Tan Lun is a radical faction in the court, the emperor and the ministers are clear, when the emperor said that Tan Lun, the secretary of the military department, will go to Xuanfu to welcome back on behalf of the Son of Heaven, the courtiers have chosen to acquiesce, rather than oppose, that is, they have already predicted that Tan Lun will definitely make some radical moves.

The reason why the courtiers did not object was very simple, the reason was that Wan Shihe always said that he was a wolf-faced beast, fearful of power but not virtuous.

Tan Lun made some deterrent actions outside the Guangling Gate of Xuanfu, it was an inevitability, Tan Lun really wanted to do it, and finally held back, Tan Lun cared very much about those distant marquis, very much about the 190,000 displaced people placed in Xuanfu Datong, and very much about the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, he didn't plan to do it from the beginning, but deterrence was inevitable.

The soldiers who welcomed back stayed in Xuanfu for three days, mainly to diagnose and treat the distant Duntai Marquis, two of them were disabled, they fell off their horses and broke their legs, because there was no good treatment, resulting in a limp in walking, and two fell and injured their arms.

All the captured marquis of Duntai lost their mounts, lost their ability to maneuver, and were rounded up and captured by the enemy.

And more of the piers and platforms have disappeared forever on the grassland.

These seventeen Duntai marquis were a little nervous, they had stayed in the grassland for too long, and when they returned to their hometowns, they didn't even speak Chinese so neatly, and they were timid, and they had many worries, and the biggest concern was in what capacity they would go back.

Is it like the traitor Zhao Quan and others in the Jiajing period, pull back to Beijing and behead him, or like a prisoner who was released, return to his hometown to live idle, or like a triumphant hero, with great courtesy?

As the imperial court Sima personally got into the prisoner car, he helped them out of the car one by one, and their hanging hearts finally fell, and at least they could end up with a return home to live idle, which was enough, after all, he was not dead, he was still captured, and he was alive for so long, he was really suspected of surrendering to the north and damaging the national dignity.

"Xuanfu, Datong is the important town of the Ming Dynasty, if you want to overthrow the Ming Dynasty, you need to break through these two important towns, it is possible, even if it is Genghis Khan, the general Jebe in his hands after capturing Juyong Pass, still unable to stay for a long time, three years later, after Genghis Khan captured Xuanfu, the Jin State immediately moved the capital south to Kaifeng." Tan Lun took the three ladies to the city gate of Xuanfu, talking about the importance of Xuanfu.

Genghis Khan, a generation of Tianjiao, faced with the defense lines of Xuanfu, Juyong Pass, and Bauhinia Pass, could only sigh in vain, and he could only give up after occupying Juyong Pass.

The strategic position of the Xuanfu can be imagined.

"Of course it's important here, Jingshi Portal." The three ladies held on to the railing and let the cold wind blow in the northwest.

Tan Lun patted the railing, and said helplessly: "If you lose it here, the Ming Dynasty is not far from the death of the country, whether it is the first or the little prince, and the same is true of Altan Khan, if you can't capture Xuanfu, you can only fight with the Ming Dynasty, and the territory of the Ming Dynasty is vast, and this method of fighting the foundation is not good for the north." ”

"Your Taishi of the Wara Department also won a complete victory in Tumubao and captured my Emperor Yingzong Beijiao, and also knew the importance of Datong Xuanfu first, and took Emperor Yingzong to knock on the door of Datong Jingshi in Xuanfu Datong, and he was too anxious first, he held Emperor Yingzong, he should first take Xuanfu Datong, and then seek Jingshi, the gateway of Jingshi Xuanfu was broken, which means that the gate was kicked open, and Daming was in danger."

The third lady is a Wara people, Tumubao, the Ming Jingying was defeated, the emperor was also captured first, and also used Emperor Yingzong's close attendant Xining to break through the Bauhinia Pass, and when he did not break through Datong and Xuanfu, he entered Beijing from the Bauhinia Pass, and wanted to eliminate the Ming Dynasty in one go, and entered the Central Plains, and was repelled by Emperor Jing Zhu Qiyu and Yu Qian.

If you are not so anxious and plan carefully, you will not have a chance of winning.

