Ming Jiajing: Starting from Immortality

Chapter 207: Dimensional strike, the Eastern Tartars surrender to the Ming Dynasty!
"Mobilize three thousand brocade-clad soldiers, and in addition to the conventional embroidered spring swords, carry ten thousand crossbows and a million crossbow arrows to enter Japan and seize the Iwami Silver Mine!" Zhu Houcong murmured.

The Jinyiwei was not a regular army. Compared with firearms that made loud noises and had low accuracy, they were more adept at using cold weapons such as daggers and bows and crossbows.

Furthermore, the Jinyiwei would not directly participate in the direct war between the Mori clan and the Nizi clan.

What the Jinyiwei had to do was to use some means to control the head of the Amago clan, Amago Yoshihisa, and then give the Amago clan appropriate support, so that the Japanese would fight each other to death.

Only at certain times did he help Amago Yoshihisa to assassinate or behead key figures of the Mori clan, such as Mori Motonari. In this way of taking sides, he completely destroyed the Mori clan, hollowed out the Amago clan, and then took over the clan's position and secretly seized and controlled the entire Iwami Ginzan.

In short, the Ming Dynasty did not have much idea about occupying Japan for the time being, but was very interested in depleting the number of Japanese people.

The shameless Japanese people have caused a lot of trouble to the Ming Dynasty in the past two hundred years, and have caused trouble to China for thousands of years. They are like lice, biting and annoying.

But mobilizing troops across the sea is never worthwhile for a poor island country with limited resources.

Although Iwami Silver Mine is rich in silver, for the Ming Dynasty, after a war, silver alone is of no use. Corresponding resources are necessary. Otherwise, arbitrarily mining silver and then transferring it into the country would instead be a huge blow to the country's economy.

If one wants to seize and control Iwami Silver Mine, it would be best to do so without using troops across the sea, and provoking a civil war in Japan is undoubtedly a good way to do so.

It can not only keep the civil war in Japan going, but also consume the Japanese population and secretly seize the silver mountain, killing several birds with one stone.

In order to achieve the goal, the number of Jinyiwei sent to Japan cannot be less than three thousand, which is just the right number and not too few. In addition to the fully equipped Jinyiwei, the ten thousand arm crossbows and one million crossbow arrows are also the key to arming the Niwa clan and destroying the Mori clan.

At this critical moment of life and death for the Niwa clan, I believe that the Jinyiwei will be able to sell the arm crossbows and crossbow arrows at a sky-high price.

The Jinyiwei would not be so stupid as to directly give all the crossbows and crossbow arrows to the Niwa clan. They would only increase the strength of the Niwa clan little by little to a level slightly higher than that of the Mori clan, and continue to do so, making the Niwa clan unable to break away from control and causing the Mori clan great pain, in order to gain the greatest benefits for the Ming Dynasty.

When it comes to torture, the Jinyiwei are professionals.

"Yes."

Lu Bing received the order, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Your Majesty, thanks to the previous grace, the Jinyiwei was granted some silver, so they asked skilled craftsmen to make some modifications to the arm crossbow. In recent days, there has been considerable progress. The weight of the arm crossbow itself has become lighter and can fire continuously.

I request that Japan be used as a place to test the power of weapons and send some new crossbows to you."

this year.

The Jinyiwei executed tens of thousands of officials and confiscated the homes of tens of thousands of corrupt officials.

The merchants from Shanxi and Anhui, the first and second most powerful merchant groups in the Ming Dynasty, were all run by the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

There is a popular saying: "When you touch fat meat, your hands will be left with oil."

It is true that there are strict regulations for confiscating property within the Jinyiwei, but the total amount of money seized has exceeded 2 billion taels of silver. The Northern Pacification Division has indeed become "a lot richer."

In addition, after each major case was solved, the emperor would always give some rewards, so there was no doubt that the Jinyiwei were wealthy.

When there is little money, people only think about making money and have no extra worries, but when there is a lot of money, Lu Bing, as the commander-in-chief of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, keenly noticed the changes under his command.

They were all like hungry wolves at night, staring at the silver in the Jinyiwei's possession, their eyes red.

Lu Bing specifically consulted the cabinet elder Chen Yiqin about this matter, and asked him what the outcome would be if the current situation of the Jinyiwei was not changed.

Chen Yiqin's answer was very simple, just three words.

"Imperial City Division!"

Although Lu Bing had little education, he knew that Huangchengsi was the name of the imperial military department in the Song Dynasty.

Formerly known as Wudesi, it is located inside Zuochengtian Gate in Tokyo.

He was in charge of the palace prohibitions, the surrounding guards, and the gathering of intelligence.

Just thinking about it, Lu Bing felt extremely familiar. It can be said that the Imperial City Bureau is the Jinyiwei of the Song Dynasty.

In fact, the power of the Imperial City Bureau is even greater than that of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. After all, the Embroidered Uniform Guard does not have the power to be in charge of the palace guards.

