I am Emperor Wanli

Chapter 362: We must be prepared for both civil and military matters

Wang Daokun swallowed.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince always speaks so domineeringly, no wonder many people say he has the style of Emperor Taizu.

"Your Highness, I have been ordered to go to the Tumed tribe to celebrate Altan Khan's birthday. It just so happened that the leaders of the right wing of the Mongols, such as the Oirat and Ordos, also came to the royal tent to celebrate Altan Khan's birthday.

I have maneuvered around and found some opportunities. I will tell Your Highness in detail."

"Okay, Mr. Wang, take your time. We have plenty of time."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Wang Daokun said, bowing.

"Before I joined the Tumed tribe, I was thinking about how to sow discord among Altan Khan's sons and grandsons, causing internal strife in the Tumed tribe and making Altan Khan have no time to look east.

However, I stayed in the Tumed King's tent for more than ten days, and after visiting Altan Khan's sons under the pretext of doing so, I secretly contacted the secret agents and got a lot of inside information. I found that the plan of instigating the rebellion was full of difficulties. "

Zhu Yijun didn't say anything, just listened quietly.

"Your Highness, Altan Khan has been a soldier all his life. When he was young, he and his brother Jinang conquered the 30,000 households of the right wing of Mongolia. Then he raised an army, attacked the Jinshan Wala in the west, and drove out the Chahar tribe in the east, becoming the dominant ruler in the south of the desert.

The prestige and power are unparalleled.”

Zhu Yijun nodded: "Mr. Wang's point is that as long as Altan Khan is here, it will be difficult for the Tumed tribe to cause chaos."

"Your Highness is wise!"

Zhu Yijun thought for a moment, "What if Altan Khan is not here?"

"Your Highness, I have also thought about this. As long as Altan Khan dies suddenly, the Tumed will be in chaos. However, at this time, the Tumed tribes, including the right-wing tribes such as Ordos, were secretly divided by Altan Khan. The lords restrained each other and no one was dominant.

Once Altan Khan dies, the leaders of the right wing tribes will have their own troops and will certainly fight for power. At that time, the tribes in the south of the desert will surely attack each other and there will be war.

But I think that if the Mongolian right wing is in chaos, it will not be good for the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Yijun stood up suddenly, and Wang Daokun also stood up quickly, and walked to the map of the Nine Frontiers together.

After looking at the map for a while, Zhu Yijun said, "Yes, the Mongolian right wing is in chaos now, which will only bring harm to the Ming Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty is now concentrating its forces on the eastern front. The right wing of Mongolia is in chaos, not only will the tribes attack each other, but they will also break through the border to the south and plunder the Ming Dynasty.

From Xuanfu in the west to Qinghai, the border stretches for thousands of miles. By then, there will be wars everywhere. The Ming Dynasty will be overwhelmed and suffer terribly!

Mr. Wang, you are right in thinking this.”

"Your Highness is wise. I am deeply terrified."

Zhu Yijun turned around and sat back in his chair, shouting outside: "Qi Yan, bring up some hot tea."

"Yes."

After Qi Yan replaced the hot tea, Zhu Yijun said to Wang Daokun, "Mr. Wang, please continue."

"Yes, Your Highness. I have thought about it. Since Altan Khan cannot be killed and he has no time to look east, in addition to continuing to think of ways to create chaos within Tumed, we can also think of ways to make him turn his attention to the west.

In recent years, the southern part of the desert has often suffered from drought in summer and cold in the east, and natural disasters have occurred one after another. The grasslands have dried up and the cattle and sheep are not fat. In addition, with the opening of border trade with the Ming Dynasty, the trade has become more prosperous year by year. The nobles of various tribes have exhausted their luxury and their lives have become better and better, but in fact, their pockets are becoming more and more scarce. "

That's right. Anyone who opens up trade with the Ming Dynasty will suffer the same fate in the end.

They would feel that they were using good things that they could not afford before, and their lives would become more and more prosperous. However, without realizing it, the money in their pockets was taken away by the Ming merchants.

The trade deficit is that there is only exports and no imports. Even if we have mines at home, we cannot withstand such dumping.

Wealth is limited, but human desires are infinite!

Wang Daokun continued, "The Tumed tribe is getting increasingly distressed, and Altan Khan has discussed with his close ministers and confidants and is preparing to march west."

"Where is the Western Expedition?"

"Go west over Jinshan Mountain."

That's right.

When the heroes of the grasslands were short of food and money, they would first think of going south to fight for the grasslands. But once the south became too powerful to fight, they would go west and rob the distant Western Regions.

Now the Tumed tribe has opened border trade with the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty is reorganizing its nine borders and revitalizing its military. Going south to make zero-yuan purchases may be a loss, so according to tradition, turn west, where it is also quite prosperous. "The Western Regions today are no longer the Yilibali recorded in history books. The Honglu Temple has sorted out the words of merchants from the west. The Western Regions are now the Sayyid Khanate established by the descendants of the Mongolian Chagatai Khan, with its capital in Yarkand (Shache), so the Honglu Temple also calls it the Yarkand Khanate.

Since Altan Khan wants to go west, let him go west."

“Your Highness is wise, I think so too.

After staying in the Tumed king's tent for two months, I also found an opportunity to sow discord."

