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Chapter 141 National Thief
Yang Reform was amused by the title of "Imperial Association Army", but he didn't expect this "traitor" to be easy to think about.Thinking secretly, whether to give the title of the Imperial Association Army or not.In the future, the reputation of the Imperial Association Army will not be very good, and it will be synonymous with traitors.

"I can beg for a rabbit, Jin Haoqing, I want to ask you a question. How do you feel about helping me and leading me to fight Mongolia?" Yang Reform wanted to know what this "traitor" thought.

Nengqitu Jin Haoqing said joyfully: "Your Majesty, I feel very honored to lead the way for His Majesty. This is a great honor befalling me. I will swear allegiance to Your Majesty to the death." Show loyalty to the emperor.

Being able to beg for a rabbit, Jin Daoqing didn't have the slightest hesitation, didn't have the slightest bit of embarrassment, and didn't have anything to be ashamed to say, so it was natural to directly regard the job of leading the way as an honor.

Yang Reform was very surprised. How could this "traitor" be done so directly and passionately?
"Being able to beg the rabbit Jin Eiqing, do you really regard it as an honor to lead the way for me and defeat Mongolia?"

"Reporting to His Majesty the Emperor, all the Mongolian tribes are proud to be conferred by the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, and they are all eager to be granted the title by His Majesty, and they are all eager to serve His Majesty."

The words of being able to beg for a rabbit Jin Eiqing surprised Yang Reform a bit. This "traitor" hanging on the head of this beggar Jin Eiqing seemed inappropriate. Yang Reform remembered that this Mongolian tribe, such as Duoyan Sanwei, was Only those who received the canonization of the Ming Dynasty were called Wei, and only those who became kings and hegemons on the Mongolian grasslands.Therefore, this Mongolia, in name, is still the "territory" of the Ming Dynasty. It is only right and proper to lead the master to fight those disobedient rebels. It's not "rape".

In fact, this Mongolia is not a unified country. It has always been a tribal alliance formed by various tribes. The organization of interests is based on the tribe, not the country. Therefore, there is no such thing as "trapped". , everything is just for your own tribe, how to rise to the point of "rape"?

After hearing the words of Nengqitu Jinbaiqing, Yang Reform felt that his Mongolian strategy might need to be changed. Mongolia is not a highly unified centralized country, but a loose tribal alliance. His previous strategy, It was launched in the form of dealing with a country, and now it seems that it is wrong.We have to discuss this matter with Sun Chengzong.

Thinking about other things in his mind, he didn't have the heart to chat with the leader of this small tribe anymore.

"If you can beg for a rabbit, you can come here today. You go back and rest for a few days. There will be a special person to talk to you about this matter. In addition, my companion, I will reward you with 5000 taels as the money I paid in advance." Yang Reform stretched out a carrot and placed it in front of Nengqitu Jindaiqing's horse to hang the leader of the Mongolian tribe.

I can beg the rabbit Jin Haoqing to thank you happily: "I would like to thank His Majesty the Emperor for the reward. After I go back, I will try my best to serve His Majesty the Emperor. It's just... Your Majesty, please return the title of the 'Imperial Association Army'." Your Majesty should also reward the little ministers." I still look forward to being able to beg for a rabbit, Jin Daoqing, to get the title conferred by the Ming Dynasty, so that the name can be justified, and in the future, if someone troubles me, I can also get the Ming Dynasty Move it out as a shield.

"Imperial Association Army"?Yang Reform pondered, should he be given this title or not?After thinking for a while, he said: "I can beg for a rabbit, gold and green, this title, I can't give it indiscriminately, this title of 'army' is a bit too big, think of the warriors in your tribe, there are less than a thousand people, they are called the All-way Army, It's a bit exaggerated, I'd better give you the title of 'The First Association of the Imperial Association Army', and when your team grows in the future, I will give you a bigger title."

In Yang Reform's heart, he suddenly caught a glimpse of the realization that this Mongolian tribe is actually very easy to buy. Since he can easily buy this small tribe, why not buy more tribes?The capital of Houjin can compile the Mongolian Eight Banners, so why can't I, the Imperial Association Army, organize the Mongolian ministries?Compile the First Association of the Imperial Association Army, the Second Association of the Imperial Association Army, and the Third Association?Do you have more wild boar skin than money?To compare power?Can wild boar skin compare with yourself?Compared with the legitimacy of rights, can wild boar skin compare with itself?Yang Reform asked himself, he is still better than wild boar skin in everything now, as long as he hooks his fingers, there should be a lot of Mongols working for him.Um, wait, the wild boar-skinned Mongolian Eight Banners are not just bought, but also forcibly suppressed by force. Um, I have to learn from this, and I have to have a reliable army to suppress these "Imperial Association Army". , can guarantee their combat ability, and the knife cuts outward.

