Chapter 857 Borrowing from Heaven for Another Fifty Years
Qinghai.
At the foot of Baiyun Mountain between the east bank of the lake and Riyue Mountain is Chahan City, also known as Baiyun Castle.
The emperor had a severe cough. This time he came down from Riyue Mountain and came to Chahan, where he met all the princes and princes of the alliance and Shuote. They worked hard day and night. The wind, snow and altitude here made Zhu Yihai's asthma relapse.
Asthma was coming violently. It was better during the day, but became more severe at night. He couldn't even lie down and could only sit on the bedside. When he lay down, he couldn't even breathe.
Zhu Yihai suffered from asthma and was very uncomfortable. He was always clogged with phlegm and coughed all the time. Sometimes, when he coughed, it would be endless and he seemed to be coughing out his lungs.
Although the accompanying imperial doctors were experienced and had long known about the emperor's chronic illness, the attack was so severe that all kinds of prescriptions and precious medicinal materials could not relieve it for a while. They could only watch the emperor cough and wheeze in pain.
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"If God gives me another fifty years, I will surely make the entire East surrender under my feet."
Zhu Yihai once thought that he was in good health and might not die before the age of 50 as in history. However, recurring asthma attacks, especially this outbreak, made him feel as if he might die at any time.
He had to begin to accept the fact that maybe he only had less than ten years left, and even if there were several more severe cases like this in the future, he might have to step aside early.
He must start making arrangements for the aftermath.
For an emperor who was reviving the Ming Dynasty and working hard to move forward with the Ming Dynasty, this was a huge blow, but it was also a helpless fact.
You have to accept it whether you like it or not.
Faced with this fact, although he searched everywhere for famous doctors and famous prescriptions, he remained somewhat indifferent. After all, even in future generations, this disease will not be cured and will become more serious as he gets older.
"If God can give me another fifty years, I will use ten years to wipe out the Western Regions, another ten years to wipe out Qingkang, Weizang, and then ten years to stabilize Mobei and Siberia. Then I will use ten years to conquer the Japanese country and Jiaozhi, and then
In the last ten years, we conquered Burma and Luzon, and also established colonies in Malacca, Tianzhu, Sumatra and even Yin Di'an. It's a pity, it's a pity."
Yan Wo Gong sat in front of the emperor, listening to the emperor's rare words of truth. He admired the emperor's ambition, but also felt a bit regretful for the emperor.
Today, it can be said that there may not be one master of the ZTE in five hundred years. Emperors like Qin Emperor, Han Wutang Zong, Han Guangwu Emperor and Ming Taizu are so rare, but they are all holy masters who will lead China to a higher level.
If the emperor could really be given another fifty years, I dare not say that the emperor would be able to do what the emperor said, but Ming Dynasty would definitely be able to reach a higher level.
But now the emperor is coughing constantly, he can't breathe at all times, and has to be suctioned by the imperial doctor from time to time. Although he is extremely tired, he cannot lie down and rest. The emperor in his thirties is tortured
It's a bit out of character.
Compared with the heroic and heroic figures when he was away from home, his image of bravery and wisdom was completely different.
"Fortunately, I decisively appointed Hongjia as the heir apparent. In the past two years, I have let him supervise the regency of the country. I have a group of ministers to assist me, which comforts me greatly."
Zhu Yihai is indeed very satisfied with the performance of the prince, but after all, the prince is still a teenage prince, and his behavior can only be said to be at an above-average level. Compared with Zhu Yihai, his knowledge and structure are much worse, let alone
prestige.
The prince has never really led an army in a war, and especially lacks military qualifications.
"Didn't the prince repeatedly request to lead troops to the Northern Expedition to destroy the remnants of Manchuria? I have thought about it for a long time, and it is time. Now the banners of the Horqin tribe have also been divided. The remnants of the Tatars, under the leadership of the young leader Fulin, have been fighting for the past two years.
Several times when they invaded the border areas of the south, they were beaten to bloody heads by the imperial border troops and suffered heavy casualties. In addition, the smallpox and plague deliberately caused by the Jinyiwei in Hulunbuir, Manta died of numerous diseases. Now Manta is extremely weak. Horqin
When you start to deviate from morality, it’s time.”
At first, Zhu Yihai did not directly pursue the victory and went all the way to the north to destroy the Tatars. He also considered that they were quite strong after escaping from the customs. At that time, Horqin and many other Mongolian and Jurchen tribes were still attached to the Manchu Tatars.
