The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 468: New Tricks of Leaving People and Leaving the Land Behind

On the south bank of the Songhua River, the Ming army camp.

The chariots of the Shenshu Camp were neatly arranged on the periphery, forming a huge square formation with a radius of more than 20 miles.

The dark chariots were arranged tightly together, just like a city wall built of steel.

If you look at it from a distance, you would really think it is a city. There are even soldiers from the Shenshu Camp standing on the armored chariots with shields raised, row after row, just like soldiers defending a city.

Around noon, dense smoke from cooking fires rose up, and it looked like a huge city had appeared on the grassland.

At this moment, a burst of sparse horse hoof sounds suddenly came from the northeast, and a string of black dots came from far away and soon appeared in the telescopes held by the soldiers of the Shenshu Camp.

These are the leaders of the Haixi Jurchen tribe who came here under the guidance of an envoy.

They were already together.

Because when Nurhaci came to attack them, they were preparing to gather troops to resist.

Who would have thought that Nurhaci suddenly ran away, and hundreds of thousands of Ming troops suddenly attacked again.

They only learned from the envoys they sent last night that these were soldiers from the Ming Dynasty’s capital camp.

The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is coming to lead the army in person!

Moreover, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty ordered the envoys they sent to bring them to the court.

How dare they not come?

The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty brought hundreds of thousands of elite troops from the Beijing Army!

If they don't come, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty can destroy them with just a wave of his hand!
However, when they ran over and took a look, they were dumbfounded.

How come there is suddenly such a big city here?

They just ran past here a few days ago. At that time, this was just a flat grassland with nothing else.

Can such a large city be built in these few days?
impossible!

They all couldn't help but look at the messenger sent yesterday.

The messenger was also puzzled and stunned.

When he ran here yesterday at noon, there was no city here, only endless Ming army soldiers.

The Ming army had just arrived here and had not yet set up camp.

Who would have thought that in less than a day, such a huge city would appear here!

How is this going?

When they got closer, they realized that it was not a city, but a formation of chariots.

The Ming army soldiers guarding the chariots raised their hands and pointed at the gap in the phalanx, asking them to enter.

Now that I'm here, I naturally have to go in and meet His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

They had no choice but to slow down, line up in a row, and walk in through the gap in the square formation.

Inside this square formation was a passage formed by densely packed wooden chariots, and the passage was so long that you couldn't see the end at a glance!

On both sides of the passage were rows and rows of tents and even artillery pieces, and you couldn't see the end of them at a glance!

They rode and galloped for nearly a quarter of an hour before arriving at another small square formed by wooden chariots in the middle.

The word "small" here actually means relative to the large formation outside. It is actually not small at all.

The neatly arranged tents inside were so densely packed that it seemed that there were many more of them than the camp where they were gathering their troops now.

In other words, there are at least 20,000 to 30,000 people gathered here.

When they rode their horses and paced to a smaller square formation, the Jinyiwei came over, raised their hands and asked them to dismount, take off their weapons, and go in to meet the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

The reason why Wanli ordered the soldiers of the Beijing camp to go to such great lengths to stage such a grand display was not just to intimidate the leaders of the Haixi Jurchen tribe.

He wants to spend the winter here!

The reason why the chariots were arranged so closely was to block the cold wind.

The leaders of the Haixi Jurchen tribes were unaware of this. All they saw were chariots, muskets, and artillery, and they had no idea how many tents the Ming army had.

This strength is enough to make them tremble.

After they followed the Jinyiwei into the commander's tent, they bowed their heads and prostrated themselves on the ground, saying in unison: "Yehe Beile Yehenara Nalinbulu, Hada Beile Nara Mengguboluo, Ula Beile Ulanara Mantai, and Huifa Beile Nara Baiyindari greet His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty."

What a familiar surname.

Historically, after Nurhaci completely annexed the Nurgan Regional Command, the Ming Dynasty entered the countdown to its demise.

Many of these people’s descendants became generals, prime ministers, and even empresses and imperial concubines.

However, that is unlikely now.

I want to completely eradicate this hidden danger.

Wanli did not let these people stand up. He deliberately remained silent for a while, and then asked majestically: "Why are you colluding with the Tatars?"

That's what I said.

They just have a good relationship with the Tatars. Isn't it too much to go along with them?

However, they did not dare to refute.

After all, they had just joined forces with the Tatars to attack the Jianzhou Jurchens.

Can they say that they don’t have such a good relationship with Tatar?
Moreover, it is no secret that the Yehenara clan originated from the Tumed tribe of Tatars.

They do have a good relationship with the Tatars.

Wanli deliberately insisted on this point.

Because at this moment he couldn't explain why these people had an unclear relationship with Nurhaci.

These guys just united to fight a battle against the Jianzhou Jurchens. Now they are still in hostile relations with the Jiannu.

Therefore, he could only keep harping on the relationship between these guys and the Tatars.

There are so many things to bite into a tartare.

Seeing that these guys didn't dare to say a word, he said coldly: "You know very well what the Tatars did.