Yang Reform, who had a plan in mind, felt that the "Imperial Association Army" is a good name. In the future, those who work for him and lead the way will be called the Imperial Association Army. Wouldn't it be quite good to use the Mongols to control the Mongols? ?This tribe that can beg for gold and green can only be given the title of Xie, and it has to prepare numbers for other Mongolian tribes in the future.

I was a bit disappointed to beg for a rabbit, Jin Jieqing. The title given by the emperor was only the first association of the imperial association army. Doesn't that mean that there will be a second association in the future?Third Association?Nengqitu Jin Daoqing suddenly felt the pressure, there is competition!This emperor is still very shrewd!
"Dare to ask Your Majesty, why is it the first association? Doesn't that mean that there will be a second association in the future? The minister is loyal to serving your majesty, and please your majesty..."

Yang Reform interrupted Nengqitu Jindaiqing's words, and said, "Okay, I can begtu Jindaiqing, don't talk about it anymore, how I arrange it, I have my plan, I don't need you to teach, go home and wait for my dispatch Those who go will contact you." Yang Reform is also a little annoyed, a tribe the size of a booger dares to talk to me endlessly, so he is not polite right now.

Seeing the emperor's bad tone, Nengqitu Jin Haoqing remembered that this was the Forbidden City, the Palace of Qianqing, the source of power in the world, and shut up in fright, and exited the palace in horror.

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"Big companion, go and call Master Sun and Cao Huachun, I have something to do." Yang Reform rubbed his forehead, it's really troublesome!
"Yes, Your Majesty."

After waiting for a while, Sun Chengzong arrived first.

"Master Sun came just in time. I am worried about the Mongolian affairs. I also asked Master Sun to be my staff."

"Excuse me, Your Majesty, what is the trouble?" Sun Chengzong asked.

"It's like this. Today, I bought a small leader of a Mongolian tribe and asked him to inquire about the news of the Mongolia and the Donglu. If there is any news about the Mongolia and the Donglu, I can know immediately. In the future, I will fight with the Donglu. , Donglu’s whereabouts, there is no place to escape, I call this the transparency of the battlefield, and I want to hear Master Sun’s opinion."

Yang Reform introduced his plan to Sun Chengzong.Prepare to hear what good opinions Sun Chengzong has.

Sun Chengzong thought for a while, and said: "The battlefield is transparent? This, Your Majesty, is quite appropriate. The art of war says that if you know yourself and the enemy, you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles. This is what you mean. Your Majesty's concise and concise words are even more appropriate." Sun Chengzong praised the emperor a few words.

"Hehe, Master Sun, don't flatter me. I know my level, but I'm just half-assed. I also ask Master Sun to give me some pointers." Yang Reform is really a half-assed person. Most of his military knowledge and battlefield transparency come from reading online novels in later generations. .

"May I ask what your Majesty's specific plan is?" Sun Chengzong saw that the emperor spoke very generally, and was going to ask for detailed information so that he could make a judgment, provide opinions, and provide references.

"My initial plan was to buy the leader of this small tribe. Their tribe has only 5000 people, and they are easy to control. I use money to buy the news they have spied on, and bribe them. Thinking of them, I will definitely work hard to find out the news for the money. , when the time comes, I will know all the disturbances on the Mongolian grassland, and I will know immediately when the Eastern captives will enter the pass in the future, so I can deal with it calmly."

"Your Majesty, this matter can only be used as a test, not as a reliance, but as a reference. For major military and state affairs, you have to do your own detailed work, and you have to send your own Ye Bushou to inquire about it to be reliable!" Sun Chengzong heard After listening to the emperor's words, he immediately gave such a suggestion. If it is to inquire about news, it is obviously impossible to rely on outsiders in the military, and you have to rely on yourself.

"Well, Master Sun is right,...my plan is to bring Mangui back, divide the 6000 people in Mangui into six thousand-man teams, arrange them on the vast Mongolian grassland outside the Great Wall, and then each thousand Let's go to one area, sweep each area, and clean up those who are hostile to me, Daming..." Yang Reform frowned, talking about his plan.However, the spying news and the six thousand-man teams obviously had nothing to do with it.

