When the emperor comes to modern times, history collapses!

Chapter 102 The lethality of the Emperor!

The Ming Dynasty had many generals who were good at fighting, and some of them were rated as gods of war.

However, these generals were overshadowed by two famous Ming Dynasty war gods.

One is Li Jinglong in the Jingnan Campaign.

The other is Zhu Qizhen, the God of War of the Ming Dynasty who has many titles, including "Wala Student" and "Emperor Who Calls the Door".

In 1425, Emperor Xuanzong Zhu Zhanji died, and the eight-year-old Crown Prince Zhu Qizhen ascended the throne and changed the reign title to the first year of Zhengtong.

When Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di heard this, they felt something was wrong.

What can an eight-year-old emperor do!
I haven’t even graduated from primary school yet, so I can’t handle government affairs.

There is a high possibility that he will become a puppet emperor.

I started to imagine that the powerful minister was in power, holding Zhu Qizhen up and saying with a ferocious face: "Your Majesty, you should do this"

Zhu Qizhen refused and slapped him to the ground.

"Your Majesty, put yourself in the right place. You are just a seal now. Just do your job well and stamp the seal. Don't worry about other things!"

He shook his head and threw the picture away.

Old Zhu's face was gloomy: "How dare you! Let's see who dares to play with our descendants!"

Zhu Di clenched his fists tightly, and the power contained in them made Zhao Kuangyin look sideways: "After all, my son's grandson is my great-grandson. Whoever dares to bully my great-grandson, I will not forgive him!"

The First Emperor frowned and thought of Hu Hai and Zhao Gao.

I even thought of calling a deer a horse.

I secretly sighed that with powerful officials in power, there might be a Ming Dynasty version of calling a deer a horse.

Yang Guang frowned, thinking about the history of his two grandsons, one was King of Dai Yang You who became a puppet of Li Yuan, and the other was King of Yue Yang Tong who became a puppet of Wang Shichong. He guessed whose puppet Zhu Qizhen would probably become.

Zhao Kuangyin frowned. He could become emperor at the age of eight, but his son was already in his twenties, but he didn't become emperor. It must have been Zhao Guangyi's doing. He didn't die of old age or illness. It must be his most beloved brother Zhao Guangyi who killed him.

The emperor is still young and unable to take over government affairs.

The ministers asked Zhang to rule the country from behind the scenes, but Zhang said, "Don't break the laws of our ancestors. Just stop all non-urgent matters, encourage the emperor to learn from the past, and appoint capable ministers to assist him."

Although he did not rule the country from behind the scenes, political affairs were still basically handled by his grandmother, Empress Dowager Zhang.

At this time, Zhu Qizhen, with the help of his family and ministers, concentrated on study and self-cultivation.

Although Zhang controlled the government, she never allowed her relatives to interfere in state affairs. Although her younger brother Zhang Sheng was smart, Zhang never allowed him to interfere in state affairs.

With the assistance of ministers such as Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong, and Yang Pu, the development of the Ming Dynasty reached a new climax.

Zhang devoted his entire life to the Ming Dynasty. Until the end of his life, he was still concerned about the situation in the court and died amid the reports of court officials.

During her time in power, she tried her best to eliminate factors that posed a threat to the Ming Dynasty and worked hard to stabilize the dynasty, thus living out her extraordinary life.

In the eighth year of Zhengtong, Empress Dowager Zhang passed away. Zhu Qizhen, who was only 8 years old, began to formally manage the government under the advice of civil and military officials.

When Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di heard this, they were obviously stunned.

It was different from what one might imagine, although Zhu Qizhen was not in power at that time.

But the imperial court was stable and the Ming Dynasty was still developing.

When the First Emperor heard this, he wondered whether he should choose a queen like Zhang.

If I collapse, maybe the queen will show her power and allow the Qin Dynasty to continue to develop stably.

Even if all the sons are useless, you can still choose qualified heirs from among the grandsons.

