Simulates history, but Chongzhen is the Divine Emperor at the beginning

Chapter 58 The Imperial Seal of the Yuan Dynasty!

[As we all know, the invasion of the Mongol tribes has always been a classic dish that must be tasted in Ming Dynasty time travel stories. Without the Mongol invasion, it would not be called the Ming Dynasty... Only by retaining the Mongol invasion can you know that you are playing the Ming Dynasty copy!]

As the leading foreign power that had been battling the Ming Dynasty for three hundred years, the Mongol tribes' military achievements were undoubtedly impressive.

[Since the time of Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, Wang Baobao of the Northern Yuan Dynasty had directly defeated General Xu Da's Northern Expedition Army. In a single battle, he knocked Xu Da off his historically unrivaled position as a general, shattering the myth of Xu Da's invincibility...]

During the reign of Emperor Chengzu, the Tatar tribe annihilated the 100,000-man army of Qiu Fu, the "First Hero of the Jingnan Rebellion" and the "Duke of Qi," and even killed Qiu Fu himself. Their prestige so shocked the Ming court that Emperor Chengzu had to personally lead the expedition against the Tatars, leading to the Five Expeditions to the Northern Desert...

During the reign of Emperor Yingzong, their military achievements were truly incredible. The Oirat tribe utterly defeated Emperor Yingzong's army of hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers at Tumu Fortress, nearly wiping out the core of the Ming court's power. Duke Ying of Ying, Zhang Fu, and over fifty important officials, including the Minister of War and the Minister of Revenue, were killed in the battle, and Emperor Yingzong himself was captured! If Yu Qian hadn't defended the capital, Dai Yuanjue would have likely been resurrected...

[After that, there was the Battle of Yingzhou during the reign of Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty and the incident during the reign of Emperor Shizong of the Ming Dynasty when Altan Khan’s army came to the capital…]

[In short, these Yuan Dynasty fragments and the Ming Dynasty had their share of victories and defeats, and were in a long-term hostile relationship.]

[Until the Divine Emperor steps out of the old crooked tree on Coal Hill!]

After the Divine Emperor ascended to the throne, he not only ruthlessly suppressed various peasant uprisings and the Liaodong region under the Qing Dynasty, but also subdued these Mongolian tribes. Under the absolute suppression of force, the Mongolian tribes, who were once as silent as a cicada, never dared to raid the south again...

[Over the past seventy years, the Ming Dynasty had almost forgotten these former enemies. So when news of the Mongol cavalry's southward raids reached the capital, you were stunned for a long time and didn't react.]

[However, after being stunned for a moment, you didn't feel any panic, but instead fell into deep thought...]

You thought about it for three whole minutes, but you still couldn't figure out how they dared to hit you!

[Fuck, are you crazy? ]

[Not to mention that the Divine Emperor is still sitting in the Imperial Palace, and the Imperial Guards, who have been on vacation for almost ten years and are already bored out of their minds... Just to say that your 100,000 new troops in the Beijing Camp are no match for these old-fashioned cavalry!]

[Adding to this the decade of prosperity in the two capitals and thirteen provinces, the Ming Dynasty now has a full treasury and flourishing industries. Its reserves of various materials are simply incomparable to those of the Mongolian tribes. If a war breaks out, it will be a 100% crushing victory!]

How dare they...?

[You've been thinking it over and over, but you still can't figure it out. But you don't need to think too hard. Just fight first and think later!]

[Order! Send troops to the Northern Expedition!]

【…】

In the 86th year of Chongzhen's reign, the Mongol Tatar tribe suddenly invaded. Thousands of light cavalrymen leaped over the Great Wall and plundered the northern Shanxi region.

[That year, the Prime Minister followed the example of Zhuge Liang and personally led 50,000 troops from the capital camp to the Northern Expedition!]

[That year, he repelled several thousand Tatar cavalrymen who had invaded Jin and plundered the region. He seized all the looted goods and returned them to families in northern Jin. The people of northern Jin all bowed down in gratitude.]

[That year, the Prime Minister left Yanmen Pass to conquer the Tatars!]

