Rule the Ming Dynasty Alone

Fengtian Palace is at a tense moment.

Alchukhawei and Zhikuleca turned their heads and saw the furious Wu Jinghou Zhao Chengqing, with a flash of fear in their eyes.

Since the resignation of Wang Yue, the coach of the Eastern Expedition, the Liaodong Commander-in-Chief, who also serves as the Commander-in-Chief of Jianzhou, holds military and political power in Jianzhou and has become famous in Jianzhou.

Although I am not necessarily afraid of this Wuhou, I do not come here to provoke a war. I mainly hope that Ming's reward will be more generous.

Kuleca immediately knelt down, but said very stubbornly: "Our Alchuka tribe is affiliated with the Ming Dynasty, but you gave tens of thousands of pieces of Mongolian cotton cloth, but only gave us a few carts in Alchuka? What if you Ming Dynasty It’s better to give that reward, our Alchuka tribe won’t come next year, and we won’t care about the title of Commander of the Guards!”

this……

The civil and military ministers present were stunned for a moment, and they all looked at this Jurchen in disbelief.

They never expected that a small Jurchen tribe would dare to be so arrogant. Not only did they behave rudely and rudely in the court, but they also dared to open their mouths in public, and even threatened the Ming Dynasty to bribe them with rewards.

Although everyone knew in their hearts that these tribal leaders did not sincerely attach themselves to the Ming Dynasty. They usually surrendered to the Ming Dynasty for rewards from the Ming Dynasty.

But now, the latest addition to the Alchuka tribe has directly pierced this layer of window paper, and is here to threaten the Ming Dynasty nakedly.

Zhu Youtang first glanced at the extremely arrogant Jurchens, and then turned to look at the group of civil servants.

Dynasties under civilian rule were indeed able to reduce wars and even create a so-called resurgence or prosperous age, but usually at the expense of borders, even at the expense of ceding territory and paying compensation.

The reason why the Ming Dynasty died due to tiger breeding was because these civil servants kept making concessions to foreign countries in order to gain peace of mind, which ultimately led to an irreversible situation.

But I don’t know that now that someone is riding on their head, how will these virtuous ministers who talk about doing good for the world respond?

Taichang Temple Minister Cheng Minzheng and other officials did not expect such an incident to occur, but they all pointed the finger at Honglu Temple. How could these uneducated Jurchens be arranged to participate in the imperial meeting.

The traditional method of disposal has been to keep these tribal representatives in Liaodong or Xuanfu, and let these people eat and drink there. Even if they make rude remarks, they can suppress the matter directly.

Like back then, Wang Zhi wanted to raise troops because of the Jurchen tribe's rude remarks, but was easily stopped by their civil servants, thereby averting a war.

"Insolent, our Ming Dynasty has given you enough rewards for the Alchukha Guard! No, you shouldn't ask for rewards so blatantly, you are simply greedy!" Xu Qiong, the Minister of Rites, stood up and criticized, and then corrected.

"Damn, that's so arrogant!"

"It's so shameless and extremely rude!"

"This is simply shameless. I should never be summoned to court!"

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The civil officials present could not sit still at first, and started to criticize this small Jurchen tribe who openly asked for increased rewards at the New Year's Day meeting.

Tuo Huochi, the envoy of Beishun, stood aside and witnessed everything. The corners of his mouth could not help but slightly raised, and he seemed to be watching the show with great interest.

Since their princess married the Ming Emperor, the relationship between the two countries has apparently eased. Moreover, because of the Ming Dynasty's help in disaster relief and the relationship between the princess and the princess, friction on the border between the two sides has been reduced.

But he always felt that all this was a conspiracy on the part of the Ming Dynasty. Giving up looting the Ming Dynasty for some cotton clothes for the winter was actually an act that outweighed the gains and losses.

Now seeing the small Alchuka tribe provoking the Ming Dynasty in such a way, they are naturally happy to see the result, and they also want to take the opportunity to let the Mongolian peace faction see how useless the Ming Dynasty is.

If he had a choice, he would prefer to continuously plunder the borders of the Ming Dynasty, not only to quickly replenish the supplies he needs, but also to stimulate the morale of various tribes.

Zhu Youtang remained silent and glanced at Guo Yong next to him.

Guo Yong and Zhu Youtang had the same idea, and immediately asked in a unique voice: "Not coming? Do you Alchuka guards want to betray the Ming Dynasty?"

Although it is special, since the Alchuka tribe has accepted the official position of the Ming Dynasty, it is naturally regarded as the subjects of the Ming Dynasty.

"I just made it very clear! If you, the Ming Dynasty, don't increase the reward, let's get together and disperse!" Kuleca was a strong young man who looked full of courage.

Although their leader asked him to come over and talk, he knew that if he wanted to get more, he had to be strong enough with his fists and not soft with his mouth.

