I am Emperor Wanli

Chapter 109 Zhu Yijun’s Strategy
The office of the Beijing Camp Military Administration Supervisory Office was located in a courtyard of the Rear Army Governor's Office in the north of the city.

Not impressive at all.

Today, this place is surrounded by soldiers from the Jinyiwei Military Academy, the Yongwei Camp and the New Army Camp.

In a flower hall, Zhu Yijun saw Dong Fox.

He was wearing a Ming dynasty robe and a straw hat, and was sitting in the first seat at the lower left.

Xu Wei was wearing a long blue robe and a square scarf on his head. He sat in the first seat on the lower right opposite.

Zhu Yijun asked directly, "Dong Huli, what do you want?"

Dong Huli's eyes flickered. He never expected that the mastermind behind the Liuhe Battle he saw was actually the twelve-year-old grandson of the Ming Dynasty.

The young man was wearing an ochre-yellow dragon robe and a large hat, and he looked like a 13 or 14-year-old boy. There was no trace of childishness on his face.

Dong Huli's Adam's apple twitched up and down a few times, and he answered in stiff Ming official language: "Your Highness, I want to live."

"Very good!" Zhu Yijun nodded, "Your request is very reasonable.

To be honest with you, I have asked Mr. Wenchang to prepare a notice to commend you for your sincerity and for helping our Ming Dynasty capture the ambitious Huang Taiji by offering yourself as a bait.

A great achievement. Mr. Wenchang, what official position does the court plan to reward Chief Dong with?"

Xu Wei replied with a half-smile, "Your Highness, I will confer the title of Marquis of Ma Yu on you, give you a son, and appoint him as a commander. I will also give you a hundred carts of gold, silver, cloth, and silk. This time, it is a real hundred carts, not fake."

Dong Huli's expression changed constantly, and finally he bowed his hands in regret and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince and Mr. Wenchang are very smart. I, Dong, please forgive me and leave me a way out."

Zhu Yijun did not comment and continued to ask: "Mr. Wenchang said that Chief Dong is very smart and resourceful. Can you guess what my Ming Dynasty wants?"

Dong Huli replied hesitantly: "Your Highness, can I guess what you want?"

smart people.

Zhu Yijun nodded with a smile.

"My guess is that His Royal Highness wants to join forces with Tumen Khan of the Chahar tribe to attack Altan Khan from both the east and south."

Zhu Yijun remained calm and continued to ask, "Why does Chief Dong make such a guess?"

"Altan Khan led Ordos, Tumed and Yongshebu, the 30,000 households on the right wing of Mongolia, with pastures from Jizhou to Qinghai. He repeatedly broke through the border and invaded, and was the biggest threat to the Ming Dynasty.

My guess is that the Grand Prince wants to find an ally on the grasslands outside the Great Wall to join hands with him to deal with Altan Khan and eliminate the biggest threat to the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Yijun laughed, but did not say whether it was right or wrong. He just praised Dong Fox for his intelligence.

"Chief Dong is indeed a man of genius, and his vision is one of the best in Mobei. That's right, the Ming Dynasty does want to find partners outside the Great Wall to eliminate the major threat to the Nine Borders.

Chief Dong, why don't you think about whether you can become a partner of Ming Dynasty?"

Dong Huli's heart was pounding and his Adam's apple couldn't help but tremble.

What does the Ming Dynasty Crown Prince mean by these words?
Do you want to support me as a puppet?

Xu Wei sat opposite Dong Huli, and seemed to see through his thoughts, and said with a smile: "Chief Dong, the partner must be powerful, and if he is powerful, it would be wishful thinking for the Ming Dynasty to involve him as a puppet.

Therefore, the cooperation with Daming is based on sincerity, each side gets what it needs, and both sides win. "

Dong Huli disagreed with Xu Wei's words of sincerity. When he heard the words "each side gets what it needs" and "mutual win-win", he was certain in his heart and understood what Zhu Yijun and Xu Wei were up to.

Zhu Yijun continued, "Chief Dong, we are meeting this time to show our sincerity. We need to discuss the subsequent cooperation slowly.

Since Chief Dong has come to the capital, he should stay for a few more days to see the customs and habits of the southern barbarians you are talking about."

Dong Huli's face changed, "The Ming Dynasty wants to negotiate with Altan Khan?"

What a smart guy.

Zhu Yijun laughed, "Don't worry, Chief Dong. We have kept your secret coming to the capital from Xifengkou. No one outside knows about it, and it won't reach Altan Khan's ears either. Don't worry.

Mr. Wenchang said that when we cooperate with friends in Daming, we should be honest. If there is intrigue and everyone has their own agenda, the cooperation will not be able to continue. "

Dong Huli struggled to stand up and said, "Thank you, Your Highness. I am alive because of you." After Dong Huli was taken away, Zhu Yijun said to Xu Wei, "There is a falconer in Liaodong who can train a falconer to be a good hunting helper. I heard that the key lies in the word "endure". Sir, please take the trouble to endure this Dong Huli."

