Ming: I am fake, walking on thin ice

Chapter 201 True Emperor: My chance has come!

Northwest, Dunhuang City.

The Zhengtong Emperor got up early in the morning and trained himself in the garden. This was a habit he had maintained since he was captured in Mobei and learned martial arts from Yuan Bin. After he finished a set of boxing, he was sweating profusely.

He slowly raised his head, and just then a red sun rose in the east, and the brilliant light instantly filled the sky, gilding Dunhuang City with a layer of golden light. The beauty of the sunrise was so magnificent that he stood there in a daze for a long time.

"Your Majesty, it's time for dinner." A gentle voice came.

Bulma stood in the corridor, looking pretty and gentle. The orthodox emperor came to his senses, walked over, put his arm around her waist, and smiled gently: "Thank you for your hard work, my dear."

The two of them arrived at the palace, where steaming food was placed on the table. After Bulma sat down, she served a bowl of porridge to the orthodox emperor and said softly, "I don't know how to cook Central Plains food, it's difficult for your majesty."

The Zhengtong Emperor drank his porridge while picking up a cake and taking a big bite: "It's good to have something to eat. When I was in Mobei, I was hungry."

Bulma's eyes flashed with pity, she sighed softly, and then suddenly covered her mouth with her hands, vomiting. She hurried to the side, bent over, but vomited even more violently.

"Is he ill?" Emperor Zhengtong shouted outside in a hurry, "Someone, go call the doctor!"

Bulma vomited for a long time, then gradually calmed down and said apologetically: "It's okay, I'm sorry to disturb your Majesty's meal."

"We are husband and wife, do we need to be so polite?" The Zhengtong Emperor helped her sit down on the chair.

After a while, the doctor came.

After checking Bulma's pulse, he looked overjoyed and bowed to the two of them: "Congratulations, my lord. Madam is pregnant."

The Zhengtong Emperor was stunned at first, and then asked excitedly: "Are you pregnant? Are you pregnant?"

The doctor nodded in confirmation. Bulma listened, her face shy but full of happiness. The orthodox emperor held her hands, his eyes full of joy: "We are going to have a child."

"Hmm!" Bulma blushed slightly.

Emperor Zhengtong never thought that after years of fleeing, he would find a real home in Dunhuang.

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Half an hour later, in the meeting hall.

Xu Bin and Yuan Bin both knew that Bulma was pregnant, and they congratulated the emperor. Military Advisor Wu Xingdao laughed out loud: "Your Majesty, a new life is about to be born, which means that everything will be a brand new situation."

The Zhengtong Emperor nodded with a smile: "Yes, there is finally a happy event."

After the joyful atmosphere, Xu Bin bowed solemnly and said, "Your Majesty, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, Liu Dingzhi, has recently arrested a group of people, all of whom were left behind by the Xinning Earl. With the arrest of these people, our route for transporting goods has been completely cut off."

Wu Xingdao said in a deep voice: "Something must have happened in the capital. However, the news has been cut off and we don't know what happened in the capital."

"Is my mother okay?" The orthodox emperor was filled with worry. "I am most afraid that one day, the fake emperor will kill without caring about anything."

Wu Xingdao shook his head: "He doesn't dare! How can an emperor kill the empress dowager? He can't bear this crime. Unless it is a conspiracy, your majesty, you don't have to worry about it. The empress dowager has her own way of protecting herself."

The Zhengtong Emperor thought of the letter again.

"I will take care of your mother, wife and daughter!"

When he thought of this, his eyes were blazing with fire, and he wanted to send troops to the capital immediately to cut the fake emperor into pieces. "Your Majesty, we are in Guanxi now, and there is no material supply from the Central Plains for the time being, but it does not affect us." Xu Bin said.

The Zhengtong Emperor took a deep breath and smiled: "I know, but we are restricted to Guanxi, and we must break the impasse."

After saying this, his eyes fell on the military advisor Wu Xingdao. Wu Xingdao was calm and composed. After taking a sip of tea, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes: "Your Majesty, Timur's envoy will arrive in the next two days."

The Zhengtong Emperor snorted coldly: "They hope that we will send troops to Chagatai after Guanxi is unified, right? But Chagatai is our closest neighbor. Chagatai even came to congratulate me on my wedding."

"Make friends with those far away and attack those near!" Wu Xingdao stood up. "This is our chance. If we can't encroach on Shaanxi and Gansu, we can expand westwards. No matter what, it's right to strengthen ourselves first."

He analyzed the current situation in the Western Regions and believed that the opportunity had come.

The previous overlord of the Western Regions was the Timurid Empire. After Timur's death, the empire declined quickly, but it still had strong power. Today, the Khan of the empire is Timur's great-grandson, who is ambitious to restore the empire to its former glory.

At this time, the Chagatai Khanate was plagued by internal conflicts, especially the conflicts between the royal family and the foreign forces (i.e. local nobles and tribal leaders). The foreign forces often controlled a large number of troops and wealth, posing a challenge to the authority of the Khan.

There were also conflicts between different tribes within the Khanate. These tribes had differences in beliefs, customs, interests, etc., making it difficult for them to form a unified force. Therefore, when faced with external threats or internal turmoil, these tribes often acted independently and found it difficult to form an effective alliance.

Therefore, the Timurid Empire sent envoys at this time, with the purpose of inviting Guanxi to attack Chagatai together. The Timurid Empire was in the west, and Guanxi was in the east. If both sides attacked Chagatai at the same time, then Chagatai would have to fight on two fronts.

"In fact, some tribes within Chagatai are of the same clan as many tribes in Guanxi," Wu Xingdao analyzed. "So, we have a good chance of pulling them into Guanxi. Moreover, once the battle starts, Chagatai's main force will definitely be facing the Timurid Empire, and we will be under less pressure."

Yuan Bin was eager to try, his eyes full of fighting spirit: "They don't know that we have trained a large army in Guanxi. Guanxi is no longer the Guanxi of the past. Your Majesty, this is definitely an opportunity to expand our territory westward."

The Zhengtong Emperor was excited and spread his hands: "Okay, then we will form an alliance with Timur!"

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Wu Xingdao saw that everyone was very excited, and after a moment of contemplation, he said, "However, there is one thing I am very worried about. That is, when we march westward, what should we do if the imperial army enters Guanxi?"

Everyone was stunned!
Xu Bin shook his head: "The imperial court is preparing for the Northern Expedition and has no time to care about us. The imperial court does not take us seriously at all."

"Yes, so this is a godsend opportunity!" Yuan Bin said.

They analyzed that they should take advantage of the opportunity of the imperial court's expedition to Mobei to lead the troops westward. Why not lead the troops southward and directly to the capital? Because the power of the western part of Guanxi is no match for the imperial court.

"Okay! That's settled!" The Zhengtong Emperor said loudly, "Today is a day of great joy. I will host a banquet and drink with you all."

Everyone was in high spirits.

Ever since the last assassination of the Zhengtong emperor, they had been living in fear and their morale was low.

"Your Majesty, you'd better not go out these days." Yuan Bin reminded, "I have searched Dunhuang City several times, but I didn't catch any Jinyiwei spies. I am even more worried. This time, the Jinyiwei who entered Dunhuang City are not here with good intentions."

Xu Bin also nodded in agreement: "Yes, that fake emperor wants to put Your Majesty to death."

Wu Xingdao raised his wine glass and smiled confidently: "We just need to pay attention at all times. I always believe that the Junshan Club in the capital will give us a surprise one day."

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