The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Yan Chengjin's face was dark. I haven't said a word until now. It's obviously you who are showing off this cannon.

Emperor Hongzhi ignored the envoy and hurriedly ordered someone to summon Song Jing to the high platform: "I ask you, how long and heavy is this cannon?"

Song Jing hurriedly said: "It's 26 feet long and weighs 3,624 pounds. The range is more than seven miles."

Seven miles?

Everyone took a breath.

Seven miles away, people can't see clearly. This cannon can fly so far!

Emperor Hongzhi was ecstatic in his heart, but he couldn't show it too much in front of the envoy. He suppressed his smile: "Okay, I will reward you heavily!"

"Your Majesty, Song Jing cannot be rewarded."

A discordant voice sounded.

What was surprising was that the person who spoke was Yan Chengjin.

When Emperor Hongzhi and his ministers were confused, Yan Chengjin asked seriously: "How many miles did I ask you to do?"

"Eight miles."

"How many miles did you do?"

Song Jing lowered his head and said ashamedly: "Seven miles."

Yan Chengjin said righteously: "How dare you take such defective products to participate in the review ceremony? Do you know that if you miss one mile on the battlefield, you may not kill the enemy troops of foreign countries. If you miss one mile, the Tatars may enter the territory of our Ming Dynasty. If you miss one mile, the people in the border town may be dead all over the place. If you miss one mile..."

Emperor Hongzhi's face twitched fiercely, and Li Dongyang and others looked strange.

"Mr. Yan, you don't have to be so cautious."

"Your Majesty, the battlefield is a matter of life and death, so it's better to be cautious."

The foreign envoys looked as ugly as if they had eaten cockroaches, especially the Tatar envoy Mandulai. The Ming Dynasty was too much of a bully. We will never come to the military parade again in the future...

"Ahem... Let's talk about this later." Emperor Hongzhi said with a dry cough.

Yan Chengjin was very serious: "This cannon will be used to guard the nine borders of the Ming Dynasty and help our soldiers defend the city. A slight mistake will lead to a thousand miles of loss. We must not be careless."

This is a deterrent!

How could the envoys not hear that this is for Mandulai to hear, so that he can take the news back to the grassland to tell Dayan Khan and their foreign neighbors.

The drill between the Beijing Army and the Border Army just now showed the strength of the Beijing Army.

But it can't scare the Tatars.

But this Red Barbarian General is different. With it on the city wall and a range of seven miles, who dares to confront it directly?

The faces of the envoys turned ugly.

Yan Chengjin's original intention was not just to intimidate, he really wanted to put this cannon on the nine borders to strengthen the defense of the nine borders.

Today's display, firstly to intimidate the countries, secondly to let Emperor Hongzhi and his ministers see its power, it would take no time, no one would stop it.

The Chaoxian envoy pleaded: "Your Majesty, please sell this cannon to our dynasty."

Emperor Hongzhi shook his head and refused decisively: "I will not sell this cannon to anyone."

Yan Chengjin could understand the mood of the Chaoxian envoy. At this moment, Korea was in a period of undercurrent. If there was this cannon, it would be an extra bargaining chip.

Emperor Hongzhi said: "Tonight, the Honglu Temple will hold a banquet. All envoys, enjoy it. I am a little tired today, so I will not go. The cabinet will host the banquet on my behalf."

"Your Highness obeys your order!" Liu Jian and the other two said.

With Xie Qian, Emperor Hongzhi was relieved to entertain guests.

"Your Majesty, wait a moment! Today I saw a general who was originally a general under my command. I want to persuade him to go back to the grassland with me. Please, Your Majesty, let him meet me." Mandulai said.

Yan Chengjin frowned: "He has surrendered to my Ming Dynasty and will not see you."

Mandulai insisted: "Please give me a horse and a gun. The grassland only respects the strong. This man is unruly. If I defeat him, he will definitely go back to the grassland with me."

Yan Chengjin knew Mandulai. He was the lord of the Ordos tribe.

The envoys were watching, and Emperor Hongzhi said generously: "Let Lin Song come up. He can decide whether to fight or not."

