The article "Wang Taishi Ruoxu was granted the title of Duke of Tianzhu" written by Yang Shen was quickly spread throughout the country through the post system, and more than ten copies were posted in all major streets in the capital.
Officials in the central court naturally understood what was going on, but the common people and local officials had wild imaginations.
Both operas and novels like to praise loyal ministers, but loyal ministers in the past dynasties were often "dead by cunning rabbits and cooked by lackeys". People in the capital talked about it privately, and when it was passed around, it turned out that Wang Yuan was exiled to Tianzhu, and the canonization of the king of Tianzhu was just a pretense. That's all.
Before Wang Yuan left Beijing, local reformist officials in Beizhili went to court one after another to request the Grand Master to stay in the court.
Immediately afterwards, senior officials from Henan, Shandong, Liaoning, Shanxi, and the four surrounding provinces of Zhili, including governors, governors, and inspectors, also sent memorials one after another requesting to retain the grand master.
Qianqing Palace.
Zhu Zaiyi sat alone in front of the case, with a pile of memorials on the table, all of which were letters of condolence from local officials. He was angry and frightened, but fortunately he did not do anything indiscriminately, otherwise the whole place would be panicked.
Wang Yuan and Yang Tinghe are not on the same level at all.
When Yang Tinghe was the chief minister, he could barely maintain the central government, and local officials did not care about him at all.
As for Wang Yuan, not only are the six ministries of the cabinet filled with party members, but there are also many die-hard confidants in the local government.
This does not include the military. The chief soldiers and deputy chief soldiers of all major border towns are without exception Wang Yuan's people. Either they were promoted by Wang Yuan personally or selected by Wang Yuan's supervision. Wu Jinshi is far more powerful than hereditary military attachés. It is easier to win people's hearts, and it is easier to form factions across provinces and regions.
Fortunately, I can only say that it was fortunate that the grand master was willing to ask himself to leave the court, otherwise it would be difficult for Zhu Zaiyi to find an excuse to evict him.
Of course, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty could flip the table, and Wang Yuan couldn't stop him if he really wanted to do it. However, flipping the table meant losing both sides. Zhu Zaiyi would never want to be a holy master in his life, which would inevitably lead to him losing his royal power and popular support.
"Liuzhong..."
In the middle of his words, Zhu Zaiyi suddenly changed his words and said: "Burn them all. From now on, I will burn all the memorials requesting to retain the Grand Master, and let the Cabinet, the Secretary of Rites, the General Affairs Department, and the Sixth Section burn them together."
"Yes!" The eunuch accompanying him hurriedly ran to deliver the order.
As long as the new emperor has ambitions, he will definitely correct the mistakes of the old emperor.
In another time and space, the eunuchs and generals of the Zhengde Dynasty were in power. In the Jiajing Dynasty, they immediately attacked the eunuchs and the generals were on guard. If Jiajing had not wanted to use brothers to control the court, I am afraid that the Jin Yiwei would have to shrink their necks. Similarly, Wei Zhongxian made people angry and resentful. , the eunuchs of the Chongzhen Dynasty were never able to stand up.
In Zhu Zaiyi's case, the eunuchs were decentralized and became the emperor's secretaries. The eunuchs, the ceremonial supervisor, and the royal horse supervisor had no sense of existence at all.
It was obviously an over-correction, causing the Supervisor of Ceremonies to lose its ability to check and balance the cabinet.
But Zhu Zaiyi is determined to be a Holy Lord. If he wants to be a Holy Lord, he cannot rely on eunuchs. He has to establish his own authority instead of letting eunuchs disgust civil servants. Although internal and external checks and balances are simple and practical, they are by no means the means that a Holy Lord should use. .
I opened another military intelligence report, but it was the Uliangha (Ulianghai) tribe of Tatar-Mongolia who, with the full support of the Tatar headquarters, had achieved a decisive victory over Oara Mongolia.
The Ulliangha tribe recaptured the old court of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, completely occupied the Mobei area, and began to move westward on a large scale.
