Jingming

Chapter 352

Daha was waiting for his father's reply in the huitong hall, and it seemed that he was going to live here for a long time.

And this day when Liu Long came here to greet them as usual, Daha saw a younger official rushing here, and Liu Long's face changed after hearing what he said.

"...Let's see how His Majesty and the consultants make a decision, and then let's see how Uncle Da Zong makes arrangements."

After Daha waited for the doctor under Liu Long to leave, he asked, "Liu Shilang, what happened?"

Liu Long thought about it, and then looked at him with a smile that was not a smile: "It's not a big deal. The Ming Dynasty's soldiers were powerful on the grasslands, and Han Ting and the right-wing Jinong both sent people to the side wall to ask for tribute from Daming."

"Both Khan Ting and Left Wing sent people?" Daha's heart was shocked.

Liu Long nodded: "That's right. Of course, only you, the Duoyan Tripartite, have been approved to start negotiations in the capital. But Han Ting and Right Wing Jinong both intend to stop the war with Daming and pay tribute, so I don't know what will happen next." What happened to the Holy Will? This news is related to you, Duoyan. Kuden Khan wants to regard himself as his nephew country, and in exchange for the opening of Jizhou, he asked me, Daming, about your Duoyan's three tribes' offenses last year."

Daha's heart trembled violently.

To the north of Jizhou, the closest to Daming is the grazing land of their Duoyan tribe.

Sun actually wanted to call himself a nephew, and wanted Daming to agree with him to expel the Duoyan tribe, so that the Chahar tribe could directly border with Daming and open up trade?
He didn't know if the news was true or not, but it sounded like Liu Shilang had lied to him.

But what if it was true?

"The Great Ming army beheaded Bodi, how can we tolerate the Chahar tribe approaching the Daming side wall? Although our Duoyan tribe was forced to go outside the Gubeikou of the Khan Court's Weitun soldiers last year, we have never violated it in the slightest. Liu Shilang clearly observed , the Duoyan family was the Ping Fan of the Ming Dynasty, and now I am afraid that the news of the eradication of the three guards has leaked out, but the Han court has come up with such a poisonous plan!"

Playing haha ​​is very tense, when your Majesty saw the Emperor of Heaven earlier, Duoyan Sanwei had just been dismissed from his official position.The emperor didn't have much patience for their repeated promises, and the more reason seemed to be to not go back on what Wang Shouren had promised, and not to break his promise.

Although letting the Chahar tribe expel the Duoyan tribe and directly approaching Jizhou poses a great threat to Daming, Kudeng Khan is young after all, and now he wants to call himself a nephew. How can he know that Daming will not take Duoyan three The Ministry acts as a bureau, taking advantage of the left wing of the Khan court to encroach on the three tribes of Duoyan, and reap the benefits of the fisherman, which not only weakens the three tribes of Duoyan, but also severely damages the Khan court?
Liu Long was noncommittal when he heard the words: "Your Majesty has discussed these things with the princes. I am not qualified to make irresponsible remarks. If your envoy is worried, you might as well tell your father about the situation and ask him to consider it. "

In the Forbidden City, this news was naturally known to Zhu Houcong earlier, and several important officials who had been summoned had already gathered in the Imperial Study Room.

In front of him, there were really two official reports.

One is the letter of credence handed over by Sun Yibei in the name of Yuan Khan Court.

The other is a private letter sent by Gunbilik as Jinong.

Zhu Houcong had a complicated expression: "Everyone is full of bad water, what do you think?"

Yang Yiqing couldn't help laughing when he heard the words: "That's true. Gonbilik said last year that only Bodi was ordered, and he had to obey as a courtier, so the commander-in-chief thought that he should support him and only attacked Datong. Now Kuden Khan named him Mergen Jinong, named I Da as Tuxie Tuchechen Khan, and Kuden Khan's intention to separate him from his brotherhood is complete. Now they are threatening to stop fighting on the three sides of Shaanxi and the two sides of Xuanda, asking for tribute and seeking peace. It’s a stance to deal with the conquest by the Khan Court. In order to promote civil strife in the grassland, I, Ming, should help him. But isn’t it clear who is strong on the left and who is weak? Is he bullying me that the emperor and ministers of the Ming Dynasty are less wise?”

