eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 656: Running away with the decree
In 1206, the leader of the Mongolian Qiyan tribe, Borjijin Temujin, proclaimed himself Genghis Khan at the source of the Onan River and established the Great Mongolian Kingdom.

There were four Khans in the unified Mongol Empire.

After Temujin, there was his third son Ogedei Khan.

Then came Guiyou Khan, the eldest son of Wo Kuotai.

Guyukhan only reigned for three years. After his death, the Golden Family began to experience a certain degree of internal strife. In the end, Mengge, the eldest son of Temujin's youngest son Tore, won.

In 1258, Mengge Khan was blocked at the foot of Diaoyu City in Sichuan when he attacked the Southern Song Dynasty and could not be conquered for several months.The following year, he died suddenly.

Because the death was so sudden, there was no time to designate an heir.

The Mongol Empire was once again experiencing civil strife.

Meng Ge's second brother Kublai Khan and fourth brother Ali Bu Ge fought for five years in civil war for the throne.

The result of the civil war was Kublai Khan's victory and the establishment of the Yuan Dynasty in East Asia. However, Kublai Khan's self-imposed accession to the throne and his advocacy of implementing Han law aroused strong dissatisfaction among most Mongolian sects.

So the Mongol Empire split into the Chagatai Khanate, the Golden Horde and the Ilkhanate.

The Yuan Dynasty established by Kublai Khan was defeated by Zhu Yuanzhang in 1368.

The Chagatai Khanate split into eastern and western parts in 1346. The western part formed the Timurid Empire, which was also very influential in Central Asia.

The eastern one formed the Eastern Chagatai Khanate.

In 1365, the already divided Eastern Chagatai Khanate split again. To the east was the Turpan Khanate established by Yunus Khan.The general area is today's Turpan City.

The west still calls itself the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, and in 1514, the ninth year of Zhengde, it was annexed by the Yarkand Khanate.

At this time, the Turpan Khanate had passed on to the third great khan, Sutan Mansuer.

Mansur (also known as Mansour) reigned for a long time. In the Han era, it was from the 17th year of Hongzhi to the 24th year of Jiajing, which completely covered Zhengde.

He is smart, wise and cautious in dealing with things.Suppress dissidents internally and actively expand externally.

Historically, in the ninth year of Zhengde, King Zhongshun suddenly rebelled and surrendered to Mansur, and the Hami Kingdom was destroyed.After that, Mansuer invaded Suzhou many times, causing Emperor Jiajing to finally move the Seven Guards of Guanxi back to the interior and give up all the land west of Jiayuguan.

The so-called Seven Guards of Guanxi are the seven Jisi Guards established by the Ming Dynasty west of Jiayuguan. Because the leaders of the guards are all Mongolians, they are actually a country within a country.

After Emperor Jiajing moved them back to the mainland, these "Mongolian refugees" basically didn't want to miss Sichuan. Historical records record that: they grew melons and made money, making a living, but they were unwilling to return to their homeland.

The whole thing is to regard Gansu as a paradise on earth.

Therefore, historically, it was impossible for the Ming Dynasty to rely on these local people to restore the Hami Kingdom.

And because the Seven Guards of Kansai have a tradition of ruling by tyrants, they are not taken seriously by the current Zhu Houzhao at all. He does not want to have another country within a country.

Five years after Zhengde's reign, he gradually sent Han troops as Hami guards and entered Hami city.

This curbed Mansur's ambition to a certain extent, but it didn't seem to have the same effect as having the heavenly soldiers sit there and the enemy fleeing.

This is the entire background behind Zhou Shangwen's sudden announcement.

After ten years of governing the country, the Ming Dynasty was no longer the original Ming Dynasty. Gansu was far away from the Central Plains, had a population of only one million, and the environment was relatively harsh. It was originally difficult to gather strength.

But now, Zhou Shangwen not only has more than [-] elite soldiers, but also behind him, the imperial court has the power to continuously transport various supplies.

The phrase "double the crime" is a great political support.

It's not like Zhu Houzhao has never done such a thing. During the blockade of the Tatars, there were still merchants in the mainland who were collaborating with the enemy. Those were arrested and beheaded by the whole family.

Capital.Yang Yiqing and Wang Hao sat together in the cabinet. News came from Huai'an Mansion in the afternoon.

Wang Hao'an couldn't sit still. He stood up and asked urgently: "What did your Majesty say?"

Yang Yiqing read it word by word: Hami is the hometown of Yizhou in Tang Dynasty, and the old Tuntian County is not like Zhuya to donate.At the height of the country's unification, all Zhuya people were registered as households. How could it be said that outside Yizhou?This is a name that cannot be discarded.What your Majesty means is that the homeland of the Han and Tang Dynasties cannot be lost.

