The Ming Dynasty began from Sarhu

Chapter 87: Transforming Xia into Yi and the New Four Great Classics
Burhangu threw the wine glass to the ground, the atmosphere changed drastically, and the guards drew their swords.

Liu Zhaosun dismissed everyone, but saw Haixi Beile gnashing his teeth and saying:

"Yehe and Aixinjuelu are sworn enemies. Even if I, Yehenara, only have one woman left, I will destroy the Jianzhou Jurchens!"

Liu Zhaosun nodded in satisfaction. He had just said those words to arouse the blood of Burhanggu, and at the same time to remind the Yehe people:
If you want to survive, you have to fight against the Later Jin!
Burhanggu was like a trapped beast, his fangs and sharp teeth had been pulled out one by one by Nurhaci.

The only thing left now is the courage to burn our boats.

This is exactly what Liu Zhaosun admires most about him.

The most important thing for cavalry is the courage to move forward.

"Beile Haixi, we Han people have an old saying: 'Three thousand Vietnamese soldiers can conquer Wu.' I am passing this message to you today. I hope we can work together to destroy the Later Jin!"

Burhanggu knelt on the ground, placed his right hand on his chest, and said to Liu Zhaosun with the most solemn etiquette of the Yehe tribe:

"General Liu, from now on, Yehe will obey you!"

Liu Zhaosun really wanted to tell this Yehe warrior who was burdened with national hatred and family feuds that in another world, there was actually a woman named Yehenara Xingzhen, and this woman personally destroyed the Aisin Gioro Qing Dynasty.

Liu Zhaosun helped him up and said in a deep voice:
"Since you wish to stay in Kaiyuan, you must abide by my orders. I am a strict military official and my military laws are ruthless. Anyone who violates my laws will be executed without mercy. Please do not blame me, Belle of Haixi."

Burhanggu suddenly stood up, clasped his hands together, and said loudly:
"Eternal Heaven, from today on, our Yehe clan will obey General Liu's orders. Anyone who dares to violate military law will be killed by General Liu, and Eternal Heaven will not let him go either!"

The next day, Yuan Chonghuan, the chief instructor of Kaiyuan, came to the Yehe camp and preached military laws to the Yehe people.

The Kaiyuan Military Law was revised and formulated by Liu Zhaosun with reference to the military law of the Qi Family Army.

The law used on the Yehe people this time was a castrated version of the Kaiyuan military law, which was more relaxed.

At this time, Yehe was even more backward than the Jianzhou Jurchens and was a semi-slave army (this was also the fundamental reason why they were defeated by the Later Jin).

The daily routine of the Yehe tribe warriors is to rob, kill and burn. If strict restrictions are suddenly imposed on this group of people, it will only have a counterproductive effect.

Therefore, more relaxed military laws are needed for them.

Yuan Chonghuan stood in front of the Yehe cavalry, speaking with a strong Cantonese accent, with Burhanggu translating beside him.

1. If you do not advance when you hear the conch shell, do not stop when you hear the horn, do not stand up when you see the flag raised, and do not lie down when you see the flag lowered, you will be killed!
2. If one person retreats, he will be beheaded. If the entire Niulu retreats, Niulu Ezhen will be beheaded. If Niulu Ezhen dies in the line of duty and the entire Niulu retreats, the entire Niulu will be beheaded!

3. If you commit adultery, rape someone else’s wife or daughter, steal someone else’s property, beat someone up, or snatch someone’s head, you will be beheaded!
Burhanggu looked at the Yehe cavalry and said loudly:
"Our wives, children, treasures, cattle and sheep were all taken away by the Jianzhou bandits! Korchin stabbed us in the back, but it was General Liu who took us in. General Liu and I worshipped the Eternal Heaven! He said he would lead the Yehe people in revenge! From now on, everyone must listen to General Liu and act according to these three decrees!"

The scattered cavalrymen immediately stopped smiling and no longer had any relaxed attitude. They all looked up at the Kaiyuan instructor with awe and a look of strict discipline. Yuan Chonghuan thought to himself:

"So this is what General Liu often talks about, 'using Chinese to transform barbarians.'"

