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Chapter 512 Yongzheng is dying

Regarding the news from Nanyang, Zhu Yijiong does not know yet, including the emergence of two new sultans in Matalan. The original Sultan of Gardasura was also renamed Sultan of Solo, and the envoy he requested to be granted the title of envoy should still be floating at sea.

As for the northern Xinjiang of the Ming Dynasty, the war that was originally planned to be launched to the west of the Monan Grassland this year failed to actually start.

The Ming army did indeed send troops, but as soon as they entered the grassland, the leaders of the various Mongolian tribes who were assigned to Yunzhong Dusi directly asked to surrender.

And he really asked for surrender, and unconditionally cooperated with the Ming Dynasty to organize households and people, free slaves and Han people, and reorganize the pastures of various ministries.

No Mongolian tribe came out to stir up trouble, and they all became extremely submissive.

The Ming Dynasty captured Yunzhong Dusi without even a single blow.

This seems unbelievable, but it is also forced to do nothing.

The year before last, the Ming army came out and swept across the east of the Monan Grassland. The two khans of Karaqin and Horqin were killed in battle. Chahar Khan asked for surrender. Tumut Khan was killed by his subordinates. The army has no power to resist.

This directly frightened several khans in the west of the Monan Grassland. The essence and core of the Monan Grassland are in the east. Not only are there very few tribes in the west, but the rule of each tribe is extremely scattered. Even the several khan kings appointed by Yongzheng , is only the king of Khan in name, and there are not many tribes that he can actually control.

Even many tribes are not from the same family. If they really dare to fight the Ming army, it will be a question of how many tribal warriors these Khans can pull out.

What's more, now that the east of the Monan Grassland was easily pacified by the Ming army, news has spread throughout the grassland, especially the rumors that exaggerated the strength of the Ming army. Originally, the Ming army only dispatched ten thousand cavalry, but Horqin only gathered the prairie cavalry. , the rest are all infantry.

Once word spread, it turned out that the Ming Dynasty dispatched 200,000 cavalry, which was several times more than the total strength of the Ming army going east.

After all, the Ming Dynasty was stronger than the Qing Dynasty. If the Qing Dynasty could dispatch so many troops to pursue the powerful Galdan, the Ming Dynasty would certainly not be at a disadvantage.

Otherwise, it would not mean that the grassland is too weak and cannot even defeat tens of thousands of Han infantry.

For such outrageous rumors, these grassland tribes west of Monan really believed it and believed it deeply.

The grassland nomads believe in respecting the strong, not because they really respect the strong, but because they follow their heart.

As a result, these people surrendered. They could not be beaten again and again. If they still refused to surrender, were they waiting to die?

Although you won't be able to become a great khan if you vote, you can still be a guardian. Your original power will remain unchanged and you can still rule the tribe. It was just that slaves could no longer be used, and they had to obey the orders of the Han Dusi, and the pastures had to be re-divided, and the remaining suitable land had to be reclaimed by the Han people for the construction of cities.

As long as they can keep their power, they can accept other conditions.

Wang Li congratulated: "I congratulate Your Majesty on pacifying Yunzhong and unifying the grassland. From now on, I will have no worries about the defense line of the Great Wall in Northern Xinjiang of the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Yijiong said: "The Great Wall of Northern Xinjiang is not enough. It would be great if the Mongolian tribes in Mobei could be so obedient, and fewer (Mongolian) people would die."

"Your Majesty's diligence and love for the people are truly a blessing to our country, the Ming Dynasty."

Although he said this, all the cabinet ministers knew it instantly.

It seems that His Majesty still plans to capture Mobei!

Although they had known about it for a long time, the conservatives led by Wang Li still felt a little helpless. Capture the Monan grassland, and then slightly attack the tribes in the Mobei. This can be regarded as the completion of Taizong's achievements, conquering the stone Yanran, and reaching the Han and Tang Dynasties.

Why do we have to take down bad lands like Mobei? How much food will this cost?

Zhu Chengxun cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, now the Yunzhong Dusi has been established, and the officials in Yunzhong are all selected by the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Cabinet, and they will be able to set off northward in the near future. However, Luobuzangdanjin, the Qinghai Gongshun Khan who was enthroned by me in the Ming Dynasty, is in When the Shaanxi-Gansu border army used troops against Yunzhong Dusi, they sent envoys to contact the Hezhou government with the intention of requesting troops for reinforcements."

