I'm sure of the prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong!

Chapter 491 Monan Chuping
  It was already autumn when the news of the great victory in Monan Grassland reached Nanjing.

Karaqin Khan's monk Gunzhabu and his eldest son Hutulin'a were all killed by the Ming army's dragoon formation. The entire Karaqin tribe was leaderless and severely weakened. As soon as the Ming army arrived, they surrendered directly to the wind.

Suzhuketu managed to escape back to the Chahar garrison, but the situation was over. Even if the Ming army did not come, he could hardly suppress the increasingly domineering leaders of the ministries. Fortunately, he also took the initiative to surrender.

The eldest son of Tumote Khan Hamuga Bayas Khulantu was killed and he was also the heir to the throne. In anger, he wanted to gather troops to resist. But before the Ming army arrived, he was ambushed by his subordinate leaders, and his head was directly presented to the Han soldiers as a surrender certificate.

Not only in the three major parts of the south, but also in the Horqin Grassland in the east, the war is coming to an end.

Yu Kecheng didn't even fight a decent battle. He just took advantage of the chaotic fighting in Horqin grassland and recruited scattered tribes along the way to surrender.

Unknowingly, they captured Eljitu, the hometown of Horqin Khan. By the time Eljitu reacted, the Han soldiers had almost captured half of the Horqin grassland.

Eljitu was concerned but became confused. He even gave up Luobuzangshengbu and the others, who were bereft dogs, and turned around with [-] cavalry to attack the Han soldiers behind them.

Without any surprise, Eljitu lost the battle, and the loss was particularly miserable.

Monk Gunzabu didn't know how to deal with the Ming army's chariot formation, and Eljitu didn't know either, and it was even the first time he saw them.

I don't know how powerful Eljitu was, and I don't know if he was too anxious or too distracted, or a combination of both. He actually didn't even try anything, and directly led [-] cavalry to charge into the Ming army's vehicle formation.

Yu Kecheng didn't even use tactics. He directly used artillery, explosive shells, and muskets in turn, and then scattered the prairie cavalry gathered along the road to harass and plunder the charging Horqin cavalry.

Twenty thousand Horqin's elite cavalry fought against ten thousand Ming infantry.

If you keep fighting, you will lose!

Eljitu was very lucky. Before he could see the Ming Dynasty infantry charging, he was directly blown up by the densely fired Tiger Crouching Cannon and mortar shells, and even the war horses were knocked off. .

The dead can no longer die.

"Your Majesty, what a great victory in Monan!"

The cabinet and the Privy Council came together to report the good news to the emperor.

It is indeed good news. The war in the Monan Grassland is finally over, and now there is no need to continue transporting grain and grass baggage to northern Xinjiang. Moreover, the battle line can also be moved further north, which can also deter Liaodong, Lelang, Heilongjiang Dusi, and the various tribes affiliated with Heilongjiang Dusi. Especially the Sauron tribe should stop completely and not dare to act recklessly.

Zhu Yijiong carefully read the victory document with a smile on his face: "The battle was good. The Cabinet, Privy Council, Ministry of Personnel, and Ministry of Rites immediately started to count the war achievements and reward them based on their merits. Don't let the soldiers who participated in the war feel cold." North Zhili Central Military Commission Governor Yang Gong, his title cannot be promoted for the time being, but he must be rewarded for his military exploits. He was granted entry into Zuozhu Kingdom, the Ronglu doctor, and added as the crown prince's Taibao. His wife was rewarded with the title of first-class imperial concubine. Yu Kecheng and the others Generals, you can reward whatever you want. Please make a detailed charter and submit it to me for review."

After pacifying the Monan Grassland and destroying the three major tribes of Monan, they were not rewarded with titles. This is not because Zhu Yijiong is mean and ungrateful, but because Yang Gong's title is already Duke of the Kingdom, and he will be unable to be promoted any higher. He can't be crowned king now, right?
  Although Zhu Yijiong has relaxed the prohibition that non-clan members cannot be crowned kings, the restrictions are still very large. Without great achievements, don't even think about it.

And even if you have accomplished great feats and the emperor has conferred you a royal title, then it’s time for you to retire from the court.