Old Yang was thinking about the two Empresses Xiao. Perhaps I should let my Empress practice how to handle government affairs. Maybe it will become a good story again a thousand years later.

Old Zhao was thinking about whether he should find a daughter-in-law like Zhang for himself or his son.

Old Zhu's eyes lit up: "I thought it was another Wu Zetian, but I didn't expect that our granddaughter-in-law Zhang would devote herself to the Ming Dynasty. Fourth Brother, go back and reward this granddaughter-in-law for me!"

Zhu Di's expression eased a lot: "Don't worry, father, Zhang can walk around in Ming Dynasty in the future, I will protect her!"

"But why do I feel a little confused? Zhu Qizhen took over the government, but he didn't become a puppet."

"It can't be Zhu Qizhen's fault. My family is full of people who can accomplish great things!"

Zhu Ming agreed very much: "That's right, we will do great things soon!"

The young emperor held great power, was full of energy and eager to achieve great things.

During the period of the three regents, the Ming Dynasty launched three northern expeditions, all of which ended in victory.

Zhu Qizhen was confident and determined to follow in the footsteps of his great-ancestor and fight against the foreign race.

Make the aliens kneel before you and sing "Conquest".

When talking about Zhu Qizhen, we have to mention one person, the eunuch Wang Zhen.

In addition to studying, Zhu Qizhen often played with eunuchs.

A eunuch named Wang Zhen was deeply favored by Zhu Qizhen.

After succeeding to the throne, Wang Zhen was quickly promoted due to Zhu Qizhen's favor, and was soon promoted to the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department, thus checking and balancing the cabinet ministers who held the power to draft bills.

Wang Zhen did not show any emotion at first, and had a relatively harmonious relationship with the regent ministers headed by the "Three Yangs".

Empress Dowager Zhang also paid attention to suppressing Wang Zhen. In the second year of Zhengtong, she summoned the "Three Yangs" as well as Zhang Fu and Hu Yi, and asked Zhu Qizhen to listen to them. All matters must be approved by five people before they can be implemented. After Wang Zhen came in, the empress dowager wanted to sentence him to death on the grounds that the eunuch "brought disaster to the country and the people". Zhu Qizhen knelt down and pleaded for him, and Wang Zhen was spared from death.

Another time, the Empress Dowager sent Wang Zhen to the cabinet to inquire about a government matter. Before Yang Shiqi drafted a bill, Wang Zhen made a decision first. Yang Shiqi did not go out for three days to show his protest. The Empress Dowager also whipped Wang Zhen, asked him to apologize to Yang Shiqi, and warned him that he would be killed if he did it again.

When Zhang was still alive, she often criticized Wang Zhen.

When Wang Zhen saw Zhang, he was like a mouse seeing a cat, and he didn't dare to have any thoughts.

Empress Dowager Zhang passed away, Yang Rong of the Three Yangs had died two years ago, and the other two Yangs were already very old.

From then on, no one could suppress Wang Zhen.

Zhu Qizhen was now completely in control of the government, and his trusted eunuch Wang Zhen was also at the peak of his power, as could be seen from the fact that he made an exception and attended the inauguration banquet of the Fengtian Hall and compared himself to Zhou Gong.

Old Zhu and Zhu Di frowned, feeling that things were not going well.

The First Emperor knew that eunuchs were eunuchs, and he immediately thought of Zhao Gao: "Humph, it looks like another Zhao Gao!"

Old Yang frowned: "People with such physical disabilities often have flawed personalities. It's okay if they don't have power, but once they are in power, things are likely to go wrong."

Zhao Kuangyin had already positioned the eunuchs in his mind.

Old Zhu couldn't help but say, "How can a eunuch have such great power? Even Marquis Tudou is not so powerful."

Zhu Di echoed: "This eunuch has a wild heart."

Zhu Ming complained: "Then let me compete with the eunuchs. Old Zhu, it seems I have to go to your side to show off my power."

