461 It's just a trip
The new decree of the Emperor of Ming Dynasty was not an expedition, but a mighty man. Bai Minghe's troops moved slowly and waited for the official envoys in the Hami Guard. Bai Minghe had the power to be arbitrarily, and the envoys represented the Ming court.
"Forget it, I ordered Hou Tianci to mobilize all his subordinates. Except for the inconvenience of being injured and sick, the rest of the people can travel with the army. We don't need so many soldiers anymore. A total of 30,000 people are enough. We will set off after we stay here for five days. The rest of the army will be sent by the Lord."
Wang Cheng accepted the order, and he only needed to pass on the order, so naturally someone would arrange specific matters.
A month later, the white-known crane came to Hamiwei.
These days, Bai Minghe has countless nostalgia for modern life. I remember the first time I took the train to the Western Regions. How many days and nights would it take to walk, which was really a complaint. But now, it is more than a few days and nights to walk. If you set out from the capital, even the entire cavalry team would not be able to walk in less than two months.
The sky is blue and the air is so good that it is indescribable.
"Mr. Xiaobai..." A general who was more than two meters tall and weighed more than 200 kilograms. He would shake the ground when he ran in armor and strode forward. He was particularly excited when he saw Bai Minghe and other generals. Bai Minghe immediately smiled and greeted him: "General Gu!"
"What general is not a general, just call Lao Gu."
This general Bai Minghe only met once. He originally belonged to the Duke of England and had a natural sense of fear of water. So it was impossible to become a navy. So he came to Hami.
Why can Baiminghe remember this person after only seeing him once? It is not because he is tall, but because he is his name. His name is Gu Kejian. This name has a homophone in modern times in later generations, which is definitely a top taboo item. So Baiminghe was deeply impressed by him once.
The two walked side by side.
"Sir Xiaobai, how could he come to the Western Regions?"
Bai Minghe was stunned at first, and Wang Cheng whispered beside him: "Sir, Hamiwei only has two large transportation teams a year. Once in spring and autumn, the larger the scale, the lower the transportation cost. More businesses choose to build workshops here and process raw materials on site. This can save a lot of transportation costs. According to our records, it will take at least half a month to come from Gansu, and it will be after this season's autumn harvest."
Bai Minghe nodded and understood. The transportation was inconvenient. There was no radio station here, so the news was naturally blocked.
However, during the Chinese New Year, the Ming Dynasty had already announced that it would be a northern expedition.
I think this general of the ancient army did not know that he had gone to the Northern Expedition, so he just thought that he had brought people to the Hami Guard. After all, the Hami Guard entered the development period with his own efforts.
Thinking of this, Bai Minghe said: "Mr. Yu Qian, the Northern Expedition, is the head coach, and I am the military supervisor. This battle may not have been completed, and there are still many remnants to be cleaned up, but the main one is over. After calculating the days, Mr. Yu Qian is probably starting to return to the army. It is very likely that he has entered the pass."
Entering the Pass means entering the Great Wall, which is basically considered going home.
"What about the result of the battle?" General Gu asked urgently.
"I killed more than 100,000 people here. There were no prisoners of war. The soldiers probably hated the thorns, so they killed more fiercely." When Bai Minghe spoke, General Gu's eyes widened and killed more than 100,000. This was a great victory battle that was not even in the history of the Ming Dynasty. This was definitely a great contribution.
Bai Minghe said again: "This. I'm lucky, I'll catch it alive."
"Ah!" General Gu screamed strangely, and his whole body was trembling. Is the general of the Ming Dynasty not a shadow on the battle between Tumu Fort? That battle is a shame.
At that moment, General Gu knelt down in the direction of the capital and kowtowed three times: "This is the protection of the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty!"
The white-known He could not pull General Gu, so he had to squat beside him and whisper: "The Khan of Tulupan brought his men to attack the Ningxia Guards and let us destroy them. His subordinates still have 100,000 surrenders. I want to do something to Tulupan, so you can take care of these surrendered soldiers."
"I'm willing to be the pioneer!" General Gu jumped up in an instant.
Bai Minghe quickly said, "No war, just go and talk about it and get some benefits. But in the future, General Gu, you have a great responsibility. It is one thing to protect Hami Gu, but monitoring Tulupan is extremely important. It is impossible for our Ming Dynasty to send troops there in large quantities. If there is any abnormal movement, it will naturally depend on General Gu, your majesty."
"They dare not, they dare not, within ten years!" General Gu was extremely serious when talking about the serious business: "Mr. Xiaobai, this battle in the Northern Expedition almost destroyed the thorns. Even the self-proclaimed God Khan Yesen captured him alive. Nothing dared to jump out of the way for death within ten years. With your behavior, you will throw a handful of copper coins over, and they will definitely be honest."
Hahaha! The white-known crane is a little embarrassed. This reputation is not very good.
