Chapter eight hundred and sixty first bad things turned into good things
In the Wenhua Hall, Emperor Chongzhen, Duke Xingguo, and the two cabinet ministers, Yang He, Minister of War, were discussing the news coming from Mongolia.
Emperor Chongzhen looked serious and said to the ministers: "As Master Zhong expected, it was the Cossack cavalry sent by Russia. If the remnants of the captives interfered like this, no wonder the Mongolian tribal alliance suffered a great defeat.
.Ezhe, the heir to the throne of Khan, was killed in the battle, and Irzamu, the leader of the Fourth Son tribe, was seriously injured."
It was indeed not beyond Zhong Jinwei's expectations, but it was a bit surprising. Dorgon actually attacked the rear of the Mongolian army while fleeing, resulting in a major defeat for the Mongolian army that was fighting a bitter battle with the Cossack cavalry.
After Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, Yang He, the Minister of War, asked for instructions: "Your Majesty, Zuo Liangyu's troops are currently resting in Zhangjiakou for supplies. The envoys from various Mongolian ministries are panicking and requesting me, Ming Dynasty, to come to the rescue. How should we deal with this matter?"
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen nodded and said, "This is why I asked all my ministers to come here to discuss matters."
When he said this, he turned to look at Zhong Jinwei and said: "Master Zhong, if Zuo Liangyu's men had not rescued the remaining Mongolian soldiers, I am afraid that the situation in Mongolia would have been even worse. This will have a great impact on the situation you have laid out. I don't know Master Zhong."
Any ideas?"
With the participation of the Cossack cavalry and the interference of Dorgon, who was familiar with the military affairs of the Ming Dynasty, the situation on the grassland had indeed become unpredictable.
When Zhong Jinwei heard so much information, he had no clue, so he replied to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, please wait for me to sort out the whole matter."
Emperor Chongzhen nodded in understanding, then turned to look at the other ministers.
Wen Tiren frowned. I'm afraid there will be another big war in the north. As a result, a sudden increase in military expenditures and troop mobilization will inevitably affect the ongoing feudal feudal North America. This is the last thing he wants.
What he saw made him very worried.
Now seeing Emperor Chongzhen looking over, Wen Tiren said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, it is not appropriate to go to war right now!"
Emperor Chongzhen nodded slightly again, and then looked at Sun Chengzong behind Wen Tiren.
Sun Chengzong and Wen Tiren had different divisions of labor, and he paid more attention to the military. Therefore, when he saw Emperor Chongzhen asking for his opinion with his eyes, he raised a loud voice and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, there are remnants of the captives involved. Don't underestimate it. Don't underestimate it. Don't underestimate it."
If you don’t guard against it, don’t ignore it!”
Emperor Chongzhen nodded slightly after hearing this, and then turned his attention to the Minister of War.
When Yang He saw it, he smiled bitterly in his heart. The first assistant and the second assistant had different opinions. No matter what he said, he was not very good. It was really a headache.
After thinking for a long time, he reluctantly said: "Your Majesty, the remnants of the imperialist empire must indeed be destroyed, but right now the imperial court's focus is on the ocean, and a new batch of warships and sea-going ships are being built, focusing on the feudal feudal issue."
Emperor Chongzhen nodded after hearing this. He didn't know whether the Northern Fleet led by Yan Yingyuan would be able to come back next year. He didn't know when he would come back next year. He didn't know how much the losses would be. There were other things that were unknown.
But there were so many vassal kings waiting to conquer North America, and they couldn't wait until the Northern Fleet returned to rest and recuperate, and escorted off again.
Therefore, the imperial court had to form a second northern fleet to prepare to escort the second vassal to North America next year. If there are enough ships, several vassals can even go to North America together.
This requires the imperial court to focus this year's work on this matter, deploying shipbuilding materials, skilled shipwrights, and blacksmiths to build as many transport ships and escort warships as possible, as well as corresponding sailors.
, sailors and corresponding ordnance and artillery, etc. It can be said that there are too many things that need attention and need to be done.
Therefore, the imperial court really could not spare any extra manpower or financial resources to restart another major war.
Emperor Chongzhen asked his ministers for their opinions, but did not get a satisfactory answer. Instead, there were more contradictions and difficulties, and he could not help but frown.
Why can't these Cossacks and the remnants of the Jianru people come out to cause trouble? They want to cause this incident when the court has no spare time to spare. It's really annoying!
In desperation, he could only place his hope on Zhong Jinwei and watch Zhong Jinwei meditate quietly there.
The Wenhua Hall suddenly became quiet, so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
After a while, Zhong Jinwei raised his head, with a smile on his face, and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, I have thought about it for a long time and found that this incident is a good thing for Ming Dynasty!"
When Zhong Jinwei said these words, several people in the Wenhua Hall opened their mouths and their jaws almost dropped to the ground. They never expected that Duke Xingguo would come to such a conclusion!
"Master Zhong, how do you say this?" Emperor Chongzhen asked excitedly after being stunned for a moment.
Zhong Jinwei seemed confident. He replied to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, aren't we plotting to include the grassland in our Ming Dynasty territory? At present, the military strength of the Mongolian tribes has suffered a heavy blow. This just solves a problem for our Ming Dynasty, which can speed up the development of the Ming Dynasty."
The process of incorporating the Mongolian grassland into the territory of the Ming Dynasty!"
Thinking about it from another angle, it was indeed beneficial to what the Ming Dynasty was doing. But Emperor Chongzhen still had problems and said: "Master Zhong, but these Cossacks have united with the remnants of the Jianlu captives, and they are indeed a threat to the Ming Dynasty.
What should we do? We can’t just ignore it!”
Zhong Jinwei smiled, shook his head and said: "Of course we have to take care of it, but we can't take care of it now. This threat is still far away for the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, with the Mongolian tribes as buffers, there is actually no short-term threat to the Ming Dynasty.
But for the Mongolian tribes, the threat is great, which will force them to make a choice."
"For this reason, I, the Ming Dynasty, cannot for the time being act on behalf of the Mongolian tribes to deal with the Cossacks and the remnants of the Jianlu tribes. Instead, I will send people on the grassland to spread panic and exaggerate the power of the Cossacks and the Jianlu remnants. At the same time, I announced that the Ming Dynasty will increase its troops on the Horqin Grassland.
Protect the tribes belonging to the Ming Dynasty."
After hearing what Zhong Jinwei said, Wen Tiren already understood what he meant, so he explained for him: "The Duke's intention is to use this as a comparison to let all the grassland tribes understand that only by joining me, the Ming Dynasty, can they have security. Isn't that the case?
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"Haha, Mr. Wen is absolutely right!" Zhong Jinwei nodded and praised.
Emperor Chongzhen understood and nodded repeatedly. In this way, this incident will indeed allow the Mongolian grassland to be included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible. For the Ming Dynasty, a bad thing turned into a good thing!
But Sun Chengzong had some objections. He just said: "If this happens, I am afraid that the power of the Cossacks and the remnants of the rebels will become stronger and stronger. The longer it is delayed, the harder it will be to deal with it!"
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he felt the same way and couldn't help but turn his head from Sun Chengzong to Zhong Jinwei, ready to hear his answer.