I'm really not the carpenter emperor

"Since this is the case, let's talk about what the court should do next, so as to divide the relationship between Chahar and the Mongolian tribes, and allow it to contain Jiannu in the west wing."

Lu Xiangsheng looked at Sun Chuanting, as if he meant to let him speak first.

Sun Chuanting also did his part, went to the map and looked at it for a while, pointed to a place, and said firmly:

"I have heard of one thing. In the 45th year of Wanli, under the persuasion of Sakya monk Shar Hutuktu, Lindan Batur converted from the Yellow Sect to the Red Sect. This must have caused dissatisfaction among many Mongolian tribes."

"The imperial court can take advantage of this and promise that the Mongolian tribes that belong to the imperial court will return to the Red religion. Here, Guihua City, a religious center will be established."

Zhu Youxiao came to the front of the map and looked at the area from Guihua City to Yulin. Sun Chuanting immediately stepped back and was extremely respectful.

"go on……"

In fact, Zhu Youxiao has also thought about this matter. In history, Lin Dan Khan's conversion was indeed the point where the Mongolian tribes fought against him. This is something he can use.

After decades of spreading the Yellow Sect in Mongolia, it has become deeply rooted. Lin Dan Khan's sudden conversion undoubtedly intensified the centrifugal force of the Mongolian tribes who believed in the Yellow Sect against the Chahar tribe.

Lu Xiangsheng stood up at this time and said: "Your Majesty, in February of the second year of Tianqi, Sir Hunak Dulen, who managed 3000 households on the left wing of the Chahar Department, had a disagreement with Lindan Batur, and led more than [-] households to defect to the Eastern Captives. "

"The successor is a leader of the western wing of Mongolia named Kangkaer. Kangkaer is at odds with Dulong Sengge of Xitumet. Our court can leave Kangkaer with a lot of money to promote Xitumet and Chahar. differences."

"Xitumed occupies the area from Guihua City to Chi'er Mountain. Once the Chahar tribe is at odds with him, the imperial court can quickly send troops to attack Xitumed, occupy Guihua City, and order all Mongolian ministries to convert to the Yellow Sect!"

Zhu Youxiao nodded, this information is very important.

Although Zhu Youxiao is a time traveler, he doesn't know everything, and Lu Xiangsheng reminded him that he didn't know it before.

As the manager of the left-wing ministries, Kangkaer can indeed use some means to make them suspicious of each other if they are at odds with Dulong Singge.

Situmot is not as good as before. Once he is alone, he will definitely not be able to withstand Da Ming's offensive.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao's mood improved a lot, with a smile on his lips, he turned around and said:

"Lu Xiangsheng, how did you, a soldier of the Daming Mansion, know the news that Kangkaer and Dulongsengge were at odds?"

Lu Xiangsheng didn't dare to neglect, and said quickly:

"Returning to Your Majesty, the "Beijing News" has everything in detail. I have to read every issue again and again. I also pay attention to the newspapers in various places and the war situation on the frontier day and night."

"Kangkaer and Dulong Sengge are at odds. This is what I speculated based on the Tang newspaper."

guess...

Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao's face changed.

Seeing this, Cui Chengxiu found that he could finally intervene and said:

"Nonsense, how can such an important military matter be decided by speculation? Do you know that if Kangkaer hadn't been at odds with Dulong Sengge, our war strategy would have been known to the Xilu!"

Zhu Youxiao didn't speak, but turned around and looked at the map.

After all, Cui Chengxiu is the minister of the Ministry of War and an important minister of military affairs. The fledgling Lu Xiangsheng stands in front of him, that is, a junior who has just entered the officialdom.

He was already very surprised to be able to come to the Xinuang Pavilion to play the right, and at this moment, facing the doubts of the court officials, he did not dare to have the slightest dissatisfaction at all.

Lu Xiangsheng knelt on the ground, terrified and said: "I shouldn't speculate wildly, Your Majesty forgives me..."

Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao turned around, motioned him to flatten his body, and said with a smile:

"I have never said that I will use your strategy. Since it is right, then I have to say something. I am afraid of this and that. How can I discuss a strategy that is beneficial to the court?"

Cui Chengxiu's complexion changed, and he said with a smile:

"Your Majesty said, Lu Xiangsheng, why don't you get up soon?"

Lu Xiangsheng didn't dare to get up before, but when he heard this, he felt grateful, stood up and shouted: "Your Majesty is holy!"

During this time, Sun Chuanting had been thinking about Lu Xiangsheng's speculation just now. He picked up the Tang newspaper and read it again and again, as if he was thinking about something carefully.

"Your Majesty, I think you can give it a try!"

"In the first month of last year, the four allied forces of Neikalkha invaded Fuyuwei, and some leaders still did not want to be enemies of Ming Dynasty."

"Rabashhib, Sonomu, Manggo, Dalai and other Taiji in the four departments each led five hundred households to defect to Liaoyang City. There were good results."

"Not long ago, the Ujumqin tribe who surrendered to Chahar also split. Jinong and Deni led their tribes to Waikalkha in Mobei."

