Chapter 1164: Mongol Schemes - All
(This chapter is 3,000 words, because only one chapter was updated the day before yesterday, so I will give readers 1,000 words)
"Yes, Your Majesty." Fu An agreed. But he immediately reacted and said to Yun Xi: "Your Majesty, the crowning of the Waifan King is at the discretion of Your Majesty's Qiangang, why does Your Majesty want to give it to your ministers?" ”
"Haha, Fu Aiqing, when will I let those Mongolian tribal leaders go to Ningxia?" Yun Xi smiled.
"Before the first day of May next year. The grasslands are vast, and it is indeed difficult to inform all the big tribes of this matter without these seven or eight months. ”
"It has been more than five months since I left Beijing in May this year, could it be that I can stay in the northwest for the winter, and wait until May next year, or come to the northwest again next year to personally preside over this matter?" Just kidding, although this matter is also more important, it is not worth his two trips to the northwest. As for staying in the northwest for the New Year, it is even more impossible, he is in the capital, and there are more important things to do next year, but he can't keep the northwest.
Yun Xi said: "Since neither of these two situations is possible, I can only leave this matter to my subordinates to deal with. Fu Aiqing, although you have been in Samarkand for eight years, it is these eight years that have made Aiqing more experienced in dealing with the affairs of Fanguo, and it is suitable to arrange this matter for me. What's more, I have just appointed Ai Qing as the envoy of the Li Fan Yuan, isn't it just right that this matter will be handled by Ai Qing? ”
"Don't worry, I'm not an unkind person, and when I'm sent away, I'll allow you to go home for the New Year, and then go to Ningxia to deal with this matter for me after the spring of next year." Yun Xi finally said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Hearing Yun Xi say this, Fu An couldn't shirk it, and he really wanted to make a contribution to this matter, so he bowed down and thanked him.
"Fu Aiqing, do you still have any doubts about handling this matter?" Yun Xi said again.
"Your Majesty, the minister has two doubts." Of course, Fu An will not be polite. This was the first thing he did when he returned home, and of course he wanted to be perfect. It's better to bring up any problems you might have, and the support you need, than to ask for them when they happen.
"First, the Mongols are barbarians, one is in awe of the people of the Golden Family, and the other is in awe of the powerful people, and no other etiquette can restrain them."
"Although the leaders of the tribes were jealous when they heard that the Ming Dynasty had defeated Samarkand in Yiwu, they did not dare not come, but if they had disputes with each other, they might not obey the mediation of their ministers; And they will definitely lead some of their people to come, and if there is a quarrel or old feud inside and outside the city, it will be even more undignified. ”
"You don't have to worry about this, Ningxia is the fief of King Qing, and there are three guards and horses. Although Ningxia is a barren land, the grain allocated by the imperial court is enough to feed more than 30,000 people. I have summoned King Qing to Xi'an City, and I will explain this matter to him there, so that he can fully cooperate with you. ”
"In addition, I will also leave Geng Du Governor (Geng Xuan) in the northwest to serve as the commander of Shaanxi. In April and May next year, I will also let him lead the troops and horses in Ningxia, as long as any tribe dares to make trouble, they will all be arrested and their heads will be cut off! Yun Xi said firmly. He knew that the time was not ripe to divide the grasslands for the various Mongolian tribes, and it was originally his honor guard that the strong strength of the Ming Dynasty was forcibly promoting, and since this was the case, he would be tough to the end.
"Your Majesty, the second is that the minister does not know the situation on the grassland, and he does not know where the grassland is more abundant, where it is slightly worse, and which tribe was originally in which grassland, if the distribution of the minister leads to deeper contradictions among the tribes, it is the minister's sin."
"Well, I will find a few people who have led troops to the Mongolian steppes and send them to you to help you with details; The grassland map handed over by Ghost Lichi will be left on your side for Aiqing to distribute the grassland. ”
"Of course, I will also ask Jinyi Wei and Zhenji to cooperate with you. I have arranged many brocade guards in Ningxia, and they will record all the discussions of people from various tribes and send them to Aiqing for reference. Although the people of each ministry will inevitably be biased towards their own ministry when they speak, the ordinary people will not speak too outrageously after all, and it also has reference value. ”
After all, he is different from the Manchu Qing Dynasty, when the Manchu Qing Dynasty implemented this matter on the grassland, it was already the Kangxi period, and the entire grassland was thoroughly explored by them.
Although the solution of these two big problems was not perfect, Fu An also breathed a sigh of relief, asked two more small details, and was about to bow down.
Yun Xi also agreed. But before retreating, he said to him: "In April and May next year, I will arrange a mutual market in Ningxia, and this matter is also under Aiqing's management, you should pay attention." ”
"Arrange a mutual market, so that the people of Jinyiwei can pretend to be merchants and hide in it, eavesdropping on the Mongols." He explained a little more. But the real reason is certainly not only that.
