Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 468: Interfering with Nine Sides

"Let's talk about it. The Mongolian Tatar invasion of Hetao caused such a major event that tens of thousands of our border people were killed and plundered, but Yansui and other places kept it secret. How should we deal with it!?"

The atmosphere in Dongnuan Pavilion was extremely depressing.

Zhu Youxiao sat on the throne, his sharp eyes scanning the ministers standing in front of the imperial court. Such a big thing happened in northern Xinjiang, but the central court had no knowledge in advance, and even the people below deliberately concealed such a major event. This was Zhu Youxiao's fault. According to the school, it is absolutely not allowed!

If this trend continues, it will be the biggest shakeup to centralization of power.

"Your Majesty, this matter must be investigated strictly!"

Wang Xiangqian, the assistant to the cabinet group, frowned and stepped forward, bowed to the emperor and said: "If this matter is true, the imperial court will severely punish the governor Zhang Zhihou and the commander-in-chief Du Wenhuan. This trend must not be encouraged. Jiubian is an important town that protects our northern frontier in the Ming Dynasty. , the imperial court spends countless money and food every year, if deception becomes common in the end, then what’s the use of having nine sides?”

Wang Xiangqian, who was in charge of the Ministry of War, knew the seriousness of this matter better than anyone else. The Ministry of War was not the first to know about such a major event in Jiubian, and had to learn about it through the Military Affairs Council.

What Wang Xiangqian is worried about now is not that the Military Academy has usurped the authority of the Ministry of War, but the current situation of the Ming Dynasty!

"Your Majesty, I feel that this matter should not be made public."

Qian Qianyi, the second minister of the cabinet, followed closely and said: "For our Ming Dynasty, the Jianlu rebellion in Liaodong and the chieftain rebellion in Sichuan and Guizhou have not been completely suppressed. If the imperial court easily dispatches a large army and rushes to Hetao, the Mongolian Tatars The land of plunder, if we want to strictly investigate this matter, I am afraid it will cause shock to the nine borders, which will affect the stability of Northern Xinjiang."

"Then according to your wishes, I will condone this trend?"

Zhu Youxiao took pictures of the case and asked: "The Mongolian Tatars who are entrenched in Hetao have been plundering our northern Xinjiang for a long time. Shouldn't this be solved?!"

Qian Qianyi was silent.

"Your Majesty, I thought the imperial court would send a large army early."

Under this situation, Sun Chengzong, the assistant to the cabinet group, stepped forward and said: "Whenever the Mongolian Tatars in Hetao plundered northern Xinjiang, it was mostly because of snowstorms on the grasslands outside the Great Wall. It was difficult for the Mongolian Tatar tribes to survive, so they sent troops to plunder various parts of northern Xinjiang. Now the problem is The key is definitely not that Du Wenhuan and others concealed the matter, it is also what the imperial court needs to do to strictly investigate the actual situation on the nine sides."

This is the attitude a cabinet minister should have!

Zhu Youxiao looked at Sun Chengzong with approval in his eyes. Speaking of which, since he ascended the throne as Yuji, in fact, except for Liaodong, other important towns have rarely intervened in the affairs of Jiubian, even if they involve Jiubian. On matters concerning matters, the opinions of senior officials such as the Ministry of War are generally consulted.

This is definitely not something Zhu Youxiao left alone.

It is precisely Zhu Youxiao who knows the actual situation of Jiubian, so he has been waiting for the right opportunity to wait until the scale of the elite division controlled by the central center increases, and then try to intervene in the affairs of Jiubian.

In Zhu Youxiao's eyes, the nine-border town established by the Ming Dynasty was just an empty shell. It was just a show-off. It had to be supported by the frontier defense line of the Great Wall. I'm afraid that the northern border of the Ming Dynasty had long been infiltrated by the grassland tribes. It’s a sieve!

As we all know, there is a general force in Liaodong.

