Concubine Zhuang was holding a cat in her arms. It was caught from Wang Yuan's house. It was a hybrid of ocelot and civet cat.
Zhu Houzhao pulled out the military flag that had been covered in dust for a long time, fought with Wang Yuan for a few rounds, and suddenly said: "Erlang, haven't you always wanted to open the sea?"
"Yes." Wang Yuan nodded.
Zhu Houzhao smiled and said: "Don't go to patrol Guangdong. Help me accomplish one thing and I will allow you to gradually open the sea!"
Wang Yuan asked: "What's the matter?"
Zhu Houzhao gritted his teeth: "Destroy Turpan for me!"
Wang Yuan didn't know much about the situation in the northwest, so he could only say: "You can give it a try and do your best."
If Zhu Houzhao hated the little Mongolian prince the most, then the second most hated one was the King of Turpan.
Since the first year of Hongzhi, Turpan has used Hami as a public toilet——
The first time he came, he killed King Zhongshun of Hami who was conferred by the Ming Dynasty.
The second time he came, he captured the city of Hami, kidnapped the newly crowned King Zhongshun, and cut into pieces the Hami guard commander Amulang.
The third time he came, he captured the city of Hami, called himself Khan, and plundered Handong County of the Ming Dynasty.
The fourth time they came, they captured the city of Hami again.
The fifth time he came, he not only occupied the city of Hami without any bloodshed, but also encouraged the newly crowned King Zhongshun of the Ming Dynasty to defect.
The fifth time was the most ridiculous. Turpan had a new king. He was causing trouble, paying tribute, and asking for rewards. He even defeated Wala in the process. After secretly occupying the city of Hami, the governor of the Ming Dynasty thought that this man was loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and gave him various gifts.
reward.
Mansu'er, the current king of Turpan, finally made a new move after occupying Hami and paralyzing the Ming Dynasty for a year: he sent troops to occupy several cities in the northwest, and his troops were directed towards Gansu!
It was at this moment that Zhu Houzhao realized that he had been tricked and the enemy quietly occupied the city. During this period, he even rewarded the enemy several times.
Zhu Houzhao said: "Hami is too far away and supplies are difficult, so you don't have many soldiers. It is easy to recover Hami. Ming Dynasty has recovered it several times. What is difficult is to do it once and for all. To scare Turpan so that they dare not come again, don't give it to them
A chance to surrender and rebel again!"
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "I will try my best to destroy the country."
Zhu Houzhao slammed the chessboard: "What I want is your words. If you have any requests, just ask!"
Wang Yuan said: "First, I want to be the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, otherwise it will be difficult to control the place; second, I have to bring a thousand cavalry, three thousand divine machine battalions, and hundreds of craftsmen there."
"That's all?" Zhu Houzhao asked.
Wang Yuan nodded: "These are enough."
Zhu Houzhao said: "Then I am waiting for the news of Erlang's triumph!"
Historically, this rebellion was "put down" by Peng Ze, who was recommended by Yang Tinghe as a strategic border general.
How did Peng Ze "pacify"?
Faced with the burning, killing and looting in Turpan, he immediately raised brocade cloth and secretly negotiated peace with Turpan. King Mansu'er of Turpan was overjoyed and promised to return Hami's land and gold seal. Before the transaction was formalized, Peng Ze reported to the court, saying that Mansu'er
Afraid of the Celestial Empire, he has already returned the land and gold seal, and then returned to the Celestial Empire.
As a result, Mansuer became more arrogant, intensified his plundering of border areas, and even formed an alliance with Oara to invade the Hexi Corridor.
You know, before Peng Ze went to quell the rebellion, Turpan fought with Wala to death. This man quelled the rebellion and made the two enemies of the Ming Dynasty an alliance.
There is no way, Ming Ting behaves too cowardly, Turpan and Wala will naturally think like this: "What's the point of us attacking each other? Ming Dynasty is so weak, it is better to join forces to defeat Ming Dynasty!"