Zhu Zaiyi asked the eunuch to bring him a border map. After examining it for a long time, he suddenly drew a circle in the Songliao Basin.
Although the conquest of Laos achieved the strategic intention, the loss of troops would be very ugly. The little emperor had to win a big victory in order to truly establish his authority, and the Songliao Basin was his chosen target.
The butterfly effect brought about by Wang Yuan has already changed the grassland forces beyond recognition.
Nowadays, the Songliao Basin has become the seat of the Tatar-Mongol royal court and is the core of the Chahar tribe's rule. Since the Songliao Basin is not only suitable for grazing, but also has vast black land suitable for farming, the Chahar tribe has become a half-cultivated and half-pastoral country.
tribe.
Among the three Duoyan guards, Duoyan guard and Taining guard were destroyed, and Fuyu guard moved to Harwen (Harbin) area.
The Taining Guards were annexed by the Chahar Tribe, and the Fuyu Guards were also driven away by the Chahar Tribe. Later Qiqihar, Daqing, and Tongliao were all occupied by the Chahar Tribe, and now the Uliangha Tribe has occupied them.
In Mobei, Tatar Mongolia has shown signs of revival, and the emperor Bodi Khan is thinking about capturing Harbin.
Songliao Basin, as its name suggests, is naturally surrounded by mountains.
As long as passes are built everywhere, it can actually be effectively defended after the Ming Dynasty conquers it, but it will only cost a lot of manpower, material and financial resources in the first few decades.
It just so happened that at this time in the Ming Dynasty, there were people, things, and money!
The only concern is that the Ming Dynasty and Tatar are the countries of father and son. The son has not dared to invade the south these years, and the father cannot do anything randomly. He must find a justifiable reason for sending troops.
After thinking about it, the dead Taining Guard was the most direct excuse to send troops.
Tainingwei is one of the three Duoyan guards. It is a dog raised by the Ming Dynasty in the northeast. Hey, the dog raised by my father was actually eaten by his son. Of course he should be punished.
Zhu Zaiyi, who suffered losses in Laos, is more cautious this time. He will spend a year preparing, deploying troops, stocking up on food and grass, and finding out the enemy's internal trends, so as to defeat him in one battle next autumn!
By that time, everything within the Greater and Lesser Khingan Mountains will be the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
Poor Bodi Khan and the poor Chahar tribe, even though they prayed day and night for the Ming Dynasty not to take action, they still became the target of Zhu Zaiyi to use his troops to establish his power. Who made it the strongest foreign race in the Ming Dynasty's border, and who made its territory suitable
Agriculture? Fertile black soil!
Zhu Zaiyi carefully put the map away without alerting anyone.
After Wang Yuan leaves the capital, he will bring it to the cabinet and the Ministry of War for discussion. The process of military discussion is the process of the emperor taking over power. The ministers who oppose the most fiercely will be directly thrown to Nanjing to retire, and at the same time, they can take the opportunity to promote the imperial party.
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It can not only open up new territories, but also establish the power of a monarch, so why not do it?
Xiyuan.
Queen Mother Gu raised her glass and said: "Erlang, Amei, and Ling'er, we have known each other for many years. I wish you success in establishing your country in Tianzhu, your descendants will be prosperous, and your country will last forever!"
"The Queen Mother is very polite." Wang Yuan smiled.
Huang E said: "I also wish the Queen Mother and Your Majesty, mother and son a long life, and peace in the world."
Song Ling'er said: "It's done!"
Queen Mother Gu sighed: "The air is crisp in autumn, and the deer are getting fat. I am already a fifty-year-old woman, and I am not as brave as I used to be. Otherwise, I will definitely invite you to go hunting in Nanhaizi."
Song Ling'er smiled and said: "What is this? I am almost fifty years old. During the period of Erlang and Dingyou, I went to the mountains to hunt every day."
"Then go to Nanhaizi tomorrow and call the emperor!" Queen Mother Gu said happily.