But the Jiangmen power is definitely not unique to Liaodong.

Influenced by the unique military system of the Ming Dynasty, there are also large and small general forces in these frontier areas surrounding the nine-border towns.

They all have a common identity, that is, they are hereditary officials of a certain health center!

From the highest level of commanders to the lowest level of hundreds of households, except for those groups that are completely extinct, other groups have always been rooted here for a long time. After generations of reproduction, they have a strong influence in the local area, and even some Controls many interests that are not on the table.

Liaodong can breed general forces, which is inseparable from the rise of Li Chengliang, and starting from the Wanli Dynasty, there is another family that keeps pace with the Li family, namely the Ma family of Datong! !

"I am determined to investigate this matter strictly!" Zhu Youxiao pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Governor Zhang Zhihou and General Soldier Du Wenhuan arrested me and returned to Beijing. If this matter is really like what the Intelligence Cleaning Department of the Military Academy has urgently delivered, If so, I will never tolerate it, I will use their heads to shock the world!"

"Think twice, Your Majesty!"

Sun Ruyou, the assistant to the cabinet group, stepped forward to advise: "Even if this matter is true, we cannot make such a hasty decision, not to mention that the situation in Jiubian is complicated. If we really want to kill Zhang Zhihou and Du Wenhuan, I am afraid that there will be great chaos in Jiubian."

"Then tell me, what does it mean to not make a hasty decision?"

Zhu Youxiao glared and shouted: "Should I wait until Hetao and Mengtar and fight all the way to the hinterland of Gyeonggi Province? My decision is not considered hasty!"

Sun Ruyou lowered his head.

In fact, Zhu Youxiao heard the implication of Sun Ruyou's words. Killing Zhang Zhihou was nothing, but this Du Wenhuan was different.

The father of Du Wenhuan is Du Tong. Maybe he is not very famous, but there is one person who is very famous, namely Juniper.

Juniper is Du Wenhuan's uncle.

This man had made great military exploits, but he died on the battlefield in the Battle of Sarhu. Zhu Youxiao didn't want to mention anything about that battle, but it was undeniable that the Du family's influence in the Yansui area was not Xiao Xiao, there are even many generals in the guards and border towns who have a close relationship with the Du family.

The nine sides of the Ming Dynasty are so intertwined! ! !

Zhu Youxiao had long made up his mind to get rid of the guard system that was rotten to the core. Since it could not become a strong rock to defend the Ming Dynasty, then this part of the privileges should be abolished. There may still be guard houses in the Ming Dynasty in the future, but more importantly. Most of them focus on building frontier fortresses and no longer have garrison characteristics.

In fact, the system established by the Wei Institute can still continue to exert its residual heat, but correspondingly speaking, the so-called hereditary inheritance can no longer exist. This is a cancer that breeds the power of generals! !

"You're not talking, are you?"

Seeing that the ministers in front of the imperial court were no longer talking, Zhu Youxiao said: "The ministers of the Military Affairs Council should stay, and everyone else should leave first. I have made up my mind on this matter. If Zhang Zhihou, Du Wenhuan and their like are not dealt with strictly, then the dignity of the court will be Decorations!!”

Since it was something he had already decided on, no matter what kind of opposition he would encounter, Zhu Youxiao's attitude was very clear. As long as the opportunity came, he would not let it go.

If Zhang Zhihou and Du Wenhuan were not dealt with strictly this time out of some concerns, they would probably have to postpone their intervention in the affairs of the Nine Borders.

But this is definitely not what Zhu Youxiao wants.

It may still be unrealistic to deal with the large and small general forces on the nine sides, but to deal with a Du family, pull out the carrot and bring it out of the mud, and deal with all the groups related to it, Zhu Youxiao has the courage to do so. There are still some.

Anyone, even if they have made great military exploits for the Ming Dynasty, does not mean that they can do whatever they want on the basis of their achievements!

(End of this chapter)