"Lindan Batur is eager for quick success, and he doesn't care about the opinions of the leaders of the tribes, which has contributed to the differences between the tribes of Mongolia and him. Your Majesty can seize this opportunity to win over the tribes and use them for the court."

Hearing this, Cui Chengxiu suddenly thought of something and said:

"It's true! Your Majesty, Batulu from the Sunite Tribe, Yirden from the Haoqi Special Tribe, and Garza from the Abaga Tribe have also sent letters during this period, saying that they intend to defect to the imperial court."

"I thought it was Xilu's blindfold, but now it looks like it's true!"

Chapter 456 It's time for the leader of Nekarka to change!

"Why didn't you report such a big event earlier?"

Zhu Youxiao frowned and looked over, seeing Cui Chengxiu repeatedly pleading guilty, he didn't say anything more.

At this time, the Xinuang Pavilion fell into a moment of silence again, but two palace servants suddenly walked in to relieve the embarrassing Shangshu of the Ministry of War.

An eunuch and a maid, both of them stepped forward, each holding a bright red coral Ruyi, and knelt into the Xinuang Pavilion.

This pair of Ruyi is very similar in size and shape, and against the setting sun at dusk, they look even more like clouds and clouds, exquisite and lovely.

Zhu Youxiao took his hand, stroked it lightly, and suddenly felt warm and delicate, and asked:

"what is this?"

"This is a special clear fruit tea from Fanbang. The concubine said that it has a pleasant aroma and is smooth in the mouth. She asked us to bring it to His Majesty to taste." The two palace servants started to get busy.

The little eunuch held up a tray, inside which was a small antique pot, and next to it was a high-quality lotus leaf cup, which was lifelike, as if it would swing with the wind at any time.

Little Gong'e also had a tray in her hand, on which were bright red lacquered food boxes.

The two men turned their hands upside down and did not listen, and the discussion between the monarch and his ministers also stopped. Sun Chuanting and Lu Xiangsheng all looked at the exquisite imperial tea with reverence on their faces.

After hearing what the two said, Zhu Youxiao nodded to indicate to continue.

Such an exquisite life was never what he wanted. In the palace, no matter drinking tea and dressing, or bathing and washing, everything was so exquisite.

It's just that he, Emperor Tianqi himself, is the least refined.

The two palace servants understood, and the young eunuch first lifted the clay pot and poured tea into the lotus leaf cup.

The tea was carefully prepared by the inner court before being brought to the Xinuang Pavilion. What flowed out of the pottery pot was a stream of light green herbal tea. With the sound of lingling, a burst of fragrance spread in the pavilion.

Hearing this scent, Cui Chengxiu and the three of them immediately lifted their spirits.

While pouring the water, the little maid also stretched out her snow-white slender hand to open the lid of the food box.

Zhu Youxiao glanced slightly, and saw that the small box was divided into nine compartments like orange petals, and there were some special dried and fresh fruits in each compartment.

After mixing the tea, Xiao Eun steadily picked up the lotus leaf cup, handed it to Zhu Youxiao, and said respectfully:

"Your Majesty, please try something new."

Zhu Youxiao took a sip from his hand, only to find the refreshing fragrance and sweet taste.

At this time, Xiao Gong'e took out a special longevity fruit from the box, Zhu Youxiao took it in his hand and ate it, and it was delicious and crispy again.

Indeed, Zhu Youxiao's tribute tea is not always so complicated. The women in the harem have nothing to do, and they always do everything delicately.

Concubine Liu would sometimes send some Queen's snacks to Xinuang Pavilion like today, usually with special characteristics.

Zhu Youxiao hadn't finished drinking the cup yet, seeing that there was still a lot in the clay pot, he said:

"Get a cup for the three Qing families."

Cui Chengxiu, Sun Chuanting, and Lu Xiangsheng all trembled in their hearts, each had their own thoughts, but none of them made any grandiose refusals, which would only appear too hypocritical to resign at this time.

Sun Chuanting took it from his hand, tasted it cautiously, and asked:

"Good tea, good fruit!"

"I have some superficial research on the tea ceremony. Is there something added to this tea? Otherwise, it wouldn't be so refreshing and endless aftertaste!"

Sun Chuanting asked these two palace servants.

The little eunuch just focused on tidying up, and the little Gong'e lowered her head and said with a serious look:

"Returning to my lord, this water is the fresh snow swept from the tops of pine needles and bamboo leaves in the winter of last year, and it has been stored in the jar. When the Inspector made tea, he added three flavors of pine nuts, bergamot, and plum blossoms. The water was boiled and fried three times. become."

"No wonder!" Sun Chuanting held the tea and said with a smile, "Then I think this tea can be named Sanqing Tea... In this way, this fruit box is by no means an ordinary dried fruit box, and it must be exquisite!"

"Yes."

The little Gong'e continued: "This is called Jiujiu Royal Fruit Box. There are nine kinds of fruit, nine pieces of each kind, each with an auspicious name. If you want to see it, the Inspector has written a name tag and put it under the fruit box." .”

