Text Volume 3 The Road to Empire_Chapter 707 We Are Loyal Ministers

Because Nan Chu knew that what Huang Taiji needed was a scattered Mongol ministry, not an ally with the influence of calling for the unification of Mongol ministries.

After all, the Chahar tribe was the former leader of the Mongol tribes, and it really made them an independent regime independent of the Ming and Qing dynasties, which was by no means a good thing for Shenyang. In order to weaken Lin Dan Khan's influence on the Mongolian tribes in eastern Liaodong, Nurhachi and Huangtaiji, the two generations of Manchu Khan, tried their best, if it were not for Lin Dan Khan's own dizziness and his own initiative to abandon the land of the Liaohetao and move west to the Huanghe Loop area, it would not have been possible for the Manchus to absorb and digest the Mongolian tribes in Liaodong so smoothly.

After all, Chahanhot has been out of Liaodong and is too far away from Shenyang. The Manchurians want to remotely command these Mongolian Nayan in Shenyang, which is extremely unrealistic. And if you want to send troops to Chahanhot, it will not only thin the forces on Shenyang's side, but it will also not be a good choice for the current political situation in Shenyang.

After experiencing the financial crisis and the rebellion of the Mang Guji sisters and brothers, the power struggle between Huang Taiji and the nobles of the Eight Banners has also become white-hot.

So he could only try to persuade these Mongol Nayan people to move their troops to Liaodong, as long as they arrived in Liaodong, they would naturally be subject to Shenyang, and bow down to orders under the force of the Eight Banners. At that time, these Nayan and the subordinates will be separated and kept in captivity, and they will naturally be slowly absorbed and digested by the Qing Dynasty.

Starting from Nurhachi's unification of the Jurchen tribes, this set of routines of winning over the leaders, dividing the tribes, and transforming them into their own strength has almost been familiar to the Manchurians. Therefore, Nan Chu knew that only by bringing these Mongols back to Liaodong could this power be truly controlled by the Manchus, and he would naturally not compromise with them.

But what Nan Chu knows, these Mongolian Nayan can also see. Staying in Chahanhot, the Mongols were the masters, and the Manchus were guests, so they naturally held quite free judgment power. But if they go to Liaodong, the position of host and guest will change, and people are under the eaves, can they not bow their heads?

Just look at Horqin to know that this Mongolian tribe that was originally allied with the Manchus, even if they married all the daughters of the clan to the Manchu magnates, still can't maintain the independent status of the allies, and gradually became a vassal of the Manchus.

Previously, because of the disobedience to orders in battle, the leader of Horqin was imprisoned in Shenyang by the Manchus for almost half a year, and it was not until the Horqin people relented that Huang Taiji sent his leader back, but it also forced him to hand over power to the Mongol Taiji, who was close to the Manchus.

The reason why these Chahar Nayan people gathered together to rebel against the Ming Dynasty was, in the final analysis, not that the Ming Emperor violated their power to lead the Mongolian tribes. They didn't want to start a rebellion just to be a dog for the Manchurians.

So no matter how Nan Chu persuaded, co-opted, and threatened, these Mongolian Nayan people consistently maintained an attitude, claiming that they would swear to defend the capital of the Mongols, Chahanhot, and not be deserters.

The attitude of these Mongol Nayan not only made it impossible to establish an effective command structure after the successful rebellion, but also made it impossible for Nanchu to pacify the Mongol garrisons and tribes outside the city.

After all, these Mongol troops and tribes outside the city would not listen to his command as a Manchurian, and with the quarrel over the issue of staying in the city and relocating them, the troops and tribes outside the city, who were still a little ambiguous, now became a little perfunctory towards the envoys sent by Nanchu to communicate.

Like the army in the city, forced by the fear of the old man Nayan in the past, although the soldiers did not understand why they rebelled against the Ming Dynasty, they did not dare to openly question the order of the old man Nayan, but after the news of moving them all to Liaodong came out, many soldiers were immediately angered.

Under the implementation of the new policy of the Ming Dynasty, these Mongolian herdsmen also had a time limit for service, and their service time was even shorter than that of the Han people in Guannei, and it only took 3 years to complete their service period, but they needed to bring their own horses.

Moreover, according to the new policy, after the completion of these three years of military service, the herdsmen's military service for the lord of Nayan is considered to be completed, and if any lord continues to force his people to serve in the military, he will violate the law and be punished by the imperial court.

In other words, through this policy, a large part of the feudal labor due to their lords by the low-level herdsmen of the Mongolian tribes was transferred to the state, thus depriving some lords of the right to control the people personally.

When Nan Chu and the others wanted to relocate these almost free herdsmen to Liaodong and turn them into slaves of the lord again, it naturally aroused the anger of the soldiers. Even the high-ranking generals who obeyed Nayan did not dare to face the anger of these soldiers, and could only express in public that they did not approve of the idea of moving Liaodong.

It was precisely because of the clash that broke out in the military camp outside the city that the soldiers, who had been dispensable to the rebellion, began to try to link up with each other to defend their rights.