Old Zhu hurriedly shook his head: "It was a slip of the tongue, it was a slip of the tongue. How dare you act like a crab in the Ming Dynasty? I always take a detour when I see you in the palace. You are much more majestic than him!"

The Ming Dynasty regarded itself as the Celestial Empire, and would give generous rewards to envoys who came to pay homage and tribute, regardless of the quality or quantity of the tribute.

During the Zhengtong period when Zhu Qizhen was in power, the Oirat often sent people to the Ming Dynasty in the name of paying tribute in order to defraud the court of generous rewards.

On another occasion, the Wala tribe sent 3,000 people to pay tribute.

However, when the eunuch Wang Zhen took control of the government, he was dissatisfied with the behavior of the Oirat tribe and ordered a reduction in rewards.

This action gave the Wala tribe an excuse to invade the south.

The five emperors present were all confused at the same time, wondering if they had all been wrong before.

It seems that there was nothing wrong in this matter. Let alone reducing the reward, just do it yourself and fight back directly.

The so-called Celestial Empire is all empty talk. We cannot be polite to foreigners.

No matter how you look at it, this is a credit.

Several people continued to watch in silence.

In July of the 14th year of the Zhengtong reign, Oirat Yesen led various tribes and invaded the interior in four directions.

The eastern route, Toghtobukha and Wuliangha attacked Liaodong;

The western faction will attack Ganzhou;
The central route was the focus of the attack and was divided into two forces. One was led by Achizhiyuan and directly attacked Xuanfu and Chicheng, and the other was led by Yesen himself and attacked Datong.

Zhu Qizhen felt that the opportunity had come and he could flex his muscles.

At the instigation of Wang Zhen, Zhu Qizhen decided to personally lead an expedition against the Oirat Mongols in the 14th year of Zhengtong.

Civil and military officials all tried their best to dissuade him, but at the instigation of Wang Zhen, Zhu Qizhen still insisted on going on the expedition.

Before leaving, Zhu Qizhen appointed his half-brother Zhu Qiyu to stay in the capital, while he himself led an army of 500,000 to the battle.

Old Zhu's eyes lit up: "Not bad, not bad. If an alien race dares to cause trouble, we must beat it. We must beat it if we can beat it, and we must beat it if we can't!"

Zhu Di's expression eased greatly: "No matter what, he dares to lead the army in person, which is much better than the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty would probably ask for peace or give money."

Zhao Kuangyin's blood pressure soared instantly: "After I go back, I will set a rule that whoever dares to send money for peace will be considered a traitor!"

The First Emperor nodded and said, "No matter what, it is commendable that you dare to lead the army in person. I just hope it is not Zhao Kuo!"

Lao Yang thought it was a good idea: "I will be the commander-in-chief, and find an experienced general as the deputy commander-in-chief. When the time comes, the deputy commander will be responsible for command, and the credit and reputation will still be his. It feels good. Could it be that I found Zhao Kuo to command?"

Zhu Qizhen's military expedition was not very smooth. When he stayed in Datong, continuous heavy rain destroyed the food supply and corpses were everywhere.

In addition, the Ming army suffered a defeat in Datong.

Zhu Qizhen was a little scared and thought he should go back to study for a few more years, so he planned to withdraw his troops.

Datong Lieutenant General Guo Deng, through the scholar Cao Nai, suggested that they take a detour to the south through Zijing Pass to enter the capital, which can be said to be a very safe route. There is no need to worry about any problems.

Wang Zhen was unwilling to do so. He wanted to take Zhu Qizhen to his hometown of Weizhou, which would be very prestigious.

It would certainly be difficult to refuse a favorite minister, so Zhu Qizhen even let Wang Zhen take command.

Wang Zhen had never had any battlefield experience, while Zhao Kuo had learned some military tactics. Wang Zhen thought he was the military strategist and began to command the army without any hesitation.

Without saying anything, he changed the route.

After walking for dozens of miles.

Wang Zhen suddenly thought that such a large army passing through his farm would definitely cause huge losses to the grain that he was about to harvest.

