The next day, Fengtian Palace.
Before the court meeting, the ministers arrived early, and they also knew about the internal reconciliation of the Tatars in advance. Some people even thought that this was Zhang Zhou's "misdeeds", and used a victory to make the Tatars No more infighting, it is simply doing a disservice to the big things.
"You said it is not good when he will go to Weininghai. It must be before the internal war between the Tatars. This is better. The results he gained from this war are not as big as the losses caused by internal fighting."
A group of people are under criticism.
The emperor did not come, nor did the eunuchs from the Supervisor of Ceremonies. At the same time, Liu Jian, Ma Wensheng and Zhang Mao were summoned to Qianqing Palace. It seemed that important meetings were to be held before the court meeting.
Li Dongyang and Xie Qian seemed very quiet among the crowd.
They did not participate in any discussion. When someone approached them to ask questions, they naturally blocked the person, meaning that no matter what matters you are discussing about the northwest, please do not meddle with our cabinet. And in it, we in the Cabinet have no problem with it.
"Tu Butang, why is Your Majesty so late in coming to the inner court today? Is there something important to discuss?"
Others cannot find out the result from the cabinet ministers. I had no choice but to go find Tu Yu.
Tu Fu also kept secrets.
Yuan Shouzhi had a strong opinion against Zhang Zhou before. He walked over and asked, "Does Your Majesty intend to transfer the newly appointed General Secretary Xuanda and other military affairs officers back to the capital?"
Tu Jian asked, "The situation in the northwest has changed, and war will break out at any time. Changing the commander before the battle is probably not a good idea."
This means that although I don't know the emperor's purpose in summoning Liu Jian and the others, But we also know that the emperor is unlikely to replace Zhang Zhou.
It is easy to explain that Zhang Zhou was defeated or did nothing in the northwest, so he changed people.
Now that a great victory has occurred, why should Zhang Zhou be replaced? Do you think the emperor cannot do without Zhang Zhou, or do you think the emperor feels that the northwest is already at ease and does not need Zhang Zhou anymore
Inside the Qianqing Palace.
The sun has risen outside, and the sky is already a bit hot. Zhu Youtang asked someone to open the door of the palace, while Dai Yi was still fanning him personally.
The three people standing below did not receive such treatment.
"Two copies of the above table, one is Batu Munch and the other is Fire Sieve"
As Zhu Youtang said, he asked Xiao Jing to take the memorial and give it to the three people present. People circulate.
When they read the content of the memorial, Zhu Youtang probably explained the situation: "Batu Meng wanted to reopen the horse market and pay tribute. Huo Si wanted the Ming Dynasty to return his people and submit to the Ming Dynasty. , agreed to build a city near Weininghai, and then surrendered to the Ming Dynasty."
Liu Jian reminded, "Your Majesty, they are the ministers of the Ming Dynasty."
"Haha." /p>
Zhu Youtang smiled.
He really wanted to ask, Mr. Liu Ge, this is just talk, do you really believe it?
Liu Jian added, "The jackals in the grassland have always been residents."They have evil intentions and no credibility at all. Duoyan Sanwei and Liaodong Jurchen are the precedents. ”
“Yeah. ”
Zhu Youtang nodded.
Strictly speaking, the entire northwest and even the grasslands are under the control of the Ming Dynasty, but in fact, the so-called surrender of these vassal countries is nothing more than Just as a formality, the Duoyan and other guards in Liaodong once actually surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, but they immediately rebelled after surrendering. In the ninth year of Yongle, when Zhu Di made the northern expedition to the grassland, the three Duoyan guards had already joined the Tatar coalition.
So the emperors and ministers of the Ming Dynasty did not believe that Huo Si would sincerely submit to the Ming Dynasty.
Zhang Maoze said, "Your Majesty, use the precedent of Wu Liangha and other tribes to submit to the Ming Dynasty to describe today's events. It should be inappropriate. Now Huo Si is weak on the grassland, or has no other way out. If he cannot recruit him, and his tribe continues to be used by the little Tatar prince, or even annexes it, it will be harmful to the border towns of the Ming Dynasty. ”
“Yeah. "Zhu Youtang also nodded.
This makes the three of them somewhat unclear about the emperor's intentions.
If you say you can't believe it, don't recruit or accept submission, you nod.
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You are also nodding when you say you accept submission.
You support everything we say. Obviously this is not in line with the current situation between the DPRK and China. You should probably ask Zhang Bingkuan about this matter now. What do you think?
