Ming Dynasty: pacifying the rebellion and defending the border, dominating the world

Chapter 490 A Different Ming Dynasty World
The Battle of Tumu Fortress.

It was a wound that the Ming Dynasty could never forget, and also the beginning of its decline from its peak.

Although the world of Ming Dynasty differs from the world of martial arts, the course of history has not changed much... what a load of rubbish!

"Your Majesty means that in that world, in the fourteenth year of the Zhengtong era, Empress Chengxiao Zhao was still alive?" Duke Zhang Mao of Yingguo was stunned, with an expression that said, "Although I haven't read many books, Your Majesty, you can't fool me."

Given the Zhang family's status, Duke Zhang Mao of Yingguo was naturally well aware of the former Empress Chengxiao Zhao, a legendary woman who had lived through the reigns of Hongwu, Yongle, Renxuan, and later the Zhengtong era, and had met seven emperors of the Ming Dynasty.

If she were still alive, how could she have stood by and watched the Tumu Crisis happen?
Zhu Jinzhen shrugged, a mocking expression on his face: "According to the intelligence obtained by the secret guards, Empress Chengxiaozhao of that world is indeed still alive. History is not immutable; sometimes, certain decisions made by certain people or events can directly affect the course of history."

“That world… even Empress Sun’s understanding of it is very different from yours.”

After saying this, Zhu Jinzhen waved his hand, instructing the serving eunuch to hand over a letter containing intelligence about the Ming Dynasty's magnificent world, as discovered by the secret guards, to the still bewildered Duke of Ying, Zhang Mao, and the six ministers for review.

Soon, all the written intelligence and information about the secret guards in the world of "Ming Dynasty" came into their view.

The general history is no different from what Zhang Mao, Xu Yu, Ma You, Wang Jing and others know.

There are some differences in the details.

But what they care about most is time.

And what puzzled them the most.

"Your Majesty, it's already mid-August of the fourteenth year of the Zhengtong era in that world. The Oirat army is marching south to plunder? Could this Oirat refer to the grasslands? The Mongol Yuan or the Liao Dynasty?" Duke Zhang Mao of Yingguo was completely bewildered. He could roughly guess that the Oirat were from the grasslands, but why was it called Oirat instead of the Mongol Yuan?
What about the Mongol Yuan dynasty?
Surely it couldn't be just one Oirat tribe from the Mongol Yuan dynasty that dared to launch a large-scale invasion and plunder southwards, could it?

What kind of army is a Mongol tribe?
Not to mention Duke Zhang Mao of Ying, even the other ministers of the Six Ministries were completely baffled. In their worldview, the Han Dynasty ended after the Three Kingdoms period, with various warlords vying for power and dividing the land among themselves.

After several changes, the world eventually became a fragmented martial arts world, with powerful nations vying for supremacy and smaller states struggling to survive.

Where did this Oirat come from, this clown?

"You noticed?" Zhu Jinzhen's face revealed a meaningful smile. "The history of that world is vastly different from what we know. The Ming Dynasty hasn't changed much, but there are many things... that are different from our world."

He knew that the real shock wasn't there.

Only after the officials of the court learned about the history of the Ming Dynasty will they understand what it means to truly have their worldviews challenged.

How can people in the world of martial arts understand that people who lived in the same era as them are actually ancient people from decades or hundreds of years earlier in another world?

Just thinking about that scene made Zhu Jinzhen's lips curl up slightly, revealing a hint of amusement.

Yu Huatian seemed to notice something, frowned, and bowed, asking, "Your Majesty, according to the secret guards' investigation, that world doesn't have any particularly powerful masters; it's practically a world where martial arts have been completely eradicated. Is that... correct?"

In the unified dynasty of the martial arts world, although the Ming Dynasty suffered an unprecedented blow, directly turning from prosperity to decline, and was even almost forced to open the country's gates and invade the capital by the Mongol Yuan Dynasty.

But ultimately, this is only a possibility.

With Zhang Sanfeng blocking the Mongol Grand Master Phagpa, the eunuch Zheng He, and the swordsman Xie Xiaofeng, the Ming Dynasty's top experts drew their swords to block the Mongol masters' invasion, and the Ming Dynasty ultimately repelled them.

However, the situation in the world of Ming Dynasty is completely different from that in the world of martial arts.

According to the secret guards' investigation, there were no martial arts masters there. The most powerful Imperial Guards were nothing more than second-rate martial artists who hadn't even cultivated internal energy. Is that correct?

"what?"

"Is there such a thing?"

"Where is Lord Zheng? And what about the many masters of our Great Ming? What about Divine Sword Manor and all the other sects in the world?"

Upon hearing this, Duke Zhang Mao and others immediately gathered around to look, and sure enough, they found that the secret guards' intelligence report specifically noted that there were no martial arts masters in the entire palace, or even the entire capital.

Although various sects such as Huashan, Shaolin, and Wudang still exist.

but……

They are all just ordinary sects, specializing in Taoist or Buddhist practices. Perhaps there are martial monks and some rudimentary external martial arts for physical fitness, but to say they are masters...

Any Vajra Realm expert from any martial arts world could easily crush all the non-existent sects in the world dozens of times over.

"hiss!"

Wang Jing gasped, his scalp tingling with fear. He exclaimed, "Such a world would be completely at our disposal for the Ming Dynasty. We wouldn't even need the Tian Ce and Cang Yun armies to be stationed here. The capital garrison and the Nine Border Garrisons, no, even just some troops drawn from various local garrisons, could easily conquer that world, right?"

As the acting Minister of Revenue, Wang Jing was certainly not someone to be underestimated.

The vast difference between the two worlds is immediately apparent.

And for the Ming Dynasty, that world was practically their backyard.

"Indeed, if martial arts did not exist in that world."

"Although we have muskets and cannons, they can't stop the martial arts masters of our Great Ming. There are many strongmen in the army. Although we are far inferior to the Cangyun Army and Tiance soldiers directly under His Majesty, there are quite a few Finger Profound Masters and Vajra Realm experts among the troops on all sides. If they are put on heavy armor, they will be able to roam freely on the battlefield of another world and be invincible!" Jinyiwei Baihu sighed, his eyes gleaming.

This world is practically a natural paradise for gaining merit!
Even after Baihu made a simple estimate of an army composed entirely of ordinary people, and of a martial arts master wielding an almost unbeatable level of mobility against ordinary troops, an absurd idea arose in his mind.

"If this is truly a world without any martial arts masters."

"With the power of my Northern Garrison, is it not impossible for me to directly suppress the Ming Dynasty in another world?" Baihu thought to himself, and this crazy idea could not be shaken off.

After being trained by Zhu Jinzhen, the Northern Garrison Command's combat strength is now vastly different from what it used to be.

The Azure Dragon, whose title of commander has been temporarily removed, is a living, breathing terrestrial deity. The White Tiger, though slightly weaker, is still a true grandmaster of celestial phenomena, as is the Vermilion Bird.

Although the original Xuanwu betrayed the Northern Garrison, leaked court secrets, and colluded with the vassal kings, he was secretly executed.

However, the newly promoted Jinyiwei Xuanwu Li Gexiao is no ordinary person either. He also has a peak Finger Profound Realm expert who is just half a step away from entering the Celestial Phenomenon Realm. In addition, there are more than 800 Finger Profound Realm Grandmasters and more than 1,000 Vajra Realm level experts in the Northern Garrison.

With such combat power, they could easily sweep through a world without any martial arts masters.

It's as easy as taking something out of a bag.

(End of this chapter)