The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 316 Co-owner is not so easy to be

Zhu Youtang celebrated the most meaningful Longevity Day after he ascended the throne.

Not to mention the courts from all over the world, even Huozhai, who was once mighty on the grasslands and competed for supremacy with the little Tatar prince Batu Mengke, bowed his head and obeyed his ears. The news of offering sacrifices to heaven in Weining Sea.

As a result, there began to be a saying around the capital, saying that Zhu Youtang was the king with the most martial arts achievements after the Taizu and Emperor Taizong of the Ming Dynasty.

If it wasn't for the fact that Zhu Youtang couldn't surpass the two powerful emperors who founded the country, perhaps some people would directly say that Zhu Youtang was comparable to Qin Huang and Han Wu, which is considered relatively restrained.

Of course, there is a price for Zhu Youtang to become the leader of the world.

Those foreign and vassal states who came to Beijing to congratulate them all extended their hands to Daming, especially Huozhai... In addition to the more than 1 captives that Daming asked to capture, Huozhai also had nearly [-] cattle and sheep In addition to returning them all, he also proposed to build a city in Hetao with Daming, and reward him with the land of Hetao from then on, and give him a large amount of silk, tea, ironware, etc.

In fact, he still wants Daming's artillery technology...Of course he also knows that he can't gain Daming's complete trust now.

This request is held in the stomach first.

In this matter, Zhu Youtang is still calm.

The force has already been pretended, even if it wants to spread some benefits to those vassal states, there is no need for a hemorrhage, just give some meaning.

In the end, Tang Yin went to Huozhai to convey Daming's meaning: "...the land of Hetao is temporarily given to you as a shelter because of the plight of your Mengguoljin tribe who have nowhere to graze, and the land must belong to Daming. , if you want to build a city in it, you must build it yourself, and you will pay three tributes for three years."

"If your tribe is invaded, the Ming Dynasty will judge the situation and decide whether to send troops to help. When the border of the Ming Dynasty encounters bandits, you should also send troops at the right time. Otherwise, it will be regarded as a betrayal. The next time the Ming Dynasty sends troops, your tribe will be completely wiped out. "

"As for your captive clansmen, part of it will be given back every year for the next five years. First, it will be given to the old and the weak, and will be raised by you to fulfill your filial piety. Then, you will be given the women and children. As for cattle, horses, llamas, etc., that's all. It's Daming's spoils of war, except for a small part that will be given to you, don't even think about the rest!"

Huozhai originally thought that he could go back in style after getting a lot of rewards from Daming.

After listening to Tang Yin's words, he realized that Da Ming's behavior was not called borrowing flowers to offer Buddha, it was simply robbing us and giving us a little bit to show Da Ming's kindness.

Compared to what I took back... How many looted people, animals and property are there?

If you can't give it back to me, then why am I ashamed to come to Daming to be an obedient citizen?Just fight with you Daming?

Tang Yin finally expressed his sympathy for Huo Sha's experience, he said: "The Holy Majesty has done his best to you, but after all, he did not let you migrate to Guannan, he still gave you enough land and pastures, and promised to send troops to protect your safety as appropriate. , This is the great grace of the emperor. Go back early after receiving it."

Just to say, our Daming didn't tie them down, nor did we kill you all, so it is necessary to keep some hostages.

If you want to rebel again...it's up to you.

But next time you may not have to endure Wang Bo'an or Zhu Zhijie. If you want that Zhang Banxian to do it in person, just ask you if you are afraid of the fire screen?
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Huozhai got the necessary rewards from Daming and went back to the northwest.

As for the North Korean side, they also got what they wanted, that is, to give the eldest son of Lord Yanshan as his son, which means that this son of Lord Yanshan has been recognized by Ming Dynasty. Daming admitted it, and even North Korea still regarded him as the Ming Lord.

And North Korea has another major purpose, which is to cooperate with Li's "Western Expedition."

In May of the 12th year of Hongzhi, Jianzhou Jurchen harassed North Korea and abducted a large number of people. Li followed the advice of the hardline minister Li Kejun and decided to conscript Jianzhou Jurchen himself. With Cheng Jun as the capital marshal and Li Kedu as the deputy marshal, the preparations began. However, because of the drought in the territory and the fact that the national strength was not as good as before, the expedition was forced to be postponed until the 13th year of Hongzhi.

