Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 1005 Turning the Situation

In terms of border defense strategy, Ming Dynasty switched from war to defense, which did not change in a day or two.

In other words, this is a necessary stage for every dynasty.

When the country was first established, the national power may be weak, but the internal affairs are often clear, and the founding king must be first-class in terms of prestige, ability, and strategy.

Therefore, after a short period of recuperation, they often have to be tough and proactive in border wars.

Although there were special cases like the Song Dynasty, this was basically the case in the unified dynasties represented by the Han and Tang Dynasties.

Decades or even a hundred years later, the dynasty's maladministration first emerged, and various problems in the administration of officials, people's livelihood, and taxation came one after another, and more and more energy was bound to be spent on internal affairs.

In contrast, in terms of border defense strategy, it is natural to go from active offense to building a defense line.

In the Hongwu and Yongle dynasties of the Ming Dynasty, several northern expeditions were made, and the national power was seriously depleted. To benevolent, he had to rest and recuperate, focus on internal affairs, and turn from chaos to governance, but the price paid was that he had no time to take care of the too long border defense line Do not move inland repeatedly.

Therefore, it is the truth that it is easy to conquer the country and difficult to defend the country.

Although it is somewhat disrespectful to say so, in a sense, the emperor's personal conquest this time can be regarded as a complete change in Ming's border defense strategy.

After the civil war, in terms of national power, it was difficult to launch large-scale battles within decades. At the same time, the court officials also realized that Daming no longer had an absolute advantage when facing the grassland tribes. .

Coupled with the disadvantages of military settlements, corruption of officials, shortage of officers and soldiers, expansion of vassal kings, local turmoil, and various natural and man-made disasters, there has been a consensus among the court, that is, on the matter of border defense, it is still Focus on keeping.

Yu Qian is a typical representative of them. Although the nine-border strategy he proposed before was opposed by many courtiers, it failed in the end.

However, the reason why the officials objected was that they felt that the waste was too much and that construction should not be carried out at this time, and it was not against Qian's overall thinking.

On the contrary, the idea of ​​the Nine Frontier Town has been approved by many ministers in terms of specific operations.

As Yu Qian, the Minister of the Ministry of War, if this is the case, we can see the attitude of the court's civil and military on border defense strategy.

Of course, in addition to this, the civil war also gave the court officials an excellent excuse, which is why Zhu Qiyu didn't directly express his position in the court, although he 'wanted' to mobilize troops.

If the words are not made clear, there is still room for everything, but if it is made clear, a large number of ministers will be appointed to bring out the Yin Jian of the Civil War, and then a group of admonishing officials will be made famous.

This time it was even more so. Before Zhu Qiyu could speak, Chen Xun blocked him completely.

On the surface, these words mean that the news does not know whether it is true or not, and it is necessary to find out the details before making a decision, but the actual meaning is to wait and see what happens.

Yexian's death is certainly a good thing for Daming, but it has to be determined when, if it is said that it was the first violent death during the civil engineering battle, then it is of course timely help.

But now that the war is over, it has already been defeated first, Oara's vitality is seriously injured, and there are Tatars as enemies. At this time, he will die first, which will certainly deal a heavy blow to Oara, but for Daming, it can only be defeated. It's just icing on the cake.

So, after calming down, the elders quickly realized that, rather than caring about what happened to Wala, it was more important to restrain the emperor's possible desire to move.

You know, in the previous Tatar civil strife, the Karaqin tribe and the Wengliguo Te tribe put pressure on the Xuanfu, which had already given the emperor a sign of a fight. Not sure what ideas will pop up.

Therefore, after Chen Xun finished speaking, Zhu Ge, who had been keeping a low profile in the cabinet for a while, also stepped forward to speak.

"Your Majesty, I think what Chen Shangshu said is reasonable. The civil strife in Wala is a good thing for my Ming Dynasty. The captives and thieves are fighting each other endlessly and depleting each other, so that the border can be peaceful. Now that the other generation is conquering each other, my Ming Dynasty only needs to wait and see. The change is."

"The top priority is to properly resolve the issue of the Xuanfu. Now, the attitudes of the Karaqin and Wengli Guote departments have changed, blaming the Agadorji and Chahar departments for Tuotuobuhua's death. , In this way, the reason for asking for an explanation will no longer exist."