"Yes, Your Highness." Xu Wei paused and asked, "Your Highness, do you think highly of Dong Huli?"

"Although this person is cunning, he knows the current situation and is good at making compromises. When we cooperate with the northern barbarians outside the Great Wall, we must first stand firm and be stable. If we don't have strong strength, it's nonsense to expect to be honest and take what we need.

Dong Huli knew how we designed to lure Xin Ai, and he had also witnessed how the 6,000 new troops stood firm under their 30,000 Hu cavalry; he had also seen how Ma Fang, Li Chengliang, and Zhou Guotai galloped and defeated Xin Ai's troops. He was even more like a dog that had lost its home under the pursuit of Li Chengliang's troops.

Dong Huli has experienced all these things personally, so he has a personal understanding of the power of the Ming Dynasty, so we don’t need to preach too much. This is the basis for our cooperation with him.”

"Don't worry, Your Highness. I will do my best to teach him a lesson and subdue him. These northern barbarians fear power but not virtue. Only by using the mighty power of heaven to make them fearful can we make them become a sheepdog for the Ming Dynasty outside the Great Wall."

The scholars of the Ming Dynasty were all so angry.

Zhu Yijun smiled and said nothing more.

Xu Wei continued to ask, "Your Highness, just now Dong Huli asked what Your Highness wanted. I also dare to ask, what exactly is the strategy against the Northern Tartars that Your Highness mentioned before? Please let me know."

Strategy against the Northern Tartars!

Zhu Yijun stood up and walked back and forth in the hall, swinging his sleeves.

"Mr. Wenchang, the strategy I have envisioned for dealing with the Northern Tartars can be summed up in one sentence: Attack the East and Make Peace with the West."

Xu Wei's eyes flickered. "Your Highness the Crown Prince means that we should concentrate our forces in the east to fight against Tumen Khan of Chahar, and Altan Khan in the west. Should we make peace with him?"

Zhu Yijun nodded: "Yes!"

Xu Wei stood up, clasped his hands, and said respectfully: "The Tumen Khan of the Chahar tribe in the east is weak, and the Altan Khan of the Tumed tribe in the west is strong. And what Dong Huli said just now is right. Altan Khan often breaks through the border and invades. He is a major concern for our Ming Dynasty.

Why did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince formulate the strategy of attacking the east and making peace with the west? Please help me understand why!"

Zhu Yijun turned to the guard and said, "Go get a map of the nine frontiers."

"Yes."

The map was brought out and spread out on the long table.

Zhu Yijun pointed at the map and said, "In fact, when we look at the map of Han, we often overlook another place."

"Your Highness, where is it?"

"The Jianzhou Jurchens to the north of Liaodong!"

"Jianzhou Jurchen?" Xu Wei pondered, "I have read the archives of the Jiage Library. The father and son of the Chahar Tumen Khan were forced by Altan Khan to move east to the old lands of Fuquan, Taining and Duoyan, and had exchanges with the Jianzhou Jurchen.

The Jianzhou Jurchens had been restless in the past few years. In the third year of Chenghua, Dong Shan, the leader of the Jianzhou Left Guard, secretly sided with Korea and was arrogant and disloyal when paying tribute, which was angrily rebuked by Emperor Xianzong.

Xu Wei was knowledgeable and had a good memory. He could tell these historical anecdotes at will.

"Not long after Dong Shan returned to Jianzhou, he rebelled, wantonly plundered Liaodong, and killed the commander-in-chief Deng Zuo. Emperor Xianzong was furious and appointed Zhao Fu as the commander-in-chief and Wang Zhi as the military supervisor, with an army of 50,000. He also ordered Korea to join the war.

The emperor issued an imperial decree to destroy their nest and exterminate their species, vowing to wipe out the Jianzhou Jurchens.

Dong Shan was killed, and his family was exiled to Lingnan, never to be pardoned. The Jianzhou Left Guard was destroyed, and the remaining Jianzhou Guard and Jianzhou Right Guard of the three Jianzhou guards also suffered heavy losses.

However, the Jianzhou Jurchens were ambitious and recovered their strength ten years later. They secretly allied themselves with Korea and plundered Liaodong.

In October of the 15th year of Chenghua, Emperor Xianzong sent troops to attack the Jianzhou Jurchens, with Zhu Yong, Marquis of Funing, as the main general and Wang Zhi as the military supervisor. They captured 695 people and 486 prisoners. The main force of the Jianzhou Jurchens was wiped out, and Liaodong was peaceful for decades.

But now, the Jianzhou Jurchens are ready to make a move again. The Chahar tribe is in the west, and they are in the north, supporting each other and harassing and plundering our Liaodong.

Your Highness, is it your intention to concentrate your forces to first eliminate the Jianzhou Jurchens, and then defeat the Chahar tribe?"

"Correct!"

Zhu Yijun answered without hesitation.

(End of this chapter)