"...Therefore, the Mongolian Guwara fled to the north of the desert, and the Eastern Mongolian Tatars were divided into two. Among them, Anda Khan surrendered to our dynasty in the fourth year of Longqing. Now only the Tuman Khan tribes and the Duoyan Three Guards are left."
"It is time to wipe out the three guards of Duoyan! Show off your power and prevent invasion and violence. This is the dignity of China and the respect of foreigners!"
Outside the Anmin Factory, Wang Chonggu told the emperor the situation in the north of the Ming Dynasty and the history of the past two hundred years.
After the defeat of Togusi Timur Khan, the Northern Yuan Dynasty split into three major groups.
The Eastern Mongolian Tatars, the Mongolian Tatars, and the Duoyan Three Guards.
In the past two hundred years, the situation has been intertwined and the situation has changed. It can be said that you sing and I appear.
First, Simon Guara, one of the three groups.
It relied on relying on the Ming Dynasty in exchange for support, and its strength grew day by day.
After he succeeded to the throne, he finally made great achievements and unified all the Mongolian tribes in one fell swoop, calling himself "Da Yuantian Sheng Khan".
Regarding the Ming Dynasty court, he began to sweep away his submissive appearance and bared his fangs - "Repeated teachings, not keeping promises, causing frequent killings and plundering, holding other tribes with him, and asking for valuable and rare things from China. If you don't,
He always creates trouble."
At its peak, it used both grace and power to conquer Hami, set up a province to remotely control Gansu and the East Pole coast, and invaded Nüzhi.
He even invited Da Mingzi and the armed forces to study abroad in the tribe.
It can be said that it has an unparalleled reputation and is famous for a while.
But if you come out to mess around, you will always have to pay it back.
A tribe that relies on war and personal prestige to forcibly combine will eventually be burned down due to the death of an individual.
After Ye Xian's death, the Oara power collapsed, with various ministries vying for power and profit, and the lower class members were unwilling to accept morality. They continued to be in the doldrums for decades, and were eventually expelled back to the northwest region of the desert.
At the same time, the Mongolian tribes were divided again, and the heroes came together.
Next on the scene was the Eastern Mongolian Tatars, another of the three groups.
After the defeats of Ye Xian and Zhiyuan Aci one after another, Oala retreated to the west of the desert, and the Tatars once again gained power among the Mongolian tribes.
In the fifteenth year of Chenghua, after Dayan Khan of Eastern Mongolia succeeded to the throne, he killed the powerful officials internally, expelled Yisi Mayin externally, and personally conquered Dalantiligun to pacify the right-wing tribes.
After decades of conquests from east to west, Dayan Khan finally completely suppressed Mongolia and unified Eastern Mongolia.
"Annexing all the tribes, full of ambition and energy", there is a vague prospect of sending troops southward.
But as a lesson from the former, Dayan Khan was getting older and was afraid of following in the footsteps of the "Grand Khan of Yuanda" who relied too much on his personal prestige.
So he began to refine his internal affairs, reform the official system, enfeoff various disciples, take over the power of various ministries, and suppress the Golden Family. This was called the New Deal of the Northern Yuan Dynasty... What followed was the much-loved death of the people and the end of the government, as well as the re-division of Mongolia.
Marked by a series of events such as the third son of Dayan Khan who controlled the right wing of Mongolia ascended to the throne, was forced to return to power, and was killed, the left and right wings of the Tatars in Eastern Mongolia were divided into two.
There are many departments on the left and right, and it is a mess.
But up to now, the leader of the right-wing alliance is Ada Khan; the leader of the left-wing alliance is the orthodox Tuman Khan of the Golden Family.
all in all.
The three forces of Oara, Tatar and the Ming Dynasty frequently competed with each other, winning or losing each other. In the blink of an eye, two hundred years passed.
As one of the last three major groups in Mongolia, Duoyanwei participated in it in a different way - three families of slaves.
In the 22nd year of Hongwu, Taizu established the Duoyan, Taining and Fuyu Three Guards north of Huangshui River and recruited the tribes of the former Yuan and Liao kings, the so-called Duoyan Three Guards.
This is a de facto vassal relationship, but for the Yi people, it is just a convenient way to sit on the fence.
He often traveled between the imperial court and Oara and Tatars, sometimes leading the two parties to invade Mingbian, and sometimes reporting military information to the imperial court.