Zhu Yijiong said: "Ask for troops and help... Luobuzangdanjin can't stand it?" Zhu Chengxun said: "It's not that Luobuzangdanjin can't stand it, but the pseudo-Qing Emperor Yongzheng who retreated to Kangzang seems to have some troubles. Question. I sent a large number of spies disguised as merchants to investigate, and finally got some clues. It seems that the fake emperor Yongzheng is about to die."

Zhu Yijiong was startled for a moment, then looked solemn: "Is the news true?"

Zhu Chengxun shook his head: "It's hard to say. I just learned from Xi Zuo that the pseudo-Qing emperor has been making fewer and fewer public appearances in the past few months. Many Kangzang nobles and lower-level Qing army generals have not seen each other for a long time. Pass the false emperor. Moreover, in the palace of the false emperor, many Tibetan and Mongolian doctors with excellent medical skills have been recruited from outside in the past few months."

Only Tibetan and Mongolian doctors are recruited because Kangzang can only find these doctors. The Ancient Tea Horse Road has been blocked, making it difficult for Han merchants to pass, let alone Han doctors.

However, the information could be found by the spies dispatched temporarily, which shows that Yongzheng's illness is most likely true, and he may really be terminally ill.

Otherwise, I don’t know if we can deceive Galdan Celing and Zhu Yijiong by spreading the news like this. But at least his ally Luobuzang Danjin, the Kangzang nobles who surrendered to Yongzheng, and the lower-level generals of the Qing army were all deceived.

Yes, Luobuzang Danjin secretly formed an alliance with Yongzheng of Kangzang very early, otherwise he would not be able to stop Galdan Celing.

Of course, externally, Qinghai still draws a clear line with Kangzang. Both sides are just at war with Junggar, and even their respective armies have never stood together.

Zhu Yijiong nodded slightly: "I know about this. The Cabinet and the Privy Council must verify the accuracy of the information as soon as possible. The Shaanxi-Gansu border army no longer has to watch the fire from the other side, and can give some help to Luo Bu Zang Danjin. After all, this guy is also canonized by me in the Ming Dynasty. Yifa respectfully Khan, since Junggar surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, how can they attack the Ming Dynasty vassal? Also, although we will not continue to mobilize troops this year, we must prepare for it. If the news is true, I will resume the Tea Horse Road trade next year .”

"According to the order."

The cabinet ministers had no objections this time.

Not only is the Ancient Tea Horse Road important to the development of the southwest and northwest, but also because the Kangzang area is considered the last base of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Although the new Ming Dynasty had unified the world, the Manchu Qing Dynasty was still lingering on, which still made the Ming court feel quite resentful.

If it can be completely eliminated, it will be a waste of people and money, and the cabinet can bite the bullet and endure it.

This is political correctness!

Zhu Yijiong didn't think too much. He just saw the fighter plane and really wanted to restore the Ancient Tea Horse Road.

The population in the southwest and northwest has already suffered heavy losses. If such an important trade route as the Tea Horse Road is lost again, it will be a big loss. Moreover, how can we control Tibet without conquering the Kham area.

However, although Zhu Yijiong asked the cabinet and the Privy Council to verify it, in fact, it should be quite accurate.

Historically, Yongzheng died in the thirteenth year of his reign. Although it is only the eighth year of Yongzheng's reign, it is nearly five years earlier than the thirteenth year of Yongzheng's reign. But you must know that the Qing Dynasty in the 13th year of Yongzheng did not say that the country was peaceful and the people were safe, but it did not have the end of the dynasty. It even had no land and could only retreat to Kangzang to survive.

This put great psychological pressure on Yongzheng. In addition, since the Ming Dynasty rebelled against the Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng had been up and sleeping at night and taking pills more frequently than in history.

The finishing touch was that Zhu Yijiong gave away the bronze kneeling statues he had previously given away, and later gave them the heads made of salt.

Kill someone and kill him twice.

As a result, Yongzheng lived up to his expectations even though he was still sick. He became sick due to overwork and was not acclimated to the environment. He fell ill on the way to the expedition.

(End of this chapter)