So he proposed to go back to Xuanfu and return along the route they had taken to the expedition.

Not only did a lot of time get wasted, but the army was also badly beaten.

On August 13, when Zhu Qizhen was about to leave Xuanfu, he learned that the Oirat cavalry was chasing him closely. Zhu Qizhen ordered to set up camp on the spot and sent Gongshun Hou Wu Kezhong to cover the rear and resist the enemy, but he was killed by the Oirat people.

In the evening, upon hearing the news of defeat, Zhu Qizhen sent Duke Cheng Zhu Yong and Earl Yongshun Xue Shou to lead 40,000 government troops to fight, but the entire army was wiped out at Yaoerling.

On August 14, Zhu Qizhen arrived at Tumubao. It was not yet dusk. His ministers suggested that he hold out in Huailai City, 20 miles to the south. However, Wang Zhen decided to stay there and wait for the arrival of the enemy, saying that there were more than a thousand carts and baggage behind him.

The camp was high but had no spring water. They dug a well two feet high but still found no water. The soldiers lost all their fighting power due to hunger and thirst.

On that day, the Oirat cavalry attacked from Mayukou near Tumubao. Although the defending general Guo Mao resisted for a whole night, it was of no avail.

On August 15, Zhu Qizhen was preparing to set off, but found himself surrounded by 20,000 Oirat cavalry. The Ming army was unable to break out and had to wait for reinforcements.

The Ming army, lacking food and water, was like a lamb to be slaughtered. The Oirat leader pretended to negotiate peace with the Ming Dynasty, but took the opportunity to launch a general attack.

The Ming Emperor Zhu Qizhen was captured, and more than 50 important court officials who accompanied the expedition, including Duke Yingguo Zhang Fu, the son-in-law of the emperor Jing Yuan, the Minister of War Kuang Kun, the Minister of Revenue Wang Zuo, the Cabinet Scholar Cao Nai, Zhang Yi, the Vice Minister Liao Ming, and Wang Yonghe, were killed in the battle.

Only a few people including Xiao Weizheng, the Right Assistant Minister of the Dali Temple, and Yang Shan, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites, managed to escape.

Eunuch Xining surrendered to the Oirat and revealed all the true and false information of the Ming Dynasty.

Most of the more than 50 soldiers were killed or wounded, and the rest fled or went missing. Only a very small number of them finally managed to return to the capital.

More than 20 mules and horses, as well as a large number of clothing, armor, equipment and supplies were all seized by Yesen.

Although Wang Zhen was killed by the enraged soldiers.

However, 20 elite troops were massacred, and the Ming Dynasty court was severely damaged.

Many emperors were captured.

However, among the unified dynasties, Emperor Yingzong of Ming was the only emperor who was captured on the battlefield.

Old Zhu slammed the table and stood up:

"Wang Zhen, damn it! Hundreds of thousands of soldiers died at the hands of foreigners because of you. You should be cut into pieces and your family should be exterminated!"

"You have fooled our great-great-grandson. If you were not a eunuch, he would have been caught!"

"And you, Zhu Qizhen, have you never seen eunuchs or do you like eunuchs? You can let a eunuch make decisions on military and national affairs. Let's kill all the eunuchs when we get back."

Zhu Di pointed at the screen and yelled, "You prodigal son, you have destroyed all the wealth of the Ming Dynasty in this battle."

"I am so awesome that I can lead an expedition to Mobei, but don't you think I am any better than you are? I haven't even grown all my hair yet, so why am I leading an expedition in person?"

"So many generals won't listen, but insist on listening to a eunuch. Why don't you just become a eunuch yourself?"

The First Emperor snorted coldly: "These eunuchs cannot participate in state affairs."

"Zhao Gao is an example. If I had known earlier, I would have brought him here to show you how to call a deer a horse. This would have given you a glimpse of the power of eunuchs!"

Old Yang immediately shouted, "Come here, check all the eunuchs in the palace carefully for me."

"Anyone who dares to form a clique will be dealt with according to the law and then driven out."