Duoyanwei's career as a wallflower started during the Hongwu period and got out of hand from then on.
First, Emperor Xuanzong went to fight and reasoned with each other, and went to kill the three guards of Duoyan himself. In fear, the three guards of Duoyan bowed to the court.
Then Wala rose up, and the three guards of Duoyan quickly knelt down, switching from the Ming vassal to Wala's arms.
When Wa La was weak, the three guards of Duoyan immediately looked for another way out and returned to the Ming Dynasty - "I was once threatened by Wa La to join him, but now I have returned to the court, but the day is hard, so I beg for plowshares to grow grain and cultivate land for livestock."
support."
The Qi returned to the center, but it still pinched the nose and was given farmland, cattle, sheep, and farm equipment, and the two were reunited.
During this period, the three guards of Duoyan were extremely obedient and even often led their troops to plunder the Eastern Mongolian Tatars.
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. As the Eastern Mongolian Tatars regained their power, the Duoyan Sanwei began to quarrel with the Eastern Mongolian Tatars again.
At this time, the imperial court was beyond its reach and had no choice but to make symbolic preparations - "Bolai and Sanwei's communication has not lasted a day... I am sure to take precautions."
After that, the three guards of Duoyan followed orders under Borai's tent and followed them to Central Asia.
When Ye Xian died, Eastern Mongolia was divided into two. On the one hand, the three Duoyan guards regarded themselves as vassals of the Ming Dynasty, and on the other hand, they also surrendered to the Tuman Khan.
Ideologically, I hope to find an opportunity to regain independence through the confrontation between the two sides. In terms of behavior, I want to plunder and offend both sides.
Such a split must be caused by internal disputes.
After sitting on the fence for two hundred years, and with the Ming Dynasty once rushing to be a tortoise, Duoyanwei hardly takes the court seriously now - if he can't defeat him, he just bows his head and accepts the title. It has always been like this.
Therefore, during the Wanli period, in order to suppress internal disputes, the leader Dong Hu focused on plundering the Ming Dynasty and diverting internal conflicts.
This spring, Dong Hu wanted to plunder the Jiliao area due to food shortages. Fortunately, he met Qi Jiguang and suffered a bloody blow to his head.
I just didn't expect that he would not even take a breath, and in the blink of an eye he would be ready to do it again next spring!
The plan Wang Chonggu gave for this matter was as clear-minded as the person he was.
He has completely different attitudes towards Tatar moderates and radicals - he is more moderate towards the moderates than the moderates themselves, and more radical towards the radicals than the radicals themselves.
He called Anda Khan brother and sister, but he shouted to Duoyanwei to beat and kill him.
After Wang Chonggu finished speaking, he quietly waited for the emperor's reply.
In the past, neither Shizong nor Mu Zong wanted to start a fight. The Ministry of Household Affairs was arguing all day long about having no money, and the officials were saying they would not care about the barbarians.
But now the situation is very different!
The emperor intended to drill the Beijing camp and rectify the border troops.
At the beginning of the year, when Kaizhongfa was reopened, Yin Shidan was even instructed to take the lead in filling Jiliao's granaries. The purpose was self-evident.
The Ministry of Revenue has also experienced two rounds of raids in Nanzhili and Huguang, so there must be a lot of money left.
Even the public officials in the past two years did not talk lightly about being kind to others. Before the opening of the mutual market, they frequently urged Xuanda to go out and fight the autumn wind.
Of course, apart from these, the most mature time was for him, Wang Chonggu, to join the cabinet and assist in military affairs.
Could he just be content with making some money?
Of course not!
If he can seek political power in his position, if he can still be in office, he can pacify the north and eliminate the Tatar troubles...
Then a visit to the cabinet is not in vain!
Nowadays, Wala's decadence has disappeared, Anda Khan has surrendered, and the golden family Tuman Khan's emaciated camel is bigger than a horse. They are not good candidates for establishing a monarch.
On the contrary, it is Duoyan Wei, a member of the Yuan and Liao kings' ethnic group, who has a big name but a small body, but he dances the most happily!
Wouldn't it be suitable for the imperial court to "show off its power and guard against aggression and violence, to respect the dignity of the common Chinese and to watch and listen respectfully to the foreigners"?
Once this battle is won.
Whether it is to enhance the reputation of the cabinet or to shock the Mongolian right wing, it will help pave the way to pacify the Tuman Khan...