Zhu Yihai also strongly rejected the pursuit suggestions of his ministers, and first stabilized the pass, then married Mongolia, conducted trade with each other, appeased Mongolia, and Jurchen tribes, and slowly advanced.
In the end, most of the Manchu and Tatar allies were brought over. On the one hand, they formed an alliance with the Mongolian Jurchens, and on the other hand, they blocked the Manchu and Tatar captives. In addition, the Ming army slowly advanced northward, constantly building post stations and fortresses, and implementing the fort chain advancement tactic.
Constantly compressing Manta's space for activities, especially disintegrating his alliance.
After a few years, it seems that the Ming army did not directly launch the Northern Expedition, but the results were still excellent. The Manchus were now extremely poor, especially the Jinyiwei's plague plan.
Directly through smuggling, some blankets, cloths, clothes, etc. containing smallpox were imported to the Hulunbuir grassland occupied by the Tatars. If there was not enough smallpox, clothes, food, etc. containing the plague were transported there to spread.
These are extremely deadly plagues. In the late Ming Dynasty, smallpox and plague occurred repeatedly in Shanxi, Zhili, Beijing and other places, taking away millions of Ming people in the north. Before Li Zicheng captured Beijing, a great plague broke out in Beijing, and the number of deaths increased from
Wanji, a folk song, a rat dies in the east, a rat dies in the west. When a person sees a dead rat, it is like seeing a tiger. A rat dies within a few days, and a person dies like a dragon.
Beginning in the 14th year of Chongzhen, there was a plague in Daming Prefecture. Fifty-six out of ten people died, and the age was very bad. There was a great famine in Guangping Prefecture, and people ate each other. There was a great epidemic in the capital, and in Tianjin. There was a great epidemic in Henan Province, in Yangwu County, Kaifeng Prefecture.
Nineteen people died, and countless people were exterminated. In Rongyang, people died without leaving their homes, and no one walked on the March Road.
Even the Chuang army that captured Beijing was defeated so quickly by the Jianlu. A large part of the reason was that they were also infected with the plague, which greatly reduced the combat power of the Shun army. Coupled with some strategic mistakes, they finally
of great defeat.
Although the population on the grasslands is not as dense as that of the big cities in the north of Chongzhen Ming Dynasty, plague can still occur on the grasslands and the infection is just as severe.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! When the Qing army entered the country several times to plunder in the late years of Chongzhen, many Qing soldiers were infected with smallpox and died of the plague, and even some clan generals died of the disease.
Using plague to defeat the enemy is actually nothing new in the history of war.
During the Mongolian Western Expedition, the city of Kaffa resisted desperately with its fortified city. The Mongolian army could not attack it for a long time. The small city held on for more than a year without being captured. The Mongols were angry and used trebuchets to throw corpses into the city. These corpses
They are all the corpses of soldiers who died in rat labor.
The city of Kaffa was eventually destroyed by the plague, and the plague also spread to Italy with the residents who escaped after the city was destroyed, and then spread to England, France and Spain, and finally enveloped the entire Europe. This epidemic took away more than 20 million people in Europe in just six years.
The plague, known as the Black Death, killed one-third of the population of Europe.
Smallpox, plague and other plagues in the late Ming Dynasty, coupled with the resulting famine, also killed tens of millions of people.
Jinyiwei implemented the plague plan in the Hulunbuir Grassland. It was very secret and not many people knew about it. Zhu Yihai also hesitated when reporting this action.
It was too cruel to use this tactic, but in the end he agreed to carry it out secretly. There is no mercy in war, and ending the war as soon as possible would be the greatest mercy.
The Jin Yiwei secretly launched a plan to spread the plague in Hulunbuir. This targeted and deliberate spread caused the plague to quickly break out in all the Jianlu tribes and spread extremely quickly.
In the face of the plague, the Jianqi who retreated to the Hulunbuir Grassland at this time were already somewhat poor and lacked medical treatment. They were unable to cope with the violent epidemic. As a result, they missed the best prevention and remedy opportunities. The plague broke out completely, ravaging Hulunbuir and the Tatars.
The newly built Shangdu, Manzhouli, was reduced to hell.
Death is like burning out a lamp, dying like blowing out a candle.
A great plague raged for almost a year, and one-third of the Tartars died. When they retreated outside the customs, they captured many troops and millions of people. However, as the situation became unfavorable, many who broke away fled.
