Chapter 289 Three Triumphs (Twelve) Three Memorials
In the duty room of the Chief Assistant to the Cabinet in the capital, there were three memorials spread out on the table in front of Gao Pangshi. The people who presented the memorials were Liu Wei, the governor of the Western Conquest, Wang Tingzhuan, the governor of Gansu, and Xiong Tingbi, the governor of Gansu.
Taoist memorials are as follows:
"Your Majesty, Liu Qi, bowed his head and bowed, and I would like to say:
I was commissioned by His Majesty, and I was entrusted with the destiny of Heaven to lead the royal army in the expedition to the Western Xinjiang. After years of hardships on the battlefield, I finally received good news in the land of Kashgar. I will obey the Holy Mo, do my best, and dare not be negligent.
I would like to respectfully explain the recent war situation and the situation encountered, and pray for divine guidance.
Since our departure from Hami, our army has gained momentum and its morale has been high. When we arrived at Aksu, the Mongolian army hid its traces, and the Chahar cavalry quietly withdrew. I felt deeply strange. After discussing with the generals, I decided to adopt a prudent strategy and stick to Aksu.
, Xu Tu made progress. During this period, our army strengthened the city defenses and ensured the smooth flow of food routes. The soldiers served their lives accordingly, and the generals and commanders all wanted to fight to the death, in order to repay Your Majesty's deep kindness.
Then, I planned a two-pronged attack plan, aiming to cut off the enemy's support and attack the enemy's key points. I personally led the main force to march to Balchuk in the southwest, and sent other troops to advance to Wush in the northwest.
I led my army to the east of Kashgar City and encountered a tight defense by the Mongolian army. The situation was quite difficult. On this occasion, I recalled the tips bag given by Yuan Fu before the war. After opening it and reading it, I got four "unpacking and tree flags"
Words. The minister acted according to the plan and raised the banner of Yuan Fu high, which greatly boosted the morale of the whole army.
Seeing this scene, the Mongolian army mistakenly thought that Yuan Fu was personally visiting the battle formation. The entire army was so frightened that they abandoned the city and fled overnight. After investigating, they gathered their best cavalry to pursue them, but the Mongolian army had already set up an ambush in a dangerous place.
The minister assessed the situation and decided to postpone the attack to avoid sacrificing innocent people. Taking advantage of Yuan Fu's power, the enemy abandoned the city and fled. The minister was trapped in the embarrassment of the terrain and found it difficult to advance further, so the two armies retreated from each other.
After this battle, our army successfully took over Kashgar, and the Mongolian army withdrew to the direction of Andiyan. I thought that although this battle failed to achieve annihilation, it successfully recovered Kashgar, leaving Yarkand and other places as empty cities. In the Western Region
Recovery is so close, so how can it not be a great victory?
I am well aware of the heavy responsibilities I shoulder, so I will work even harder to live up to Your Majesty's high expectations, and now report the battle situation truthfully. Now that the Western Region is at peace, and the Mongolian army has fled, our troops should move to defend on the spot, or take a short rest and pursue again.
I pray to His Majesty for His Majesty’s sanction. I am extremely anxious and awaiting orders. I would like to report this.”
"I, the Imperial Court, wrote that I will bow before you, and I would like to report to Your Majesty:
I heard that the Western Region will be settled, and I think that the stability of the border is a major plan for the country, so I must take it into consideration. I will not make any assumptions, but I am willing to offer strategies for peace and tranquility in the Western Region for the Holy See.
The minister believes that political integration is the first priority. It is appropriate to establish the Western Region Protectorate, unify government orders, dispatch talented people, centralize the court, discuss major plans with leaders of various ethnic groups, respect customs, and achieve peace. Only in this way can the court's majesty be ensured and spread far and wide.
The four directions return to the heart.
Military deployment is the most important thing. It is advisable to build a frontier army, such as the Ili First Army advocated by Yuan Fu, to prevent foreign invasion and internal strife. Then strengthen the training of the frontier army and establish corresponding Jinyiwei stations to ensure that intelligence is accessible and the frontiers are safe. This is a solid foundation.
The move of cultivating Yuan is to ward off powerful enemies and defend the territory.
