When Sun Chengzong, Yuan Chonghuan, Mao Yuanyi and others received the emperor's edict, they were surprised that Chongzhen was interfering in Mongolia's civil strife at such a moment.

After all, the control of slaves has always been a policy strongly advocated by Yuan Chonghuan, and a large number of people in the DPRK and China agree with this proposition.

Speaking of the joint captives, the people in the General Staff naturally thought that the most powerful Chahar department in Mongolia should be chosen.

Although the Tumut tribe led by the King of Shunyi and the Three Ladies maintained peaceful and friendly relations with the Ming Dynasty for decades, the threat posed to the Ming Dynasty by Altan Khan's invasion of the border passes also left a deep memory on the officials of the imperial court.

The canonization of Altan Khan as the king of Shunyi is, to some extent, just another kind of alliance under the city. The officials of the Ming Dynasty did not feel that the relationship with the Tumut tribe was a mutually beneficial alliance.

At this time, Lin Dan Khan led the Chahar Department to attack 30,000 Mongolian households on the right flank, which was also in line with the national policy of captives for the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, many people expect the Chahar Ministry to fight a defeat with the right-wing Mongols led by Tumut, and then Lin Dan Khan retreats to the Liaohetao area to continue to act as a force to contain the Houjin, and at the same time, the right-wing Mongols led by the Tumut Department will lose their strength and pose no threat to the western frontier of the Ming Dynasty for decades, which is the best outcome.

Chongzhen felt that these people's ideas were actually quite good, but these people never had a plan to turn their plans into reality, and they were just blindly expecting God's blessing to fulfill their wishes.

When this military conference was held in the Wuying Palace against the civil war between the left and right tribes of the Mongols, Yuan Chonghuan was the first to stand up against the idea that the emperor wanted to send troops to intervene in the Mongol civil war.

"Lin Dan Khan is known as the self-proclaimed lord of 400,000 Mongolians, Baturu Genghis Khan, and even if it is discounted, he will not have less than 200,000 string controllers under his command.

And after Lin Dan Khan moved westward, he successively defeated the right-wing Mongolian tribes, captured the Naturalization City and the Tumut River, and his power was blazing. Although the king of Shunyi, Bu Shitu, and the other chiefs of the right wing, escaped, the people and population were not as good as before.

What's more, most of the savings of these right-wing Mongol tribes fell into the hands of Lin Dan Khan, and the people of these escaped tribes can be said to be hungry and exhausted, if Bu Shitu is unable to support these tribesmen, then before winter comes, these remaining tribes will inevitably scatter.

In Yichen's view, the winner of this Mongolian civil strife must belong to Lin Dan Khan, and I still need to continue to join forces with Lin Dan Khan to resist the Jiannu in Liaodong, so there is really no need to have any friction with him at this time. Yuan Chonghuan expressed his opinion clearly.

His words made Sun Chengzong and Mao Yuanyi nod again and again, but Sun Yuanhua was a little undecided. And several staff officers who were military attachés were all observing the emperor's expression.

After Zhu Youzhen listened to Yuan Chonghuan's proposal, he said disapprerovitically: "Lin Dan Khan has 200,000 people who control the strings, and Houjin, who has already been fighting, will not dare to look west, and he will go to the west to wage war against his subordinates."

In my opinion, even if Lin Dan Khan counted all the men riding horses in the tribe, he would not be more than 100,000 horses at most. However, there will be no more than 50,000 troops capable of fighting on the battlefield, and only 10,000 or 20,000 troops will be able to fight in real combat effectiveness.

And the Mongols have never produced anything other than grazing. Right-wing Mongolia has been governed by Sanniangzi for decades, that is, a naturalized city. And I haven't heard of any iron smelting industry in Guihua City, otherwise the iron pots in Shanxi would not be so popular in the Mongolian steppe.

Although after Lin Dan Khan moved westward, the king of Shunyi and the right-wing Mongol tribes were defeated and retreated, annexing many tribal populations, and it seems that his power has risen greatly.

But you should first understand that war is nothing but a continuation of politics, and only when all political means fail will we try to solve the problems that need to be faced by force. ”

The emperor's words suddenly refreshed Sun Chengzong and others, "War is just a continuation of politics." Sun Chengzong couldn't help but move in his heart, repeated it in his heart several times, and then listened thoughtfully to the emperor to continue.

Lin Dan Khan's choice of war against the right-wing Mongols, who were nominally his subordinates, undoubtedly shows that he has completely lost control over the right-wing Mongol tribes and has to use the most brutal methods to solve the problem.

Although Lin Dan Khan was victorious on the battlefield, he was politically defeated. Since Dayan Khan's reforms, the Mongol tribes have followed the principle that the Golden Family is the co-ruler of the Mongol Khanate, but the Mongol Great Khan governs the entire Mongol Khanate through the chiefs of the tribes.

Although the 30,000 households of the Mongolian right-wing disobeyed Lin Dan Khan's orders, they never openly questioned Lin Dan Khan's status as the co-ruler of the Mongol Khanate. Now Lin Dan Khan has launched a war against the Tumut tribe for no reason, which is tantamount to announcing that he will forcibly unify the now loose Mongol Khanate by force.