Despite being bound by military law and praying to the Eternal Heaven, everyone was still worried.

So many people came to Kaiyuan all of a sudden, and they were Jurchens, who looked almost the same as the Jiannu. Many people were in panic.

It should be noted that the fall of Qinghe and Fushun was due to Jurchen spies sneaking into the city, who eventually joined forces inside and outside to capture the city.

Under pressure from all sides, Liu Zhaosun finally divided the 800 Yehe cavalry into three parts to reduce the possibility of these people turning against him.

Each thousand headquarters was assigned 50 Yehe cavalrymen to reinforce the night troops of each thousand headquarters;
The Special Service Team and the Mountain Warfare Battalion were each assigned 50 Yehe cavalrymen to strengthen their scouting and reconnaissance capabilities;
The cavalry battalion reorganized two hundred Yehe cavalrymen to further strengthen the battalion's strength.

As a result, 450 cavalrymen under Burhanggu were taken away, leaving less than 400 people.

Fortunately, Burhanggu only wanted to avenge his father, brother and tribe members, so he didn't care about this.

Liu Zhaosun ordered his men to equip the Yehe cavalry with three-barreled guns and provide them with sophisticated chain mail. After a period of time, the combat effectiveness of the Yehe cavalry increased sharply under Liu Zhaosun's strict training.

As the Later Jin army approaches step by step, the day for Burhanggu to avenge his father and brother is finally coming.

One day in July, in the backyard of Kaiyuan General’s Mansion.

Liu Zhaosun leaned back on a bamboo chair, holding a copy of Zhu Xi's "Zhouyi Reader" in his hand.

Liu Zhaosun wanted to answer some of the confusion he had recently encountered by communicating with this ancient person.

Three days ago, Korchin's seven-year-old princess was given to the general as a gift.

The naturally beautiful little girl has lived in the general's office ever since.

Liu Zhaosun felt like he was holding a hot potato when facing Bumbutai.

"You really don't accept beautiful loli?" (Voiceover)
Bumbutai's life is as dazzling as a shooting star.

Under the gloomy historical sky of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, Dayuer was like a colorful auspicious cloud flying from the horizon. Under the auspicious cloud, several men including Huang Taiji, Dorgon, and Hong Chengchou were all benefited.

Bumbutai assisted the two Qing emperors Shunzhi and Kangxi throughout her life and made outstanding contributions to the Qing Dynasty.

Liu Zhaosun did not believe in destiny.

However, in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, the Jianzhou Jurchens were extremely lucky, and their good fortune made people doubt whether there really was destiny in this world.

This Mongolian woman from Khorchin who married into the Later Jin Dynasty was lucky enough to become a political strongman in the Qing Dynasty.

Thinking about what happened later, Liu Zhaosun began to hesitate whether to let the little Loli return to the prairie.

If I let her stay in the general's mansion, it would feel a little strange. With the enemy at the door, how could I still have the mood to play the development game?

More importantly, Liu Zhaosun is a man who is determined to take the right path.

"General Liu, I'm in a good mood today."

Liu Zhaosun didn't need to look up to know that Kang Yingqian had arrived just by the sound of his voice.

Kang Yingqian glanced at the Zhouyi Reader and said:

"The Jiannu have been busy transporting grain to Shenyang these days. Ye Buhui reported back that the road south of Hetuala is about to be blocked by the Later Jin grain carts."

"Right now, the people of Shenyang are in a state of panic, with grain prices rising to one dou and six liang. Several Liaozhen officers surrendered to the Jiannu and sold the city's defense maps to me. Xiong Tingbi even killed three of them, but he couldn't suppress the rebellion. Dark clouds are looming over the city, yet General Liu still has the energy to sit here and read. He truly has the demeanor of Xie An at the Battle of Feishui."

Liu Zhaosun quickly put down the book, stood up from the chair, and told the maid to pour tea for General Kang.

"What can we do if dark clouds are pressing down on the city? Kaiyuan is an isolated city, unloved by its father and mother. I want to help Shenyang, but I am powerless."

Kang Yingqian picked up the tea and took a sip, then looked up at Liu Zhaosun. This kid still looked wise but appeared foolish, and now he liked to speak in a roundabout way.