In February of the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, Li Zicheng, the king of Chuang, broke through Xuanfu, and in March, Li Zicheng attacked the Beijing Division.

"What does Da Sima mean by this?" The third lady didn't understand why Tan Lun said this.

Tan Lun showed a smile, this smile gradually melted in the winter wind, and even made people feel like a spring breeze, Tan Lun said very gently: "This is why you want to take Daning Wei, because with Daning Wei, it is like driving a nail in the center of Tuman Khan and Dongyi in the Tatar headquarters, occupying the Daxianbei Mountain Pass, Tuman Khan and Dongyi Jurchen, there will be no chance to integrate." ”

"Once the Tuman Khan and Dongyi merge, you can attack my Ming Pass from any point of the long Yanshan defense line, the grassland is Doma, and the mobility is strong, which means that the long Yanshan defense line, any place, is a breakthrough, Liaodong, Shanhaiguan, Xifengkou, Beigukou, Juyongguan, Xuanfu, Datong, are all under their military peaks."

At this time, the Ming Dynasty will inevitably enter a dilemma, whether to guard Gyeonggi or guard Xuanfu Datong? This is not a difficult choice, and the focus of defense must be on Gyeonggi, so Xuanfu and Daedong will become isolated and extremely dangerous. ”

"Looting Gyeonggi, the Ming Dynasty will not die for a while, but the Xuanfu is gone, and the Ming Dynasty will really die."

Tan Lun has always insisted on recovering and recovering Daningwei, he couldn't do it before, but now he has done it, of course Tan Lun is smiling brightly.

Tan Lun looked at the third lady and said very seriously: "Regarding the Hetao issue, the Ming court is still a little patient, and is willing to solve this problem at the negotiation table, hoping that Altan Khan and Mrs. Zhongshun will not make any more misleading moves, otherwise, the Ming Dynasty will definitely recover the Hetao just like recovering Daningwei, Huiningwei and Yingchang." ”

The third lady finally understood the meaning of Tan Lun's words, and could only shake her head and say: "I don't want to fight, as for Altan Khan, no one can guarantee it, he can't guarantee it himself, people will be fickle when they are old, one idea a day." ”

"What can the Ming do with the Hetao, if you don't subdue all the Tatars and Warats, the Hetao can't hold it."

Tan Lun was not angry at all, the third lady was telling the truth, the Ming Dynasty couldn't hold the Hetao, and he couldn't hold it if he beat it, the Yinshan Mountain Range, the wind leaked everywhere, the Tatars, Warats and even the Tatars in the Western Regions, the Turkic Mongols, could plunder the Hetao from all directions, and the Ming Dynasty couldn't subdue the Tatars, so there was no way to hold the Hetao.

This is determined by geography, and this is also one of the reasons why the Ming Dynasty completely withdrew from the Hetao during the Tianshun period.

Can't hold it.

This fell into a strange circle, if the Ming Dynasty wanted to completely occupy the Hetao, it was necessary to completely subdue the Tatars, so that the rear could not be chaotic, and the Ming Dynasty could reopen the Western Regions, but to completely defeat the Tatars, it was necessary to occupy the Hetao, in order to complete the dumpling-making, and prevent the Tatars from fleeing westward.

An unsolvable loop, unlimited military spending, with no hope of victory.

Tan Lun is very persistent in repetition, and at the same time, there is no good way to solve this weird cycle, it's not that his talent is limited, as strong as Emperor Gao and Emperor Wen, in the Hongwu and Yongle years, they can't solve this weird cycle.

During the Yongle period, Emperor Cheng Zuwen made five northern expeditions, and three times later, when the northern captives heard the news, they fled thousands of miles, Zhu Di drew his sword and looked around at a loss, and the enemy could not even see a wool.

"My claim, reconciliation, is a good idea, isn't it? Just like when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty fought a decisive battle in Mobei, after the battle, he still had to merge with Han and Hungary. The third lady looked at the vast grassland and stretched out her hand and said: "Da Sima is in the pass, and he has only heard of the bitter cold of the grassland, and has never seen it with his own eyes. ”

"The grassland can't be cultivated, otherwise the Ming Dynasty would have occupied the grassland, and the barrenness of the land doomed the grassland people to be murderous, tyrannical and impermanent, and each other's conquest is like a commonplace, etiquette and morality? When Cang Liao knows etiquette, food and clothing are sufficient and knows honor and disgrace, and even survival is the biggest contradiction, there is no difference between man and beast. ”

"A thriving tribe, after a white-haired wind, disappeared without a trace, and in the next year, the tribe that survived the cold winter can only find frozen corpses everywhere."

