Han Fei sent a letter of request for help from Zhao Min, the head of the Tatar tribe, to the cabinet ministers, saying, "What do you think about this? ”

Now that the alliance between the Naiban tribe and other tribes has taken shape, even if the Ming court comes forward to reconcile, I am afraid it will not be easy for them to stop their troops, and the only way to rescue the Tatar tribe is to send troops to Beihu. However, once the Ming Dynasty sent troops to intervene in the internal struggle of the Beihu tribe, it also meant that the imperial court policy of the internal affairs of Beihu, which had not interfered for a long time, would change, which would inevitably cause a backlash from other tribes in Beihu.

The cabinet minister was also difficult to decide, and there was silence in the imperial study for a while, and Du Yun, the first assistant of the cabinet, said: "Your Majesty, the Tatar Ministry has always been loyal since it returned to the imperial court, and this time there is a difficulty, the imperial court should help, however, the Beihu policy upheld by our dynasty is not to interfere in the internal affairs of Beihu, if the army is sent to intervene, I am afraid it will provoke a backlash from other tribes in Beihu." ”

After a pause, Du Yun continued: "Your Majesty, it can be seen from the letter of King Shunyi asking for help that this dispute is certainly caused by the fact that the Nabarian tribe first intercepted and killed the Tatar tribe's clansmen, but the real cause is that it is on the side of the Tatar tribe, so the old minister suggested that the imperial court send an envoy to mediate and make the Tatar ministry give away some benefits, anyway, with the support of the imperial court, the Tatar ministry will soon recover!" ”

As soon as Du Yun's words fell, other ministers also expressed their approval.

Han Fei glanced at everyone and said in a deep voice: "Don't interfere in the internal affairs of Beihu, that is the policy set by the previous dynasty, not the policy of the Ming Dynasty, the ultimate goal of the Ming Dynasty is to incorporate the entire Beihu region into the territory of the Ming Dynasty, become an inseparable part of the Ming Dynasty, and completely solve the troubles of the Beihu of all dynasties!" The interests of the Tatar Ministry are equivalent to the interests of the Ming Dynasty, no matter what is right or wrong, there is absolutely no possibility of giving up the interests of the Tatar Ministry! ”

After listening to Han Fei's words, the cabinet minister was excited and worried, excited that if the trouble of Beihu could be completely solved, it would be a great achievement for the benefit of thousands of generations, and the worry was whether this matter could really be realized?

"Your Majesty has this ambition, it is the blessing of the people of the Ming Dynasty, and the ministers are willing to fight for it, but the Ming Dynasty was founded not long ago, the national strength is not full, this is not the best time to solve the Beihu, if at this time send troops to intervene in the dispute between the Tatar Department and the Naiban Department, and provoke the Beihu tribes to unite against the imperial court, it will be troublesome, after all, the imperial court is not ready for a full-scale war with Beihu!"

"Ladies and gentlemen, the unification of the land of Beihu is a long-term strategy of the Ming Dynasty, which will be gradually implemented in a relatively long period of time, and there are two strategies currently adopted, one is that the imperial court gives preferential policies and provides protection to absorb more tribes to submit to the imperial court; The second is to use strong force to deter the tribes that try to challenge the imperial court. As for whether it will trigger a full-scale war between the Ming Dynasty and the Beihu tribes, this possibility is very small for the time being, the Ming Dynasty is not prepared, and the Beihu tribes are also not prepared. ”

Han Fei glanced at the brooding cabinet minister, and said: "The Tatar Ministry is different from other ministries, not only because the ministry has always been loyal to the imperial court, but more importantly, this ministry is a pawn of the unification of Beihu laid by me earlier, and it is an important part of the entire Beihu strategy. ”

The cabinet ministers were shocked when they heard this, and they looked at each other suspiciously, and Du Yun asked on behalf of everyone: "What kind of deployment has Your Majesty made to the Tatar Ministry?" ”

Han Fei said lightly: "Zhao Min, the king of Shunyi, is my concubine, and Zhao Min's son is my son. ”

This news is a bombshell, and the cabinet ministers have all woken up to the fact that Han Fei laid this chess piece in the land of Beihu when he first went to Beihu, what a careful arrangement.

