This place is close to the southeastern remnant of Yanshan Mountain, with a sparse population and barren land. During the Yongle Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty had plans to move the capital to Beiping, but it was quickly stopped; the population near Beiping City was not yet densely populated, and the area near Shanhaiguan was far from recovering from the many wars since the late Yuan Dynasty.
The place where the North Korean envoy was attacked is located in a place with no village in front and no store in the back, and is far away from the nearest garrison and fort. The nearby mountains are not high, but the view is too wide. To the north are rolling hillsides covered with grass; to the south, the tops of the hills are even bare rocks.
Except for a post road passing by here, there is almost no scenery around.
The sound of fighting had gradually subsided. Several thieves on horseback, holding bows, arrows and swords, approached the overturned carriage from all sid
People say that the Ming Dynasty is rich and prosperous, like a paradise. However, when the virtuous princess came here from North Korea, what she experienced was like being in troubled times!Suddenly, the forest was in chaos again. The "robbers" picked up their weapons and mounted their horses. The sound of horns continued to sound, and the sound of horses' hooves and shouts suddenly descended upon the place as if it was an ambush from all sides!The two men who had been pulling the virtuous lady had left, and she was freed and got up from the ground, standing there in panic. No one was watching her, but she didn't know where to escape to, and she didn't know what to do for a moment."Woo! Woo..." Park Gyeong-woo, whose mouth was blocked, suddenly made a sound. The virtuous princess came back to her senses and hurriedly picked up her long skirt and ran over there.Suddenly, she heard a scream, and then with a "thump", a man fell on his back in front
Kaiping City, a strange city.However, for the virtuous princess, all the cities of the Ming Dynasty should be unfamiliar, as she had never been there before. People did not pay attention to the scenery of Kaiping City because there were more grand scenes that attracted the attention of the survivors of the delegation.The endless wilderness outside the city was filled with tents and troops. The villages around the city were dotted on the land, as if they had been submerged by the army!From time to time, the sound of firecrackers and gunshots could be heard on the parade ground, drifting in the wind; there were also strings of white smoke, which was particularly eye-catching. Groups of war horses were galloping, and soldiers were shouting. When people came here, the surroundings suddenly became noisy and lively.There were no romantic scenes, no bridges or running water, and no pavilions or towers. Outside the tower standing on the horizon, all you co
"The firewood is burning under the pot, and the beans are crying in the pot. They are from the same root, why are they so eager to hurt each other?"As soon as the door of the room not far away opened, a person inside recited a few lines of poetry with a hint of sadness in his voice.When the virtuous princess heard this, her heart suddenly ached. This was not the first time she had heard someone recite this poem by Cao Zhi. When her father was suddenly attacked by the army and captured by the armored soldiers, he recited this poem!A moment later, the tall and sturdy man who was different from ordinary people walked out of the opened door. But the poem was not recited by this big man. The sound was wrong and the timing was wrong. As soon as the sound of reciting the poem hit the ground, the big man had already walked out without saying a word.The big man immediately spotted the virtuous lady and looked at her while walking.The virtuous master
The sky was already dark, and tonight's dinner took quite a while to prepare.However, the virtuous lady felt as if just a while had passed, and she couldn't tell whether she was nervous, excited, or happy; anyway, she felt that she was quite impetuous, and later on, she often didn't know what actions she had taken or what she had said. . Fortunately, the Ming Emperor was very tolerant to her and didn't say a word of blame.After dinner, when the maids came in with tea, the fat white eunuch followed the maids in. The eunuch bowed to Zhu Gaoxu, bowed his head and whispered a few words.The smile on Zhu Gaoxu's face did not disappear, but it became a little forced in an instant. After hearing this, he said, "It's getting late today. In this case, Cao Fu, you call Chen Wu and lead the troops to escort the virtuous Weng Hui back to the residence."He turned to the virtuous lady and said, "We will meet again later."After hearing this, the virtuous la
That night, three people were sent from Shanhaiguan and rushed to the outskirts of Kaiping City overnight. They entered the city in a basket.At this moment, Hou Hai from the Northern Office of the Defense Department had not yet finished his duty and was still interrogating criminals under the order of the emperor. When he heard the news, he immediately went to meet the newcomer!Among the three men, two were accomplices of the gang of treacherous people under the Dai King. When they saw that the situation was not good, they turned against them and fled to inform the emperor. The other one was a household of the Ming army. After the Joseon envoys were attacked, they fled to Shanhaiguan.Faced with a traitor within the group and the exposure of his own identity, a criminal leader named Yang Pu was finally willing to confess!"Name?" Hou Hai picked up the brush and dipped it quickly in the inkstone a few times.The chained man sitting on a stool ac
"Huang Yan is missing!" an eunuch said in front of Zhu Gaosui.Zhu Gaosui was sitting on the throne in the main hall of the Zhao Palace. He was horrified when he heard this. He stood up and glared, "Huang Yan ran away?!"The eunuch in front of him was Huang Yan's godson Huang Taiping.Huang Taiping looked as if his parents had died, uglier than Gao Sui's. Huang Taiping nodded continuously and said, "I haven't seen him since the day before yesterday! At first I thought that Eunuch Huang had left the palace for something, but then I heard some news and I thought something was wrong! I also remembered that not long ago, Huang Yan met a Wuliangha Mongol. Could he have gone to Mongolia?!"Zhu Gaosui pointed at Huang Taiping's nose and asked, "Why are you reporting this now?"Huang Taiping said with a sad face, "I deserve to die!""Huang Yan, I treated you well, but you hurt me so much..." Gao Sui muttered with gritted teeth.At this moment
The plain was filled with the rumbling sound of horses' hooves, and more than 20,000 cavalrymen were surging on the land. Some of the horses were marching slowly in formation, while others were jogging in a circuitous manner. The cavalry occupied a large area, and the presence of more than 20,000 cavalrymen was earth-shaking.The Ming Emperor's central army flag fluttered in the wind. Guards in distinctive armor surrounded Zhu Gaoxu, and the group of horses gradually walked onto the official road.Just then, a shout came from the road ahead, "Urgent report that the vanguard general is safe!"Two riders galloped forward to interrogate him. After a while, the messenger walked to Zhu Gaoxu's horse, knelt on one knee and presented a memorial, saying, "The King of Zhao sent the eunuch Huang Taiping from the King of Zhao's palace, and a memorial. General Ping ordered me to take the memorial and present it to His Majesty by fast horse!"Zhu Gaoxu asked Chen W
On July 20, Ping An led the vanguard army to approach Datong City and set up camp five miles away. Three days later, Zhu Gaoxu led the main cavalry to arrive, with more than 30,000 cavalrymen marching to the city of Datong!The autumn wind was bleak, and the dust in the air was mixed with fallen leaves; outside Datong City, soldiers and horses were surging, and there was a murderous atmosphere. The cavalry of various units had deployed troops in all directions, and there were running horses everywhere. The neighing and the sound of horse hooves in the air brought the breath of war.Zhu Gaoxu rode his horse to the east gate of the city and looked at the flags and weapons on the tower for a while. He turned to Hou Hai and said, "Shoot the letter of surrender to the top of the city and ask the King of Dai to send someone out to talk."Before Hou Hai could reply, he suddenly stared at the city gate in the distance. Zhu Gaoxu turned around and saw that the city g