Ming Dynasty: I risked my life to teach the prince, the emperor begged me not to die

Chapter 522: Look how scared the Jurchens are
Chen Ce quickly came to the main hall and stopped the Ministry of Rites, saying, "Your Majesty, please do not send a letter to Korea."

Ok?
After Chen Ce finished speaking, the entire hall fell into silence, and everyone turned their eyes to Chen Ce, staring at him curiously.

Why not send a letter to North Korea? North Korea is so arrogant and domineering in Liaodong. What is the difference between it and the Japanese slaves in the past?
If the Ming Dynasty was able to destroy the Japanese once, wouldn’t it be even easier to destroy Korea?

Don't forget, the only way you could ascend the throne as the King of Korea was because of the Jiazi Disaster created for you by the Ming Dynasty.

But who would have thought that Chen Ce would say something shocking: "It was me who arranged for the Koreans to create chaos in Liaodong."

At this moment, the whole hall was in uproar.

Are you crazy, Chen Ce?
Although the Jurchens in Liaodong were not Han people, they were under Han rule. How could you attack them and let the Koreans take the initiative to massacre the Jurchens?
The Minister of Rites said indignantly: "Chen Ce! You have gone too far! How dare you speak out about this matter so blatantly? Do you know what the consequences will be if the Censorate hears it?"

"Why would you do that?!"

Although the Minister of Rites was scolding Chen Ce, he still wanted to give Chen Ce a chance to explain.

Chen Ce cupped his hands and said to Emperor Hongzhi: "After the court issued the conditions for the Liaodong Jurchens to settle inland, friction has begun between the Liaodong Jurchen Jianzhou tribe and the Han people."

"I'm sure you all know about these things."

The Minister of Rites asked, "So what? It's just some minor frictions."

Chen Ce shook his head and said, "That's not the case. They want to use friction to start a war."

"I want to ask, if a war really breaks out, will the Ming Dynasty fight the Jiannu or not?"

Minister of War Ma Wensheng said: "The small Jurchen Jianzhou tribe must be taught a lesson!"

Don’t forget, during the Chenghua period, the Ming Dynasty was able to frighten the three Jurchen tribes, and now the Ming Dynasty has the ability to make the Jurchen tribe submit again!
As long as a war is launched, none of the three Jurchen tribes can be a match for the Ming Dynasty.

Chen Ce nodded and said, "Okay! Since the Ming Dynasty has decided to fight, once the war begins, will the wild Jurchen tribe dare to migrate inland?"

The ministers fell silent for a moment.

Yes, once the Ming Dynasty starts a war, the Jurchen tribes will inevitably be afraid of the Ming Dynasty. At that time, will the wild Jurchen tribes dare to migrate inland?
"Then don't fight!"

Chen Ce continued, "We have no choice but to fight. If we don't fight, are we just going to passively take the beating and wait for the Jianzhou Jurchens to keep raising conditions and creating friction to threaten us?"

Ma Wensheng frowned and said, "It's not right to fight, and it's not right not to fight, so what should I do?"

Chen Ce smiled and said, "So I let the North Koreans take the initiative to provoke friction first."

"What does this have to do with you asking the North Koreans to provoke friction?" Ma Wensheng stared at Chen Ce in confusion.

Chen Ce said: "Because we have enough reasons to send troops to Liaodong for military exercises!"

"In two days, we will pull the red cannon and fire a few shots in Liaodong. I wonder what the Jurchens will think when they see us?"

Emperor Hongzhi narrowed his eyes, he understood what Chen Ce meant!

If the Ming Dynasty went to Liaodong for military exercises for no reason, it would not be able to explain to the outside world, so it was necessary to create an opportunity for a military exercise.

Chen Ce is creating such opportunities.

Once the Ming Dynasty launches a military exercise in Liaodong, when the Jianzhou Jurchens and the Bohai Jurchens truly feel the Ming Dynasty's combat power, they will fear the Ming Dynasty's military force.

And this military exercise would not scare the wild Jurchens. The Ming Dynasty could even say from a moral perspective that it was for the purpose of protecting the three Jurchen tribes and deterring the Koreans.

The Jianzhou Jurchens and the Bohai Jurchens knew exactly who they were trying to deter. At that time, they probably didn't have the courage to start a war, because the Ming Dynasty's red cannons could be pulled over and just fire a few shots at their tribes, which would directly wipe out the three Jurchen tribes!
Any small action will be defeated in the face of powerful force!

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In mid-May, friction between the Jianzhou Jurchens and the Han people on the border intensified.

The Koreans also continued to massacre the Jurchens in Liaodong.

Dong Yanyan and Dong Yuanbao believed that the opportunity had now arrived and that they should organize an army and declare war directly on the Ming Dynasty at its border.

Toro has already begun to secretly withdraw troops.

However, just when they were ready, a Ming army of 4,000 people entered Liaodong and demanded that the Koreans immediately stop attacking the Jurchens.

And on the same day, a large-scale military exercise was launched.

When dozens of red cannons fired into the Taedong River and exploded, the Jianzhou Jurchens and the Bohai Jurchens became completely quiet!
They had never seen such a powerful force!
When the Ming Dynasty conquered the Japanese, they only knew that the Ming Dynasty's military force was strong, but they did not understand how strong it was.

But now, when this batch of cannons exploded right in front of them, they realized the horror of the Ming Dynasty.

The Jianzhou Jurchen tribe, which had originally planned to use force against the Ming Dynasty, was suddenly frightened and held down all its troops.

With the military strength of the Ming Dynasty, it would be effortless for him to destroy the Jianzhou Jurchen tribe.

Dong Yanyan, Dong Yuanbao and other members of the Aisin-Gioro family witnessed the power of the Ming Dynasty's red cannons with their own eyes, especially Dong Yanyan, whose face was as pale as paper.

How could she not understand that the cannons fired by the Ming Dynasty were actually prepared for the Jianzhou Jurchen tribe! They were for them to see, to tell them that if they dared to provoke a war, we could destroy them at any time.

We are just conducting an exercise now, but whether it will turn into actual combat is up to you to guess!

The most hateful thing is that the Ming Dynasty actually used the name of deterring North Korea. Why did you fire cannons in Liaodong to deter North Korea? Isn't it obvious who you are targeting?

Tuo Luo was frightened by the Ming Dynasty's artillery fire and became sick. He was really sick.

He weakly called Dong Yuanbao and Dong Yanyan to the tent and asked in fear: "Daming...Did Daming know our plan?"

"I told you not to make enemies with the Ming Dynasty. What should we do now? What should we do now?"

Dong Yanyan comforted Tuo Luo and said, "Father, the Ming Dynasty is not really going to attack us. They may have seen through our plan, so they are using this to intimidate us."

"We can continue to mobilize our troops..."

"Nonsense!" Tuo Luo immediately interrupted Dong Yanyan, "Don't mobilize the troops! Don't mobilize the troops!"

In fact, Dong Yanyan was not wrong, because Chen Ce was gambling that if the Jian Nu really insisted on using force against the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty really could not use such a powerful weapon.

If this powerful weapon were used, the entire Jurchen tribe might be destroyed, but the hatred between the two sides has not reached that point yet.

If the Red Cannon was used against the Mongols, no one would say anything, but it could not be used against the Jurchens.

Moreover, the Ming Dynasty’s goal was to assimilate the Jurchens, not to completely eliminate this group of people.

But Tuo Luo was already scared out of his wits. No matter what Dong Yanyan said, he would never send troops to fight against the Ming Dynasty again.

(End of this chapter)