Du Yun said: "Your Majesty, the leader of the Tatar Ministry, King Shunyi, is the Ming Imperial Princess, the Tatar Department is equivalent to the Ming Dynasty's territory, the Ming Dynasty has sufficient reasons to send troops to protect the imperial concubine, and the rest of the Beihu Ministries have no reason to oppose it, and the old minister is in favor of sending troops!" ”

"The ministers are also in favor of sending troops to rescue the imperial concubine!" The rest of the ministers also expressed their positions one after another.

Han Fei bowed his head and said: "The imperial court sent troops not only to rescue the Tatar department, but also to show the strong military strength of the Ming Dynasty by conscripting and suppressing the coalition army of the Nabarian tribes, so as to deter the rest of the ministries!" After this battle, the Ming army no longer retreated, and was stationed there! ”

"Your Majesty, the desert is far away, and the supply of military supplies is difficult, if you want to ensure the supply of the army, it will cost too much!"

"The initial cost is indeed not small, and it will be reduced later, and for the Ming national strategy, this cost is worth it!" Han Fei said calmly: "The army stationed in the local area is not only a symbol of the Ming Dynasty's sovereignty over the local area, but also to protect the labor sent in the past to build the city, the Ming Dynasty has the artifact of cement, and it doesn't take much time to build a male city, and when the city is built, then rely on the city to build roads to connect the Han land, so that the problem will be solved!" ”

"Your Majesty Shengming!" Du Yun said excitedly: "With the guarantee of the city, the Ming Dynasty has both offense and defense, and it will be able to stabilize its rule over the local area!" ”

Du Guozhang said right, with the city, no matter how full of immigrants, mainland merchants will also flock to it, and there is no difference between the north and the Han land. In the same way, in the place controlled by the Ming army, and then choose a place to build a city pass, even the city, gradually advance, when the time is ripe, set up the county government, send officials to govern, and sinicize the local herdsmen, after a few years, the northern plague will be eliminated naturally! ”

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty's move not only solved the northern troubles of the previous dynasties, but also opened up the territory of the Ming Dynasty. The cabinet minister excitedly congratulated him.

Han Fei said indifferently: "If this move can be successful, it is not only my merit, but also the merit of your Aiqing, I will fight for it together with all Aiqing!" After you Aiqing went back, he immediately planned this matter, in order to achieve the effect of the first battle, this time the Tatar Department sent troops to rescue the Tatar Department with the Shenji Battalion as the main force! ”

"Yes!"

At this time, the guards outside the palace suddenly came in and reported: "Your Majesty, the Ming Navy of Lingnan Province is 800 miles in a hurry!" ”

"Hurry up!" The battle report of the Navy's battle to recover Liuqiu finally came, and Han Fei was also a little excited in his heart.

A naval messenger entered the palace to report: "Your Majesty, the Ming Navy has captured Liuqiu Island, annihilated more than 50,000 pirates and pirates on the island, beheaded the pirate leader Redbeard, and captured the leader of the pirates, Ichiro Hirahara!" ”

"Okay, the navy will recover and live up to my hopes!" Han Fei said to the cabinet minister: "Ladies and gentlemen, the strategic location of Liuqiu Island is extremely important, and it is necessary to build a city and set up a county government as soon as possible to stabilize the rule!" Spread the decree, set up the Liuqiu Xuanfu Division, transfer officials from various ministries to enrich the Liuqiu Xuanfu Division, and appoint the naval division Lan Yu as the Xuanfu Envoy of the Liuqiu Xuanfu Division, in charge of building the city and setting up the county government! ”

The recovery of Liuqiu has successfully opened up the situation of the maritime strategy, and Han Fei is even more full of expectations for the opening of the Beihu strategy.

(End of chapter)