"Kaiyuan soldiers have been coming in and out these past few days. Burhanggu led the cavalry on patrol and even fought several battles with the Bordered Blue Banner. What do you want to do? By the way, when will Yuan Chonghuan and his men leave for Shenyang?"

"The day after tomorrow, with Qiao Yiqi and Qin Jianxun."

Kang Yingqian frowned when he heard Qiao Yiqi, thought for a while, and then said:
"You told all the secrets of Kaiyuan to General Qiao? Troop deployment, food supplies, water sources, the number of war horses..."

Liu Zhaosun smiled and nodded.

"Yes, except for the red cannon, everything else has been mentioned. Let Supervisor Qiao talk to the white-pole soldiers of the Qi family army. After all, they are friendly forces. This time we need to borrow food from them, so we must be open and honest with them."

"What? You still want to borrow food from the foreign soldiers?"

Liu Zhaosun said with a nonchalant attitude, smiling:
"That's right. Right now, we're short of food and wages. The money the Emperor gave us is almost gone, and the court won't give us any more. Sichuan Shizhu (where the White Spear Soldiers are stationed) is the richest, and the Zhejiang soldiers are also wealthy. The court gave them 300,000 taels of silver to set out, so of course I have to ask them for it. We all share the benefits."

"You...you prodigal son! In less than four months, you've already spent all 350,000 taels of silver? You, don't worry about the money from now on. I'll take care of it!"

"It's almost all gone. Casting cannons, flintlock rifles, mining, and hiring a private school teacher all cost money. Even one million taels isn't enough, haha."

Kang Yingqian angrily slammed the teacup onto the table, his beard trembling.
"You're still laughing? Nonsense! Liaoshen City is full of Jiannu spies, not to mention Ding Bi's men over there. If you tell Qiao Yiqi all the secrets, isn't that the same as telling the chieftain? Military affairs are not to be trifled with!"

"When I was at Hunjiang, I thought you were something special. It turns out you're just like your father-in-law, all talk and no action! And now you're already telling the Jiannu about all the military intelligence before the battle even begins. Are you trying to be like Du Song and end up with your head torn apart?"

"Also, the White Spear Soldiers and the Zhejiang Soldiers have come thousands of miles to help us. We've been living in Kaiyuan for half a year. How can you have the nerve to ask them for money and food? If we offend these two powerful armies, who will come to help us? Alas! I've put my life and property on the line, and you treat it like a joke. You've ruined me..."

Kang Yinggan became more and more angry as he spoke, and his breathing became rapid. Liu Zhaosun saw that he was panting and was afraid that he might not be able to catch his breath, so he hurried forward and patted him gently on the shoulder.

Liu Zhaosun waved his hand and asked the maid to leave.

"General Kang, don't worry about this. You've been busy farming lately, and it's been hard work. Please take good care of yourself. I'll have Pei Dahu send you a few boxes of Korean ginseng later."

Kang Yingqian glared at Liu Zhaosun and said unhappily:

"I'm not as weak as you, so why would I drink that? Well, if you don't want to talk more, I won't ask! I didn't come here today to discuss military affairs with you."

"Oh, what was that about?"

Liu Zhaosun picked up the teapot, filled it up for General Kang himself, and then he also picked up a teacup and drank from it.

Seeing Liu Zhaosun so calm, Kang Yingqian paused for a moment, as if he had figured something out. His face regained its cunning expression and he asked:

"I heard that you recently adopted Manggus's granddaughter as your concubine."

"What?"

All the tea that Liu Zhaosun had just drunk spurted out. Military Supervisor Kang was quick-witted and quickly raised his fan to block it.

"Who said that? Nonsense! The girl is only seven years old."

Kang Yingqian shook off the water droplets on his fan, stroked his beard and smiled wickedly:

"As the saying goes, heroes have always been tempted by beauties. Whether General Liu is a tyrant or a hero, we need to test him with beauties. I'm afraid two beauties are not enough for you to test. Three is just right, hahaha."

"You think so, you seven-year-old girl, you beast."

