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Chapter 663
Still a boring day.

Yang Reform still repeats his daily life, and after getting up, he starts to deal with official duties.

After correcting some playbooks and homework, Yang Reform frowned.The weather seemed to be getting colder and colder. Yang Reform had a sense of it. He stopped his work and left the warm pavilion. He looked up at the sky. The sky was gloomy.

"Your Majesty, be careful of catching a cold." Wang Chengen hastily brought up a cloak.

"It's getting colder and colder!" Yang Reform sighed.

"Yes! Your Majesty, it's getting colder and colder today." Wang Chengen replied.

"Go ask Master Sun to come here." Yang Reform thought for a while and made up his mind.

"Your maidservant complies with the order, I will go now." Wang Chengen promised.

After giving instructions to Wang Chengen, Yang Reform stretched out his hand to touch the air again, then turned around and returned to the Nuan Pavilion after a while.

……

Snapper.

Sun Chengzong came very quickly, and the platform is very close to Qianqing Palace.

"I see Your Majesty." Sun Chengzong saluted.

"No..." Yang Reformed said with a dignified expression.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Sun Chengzong looked at the preoccupied emperor, a little puzzled, not knowing what the emperor was thinking.

"It's getting colder and colder now..." Yang Reform said with a sigh.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Sun Chengzong replied, but now it is getting colder and colder, and the clothes on his body have become thicker unconsciously, and are no longer as thin as before.

"What about the two of them? How's it going?" Yang Reform asked.

"...Reporting to Your Majesty, I am still in the process of tempering. I am currently practicing confrontation with the Governor of Qin and the Governor of Manchu..." Sun Chengzong said.

"Oh..." Yang reformed. The "teammates" are practicing confrontation and cultivating tacit understanding. This is the last study before graduation. After learning this, the two new "teammates" should be on the road.

"Are you practicing well?" Yang Reform frowned and asked casually.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, everything is going well..." Sun Chengzong looked at the emperor, and when he saw the emperor asking this, he roughly knew why the emperor frowned, and he also frowned on this matter.

"Well, it's getting colder and colder now. It's already October, and it's time for the two of them to take up the post. It will take some time to get familiar with the environment and get used to the subordinates." Yang Reform said.

Although the words have no beginning and no end, people who don't understand listen to it in a mess, but Sun Chengzong knows that the emperor is going to let these two people go out, and time waits for no one!
"Yes! Your Majesty, it's good to take office earlier, but it will take a certain amount of time to adapt to the deployment. Otherwise, the general will not know the soldiers, and the soldiers will not accept the general. If they command in the future, I am afraid that there will be big trouble..." Sun Chengzong said.

"Well, Master Sun is right. They should be let out. Then Master Sun thinks, with the abilities of the two of them, where is the best place to go?" Yang Reform asked again.

"This..." Sun Chengzong was speechless and frowned. This is really a difficult task. Sun Chengzong didn't know how many times he hesitated about this matter. It stands to reason that it would be better for Hong Chengchou to go to Dabi, after all, there is a shortage of one For those who have a big picture, it is not impossible to go to Liaodong; similarly, it is also possible for Lu Xiangsheng to go to Datong, and it is also possible to go to Liaodong. It is really unclear where the two of them should go.

"...Please ask your Majesty to make an order!" Sun Chengzong frowned and sighed. It is better to leave this question to the emperor. He really doesn't know which one to recommend.

"Hehehe..., whatever, let me make up my mind." Yang Reform is also troubled by this matter, and it is not easy to make up his mind, but the problem still comes back to himself, Yang Reform smiled, the Holy Order is the Holy Order .

"..." Sun Chengzong was speechless for a while. This matter can only be determined by the emperor's sanction. He also lamented that the emperor did not know where to find these two people. They both seemed to have a strong talent for leading troops. Meet the talent.

Yang Reform put away his smile, but his face became more and more serious, as if he had made a huge determination, and said to Wang Chengen: "Brother, I have something important to talk to Master Sun, clean up the surroundings, don't let people listen to you."

"Slave obeys the order!" Wang Chengen immediately agreed, the emperor has important matters to clear the place.

The scene was cleared quickly, and when Wang Chengen came back, there was no one around.

Sun Chengzong waited quietly for the emperor to speak, not knowing what the emperor would say.

"Master Sun, please sit down." Yang Reform straightened his mind and said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Sun Chengzong bowed slightly and sat down.