"It was mentioned in Jin Shangshu's Memorial that Yang Jie took the initiative to invite Ying, and he said that within three days, he could persuade the two departments to retreat. If Yang Jie can really do this, the crisis in the Xuan Mansion will be resolved, and the border will return to peace. .”

"Therefore, I think that for the current plan, it is reasonable to support the negotiations with the Xuan government and resolve the border issue as soon as possible."

On the border war, Elder Zhu Ge has always held opposing views. This proposition should be said to be in line with the views of the vast majority of the court. Of course, it is unknown whether there are other reasons behind it.

But these words still make sense, at least, they got the approval of many ministers present.

However, there was a small pit hidden in these words, so that after Zhu Jian finished speaking, the other ministers looked at him with a strange look.

Of course, if you see it, you can see it, but no one has the idea of ​​pointing it out.

However, to their surprise, after hearing Zhu Jian's words, Jing'an Bo Fan Guang, who seldom spoke in court, said.

"Your Majesty, I think you should not relax your vigilance. Yang Tongzhi first arrived in the Xuan Mansion. Although he won the first battle, the captives are cunning and easy to repeat. There is no one thing that is [-]% sure. What Jin Shangshu said in the memorandum is not a military order. Instead, we will try our best to see if we can make the two units retreat or not, it still depends on what the two units have in mind.”

"In my humble opinion, these two departments have been playing tricks for a long time outside the city of Chen Bingxuan's Mansion, and what they did is probably the letter that was delivered to His Majesty."

Strictly speaking, Fan Guang can be regarded as a standard general. He is different from the veteran honorable family who was entrusted in his early years and soaked in Beijing for many years. Fan Guang spent half his life on the battlefield. For him, fighting on the battlefield , much better than court affairs.

Therefore, Fan Guang has always been very low-key in the court, even though he is relied on by the emperor, the admiral of the Beijing camp, and after the death of Ren Li, he took over the command of the Chinese army. The sense of presence in the court is still not strong.

He seldom expresses his views on many political affairs in the court, even if they involve military affairs, so his sudden opening surprised everyone.

However, after thinking about it, they also understood.

Nowadays, apart from Fan Guang, the most important military official of the emperor is Yang Hong, Marquis of Changping. Zhu Jian's words just now seemed to be fine, but they dug a hole for Yang Jie.

You must know that in Jin Lian's memorandum, there is no deletion of a single word of Yang Jie's words. Yang Jie's original words were to strive for the retreat of the army outside the city within three days.

However, when it came to Zhu Jian's mouth, it turned into an initiative to ask for Ying, and he wanted to let the two armies retreat within three days.

Once this statement is changed, the nature is somewhat different.

If Yang Jie succeeds, then naturally everything is fine, but if he misses and fails to persuade the two armies to retreat, then this small change in statement will easily make Yang Jie's impression divided. Big discount.

Many changes that happened on the prairie, even though the imperial court does not admit that Yang Jie was behind the instigation, but the rumors have already spread.

People from all over the court have different views on Yang Jie. Some people think that Yang Jie is young, courageous and has a bright future.

However, some people felt that Yang Jie acted recklessly and was not prudent enough. He had a good time making troubles on the grassland, but the court still needed to clean up the troubles he caused.

This time he was able to return safe and sound, there is a lot of luck, but there is no guarantee that this will be the case every time.

If Yang Jie really died in the grassland, it would be a troublesome matter for the imperial court.

Now, Yang Jie was sent to assist in the negotiation, and all the ministers present were quick-witted people.

Although it was only from the memorabilia that they did not attend the scene in person, it was enough for them to deduce that Yang Jie's series of behaviors was actually secretly competing with Jin Lian for the leadership of the negotiation.

Of course Jin Lian also saw this point, but because Yang Jie was really competent in his work, he finally made a concession and was willing to temporarily delegate power to Yang Jie, but it was inevitable to report the truth.

In fact, this is also the reason why many ministers heard the hole dug in Zhu Jian's words just now, but they didn't express anything.

This young man is indeed a little too exaggerated!
Fan Guang may not be good at fighting against the court, but as a military commander, he naturally knows about the military order. Yang Hong is not in Beijing now, so he naturally has to stand up and explain the matter clearly.

Of course, this was just a small setback. Although the ministers present were a little surprised, they didn't pay much attention to it, and quickly focused on the business.

Because at this time, the emperor also asked.

"What does Fan Qing mean by this?"

These words were obviously asking about the letter, Fan Guang pondered for a moment, then answered with cupped hands.

