Ming Dynasty: Charge, Emperor Yongle!

"Someone come here!"

Mu Ying's face darkened, and she shouted loudly.

"Tap tap..."

In an instant, a group of cold and stern figures surged in from outside the steward's mansion.

Hundreds of Ming soldiers placed one hand on the hilt of their swords, their eyes coldly fixed on everyone present.

These Ming soldiers were the fierce troops who followed Mu Ying on a raid of more than 2,000 li from Karakorum to capture Hamili, recover Guazhou and Shazhou, and capture the fierce soldiers of the Northern Yuan Qi King, Dorjiban. They were evil spirits that crawled out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and an invisible killing intent shrouded the entire scene.

"Mu Ying".

"How dare you!"

Fu Youde stepped forward, trying to stop him.

Unexpectedly, Mu Ying met his gaze and said indifferently, "Lord Yingchuan, do not make a mistake for yourself."

'Thump!'

As the image of Prince Yan, Zhu Di, flashed through Fu Youde's mind, he involuntarily took a few steps back.

"I am your father-in-law."

"Are you planning to rebel?"

Feng Sheng reprimanded Mu Ying sternly.

"Father-in-law!"

Mu Ying's eyes were filled with gloom, and she said coldly, "If it weren't for the sake of Madam Feng and Chun'er, why would I have advised you so many times?"

"You, Duke of Song, have done something quite different. You openly seized the concubines of the Prince of Beiyuanqi, and allowed your subordinates to plunder the two prefectures of Gua and Sha, showing no regard for military law."

"The Feng family is truly fortunate to have a father like you, and Chun'er is fortunate to have a grandfather like you."

"Your Feng family doesn't want to live anymore, but our Mu family does."

"Splash!"

The Ming soldiers drew their swords, their flashing blades reflecting in the main hall.

"This is rebellion! This is truly rebellion!"

"Someone come here!"

Feng Sheng was so angry that his three spirits jumped up and down, shouting loudly.

The imperial guards outside the hall swarmed in and confronted the Ming soldiers present. The two sides were on the verge of a fight.

"Tap tap..."

A series of hurried footsteps came from outside, and the eunuch Wang Jinghong, holding a roll of yellow silk, attracted everyone's attention.

"His Majesty has issued an edict!"

"Clatter!"

All the generals present knelt down, and the drunkenness in Feng Sheng's eyes dissipated considerably.

"By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: Duke Feng Sheng of Song has acted rashly and recklessly, abandoning his post at the last minute, resulting in the loss of innocent lives."

"He shall be stripped of his title as General Who Conquers the West and sent back to the capital to await punishment."

"The Generalissimo Mu Ying was ordered to take over the military command of the Western Route Army."

"So be it!"

Wang Jinghong closed the yellow silk scroll and handed it to Feng Sheng expressionlessly: "Duke of Song, thank him."

"Thank you Lord for your kindness!"

Feng Sheng belatedly came to his senses, accepted the imperial edict, and his back was already soaked with cold sweat.

"Duke of Song, Marquis of Yingchuan".

"His Majesty is waiting for you two in Yingtian Prefecture."

Wang Jinghong glanced at the two of them and added two sentences.

"The sky has fallen!"

Feng Sheng and Fu Youde turned pale and felt a chill run down their spines.

Immediately afterward, Wang Jinghong walked out of the Shazhou Road General Administration, leaving a group of people standing there dumbfounded, unable to recover for a long time.

Zhu Yuanzhang's personal decree stripping Feng Sheng of his military power was undoubtedly a way of telling them that the emperor knew everything that had happened here.

"Nai'er doesn't spend money."

"Summon the entire army and march to Beiting."

Mu Ying ignored Feng Sheng and the others, and went straight to instruct Nai'er not to spend money.

"Yes."

After this period of fighting, Nai'er Buhua had fully accepted his identity as a member of the Ming army. Without saying a word, he turned around and went down to gather his troops.

"Father-in-law, everyone."

