The next day, Apocalypse came to the Military Affairs Yuan to see what the Military Affairs Institute was going to do next.

Sun Chengzong saw that the Apocalypse came yesterday and came again today, and couldn't help but be a little surprised by the urgency of the Apocalypse, and asked: "I only received the good news yesterday, the follow-up battle report has not yet come, and the soldiers who went out to fight have not returned to Beijing, does the emperor have any new ideas in a hurry?" ”

Tianqi looked at the others and nodded, and said: "Sir, I guessed it at once, I did have something to say today, before I say it, let me ask you an old saying, that is, what kind of relationship do you think my Daming and Jurchen should be?" ”

This was indeed asked a while ago, when everyone said that they wanted to exterminate the Jurchens, but after the bold words were finished, they felt very faceless, and now when they see the old words of the Apocalypse again, everyone thinks about what this emperor means. If it was before, everyone could say those bold words again, and maybe make the emperor happy by expressing loyalty and favor without effort, but when they saw that the Apocalypse instructed Gao Di to make a so-called peace agreement with Nurhachi, everyone's true attitude towards the Apocalypse was a little unpredictable.

Sun Chengzong first said: "Your Majesty, if this Jurchen really retreats to the north of Mobei, will my Ming really want to establish brotherly relations with him?" ”

Tianqi nodded and said, "Yes, not only the Jurchens, but also the Mongols. ”

Sun Chengzong said: "According to the emperor's will, then there is no need for us to drive them all out?" ”

Apocalypse said: "Yes, we are all human beings and have the right to live. ”

Yuan Keli, Minister of Military Aircraft, asked at this time: "This is just our wishful thinking, if they are not willing to go, do we have to fight them until they surrender or retreat?" ”

Apocalypse shook his head and said, "I used to think so, but now it seems that they can't be allowed to submit, they can only choose between withdrawal and integration. ”

Wang Yongguang, Minister of Military Aircraft and Secretary of the Ministry of War, asked suspiciously at this time: "May I ask the emperor, what is the difference between submission and integration?" ”

Tianqi said: "The so-called submission is to allow it to be autonomous and have its own soldiers and horses, just like the Tusi in the southwest, northwest and other places, as well as the Duoyan Sanwei and so on. And integration means that it is not allowed to have its own army, and must accept the management of officials sent by the imperial court, and everyone is treated the same as the people of the Ming Dynasty. ”

Seeing that everyone was puzzled, Tianqi carefully explained the disadvantages of allowing them to submit, taking the civil strife of Xuan Chongming and An Bangyan as examples, pointing out that allowing these people to lead troops to return to obedience seems to solve the problem but actually leave a scourge, these people will lie dormant when the court is strong, and once the court is weak, they will rebel and become independent, this is not a long-term peace and stability policy, and the only way to completely solve the border problem is integration.

Sun Chengzong thought for a while and said: "The emperor's idea is good, but there are too many autonomous Tusi around the Ming Dynasty, as the saying goes, Dao Ning is a chicken mouth rather than a cow, forcing everyone to integrate and treat the same as the people of the Ming Dynasty is to deprive the Tusi of their privileges, they will definitely not be willing, and I am afraid that there will not be so many soldiers to pacify when the civil strife breaks out." ”

Listening to Sun Chengzong's words, Tianqi smiled and said: "If you openly say this to all the Tusi, then I am a fool, I mean to set the integration of surrounding forces as the only goal of the future military development of the Ming Dynasty, and at the same time to make enemies, one by one, but none of them can be missed, starting with the Jurchens." ”

Seeing that everyone was nodding, Zhang Weiying, the Minister of Military Aircraft, who had not spoken for a long time, said: "This seems to be a problem, as long as Da Ming declares that fusion is the only purpose for one of them, then the others will understand that it will be a matter of time before they are dealt with?" They will definitely unite to rebel, and what will happen then? ”

Tianqi looked at Zhang Weiying and said: "The British Duke is from a family of military generals, and it is right to worry about this, but these people next to you are all from Wenchen, and your problem is not a problem with them, do you believe it or not?" He smiled.

Seeing that Zhang Weiying still looked puzzled and the others bowed their heads and were silent, Tianqi said, "I will tell you two stories, would you like to hear them?" ”

Sun Chengzong and others have actually long understood the meaning of the Apocalypse, that is, with integration as the only purpose, this matter can only be put into action and not declared, and it can slowly weaken the power of the Tusi, if any Tusi does not obey the arrangement of the imperial court, then he only needs to find a fault from elsewhere, but this is not a gentleman's doing, it is a conspiracy, no one wants to admit that he is a natural conspirator, listen to the Apocalypse to tell a story, change the topic, and immediately say that he wants to listen.

