Chapter 69 The Highlights of Emperor Zhengde
When he heard that Zhu Zaijing wanted to know the current situation of Anda, Gao Gong immediately became energetic.
Not to mention the high level of attention paid to An Da, anyone with insight in the court would know that An Da is not an easy person to get along with, and he is better than his grandfather." The little prince "Dayan Khan" poses an even greater threat to the Ming Dynasty.
Gao Gong organized his speech, and then said: "In the past two years, Nanda has been requesting mutual trade from the Ming Dynasty. However, the court believes that Nanda's request for tribute and mutual trade is an act that harbors evil intentions. In an attempt to increase their strength through mutual trade, they would pose a greater threat to our Ming Dynasty. Therefore, since the eleventh year of Jiajing, when Anda and Ji Nang asked for tribute in Yansui, the court has always refused. ”
When Zhu Zaijing heard this, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. It turns out that the Ming Dynasty would use economic sanctions, but this method was obviously very rough. If it didn't work well, it would cause chaos and make all sides uneasy.
Zhu Zaijing asked: "The imperial court has always rejected Anda's request for tribute and mutual trade on the grounds that Anda is trying to increase its strength through mutual trade, which seems to be a bit one-size-fits-all. Are there other stories in this?"
< br>Zhu Zaijing is not like ordinary angry youths who get excited when encountering such problems.
Zhu Zaijing should first understand the causes and consequences, and then judge the root causes.
After all, Ada is not a small grassland tribe. It has now unified most of the forces in the grassland, and can put great pressure on the nine sides of the Ming Dynasty at any time. If you are not careful, Not even that could stop An Da from whipping his head south.
So when thinking about dealing with such an enemy, the last thing you can do is rely on the simple thinking of an angry youth and just go ahead and do it.
Because it is easy to fight, but difficult to end.
Once a fight breaks out, it’s easy to win. But if you can’t win, or it’s just a stalemate, it will be wasted. With Ming’s current financial strength, it really can’t afford to waste it.
Gao Gong sighed: "The grievances and grievances in it are long ago."
Zhu Zaijing said: "Let's not talk about the grievances and grievances between various tribes on the grassland. The grudges are more inseparable than the grudges between them and our Ming Dynasty. After all, the grassland people don't have the habit of keeping grudges in history like the Han people. Let's just talk about the relationship between the Anda tribe and us. "
After Gao Gong heard Zhu Zaijing's words, he felt very strange. He did not expect that Prince Yu's vision was so unique, and he directly related the old grudges between the grassland and the Ming Dynasty. The feud was separated, and only the grudge between the Anda tribe and the Ming Dynasty was discussed.
This is indeed more targeted than the original way of thinking about the grassland as a whole.
Gao Gongdao: "The grievances between Daming and Anda can be traced back to the time of Anda's grandfather, the little prince. That was during the Hongzhi reign of Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty. The little prince often made mistakes. On the other hand, although the imperial master and the little prince had a mutual victory, it was actually the Ming Dynasty that suffered more, causing the river to erode and make it difficult to recover. As a result, the relationship between the Ming Dynasty and the little prince has deepened."
< br>"When Emperor Wuzong was captured, the little prince's strength was even greater than that of Emperor Xiaozong, and the threat to our Ming Dynasty was also increasing day by day. Emperor Wuzong was restless by nature. In the twelfth year of Zhengde, the little prince led 50,000 troops in an attempt to defeat him. Emperor Wuzong ignored the dissuasion of his ministers and proclaimed himself the mighty general Zhu Shou. He went to Xuanfu to fight in person and fought with the Little Prince's troops in Yingzhou, Shanxi Province. Emperor Wuzong's strategizing and leading the way boosted the morale of the Little Prince's troops. He was defeated and eventually retreated to the grassland."
Zhu Zaijing couldn't help but take a breath when he heard this, but in the end he raised a soul question.
