Chongzhen revived the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 63 Jurisprudence of Rule
When Zhu Youjian received the letter in the capital, it was already September 17th.

Just four days ago on the 13th day of the Chang Dynasty, Yang Suoxiu and his party members once again participated in the impeachment of the eunuch ministers. Zhu Youjian still did not agree, but many people in the court had come to their senses and knew that the eunuchs had begun civil strife.

However, just when some people were preparing to follow Yang Suoxiu to participate in the impeachment, the eunuch party responded. First, he reported to King Rui about the vassal affairs, and then reported a list of meritorious officials. Then, on the grounds of the merits of the three palaces, he requested to be rewarded by the ministers.

Zhu Youjian is still waiting for news on the grassland, and needs to maintain stability between the DPRK and China for the time being. In response to the request of the eunuch party, Yin's inner minister Jin Yiwei commanded twelve people in charge of the affairs and forty-seven people in the thousands of households.

These people received rewards, and the eunuchs stabilized the situation. On the 15th day of the lunar month, no one followed Yang Suoxiu to impeach the eunuch ministers.

The eunuchs continued their efforts, and on the 16th day of the dynasty, Cui Chengxiu asked Cui Chengxiu to request the system again, and at the same time asked the emperor Zhu Youjian to reward the meritorious officials.

Under their repeated requests, Zhu Youjian could only use the vassal ceremony to record the service of ministers along the river, and 61 people were awarded the title of Yinxi.

This incident made Zhu Youjian hold a breath in his heart. Now after receiving the message from Kong Zhenyun, he knew that he could finally send out this breath:
"Kong Zhenyun did a great job and made great contributions to the tribute."

"Tell him that I will not treat meritorious officials badly, and let him count the number of households and determine the list of knights."

"Everything is decided by him as the plenipotentiary ambassador, and I approve everything!"

Knowing that Northern Xinjiang is stable, I can make adjustments freely in the DPRK. Zhu Youjian was generous in rewarding Kong Zhenyun for his contribution. There are also many rewards for meritorious ministers such as Hou Wu Ruyin and Hou Baoshan.

It is certain that after they have settled their matters and come back, they will be promoted to official positions and titles. They may even be ennobled and obtain hereditary official positions.

Regarding Lin Danhan's request to exchange the jade seal for the jade seal and clarify the king's title, Zhu Youjian felt that he could agree to it after reading his letter:

"There is a precedent for the Chi Niu Jade Seal, and it can be issued according to the precedent."

"But Lin Danhan must guarantee that he has not retained any other jade seals except the ones presented."

"Even if any more jade seals are unearthed, they should be presented to the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty will identify the authenticity."

The most important purpose is to obtain the authority of the former Yuan Dynasty. Of course, Zhu Youjian cannot leave any hidden dangers. He knew that the emperor had many seals, so when he asked Lin Dan Khan to present his jade seals, he made sure that none were left behind. He has no right to own any jade seals dug up in the future. He needs to present them to Ming Dynasty so that Ming Dynasty can identify the authenticity.

In this way, the possibility of Huang Taiji obtaining the former Yuan Dynasty from Lin Dan Khan and ascending to the throne as emperor was eliminated. The Ming Dynasty is still the only orthodox empire on this land.

Then on the king's horn, Zhu Youjian looked at Lin Danhan's complaints and felt happy in his heart. Lin Danhan cares about this, which shows that he has integrated into the Ming Dynasty system. With his little knowledge, how to fight against himself:

"Lin Dan Khan wants to clarify the rank of King Shunli, so he should add the word 'prince' to the king's title."

"He thinks that he is not a military official, but a king, so remove the four words 'Xuanli Military Official'."

"He is dissatisfied that he and Duke Houbo are both Shuntian Yiyun Tuicheng, so let's change his name to "Shuntian Fuyun Tuicheng", imitating the founding Fuyun Tuicheng.

"His royal title from now on will be Prince Shun Tianfu Yun Tui Chengli, or Prince Shunli for short, or Prince Li, or Prince Li, whatever you want to call him."

After confirming Lin Dan Khan's new kingship, Zhu Youjian directly rejected Lin Dan Khan's other request:

"Don't even think about it if you want your sons to be crowned princes and your daughters to be crowned princesses. 』

"I don't want to take money out of my own pocket to encourage him to have children. "This reward for his fortune and children is a special case. Don't think about it in the future!" 』

Zhu Youjian was already troubled by the expansion of the clan, so of course Zhu Youjian was unwilling to talk about it. Therefore, after thinking about Lin Danhan's request, he ordered the person who came back to report:

"Tell King Shunli that apart from the crown prince who can inherit the throne, what kind of titles his other sons want to get depends on how many households they have."

"Now the Ming Dynasty's standards for ennobling them are Marquis of 10,000 households, Earl of 5,000 households, Viscount of 1,000 households, Baron of 500 households, and Sir of 100 households."

"I will give his son whatever title King Shunli gives his son."

"If he is still not satisfied, let Kong Zhenyun grant his son a first-class title on the grounds that his son has noble blood."

In this way, when Lin Danhan's son grows up, he will continue to have a registered residence. Use this kind of grace order to weaken Lin Dan Khan's headquarters.

Lin Dan Khan may now be happy that his son can be knighted, and he can use their titles and trade quotas to strengthen the tribe. But when his son grows up and needs to separate the family, he will have to face the reality of competing for property among his sons. Maybe his descendants will control the number of sons to prevent the headquarters from being too weak——

This is the only way to solve the most sinister conspiracy of all time!

Thinking of the various methods used to deal with vassal kings in history, Zhu Youjian felt that as long as Lin Danhan accepted the title, he would not need to step forward himself, and the ministers in the court would be able to keep him docile. The Central Plains Dynasty has rich experience in such matters:

"Pull them into my rules, and then defeat them with my rich experience." 』

"Try to use this strategy in the future and don't take risks yourself. 』

Adhering to this principle, Zhu Youjian will not do risky things now if he can. In war, where there is victory, there will be failure. The risk is too great for him. He must try his best to be in an invincible position and wait for the enemy's defeat:

"Sun Tzu said: Victory can be known but not done."

"Therefore, those who are good at fighting will be in an invincible position without losing the enemy."

Reciting these two sentences, Zhu Youjian felt extremely happy that Lin Danhan accepted the tribute and that there was no war in northern Xinjiang.

Not to mention the surrender of Lin Dan Khan, the most direct descendant of Genghis Khan, which represented the end of hundreds of years of conquest in the Central Plains and grasslands since the Song Dynasty.

If the time span is longer, this represents another conquest of the grasslands by the Central Plains since the Han Dynasty conquered the Huns and the Tang Dynasty conquered the Turks:
"Based on this alone, I can leave my name in history!" 』

"Not to mention that with this legal principle, I have the right to rule the entire continent that was once occupied by the Mongols. 』

Thinking of the territory that Mongolia occupied when it was in its heyday, especially the Mughal Empire that inherited the legal principles of the Chagatai Khanate and now rules India, Zhu Youjian knew that Lin Dan Khan's surrender brought him not only stability in northern Xinjiang, but also stability in northern Xinjiang. There are legal principles that govern other places.

Now that I don't have the strength to rule those places, this legal principle seems useless. But when you become stronger, it becomes very useful.

Zhu Youjian is very clear about this, which is why he offers very high conditions and satisfies Lin Danhan in many things -

The Ming Empire in the future will be the complete legal successor of the Mongol Empire and can compete with anyone for the areas once ruled by the Mongols.

(End of this chapter)