[The following year, they were decisively defeated! One hundred thousand Tatar tents were captured. The Tatar Khan slid down to his knees in surrender, respectfully presenting the Imperial Seal...]

【…】

【It's so weird! 】

[Until the moment you defeated all the Tatar troops and forced the Khan to surrender, you still felt like you were in a dream...] [You imagined that you would definitely defeat the Tatars, but the process wouldn't be smooth sailing. After all, these steppe tribes have always been at odds with the Central Plains dynasties.]

Once your Northern Expedition Army reaches the grasslands, they will either fight you to the bitter end, or employ the traditional grassland tribes' art of migrating, avoiding your attack and offering temporary tolerance...

[But in the end, they didn't choose any of them, but voted directly! ]

[What is this?! Welcoming the royal teacher?! If they were so well behaved, why did they invade and plunder before?]

【Divine Gold! 】

[Or rather, this war was completely nonsense: you noticed from the very beginning that the thousands of cavalrymen who entered the pass to plunder had extremely low fighting spirit. Not only did they only rob and not kill, but as soon as your army arrived, they simply fled, leaving all the pots, pans, rice, flour, grain, and oil they had looted scattered all over the ground...]

【Well, this is just a snatch of loneliness! 】

[Later, when your army marched out of the border, there was no hard battle. Often, after just a few rounds of musketry, the opposing tribes surrendered without even trying to flee... Small tribes surrendered, large tribes surrendered, and even the Khan's court surrendered!]

[You act like the destined emperor, drinking plenty of kumis offered by the herdsmen and feasting on beef and mutton cooked by the chieftain. Every one of the fifty thousand soldiers gained weight...]

[No, buddy... what are you doing? You're so hospitable, so why did you invade and plunder before? You're a psychopath!]

[In short, when you see the Khan, with his entire family, bowing respectfully to you in the military tent, holding the imperial seal in his hand to express his surrender, you simply want to vomit a thousand times...]

[But no matter what, you really won, and if you win, you should accept the prize! ]

"How did you get this imperial seal?"

You stare at the heavy jade seal in bewilderment. If the history books you've read aren't false, then Qin Shi Huang's imperial seal was long ago lost. Furthermore, a corner of the seal was broken during the reign of Emperor Wang Mang, who then patched it with gold. The damage is now very noticeable...

[However, the imperial seal before you is completely intact, and it doesn't match the historical records. It's clearly not the seal of Qin Shi Huang, and this has been corroborated by the Tatar Khan.]

"Prime Minister, you may not know this jade seal, which was passed down from the Yuan Dynasty. When Emperor Shundi of the Yuan Dynasty fled the capital, he took it with him..."

"Later, the Jianzhou bandit chieftain, Huang Taiji, defeated our own Khan, Ligdan Khan, and the imperial seal fell into the hands of Huang Taiji and his son, Fulin..."

"Later, when Your Majesty suppressed the rebellion in Jianzhou, our army took it back..."

Listening to the Tatar Khan's fluent Chinese explanation, you gradually understood: So this is the imperial seal of the Yuan and Qing dynasties!

You then looked at the jade seal again, marveling at it: "This thing has actually survived the might of the Divine Emperor. It must be of truly exceptional quality..."

[But at this moment, the Tatar Khan bowed respectfully to you and spoke in a tone of great flattery.]

"Since ascending the throne, the Prime Minister has worked tirelessly to improve the well-being of the people. Over the past ten years, the country has enjoyed great peace, a strong nation, and prosperity for the people. The people of the world are all grateful for the Prime Minister's boundless kindness. Even I, a barbarian, yearn for the Prime Minister's sunshine and rain!"

"The Jade Seal is a sign of good fortune. It was accidentally found by a foreign minister from the ruins of Jianzhou. Now, by chance, it has been presented to the Prime Minister. This is proof that the Prime Minister's benevolence has moved the heavens!"

“As the saying goes, auspicious signs accompany the birth of a saint. Now that auspicious signs are here, please accept them according to the will of heaven and the people!”

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(End of this chapter)