"Those two people are about to go out. I'm thinking about this matter. It's better to discuss it with Master Sun and see what to do. If you don't make a decision at this time, they will feel uncomfortable when they go outside. It will be bad." strategy." Yang Reform opened his mouth.

Sun Chengzong listened carefully. He was different from ordinary ministers. He was not formal when talking to the emperor, but quite calm and calm. He opened his heart to communicate with the emperor. This kind of relationship and attitude with the emperor was only Sun Chengzong. .

"May I ask Your Majesty, what's the matter?" Sun Chengzong asked.

"Master Sun, do you remember what I told Master Sun about the Living Buddha some time ago?" Yang Reform gradually clarified the matter.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I remember, if I remember correctly, it seems to be related to Master Yuanwu." Sun Chengzong replied, very strange, why the emperor would say this.

"That's right... Master Sun also knows that if there are no accidents in the Northern Warfare, it will be my dynasty that flattens Liaodong and sweeps across the desert..." Yang Reform said, looking at Sun Chengzong.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, yes, if there are no accidents, it should be so..." Sun Chengzong said.Sun Chengzong was even more surprised, why is it so good, and he talked about the northern war from the Living Buddha?
"I feel that although I have greater confidence in the battle to the north, I have always been a little vague about the strategy in the west, or it is not enough." Yang Reform said, criticizing himself without hesitation, talking to Sun Chengzong , no scruples, what to say.

"Your Majesty, what... Your Majesty is saying, Uszang?...Please explain in detail..." Sun Chengzong was a little surprised, and hurriedly asked carefully. [Wuszang refers to Tibet]

"Yes, the Western strategy I'm talking about refers to Uzang. As for the vagueness of the Western strategy, it means that the Northern strategy is relatively clear, with clear goals, steps and countermeasures...Master Sun also knows The strategy of our dynasty is to drive the eastern captives from east to west, but there is an end to the westward drive, that is, to Gansu and Qinghai. This Gansu and Qinghai area is the east of Uzang , So, in fact, the strategy of the North and the strategy of the West are actually involved..." Yang Reform explained.

"What Your Majesty said is very true..." Sun Chengzong stroked his beard, obviously deep in thought.

"I was thinking, how can I get rid of the west while clearing the north..." Yang Reform said.

"Your Majesty, the place where Wusi is hiding is too barren and too far away. I'm afraid I can't afford many soldiers! It's not difficult for Your Majesty to take back that place, but it's not easy to actually control it. I think that Wu It is better to be cautious about Sizang affairs, I believe that with our power in the north, the lamas in Uzang should be sensible and will not be enemies of our dynasty..." Sun Chengzong said, Uszang It's not that Sun Chengzong didn't think about the regional affairs, and he came to the conclusion that it can be deterred, but it can't be actually occupied. Actual occupation is really meaningless.That place is too barren and too far away, and it's really not a big deal to throw money there every year for nothing.

"That's right! I know this too. It's not difficult to take down the U-Tsang area. As long as you grit your teeth, you can still do it. But to actually control the U-Tsang area, it is undoubtedly harder than reaching the sky. It's a little unrealistic, but I also feel that there is no way..." Yang Reformed.Regarding the northern strategy and the issue of dealing with forces in the Uzbek region, it is not that Yang Reform has not discussed with Sun Chengzong, and the conclusion he reached is what Sun Chengzong said. Now, Yang Reform intends to change his strategy.

"Dare to ask Your Majesty, what can you do?" Sun Chengzong asked. Hearing that the emperor talked about U-Tsang and controlled the U-Tsang area, Sun Chengzong's heart was a little frightened. Even Taizu couldn't do anything about that place. The one who went to fight was relying on the power and influence there to subdue the forces there. It was unimaginable to really fight, and Sun Chengzong also sweated the emperor.

"This is exactly what I just said about the Living Buddha..." Yang Reform said.

"...Living Buddha?...What does His Majesty mean?" Sun Chengzong was puzzled.

"What I mean is to take advantage of the power of sweeping all the forces in the north, and I will take the opportunity to enter the U-Tsang area as a living Buddha, not to mention completely controlling the U-Tsang area in my hands, at least to achieve a strong control ..." Yang Reform said.

"This...!!!" Sun Chengzong was shocked!What is the emperor doing?

Not only Sun Chengzong was shocked, but even Wang Chengen was shocked!The emperor's words exceeded the limit of his thinking. Could a good emperor be inferior to some living Buddha in a barren land?There is really no comparison.

