Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 588 The emperor invites the Miao king to negotiate peace talks and the court will reset the direction of the strategy.
While Zhu Qiyu was giving advice at home, Wang, the governor of Huguang, Guizhou, and Sichuan provinces and the Minister of War in Nanjing, finally received a personal letter from the emperor.

At this time, Wang Laizheng was leading [-] remnant troops stationed at Qingpingwei in Guizhou. After wiping out the Miao rebels in Qingping, he would attack Xianglu Mountain and capture the Miao king Wei Tonglie. This war would be completely over.

In the last decisive battle, more than [-] Miao troops died and nearly [-] Ming troops died. Both sides were unable to start another war for a while.

Under Wang Lai's urging and Yuan Cheng's coercion, Sun Yuanzhen, another Nanjing Minister of War, was reluctantly recruiting the last Shangzhiwei to rush to the front line.

Since Wang Lai has been hiding in the mountains and valleys of Guizhou, he did not receive the news that Emperor Gongrang was deposed until today.

To show his concern, Zhu Qiyu wrote a letter to Wang Lai personally to inform Wang Lai of the news.

Because he had already rejected others, Wang Lai read the letter three or four times, and after being stunned for a while, he suddenly started crying.

It's not that Wang Lai feels sorry for Zhu Qizhen, but that he has been under too much pressure over the years, a bit like Ruan Ji's cry at the end of the road.

While Ruan Ji was crying at the end of the road, he also sighed: There are no heroes to make Shuzi famous.

Two idioms were created at once.

Wang Lai's state of mind was not much different from that of Ruan Ji. When he first became an official, he was honest, upright, and unafraid of the powerful. He was appreciated by Emperor Xuanmiao, his chief minister Yang Shiqi, and Shanxi governor Yu Qian.

But during his tenure as Shanxi's leftist political advisor, Wang Lai was unable to express his political ideas at all.

Wang Lai wanted to impose severe punishments and complete the law to clarify the officialdom, mobilize the people to farm and prepare the army for war, and build Shanxi into an impregnable barrier to the capital.However, Emperor Xuanmiao, Chief Minister Yang Shiqi, and Shanxi Governor Yu Qian all wanted to govern Shanxi in an even and stable manner.

In the end, Wang Lai was impeached and imprisoned because he used excessive punishment and killed ten corrupt officials, including the county magistrate.

The later orthodox emperors were also eager to rule the world, but they were deceived by traitors and sycophants. In the end, their ambitions and talents were neglected, and they ended up in ruins.

Wang Lai originally thought that the rest of his life would be like this, but he never expected that Emperor Jingtai would really reuse him. As the Minister of War in Nanjing and the governor of the military affairs of the three provinces, he was definitely one of the few frontier officials in the Ming Dynasty.Among civil servants, he was second only to Xu Youzhen, the governor-general of Annan, Guangdong and Guangxi provinces.

This is not only a gift of acquaintance, but also mutual respect between the king and his ministers based on the same political philosophy.

However, the political philosophy is the same, but the military philosophy may not be the same.

At the end of the letter, Zhu Qiyu proposed to make peace with the Miao people, and attached another handwritten letter to Wei Tonglie, asking Wei Tonglie to come to Beijing in person to negotiate with the Emperor of Heaven in person.

Wang Lai was simply stunned, how could there be such an inconspicuous emperor in the world.

With the war going like this, can we still hope for peace?And as long as another [-] to [-] casualties are paid, the Miao people will be completely uprooted.

In the future, small groups of Miao people will be slowly eliminated. In less than 20 years, with continuous suppression and pacification, future troubles will be eliminated forever.

And as long as Wei Tonglie doesn't have water in his head, he won't be crazy enough to go to Beijing and throw himself into a bar.

After much consideration, Wang Lai ordered a messenger to deliver the emperor's personal letter to Wei Tonglie to Xianglu Mountain.Anyway, I delivered the letter. If Wei Tonglie doesn't accept the offer, it has nothing to do with me.As soon as reinforcements from Nanjing arrive, I will continue to attack.

Qingpingwei and Xianglu Mountain are only more than 20 miles apart, so the letter was sent there that day.

