Chongzhen for seven years.

Shangyuan Festival.

The sixteenth emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen, announced to the world: since the Taizu destroyed the Yuan, the Northern Yuan Dynasty passed on the jade seal of the country to flee to the grassland, more than 200 years, the auspicious rui of the Han people's country, the totem of the power, did not appear in the world, last year, Shanxi governor Tang Xidong led the army north into the grassland, and the Houjin war, killed the Jurchen 10,000 people, since the Mongolian chieftain to ask for the jade seal of the country, protect the jade seal to return to the country, dedication to the court, its line is very heartfelt, I am gratified, now tell the world, the jade seal returns to the Ming, with the joy of all the people, the whole country rejoices!

This announcement to the world has set a very high tone and made a grand form.

But the charm is profound, and readers who have a little understanding of the situation in the Ming Dynasty can interpret a lot of hidden meanings as long as they read it a little.

First of all, Chongzhen announced to the world, the jade seal of the country returned to the hands of the Han people, that is, it was controlled by the supreme imperial power of his Ming Dynasty, the cycle of heaven, there is something to say, he Chongzhen reigned to pass on the jade seal of the country, that is, the chosen one, Ming is good, the will of heaven refers to, the Ming Dynasty can be expected.

This is to cheer up the people of the whole world, you see, God is helping me, everyone works together to go to the prosperous era of the Ming Dynasty.

Secondly, the official title of Shanxi Governor Tang Xidong is directly quoted in the document, which is a reward for Tang Xidong, and it is also a secret recognition of Tang Xidong's occupation and control of Shanxi, which also explains why Tang Xidong presented such an important and extremely symbolic jade seal, but the Zhaowen does not mention the reward for him, because the reward has been given grace in the four characters of the Shanxi governor.

However, will Chongzhen really be willing to let Tang Xidong get Shanxi easily?

No, the whole country knows that Tang Xidong is actually not with the imperial court, this person is born as an anti-thief, and what he does is also an anti-thief.

So Chongzhen is not afraid of the world's jokes, does he tolerate an anti-thief lurking next to the couch?

This is again the matter solved by the embodiment of the third meaning.

This last third layer of meaning shows the superb political wisdom of Chongzhen.

Why did you have to point out Tang Xidong, the governor of Shanxi, in the edict?

Because this official position not only gave Tang Xidong benefits, but also put on him the trap of a high-ranking official of the Ming Dynasty.

You Tang Xidong was appeased by my Ming court, as a foreign official of the Ming Dynasty, the governor of a province, and now the whole country knows that you are an official of my Ming court.

Received the favor of the imperial court three times and rebelled three times and five times, then you Tang Xidong will be a rebel minister of the Ming Dynasty, a repeated villain, and a sinner who violates the will of the people of the Ming Dynasty.

This is the deep meaning of Emperor Chongzhen's name of Tang Xidong, the governor of Shanxi, in the document announcing to the world.

So for Tang Xidong, does the hand hidden by Emperor Chongzhen have an impact on him?

You can say yes or no.

If Tang Xidong wants to completely tear his face and rebel against the Ming Dynasty at all costs, then obviously it will have no impact, because the rebellion does not need to take into account the face or the wishes of the people of the world.

But Tang Xidong is not such a person, and his actions are different from the outright rebellion of the Shaanxi anti-army.

He just wants to guard a piece of land, govern a side of land, and benefit a side of land, although his behavior is really a rebellion, but on face he still maintains the golden body of the Ming Dynasty.

In Shanxi, there is no impact, because the people of Shanxi have received great favors from Tang Xidong, and because they are inseparable from Tang Xidong's support and protection, and they can see and touch the better and better days.

However, outside Shanxi, once there is any rebellion in Tang Xidong, he will be spurned and distrusted by the people of the Ming Dynasty, which will cause him great hidden dangers and win the hearts of the people.

A rebellious Ming official and a group of rebellious Ming people are two very different perceptions and views.

At the end of the first month, Tang Xidong got the documents handed down by the imperial court and the official seal and official uniform of the governor of Shanxi, and the person who came was still an old acquaintance of the year, the eunuch Liu Yunzhong, who specialized in delivering official uniforms.

For a thousand years, after Jin entered Shanxi, this father-in-law didn't say a word, packed his luggage and went to the master, it seems that it is indeed long, Chongzhen did not punish this person for his non-resistance.