"Those corpses maintain their last appearance and are frozen, those who freeze to death will feel hot, they will take off their clothes very thinly, those who freeze to death will laugh, that kind of smile, as long as you see it once, it will be unforgettable for a lifetime."

"The tribes that disappeared in the white-haired wind are actually starving to death, and food is the best thing to resist the cold."

"Since the Ming Dynasty began to collect wool, the grassland people can finally take a breath, horses in the grassland except for killing, there is no effect, for the grassland people, raising more sheep, is the greatest gift of immortality, the grassland can not build a city, build a city is not to find a beating?"

"There are more and more sheep on the grassland, and the Ming Dynasty can begin to become the king of the grassland."

Sanniangzi once again solemnly expounded her political propositions, her reconciliation between the Ming and Tatars, has her own complete set of logic, not to fight for power with Altan Khan, for the sake of opposition and establish a contradictory proposition, and has extensive support, even Altan Khan tends to reconcile, otherwise there will be no Longqing peace, Altan tribute, Altan Khan would rather carry the infamy of a steppe traitor, but also reconcile.

Because I really can't fight anymore.

"It's best to be able to settle things at the negotiating table, but it often backfires." Tan Lun tightened his placket, looked at the vast grassland, and said with emotion.

Nine or eight times out of ten, life is not as good as expected, and there are no two or three people who can talk to others.

"Actually, there is a good way, I am good, or Hailar sent to the palace, give birth to a Ming clan, the grassland is crowned king, and the first step of this kinghood is opened, and it is divided, and practice has proved that the king can only be repeated." The third lady is still her proposition, Wang Hua, starting from the sub-feudal system.

The Ming Dynasty canonized the king of captivity, the earliest should be the sixth year of Yongle, and the leader of the first department, Ma Hamu, sent an envoy to the Ming court to pay tribute to the horse, and asked the seal letter to be knighted, and he was awarded the title of Golden Purple Guanglu Doctor and King of Shunning.

Mahamu's grandson is Yexian.

Daming sealed the Hu people outside the plug, which has been proved by practice, the effect is not good, and it is easy to repeat, this flavor medicine, the medicine is not right, it should be changed.

The third lady thought for a moment and said: "Actually, it doesn't have to be Hailar, the pearl of the grassland, Wang Zhaojun was just a palace maid before he came out of the fortress, the Ming clan was picky and picky, and it was enough to choose a fake Hylar, anyway, who can say clearly about this kind of thing." ”

Everyone looks about the same, as long as it is a member of the royal family, is it born in Hailar, and it is not a matter of the emperor's words? The reason why we want to emphasize Hailar is to make it easier for the steppe people to accept.

In the early morning of the next day, the returning soldiers, the marquis of Duntai, and the Tatar mission, which had been repaired, set off again.

Tan Lun did not stay in Tumubao, he was not a fort sect, he had to be in a place without water, stationed in the decisive battle of His Majesty, the earth fort changed, and the order of the Beijing camp to station Tumu Fort was personally given by Emperor Yingzong, and it was a decisive battle in Majesty.

Tan Lun and Yang Wen led the army, stepped up their journey, and hurried to Juyong Pass, and fought a decisive battle outside the city with the grassland people who were all horsemen, which was an extremely stupid approach.

And the third lady took more than 100 horsemen and found this team of 1,000 people.

This is not a horse bandit, there are not so many horses in the horse bandits, and the horse bandits in winter spend the winter in the mountains, apparently, this is the Tatars.

Before the Ming army entered Juyong Pass, Sanniangzi and his party returned to the army, Tan Lun didn't ask, and Sanniangzi didn't say much, this incident should have not happened.

This thousand-strong team was sent by the unwilling Tuban Khan, hoping to take the opportunity to make trouble, and the relationship between Daming and Altan Khan was restored, and for Tuban Khan, it was a two-sided attack.