And in the first month of the 13th year of Hongzhi, Li ordered the cancellation of the Western Expedition.

Later, the monarchs and ministers of North Korea discussed building the Great Wall on Ping'an Road to guard against Jurchen, but failed due to various difficulties.

Jin Shoutong's mission to Daming this time was to win Ming's legal support for the Korean Western Expedition. After all, Jianzhou Jurchen was also a vassal of Ming in name.

In this regard, Daming's opinion is... don't ask.

This is also the consistent style of Ming Dynasty towards the northern Diyi in the middle of the Ming Dynasty. It is not about helping anyone, but not helping each other. The first time to send troops to North Korea in the name of the suzerain, and to help North Korea defeat the Japanese invasion of soldiers and horses twice, this is a later story.

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Fast forward to August.

Zhang Zhou lived a happy life in the northwest. The basic situation is that the Ming border army has been able to complete the daily patrol within a hundred miles to the north of the border. It is less than [-] miles, and now it can reach [-] to [-] or [-] miles.

The interior of Tatar seems to have stopped for a while.

Dayan Khan tried to submit a request to continue to pay tribute and trade with Daming, but Zhu Youtang explicitly refused.

As for Zhang Zhou's mining in the northwest, the speed of advancement is also very fast. In addition to the coal mines in Shanxi that have already started production, even the iron mines north of Zhangjiakoubao have also begun mining. From the capital of Daming to Xishan, then to Zhangjiakou in Xuanfu, and then to Datong in Shanxi... an industrial chain has been formed along the way.

It’s just that Zhang Zhou is still dissatisfied with the quality of the iron mines in the northwest. He has already told Zhu Youtang that he plans to open up new iron mines around Tangshan in later generations, that is, around Yongping Mansion in Beizhili today.

And in the capital.

Zhu Youtang seems to be in poor health recently...

Did not go to court for several days.

It doesn't mean that he was really sick, but that he gradually began to slack off in court affairs. Sometimes he didn't plan to go to court when he felt a little unwell. He was from Hongzhi for about 14 years and often did not attend court meetings.

But because of Zhang Zhou's presence, he felt that he didn't need to do everything himself to have this mentality.

The ministers felt that it was because of an awesome "birthday party" that made the emperor's heart empty. The emperor of the Ming Dynasty thought that he was the inevitable result of too many flatterings when the Ming emperor was alive.

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It was at this time that a "Shang Zou" in the north made Zhu Youtang's gradually slack heart pick up again, but because outsiders said that he was sick, he did not hold a court meeting. The important ministers went to the Qianqing Palace together and held an inner court meeting in the Qianqing Palace.

Among the ministers summoned, in addition to the three members of the cabinet, there were six ministers, the censor of Zuodu, and Wang Jia, a scholar in charge of the imperial academy.

Wu Xun didn't summon any of them. Obviously, this matter involved decision-making.

The four eunuchs in charge of ceremonies are all there.

After several ministers arrived, Zhu Youtang gave them a simple salute, and at the same time distributed a "Memorandum" that had been transcribed in multiple copies to each minister present.

After the minister read it, he realized that the situation was a bit unusual.

"Cough cough." Zhu Youtang coughed twice, setting the tone for this inner court meeting, "Duoyan Sanwei, said to be the little Tatar prince Batu Mengke, who led 20 troops to the north of Jiliao, intending to annex them .So they went up and asked the country to send troops. Cough cough."

The emperor also appeared weak.

Whether he was really sick or not, the ministers present didn't care anymore. Anyway, the emperor's mental state was quite good, and he was full of energy when speaking.

Li Dongyang said: "This is a good thing, because the effect of the fire screening is manifested."

The few people present were surprised.

The emperor's heart is empty at this time, and you, Li Dongyang, are still helping the emperor to flatter you?Or is it that you are going to take a big breath, and after the praise, you should say something depressing, and pour a basin of cold water on the emperor's head, right?
Unexpectedly... Li Dongyang finished speaking without any further words.

This made the ministers present even more incredible.

According to their thinking, the attitude of the cabinet should be...Your Majesty, this is the result of Huo Si's admission to the capital for an audience. Look, those grassland tribes have taken Daming for a fool!Let Daming send troops if there is any trouble!

