Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 871
Undoubtedly, the contradiction between Kang Guo and Heshuote Khanate is sharp and indelible.

This is because, in the Kham area, Kang State snatched a piece of meat from the Heshuote Khanate, and forcibly isolated a piece of the country.

Not only that, when Li Zicheng sent troops to Qinghai, he defeated the eight sons of Gushi Khan, that is, Badataiji, and robbed them of money and food, and drove them back to Lhasa.

As a result, the Ming Dynasty benefited from the fisherman, regained control of the Qinghai area, and established the Xining Mansion, which was under the management of Gansu.

In this way, the Ming army not only entered Tibet in Qinghai to intimidate Lhasa, but also sent Kang to attack Lhasa westward from the Kham area.

Therefore, whether it is Gushi Khan or the newly succeeded Dayan Oqier Khan, they all respect Daming and dare not violate it in the slightest.

Because of this, when the Heshuo Special Department, a relative of Oirat Mongolia, was breached, the whole of Lhasa remained calm, and never said that it would send reinforcements or rebel against the Ming court.

Dayan Oqier Khan heard that his cousin had been captured, and prayed in the Buddhist hall for three days, and then he could only put up a congratulatory form to congratulate the imperial court on taking Moxi Mongolia.

However, he still had a trace of family affection, and privately begged the emperor to spare his life.

However, Da Lai and Ban Chan, who were once invited to Beijing and were canonized, took this opportunity to expressly say:

"Now that the Heshuote tribe in Oirat has disappeared and has become part of the Anxi Province of the Ming Dynasty, the Heshuote Khanate on the plateau is particularly abrupt."

"Why doesn't the Great Khan ask the court for his name? Just like North Korea."

Dayan Oqier Khan thought over and over again, considering the hostility with Kang Guo and the threat of Qinghai, he had to make a request.

You must know that although the Heshuote Khanate is a subject of the Ming Dynasty, at most, some horses, yaks, and the so-called nine-white ceremony are offered every year. In essence, the name of the Great Khan is still used in the country, and there are countless things that have been surpassed.

The most obvious example is that the Emperor Ming was honored as Chuluo Khan by the Kalkha Mongolian and Monan Mongolian tribes in Chahar, and you are also a great Khan. Isn’t this putting yourself on an equal footing with the emperor?
Asking for a name from Daming, on the surface, is just a reward for a name, which is how North Korea was bestowed back then, but in essence it is equivalent to complete obedience.

There are more than ten ministers of the Ming Dynasty, only the prince of Joseon County, who specially gave the prince a guard of honor, this is a special case.

Dayan Ezir Khan was unwilling, but he was trapped by the situation, especially because he was awed by the Ming army's encirclement and annihilation of Weilat Mongolia, so he had to do it.

Waiting from the beginning of the year to the middle of the year, until the beginning of July, finally came the good news.

"Khan, good news—"

In the royal palace in Lhasa, Dayan Ozir Khan watched the singing and dancing, his chin was resting on his right hand, and he listened to the singer with dull eyes, looking lifeless.

At this time, the prime minister of the palace couldn't wait to run over. He trotted all the way, skipped the dancing girl, and arrived in front of Dayan Ezir Khan, panting.

"Oh?" Dayan Ozir Khan was taken aback, and it took him a long time to react.

"what's up?"

"The matter of giving a name." The prime minister took out a silk book from his pocket and presented it respectfully. He knew that the profane was illiterate, so he said directly:
"Emperor Ming bestowed the name of the country—Weizang."

Dayan Ozir Khan was taken aback for a moment, then stood up instantly, holding up the yellow silk book, unable to speak, for a moment he had mixed feelings.

Among the names submitted to Daming, there are a total of three options.

It was named Tubo in Tang Dynasty.

In the Ming Dynasty, the Han Dynasty called it Uszang.

And his favorite Heshuo Te.

It's a pity that Emperor Ming didn't choose any of the three, and directly designated Wei Zang as the title, completely ignoring the routine.

Of course, this name is also correct, after all, the herdsmen on the plateau have always called themselves Weizang.

Among them, Wei refers to "front Tibet", including Lhasa and Shannan, and "back Tibet" refers to the Shigatse area, which is the temple area of ​​Dalai and Banchan respectively.

"U-Tsang Kingdom, U-Tsang Kingdom—"

Dayan Ozir Khan murmured, his face could not tell whether it was joy or sadness.

"In addition to bestowing names, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty also allowed the county kings of our country to enjoy the honor guard of the prince. He bestowed a hundred official robes, mang robe honor guards, musical instruments, and a large number of poems, books, and Buddhist scriptures. It can be said to be extremely generous."

Hearing this, Dayan Ozir Khan showed a smile.