Sun Chengzong didn't understand, he was very puzzled, and said: "Dare to ask your majesty, why is this? Why did you divide the 6000 people in Mangui into six thousand-man teams? Isn't the power scattered in this way? In the future, there will be a decisive battle in the East. Isn't it very unfavorable?" Sun Chengzong was very confused, what was the emperor thinking?What was said earlier about buying news with money was a no-brainer, and now it is said that Mangui's six thousand soldiers and horses were divided into six thousand-man teams. I don't know what the emperor is doing.

Yang Reform was expressionless. In fact, in his heart, he and himself had already debated for countless rounds, debating whether to tell Sun Chengzong the news. On the one hand, he wanted Sun Chengzong to give him advice and feel the pulse; He was also afraid that his news would be leaked prematurely, which would cause irreversible losses to his future layout.

Yang Reform took a deep breath, this determination is really hard to make!

"...Well..., Master Sun, can you explain to me the relationship between this Mongolia and our dynasty? Why do I think that this Mongolia seems to have been canonized by our dynasty? It seems that outside this pass, Mongolia is also the territory of our dynasty Ah!" Yang Reform still can't make up his mind. The stakes in that matter are too great. If he is not careful, the whole situation will get out of control. When the time comes, he will be pressured from inside and outside. Hanged.

Sun Chengzong was even more puzzled, what happened to the emperor, he looked full of preoccupations, he seemed hesitant to talk, and suddenly asked himself about Mongolia.

"Your Majesty, this is...?" Sun Chengzong had to ask what happened to the emperor?I have not made up my mind about the two issues mentioned just now, and now I have to talk about the history of the relationship between Mongolia and the imperial court.

"Master Sun, let's talk about the relationship between our dynasty and Mongolia first. What is it like in history? I want to know." Yang Reform was still hesitating in his heart, so he had to listen to the relationship between Mongolia and the Ming Dynasty first. thing.

Sun Chengzong had no choice but to clarify the entanglements between the court and Mongolia one by one.From Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang expelled the Yuan Dynasty, sent a large army to destroy the main force of Mongolia, and established the Duoyan Sanwei, and later Ming Chengzu Zhu Di seized the throne and borrowed troops from the Duoyan Sanwei, then to the Tumubao Change, then to the Wanli Three Marches, and then to Later, the rise of Jin after the Eastern Captives was told in detail.

Listening to Sun Chengzong's talk about ancient times, Yang Reform gradually understood the entanglement between the Ming Dynasty and Mongolia.

"Big companion, move a chair for Master Sun, and pass a cup of tea to soothe your throat." Seeing that Sun Chengzong was foaming at the mouth, Yang Reform asked Wang Chengen to bring a cup of tea.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Sun Chengzong said with smoke coming out of his mouth, and only then did he explain clearly the historical entanglement between the Ming Dynasty and Mongolia.

"That is to say, now, our dynasty is still the suzerain of Mongolia? Outside the customs, the vast grasslands are actually the territory of my Ming Dynasty?" Yang Reform asked.

"Returning to Your Majesty, yes, many tribes in Mongolia have been canonized by our dynasty and are our vassals. However, there are often Mongols who invade the border. Fortunately, there are side walls, military settlements, forts, and all the soldiers here. The harm is not serious yet...however, the imperial court is struggling to make ends meet, the border gates are often closed, and the combat effectiveness of the army here is getting worse and worse..."

The combat effectiveness of the frontier army?Yang Reform sighed, the elites were greedy, drifting away, eating a lot of oil, fat intestines and big ears, but they didn't even pay the frontier soldiers basic military pay and living expenses, and they expected others to defend themselves with their lives. It seems that there is nothing better than this Even worse requirements.

"Since it is a vassal of our dynasty, that is to say, it is completely feasible for me to buy some of the tribes, or let some tribes fight other tribes?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have always implemented the policy of rewarding and dividing. Every year, some obedient tribes are rewarded, and disobedient tribes are divided, so as to achieve the intention of weakening Mongolia as a whole, preventing them from growing stronger, and preventing them from being twisted into one rope. To prevent them from banding together to invade the border, this has both historical origins and practical effects, so it has always been done this way, as His Majesty said, that is what it means to buy." Sun Chengzong explained.

