As we all know, Wang Jiezhi, the governor of Uszang, and Hu Zhigong, the governor of Qinghai-Tibet, have never dealt with each other. The conflict fundamentally stems from two great scholars: He Wuzou and Sun Jinding.
Fortunately, they are in different cities. Wang Jiezhi is stationed in Shigatse and Hu Zhigong is stationed in Lhasa. Under normal circumstances, they can't quarrel.
Exceptions for special circumstances.
The envoy of the new Yarkand Khan King Latif Khan arrived and asked the Ming Dynasty to send troops to rescue the defeated Yarkand soldiers who had fled to Khotan. Since the matter was serious, Governor Hu felt that he should discuss it with Governor Wang, so he wrote to ask Wang Jiezhi to come.
Lhasa.
The two of them started to fight each other as soon as they met.
Governor Hu was a radical and felt that this was a good opportunity to march into the Western Regions, so he took advantage of the situation to occupy Hami, Turpan, Yarkand, Junggar, and Ili.
Governor Wang is a moderate person and feels that since the Ming Dynasty has already captured Qinghai and Uzang, it should stand firm and fight steadily, and it is not appropriate to continue to use weapons and troops in the northwest. It will bite off more than it can chew.
Eight hundred miles hastened, and the lawsuit reached Zhu Hengjia’s court in Nanjing.
Zhu Hengjia looked at these two completely different memorials and pondered.
What the two important ministers said makes sense. The Ming Dynasty had just won the provinces of Qinghai and Tibet, and its rule was not yet stable. If it sent out troops rashly, it might be a waste of money. What's more, Guan Shouzhen told himself that there were only three million yuan left in the national treasury.
Two. Once the war gets big, it won’t end well if you don’t have enough money. But it would be a pity to give up this rare opportunity!
"I am the emperor of the ages. How can I learn from those mediocre masters? I don't know how to grasp the opportunity when it comes. As for the money, let those ministers save some money." Zhu Hengjia stood in front of the "Map of Nine States and All Nations" and said to himself
I muttered to myself and made up my mind.
First, I would like to reply to Wang Jiezhi: "As you said, I am mature and prudent, but I have lost some vigor. I might as well take bigger steps in doing things."
He also praised Hu Zhigong fiercely, "If you don't seize such a good opportunity, I'm afraid you will regret it in the future! What you said is very much in line with my wishes. How kind is God to me? He has given me such a wise man like you!"
It actually coincides with me time and time again!”
After boasting, he changed the topic and said, "I am correct in what you mentioned. I am ready to dispatch troops and generals. Just let it go. But there is one thing. I can only give you five hundred thousand taels of silver this year. Please save some money."
, be sure to help me handle this matter smoothly!"
When the approval was sent to Lhasa, Hu Zhigong was a little dumbfounded. He only allocated 500,000 taels of silver and wanted to pacify the Western Regions. It was so difficult! But the king asked the minister to save, and the minister had to save.
After thinking about it, in the previous attack on the Khoshote Khanate, a large amount of weapons and equipment were captured, such as leather armor, spears, scimitars, blunderbuss, cannons, etc. Most of these materials were looked down upon by the Ming army and were kept in warehouses.
It's a waste to pile them up. It's better to give them to the Yarkand people, which is a favor and doesn't cost any money.
With a stroke of his pen, the Yarkand people were given hundreds of cannons, two thousand cannons, five hundred cotton armors, three thousand leather armors, five thousand Mongolian scimitars, three thousand spears, eight thousand bows, and other troops.
Several devices.
Just giving weapons is not enough, the Yarkand army has been crippled, and Ming Dynasty needs to directly send troops to strengthen its courage.
Send troops directly? The money spent will be useless. His Majesty, the great emperor, only gave five hundred thousand taels of silver.
A mere "A'duwu" is not a problem for the resourceful Governor Hu. If you don't have money to send troops, you can send generals to help train the Yarkand army, which saves money and effort.
The Chinese tradition of sending military advisers has a long history. During the Spring and Autumn Period, when Jin and Chu were fighting for hegemony, in order to create obstacles for Chu, Jin sent a large number of military advisers to Wu and used the Wu army to harass the Chu army.
Governor Hu is familiar with history books, so he naturally knows the events of the Spring and Autumn Period and handles them accordingly.