The problem now is very simple, that is, the Ming Dynasty must increase the rewards of their Alchuka tribe, otherwise the Alchuka tribe will stop paying attention to the Ming Dynasty and continue to plunder the property of the border residents of the Ming Dynasty.

Easy to get together and easy to part ways with?

When the civil and military officials present heard the Jurchen's ultimatum, they immediately looked at each other.

No one thought that this little Jurchen tribe leader would ignore Ming Dynasty so much and dare to openly threaten him here.

Although many civil servants knew in their hearts that whether it was the attached tribes or the chieftains in the southwest, they were mostly interested in the rewards from the Ming Dynasty, and in exchange for the Ming Dynasty not using weapons.

It's just that the words and deeds of Alchukhawei and Zhikuleca have exposed the lie that they have been using money to protect the Kingdom of Heaven, causing everyone including the civil servants to be disgraced.

Come on, the Ming court really doesn’t even have the dignity to do so.

Don't give it, the Alchuka tribe really doesn't recognize that it belongs to the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, if you choose from the bottom of your heart, there are many kneeling party members in the civil service camp.

They can tolerate the threat of the Alchuka tribe. After all, "sharing the blessings of peace" is the political concept that best suits their interests. But unfortunately, the decision is no longer made by the civil service group, but by the tyrant Hongzhi in front of them.

"Except for the Alchukha Guards, who else among you has this idea of ​​leaving the Ming Dynasty without increasing rewards?" Zhu Youtang ignored Kuleca directly, but turned to look at the envoys, chieftains and tribal guards over there. personnel to inquire.

Originally, he scorned the political game of "sharing the blessings of peace". After all, this political ecology maintains the interests of the nurse class, but it is the people at the bottom who bear the burden.

Zhu Youtang did not intend to be the spokesperson of the scholar-official class, nor would he be a useless emperor, but to become a true leader of China.

Now this group of people are so greedy that they openly ask for more money from the Ming Dynasty, so he doesn't mind solving this conflict in another way.

In fact, he could understand the thoughts of this group of people. After all, no matter how generous the reward was, it could not compare to what they gained from looting across the border.

Unless they have no confidence in their own army, or they have captured the border to pieces, they will turn to negotiate peace with Ming Dynasty.

It's just a pity that the peace I understand is never obtained through generous gifts, but "power comes from the barrel of a gun" of wise leaders.

Since Zhu Youtang ascended the throne, he has formulated a strategy to strengthen the country and the army. Now that these Jurchen tribes are restless, the only way is to beat them until they are submissive.

Huh?

Tuo Huochi, the Beishun envoy who had been watching the show, felt Zhu Youtang's strong attitude, but he couldn't help but look at the young Ming emperor in surprise.

The representatives of the three guards of Duoyan looked at each other, but they knew that the current Liaodong Army was not what it used to be, so they shook their heads gently.

The Haixi Jurchens came to the seven representatives today, and the Ulawi guards smiled and said: "Your Majesty, our Ulawi guards do not have this intention, but we do hope that the imperial court's rewards can be increased!"

Huh?

Wu Jinghou Zhao Chengqing turned to look at Wula Tongzhi, vaguely realizing that the Wula tribe might be the mastermind behind this turmoil.

When Li Si, the Minister of Household Affairs, heard this request, his face immediately sank.

He also realized that this group of Jiangxi Jurchen tribes were indeed greedy, and Alchukhawei and Zhikuleca might just be asking for directions, and they all had this intention.

"The sages have said: Take it from the people and use it for the people! You guards never pay taxes to the court, but you still think that the rewards from the court are insufficient, and you even blatantly threaten the court to increase the rewards. You are really a heartless person! Starting today! , the rewards of each guard will be halved. Those who want to rebel against the Ming Dynasty can do whatever they want. However, the power of the Ming Dynasty cannot be blasphemed. Anyone who dares to offend the Ming Dynasty will be punished no matter how far away!" Zhu Youtang faced the pressure of this group of people, He also retorted forcefully.

In particular, "Those who offend the Ming Dynasty will be punished no matter how far away they are", the tone is very decisive.

Unlike the court hosted by the civil servant group who was afraid of war, Zhu Youtang did not have compromise in his dictionary, and it was impossible to bow to forces that were inferior to him.

In fact, the current financial expenditure of the Ming Dynasty is not scientific. On the one hand, it has hundreds of thousands of troops in Liaodong to stabilize the border defense, and on the other hand, it does not hesitate to reward various tribes outside the Great Wall.

Not to mention that there is no need to fear the war in Liaodong. In fact, supplies can be completed by looting the Jurchen tribe in Liaodong, thereby reducing the court's financial expenditure.

ah? Halved?

The representatives of Duoyan Sanwei were all dumbfounded when they heard this.

