814 Worshiping the Great Ancestor is the Right Reason
There are only a few days left in the 20th year of Chongzhen. With such great things as recovering Liaodong and wiping out the Jianlu, everyone is in a good mood and welcomes the New Year happily.
However, senior officials of the Ming Dynasty such as the Six Ministries and Nine Ministers received Emperor Chongzhen's order and immediately rushed to the Wenhua Palace to discuss the matter.
What is it like to have a diligent emperor?
This definitely does not mean that the minister’s work will be lightened, but on the contrary, it will be doubled!
It was not surprising to these senior officials of the Ming Dynasty that a meeting was held just a few days before the Chinese New Year.
Therefore, they were familiar with the business, checked what they were doing, so as not to be difficult to answer when the emperor asked, and then hurried to the Wenhua Palace.
At this time, there was heavy snowfall, and even the Forbidden City was covered with a layer of white snow. The auspicious snow heralded a good harvest!
After arriving at the Wenhua Palace, before the emperor arrived, these civil servants naturally talked among themselves in low voices.
Or they are discussing the matters at hand, those who need to link up with other yamen, and some officials who have no such matters are just chatting.
"Killing Jianlu is like removing a piece of the disease from your heart. Lord Ni, you feel refreshed just by looking at it!"
"Of course. The Ministry of Finance no longer has to prepare large sums of money for Liaodong. Naturally, I am in a good mood."
"That's true. Once the Jianlu are eliminated, other things will become easier! Starting from next year, we will choose our opponents step by step. We will destroy those who should be eliminated and fight those who should be fought. Everything is planned."
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After hearing the topics discussed by the Minister of Revenue and others, others were also interested in participating and saying a few words. In summary, the pressure in the coming year will be much less.
While they were chatting leisurely, Emperor Chongzhen arrived. Needless to say, they naturally ended their chat and paid tribute to the emperor.
What surprised them was that in addition to the eunuch who was in charge of rituals, there was also a military commander who followed the emperor.
Moreover, this military commander is a bit special. He is the former leader of the Wasashi tribe who surrendered to the imperial court, and the great khan of the Khoshote tribe, Oqiltu Chechen Khan, who has now been renamed Zhu Chechen.
Seeing him, these civil servants from the Six Ministries and Nine Ministers and the Cabinet knew that Emperor Chongzhen had summoned them, and they were probably related to this person.
However, this person has just returned from Liaodong, so what can happen?
Sun Chuanting thought more about it, and remembered that Emperor Chongzhen once talked to him. In the northern part of Liaodong, there were Tsarist Russian colonists, the Tsarist Russians who came all the way to plunder. They seemed to be in the Arctic Circle. Although he did not understand,
But that's what Emperor Chongzhen said. There was a stronghold there and a city was built. Emperor Chongzhen would not allow them to exist.
Thinking about this, Sun Chuanting felt that he was planning to send troops north to such a desolate place, right? Is he sending the general who surrendered to Wa Ci?
With this thought in mind, they completed the customary etiquette.
Then, he saw Emperor Chongzhen's serious expression, glanced at them, and said to them: "The trees want to be quiet but the wind does not stop. Even if our Ming Dynasty does not want to expand the territory and guard the inheritance passed down by our ancestors, there will still be people who care about it. Far away.
Those who are closer are the Western Yi people, and those who are closer are the various tribes in the Western Regions. If you fall behind, you will be beaten, so you must bear this in mind!"
The civil servants in the palace and the eunuchs in charge of rituals were all a little confused, but they probably understood the meaning. The emperor had received news again, and it seemed that the various tribes in the Western Regions wanted to attack the Ming Dynasty.
But now that the Ming Dynasty is so powerful, why should we fear it? Why is the emperor so emotional?
Of course they didn't know that Emperor Chongzhen learned about the history they didn't know through chatting with Liu Weichao.
Let’s not talk about future generations, let’s just say that during the Ming Dynasty, the Spanish governor of Luzon originally asked his king for an expeditionary force of 20,000 people to conquer and colonize the Ming Dynasty!
The Dutch, relying on their strong ships and powerful guns, also went wild along the coast of the Ming Dynasty at the beginning and made various demands.
In the southwest, starting from the Wanli period, Dongwu's Toungu dynasty continued to invade the border and annexed Mubang and other places in the Ming Dynasty.
The Japanese country in the east invaded Korea before and used it as a stepping stone to attack the Ming Dynasty. After several decades, they did not give up and united with the Liaodong rebellion to try to attack the Ming Dynasty again.
Now, the Tsarist Russian army has united with the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the Waci in the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains to prepare to attack the Ming Dynasty.
If Ming Dynasty was not strong enough, it would really be divided and eaten by these jackals.
All this made Emperor Chongzhen very emotional, so he made this opening statement.
At this time, without waiting for the ministers to ask, he took the initiative to point to Zhu Chechen, and then said seriously: "Zhu Qing's news, Gushi Khan of Wasi has occupied Qinghai and Tibet, and has joined forces with other unsubordinated tribes of Wasi
, and the military alliance of the Tsarist Russian Empire will invade our Ming Dynasty next year."