Seeing the shocked faces of the two people, Yang Reform knew how shocking what he said was, which was why Yang Reform was unwilling to speak out about it, but until now, he had to speak out.

"... Your majesty, I really don't understand, please let your majesty make it clear." Sun Chengzong frowned, and hurriedly asked, shocked and shocked, but he still had to ask clearly.

"I've thought about it. Although the place of Uzang can be conquered, it cannot be directly controlled. This will definitely not work. But the place of Uzang is not uncontrolled. In fact, it is controlled by someone. I think it's okay. Learn and learn from the current methods of controlling Uzang, that is to say, although it is difficult to control Uzang, there is always a way." Yang Reform said.

"Learn from Uzang to control Uzang?" Sun Chengzong was even more shocked!At the same time, I also think it makes sense. Although the place of Uzang is barren and remote, it still belongs to it. If it is controlled, it is indeed controlled by someone, and it is not a barren land without an owner. Thinking about it this way, Sun Chengzong's heart , and eased up a little, and felt that what the emperor said was not unreasonable.

"Yes! How does U-Tsang control the place of U-Tsang now? In my opinion, the only way to control U-Tsang is to imprint my Ming brand on the basis of controlling U-Tsang now. That's it. , can achieve the purpose of controlling Uzang, I feel that although it cannot be said to be actually controlled, it is far better than the current tribute system..." Yang Reform added.

At the beginning, Sun Chengzong still had difficulty understanding the meaning of the emperor, but after hearing what the emperor said, he felt that it made some sense. He learned and learned from the current control method of Uzang, and added the factor of Ming Dynasty to this method. It is indeed somewhat feasible.No matter how barren and remote Naus Tibet is, the native-grown control methods can always adapt to that place.

"...Reporting to Your Majesty, what Your Majesty said is indeed somewhat reasonable. Although U-Tsang is far away and barren, and it is difficult for my Ming Dynasty to control it for a long time, if it is said that on the basis of U-Tsang's control over the U-Tsang area now My Daming brand is indeed worth a try. I don't know what your majesty is going to do... Although I think it is somewhat possible, I still want to remind your majesty that Uzang is too far away and barren, and your majesty should think about it , you still have to think twice..." Sun Chengzong said.

"Yes! This, I know, but I still think it's worth a try. Nauszang is also called Wei Zang by our court, and it has always been a tradition of conferring edicts by our court. Up to now, although the number of tributes has been seldom Yes, but there is always such a relationship, a theory, and a history, speaking of it, it’s not like I just made it up..." Yang Reform said.

"This... Your Majesty also makes sense. Nauszang has always been enshrined by me. What does Your Majesty plan to do?" Hearing this, Sun Chengzong felt that there was some truth. What kind of Buddhists are you? Think about it. In the past, the Ming Dynasty did not seal things with the lamas over there.Sun Chengzong wanted to hear what the emperor's specific plan was.

"What is my plan... To rule the place of Uzang, you still have to use the existing methods there to rule, and you have to adapt to the place in Uzang. It is obviously not possible for me, Da Ming, to directly control it. I conclude After looking at the way of governing the place of Uzbek, only the Communist Party can adapt to that place. I will confer the title of great lama, and then lamas, monks, and religion will control that place. The basic method is this..." Yang Reform said.

"...What I can do in the Ming Dynasty is to use the power there to indirectly realize the rule over there. I will control the big lamas, monks, and religions, and then rule the place through the big lamas, monks, and religions. , you don’t need to expend too much power in Uzanga, and you can get the most benefits with the least effort..." Yang Reform continued to explain.

"****..., control the great lamas, monks, and religion?" Sun Chengzong followed the emperor's mind and began to think about it. This trajectory, speaking of it, is not the emperor's whimsy, and Qian Yuan seems to be doing it this way. Speaking of it, It also achieved the purpose of ruling by controlling the upper echelons of Uzangna. Daming also followed Qianyuan, but its control was much lower than that of Qianyuan. In the beginning, the Ming Dynasty still had considerable influence over there. But as time went on, the influence of the Ming Dynasty on that side became weaker and became more of a mere formality. Up to now, some lamas even participated in the battle on the northern grasslands, which posed a huge threat to the Ming Dynasty. Sun Chengzong felt that this issue still have to solve...

