Chapter 6 The Debate of the Southern Huns
The spring is chilly, Beijing, Wuying Palace, and a fierce debate is taking place.
"The Thirty-Six Doyan tribes were originally vassals of the Ming Dynasty. They lived near the border wall for a long time, and were actually the first barrier to protect the capital area..."
This is a statement made by Liu Zunxian, the Minister of Works.
"absurd!"
Zheng Eryang, the right assistant censor of the Inspectorate, interrupted him without hesitation.
"It's a pity that this 36 tribe of the Yan Yan was willing to make great profits when the Emperor was the emperor. In addition to the border trade, there are more than 100,000 taels of silver every year. But since the Liaodong incident, has Su Budi once taken the initiative to send troops to assist the Ming Dynasty's official army?"
"Not only that, I also broke through the walls from time to time and plundered everywhere. Your Majesty, the last time Jiannu invaded, there were Su Budi's men among them!"
Liu Zunxian said angrily: "What do you mean is to ignore it?"
Zheng Eryang ignored him and saluted the emperor, "Your Majesty, I don't mean that."
"Let's talk about it."
"Yes, Your Majesty. The Huns were rampant in the northern border and endangered the Han Dynasty for hundreds of years. Emperor Xuan of Han still accepted the Southern Huns Huhanye Shanyu on the border."
"At the Guangwu Zhongxing, the Southern Xiongnu moved to the Hetao area"
"During the Cao Wei period, Emperor Wu divided the Xiongnu into five tribes and moved to Bingzhou. After that, the national strength declined after the Eight Kings of the Jin Dynasty, and the Xiongnu Qu Chief Liu Yuan was in trouble. From this incident, the Central Plains turmoil for hundreds of years was turmoil everywhere, and the mountains and rivers were shaking. It was really a matter of China that could not look back on a past event."
"The army that does not forget the past and the next thing is not as far away as the Southern Xiongnu, but still has nearly 20,000 tents. Your Majesty, disasters near the capital have been frequent in recent years, and both inside and outside the border walls cannot be spared. According to Chen Qixin's statement, the tribes outside the pass have also suffered great damage."
"Even so, there are still 60,000 to 70,000 people in Kalaqin tribes, and tens of thousands of people can be dispatched to ride the horse."
"Ten thousand elite cavalry, Your Majesty, I beg you to think twice. Now, the number of elite cavalry in the nine borders of the Ming Dynasty is this, and most of them are in Shanhaiguan. Once you enter the pass, how can you control it?"
"Now the elite troops on the three sides of Shaanxi are south of Xi'an, Tongguan, Hulao, and Shanhaiguan have to resist Jiannu again. The northern border is almost empty. If it weren't for the commander-in-chief of the Nuergandusi who occupied the Hetao area now, the northern border would be in danger."
"otherwise!"
I saw Chen Xinjia, the Minister of War, stand up and bow to the emperor.
"Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, this matter requires careful consideration. Don't worry."
"I might as well deduce it. If you accept 20,000 tents of Subudi as Liu Butang, and the Ming Dynasty imitates the Han Dynasty and Cao Wei, and set up the General of the Central Army to protect the Huns, who can take on this important task? If Subudi's wolf ambitions, see that my border areas are decadent and have a strange intention, how can you control it?"
"If you accept them in Xuanda area, you must be on the side and be alert at all times. It is better not to accept the situation in the Ming Dynasty. Why? It is not impossible to do it, but it is impossible."
"but"
Liu Zunxian was about to refute, but he stopped when he heard his "but" as soon as he heard it.
"Your Majesty, I have said this section, and there is still one section."
"If you don't accept them, you have to think about the consequences."
"First, they broke up with the Ming Dynasty and were originally close and separated, but after all, they were "Doyan Three Guards Commander" who could contact him, and where could they go after the complete break?'
"It's nothing more than Han..., cough cough, Nikan, or the thief chief Huang Taiji, no matter where he goes, it's not what the Ming Dynasty wants. When he goes to Nikan, his flames will be even more scorching!"
"If you continue to be his Prince Jiannu, you will be able to increase the strength of the thief chief in vain!"
Zhu Youjian, sitting high on the dragon throne, is one year younger than Nikan this year. He has a sad and haggard face that is still the same. He couldn't help but be furious after hearing Chen Xinjia's words.
"Okay, Chen Xinjia, saying it means not saying it!"
Chen Xinjia blushed and wanted to endure it, but in the end he still bent down and continued: "Your Majesty, it's not because I'm not a fool, but because I'm a big deal, I have to discuss it carefully."