All the officials, soldiers, and relatives of the Imperial City Administration are the emperor's trusted henchmen and have always been treated generously.

But behind the generous treatment came drinking, gambling, corruption, embezzlement, favoritism and other practices that were unparalleled in the Imperial City Administration.

Successive emperors of the Song Dynasty issued decrees repeatedly to prohibit misconduct, but throughout the Song Dynasty, the many problems of the Imperial City Bureau were not resolved until its demise.

In the middle and late Northern Song Dynasty, the Emperor Zhao basically no longer trusted the Imperial City Administration. Sadly, most of the emperors of the Song Dynasty had no one they could trust around them, so they could only let the Imperial City Administration run its course.

The Imperial City Bureau and the Song Emperor, who had no choice, perished in the long river of history.

Chen Yiqin did not say it explicitly, but he was reminding Lu Bing that if he continued like this, the Jinyiwei would sooner or later follow the same path as the Imperial City Bureau and perish in corruption and indulgence.

However, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty was different from the emperor of the Song Dynasty who had no choice. Especially in the eyes of the current emperor, the Jinyiwei was nothing more than a sharp knife.

If the knife becomes blunt or rusty, the current emperor will never hesitate to replace it with a new one, or use the old one again.

The Imperial Household Department and the Eastern Depot are just incapable, but they are not dead. If they underestimate those eunuchs who are closest to the emperor and someone seizes the opportunity to turn the tables, what awaits the Jinyiwei is death without a burial place.

Lu Bing panicked a little, and launched a purge within the Jinyiwei, killing or punishing more than 2,000 people. He also announced a long-term and continuous anti-corruption campaign in the North and South Pacification Offices, so as not to say that he had not warned them.

However, Lu Bing also knew that human nature could not stand the test. Instead of letting a lot of silver gather dust in the Jinyiwei treasury, he simply took out most of it and recruited skilled craftsmen to modify and equip the weapons within the Jinyiwei.

The two most successful modifications are a special light armor that can protect vital parts such as the chest and back without affecting movement.

One is the repeating crossbow, which reduces the weight of the crossbow without affecting its power, and can also fire continuous attacks.

Special light armor, like armor, is something that must not be leaked and cannot be sent to Japan.

The crossbow can, but only a real battlefield can test the power of a lethal weapon, its farthest killing range, fastest killing speed, most killing power, and its ability to kill different things.

These tests are not suitable in the Ming Dynasty, as there are not so many people to serve as test subjects. However, Japan is very suitable.

Moreover, if the repeating crossbow test is successful, Lu Bing also plans to test more modified weapons on Japan and the Japanese.

For example, firearms! After the arm crossbow was transformed into a repeating crossbow, some great craftsmen had some ingenious ideas. Could the fire gun also be transformed into a repeating crossbow?

That would require more test subjects. Lu Bing felt that Japan and Japanese people were very suitable.

Zhu Houcong glanced at Lu Bing and said indifferently: "Approved!"

……

"Why?"

Hulahachi, the leader of the five tribes of the Inner Khalkha of the Eastern Tartars, kicked over the table in front of him in the Khan's tent of the little prince's tribe and roared, "Those things were given to us by the Ming court. Not only did Altan and the Jianzhou Jurchens collude to rob us of our things, but they also asked all the tribes on the left and right wings of the grassland to ask us for our things. We have nothing, but they want our cattle and sheep. Why?"

Under Shen Weijing's vicious scheme.

Altan Khan's eldest son Sengge led his cavalry from outside Xuanfu Town and seized the grain that the Ming Dynasty had traded to the Eastern Tartars. The Jianzhou Jurchens also dispatched troops from outside Liaodong Town and seized the Eastern Tartars' cotton.

Because the incident happened suddenly, the Eastern Tartars had no idea that they would be so cruel. Not only were all the food and cotton taken away, but many people were also killed and injured.

Just as the Eastern Tartars were planning to once again request the Ming Dynasty to trade grain and cotton, and were preparing to admit defeat this time, Altan Khan's pursuit arrived.

All the tribes in the grassland, whether they had enough food and cotton to survive the winter or not, sent envoys to ask the Eastern Tartars for the things that had been taken away.

Since the Eastern Tartars had nothing to share, they said that the Eastern Tartars had embezzled the grain and cotton, and that they had to watch people from other tribes starve to death. If they had nothing left, they would take away the Eastern Tartars' cattle and sheep as a punishment for "eating alone."

The Eastern Tartars, from top to bottom, felt extremely aggrieved.

But the person who wronged you knows how wronged you are better than you know, and then he or she will make things worse.

Buyan, the second son of Altan Khan, who came from the Batyue tribe on the right wing of the grassland, faced the anger of Hulahachi, who should have called him uncle, and said indifferently: "This is the Khan's intention. You, you'd better not go against it."

Today it is today.

Altan Khan officially began to regard himself as the Great Khan of the grassland, and as the "son of the Great Khan", Buyan was trying to show off his father's power wherever he went.

