"What? Join the Ming Dynasty? How is this possible?"
"Yes, isn't it that the Ming Dynasty wants to reform the country? How can it be possible to agree to this?"
"Yes, by then the Great Khan will no longer be the Great Khan, and we will not be us. The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau will all be officials sent by the Ming Dynasty!"
"..."
As Gushi Khan announced that he would surrender to the Ming Dynasty, as soon as the news came out, people from all walks of life immediately rose up in opposition.
However, Gushi Khan is not an ordinary person. If he changes his mind as soon as someone tells him something, then he is not Gushi Khan!
Just listen to his explanation to those who objected: "The Ming Dynasty's reform of the country, the Khan was naturally dissatisfied. For this reason, didn't he also gather troops from various tribes to oppose it! But, haven't you seen it? Even if we
We have assembled the troops of various tribes, but they are no match for the Ming Kingdom!"
"This Khan can confirm that the powerful Qing Empire in Liaodong must have been destroyed by the Ming Dynasty; even with the help of some Japanese countries, it was still completely and cleanly destroyed. Otherwise, the Ming Dynasty would not have been able to retain ten people.
Tens of thousands of cavalry troops are not needed in Guihua City! Or, could it be that the Ming Dynasty had more than 200,000 cavalry troops, so half of them were left in Guihua City? This is simply impossible!"
"This time, the Ming army stopped attacking us because of the weather. But what happens next year? Do we have the sharpness of the Ming army's firearms? In the grassland battle, how can we still fight if we lose all our elite troops?"
"In fact, even if the elites are still there, now that the Ming Dynasty has decided to send troops to the west, can we stop them? Their firearms can kill our most brave soldiers with just a pull of the trigger! The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is strategically located.
How many more people can there be in front of firearms?"
"Even if we retreat 10,000 steps, our soldiers are brave and tenacious, and one of them is replaced by one of the Ming army. How many people do we have, and how many people do the Ming Dynasty have? Who of you thinks we have a chance to win?"
"The Ming Dynasty has become so powerful in just a few years. If it were not for divine help, it would be absolutely impossible. Eqirtu said in the letter that it was Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty who appeared. I believe it is true. God
If Gu Mingguo is involved, what can we fight against?"
"Before the Ming army attacks us, we take the initiative to surrender, and maybe we can have a family background. If we wait until the Ming army attacks us, we will have no conditions to negotiate with. Other than dying in battle, we can only be prisoners. Now.
The Ming Dynasty has no mercy towards prisoners!"
"The Ming Kingdom should treat you in the same way as the Buddhists and Taoists in the Ming Dynasty. They will be under the jurisdiction of the court, but they will not have such great power. Think about it, you were not here at the beginning. It was Songtsen Gampo who introduced you.
After so many years, I can be satisfied. Otherwise, I am afraid that I will perish under the attack of the Ming army!"
"I'll tell you the truth, I have the most worries about the decision to join the Ming Dynasty!"
"If you don't surrender before the war, but if you surrender after the war, I will bear the responsibility of launching a war against the Ming Dynasty. If the Ming Dynasty pursues the case, it is really hard to say what will happen to this Khan!"
"However, we cannot let the people of the Heshuote tribe become prisoners and slaves of the Ming Dynasty because of this Khan. We cannot let the Ming Dynasty slaughter the entire Qinghai-Tibet!"
"Don't think they won't do this. What the Ming Dynasty lacks the most is people. If this place is completely slaughtered, people can be moved here from Xichuan, Yunnan and other places."
"This is Ben Khan's advice. While we still have some geographical advantages, Ming will take the initiative to surrender before spending a lot of money to reduce the consumption of manpower and material resources by Ming. This is the only bargaining chip we hope to get Ming's understanding.
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"..."
Under Gushi Khan's earnest words, all those who tried to persuade Gushi Khan fell silent.
If it were said that Gushi Khan said these words before the battle, no one would believe it and would be dissatisfied.
In fact, even Gushi Khan himself did not realize that the Ming Dynasty was so powerful that he could not compete before the battle.
But at this time, the war he had planned so carefully not only failed to win, but was completely defeated. It was only in the face of the absolute strength of the Ming Dynasty that he sobered up.
What he said just now was said in a righteous way, as if it was for the good of everyone and the Heshuo Special Department, but in fact, this was also the best result for him, and this was what he had considered.
If he persists, as he expected, it will be difficult for him to resist the Ming army's advance. Even if he can win one or two battles, it will not help the overall situation. After all, the comprehensive national strength of the Ming Dynasty is
Far surpassing his Khoshote Khanate.
Unless there was civil strife in the Ming Dynasty, otherwise, if the Ming Dynasty said it wanted to conquer Qinghai-Tibet, it would definitely be able to conquer Qinghai-Tibet.
It has to be said that Gushi Khan's understanding of affairs is indeed better than many people.
In the original history, Tibet was colonized by the British army. At the beginning, the British army only had more than 2,000 people, and at its peak, it was only about 10,000 people.
The emergence of firearms and the generation difference between firearms and cold weapons of the Tibetan indigenous people have minimized the impact of altitude sickness.