This is the core principle that has been stated since the beginning.

And then there are.

Wang Hao took it and said, "...To protect Hami, we must protect Gansu, and to protect Gansu, we must protect Shaanxi. If Hami is difficult to defend, then abandon Hami, but if Gansu is difficult to defend, why not abandon Gansu? Because we abandon Gansu, we abandon Lintao and Ningxia." Is this true? The northwest two sides are adjacent to the captives, and if we retreat, we will lose hundreds of feet. Therefore, we should not be careless when discussing abandonment of defense on the battlefield."

This was the emperor's response to the statement that those northwest frontiers were sparsely populated, useless, lossless, and inherently difficult to defend.

At this point, all the meaning has come out.

What follows is the title of Feng Zhou Shangwen.

Yang Yiqing didn't hesitate at all. He said: "We will immediately follow the Holy Emperor's will. To help him, you will draft the document yourself. Then we will report the seal to the eldest son of the emperor together, and then deliver it to Zhou Shangwen with a rush of [-] miles."

"Yes."

"Come here," Yang Yiqing shouted outside, "with my order, summon Wang Jing, the Minister of War, He Jian, the Minister of Hubu, and Wang Hua, the Minister of Rites, to Fengtian Hall to stand by."

They wanted to announce such a major event in the Fengtian Palace in front of the eldest son of the emperor who was supervising the country.Although it is actually just a process, because the emperor far away in Huai'an has already set the general direction, this process is indispensable.

Zaihe is nine years old and can understand the basic principles, but it is a bit unbearable for a child to sit motionless for several hours.

However, the atmosphere was not right today. The chamberlain had told him that today was a major military and state event, and the emperor personally issued the order, so he must not lose etiquette.

After Wang Jing, Wang Hua and He Jian arrived, they felt a little worried when they saw that there were only Yang Yiqing and Wang Hao.Wang Hua said: "There are only five of us? Whether to send troops or not is a big deal. Should we call the others to discuss it together?"

Yang Yiqing answered him, "There is nothing to discuss. The military report arrived at His Majesty's palace a few days ago, and His Majesty's decree has arrived. Zhou Shangwen is the general of the expedition to the west. From today on, the imperial court will officially use troops in the northwest to intimidate the unconquered ministers. In accordance with His Majesty's decree, the Ministry of War will be responsible for coordinating Shaanxi Town, Ningxia Town, Shuofang Town, etc., to transport surplus military rations to Gansu from the date of the decree, and order Taipu Temple to transport war horses to Gansu. However, the remaining military rations in each town are only If possible, the Ministry of Revenue must urgently allocate 100 million taels of treasury silver to allow Shaanxi to continue to supply military supplies through purchases, self-financing, etc. This matter will be left to the full responsibility of Shaanxi Governor Wang Qiong."

In this way, Zhou Shangwen is in front and Wang Qiong is in the back.

The person who is fighting is a famous general of a generation, and the person who is writing is a famous minister. Zhu Houzhao wants to remove the heavenly cover of all the trash in the Western Regions.

"One million taels?" He Jian was shocked when he heard this.

Yang Yiqing rolled his eyes and said, "The household department should have enough money deposited, right?"

"Yes, there is. There are still more than three million taels of silver left in the Ministry of Household Affairs, but there are already military supplies stored in the northwest. Weapons and war horses cost a lot of money every year to maintain them. Why does the small Hami country still need it? 100 million taels? And His Majesty is still preparing for his personal expedition next year. The expedition to the northwest will require 100 million taels. If he conquers Mongolia next year, there won’t be much left in the treasury.”

There is not much left in the treasury, as well as the internal funds of the young master and the emperor. Moreover, money is only one aspect. In the past few years, the grain storage has been so large that it is about to rot.

But He Jian also had his reasons. He only had control over the treasury and nothing else.

Yang Yiqing naturally knew that the cost seemed a bit too much, but how to put it, "I can understand what your Majesty means. The forces in the Western Region are in chaos, and there are Oara and Qinghai tribes in the north and south, so this battle is about the national prestige of the Ming Dynasty!"

What he said was more elegant.

In fact, what Zhu Houzhao wants to express is that the Han people are back to this competitive place again!
Wang Hao took out the words he had already drafted, which were the words the emperor said to reward Zhou Shangwen. Several veterans read them one by one and found that the core meaning was the same as what the emperor said, so they had no objections.

Finally, Yang Yiqing took it in his hand, and the other four people followed him. They all knelt down to the eldest son of the emperor who was sitting on it.

This is the last step, please use the seal.

In ancient times, in order to prevent such important orders from being lost, they were sent in several groups and groups of people.So in the evening, flying horses began to chase the wind and gallop along the official road to the west outside the capital!

(End of this chapter)