Chapter 199 198 Xuanda

Wei Guangde didn't want to stay here any longer. He just wanted the money delivered to him. He didn't want to get involved in what happened later. If he was asked to contact the Yan family on behalf of Prince Yu's Mansion, Wei Guangde didn't have the courage.

After Wei Guangde returned to the Hanlin Academy, he found that the atmosphere in the Hanlin Academy was a bit strange today. The scribes in each room gathered together and whispered.

In fact, Wei Guangde noticed on the way to his public house that the several public houses along the road were empty. Usually at this time, most people were in the room, either reading or taking a nap.

After all, it's already June. It's extremely hot outside, but it's cooler inside, but it just makes people want to sleep.

Although Wei Guangde was puzzled, he didn't stop and went straight back to his office to sit down.

When entering the door, the scribe Lu Bu naturally saw Wei Guangde coming back, so he hurriedly got out of the crowd of scribes, made another pot of tea and sent it in.

When he was about to go out after putting down the tea, Lu Bu was stopped by Wei Guangde.

"Did anything happen in the courtyard while I was out? What were you guys muttering about together?"

"Well, sir, nothing happened in the courtyard. Everyone was just talking about the news from Xuanfu in the north."

Lu Bu saw Wei Guangde frowning and guessed that he had gone out just now and might not be aware of the news coming from outside. He continued to explain: "There was news from outside that since last month, Xuanfu has been involved in many conflicts with

The Tatars were fighting around Xuanfu."

"I've heard about this. I think I even warned the capital last month."

Wei Guangde had a vague impression that he had heard someone say this, and he didn't know whether it was Zhang Ke or who said it.

Now in Datong and Xuanfu, the Ming army has already had this habit. Once a large group of Tatar cavalry is discovered, they must give an early warning to the capital.

This was also caused by the "Gengxu Incident" in the 29th year of Jiajing. At that time, the Tatars failed to attack Datong and chose to take a detour to attack the Ming Dynasty. As a result, their troops reached Huairou and Shunyi, and even almost captured Tongzhou, which scared the city of Beijing.

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From then on, when war breaks out in Bian Town, the first major thing the Bian Town leader will do is to warn the city of Beijing, but he is also frightened. This trend has even spread to the Liaodong front line, Guangning, Shanhaiguan and other places where Tatars were found.

An emergency report will be sent to Beijing City.

However, after speaking out, Wei Guangde was horrified, "Don't tell me, the Tatars invaded the Great Wall again?"

Because of Beijing's special geographical location, after Wei Guangde entered the Hanlin Academy, although he spent most of his time reading Taoist classics, he also found time to read relevant records about northern Mongolia. At least he understood that the so-called Mongolian Tatars were not him.

The kind that understands.

When I was in Jiangxi before, or in later generations, there was actually no detailed introduction to the distribution of power in Mongolia during this period. Therefore, in most people's eyes, the Mongols were usually divided into tribes of different sizes. Once a war broke out,

They would gather under the Great Khan's golden-domed tent or black banner and launch an attack on the enemy.

However, after reading the relevant information collected by the Hanlin Academy, especially the various documents sent from the border, Wei Guangde discovered that what he thought was Mongolia was actually three forces bordering the Ming Dynasty at this time, and they seemed to be forces that did not like each other very much.

The weakest force among them was once the one that threatened the Ming Dynasty the most, that is, the so-called Little Prince Tribe. However, now the Little Prince Tribe is the weakest force among the Tatars, and their residence is also

It has moved to Liaodong.

In the Hetao area surrounded by the dead towns of Ningxia, Yansui, Taiyuan and Datong, the power of the Mongolian tribes entrenched is only slightly stronger than that of the Xiaozi tribe, and they belong to the middle stream. This tribe is the Ji Nang tribe.

The most powerful Tatar force is undoubtedly the Anda Khan Tribe, which created the "Gengxu Incident". Between the Little Prince Tribe and the Ji Nang Tribe, they face the Ming Dynasty's heavily defended Xuanda Defense Line, that is,

Datong, Xuanfu line.

Hearing Lu Bu talk about the Tatars, Wei Guangde suddenly thought that it might be the Tatars who had invaded the Great Wall again, so he felt a little embarrassed.

Even though Wei Guangde had been on the battlefield, fighting in the north and suppressing the Japanese there were different things.

At the very least, the Ming army still had a numerical advantage over the Japanese pirates, and the weapons gap was not big. The main reason was that the training was a bit behind, and the most important thing was that the soldiers did not dare to fight.

Just kidding, you don’t even have enough to eat, but you still make people work for you, is it possible?

In the north, the reputation of the Mongolian cavalry, let alone the Ming Dynasty, was still widely spread even in later generations.

At least Wei Guangde knew that the Mongolian cavalry once invaded Europe and reached the Danube River Basin.

It can be said that two hundred years ago, the Mongolian cavalry was one of the most powerful combat forces on the planet.

Now, what Wei Guangde wants to know most is whether the descendants of this group of people will really break into the Great Wall. If that happens, martial law will be imposed in the capital again.

"It wasn't the Tatars who invaded the Great Wall, it was the Xuanfu who reported their merits, saying that they had defeated the Anta tribe in recent battles."

Lu Bu began to ramble on about the news he had heard. Since the beginning of the year, Anda's tribe had invaded the south several times. In particular, Datong's commander-in-chief Yue Mao led his troops to patrol the border and encountered Anda while stationed at Mielu Fort.

Under the siege of more than ten thousand cavalry, Yue Mao died in the battle, and his troops were completely defeated, which shook the entire Xuanda defense line.

