Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 1006 Argument
In the Wenhua Palace.

After this conclusion was drawn, the expressions of many ministers present could not help but feel very emotional.

You know, just over two years ago, in this Wenhua Palace, the army reported to Beijing, the Supreme Emperor was taken into captivity, all the civil and military ministers were killed and injured, and hundreds of thousands of troops were wiped out. The point of forcing the capital.

But now, in less than three years, the national strength of the Ming Dynasty has gradually risen, the politics is clear, the ruler is wise and the ministers are wise, but the grassland has long since collapsed.

Although it is said that Yang Jie is responsible for this, strictly speaking, Yang Jie's actions are more likely to be catalysts.

After all, Tuotuobuhua and Yexian had a long-standing grudge, Agadorji had long coveted the Khan position, and conflicts among the various ministries of the grassland always existed.

Although it is not clear what happened to Wala, if Ye Xian's death is true, then in all likelihood, he was betrayed. In other words, the interior of Wala is not stable.

Among the many ministers in this hall, quite a few of them did not approve of the opening of the mutual market at the beginning. After all, since the announcement of Renxuan, Daming has always implemented a conservative strategy of defense across the board.

This kind of conservatism is not just that people don't offend me, and I don't offend others.

Since the era of Sanyang, after completely turning all its energies to internal affairs, the most important border defense strategy of Ming Dynasty has completely become relying on the strong city and never taking the initiative to attack.

Whether this strategy is right or wrong has been debated endlessly in court, but its disadvantages are obvious.

Since there is no need to take the initiative to attack, then everything that happened on the grassland has nothing to do with Daming.

This directly led to the fact that many civil officials in Ming Dynasty, including some important ministers, were completely ignorant of border affairs.

Just like now, in terms of wisdom and planning, Fan Guang was far inferior to anyone present.

However, when it comes to judging the border situation, he is the most accurate of all.

This is not a problem of personal ability, but a problem of poor information. Fan Guang was born on the border. Over the years, various Mongolian tribes have had constant friction with Ming Dynasty. Therefore, for Fan Guang, the more he knows the Mongolian tribes, the more likely his soldiers will survive. bigger.

Even though he has been an official in Beijing now, he still retains this habit. He always checks all kinds of news from the Ministry of War and military newspapers regularly, so at this time, he can make an immediate judgment.

In contrast, these many civil servants, under the strategy of conservative defense, even if there is friction on the border, it is still a trivial matter. Therefore, there are very few people who are really willing to concentrate on studying the situation on the border and the situation of the various ministries of the grassland. Not much.

To put it bluntly, these ministers spent their limited energy on more important internal affairs, but, to put it bluntly, these ministers were driven by the arrogance in their hearts, which made them unwilling to understand these at all.

Not only are they unwilling to understand, but they also hope that Daming can completely cut off contact with these grassland tribes.

To sum it up in one sentence, these barbarians can do whatever they like, as long as they don't have nothing to do and come to fight, they can fight however they like.

Because of this, when the emperor wanted to open up the mutual market, many courtiers resisted from the bottom of their hearts.

Perhaps they are not aware of this point, saying that their ancestors have established the law and that they are suspected of being an enemy are just excuses. What they really think in their hearts is that they don't think it is necessary at all.

Everyone is doing their own thing, why bother to make so many troubles, and take the risk of making the grassland tribes bigger.

Many ministers in this palace actually had this kind of thought faintly at that time.

It's just that the emperor's methods were clever, and he joined forces in the court, intimidated and lured (bushi), and after a lot of pulling, the officials finally had to hold their noses and agree.

However, from the bottom of their hearts, the thoughts of many ministers have not changed, thinking that the emperor is messing around.

However, today's letter from Tu Gu Si Meng Ke made them realize that their previous thoughts seemed a little naive.

You know, there have been many civil strife in the grassland. So many tribes, all kinds of conflicts, feuds, fighting for pastures in order to survive, the flames of war have almost never stopped, especially when the rank of sweat changes, every time it is accompanied by Bloody and chaotic killings.

However, regardless of the civil strife in the grassland, these grassland tribes hardly thought of asking Daming for help, even though many tribes had already sworn to surrender to Daming.

But in fact, for them, surrender is not a real surrender, but a way to recuperate, maintain peace, and even defraud materials.

Perhaps in the time of Hongwu and Yongle, the tributary system of the Ming Dynasty could still be regarded as a truly powerful system, but now, many ministers understand in their hearts that this kind of tributary system has essentially existed in name only.

