Nanming Engineer

Chapter 490 Armistice and Moving to the North
Hedu left in a daze and took away Wang Huan's three conditions. Li Dingguo led thousands of cavalry to send him to the border of Beizhili. Back to Datong.

After a few days of delay on the road, when he returned to Datong, he heard a very interesting news. Princess Changping of the Ming Dynasty, the new wife of the Duke of Liang, was entrusted by the Duke of Liang to set up the Grand Princess Mansion. Jurisdiction over Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces, in charge of civil affairs, and opening directors.

Of course, all the officials in the Grand Princess' Mansion were from the Kuizhou clan, and Princess Changping held a post but had no real power. In terms of civil affairs, Meng Zhiyu still had the final say after consulting Wang Huan.

No one can figure out what Wang Huan's intention is in doing this. After all, Shanxi and Shaanxi are all his sphere of influence. What did the Ming court think of it, or did it know it, or did it agree?

In Taiyuan, Xi'an and other big cities, a few scholars didn't understand the situation, and jumped out to accuse them, saying that women's participation in politics violated the ancestral system, which was against the world.As soon as these people's remarks were spoken in public, they disappeared on the same day.

Immediately afterwards, a large number of literati of the Kuizhou family stood up and quoted scriptures, explaining that in times of war and national crisis, the princess, as a member of the royal family, stepped forward to do what men could not do, and did extraordinary things, which has the connotation of the ancient Mulan.A debate about Princess Changping was suppressed in this way, but in the southern provinces, the voice of opposition was still fierce, and the memorials of literati piled up on the desk of Emperor Yongli in Zhaoqing City. There are also quite criticisms, thinking that Wang Huan is getting more and more nonsense, is this trying to embarrass the royal family?Emperor Yongli is still there, so is there no man in the royal family who can stand up?

But it's true, scolding is scolding, no one dares to offend the god Wang Huan, if someone does it, so what?So Yongli sent a few innocuous inquiries, and Wang Huan said perfunctorily, but in order to let his family take care of the routine, the matter was settled like this.

Li Dingguo had a glimpse of the deeper truth behind this incident, but he didn't ask Wang Huan, but went back silently to hand in the order, and then under Wang Huan's order, he prepared for battle and trained troops.

At the end of the third year of Yongli, several major events happened.The first thing is that the Kuizhou army, led by Li Tingyu and Li Dingguo, divided into two groups and went out of the Great Wall to attack the Horqin tribe of Mongolia. With the cooperation of tens of thousands of cavalrymen from the Bental Khan of the Khalkha tribe, they swept the Hetao area. In the last few wars, the Horqin tribe was mobilized, and all adult men over the age of 13 in the tribe joined forces with the Chahar tribe, known as [-] people who control strings.However, the firearms troops of the Kuizhou army and the cavalry of the Khalkha tribe cooperated tacitly, and the division of labor was clear. One was attacked and the other was attacked. Out of the river with rich water and grass, it retreats to a place closer to the Qing court.

Wang Huan abided by the agreement and gave the Hetao to Bentar Khan. So far, the northern border has gradually stabilized. Driven by the huge economic benefits of the mutual market, the relationship between Mongolia and Han inside and outside the Great Wall has become harmonious for the first time in hundreds of years.

The second thing is that Qin Liangyu died.This old man who was loyal and determined to the Ming court finally went, and in the winter of the sixth year of No. 70 of her life, she came to the end of the years.Looking west in Datong, Wang Huan wept bitterly. Dressed in white and plain, he set up a mourning hall for seven days. He cut off his hair and sent him back to Sichuan, where he was to be accompanied by Qin Liangyu's coffin.

Compared with anything else, this incident was an earthquake for the Ming court. Yongli, Qu Shixu and others felt like they had lost a needle to fix the sea, because the existence of Qin Liangyu was a sharp weapon for the court to restrain Wang Huan. With Qin Liangyu and without Qin Liangyu, there are two completely different concepts. With Qin Liangyu present, Wang Huan will never break away from Daming's control no matter how messy he is.