The imperial court urgently replaced Su You, the governor-general of Xuanda, and Hou Yue, the governor of Datong and the censor of the capital, returned to Beijing to wait for him. The governor-general Xu Lunjiu was also the governor, and Chen Ru, the right minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and the right censor of the capital procuratorate were stationed in Datong to appease the morale of the army.

This time, Xu Lunfa sent back a memorial, in which he reported to the border town generals who had repeatedly performed extraordinary feats in the recent battles. He commanded Zhang Heng and other generals to request a reward for their guerrilla attack on Ma Fang.

"This is a good thing. You are doing it so mysteriously."

Wei Guangde breathed a sigh of relief, as long as the Tatars did not want another "Gengxu Revolution".

"The memorial mentioned that the Tatar soldiers retreated, but their direction of travel was very suspicious. They did not retreat to the north but to the east. Governor Xu was worried that they would repeat their old tricks and raid somewhere among the mountains.

At the Great Wall pass, we entered the pass again."

Lu Bu said nervously.

Wei Guangde couldn't calm down at this moment. After reading about the battle a few years ago, he naturally knew that the Anta Division also failed to defeat Datong at the beginning, so they chose to take a detour through the mountains in the north, raid Gubeikou, and enter the pass, ravaging the north of the capital.

They robbed Huairou and Shunyi all over.

When Wei Guangde heard that our soldiers and horses were heading east, he had already thought of this order. According to logic, going east would not be to go to the sea, not to mention that even if he went to the sea, he would not be able to find a place. The entire mountain range extends to

Bohai, where he will be surrounded by Jizhen and Liaodong official troops, which is a path to self-destruction.

Wei Guangde suddenly felt a tremor in his heart. He couldn't be that stupid. He led his troops to the east. He must be trying to replicate the battle a few years ago. While swimming, he was looking for weak points in the Great Wall Pass of the Ming Army to break through. He also wanted to do it again.

The troops came to the city.

Wei Guangde understood that they, the scribes, and the Hanlin officials who had disappeared from the public offices were all gathering together to talk about this matter.

Of course, what they were discussing was not Xu Lun's memorial, but whether the Anda tribe would break through the wall again and launch another "Gengxu Rebellion".

"Is there any news from the court?"

Wei Guangde asked, but after he asked this question, he felt a twinge of pain. These scribes knew all the important military and state affairs, that is, the Ming Dynasty. It seems that in the Qing Dynasty, a special military aircraft department was set up to handle these important military and state affairs.

, most ministers of the foreign court do not know the details and need to keep them confidential.

However, in this era, due to the inconvenience of transportation, even if the court makes some arrangements, it will take a long time for the information to be collected and sent back by the other party's intelligence personnel, at least more than half a month. Especially in this era, are there any Han people who have fornication with the Mongols?

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In fact, there really is one, and that is the White Lotus Sect.

There are records in the documents that Wei Guangde has read before that there are many White Lotus cultists at the border passes who are colluding with the Mongolian Tatars and passing on military intelligence inside the passes, but it seems that they have not been discovered here in the capital.

Lu Bu also gave the answer, which was to shake his head.

At this moment, it is estimated that the cabinet is discussing this matter with the six ministers, the Supervisor Yuan and other senior officials of the six ministries and nine ministers. Even if the news comes out, it will probably not be until night.

Wei Guangde planned to ask Zhang Ke when he returned to the guild hall at the end of his shift to see if he knew the details. It seemed that because of his position as a member of the Zhongshushe, it was easy for him to hear such news.

Wei Guangde was also a little unable to sit still in the public room at this moment, so he got up and walked outside.

In the evening, Wei Guangde returned to the Jiujiang Guild Hall in a carriage. As soon as he entered the door, he asked the waiter, "Is Mr. Zhang back?"

"Master Wei, Master Zhang probably hasn't come back yet."

The waiter immediately bowed and answered.

"Make me a pot of tea."

After speaking, Wei Guangde found a table in the lobby and sat down, and then ordered Zhang Ji: "Zhang Ji, please take the tea back to the room."

Not long after, Lao Kan and Xia Kefan came back. When they entered the gate of the guild hall, they saw Wei Guangde sitting there, and they both walked over.

"Have you heard?"

Wei Guangde pointed to the positions on both sides and asked in a low voice after they sat down.

Lao Kan and Xia Kefan both nodded. The government offices in the capital were concentrated. On weekdays, scribes were running around in various government offices delivering various official documents. Naturally, the news spread easily.

The two of them obviously wanted to wait for Zhang Ke to come back and ask about the situation.

"Sit down for a while. I'll order some food and drinks when you come back."

Wei Guangde said.

"That's good, I'm not hungry now."

Lao Kan nodded and couldn't help but look out the door.

Well, for those of them who are new scholars, they have never experienced the "Gengxu Revolution". Suddenly they heard that the Mongolian Tatars might attack Beijing again. It was impossible not to be afraid.

Let alone them, even Wei Guangde was actually a little scared.

Xia Kefan calmed down a little. After all, he had been surrounded in Beijing. But no matter what he said at this time, the impact on Wei Guangde and Lao Kan would be limited. It was better to hear what Zhang Ke could bring back.

What news.

But it's not good to wait like this all the time. Wei Guangde still called the waiters and ordered a few dishes first, but just asked them to prepare them. Don't rush to serve them. Wait for Zhang Ke to come back and serve the food and wine.

After waiting for a long time, I heard the creaking of the wheels outside, and then Zhang Ke walked into the Jiujiang Guild Hall wearing a blue official uniform.

Don't talk about why the four Jinshi are always stuck in the Jiujiang Guild Hall and don't rent a house in the capital. In fact, before they are officially conferred, anything is possible.
To be continued...