"I think it can still be implemented, but some changes are needed." Xu Huizu said.
"How to change?" Yunxi asked.
He was very curious. After ordering the execution of all the prisoners, he had given up his plan, but unexpectedly Xu Huizu picked it up again. But with the remaining few hundred people, how could he implement his plan?
"Your Majesty, although he was only locked up in one place for a day and a night before executing Xilu, this day and night alone has made Master Fangzheng's immortality protected by lightning known to many people. Not only Xilu knew about it, but also
The Mongols and Westerners who rebelled against the Western Lu also learned about it. In addition, Samachi, Timur's attendant before his death, also told several people that His Majesty was informed in advance of Timur's intention to invade eastward by the Buddha and Taozu.
The story spread from ten to ten, and even though Xilu were being slaughtered continuously in the past few days, these two incidents were widely spread in the prison camp, and no one knows about it to this day."
"Because these things were said by people who believed in Tianfang Sect, the captured Mongolians and Westerners believed them very much and wanted to believe in Buddhism and worship the Buddha."
"Your Majesty, to spread Buddhism in the Western Regions, it is not necessarily necessary to use people who originally believed in Tianfang Sect. It would not be appropriate to release the tens of thousands of Mongolians and Westerners captured this time, but keeping them as prisoners is also a good way to win over them.
The Mongols are not good either. And they happen to be willing to believe in Buddhism. So I think they should be sent to the west of Alashankou to spread Buddhism."
"The reason why I left hundreds of auxiliary soldiers recruited by Timur in the Seven Rivers and even the grasslands and rivers is so that they can serve as guides for the Mongols and Western Fans who are spreading Buddhism."
"Use Mongolians and Westerners to spread Buddhism to the west of Alashankou?" Yunxi was very interested in Xu Huizu's idea, but after thinking about it, he still felt it was unreliable: "Xu Aiqing, there are only a few Mongolians west of Alashankou
Most of the people look slightly different from Mongolians, Westerners or Han people. If Mongolians and Westerners are allowed to preach, I am afraid that it will be half the result with half the effort, and it will not be effective."
"Your Majesty," having said this, Xu Huizu looked at the door again to make sure no one could hear him. Then he turned to Yunxi and said, "Your Majesty, what I said was not to let them hold Buddhist scriptures in their hands to preach.
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"Is that what you mean?" Yunxi suddenly opened his eyes wide and looked at Xu Huizu.
"Your Majesty, I believe that His Highness the King of Qin should be the commander-in-chief and send troops to attack the city of Samarkand and seize the land of the Seven Rivers, the grassland, the land in the river and the land west of Congling." Xu Huizu said.
Xu Huizu said this calmly, but it was no less than a thunder in Yunxi's ears! Yunxi suddenly stood up and stared at Xu Huizu carefully, not knowing what to say.
Xu Huizu also heard the sound of the chair shaking when Yunxi stood up, and knew that he stood up out of surprise. But he did not pause at all, and continued: "The people of the Ming Dynasty who were insulted, tortured and even tortured to death by the Westerners this time are all His Highness the King of Qin
The people under my command, His Highness the King of Qin, were very angry because of this and wanted to take revenge on the Western captives."
"Furthermore, due to the scarcity of Han people in His Highness' fiefdom, half of the Han people under his command were slaughtered by the Xilu, and almost every family had relatives killed by the Xilu. All the soldiers in Yiwu's guards were excited, and some people shouted
The words of pursuing the city of Samarkand and slaughtering the Western captives were approved by many people. Therefore, if His Majesty orders His Highness the King of Qin to lead the soldiers of the Yiwu Guards and send the Mongols and Westerners as the vanguard to attack the city of Samarkand,
We will definitely get the support of the soldiers."
'So even if Shang Bing had calmed down after executing all the captive Xilu, he still had to lead troops to attack Samarkand City because of his own pros and cons. Yiwu's tens of thousands of troops were his most caring and most caring people.
An important army, if these people are alienated from him because he is unwilling to lead troops to attack the city of Samarkand, then the gain will outweigh the loss.' Yunxi added in his heart.
"Moreover, the eastward expedition to Samarkand can also be successful. There are still more than 20,000 soldiers in the guard under the command of His Highness King Qin. The Mongols and Westerners who can be driven, including the Khan of Li Kingdom Shamecha, can also be killed."
The tens of thousands of people who control the strings under him, there are 70,000 to 80,000, and together they have nearly 100,000 horses. If he is assigned some Central Plains Guard officers, he will have an army of more than 100,000."
"Your Majesty, I checked the records of the Xilu's Eastern Expedition and asked several captured generals. I learned that Timur had only 230,000 to 40,000 elite main troops who were loyal to him, and the rest of the auxiliary troops were
They were recruited; and Timur raised an army to conquer the Ming Dynasty and used 200,000 of them. Now these 200,000 horses have been wiped out or are about to be wiped out. The remaining elite main force of the country is only 30,000 to 40,000, and they are not gathered.
In the city of Samarkand, there are only about 10,000 main troops in the city. With such a small number of people, no matter how powerful they are and there is a city to rely on, they will never be able to stop the Ming Dynasty's 100,000-strong army!"