The unfinished work of the dynasty for two hundred years may not be realized in the hands of Wang Chonggu!
Not to mention the folk temples, even the martial arts temple is worth a glimpse!
Thinking of this, Wang Chonggu almost lost control and showed a smile to celebrate himself in advance.
…
Zhu Yijun looked at Wang Chonggu's strange smile and felt cold for no reason.
The Jin Party is plotting against itself, right?
The Civil War Change? Or the Gengxu Change?
You have to be careful with this guy.
Zhu Yijun thought wildly for a while, then shook his head and shook Wang Chonggu's weird smile out of his mind.
He immediately returned to the topic: "Wang Qing, I have lived in a deep palace for a long time and don't know anything about military affairs. Don't make it so big and trivial."
"Let me ask you."
"How many people are there in the Duoyan Guards? How many soldiers are there? Is the surrounding geography of the place of residence clear? Is the climate there suitable for an expedition? Will there be Tatars to help?"
The political correctness of the Northern Expedition does not need to be discussed. It has been robbed over and over again, so there is no need to find any excuse.
However, the war must be based on the actual situation. We cannot listen to Wang Chonggu's harsh words and become enthusiastic and send troops to support Wang Chonggu.
Wang Chonggu obviously came prepared.
After hearing this, he immediately took out a memorial from his sleeve and presented it to the emperor: "Your Majesty, please forgive me."
"Duoyan Guards are currently stationed in the northeast of Shanhaiguan, between Xifengkou and Xuanda. Outside the Nomadic Great Wall, there is only a wall. The climate is not much different from that of Jiliao and Xuanda."
"Besides, we have made preparations now. When the snow melts and the weather warms up around spring next year, we can send troops to clean it up. It is just the right time!"
"As for what your Majesty has asked about his tribe, in recent years, most of them are kings of Shunyi. The tribes of the Tuman Khans have absorbed mixed people, and the number of people in this tribe has been decreasing day by day."
"There are now less than 30,000 people in the Duoyan Guard headquarters! There are only 4,000 soldiers, including more than 1,000 cavalry!"
"As for whether there will be Tatars watching to help..."
"Your Majesty, it is precisely because of this concern that you want to take advantage of the situation before Dong Fox joins forces to harass our court!"
At the end of the speech, Wang Chonggu spoke sincerely and said: "Your Majesty! The three guards belong to the barbarians, and the yang is favorable and the yin is inverse. The weak ones are the eyes and ears of the two captives in the east and west, and the strong ones are the wings of the two houses in the east and west."
"Since Jiajing and Gengxu, people have been seduced and harassed for a long time, which is truly detestable."
"How can your Majesty bear to see the people in the border town live in peace for the rest of their lives?"
"Now that we want to train troops and have a reputation as a division, why not eliminate the scabies problem first!?"
These words were obviously aimed at persuading the emperor, and they had done enough work.
But Zhu Yijun looked at Wang Chonggu speechlessly and reminded: "Wang Qing, in the first year of Longqing, Duoyan Wei Yingke led his troops to attack Jialingkou. The battle report stated that there were more than 15,000 people."
"This year Duoyan Wei Dong's fox attacked me at Chaoxifengkou, and the battle report also numbered tens of thousands of people."
"Not to mention whether they all came out in full force, why did Wang Qing say that there were only four thousand soldiers?"
Those who didn’t know better thought Qi Jiguang killed 10,000 people.
This is a common problem among courtiers.
Either exaggerate or ignore the difficulty. In order to achieve your own goals, you must always find a way to deceive the emperor.
Whether it was local bandits or the barbarians captured by the garrison, they often "blocked the sky and blocked out the sun, and the military power was frightening", and the military achievements of the eradication included "burning thousands of villages and houses, and tens of thousands of people falling into rivers and drowning".
A cult group of three to five people can also make big news, making it seem like they are going to the capital at the next moment and seize the bird's seat.
And if you want the emperor to send troops to so-and-so.
The pair were outnumbered, poorly equipped, suffering from scabies, and a mob.
As long as the emperor issues an edict, everything will be fine.
The military situation was so mixed that the emperor had no idea what the situation was.
As soon as the emperor said these words, Wang Chonggu secretly thought that it was really hard to fool him.
Wang Chonggu coughed slightly and did not directly answer the emperor's question.