The condolences written by Emperor Yongli and the large-scale memorial ceremony were on the road immediately, and they passed together. There was also an imperial letter conferring on Wang Huan as Shangzhu Kingdom and Prince Taifu. There is nothing else that can keep Wang Huan's heart.

The third thing is that with the defeat of the Horqin tribe, the new regent Jierhalang of the Qing court asked the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang and the Emperor Shunzhi for instructions, and formally agreed to Wang Huan's conditions. Before the end of the year, he began to withdraw troops outside the pass. After that, it took ten days or so to almost evacuate Beizhili and retreat to Shengjing.

Each of these three events was a major event that shook the world, almost completely changed the political situation of the country, and had an extremely important and far-reaching impact on the rolling of the wheel of history.

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Outside Shanhaiguan, there is an endless stream of people marching on the official road. In winter, there are snowflakes in the sky, and some higher hills are already white. The old and the young trudged on the muddy road drenched by rain and snow.

Wearing luxurious fur and wrapped in a fox fur cloak, Jierhalang, accompanied by his servants, boarded the Shanhaiguang City Tower and looked back eagerly.

On a piece of rocky land, the traces of the battle between Huang Taiji and Li Zicheng have long been erased by time. In the empty and lonely mountains, the dark crowd is like a huge river in the heavy snow, and the mountain wind is howling, icy cold.

"Emperor Taizong led us into the customs from here. How many years have passed?" Jierhalang's gray hair fluttered in the wind, like a pile of withered grass.

Man Dahai followed him, stepped forward and replied, "It's been six years."

"Six years...six years." Jierhalang's voice was filled with incomparable vicissitudes. He tightened his cloak and stared in the direction of Beijing. The majestic city wall: "I didn't expect that we would go back from here again. Where are the cars of the emperor and queen mother?"

"It's been far away, and it's almost Jinzhou now." Man Dahai replied, with unspeakable bitterness in his voice, and he looked at Jierhalang: "Royal father... can we still come back?" ?”

"Of course I want to come back!" Jierharang's tone was determined, he turned his head and stared at his nephew, and raised his voice: "Did you forget? In the court, the strategy we set was to go back to cultivate health Rest, wait for the civil turmoil in Ming Dynasty, and plan for the future!"

"Don't dare to forget!" Man Dahai bowed his head and said: "But Wang Huan is so strong, we let go of Beizhili, and when we want to come back, when will we have to wait?"

"Then we have to wait!" Ji Erhalang patted the cold wall tiles: "Don't worry, in a few years, we still have tens of thousands of soldiers. one day!"

Turning his head, he saw He Du who was standing behind him with a blank face looking at the way he came. He couldn't help frowning slightly, and asked He Du, "How is your sister, how are you getting ready?"

He Du bowed his head expressionlessly and replied: "Reporting to the Regent, Hai Lanzhu was already on the road yesterday, escorted by the tribe, and rushed to Datong. It will arrive in a few days."

Ji Erhalang nodded, looked away, and while watching the flow of people retreating north, he praised: "You did not do badly in this matter. Although Wang Huan saw through our intentions, you can let him go." Soldiers are also a great achievement."

He Du bowed to thank him, and Man Dahai, who was standing beside him, moved his body contemptuously, as if he was ashamed to stand close to him.

Jierhalang said again: "It's rare for you to draw a clear line with your father Azig, and to be willing to serve the court loyally. You don't have to worry too much about it. The Qing Dynasty will never treat loyal slaves badly. As long as You're not as rebellious as your father, and you'll never be as claustrophobic as he was."

He kept his voice low, his head bowed deeply, and his attitude made Jierharang very satisfied. He temporarily let go of his murderous intentions towards this obedient nephew.

No one noticed that in the depths of that drooping face and those eyes that were trying to control the murderous look, there was a monstrous hatred boiling.

(End of this chapter)