Traveling through the Ming Dynasty, as soon as you open your eyes, you will die

Chapter 134 Da Feng Grassland

Faced with the great move of the sage and sage king, who wanted to spread the royal teachings to the grasslands and lead the suffering slaves to liberation, several ministers discussed it with each other in low voices, and finally Liu Daozhou agreed on behalf of the ministers: " Although the methods used by King Ding are a little extreme and inconsistent with the benevolence and morality of the saints. But after discussions with my colleagues, we also believe that extraordinary things should be done in extraordinary times. We must first ensure that the safety of the Ming Dynasty is not compromised. The Qing threatened. Then as Li Yanshangshu said, a Manchu Qing with internal chaos is in line with the current situation of our Ming Dynasty. For this reason, on behalf of all my colleagues, I have no objection to the emperor's proposal."

What the great thinker means is, isn't it just to harm the Qing Dynasty so that they can't even bother to threaten us? Don't use those high-minded and hypocritical excuses to fool us, just say it straight, we agree.

You see, isn't this situation quite harmonious? This kind of court is no longer like before. The king and his ministers are always trying to screw each other up, and nothing can be done in the end.

Chongzhen nodded with satisfaction, "Then I will introduce the entire implementation plan that I have agreed upon with the young prince. Please refer to it."

All the ministers were all ears.

"My first plan is to send some of the elite military generals of the Ming Dynasty deep into the grasslands, mobilize the grassland people to strive for their own liberation, and eliminate the leaders of the Manchu lackeys. This is an arduous task. Not only must you have the courage to ensure your own safety, , and at the same time, we must propagate the royal way and make the mobilized Mongols surrender to the Ming Dynasty. There is a long way to go. For this reason, I regard this matter as opening up the territory for the Ming Dynasty. "

Everyone's eyes lit up, have they all risen to this level?

"For this reason, I will give generous rewards to those who participate, as long as one person controls a Mongolian tribe. I don't care whether the person is Mongolian or Han, I don't care whether the tribe is big or small, as long as he takes the oath If he is loyal to the Ming Dynasty, even if he opens up territory for the Ming Dynasty, I will replace him with a marquis, and I will not replace him hereditary."

As soon as this condition came out, all the officials in the palace were in an uproar. The temptation was too great.

In the Ming Dynasty, the system of the previous dynasty was followed, and the fifth rank was given to relatives of meritorious officials. Later, the two titles of Gezi and Baron were retained, and only the three grades of duke, marquis and uncle were retained, and a custom was made: "No title will be granted unless it is for social military merit, and no title will be granted unless it is for special purposes." There are two kinds of titles, one is only granted for life (not for the lifetime) ), the second is that it can be hereditary (from generation to generation), whether it is hereditary or not, depending on the size of military achievements, both will be given certificates.

According to the feudal system of Zhou rites, the duke assisted the emperor in managing government affairs, while the marquis guarded the four directions for the emperor. In other words, the Duke is a civil servant and the Marquis is a military commander.

After the Battle of Jingnan in the Ming Dynasty, during the entire continuation of the Ming Dynasty, there were only a handful of Dukes. Now, as long as you control a Mongolian tribe with even a dozen people and swear allegiance to the Ming Dynasty, you can get a marquis. Is this really a big deal? In this way, the Ming Marquis hats on the grassland will fly all over the sky. The title of Marquis is no longer valuable and is a waste of money.

Liu Zongzhou stood up to object. Just as he was about to open his mouth, he suddenly saw the eager expressions of the descendants of his ancestral family among the generals, and he suddenly understood something.

At the same time, he understood one thing more. What he was worried about was that those Mongols would not be able to lose their tail and would eventually become the enemy of the Ming Dynasty again.

But if the Mongols want to become the enemy of the Ming Dynasty again, the premise must be a unified Mongolia.

However, since we are all marquises, who cares who? Since we all have the same title, who will obey you?

If this policy continues, the grasslands will become densely populated, and Mongolia will become a piece of loose sand once and for all.

Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the methods of your father and son are really too clever.

With this understanding, Liu Zongzhou bowed his hands to Emperor Chongzhen with a look of understanding on his face: "I understand, I have no objection."

When Emperor Chongzhen saw Liu Zongzhou as his second assistant, he understood his good intentions and arrangements, and nodded to him happily: "Sir, please have a seat."

After Liu Zongzhou thanked him, he continued to listen to Chongzhen.

"As long as we Han people control one hundred thousand Mongolians, I will not hesitate to make him the county king."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked again. This reward is too much. But first, the reward given to princes and princes does not require the consent of court officials. It is an internal matter within the royal family, and there is no need to obtain the consent of the ministers.

The second key is that he completely won over the future princes of Mongolia and established a loyal relationship with the royal family.

And officials who are also experienced in accidents also understand that one hundred thousand Mongolians can be crowned a county king, so how many county kings will there be in Mongolia as a whole? Then there will be a large number of prefectures and states, and there will still be mutual constraints and dissatisfaction with each other, which will further aggravate the division between Mongolia.

It is estimated that in Mongolia, the Spring and Autumn Period will never appear, and the Warring States Period will come in a blink of an eye.

As for the kings competing for hegemony, they must obtain the support of the Ming Dynasty.

At that time, who to support and who to suppress will depend on Ming's mood.

Once such a policy is implemented and succeeds, there will never be a Mongol Empire threatening the Central Plains next to the Han nation in the future.

Lu Mou couldn't help but admire that his father had such far-reaching considerations as he did last time when he was conferring a birthday to his ancestors.

Chongzhen, who had received a systematic education in the emperor's mental skills, learned the scriptures taught by the great Confucian scholars in vain. After just this operation, it was more perfect than my own plan.

He was puzzled, why didn't he come up with such imperial tricks in the more than ten years before Chongzhen's 17th year?

Finally, I figured out that whether the implementation of the Emperor's Mind Technique can be successful depends on whether someone can cooperate with you.

Just like the previous complete separation and opposition between monarch and minister, you simply cannot implement this kind of imperial mentality. This is the reason why Apocalypse was able to implement the emperor's mental tricks in the first place, but Chongzhen was unable to do so.

It's not that he doesn't want to practice the emperor's mental tricks, but the situation doesn't allow him to do so.

After announcing the conditions for the title, Emperor Chongzhen, who was already impoverished to a certain extent, announced with a matter-of-fact expression: "Of course, these titles are only recognized by our Ming Empire, but there are no corresponding benefits. I really can't come up with it. I am poor, so I ask for your understanding regarding the salary and salary treatment of so many princes and princes in the future."

This is a seal without reward.

This explanation actually aroused a burst of good-natured laughter from the ministers, which further moved the frank emperor's heart.

"Then I would like to ask everyone here, who is willing to carry out a risky mission for the country and me?"

At this time, Lu Mou, and even the ministers, looked at the father and son, and couldn't help shouting in their hearts: "Don't you see, you have already taken all the most advantageous conditions. This is tailor-made for you. You should stand up and take the initiative to volunteer, otherwise it will seem like we, father and son, are forcing you to do this, and that would be bad."

As a result, he saw that not only Zu Kefa, but also Zu Dashou's face turned red.

(End of this chapter)