Chongzhen revived the Ming Dynasty

"Lin Danhan still won't give up!"

Looking at Kong Zhenyun's report, Zhu Youjian sighed.

The problem this time has been solved, but if Lin Danhan does not change his mind about unifying the grassland, there will still be trouble in the future.

Zhu Youjian, who did not want to get entangled with Lin Danhan, gave an order after thinking:
"Send a message to the Great Wall Admiral Man Gui to select a location outside Zhangjiakou to hold the meeting."

"All nobles who have been canonized by the Ming Dynasty must attend this meeting."

He planned to establish the Ming Dynasty's position on the grassland through a meeting.

Let all the grassland dignitaries know that the current grassland situation is dominated by the Ming Dynasty.

If anyone still cannot understand the situation, the Ming Dynasty will let them know what the power of heaven is.

If you can reward them, you can also punish them.

Huang Liji, the chief minister of the cabinet and the director of the Lifanyuan, immediately praised upon hearing this:
"In the past, Duke Huan of Qi united the nine states and dominated the world without the help of military vehicles."

"Your Majesty, if you meet with the grassland dignitaries, the same effect will be achieved."

When Zhu Youjian heard him say this, he thought of the kurultai assembly on the grassland where the Great Khan was elected.

This made him feel moved, and he asked Huang Liji:

"If I participate in this meeting, can I be elected as Heavenly Khan like Emperor Taizong of Tang?"

Huang Liji was a little surprised. He never expected that the emperor wanted to leave the capital and go to the grassland.

This made him hurriedly dissuade:
"Your Majesty is worth a fortune, how can you take such a risk?"

"Besides, Emperor Taizong of Tang's title of Heavenly Khan was a title offered by the rulers of the four barbarians to the imperial court."

"If Your Majesty wishes to become the Heavenly Khan, you can ask the nobles of the grassland to come to the capital to meet you."

Together with other Lifanyuan officials, he dissuaded the emperor from this idea.

When Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty went on an expedition to the grassland, he encountered the Battle of Tumu, which was a profound lesson for the Ming Dynasty.

All officials disagreed with the emperor leaving the capital, let alone going beyond the Great Wall.

Zhu Youjian just had this idea suddenly, but he quickly gave it up after being dissuaded by his ministers.

After all, the current situation around the Ming Dynasty is unstable, and it would be very risky for him to go outside the Great Wall. There is also the possibility of a coup d'état in the country.

So he gave up this idea, but he came up with the idea of ​​building a city north of the Great Wall and summoning the grassland nobles.

Thinking of the Halashen tribe wavering between the Ming Dynasty and the Jianlu, Zhu Youjian asked Huang Liji and others:

"Although the Chahan tribe is not very obedient, they do have some strength."

"Not only is the Halashen tribe weak, but it is also internally divided, and some tribes even defected to the Jianlu."

"How to mobilize them to contain the Jianlu troops?"

The ministers were at a loss as to what to do about the current situation of the Halashen tribe, and finally Huang Liji said:
"The tribes on the grassland value strength more."

"They couldn't defeat the Jianlu, so they naturally surrendered."

"Fortunately, they still need the city reward. Most of the thirty-six families of Harashen are attached to the Ming Dynasty."

"Your Majesty, you can ask the Great Wall Guards to send the king's ministers to go out of the border to hold the alliance as well."

"Let the tribes that are affiliated with the Ming Dynasty send out troops to form a coalition army."

This is one way, Zhu Youjian nodded and said:

"The Harashen tribe should indeed hold a meeting and concentrate their forces."

"Let Hu Dawei and Ai Wannian select 100 men from the imperial camp to lead this army."

"As for Lin Dan Khan, let Meng Ruhu lead a hundred men to lead the 2,000 men from Shunyi Wang's army to join Lin Dan Khan's northern expedition."

Use these troops to show the support of Ming Dynasty and at the same time enhance Ming Dynasty's influence on the grassland.

Zhu Youjian even planned to hold a Nadam Festival on the grasslands, modeled after the martial arts festival, and absorb the warriors on the grasslands into the Ming army.

In the future, when these people have made contributions, the Ming Dynasty can also confer them titles and territories, support them in establishing small tribes, and disperse the power of the tribes on the grassland.

As a result, the alliance has an additional mission:
The Ming Dynasty needed to coordinate the disputes among the tribes at the conference and divide territories among them.

Zhu Youjian instructed Huang Liji to let Man Gui, Wang Zhichen and others prepare for this matter.

At the same time, a sum of money and weapons was allocated as rewards for the alliance.

Even if the tribes on the grassland are not loyal to the Ming Dynasty, they will be tempted by money and weapons and temporarily submit to the Ming Dynasty.

In the future, we will gradually increase our influence and completely conquer the grassland.

