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Chapter 989 Breaking the situation
Although they are only two years apart in age, their experiences and education are completely different. Abdulhara was born to Abdulqiyin's second wife. He followed Yusup Khoja from a young age and received a very orthodox Islamic education.

Abulun was born to Aduqiyin's concubine. He was sent to the Beixing Palace when he was old enough to understand. All he heard and saw were Han culture and new learning. If it weren't for his obvious difference in appearance from the Han people, he was no different from the Han people in every aspect, including his way of thinking.

This is easy to do, and it can easily create a situation where two dragons compete for the throne. Abduhara is a local tyrant, with strong support from local religious and aristocratic forces; Abulun is a foreign dragon, who has the support of the Ming Empire in addition to his natal family and some reformist aristocratic officials.

There is no need to discuss which is better. The Yarkand Kingdom was nominally an independent country, but in fact it had long been a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, and was subject to even greater constraints and fetters than Korea.

As to who will succeed to the throne and become king, the royal family, nobles, and religions in their country have no say. The only one who can make the final decision is the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, who is thousands of miles away.

If the natural successor is not harmful to the Ming Empire, then we can go with the flow and pretend to be tolerant and not interfere in other countries' internal affairs. But if the successor is likely to disagree with the status quo or to be an enemy of the empire, then he will be a tyrant and must be interfered with rudely or even fought.

"Abulun has been away from the country for a long time. Although he has a reputation, it is difficult for him to compete with Abduhara in terms of strength. I am worried that if the imperial army is involved, it will provoke more fierce resistance from the local people."

Yang Sichang was not as optimistic as the emperor. He was not afraid of war, but he did not want to see the good situation that he had worked hard for ten years destroyed because of a careless move. Once the war broke out, the Ming army would definitely be defeated, but what about after the war? They would have to go through the process of the past ten years all over again, wasting a lot of resources.

"The imperial army will not be easily involved. The selection of the heir is due to the family background of Aduqiyin and the royal family. I will not interfere. But they all grew up eating grains and cereals. Who can guarantee that they will be free from disasters and diseases?

If Abdulhara died, Abulun would naturally be the only successor. If someone with ulterior motives took the opportunity to cause chaos, the Ming Army would certainly not stand idly by. But this is not called interference, but rather, it is to share the worries of the friendly country and to clean up the door and eliminate the scoundrels at the invitation of the new king. "

Hong Tao was not blindly optimistic, but had already thought of a countermeasure. Even if Yang Sichang studied for another ten years, he would not be able to master so many tricks. It was not because he was stupid, but because he lacked teaching materials.

These methods of political struggle were painstakingly devised by top politicians from all over the world over the past few hundred years, and have been performed in public more than once, with many successful precedents.

Yang Sichang must have understood what he said, and then he fell into deep thought, probably wondering whether he should use such a despicable method against the king of a country. If so, could it be used in other places, such as Korea?

"Your Majesty, the imperial army is not stationed in Yarkand City. If someone takes the initiative, we may be out of reach!" The person who continued to ask questions was Yang Lian, the Minister of Justice. He did not ask whether it was a despicable and stupid question, but only questioned the feasibility.

"Then don't go to Yarkand for now. Find an excuse to stay in Khotan for a few more days and take the opportunity to meet with the reformist officials so that he can get familiar with the environment. The rest is up to God. Fate is so unpredictable.

Oh, yes, let Shadi Hezhuo go back with Abulun. When Yusup was in trouble, I gave him the opportunity to rise again. Since he doesn't intend to repay me, there is no need for me to suppress the development of the Black Mountain Sect. "

Since Hong Tao chose to let Abulun succeed Abdulhara as the new king of Yarkand, he would definitely not let him die so easily. As for the lack of influence in the country and religion, it is not completely impossible to make up for it. In recent years, Shadi Khoja has been serving as an envoy between the Ming Empire and the Bukhara Khanate and the Kazakh Khanate, but he has not neglected his main job, the leader of the Black Mountain faction.

Similar to the treatment given to the White Mountain Sect in the past, Hong Tao arranged for all the Black Mountain Sect believers who were willing to follow Shadi Khoja to live in Hami and Turpan, and they were monitored and protected by local garrisons to prevent the two factions from fighting each other.

This is definitely not out of kindness, or because he can't bear to see the Black Mountain Sect being exterminated. It's not entirely a gift to Shadi Hezhuo, so that he can work for him with peace of mind. Anyone who falls into Hong Tao's calculations will not escape the fate of being fully exploited.

Now the followers of the Black Mountain Sect have become a rope around Shadi Hezhuo's neck, making it impossible for him to break free from his control, and he cannot even choose to remain neutral. He must lead the Black Mountain Sect to rise again, expel the White Mountain Sect from the Yarkand Kingdom for the second time, and then replace it.

As long as the religious disputes in Yarkand were aroused and the Ming Empire secretly provided some help to one side, the nobles, officials and religious figures, whether conservative or reformist, would have no energy to take care of other things and would have to devote themselves to it.

This is the biggest flaw of the system of integrating politics and religion. Everything is linked to religion. Everyone prospers together and suffers together. No one can stay out of it, let alone discuss each issue individually.

"Your Majesty, if the Black Mountain Sect continues to act like the White Mountain Sect in the future and pretends to obey the imperial court but actually disobeys it, will the White Mountain Sect be allowed to do the same thing again?"

Only then did Yang Lian understand why the emperor had placed such high regard on Shadihezhuo. He had already prepared a backup plan, which was simply too insidious. However, this method did not seem to be able to achieve the effect of curing the root cause, and it was very likely that the same mistake would be repeated in a few years.

"Wenru is worrying too much. Every time a transition occurs, both the White Mountain Sect and the Black Mountain Sect will suffer heavy losses, and a large number of believers will leave. Faith, first of all, requires belief. If people cannot believe, then there will be no worship. This is a good opportunity for Taoism to attract more believers."

After chatting for a long time, it was finally the Tongzhengshi Xiong Wencan who fully understood the emperor's intention. Shadi Hezhuo accompanied Abulun back to Yarkand, which would not only help the Black Mountain Sect to compete with the White Mountain Sect, but also promote the development of Taoism.

This sounds contradictory, but it actually makes sense if you think about it carefully. No matter what you believe in, you still have to eat and live. If you are abandoned once, you can still say that you have no choice, but you can't do it again and again.

When the believers' hearts are broken one after another, they no longer believe in black and white. If there happens to be a good alternative at this time, such as Taoism, wouldn't it become the biggest winner?

"Hehehe, I do have this intention. I hope Adu Ciyin doesn't leave too hastily. Wang Chengen, draft an edict immediately and let the General Staff handle this matter immediately. There is no need to wait for me to return to Beijing!"

Seeing that all the ministers suddenly understood, Hong Tao finally laughed heartily. No matter what others think, he is happiest when he is hurting others. However, if he wants to make his evil plan succeed, he must quickly notify the General Staff to do the preliminary work well.

(End of this chapter)