As for the generals, he was reluctant to send his direct generals, so he sent two former Manchu surrendered generals, Hun Jin and Dobo Luo. These two people were originally Maile Zhangjing of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. After returning to the Ming Dynasty, they became deputy generals of the Ming Dynasty, leading the ninety-one
An "advisory group" composed of generals and assistants at all levels went to Khotan.
Most of these people are former generals who were demoted from the Eight Banners and the Han Army Banner. Governor Hu agreed. During his term as "advisor", he will receive double pay, and he will be promoted to one level after returning, so the morale is still quite high.
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The emperor's edict to Yarkand Latif Khan:
I respectfully acknowledge
It is the destiny of heaven to rule over all nations, and everyone in the world will obey my orders. The Yarkand Kingdom is a country where our heavenly dynasty abides by its duties and tributes. For more than a hundred years, it has been worshiped continuously, and the Silk Road has made the world famous.
As for Erzu Abdullah, he separatized the south of the Tianshan Mountains. He relied on his own military strength and refused to accept the king's rule. He was deeply favored by the heaven and was servile to the dogs and sheep of Manchuria. How shallow is the frog at the bottom of the well! I hate him very much, and I wanted to send troops to conquer him.
When the emperor was angry, he moved the stars to change their lodges, dragons and snakes walked across the land, and the Tianshan Mountains, thousands of miles away, were suddenly reduced to powder. However, God has a good life, so how can your people deserve this poison? Your father, Yulebars, knows loyalty well and sacrifices himself as a slave.
The head of the chief, Dorji, represents the Celestial Dynasty and wishes to be a vassal. I feel his sincerity and grant him a title, promising that his children and grandchildren will always respect his teachings.
Magnificent! The five thousand-year-old China and the three-hundred-year-old Ming Dynasty have had hundreds of schools of thought, and Sun Wu Taolue has written about martial arts. It has a territory of thousands of miles and millions of armies. Until I ascended the throne, I conquered the east and west, and conquered the south.
In the Northern Expedition, in the north and south of the desert, inside and outside the Great Wall, in the nine continents and four barbarians, no one can stop the troops. You should take your ancestors and father as a lesson, appease the barbarians, serve the heaven, obey the words of the emperor, and abide by the important rules.
.If you dare to be ungrateful, there is nothing to fear in my pasture at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains!
I hereby confer upon you the title of King of Yarkand and give you an imperial edict. The emperor's kindness is so gentle that you should keep in mind the duties of your ministers and keep my words in mind and do not disobey me. This is my edict.
Guangyun
April 1, the eighth year of Guangwu
Treasure
The imperial envoy sent by Zhu Hengjia galloped to Khotan and read out the emperor's decree to Latif Khan. With the help of the veteran Yu Sufu, the young Khan Latif knelt down to express his gratitude.
Following this decree, the Ming Dynasty's intervention in Moxi affairs began.
Later historians studied this edict of Emperor Mingguang Wu and believed that the seal stamped on it was not the "Emperor's Treasure" used for canonization and condolences, but the "Guangyun Treasure" used to reward ministers' work, which shows that Guangwu
At this time, the emperor regarded Latif Khan of Yarkand as his minister; the Yarkand Kingdom was also regarded as a part of the Ming Dynasty.
The state affairs of Yarkand are now in the hands of the veteran minister Yu Sufu. Yu Sufu doesn't care about the mere virtual title given to the Khan by the emperor. But what follows is a dazzling number of things.
The military supplies and the ninety-one "military advisers" made him overjoyed.
Today's Khanate is like a drowning man, holding on to every life-saving straw. The massive supplies and military instructors gave Yu Sufu suddenly more confidence in restoring the country. It would be better to defect to the Ming Dynasty.
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He learned the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty and raised his hand to Huijin, the deputy general of the Ming Dynasty. Duo Boluo said, "I'll leave you two to worry about the affairs of the Yarkand army!"
"It's easy to say, easy to say. I will definitely try my best in the end." The second general returned the gift hurriedly.
With the support of the Ming Dynasty, Khotan became the base for Yarkand's restoration of the country. A large number of people from the Baishan sect and even some people from the Blackshan sect fled to Khotan and went to the Little Khan King Latif.
Yu Sufu selected 15,000 young men from them, organized them into an army, and handed them over to Hunjin and Dobala for training.
These two were not modest either. They trained the Yarkand infantry and cavalry according to the method used to train the Eight Banners during the Manchu Qing Dynasty.