Chapter 425: Capital Martial Arts Hall
In the spring of the following year, Li Chunfang was appointed as the wedding envoy by Emperor Jiajing. Li Chunfang led a huge wedding team to Datong to welcome Princess Qimuge who came from the grassland.
On the grassland Qimuge was called a princess, but in the Ming Dynasty's official language system, Qimuge's status was downgraded to a princess.
But this is actually not important, because although the two sides have ceased war and have more trade and peaceful exchanges, in terms of political system, the two sides still belong to one side.
The Ming Dynasty believed that it was the master of the world. If any foreign vassal country had political or other exchanges with the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty would label them as "princes" or "princes" according to their power. "And the unpopular foreign countries.
The main thing is that I am the best in the world!
However, being the first is not so easy.
For example, the Tatars in the north are actually dissatisfied.
Although they cannot compete with the Ming Dynasty in terms of national strength, it is extremely difficult for the Ming Dynasty to eliminate them.
So the two sides have been in a stalemate, and no one is convinced.
It was not until Zhu Zaijing unexpectedly crippled the main Tatar force near the capital that the Tatars surrendered and temporarily pretended to be grandsons.
But everyone knows this situation well. As long as the Tatars are given another thirty to fifty years of savings and development, they will still roar in on their tall horses and rob the border people of the Ming Dynasty.
But this time thirty or fifty years from now is really too far away. Even if everyone can see it, they will still choose the hard-won peace now because they can't afford to spend a lot of time. A huge war to destroy the country.
So, now for the sake of stability, the Tatars gave away their princess.
For the sake of stability, Ming Dynasty also chose to accept it and let a prince, Zhu Zaijing, shoulder the responsibility and marry the princess sent from the grassland.
After Li Chunfang arrived in Datong, she was filled with emotion when she saw the constant flow of business travelers.
You must know that before the 29th year of Jiajing, Datong had always been an important frontline town in the battle with the Tatars. The most people coming and going here were soldiers transferred by the imperial court from various places. As for the merchants, unless they had their heads removed, They want to make a lot of money while hanging on their belts, otherwise they 100% would not do business here in Datong.
Ma Lu, the commander-in-chief of Datong, warmly received Li Chunfang when he arrived at the commander-in-chief of Datong.
Li Chunfang sat at the head of the General Military Mansion without hesitation, and Chief Soldier Ma Lu and his subordinates sat at the bottom.
Ma Lu toasted to Li Chunfang and said: "Zhongcheng came all the way, and the lower officials didn't treat him well, so I would like to invite Zhongcheng Haihan."
Li Chunfang gently picked up the wine glass and said, "General Ma is so polite. I have obeyed the emperor's order and came to greet Princess Heqin. This time I arrived in Datong and it is also a disturbance."
Ma Lu didn't dare to say anything. For a high-ranking Beijing official like Li Chunfang, especially a Hanlin bachelor who was also the Minister of Rites and a member of the cabinet, it was too late for Ma Lu to hug him.
Li Chunfang looked at such a humble Ma Lu and smiled again: "In addition to welcoming the princess this time, I also have something important and happy to tell Mr. Ma."
< br>When Ma Lu heard this, his ears suddenly became pricked, "Zhongcheng, please speak."
Li Chunfang said: "Since the battle of defending the capital, the main force of the Tatars has been wiped out by our army. They are no longer able to pose a threat to our Nine Borders, so these important towns on the Nine Borders have relaxed, transformed their functions, and shouldered the important task of relaying trade between the Ming Dynasty and the grassland." "But there is no war, you think. It is difficult to obtain military merit and be promoted. Therefore, before I came, the supervisor sent a letter to His Majesty to build a martial arts hall in the capital, and His Majesty agreed. "
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"Now the prince will set aside a special place near the capital to work with the Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion to build the capital martial arts hall. At that time, you border generals and your nephews can apply for the capital martial arts hall to study systematically. If your military strategy can pass the assessment of the Martial Arts Hall, the imperial court will grant official positions based on the assessment results."