His arrogance was evident in his words, and he looked indifferent even to the young prince, the common ruler of the grassland who had not abdicated, who came to attack him.

He knew, his father Khan knew, the right wing of the grassland knew, and the entire grassland knew. The little prince would admit defeat and lick his wounds alone in secret.

Hulahaci looked at his nephew Buyan with eyes full of hatred and anger, and said: "Altan has gone too far. Those food and supplies are vital to us. Without them, we can't survive.

Altan sent people to plunder our food, colluded with the Jurchens to steal our cotton, and now he wants to take our cattle and sheep alive. Will he not stop until he kills us?"

"Under the Khan's oral order, you have to hand it over whether you want to or not. Otherwise, the tribal leaders of the grassland may not agree." Buyan sneered.

The Northern Tartar's plan was originally intended to kill the Eastern Tartar. Why would he care about the Eastern Tartar's life or death?
At this time, if the Eastern Tartar did not want to stand against all the tribes on the grassland, they had to hand over their cattle and sheep.

Hulahachi was extremely angry, with murderous intent in his eyes. He looked at Buyan and the envoys from other grassland tribes who came behind Buyan to ask for cattle and sheep. His momentum exploded and he said, "Whoever dares to touch a cattle or sheep from my tribe today will leave his life here!"

The leaders of the five Khalkha tribes, who were also the five sons of Hulahaci, also stood up, stood together with their father, and stood in front of Buyan and others, with no reservations about killing.

This is a desperate effort!
Buyan was also startled, and the other tribal envoys behind him were also a little scared. They knew the current situation of the Donglu, but the entire grassland was not living well. It was not unacceptable to sacrifice the Donglu for their own sake.

In the Ming Dynasty, this seemed to be called "I would rather die than let my friend die."

They all came with the purpose of extorting money. They could force the Eastern Tartar to death, but they could not let the Eastern Tartar start a grassland war.

The Eastern Tartar are weak in front of the Northern Tartar, but to other grassland tribes, they are still a giant. Once a grassland war breaks out, they don’t care whether the Eastern Tartar live or die, but they themselves may die.

We can't risk the life and death of the entire tribe just for a few cattle and sheep.

Faced with the fearless attitude of Hulahaci and his five sons, envoys from other grassland tribes could only avoid them and look embarrassed.

Buyan was in a dilemma. Before he came, his father the Khan had told him that if necessary, he could directly declare war on the Eastern Tartar and mobilize all the grassland tribes to launch a general attack on the Eastern Tartar.

But declaring war is easy, but he and his companions are still in the little prince's tribe and may not be able to leave.

The title of Khan of the grassland belongs to his father, but his life is his own. Buyan did not sacrifice himself to fulfill his father's wish.

After hesitating for a long time, Buyan finally did not declare war on the Eastern Tartar on behalf of his father Khan. His face was as gloomy as water, and he walked out of the little prince's Khan's tent with his head down.

If we can’t take the cattle and sheep of the Eastern Tartar today, we will do it tomorrow.

This is not a game of words, but Buyan knows that the little prince will always give in.

The envoys from the Northern Tartars and other grassland tribes temporarily avoided the attack.

But what Buyan knew, Hulahachi also knew. He turned around and looked at the little prince Dalaisun who was sitting on the Khan's throne without saying a word. In front of all the Eastern Tartar generals, Hulahachi issued an ultimatum, saying: "Great Khan, although the right wing of the grassland and the envoys of other tribes have temporarily retreated, we will face Altan's revenge like a hungry wolf. If we don't do something, the left wing of the grassland will be finished."

The little prince, whose humanity and illusions towards his uncle Altan had all disappeared, finally showed the courage of a grassland man and said sternly: "At worst, I will fight Altan!"

"spell?"

Hulahachi laughed, but his laugh was ironic, and he said, "Great Khan, how can we still have the strength to fight Altan Khan?"

Faced with repeated concessions from the right wing of the grassland, the left wing of the grassland not only lost its reputation, but also lost a large amount of food and supplies. Now the water on the grassland freezes into ice, and the weather is freezing. Not to mention anything else, as long as the Ming court stops trading food and supplies to the Eastern Tartars, the Northern Tartars and the Jurchens will blockade the Eastern Tartars from the west and east. After a winter, the people, cattle, sheep, and horses of the Eastern Tartars will not all be frozen to death, but there will be very few left.

By the beginning of next spring, the Northern Tartars won’t need many soldiers or cavalry to bring the Eastern Tartars within their fold. What about a fight?

too late!
Looking at Hulahaci and a group of Eastern Tartar generals, the little prince realized the cruelty of the grassland, and his inner commitment to the glory of his ancestors was shaken.

There was almost no chance for the Eastern Tartar to survive, so Sun called again and said, "Let's fight!"

is the day.

The nominal leader of the grassland, the lord of the Eastern Tartars, the leader of the Little Prince Tribe, Dalaisun, led the tribal leaders including Hulahachi to the Xuanfu Town of the Ming Dynasty in the snow...

(End of this chapter)