"The left wing and the right wing are all the same." Zhu Houcong shook his head and sighed, "Does Sun and his counselors want to learn from Gou Jian? They want to call themselves nephews and hope that I will return Bo Di's bones. Yin Yang said strangely that he committed crimes last year. The instigation of the Duoyan tribe caused heavy casualties to the generals and civilians of the two countries. Speaking of it, it was indeed the Duoyan tribe who backed down and kept their troops on hold outside Gubeikou, which gave Boan a glimpse of the chance of victory. However, he thought that Zhen would listen He claimed to be a nephew and agreed to him flatteringly? Didn’t he just want to test my attitude towards Duoyan’s three tribes, and prepare to invade the east? Can’t beat the right wing, and can’t beat Duoyan’s three tribes? Is that what he thinks?”

"The right wing is powerful, and Khan Court really wants to expand eastward. Right now, I'm afraid it has already begun to plan to attack the savages and Haixi Jurchen. But in terms of fertile land, Duoyan Sanbu is naturally better." Wang Xian was a little puzzled "This is a battle for Kuden Khan to avenge his father and fight for the left wing. If Daming agrees, or just sit idly by, the Duoyan Tribe will naturally be eccentric, and will be annexed by the left wing of the Khan Court under the difficult enemy. If Daming refuses , why should he belittle himself?"

The reason why the three tribes of Duoyan have been living well under Khanting’s eyes is because the tribes are actually in a period of division after Dayan Khan’s death, and it is also because Duoyan was still the third guard of the Ming Dynasty in name.

"It seems that the news that His Majesty has changed Sanwei and opened a market with him has spread. It seems that there is no shortage of Han Ting's eyeliner around Huadang." Yang Yiqing sneered, "The news has been sent back for many days, Huadang I am old, but I am hesitant. I am reluctant to part with the benefits of being an official in the Ming Dynasty, and I am also worried that I will not be able to enjoy both sides as before."

Losing the soil as a fence, it will be difficult for Duoyan Sanbu to maintain the opening of the market without being subject to any party—as Wang Xian said, this is the Kuden Khan Court, the new successor to the Khan. The battle for revenge for the father and for the interests of the left wing is a battle for survival of the left wing under the threat of the right wing.

"After receiving the news, I'm afraid that Huadang will ask to surrender again. I hope that Daming will appoint an official to appease me." Yang Yiqing continued, "Isn't Han Ting worried that the three tribes of Duoyan will really surrender to Daming due to the military power?"

"Surrender?" Zhu Houcong disagreed, "Due to the situation, I took shelter for a while, over and over again. Isn't this the Duoyan Trilogy? I still kept it in mind when I violated the border last year. I'm afraid the Khan Court also thought that I would not go to the rescue. . He is willing to be humbled. Firstly, he is in the same line with the previous canonization of Gunbilik and Anda, and then shows weakness to the right wing; secondly, if I agree, wouldn't Gunbilik and Anda be lower than before the Ming Dynasty? How can they Can you bear this humiliation? There is a war on the Western Front, and I have no time to look eastward; thirdly, if I agree, he will lose his Duoyan Tribe, and he can rely on the benefits of trade to fight for Yongxiebu, which is closer to Jizhou. All the ministries.”

"... If not allowed, Bodi's bones will not return, and Khan Ting will be a mourner. Anyway, under the current situation where the right wing is growing, Khan Ting and the left wing are getting more and more difficult. It would be better to have a common enemy and fight for flowers from now on." The direction of the pastoral land where Yan Sanbu is stationed. After all, he is still the leader of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. As long as he does not touch the sphere of influence of the right wing, why should the right wing not allow the left wing to survive in the east?" Yang Yiqing followed his train of thought to analyze, "If you want to send troops to help Duo Yan Sanbu, the right-wing tiger occupies Xuanda and the three sides of Shaanxi, isn't Daming worried that Gunbilik will be ashamed, and I will destroy Xuanda again?"