Seeing that the three of them were suddenly speechless, Zhu Youtang sighed, "Three Qings, I am actually worried about whether to accept Huo Si's surrender. This man is so ambitious that he has repeatedly harassed our borders in the Ming Dynasty. Even his father and ancestors have always had a disobedient heart. If he is not of my race, he will have a different heart. "
"I have also thought that if I accept him, it is better to execute him secretly and disperse his people to various towns in the Ming Dynasty, which can solve the temporary trouble. "
"But this is not conducive to the long-term peace and stability of the grassland in the future. It sets a bad precedent and makes it difficult for other tribes to believe in the sincerity of my recruitment in the future, so they will no longer mention surrendering. thing. ”
Ma Wensheng said, “Your Majesty, if you want to recruit, why not ask him to show his sincerity and not return the people of his tribe for the time being, but let him fight with the little Tatar prince? I, the Ming Dynasty generals, may be able to wave the flag and shout for us.” Support him, but he cannot go into battle to help him personally. If he can really show his sincerity, even if he is defeated, he can be brought under the rule of the Ming Dynasty. ”
Liu Jian, Zhang Mao, and several eunuchs were all looking at Ma Wensheng.
They were all thinking.
If you want to be ruthless, you should be ruthless. , let Huo Si hand over the name certificate, and let him risk his life with Dayan Khan
Don't say that he doesn't have this strength now, even when he was completely victorious, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to do this with just one part of his strength. Qualifications to challenge.
Zhu Youtang shook his head and said, "The reason why Huo Si Ti surrendered was to use the power of the country to have the capital to survive on the grassland, but now he is left with the Tatars. The little prince's fight to the death is also not a good precedent. I still want to spread benevolence and virtue to all parts of the grassland. Do you have any other suggestions?"
The EmperorThe emperor actually said that he would be benevolent to the prairie jackals
Are you kidding
Huoshii was an enemy of the Ming Dynasty. He also relied on force to defeat him, hoping that he would surrender wholeheartedly. Ming Dynasty, be a loyal minister of Ming Dynasty
Your Majesty, can we not be so naive
Even Liu Jian did not agree with this statement, but the emperor said that we should teach such things as benevolence and virtue through etiquette. To influence the grassland tribes probably means that we can also implement some tolerant policies towards the grasslands in the future, which is in line with Confucian concepts.
Liu Jian was too embarrassed to come out and object, saying, Your Majesty, forget it, don’t act like they are benevolent, let’s just be unkind
We still have to pretend. .
Maybe the emperor himself is just pretending to be benevolent
Zhang Mao cupped his hands and said, "Since your Majesty has summoned the ministers today, he must have a good proposal and the ministers are willing to listen to your Majesty's will." ."
Zhu Youtang waved his hands and said, "I have already said that I have no decision on this. In fact, it was just Bingkuan who mentioned a few words in passing when handing over the two forms. I hope I won’t trust others easily, but I can’t refuse people thousands of miles away. I thought about it for a long time.”
No more
Liu Jian felt that this didn’t look like that boy Zhang Zhou. style.
Emotion is a thing that mentioned both the pros and cons, saying "you want both", and then fooled the emperor like this
The emperor actually wanted it After thinking for a long time
Liu Jiandao, "Your Majesty, with the current situation in the northwest, the towns should not be able to send troops."
"Yes." Zhu Youtang said, "The advice Bingkuan gave me It is not suitable to send troops for the time being. But if the barbarians invade the territory, everything will change."
"Then your Majesty, why not use the fire sieve as a shield and let him station his troops outside the Ming Pass. If there is an invasion by the Tatars, he will be the vanguard. If there is no invasion, everything will be based on the old system." Liu Jian continued to make suggestions.
Zhu Youtang asked, "Is there any difference between what Mr. Liu Ge said and what Ma Qing's family said?"
Liu Jian hesitated.
Accept the sieve of fire, fearing that the sieve of fire will pretend to surrender and turn around to rebel.
If you don’t accept it, you will feel like you missed the opportunity.
In this situation of both wanting and wanting, it is difficult for even a chief minister like him to come up with a decision. In addition, he knows that Zhang Zhou does not seem to have any better suggestions for this, so He didn't force it, and insisted on giving a proposal that sounded earth-shattering.
Zhu Youtang said, "What Bingkuan means is to let Huo Si lead his troops into the pass, and he will come to Beijing to see him."
"Ah"
Zhang Mao screamed in surprise, but then he held it back.
Zhu Youtang couldn't help but glare at him, you old boy is so indiscreet, what are you yelling about here?
Ma Wensheng said, "If Huo Si joins sincerely, let him come to the capital." It is natural to meet him in court, should he be detained?"