"His Majesty"
The one who was listed was Jiang Dejing, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites.
"What Chen Butang said just now, I am quite convinced."
As he said that, he ignored the appearance of the emperor's hands veins rising straight while holding the armrest of the dragon chair. He lowered his head and continued, "If the Ming Dynasty does not accept this thirty-six families, it will definitely invest in the other two families. This is unquestionable."
"According to Chen Butang's ideas, Rong Chen continued to deduce it downwards."
"If he continues to stay in Jiannu's place, he will definitely be attacked by Nikan. It is very strange to say that this is not the time when the autumn is tall and the horse is fat. Why did Nikan send troops to fight at this time? What's more, the upper reaches of the Liaohe River are the barriers of Jiannu. Once they are lost, there will be three shocks in the Chenyang area in one day."
"Jiannu will definitely not sit idly by and watch this happen. Therefore, the middle and upper reaches of the Liaohe River will inevitably be connected by war. Of course, this is the long-term vision. Jiannu has been defeated and needs to accumulate strength again."
"What is certain now is that Subudi will definitely lose to Nikan. With their ranks of both the rats, it is very likely to be defeated and surrendered."
"In this way, the upper reaches of the Liaohe River will be in Nikan!"
"If we don't accept it, most of them will surrender directly to Nikan. Therefore, no matter what the situation is, they will surrender to Nikan."
"His Majesty!"
Jiang Dejing knelt down to the emperor in a rare manner, and even the emperor was extremely surprised.
"Now the land north of the river is already thousands of miles away due to locust plagues, droughts, and soldiers and bandits. People are living in vain. People near the border either fled to the south or secretly crossed the wall to surrender to Nikan."
"In the Xuanda area, except for some soldiers and military households, there are no farmers.... Since that's the case, it's better to set up a place to accept these thirty-six ministries!"
"No!"
Chen Eryang cried and knelt down, "Your Majesty, the lessons of the invasion of China are not far away, so you must think twice!"
"Your Majesty!" Jiang Dejing also cried: "Huhanye, the corpse fell from the corpse and the Huchuquan also moved south, why not rebel? In fact, Han Xuan, Guangwu, and Wei Wu are all powerful lords of a generation, and they dare not disobey. Your Majesty is wise and divine. Compared with these three, Su Budi is far different in combat power, regardless of Dingkou or the combat power."
"There were originally a continuous grassland near Datong, so it would be better to move them to it. The general of Datong was suppressed and I thought they would not be able to make a big wave."
"What's more"
When he said this, the emperor's face turned a little flushed. Perhaps Jiang Dejing compared him to Emperor Xuan of Han, Emperor Guangwu, and Emperor Wu of Wei a little excited. Perhaps he was interested in his next statement and couldn't help but lean forward a little.
The eunuch of the Sili Supervisor, the admiral of the Nine Gate, the Jinyiwei, and Wang Dehua from the East Factory quickly supported him, but was thrown away by him.
"After Su Budi enters Datong, the court can follow Wei Wu, allow his noble chief to be an official, detain his children in the capital, or enter the Hanlin Academy, or become the general of the Han Dynasty, collect his strength and become the Xuanda Cavalry, and be led by a smart and powerful person to fight the rebellion, exchange the tiger's great power, and Huang Degong for one of his achievements. After he goes south, his food, grass, salary and salary are controlled by me, and he will not be able to rebel, let alone the southern lands are not familiar with them, and even if they want to rebel, they cannot get..."
"No!"
Zheng Eryang cried and said, "Your Majesty, think twice. Even if the minister's words are a little worthy, don't you see Hou Jing's chaotic cry?"
At this time, Chen Xinjia was out of the list, but he did not kneel down, holding the tablet in his hands and bowed deeply.
"Your Majesty, I agree with Mr. Chiang's words, but I still have to think carefully about the place of acceptance..."
"No, I am persisting in the great harmony"
Jiang Dejing continued: "To the west of Datong, crossing a big river is the original Ordos tribe of the tarnu, which now belongs to... Cough cough, Nikan's command, not long ago, Ola launched an attack and fought with Nikan. When he retreated, he carried a large number of Ordos herders to go west."
"So although there is a vast territory, it is sparsely populated"
"When winter comes, how can you not covet the situation there? In this way, you will have a conflict with the Ordos tribe. No matter which side takes advantage, it will be beneficial to the Ming Dynasty. If the Ordos tribe takes advantage, the Subdos tribe will inevitably rely more on the Ming Dynasty."
