Chapter 409 Go and deal with the three cabinet ministers!
A fast horse rushed into Panjiakou and came to Zhu Shou and Ou Zanghua who had already arranged the artillery position. Then he dismounted and knelt down to report:

"Reporting to the general and Ou Zhan, our army encountered the Duoyan Guard unexpectedly. General Qiu cleverly set up a confusing array, making the Duoyan Guard commander, Ba Ersun, deeply confused and unable to distinguish the truth from the false. Taking advantage of the moment when their guard was down, our army launched a thundering attack and won the battle in one go. Not only did we defeat the enemy, but we also captured Ba Ersun alive!"

"Good good!"

After hearing this, Zhu Shou said "good" three times in a row, stood up excitedly and asked, "Where are the children and grandchildren now?"

"Reporting to the general, the children and grandchildren are being escorted here by Zuo Wuchen." Ye Bushou replied loudly.

"So good!"

Zhu Shou was even happier. "It's a good opportunity to ask this Tartar in person why he betrayed his master so many times!"

Then, he suddenly realized what was happening, looked at Ou Zanghua and asked, "Mr. Ou, in this case, wouldn't the artillery array I set up here be meaningless?"

Ou Zanghua shook his head and said seriously: "For soldiers who have never been on the battlefield, this training is an important refinement of the mind and body, which will subtly reduce their fear of facing the battlefield."

“When the real battle begins, their performance will surely surpass today’s and show a more resilient side. Forge a fearless heart for future needs.”

"That does make some sense." Zhu Shou nodded after hearing this, agreeing with Ou Zanghua's statement.

On the morning of the second day, the soldiers lined up and a cavalry slowly approached from a distance.

Zhu Shou was wearing a straight body armor with fine fish scales and arm armor, which made him look very majestic and domineering.

Ou Zanghua stood aside, looking at his boss wearing such bold clothes, and felt panic in his heart. What is this kid trying to do? !

Sure enough, Zhu Shou waved at him and motioned him to come over.

"Mr. Ou, I have a plan that can ensure peace on the border for a hundred years." Zhu Shou said excitedly.

Ou Zanghua smiled awkwardly and said, "General, please explain clearly."

Zhu Shou looked at the cavalry approaching from a distance and said calmly, "I am thinking, if I were Batu Mengke, and I had unified the various Mongolian tribes in the east, what would I want to do next?"

"I want to rule the Central Plains!"

"I want to unify the four khanates!"

"Now two ideas are pulling at my head. Should I unify the four khanates first, or should I conquer the Central Plains first?"

At this point, Zhu Shou smiled and said with a firm look, "He is hesitating. In this case, why don't I help him?"

Ou Zanghua now understood Zhu Shou's idea. He wanted to use himself as bait to lure Batu Mengke to the south to fight.

It has only been sixty-six years since the Battle of Tumu. As long as there are a few long-lived old people on the grassland, they will never forget the humiliation that was brought to the Ming Dynasty.

As a great leader, Batu Mongke would naturally be happy to perform it again.

"Your Majesty, why has it come to this?" Ou Zanghua sighed and said helplessly.

"Haha. Because I believe in Lord Ou and Lord Qiu!" Emperor Zhengde patted Ou Zanghua on the shoulder and said with a smile: "I still remember Lord Ou's original proposal. We will use our navy and Siamese army to drive away the Portuguese who occupied Malacca."

"Once I have solved the problem of the Mongolian grassland, I can concentrate on rebuilding the Three Xuans and Six Weis!"

"Your Majesty is wise!" Ou Zanghua knew it was a big deal when he heard this, but he was still very moved in his heart. At least this boss listened to his employees' words.

"It's good to have Mr. Ou supporting me!"

Emperor Zhengde said with a smile, "But if we want to defeat Batu Mengke, the Beijing Camp alone is not enough! So I'll leave it to Ou Qing to persuade the ministers in the court!"

"Me?!" Ou Zanghua's face changed, and he felt like he was possessed by Benboerba.