Many civil servants and eunuchs in the Wenhua Palace couldn't help but be surprised when they heard this. The imperial court hadn't attacked them yet, and they wanted to attack the imperial court?
No wonder the emperor said at the beginning that if you fall behind, you will be beaten. Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty is strong enough now. If they want to fight, then they can fight!
However, if this is the case, then next year’s plan will definitely focus manpower and material resources on the western part of the Ming Dynasty.
While they were thinking, Emperor Chongzhen continued: "Originally, they were to launch an attack on the Ming Dynasty this year together with the Jianlu and the Japanese, but the Tianshan Heshuote tribe and the Duerbot tribe surrendered to the imperial court, disrupting the situation.
After knowing their plan, they were afraid that they were not strong enough, so they contacted Gushi Khan and mobilized troops to punish the generals, so they postponed the war against the Ming Dynasty until next year!"
At this point, he raised his voice a little and emphasized seriously: "The use of troops in the western part of the Ming Dynasty is not only to restore the prestige of the Han and Tang Dynasties, but also to protect the homeland and the country. Do you understand, sir?"
If before this, the imperial court's use of troops against the West was considered a sign of hegemony, then at this time, it was self-protection and even more famous!
Don't think that this name seems to be a false one. The more famous the division is, the more manpower and material resources can be mobilized and the morale of the army can be improved. This is why China has been paying attention to this since ancient times.
As soon as Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, Wang Cheng'en, the eunuch in charge of the rites department and recognized as Emperor Chongzhen's best confidant, immediately went out and said: "What Long Live the Lord said is absolutely true. People who are not of my race must have different hearts. Long live Lord
What a foresight, this slave is so impressed that he fell to the ground!"
It was only after he finished speaking that the other civil servants and eunuchs came to their senses and agreed one after another. With one opinion, they destroyed any forces that dared to plot against the Ming Dynasty.
The tone of this Wenhua Palace meeting has been set, and the next step is to discuss specific matters.
Just like the reform of local government in other places, it requires the cooperation of various yamen.
The Ministry of Revenue needs to re-plan next year’s treasury expenditure;
The Ministry of War must plan the strategy for using troops in the west, including deploying troops, dispatching generals, investigating the enemy's situation, etc.
On the staff side, officials must be dispatched in advance for training so that after the army occupies a place, it can be managed and settled as quickly as possible.
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However, before the detailed discussion, all the yamen chiefs, including many members of the cabinet, all looked at Emperor Chongzhen, obviously expecting something.
Standing next to him, Zhu Chechen attended such a high-level meeting for the first time and watched silently. When he saw this scene, he was also a little confused. He didn't know what these ministers and cabinet ministers were doing.
What are you waiting for?
He didn't know that Emperor Chongzhen knew what these ministers were expecting. This was a common practice.
He is also used to this, because before making these decisions, he will discuss it with Liu Weichao in advance and get what he wants from Liu Weichao.
At this time, his ministers were obviously waiting for him to tell them what he had learned from Liu Weichao.
So Emperor Chongzhen said calmly: "The maps of Tibet, Qinghai and Tianshan will be sent to the cabinet and the Ministry of War tomorrow."
The map he gave was of course the terrain map provided by Liu Weichao. The reason why Emperor Chongzhen did not give it to him upon request was because the terrain and terrain of Liu Weichao's time and Emperor Chongzhen's time had some changes due to human transformation and changes in the times.
, Liu Weichao needed to mark and explain all these changes, and finally there was a map given by Emperor Chongzhen.
Compared with the military maps of Liu Weichao's time, this kind of map couldn't be simpler. However, ancient maps themselves are very simple. The maps given by Liu Weichao, even if they are simple for later generations, will not be useful to future generations.
For this era of Emperor Chongzhen, it was good enough.
Likewise, officials like Sun Chuanting, who knew the military well, were very much looking forward to obtaining this kind of map from Emperor Chongzhen in advance. This was very valuable information for them.
Zhu Chechen on the side was a little dumbfounded. The emperor actually had maps of so many places?
He was also the leader of various tribes in Washi, so of course he knew the importance of maps to war!
This is actually equivalent to the fact that the imperial court has won half of the war before it even started!
After coming back to his senses, he suddenly understood that this was definitely not something that Ming Dynasty had gone to survey the terrain of Tibet, Qinghai and Tianshan Mountains in advance, because this would have taken many years to complete.
The source of this map can only be Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty who has become an immortal!
Look, this is another piece of evidence that Emperor Taizu appears!
When it comes to worshiping Buddha or whatever, worshiping Emperor Taizu is the most correct thing!
As if to confirm his idea, Emperor Chongzhen said to the ministers in the Wenhua Hall: "In addition, when the imperial officers and soldiers go to these places, what should be paid attention to, what should be prevented, and what should be prepared. I will prepare a pre-war plan.
The manual will be given to the Ministry of War in a few days, and I will also give you a list of what the Ministry of Revenue needs to prepare."
Regarding altitude sickness, geological disasters, etc., Liu Weichao had already said that he would sort out a copy and give it to him, and he would just change hands.