"At that time, your descendants will not have to worry about losing the attention of the imperial court because there is no war. , this can be regarded as the grace that the prince has asked for for you. You must guard the territory here in the future and be loyal and filial, so that you will not let down the good intentions of your majesty and the prince. "
A soldier standing behind Ma Lu couldn't help but feel excited when he heard what Li Chunfang said. He couldn't help but said, "Does Zhong Cheng really mean what he said?"
Li Chunfang was shocked. Looking at the soldier who suddenly asked questions, Ma Lu was startled and quickly apologized: "The dog is shameless, please forgive me, Zhongcheng!"
When Li Chunfang heard that he was Ma Lu's son, Mr. Li Chunfang laughed a lot, "It's okay, it's normal for young people to be impatient. What's your name?"
Li Chunfang finally asked and was scolded by his father. The little soldier who had a meal.
Xiao Bing replied: "My humble position is Ma Gui, and now I am serving as a small flag officer in the General Military Mansion."
Li Chunfang chuckled and said: "Ma Gui? What a good name. He is indeed a talented person. The tiger father has no talent. Dog."
Li Chunfang also praised Ma Gui generously, and then after finishing the banquet at the General Military Mansion, Li Chunfang returned to the post house in Datong and began to rest while waiting for the Tatar side. The send-off team arrives.
As for the matter of the Beijing Master's Martial Arts Hall, Li Chunfang only knew one thing but not the other.
Zhu Zaijing's memorial to Emperor Jiajing also specifically stated the oil benefits of the Western Regions and the areas farther west. Therefore, for long-term planning, Zhu Zaijing suggested setting up a dedicated imperial court near the capital. Directly control the martial arts hall to cultivate new military talents to supplement the vacancies of military attachés needed in various parts of the court at any time.
At the same time, these people should also realize the importance of the Hetao Land and the Western Regions during their studies at the Jingshi Martial Arts Hall, so that they can have a subtle understanding that the Hetao Land and the Western Regions are also an inseparable part of the Ming Dynasty. To establish further meritorious deeds, one must imitate the stories of the famous generals of the Han and Tang Dynasties in the Western Regions.
Therefore, the establishment of the Capital Martial Arts Hall was actually a preliminary preparation for the future expansion of the Western Regions. At the same time, it also laid the foundation for further reform of the Ming Dynasty's military system.
Although Emperor Jiajing knew little about oil, he still had a high strategic understanding of the Hetao and the Western Regions.
After all, in the early years of Jiajing, Emperor Jiajing also thought about taking back the Hetao land, opening up the Hami Guard in the Western Regions again, and recreating the martial arts of Emperor Yongle.
But unfortunately, after some reckoning, Emperor Jiajing had to admit that the price of recovering the Loop was too high.
What made Emperor Jiajing even more powerless was that there was no military commander he could directly trust. He finally regarded Qiu Luan as a treasure, but the result was a pile of mud that could not hold up the wall, and Emperor Jiajing was also disappointed. For the sake of face, they just bowed their heads and asked civilian officials to assume important military command to stabilize the overall situation.
Now that Zhu Zaijing had proposed the idea of building a Jingshi Martial Arts Hall, Emperor Jiajing’s mind instantly became flexible. Since he could not truly trust outsiders, he would use this Jingshi Martial Arts Hall to cultivate a group of dedicated loyalists. This is also a good thing that my own generals and confidants are happy to see.
And others don't know that Zhu Zaijing is the champion "Zhu Wuji", Emperor Jiajing knows it very well.
Therefore, regarding this kind of military arrangement and judgment, Emperor Jiajing still believed in Zhu Zaijing's ability and knew Zhu Zaijing's ability.
Therefore, when Emperor Jiajing agreed to build the Jingshi Yanwu Hall, he also appointed Zhu Zaijing as the preparatory envoy for the Jingshi Yanwu Hall, responsible for all matters related to the Jingshi Yanwu Hall. The Minister of War and the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army served as deputy preparatory envoys to assist Zhu Zaijing in completing the preparations and construction of the Kungfu Training Hall in the capital.
(End of this chapter)