In the final analysis, with the adjustment of the Ming Dynasty's border defense strategy, the pattern of prosperity and military weakness gradually emerged, and there were a series of other reasons. The final result was that the Ming Dynasty was no longer able to protect these vassal tribes and countries.

As a suzerain country, if you can't fulfill your obligations as a suzerain country, naturally, it will be difficult to gain true respect and submission.

Today, many tribes and countries still maintain a nominal tribute relationship with Ming Dynasty. First, because most countries are still relatively peaceful, they can suppress chaos with their own strength and do not need to ask Ming Dynasty for help. Therefore, in the past, Hongwu However, the reputation left behind during the Yongle period can still be maintained.

In addition, grassland tribes such as Oala and Tatar have already realized this. Therefore, although their submission is nominally a tribute, in fact, it has tended to be more of an equal exchange of interests.

This kind of situation is not unnoticed by the court. Although it is rare, it still exists. It's just that even if they are aware of it, there is nothing they can do about it.

But now, when this letter from Tugusi was in front of them, some of them finally realized that the same effect could be achieved not only by relying on war, but also by other means.

At the time of Taizu Taizong, the situation in the grassland was controlled by a strong military force, but now, the emperor reopened the mutual market, but the same effect can be achieved.

What Yang Jie did on the grassland this time, it is no exaggeration to say that he was bold, but he was still able to escape unscathed.

This is not only achieved by resourcefulness and luck, more importantly, behind him is the behemoth Daming sitting in charge.

Perhaps, today's Ming Dynasty would not start wars lightly, but with the sharp weapon of the mutual market in their hands, if the grassland tribes wanted to take action against Yang Jie, they had to weigh it up, whether they could afford the price.

Although Togusi is not the Great Khan of Mongolia now, but only one of the possible successors, his letter actually expresses that the purpose of Ming Dynasty to indirectly control the grassland situation through the mutual market has already been achieved. Initial results.

All the ministers present just didn't have enough information on the grassland situation, so they didn't judge quickly enough. However, after hearing Fan Guang's explanation just now, they immediately understood the stakes.

So, they looked at each other, and Wang Ao, the chief assistant of the cabinet, stepped forward first and said.

"Your Majesty, I thought I could agree to Tugusimengke's request. There are many tribes in the grassland, and civil strife happens from time to time, but there will be a day when it will subside. After the internal strife subsides and recuperates, it is inevitable that they will covet me again."

"Now that Tugu Simeng is willing to seek help from Daming, the imperial court can take this opportunity to make friends with him and make him occupy an orthodox position. In this way, those who oppose him will inevitably intensify their conflicts. Once the two sides start a war, It must be a lose-lose situation.”

"At that time, whether it is to secure the position or win the hearts of the major tribes, Togusi will continue to be obedient to me, Da Ming. This is a good opportunity to ensure the stability of the border, and we should not miss it."

Tugusi's move is obviously to use Daming's hand to suppress the Chahar tribe and win over other tribes that are still trading with Daming.

Therefore, it is indeed a good way to follow the trend.

However, there are supporters and there are opponents. After hearing these words, Chen Yi shook his head and said.

"Your Majesty, the disputes in the grassland have nothing to do with Daming. If you intervene rashly, it may cause dissatisfaction among other tribes."

"Yang Jie's deeds on the grassland this time made many grassland tribes hostile to Da Ming. If Da Ming interferes with the Khan succession at this time, if it is used by someone with a heart, it is very likely that the grassland conflict will be passed on to us again. On the contrary, Daming is not beautiful."

"What's more, with the mutual market, I, Ming, have the dominant power, so no matter what the final outcome of the grassland is, the imperial court can adapt to the situation, so there is no need to be so anxious."

Although it is said that Chen Yi is the head of science and ethics, he tends to be conservative in many political affairs in the court.

Especially in border military affairs, he has always advocated focusing on defense.

Coincidentally, there is also Chen Xun who holds the same view as Chen Yi.

"Your Majesty, I also feel that there is no need to worry about this matter."

"The situation in the grassland is uncertain now. If I, Da Ming, make a move to help Tuo Gusi ascend to the Khan throne, it will be like a broken bamboo, and it will dominate the grassland and be vulnerable to it."

"Even if there is no imperial intervention, Tatar civil strife has already occurred, and if the civil strife in Oara is true, then, at least for decades, there will be endless disputes among the grassland ministries."

