Chapter 62: The Ming Dynasty and the Korean Jurchens

When Zhu Qizhen saw Yu Qian pleading guilty and promoting Zhang Jing as the governor of Zhending Mansion to specialize in water control, June had already passed.

Although the rainy season in the north is not quite over.

However, at least the situation of prolonged drought and flooding has not taken shape.

Zhu Qizhen breathed a sigh of relief, in the past six months, he has focused on two things. One is the battle of Luchuan, and the other is the great drought in the north.

Now both things have a result.

Although Baoding Marquis Mengying still had to support King Xiang in Yunnan for a period of time, after King Xiang established his prestige in Luchuan, the army could withdraw one after another.

Zhu Qizhen decided to let the Marquis of Baoding select the elite of the Southern Expeditionary Army and include them in the Beijing camp. It can also be regarded as the strengthening of the Beijing camp.

Of course, that's next year.

As for the drought problem, it has also come to an end, and in some things, Zhu Qizhen can relax a little.

Zhu Qizhen looked at Yu Qian's recital, and Zhu approved the handling of the Hutuo River duel.

Zhu Qizhen naturally didn't know who Zhang Jing was, and he didn't even need to know.

But Zhu Qizhen only needs what kind of person Yu Qian is.

He's going to focus on other things.

A large number of recitals were folded, and these were all approved by the cabinet, and the cabinet dealt with the opinions, that is, the yellow. Zhu Qizhen can't find fault many times.

After all the time, nothing went wrong. smashed the last letter on the table, and said to Wang Zhen: "Take it and use the seal." ”

Once the seal is applied, a decree is formed based on these dispositions. Send it below.

Wang Zhen hurriedly said, "Yes." ”

Zhu Qizhen asked, "Is Yisha here?" ”

Wang Zhen said: "It's already here. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Let him come and see." ”

But in a few moments, Yishiha came.

Yisha saw Zhu Qizhen and said, "The slave and maid pay a visit to Your Majesty." ”

Seeing this, Zhu Qizhen couldn't help sighing in his heart, and said secretly: "This old minister of Emperor Taizong is also old. ”

This eunuch from Jurchen origin, his originally tall figure also became rickety. After inspecting the Jurchen tribe nine times, he seems to have been a little devastated by his age.

Zhu Qizhen said: "Sit." ”

Half of his ass sat on the embroidery pier, looking awe-inspiring and obedient.

Zhu Qizhen said: "There is a great drought in Hebei here, and Liaodong can produce hundreds of thousands of stone grain, and you work hard." ”

When he heard this, he immediately got up and said: "It's all up to Your Majesty's Shengming, and the minister still remembers His Majesty's advice back then, and after returning to Liaodong, he will devote himself to Tuntian." Thanks to His Majesty's blessings, the slaves and maids sought rice seeds from the Korean people for several years

With this hard work, he finally planted 100 acres of rice fields in eastern Liaodong. ”

"Oh." Zhu Qizhen said: "Is there a harvest? ”

"There will be a harvest this autumn. ”

"Okay." Zhu Qizhen said: "Just send some to the palace, so that I can also taste the rice in the Northeast." ”

Yisha said: "After the slave and maid go back, they will immediately start to do it. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Write it down, I also lost the meritorious service of Liaodong Tuntian, rewarded with a thousand taels of silver, and ate double money." And give a house in Beijing. ”

When he heard this, he immediately knelt down and said, "The slave has thanked Your Majesty." ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "As a minister, I have never been an internal official, but a minister of the state. ”

Hearing this, Yisha's eyes were full of tears, and he said: "With Your Majesty's words, the slave and maid will die immediately, and it will not be in vain." ”

Zhu Qizhen said with a smile: "You are an old minister of Taizong, I still expect you to guard Liaodong, how can I say such a thing." I won't talk any other nonsense, what's the difficulty in Liaodong Tuntian? ”

Yisha said: "Shengming has no past Your Majesty, and the biggest problem in Tuntian, Liaodong, is water conservancy. The minister surveyed Liaodong, the most suitable place for Tuntian, or the lower reaches of the Liaohe River, from Niuzhuang to the sea, but here between summer and autumn, the flood was great, flooding both banks, the minister heard that His Majesty wanted to govern the northern water conservancy, and I Liaodong is also the people of His Majesty, and please have mercy on Your Majesty. ”

Daming Liaodong said that it is big and big, and if Nuer Gandu Division is also included, most of the entire three northeastern provinces, and even the Russian Far East, are also within the jurisdiction. It's small and it's small. In fact, the core of the Ming Dynasty's rule in Liaodong is only the Liaodong Peninsula, west of the Qianshan Mountains, plus the Liaoxi Corridor, as well as the narrow strip east of the Liaohe River and west of the Qianshan. The rest of the places are indirectly managed.