"Oh, you say."

“Yes, Your Highness.

Jineng was the son of Altan Khan's elder brother Jinang, Jinong (Prince) of the Right Wing of Mongolia and the chief of the Ordos tribe, who lived and grazed in the western part of the Yellow River.

This man had the Han Chinese Ma Tianlu as his confidant, and had often attacked the areas of Ganzhou (now Zhangye, Gansu) and Suzhou (now Jiuquan, Gansu) in the Ming Dynasty. After the Ming Dynasty negotiated peace with Altan Khan, he was appointed as the deputy governor and was also strictly ordered by Altan Khan to restrain his people.

Ji Neng is lustful and stupid, with a fierce appearance but a weak courage.

But he has a grandson who is very powerful.

Qiejin Huang Taiji, grandson of Altan Khan's eldest brother Jinang, son of Jinang's third son Hua Taiji, led a group of people and lived in the area of ​​Juyan Lake. This time he also went to the king's tent to celebrate his birthday. I have interacted with him and found that he is smart and skilled in writing, especially in the inner classics, and has learned Mongolian, Chinese, Uighur and Tibetan.

He also ordered people to collect his past information, and learned that in the 41st year of Jiajing, Qiejin Huang Taiji was ordered by Altan Khan to march west to the Oirat and subdue the Torghut tribe.

In the 45th year, he entered Tibet from Qinghai and surrendered several tribes. He was good at using special forces and was brave and good at fighting.

Qiejin believed in Tantric Buddhism and was an important pillar and helper of Altan Khan in the west. He actively supported the opening of border trade with the Ming Dynasty. Altan Khan is now very interested in Tantric Buddhism, which was introduced by him. He has a very close relationship with the great monk Tianchi. "

Wang Daokun introduced calmly.

"An Da Khan had a beloved grandson named Bahan Naji, the son of his third son Tiebei Taiji (Black Taiji). His parents died when he was young, and he was raised by Al Da Khan's eldest wife, Molun Hatun. Tiebei Taiji was born to Molun Hatun."

Of course a grandmother loves her grandson.

"Bahan Naji married Bahan Biji, who was talented and well-known for her virtue, and was close to Sanniangzi. This time, the nobles of various tribes came to celebrate the birthday in the king's tent, and among them was Mian'erjin, the daughter of Wushen Tuchejin, who was very beautiful.

Bahan Naji saw her by chance and was immediately attracted to her, so he asked Molun Hatun to propose marriage. Wushentu Chejin had to agree to give his daughter Mianerjin to Bahan Naji as a concubine because of the majesty of the eldest lady.

"I devised a plan to let Jineng see the Mianerjin through an 'accident' during a performance. Jineng was a lustful man, and when he learned that the Mianerjin was promised to Bahanaji, he refused to give up and directly asked Altan Khan for the Mianerjin."

Zhu Yijun slapped the armrest of the chair excitedly.

"Great! Altan Khan is a man of great talent and strategy. In his mind, it must be more important to win over Jineng and stabilize the Ordos tribe!"

"Your Highness is wise! Altan Khan did not think for long before giving the Mianerjin to Jineng. Bahan Naji was furious and wanted to surrender to the Ming Dynasty. He instructed Alige, the old servant who raised him, to discuss the matter with me in secret.

I think it is more useful to keep Hannaji in the Tumed tribe than to surrender to the Ming. I secretly met with Hannaji and told him that the Ming Dynasty had been angry with Jineng for a long time. This man repeatedly invaded Hexi and killed officials and civilians, and he had a lot of blood debts. But now that the two countries are negotiating peace, it is inconvenient for the Ming Dynasty to pursue his crimes.

But now Bahan Naji wants to avenge himself, and the Ming Dynasty will do its utmost to support him. I not only persuaded Bahan Naji to stay in the Tumed tribe, but also told him that Qiejin Huang Taiji hated his grandfather Jineng and believed that his mother was kidnapped and forced to death by Jineng.

Han Naji understood what he meant and soon became good friends with Huang Taiji.

Zhu Yijun stood up and nodded with satisfaction: "Good! Mr. Wang made a good move. Now the most urgent task is to prevent Altan Khan from looking east.

Spring is coming soon, and the road to the east will soon be open. Altan Khan will soon learn of Tumen Khan's defeat in Liaodong. He will certainly not sit idly by and watch us swallow up the Chahar tribe, reach out to the southern steppes of the desert, and threaten his flank.

Mr. Wang, this is the most urgent matter. "

Wang Daokun said confidently: "Your Highness, I have been thinking about this issue for a long time. Now I have a plan to offer to Your Highness. It should make Altan Khan not want to look east."

Zhu Yijun stared at him and said, "Sir, please speak."

Wang Daokun spoke softly. Zhu Yijun frowned slightly, stood up, put his hands in his sleeves, paced back and forth in the room for several minutes, and finally turned to Wang Daokun and said.

"Go ahead, sir. I will spread the word to all places and give you my full support."

"As ordered!"

After Wang Daokun left, Zhu Yijun stood in front of the map of the Nine Frontiers and looked at it for a while, then turned to Qi Yan and said, "Go and invite Cao Gong and other assistant military officials from the Supervisory Office.

We must be prepared for both civil and military matters!"

(End of this chapter)