Chapter 277 Aiding Korea and Fighting the Japanese (11) Beijing North Camp
Commander Qi was actually very busy today. Although he received the award on the same day as Gao Pragmatic and was awarded the title of Ning Haibo, after all, the real protagonist of this day was Gao Pragmatic, and perhaps His Majesty the Emperor himself, so Qi Ninghai really fell to Qi Ninghai.
The glory on his body seems to be much weaker.
However, although the limelight is not as good as those two, Qi Jiguang is still one of today's big winners, and he is also the second military general since Longwan to be knighted. From then on, he is no longer an ordinary military minister, but a member of the nobility.
It is a coincidence that Li Chengliang was granted the title of Ning Yuanbo and Qi Jiguang was granted the title of Ning Haibo. Both of their titles contain the word "Ning". If you add the pragmatic Marquis of Nanning, the title of the recent meritorious officials seems to be the same as "Ning".
The word cannot be separated, and I don’t know why His Majesty the Emperor is so fond of this word.
After the ceremony, Gao Jingshi was mainly busy with discussions, while Qi Jiguang was mainly busy with arranging the troops - not only the Imperial Guards themselves, but also the Shunyi King Han Naji and the Governor Qianshi Yiler who came with him this time.
Du Qi and other Mongolian troops.
Due to the previous restructuring of the Beijing Camp, the Imperial Guard's Beijing-North Camp was built on a large scale and was built to accommodate a hundred thousand troops. However, the more than 60,000 Imperial Guards were usually not satisfied with the accommodation, and now it is just the place to accommodate the Tumut and Ordos troops.
The Mongolian army was temporarily stationed.
Of course, in addition to this reason, placing the two Mongolian troops next to the Imperial Guards also had the intention of using the Imperial Guards to frighten these proud men of the grasslands, lest they do any bad things and end up badly.
Since they live in the same camp, the reception work does not bother the two masters, and is also left to Qi Jiguang. Except that the emperor will summon Han Naji and Yilduzi in a few days, the Mongolian troops will basically be in Beijing.
It was all the responsibility of the Imperial Guards to entertain them.
Regarding this point, Han Naji was quite surprised at first. After asking Qi Jiguang about it during the banquet, he realized that it was not negligence for not letting the Ministry of Rites receive them, but Gao Pragmatic had specifically explained it before. As for the reason, it was actually good.
Understanding: The Ming Dynasty will no longer regard Hannaji as a "foreign vassal".
As we all know, there was no such thing as "equal diplomacy" in the Ming Dynasty. In the eyes of the Ming Dynasty, other surrounding countries and tribes were either enemies or vassals, and there was no third category of "diplomatic countries". Vassals must also be classified roughly.
In other words, there are two types: outer vassal and inner vassal, both of which are tributary states.
The tribute affairs of the Ming Dynasty were indeed in charge of the Ministry of Rites. The Department of Hosts and Guests under the Ministry of Rites was "in charge of the affairs of the feudal vassals paying tribute and receiving gifts. When tribute was paid by the feudal tribes, they identified their tribute routes, tribute envoys, and the amount of tributes, far and near.
If the king sends envoys to welcome and send off, banquets, tents, food, etc., the difference in rewards will be determined.
All tributes must be collected and read, and then go to the inner palace. If there are any goods and goods attached, the value will be given. If the Tibetan country asks for heirs, they will be sent to their country. The envoys will return, tell them about the customs, customs, and things, and give them as legacies.
The festival of etiquette. If the tribes have the ability to protect the fortress, they will be granted seals by imperial edict.
When people from various countries come and go, if there are imperial edicts, they will be inspected. If there are records, they will be inspected. No orders will be sent to Lan people. When local officials pay tribute, they will also inspect the records. When they return, they will carry out the imperial edicts engraved with gold, and they will be accompanied by copper.
Compared with symbols.
