In front of Zhengyang Gate, the bright sun is shining in the sky.
A group of people dressed in Mongolian costumes slowly stopped in front of the main gate.
The leader was riding in a carriage. He was dressed luxuriously, had a strong build, and had a full beard. Being served by two maids, he stepped out of the carriage with a humble face and said.
"Under the tent of the Great Khan of Mongolia, Bo'er Jijin Mandulu, under the order of the Great Khan, came to the Ming Dynasty to fulfill the agreement with the emperor of your country."
After the case of King Zhennan was over, Chen Mao and others retained their titles, but civil servants like Xue Xuan and Yang Shan did not have such good luck. They were directly stripped of their official positions and sent back to their hometowns.
Fortunately, Honglu Temple is not replaced as frequently as Dali Temple, and there are still people who can take over.
The people who came to greet him this time were Shaoqing Qi Zheng, who was in charge of Honglu Temple affairs, and Wang Yining, the Minister of Rites.
Hearing this, the two of them were a little confused.
The news that Tuotaobuhua sent a delegation to Beijing had already reached Honglu Temple, but they had never heard of any agreement.
While one side was stunned, on the other side, a eunuch wearing a chamberlain robe stepped forward with a smile and said.
"I have seen your distinguished envoy. Wang Cheng, our royal eunuch and eunuch, is here to greet you by order of His Majesty. I wonder if your envoy has brought a letter from your great Khan?"
The Mongolian nobleman saluted, took a box from the attendant, and said.
"This is a letter from the Great Khan to the Emperor of your country. In addition, I, the leaders of the five tribes including Chahar, Tumote, Horqin, Asu, and Ordos, have all written to His Majesty the Emperor of your country, and hereby enclose them together.
Please pass it on to His Majesty the Emperor of your country."
The two elders looked at each other in confusion. Looking at Wang Cheng and the Mongolian envoy Yan Yan, the smiles on their faces could not help but become stiff.
If I remember correctly, they are the officials sent by the imperial court to be responsible for the reception...
However, while they were listening, they also noticed something was wrong.
As officials responsible for receiving the mission, Qi Zheng and Wang Yining naturally had a detailed understanding of the Mongolian nobles and the list of the mission.
Apart from anything else, the envoy this time, the Mongolian nobleman in front of them who was adorned with gold and jade, had an unusual status.
He is the youngest son of the former Tatar Khan Azhai Taiji, that is, the younger brother of Totu Buhua. It can be said that in Tatar, his status is second only to Totu Buhua himself.
This time he came in person, which shows that Tuotuo Buhua attached great importance to this mission.
What's more, the tribes he just mentioned, if I remember correctly, are several large tribes under the Tatar tent with more than 10,000 people.
For a moment, the two elders exchanged glances in unison, further heightening the importance they attached to this reception.
It was just a courtesy greeting and did not waste much time. After the greetings, Qi Zheng and a few others led the Mongolian delegation into Honglu Temple.
At the same time, the news that Mongolia sent envoys to seek peace with the Ming Dynasty soon followed the envoys to Beijing and spread like wildfire in the capital...
In the Wuying Palace.
Zhu Qiyu stood with his hands behind his back. In front of him was a large border defense map.
Behind him stood several ministers, including Yu Qian, the Minister of War, Shen Yi, the Minister of Household Affairs, Wang Ao, the chief minister of the cabinet, and Yu Shiyue, a scholar of Wuyingdian.
In addition, there are two people wearing the robes of first-class military attachés. One has gray hair and wrinkles on his face like a knife and an axe, which makes people awe-inspiring when looking at them. The other is in his prime, capable and determined.
These two people were none other than Changping Hou Yang Hong and Jingyuan Bo Fan Guang, who had just returned to Beijing.
Several people lined up according to their order. Only Yu Qian stood slightly forward, pointing at the border defense map and speaking.
"Although our army won the battle at Oara, it also exposed many problems in various parts of our border defense. To sum up, there are about three points."
"The first is that the field operations were abandoned and military discipline was loose."
"The second reason is that the border troops are fleeing and there is a serious shortage of positions."
"The third reason is that there are many passes, each is in charge of its own affairs, the troops are scattered, and mutual assistance is insufficient."
"If these three problems can be solved, our Ming Dynasty's border defense will be worry-free."
Although Yu Qian has suffered a series of blows such as fines and grounding since the beginning of the new year, not only has he not become decadent because of this, but he is in a much better condition and is full of energy.
Now that Yang Hong has returned to Beijing, he has completely handed over his errands in the Beijing camp, and his attention and energy have quickly focused on border defense.
After all, the defeat in the Civil War had greatly shocked the imperial court, so how to organize the border defense became the top priority for him, the Minister of War.
After listening to Yu Qian's words, Zhu Qiyu's eyes flashed with satisfaction.
Putting aside other misfortunes, Yu Qian's familiarity with military matters was definitely one of the best in the court.
The problems he raised are all urgent problems that need to be solved and go straight to the fundamentals. As he said, once these problems are solved, Ming Dynasty's border defense will be stabilized again.
After waving his hand, Zhu Qiyu said.
"All the ministers are familiar with military affairs. You can speak freely about the issues mentioned by Yu Shangshu."
Among the ministers currently in the palace, apart from Shen Yi, Yu Qian is the Minister of the Ministry of War. Yu Shiyue patrolled the border many times in the Imperial Procuratorate in his early years. Wang Ao even served as the admiral of military affairs in Liaodong for several years and personally went to the battlefield.
As for the generals, Yang Hong and Fan Guang had been in the border town for a long time and were familiar with them.
Of course, the problems mentioned by Yu Qian were very involved and not easy to solve, so no one spoke immediately.
So Zhu Qiyu had no choice but to ask someone: "Chief Assistant, you used to supervise military affairs in Liaodong. You must know a lot about border affairs, so let's talk about your views."
With such a gap, Wang Ao had almost sorted out his thoughts, cupped his hands, and spoke.
"Your Majesty, I believe that among the three points mentioned by Shangshu, the first two are actually related to each other's cause and effect."
"During the Hongwu period, Emperor Taizu used local military households and guilty border guards to often guard the border and open up farmland. Supplemented by the Chinese Salt Law, he strengthened the border army without wasting the material resources of the court, leaving all the tribes in the northern region without an opponent.
Take advantage of our army."
"After Yongle, Emperor Taizong went on several expeditions to the north, and the mobilization of border troops and armies from various places became more frequent. After that, Emperor Taizong used frontier troops to control one area for a long time, and it was passed down from generation to generation. He was afraid of the disaster of separatism in the late Tang Dynasty, so he ordered armies from various places to take turns.
Adjust the border."
"It was extremely hard to travel long distances to guard the border in rotation. As a result, many of the border troops fled. Also, due to the frequent mobilization of the border troops, many soldiers were unwilling to pay attention during the fielding, and the fielding began to be depleted."
"In addition, the frontier army takes turns to garrison, but the frontier generals often stay in the garrison for several years. Therefore, they often treat their soldiers too harshly, deprive them of military pay, occupy military camps as private fields, and misappropriate official troops without authorization.
All of them are, which in turn increases the number of fleeing border troops. If things go on like this, the border situation will deteriorate to this point."
As expected of a minister who had stayed at the border for so long, Wang Ao's analysis was so profound that Zhu Qiyu couldn't help but shine.
But his words caused one person's dissatisfaction.
Yang Hong said with a dark face: "Master Wang's remarks are a bit biased. How can the current situation on the border be entirely blamed on the border generals?"
This chapter has been completed!