Chapter 314 Declaring the Decree (1)
After Zhu Youxiao's order came to an end, no important officials dared to say more, and could only follow His Majesty's arrangements.
Although it is only a war against Korqin, it does not mean that the governors and generals of other border towns can relax. They must immediately rush back to their garrison and strengthen defense. After all, no one can ensure that other Mongolian tribes will not attack other border towns due to the war with Korqin tribes at that time.
Lu Xiangsheng, Wang Zaijin, Mao Wenlong, Man Gui and other Liaodong officials naturally had to rush back to preside over important military and political affairs immediately. No one was interested in staying in the capital. Lu Xiangsheng and Wang Zaijin, the two Liaodong bosses, were in a bad mood, and local military aristocrats such as Mao Wenlong and Man Gui would not have any good mood because the Korqin tribe plundered Liaoyang. After all, a lot of the plundered property was their private property.
At the same time, the Jinyiwei also sent all kinds of people to rush to Shanhaiguan, and went all the way to Jinzhou, and to Wuxiang's tribe to express the order of Emperor Ming.
Don’t forget that although the Wu Xiang tribe was actually an independent military regime at this time, his political status was recognized by the Ming Dynasty, and his title of King Liao was also abolished by Zhu Youxiao due to internal and external troubles at that time. Therefore, in name, he was still a subordinate of the Ming Dynasty!
On this day, King Wu Xiang of Liao and Prince Wu Sangui of Liao were meeting with Korqin envoy Haru Huats in the hall. Because the Korqin army of Wu Xiang remained silent about entering Liaoyang, the Korqin army came to express his views. After all, Wu Xiang's Guanning army was also a powerful neighbor in Liaodong. Since the powerful neighbors cannot be eliminated, they can only make an alliance.
"Thirty carts of food and one hundred good horses are gifts given to His Highness the King of Liao by Khan Sangci Khan from the Khorchin tribe. Please accept it with a smile!"
After stroking his hand on his chest, Haru Huatou bowed to Wu Xiang, he sat back to his original place. Seeing this, Wu Xiang was very satisfied and signaled his servant to drink for him. After he was quite interested, he was very interested in the singer who was raised to perform dance to cheer him up.
After sending off the Korqin envoy away, Wu Xiang was still unsatisfied and felt quite comfortable. He couldn't help but pat Wu Sangui on the shoulder: "Son, fortunately, I heard that I listened to you at the beginning. Otherwise, we would not have the style we are today. The court would not care about us anymore. Jiannu would no longer dare to underestimate us. Even the Korqin tribe in Mongolia has begun to make friends with us now. For my father, I used to be the general and nodded and bowed in front of the civil servants. I heard that the Hailanzhu of the Korqin tribe is extremely beautiful and is the pearl on the grassland. I have not yet gotten married. Otherwise, I would send someone to ask for your marriage for you. In this way, I would learn from Huang Taiji to become in-laws with the Korqin tribe."
"I'm sorry for my father," Wu Sangui was not polite. The fact that the Korqin tribe can get along with Wu Xiang's tribe is that he personally went to the Korqin tribe in secret this summer. He also met with the man named Hai Lanzhu. He was indeed a delicate beauty. It's not bad to marry him now, not to mention that it is indeed a good move in politics. After all, if the Korqin tribe is in good terms, it would be equivalent to having a good relationship with most Mongolian tribes and he can gain a better foothold in this territory outside the pass in the future.
Wu Xiang couldn't help laughing, and unconsciously touched the back of a maid next to him, and asked Wu Sangui with interest: "You said, what was Zhu Youxiao's mood after the Ming court knew that the Korqin tribe now plundered his Liaodong food and grass and killed him Liaodong soldiers and civilians?"
"Of course I was so angry that I gritted my teeth. I exaggerated myself in any newspaper, scolding Mongolian tribes like jackals, and taking this as a national humiliation. But for my sons, he, Zhu Youxiao, would probably stop. With his current strength in the Ming Dynasty, he, was still weak in destroying Jiannu. How dare he advance to the Korqin tribe thousands of miles away? My father might as well think that the Chahar tribes and Kalkha tribes around the Korqin tribe are all strong in Mongolia. In Liaodong, the Korqin tribe has a good relationship with Jiannu. Zhu Youxiao, he, does not need to fight for this loss. It is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years!"
Wu Sangui was laughing, but Wu Xiang laughed: "But I really want to see him looking angry but was pulled by a group of civil officials!"
But just as Wu Xiang's fingers were thrusting on the maid's buttocks, and he was about to let his son retreat first, he heard a burst of rapid footsteps outside. Then his chief steward Wu Da ran in: "Master, Lai Chan just came to report to the future. A band of Jinyiwei came from the city gate, saying that he had an order to announce it."
"The will is declared?"
Wu Xiang looked at Wu Sangui in shock. He now forgot how long it took for him to receive the order. Wu Xiang, who was a little confused, couldn't help but stand up, burped, and vomited out half of the alcohol in his stomach: "Tell me in detail, what is the Jinyiwei, what is the order."
Wu Da told Wu Xiang everything he knew. Wu Xiang was obedient but didn't know what to say for a moment. He seemed to have been slapped by someone, and then looked at Wu Sangui.
Wu Sangui didn't expect that the court would suddenly announce the decree to them by a deceased person, and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Father, although we don't have to listen to the imperial edicts of the court again, we can't mess with the court, especially since Lu Xiangsheng has been in charge of Liaodong, the influence of the court in this area has not only not decreased, but has increased a lot. Otherwise, let them come in and see what the decree is."
After hearing what his son said, Wu Xiang had to admit that his arms were indeed not as good as the court, and his mood suddenly became extremely bad. Seeing that the butler Wu Da was still stunned, he couldn't help but scold, "Why are you still standing there? Go! Let them in!"
Wu Da said oh, and had to bear the anger, but as soon as he turned around, he was called back by Wu Sangui: "Wait, pass on your mission, open the middle door, set up the incense table, and welcome the imperial edict." As he said, Wu Sangui said to Wu Xiang: "In order not to give Zhu Youxiao a polite manner, let's wear a formal dress, and welcome the imperial edict according to the regulations."
"Do as you do!"
Wu Xiang waved his hand and couldn't help but sigh. He had to admit in his heart that he still had to bow his head in front of Zhu Youxiao, even though he was now a vassal king with military and political independence.
The General Banner of the Jinyiwei, 6 Dingguo walked in with an imperial edict. Behind him were more than a dozen Jinyiwei captains who were also wearing flying fish suits and showing off their might, and all of them raised their heads. 6 Dingguo stepped very much. As soon as he arrived in front of the incense table, he said coldly: "With the will, the King of Liao and the Crown Prince kneel down to receive it!"
If he was the general in the past, a seventh-rank censor came. He also said that he would kneel down, but now he has been pampering for a long time. He suddenly asked him to kneel down to the chief flag of the Jinyiwei again, which made him very uncomfortable. But in the end, seeing that his son also knelt down, he had to kneel down: "I will accept the order!"
"Since I ascended the throne, I have inherited my ancestral teachings and are friendly and harmonious with my neighbors. However, the Mongolqin tribe deceived me to the ground and killed my people, plundered my money, and offended the power of heaven. How could I bear it? The Liao King Wu Xiangshi defended Liaodong, but he sat down to see the Tartars as a disaster. He was guilty of dereliction of duty. He specially reduced his title to Prince Anping, and allowed him to make meritorious contributions. He immediately sent 30,000 troops to be the vanguard of the left wing and attacked the Korqin tribe. He would kill him when he encountered the enemy, and there was no need to keep prisoners!"
Chapter completed!