Gou was a member of the imperial family in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 864 The Emperor’s Favor is Great
Liu Bo is now the Jinyiwei Zhenfushi, a position that is considered to be on the verge of a senior position within the Jinyiwei.

A long time ago, when Liu Bo was in Shanxi, he was Zhou Anmin's confidant. When Zhu Shenzhui took action against the Fan family in Jiexiu, Liu Bo made great contributions in this matter. Later, he was promoted from a centurion of the Jinyiwei to a deputy centurion. When Zhu Shenzhui entered the capital to control the government, Zhou Anmin took over as the commander-in-chief of the Jinyiwei, and the people under him also rose in status. Liu Bo was first promoted from a deputy centurion to a centurion, and then to a pacification envoy a year ago.

As winter passed, the weather began to gradually warm up, but the temperature in the further north was still not high, and now Liu Bo was on a ship, wrapped tightly in fur. The ship he was on had just rounded the Korean Peninsula, passed through the northeastern Sea of ​​Japan and continued northward, and was about to arrive near the Tatar Strait.

According to the route, after crossing the Tatar Strait, they can reach Nurgan. This route is not easy to travel. Only a dozen people in Liu Bo's group have traveled this route before, and the rest are traveling for the first time. In addition, winter has just passed, and it is unknown whether the ice in the Tatar Strait has completely thawed. It is safer to wait for another month.

However, news came from Liaodong that Huang Taiji seemed to be mobilizing troops. If Huang Taiji planned to move troops north to attack the Solon tribe, once the Solon tribe was defeated by Huang Taiji, all the previous efforts made by the Ming Dynasty would be in vain.

In order to support the Solon tribe as quickly as possible, Liu Bo was ordered to set off for Nurgan in advance. It was not just his ship, the entire fleet had a total of twenty ships, all of which were sea ships, and large sea ships at that. Almost all of the largest sea ships in the Shandong Navy were mobilized, and they were also equipped with skilled sailors.

"Sir, the Tatar Strait is ahead." A voice sounded beside Liu Bo. Liu Bo looked in the direction the other party said. He took a look and saw a vast expanse of white in front of him that was a little unclear. He picked up the telescope he was carrying and took a closer look. Only then did he see the faint outlines of land on the right side of the sea in front of him.

"How wide is this strait?" Liu Bo asked.

"The widest part is more than 500 miles. This is the entrance to the strait. Once you enter, it will gradually narrow to about 100 miles."

"That's fine. Since the sea has thawed, let the fleet proceed as planned."

"Yes." The man who spoke hesitated and reminded, "Sir, although there is no problem here, if you continue to go north for two days after entering the strait, the strait will become narrower and narrower. The narrowest part is only ten miles. If the sea surface is frozen, this place is the most dangerous. Once the broken ice hits the ship, I am afraid..."

"You are responsible for arranging this. I don't know how to sail, but no matter how urgent the military situation is, we must pass through the strait as soon as possible." Liu Bo waved his hand and said bluntly. The man nodded repeatedly in agreement, and then without saying much, he gave the order for the fleet to continue moving forward and head directly into the Tatar Strait.

Everything went smoothly when we first entered the Tatar Strait, but after a day's sail, the width of the strait continued to decrease, and the land on both sides became clearly visible. In addition, floating ice began to appear on the sea from time to time. These floating ice seemed ordinary from the ship, but in fact, they hid huge dangers under the water.

Not to mention their wooden ships, even iron ships of later generations would suffer damage if they hit these floating ice. Thanks to the experienced sailors and the guidance of several people who had returned from Nurgan, the fleet continued to sail north carefully, trying to avoid these floating ice and continued to move forward. On the third day, the fleet finally crossed the Tatar Strait, but no matter how careful they were when crossing the strait, they still suffered losses. Two of the ships were hit by floating ice and damaged. One was damaged but still managed to sail, while the other was not so lucky and hit a big hole on the side of the ship. Fortunately, the rescue personnel were timely and all the people on the ship were transferred out, but the loaded materials could not be saved and sank to the bottom of the sea with the ship.

Although a ship was lost, we finally crossed the Tatar Strait. After crossing the Tatar Strait, we will reach Nurgan in another half a day.

To the west of the exit of the Tatar Strait is an estuary into the sea, and to the north is a natural bay. Because the ice had not completely melted, Liu Bo and his party did not enter from the estuary, but went directly to the bay on the north. After docking, Liu Bo sent people to contact the Solon tribe and those who stayed in the Solon tribe. The large force continued to stay on the ship to avoid any emergencies.

One day later, the people who landed found the Solon tribe. When the Solon leader Dural Bomubogor learned that the Ming Dynasty had sent ships and brought them a large amount of supplies, he was instantly ecstatic and hurriedly led his people to the bay.

When he arrived at the bay and saw Liu Bo's fleet, Dural Bomubogor was so excited that he could not control himself. Trying to suppress his inner excitement, Dural Bomubogor took the initiative to step forward to reveal his identity and asked to see the envoy from the Ming Dynasty.

