Zhu Cizhi, the king of Yong on the side, hung his head and showed a sad face, he was only thirteen years old this year, and he lost his mother when he was ten years old.

Empress Dowager Zhou was thoughtful, caught a glimpse of King Yong's appearance, and hurriedly changed the topic with Zhu Cihong, and said gently: "The queen mother heard about today's incident, King Ding is young and playful and ignorant, and the incomplete etiquette system collided with you when he greeted him, so don't take it to heart for the emperor." ”

Zhu Cihong nodded and said: "The queen mother spoils him on weekdays, and the emperor just wants to teach him a lesson." ”

Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen said: "You can do it, if you open your mouth, you will cut the prince of Cijiong, this is the lesson you are talking about?!" ”

Zhu Cihong said: "He is a prince of the Ming Dynasty, what is he wearing?" My Han family is well-dressed, isn't it worthy of him to wear it? ”

The Emperor Taishang's face was unhappy: "Then you are going to cut his prince?" ”

Zhu Cihong: "Did I cut it?" If you have nothing to do, I'll find someone to find you a few more ancient books to study to pass the time. ”

Emperor Taishang: "What are you talking about!" ”

“.......”

"That's it!"

Empress Dowager Zhou said to Zhu Cihong: "Don't mess with him, your eldest princess has been born for a few months, and I haven't seen what her father looks like, how can there be such a father in the world, go and see it!" ”

Zhu Cihong glanced at Emperor Chongzhen and bowed deeply to the Empress Dowager Zhou: "Okay, the emperor will retire first, and come to see you another day!" ”

For the emperor who was approaching menopause, Zhu Cihong had no choice but to stay away.

The Emperor Taishang pointed to Zhu Cihong's back and said, "What kind of attitude do you see him!" ”

Empress Dowager Zhou glanced at him and said, "If you don't want to live in the palace, please!" ”

......

Rouyi Palace, the dormitory of Concubine Bian Yujing.

Zhu Cihong hugged a little baby girl in his arms and laughed happily, Bian Yujing and several palace maids around him stared intently at the little princess in his arms, very nervous, lest they accidentally fall.

Zhu Cihong glanced at them and said, "Don't panic, I have experience!" ”

Bian Yujing looked surprised and asked: "Listen to the midwife, the concubine said that the baby's body is too soft, and the man doesn't dare to hold the baby for the first time, and he can't hold it well, where does Your Majesty have the experience?" ”

Where did the experience come from?

Zhu Cihong was slightly stunned, I wouldn't say that I also had a girl before......

He leaned close to Bian Yujing's slightly reddened ear and said softly, "Who said that if you haven't done it, you have no experience?" I think we were there......"

Hearing this, a circle of palace maids around him showed a different color, and Bian Yujing, who was the party concerned, was even more embarrassed, and glanced at him coquettishly.

Because there were still a lot of state affairs to deal with, Zhu Cihong did not stay long in the Rouyi Palace, and after issuing the decree to canonize Bian Yujing as the concubine, he hurried to the Wuying Hall to discuss with the cabinet ministers the specific aftermath of the border affairs and ethnic policies.

Since the return of the Mongolian victory, the borders of the Ming Empire finally quieted down, Tatar Qing was dying, Mobei had palpitations, it can be said that it is not to fight, to be subdued, but after the fight is over, it is necessary to implement governance and strive for long-term peace and stability.

After several hours of discussion and planning, Zhu Cihong officially set up Monan, which was close to the Great Wall, as a province, called Daning Province, and the provincial capital was located in the Chifeng area of the later generations, and was renamed Daning City.

Zhu Cihong appointed Hu Dawei, who was born in Mongolia, as the governor of Daning, and changed the leagues such as Zhuosuotu, Zhaowuda, and Xilin Gol under the internal alliance flag system into prefectures, prefectures, and counties, and the main officials were appointed by the imperial court, and some officials were selected from among the leaders of various tribes and appointed by the imperial court.

The Mongols of each tribe can only graze and develop within the territory of their own county, and they are not allowed to cross the border except for trade, so as to avoid conflicts.

In terms of faith, the Ming Dynasty supported the promotion of the mainstream rise of the Yellow Religion in Daning Province, which had too much influence on the Mongols.