"If Subudi is superior, most of the herdsmen will be moved to that place. Your Majesty, according to Chen Qixin, Nikan did not take care of the Ordos area at all and was still his custody. At this time, because Subudi's strength is still in the Ming army, most of his family will not move with him."
"As a result", the emperor stood up excitedly, "Kalaqin was divided into two, and the herdsmen who remained in Datong became herdsmen of the Ming Dynasty, and they could only be loyal to the Ming Dynasty with all their hearts!"
He walked up on the platform and turned around for a while. He looked at Xue Guoguan, who had not yet spoken and was about to "summarize" his speech, and Wei Zaode, the editor of the Hanlin Academy, who was eager to take the exam, temporarily endured his words.
"Xue Butang, what about your opinion?"
Xue Guo looked around and quickly avoided the eunuch Wang Dehua, who happened to swept his eyes to the emperor. Not long ago, the two sides formed a big dispute over a debate, and at this time, "Yu Shu" had a good relationship with Chen Xinjia again.
Although Chen Xinjia just agreed with Jiang Dejing's suggestion, he meant to change the place where Subudi was accepted to another place.
"Your Majesty, the top scholar, must have had amazing opinions before he was in the court. Let him talk first."
Wei Zaode cursed in his heart that he had just entered the Great Hall of Goodness and was allowed to enter the Hall of Justice as an editor of the Hanlin Academy. There was undoubtedly the emperor's intention to support him, but he really didn't think about how to answer.
However, since the Prime Minister has called it, he cannot show weakness. Although he is 36 years old this year and is no longer a "newborn calf", the halo brought by his identity as the "top scholar" and the "Fang Gang's blood" that everyone expects cannot be discarded.
"Your Majesty, the students think that since ancient times, the Han and Hu are not in harmony. The Hu people are ambitions. When they are weak, they will shake their tails and beg for mercy. When they are strong, they will suddenly hurt others. The students still agree with Zheng Zongxian's view. It is easy to bring in the Hu people, but it is difficult to drive them in after entering."
"Okay", the emperor waved his hand and asked him to retreat. He originally thought he had some ideas, but he didn't expect it to be cliché.
When Wei Zaode blushed and stepped back, Xue Guoguan walked to the front with his sleeves.
"Your Majesty, what the ministers say makes sense. From the perspective of the empress, what Mr. Jiang said is even more convincing."
He is the chief minister, and also serves as the Minister of Rites and the Ministry of Revenue. Jiang Dejing is his subordinate. Although he doesn't deal with it very much, in order to deal with Chen Xinjia, who is already closely related to Wang Dehua, who is in charge of the Jinyiwei and the East Factory, he has to stand on Jiang Dejing's side.
"Mr. Jiang had communicated with students before, and the students thought it was said."
In fact, although Jiang Dejing comes from the Ministry of Rites, he has always disagrees with Xue Guoguan. There is nothing wrong with "before communication". Jiang Dejing, who was kneeling on the ground, couldn't help frowning when he heard this. However, now the Grand Prix Master agreed to his suggestion, which is also a great help.
"Your Majesty, that's true"
Jiang Dejing was a little insincere, but in order to put his complete plan into practice, he had to say against his will.
...
A few days later, due to Wang Dehua's informing, Xue Guoguan stepped down, Zhou Yanru came to power, and Jiang Dejing was promoted to the Minister of Personnel.
Chen Qixin, who ran back to report, was imprisoned at first, but was soon released. He was arranged to serve as a military supervisor at the Jing camp deputy general Zhou Yuji. Zhou Yuji is considered to be the only general who may suppress the 36 ministries and is also the best candidate to serve as the commander of the "Hu Qi" in the future.
Xue Guoguan's resignation was just a small episode of the replacement of officials like a lantern during the Chongzhen period. However, due to the acceptance of the 36 Duoyan families, it was like throwing a big stone in the capital that had been silent for a long time. For a moment, the Inspectorate and officials at all levels wrote letters, some agreed and some strongly opposed, but they were in trouble anyway.
Unlike in history, although the secret "peace negotiation" between Chen Xinjia and the Qing Dynasty was exposed, the newly rising power of Hanhai Kingdom and the acceptance of Subudi, the matter was quietly exposed. Chen Xinjia was not executed by the emperor in the name of "interesting in foreign countries" and was still in his position as Minister of War.
But no matter what, the internal migration of the 36 Duoyan families has disrupted history.
Chapter completed!