They just stood here eating the melon and watching the show, but they never expected that the melon would be eaten by themselves, and the Ming court would directly cut their reward in half.

Although the Ming Dynasty's rewards were not much in their eyes, if half of the rewards were to be deducted every year, their hearts would undoubtedly bleed with distress.

Unlike the Alchukha Tribe, which is far away from Liaodong, their territory is close to Liaodong.

Once they dare to fall out with the Ming court directly, not to mention that rewards and trade will be suspended, and they will easily face the Ming army.

Just like this, if the Ming court really wanted to reduce their rewards, they didn't even dare to let out a fart, and couldn't help but look at the Jurchen with hatred.

Zhao Chengqing and other Wu Xun couldn't help but straighten their backs when they saw Emperor Hongzhi being so powerful.

The Ming Dynasty has the power to crush all parties, but as a result, the civil servant group has always advocated sharing the blessings of peace, so that the Ming Dynasty has repeatedly been taken advantage of.

Now that they have such a powerful emperor, they feel a sense of masculinity, but they are not afraid of war at all.

Alchukhawei Tong Zhikuleca's Chinese was not very good, and he seemed to be surprised when he said: "You don't want to increase it, but you want to reduce it by half?"

"The Alechuka Guards have been removed, and Kulecha will be imprisoned immediately to await his punishment! The leader of the Alechuka Tribe is ordered to go to Shanhaiguan to be bound and confess his crime, otherwise the Ming Dynasty will attack him!" Zhu Youtang's eyes fell on his face. The arrogant Culler wiped his body and made another decision.

ah? Crusade?

As soon as these words came out, not only Kuleca was completely stunned, but also the other six representatives of the Haixi Jurchens were stunned, and Tuo Huochi and other envoys also looked at Zhu Youtang in shock.

In the past, the Ming Dynasty liked to keep things quiet and had always been a staunch pacifist. This was also the reason why the Alchuka tribe who had just joined the Ming Dynasty dared to speak loudly.

But now there is a disagreement. Not only did the Alchuka tribe be delisted, but they also asked the Alchuka tribe to restrain themselves, otherwise the Ming Dynasty would attack them.

Is this just the Spring Festival? Are you going to start another war?

When the civil servants of the Manchu Dynasty heard Emperor Hongzhi's ultimatum to the Alchuka tribe, they all looked at their emperor in shock.

No one expected that after Alchukhawei Tongzhi Kuleca broke the fragile monarch-subject model of money, the emperor would not hesitate to respond with war.

It is said that Emperor Ming enjoyed endless blessings in the world and should be the person who disliked war the least, but Emperor Hongzhi was simply a complete war maniac.

It would be excusable to say that the conquest of the Jianzhou Guards was justified, after all, the territories of the two sides were adjacent, but it was simply a bit reckless to want to conscript the Alchuka tribe.

Different from Jianzhou, this Alchukha tribe is located to the north of Haixi Jurchen. If you want to conquer it, you will not only have to travel a longer distance, but you will also need to spend more food and grass.

In addition, no one can guarantee whether other Haixi Jurchen tribes passing by will be betrayed, thus cutting off the food and grass for the conquest army.

Qiu Jun, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Cheng Minzheng, the minister of Taichang Temple, looked at each other and were about to stand up to dissuade him. They found that Wang Yue, the censor of the left capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, cast a hostile look, which immediately shocked them.

Two Han generals stepped forward and immediately escorted the arrogant Kuleca to prison.

Kuleca only realized that the disaster was coming when he saw it, but he struggled angrily and said: "If the two countries are at war, we will not stop the envoy!"

"Are you an envoy? You are just a junior colleague of our Ming Dynasty Guard. Be careful, I will kill you now!" Jingyuan Marquis Zhao Chengqing said with great disdain.

Unlike the Beishun, North Vietnam and North Korea missions, the Haixi Jurchens were nominally attached to the Ming Dynasty and became part of the Ming Dynasty. As for Kuleza, he was only a fellow acquaintance of Alchukha Guards and was not included in the scope of the envoy.

Of course, if Kuleca can see the situation clearly and don't say disrespectful words, the Ming Dynasty may not really kill him.

Kuleca realized that his threats had backfired, and he knew that his life was indeed in danger, so he immediately and rationally shut his mouth.

But he was very sure that his leader would never compromise with the Ming Dynasty, let alone tie himself to Shanhaiguan, and a war would be inevitable.

This farce in the court is over, and now comes the banquet.

But everyone knows very well that the Ming Dynasty in the four years of Hongzhi can no longer be peaceful, and the Ming Dynasty is about to face a war from the Northeast.

"The funds for the Luzon gold mine have not been settled yet. There is no money to fight the war now. This is really nonsense!" Qiu Jun, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, saw the tyrant in front of him promoting a war and couldn't help but shook his head secretly. (End of chapter)