Liu Bo had already gotten off the boat, and he looked towards the Solon people in front of him. When he saw Dular Bomubogor and his tribesmen, Liu Bo finally understood why Huang Taiji had always wanted to recover the Solon tribe, and why His Majesty was so concerned about this tribe in Nurgan that he not only sent people but also took the risk to send so many things. Although the Solon people had low productivity, they were just a group of "savages" who lived on fishing and hunting, and their total number was not large, but when he saw these people from the Solon tribe for the first time, Liu Bo couldn't help but sigh that the Solon tribe was really born warriors!
Wearing thick fur coats, fur hats, and holding crude bows and weapons, they seemed to be not much different from the Mongols, and were a bit more rugged than the Mongols in the south of the desert. But their stature surprised Liu Bo. Almost none of the people in the Solon tribe were short. They were all tall and strong, and they looked very oppressive when they stood there. The tallest one was the leader, Dular. Bomubogor. This guy was nearly two meters tall, almost like a giant. He stood there like an iron tower, and his thick arms could reach Liu Bo's thighs. Although Liu Bo was not short, he was just over 1.70 meters tall, which was considered good among the Ming people, but compared with Dular. Bomubogor, he was just like a child.

It's not just Dular Bomubogor, there are many people over 1.9 meters tall, even those who are shorter are almost as tall as Liu Bo. Even a few underage teenagers and women are much taller than ordinary Ming people, not to mention their physiques, each of them is extremely strong. Such people's appearance alone makes them natural warriors. If all of them are given armor and wield sharp weapons, what army in the world can stop them?
Taking a deep breath, Liu Bo quickly stepped forward with a smile on his face.

"I am Liu Bo, the pacification envoy of the Jinyiwei of the Ming Dynasty. Is this the nobleman Dular, the leader of the three tribes of Solon?"

"Dular Bomubogor, a man from the mountains, greets the angel of the Ming Dynasty. I dare not call you honorable, but the angel must have worked hard on the journey." Dular Bomubogor saluted Liu Bo respectfully, with an unstoppable smile on his face. He never expected that the Ming Dynasty would actually send people, and so many ships. He heard that these ships were filled with supplies given to him by the Ming Dynasty. With the help of the Ming Dynasty, Dular Bomubogor, who had been worried about Huang Taiji's attack, finally saw hope.

"You are too polite." Liu Bo nodded with a smile, then said with a serious face: "Dural Bomubogor, the leader of the three Sauron tribes, listen to your order!"

After he finished speaking, he stretched out his hand and his subordinate beside him handed him a yellow silk. Liu Bo took it and looked towards Dular Bomubogor.

Dulal Bomubogor didn't understand the situation at all and was stunned. Fortunately, he was accompanied by several Jinyiwei who had stayed behind. Seeing that Dulal Bomubogor was stunned, they quickly reminded him and told him that the other party was holding the emperor's edict. This was the emperor's order for him, so why didn't he kneel down quickly to receive it?
Dular Bomubogor came to his senses and hurriedly knelt down in front of Liu Bo. When his tribesmen saw that their leader had knelt down, they did not understand but knelt down one by one following their leader. In an instant, a large group of people knelt in front of Liu Bo.

Liu Bo unfolded the imperial edict and began to read the will of Emperor Yongming. The beginning of this edict was nothing more than an example sentence, such as "By the Mandate of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims" and so on, followed by brilliant words and sentences. How could Dular. Bomubogor, who had a low level of education, understand these contents? Although the words used in this edict were good and the writing was high, it was a pity that Dular. Bomubogor's level was like throwing a wink to a blind man. Not to mention him, his tribesmen were also confused and had no idea what the imperial edict said.

Finally, Liu Bo read out the reward to Dulal Bomubogor in the imperial edict. Dulal Bomubogor vaguely understood a few sentences but only half understood. When Liu Bo finished reading the imperial edict and looked at Dulal Bomubogor with a smile, Dulal Bomubogor still hadn't come back to his senses. At this time, the Jinyiwei beside him reminded him that the imperial edict had been read out and he could thank the emperor and accept the edict now. Dulal Bomubogor then reacted and kowtowed twice, holding the imperial edict in his hands and stood up.

"Sir, what exactly does His Majesty's decree say?" Although he had received the imperial edict, Dular Bomubogor was still confused and could not help but ask in a low voice.

"Congratulations, Your Highness. Congratulations, Your Highness." Liu Bo smiled and bowed to congratulate Dulal Bomubogor, then explained to him the contents of the imperial edict.

All the unimportant things in the imperial edict were skipped over one by one, and only a few of the real ones were explained.

First, the Ming Dynasty recognized the legitimate rule of the three Solon tribes over the Nurgan area, and also recognized the legitimate status of Dular Bomubogor, the leader of the three Solon tribes.

Second, the Ming Dynasty was extremely indignant at the Jiannu's wanton attacks on the three Sauron tribes and its attempt to annex the three Sauron tribes. It supported the war between the three Sauron tribes and the Jiannu and provided certain resources for support.

Third, the Ming Dynasty conferred the title of Prince of Terlin on Dular Bomubogor, the leader of the three Solon tribes. The title was equivalent to that of the Prince of the Ming Dynasty, and was hereditary. He was also given the rank of Dragon and Tiger General, and was granted a seal, a red five-clawed dragon robe, a jade belt, etc.

After understanding the meaning of the imperial edict and seeing the seal, red dragon robe, jade belt and other items that Liu Bo had someone bring back, Dular Bomubogor was overjoyed and couldn't stop smiling.

(End of this chapter)