Economic development is the basis. It is advisable to revive the Silk Road, attract business travelers, develop resources, encourage farming, and improve irrigation to increase the national treasury and stabilize people's livelihood. This can make the Western Region prosperous and make it a prosperous land for the Ming Dynasty.
Long term supply.
Cultural education is the soul. It should be based on respecting the local folk customs, and focus on promoting Sinology as the basis for enlightenment. We can establish schools, popularize education, organize exchanges, and enhance friendship. Culture is the foundation of hundreds of generations, and we should advance with diligence to make it
My famous religion shines in Gengxi, and the people in the border areas have their hearts set on the imperial court.
Society and people's livelihood are the root. It is advisable to pay attention to people's livelihood, build foundations, spread royal laws, and carry out disaster prevention and control to ensure the health of the people. Since ancient times, the security of the people's livelihood will lead to the security of the country, and the security of the country will lead to the security of the world. This is the way to keep the people safe, and it is also the way for all generations.
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The policy of sects is harmony. It is advisable to respect faith and freedom of religious belief, but it should also be moderately managed to prevent extremes and eliminate conflicts to maintain civil harmony. If all religions are harmonious, people's hearts will be unified, and people of all ethnic groups will protect the Ming Dynasty.
The strategies I propose are all out of loyalty and for the long-term benefit of the country. If approved by Your Majesty, I will do my best to realize the prosperity of the Western Regions as soon as possible and protect the Ming Dynasty. I am extremely anxious and awaiting orders, so I would like to report.
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"Your Majesty, Xiong Tingbi, bowed his head and bowed, and I would like to say:
Following the emperor's order, I inspected Gansu and temporarily supervised the Western Regions. Today, the war in the Western Regions has been victorious, the hypocrisy has escaped again, and the borderland has been peaceful. I am very happy, and I would like to write this memorial to describe the war situation and provide supervision strategies.
When the Western Region is initially established, it is possible to establish a Protectorate for unified control. This is a major national plan. However, the Protectorate is very different from the inland provinces, so supervision needs to be done with caution. The Protectorate is located on the border, with diverse ethnic groups and different customs.
Therefore, the establishment of supervisory agencies must take into account their specialties.
In my humble opinion, it is appropriate to establish a procuratorate within the Protectorate to oversee the governorate and its prefectures and counties. The powers of the procuratorate should cover administrative, military, financial, judicial and other aspects to ensure the fairness and efficiency of the operations of the Protectorate.
.As officials of the Procuratorate, it is advisable to select people who have both political integrity and ability, are well-known and well-known, and are capable and capable in order to adapt to the complex situation in the Western Regions.
The authority of the Procuratorate should be clearly defined to ensure that it is not restricted and interfered by all parties, and to avoid excessive power that leads to abuse of power. The Procuratorate should have the power to evaluate and audit officials at all levels of the Protectorate, and to investigate illegal activities.
Investigation and impeachment. However, in view of the special characteristics of the Western Regions, any major cases should be reported to the imperial court for decision by the Metropolitan Procuratorate, reviewed and confirmed by the cabinet, and then reported to His Majesty for his final judgment.
In addition, the Procuratorate should establish communication with the various yamen under the Governor's Office to ensure information exchange and timely discovery and resolution of problems. The Procuratorate should also report its work to the court on a regular basis and accept the guidance of the Governor's Office and the supervision of the cabinet.
The strategies I propose are all out of loyalty and for the long-term benefit of the country. If approved by Your Majesty, I will do my best to improve the supervision work in the Western Regions and ensure long-term peace and stability in the border areas. I am extremely anxious and awaiting orders, so I would like to report."
It can be said that these three memorials each have their own emphasis.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Liu Wei's memorial mainly explains the process of the war, and finally asks the court about the action - whether to switch to holding on to the land in the Western Regions that has been acquired, or to pursue it again after making some repairs.
Chahar Department.
This is of course something he should consider. After all, Gao Pragmatic's previous order has divided into several situations. The most basic situation is that he only needs to defeat the Chahar tribe and regain his homeland in the Western Regions. Under this situation, of course there are some
Small problems, for example, the Ili Valley has indeed been obtained, but the Fergana Basin has not yet been obtained.