"En." Zhu Youtang was quite satisfied with Li Dongyang's statement, he nodded and said, "My dear family, do you think that Daming should send troops at this time?"

The ministers present were embarrassed.

This kind of question...

It was changed to last year, when Zhang Zhou was not in power, the emperor probably didn’t need to ask. Of course, Duoyan and other tribes at that time couldn’t come to brazenly ask Daming to send troops... because it’s customary that your grassland tribes kill each other, shutting down our Daming What's up?

It is best for you to die together, and Daming sends troops to help you clean up the mess.

but now……

The ministers present felt that the emperor had become addicted to being the co-lord of the day, and the matter of Duoyan Sanwei had nothing to do with Daming, yet the emperor was still serious about discussing whether to send troops?

Xie Qian asked: "Your Majesty, I wonder if the Northwest knows about this now? Is there any intention to send troops from the Northwest?"

Everyone couldn't help thinking about Xie Qian's words.

This means... Is it implying that Zhang Zhou should take the initiative to send troops to the grassland again?Last time, I took advantage of Dayanbu and Huozhai's old lair when they were shopping together. This time, Zhang Zhou is not going to copy the old lair of Dayanbu, right?
Zhu Youtang looked calm and said: "I know what you mean by Xie Qing's family. Although Bingkuan has not been consulted on this matter, he has mentioned to me earlier that most of the tribesmen of the little prince of Tatar are in Guanshan. North, whereabouts are uncertain, and even if there is an annexation of the upper cabinet on the grassland in the future, the population of the tribe will definitely be brought within fifty or sixty miles of the former army."

"If you want to harass him again, I'm afraid it will be difficult to find the previous opportunity!"

The emperor is rational.

If you know the trick of sneak attack, just do it once, and think about it again, unless you treat the Tatars as fools.

We all know that you, Daming, have a magic stick who can pinch and count, and even know where our tribe is.

Don't feel dragged down either.

Anyway, other tribes also have the same idea. Before the big deal is to fight in groups in the future, they will drag their families first?
A sneak attack on Weininghai planned by Zhang Zhou changed the strategy of dispatching troops that the grassland had made in the past ten years, and these ministers still found it absurd when they thought about it.

I think Wang Yue also sneaked into Weininghai at the beginning, and took over Yisimayin's old lair at that time, but then the Tatars didn't have any vigilance because of this... Maybe it was because Zhang Zhou's appearance was too buggy, even if Zhang Zhou sometimes He didn't have that ability, and others would imagine that he had it.

This is what troubles the grassland tribes and the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty.

"Everyone, I just asked you whether you want to send troops to assist the three guards of Duoyan, and you don't have to try to find out. Cough cough." Zhu Youtang coughed again after speaking, but this time he seemed to be anxious.

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These ministers present can also be regarded as the top civil servants of Ming Dynasty.

But at this moment, they didn't know how to characterize this matter.

Logically speaking... there shouldn't be a discussion, just reject Duoyan Sanwei's request to play. You must know that Duoyan Sanwei said that Batu Mengke mobilized 20 soldiers...don't think it is Duoyan Sanwei or Batumeng K is bluffing.

Batu Mengke was able to unify the grasslands in a short period of time, not by his words, nor by his repeated victories, nor by his reputation as a sweat.

Rather, Batu Mengke has accumulated a large number of people and livestock in the past few generations, and has the qualifications to unify the rest of the kings with different surnames.

Why is Huo Sha so brave and good at fighting, and finally united with the tribes such as Yibulu, Mandulai Agulehu, and lost in the end?
In terms of individual combat capabilities, there is not a big gap between the various tribes in the grassland. The key is that the Chahar tribe in Batu Monk has a large number of people, and there are at least 10,000+ troops at a time. This is not the small and medium-sized Tribal can parry.

Now the emperor has also said that Dayan Khan is also afraid that Zhang Zhou will send troops to his lair. Since he is going to send troops to Eastern Mongolia's Duoyan Sanwei, he must drag his family along with him.

Is it an exaggeration to say that there are 20 people?

Seeing that everyone was silent, Liu Jian had no choice but to come out and express his attitude: "Your Majesty, you should not send troops and waste money and people for it."

