Chongzhen's twenty years of Chinese New Year's Eve have finally not been in other places.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't have to bring a large army back and forth this time, and the speed was much faster, and he rushed to Beijing on the twenty-ninth day of the New Year.

Those who came to Beijing with Emperor Chongzhen were not only those European talents, but also the chiefs of the Nanyang countries. In the past, they may have forgotten to pay tribute to the suzerain, but from now on, they probably will never forget this matter, because Nanyang can now be said to be the inner lake of the Ming Dynasty.

For the people of Jingshi, in the past 20 years of Chongzhen, the Ming Dynasty's power expanded, and there was an additional Luzon County and an additional Nanyang Mansion in Fujian Province, which was not a very important thing for them.

Because that's too far away for them. Even if the most important enemy this time is Xiyi, or the two Xiyi join forces, they are all beaten by the Ming Dynasty, but for their influence, it is indeed very limited, it is better for them to welcome the emperor to Beijing, look at the words of those various Yi people, and talk about the excitement of the next ten thousand states.

Compared with them, the high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty in the court knew that the emperor had conquered Nanyang only for the first step for the Ming Dynasty to conquer the world in the future.

With Nanyang in hand, you can use this as a springboard for further expansion. More importantly, Nanyang is directly in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, which is equivalent to mastering another granary. Relocating the domestic population to Nanyang again, with the diligence of the people of the Ming Dynasty, there is a chance of three crops a year, and the grain output can definitely be greatly increased, and then transported back, the pressure of disaster prevention and resistance in the country can be reduced a lot.

But even so, only Emperor Chongzhen himself knows best about the achievements of Chongzhen in the past 20 years. The defeat of the Spanish and Dutch colonizers was a powerful blow to the colonization of the West during the Age of Discovery. By the way, he also formed an alliance with Portugal and pulled Portugal to the side of the Ming Dynasty, which is equivalent to having an alliance on the European side.

This is of great significance for the next global strategy of the Ming Dynasty, at least before the explosion of science and technology of the Ming Dynasty can open up the generation gap with the West.

After returning to Jingshi, Emperor Chongzhen still had two things to deal with. Even the things that were sent to the Tianshan Mountains and Tibet before have already come to fruition.

Lan Tianbao and Chen Baoting made this trip, and the biggest difficulty was the itinerary on the road. Especially when I went to the Tibetan Plateau, I rested for several days, and my body was able to continue to move forward after adapting to it.

Among them, Chen Baoting went to the Tianshan Mountains, and the main object of the envoy was Oirat Mongolia.

His trip was unexpectedly smooth.

When the leader of the Oirat Department and the Great Khan of the Heshuo Special Department, Ozirtu, heard that the envoy of the Ming Dynasty had arrived, it was at least fifty miles away, and it was very grand, singing and dancing, as if it was originally a family, which made Chen Baoting very surprised.

In fact, it would not be surprising if he knew about the situation in western Mongolia.

The strength of the Oirats is not very strong, especially Gushi Khan also took many elites to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and the strength has been weakened a lot. In the past, they chose to submit to the Houjin of Jianyu.

However, over the years, news from the east has spread to Mongolia in the west.

First, the Ming Dynasty destroyed the Eastern Mongolia, and then the powerful Jianyu was destroyed, and finally even the three ethnic groups of Mobei Mongolia were attached to the Ming Dynasty. When these news reached Western Mongolia, it could greatly surprise Western Mongolia, especially the destruction of the Jianyu and Mobei tribes, which shocked the people of Western Mongolia.

Even if Chen Baoting did not send an envoy to the Tianshan Mountains this time, after discussing with the Western Mongolians, they also decided to send an envoy to show their goodwill to Daming. It's not that they are servile, it's that they're in a crisis of the race.

It has been almost ten years since Emperor Chongzhen traveled to this era, and his identity is still the most powerful Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, his butterfly can be said to be a very large one, and the chain reaction of flapping his wings is also very large.

Originally, Tsarist Russia had been expanding eastward at this time. However, Emperor Chongzhen drove the Mongol tribes to the north to conquer, which can be said to have completely cut off the claws of Tsarist Russia's eastward expansion.

The Far East is too far away, and even if Tsarist Russia is not convinced, it is powerless. So, he hit the abacus to a nearby place. As a result, Western Mongolia faced a much greater threat from Tsarist Russia than it did historically.

At this time, the Oirat Mongols were actually divided into four major tribes, namely the four major tribes of Heshut, Dzungar, Dulbert, and Turgot. There will also be conflicts between the ranches themselves. Tsarist Russia was also ferocious and cunning, while sowing discord between their tribes, and at the same time began to encroach and annex.

At this time, the relationship between the leader of the Turghut tribe and the leader of the Orlek and Dzungar tribes, Baturhun, was very tense, and he could not defeat him, so he led his subordinates and some of the herdsmen of the Dulbert and Heshute tribes to move west to the lower Volga region.

As a result, Oirat Mongolia itself was in a state of division, and Gushi Khan also took away the elite, and its strength can be imagined, and it is even more conceivable in the face of pressure from Tsarist Russia.