Lin Dan Khan's behavior not only did not strengthen his control over the Mongol Khanate, but on the contrary, the originally neutral Mongol tribes would also join forces against him.

If we ignore King Shunyi's request for help at this time, we will make friends with Lin Dan Khan afterwards. Then those tribes on the grassland who were unwilling to be annexed by Lin Dan Khan either left for other places, or they could only go to Liaodong to join Jiannu.

Is it really a good thing for us to sit back and watch the civil strife in Mongolia and let these right-wing Mongolian tribes who are familiar with the situation on the border walls of our Ming Dynasty defect to Houjin?

Besides, Lin Dan Khan was still unable to resist the attack of Houjin in the Liaohetao grassland, which he was familiar with, and he was going west in fear. How can you be sure that when Jiannu marches west again, Lin Dan Khan will resist to the death in a hostile Hetao region?

It may be difficult for a person to choose the first escape, but for the second time, he will not even think carefully about it, and he has already made a decision.

If we sit back and watch the civil strife in Mongolia and then agree to give Lin Dan Khan the city reward he demanded, it is very likely that it will become a meat bun for a dog beater, and it will never be returned. ”

Yuan Chonghuan's face turned red, and he finally couldn't help but remind the emperor and said: "The Hetao region is rich, and Lin Dan Khan shouldn't easily abandon Guihua City." ”

Zhu Youzhen retorted to him unceremoniously: "No matter how good the Naturalization City is, can Jiannu stay forever?" For Lin Dan Khan, no amount of wealth is as valuable as the people in his hands.

As long as he avoids and does not fight, Jiannu will at most loot in Guihua City, and will eventually return to Liaodong. And the loss of Naturalization City, he can make up for it from my Da Ming. ”

Mao Yuanyi said angrily: "How can Lin Dan Khan have the face to do such a thing, he is also a descendant of the Golden Family." Besides, if he doesn't resist Houjin, why would I give him another city reward? ”

While everyone in the conference room was still indignant, Zhu Youzhen still said calmly: "I think it's normal, because Da Ming can't erect two enemies for himself at the same time. It is correct to befriend Mongolia and fight against Jiannu.

As for the bloodline of the Golden Family, it only makes sense to the living, and for a dead person, this identity is meaningless. ”

Sun Chengzong finally coughed lightly when he heard this, and after quieting down his subordinates, he said to Chongzhen: "According to Your Majesty's will, even if you intervene in the civil strife in Mongolia now, you still have to unite with the Mongols to resist Houjin in the end, so what if we finally have to unite with that Mongolian tribe?" ”

Zhu Youzhen turned his head to him, thought for a moment before saying: "Unite with Lin Dan Khan, digest the right-wing Mongolian tribes, and let these Mongolian tribes completely integrate into my Ming Dynasty under the threat of Lin Dan Khan, instead of fleeing to Liaodong and becoming the help of Jiannu." ”

Sun Chengzong couldn't help frowning and said: "My Ming Dynasty's gentle policy towards the Mongolian tribes has been uninterrupted since the beginning of the founding of the country, but the Mongolian tribes on the grassland are like weeds that cannot be burned by wildfires. This is a bottomless pit of money, Your Majesty. ”

Zhu Youzhen nodded and said, "I also know that the previous set of market rewards has never been able to get the sincere surrender of the Mongolian tribes outside the Guanwai, so I plan to learn the methods of building slaves to appease the Mongols.

We must not only win over the leaders of the Mongolian tribes, but also calm down and win the hearts and minds of ordinary people in all Mongolian tribes.

The 30,000 households on the right wing of Mongolia have been at peace with our Ming Dynasty for a long time, and the Mongolian people of various tribes are no strangers to dealing with the Saihan people on our border.

It can be said that we still have some foundation for winning the hearts and minds of the lower strata of these Mongolian tribes. As long as we can let them settle down and receive the education of our Han people, then I believe that the Mongols will become a member of our Ming Dynasty. ”

Sun Chengzong couldn't help but say with some surprise: "Settle down? Your Majesty, the Mongols live in pursuit of water and grass, which has been the habit of nomads for thousands of years. Let them settle down, maybe they will not be able to get the consent of the majority, right? ”

Zhu Youzhen still insisted: "If we can't change their habit, we can't let them become one of us."

Divide the pasture for them, and then settle on a piece of land, they will have a sense of belonging to the land, and they will become a part of my Ming through this fixed land.

If we can't cultivate their sense of belonging to the land, how can we make them feel a sense of belonging to the Ming Dynasty? ”

Seeing that Sun Chengzong seemed to be moved, Yuan Chonghuan blinked and said, "Even if Your Majesty's opinion is feasible, we must first help King Shunyi defeat Lin Dan Khan's attack." The problem is that although the current 30,000 households on the right wing are still strong, these tribes lack war materials and internal opinions are in chaos, so they obviously will not be the opponent of the army of Lin Dan Khan, who has high morale.

And my Datong border town has not been in battle for a long time, and these border troops have just begun to rectify a month ago, so it is completely unknown whether they can compete with the army under Lin Dan Khan. ”