Zhu Houcong was a little puzzled: "Chahar is very close to the Duoyan tribe, but Gunbilik's letter came from the Yansui side wall. Counting the time, he didn't know that Khan Ting wanted to call him first. My nephew asks for a tribute. That being the case, could it be that he and I had predicted that Han Ting would invade the east, and thought that I, Ming, must protect the three tribes of Duoyan, so that I must first stabilize them, even if we do not hesitate to expand their strength through trade? "

Yan Song said with a smile: "Their attitude is to make peace. I would like to present my own sister as apology to His Majesty because of Bo Di's order to attack Yu Tailing last year. I'm afraid they didn't expect that the little prince actually He will regard himself as a nephew. While expecting us to treat the right wing as a serious problem, we are looking forward to our sisters and relatives looking forward to our vigilance against the evil little prince who is determined to revenge. Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the drama of Beilu is the most exciting. It all depends on His Majesty, the power to personally conquer a battle!"

Zhu Houcong glanced at the old cotton-padded jacket, he...has a really nice way of speaking.

"Bird sister... When I am outside the side wall, there is no one? Where did he get his own sister?" Zhu Houcong complained, and then he was still puzzled, "As General Counselor Yang said, are they bullying the emperor and ministers of Ming Dynasty to be less wise?"

The imperial study room was quiet for a while, Zhu Houcong became even more puzzled, and looked around them: "What's wrong?"

Fei Hong coughed, and then said: "...It's wrong that the Holy Son of Heaven, Ru Your Majesty, is in power now. He fought against captive chieftains in World War I, the leader of a country is called nephew, and important ministers who have a separate regime offer their relatives and relatives. I'm afraid The Son of Heaven is happy to see it come to fruition. The fault is not that His Majesty is in power. The ministers have enjoyed Tianwei for several years and understand His Majesty's ambitions. I am afraid that they will also plan for the stability of the border town. They all agree with this proposal. The captives are just I don't know His Majesty's disposition and ambition..."

Zhu Houcong looked at Fei Hong speechlessly.

Although he could be prime minister for another three years, Fei Hong would be even more flattering, and he seemed to obey his orders.

Let me tell you the truth: If there is another emperor, the monarch and his ministers will look different. The current situation is all taught by you, and we all only follow your aspirations.

Yan Song also looked at Fei Hong: As expected of Zongfu, this horse is better than Lao Tzu.

"...Impossible. How could they not know that I set up a monument and shot arrows at the Xuanfu? My ambition is not hidden."

"I have finally figured it out." Gu Dingchen opened his mouth, "The right wing suffers from the suspicion of Khan court, and the right is neighbors with Daming. If your Majesty refuses to answer the request from Gunbilik and me, he is naturally not going to let this one go. The opportunity to inform Khan Ting of the letter from Gonbilik. Khan Ting is weak, if he does not reprimand him, wouldn’t it increase the momentum of the right wing? Khanbilik attributed last year’s defeat to the fact that he had to go deep into Datong under the orders of Bodi, but he was defeated The dignity of the Ordos tribe has been restored. The Taolu took over the four border towns of Daming, and they invaded Gansu, Ningxia, and Yansui in the past."

The big change is coming soon, and Gu Dingchen, who has been the chief for many years, also wants to show one or two, and he is unwilling to be lonely.

After Zhu Houcong listened, he really nodded thoughtfully: "That is to say, the little prince sealed him why Mergen Jinong, and he will test it one more step to see if Han Ting can bear him to throw the blame on Bodie's head." , or even give him the Khan throne again because he wants to ask for peace from Ming Dynasty? Even if I don’t allow it, he can stir up anger on the right wing, at least within the Ordos tribe, and encourage small tribes to invade and plunder?”

