[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-great-ming-i-remonstrate-daily-becoming-the-eter":3,"chapter-great-ming-i-remonstrate-daily-becoming-the-eter-great-ming-i-die-daily-remonstrating-becoming-th-chapter-72":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Great Ming: I Remonstrate to the Death Every Day, Becoming the Eternal Prime Minister?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2038727,3117,"Chapter 72","great-ming-i-die-daily-remonstrating-becoming-th-chapter-72",72,"\u003Cp>The damp, cold air hovered just above freezing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The water levels in both the Greater and Lesser Daling Rivers surged violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the river waters swelled, countless farmers quietly appeared on both banks of the Lesser Daling River, blocking its channel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the river channel became silted up,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the water level rose with sudden, rapid acceleration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this very moment, the Yulin Guard had already arrived at Ningyuan City!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The banners of fifty-one feudal princes and the Crown Prince's ceremonial tally fluttered in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after passing Ningyuan,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lan Yu detected a slight anomaly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lan Yu was no stranger to Liaodong; he had been there before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air in Liaodong during this season should absolutely not be this damp!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing something amiss, Lan Yu immediately ordered his men to enter Ningyuan City to investigate the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, Lan Yu learned about the heavy rains that had struck western Liaodong over the past few days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lan Yu's expression gradually grew grave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Prince Zhu Zhu Yujian also seemed to notice that Lan Yu's demeanor was off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grand General, further ahead lies Yang Yang Yang Jian slave territory. Shall we...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Lan Yu finally snapped back to reality and issued a decisive order:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All units make camp here. Tomorrow at noon, we depart from Ningyuan!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lan Yu knew there was likely an ambush ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, before launching this expedition, Lan Yu had already learned something of the current situation under Chongzhen's reign.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless of whether this truly meant marching to their deaths,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Songshan had to be saved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the vile nature of besieging a point to strike reinforcements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You know someone is waiting ahead to ambush you,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>yet you cannot abandon that point; you must save it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, you are forced to be led by the nose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You have only one choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is to charge forward and crush your opponent!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lan Yu had no choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Great Ming likewise had no choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two hundred thousand troops under Lan Yu's command similarly had no choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhu Yujian stood up on his own, cupped his hands, and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>73, Dorgon: The Zhu family intends to carry us brothers into the Temple of Martial Heroes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At dawn the next day,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Yulin Guard, composed of two hundred and fifty thousand imperial clansmen and able-bodied men from Great Ming, formally crossed the defensive perimeter of Ningyuan City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They advanced eastward along the western Liaodong corridor to relieve Songshan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, atop a certain mountain peak,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dorgon, banner lord of the Manchu Plain White Banner, stood with several personal guards, using a telescope purchased by Kong Kong Youde from the Franks to gaze down at the mountain foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Dorgon looked through the telescope and clearly identified the banners of this army,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he was completely stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Prince of Liao, the Prince of Qin, the Prince of Jin, the Prince of Chu, the Prince of Shu... and the Crown Prince?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A look of delight suddenly appeared on Dorgon's face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, four words involuntarily surfaced in his mind:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Princes Venture Beyond the Pass!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first time since the Jingnan Campaign that the Ming princes had ventured beyond the pass!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Dorgon immediately felt his blood rushing wildly through his veins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Quick, send an urgent eight-hundred-li dispatch to inform His Majesty immediately: this army consists of troops from Great Ming's various feudal princes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell Dodo that our chance to go down in history has arrived!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Great Ming intends to use the blood of the Zhu family to carry us into the Temple of Martial Heroes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing that relatives of the Zhu Ming Emperor were personally leading the expedition, these Eight Banners soldiers instantly became ecstatic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The imperial clansmen of Great Ming at the mountain foot remained unaware\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that their movements had been completely exposed to the scouts of the Eight Banners soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lan Yu, however, had anticipated this to some extent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was no helping it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Ming army convention, when a large force moves, Ye Bu Shou—so-called scouts—must be deployed fifty to sixty li ahead of the main army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These men were all elite warriors, each worth ten ordinary soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their primary duty was to scout enemy movements around the marching army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was quite evident, however,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that such troops could not be trained in merely one month of military drills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Lan Yu could only advance eastward with his troops like a blind man, struggling every step of the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hundred li away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several scouts ran joyfully into Hong Taiji's Dragon Tent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Great news, My Lord! Great news!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Taiji tossed aside the memorial in his hand, stood up, and repeatedly asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Has an urgent report arrived from the front lines?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, yes! The Plain White Banner has just confirmed that the forces exiting the pass belong to the soldiers of Great Ming's various feudal princes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Great Ming's Prince of Qin, Prince of Shu, Prince of Shen, Prince of Chu, Prince of Jin, and Prince of Zhao have all arrived!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the scout's words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Taiji immediately drew in a sharp breath of cold air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this truly so?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Absolutely certain! Your Majesty, Great Ming is truly at the end of its rope!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Fan Wencheng, standing nearby, could not help but show a look of delight on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Congratulations, Your Majesty; congratulations, Your Majesty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In this battle, Great Ming has likely poured out the very last of its national resources.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is foreseeable that after our victory in this battle, the mighty passes stretching for ten thousand li will be as good as nonexistent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forcing back the smile on his face, Hong Taiji said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How can Mr. Fan speak so lightly? What if these feudal princes are Great Ming's true elite troops?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing the word \"elite,\" Fan Fan Wencheng nearly burst out laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Majesty, elite troops?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having said this, Fan Fan Wencheng turned to look at the scout and asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"On your way here, did you see any of the Ming army's Night Raiders?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Fan Fan Wencheng's question,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the scout suddenly realized the implication.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Reporting to Lord Fan, I did not see a single one; these feudal princes have not deployed any scouts outward at all!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smiling brightly, Fan Fan Wencheng looked at Hong Taiji and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Has Your Majesty ever seen elite troops that do not even deploy Night Raiders?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Zhu Emperor is simply sending people here to escort your various Banner Lords into the Wumiao!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1089,"2026-06-15T23:33:58.699Z","2026-06-16T00:02:23.775Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","6312f4edb1afd8b90f345c86dbf5b589adc58060575ce4f17dac5116794a4a09","great-ming-i-die-daily-remonstrating-becoming-th-chapter-73","great-ming-i-die-daily-remonstrating-becoming-th-chapter-71",125,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgreat-ming-i-die-daily-remonstrating-becoming-th-cover.jpg"]