Sun Kewang, the Minister of the Ming Dynasty's Concierge House, came to the Qianqing Palace in Nanjing. He came to report to the emperor the status of the negotiations with the Rakshasa people. Just now, he had a discussion with the Rakshasa Tsar's special envoy, Duma Secretary Qister. A arduous negotiation.
The one who subdues the enemy's troops without fighting is a good person.
Emperor Mingguang Wu was a great statesman, so he naturally understood this truth. It would be best if the Rakshasa people could be allowed to withdraw from Siberia through negotiation without fighting. The scale and duration of the war triggered by the Kuliping Massacre were It took far longer than he imagined. At first, he just wanted to recover the Nerchinsk area, but unexpectedly the battle went very smoothly. Not only did he recover Nerchinsk, he also captured the Baikal Lake area and the Yakutsk Warlord District. With this emperor's insatiable desire for territory, he naturally wanted to continue to advance westward, seize Yeniseisk, Tomsk, and Tobolsk, and drive the Rakshasa people to the west of the Ural Mountains.
But the Ming Dynasty also had difficulties! The key was the war in Siberia, which burned too much money! The first issue of 3 million taels of Zhaoxin tickets had been spent; the second issue of 3 million taels had also spent most of it; so it had to continue to issue the third issue. Three installments of five million taels of Zhaoxin votes. Although under the influence of patriotism, private subscriptions are very enthusiastic. But the debt owed must be repaid sooner or later.
Zhu Hengjia felt that it would be great if the Rakshasa people could obediently give up Siberia through military blackmail and negotiation without fighting. It happened that the tsar's special envoy Kist came to Nanjing, and he asked Sun Kewang to have a good talk with Kist. The bottom line drawn during the talks was: Tsarist Russia handed over Siberia, and the two sides used the Ural Mountains as the boundary. Ming Dynasty released Tsarist Russian prisoners of war, and signed a one-hundred-year peace treaty with Tsarist Russia. From then on, the two sides were as close as brothers.
Kist came on the order of Tsar Alexei. Tsar Alexei was also a great statesman, and he also understood the principle of "conquering the enemy without fighting." He gave Kist the following The bottom line is that Tsarist Russia can compensate the Ming Dynasty with 100,000 taels of silver, and Nerchinsk can also be handed over to the Ming Dynasty, but the Ming Dynasty must return the Yakutsk Military District and the Lake Baikal area, release the Tsarist Russian prisoners, and sign a one-hundred-year peace treaty with Tsarist Russia. ,From then on, the two parties became as close as brothers.
Because the bottom lines of the two sides were too different, the negotiation soon broke down. Sun Kewang had no choice but to go to the Qianqing Palace to report the situation to Emperor Guangwu.
He entered the Qianqing Palace and shouted, "I hope to see your Majesty," but he found Emperor Guangwu sitting on the golden lacquered dragon throne symbolizing imperial power on the square platform in the center of the hall, staring at the bronze turtles on the left and right sides of the platform in front of the palace. The crane, sundial, and Jialiang remained motionless. The four gilt incense burners in the palace were filled with light smoke, and the incense stick in front of the throne exuded fragrance, hazy, like a fairy palace, and the old emperor was like an old god.
Since Emperor Guangwu came to the throne, he has become more and more fond of creating gods. He has packaged the palace as a fairy palace and himself as an immortal. The power of the king is divinely granted. The more mysterious it is, the more supreme it is. From this point of view, the Nine-Five Supreme Being and the folk magic stick, In fact, there is no difference. If there is a difference, it is that the emperor says he is a god, no one dares to say he is not; while the magic stick says he is a god, many people dare to say he is not, that's all.
There is a reason why the old emperor stared at the bronze tortoise, the bronze crane, and the sundial and Jialiang. The bronze turtle and the bronze crane symbolize the longevity of the turtle and the crane; the sundial and Jialiang symbolize time and space. Time flies by, and these
In 2000, he clearly felt that he was aging rapidly, and his energy and physical strength were not as good as before. He was not convinced and wanted to live for another five hundred years.