"The army of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate has reached Changbali."

"It is inconvenient for me to linger here. Farewell."

Mu Ying bowed to the crowd and strode away from the Shazhou Road General Administration.

"Brother Feng."

Fu Youde looked at Feng Sheng with a bitter expression; it seemed they had made a mistake this time.

"Let's go back to Beijing."

Feng Sheng raised his right hand, looking utterly despondent.

"Yes."

The generals of the Western Route Army responded in unison, preparing to return to the capital.

No one considered rebelling, because the prestige of Emperor Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang, was deeply ingrained in the army. They might be willing, but the Ming soldiers were not.

................

In September, Harholin entered late autumn, and the Yanran Mountains turned golden.

The audience hall of Wan'an Palace has been transformed into a large military and political hall, serving as the administrative center of northern Mongolia.

"Your Highness."

"A letter from Shazhou."

"General Mu Ying has taken command of the Western Route Army and is marching towards Beiting."

Tan Yuan quickly stepped inside and reported.

"Oh?"

Zhu Di took the letter, opened it, and couldn't help but laugh.

This action attracted the attention of Wang Baobao, Tang He, Li Wenzhong and others present.

"Have Feng Sheng and his ilk lost their minds?"

"Beyond Hexi, the Eastern Chagatai Khanate was eyeing them covetously. Instead of thinking about defending against foreign enemies, they were drinking and making merry in Shazhou, enjoying a life of peace and prosperity."

"Uncle Tang, cousin, do all people from Huaixi look like this?"

Zhu Di waved the letter in his hand, teasing Tang He and Li Wenzhong.

"Cough cough."

Tang He and Li Wenzhong couldn't help but cough, finding themselves in an awkward situation.

In a sense, they were also considered nobles of Huaixi, but unlike those people, they did not form cliques.

"After the fall of the Northern Yuan, the descendants of these Golden Families all turned their gazes eastward like greedy hyenas."

"The Eastern Chagatai Khanate was established by Tughluq Timur, the first Mongol Khan to convert to Islam. Under his rule, the Eastern Chagatai Khanate once unified the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains and restored the Chagatai Ulus."

"Not only that, he also twice sent troops to the Transoxiana region to occupy Samarkand."

"Unfortunately, Tughluq Timur died in the 22nd year of the Zhizheng era (1362)."

"After his death, the Eastern Chagatai Khanate fell into a state of internal strife, which has not yet ended."

"Eastern Chagatai is now divided in two. Hamadin rules Mughalistan (north of the Tian Shan Mountains), while Khudada controls Yarkand (south of the Tian Shan Mountains), including Kashgar, Khotan, Aksu, and other places, with 24000 households under his rule."

"With the addition of the Northern Yuan's Northern Court Grand Marshal's Office, the Western Regions are now in a tripartite balance of power."

As Zhu Di spoke, he walked to the large map hanging in the sky.

Following the direction of his finger, everyone present saw the terrain of the Western Regions. This vast land, no less impressive than the Central Plains, was divided into four geographical units by the crisscrossing Tianshan Mountains: the Junggar Basin, the Ili Basin, the Tarim Basin, and the Turpan-Hami Basin.

Mughalstein was the most fertile region of the Chagatai Khanate, stretching from the Altai Mountains in the east to the desert east of the Talas River in the west, bordered by the Tarbagatai Mountains to Lake Balkhash in the north, and reaching the Tian Shan Mountains in the south. It possessed vast grasslands and high-altitude valley pastures.

Yarkand extends west to the Pamir Plateau, north to the Tian Shan Mountains, south to the Kunlun Mountains, and east to the edge of the Tarim River.

The Beiting Grand Marshal's Office controlled the Turpan-Hami Basin and the area east of the Tarim River, firmly guarding the gateway to the Hexi Corridor.

Anyone with eyes can see that once Hamadin captures the territory under the jurisdiction of the Northern Marshal's Office, he can attack Yarkand to the south and invade the Hexi Corridor to the east.