"What's more, Timur conquered the east and west, and killed a lot of people when he conquered the four directions. He had deep hatred with many tribes in the country. But usually, because of Timur's high prestige, these tribes dared not speak out. If they were
After learning that Timur was defeated and killed in Yiwu, and that the main army also suffered heavy losses, they will definitely raise troops to oppose the Kingdom of Samarkand. When the Ming Dynasty soldiers attack the city of Samarkand, they can still rely on their strength, and the city will be destroyed!"
"After the city of Samarkand was captured, and Timur's crown prince Pir Mahama was killed or captured alive by His Highness the King of Qin, his country would definitely fall apart. Your Majesty does not need to be too greedy for merit and ordered His Highness the King of Qin to occupy the east of the city of Samarkand.
Just go to the north. Your Majesty will take advantage of the situation and grant the fiefdom of His Highness the King of Qin as the city of Samarkand, which will govern the nearby Hezhong, west of Congling and other places. In this way, the entire Western Region will be pacified!" Xu Huizu finally said.
Yunxi sat down again and rubbed his head. He finally understood. Xu Huizu was not 'making certain changes' to his plan. He was clearly using this layer of skin to come up with his own plan, a crazier plan.
"Xu Aiqing, tell me, did you think of this before, or did you suddenly think of it in the past few days?" he asked suddenly.
"Your Majesty, when your Majesty and I were discussing the promotion of Buddhism in the Western Regions, I had some thoughts. I was originally going to propose it to Your Majesty after thinking about it. However, I didn't expect to find that the Westerners insulted, abused and killed the common people.
Your Majesty ordered them all to be executed, and my thoughts changed accordingly. After several revisions, I changed it to what I just said." Xu Huizu replied.
"You've got your mind set." Regardless of whether you adopt his advice or not, taking the initiative to think but not acting without authorization is something worth encouraging.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Xu Huizu bowed and said, "Your Majesty, is my suggestion feasible?"
"I have three questions. First, you left behind hundreds of herdsmen auxiliaries recruited by Timur. But these herdsmen auxiliaries probably all had members of the same tribe who were killed by the Ming Dynasty. Are they willing to serve the Ming Dynasty?
Even if they dare not blatantly disobey orders, will they do so openly and secretly? Will the tribes in these places oppose the army led by King Qin because some of their own people were killed by the Ming Dynasty? I am not worried that the army cannot defeat the horse breeders, but
If there is a conflict with them, it will definitely affect the subsequent attack on the city of Samarkand."
"Secondly, although many tribes in his country dare not speak out their anger against Timur, and would ride cavalry to resist Pir Mahama after learning that Timur was defeated and killed; but after all, most of them are Tianfang believers, and the King of Qin is leaving
If they want to promote Buddhism, they may also oppose the King of Qin, and it will not be easy to rule He and other places."
"Thirdly, it is already very far from the Central Plains to Yiwu, and then to the land in the river is even thousands of miles away. According to my idea, there must be many Han people to rule a place for peace, but it is so far away from the Central Plains to the river, how to transport the Han people
Go? If there are not enough Han people, how can we ensure the peace of the place?"
Because Yunxi had never considered this matter before, he walked around the tent for a long time before expressing his doubts to Xu Huizu.
"What your Majesty said is an extremely important question. When I first considered this matter, I also thought about these three points for a long time. Fortunately, I am a fool. Please judge whether what I said is reasonable."
Xu Huizu said: "I thought that the tribes north of Samarkand would be resentful of the Ming Dynasty after learning that the Ming Dynasty executed many of their people, but they would never dare to object. They heard that Timur was defeated at the hands of the Ming Dynasty.
, knowing that the Ming Dynasty is a more powerful country than Samarkand, and the barbarians are all fearful and unethical people. They did not dare to oppose Timur before, and had to send people when Timur recruited auxiliary troops.
If you deal with it, how can you oppose the Ming Dynasty, which is more powerful than the city of Samarkand?"
"The second point your Majesty said is similar to the first. Even if they don't like it because of their faith, they don't dare to openly oppose it. Moreover, the Tianfang believers are not monolithic, and there are many internal contradictions. His Highness the King of Qin can use these contradictions to divide them.
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"As for religious beliefs, His Highness the King of Qin could not forcefully implement the Central Plains policy in the Western Regions at the beginning, and could not force all the people under his rule to convert to Buddhism immediately. This would definitely cause dissatisfaction among all tribes. I think that the method of boiling frogs in warm water should be used
, and slowly led the local people to convert. After talking to a few people about this, I thought that a poll tax could be implemented and ordered that all Tianfang believers must pay the poll tax, but Buddhists do not."
"This approach has three benefits. First, it can separate the Buddhists under the rule from the Tianfang believers. Second, it can increase tax revenue. Third, it can encourage them to convert to Buddhism without causing fierce opposition."
"As for your Majesty's third question, I believe that this matter may not be resolved for a while. Therefore, if we want to stabilize the river, we can only change the current strategy."
"Although the living habits of the Han people, the Mongols, and the Xifan people are very different, they are all people from the East. Although they are not similar in appearance, they are less different from the Xilu people. I believe that the Eastern people who believe in Buddhism should be
The people, whether Han, Mongolian or Western, are the people who are relied on to rule the place, the local people who believe in Buddhism are the people who cooperate with the place, and the people who do not believe in Buddhism are the people who cannot be trusted and cannot be relied on."
"In this way, King Qin will have many more people who can be trusted, and his rule will be stable. Later, when the number of Han people gradually increases, we will change this approach."