Gu Dingchen said: "I am a good thing of the Ming Dynasty, and the Tartars often covet it. Even if I have tributes, I am still not satisfied, and often invade the border. Let all the roads set up accounts and trade with the border generals in private markets. This time, when they asked for tribute, Gunbilik and Alda must have used the name of Khan Ting's suspicion within the clan to allow all the tribes to make great profits. If my Ming Dynasty refuses, they will naturally let the generals share the same hatred, thinking that my Ming Dynasty has only won one or two battles and is so proud."

Zhu Houcong laughed: "So that's the case. Jiuhe's words are very reasonable."

Gu Dingchen was overjoyed.

Zhu Houcong put away his smile again: "Now that both sides invite tribute, what do you think should be done?"

The imperial study room was quiet again, and no one answered first.Fei Hong looked at Yang Yiqing: "This matter is closely related to military affairs. On the one hand, the Khan court intends to invade Liaobei and the three tribes of Duoyan in the east; Discuss. General Counselor Yang, what do you think?"

Yang Yiqing was given the name that this matter was related to military affairs, so naturally he had to come up with a strategy first.

After deliberating for a moment, he opened his mouth: "Da Ming originally planned to open the market in Liaodong, and only opened this place. After all, there was a friendship between the monarch and the ministers with the Duoyan Sanbu. The opening of the Liaodong market was due to trade with the Duoyan Sanbu. Therefore, it is very preferential treatment. Watch the aftermath, and hope that he will return when he lost his way. If the Khan court embezzled the land of Duoyan's three tribes, it would also be because of his father-killing enmity with the Lord of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. Please Gong Zhicheng, even if you can give it a try, it is absolutely impossible to have the favorable conditions that are given to Duoyan's three parts."

"On the contrary, if the Khan Court does not invade the Duoyan Tribes and Liaobei, then it is sincerely seeking peace. With the Duoyan Tribes and Haixi Jurchen slaves who are the capital of Si Yize, I, Daming, and the left wing of the Khan Court will not directly There is another dispute. Although Gunbilik and Alta intended to test the Khan court, the minister thought that at least he could first inform the Khan court of the content of the letter. There is a threat from the right wing. Kuden Khan and his conspirators should think about it. What matters is how to increase its strength through the middleman Duoyan Sanbu."

Speaking of this, Yang Yiqing paused for a moment, and then said: "As for Gunbilik and Alda, naturally we cannot accept their request. Those who negotiate with Daming to open a market should at least belong to a clan that does not belong to anyone, Lord of a country. He Gonbilik and Alda still respect the Khan Court, and if the Ming Dynasty wants to talk about it, it is also talking with the Lord of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. You might as well spread this attitude in the grasslands on the three sides of Shaanxi and Xuanda, and many people under the right-wing [-] households Tribes, I'm afraid they also have the intention of encouraging Gunbilik and Alda to proclaim themselves Khan."

Yan Song was the first to praise: "Wonderful. Either, the right wing will first set up the Khan Court, and also talk with the State Secretary and State Envoy. Or, continue to respect the Khan Court as the main one, and right now will not accept the little prince's request. Those on the right wing The lords of the small tribes naturally lamented that Gunbilik and Alda were cowardly and did not dare to say sweat, and were also angry that Han court refused to ask for tribute trade at the border between the right wing and Ming Dynasty."

Gu Dingchen also strongly agreed: "No matter what happens next, let the little prince know Gunbilik's words first. If it can attract the right wing to set up a separate court, that is the best situation."

Zhu Houcong didn't speak, and after looking around at them, he asked, "Among the captive chieftains of the Mongolian and Yuan tribes, who is the big trouble for Daming?"

There is no need to answer this point, everyone knows it in their hearts, so they concentrate on thinking about the emperor's intention.