Sun Chuanting's question gave him a deeper understanding of Ouchi's strict system and the unquestionable majesty of the royal family.

It's not that he thinks it's extravagant or extravagant. He also knows that this kind of thing may be too complicated for the common people, but in the royal family, this is just a common tea tasting.

In this day and age, not to mention the royal family, even wealthy families with a little bit of family background also pay attention to this. Some of the so-called wealthy merchants are much more luxurious than this.

Otherwise, there are so many palace people in the palace, twelve prisons and twelve bureaus, what are they doing, sweeping the floor and cleaning the table all day long?Obviously unrealistic!

Since Lu Xiangsheng and Cui Chengxiu didn't know much about tea art and had no interest, they could only stare and wait quietly with lotus leaf cups in their hands.

After Sun Chuanting finished speaking, Zhu Youxiao also laughed a few times, put down the lotus leaf cup and said:

"When this tea came out of the Compassion Ning Palace, it had no name or surname, but now it has a name, Sanqing Tea, I think it's good, so I'll call it Sanqing Tea from now on."

After saying that, Zhu Youxiao turned his head to look at the two palace servants who were clearing the table, and said:

"Go back and tell the concubine that I have already tasted the Sanqing tea. Which Fanbang gave it as a tribute? This tea is refreshing in the mouth and has a pleasant aftertaste. It should be rewarded!"

As he spoke, he picked up a pine nut in the fruit box and put it in his mouth, chewing it carefully.

"I've thought about it carefully. Lin Danbatur covets the three guards in Saibei, so I won't give it to him. Since he will sooner or later attack Neikalkha after the defeat, I will strike first!"

"The last time the four divisions of Nekalka jointly dispatched troops, many of them were coerced by their leader. Now that the Nekalka coalition forces have been defeated, their leader should be changed."

As he said that, Zhu Youxiao chewed the pine nut crumbs in his mouth again and again, and said:

"Bashhib, Sonomu, Mangguo, and Dalai are in Liaoyang now, right?"

"Immediately send an imperial edict to Xiong Tingbi, telling him to ask these four people personally, is there anyone in Nekarka who can be the leader of the alliance?"

"Da Ming wants to re-elect a leader for Neikalkha. It's not enough to be obedient. He has to obey the crowd. Da Ming doesn't have so many troops to waste with him."

"As for the Chahar Division's invasion of Datong Town..."

Speaking of this, the faces of the three moved at the same time, and Lu Xiangsheng even pricked up his ears, ready to stand up and challenge at any time.

Zhu Youxiao picked up another pine nut and put it in his mouth. He tapped his fingers rhythmically on the case. After a while, he punched the case with his five fingers and said:

"Fight him! Send an order to Zhang Wanbang, the commander in chief of Datong, and Jiang Bi, the commander in chief of the Xuanfu, to gather troops from the two towns and block these Mongols in the pass."

"Since you dare to come in to fight Caogu, then don't let them go back."

"Also, let me spread the news to the caravan outside the pass, saying that I intend to designate Guihua City as the religious center of the Yellow Sect, and those who belong to the imperial court can convert to the Yellow Sect."

"As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, I recognize the status of the Yellow Sect as the main religion on the grasslands. If he, Lindan Batur, can't convert, then I have the final say!"

Chapter 457

Far away in the frontier, the armor of the guarding soldiers was stained red with blood, and the businessman's brigade never stopped, walking into the grassland with an astonishing news.

With the sudden drop in temperature after winter, the people in the prairie did not have enough to eat or wear, and people from various tribes starved to death every day. Some people took advantage of the hunger and cold, and launched the annual southward grazing valley.

Lin Danbatur of the Chahar tribe ruled all the tribes in the southern part of Monan, coercing the three guards in the northern part of the country. If he hadn't been forced to convert, he should be a powerful lord in the hearts of the Mongols.

The Mongol cavalry crossed the border with ease, killing the Ming soldiers guarding the pass, and even a commander died under the knife of the Mongolian cavalry.

This is the news that these Mongolians outside the Great Wall have heard the most during this period of time.

But they don't understand that even under such circumstances, the border trade is still going on, no, today the merchants' brigade is here again...

Cars rattle, horses rustle, accompanied by the piercing cold wind on the grassland in winter.

Not long after, the merchant team stopped in a small tribe in the most remote north of Datong Town.

The tea and porcelain brought out by the merchants of the Ming Dynasty have always been what the Mongols, who are used to living in these rough places, longed for.

Just as the caravan had just rested, countless Mongolian herdsmen gathered with curious eyes.

Although this is not the first time they have seen them, these exquisite gadgets in the pass still make them both curious and awed.

It is often said that the people of Ming Dynasty are weak and deceitful, and they only rely on the Great Wall border gate where flying horses can jump to guard their crumbling country.

But everything that came from the pass, they felt so miraculous, so miraculous that they never thought that there would be such a thing in the world before.