Kang Yinggan coughed dryly, looked at the Zhouyi Reader in Liu Zhaosun's hand, and said seriously:

"Zhu Zi (Zhu Xi) said: Food and drink are natural laws, delicacies from land and sea are human desires, husband and wife are natural laws, having three wives and four concubines are human desires. (1) Seven years old is a little young, but you should keep him for now, and he will be fine in a few years."

"General Liu is a remarkable man, yet he currently has only one wife and one concubine. This is too few. I believe it is appropriate for him to have more wives."

Kang Yingqian rolled his eyes, and when he saw that Jin Yuji was no longer around, he continued:
"I see Bumbutai as a virtuous and kind woman with a natural charm. She's much better than that Korean beauty. You can tell she's a beauty at first glance."

"Why not take him in and raise him in the General's Mansion? Robbing Khorchin and marrying a Mongolian beauty can become a good story. The foreign tribes will regard you as the Heavenly Khan. This is the right path..."

Kang Yingqian glanced around and said in a low voice:
"General Liu, why do you always refuse? Is it because you've been partying with that beautiful Korean girl every night that you've become weak? It's okay, I have some Vajra Powder here..."

Liu Zhaosun waved his hand to interrupt, Kang Yingqian also took great pains to persuade him to take in the Mongolian little loli.

"This official and Jin Yuji are innocent. It's not what you think. If you dare to talk nonsense again and she hears you, I'll pull out all your teeth!"

General Kang is always thinking about seizing power, and his perseverance is admirable.

"You stole someone's granddaughter and robbed their jewelry. Good thing they didn't come and attack you. And you still want to be the Heavenly Khan? Supervisor Kang, I think you've taken too much Vajra Powder."

Kang Yingqian was not angry either. He stroked his beard and continued:

"General Liu, this is something you don't know. Since the reign of Emperor Chengzu, our dynasty has accepted many foreign women into the palace, not only Korean concubines, but also Mongolian women." Liu Zhaosun said with a smile, "I am not the emperor."

"Didn't your plan to pacify Liao say that we should transform the barbarians by using the Chinese? Now is a good opportunity. If we want to transform, we should start with Bumbutai, the little Mongolian girl..."

"Among the various Mongolian tribes, the majority are still loyal to the Ming Dynasty. For example, Ligdan Khan, this force must be watched closely. Unfortunately, after Emperor Wuzong, the imperial court disdained marriages with these foreign tribes and relied solely on annual rewards to win over the people. How could this win over the people?"

Liu Zhaosun looked at Kang Yingqian coldly and listened to his continued analysis.

"I've heard that the Khorchin often bullies the surrounding smaller tribes and has a bad relationship with the various Mongolian tribes. Now that you've taken the Khorchin's jewelry, if you also take their women, the other tribes' attitude towards us in Kaiyuan will surely change, thinking you're standing up for them. We can take this opportunity to unite these smaller tribes and fight the Later Jin together."

"General Liu, if you marry this woman, you'll enjoy the happiness of having two wives. Kaiyuan will also gain a few more allies, and we won't have to fight the Jiannu alone. Isn't that the best of both worlds? Don't you think?"

Liu Zhaosun was speechless. He interrupted Kang Yingqian and said seriously:

"General Kang, you can send someone to contact Ligdan Khan and wait for an opportunity to attack the Later Jin. As for marrying Bumbutai, that's impossible. Take your Vajra Powder and leave!"

Bumbutai lives with Yang Qing'er and Jin Yuji, and the two sisters take good care of the little girl.

On the third day after Burhanggu surrendered to Liu Zhaosun, the Khorchin envoy arrived in Kaiyuan City.

The envoy demanded that Liu Zhaosun immediately hand over Burhanggu and Bumbutai, otherwise he would sever ties with Kaiyuan.

That means to start a war.

Liu Zhaosun originally wanted to improve relations with the Khorchin people, but when he saw their bad attitude, he lost interest.

Kang Yingqian told him that Khorchin had completely turned to the Later Jin.

Liu Zhaosun sent Yuan Chonghuan to tell the Khorchin envoy that he would not ask about or interfere in the feud between the Haixi Jurchens and the Mongols.

If you want the head of Burhangu, just go into the city and get it.