"They can't fight each other, at least for a few years." Zhu Houcong said his own judgment, "I have a Khan name, and he has both an elder brother and a nephew with a more noble status. The ingenious plan opened up the situation where the grassland tribes established themselves as khan courts? No, I answer must have a more far-reaching plan. This time it was a letter from Gunbilik, and it was I answer who sacrificed his own sister. Don't you respect your brother now and hide behind the scenes?"

Yang Yiqing had a different opinion: "There are two advantages. First, it is because he was awarded the title of Khan, so he wants to avoid the suspicion of Gunbilik. Second, if Daming and Youyi open the market, the best location is Zhangjiakou , or the Xuanning Five Forts in the north of Datong. The closer it is to Tumote, the better the location."

Zhu Houcong shook his head and looked at Wang Xian: "Last year, Daming only suffered a real loss from I Da. This man is brave and resourceful, and now that he has won the title, if I were him, I would follow the kingly way. To be king, you must first confirm the reputation of this dependable and wise Khan."

Everyone thought of I Da's many operations last year, and each of them began to think deeply.

Zhu Houcong continued: "I am young, he will wait for Gonbilik to die first, to avoid the stigma of killing his brother; he will wait for the little prince to grow up, and the left-wing ministries have already relied on the benefits he brought and the shape he shaped. Prestige, and the little prince will definitely do something in order to gain power, so that everyone will be betrayed. At this time, his chance will come. It will not be very long, ten or 20 years, and I will only be around 40 years old at that time What's more, although the position of Great Khan is far away from him, my Great Ming is too close to him."

"...Your Majesty, what is the meaning of this?" Yan Song didn't want to understand for a while, so he flattered.

"Da Ming is practicing the new law. I don't know. Da Ming can only be beaten, and he has been able to win miserably in the past two years. Qing and others can't fully understand the way of Da Ming's rich country and strong army, but it's just like what Fei Qing said. Under my painstaking efforts, I will first assist me wholeheartedly, and try to see if I can rebuild the Ming Dynasty. With such a Ming Dynasty by my side, do I think that ruling the roost with martial arts like in the past will win the hearts of all the tribes in the grassland, and make such a North Yuan is better than me, Ming?"

It was only then that Yan Song understood what it means that Daming is closer to me... These words really make sense.Could it be that I Da worked so hard to rule the prairie just to take the lead in being beaten by Daming in the future?

"Who among the tribes of the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties first tried to settle down and start farming? He was just like me, thinking of a new way out for the tribe." Zhu Houcong said with certainty, "Only those who can truly unite the hearts of the grasslands and serve The ministries brought benefits, and finding a way to reinvigorate the Northern Yuan Dynasty is the way for him to become a person like Dayan Khan, and it is also the safest way to become a Khan. Therefore, this time, he persuaded Gunbilik to invite peace with Kai Shi Trade, willing to sacrifice his so-called sister, is sincere. He is the real Goujian, even though he was undefeated last year."

Yan Song sighed: "Your Majesty sees clearly, and I admire you so much. You can't complain about me. Your Majesty is the hero, so you can see through my answer with the heart of a hero."

Yang Yiqing turned a deaf ear to his new flattery to the emperor, and just asked: "If this is the case, then His Majesty intends to open a market with him? I answer that it is easier said than done to open a new road for Meng Yuan? He wants to learn from Ming Dynasty. But painting a tiger is not enough to be an anti-dog. Only when my Ming Dynasty’s new method is successful and the power of firearms is improved to a higher level, it will be the time when he fails to start a business and collapses in the middle way.”

Zhu Houcong shook his head: "No, since I really want to make it happen, I can't let him do what I want. I can't underestimate my intelligence, how can I know that he can't really make a way out? This plan to open the market still needs to be based on economics. Slightly Liaodong and split the left and right wings of the Mongolian and Yuan dynasties. I told the little prince's emissary that the two countries were still at war last year, and I can't trust the sincerity of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. To be able to tolerate the three tribes of Duoyan and the Haixi Jurchen, I know how to rely on geographical advantages to borrow Duoyan The harmony of the three ministries makes money, if Jizhou and Liaodong have no Khans in the frontier for a few years, when he is an adult and can be the master, it will be the day when I return Bodi's remains."