"Your Majesty clearly learned that in this Tatar civil strife, Tuotuobuhua was first attacked and killed by Agadorji. After that, Tuotuobuhua fled to the Guoerluo tribe and was killed by Sha Bhutan."

"Subsequently, under the guise of revenge for Tutuobuhua, the Karaqin and Wengliguo tribes attacked and killed Agadorji, in the name of protecting the Lord, but in fact they wanted to control the Khan Court and support new puppets. Because of this matter, the two parts are also faintly hostile."

"Because of this, the internal situation in Tatar became complicated. The Chahar tribe was under the jurisdiction of Agadorji. Because of its rebellious behavior, it was hostile by many tribes, especially the Aso tribe, which almost became a deadly enemy."

"The Ordos Department wants to maintain a balance. It is friendly with the Karaqin Department and the Wengli Guote Department. It wants to benefit from the fisherman. The Horqin Department is implicated by the Guo Erluo Department, and its position is awkward."

"Almost all the ministries are hostile to each other, and the war is about to break out. Although I don't know why, they restrained themselves in the end, but in terms of the actual situation, there is only one way to solve the complicated relationship between the ministries today, and that is..."

"Choose a Khan who convinces everyone!"

Zhu Qiyu's face was calm, and he spoke softly.

The more you are in the chaos, the more important the order is. With the current chaos in Tatar, if you want to stand out, you need to win as much power as possible to defeat the opponents.

The so-called righteousness, in essence, is the orthodoxy recognized by most people, that is, in the case of different positions, if you master the righteousness, you can maximize the power of dissociated in the middle, or the most ineffective. , can also greatly reduce opponents.

Therefore, for the current chaos in Tatar, the most urgent task is to determine the ownership of the Khan as soon as possible.

This ownership will certainly not satisfy everyone, but as long as there is ownership, the positions of all tribes can be determined, and then the chaos can be resolved. This method is not uncommon.

Although Daming has always called the tribes on the grassland by titles such as captives and thieves, in the end, the other party also once settled in the Central Plains, and it is impossible for them to be the same as hundreds of years ago and not understand anything.

Squeezing the letter in his hand, Zhu Qiyu said with a meaningful smile on his face.

"It seems that what this Tu Gu Si Meng Ke really wants is Da Ming's approval of him..."

"Your Majesty is wise, that's exactly what it is!"

Fan Guang continued to clap his hands.

"Nowadays there are disputes in the grasslands, and each has its own position. The Karaqin tribe supports Tugusi Mengke, the Wengli Guote tribe supports Mark Guerjisi, and the Chahar tribe supports Chuketaiji. You can flee to Oala, if there is no chaos in Oara, then you must first support him in the name of Taishi."

"These people may be well-known, or have the support of powerful tribes. In addition, in this incident, the various ministries are involved in a complicated relationship. If there is no external force involved, it will be very difficult to assign the sweating position in a short time."

"However, with the support of Ming Dynasty, Tuogusimengke can quickly win the hearts of the people and win the sweat position. After all, His Majesty opened up the mutual market. In the past two years, the Tatar ministries have obtained a lot of materials through the five major tribes. The small tribes have even gradually formed dependence, if Da Ming makes a statement, it will definitely give Tu Gu Si Meng Ke the most powerful bargaining chip in the fight for the Khan position."

Once the window paper is pierced, many things can be connected in series.

As soon as these words were said, the ministers present also responded one after another.

No wonder Tuo Gusimeng wrote this letter so politely, but it turned out that he wanted something from Daming. After thinking about it carefully, he wrote this letter because of his status as the crown prince appointed by Tuotuo Buhuahan, and his words were inconsequential. , emphasizing loyalty to the emperor and righteousness.

The reason for this is nothing more than to declare that he is the orthodox heir to the throne of Khan.

Now that Tuotuo Buhua is dead, he sent a letter in such a capacity, if Daming responds, it will be regarded as acknowledging his status as the heir to the throne of Khan.

With this bargaining chip, he can fight for a lot of power, and, as Fan Guang said, Daming's attitude, for many tribes in the grassland today, represents real interests, which means whether they can get rid of In the hands of Daming, he continued to obtain materials from the mutual market in a steady stream.

In that case...

The bosses looked at each other in blank dismay, and came to a conclusion in unanimous agreement in their hearts.

Perhaps, this letter represents... Now, is Tatar begging Daming?

(End of this chapter)