Zhao Kuangyin clacked his fists: "The Ming Dynasty is a negative example, it's worth learning from!"

In the Battle of Tumu,

Wala was also stunned.

I was planning on catching some big fish, but ended up catching a whale.

There are also a huge amount of supplies.

I was so happy that I almost fainted!

Emperor Yingzong of Ming was provided with delicious food and drinks.

Researching how to use this whale to gain greater benefits.

Grand Master Wala took Ming Yingzong hostage to Xuanfu and Datong City, and controlled Zhuqi Town to force the local defenders to open the city.

For the sake of his own life, Zhu Qizhen agreed to this.

Go to the city gate in person and knock on the door.

No care at all once the city gates are opened.

The Oirat Mongols could march straight in, and what kind of damage would the Ming Dynasty suffer!
From then on, this war god of the Ming Dynasty was given the title of 'Emperor who Calls the Gate'!

Hearing this, Lao Zhu pointed at the screen, opened his mouth but couldn't utter a word, and then fell down.

Old Yang was shocked: "Quick, Imperial Physician, no matter what method you use, save Old Zhu for me!"

The imperial physician had already been prepared.

You don't even need to look at the patient's condition to know why Mr. Zhu fell into a coma.

He held the silver needle between his ten fingers and quickly inserted it into Lao Zhu's body.

Zhu Ming also hurriedly took out the pills and gave them to Old Zhu.

Lao Zhu hasn’t been woken up yet.

Zhu Di, who was standing next to him, spat out a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground.

At the moment Zhu Di fell into a coma, several imperial doctors had already surrounded him and began to treat him.

Zhu Ming could only pause the playback first.

Otherwise, you will have to replay it then.

The First Emperor was stunned.

Old Zhu was as domineering as himself, and Zhu Di was so brave, yet he had such a cowardly descendant.

Knocking on the door, don't you know the consequences?
Looking at the unconscious Old Zhu and Little Zhu, the First Emperor felt a little sympathy.

If I had such a descendant, I would probably be the one falling there.

Suddenly I thought of Hu Hai. He was also a deadly guy.

The First Emperor was so angry that he just lay there!
Fortunately, we had made preparations in advance and there were enough imperial doctors.

The imperial physician immediately began to rescue!
Zhao Kuangyin looked at the emperor calling at the door on the screen. Although he wanted to irritate Zhu, he was not happy at all at this moment, because they were all descendants of Yan and Huang.

It was a great humiliation for the emperor to have to open his own city. When he thought of the Jingkang shame of the Song Dynasty, he was so angry that he lay there.

A "plop" sound immediately attracted the attention of the imperial physician.

"Quick, another one falls!"

Yang Guang looked at the screen and was also very angry.

No matter what, even if we are not from the same dynasty, we are still descendants of Yan and Huang.

Veins popped out on his forehead.

In history, dying in the second generation might not be a bad thing, at least there would be no deadly descendants.

See Qin Shi Huang and Zhao Kuangyin fall.

Feeling a little confused.

Four of the five emperors have fallen, and it seems a bit unreasonable for me to be the only one awake.

How can we have fun in the future?

I was very anxious. I had to think more about Li Yuan and how this old guy was slandering me.

It's just that it's still a little short of coma.

His eyes swept over the imperial doctors who were paying close attention to him.

Gave a cryptic look.

Imperial physician Zhang Yu understood immediately and hurriedly supported Yang Guang: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, wake up!"

While saying "wake up quickly", he secretly knocked Lao Yang unconscious.

I thought to myself, I have practiced this before!
Zhu Ming's face was full of surprise.

Zhu Ming could still understand that Zhu Lao and Zhu Di were in a coma.

But the fact that the First Emperor, Lao Yang and Lao Zhao were unconscious was a bit unexpected.

"Oh my god, the killing power is so great that it can knock down five emperors at once!"

There were six people at a table, five of them fell down. Zhu Ming was considering whether to hit himself with a brick.

(End of this chapter)