The next day, Zhu Zaiyi took the Queen Mother, the Queen, and Wang Yuan's family to Nanhai for Ziqiu hunting.
The monarch and his ministers were talking and laughing along the way, and the people in the capital could see clearly, and the rumors of Wang Yuan's trouble were finally partially put to rest.
Arriving at the hunting ground, Wang Yuan said to Wang Zheng: "Liuzi, I'll let you take the first prey. From now on, if you go to Tianzhu, you will have a chance to fight." He then smiled at the emperor and the queen mother, "Those boys in my family are all
I don’t want to go to Tianzhu, but Xiao Liu unfortunately won the lottery and can only follow me to Tianzhu to be the heir apparent.”
As soon as this statement came out, everyone smiled, it turned out that the prince of Tianzhu was decided by drawing lots.
Although Wang Zheng was a talented man who recited poems and sang lyrics all day long, he was by no means incompetent. From the age of six, he was forced to practice martial arts with his brother, spending at least an hour every day on horseback riding, archery, musket shooting, sword shooting...
All basic military skills are similar.
Over the years, Wang Zheng has already formed a habit and feels uncomfortable if he does not practice for an hour every day.
Quickly getting on his horse, Wang Zheng ran out with his bow and arrow. There was a young sea turtle hovering in the sky. The sea turtle left by Zhu Houzhao had long since died.
Wang Yuan, the Emperor, Song Ling'er, Queen Mother Gu and others immediately followed on horseback and ran out for a while, only to see Wang Zheng return with a disgraced face.
Wang Zheng said in shame: "I shot two arrows, and the second arrow hit his back. The beast suffered a lot and ran away."
"The hounds didn't chase me?" Wang Yuan asked.
Wang Zheng buried his head and said: "Although the child was hit by an arrow, it only made a gash. The arrow did not penetrate into his back, so the child did not let the hounds chase him."
Wang Yuan sighed: "You have to practice harder."
Wang Zheng wondered: "Father, even if my son becomes the heir, he should focus on political strategy and military tactics. Why bother to practice riding and archery?"
Wang Yuan explained: "Practice riding and shooting is not to let you go to the battlefield to fight, but to get rid of your weak spirit."
Wang Zheng lowered his head and said nothing.
Zhu Zaiyi smiled and said: "Don't worry, Xiaoliu, I will help you hunt that beast back. Come on!"
Wang Yuan and the emperor's family spent five days hunting in Nanhaizi. In addition to leaving various legends for future generations, they also left a painting that has been handed down from generation to generation: "Hunting Picture of the Ming Emperor and the King of Tianzhu".
The king of Tianzhu has the same rank as the king of Korea, and he is an overseas vassal king of Prince Chibi.
It's just that Tianzhu's territory is so big that there are more than ten kingdoms waiting for Wang Yuan to conquer.
Now the Mughal Emperor Humayun has been exiled to Persia. However, the Mughal Empire has not been destroyed. Humayun's two brothers still occupy a piece of territory each, and both say that they should inherit the throne.
What's going on?
The teacher Sher Shah rebelled in the east, and the two brothers became warlords in the west. Humayun suffered successive defeats in the center of the empire, and the two brothers actually rebelled. This guy had no choice but to escape from the Mughals.
Sher Shah immediately announced the establishment of the Sultanate of Sur, which became the largest country in the Indian subcontinent. Due to the rapid expansion, Sher Shah could not continue to attack, and he had to spend several years slowly digesting the results of the victory.
Humayun's two brothers nominally retained the Mughal dynasty, but their territory was basically in Afghanistan.
All the territory of the Mughal Empire in the Indian subcontinent had been eaten up by Sher Shah, including a large area of what would become Pakistan.
When Wang Yuan received the news, he always felt that something was wrong. In his limited knowledge of world history, the Mughal Dynasty should be very powerful. Why was it that all the emperors were driven away and only Afghanistan was left in the country?