Therefore, Liu Wei's question is actually: Should our ministry first ensure the stability of the Ili Valley, or continue to advance and capture the Fergana Basin?
If we still want to capture the Fergana Basin, it will fall into the second scenario. That is to capture the two major strategic areas defined by the Highly Pragmatic Western Region Strategy at once - the Ili Basin and the Fergana Basin, in order to
The two places formed two fists for the Ming army to carry out strategic deterrence against Central Asia.
Can the Fergana Basin be captured? The last time Gao Pragmatic went to the Beijing Guards Camp to discuss the reform of the Ming Dynasty's military establishment, Qi Jiguang had made suggestions for this, but it was a bit risky and he had high requirements for implementation.
requirements.
The memorial written by Wang Ting proposed a comprehensive strategy for the stable development of the Western Regions, including suggestions on politics, military, economy, culture, society, sects and other aspects, aiming to lay the foundation for the long-term peace and stability of the Western Regions.
As the governor of Gansu, he was originally in charge of logistics during the Western Expedition, so he naturally had to pay attention to the settlement work after the recovery of the Western Regions. Moreover, it was obvious that he saw Gao Pragmatic's intention in letting him be the governor of Gansu -
-Now we are in Gansu, but in the future we will control the Western Regions.
When the Western Regions were recovered under the rule of Gao Pragmatism, the first chief administrator must naturally come from the Practical School, or even more clearly, from the "Gao Dang". This is undoubtedly a matter, even if Gao Pragmatism does not say
, people all over the world are also prepared for this, and they don’t think it’s too much.
Xiong Tingbi's memorial focused on the construction of the supervisory system of the Western Region Protectorate, suggesting the establishment of a special supervisory agency, the Inspection Yuan, to ensure the fair and efficient operation of the Protectorate and its subordinate agencies, and emphasized the relationship between the supervisory agency and the central government
information circulation and supervision mechanism.
There is nothing strange about the procuratorate system itself, it is the same in all provinces of the Ming Dynasty. However, Xiong Tingbi clarified the procuratorate functions of the Western Regions Protectorate a lot, and mixed in some private goods. For example, according to his memorial, he clarified the cabinet
Supervisory power over the Western Region Procuratorate.
You must know that the procuratorates of each province in the Ming Dynasty essentially revolved around the patrol censor of the province. The post of patrol censor was quite special. He did not even have to answer to his superior yamen, which was the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
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That's right, when the censor takes the title of "inspector censor", he is only responsible to the emperor himself. Only when the censor relinquishes his responsibilities as a patrol censor and returns to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to become a mere supervisory censor, does he need to report to the emperor himself?
The chief officer of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Zuo Du Yushi, was in charge.
So if the future supervision system in the Western Region adopts Xiong Tingbi's suggestion, it will form a dual leadership system of "Guidance by the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Supervision by the Cabinet" - of course, in theory, the final decision-making power still lies with the emperor. However, as we all know, once the cabinet also has
In order to clarify the supervisory power, it will actually greatly replace the emperor's direct management - just like the administrative power of the current court, everything goes through the cabinet first, and the emperor can only make decisions based on the cabinet's recommendations in most cases.
Sir Humphrey once had a famous saying, to the effect that we have to give the Prime Minister several options to make him feel that he can choose. But two of the options have similar meanings, and the remaining one is basically impossible to achieve, such as
Declare war on France or bomb Warsaw.
The cabinet can also influence the emperor in this way. For example, there are three suggestions given to the emperor, two of which are pretty similar, and the other one that any normal person would not choose. Therefore, the emperor will most likely have no choice but to issue decrees in accordance with the wishes of the cabinet.
But having said that, the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty is slightly better than the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty in most cases. The reason is that the Ming cabinet is rarely controlled by the same faction, and as long as there are cabinet elders from different factions, the two sides are likely to fight among themselves, and then it will be very difficult.
It is difficult to completely manipulate the emperor's thinking.
Fortunately, today's cabinet is basically very pragmatic...
Let’s talk about the supervision system. Don’t ask why the cabinet has the power to supervise and become the leader of the Western Region. Look at the development of the governors in the Ming Dynasty. From the beginning, the governors were sent by the court to supervise local officials. Over time, they became the legitimate leaders of the province.
