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Chapter 550 Site Selection of the Imperial Tomb

At the end of the tenth year of Jianwu.

As the new year approaches, the war in Mobei finally subsides a little.

Instigating back and forth in Da Mingxi, there were also Monan Dusi and Beizhili Zhongjun Dudufu. They had been transporting military supplies to Mobei Chechnya and Tuxietu for a long time, resulting in continuous wars in Mobei.

Moreover, due to the deliberate control of the Ming Dynasty, Chechen Khan and Tushetu Khan fought for more than half a year, and they were still evenly matched.

Today you eat a piece of me, and tomorrow I will kill you again.

The beacon fire on the grassland, you come and go, it's so lively.

It was the herdsmen of various tribes in the Mobei grassland who suffered. Last year's cold winter, because the two Khans wanted to fight, led to a shortage of food and cold clothing in various tribes, and many livestock died of starvation and freezing.

Now, the two Khans have been fighting for more than half a year, forcibly recruiting troops from various ministries, and even using fire guns from the Central Plains.

In fact, Yang Gong of Northern Zhili felt that the Mobei grassland was just a cavalry sword and the fighting was not brutal enough, so he used the discarded captured Qing army guns and guns on hand and sold them to these Khalkha Mongols. .

With the help of fire guns, both the Chechen Khan and the Tushetu Khan thought that their grasslands were invincible, and they also successfully upgraded the traditional cavalry warfare.

These Mongols in Mobei actually had fire cavalry when the Manchus were destroyed.

Relying on the power of the fire cavalry, the two Khan tribes took only half a year to inflict the tragic casualties suffered by Emperor Taizong of the Ming Dynasty in his northern expedition to Mobei.

Unable to endure the war, countless small and weak Mongolian tribes in the Mobei Khalkha region began to flee southward with their families and defected to Monan Dusi and Yunzhong Dusi.

Taining Prefecture (Ulanhot).

The official in charge of registration asked: "What is your name?" (After speaking in Chinese, he asked again in Mongolian)

The Mobei herdsman hesitated: "I...I don't know, they all call me Huza (a contemptuous term for the Han people)."

The official was surprised and asked: "Can you speak Chinese? Are you Han?"

The herdsman shook his head: "I don't know, but my mother speaks Chinese."

The official immediately said kindly: "There is no doubt that you are a Han citizen. Go directly to the other side and line up to receive thick porridge and winter clothes. When you are full, you will go to our Han villages and towns. When the time comes, you will be settled on the spot. You will be the Ming Dynasty. of Han people."

The herdsman didn't know what this meant. He only knew that there was finally something to eat: "Thank you... thank you, sir."

The official said nothing more, waved his hand, and continued to register the next person.

Taining Mansion is just one place, and there is another Yunzhong Mansion as well. Both of them have temporarily become transfer stations for "immigrants" from Mobei.

After registering and registering on the spot, the Han people stayed and directly expanded the administrative city, while the Mongols dispersed and organized them into the pastures of various ministries and re-planned the areas under their jurisdiction.

Of course, both Han and Mongolian people can receive food and clothing assistance. It's just that the Han people provided it for free, while the Mongolian people took a loan, which would later be repaid with taxes.

Don't blame Ming Dynasty for treating them differently, just to allow these Mongolian people to take the initiative to naturalize and realize the benefits of Han people.

Just based on the current rate of southward flight and naturalization, without external influence, it is estimated that in at least two or three generations, these Khalkha Mongolian herders who fled south will completely forget that they were once Mongols from Mobei.

It was naturally impossible for Mobei to turn a blind eye to this, and even Chechen Khan and Tushetu Khan had taken corresponding measures, including but not limited to sending out rangers to intercept and intercept.

But it was useless. The reason why those small tribes and herdsmen fled south was that the war in Mobei lasted too long.

Not only did the grassland suffer heavy casualties, it also delayed their grazing time and seriously damaged grassland production.

If winter hadn't come and it started snowing in Mobei first, the war would have continued.

Even if they don't want to fight, Ming's careful work can still force them to fight.