"That's why I think it's better to wait and see what happens."

The two Chens both expressed their objections, which made Shoufu Pharaoh's face a little ugly, but he soon got support.

"fallacy!"

A cold snort sounded, still in a familiar tone. As soon as everyone looked up, they saw Wang Wen with a dark face.

To a certain extent, Wang Wen and Wang Ao are very compatible. This is related to their experiences. Wang Ao once supervised military affairs at the border and defended the city with his sword. Is a naturally rigid character.

At the same time, in many government affairs, this heavenly official is also relatively radical.

With a light reprimand, Wang Wen stepped forward and cupped his hands.

"Your Majesty, I think what Lord Shoufu said is reasonable. There are turmoil in the grassland from time to time, but the opportunity for Da Ming to intervene in it is rare."

"At the beginning, His Majesty opened the mutual market, firstly, to fulfill his promise, and secondly, to use the mutual market to control the various ministries in the grassland. Now that there is civil strife in Tatar and Oala is not peaceful, this is certainly a good thing for Ming Dynasty."

"However, I think there should be a limit to chaos. The so-called troubled times create heroes, and limited chaos is internal friction, but if it is total chaos, it is very easy to produce heroes with great talent and boldness."

"If another Genghis Khan emerges from the grassland, it will be a bad thing for Daming."

"So, at this time, I feel that I can't just sit back and watch it develop arbitrarily. To Gusi Meng, this letter is a great opportunity to intervene in the grassland situation. Don't give up on it."

Following Wang Wen's words, two opinions immediately formed in the hall.

Seeing this situation, Zhu Qiyu pondered for a moment, then asked Shen Yi who was beside him.

"Shen Qing, the mutual market and the Ministry of Household Affairs are closely related. You should know the pros and cons of it best. What do you think is more appropriate?"

Uh……

Shen Shangshu was originally watching the play, but unexpectedly he was called by name suddenly.

Sensing the gazes of Erchen and Shuangwang at the same time, he straightened his expression immediately, and muttered.

"Returning to Your Majesty, I think that what the adults said makes sense."

"Since the opening of the mutual market, the national treasury has indeed been a lot richer, but I don't really understand the relationship between the various ministries. Therefore, when it comes to the situation on the grassland, I dare not speak nonsense."

This old slick...

The elders silently withdrew their gazes and cursed secretly in their hearts, in the whole court, if they were to say that they were the most able to balance each other, the one who could not offend them was none other than Shen Yi.

However, what they didn't expect was that after finishing these words, Shen Yi hesitated for a moment, and then spoke again.

"Although I don't dare to make nonsense about the situation in the grassland, as far as the mutual market is concerned, I think it should be maintained. After all, the mutual market is now one of the treasury's sources of revenue."

That said, it's kind of interesting.

Although they still didn't directly express their attitude, they implicitly supported Wang Wen and others' statement.

After all, if the various ministries fight against each other, it will definitely affect the transactions in the mutual market. Maybe they dare not make decisions on Daming, but it is always inevitable to stumbling each other and ambush each other.

Therefore, if you want to restore normal mutual market relations, you still need to be relatively stable on the grassland.

After the words fell, the emperor frowned, and after a moment of hesitation, the emperor asked Hu Wei who was beside him.

"What does Uncle Da Zong think?"

"The minister listens to the holy order!"

Mr. Hu didn't feel drowsy this time, but listened very seriously. However, in the end, he didn't express any opinions, but dealt with it with such a simple sentence.

So, Zhu Qiyu thought for a moment, and quickly made a decision, saying.

"Pass the decree to Jin Lian, saying that Tuo Tuo Bu Hua is the heir designated by Tuo Tuo Bu Hua as the heir to the position of Khan. Since he intends to make friends with Daming, I have no reason to disagree."

"In addition, let him write back to Tugu Simengke on my behalf, just talking about the exchange market. I still say the same thing. As long as the tribes of Ming Dynasty are willing to surrender, I can allow them to participate in the tribute trade."

"The Ming Dynasty has always valued peace and embraced all rivers and rivers. If Marco Guergis wants to study in the capital, I can also allow him to study in the Imperial College."

This……

The ministers present were a little hesitant after hearing this, but in the end, they still didn't express their objections.

After all, for them, as long as the emperor doesn't move his troops, other things are easy to talk about. Therefore, just a little hesitation, all the ministers clapped their hands.

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

(End of this chapter)