"No." Zhu Youtang said, "Bingkuan's intention is to transfer him to the land of Hetao.Let him help the Ming Dynasty build forts in the Hetao and carry out farming. "
This time Ma Wensheng was a little speechless after hearing this.
"I have thought about it, if the Weining Sea is given to Huosi, it will be a disaster for tigers. It is said to be a city, but the Ming Dynasty is very difficult. It is difficult to send troops and horses to garrison, but it seems to be helping Huoshan. Now that the Hetao land has been deserted for a long time, the towns in the northwest are temporarily unable to immigrate to farm and manage it. Instead, it is better to let Huoshan move there. "Zhu Youtang's words were obviously following Zhang Zhou's wishes.
Liu Jiandao, "Your Majesty, the land of Hetao is very important to our Ming Dynasty. If fire sieves the Hetao and revolts, it will be very harmful. , or the Ming Dynasty completely lost control of the Hetao. "
Zhu Youtang asked, "What do you mean, Mr. Liu Ge?"
Liu Jian was very embarrassed.
He did not want to accept Zhang Zhou's proposal. But when he was asked to make suggestions, he couldn't come up with good ones. This was the dilemma. Local civil servants were very good at opposing others. They could analyze the pros and cons of other people's suggestions to the point where they thought they were sound and logical. But if they were allowed to do it themselves, Then it would be beyond our capabilities.
“It is difficult to feed all the 100,000 cattle and sheep in the Ming Dynasty. They still have to be sent out of the pass or slaughtered on the spot. As for the more than 10,000 herdsmen, they cannot be killed or kept. If they are not moved to Hetao to farm, they can only be left to mine, but what can a group of old, weak, women and children do?"
Zhu Youtang also seemed very anxious.
The former hero of the grassland has become a piece of cake. Winning is worse than not winning.
Isn’t this causing trouble for the Ming Dynasty?
Dai Yi reminded: “Your Majesty, in fact, the court can ignore Huo Si’s submission proposal. . ”
Zhu Youtang said, “If you ignore it, that means you don’t accept such suggestions, and there’s nothing new about them.” "
There are disadvantages to accepting it, and there are disadvantages to not accepting it. The emperor and the court seem to be in a dilemma.
Liu Jiandao "It can be discussed at the court." ”
At this time, the small meeting could not produce any results. Liu Jian felt that it was completely unnecessary for the emperor to hold such an inner court meeting, and it would be better to discuss it in the court.
Zhu Youtang suddenly said firmly, "If you don't have any good suggestions, then I will adopt Bingkuan's suggestion, accept Huoshii's surrender, and let him come to the capital to see you. Regardless of whether he will be loyal to the Ming Dynasty in the future, at least I want to use his surrender to set an example for the grassland tribes. What do you think?"
"Very good. "Zhang Mao was the first to agree.
Liu Jian thought for a while.
Since the fire sieve is useless, it doesn't matter if you keep it or not, or if you keep it, you will rebel again in the future. Then it is advisable to use the fire sieve to submit to the Ming Dynasty to boost the morale of the Ming army and civilians, and at the same time publicize that the grassland tribes can still surrender to the Ming Dynasty in exchange for peace.
Liu Jiandao, "Old minister seconded the proposal. ”
Ma Wensheng said, “But if Huo Si is on his way to Beijing, why are you disobedient?”
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Zhu Youtang said, "It would be reasonable to kill him at that time. In fact, I hope that he will not be so convinced, otherwise even I will look down on him."
Inner Court Meeting After that, the emperor and the three people arrived at Fengtian Palace.
In the dynasty, the emperor immediately told Huo Shi that he wanted to submit to Huo Si, and that he was prepared to accept Huo Si's submission. He also asked Huo Si to come to Beijing to see him, but he did not mention this proposal again. Proposed by Zhang Zhou.
"What do you think, ladies and gentlemen?" Zhu Youtang seemed very friendly and wanted to discuss the matter in the court.
Immediately, a spokesman came out to report, "Your Majesty, the Tatars are ambitious."
The words used were similar to the key points mentioned in the previous inner court meeting. The sieve of fire cannot be trusted.
Zhu Youtang listened carefully to what he said, and then said calmly, "Dear ministers, I think you all should know that the conflict between the Central Plains Dynasty and the Northern Diyi has lasted for thousands of years. , the Northern Troubles were not eradicated for the Central Plains dynasty, and when stability was often achieved, it mostly came from the comfort after the suppression, rather than blindly annihilating the Ming Dynasty, which could not govern the grassland for a long time. "
Agrarian society. If the dynasty goes to the grasslands to operate and send people to herd, then these herders will develop into nomadic people and become the opposite of the Central Plains dynasty.