He was responsible for reviewing speeches, translating texts, sending companions to the bureau, and testing the translators of the Siyi bureau to see if they could handle matters, and forbidding the leakage of their communications. All the gifts from the imperial court and the tribute of native goods from various provinces were handed over to the emperor."
Look, the diplomacy of the Ming Dynasty is actually in the hands of just one department, and the name of this department is quite unceremonious: Host and Guest Department - I will always only receive, but you must come to perform Hajj.
I have to say, this is very Ming Dynasty, this is very Chinese.
Of course, the work of the host-guest department is actually very complicated. The Ming Dynasty followed the old system of the Tang and Song Dynasties. The host-guest department was not only in charge of foreign tribute affairs, but also the tribute affairs of local governments and surrounding ethnic minorities.
As far as foreign tribute is concerned, the specific responsibilities of the Host and Guest Department are: First, "whenever the naturalized foreigners and tribute envoys arrive at the Huitong Pavilion, the host and guest officials will immediately come there, look at the ministers, and determine their superiority.
The house is well laid out and everything is properly arranged, and he is still given care and attention to make him aware of the favor of the imperial court."
This is to distinguish the master and slave status of the guests and provide them with different hospitality to make them feel at home and reflect the favor of the court.
Second, "Divide the number of guests into the catering department, and return to the catering department once every five days, and deliver wine, meat, tea, noodles, and food as usual." Still report to the catering department according to the guest's master-slave status, and deliver food and drinks in accordance with regulations.
Thirdly, "We will measure the importance of the people who come and have tea and dinner with them. We will decide the number of food tables and the dining department will take care of it. A member of the host and guest department, or the chairman, will sit on the left and right according to the senior and lower order, and treat them with etiquette."
". This is based on the visitor's position and whether he or she is suitable for tea and dinner, and then determines the recipe, number of tables, and seating arrangements for the guests.
One more thing to say here is that according to the regulations of the Chenghua period, envoys from North Korea were received by officials from the Ministry of Rites when they came to the DPRK. This was a higher level of reception, and it seemed to be the only one.
In addition, it is also one of the responsibilities of the host and guest department to formulate the standards for rewards for people coming to the DPRK. "All tributes from Tibetan and foreign countries and princes and officials, etc., will be given according to the rules in previous years."
"If there is no such example, we should consider the ranking and make a decision, and then the officials of the Ministry of Rites will hear the memorial and receive it."
The duties of the host and guest department are also to review the tribute documents, assess the translators and general staff of the Siyi Pavilion, and strictly prohibit them from having private contact with foreign tribute envoys to prevent the leakage of state secrets.
Translators and translators are officials engaged in foreign affairs activities and must be familiar with foreign affairs disciplines. They must be assessed, inspected and managed very strictly.
The inventory of tributes is also one of the responsibilities of the host and guest department. After receiving the tributes, they must be registered and counted, and then handed over to the inner government for appraisal and pricing to determine the price of the attached goods and the amount of reward.
At the same time, the Host and Guest Department also kept the information about the customs and products of the tributary country recorded by the Ming Dynasty envoys, and managed the Huitong Pavilion. In addition to the Host and Guest Department, the Ceremony Department and the Fine Food Department of the Ministry of Rites were also responsible for part of the tribute affairs.
From this point of view, Gao Jingshi specifically asked Qi Jiguang to entertain Han Naji, which is somewhat against the rules. However, the emperor agreed after receiving Gao Jingshi's suggestion at that time, which shows that the emperor also recognized the statement in Gao Jingshi's suggestion:
Take this opportunity to make the Mongols feel that they are different from other foreign vassals, and even make them think that they have been regarded as one of their own by the Ming Dynasty. Since they are their own people, why do they need to be received by the Chief Guest Department of the Ministry of Rites? You are not a "guest"
Yes!
Qi Jiguang's explanation made Han Naji very happy. Even Yilduzi felt happy after hearing it. For a moment, he actually felt that being a minister of the Ming Dynasty was really good - especially after hearing about the emperor for a few days.
