Chapter 22 I will bury you

Lin Danhan had no doubt that the Ming emperor could do it if he really made up his mind.

The Kharchin Uriankhai tribe and the twenty-six tribes on the right wing were originally planning to unite to deal with him, but Altan Khan was on good terms with the right wing Mongolian tribes and was also appointed King of Shunyi by the Ming court. It was not difficult for the three to unite.

If it really came to that, on the left wing there would be new and old hatreds against Nurhachi of the Later Jin;
On the right, there are the 26 right wing tribes and the powerful Tumed tribe guarding their homeland. In front of them is the Ming Dynasty, which is fighting to the death with the weak and lean camel. It would be unforgivable for Lindan Khan's Chahar tribe not to die!

Seeing that Lin Danhan agreed, Fang Zikun suppressed his excitement.

He acted according to Chongzhen's handwritten order and actually made Ligdan Khan compromise!
At this moment, Fang Zikun just wanted to shout "Long live the emperor!"
"Okay!" Fang Zikun laughed and said, "Your Highness Khan, you won't regret it!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Ezhe corrected.

Fang Zikun just smiled and said nothing.

However, the next moment, a narrow smile appeared on his face, "Now that we have finished discussing the official business, I have a small personal request."

Lin Danhan was indeed worthy of being the Khan. At this time, the relationship between the two had changed, so he smiled and said, "General Fang, it's okay for you to just talk."

Fang Zikun smiled strangely and said, "Khan also knows that our Ming Dynasty's military merits are calculated based on the number of heads."

"I heard that many people died in Khan's tent last night? I am willing to bury them."

"you……"

When Fang Zikun left Ligdan Khan's camp, he was pulling behind him carts full of corpses of Mongolian Tartars.

Lin Danhan stood behind the Ming army with a grim face, watching Fang Zikun go away.

What the hell is this burial on behalf of the deceased? To put it bluntly, it's just pulling the corpse back and cutting off the head to report the achievement.

After cutting off the head, no one knows where the body will be thrown to feed the wolves.

The people of the Chahar tribe also knew the truth, but Lindan Khan had already decided to make friends with the Ming Dynasty, so it was useless for them to object.

However, Lin Danhan did not notice that the tribesmen who were usually extremely obedient to him no longer had any respect in their eyes when looking at him.

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Forbidden City, outside Huangji Gate.

Wang Chengen held the Tang newspaper in his hand and read it out loudly and excitedly: "On the eighth day of the first lunar month, Lin Danhan invaded Datong, and our army beheaded more than 1,800 people..."

Although he had read it several times before attending court, Chongzhen still listened very carefully while sitting on the dragon throne.

When he heard that Lindan Khan really did not dare to attack with all his strength, and was willing to sign an offensive and defensive alliance with the court even after being attacked by the Ming army at night after the war, Chongzhen was ecstatic and kept sighing: What Wang An said was indeed true. According to his strategy, not only did they repel Lindan Khan unscathed, but they also drove him back to the left wing of Mongolia to support Liaodong.

Could it be that Wang An is a hermit master? He is almost comparable to Liu Bowen in the Taizu period!

Plan strategically and win the battle from thousands of miles away!

Thinking of this, Chongzhen decided that after leaving court, he would definitely visit Wang An.

At worst, I can just acknowledge this cousin. As long as it can help the Ming Dynasty revive, it would be fine even if I had another cousin, not to mention another biological brother!

The civil and military officials in the court were all in disbelief when Wang Chengen read the report, and they all speculated whether the Datong Lieutenant General in the report had lied about his military exploits. After all, since the late Wanli period, this Lin Dan Khan had repeatedly invaded the nine frontiers without a single defeat.

Moreover, when Wang Huazhen was the governor of Liaodong, he had submitted memorials several times, saying that Lin Danhan had an army of 400,000 and was very powerful.

In addition to the title of Mongol Khan, Lindan Khan was very powerful in the eyes of all officials. If the court had not treated him with lavish hospitality, his threat might have even been greater than that of Nurhaci!
But...this Mongolian Khan, who was considered by everyone to be extremely powerful, suffered a crushing defeat in Datong Prefecture and had more than 1,800 heads killed by a small lieutenant general!

It can be called a great victory!

When Wang Chengen read that Fang Zikun, in compliance with Chongzhen's handwritten order, launched a night attack on Ligdan Khan, all the officials could not help but worry for this lieutenant general.

And when the next day Fang Zikun, in accordance with Chongzhen's arrangement, used threats and inducements to force Ligdan Khan to abandon his westward migration and return to the Mongolian left wing to cooperate with the Liaodong border army to deal with Nurhaci, all the officials looked at Chongzhen in shock.

In my heart, I silently improved my evaluation of the new emperor.

Ming Dynasty, there is hope for revival!

After Wang Chengen finished reading the report, Cui Chengxiu, the Minister of War, was the first to step out and said, "Your Majesty, this is the greatest victory that has been achieved in the past ten years since the Ming Dynasty's border invasion!"

"I think we should spread the message to the nine borders and the whole country to boost the morale of our Ming Dynasty!"

As soon as Cui Chengxiu said this, most of the eunuch party’s old officials standing in the court came out to agree.

"Our emperor has achieved such a great victory at such a young age. This is a sign of the upcoming revival of the country!"

"Only our emperor is wise and wise, and he can make Lin Dan Khan submit to us willingly!"

"Such a great victory is entirely due to the blessing of our ancestors who gave us a holy ruler like Your Majesty. I should go to the Imperial Ancestral Temple to burn incense!"

Although Chongzhen felt a little elated after hearing the flattery from the officials, his admiration for Wang An deepened.

Others may not know, but he himself knows very well in his heart that this so-called great victory has probably turned into a horrific war disaster!

He was even more resolute in his determination to accept Wang An as his cheap cousin. He was thinking about how to further develop his relationship with Wang An when he suddenly realized that Qian Qianyi, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites, had stepped out and said:

"Your Majesty, this great victory was not only due to your wisdom, but also to the dedication of the soldiers on the front line! I think that we should reward them generously so that they can feel your majesty's kindness."

Chongzhen nodded and said, "This makes sense. Fang Zikun played a great role in this battle. I will promote him to the rank of Deputy General of Datong Prefecture, a second-rank official! The rest of the meritorious officers and soldiers will be promoted as well!"

Qian Qianyi bowed and waited. Knowing that Chongzhen had not heard Cheng Jiming's name for a long time after he finished speaking, he could not help but said anxiously: "Your Majesty, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, as the military supervisor, braved the dangers and went to the front line in person. I dare to ask for credit for him!"

Qian Qianyi took credit for Cheng Jiming, and people who were not aware of the situation might think that Qian Qianyi was a good person who was willing to promote his colleagues.

In fact, the Donglin Party was in decline in the court at that time, and Cheng Jiming was already the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. If he could be promoted to the Left Vice Minister or even the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel based on his military achievements this time, he could not only strike a blow against the eunuch party, but also arrange for a large number of Donglin Party members to occupy important positions in the shortest time possible.

At the same time, he is also a powerful ally in the court to push himself into the cabinet, which can be said to be a hundred benefits with no harm.

However, upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen snorted and said disdainfully: "What a man who is not afraid of dangers and hardships. I just don't know where Qian Aiqing heard this from."

"This..." Qian Qianyi was suddenly speechless. He naturally had no way of knowing whether Cheng Jiming was really willing to go to the front line in person without fear of danger, but this was not important.

(End of this chapter)