, and coupled with the great epidemic, there were only less than 100,000 accounts left in the end.
There is even news that Fulin of Shunzhi also contracted smallpox and died, and even his eldest son also contracted smallpox and died.
Although Jin Yiwei has not fully confirmed the news, Jianlu has indeed collapsed now.
With people rebelling against their relatives, coupled with the epidemic and last winter's snowstorm, the Tatars began to eat people on the grasslands. The crazy Tatars went south again and again, trying to plunder the border, but at this time, the captives were no longer as brave as they used to be.
The robbers who have been tortured by the epidemic and famine have become robbers. Although they have the heart of a robber, they no longer have the ability to be a robber.
Even Horqin had several tribes openly rebelling against the Tatars. They built border walls and sent tribal cavalry to patrol the borders. They did not allow the Tatars to cross the border, fearing that they would plunder cattle and sheep, and even more afraid that they would bring diseases.
Horqin was less affected by the plague and sealed the border in time. In addition, the Ming Dynasty sent a rescue team in order to win over and show favor, telling them the anti-epidemic and medical countermeasures, teaching them isolation, medical treatment, etc., so that Horqin escaped the disaster and only died of ten thousand people.
The remaining people.
The Horqin people regarded Jianlu as ghosts and plague gods, and would never allow them to go south. Once they discovered that they were going south, they would attack them, kill them, and burn them all.
In order to prevent the epidemic and the establishment of captives, several Horqin tribes established a cavalry army and stationed it specifically on the border. They did not return to the tribal grasslands to avoid bringing back the plague. They just relied on the methods guided by the Ming Dynasty and the determination of timely rebellion to defend this place.
Line of defense.
The Ming Dynasty sold Horqin medicinal materials and weapons to them, allowing them to go south again and again against the Jianlu.
Jianlu went south again and again, and was beaten back again and again, but they could no longer fight.
Now Prince Hongjia said that the plague in Hulunbuir has basically subsided and the Jianlu Empire has completely collapsed. Now is a good time to plow the court and clear out the holes in one fell swoop. He requested to personally lead the northern expedition to Hulunbuir and advance into Manchuria.
Of its kind.
The prince was very active in this matter. He wanted to establish military merit.
Zhu Yihai had previously refused to let the prince lead troops to the front line because the prince was young, and he did not want him to take risks and wanted him to study government affairs well. But now that he saw that the situation was not good, he had to think more about the prince.
From the point of view of the prince, he is so young. If he does not have any military merit, it will be difficult for him to succeed to the throne as a young man and he will not be able to convince the public and control the government.
Now that the Jianlu have collapsed, Horqin, Khalkha, etc. have all joined, and now they are sending troops to the Northern Expedition, which is a ready-made military achievement, but after all, the destruction of the Manchu Qing Dynasty is a great contribution.
"Mr. Yan, please reply to my letter to the prince, as well as to the remaining cabinet and the prime minister's office, asking the chief assistant Wen Anzhi to stay in the capital. The prince will lead the northern expedition to Hulunbuir to destroy the Tartars, and use the prince as the general marshal to conquer the captives. Zhang Guowei
As the Chief of the Marshal's Office, Shi, Zhang Mingzhen as the Sima of the Marshal's Office, with Zhu Dingguo and Zheng Zunqian as the left and right vanguards of the Marshal's Office, mobilize 100,000 elite troops for the Northern Expedition to destroy the captives!"
"The decree is sent to Mobei Khalkha Zasaktu Khan, Altan Khan, Tushetu Khan, Chechen Khan, Buryat Khan, and Monan Horqin Khan, Tumote Khan, Chahar Khan, Ordos
Khan, as well as the Jurchen governors in Haidong and Haixi, as well as the Korean state, jointly sent troops to coordinate, and they were all at the command of the prince."
"Destroy the prisoners!"
"The Crown Prince is the Grand Marshal of the Northern Expedition, with full authority to command, camp and local soldiers, officials, and subordinates of all vassals. They must obey the Crown Prince's orders. Anyone who disobeys can be beheaded first and then punished. The Crown Prince is specially given the right to take over the system and worship, third grade
The appointment of civil and military officials below, and the granting of titles and rewards below the level of the county prince must all be done expediently."
Zhu Yihai spoke a long sentence in one breath, then coughed violently again, his face turned red from coughing, and finally stopped after a long time. He waved his hand, "That's it. I wish the prince a successful start and success in the future."
