Guangzong Yaoming

Chapter 289: The picture shows the dagger
"You don't want to?" Zhu Changluo seized his hesitation and asked directly, but did not give him time to answer. Instead, he sighed and said, "It seems that you two are really at loggerheads and can no longer be friendly neighbors."

Nalinbulu subtly did not say anything about this judgment, and Nurhaci did not need to express his opinion either.

He has great patience and will make the Ming Emperor feel assured of his loyalty and devote himself to making Jianzhou more and more powerful.

If the Ming Dynasty had not been replaced by the current emperor, perhaps he would have had the opportunity to accomplish greater achievements in his life. But since God did not give him this opportunity, Nurhaci could only be the founder of the Jianzhou tribe and lay a more solid foundation.

Unifying the Jurchen tribes is his final bottom line.

But the emperor's next words crossed his bottom line.

"Since we can't be good neighbors, then let's not be neighbors." Zhu Changluo snorted coldly after saying this. "If the Ula tribe starts a war again, the Huifa tribe can send envoys through the Yehe tribe to the border to pay homage, but they always disrespect my will. Since no one can bring their imperial edicts, they are all invalid. Nurhaci, the Hada tribe originally belonged to Haixi. Since you swallowed them, it is inevitable that the other tribes in Haixi are so afraid of Jianzhou."

Nurhaci clenched his fist, stood up and knelt down: "Your Majesty, please understand that the Hada tribe is only concerned about the good of Jianzhou and is willing to help Jianzhou."

"Many of the hatreds between you were caused by the Hada tribe. The Yehe tribe invaded the Ming Dynasty because of the Hada tribe." Zhu Changluo ordered, "Bring the map."

Yuan Keli quickly asked someone to bring the map that had been prepared long ago and placed it in the hall.

Zhu Changluo walked down, waved to Nurhaci and Nalinbulu, and then pointed to the map and said, "If the Ming Dynasty sets up guards from Hada to Ula, you two tribes will each take in their people, and from now on you don't have to be neighbors. How do you think?"

Nurhaci and Nalinbulu were both speechless.

They never expected that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was neither planning to use any excuse to attack the Jianzhou tribe, nor did he have the intention of asking Jianzhou to unify the Jurchen tribes and make them loyal to the Ming Dynasty.

The target of the Ming Dynasty was actually the weakest among the Jurchen tribes.

Let Jianzhou spit out the Hada tribe that it had already swallowed, and let Yehe lose the support of Huifa and Ula from then on.

In this way, the Yehe and Jianzhou tribes were separated by the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and the friction would certainly be much less, unless they bypassed the left and right wings of Khorchin or the territory of the wild Jurchens and fought further north.

But what's the point?
The map itself is a warning.

Nurhaci clenched his fists in his sleeves, and Nalinbulu also felt cold all over.

They were all thinking about one question: It was not surprising that the Ming Dynasty knew the location of their big city, but it also knew the locations of some key military camps within their tribe. When did it do that?
Both of them thought of the tribute trade that had only been conducted in border cities for so many years.

There were not many Han merchants who could go beyond the border wall to trade with their tribe, and they did not travel around randomly.

At present, this situation can only mean one thing: either there is a traitor in the tribe, or someone is trapping them.

Zhu Changluo waited for their reply.

Today, Liaodong Town is a deformed town. The fertile Liaohe River was not able to be defended before, so the left half of the Liaodong border wall started from Sancha River, the lowest part of the Liaohe River.

Then, we followed the mountains on the east bank of the Liaohe River all the way north to the Kaiyuan area of ​​Tieling, forming a bulge and then turning south, from Fushun Pass to Jiuliancheng west of Kuandian Liubao.

There was no actual controlled area outside the border wall before, but now there is the Kuandian Liubao area.

It's like a stick inserted into Liaodong, but not as powerful.