Has been rewarding and dividing Mongolian tribes?Been bribing the Mongols all this time?Yang Reform thinks, isn't this what he wants to do?Why did the predecessors already do it?Asked: "How much will be rewarded every year? To those tribes?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, there are not rewards every year. It depends on the situation. Sometimes once a year, sometimes once every few years. There is no fixed number of rewards. There are 10,000+ taels more, thousands or tens of thousands of taels less. Yes, as for which tribe it is, it is not certain. On the grassland, after years of fighting, tribes often annexed each other, so generally a few larger tribes, some tribes that have a better relationship with our dynasty are rewarded." Sun Chengzong detailed Explain the doorway to the emperor in detail.

It turned out to be the case.Yang Reform fell into deep thought again, and sat blankly on the dragon chair in a daze.

Sun Chengzong was anxious on the sidelines, the emperor didn't know what he was doing, what he was going to do, and he couldn't figure out what he said!It seems that there is no way to do things at all!Seeing the emperor's unhurried look throughout, he became even more anxious, made up his mind, and decided to ask the emperor what happened to the few things mentioned earlier.

"...Dare to ask Your Majesty, what His Majesty said just now, regarding the fine work and not accepting it at night, what is His Majesty's plan? This is a military affairs, you have to use your own! You are always worried about using outsiders. If you make a mistake, it will be a military affairs. It’s about Sheji! Your Majesty! Also, why did you divide the 6000 people in Guizhou into six teams of [-] people? The power is too scattered, and Saarhu’s defeat is still in sight!" Sun Chengzong was really anxious No, don't care about that much.

In Yang Reform's heart, he pondered for a long time and thought over and over again. Finally, he made up his mind about this matter. It is not enough to just bury it in his heart. The matter is too complicated, and he needs someone to check it out. If you take the wrong steps, you may lose everything!
"Big companion, empty out the people in this hall. I have a very confidential matter. I want to tell Master Sun that you surround this hall, and no one is allowed to approach within ten steps. Do you understand? This, you will check it yourself "Yang Reform issued an order. This matter is really important, so we have to be careful. The ancient houses were all made of wood, and the partition walls had ears. In ancient times, it was easy to achieve.

Wang Chengen looked at the emperor in surprise, what is so important that he wants to drive away the entire hall?You still have to send people to surround them, and they are not allowed to come within ten steps?How important is this?

But the surprise is the surprise, and it was executed very quickly.In an instant, all the people in the hall left completely. Rows of guards surrounded the hall. In the entire hall, only Yang Reform and Sun Chengzong were left.

Seeing that the emperor was so cautious, Sun Chengzong was also surprised, and said, "Your Majesty, why are you so cautious?"

Seeing that everyone retreated and the door was closed, Yang Reform took out a paper bag sealed with paper, which was very similar to the "portfolio bag" of later generations, but on the seal of the bag was written " No one is allowed to act without permission, and those who violate it will be killed without mercy".Making this ordinary paper bag look murderous, those bright red characters are extremely strange.

"Master Sun, take a look at this." Yang Reform took out a few pieces of paper from the paper bag and handed them to Sun Chengzong.

Sun Chengzong took it in doubt, held it in his hand, and looked at it carefully.

When I saw the title, my face changed.

Looking at the content again, the body trembled slightly.

Before I finished reading, the whole person was already trembling with anger, his chest heaved sharply, his nose was open, his breathing was so heavy that his beard was blown, his hands were trembling uncontrollably, shaking this thin paper " "Wow!" sounded.

"Wow!" This thin paper finally couldn't stand Sun Chengzong's trembling, and was "shaked" into several pieces by Sun Chengzong.

"The national thief should be punished... The national thief should be punished..."

"The national traitor should be punished..." Sun Chengzong gritted his teeth and kept cursing.

Yang Reform looked at Sun Chengzong expressionlessly and trembled with anger.

After a while, Sun Chengzong finally got better, bowed to the emperor, and said: "Your Majesty, I am rude. I really did not expect that the country's thieves have reached such a rampant level that they have reached the point of losing their conscience and betraying their ancestors." , to the point of recognizing a thief as a father. I really didn’t expect it! Now combined with His Majesty’s original speculation, I feel even more terrifying. If Your Majesty hadn’t seen it through, I’m afraid that the Ming Dynasty will be in a place of eternal doom!”

Sun Chengzong trembled uncontrollably, and the concentration kung fu he had practiced in the past few decades was shattered in front of this news.I was stimulated by the emperor's news, and I really couldn't bear it. This news is really infuriating, angry, violent, and too shocking. If it becomes a fact, it can completely kill the Ming Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)