However, the Ming army was neat and tidy, and did not give the thousand-man team of Tuman Khan any chance, and under the friendly persuasion of the three ladies, the thousand-man team returned in vain.

This is just a small episode, when the army smoothly entered the Juyong Pass, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, these seventeen people, is a specific individual, but also a symbol of the Ming Dynasty, is a centripetal force, is a symbol to ensure the collective interests of the Ming Dynasty, but also a model of loyalty to the monarchy.

There is no room for failure on this errand.

Li Yougong had already taken a bunch of people to wait at Juyong Pass, and when he entered the city, Li Yougong began to announce the decree, the content was particularly simple, and he changed the car for the marquis of Duntai.

Tan Lun saw the new car, because its wheels are very strange, the bearing wheels are cast iron, and there are tires on this wheel, rubber from Luzon, in addition to sealing, some are used to make tires, not inflated, but solid rubber, and the bearing part of the entire wheel is coated with shark oil, whale brain oil is a top lubricating oil.

"Was this removed from His Majesty's chariot?" Tan Lun was surprised, when the Royal Gewu Institute came up with this thing, Tan Lun had seen it, the amount of rubber was scarce, and the finished products were all on top of the jade.

"Yes, it was indeed dismantled and replaced with these four cars." Li Yougong said with a smile: "Your Majesty specially told you that Da Sima is frail and sick, and this trip is tiring, and this car is specially prepared by His Majesty for Da Sima." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Tan Lun's face turned red, and he muttered in a low voice: "I'm not weak, and I don't have much disease." ”

It's all to blame for the accompanying medical officers, who rendered him into a porcelain bottle that would break when touched all day long, which is just a trip to Xuanfu, a few hundred miles away, and Tan Lun can only be grateful.

"Please." Li Yougong motioned to Da Sima to get into the car, and then the marquis of the pier platform also got into the car together, and felt extremely magical about the car under the belly, because it can shake, even if the road is extremely bumpy, in the car, you can't feel excessive bumps.

The convoy slowly advanced again, arrived at Beitucheng, ready to enter Beijing the next day, the holy decree of the Ming Emperor arrived again, this time it was a reward, and the person who announced the decree was replaced by Zhang Hong, the second ancestor in the palace.

"Fengtian carries the emperor, and the edict says:"

"Since the orthodoxy, the armament has been relaxed, the Hulu has been haunted from time to time, and the barbarians have entered the number of cowards, and now the guards along the border have the construction of the camp fort and the pier, and the patrol patrol has the defense of the ambush, and the border people can hear the news of the captivity, enter the camp fort in case of accidents, and the people can multiply."

"Along the border at night, there is no collection and guarding the sergeant, regardless of cold and heat, day and night, its danger and difficulty, compared with other armies. Every autumn equinox, set fire to burn the weeds along the perimeter, in case Hu Lu goes south, goes deep into the camp, explores the sound, there is no day and night, is loyal to his duties, lives and dies, merit shines the country, and the virtue is the society. ”

"Special gift to each pier platform Yuanhou pattern silver 100 taels, five bottles of national cellars, one worsted dreaded da, four silk tables, less show favors, in order to show loyalty."

"From today onwards, the Marquis of Venduntai will be awarded the rank of loyal and brave lieutenant, and the seventh-grade military officer will be sent to the throne."

"Chin this."

Lieutenant Zhongyong is a military officer of the seventh grade, which is the official body and the standard for issuing Yulu, but the military officer does not have any responsibility, that is, he has no power, he just eats the emperor's grain.

This is really eating the emperor's grain, because the establishment of the 3,000 people of the Marquis of Duntai Yuan, the increased Yulu is distributed by the internal money, because the Jinyi Guard, Ticai, Red Helmet General, and Han General who are responsible for guarding the palace are partly selected from the Duntai Yuanhou, and the emperor pays the salary, which is a matter of course.

"I'm home." Zhang Hong helped the marquis of the pier platform up.

In March of the fifth year of Longqing, the Ming Dynasty and Altan Khan completed the peace, and I became the Shunyi King of the Ming Dynasty, in June of the fifth year of Longqing, a strange wind began to spread, advocating the Yi Hanben family, the brother He Lang Wall, under this kind of wind public opinion, the pier was abandoned, and the whistle was not set up.