He went back to persuade Yang Tinghe, Liang Chu, and Fei Hong.
What a joke, he even felt that the cabinet had not sent anyone to Panjiakou because they had not yet discovered that the emperor had sneaked out.

If they had received any news, there would have been no complete silence.

At this time, when Zuo Lengchan brought his children and grandchildren to Panjiakou, he suddenly discovered that the emperor's ceremonial procession appeared here. He was shocked, and then ecstatic.

When his children and grandchildren, who were escorted by him, saw this scene, they realized that this was the first emperor since Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty to leave the capital and come to the frontier.

The cavalry soldiers all held their heads high, as if an invisible force had dispelled the fatigue of the journey. They walked with renewed vigor and continued to move forward in high spirits.

When he arrived in front of the tent, Zuo Lengchan saw Emperor Zhengde standing above him. He knelt down excitedly and said loudly: "I am Zuo Lengchan, the last general, to pay my respects to Your Majesty. Long live the Emperor!"

The cavalrymen behind him dismounted, knelt on the ground in unison, and shouted in unison: "Your Majesty, long live the emperor!"

"All soldiers, stand at attention!" Emperor Zhengde's voice was calm, and with the help of his internal energy, his words could still be clearly heard by everyone even though they were several feet apart.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After Zuo Lengchan and others stood up, their children and grandchildren were escorted up, and under the pressure of Ding Mian and Lu Bai, they knelt in front of Emperor Zhengde.

"The guilty minister is killing his children and grandchildren!"

Ou Zanghua stepped forward, looked at his children and grandchildren and said coldly: "As a minister of the Ming Dynasty, you have received the emperor's great grace. You should have your country in mind and be determined to repay the emperor's grace and build the country and protect the people. However, your recent behavior is really shameful."

"Humph!"

He snorted coldly, looked up at Ou Zanghua and said, "How much do you, the lazy scholars who don't know the difference between grains, understand the hardships of the people of the grassland like us?"

"When the white disaster came, snow covered the grasslands, leaving livestock with nowhere to eat. We could only watch them starve to death. When the black disaster came, drought took away the vitality of the grasslands. The grasslands turned yellow and the livestock became weak and eventually died. When the yellow disaster raged, sandstorms covered the sky and destroyed our homes. Survival became even more difficult."

"We will be forced to migrate. If we can't find a way to survive, we will have no choice but to attack Han cities and rob food and supplies. Apart from that, we have no other way to survive."

"Have you people from the Central Plains experienced these hardships?"

As he said this, he turned his children and grandchildren to look at the high and mighty Emperor Zhengde and shouted, "Your Majesty! We are also your people. When we faced the white disaster, the black disaster, and the yellow disaster, where was your Majesty?! Where was the court?! The court abandoned us, which was equivalent to not caring about us. Why should we be loyal to your Majesty and the court?!"

"presumptuous!"

Zuo Lengchan roared, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I beg you to let me teach these traitors a lesson!"

Emperor Zhengde waved his hands with a calm expression, showing no intention of speaking.

There is no need for the emperor to personally confront this little Karami.

Sure enough, Ou Zanghua couldn't help laughing, and said to his children and grandchildren, "You keep saying that you are His Majesty's subjects, but what have you done for His Majesty and the court? Have you ever paid taxes? Have you ever performed corvée labor? Have you ever read the Four Books and Five Classics? Have you ever fought for your country?"

"Besides, the real reason why you led the army south this time is unknown to others. Have you forgotten it yourself?"

"Since the second year of Zhengde, the Duoyan Guards have repeatedly petitioned the court to increase the amount of tribute and rewards. However, seeing that your tribe has not made any contribution to the country's border defense, how can the court increase the reward for no reason?! Therefore, you are resentful and finally decided to go south this year to carry out unjust looting."

"Such acts of greed and rebellion against the will of Heaven are no different from the nature of wolves! You should repent quickly and return to the court to atone for your past sins!"

He opened his mouth, but was powerless to refute.

Because he knew that everything Ou Zanghua said was true and irrefutable.
(End of this chapter)