Then he took out another memorial from the sleeve of his other hand.
Ignoring the emperor's strange look, he respectfully presented the memorial and said: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of War files that I reviewed just now may have some omissions, but even according to King Shunyi..."
In the middle of speaking, Zhu Yijun directly interrupted Wang Chonggu.
The former looked at Wang Chonggu and pushed the memorial back.
He said earnestly and thoughtfully: "Wang Qing, I know that you are passionate in your heart, but don't be anxious yet."
"Military and state affairs cannot be decided in private by you and me, the monarch and our ministers, in just a few words."
"In addition to knowing your enemy, you must also know yourself."
"Do you have enough troops to guard the nine sides? Which troops will go out and how many troops will be sent? How much silver, food and grass will be spent? Is there enough cavalry to patrol outside the Great Wall?"
"I don't know any of this, how can I discuss it with you?"
Seeing the emperor's repeated excuses, Wang Chonggu was a little disappointed.
Although the emperor is not in charge of the government now, and he is in charge of military matters, he has the final say on whether to send troops. If he wants to send troops, it is really impossible without the emperor's platform.
At the time of loss.
Wang Chonggu only heard the emperor change his subject: "You might as well draft the memorial in more detail first, and we will discuss it later at the court."
The former suddenly raised his head and showed joy.
After Zhu Yijun said this, he looked at Ma Ziqiang: "The merits and demerits of the Duman battle will be put aside for now. After the court has finished discussing this matter, we will discuss it with the Ministry of War."
In principle, he is not opposed to fighting small-scale wars, but the southeast has been fighting, and no one has said anything about being militaristic.
But support is support and must be based on specific circumstances.
Firstly, the financial burden must be assessed, and secondly, the risk of developing into a war must be avoided.
Therefore, it is best to sum up the six departments and nine ministers together.
When Ma Ziqiang saw that the emperor had lightly revealed Duman's affairs, he did not argue and only bowed to show his knowledge.
Wang Chonggu was overjoyed and quickly prostrated: "I obey your decree!"
With that said, he put the two memorials back into his sleeves.
At this time, Zhu Yijun suddenly stopped him again, as if he had suddenly thought of it, and said: "Go and send a letter to Liu Yingjie, the governor of Jiliao, and Qi Jiguang, the military training governor of the four towns, asking them to state the details of the Duoyan Wei situation in Jiliao, and...
Make a statement on whether to send troops."
This was a mature way of doing things. When Wang Chonggu heard this, he just felt that the emperor handled matters in an orderly and orderly manner, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
After waiting for a while, seeing that the emperor had no other instructions, Wang Chonggu bowed his hands and left.
Zhu Yijun nodded and motioned to the chamberlain not far away to see him off.
To put it bluntly, although Bianjiang Shangshu's statement was just a sentence he seemed to mention casually, in fact, Bianjiang's one sentence he mentioned was more effective than Wang Chonggu's three sentences.
Well, of course, I am not familiar with Liu Yingjie, the governor of Jiliao, so I can give him some respect for his official rank.
Mainly Qi Jiguang.
As long as Qi Jiguang says something, he can be beaten.
Zhu Yijun would support sending troops without hesitation.
On the contrary, once Qi Jiguang felt that it could not be fought, even if the court thought that it could be fought, Zhu Yijun would still have to fight against all the opinions.
Not only Duoyanwei.
Even Tuman Khan may have to rely on him.
Ma Ziqiang stood aside and saw Wang Chonggu resigning. The emperor was lost in thought. He also quickly bowed and was about to leave.
While waiting for the emperor to go through the process, Ma Ziqiang was ready to retreat.
"Uncle Da Zong, wait a moment."
Hearing the emperor's words of hesitation, Ma Ziqiang quickly pressed down his exerting leg again, barely maintaining a respectful demeanor: "Please give me your Majesty's instructions."
Zhu Yijun couldn't help laughing when he saw Ma Ziqiang swaying.
He waved his hand: "Uncle Da Zong, please get up first. I just suddenly remembered two things and wanted to discuss them with Uncle Zong."
The surname Ma Ziqiang is not good, and everyone suffered bad luck by not shouting "lose immediately". Now the courtiers all call him "Uncle Da Zong".
After Ma Ziqiang straightened up, Zhu Yijun slowly said to Ma Ziqiang: "There are still more than two months until spring. Has the Ministry of Rites decided on the selection of the two chief examiners?"