Lin Song walked up to the high platform and met Mandulai. The two seemed to be very familiar with each other and began to talk, but they used Mongolian, which Yan Chengjin could not understand.

Zhu Houzhao exclaimed: "Lao Gao, this guy used to be Mandulai's subordinate!"

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Zhu Houzhao with his eyes straight, and said meaningfully: "Do you understand Tatar language?"

Zhu Houzhao quickly covered his mouth with his hands, as if he didn't say anything just now.

Lin Song knelt down and begged: "Your Majesty, please give him a good horse and a long spear."

Mandulai was waiting for Huhebaji in the middle of the parade ground, holding a long spear and riding a horse.

As the commander-in-chief of Hongzhi's hunting, Yan Chengjin's program ended here, but he didn't expect there would be an entertainment program.

The Tatars came from afar, so he couldn't give them face.

So Emperor Hongzhi and the ministers sat down again.

Under the high platform, the fight didn't start for half a day.

Mandulai continued to persuade him: "Follow me back to the grassland, I can guarantee that no one dares to kill you, you are still my capable general."

"I have changed my name to Lin Song, and promised the general that I will serve the Ming Dynasty for the rest of my life and never return to the grassland." Lin Song shook his head.

He was originally Mandulai's subordinate, but Mandulai wanted to rebel and put him under Dayan Khan's account.

Mandulai said coldly: "Then I can't keep you today!"

Lin Song raised the spear in his hand, and said nothing more, ready to fight at any time.

Yan Chengjin was about to fall asleep, and felt someone rubbed him, "Lao Gao, it's time to fight!"

When he opened his eyes, he saw Mandulai and Lin Song fighting together, with spears flying and horses galloping, fighting around the parade ground.

Mandu Lai wanted to kill Lin Song, so of course he stabbed the horse in the belly without caring about anything else. Lin Song knew Mandu Lai's character well and had long expected that he would do this.

He swept past with his spear, and the two men immediately fell off their horses.

Mandu Lai, who lost his horse, seemed to be much weaker. He was defeated in a few rounds. Lin Song stabbed Mandu Lai in the abdomen.

The battle ended quickly, with the winner decided in just a few moments.

Zhu Houzhao thought it would take a long time to fight.

"stop!"

Yan Chengjin shouted.

The ministers have dark faces, and the Tatars are killing each other. What a great opportunity.

"Stop, he is a good man!" Yan Chengjin said anxiously.

Hearing that the young master was shouting, Lin Song pierced Mandu Lai's belly with his spear and stopped it in time.

Emperor Hongzhi and others looked puzzled. Just now, they seemed to have heard this guy Yan Chengjin say that he was a good person?

"Your Majesty, when the two countries are at war, we will not kill the envoys. Our Ming Dynasty is a country of etiquette. I take the liberty to ask your Majesty for permission." Yan Chengjin said.

Emperor Hongzhi and his ministers did not know the situation in the grassland. Dayan Khan unified the grassland forcefully, and many people were dissatisfied.

Mandu Lai is the largest force. On the surface, they surrender, but in fact...

He even killed Dayan Khan's second son, Urus Borot, who had previously had a quarrel with Xie Qian in the court.

Ulus Boluot is the right-hand man of the little prince. Mandu Lai will be of great benefit to the Ming Dynasty if he gets rid of him in the future.

On the contrary, Mandu Lai was the lord of Ordos. He died here. Dayan Khan would legitimately incorporate the Ordos tribe and strengthen his power, which was extremely detrimental to the Ming Dynasty.

Emperor Hongzhi waved his hand: "What does their Tatar affairs have to do with me? When did I say I wanted to take his life?"

I recommended a friend's book: "The Three Kingdoms Begins with Saving Cao Cao's Father". Liu Ping, a history student, traveled to the Three Kingdoms era of the Later Han Dynasty and was in the team of Cao Cao's father, Cao Song.

Seeing that Cao Song is about to be killed, what should I do?

Waiting online, it's quite urgent...

PS: This book is quite interesting. The author is one of the few friends I have ever known who writes history. I would like to give him a helping hand. If you like it, you can read it.