……

The war in Mobei subsided due to the cold winter.

On the other hand, in the area under the jurisdiction of Heilongjiang City, all the Heilongjiang naval forces recruited from the south were finally in place.

Besikov is now the Cossack staff officer and translator of the Heilongjiang Dusi, and is drawing a military map of Siberia for the Heilongjiang Dusi.

There is no need to draw too detailed, just give a general outline, and then mark the river system, where are the cities, where are just fortresses, where are the tribes, and those Cossacks who surrendered.

By the beginning of next spring, the Heilongjiang Dusi should have to send troops north, and if they don't send troops, they will have to penetrate all the way to Yakutsk.

Because Besikov said, this is the hub city of the Lena River. If Yakutsk is lost, Tsarist Russia will be like a broken arm in Eastern Siberia.

Nanjing, Forbidden City.

Zhu Yijiong wrapped up her fur as usual, lit the stove, and reviewed the memorials on the case. After approving a few letters, I saw a memorial submitted by the Ministry of Rites. The cabinet's draft did not give any suggestions. It just said: "Submit to His Majesty for his approval."

Zhu Yijiong took it in his hand, glanced at it casually, and then wrote and wrote: "Liu Zhong."

This is a memorial presented by the priest of the Ministry of Rites Temple. The content of the memorial is very ordinary and does not even fall under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites. Go directly to Shu to request the emperor that the site for the imperial mausoleum should be determined, and the Ministry of Industry should also build the imperial mausoleum as soon as possible for the country's solemn sacrifice.

This matter had happened once a few years ago, and Zhu Yijiong had perfunctorily dealt with it.

It is now the tenth year of Jianwu. Although Zhu Yijiong is still in his prime, in the eyes of civil and military officials, it is time to build a mausoleum.

You must know that Lao Zhu also started building the mausoleum in the 14th year of Hongwu. Taizong started building the mausoleum even earlier, starting in the 7th year of Yongle.

Moreover, the most important thing is that the imperial mausoleum must be built as early as possible. Because there was an emergency in the previous Ming Dynasty, Xuande built the mausoleum late. As a result, he only reigned for ten years. Renzong was even more exaggerated, and he only reigned for less than one year.

Civil and military officials were naturally anxious. The location of the imperial mausoleum was not only for the emperor to build the imperial mausoleum, but also for the entire Ming Dynasty and where all future emperors should be buried.

In fact, if Taizong had not been born and Jianwen had been a normal person, theoretically all the emperors of the Ming Dynasty would have been buried in Nanjing's Purple Mountain.

However, Taizong moved the capital to Beijing, and Taizong was also buried in Beijing. Later generations of imperial mausoleums naturally became the Ming Tombs in Beijing, and Lao Zhu became an "empty nester".

In a sense, what Jiajing did seems to be right? Because Zhu Di is indeed in a line of his own.

A few days later, there was a regular cabinet meeting.

As the first assistant, Wang Li thought for a moment and finally said: "Your Majesty is in the prime of the Spring and Autumn Period, so the imperial mausoleum is naturally not in a hurry to be built so quickly. However, the site selection of the imperial mausoleum is related to the sacrifices of the country and should not be taken lightly. It still needs to be determined in advance, and The imperial mausoleum of the new dynasty should be buried in Nanjing, but the best location for feng shui in Nanjing lies in Purple Mountain. Purple Mountain is also where Emperor Taizu Gao was buried. If he wanted to bury him again, he would be afraid of offending the heroic spirit of Taizu. Do you want to choose a new place? ? Where should the new mausoleum be located?"

Zhu Yijiong was asked proactively, and knew that he could not avoid it. Fortunately, he said: "There is no need to choose a new place, let's go to Purple Mountain! This is the closest place, and there is no need to waste people and money. I will avoid Xiaoling and choose a place that will not disturb the people." Determination. As for offending the heroic spirit of Taizu, there is no need to worry about it. Taizu Xiaoling was buried in Zijin Mountain, and now the new dynasty is also buried here. This is also to accompany Taizu and declare to Taizu that our Ming Dynasty will be restored. . Furthermore, in the past, Taizu could be buried together with Soochow, and we are our own family, so why should we be afraid of offending?"