Therefore, the place where Yishu Ha chose Tuntian is only the most downstream section of the Liao River.

Zhu Qizhen said: "I know, you can submit a plan, and I and the cabinet will see it." ”

Zhu Qizhen took this matter to heart. However, Zhu Qizhen specially called Yishaha from Liaodong to Beijing to report on his work this time, not just for this little thing.

Zhu Qizhen asked: "The matter of Tuntian needs to be considered in the long run, and there is no hurry. But now there is one thing that I have never understood, why does North Korea keep wanting to change the post road? ”

"It's a long story. There are three reasons why North Korea wants to change the post road. The first reason is that this post road is a little difficult to walk, from Yiju to Liaodong in North Korea, there are eight post stations, Jiuliancheng, Tang Station, Phoenix City, Zhendong Fort, Zhenyi Fort, Lianshan Pass, Tianshui Station, it is regarded as Liaoyang, a total of eight stations, generally known as East Eight Station. Lao Chen has walked several times, and it is indeed mountainous and river-like, and no one can say anything. There are fierce beasts from time to time, and it is very difficult to trek. ”

"The second reason is the contradiction between North Korea and the Jurchens."

"In the year of Hongwu

In between, the fierce brother Timur belonged to the two between Korea and the imperial court, and the Korean first appeased, and after the battle of the imperial court fishing, the fierce brother Timur will be appeased. ”

The North Korean side wanted to persuade Brother Meng Timur to stay in North Korea, but Brother Meng Timur was subordinate to the imperial court, and Emperor Taizu reprimanded North Korea, and North Korea was much more peaceful. He also awarded his brother Timur as the commander of the Jianzhou Guard. But the beam between North Korea and Jianzhou Wei is considered to be settled. ”

"There were many conquests between Jianzhou Wei and North Korea, but there was still some restraint, but in the eighth year of Xuande, the fierce brother Timur was killed by Yang Muda, and his subordinates were scattered. Then North Korea pressed forward step by step, and in the east of the Douman River, six towns of Huining were established, and more than 2,000 households were relocated. ”

"So the Jurchens hate it to the core, but they can't do anything about the Koreans, but the North Korean envoys want to cross the East Eighth Station, but this area is difficult."

"The minister has heard several times that there is a Jurchen siege of the Korean mission."

Zhu Qizhen snorted coldly, quite dissatisfied in his heart. said: "With the death of Brother Meng, Timur, didn't North Korea give the imperial court an explanation?" No matter how you say it, it is also an official of the imperial court. ”

Yizha said: "Your Majesty, this matter, the minister knows that there must be North Korea to do it, but from the bright side, I can't see any clues, it's just a tribal vendetta, and I don't know how many such things are in the slave Gandusi." The minister can't grasp the handle of North Korea. ”

Zhu Qizhen naturally knew that he had lost the meaning of Ha's words, even if he caught the handle.

In the eighth year of Xuande, when the decisive battle between the tile spur and Arutai was imminent, even if Yisha grabbed the handle, he would not take the liberty of poking it out. Otherwise, it will only embarrass the court and will not play any role.

Because it is impossible for the imperial court to ignore the great changes in Korea, but to conquer Korea.

After all, the DPRK is a big country in the eastern part of the strait, and it has been a long time since it fought. And the current king of Joseon, that is, Yi Yu, who is called King Sejong by later generations of Joseon. It was he who conquered the Jurchens in the west and the Japanese in the east, and determined the territory of present-day Korea.

Therefore, although the DPRK is small, it should not be taken lightly.

Moreover, North Korea has always been deferential to North Korea, although it has different ambitions. But it's not good to lose big because of the small. Therefore, the death of the fierce brother Timur is over.

In fact, even now, Zhu Qizhen can't spare his hands to teach North Korea a lesson.

The Luchuan army did not withdraw, Annan was just shocked, Hebei natural disaster**, a big mess of things, for the Jurchens. A war with the DPRK will outweigh the losses.

What's more, it's the Jianzhou Jurchen.

Zhu Qizhen felt uncomfortable when he thought of Jianzhou Jurchen.

After all, the Qing Dynasty in later generations was also a pimple in Zhu Qizhen's heart.

It was also Zhu Qizhen who didn't know that Meng's brother Timur's surname was Aixin Jueluo. And was posthumously crowned Emperor Zhaozu by the Qing court. If he knew, what would Zhu Qizhen do, it's really hard to say. He went on to ask, "The third reason? ”