It can be said that it was Lin Danhan's disturbance that made Zhu Youjian pay more attention to the grassland, transforming from the nominal overlord to the actual overlord.
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Thanks to the armboard communication system built around the capital, Zhu Youjian's orders were quickly transmitted along the Great Wall.

After receiving the order, the signal soldiers at Juyongguan quickly set out and brought it to the Great Wall Admiral Man Gui in Xuanfu. Hearing that the emperor asked him to hold a meeting on the grassland, Man Gui grinned and said:

"Your Majesty's method is still the best!"

“That way it will be clear who is disobeying.”

"My armor is getting a little rusty from being idle, so I'll just fight a few tribes to establish my authority."

He was promoted to the position of admiral by the emperor, but he had not achieved any new achievements. Man Gui had been eager to try and had wanted to fight Lin Danhan before.

Unexpectedly, Lin Danhan was a weak man with a strong appearance, and soon succumbed to Kong Zhenyun's threats. This made him feel really regretful that he could not make great contributions.

Now that the emperor's instructions had come, he immediately saw the opportunity.

Soldiers were immediately sent to various tribes on the grassland to convey the imperial court's instructions:

Limited to participate in the alliance meeting held outside Zhangjiakou before April 15th.

And ordered all the nobles who were enfeoffed by the Ming Dynasty to bring soldiers according to their fiefdoms and household registrations.

This was an order given privately by Man Gui, and it was also a method he deliberately used.

He wanted to use this method to see the degree of obedience of each department.

If any tribe disobeys, we can send troops to conquer them.

In comparison, Wang Zhichen's approach was much gentler. He invited each family one by one to participate in the alliance.

Because he had dealt with these tribes when he was the governor of Liaodong, and his main responsibility after serving as the Great Wall Guard was to contact these tribes. The thirty-six families of Harashen respected the king's ministers very much, and most of them led people to participate in the alliance.

However, they were very unhappy about sending troops to form an alliance and having it led by Ming generals.

These tribes clamored and refused to agree to this order.

Hu Dawei had made great contributions years ago and was rewarded by the emperor. He was feeling very proud and satisfied.

I felt very disdainful of the clamor of these grassland tribes.

Born in the grassland, he knew that most of these people were bullies and afraid of the strong.

Ignoring the gazes of others, he stood up and shouted:

"I am General Hu Dawei. If anyone disagrees with my command, then come out and fight."

"Which leader is not convinced? Were you the one who was shouting just now?"

Pointing at a leader, he challenged him to a fight.

As a leader, this man was naturally embarrassed to be provoked like this. He was so angry that he screamed and called Hu Dawei a runaway slave.

Hu Dawei defected to the Ming Dynasty from the grassland, and was very taboo about this. With a sullen face, he challenged him again and wanted to compete in wrestling.

The leader was repeatedly challenged by Hu Dawei to fight. Realizing that he would be considered a coward if he did not agree, he had no choice but to go up and fight.

But how could he compare to Hu Dawei? Hu Dawei, who often competed with other masters in the Imperial Camp and had made great progress in martial arts, easily defeated him.

Then Hu Dawei invited other leaders to fight. These leaders could not refuse completely, so they sent out the strongest warriors in their tribes to fight.

But they were all defeated by Hu Dawei. Hu Dawei defeated the best players from more than 20 tribes in a row and made them submit to him one after another.

Now all the leaders looked at Hu Dawei in a different way, knowing that this man would at least be a fierce general on the battlefield.

With such a general leading the way, we can indeed fight against the Jianlu.

The Ming Dynasty, which had such a general, was not something they could easily reject.

In addition, these leaders coveted the city rewards from the Ming Dynasty and did not want to completely break with the Ming Dynasty.

So under the leadership of the tribes close to the Ming Dynasty, some large tribes sent hundreds of people and some small tribes sent dozens of people to form a coalition force of 5,000 people to deal with the Jianlu.

The task of these people is still mainly defense.

The first thing is to eliminate the Jianlu spies and prevent them from taking this road and invading the Great Wall.

The second is to coordinate disputes among various tribes and divide grassland territories.

It can be said that no matter what the process was, the Ming Dynasty’s goal was achieved.

The successful holding of the alliance and the establishment of the grassland coalition have deepened the influence of the Ming Dynasty on the grassland.

As for Man Gui, the meeting went smoothly because of the support of the Shunyi King and other nobles. Especially after defeating several small and disobedient tribes in the surrounding area, Man Gui quickly established his authority on the grassland.

He didn't care much about dividing territory, but rather wanted to win a battle and gain merit.

So after gathering the troops brought by various units, Man Gui did not let them take them back.

Instead, he requested the court to lead the army and march north with Ligdan Khan. (End of this chapter)