Yang Yiqing sighed silently in his heart.

If the market fails to open, border towns will still face great power.Privately, he felt that it was not impossible to open the market directly with three parties. It just depends on how it operates later.

But His Majesty is very wary of I Da. If it weren't for the opening of Liaodong and the purpose of developing the Northeast, I am afraid that he would only do his best to improve Ming's national power and combat power under the current situation, and drive the northern captives away in a dignified manner in the future.

"Since this is the case, the border town is still stepping up its army preparations. The opening of the market is not successful, but the Tartars are increasingly inseparable from the good things of the Ming Dynasty, and they can only invade and plunder."

"I suffered a big loss last year. Even if I invaded the border, it will not be a big war. Bianzhen is going to train troops, so he should focus on defending against the enemy." Zhu Houcong said resolutely, "The only thing I don't want to see is that I answer faster. The land grows stronger. If he dominates the grassland, it will be twice as difficult to get rid of the northern troubles in the future! He wants to grow stronger secretly, but he doesn't let him do what he wants."

In any case, since Zhu Houcong has made up his mind, this group of veteran officials who are still in office will do so.

This is the prestige that has been gradually established and consolidated over the past eight years. After all, judging from the results, most of His Majesty's decisions are correct.

Shortly after they left the imperial study, the map of the Ming Dynasty that Zheng Xiao had redrawn while temporarily helping at the military affairs meeting was completed and sent to the imperial study.

Zhu Houcong stood by the wall, watching intently.

Huang Jin looked at the map from the side, then looked at his expression, and asked, "Your Majesty, why did you draw this new map? The territory is much smaller..."

"Nurgandusi... not only Nuergandusi, but also Wusizang, Hami, Turpan... these places, do my words work?" Zhu Houcong said lightly, "Even in Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangxi, Daming is not counted. To be able to fully govern, you still have to rely on the chieftain. Some things, just coax others, don’t coax yourself.”

After a pause, his eyes brightened: "But one day, the real territory of Ming Dynasty on this map will come back, and it will be bigger, so that future generations can't lose some important geographical advantages."

Zhu Houcong's gaze stayed on Hetao.

If we don't take it back, Shanxi and Shaanxi will never be stable, and the Huanghuai flood will never be successfully treated. Mongolia can only face the pressure of thousands of miles of long-term border wall for a long time.

Zhu Houcong slowly walked back and sat down.

It's just that Daming's financial resources and efficiency can't support the northward expedition from the three sides of Shaanxi and Xuanda, and its combat power is not enough.

Last year's great victory was achieved under favorable conditions, and it still cost nearly twice as many casualties as the Tartars.Going out, the battle loss ratio will be much larger.

Even if it takes a lot of money to get back the Hetao, the cost of subsequent reconstruction and defense must also be considered.

The best way, of course, is to find ways to weaken the strength of the right wing beforehand.

After the opening of the Liaodong market, the private market was banned for good reasons.

In addition to letting the right wing only fight against the border, and the Ming Dynasty can win more and more cleanly, is there any way to continuously weaken their power, eliminate the timidity of the border generals, and win rewards through rewards? The ambition and morale that inspired the frontier soldiers to expand overseas?

It is useless for Zhu Houcong and a few people to have confidence and ambition.

Daming wants to get rid of the troubles in the north, but he can't think about peace, he can only think about war!
He is very clear that his real enemy is not the little prince who is willing to be contemptuous and appears to be cowardly at the moment, but Alda in the northwest.

As long as the Hetao can be regained, can I still stay in Fengzhou Beach?

I want to be a real king instead of a hero, but I have to force him to move north first to take the throne of Niaohan!
At least under the condition of lack of iron and clothes, go to Jie Duo Yanbu first.

(End of this chapter)