If the standard of a large tribe is to have more than 10,000 young and middle-aged men, although the Mongols have been repeatedly attacked at this time, such tribes can still find one or twenty, and then count those tribes with two or three thousand to seven or eight thousand strong men, then there will be even more, and I am afraid that tens of thousands of Mongols will gather outside Ningxia at that time. With so many people getting together and hating each other, it's surprising that something doesn't happen.
But it's not a good idea to just force it. So Yun Xi planned to open a mutual market outside Ningxia City at that time, and then bring some people from all over Shaanxi who were engaged in the entertainment industry, so that they could only care about enjoyment and have no time to fight with others.
Moreover, Yun Xi also has his own other considerations. Now the younger generation of Mongolians know that the Central Plains is rich and has very luxurious enjoyment, but they don't know how rich and luxurious it is. Let them enjoy it, and let them know that the people who know the Central Plains are living such a good life.
This, of course, will arouse their greed, and if given the opportunity, they will definitely want to take it all by force; But now they don't have such force, so a more rational way is to show deference to the Ming.
When the time comes, Yun Xi will even help the Mongols build a city outside the Ming sphere of influence, he will not garrison troops, nor will he arrange troops nearby, but only let merchants and entertainment industry practitioners who want money and life in the city, specifically to provide luxury for the Mongol Khan. Gradually, in peace and enjoyment, the bones of the Mongols were raised, at least in his lifetime, he did not have to worry about the problems of the Mongols. As for the future, of course, we have to count on Tibetan Buddhism.
Therefore, after Fu An retreated, Yun Xi immediately sent someone to invite Tsongkhapa and said to him: "Master Tsongkhapa, can the master preside over Tibetan Buddhism in Shaanxi of the Ming Dynasty?" ”
Tsongkhapa looked embarrassed and said, "Your Majesty the Emperor, the poor monk has been in Han for too long, and the people who believe in the Gelug sect are still waiting for the poor monk to return to Lhasa. ”
"In that case, of course, I won't be embarrassed as a master, and the master should be able to return to Tibet." Yun Xi smiled and said, "The master accompanied me to this bitter cold place, it is really hard for the master. I will send soldiers to escort the master back to Qinghai. ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Tsongkhapa immediately said. After saying this, he waited for Yun Xi's next command, but he didn't want Yun Xi to let him retreat. He could only retreat with full doubts.
The guards standing in the room were a little puzzled. When Yunxi brought Tsongkhapa from Qinghai to Lanzhou, everyone thought that Yunxi had something for him to do, but since he arrived in Lanzhou, His Majesty agreed to go back to Tsongkhapa without telling him anything.
In fact, the reason is very simple, Yun Xi asked Tsongkhapa to come to Lanzhou with him, at first he did have the intention of using the ghost power to get Tsongkhapa to preach to him, but then he thought about it and felt that it was too deliberate, so forget it. 'Anyway, I'm still young, so I'm not in a hurry. Yun Xi thought.
After that, he called Geng Xuan again and told him his arrangements for him. Of course, Geng Xuan was very happy. He originally wanted to make a great contribution to Yiwu this time, but in the end it did not materialize. This time, he stayed in Shaanxi to be responsible for deterring Mongolia, and the size was also a credit; What's more, Yun Xi's move once again shows his trust in himself, which is a good thing.
Of course, if there are large tribes who do not listen to His Majesty's orders, it would be better if he could lead his troops to exterminate the large tribes and make war achievements. He thought.
As he was thinking about it, Yun Xi asked again: "Geng Qing, although I have decided to hold this meeting in Ningxia, it will definitely affect the entire northern border, not to mention that if there is a tribe that really does not listen to my orders and refuses to come or make trouble at the venue, I will also send troops to pacify it, if the headquarters of this tribe is far away from Ningxia, I can't let you wave thousands of miles to exterminate it." Therefore, the border areas must arrange people to lead the soldiers and be ready at any time. ”
"There are acting kings in the Gurbantunggut Basin, Song Aiqing and Shanglie in Yiwu and Turpan, Su in Hexi, you in Ningxia, Suiyuan and Yan'an, and Ning in Daning, but who is in charge of Datong and Xuanfu in the middle? Especially in Datong, the king took Sanwei to the northwest, and it was suddenly empty, and it had to be handed over to a capable general. ”
Of course, Yun Xi has someone in his mind, and that is Zhang Fu. But Zhang Fu was promoted rashly, and he had just made a great contribution, and he was probably in charge of such a thing, which would cause everyone to be jealous. Especially since everyone is already very jealous of him, it is better not to make everyone more jealous.
"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Tiancheng Uncle is very suitable." Geng Xuan thought for a while and said.
"Peace? Then appoint Ping'an as the commander of Shanxi Xingdu Sidu, and temporarily transfer to Xuanfu. Yun Xi said. He knew that Ping An had a good relationship with the Geng family. However, Ping An was also close to Yun Xi back then, and he also had some skills in fighting, so he was a more suitable candidate, so he agreed.
After everything was discussed and Geng Xuan stepped back, Yun Xi stood in front of his chair and said in a low voice: "That's all I can do now, I hope my plan can succeed." ”