The largest local official of the Third Division.
In addition, like Wang Tingzhuan, Xiong Tingbi also guessed that Gao pragmatism would continue to use him as the censor of the Western Regions, so his statement at the end of the memorial was almost the same as Wang Tingzhuan.
The three memorials were placed in front of Gao Pangshi. He pondered for a moment and made up his mind. He knew that although the war in the Western Regions had achieved a staged victory, the real challenge lay in how to stabilize the newly recovered land and make it truly integrated.
The territory of Ming Dynasty.
After all, the Western Region has been lost for more than 600 years. There are not many local Han people to be found, only some are still among the merchants, so there is indeed a lot of work to be done to stabilize it.
Gao pragmatically decided to first reply to Liu Wei, instructing him to continue to complete the recovery of Yarkand and other places, and then temporarily stop the pursuit on the premise of ensuring the stability of Yarkand, Kashgar, Aksu, Hotan, Hami and other key areas.
, shifting to a defensive posture in order to concentrate on consolidating existing results and laying a solid foundation for subsequent political and economic reconstruction.
But at the same time, he also asked Liu Wei to closely monitor the movements of forces such as Chahar, Kazakhs and even Bukhara, and be prepared to respond to possible changes at any time.
Or, once it is discovered that the Chahar tribe has an unstable foothold in Andiyan, or that the Chahar tribe continues to attack other areas of Bukhara after capturing Andiyan, Liu Wei will also be allowed to have a high degree of freedom in the use of troops.
The fighter plane disappeared in a blink of an eye and there was no time to request the imperial court to take the initiative to launch an attack and strive to capture the Fergana Basin.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Of course, regarding the establishment of the First Army of Yili, Liu Wei, as the admiral of the Western Expedition, also has his share of things to do... In short, Liu Wei's errand was not because of
The War in the Western Regions was basically over, but it became more complicated and onerous.
Regarding the memorial written by Wang Ting, Gao Jingshi believed that the strategies proposed by Wang Ting were comprehensive and practical. However, the memorial written by Wang Ting was grand and not detailed enough. Gao Jingshi organized these suggestions into a detailed plan and prepared to submit it to
Emperor Shengcai. Gao Pragmatic also expressed his approval of Wang Tingzhu's special emphasis on the importance of establishing the Western Region Protectorate and the necessity of promoting Han culture on the basis of respecting local customs.
In fact, Gao Pragmatic had discussed with the emperor before how to organize the Western Regions after the recovery, and the establishment of a Protectorate was one of his ideas. Now that both Wang Tingzhuan and Xiong Tingbi believe that it is more reasonable to establish a Protectorate, Gao Pragmatic
So I adopted Yayan.
As for Xiong Tingbi's suggestion, Gao Pragmatic also believed that the construction of a supervisory agency was crucial. He agreed to establish a procuratorate within the Western Region Protectorate and gave it the necessary authority to ensure that the policies of the Protectorate were effectively implemented.
But at the same time, he knew that Xiong Tingbi deliberately made some words vague. For example, Wang Tingzhuan mentioned that there would be Jinyiwei stations in various parts of the Western Region, while Xiong Tingbi emphasized that all supervisory powers must be vested in the Procuratorate - if you two did not "collude"
Only ghosts exist.
Gao Pragmatic bluntly ignored this deliberate ambiguity and made it clear in his advice to the emperor that Jinyiwei must be managed directly by the Jinyiwei governor or the town governor like other areas, and could not be handed over to the procuratorate.
Civil officials cannot control all the power, otherwise it will be a disaster in the future. Now that he is pragmatic, maybe these problems can be suppressed, but what if he is gone? Absolute power will definitely make the civil servant group cover the sky with one hand.
, and then it became like the civil servant group in the original history, playing the imperial court to pieces.
Less than an hour after the tickets were sent to the Supervisor of Ceremonies, Chen Ju, the chief eunuch in charge of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, came to the cabinet in person and conveyed the emperor's oral instructions: Xuanda University, a high-ranking scholar, a pragmatic scholar, and an audience at Xinuang Pavilion.
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