As the leader of the Oirat Alliance, Ozirtu Khan did not think of a way, and also asked for help from Gushi Khan, however, Gushi Khan was too busy to run Qinghai-Tibet and was unable to help. At this time, the Oirat Department was in great need of a thigh to cope with the growing arrogance of Tsarist Russia.

No, hearing that the Ming envoy was coming, Ozirtu Khan was of course overjoyed.

After Chen Baoting read out the holy decree of Emperor Chongzhen, Ozirtu Khan finally hesitated when he heard that it was to be attached.

But in the end, he just hesitated. There are three tribes in Mobei as a precedent, and there are already expectations in my heart. Comparing it again, whether to annex the Ming Dynasty or be finally annexed by Tsarist Russia, this multiple-choice question, it is not difficult to make the right choice.

Therefore, Chen Baoting was able to accomplish his mission brilliantly, and it can be said that thanks to the divine assistance of Tsarist Russia.

In the end, Ozirtu Khan personally followed Chen Baoting to the Ming Jingshi. After he arrived here, he heard more about the Ming Emperor, and knew that the Ming Dynasty also expanded its territory in the south, and beat the Xiyi, which was the same as Tsarist Russia, to the ground, and he didn't know how much better he felt.

As for Lan Tianbao's side, although it was not as exaggerated as Chen Baoting's side, the result was almost the same.

Gushi Khan is the most knowledgeable about advance and retreat. Originally, when he was still in western Mongolia, when he heard about the rise of the Later Jin, he immediately surrendered to the Later Jin, and it was clear that he had no intention of competing with other tribes for secular royal power. He was most concerned about his faith.

Therefore, as soon as Lan Tianbao arrived, he immediately agreed that Qinghai-Tibet would attach the Ming Dynasty. However, there is one condition that is religious, and I don't want to change much. Even in order to convince the Ming Emperor, he personally accompanied Lan Tian Bao to the Ming Jingshi.

As a result, the uncles and nephews of Gushi Khan and Ozirtu Khan had a reunion that had not been seen in history.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen met with their uncle and nephew, of course, separately.

For the Oziertu Khan, he was named the Marquis of Oziertu, and enjoyed glory and wealth in Beijing. As for the other leaders of the Oirats or have already migrated, then leave it alone; Batur Hui of the Junggar Department did not listen to the Oziertu Khan, did not come to Beijing, and was still hesitant to attach the Ming Dynasty, and Emperor Chongzhen didn't care, and then wanted to attach it when he turned around, at most he would give it to an earl, and if he dared to fight against the Ming Dynasty, then he would be exterminated.

Related to this matter, Emperor Chongzhen made a decree and finally transferred Hong Chengchou from Liaodong and reappointed him as the governor of Tianshan, responsible for integrating the forces of the Mongol tribes, and temporarily set up his station in Baotou.

Hong Chengchou knew that Emperor Chongzhen's huge plan to conquer the world, and as soon as this will came out, he would definitely know that Emperor Chongzhen was going to expand westward, at least to reappear in the Western Regions of the Han and Tang Dynasties. At the same time, he is also a civil official who understands measure, and under the understanding of the emperor's will, he will definitely be able to make preliminary preparations.

Emperor Chongzhen estimated this in his heart, and after arranging this matter, he summoned Gushi Khan to meet him.

Gushi Khan's ability to come to Jingshi in person is enough to show his sincerity. In this regard, Emperor Chongzhen also treated him with courtesy. Considering the topography and population of Qinghai-Tibet, for now, these places can really be regarded as barren land, and Daming does not have the spare energy to develop.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen agreed to Gushi Khan's conditions, and after annexing to the Ming Dynasty, the overall situation remained unchanged except for the symbolic dispatch of officials.

This made Gushi Khan very happy, but before he could thank him, Emperor Chongzhen said to him again: "But I also need a condition, or a requirement, that needs to be done!" ”

When Gu Shihan heard this, he was truly relieved in his heart. Otherwise, listen to this Ming Emperor constantly fighting in the north and south, expanding the territory, even if it is the western Mongolian side, there is no exception, after the annexation, all the leaders are knighted but have no real power, and everything is directly controlled by the imperial court. is the only one who will let go of his own side, how much will he doubt how much sincerity there is?

Now that Emperor Chongzhen has put forward his request, Gushi Khan replied respectfully: "Your Majesty's will, as long as the old minister can do it, he will do his best." ”

Faintly, he is also reminding the Ming Emperor, I am the most sincere, and your request cannot conflict with the previous one.

How could Emperor Chongzhen not hear it, and immediately smiled faintly and said: "I want you to integrate an elite army and stand by in the southern Tibet region, waiting for my will, within three or five years, maybe I will use it!" ”

Hearing this, Gu Shihan couldn't help but be stunned, and he didn't react for a while.

It's not that he doesn't know who he might start a war against if he gathers troops in southern Tibet. However, since ancient times, the Central Plains Dynasty has not taken the initiative to attack! The current emperor has such great ambitions, and he wants to annex it again?

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