In any case, these silk robes, especially Mang robes, even if weavers from the entire plateau could not embroider a single official robe.

Its value cannot be bought.

Such a happy mood did not last long, and suddenly a messenger sent a message:

"Kang Guoyan said that our country shot and injured Li Zicheng during the war, so that he died early, so we sent troops to avenge him."

"Fart—" Dayan Ozir Khan was furious: "Li Zicheng, a short-lived ghost, should have died long ago and should go to hell. How could it be counted on us?"

If he knows Chinese, he should know the reason why he has no words if he wants to impose a crime.

The prime minister said solemnly: "There is a saying in Mongolia, when a wolf wants to eat sheep, no matter how many herdsmen there are, hungry wolves will not be afraid."

"Kang's wolfish ambition has been longing for our country for a long time. Now that it has been revealed, we must first report to Daming about Kang's affairs, and then recruit troops to directly recover the Kangba area."

Dayan Ozir Khan said in a deep voice, "Okay, let's do it like this."

For a moment, because of Daming's secret actions, the entire Qinghai-Tibet Plateau was thrown into chaos in an instant.

One is the Kang Kingdom, which has the foundation to conquer the army, and has thousands of miles across the world; the other is the Heshuote Khanate, which is strong in the plateau and has the unanimous support of lamas.

The battle between the two is quite interesting.

However, since the area of ​​the war was outside Sichuan, the Han people were not disturbed, and they were happy to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight.

But in the capital, it was quite lively at this time.

The disaster relief in March and April ended, and an amnesty made the whole world boil.

The first time in history that the world was amnesty was in the first year of Qin II. Then he appointed and dismissed the Shaofu Zhang Han, commanded the slave army, and directly defeated the rebels.

From this we can see the power of amnesty.

It is precisely because of this that amnesty was subsequently abused in the feudal dynasty for more than 2000 years, such as Song Huizong's 25 years and 26 times.

The more turbulent the dynasty, the more I like to use this.

The most typical example is Emperor Hui of Jin in the Western Jin Dynasty. Emperor Hui of Jin pardoned 28 times in just seven years.

Of course, the additional condition for the amnesty of the world is that heinous crimes will not be forgiven. If the most heinous criminals are released, all criminals will not be released.

In other words, it is to wash away the stains so that future generations can take part in the imperial examinations.

For example, Song Jiang, after killing Yan Poxi, chose to run away and hid for a few months, then he treated it as a tourist, and waited for the amnesty of Song Huizong, and went home directly. It was easy to spend money to buy an official.

If it weren't for the anti-poetry title and the future is still promising.

One thing to note is that officials who are corrupt and pervert the law are not included in the amnesty.

The bustle of Beijing City is because the troops who marched west began to return home.

In order to completely conquer Oirat Mongolia, Gansu's army did not gain the trust of the imperial court at all, and the entire Beijing camp also looked forward to military merits, so nearly ten thousand people went to Tiannan.

In addition, many officers also used this to join the army to achieve the purpose of promotion. They were the main force to conquer Oirat Mongolia.

As a result, nearly half of the [-] troops in Anxi Province had to be withdrawn and re-filed.

Jin Guogong Li Dingguo continued to guard Anxi Province, dealing with complicated government affairs and Mongolian tribes, and those troops who were idle would naturally return to Gansu and the capital.

After walking for several months, Jia Daihua's heart was intense, and his blood rushed straight to the back of his head. The closer he got to Beijing, the more excited he became. He had never wanted to go home so much.

As the saying goes, there is nothing more timid than being close to the countryside.

Of course, riches and honors do not return to their hometowns, such as traveling at night in brocade clothes, with more than a dozen soldiers, the post stations along the way are overcrowded, so that a viscount like him has to be crowded with people, and the soldiers live in tents.

Chaoyang Gate.

At this time, there were huge crowds of people, and countless family members stood at the gate of the city, welcoming their arrival.

Needless to say, the first batch to go home must be those officers, so there were hundreds of carriages to greet them.

From time to time, the horse's feces fell like rain, and the yamen servant in charge of maintaining order couldn't help but cover his nose, for fear that the stuff mixed with the smell of sweat and feces would be poured into his nose.

The hot summer day makes people's temper rise.

Your carriage collided with mine, the horse's excrement stained the wheels, and there were countless miscellaneous things, and the female relatives started to quarrel.

The servants also took part in martial arts, one by one with guns and sticks, majestic and majestic.

Jia Shishi was sitting in the carriage, but there was a strange sound coming from his ear, like a magic voice piercing through his ears, which could not be dispelled no matter what.

Seeing this, Jia Chenshi on the side laughed and said, "If you can't take it anymore, plug your ears with silk cloth."

