The reason why Chen Daoxian was able to occupy Lhasa this time, in addition to the blank situation in the local forces of Qinghai and Tibet, was that the firearms that Ning Chu had supported him at the beginning made the Great Righteous Army almost invincible in the face of those lama armies.

After Chen Daoxian captured Lhasa, he naturally did not forget to report the good news to Emperor Ning, and he sent his confidant Chen Yuzhang with a large number of congratulatory gifts from Qinghai-Tibet through Shaanxi, and then from Guanzhong all the way to Nanjing, in order to express his meaning - although he occupied Qinghai-Tibet, he was still a courtier of Ning Chu.

Speaking of which, the current Great Righteous Army is very different from the past, this army born from the White Lotus Sect has also undergone great changes after experiencing so many ups and downs, especially after experiencing many upheavals.

One of the most critical points is that since Chen Daoxian took the throne, out of his special relationship with Ning Chu, he has fully leaned towards Ning Chu from the beginning, regarded himself as Ning Chu's vassal forces, and deliberately purged the White Lotus Sect forces, so that the current Great Righteous Army has completely escaped the shadow of the cult.

Of course, Chen Daoxian also wanted to show Ning Yu that he had completely reformed the Great Righteous Army, in order to get more support from Ning Chu, at least he could no longer treat the Great Righteous Army as an enemy, and now, his idea has almost been realized, even the Ning Chu cabinet has begun to consider turning the Great Righteous Army into a vassal vassal.

Ning Yu still had a rather complicated psychology about his father-in-law, and sighed at the moment: "The Great Righteous Army can be what it is today, but it does not live up to the hard work of the year. ”

Indeed, in order to transform the Great Righteous Army, Ning Yu did not hesitate to use his shadow to experience painstakingly within the Great Righteous Army, and finally succeeded in realizing Li Daitaozhuang's plan, killing Liu Ruhan and welcoming Chen Daoxian to the throne, and in just two years, Chen Daoxian delivered him a satisfactory answer.

Cui Wancai had a little smile on his face: "I believe that with this news, Concubine Chen will be much happier, and this time Chen Daoxian brought a lot of congratulatory gifts, including 500 horses from Hexi, 3,000 catties of Liangdang wolf's tooth honey and hundreds of catties of cordyceps, and of course, what is more precious is that they also brought the route map of the march along the way." ”

Ning Yu's eyes lit up, of course he knew how important the route map of the march along the way was, it could be said that with this map, he could completely follow the direction of the Great Righteous Army and attack all the way to Lhasa, and too many unnecessary divergent and dangerous roads could be avoided in the middle, which was a real expression of surrender!

"Okay, where is the messenger, let him come to me!" Ning Yu was happy in his heart, and naturally he wanted to meet this envoy who came to Nanjing.

Soon, a literati of medium stature was sent to the main hall after multiple examinations, and it was Chen Yuzhang, the envoy sent by Chen Daoxian, who bowed to Ning Yu.

"Chen Yuzhang is ordered by his uncle to visit His Majesty! Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live! ”

Chen Yuzhang is a distant nephew of Chen Daoxian, and he has been Chen Daoxian's confidant for the past two years, helping him do a lot of things, and his status in the Great Righteous Army is not the same.

Ning Yu had a little smile on his face, "I heard that you have captured Lhasa, but I am really happy in my heart, if you are hindered by Qinghai-Tibet, it seems that I am a little too harsh." ”

Of course, Chen Yuzhang understood the meaning of this, after all, it was the Ningchu court that forced the Great Righteous Army to give up Shaanxi and Gansu, go west to Qinghai-Tibet, and embark on this road that is not yet known to be auspicious, so if the Great Righteous Army cannot survive in Qinghai-Tibet, Ning Yu will be more or less regretful and guilty.

"Thanks to Your Majesty's blessing, although the Great Righteous Army has occasional setbacks, it has been able to gain a firm foothold in Qinghai-Tibet after all, thanks to the firearms supported by Your Majesty."

Speaking of this, Chen Yuzhang actually sighed more or less in his heart, although the Great Righteous Army successfully captured Lhasa, but it also paid a lot of effort in the middle, especially Chen Daoxian and his old brothers, for the survival of the Great Righteous Army, it can be said that they racked their brains and worked hard.