As a mature politician, he naturally knows that the best way to solve the Siberian problem is to nibble away step by step. But in a few months, he will be seventy years old. Seventy years are rare in life.
Do you really have so much time to take your time? Time, time, what I lack most is time! No, the Siberian problem must be solved as soon as possible, and we will never leave it to future generations! Staring at the bronze turtle, bronze crane, and sundial, Jialiang
After pondering, the great emperor finally made up his mind!
When he was distracted, Sun Kewang stood respectfully, not daring to take a breath, for fear that he would be disloyal to the emperor, which would be a serious crime.
Finally, the old emperor came to his senses and asked with a smile: "Sun Qing, you are here, how are the negotiations with the Rakshasa people going?"
"Your Majesty, the Rakshasa envoys insisted on refusing to hand over Siberia. They were only willing to give up Nerchinsk, and instead demanded that our army return the Yakutsk Warlord District and the Lake Baikal area. I was incompetent and failed in my job."
"Huh," Zhu Hengjia said happily, "The Yakutsk Warlord District and the Baikal Lake District are already in the hands of the Ming Dynasty. Can you spit out the meat you have eaten? These Rakshasa ghosts are really arrogant and refuse to cede the land to the Ming Dynasty."
That’s all for me, but they actually want me to return the territory I conquered to them. It’s ridiculous! It’s ridiculous!”
"Yes, Your Majesty, the Rakshasa people are cruel by nature, fearing power and not being moral. I think that if I want them to retreat to the west of the Ural Mountains, they can only be solved by force." The continuous victory gave birth to the Celestial Dynasty in the Ming Dynasty.
The superior country's sense of superiority does not allow any force to offend the dignity of the world's most powerful country. Even Sun Kewang, who was responsible for the peace talks, saw that the Rakshasa people dared to reject his suggestion, so he also preferred to use force to solve the problem.
Zhu Hengjia suddenly laughed, "Sun Qing, actually I had expected that your negotiation with them this time would not yield any results. The reason why I let you negotiate is to test their strength. This Rakshasa envoy has such a tough attitude
, It seems that they are far from exhausted. The difficulty of this Western Expedition is no less than that of the Northern Expedition. The King of Ji and the King of Yu have tough battles to fight."
"I believe that the Western Expedition is more difficult than the Northern Expedition. In the Northern Expedition, the Rakshasa people's transmission line was farther than our army, and the logistical pressure was greater than ours. But the further west you go, the closer you are to the Rakshasa mainland.
The farther away we are from the Ming Dynasty. From a logistical point of view, the Western Expedition is more difficult than the Northern Expedition." After all, Sun Kewang was born in the Great Western Army and has rich military experience, so he speaks very clearly.
"Well, what Sun Qing said is true, but no matter how difficult it is, we have to fight. I have already issued an order to King Ji to change his General of the North to the General of the West," Zhu Hengjia said firmly.
"My emperor is a saint," Sun Kewang hurriedly shouted, "The Emperor is a saint."
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When Zhu Ruodeng received the imperial edict to appoint himself as the general of the Western Expedition, and appointed Zhu Ruofeng and Ma Bao as the deputy generals of the Western Expedition, he was already ready for the Western Expedition. Among the generals he controlled, Sun Guangwei was the teacher of the crown prince.
In order to expand the power of the princelings, Sun Guangwei was ordered to stay in Yakutsk.
When he was hesitating about who should be the vanguard of the army, King Zhu Ruofeng of Yu broke into the tent and recommended himself, "Second brother, I would like to be the vanguard."
Seeing his younger brother's firm eyes, Zhu Ruodeng nodded slightly. His men would inevitably be tired after a long battle, but the third brother's troops had just arrived and were full of vigor. It would be best to use his men as the vanguard. Besides, let him be the vanguard.
, you can also win over him better. A real kill two birds with one stone!
After thinking about this, Zhu Ruodeng readily agreed and encouraged his younger brother: "Third brother, as a pioneer, you must open roads through mountains and fill bridges when encountering water. You must be more careful!"