Haixi Beile came thousands of miles to seek refuge, and Liu Zhaosun would never hand him over. Otherwise, who would dare to follow him in the future?

As for Bumbutai, since she was Haixi Beile's prey, according to Mongolian customs, the Khorchin tribe had to pay a ransom before they could bring her back.

Yuan Chonghuan was responsible for negotiations with Khorchin.

"Southern Barbarians, how much ransom do you want?"

Yuan Chonghuan held up five fingers.

"Pujiezi! Listen up! Five hundred war horses, fifty thousand taels of silver! Hand over the horses in one hand, and the people in the other."

Khorchin Envoy: ...

There was no news of the Khorchin people after that.

Maybe Manggus felt that Bumbutai was not worth exchanging for five hundred war horses.

Liu Zhaosun sent another envoy to Korchin. The envoy was very humble and took the initiative to lower the price to two hundred horses. However, the negotiation still failed. Master Manggus was only willing to exchange ten horses for his granddaughter.

Since the quotations from both parties are so different, this deal cannot be done.

Even if Liu Zhaosun is willing to let the little loli go back, others will not agree. You must know that Khorchin is now a lackey of the Later Jin Dynasty. In other words, it is also the mortal enemy of Kaiyuan.

I don't know where the little girl heard that she was abandoned by her family. That day, she stopped Liu Zhaosun who was about to inspect the camp and said in stiff Chinese:
"General Liu, can't I go back to Khorchin?"

"Probably. I can't go back for the time being."

Liu Zhaosun knew that the truth was a bit cruel, but he still comforted the little girl.

"The Ming Dynasty is also good. After we defeat the Jiannu, Sister Jin Yuji and I will take you to the splendid Jiangnan to see the end of its prosperity."

"it is good!"

Bumbutai clapped and cheered, leaving Liu Zhaosun bewildered.

"Then there's no need to marry a Jianzhou Beile! They all look like weasels, so ugly!"

"Oh, little sister, don't you want to go home at all?"

Jin Yuji asked curiously.

"No, the adults only want me to marry into the Later Jin Dynasty, and I don't want to get married!"

Liu Zhaosun breathed a sigh of relief. This little loli was just like Jin Yuji, a wild and unruly girl.

Liu Zhaosun was determined to let Bumbutai read more books and receive some cultural influence.

This was thanks to Qiao Yiqi's letters, and perhaps also the promotional effect of "General Xuanwu Liu Zhaosun's Battle against Bayala".

During this period, private school teachers from other places came to Kaiyuan one after another, including those from Shandong, northern Zhili, and even some from Guangdong.

As the war was approaching, Liu Zhaosun did not forget to implement his strategy of "transforming the barbarians into Xia people".

He ordered the construction of three private schools in Kaiyuan City and hired private school teachers with large salaries to teach children of Han, Mongolian, Jurchen and other ethnic groups in the city.

It mainly provides Confucian enlightenment education such as "Three Character Classic" and "Book of Filial Piety".

Liu Zhaosun selected an amiable old gentleman to give Bumbutai private lessons at home every day.

As a result, throughout the entire July, the whole general's mansion could hear the miserable sound of Bumbutai reading.

That day, the old man sat upright and checked Bumbutai's recitation of the Book of Filial Piety.

The Master said, “Filial piety is the principle of Heaven, the righteousness of Earth, and the conduct of the people. It is the principle of Heaven and Earth, and the people follow it. It is the wisdom of Heaven, and it is the cause, the cause…”

Bumbutai blinked her eyes and saw that the old man was squinting his eyes, thinking that he had fallen asleep, so she quickly reached out to turn the pages of the book.

"Snapped!"

The ruler hit her little hand hard, and the little girl screamed in pain.

"You've been memorizing this paragraph for three days, how come you still can't recite it? First, spank me ten times! If you still can't recite it, you'll have to write it a thousand times!"

Bumbutai was indignant:

"Why do you say filial piety is natural? I've never heard Mongolians talk about filial piety in Khorchin. Are Khorchin people not human beings?"

The old man was stumped by his question and hit her again with the ruler.