During the Gengxu Incident during the Jiajing reign, the Tumed tribe of Tatars invaded the capital of the Ming Dynasty, causing heavy casualties among the military and civilians in the capital.

And Tumen Khan, you should know how many times he has invaded Liaodong since the Jiajing period.

You should also be well aware of how many times he has invaded Liaodong from your territory."

We are naturally very clear about these.

The problem is, we didn’t do any of this!
Several leaders of the Haixi Jurchen tribe were speechless.

These are all facts.

They really have nothing to say.

Wanli then said majestically: "You are all responsible for the disaster caused by the northern barbarians!
I now want to eradicate the scourge of the Northern Tartars. Tell me yourselves, how shall I deal with you?"

That's what I said.

What does the disaster caused by the northern barbarians have to do with us?
Nara Mengguboluo said carefully: "Your Majesty, we are different from the Tatars and the Jianzhou Jurchens.

We have always been submissive to the Ming Dynasty. In the second year of the Wanli reign, my father, Wang Tai, captured the Jianzhou Jurchen chieftain, Wang Gao, and brought him to the capital."

The other leaders nodded in agreement, "Yes, yes, Your Majesty, we are always respectful to the Ming Dynasty."

I knew you would bring this up.

Wanli snorted coldly, "You and the Jianzhou Jurchens are at loggerheads, so what's the point of capturing Wang Gao and claiming credit for it?
Wang Gao's army of more than 10,000 was defeated by the Liaodong border troops. You just took advantage of the situation.

If you were truly submissive, why haven't you captured Tumen Khan or Buyan Khan and taken them to the capital?"

Let’s go capture Tumen Khan and Buyan Khan!
You think too highly of us.

Upon hearing this, several leaders of the Haixi Jurchen tribe were speechless.

Wanli then said coldly: "You don't need to capture Buyan Khan.

We have captured him and executed all his family members. All his followers have made meritorious officers and soldiers into slaves.

what about you?
How to choose?

what?
Buyan Khan was captured?

This guy and his entire family were executed, and all his followers were exiled as slaves!

Nara Mengguboluo kowtowed and said, "We sincerely submit to the Ming Dynasty. From now on, we will pay tribute every year and will not slack off in the slightest."

The other leaders also kowtowed and said, "Yes, yes, we sincerely submit to the Ming Dynasty. From now on, we will pay tribute every year and will not slack off in the slightest."

Is this your submission what I need?

Wanli pretended to hesitate and said, "This time I really want to completely eradicate the scourge of the Northern Tartars. Will you listen to me?"

What does this mean?
Oh, Nurhaci seems to have run away.

You want us to try our best to hunt down Nurhaci, right?

This is a bit difficult, but it is better than executing the entire family and sending all the tribesmen into slavery.

Several leaders of the Haixi Jurchen tribe kowtowed repeatedly and said, "We will obey the Emperor's orders."

If you dare not obey me, I will destroy you.

Wanli nodded slightly, then said majestically: "Okay, you should go back quickly to gather all your troops and migrate south immediately.

Remember, all of you, including all your tribesmen, must arrive at the temporary dock north of the Liao River before winter sets in and board the ship. I will arrange a warm and comfortable place for you to rest and recuperate."

what?
Don’t you want us to fight the Jianzhou Jurchens to the death?

You want us all to leave our homeland!

Several leaders of the Haixi Jurchen tribe were stunned when they heard this.

Seeing this, Wanli threatened directly: "You don't want to leave, right?

"Alright, next spring I will completely wipe out the Jianzhou Jurchens. Anyone who remains here will be treated as a Jian slave."

If we don't leave, you will treat us all as slaves and wipe us out!
Upon hearing this, several leaders of the Haixi Jurchen tribe kowtowed and said, "We obey your orders."

If you don't leave, I will really treat you all as slaves and wipe you out!
Because in history you were annexed by the Jiannu, you are the Jiannu!
Wanli nodded slightly, then waved his hand and said, "Well, hurry back and gather all the tribesmen to migrate south."

Upon hearing this, several leaders of the Haixi Jurchen tribe quickly stood up, bowed and took their leave.

Zhu Changxu, who had been observing and learning from the side, could not help but ask, "Father, they seem to have a population of several hundred thousand, right? Are they all moving away?"

These people cannot be kept here, as it will always be a hidden danger.

Wanli nodded slightly and said, "Yes, they must all move away."

Zhu Changxu couldn't help but ask, "Where are all these people moving to?"

Wanli said without hesitation: "First take them to Dongfan, and then take them to America."

what?
This is not exile tens of thousands of miles away!

Zhu Changxu really couldn't understand why these people went to so much trouble to be taken to America.

The Haixi Jurchen tribe seems to be quite submissive.

The population of Nurgandusi is not large to begin with, and if the Haixi Jurchen tribe, which has the largest population, is taken away, there will be even less people left.

Doesn't it mean that I, the King of the North, have very few subjects under my rule?
(End of this chapter)