Zhu Zaijing said: "Students have read the "Records of Wuzong", which records that in the Battle of Yingzhou, sixteen levels of prisoners were beheaded. Our army suffered fifty-two casualties and five hundred and sixty-three were seriously injured. Yan Chengyu was in trouble, but the students thought that if the little prince's army really had 50,000 troops, and Emperor Wu Zong commanded the garrison in Xuanfu to fight with them, the number of casualties would probably be more than that, and the students also heard what Emperor Wuzong said personally. Once the first level of swordsmanship."
"If what Emperor Wuzong said is true, and if we take into account the words in the actual records that 'Chengyu suffered several defeats', the brutality of this battle must not be calculated by the casualties of dozens of people. At least it would have taken tens of thousands of casualties. Yes." Gao Gong was at a loss for words as soon as the question about Zhu Zaijing's soul came out. The problems and tricks involved were really not something Gao Gong could comment on.
If Zhu Zaijing can ask questions loudly, there will be no problems.
But if what he said is not quite right, the problem would be serious.
Gao Gong said: "This matter is a long time ago. I was young and had not experienced it at the time, so I cannot answer for the prince. The prince can just remember the matter based on what is recorded in the "Records"."
Zhu Zaijing said oh, "Sir, you are right, the "Records" are the basis. Sir, continue."
The truth about Zhu Zaijing no longer going to Yingzhou for the Great Victory, after all, the matter has passed Thirty years later, Emperor Wuzong passed away twenty-eight years ago. There are probably not many living veterans who have experienced this.
If you have to break the casserole and get to the bottom of it, you are making yourself uncomfortable.
Anyway, history has its own conclusions. Although the actual numerical records of this battle cannot be disclosed, there are still records of the deployment of troops and generals before and after this battle.
So it’s better to stay calm and don’t make trouble.
Gao Gong was also surprised by Zhu Zaijing's curiosity that stopped immediately. He thought Zhu Zaijing would ask more questions.
In the end, Zhu Zaijing stopped right there and asked him to continue talking about what happened next.
This made Gao Gong sigh in his heart for Zhu Zaijing's wisdom.
Gao Gong continued: "After the great victory in Yingzhou, the little prince was defeated, and the nine sides of the Ming Dynasty also ushered in a long period of peace. Later, the little prince's grandson Ada became the little prince's chieftain, and in the 10th year of Jiajing One year, in the 20th year of Jiajing's reign, I requested tribute, but our court refused. However, when Ida requested tribute in the 20th year of Jiajing, Ida sent two envoys, Shi Tianjue and Kenqie, to Datong Yanghe. Sai asked for tribute, and said that his father "often paid tribute to the previous dynasty, and was rewarded with bribes. He also promised to change the market, and the Han Dynasty had two benefits. The tribute road was blocked, and he was plundered every year. Because of the many disasters among humans and animals, the divination priests. "It is said that the tribute is auspicious," and he also proposed that once the tribute is paid, he will immediately restrain his subordinates and order the border people to cultivate the fields in the barrier and the barbarians to herd horses outside the barrier. They will never invade each other and drink blood as an oath. "
After finishing this paragraph, Gao Gong sighed, "As a result, the imperial court not only rejected An Da's request, but also detained Ken Che and offered a high reward, saying that anyone who could kill Ji Nang and An Da would be made a governor and rewarded with thousands of gold. ”
After Zhu Zaijing heard this, the expression on his face became wonderful.
If you don’t want to do anything about Tong Gong, you just don’t want to. We just put it off and talk about it slowly. In the end, we detained the envoy and refused to talk about it. I really don’t know whether Emperor Jiajing or the minister responsible for presiding over the matter was confused about the “bold words” of “being the governor and being rewarded with a thousand gold coins”.
Isn’t this clear that we will fight to the death?
Faced with such an irrational result, Zhu Zaijing asked quietly: "What happened next?"
(End of this chapter)