And those middle and lower-ranking officers who were trained in the army military academy began to play an active role, they did not approve of the rebellion against the Ming Dynasty in the first place, and these Nayan old men and their cronies always occupied the senior positions in the army, blocking their way to advancement, which had long made them dissatisfied.

It's just that the attitude of the soldiers before made them dare not act rashly, and now that the soldiers have erupted into dissatisfaction with this rebellion, they naturally began to act.

And when these middle- and lower-ranking Mongolian officers tried to incite the soldiers against the rebellion, the arrival of Ezhe, Zhangjia Living Buddha and others helped them even more. The former was the young master of the Chahar tribe, while the latter held the source of the Mongol faith.

As for the imperial court name represented by Liu Jingting, it has become the icing on the cake at this moment. When Ezhe and Zhang Jia revealed their identities in front of the barracks, the sergeants guarding the barracket did not even report it, and they had already come out to kneel down to greet the two of them as soon as possible.

Liu Jingting and other imperial envoys then smoothly entered the barracks, and their arrival also attracted the soldiers in the camp to welcome, many soldiers bowed down on the side of the road where the living Buddha passed, hoping to get the blessing of the living Buddha of Zhangjia.

The middle and low-ranking officers of the battalion, who were still operating in the shadows, finally expressed their attitude at this moment, calling on the officers and men of the battalion to obey the command of the imperial condolence mission and oppose the rebellion in the city of Chahanhot.

This proposition was immediately supported by the soldiers present, so these soldiers flocked to the Chinese army's big tent around the envoys of the imperial court, and asked the three main generals in charge of the military camp to give an explanation.

The three Mongol generals who managed this military camp were Dulaer, Buyantu, and Guluge, and although they were in collusion with the Mongol Nayans in the city and were one in many interests, it was really at a critical juncture, and it was impossible to say.

This is also when the rebellion in the city just started, the three of them still had some ambiguous attitudes, trying to get some benefits from the Manchus, but after the news of the Manchus' proposal to move caused the army's instability, the three of them hurriedly reassured the sergeant that they did not agree with the idea of relocation.

And when the soldiers in the battalion surrounded Liu Jingting, Ezhe, Zhang Jia Living Buddha and other representatives of the imperial court, Dulaer was the first to react, he hurriedly removed the weapons on his body, and then took Buyantu and Guluge out of the Chinese army camp to greet the court envoys.

Before Liu Jingting could speak, he had already quickly stepped forward and knelt on the ground with a "poof", hugging Liu Jingting's thigh and crying out in pain.

Liu Jingting was also surprised, this was completely different from what he had imagined before he came, he had to bend down and try to help Du Laer up, and said with a good sigh of relief: "General Du Laer, what are you doing?" If you have anything to say, you might as well get up and say it slowly, now that so many soldiers are present, you are not afraid of losing your dignity? ”

Dular refused to get up, he wept bitterly, and said loudly: "Seeing the arrival of the court angel, Dular really can't bear it.

Since the night three days ago, after the rebellion broke out in the city of Chahanhot, the lower officials have been burned all the inside, lest they will be entrusted by the emperor and let these rebellious ministers and thieves damage the border defense of my Ming Dynasty.

Xia Guan and the others originally planned to fight for their lives, but also to help the emperor defend Chahanhot and quell the rebellion. It's just that Xiaguan and others are weak, Chahanhot City is heavily guarded, and Governor Yuan disappeared after that night, so Xiaguan and others didn't dare to act rashly, so they had to wait for the arrival of angels with the chaotic party in the city.

Now that he sees that the angel has indeed arrived, Xia Guan is like finding the backbone of the Lord, how can he not cry bitterly..."

After listening to it for a long time, Liu Jingting finally figured out what the other party meant, and he couldn't help but ask tentatively: "In this way, General Dulaer and the soldiers in the battalion are still loyal to my Daming?" ”

Dulaer got up hurriedly, glanced at the surrounding soldiers fiercely, and said: "I, Dulaer, was born as a minister of the Ming Dynasty, and I am also a ghost of the Ming Dynasty when I die. Now that the angel has arrived, I will no longer hide anything, my army has never participated in the rebellion from beginning to end, and I strongly oppose the idea of Gonchuktaiji's rebellion against the Ming and Qing Dynasty.

Now you say it in front of the angels, do you want to follow the emperor, or do you want to follow Gonchuktaiji? ”

Dulaer's righteous and awe-inspiring appearance made many soldiers a little confused, but everyone knew that with Gunchuktaiji, he could only go to Huangquan at the moment, so this was really a simple choice.

So after being silent for a while, the people around suddenly shouted loudly: "Naturally, we want to be loyal to the emperor and eradicate the traitors..."

At this moment, Buyantu and Gu Luge also instantly understood, how could they not compare to loyalty in this year. They didn't do much in the rebellion in the first place, why should they stand with those rebels, now that the soldiers in the battalion have stood on the side of the court, they are naturally loyal ministers of the court who have been resisting the rebels.

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