Wei Tonglie was also dumbfounded when he saw the letter. The Han scribes were straight and neat, which looked quite pleasing to the eye.But the Ming Emperor's mind seemed a little abnormal.

Although I have more than [-] strongholds in Xianglu Mountain and surrounding areas, my total strength is still [-] to [-].But as long as the Ming army bites the bullet and mobilizes another [-] troops, everything will be over.

Wouldn't peace talks at this time be like letting the tiger return to the mountain?
Wei Tonglie's fierce general Yang Wenbo advised: "Why is the king hesitant? This is obviously the Dog Emperor who wants to lure the king to Beijing, capture and kill him. How can you fall for such a childish trick!"

Wei Tonglie shook his head: "Not necessarily. The Ming Emperor is almost considered a powerful figure in the world. He would not do such a cowardly thing as deceiving people to come to Beijing and then killing them. Besides, even Lu Chuan's thinking skills, Thinking about it, he didn't kill Li Jun or Li Yimin from Annan, so why bother to kill me now regardless of his credibility?

I don’t want to fight either. This battle can’t be fought.Although the Ming army fighting us was weak in combat power, their firearms and armor were far superior to mine.

When Ming Dynasty mobilizes another hundred thousand troops, how will we resist them?

Moreover, the Ming Dynasty can continuously mobilize armies. Even if we are lucky enough to win one or two big victories, it will be a drop in the bucket and will not help the final battle.

I have actually been thinking about it for a long time. It will take at least three months for Ming Dynasty to mobilize a new batch of reinforcements.

During this period, I went to Beijing to talk with the emperor.Even if the negotiation fails, there is still enough time to come back and fight. "

Everyone wanted to persuade again, but Wei Tonglie waved his hand: "I have made up my mind. If something unexpected happens to me, Ming Dynasty will lose its credibility and our army will have great justice.

If you elect a new leader and take up the banner of revenge for me, wouldn't it be more of a morale booster?

That's it, I will set off with three hundred warriors tomorrow.If anyone is willing to follow, just follow me.If no one wants to follow me, I will go alone. "

At this point, it is useless to say more.Tens of thousands of Miao troops were willing to escort King Miao to Beijing. Wei Tonglie selected only the most elite 300 people. They arrived at Wang Lai's camp on the next day, and then set off for Beijing under the escort of three thousand Ming troops.

Zhu Qiyu never expected that he would write an invitation letter on a whim, and they would actually come.

On July 21, Zhu Qiyu held a rare small court meeting.

In Qingyun Pavilion, the monarch and his ministers gathered together for the first time after deposing the emperor.

Zhu Qiyu was leaning on the soft couch, drinking tea leisurely, and asked: "What is the situation in the Ming Dynasty now? Is there anything that needs to be focused on?"

This is just for casual conversation.

The person with the most say is naturally the Minister of War.

Luo Tong stood up and replied: "Your Majesty, North Korea has sent [-] troops to march on the border, nominally because of some disputes with the Jurchens, but in fact the intention is unknown.

In the northwest, Duke Cao Guo and King Su launched an attack on the Wusizang tribes since last year.Moreover, they were so ruthless in killing the Wu Si Zang monks that it could almost be called an extermination massacre.

The Tatars in the north, Tuotuo Buhua, were in constant conflict with the Ali tribe of Oara, and had minor friction with the Duoyan Sanwei in the south.

In the south, except for the Miao chaos in Huguang and Guizhou, it is relatively peaceful.Annan, in particular, was incredibly calm.Across mountains and rivers, the Ministry of War didn't know what Xu Youzhen did to Annan.

Also, Duke Jingguo asked for instructions. The Beijing army that was marching south to Burma wanted to return north. I wanted to know how the imperial court planned to arrange it? "

Zhu Qiyu waved his hand gently: "We will be out here, and if your orders are not in your favor, Annan will follow Xu Youzhen. There is no point in commanding him from such a distance. Let him act easily."

Don't worry about North Korea. If it rains, your mother wants to get married, and a bunch of clowns, just let them be.

As for Cao Guogong and Su Wang, I asked them to do this.

As for the future strategic direction, we should focus on the Tuotaobuhua in the north and the Miao people in the south.

Tuotuo Buhua and Alaka together have an army of no less than [-], so we must be on guard. "

(End of this chapter)