This was Yang Tinghe’s most knowledgeable soldier. He was known as both civil and military, and he competed with Wang Qiong for the position of Minister of War. After the incident, Yang Tinghe’s confidant Lu Wan, the man who helped Liang Chu’s son settle the murder case, actually dared to detain and impeach him.
Peng Ze's memorial led the emperor and ministers to think that Turpan had been pacified.
As a result, Mansuer led his troops to attack Shazhou and Jiayuguan, and actually massacred the city on the border of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Houzhao thought that Turpan had surrendered and was re-convicted, so he once again asked Peng Ze to supervise the three sides. He was jointly impeached by Wang Qiong, Qian Ning and others. Only then did the incident come to light and he was demoted to the people.
When Zhu Houzhao died, Yang Tinghe forced Wang Qiong away and appointed Peng Ze as Minister of War.
At this time, Turpan had already reached Ganzhou. Relying on the strategy of Chen Jiuchou, the censor of the capital, the Ming Dynasty finally took back Hami and drove the Turpan invading army out of the Ming Dynasty! And the man who caused all this, Peng Ze, happened to be the Minister of the Ministry of War, and actually strategized
Receive rewards for meritorious service.
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On February 28, the ninth year of Zhengde's reign, Wang Yuan was appointed by the emperor as the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu as a scholar of the Hanlin Academy and a young official of Zhanshifu. His main task was to manage Turpan.
Unable to wait for the end of the palace examination and the gathering of troops, he immediately set off for the northwest frontier.
Even Wang Yuan's fellow examiners quit their jobs and were replaced by a Hanlin Academy editor. How could he still have time to grade the candidates?
Before Wang Yuan set out, he recommended his teacher Wang Yangming to serve as the right minister of the Ministry of War to patrol Liaodong. Uncle Wang finally got rid of Bi Mawen's errand in Nanjing.
Li Chongsi, deputy military envoy of Shandong Province, was praised by Wang Yuan for his great help. The emperor promoted him to the position of censor of the left deputy capital, and immediately inspected Henan, mainly to deal with disaster relief matters. Henan was now in a flood due to the Yellow River breach last year.
Starving people everywhere.
The ten young censors who were temporarily invited to Shandong by Wang Yuan naturally took credit for investigating local corruption.
Wang Yuan's few kind words allowed the emperor to appoint a right minister of the Ministry of War and a left deputy censor of the capital. When the news came out, it immediately shocked all civil and military officials. In addition, Wei Ying was promoted to the position because of Wang Yuan's kind words.
Zuo Fudu was the censor, which put Yang Tinghe and Liang Chu under great pressure.
Yang Tinghe rushed to the Bao Fang to advise: "Your Majesty, although Academician Wang is very brave, the border affairs are more complicated and the slightest mistake will be extremely dangerous. You should send an experienced and prudent person who knows the military."
Zhu Houzhao smiled and asked: "Who do you think Mr. Yang Ge should send?"
Yang Tinghe said: "Peng Ze, the censor of Zuodu and the crown prince's Taibao, once patrolled the frontiers twice and quelled rebellions in various places many times. He has gone through hundreds of battles, large and small. He can be said to be a mature and prudent man who knows the military!"
Zhu Houzhao sneered and said: "It took him two years to pacify the remnants of the rebel bandits in Sichuan. My promotion and title to him were enough privileges. Let him go to Turpan to conquer Turpan. How long will it take to quell the rebellion? Three years,
Or five years?”
Yang Tinghe said: "Don't be too hasty in matters on the frontier. You must proceed step by step."
Zhu Houzhao was furious: "As soon as my father ascended the throne, Turpan invaded and occupied Hami. They have been camped step by step for more than 20 years. Those barbarians have almost reached Jiayuguan!"
Facing the emperor's anger, Yang Tinghe did not dare to speak anymore.
Zhu Houzhao was really angry this time. The majestic Ming Emperor was constantly besieging the city by foreign barbarians. During this period, he even treated the barbarians as good people and rewarded them several times.
Zhu Houzhao felt that he had been fooled as a fool, and he wished he could kill her with a knife himself!
(I'm late for an update. I'll do it tomorrow. I'm a little uncomfortable today.)