In this dimension, Gushi Khan had almost lost his main force, and it was even more difficult to withstand the Ming army's attack.
This is why he did not flee westward, but had to take the risk and consider joining the Ming Dynasty.
If there are not enough troops to flee westward, the tribes in the west are not vegetarians!
Of course, if the Ming Dynasty still wanted to pursue him for the crime of violating the Ming Dynasty, he would probably have to flee westward instead of being captured without mercy.
At this time, although he returned in defeat, there is no doubt that he still controls Tibet.
Under his strength and in the face of the facts, he finally sent an envoy to the Ming Dynasty, willing to surrender to the Ming Dynasty.
Of course, he also had an excuse, saying that he was bewitched by Baturhun Khan of the Junggar tribe, so he was disrespectful to the Ming Dynasty. Now he has repented and is willing to offer Qinghai and Tibet to surrender to the Ming Dynasty. He himself allowed the Ming Dynasty emperor
Kill or behead him, no complaints!
In the autumn of the 21st year of Chongzhen, Governor Ma Shiying received a report from the front line, saying that Gushi Khan's envoy had arrived, requesting surrender and a copy of his credentials.
This was not something he could decide, so he immediately rushed to the capital.
Due to the convenient transportation in the Ming Dynasty, this memorial regarding Gushi Khan's request for surrender was delivered to the capital in less than half a month.
When Emperor Chongzhen heard the report, he was a little surprised and summoned his ministers to discuss the matter.
In this regard, Chief Assistant He Fengsheng said bluntly: "Your Majesty, I think that the Heshuote Khanate was afraid of being beaten by the imperial court and was afraid of the imperial army, so it had to surrender. However, although it seems to have a very high profile in the credentials.
Low, saying that he was bewitched by Batur Hui Khan of Jungar tribe, offended the Ming Dynasty, and was willing to let the court punish him. In fact, the old minister thought that he was still testing whether the court would really punish him!"
"Oh?" Emperor Chongzhen was a little surprised when he heard this, and asked, "Please tell me!"
Just listen to He Fengsheng continue to play: "If this Gushi Khan is really as sincere as the certificate of credence, then he should surrender directly to the court, or send his closest son to deliver the letter as a hostage. But, no, obviously still want to see
We will make further plans based on the court’s attitude!”
Emperor Chongzhen listened and nodded to express his approval of what he said. Then he asked again: "What do you think should be done? Please tell me what you think should be done!"
The six ministers and nine officials in the Wenhua Hall and other senior officials of the Ming Dynasty heard about Emperor Chongzhen's decree and all expressed their opinions.
It can be roughly divided into the following situations:
The first one is that since Gushi Khan took the initiative to ask for surrender, it would be a good thing for the court to avoid having to fight with each other. Punishing him was just a matter of his own free will. Generally speaking, things should be done in accordance with the regulations of reforming the land and returning to the land.
Can get the entire Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
The second opinion is much more intense. Why did Gushi Khan go there long ago? He suffered a huge defeat and had no power to fight back, so he came to ask for surrender. It was so beautiful! He wanted to kill a chicken.
Horrible Monkey, regardless of his request to surrender, just continue to attack the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau! Anyway, the imperial officers and soldiers have this strength, so they can directly capture the entire Qinghai-Tibet Plateau without them surrendering.
These two views each have their own reasons, and there is no debate before the emperor.
In the end, Emperor Chongzhen let them continue arguing and moved into the back hall.
Seeing this scene, these senior officials of the Ming Dynasty in the Wenhua Palace knew what the emperor was going to do, so they stopped arguing and just waited for the result.
They were right. Emperor Chongzhen, who was in the apse, sent a video communication request to Liu Weichao.
After connecting to the video, Emperor Chongzhen originally wanted to talk about his affairs, but when he saw that Liu Weichao's face didn't look very good, he changed his mind and asked: "What, what happened?"
After hearing this, Liu Weichao shook his head and said, "It's nothing, just a bunch of dogs biting!"
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he said a little worriedly: "Why, after your articles were published, more people opposed you?"
Liu Weichao said before that he had compiled the "Yongle Dadian" and published some contents at the appropriate time. Unexpectedly, these articles of his attracted the attention of many people, especially on the Internet, and began to cause some topics.
Was attacked.
There is no other reason. They say that the Renaissance in the West is so great. China has always been a feudal monarchy. There is no civilization at all. The things that Liu Weichao had before the Ming Dynasty were simply made up and made up by him just to eat patriotic food and serve his company.
Just making money with this kind of reputation!
At that time, Liu Weichao said that he didn't care, and that he only recognized good intellectuals from the West, so he didn't bother to care. However, Emperor Chongzhen felt that Liu Weichao still cared more about it, so he was a little angry.
At this time, after hearing Emperor Chongzhen's question, Liu Weichao thought for a moment and then said: "Someone is trying to kill me, saying that I just made it up to get rich. Some experts called the beast also joined in to attack me. I actually don't understand the history of the Ming Dynasty. Even
There are also some people who come to my online store to cause trouble, leave malicious negative reviews, and spread rumors about me online, which is really disgusting."
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he immediately said angrily: "You are so bold, you ransacked their home!"