The fourteenth year of Orthodoxy, July 1449. From the border of the Ming Dynasty, the news came that the Mongolian Warat Taishi had also gathered a large army and waved his army southward, frequently harassing the Ming border.
Since the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, whether it is Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang going deep into Mobei to expel the Northern Yuan, or Chengzu Zhu Di driving his own expedition, there is only one purpose, that is, to drive the Mongols far away.
Whether the Son of Heaven can defend the country is still up for debate, but if even the Mongols can't guard against it, then there must be something wrong with this emperor. After the remnant Yuan was defeated and retreated to Mobei, he did not choose to eat sand in the desert, but adhered to the concept of "internal fighting will only die, and death will also lead to internal fighting", and gradually became the Tatar Department and the Warat Department.
The Tatars were relatively passive and had no intention of enterprising, so they gradually began to migrate to West and Central Asia, while the Warat Department was ambitious and always wanted to revive the glory of the Yuan Empire, especially at that time, the Warat Taishi was also an ambitious conspirator, who had been planning the Ming Dynasty and achieving great things.
Our comrade is not the kind of reckless man who can only wield a saber and shout at the Ming Dynasty in the ordinary sense, but a very cunning politician and businessman.
Before tearing his face with the Ming Dynasty, he actually had a honeymoon period with the Ming Dynasty, and at that time, he also bowed down to the Ming Dynasty, saying that he was determined to follow the Ming Dynasty, brave and loyal, and never made small moves.
Although he seems to have submitted to the Ming Dynasty, his real purpose was only to deceive the tributaries. The Ming Dynasty called itself the first Shangbang, and attached great importance to the submission of small neighboring states, and would return it with rich gifts.
The Ming Dynasty's rewards for tributary envoys were very large, not stingy, and there was no upper limit, as long as the number of envoys increased, the rewards would increase accordingly. At first, he brought only a few people to pay tribute, but then he gradually figured out the rule, increasing the number of people with each tribute, until finally the number of his envoys reached more than 3,000 people.
These people all set out from the grassland in groups, and exchanged some beef and mutton they carried with them for a large number of rewards from the Ming Dynasty, which can be described as a big fish. However, the emperors and bureaucrats of the Ming Dynasty soon discovered Yexian's intentions and immediately adjusted their reward strategy, drastically reducing the rewards of the Yexian Mission.
There is an ancient Chinese saying called "Dou Mien, Rise to Hatred", which refers to the fact that when others need help, moderate assistance will be appreciated, but too much assistance may lead to dependence on the other party, and once the aid is stopped, it will cause resentment.
In this case, he was first annoyed and angry because he could not get more aid from the Ming Dynasty, and chose to threaten with force. When the news of Warat's invasion of Datong Mansion in Shanxi Province came, although the battle situation was tense, the Ming ministers were not worried about it, because they believed that Warat had only come to grab supplies all along, not a real invasion.
Even if this was a real invasion, the Ming army stationed in Datong would be enough to deal with it, so they decided to wait and see what happened and not take any action.
During the Ming Dynasty, Wang Zhen, as a eunuch, had much more power and influence than the Six Ministries and the Cabinet. He won the trust of the emperor, even more than the emperor's biological parents.
Wang Zhen gradually emerged in the Yongle, Hongxi, and Xuande dynasties, and by the orthodox years, he had become a leader among the eunuchs. He was excited about the invasion of Warat, and immediately urged the Emperor to take a personal expedition to defeat him.
However, Emperor Zhu Qizhen was equally excited about Wang Zhen's suggestion, and the two hit it off and immediately decided to set off.
Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen) Wang Zhen actively promoted the emperor's personal conquest, and the reason is very clear. Although he had become a eunuch and was addressed with the word "death" in front of him, that did not stop him from pursuing his country's passion.
He now wields great power and a high position, and the only thing he lacks is a remarkable achievement that will demonstrate his abilities. As long as he can help the Emperor defeat Warat, then he will be able to prove his talent and silence the ministers who have always opposed him.
And Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen also wanted to be in person, because he wanted to show his strength in the court and deter those ministers who had deep qualifications and were officials in several dynasties. His great-grandfather Chengzu Zhu Di went to Mobei five times, and his father Xuanzong Zhu Zhanji also inspected the north, they all achieved this goal, why couldn't he do it himself?
Although the Manchu Dynasty civil and military opposed the emperor's personal conquest, he still did not hesitate, pulled Wang Zhen, temporarily organized an army of 200,000, and set off immediately. The Ming army team from Beijing Division to Shanxi Datong, but after arriving in Datong, it was found that there was no trace of the Wara army, only a barren and corpses everywhere, obviously, the military report of the Wara invasion had passed many days when it was sent to the capital, just taking advantage of the time difference, Zhu Qizhen came a little late, and the defenders of Datong and the Wara army had almost fought.
Zhu Qizhen was very disappointed, and Wang Zhen's mood was naturally very low. Before they came, they had imagined that they would give the Warats a head-on blow on the battlefield and return triumphantly, but now that their dreams were shattered, what would the ministers of the court think of them if they returned to the capital in disgrace?
Wang Zhen temporarily decided to turn it into a tourist sightseeing during his imperial journey, and planned to return to the capital through Ulzhou. He believed that giving the emperor a tour of his hometown would make him feel more glorious than winning on the battlefield.
However, after obtaining the emperor's consent, he began to command the army to make a detour through Ulju. However, when he realized that the army might cause damage to the crops in his hometown, he temporarily changed his mind and returned to the starting point, returning to the capital by the same route.
Although Wang Zhen had some knowledge of crops, he had no merit in army command. The rainy weather in the north made the roads muddy and difficult to walk, and Wang Zhen tossed back and forth, leaving the Ming army exhausted.
So, they repaired in a place called Tumu Fort, and during this time, the Warat army suddenly attacked, and the Ming army was defenseless and completely collapsed. The Warat army was one of the most powerful cavalry units in the world at the time, and their charge made it impossible for the Ming army to organize effective resistance, and the army quickly collapsed, and Wang Zhen died in the chaos.
And Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen, the one who wanted to teach the Warat people a lesson, was captured alive by the Warat people and became a prisoner.
On the strategic map of the Warat people, he was also overjoyed at first, and he actually captured the Great Tomorrow in person. He looked at Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen in front of him and sneered, and then a strange idea flashed in the mind of this shrewd businessman: he could take the Great Tomorrow Son hostage, take him hostage, and extort money from the Ming Imperial Court.
Ye Xian was very excited, a sly smile appeared on his slightly old face, he believed that all this was the blessing of the Immortal Heaven, and they had finally returned.
With the blessing of the Immortal Heaven, the Warat people were overwhelmed and continued to march towards the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, while Zhu Qizhen, who was imprisoned in the barracks prison, could only look helplessly ahead, he had lost the dignity and prestige of the former emperor.
It was only at this time that he realized that he had made a serious mistake, that is: although he always wanted to be a great monarch like his grandfather Zhu Di, the Warat in front of him was not the Mahamu who escaped on the Mobei grassland back then.
Teacher Mo Yan once said that a good blacksmith always looks forward to the appearance of good steel, and then uses a unique way to shape it into a treasure knife. "
Forbidden City) now, he also holds this hammered sword in his hand, cutting through the first line of defense of the Ming Dynasty. And Zhu Qizhen, in terms of iron-making skills, is only a fledgling apprentice.
Perhaps the ** family that once swept across the Eurasian continent is no longer radiant, but the Yongle prosperous era of five expeditions to the north and six voyages to the West has long become history. We are all old, and we are no longer as glorious as we once were.
However, the facts still prove this truth: without diamonds, there is no porcelain work. Now, the originally thriving Ming Dynasty is about to usher in an unprecedented catastrophe.
The fate of Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen will also continue to fluctuate with this catastrophe until the end of his life. However, that's all for later. History tells us that we should not only learn lessons from history, but also face the future through these lessons.