According to the information reported by the Ministry of Intelligence, in recent years, because of religious disputes, the Tibetan side has been turned upside down, first the head of the Heshute tribe and the leader of the Erut Mongol League, Gushi Khan, overthrew the regimes of Qinghai and Kham.

Three years ago, at the invitation of the Yellow Sect regent of Tibet, Sonam Qunpei, and the 5th and 4th Panchen Lamas, Gushi Khan led a large army into Tibet to overthrow the Tama Kagyu Zangba Khan Kingdom, establish the Hoshute Khanate, and establish the leadership of the leaders of the new Gelug sect in Tibet, which has influenced Tibet's history for hundreds of years.

The infighting between the Mongols, cattle and sheep land, on the one hand, and faith also accounted for a large factor.

Prior to this, the Khalkha Mongol Three Khans in Mobei had a long war with the Erut Mongols, which was settled by the Gushi Khan, and everyone began to respect the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism, that is, the Yellow Sect.

There are four major living Buddha systems in the Yellow Sect, namely ** Lama (former Tibet), Panchen Erdeni (later Tibet), Zhangjia Hutuketu (Monan), and Jebtsundamba Hutuketu (Mobei), which have far-reaching influence.

Fortunately, Zhang Jia I of the Zhangjia Hutu Ketu lineage is still a young man, and he has received full ordination by the side of ** V, and has not yet become a living Buddha, so he has little impact on Mo Nan.

Zhu Cihong's support for the Yellow Sect in Daning Province was actually to reduce the difficulty of recovering Tibet, Qinghai and other places in the future.

The current ruler of these two places is Gushi Khan, who in history took the initiative to join the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the strength of the Eight Banners Army was one thing, and the most important thing was that the Qing court supported the Yellow Sect.

After fierce discussions, several cabinet ministers unanimously agreed to implement an immigration policy, relocate a large number of Han people in Guannai who had not been allocated land to Daning Province, encourage Han and Mongolian intermarriage, influence Mongolia in all aspects, dilute estrangement, and carry out Sinicization.

Politically speaking, it is to divide the forces of various Mongolian tribes, strengthen the imperial court's command over Mongolia, so that the autonomy of Mongolian tribes is gradually reduced, and the influence of national sovereignty is gradually increased.

If the policy of Daning Province develops smoothly, these experiences can be extended to Qinghai, Tibet, Xinjiang and other places (which are still still khanates) in the future, so as to truly form effective control over these regions.

To put it bluntly, everyone makes a fortune together honestly, don't toss.

In addition to Daning Province, Zhu Cihong and his cabinet formulated a series of policies for the western desert and Western Mongolia.

Daming set up a tea and horse division in Jiayuguan, Shaanxi and other "western" pass places, carried out investment market tea, and carried out tea and horse trading.

According to the regulations on the trade of tea and horses, one grate (bì) tea weighs ten catties, twelve grate tea is exchanged for a superior horse, nine grate tea is exchanged for a medium horse, and seven grate tea is exchanged for an inferior horse.

And set up an army to patrol it, and if there is any illicit tea out of the country, it will be arrested and sent to the official for punishment.

Shaanxi, which included Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia in later generations, bordered several khanates of Moxi Mongolia and was so important that Zhu Cihong decided to appoint Sun Chuanting, a skilled worker, as the governor of Shaanxi to continue to manage the northwestern frontier.

Since Sun Chuanting was taken home by Yang Sichang, he has been at home for more than two years, and after Zhu Cihong ascended the throne last year, Sun Chuanting couldn't sit still and went to the lobby of the Nanjing Ministry to report.

Zhu Cihong couldn't take care of him because of his personal conscription, so he put him in the yamen of the Ministry of Industry to keep him, and took the opportunity to polish his arrogance.

In addition to the tea and horse trade, Zhu Cihong also ordered Shaanxi to build several roads to Moxi with work for relief.

Where roads are cultivated, armies can reach them, and the sphere of military domination can also reach.

This set of policies is conducive to the exchanges between the Ming Dynasty and the Western Regions, and makes strong preparations for the future laying down these places.