The distant marquis of the pier platform is based on the pier platform of the Great Wall, and the distant marquis is the scout of the far post, because the night does not collect the sentry, so it is also called the night does not collect.

Under this strange wind public opinion, the pier was abandoned, the pier was gone, it was no longer increased, the first year of Wanli was re-set up on the pier, and then the night post was supplemented, in the twelfth year of Wanli, Zhang Juzheng was counterattacked, and the pier was abandoned again.

It was not until the forty-second year of Wanli that Zhai Fengchong, the governor of Shandong, advocated that it was advisable to repair the pier platform and set up a night army.

In the forty-third year of Wanli, the first month of the military department covered Guo Guangfu, the governor of Liaodong, and the pier of the castle was repaired and guarded.

From the twelfth year of Wanli to the forty-third year of Wanli, the establishment of the distant marquis of Duntai was cancelled, and the Ming Dynasty lacked the means to collect intelligence outside the Sai.

Zhang Juzheng shouted the slogan is to enrich the country and strengthen the army, his new policy in the return of the land, the rule of officials, the rectification of the study of politics, and the revitalization of the military are the main contents, the most criticized whip law in the new law, is in the ninth year of Wanli, only began to be fully implemented, the implementation of less than a year, Zhang Juzheng died.

Zhu Yijun's treatment of the Marquis of Duntai was so generous, entirely to let this special intelligence army, subordinate to Jinyiwei, get rid of the influence of public opinion in the outer court, and ensure the Ming Dynasty's collection of intelligence outside the Sai.

On December 18, the sixth year of Wanli, Zhu Yijun, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, convened the Great Dynasty Meeting again, and the convening of the Great Dynasty Meeting was entirely to welcome back the Marquis of Duntai.

"Wan Dazai is still powerful, I didn't see anyone in the miscellaneous newspapers questioning the question of how to survive outside the plug when he went home at night, but instead they were talking about the hard work of the Marquis of Duntai, which is very good." Before the court meeting, when the ministers had not yet entered the hall, Zhu Yijun said with a smile to Feng Bao.

Zhu Yijun was very happy that the captured Marquis of Duntai was going back to Beijing, and the pens in the capital did not block Zhu Yijun, and no one questioned the loyalty of these nights.

Of the seventeen people who were captured, the longest was captured for twelve years, so the question inevitably begs, how did they survive in the camp? What to eat, drink, and wear?

The food and clothing are all Altan Khan's, and over the years, are these Duntai Yuanhou the lackeys of Altan Khan?

On the issue of loyalty, loyalty is not absolute, it is absolutely disloyal.

The pen stickers really asked this, in fact, they were asking, these piers were captured, why didn't they die?!

If Zhu Yijun sees such a miscellaneous report, he will inevitably be angry, he will inevitably be angry, and his good mood will be destroyed.

Fortunately, there are no pens to challenge the emperor's patience at this time.

"Wang Qian took a sum of silver, held a banquet in Yanxing Tower, entertained the penmen of the poetry society and miscellaneous newspapers in the capital, and told them not to make trouble, the consequences are very serious." Feng Bao reported Wang Qian's merits in a very timely manner.

"Huh? Well, how much did it cost? Zhu Yijun was stunned, although it was unexpected, but it was reasonable, Wang bought in the area of buying people's hearts, and always continued to exert force, Wang bought and ran to Luzon to feed the big crocodile, but Wang bought it in the capital, that really played his biggest role.

Feng Bao said tentatively: "Ten thousand silver." ”

"10,000 silver, so many miscellaneous newspapers in the capital, just shut up? Why is it so cheap? Zhu Yijun was amazed, these cheap people are too cheap!

You must know that in order to unite the people, the king spent 70,000 silver on the bribe! Let Wan Wenqing take the lead as a prison official, and Wang bought it for 30,000 silver!

There are so many pens in the capital, and it only costs 10,000 silver to shut them up, which is really cheap.

"Isn't it that knives are harder than bones?" Feng Baole said hehehe, the price of the cheap Confucians is not expensive, and the Marquis of Duntai will not say it when he comes back now, and if he talks about it afterwards, it will be a disobedience to the agreement.