Especially after entering Qinghai-Tibet, in addition to facing the blow of local forces, but also facing the misunderstanding of the Qinghai-Tibetan herdsmen, whether it is cultural differences or religious differences, will make the local herdsmen hostile to the Great Righteous Army, they are fooled by some well-intentioned people, mistakenly thinking that the Great Righteous Army entered Qinghai-Tibet to force them to convert to the White Lotus Religion, so they launched a desperate attack on the Great Righteous Army again and again.

Of course, although many herdsmen launched attacks on the Great Righteous Army, the Great Righteous Army was already heavily armed with shotguns and artillery at this time, and its morale was also very high, so ordinary herdsmen and ordinary people could not be the opponent of the Great Righteous Army, so that the Great Righteous Army defeated the tangled herdsmen without much effort.

At the same time of striking at the local forces in Qinghai and Tibet, Chen Daoxian did not ignore the problems of government affairs, he backed the banner of Ning Chu, and naturally he was very clear about the existing development model of Ning Chu, so he used the power of the sword to implement new policies in all parts of Qinghai and Tibet, especially in the previous war, he suppressed a large number of Qinghai-Tibet Tusi and heads, confiscated a large number of pastures, so he redistributed, so as to get the support of a group of people.

After just finishing his busy work in government affairs, Chen Daoxian immediately launched a plan to rectify the army, in which most of the old, weak, sick and disabled and some of their families were resettled, and then the remaining young and strong people were reorganized into the army, although the number of people was reduced from 70,000 to 30,000 at once, but these 30,000 people completely belonged to the firearms army, which was much better than in the past.

However, in Chen Daoxian's heart, he didn't think that these 30,000 people could catch up with the Fu Han army, after all, in addition to the firearms were not as sophisticated as the Fu Han army, even the training was not professional enough, and the combat effectiveness that could be exerted was naturally very limited, so this time Chen Daoxian sent an envoy to Nanjing, in addition to expressing his envoy, there was more or less some meaning to ask for help.

Chen Yuzhang had a slight embarrassment on his face, and said: "Your Majesty, my Great Righteous Army has been fighting endlessly along the way, and its firearms have been seriously damaged, in addition to their own battle damage, there are also many reasons for poor maintenance, so my uncle sent his ministers to Nanjing, and I also hope that Your Majesty can support a group of firearms, as well as a group of military instructors." ”

Ning Yu nodded, of course he could understand that this was not a pretext, after all, the durability of firearms in this era was not high, and the attrition rate was very high, and support would have to be considered after a few more battles, and Chen Daoxian had neither the ability to make his own firearms nor a stable supply channel for firearms, so he could only ask Ning Chu for help.

Ning Yu was ready to agree to Chen Daoxian's request, he did not regard these 30,000 people as a threat at the moment, but felt that this was a good opportunity - for strategic reasons, the current Ning Chu could not carry out large-scale military operations west of Qinghai-Tibet, and it was difficult to form a strong rule there, so it seemed to be a good move to let the Great Righteous Army garrison there and implement a new policy.

In addition, before the destruction of the Zungar Khanate, the Zungar Khanate and Nian Qianyao and other generations have always been eyeing Qinghai-Tibet, they vainly try to repeat the old things of the past and take Qinghai-Tibet into their arms, so in Qinghai-Tibet must have a Ning Chu's own strength, and now the Great Righteous Army is a very suitable choice.

Since the Great Righteous Army is to be allowed to play its role in Qinghai-Tibet, the resources that should be given must also be given, and the nominal things must not be missing.

Ning Yu smiled and said: "I plan to canonize General Chen as the king of Tibet, as a frontier vassal of my Great Chu, guarding the land of Qinghai-Tibet, the corresponding firearms and military instructors are indispensable, what do you think?" ”

"Zao?"

Not only Chen Yuzhang was surprised, but even the other ministers were also a little surprised, it seems that the emperor's attention to Chen Daoxian is really different.......

Speaking of the name of the Tibetan king, there is still a very good name, there has been a Tibetan king since the Ming Dynasty, until the fifty-ninth year of Kangxi, the Qing court escorted the seventh Dalai Lama Kasang Gyatso back to Tibet, and only then did the **** Tibetan regime be established, but at this time there was still a Tibetan king, but it was just a Tibetan king canonized by the Qing Dynasty.

Now the Qing Dynasty is about to burp, the so-called Tibetan king and the seventh Dalai Lama also broke out between the so-called Tibetan king and the seventh Dalai Lama, and then the seventh Dalai Lama killed the Tibetan king, before he gathered power, Chen Daoxian led the righteous army into Qinghai-Tibet, and then after several major battles, he occupied Lhasa, and also captured the seventh Dalai Lama.