Is it possible that Chengdu has been crowned king and you still want to take power?
  Even if the emperor allowed it, these civil and military ministers would not dare to stay. What if they were jealous of the emperor and then something clicked. Since you can't be directly promoted to a knighthood, you can only take a step back and be given more honors and titles. Not only was his wife's imperial title, but he was also given the title of crown prince, Taibao, and Ronglu doctor Zuo Zhuguo.

The crown prince and Taibao are from the first rank, representing the honorary official title of the East Palace. Zuo Zhuguo, the Ronglu doctor, is the first rank, which is even more remarkable. He was the top lord of the former Ming Dynasty.

Of course, there is the Shangzhu Kingdom further up, but this cannot be sealed by ministers.

At least not alive.

According to the words of Yan Song, the elder of Yange: "There is no second supreme, and it is not appropriate for a minister to be called a superior. Although this official was established in the early days of the country, the left prime minister and the country were prosperous and the heroes were the first. It is also the Zuozhu Kingdom. I beg your majesty to exempt me from this. Officials, write the code of conduct to show the ministers' festival."

In the Ming Dynasty, only Zuozhu Kingdom was granted the title, and there were only a handful of them. Basically, if you pick one out at random, everyone will know it. Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Li Shanchang, and Zhang Juzheng were all granted the title of Zuozhu Kingdom during their lifetime. Because there was really no way to advance, he was not given posthumously to Shangzhu Kingdom until his death.

Now, Zhu Yijiong did not give Yang Gong a title, but gave him the title of Zuozhu Kingdom, and also gave him the title of Crown Prince and Taibao. This is already a great favor from the emperor, and he can even be said to be the first person in the Ming Dynasty.

Wu Sidao said: "Your Majesty, now that the new Ming Dynasty has completely pacified the Mongolian Mongolia, I think we can imitate the prosperous Han and Tang Dynasties and give the leaders of the grassland tribes Han surnames. In this way, the influence of the grassland Mongolia can be further diluted. A hundred years later, the grassland will only be We know that there are Ming and Han families, but we don’t know that there are Mongolian nobles.”

At the beginning of the Monan Grassland, there were still many leaders of Mongolian tribes still alive, including Suzhu Ketu, the Chahar Khan who was canonized by the Ming Dynasty. In order to make his name more legitimate, this guy also recognized himself as a Borjijin surname, and his full name was Borjijin Suzhuketu.

Wu Sidao's plan, to put it bluntly, is to imitate the cultural output of the Han and Tang Dynasties, so that these Mongolians can completely forget the so-called Mongolian culture and surnames. Not only the noble bloodline, but also the concept of the entire Mongolian tribe. As long as Mongolia is gone, the grassland will be finished.

In history, the Han Dynasty did succeed. For example, Liu Yuan, Emperor Guangwen of the Han Dynasty, was a pure Huns. He claimed to be a descendant of the Han Dynasty every day and rebuilt the ancestral temple and the government of the Han Dynasty.

There are also the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. The Later Tang and the Later Han are two Shatuo people who were given surnames by the Han family. They are also foreign races that have been Hanized.

Zhu Yijiong thought it was feasible, nodded and said: "Then according to what Wu Qing said, give surnames to the leaders of the Mongolian tribes. All the leaders of the surrendered tribes must be changed to Han surnames. Whatever they change to, but it must be They are not allowed to deliberately transliterate the surnames among the hundreds of families. All must be registered before the spring of next year. Those who refuse to change their surnames will be deprived of their tribal leadership positions. "

Since we want to "give nature", we must cut the knot quickly and leave no room for these Mongolian tribes.

As long as they accept it now and the Ming Dynasty will rule stably for a hundred years, the concept of the so-called Mongolia will almost disappear.

Zhu Yijiong continued: "The Monan grassland has begun to level off, and it is time to prepare for the Yunzhong Mansion in Hetao. When next spring begins, we will send troops together with Shaanxi and Gansu to capture the western Monan grassland as well!"

This is not because Zhu Yijiong is anxious, but there is no need to delay it any longer.

The Monan Grassland won so easily that the monarchs and ministers of the Ming Dynasty realized that today's grassland is no longer a match for the Ming Dynasty.

In this case, there is no need to be cautious and waste time, just push forward with the army.

(End of this chapter)