also, call Selentaiji alone, I have something to say to him."

After camping and resting on the banks of the Harji River for a night, the next morning, when the army was about to leave, Young Master Zhang suddenly gave the order to blow the promotion account, summoning all the generals to enter the account for discussion.When the generals of the Ming army and the Mongolian Taiji hurried into the tent, they saw Taiji Selen of the Karaqin Grassland, with tears all over his face, kneeling and crying in front of the angry young master Zhang, and beside him was a Wearing the messenger's costume, the bloody corpse, seeing the generals and the Mongolian Zhutaiji entering the tent, Young Master Zhang immediately roared and shouted: "Reverse! If you kill him, I must kill him!"

"What happened?" The generals of the Ming army and the Mongolian princes looked at each other.On the other side, Selen cried loudly and said: "Everyone, Taiji, you must be the masters of my people. The honorable Lord Zhang asked me to send an envoy to the tribe that came from the grassland traitor to surrender yesterday, but my envoy just When he arrived on the prairie, he was immediately killed by the army of the grassland traitor Dalai! It is the law of our Mongolian tribe not to kill the envoy. The Dalai traitor not only killed the envoy representing the Ming army, but also blatantly killed the descendants of our grassland , all Taijis, all generals, honorable Master Zhang, you must be the masters for me!"

After finishing speaking, Selen wailed again, laying down in front of Young Master Zhang and crying until his death.The several Mongolian Taijis in the Karaqin Grassland here were all dumbfounded, and said one after another: "Is the Dalai traitor crazy? All the Taijis and tribes on the Harqin Grassland no longer support him and the Ming army." How dare he kill the envoy of the Ming army?" "Honorable Master Zhang, your most loyal servant, Banbursa, knows the Dalai traitor. Please allow Banbursha to send the Dalai traitor and let him hand over his Murderer, lead all the herdsmen and people of the tribe to surrender to you."

"This..." Young Master Zhang looked embarrassed, and said hypocritically: "Okay, Bumble Shataiji, you will work hard, in order to reduce the killing, and in order to reduce the sacrifice of some descendants of the wolf and the white deer, Bumble Sha, if you can persuade the Dalai tribe to surrender, that would be the best."

"No!" Selen jumped up and shouted with tears in his eyes: "Respected Master Zhang, killing envoys is the unforgivable rule of our Mongolia. In order to be loyal to you, my tribal people take on the most dangerous task to recruit Dalai was a traitor, but he was brutally killed by Dalai. He had forgotten that he was a descendant of the wolf and the white deer, and he had completely betrayed the grasslands of Mongolia! Respected Master Zhang, I ask you to immediately dispatch your army to fight for the people of our tribe. Messenger revenge!"

"This...?" Young Master Zhang's expression became even more perplexed.Bu Shitu, who borders the grassland of the Dalai Tribe over there, echoed: "Honorable Master Zhang Haogu, according to the tradition of our Mongolian army, once an envoy is killed by a hostile tribe, he must kill all the people of the enemy tribe. Otherwise, the hostile tribal army will also kill our own tribal people! This is an endless enmity, please respect our custom, Mr. Zhang Haogu."

"Okay then." Out of respect for ethnic customs, Young Master Zhang, who has always maintained national unity, finally nodded, and ordered: "Pass on my order, the whole army will be dispatched, and [-] troops will be dispatched first, led by Selentaiji himself." , Slaughter the tribe of the grassland traitor Dalai! Half of the grassland of the Dalai tribe will be given to Selentaiji as compensation, and the remaining half will be divided equally between you and the Mongolian tribes who have surrendered to our Ming Dynasty." Karaqin All the auspicious people thanked him together, and no one complained that Young Master Zhang was so cruel that even the Mongolian tribes that had surrendered would be slaughtered.

"Allah! Allah!" Master Zhang ordered, and the Mongolian soldiers who hadn't fought for money, food, and women for more than ten days immediately became excited like chicken blood, and screamed like a whirlwind to kill those in the south. Dalai tribe.When Dalai heard the arrival of the Ming army, he hurriedly led the Tatar nobles and the whole clan out of the camp, and surrendered on his knees with the heads of Jiannu in his hands. The soldiers of the Dalai tribe also put down their weapons early and left their horses. Kneeling on both sides of the road, he surrendered to the Ming army who came from afar—after all, with the lessons learned from the Abaga tribe, no Tatar tribe dared to wait for Young Master Zhang to light the incense for a limited time.It’s just that more than 4 people in the Dalai tribe never dreamed that those Mongolian soldiers who poured in from all over the world didn’t even talk about unnecessary nonsense, but rushed in front of them shouting the slogan of Allah and swung their knives to kill them!

"We surrender, Mr. Zhang Haogu won't kill and surrender—!" Seeing the Mongolian soldiers rushing towards him with murderous aura, Dalai, who was so frightened that he was so frightened, had already slashed his sharp saber in front of him before he could finish his sentence. "We have killed all the Jiannu in the tribe, and we have killed all Jiannu's children! We vote for..., ah!"

"Allah!" In the roar, the tide of [-] Mongolian soldiers submerged the nobles of the Dalai tribe kneeling in the front, and then drowned the Tatar soldiers of the Dalai tribe who were caught off guard. The last battle of the young master's Northern Expedition to Mongolia kicked off, and it also announced the prelude to the massacre of the pro-Jian slave Tatar tribe who threatened the Great Wall of Ming Dynasty the most.

In the early morning of the next day, Young Master Zhang walked into the blood-stained camp of the Dalai tribe, walked alone to the top of the corpse mountain made up of more than ten thousand headless corpses, and faced nearly a hundred thousand troops composed of Mongolian soldiers and Ming soldiers. The army was also facing the vast grassland and the blue sky and white clouds, as well as the Mongolian princes who stood respectfully in front of them. Young Master Zhang drew his sword and pointed at the sky, and roared a voice that made the entire Mongolian grassland tremble, "Offend me! , the ends of the earth, I will punish him——!"

"If you offend my great tomorrow, I will punish him—!"

(End of this chapter)