Therefore, strictly speaking, the current Zao is vacant, and if Chen Daoxian is appointed as the Zao king, it will naturally be of great benefit to consolidate his position, so even Chen Yuzhang did not expect it for a while, and a look of ecstasy instantly appeared on his face.

"Back to Your Majesty, if my uncle can be appointed as the king of Tibet, then the whole righteous army will be grateful to Your Majesty! My great righteous army will always be driven by Your Majesty! ”

Chen Yuzhang's voice trembled a little, he understood the great significance of this move, as long as he could achieve this goal now, any promise could be made, after all, the opportunity could not be lost, and it would not come again!

Speaking of which, Chen Yuzhang is not the person next to Chen Daoxian in the past, he has read the Eight Classics, and he also understands the current general trend of the world, Ning Chu can be said to have completely occupied the entire China, only some corners are left, and sooner or later they will be taken back, and the Great Righteous Army only has the road of cooperation at present, and it is impossible to carry out any confrontation.

Therefore, if you want to cooperate for profit, the Great Righteous Army must prove its value and loyalty, and now that Ning Yu wants to throw the hat of the King of Zang on Chen Daoxian's head, it is to recognize the contribution of the Great Righteous Army.

Ning Yu had a smile on his face, "Okay, since this is the case, I will go down and canonize Chen Daoxian as the king of Tibet, and as for the relevant firearms assistance and officer assistance, the Privy Council will study and decide." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Chen Yuzhang knelt on the ground, his face suddenly became extremely excited, as the so-called one person ascended to heaven, the more prosperous the righteous army became, the more benefits he could get.

........

Although Cui Wancai didn't understand Ning Yu's decision, he didn't say anything against it, in fact, an empty Zao king, to put it bluntly, is the same thing, but it was Chen Daoxian's assistance later, but it made him hesitate a little.

"Your Majesty, the Great Righteous Army now has 30,000 people, and they are all firearms troops, if our army helps him train them, at least three divisions can be trained, these should be enough."

In the imperial study, Cui Wancai had a little hesitation on his face, he was always wary of the righteous army.

Of course, Ning Yu understood what the other party meant, and immediately said softly: "If there is no Jungger and Russia, 30,000 people will definitely be enough, but in my opinion, if Chen Daoxian is given some more assistance, the threat he can pose to Junggar and Russia is quite different." ”

Speaking of the Qinghai-Tibet line is not only connected to Shaanxi and Gansu, but also not far from the grassland, especially the Zungar Khanate is on a line, if you really want to send troops to Zungar and even Central Asia in the future, the operation of Qinghai-Tibet can not be missing, so when it comes to geopolitical threats, Chen Daoxian can really threaten Zungar and the Russians.

Especially in the future, if we want to fight this war with Russia, we will not only use our hands in the Far East, but also in Central Asia and Western Siberia.

Cui Wancai was quick-witted and could naturally think of this, but he had deeper questions about this point, "Your Majesty, right now, Chen Daoxian has a request for us, so he can naturally drive him, but one day he is no longer under our control, wouldn't he raise a tiger for trouble?" ”

This can naturally be imagined by everyone, after all, no matter how obedient the vassal is at the moment, it will eventually become a hidden danger in the future - even if the three feudal clans were at the beginning, they were also dogs under the power of the Qing Dynasty, and the reason why they were able to bite people later was because no one could control it anymore.

Ning Yu smiled slightly, and said: "The disaster of the vassals, I naturally know it, but there are many differences at the moment, first of all, Qinghai-Tibet belongs to the remote frontier, relatively poorer, and it is difficult to have foreign aid, as long as my Great Chu can always remain strong, they naturally dare not act rashly, and secondly, at present, Russia and Jungger are the great enemies, with Chen Daoxian, it can also play a role in diversion, and it is a clever move in strategy." ”

Speaking of this, Ning Yu's face showed a hint of pride, "When everything in the north is decided, I will let Chen Daoxian return to Beijing, and then I can logically digest the Great Righteous Army and the Qinghai-Tibet Land - Chen Daoxian has no children after all, who else can he think about besides his daughter?" ”

"What Your Majesty says is very true, and you are obedient." Cui Wancai had a little admiration on his face, and the current emperor could be said to have pinched people's hearts in the palm of his hand.

Ning Yu looked into the distance and said softly: "I originally thought that this year was a trend of going north and south, but now I find that the fire in the north seems to be unstoppable, and I have to hurry up the layout of the north....... News came from the shadows, and it seemed that Arabutan was dying? ”