Upon hearing this, Ma Ziqiang quietly raised his head and glanced at the emperor.
I will try to be the chief officer, but it is a key position.
Especially with the current enrollment of 407 students, how many students can be recruited? How many party members can be cultivated?
It can be said that the examiner of the general examination can not only gain fame, but also gain real power!
Because of this, it is usually the emperor who appoints his confidants.
For example, the examiners of the previous subject were Zhang Juzheng and Lu Tiaoyang.
Of course, it will definitely not work this time. After all, these two sons have been used as references by outsiders. If they still want to be the examiners, it would be too unruly - even if the test papers of the children are approved by the emperor, this attitude
No less.
Then we exclude Wang Chonggu, who is not professionally qualified, and Gao Yi, who has reserved a position.
This means that there is another candidate outside the cabinet.
Ma Ziqiang didn't know the emperor's intention, so he could only say something that was useless: "Your Majesty, the court is currently discussing. There is Gao Yi, a bachelor of Jianji Palace and the crown prince, and the chief minister of Zhan Shifu who is also in charge of the Hanlin Academy.
Three people including King Xilie, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites and the bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, Zhu Dashou."
Zhu Yijun said: "They are all knowledgeable people..."
Ma Ziqiang followed the emperor and echoed.
At this time, Zhu Yijun suddenly looked at Ma Ziqiang and asked doubtfully: "Uncle Da Zong is also a well-educated man, why can't he recommend it?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ma Ziqiang's heart suddenly jumped.
To most people, Ma Ziqiang would have thought the emperor's words were ironic - the three of them were either the first-class scholar or the top ten in the second class, and were recognized as well-educated men. How could he be embarrassed to be a third-class scholar?
Even if he was able to recommend it, he would not be able to compete with Wang Xilie in court discussions.
In other words, the current consensus among the court officials is that Gao Yi and Wang Xilie are taking the exams, and even the left minister of the Ministry of Rites and other ministers will accompany them.
But listening to the emperor's words, it was obvious that he meant something - wasn't it obvious that he intended to be the examiner?
Ma Ziqiang was hesitating how to express his position.
I saw the emperor summoning the people from Zhongshushe who were standing aside, and ordered: "Deng Qing, go and tell the cabinet that you will be in charge of the examination, and bring the great uncle to me as well."
Ma Ziqiang watched helplessly as Deng Yizan headed toward the cabinet, feeling a mixture of joy and sorrow in his heart.
I am happy to be favored by the emperor again.
What worries me is that there will inevitably be difficult things for him to do.
For a moment, Ma Ziqiang tried his best to restrain his tensed expression and lowered his head: "Your Majesty, I have few talents and little knowledge..."
Zhu Yijun waved his hand and interrupted his polite words.
"There is one more thing that I suddenly remembered when I was meeting Wang Ge Lao Zuo just now."
Ma Ziqiang refused to allow him to finish even though he was polite, and he was secretly thinking that something was wrong, so he had to be more vigilant.
Zhu Yijun didn't care what Ma Ziqiang was thinking, and kept talking to himself: "You just heard about the Duoyan Wei matter, and it will be discussed by the court soon."
"Now I and Mr. Wang Ge also intend to train the Beijing camp and send it to Jiliao to cooperate with the border troops."
"In this case, I am thinking, whether we send troops or not, should we let the governor of the capital camp hold a meeting with the court?"
"I am a young Jianzuo, and I am not very familiar with the civil and military etiquette of our dynasty, and I am afraid of damaging the dynasty system..."
He paused for a moment, looked straight at Ma Ziqiang, and said thoughtfully: "Dazongbo, a well-educated man, can you tell me whether there is a way for the military ministers to discuss the etiquette?"
As a digression, I read two books before, but accidentally forgot them. Today I suddenly remembered them.
One is a book about cultivating immortals. The male protagonist can live nine lives. He keeps taking life-extending pills and his kung fu becomes more and more powerful as he lives longer. Then he is surrounded by Japanese people and is irresponsible. He practices wood-type kung fu and is slow to update.
There is also an urban novel in which the male protagonist writes a diary in his future body to fight against aliens. There are two female protagonists, one of whom studies law.
I can't even remember the title of the book, could anyone kindly remind me if I've read it.
Chapter completed!