"Stop talking nonsense! How can the barbarians compare with the Ming Dynasty? Bang!"

~~~~~~
Liu Zhaosun was taking a walk in the back garden with Kang Yingqian, and Jin Yuji followed behind them.

Kang Yingqian heard that Liu Zhaosun had hired a large number of private school teachers to promote his policy of converting the barbarians into Chinese. The private school teachers were responsible for teaching the children of the foreign barbarians in the city to read and write, and they did not charge tuition. He was surprised, as he had never thought that Liu Zhaosun, a warrior, would attach such importance to culture and education.

Just as they were about to ask the private school teacher about his salary, they faintly smelled the scent of burning incense. They felt strange, so the three of them followed the scent around the corner and came to a screen wall inside the courtyard wall.

On the screen wall was a strange image engraved with runes. It was an evil god that Liu Zhaosun had never seen before.

Bumbutai, with a beautiful face, held incense and candles in her hands, worshipped the evil god with a pious look on her face, and muttered to herself.

"General Liu, what is she reading?"

Kang Yingqian was frightened by what he saw.

"She said, let Mr. Changsheng Tianzhu Ma die."

Kang Yingqian said angrily:

"This Mongolian Tartar girl, despite her young age, has such a cruel heart."

"Didn't Supervisor Kang say she was virtuous and kind the other day?"

After Liu Zhaosun finished speaking, he stepped forward, tore off the ghostly painted talisman, and tore it into pieces. He then snatched the incense and candles from Bumbutai's hands and threw them away. The little girl thought it was the spirit of Eternal Heaven appearing, and she screamed in fear, her legs collapsing to the ground.

Seeing that it was Liu Zhaosun coming over, she immediately smiled evilly, blinked her beautiful big eyes, and put on an innocent girl's expression.

Liu Zhaosun pulled her up and said loudly:
"How dare you curse the teacher in such a hot day! You've wasted all the hard work the old man put into teaching you!"

"Who told him to beat me? He even said the Khorchin people are not human! You won't help me!"

Bumbutai looked like a little bully, with puffed-up cheeks and tears in his eyes.

Jin Yuji stepped forward to wipe away her tears and said gently:
"Don't worship Changshengtian anymore, it's useless."

"Why?"

Liu Zhaosun smiled and said:
"This is Ming Dynasty. You should follow local customs when worshipping gods."

"Oh, what god does the Ming Dynasty worship?"

Bumbutai asked.

"Anyway, it's not an evil god. Come, I'll take you to meet a true god. He's much more powerful than Changshengtian. From now on, you'll worship him."

As Liu Zhaosun said this, he took the little girl's hand and walked outside.

"Which true God?"

Liu Zhaosun blurted out.

"Master Guan."

Jin Yuji smiled and touched Bumbutai's little head, and asked:

"Little sister, what has Mr. Ma been teaching you these days?"

"The Book of Filial Piety, what about Wang Lang lying on the ice? He's almost dead. He gets beaten by the old man every day, and he can't even fight back! Please let me go back to Khorchin. I want to ride a horse and hunt! I don't want to study anymore!"

Liu Zhaosun looked up at Jin Yuji and winked at her:

"You read so many novels every day, tell your little sister a story about a filial son, and it must be a good one."

Jin Yuji thought for a while, smiled, leaned over and said to Bumbutai:

"Okay, today I'll tell you a story about a filial son. Little sister, if you can remember this, I won't let you study anymore. I'll let you ride horses and hunt every day. Once upon a time, there was a woman named Lin Daiyu. She was as virtuous and kind as me, and the most gentle of all. It's said that her cousin Cao Mengde sat in the top seat on Huaguo Mountain, eating meat and drinking wine with big mouthfuls. Sister Lin thought of her mother still suffering in her hometown, so she took two axes and went down the mountain to pick her up. That day, the weather was as hot as it is now. Lin Daiyu carried her mother on her back and walked. Halfway through, her mother was thirsty..."

Kang Yingqian looked at the three people's backs as they walked away, stroked his beard, pondered for a long time, and murmured:
"No wonder they're recruiting so many private school teachers. They have great potential in transforming the Xia into the Yi people. Hahaha."

Note: (1) Zhu Xi, Volume , Song Dynasty, Zhu Xi

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