All officials congratulated him, and the emperor returned the gift with countless Ming Dynasty treasures.
Envoys from Korea, Japan, Annan, Ye'erqiang, and other four countries came to visit him to celebrate the birthday of the Ming Emperor. Zhu Houzhao still gave the envoys a banquet as usual.
This is a very interesting thing. In recent years, there have been fewer and fewer tribute envoys from various countries. On the one hand, countries can do business directly on the coast, so why should they go to Beijing to pay tribute? On the other hand, after Wang Yuan became the Minister of Rites, he returned the favor
The goods were very stingy, almost equal to equal trade, and the feudal envoys had to pay their own travel expenses.
Don't even think about coming to court from all the countries, and Zhu Houzhao gradually understood the truth. He was a shameless emperor, and he was gradually influenced by Wang Yuan, and he no longer wanted to be taken advantage of by generous rewards.
The banquet in the vassal state was not grand, but it was not shabby either. After Wang Yuan severely rectified the banquet, at least there were no cold dishes or leftovers.
The next day, Wang Yuan received the envoys at the Ministry of Rites.
"Ruan Jie, Annan's envoy to the country, pays homage to the Minister of the Ming Dynasty!" Ruan Jie kowtowed politely.
Wang Yuan did not let the man stand up, but said: "I have already read the credentials you handed over. King Annan really took the initiative to meditate on the throne?"
Ruan Jie quickly said: "Reporting to Wang Shangshu, this matter is absolutely true. The king of Thailand (the previous king) was fatuous, warlords were everywhere, rebellions were everywhere, and the people of Annan were displaced. The king of Thailand knew that it was difficult to govern the country and obey the people, so he abdicated the throne and asked the Ming Dynasty to come to the country.
Confess the new king of Annan!"
Wang Yuan smiled and asked: "How did I hear that the Thai king who abdicated was forced to death along with his mother?"
"That's absolutely not the case!" Ruan Jie was shocked, sweating on his vest.
Wang Yuan said: "The canonization of King Annan requires long-term planning. You can go back and wait slowly."
Ruan Jie bit the bullet and said: "Our country is willing to present maps and household registration books."
Wang Yuan said: "Then offer it and talk about it later."
In the past ten years, Annan has been in chaos.
First, the generals rebelled, killed the emperor, and established a new puppet. Soon, the puppet emperor was kidnapped and killed by the general's brother. A clan robbed the capital and once again established a new emperor. The ministers disobeyed the new emperor and defected to the rebels. The rebels captured the capital.
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The new emperor called on King Qin. After the victory, the two warlords of King Qin fought with each other, and a warlord melee began.
Mo Dengyong, who usurped the throne this time, stood out from a series of coups and mutinies. He gradually took control of the military power from the emperor, and then deposed the emperor who promoted him. After establishing a new emperor, several years later, he finally came up with "
The "give in" trick.
Looking at all aspects, Mo Dengyong is similar to the "reduced version of Liu Yu". After he ascended the throne, he began to reform the military system, land system, salary system and official system. However, his reforms were too intense and aroused resistance from vested interests. A large number of
The old ministers fled to Ailao to try to counterattack.
Ailao is the Xuanweisi of Laos, which nominally belongs to the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
If we use the concept of modern country to describe it, as early as Zhu Di's time, most of Vietnam was China's Jiaozhi Province. And the southwest border area under the jurisdiction of Liuxuanwei included central and northern Myanmar, central and northern Laos, and northern Thailand.
area.
Take Laos as an example. Although they listen to the tune but not the propaganda, the chieftains attack each other and often seek mediation from Ming's father. The Yunnan Mu family has put down rebellions in Laos many times.
Ruan Jie cautiously withdrew, knowing that it would be difficult to complete this mission, so he was thinking about how to send money to the high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty.
There was no way. Although Mo Dengyong proclaimed himself emperor and basically controlled the situation in Annan, he had to be canonized by the Ming Dynasty.
Historically, this guy usurped the throne and was discovered by the Ming Dynasty monarchs. Jiajing directly sent troops to conquer it. Mo Dengyong was so frightened that he tied himself up and went to the border to ask for surrender. Annan Kingdom was also demoted to the Annan Capital Commandery Division, and it changed from a Ming Dynasty vassal state to a Ming Dynasty vassal territory. This was the case until the fall of the Ming Dynasty.
After Ruan Jie left, Huo Zhe Hala was led in, accompanied by an interpreter.
The fireman knelt down and said: "The envoy of the Yeerqiang Kingdom, Hala, pays homage to His Excellency the Minister of the Ming Dynasty!"