There will be other rewards later.
The two of them mentally compared Tumen, who was now missing, and felt very sad. Fortunately, we accepted the tribute more than 20 years ago, and now we have the opportunity to live in such a prosperous place as the Ming Dynasty Capital.
The land is waiting for the emperor's summons, otherwise the devil knows whether it is life or death. If you are lucky, you may have to move westward to the Gobi desert with the Tumen to chew the sand. If you are unlucky, it is not surprising that you will lose your life. After all, right now
The might of the Ming Dynasty's military was beyond doubt.
Thinking of this, Han Naji suddenly remembered that although the Ming Dynasty had great military power, it still had a lot of troubles. He couldn't help but ask: "Master Qi..."
"Hey!" Qi Jiguang quickly stretched out his hand to stop him and said, "Since you are one of your own, you should change your habit of calling people Grand Master when you see them."
"Oh, yes, look at my mouth, why don't I listen to greetings!" Han Naji said with a smile: "Uncle, I heard that the rebellion in Bozhou has not been subdued yet, and North Korea was invaded by the Japanese country.
I have already asked you to come to Daming... I wonder if this news is true or false?"
Qi Jiguang didn't know where the news about Han Naji came from, but he couldn't hide it. Everyone in the capital knew about it, so he could only admit: "Yes, these two things are true.
What do you think, Your Majesty?"
"Hey, uncle, that's enough. How dare I say anything in front of you? I'm just curious about what the court plans to do next - after all, you also know that after Tumen moves westward, in the future I will
The pressure on the western post of Tumut is great."
When Han Naji said this, Qi Jiguang immediately understood. The King of Shunyi was worried that in the future, the main force of Xishao would no longer be able to stay in Guihua for a long time as it is now, but must maintain a strong force at the headquarters of Xishao to avoid
Possible intrusion of figures.
But this will lead to a problem. His majestic King Shunyi is not as powerful as his own Hatun in Guihua City, the core center of the Ming Dynasty. So who is more powerful, King Shunyi or Lady Zhongshun?
The imbalance of power is one aspect, but there is also another aspect that may be a hidden worry: Butashri is now staying with Gao Pragmatic and refuses to leave. Although Han Naji thought about it and thought that Gao Pragmatic would not give up on him, he stayed
Having Butashri around is definitely not a good thing, at least for Erdemutu.
My son's business is my business, so Han Naji had to find a way to do this, at least to find out the reason. As for Daming's movements, his original meaning was that since Gao Pragmatic supported him, then
As long as the Ming Dynasty's power around Tumut remains strong, Zhongjin Hatun will not dare to make any changes, and he can safely send the main force of the Western Post back to the west to defend Tumen.
Qi Jiguang understood the reason, but he was also in a dilemma on how to respond. Firstly, in the Ming Dynasty, it was not the military commander's turn to comment on such matters. Secondly, he was also responsible for Butashri's matter, and it was not clear yet how high
How pragmatically plans to deal with it, even if he wants to say something, he dare not say anything nonsense, otherwise if Gao pragmatically's approach is not in line with what he said, then I don't know what Han Naji will think.
Qi Jiguang hesitated for a moment and had to take a roundabout way and said: "The incident in Bozhou seems to be a big deal, but in fact the situation is completely controllable. Your Majesty, the imperial court failed to send troops twice before. One reason was that the frontline generals were impatient and never mobilized them."
The army rushed deep and was taken advantage of by the rebels who occupied the advantageous location; secondly, the court's main energy at that time was on the battle against Yuan Dynasty, and it could not say that it was dedicated to the affairs of Bozhou...
In short, now that the expedition against Yuan Dynasty is over, the imperial court can calm down and deal with Bozhou. Not only did more than 200,000 troops be mobilized on the front line for encirclement and suppression, but the leader of the troops was the Marquis's favorite general Liu Wei. Considering that he was in the mountains at the beginning
Judging from the great defeat in Burma, he is good at fighting in the mountains and forests, and his mission to suppress Bozhou was just right."
