Daming: Wanted to be a small landlord, but was forced to ascend the throne

Chapter 207 The Tricky Hami

Qin Shao agreed with Zhang Cong's statement: Zhu Houzhao has no one available around him!

In fact, Zhu Houzhao is also quite pitiful.

Even though Daming was a system of absolute monarchy in name.

But by now a lot has changed.

The power of the civil servants and the cabinet has grown step by step, emphasizing civil affairs over military affairs, and talents selected by the imperial examinations are directly included in the ranks of civil servants, and their interests are the same.

The emperor became a real loner.

The only thing they can rely on is the eunuch and Jin Yiwei.

And these two types of people are less educated and less knowledgeable, at most they engage in assassination and harsh methods, and they can't give constructive advice at all in the face of real major events.

Therefore, in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, no effort was made at all to strengthen the country, and it was basically spent on internal fighting.

The emperor and civil officials and courtiers are fighting each other!
Infighting among different factions of civil servants!
It was in this kind of internal strife that consumed national power that Daming gradually went to perish.

Zhu Houzhao is a thoughtful monarch. He hopes to expand the territory and strengthen the Ming Dynasty, but he can't even go out to hunt in the city.

Those officials did not dare to dominate the emperor on the face of it.

But as long as what the emperor does doesn't conform to their wishes, they will hug each other directly, use some methods such as shouting and begging for death, and force the emperor to submit.

If you disagree, it means that you are inconsistent with the interests of the people, and you are a fool!

In order to protect his glorious hat, not to lose face in front of his ancestors, and to gain a good reputation after death, the emperor can only bear the burden of humiliation.

Qin Shao also understood why Zhu Houzhao's reputation was so bad.

Because he did not follow the route planned by the civil officials, and the pens for writing history were in the hands of the civil officials represented by Yang Tinghe.

Thinking of this, Qin Shao felt a little stressed!
He and Zhang Cong, two guys who haven't even entered the court, are now going to give their opinions on the Ming Dynasty's national policy.

Although Qin Shao knew some details of his previous life, he actually didn't know much about the issue of the Western Regions of the Ming Dynasty.

Naturally, I can only ask Zhang Cong's understanding of the Hami problem.

"My lord, the Hami issue has actually existed for many years, but the imperial court is controlled by Yang Ting and them. They only focus on their own rights and don't care about the territorial issue at all, which has caused Hami to fall step by step. My Ming's territory has been shrinking in recent years! "

Zhang Cong said a little sadly.

The territory of Ming Dynasty has been shrinking continuously since Yongle.

During the Hongwu Jianwen period, the territory of the Ming Dynasty was about 450 million square kilometers;
During the Yongle period, in order to divert the conflict, after all, he usurped the power and seized the throne, Zhu Di began to expand the territory, and the territory reached 700 million square kilometers;
By the time of Yingzong, it had shrunk to 400 million square kilometers.

As for the Jiajing period, the emperor devoted his mind to fighting courtiers and cultivating immortals. The territory was only 350 million square kilometers, that is, two capitals and thirteen provinces.

Not to mention the Chongzhen period, after the Liaodong defense, it fell directly to 300 million square kilometers.

Therefore, it is actually a joke that the emperor guards the gate of the country and the emperor dies to open up the borders of the Ming Dynasty.

As for the Western Regions, the "Silk Road", which was originally very important in the region, was abandoned step by step by the Ming government.

Zhu Yuanzhang was very sober on the issue of the Western Regions. He believed that the Western Regions were an important barrier in the northwest of the Ming Dynasty.

He directly sent Liu Zhen, the governor of the left army, to clean up the powerful Hami country in the Western Regions, and let him submit to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty.

During Zhu Di's period, the horse market sweater was directly opened, and Hami surrendered to Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty intervened in Hami's internal affairs and canonized King Zhongshun.

And established Hami Wei in Hami.

Hami became the inner city of the Ming Dynasty.

But during the Chenghua period, with the growth of another force, Turpan, they continued to harass Hamiwei.

It is said that their own territory was harassed, and the Ming government should send troops to rectify Turpan. After all, Turpan was not strong in this period.

It can be seen that after Yongle, the emperor could no longer make independent decisions on border defense affairs, but was handled by the cabinet and the scholar-official class.

With the change of Tumubao and the rise of Wala, the border troubles of the Ming Dynasty became more and more serious.