Compared with angering His Majesty, it is more reliable to get the pen fee in your hand.

Zhu Yijun breathed a sigh of relief, this king was bribed, and he was extremely generous, this time, he spent 10,000 silver, which was already excellent, he waved his hand and said: "Does it include the pen fee?" Forget it, reimburse him, according to the old system, it will be counted in the investment of Nanya Kaihai. ”

The courtiers began to enter the palace after the three net whips of the handsome Zhao Mengyou, and after all the courtiers saw the ceremony, Feng Bao shook off the dust again, and the Marquis of Xuandun Tai came to see him.

"Ministers to see Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long live, long live." The marquis of the pier platform entered the hall and made a big salute, bowed five times and knocked three times, and shouted long live.

"You have worked hard, and you are exempt from courtesy." Zhu Yijun motioned for them to get up and speak, he glanced around, and said: On the third day of the sixth month of the 37th year of Jiajing, the old ditch in Datong was prominently ambushed by thieves, and there were more than a dozen horsemen. ”

"Back to Your Majesty, Hong Zhu'er died, fell off his horse, broke his leg, and died on the fourth day of Bansheng." Xue Xiang hurriedly bowed his head and said, his comrade-in-arms Hong Zhu'er did not surrender to the enemy, he died in front of him, he had a high fever that night, and the whole person was as hot as a soldering iron, and he died the next day.

"Didn't come back." Zhu Yijun said sadly.

Zhu Yijun looked at another person and asked: "On the fourth day of the first month of the 42nd year of Jiajing, Yu Xian, the marquis of Dazhenbao, and other six people, divided into two groups of outbound sentinels, met more than 20 thieves from the north, and they couldn't run in time, there were three people Zhou Yun, Yu Xian, Chen Zhong never returned to the pier, Zhou Yun, are you the only one?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, Yu Xian and Chen Zhong are both frozen to death, and I am the only one alive." Zhou Yun hurriedly bowed his head and said: "The minister buried it at the eastern foot of Jiulong Mountain, under the three juxtaposed locust trees under the Yuelong Cliff, minister, I implore Your Majesty to bring his bones back to the Ming Dynasty." ”

"Accurate!" Zhu Yijun looked at Honglu Temple's Qing Chen Xuexue and said: "Honglu Temple knows, inform Mrs. Zhongshun that Daming sent scouts to pick up the bones and return to Daming, and the fallen leaves returned to their roots." ”

"Obey." Chen learned to go out of class to receive orders.

Zhu Yijun's experience of these seventeen people being captured is clear, and when he finally saw the real person, he naturally greeted them one by one, Zhu Yijun seemed a little chatty today, and chatted with the Marquis of Duntai for a long time, without the slightest vigor and resoluteness in the past.

After some rewards, all the marquis of Duntai went to Daxing Nanhaizi to live temporarily, and was responsible for the resettlement of the family of the marquis of Duntai.

Before the Chinese New Year, Zhu Yijun finally let go of a concern.

Wan Shihe is very regretful, and he did not jump out of the long-eyed officials, for the sake of reputation, talking nonsense, otherwise Wan Shihe would definitely take out Emperor Yingzong, who was also captured and sent back, and have a good discussion with the courtiers about the way of etiquette.

The officials will also observe the words, welcoming the return of the Marquis of Duntai is the last major event at the end of this year, and the matter is big, involving the Hetao, Altan Khan, Yihe, etc., Altan Khan is willing to send these people back, which is considered reconciliation and a step forward, at this time, jumping out of the disgusting emperor, it really can't celebrate the New Year.

Zhu Yijun ended the court meeting, and then met with the three ladies who planned to spend the New Year in Beijing in the side hall of the Wenhua Palace.

"See Your Majesty, Your Majesty." The three ladies entered the palace to see the ceremony.

"No courtesy."

The third lady stood up straight and asked with great curiosity, "Your Majesty hasn't given birth to a child yet?" ”

Zhu Yijun just took a sip of tea, but he didn't take a breath and squirted out, Zhang Juzheng, Wang Chonggu, Hai Rui, Wan Shihe and others all looked at each other, and it was really a woman outside the Saiwai, very bold.

Ask for a monthly pass, woo!!!!

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