Wang Yuan smiled and asked, "Are you here to seek peace?"
Huo Zhehala said: "Ye'erqiang and the Ming Dynasty have always been good neighbors and friendly. I hope that the king of Xiliang in your country can stop his troops."
Wang Yuan asked back: "How did I hear that your country has repeatedly invaded the territory under the jurisdiction of the Xiliang King of the Ming Dynasty?"
Huo Zheha La said: "It's all a misunderstanding, it was done by the Yeerqiang rebels."
Wang Yuan said: "I have read the credentials you submitted. The Ming cabinet will discuss how to deal with it. You can go to Honglu Temple and wait for news."
Huo Zhehaha wanted to talk more, but Wang Yuan just saw the guests off behind closed doors.
Zhu Dangqi, the king of Xiliang, had a mixed life in the past few years. Fortunately, the population was increasing and the wealth was becoming more and more abundant. The existence of the wool textile industry and the common enemy (Yerqiang Khanate) made the surrounding tribes follow him. The connection is very close. What is worrying is that the Yeerqiang Khanate is also rapidly becoming stronger and constantly attacking the surrounding non-Green Sect forces.
For fifteen consecutive years, Zhu Dangqi was suppressed and attacked by the Yeerqiang Khanate. If it were not blocked by the natural dangers of the Gobi and the construction of castles in key places, the Xiliang King would have been destroyed long ago.
Seeing that the King of Xiliang could not be destroyed, the Yeerqiang Khanate looked for an opportunity to conquer the west.
First, they conquered the Gilgith people in their own country who were dependent on them.
These Gilghis once helped Said establish his country, but now Said Khan has turned his back on them and used the pretext of conquering the infidels to send troops brazenly. After killing the infidels at home, he asked his son to conquer the infidels abroad and continued to fight. Arrive at the Chu River Basin. Then he marched north and defeated the Oara Mongolian tribe on the grassland. His son Rashid won the title of "Jihadi".
Immediately, Said personally led 25,000 cavalry to conquer the western region of Mughalstan. On the way, he learned that the Uzbek Khan died of illness, and immediately changed the direction of his advance, and went all the way south to capture Madu, Uzgen and other cities.
But Said went too far, and after a long expedition, he was defeated in the city of Andijan. His son also suffered heavy losses in Mughalstan and was beaten to death by the Kazakhs.
The Kyrgyz people who were massacred took the opportunity to revolt, and some of them defected to the Kazakh Khanate, and some to Zhu Dangqi, the king of Xiliang.
After Zhu Dangzhi got the news from the Gilijis, he immediately united with the surrounding Mongolian tribes who believed in Buddhism, led 10,000 troops to attack Aksu, captured the old capital of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, and sent envoys to form an alliance with the Kazakh Khanate. Sai Yide returned to Kashgar with his remnants of troops. Faced with the attack from Zhu Dangqi and the Kazakh Khanate, he was forced to recognize Zhu Dangqi's occupation of Aksu.
Just last year, Said Khan's son (who had already established his own independence on the border of northwest Xinjiang and eastern Kyrgyzstan) started fighting with the Kyrgyz people again. Said hurriedly went to the rescue, but the Kyrgyz people cleared the country and only ten people were left. The 10,000 sheep did not retreat. Said Khan continued his pursuit and ran into a 200,000-strong coalition of Kazakhs and Gilgys.
Said was so frightened that he quickly retreated and was frantically pursued by 200,000 coalition troops. When he retreated to Kashgar, he found that the city of Kashgar was surrounded by Zhu Dangqi. Because he was afraid of being overtaken by the coalition forces, he immediately turned around and fled south.
During this battle, the pastureland of Said's sons was divided between the Kyrgyz and the Kazakhs.
Zhu Dangqi captured Kashgar and his forces were close to the western border of Xinjiang in New China.
The arrogant Yeerqiang Khanate was left with only Hotan, Bayingoleng area, and part of the border of Pakistan in later generations. They were unable to counterattack and even had internal strife. They were afraid that Zhu Dangqi would send troops again, so they could only send envoys to Beijing requested a truce.
Damn it, Zhu Dangqi was suppressed by the Yeerqiang Khanate for fifteen years and finally took advantage of this opportunity to stand up. How could Wang Yuan help outsiders?
As long as Zhu Dangqi destroys the Yeerqiang Khanate, he will be able to rule two-thirds of Xinjiang.
Wang Yuan transferred the credentials of Annan and Yeerqiang to the cabinet for discussion. Yang Tinghe immediately summoned him to the cabinet for discussion and discussed whether to increase cotton taxes.