"In the military academy back then, it was even more lively than this."

Speaking of it, she actually felt a little nostalgic: "It's a small courtyard house, with more than a dozen families living there, all of whom are military figures. The children can't be too noisy, but everyone lives peacefully because they don't need money."

Speaking of this, she said with emotion: "When the emperor was still the king of Yu, don't mention it to us. He didn't owe any salary every month, and he even distributed food and cloth from time to time."

"Those beautiful maids in the palace who look like celestial beings were also rewarded to those military officers. Even our Jia family, who was poor back then, could arrange a free house to live in, called the Military Academy."

"From Xiangyang, I lived in Nanjing, but it's a pity that I disappeared when I arrived in Beijing—"

Jia Shishi was fascinated by hearing it, and now he laughed: "Mother, it's because our family has a title."

"Then the Beijing camp still has a military academy?"

"I heard there are still some." Jia Shishi said softly: "It's built near the military camp, and you only need to pay ten yuan a month to live in it."

"Yes, this is the reason why the soldiers are able to sacrifice their lives to the emperor." Jia Chen smiled: "This emperor should own the world."

For a while, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law laughed out loud.

At this time, those noisy sounds turned into beautiful music, and I felt a special feeling in my heart.

There is no way, the Jia family has benefited greatly under the military merit system.

It is a great honor for Jia Daihua to become a viscount, and his family has two nobles. It is expected that in a few years, the count will be pinched.

Soon, the ground began to shake, waiting for the crowd to calm down instantly.

It was almost clear that this was a sign of the arrival of the war horse.

Soon, a large number of horses caused dust to cover the earth, and cavalry emerged one by one.

Daming's military robes are extraordinarily energetic.

The soldiers and entourages dismounted one after another to look after the horses, while the officers were all overjoyed, looking for traces of their family members.

The servants of Jia's family quickly recognized Jia Daihua and brought him to the carriage.

"Mother, ma'am—"

Jia Daihua's face was full of wind and dust, and he had a very high voice.

"It's good to be back, it's good to be back--"

Jia Chenshi touched his son's face, felt the rough skin, couldn't help but feel distressed, and then said: "Your father can't get out in the military camp."

Jia Daihua nodded, then looked at Jia Shishi, his crotch looked up for a moment.

Resisting his movements, he smiled: "I have to go to the palace to meet His Majesty first, and then I will go home later."

"Son, then hurry up, it's important to see His Majesty." Jia Chen nodded hurriedly, she understood very well.

Shi Shi showed a shallow smile: "I'll wait for you to come back at home."

Jia Daihua was instantly motivated.

Immediately, dozens of viscounts, barons, and officers, all tired out, went to the palace to have an audience.

The emperor was not stingy with praise, and then rewarded a lot of money.

According to the calculation, each person has ten bolts of su satin, one hundred catties of sugar, one hundred silver dollars, and some spices.

In this regard, everyone smiled contentedly.

Because the rewards for promotion to the rank of title had been handed out by the imperial court long ago, these were private rewards from the emperor, so it could be said to be a surprise and extremely valuable.

During this process, Zhu Yixi stared at Jia Daihua for a while, and found that his appearance was ordinary, and his face was slightly familiar, obviously he was indeed a guard.

It seems that in the next decade or so, the court will have no shortage of generals.

After the group of people left, the emperor showed a little smile: "I heard that the Beijing camp is very lively recently?"

"People's thoughts move." Yang Le has been the admiral of Dongchang for more than ten years, and he knows the emperor's thoughts like the palm of his hand. He just said immediately:
"In the battle of Oirat, many officers who went to Anxi were promoted, and many people wanted to fight abroad."

After thinking for a while, Yang Le continued: "The morale of Suiyuan's Beijing camp has dropped a lot since there was no war, and many people will discuss and complain. It would be nice if we went to the Western Regions..."

"How can there be so many battles in the world?"

Zhu Yixi said something casually, and suddenly his face changed drastically.

He suddenly realized that the military merit system, once based on merit points, had encountered a crisis.

After all, there are countless wars in the world, and a government cannot invest all its money and food in the army, and the army that rises because of meritorious service will inevitably lose its combat effectiveness because it has no battles to fight.

Just like the military households in the early Ming Dynasty, the Eight Banners in the early Qing Dynasty.

The reform of military merits seems to be on the agenda.

And how to maintain the combat effectiveness of the army is the key.

"Your Majesty, many officers and men in the army have never been awarded titles, and they are constantly discussing that they want to bestow a hundred households and a thousand households as titles..."

Yang Le said carefully.

One hundred households and one thousand households are buffers for the reduction of three generations after the baron was inherited.

(End of this chapter)