Seeing the things in his hand, Tang Xidong savored them and understood the multiple meanings.

But for him, it really doesn't take it to heart.

For the time being, he has no intention of expanding his territory, far away, whether the Ming can withstand the offensive of the Shaanxi counter-army is still unknown, history may change because of his appearance, maybe it will not change at all, who knows?

In case, if the king enters the capital again, the Ming Emperor hangs himself from the coal mountain.

There is no great understanding in this world, and what he does in Tang Xidong will no longer be excessive.

At present, his focus is still in Shanxi, first stand firm in this territory, and secretly seek to develop and grow, so as to make himself strong, and it is the right thing to eliminate the vitality of Houjin in one fell swoop.

He doesn't want to be a sinner in history, so the safest thing to do is not to meddle in the internal contradictions of the Ming Dynasty and point the finger at Houjin.

At the beginning of the year, Tang Xidong seized the time to continuously improve the political reform of the army.

At the same time, it continued to expand its own industry, agriculture, commerce and cultural industries.

Technological innovation is encouraged, and education is developed at the same time.

In a short period of time, we will not be able to see the talents cultivated by school education for the time being.

But this matter should not be rushed for a while, but should be more important than a lifetime.

It takes a long time to see the effect.

At the same time, Tang Xidong began to focus on the formation of another department, that is, the hospital.

Concentrate medical resources in hand and open large hospitals, not to seek profits, but to prevent all kinds of disasters and plagues that occurred in the late Ming Dynasty.

In my memory, with the raging anti-army in the territory of Daming, the plague also began to spread, and the power of the plague was far greater than the threat of Houjin.

So Tang Xidong must prepare in advance.

Otherwise, if the plague comes, there will be no war, and the good situation in Shanxi will face collapse.

Therefore, the temporary focus of work should fall on the hospital, even if it is a loss of money, it must be greatly improved.

At the same time, Houjin, who was far away in Liaodong, was also facing internal and external troubles.

In the sixth year of Chongzhen, there was a great drought in the world.

Houjin entered the customs of Datong Town last year, and plundered everywhere, but unfortunately because of Tang Xidong's blockade, he not only lost a Baylor master, but also let himself return empty-handed and lost his soldiers.

And after Tang Xidong was on the main trade route in Shanxi, gathered the caravans to the north, and suppressed the eight Jin merchants in Zhangjiakou, Houjin did not get any benefits in the hands of the Jin merchants.

Later Jin's trade was paralyzed.

At the same time, in the steppe.

Because Tang Xidong's trade preferences for Mongolian tribes of all sizes had been protected, the Later Jin's raids on the grassland also had few successes, and Dolgon's western expedition to insert the Han army in the hands of Zhang Xiahai lost troops, and the Later Jin's advantage in the grassland was suppressed.

Nowadays, the grassland tribes are mostly hoarding in the Hetao area, adjacent to Shanxi, and it has become more difficult for the Houjin to run long distances and plunder.

Once in Liaoxi, the Ming Dynasty day after day, heavily guarded by troops, Houjin was unwilling to spend troops and national strength and easily did not dare to enter the customs from Liaoxi and plunder the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty.

The previous plunders were all bypassing the border line of Daming in western Liaoning, and entered the customs from Datong Town or Xuanfu and Wanquan.

Winter is coming.

Houjin lacked food and clothing, and the old and weak froze to death thousands.

It's getting tough.

Although he relied on the Eastern Expedition to Korea to get a little food, it was to no avail.

As a result, the resentment of the Later Jin Emperor Taiji towards Tangxidong, Shanxi Province became a little deeper.

In addition, at the beginning of the seventh year of Chongzhen, Huang Taiji's brain was pumped, and the funeral and burial system created by his father was more standardized and pioneered.

caused resentment within the tribe, so internal troubles were born, and Huang Taiji was a little overwhelmed.

If you can't hold back the position, you have to look outward and lead the contradictions outward.

So Huang Taiji set his sights on Shanxi.

According to the news of the Jin merchants, Shanxi in the north of the Ming Dynasty is now very rich.

But for the time being, Huang Taiji still can't spare time and troops to enter the customs and plunder Shanxi.

He needed to ease the resentment within his tribe first.