In fact, Bahan Naji didn't care about Bozhou's counter-rebellion. Since Qi Jiguang said that the imperial court had mobilized more than 200,000 troops around Bozhou, Bahan Naji didn't have to worry about the imperial court sending the elite border troops to the southwest. He couldn't help but look...
Yi Song. But he quickly remembered the North Korean issue and asked: "What about the Japanese pirates in North Korea? Will they affect the deployment of officials and troops in Yansui, Xuanda and other places?"
According to the military deployment of the Ming Dynasty, the two towns of Xuanfu and Datong were closest to Guihua City. Therefore, whether the two towns had adequate military strength was directly related to the strength of the "imperial majesty" felt by Guihuagui.
"Yansui" actually refers to the three sides of Shaanxi. It can be regarded as the northwest military region of the Ming Dynasty. It is responsible for the military affairs of Shaanxi, Gansu and other places. It was the first place where the Ming Dynasty faced the brunt of the Western Region after Tumen fled westward. At the same time, it borders the Tumote Western Post.
, can fight the enemy side by side.
When it came to this incident, Qi Jiguang felt it was necessary to reveal certain things a little, so as to give them a psychological expectation, and said: "Since he is one of his own, Qi said it bluntly: Ming Dynasty's military strength on the three sides of Shaanxi will only be
It will be increased, not reduced, and the military reforms that were previously implemented mainly in Xuan Daji Liao will be promoted. In short, the military strength of the three sides of Shaanxi will gradually increase.
In the third town of Xuanda, the situation is slightly different. The prince knows that our Ming Dynasty will not help those who are obedient in any difficulty. King Li Huo of North Korea is a person who has always been obedient. If he is in trouble, the emperor will definitely send troops to rescue him.
However, in this battle to conquer the Yuan Dynasty, all the Liaodong army was deployed, and the battle lasted for half a year. In particular, Liao Commander Li Rusong's headquarters had to travel thousands of miles back and forth, and they were exhausted. Therefore, this time the troops were sent to Korea, it was not good to have all the troops from one town in Liaodong, Ji Town, Tianjin.
, Xuanfu and Datong Town are bound to send troops to help, so Xuanda Second Town will always deploy one or two of its troops to wield swords against North Korea and Japan."
Qi Jiguang's words are somewhat artistic, but for Han Naji, the focus is only one or two sentences. The military strength in the northwest will not decrease, but will only increase. This is the first sentence;
"One or two" is the second sentence.
"There are nearly 300,000 soldiers in the two towns of Xuanda and Da. If one or two are mobilized, the number will be 30,000 to 60,000... Uncle, Xiao Wang should understand this well, right?" Han Naji asked.
Qi Jiguang originally wanted to deal with it as vaguely as possible, but he couldn't help but have a headache because he had to understand Hannaji accurately. But as he said, the relationship between Tumote and Ming Dynasty is indeed different now.
It's not an exaggeration. Since I can't deal with it now, I have to admit it.
"The court has not yet decided on the specific situation, but based on the results of previous discussions between the Marquis and me, Xuanda may need to mobilize about 30,000 to 50,000 troops, which is the total of the two towns."
After hearing this, Han Naji took some reassurance and breathed a sigh of relief, saying, "It won't have much impact at all." The men and horses in Zhongjin Hatun's hands are known to be elite, but the total military strength has actually been declining over the years.
It is on a slow downward trend. Since the strength of the Xuan Daming Army can still be more than ten times that after the deployment, it is expected that they will not dare to make mistakes. So, if you mobilize the main force of the West Post to station in the west, you don't have to worry too much about returning to the city.
The wife is strong and the husband is weak.
Of course, the biggest worry here is Butashri's affairs. It seems that before he leaves Beijing, he has to go to his brother to ask about his plans.
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