"... Your Majesty, please explain in detail, what about ****? And how to effectively control the great lamas, monks, and religions. If it is just a simple imperial edict, I am afraid it will be useless. I am as powerful as I am. The dharma king who I have entrusted to the court will still obey my court, but if my court is weak, it will definitely counterattack my court..." Sun Chengzong asked.From the shock just now, Sun Chengzong quickly changed to understanding and support.

"Well, what Master Sun said is right. We must guard against their actions. My idea is to support two or more relatively large religious sects, and use their leaders as the leaders of the Communist Party. They are not only religious leaders, but also political leaders. I control them, and then they control Uzang... As for the method of controlling them, for example, I need my canonization to be the leader. For example, every once in a while, you need to come to my dynasty to see my Emperor Ming, for example, you also need to see my Emperor Ming when you canonize, to get the recognition of my Emperor, and for example, it is legally stipulated that Uzang belongs to my Ming, and they are restricted. For the relationship with my Ming Dynasty, set up administrative offices for them, formulate management authority, delineate their respective management territories, unify the names of various places, stipulate the use of my Ming Dynasty's characters and languages, use my Ming Dynasty's calendar, postal, channel, and trade, etc. Wait..." Yang Reform thought for a while and said.

Sun Chengzong listened and remained silent.

"...Another example is economic control, such as granting some trade privileges to those leaders, allowing them to control a certain degree of trade share like the Imperial Association Army..." Yang Reform said a lot.

Sun Chengzong remained silent.

"...Actually, these things ultimately require a strong military backing. Our government still needs to be able to enter Tibet at all times to counter the rebellion in order to subdue Uzbek. Although the army does not require the army to stay in Uzbek all the time, But we must also maintain the ability to enter Tibet at any time, and the ability to fight after entering Tibet..." Yang Reform continued.

Sun Chengzong was even more speechless. Although what the emperor said was very good, one can imagine the difficulties involved. The emperor's thoughts were good, but when he thought of the barrenness and remoteness of that place, the support Sun Chengzong had just had, and It's almost gone.

"... Now that the Lamaism is making waves on the grasslands, I just took this opportunity to subdue them. After they are subdued, I will sit down and talk about how to rule Uzbekistan. Thinking of that time, my request should be met. Satisfied..." Yang Reform said.

"Your Majesty, it's not difficult to subdue the lama. It's still difficult to control the matter for a long time! Although the **** seems to be good, but I have to say, I'm afraid that I, Daming, will pay a lot for the place of Uzang in the future." More, your Majesty must be cautious about this matter..." Sun Chengzong said after pondering for a while.

Yang Reform remained silent. Maybe he was thinking too ideally. Although the chaos seems to be the trend of history, but there is no storm in the middle?Was it smooth sailing in the Qing Dynasty?
"...Although it is difficult to control Wusi Zang at present, I must take these places!" Yang Reform said firmly.

"Oh, why did your majesty say that?" Sun Chengzong was puzzled, he wanted to persuade the emperor further, but after hearing what the emperor said, he asked again.

"Master Sun, have you ever heard the saying "Drink water and think of its source?" Yang Reform said.

"Return to Your Majesty, I have heard." Sun Chengzong replied puzzled.

"Does Master Sun know where the source of the Yangtze River is?" Yang Reform asked again.

"This... Your Majesty means that the source of the Yangtze River is in Wusizang?" Sun Chengzong was shocked immediately!This statement is really new.

"Yes, I have talked with Xu Xiake. According to him, the source of the Yangtze River is probably hidden in Wusi, but there is no field investigation. According to Xu Xiake, it can't be wrong..." Yang Reform said.

"This..." Sun Chengzong didn't know how to say it.

"...In addition to the Yangtze River, the source of the Yellow River may also be in Uszang..." Yang Reform said again.Yang Reform saw that even Sun Chengzong didn't seem to support him very much, so he could only talk about it. Although **** was used well by the Qing Dynasty, in the Ming Dynasty, this was synonymous with "scum". difficult.

"Ah!..." Sun Chengzong was a little dumbfounded.

"...It is said that in addition to the source of these two rivers, there are other big rivers originating there in Uzang... Although this Uzang is barren and far away, it is inextricably linked with me. People say that when drinking water, you think about its source, but if you lose the source of my mother river in the land of China, the Yangtze River and the Yellow River will become water without a source... So, although the place in Uzang is barren It is far away, and it is not easy to control, and a lot of capital has to be put in, but I still have to take those places, and I have to be able to control them, not for anything else, just to raise the source of my mother river in China..." Yang Reform Said.

(End of this chapter)