When I came to the resting place, Bai Minghe looked at the architectural style here, which was still made of brick, wood and stone. Cement was from the Ming Dynasty, but the cost of pulling it here was too high, unless a cement factory was built here. In terms of style, Bai Minghe felt a bit Islamic.
But it is different from later generations.
There is no research on the ancient building of the white crane, I just look at it.
Bai Minghe stood there without walking in, and General Gu stood beside him without urging him. It was not until Wang Cheng took the people around and came out that Bai Minghe walked in. This was a tacit understanding. There was no need for Bai Minghe to say anything, nor did Wang Cheng say anything. Since the last assassination, Bai Minghe would never go in without a place that Wang Cheng and others had checked.
This is not timidity, but the rules.
As the governor of the East Factory, he has been assassinated once, and when he is sent back to the East Factory, he is completely shameless.
As soon as he sat down, he didn't even drink tea, and a guard came to report: "Report, King Zhongshun is here to visit!"
"This is wrong. It should be because I went to see King Zhongshun. It was my misconduct to ask him to come and visit him." Bai Minghe also understood many rules of the Ming Dynasty. This former leader of the tribe of Hami was a king named by the Ming court. Then he must be of higher rank than his own count, and there is no reason for a high rank to visit a low rank.
"Open the middle door to welcome guests." Wang Cheng explained to Bai Minghe after giving instructions to his subordinates: "Sir, my subordinates think that this welcoming ceremony is not considered a visit. You can understand it as going out of the city to welcome guests for ten miles. After all, this is the king, and such a welcoming ceremony is suitable."
Wang Cheng didn't tell the truth, his subordinates could hear that General Gu was the same.
The situation Wang Cheng said did not exist at all. It is a ritual to welcome him out of the city. The thing that comes to visit as soon as he enters the city is definitely a person with a low level to visit people with a higher level. There is absolutely no opposite situation.
General Gu did not explain, there was no need to explain.
Even the real prince of the Ming Dynasty dare not put on the airs of a prince in front of Bai Minghe. A prince of a family should have come to visit him.
"Mr. Xiaobai, this Zhongshun King was originally named Halisudan, and later changed to Vataris!"
A small reminder, but Bai Minghe didn't understand much, just changed his name, and it didn't seem to matter. However, General Gu saw that Bai Minghe didn't understand, so he quickly continued to explain: "Originally, this King Zhongshun believed in Buddhism, but later changed to Islam, so he changed his name."
"So that's it!" This is not as simple as changing the name.
When King Zhongshun fell to Watari, he wore a long silk gown in the Ming style, but his hair and decoration were Mongolian.
After meeting each other, the host and the guest sit down.
"The noble nobles of the Ming Dynasty, come from afar, please accept my praise!"
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for your disturbance!" Bai Minghe also said nonsense. Of course, this was also a polite word on the official side and a cliché.
King Zhongshun inadvertently glanced around him, lowered his voice and said, "Can you please step back left and right?"
Bai Minghe nodded. Except for Wang Cheng and a master of the Forbidden Palace, the rest of the people retreated outside. As for leaving two people, King Zhongshun naturally would not say much. After all, it is normal to leave someone to guard as Bai Minghe.
After everyone left, King Zhongshun said, "I want to move to Daming to live!"
"Why?" Bai Minghe was surprised.
King Zhongshun had nothing to say: "Here, there are wats to the north and Tulupan to the west. I am just the leader of a small tribe. The Ming Dynasty appointed me as king, but I just hope that a tribe like me would become a post and could not do anything to resist the enemy. At present, Hami's defense is not helpful to my tribe!"
Bai Minghe smiled: "To put it bluntly, you have neither power nor money, and you are surrounded by people who are better than you. It is better to change a wealthy place in the inland of the Ming Dynasty as a nominal king of Zhongshun. In my opinion, you are retreating to advance, and no one is willing to give up your status and rights unless..."
Bai Minghe didn't say anything unless he came later.
But King Zhongshun said, "Unless he is already desperate!"
"Very good. I like to speak to smart people. Let me make a statement first, the principles of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty is a multi-ethnic kingdom that allows multi-ethnic coexistence, mainly Han ethnic groups and supplemented by various ethnic groups. I will turn your Hami into a part of the Ming Dynasty, but will not take away what you originally had."
Bai Minghe's words surprised those who heard it. Not only King Zhongshun, but also Wang Cheng were surprised.
King Zhongshun's surprise lies in the intuition of Baiming He, while Wang Cheng's surprise lies in the fact that Baiming He reigned the red fruit.
"So, what do I need to do?" King Zhongshun thought that you, Bai Minghe, could say so directly, so can I ask very directly? You can give me the most pleasant answer.
Bai Minghe stood up: "You only need to do one thing and treat yourself as a Ming person. You are a citizen of the Mongolians in the Ming Empire who believe in Islam and have the title of princes. I wonder if you understand what I said!" (To be continued)
Chapter completed!