"The first one is a story about two doctors, about a soldier who was shot by an arrow from the enemy, and he was carried to the doctor for treatment, and who knew that the doctor took out a large pair of scissors and cut off the shaft of the arrow at once, and then said okay, and the soldier said angrily, 'Why is it okay if the arrow is still inside?' The doctor said, 'I'm a surgeon, I'm in charge of the outside, and the arrows are in the flesh, you go to the internal medicine.' 'Do you have a point in saying that this doctor is saying?' ”

Sun Chengzong said: "The minister understands, Taizu and Chengzu are surgeons, Jurchens, Mongolians, and Tusi everywhere are arrows, and Daming is the flesh of people, Taizu and Chengzu left these arrows in the flesh to make Daming have been in unbearable pain for hundreds of years, it seems that the emperor is going to be an internist?" ”

Tianqi said: "Sir is right, but in order to take out these arrows that plague the Ming Dynasty, you must have the tools at hand, which needs to rely on Mr. and you." ”

Everyone said together: "The ministers obey orders. ”

Apocalypse nodded and said, "The second story is the story of a wolf eating a sheep, about a sheep drinking water, and a wolf wants to eat the sheep but needs some excuse, so it says to the sheep, 'How can I drink the water if you make the river dirty?' The sheep said, 'Mr. Wolf, you are upstream and I am downstream, how can I get the water dirty?' The wolf's eyes rolled and he said, 'I heard that you scolded me last year, didn't you?' The sheep said, 'I was born this year, so how could I have scolded you last year?' The wolf was annoyed and said angrily, 'Either you scold me or your parents scold me, and I have to eat you to relieve my hatred.' So they ate the sheep, and what did they think of the story? ”

Zhang Weiying said at this time: "The minister understands, my Ming is a wolf, and the toast is a sheep, we don't directly say that we want to eat them, we have to find some reasonable other excuses before eating them, I don't know if the minister is right?" ”

Apocalypse nodded and said, "Yes, but in reality, I don't want to eat the sheep, but to keep them in the sheepfold and raise them so that they don't spoil the crops everywhere." ”

Wang Zaijin, Minister of Military Aircraft, said at this time: "The emperor's proposal for integration is very good, and it can not only completely solve the problem but also have two major benefits. ”

Tianqi was surprised: "What other benefits does Lord Wang say?" Why don't I understand? ”

Wang Zaijin smiled: "This is what the minister just thought, I don't know if it's right." Taking the Jurchens and Mongols as an example, the first advantage is that they can be divided internally, and the biggest beneficiaries after ethnic integration are ordinary Jurchens and Mongols, who no longer have to be exploited by the nobles without a bottom, and they will be willing to integrate in the long run, and the Jurchens and Mongolian nobles who are unwilling to integrate will let them go to the north of Mobei to drink wind and eat sand. ”

Apocalypse nodded and said, "That makes sense, but what about the second benefit?" ”

Wang Zaijin said: "The second advantage is that the soldiers can have something to do, and they have something to do for a long time, and they don't have to worry about becoming superfluous." ”

Tianqi smiled: "Lord Wang wants to say, 'The birds are exhausted, and the good bow is hidden', right?" There's nothing bad to say, when you fight, you can't wait for your subordinates to be ten invincible heroes, the world is too peaceful to fight, and you can't wait to turn the invincible heroes into obedient lambs, and those who don't obey will be slaughtered by the emperor and become roasted whole sheep, otherwise the emperor will not be able to sleep, this has been the case throughout the ages, if there is no good way, I will not be an exception. But don't worry, don't say that there is something to do now, even if I feel that the army is a threat to do nothing, I will not learn from the Taizu of this dynasty 'the golden cup is the same as you, and the white blade is not forgiven', at least I have to learn from Song Taizu to have a glass of wine to release the military power. ”

Seeing that the apocalypse said frankly, everyone was excited, and Sun Chengzong said: "The emperor is really a Ming monarch!" ”

Tianqi smiled: "Even if I am Mingjun, Mr. teaches well, Mr. is suspected of boasting when he says this, okay, then you can discuss how to rearrange people for the purpose of integration." ”