It has entered November, and the weather in the frontier is gradually getting colder. This year is an easy year for Yansui Town.
The biggest reason is that the Beilu were relatively quiet. Only in August did the Da bandits tentatively raid Gaojiapu. The rest of the time and other places were mostly calm, which was a rare peaceful year.
We call for protection against autumn every year, but this year it is easier. The border people are grateful to Wang Yue and Yu Zijun, two old men who once presided over the overall situation in the northwest. If it had not been for the princes Lianjie and Yu Gong to build the border wall over the past few years, how would they be affected today?
Remaining shade.
A few miles north of Yulin City, there is a key point called Hongshi Gorge. A pass was built here and heavily guarded. It is an important part of the border defense line. On this day, Bohuluo, the envoy of the Northern Robbers, appeared outside the pass again.
The defenders of Hongshixia did not dare to make any mistakes after being ordered to do so, and reported to Yulin City on flying cavalry.
At this time, Governor Yang was discussing with Master Cui and Fang Yingwu on the issue of reorganizing the military settlement. Suddenly, he received an urgent report from Hongshixia that the Tatar envoy Bohuluo had come again.
Fang Yingwu was overjoyed and couldn't help but slap the case and said: "If Mantulu rejects our conditions, then Bohuluo will not waste time and run away again. Since he is here, it means that Mantulu will probably accept our conditions.
Already."
Fang Yingwu seemed a little rude when he slapped the table, but he was really excited. If his plan becomes reality step by step, this sense of satisfaction from strategizing will be very exciting and will greatly increase his own face. Not to mention that as a planner, he will also
There are many bright and dark benefits.
Fang Yingwu originally just proposed countermeasures with the idea of just coming up with ideas and not being responsible for the success rate. If it succeeds, it is a good thing. If it fails, there will be no loss. This is the trait of most dog-headed strategists.
Now that he knew it was very likely to succeed, Fang Yingwu said to himself proudly: "It was just a casual talk at the beginning."
Governor Yang was also very excited. Since he became a minister of border defense, who wouldn't want to make achievements? But according to the imperial system, the governor's status was detached and he was a civil servant, so he would not be guilty of defeat, but at the same time, even if he won a battle, his military exploits would not be recorded.
Therefore, although the governor of the border town has great power, it is not easy to make some eye-catching achievements. Not everyone has the ability to build a thousand-mile border wall like former governor Yu Zijun.
But this time Governor Yang felt that an opportunity had come. If Mandulu, the Beilu Khan who was entrenched in the Hetao area, accepted the canonization, his performance would be no less than that of former governor Yu Zijun. Now Mr. Yu has become the Minister of the Ministry of War.
Having said that, although the political significance of the canonization is greater than the practical significance, Mantulu is probably just doing errands on the surface. But even if it is just a facade, it is still a great achievement.
After the Tumubao Incident, the Ming Dynasty switched from offensive to defensive against the Northern invaders. Overall, it was at a disadvantage, and the northwest border was restored for hundreds of miles.
With the situation in recent decades, no one dared to think that Beilu Khan would accept the imperial canonization. It was simply a fantasy. But it happened during his tenure as governor of Yang Hao. Isn't this an achievement?
In the midst of joy, Fang Yingwu thought about opening a border market again. Only a few people in Yulin knew about it. If he hoarded a batch of goods in advance, he would definitely make a fortune - it is so easy to make money through policies.
But he said that this was the second time Bohuluo entered Yulin City, and his treatment was very different from the last time he was left alone. Governor Yang received him immediately. This was considered a formal contact between the envoys from both sides.
Sure enough, as Fang Yingwu expected, Bohuluo passed on Mantulu's words, saying that they could make peace with each other and cease fighting. At the same time, they could also accept the Ming Dynasty's gold seal canonization and warmly welcome Kaibian City to exchange information.
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But Mantulu also put forward his own request. If one day he leads his troops to attack Jiasilan, the grand master, he hopes that the Ming Dynasty will send troops to attack together.
Governor Yang could not make up his mind about this additional condition, and did not agree or disagree. After sending Bohuluo to the mansion to rest, he quickly called Fang Yingwu for consultation.
At this time, Governor Yang's trust in Fang Yingwu could not be increased. In his heart, Fang Yingwu's judgment was most likely to be correct. To put it bluntly, he was like Zhang Liang of the Han Dynasty.
"Of course I can't agree to this condition!" Fang Yingwu replied without hesitation.
Governor Yang asked shamelessly: "I would like to hear the details."
Fang Yingwu pointed out: "Now Mantulu is too oppressed by Jiasilan. His peace with us is not out of his heart, but is probably just forced by the situation. Then we let nature take its course and provoke the Mantulu tribe to make peace.
It would be best for Garthland to fight.
If we send troops to attack Garthland, there will be no benefit from defeat. Even if we win, what will we get? A hard work is to take chestnuts from the fire for others. Apart from some military achievements on paper, we will definitely gain very little, and most of it will go to the man.
Tulu.
It is conceivable that if Jasilan is completely defeated, the Monan Hetao area will be dominated by the Mandulu family. People's hearts will change. By then, Mandulu will have no constraints, and it is hard to say what will happen to Mandulu. Who knows?
Will it become another first?
To put it bluntly, the most fundamental principle of everything we do is to instigate internal strife among the northern captives in accordance with the circumstances. The purpose is to reduce the pressure of border troubles, not to help Mantulu.
Even if we open a border market with the Mantulu tribe separately, it is not really to exchange supplies, but to make the Jiasilan tribe jealous when they see Mantulu benefiting.
All in all, I feel that the best policy is to let Mantulu and Jasilan fight each other, and we can just sit back and watch the fight, there is no need to take action ourselves."
After listening to Fang Yingwu's analysis, Governor Yang made up his mind. He asked again: "Then do you think Mantulu will accept it if he doesn't agree to this condition?"
Fang Yingwu sneered a few times, "Love comes or goes! This time he asked for us, not us for asking for him." After saying this, Governor Yang felt reassured, and chatted with Fang Yingwu for a few more times.
sentence.
At this time, the sergeant who was ordered to escort Bohuluo back to the mansion came into the house and reported: "I just walked through a street after leaving the Yamen, and suddenly someone from Eunuch Wang came to invite the Tatar envoy. We couldn't stop him. The Tatar envoy
He was actually invited away by Eunuch Wang."
Governor Yang smiled bitterly, but Wang Zhi still couldn't hold it in. Fang Yingwu slapped his forehead and shouted "It's broken!"
Then he explained to Governor Yang: "Wang Zhisheng is very obsessed with side effects, eager for quick success, and very short-sighted. If he hears of the opportunity to attack the Garthland tribe from a flank, he probably won't let it go!"
Fang Yingwu remembered that in the history books, Eunuch Wang was extremely keen on martial arts. He patrolled the border all the year round. He would do whatever it took to achieve border merit, and he even did things like killing foreign envoys to take credit. Now that there is such a good opportunity, Wang Zhi
80% won't let it go.
This kind of military exploits is of little use to Governor Yang, because the governor does not cite military exploits, but it may not be useful to others. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)