Xu Qiong on the side immediately objected: "So what's the point of summoning Huosie earlier?"

They didn't talk before, and when they talked, the two of them talked together.

Immediately, two distinct viewpoints were formed, sending troops and not sending troops, and each had its representatives.

But let them distinguish who supports sending troops and who does not support sending troops... It's really not as clear as when they debated with Zhang Zhou before, because this time it was originally a contradiction among their civil servants.

They didn't even know what Zhu Youtang's intentions were.

Based on their conjecture, the emperor might be inclined to send troops to maintain his image as a co-lord of the world, but that was the 20 Tatar soldiers and horses coming out in full force. In addition, the Duoyan Sanwei might turn against him at any time. How many troops did Ming have to send? Possibly fight with it?
Wouldn't it be... a war for the whole country?
It was previously agreed to prepare for war in the Northwest for a few years, but now because Duoyan Sanwei asked Daming to send troops, did Ming give up the previously established national policy?
Therefore, it is difficult for them to judge the emperor's attitude.

It's probably the kind of... want to send troops, but know that sending troops is not enough, and have to hold on for the sake of face.

Xie Qian's eyes were bright, and he asked for instructions: "I wonder if Your Majesty thinks you should send troops?"

We civil servants can't agree on a result here, so let's ask your opinion first.

Zhu Youtang sighed: "I really don't want to stand idly by, but I also know that the three guards of Duoyan are also wolf ambitions. They only thought of sending troops from Ming Dynasty when they encountered a tribal crisis. Even if Da Ming really wants to send troops in the end, it is impossible now Just go out, but wait until they both lose."

Xie Qian said: "If you send troops, deter the little Tatar prince, order him to withdraw, and surrender without fighting, that is the best result."

oops.

Everyone couldn't help looking at Xie Qian.

Or are you thanking Yu Qiao for having a brilliant mind, and you can actually open up a third path based on this two-faced standpoint, which is either black or white?

Send troops... to deter the enemy away?
Why are you Xie Yuqiao like that Zhang Bingkuan? Why don't you go to heaven?

Xu Qiong said: "Old Xie Ge, what you said is probably impossible, right? How could the little Tatar prince retreat easily because Daming intends to send troops? They sent troops to Duoyan Sanwei, presumably it was planned."

Xie Qian said with a smile: "The persimmons are soft, because they think the three guards of Duoyan are easier to defeat, and they are more unprincipled than the ones who are not stabbing and the fire screening?"

Xu Qiong didn't answer.

I feel that I can't get along with Xie Qian. Xie Qian is the kind of person who is good at sophistry.

Naturally, Xu Qiong would not be fooled, and went to argue along Xie Qian's words.

Zhu Youtang raised his hand and said, "My dear fellows, I actually understand what you mean. Daming's national prestige needs to be demonstrated. Why don't you... let's not discuss the issue of sending troops to the grassland, and let this matter... let it go."

Neither agree nor deny.

Leave the topic on hold?

Emperor, is this the fourth option?
Zhu Youtang immediately added: "Bingkuan's affairs in the northwest have basically been completed. I decided to send someone to call him back to Beijing in the past two days. After he returns to Beijing, we will discuss with him whether to send troops. Your family thinks how?"

Depend on!
At first I thought the emperor had changed his sex, and he only listened to our ministers' opinions, not Zhang Zhou's.

Only now do I know that the purpose of the emperor putting aside the topic was to listen to Zhang Zhou's opinion? !
You might as well just ignore us and decide for yourself!
Liu Jian said: "The fire at the city gate will affect the fish in the pond. Even though the war on the northern grasslands has nothing to do with Ming Dynasty in the south of the border, it will still affect the interests of the people at the border."

Zhu Youtang asked curiously: "Old Liu Ge, didn't you not support sending troops earlier?"

"The meaning of the old minister is to strengthen the defense of the frontier, and to give them some hope so that the three guards of Duoyan will not surrender." Liu Jian explained his words.

Zhu Youtang shook his head and said: "Ignoring it is the best way I can think of at the moment, but it can't break the principle of Daming Border Town because of this. You don't even have a fixed number of things in your mind, why don't you wait until you go back and think about it. When Bing Kuan comes back, how about making a decision?"

(End of this chapter)