If one family is destroyed, the next one will rise, so why not change their way of life, let them change from herdsmen to farmers, and then try to use their power for the Central Plains Dynasty
"The rise of the military and political affairs in the northwest of the Ming Dynasty was due firstly to Bingkuan's magical calculations, which repeatedly predicted the direction of the Tatars; secondly, to the mighty sky gunpowder, divine long-range cannon and other firearms produced by Bingkuan, which reversed the occupation or It's only for a while. Because I'm not sure when the Tatars will learn the technology of these firearms."
"The matter of leveling the grassland is urgent. According to my initial assumption, it is necessary to use it. Ten years, but it is best to shorten the time limit to five or six years."
"During this period, it is inevitable that there will be wars in the border towns, and there will be tribes that are intimidated by the Ming army. If you don't set a precedent, no one will dare to surrender. I just want to gather Huo Si first and let him set an example for the rest of the Ming Dynasty." Tu Fu came out and said, "Your Majesty, Huo Si. "Screen has harmed the Ming Dynasty for a long time, and is not tolerated by the imperial court."
This means that our soldiers have been grudged against Huo Si for a long time. This man killed my soldiers of the Ming Dynasty before, and now he wants to recruit him. What do the soldiers think? What do the people think?
Zhu Youtang said, "The local rebellious bandits can still be appeased and incorporated, but why can't they be sieved by fire? He wants to be a minister of the Ming Dynasty. I will give him a chance. In the future, the frontier army will really have a chance to pacify the grassland. Are the grassland herders also being exterminated?"
"This" Tu Feng was speechless.
It's not that he didn't make sense, but that the emperor was resolute and seemed unable to listen to advice.
As a minister of the Ministry of Personnel, you also need to be careful about judging the situation.
“In the next ten years, Bingkuan cannot stay in the northwest all the time.His power can only intimidate the grassland tribes. Now it is better to take advantage of him to stay in the northwest to prepare for the war, and incorporate Huosi into the Ming Dynasty. He will not be given a chance to enter the pass, and he will be left outside the pass. If he really wants to betray, The Ming Dynasty court could be regarded as benevolent and righteous. ”
The essence of Zhu Youtang’s words was also grasped by these ministers.
Even if Huo Si is a villain who has courted Qin and Mu Chu, our Ming Dynasty must still show its grand side, you If you dare to surrender, we dare to accept you.
This means that the grassland is part of the territory of the Ming Dynasty. We will not even accept your submission because we are afraid of you grassland people. If you turn around and rebel, the Ming Dynasty will not accept it. He also did his best to be benevolent and set an example for the other tribes.
Look.
The Ming Dynasty wanted to accept him, but he did not know how to do it and took risks.
This realm
Many ministers felt very high after hearing this
No wonder the emperor was so insistent on recruiting someone who would most likely turn around and betray the Ming Dynasty again. Fire Sieve is like buying a horse bone for a thousand bucks.
Fire Sieve, we don’t treat you like a horse, we just treat you like a skeleton for the other tribes to look at.
In this way, those who originally wanted to propose that Huo Siif be made on the way to the capital would not be able to come forward and propose.
Since it is a proof, then it is necessary to make a show. It is enough to show that Ming Dynasty attaches great importance to Huo Si's surrender. Of course, he cannot reward him generously. He is just giving him shelter, otherwise it will really be like digging a hole for himself.
Zhu Youtang. He said, "Huo Si's surrender was more because his tribe was weak and could no longer gain a foothold on the grassland surrounded by enemies, so he wanted to rely on the Ming Dynasty for support. "
" Placing him in the Hetao not only gave him pasture, but also gave him farmland, and also gave him the opportunity to make achievements. "When Zhu Youtang said this again, it was easy for the minister to accept it.
Xie Qian stepped forward and asked, "Your Majesty, how should the captured people of the Huoshi tribe be settled?"
p>Zhu Youtang said, "They were all placed south of Mao'erzhuang, giving them pasture and livestock. At the same time, the Ming Dynasty will station a permanent army in Mao'erzhuang, build the imperial fortress in Mao'erzhuang, and leave artillery and so on. , Zhang Zhou announced the general military affairs, and moved the town to Datong Town. ”
The ministers at the scene exclaimed, “Good guy.
The emperor is preparing to restore the limits of Ming Beiguan territory. Maoerzhuang has been abandoned for more than half a century, and he actually thought of it. The city must be rebuilt
Now there is no money to reward the three armies. Where will the money come from to build the gate?
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