The scholar-bureaucrat officials pursued stability and focused their energies on internal struggles, completely ignoring the serious consequences of the frontier issue.

Gradually gave up Hamiwei and lost control of the Western Regions.

The next day, Zhu Houzhao sent a secret report from the Western Regions and Peng Ze wrote a letter.

Qin Shao and Zhang Cong analyzed the situation before they understood the situation facing the Hami area.

In the first year of Zhengde, after the death of Sutan A Heima in Turpan, his son Man Su'er came to the throne, who was even more ambitious and cunning.

On the one hand, Man Su'er pretended to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty and establish a good relationship, but on the other hand, he asked the Ming government to release a hostage: his brother Zhen Timur.

The Ming court controlled by scholar-bureaucrats actually believed that Zhen Timur's father died and his brother survived, and his stay would have little impact on Daming, so he agreed to release Zhen Timur.

And let Zhentimu'er go, Mansu'er will be able to accept love, improve politics and be good-neighborly, and pay tribute forever.

Don't you know that Zhen Timur was detained by himself, and he resented the Ming Dynasty very much.

This guy has lived in Ganzhou for several years, and he has a very good understanding of the interior of the Ming Dynasty, especially Gansu. After seeing Man Suer, Gan Province was raised by drought and famine, half dead, and the castle was empty.

After Man Su'er heard about it, he planned to invade Daming.

The weakness and preferential treatment of Gansu guards in the Ming Dynasty actually stimulated Man Su'er's appetite even more.

Man Su'er divided his troops to guard the cities such as Cishu, and sent envoys to ask the Ming Dynasty for [-] horses to redeem the city seal of Hami, claiming that if they did not give it, they would lead the troops to plant the flag on the gate of Ganzhou, which is extremely rampant.

In December of last year, Tazhiding, the Mansuer fireman, led his troops to Zizizhuang, Kuyu, Chijin and other places near Suzhou to plunder more than [-] men and women, as well as countless horses, camels, cattle and sheep.

The Ming court had no choice but to send Peng Ze to the governor of Gansu for military affairs, and Peng Ze dispatched the garrisons from Yanning and other places to garrison Ganzhou.

Man Su'er is very cunning, he understands Peng Ze's strength, and dare not go further into the territory of Ming Dynasty.

He pretended to write a letter to Peng Ze saying that he did not intend to rob Suzhou, but that his tribute was robbed by Chi Jin, and he sought revenge from him.

Peng Ze's attitude towards the Western Regions was the same as that of the imperial court civil servants. He felt that the Western Regions were not a problem, and it was enough to appease the leaders of these small countries with some favors.

He directly reported to the court that Man Su'er had repented and returned the city seal, and they wanted some rewards. Peng Ze applied for [-] bolts of grosgrain and brown cloth, silver pots, silver bowls, and silver pots for him. A pair of desk lamps.

But before these rewards arrived, Peng Ze was summoned back to Beijing in April this year.

In the middle, Man Su'er suddenly regretted and asked for another [-] jokes.

I believe that Li Ang, the governor of Gansu, did not receive the [-] paragraphs, and felt that they were causing trouble, and the Turpan envoy Huduliu wrote, and the fire scatterer detained them as hostages.

The conflict between the two sides intensified again, and Li Ang proposed to retreat and pay tribute to punish Turpan.

Only when Qin Shao saw this did he understand the real reason for the tragic battle of Shaziba.

The Ming court was still debating whether to treat Man Su'er preferentially or punish him, and could not make a decision.

Man Suer over there is ready to attack.

"Self-evidently, this matter is quite complicated. It is estimated that the emperor is also difficult to make a decision at the moment! Peng Ze is now in charge of the Ministry of War, and he advocates a policy of appeasement. Even if we say it, it may be difficult to achieve it."

Zhang Cong had a headache.

Qin Shao also thinks so.

Now the military power in Shangjing is in the hands of the Ministry of War, and the local military power is in the hands of the governor of the civilian group. Even if the emperor gives an order, it must go through the Ministry of War.

It can be seen from Zhu Houzhao's attitude that he wants to fight fiercely, but he can't make the decision. If he wants to leave the capital, he can't make the decision, and he can't make the decision alone in the war.

It's just that it's okay to just watch Rui Ning and the 800 strong men lose their lives?

hit!Must fight!

(End of this chapter)