Chapter 593: The Plateau Wind Rises
Ambition is a good thing, it can motivate people to be motivated, if an emperor has no ambition, then he is obviously not a qualified emperor.
The current Mughal emperor Chahanjie. Gil is a descendant of Timur, who in turn was a Turkic Mongol.
You must know that the Turks used to be a nomadic people living in northern China all the year round, and they have always been the henchmen of the Central Plains people, and finally they were chased by the descendants of Genghis Khan all over the world.
Don't look at the Mongols who are chasing and fleeing, but no matter where the Turks go, they can also conquer there, which is also the origin of the Timurid Empire.
Having said all this, I just want to explain one thing, that is, whether it is the Turkic or the Turkic Mongols, although it has been hundreds of years, these people have never extinguished their ambitions for the Central Plains.
Just when Ye Xun led the fleet on an expedition to Luzon, a meeting was also being held in the royal palace of Delhi, the Mughal capital, on whether to help Dusong Mangbu start a war with the Ming army.
The meeting was chaired by the Mughal Emperor Chahanjie. Gil personally presided over the meeting, which was attended by Prime Minister Wanur, Minister of Military Affairs Bashik, Minister of Finance, Diwan, and Minister of Justice Sadr.
Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, as was the case in the Central Plains Dynasty and the Mughal Empire.
Chahanjie deliberately intervened in Tibetan affairs, and then invaded the whole of Qinghai-Tibet.
Bashik was the main militant faction, while Vanur and Diwan belonged to the more moderate faction, advocating the development of the country's economy first, and then sending troops when there was unrest in Qinghai and Tibet on their own.
However, although Vanur is the nominal prime minister of the empire, he has no real power, so he does not speak strongly.
Di Wan is different, he is in charge of money, and fighting a war is inseparable from economic support, so although Cha Hanjie has decided to use troops against the Ming Dynasty, he has to consult Di Wan's meaning.
Diwan is actually a general term, and the officials in charge of finances in the provinces of the Mughal Empire can all be called Diwan.
The meeting had been going on for a while, and there had been no discussion of any outcome because of the fact that there were several meetings between them.
Chahanjie became a little impatient and coughed lightly, stopping the quarrel between Bashik and Vannur.
"Everyone, there is one thing you should know, our ancestors once drank the Yellow River, and those Han people surrendered to the ancestors' horses like little sheep, and now our Mughal Empire soldiers are full of food, why can't we reproduce the glory of our ancestors?"
When Zha Hanjie said this, it was tantamount to setting the tone of the matter, and the ministers who would come should follow it.
It's just that Di Wan, this old guy, is a raw rice eater, only talking about reality and the present, and he thinks in his heart, if you turn over the events of hundreds of years ago, you are not afraid of being embarrassed? How did the Turks get driven out of the steppe, don't they have any points in their hearts?
"Your Majesty's words are bad, if it was three years ago, the minister must have strongly supported you to send troops to Qinghai-Tibet, but as far as the minister knows, since the Ming Dynasty produced a young eunuch named Ye Xun, the Ming Empire has not been what it used to be, it is said that before the Ming Dynasty Liaodong out of a Dajin country, a war wiped out hundreds of thousands of troops of the Ming Dynasty, almost occupied the entire Liaodong of the Ming Dynasty, but this called Ye Xun, in less than two years, was rushed to the Korean Peninsula to survive"
"In addition, this person also vigorously improved the weapons and military system of the Ming army, and overthrew the Ming Dynasty's policy of banning the sea for more than 100 years.
To be the supreme finance minister of the empire, you must not only be familiar with finance and taxation, but also have an understanding of the situation in neighboring countries, and in this regard, Di Wan is obviously very competent.
was ruthlessly robbed by Di Wan, and Zha Hanjie's face suddenly became unpleasant.
Sadr is cunning and cunning, he has been fighting with the mud, and when he saw that things were not good, he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the minister has just thought about it carefully, there is a reason to send troops, and there are advantages of not sending troops, in this case, why don't we send a small number of troops first to help Dusong Mangbu return to Jalan Sa as an arbiter, if the Ming army is indeed as strong as Lord Diwan said, then it is obviously unwise for us to start a full-scale war with the Ming Dynasty, but if it is as vulnerable as Dusong Mangbu said, Then we have nothing to hesitate about."
Not to mention, Sadr's words left Diwan speechless.
Chahanjie couldn't help but cast an appreciative look at Sadr, then turned to Bashik and asked, "How many troops do you think is appropriate?" ”
Bashik said proudly: "I heard Dusong Mangbu say that the Ming army of Jasa is only more than 20,000 people, and the rest are slave troops, such an army is simply vulnerable, Your Majesty will give me 20,000 horses, and the ministers will definitely take the entire territory of Qinghai and Tibet."
Listening to Bashik's words, Diwan frowned and wanted to speak, but was stopped by Vanur on the side.
The emperor has already decided to send troops, and if he speaks against it at this time, he will anger the emperor.
There were only a few people in the hall, and Vanuer's small movements couldn't hide from Chahanjie, and when Chahanjie looked at Diwan again, his eyes were already frosty.
At the end of the meeting, Vanur and Diwan were the first to leave, while Bashik and Sadr were left behind by Chahanjie.
"Bashik, I decided to give you 50,000 troops, you must take down the whole of Qinghai-Tibet without fail"
Bashik also felt that he had spoken too much just now, and now when he heard Zha Hanjie say this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed: "Your Majesty rest assured, if the 50,000 army can no longer sweep away Qinghai-Tibet, the minister is willing to come to see him, but just now His Majesty said to Di Wan that it is 20,000 troops, if Di Wan only allocates 20,000 troops of money and food, I am afraid that this battle will not be easy to fight!" ”
Chahanjie snorted coldly and said: "You don't have to worry about this, you will never let the soldiers go hungry, I am here in logistics, and at the same time, when you pass through Nibala, let the king of Kathmandu supply grain and grass, otherwise you will kill him."
As soon as Bashik heard it, he understood what Chahanjie meant, and nodded: "Your Majesty, rest assured, the minister knows what to do."
Chahanjie turned his gaze to Sadr, who was deliberately left behind by him, and said: "This time, you will be the chief logistics officer of the army, do it well, don't let me down, after the deed is completed, I will definitely reward you heavily."
There are many meanings contained in this sentence, everyone knows that Di Wan has a close relationship with the crown prince, so Sadr does not dare to hope to sit in Di Wan's position, but now that there is an emperor, it is different, the crown prince is not the emperor after all, and the minister in charge of justice, how can he be compared with the minister in charge of money.
immediately replied loudly: "Your Majesty rest assured, the minister will definitely live up to his mission"
Chahanjie nodded and smiled as a sign of encouragement, then waved the two to step back.
When all the people in the hall were gone, Cha Hanjie's face sank, his eyes looked out through the hall, and he muttered softly in a voice that only he could hear: "My good son, did Di Wan go to find you?" Are you of the same mind as a father? ”...