Nowadays, the territory of the Jianzhou Jurchens is located to the east of Kuandian Liubao and Fushun, and to the north of Korea; the northeast of Fushun and the east of Kaiyuan were originally the territories of the Hada tribe, and are now also occupied by the Jianzhou Jurchens.

Huifa and Ula were not as remote as people imagined. Instead, they were located in the area of ​​the later Jilin City and Panshi City.

As for the Yehe tribe, it was located north of Kaiyuan and south of Changchun, occupying Siping, Gongzhuling and other places.

Zhu Changluo was not just trying to extend Liaodong to make it thicker and longer, but was also preparing for the next step.

The Jurchen tribes were making a lot of noise, but in fact they were only making noise in some hilly and mountainous areas.

The fertile Liaohe Plain and Songnen Plain are the territories of the Tatar left wing.

Seeing that they were silent, Zhu Changluo turned around and looked at the rest of the people in the two tribes: "Okay, I understand what I mean. Your two tribes are not in danger of survival. I will discuss the next matter with them in detail. You can withdraw first. If I want to take action, what does it matter whether you are here or not?"

Both of them looked at Zhu Changluo, who was calm and confident, and nodded silently.

He was straightforward. He wanted the flesh of the Jianzhou tribe and cut off the hands and feet of the Yehe tribe. How could the people of the two tribes not be resentful and angry?
But it’s not the worst outcome after all.

These nervous subordinates had to fight to the death just to prevent the worst outcome, hoping to escape.

So what's the point of them still being here?

Zhu Changluo didn't care about those people's reluctance to leave.

Of course, both of them are unhappy at the moment, but the Ming Dynasty doesn't have to care. Besides, since they are the leaders of the tribe, they have basic patience.

When you are under someone's roof, you have to be patient. Only the important military officials of the Ming Dynasty were left in the hall, and even the officials of the Ministry of Rites went out to "entertain" the people from the two ministries first.

Zhu Changluo then said, "The three Doyan tribes are seriously injured, and Kharchin will inevitably have internal strife. The young Tatar Khan Lindan will not miss the opportunity to establish his prestige and command his people, and Khorchin will also try to get a piece of the pie. If I sit back and do nothing, Lindan Khan will first conquer Khorchin when he becomes stronger. And whether Khorchin is stronger or not, if it still wants to establish itself, it will first accept your Yehe tribe in front of the Khan's court to avoid being attacked from all sides, and then find a way to pay tribute to me like Tumed Shunyi King. If you submit to the Khan's court, not to mention whether you will compete with the Ming Dynasty in the future, what way out will your small tribe have?"

He spoke more bluntly, and Nalinbulu went cold.

Weakness is a sin, and the Yehe tribe is no longer what it used to be. Even if they could unite with the tribes of Khorchin to attack Jianzhou, the Chahar, Inner Khalkha and Khorchin would not be content with the chaos of the Doyan tribes and the interests of Kharchin.

The leader of the Khanate is indeed unable to lead his tribe, but this is a battle with a high probability of winning.

The independent Mongol tribes were a good thing for the Haixi Jurchens next to them, but it was not a good thing for the Yehe tribe, whether the Khanate became stronger or the Khorchin tribe, which was closer to them, became stronger.

"Your Majesty, please understand." Nalinbulu gritted his teeth. "Hada, Huifa, and Ula are of the same ethnic group as the Yehe tribe after all. Your Majesty has given this order, and I dare not disobey. However, the Yehe tribe will be isolated and helpless from now on... I hope Your Majesty will have mercy on us."

Nurhaci stared at him and gritted his teeth.

This means that we can now make decisions for the Haixi tribes and hand over the lands of the three tribes to the Ming Dynasty?
And there is the Hada tribe that has been controlled by him!

But what could Nalinbulu do? Back then, Li Chengliang was able to kill him in his lair and force him to surrender. Now the Ming Dynasty could take only three or four tribes, leaving only the Jianzhou Jurchens.