When Lao Zhu chose the site of Zijin Mountain, he found that Sun Shiwan's tomb was also here.

Then, in the spirit of heroes and cherishing heroes... okay! In fact, Lao Zhu felt that Sun Shiwan could be considered a heroic emperor, so he planned to let Sun Shiwan guard his tomb.

The emperor finally agreed to the location of the imperial mausoleum. This was not easy!

Zhu Chengxun struck while the iron was hot and asked: "Does the site for His Majesty's mausoleum need to be determined together?"

Zhu Yijiong shook his head: "No, I don't intend to bury him there."

If the emperor is not buried in the Purple Mountain, where should he be buried?

For a moment, some of the smarter people thought that the emperor was going to cause trouble. After all, His Majesty has returned to the world and expanded thousands of miles overseas (including the sea area). In the future, he will even regain the Western Regions, seal the wolf as his vassal, and restrain Shi Yanran.

With so many achievements, even the former Emperor Taizong could not compare with him. Could it be that His Majesty felt complacent and wanted to carry out large-scale construction projects, imitating the First Emperor?

This is normal. Emperors of the past dynasties, who had many achievements, liked to do some fancy things to show their majesty.

Wu Sidao hurriedly stepped forward and admonished: "Your Majesty is diligent in administration and loves the people. In the past, the First Emperor also unified the six countries. His writings were written in the same language, and his carriages were running on the same track. He achieved great success. However, there was a lot of construction work to build the Epang Palace. (In fact, what is the Epang Palace? Whether it has been completed or not is still unknown), the Qin Emperor’s Mausoleum, wasted people’s energy, and ultimately the great cause was in vain..."

"Haha." Zhu Yijiong interrupted with a smile: "Wu Qing, don't worry, I don't want to imitate the First Emperor and build a mausoleum and palace."

Wang Yuan interrupted: "Then your Majesty wants to..."

Zhu Yijiong did not intend to say it clearly, but said directly: "Since all the ministers are so anxious, I will write an imperial edict in advance and hang it behind the plaque in Fengtian Hall. When I am buried for a hundred years, I will take out the edict and act according to it. Also, the new emperor must not disobey the decree, otherwise he will be disobeying the decree. The emperor who resists the decree will directly abdicate, and if his ministers and nobles resist the decree, the three tribes will be annihilated. Also, starting from today, the Privy Council will follow up and draw the entire map of Kanyu in the Ming Dynasty. , not only must there be land, but also sea area maps, and some sea-ship shares must be prepared for the royal family.”

The ministers in the cabinet became more and more confused as they listened. They had no idea what the emperor was going to do.

But as long as the emperor doesn't carry out large-scale construction and build a super-large imperial mausoleum, it won't be a big deal.

As for the so-called posthumous edict, they felt that the emperor had something that he must do after his death. However, those who disobeyed the edict would be punished by the three clans, and the new emperor would also abdicate on the spot, which made them very itchy and curious. What exactly did the emperor plan to write in his edict?

Why are you so sure that the new emperor and the ministers will resist the decree?

In fact, Zhu Yijiong's idea was very simple. He simply planned to cremate himself after his death, and then scatter his ashes into the mountains, seas and borders of the empire.

Moreover, the several border areas and sea areas that were scattered must be marked and recorded, and future emperors must organize sacrifices and visits every few years.

Zhu Yijiong fought hard to keep the territory he conquered while he was alive. As long as future generations do not observe sacrifices and worship, they will be unworthy descendants.

If he loses his territory and lets his ancestor live in a foreign country, he will be even more ashamed of his imperial ancestor.

With these two layers of blessing, future emperors would have to try their best to keep these lands no matter what, even if they claimed the territory, they would not be able to give it up.

　In fact, the person in Beijing was planning to cremate him and throw him into the sea on the spot, but no one listened.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)