He suddenly understood why the Ming Dynasty could rest assured about the Jianzhou Jurchens: after all, the Ming Dynasty could still work together with Korea to clamp down on them from both sides, forcing them to stay on the northwest side of Changbai Mountain and move towards the more bitter and cold northeast direction.

The Yehe tribe was surrounded by powerful enemies on all sides, what choice did they have?

Zhu Changluo smiled easily: "Since I have eliminated the chieftain of Duoyan, I will not sit idly by. The northeast and the south of the desert do not need a strong Tatar tribe. Instead of staying here and being in a dilemma, you might as well open up the situation for the tribe. In the future, Guangning and the upper reaches of the Liaohe River can be used for grazing and hunting."

Nalinbulu's pupils shrank and he looked at the map.

It turns out that the real target of the Ming Dynasty was the Tatars.

We need Hada, Huifa, Ula, and Yehe, so that we can encircle and expel Korchin from the further north.

First drive away the right wing of Khorchin in the Liaohe area, and then drive away the left wing of Khorchin further north?
As for the Yehe tribe...will they move to Guangning in the upper reaches of the Liaohe River in the future? That is east of the Greater Khingan Range, and part of it is already the territory of the Duoyan tribes and Kalaqin.

but……

Zhu Changluo drew a circle on the map: "This area is much larger than your current territory."

It is indeed much bigger, but who can guarantee that this result can be achieved? Who can guarantee the future?

No one can guarantee it, and Zhu Changluo doesn't need to guarantee it to him. Now he just needs to make a choice.

The emperor seemed to be talking only to the Yehe tribe, and Nurhaci remained silent.

What you have eaten must be spit out, and what you are about to eat cannot be continued to be chewed. What future do the Jianzhou Jurchens have under such a situation?
But he told himself he had to endure it.

The Jianzhou tribe was able to split its forces into two groups, and the Ming Dynasty was also able to fight on two fronts.

Are you ultimately unwilling to watch the Jianzhou tribe continue to grow in power?

The Ming emperor's current behavior is clearly to support the Yehe tribe. If Nurhaci is unwilling, it will not be that he and the Yehe tribe "divide their people", but that the Ming Dynasty will directly send troops to help the Yehe tribe divide its people, and then help the Yehe tribe, which has unified the Haixi Jurchens, to balance Nurhaci, who has unified the Jianzhou tribes.

They even helped the Haixi Jurchens to destroy Jianzhou. Anyway, there were many conflicts among the Haixi tribes, which were far less than the unified Jianzhou tribes.

Nurhaci looked at the emperor's profile: If you think so, why do you still want to keep Jianzhou? Nalinbulu is already old, Buzhantai and Baiyindari are not up to the standard, is it possible that Haixi has some extraordinary descendants that will be difficult for the Ming Dynasty to suppress in the future?

Feeling his gaze, Zhu Changluo looked at him, but continued to say to Nalinbulu: "If you are willing to take a gamble, then you can first send troops to help me drive away the Kharchin and Khorchin south of the Liao River. In this way, we can move there first and then move north. Aren't the water and grass there better than where we are now?"

Zhu Changluo is not interested in that area at the moment, after all, it is the middle area between the Greater Khingan Range and the Liaohe Plain.

What he needed was a plain, and he needed to make great efforts to make this fertile plain not only used for grazing, but also to produce more food, and gradually tame these Jurchens through farming.

The climate in the late Ming Dynasty was generally getting colder. If the north could not produce more grain, these foreign tribes would still seek a way out under the pressure of survival and create trouble in the south.

If they want to have a completely stable North, they cannot rely solely on attacks, but must always solve their survival problems.

If they could make this choice now, then the Ming Dynasty would save some military expenses and manpower losses and enter this rhythm as soon as possible.

If you refuse...Ming Dynasty always has a choice.

Only then did Zhu Changluo look at Nurhaci and said, "Are you thinking about what to do with Jianzhou? How can you convince the people after this?"

(End of this chapter)