The system of Jingyan was mainly composed of learned scholars such as Hanlin, Shangshu, and bachelors, who provided supplementary lessons and lectures for the emperor, who was dealing with many things. Yang Fan was not qualified to participate in such a high-level meeting. In addition to the Hanlin officials, the only ones who could accompany the emperor to study were the cabinet elders and bachelors.
According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, those who are not Jinshi will not be admitted to the Imperial Academy, and those who are not Hanlin will not be admitted to the Cabinet.
The real Jinshi is actually the Jinshi and the third person. In addition, he was given a Jinshi background.
Note that Erjia carries the word "give", which means the emperor rewards you. The top three are even worse. If you are granted a Jinshi background, it means the emperor pities you, and the reward you receive is equivalent to a Jinshi background. If one is born with the same background as a Jinshi, that is not called a Jinshi.
If you pass the top three in the imperial examination, you will be a third-class person. Don't have such wishful thinking as entering the Hanlin Academy or staying in the central government to observe political training. Just find a remote place to be the county magistrate.
In the eyes of civil servants, military generals like Yang Fan were inferior to dogs. How can I qualify to participate in such an important academic activity?
No, when Qi Jiguang wrote a letter to Zhang Juzheng, the chief minister of the dynasty, he called himself "Qi, the lackey of the family." Now, Yang Fan doesn't dare to compare with Qi Shaobao. Therefore, he was very balanced in his heart about not being able to participate in such high-level academic activities.
Although the Ming Dynasty currently knows the Mongols best about him.
After the Four Books and Five Classics were taught in the morning at the Wenhua Hall, the emperor gave a banquet at noon.
This is a rare honor, and the Ming Dynasty is very user-friendly. In addition to eating, you can also pack some to take home for your wife and children. It is considered an extra favor from His Majesty.
At this time, there was a vertical clock purchased from Xinghe Supermarket in the Wenhua Hall. At one o'clock in the afternoon, the lecture on the northwest issue officially began.
People participating in lectures and studies came in one after another, including all Hanlin bachelors and six bachelors. In fact, in the Ming Dynasty, the Wenhuadian bachelors were not used as ministers for a long time, and only five were officially used. That is, the Grand Bachelor of Huagaidian (the Grand Bachelor of Zhongjidian under the restructuring of Jiajing), the Grand Bachelor of Jinshendian (the Grand Bachelor of Jianjidian after the reform of Jiajing), the Grandmaster of Wuyingdian, the Grandmaster of Wenyuange, and the Grandmaster of Dongge.
These grand maesters are members of the cabinet. But on the contrary, cabinet ministers are not necessarily all bachelors. As long as he is brought into the Wenyuan Pavilion to participate in machine maintenance, he is still a cabinet minister. In the late Ming Dynasty, sometimes there were too many people in the cabinet and the title of bachelor was not enough. Many people might hold one title. For example, there are several Dongge bachelors.
Everyone stood left and right according to their official rank.
Then, the emperor came, but behind him was an old man, which surprised everyone.
First assistant Li Biao and second assistant Qian Longxi looked at each other. Very surprised, the emperor summoned Sun Chengzong back. When did this happen? Why didn't I hear anything about it?
After Chongzhen accepted the worship of the ministers, he sat down on the temporary throne and said: "I have been lecturing for a long time this morning. All the ministers and ministers are very tired. This afternoon I just want to listen to my Ming Dynasty's governance in the northwest. Just listen to the story, there is no need to be so serious."
He turned to Wang Chengen and said, "Give me a table. Everyone is sitting and listening. I am also sitting."
The ministers shouted long live. The Sutra banquet is very solemn and the rules are very strict. Since ancient times, only the emperor could sit and listen, and everyone else had to stand.
But usually the Sutra banquet ended in the morning, and the afternoon was temporarily arranged by the emperor. The main reason is that troops will be used against the northwest soon. Let the cabinet and ministers familiarize themselves with the situation in the northwest to facilitate decision-making.
Chongzhen sat cross-legged on the throne. The eunuchs also brought in many mats, and the ministers also sat cross-legged facing each other. Then the palace maid brought fruits and tea.
Today’s speaker is Sun Chengzong.
In fact, you can understand it if you think about it. The current cabinet is all new this year, and they don’t know much about the various developments and history of the imperial court. Today, if the emperor wants to hear about the northwest issue, he really needs to find an old minister who is familiar with the border situation and has also served in the central government for a long time.
Only such people can understand the ins and outs of many decisions and the various reasons behind a series of major historical events. Only then can we clearly explain the Northwest issue.
Looking around the current Ming Dynasty, the most suitable candidate is Sun Chengzong, Emperor Tianqi's teacher, who has served several times as a bachelor and governor of Jiliao. He understands both politics and military affairs.
At the same time, he lived in the central government for a long time and served as cabinet ministers many times. Is the most suitable candidate.
Sun Chengzong, who was highly respected and a senior from Donglin, was about to give a lecture, and there was a sudden silence below.
"Today I will mainly talk about the relationship between Mongolia and Qinghai-Tibet, as well as the spread of Lamaism in Mongolia. Only by understanding this issue can we clearly understand the intricacies of different ethnic groups, tribes, religions, and princely lineages in the northwest today. relationship. Finally, we can evaluate the use of troops to the northwest and the problems Dingyuan Bo will encounter. This will serve as the basis for cabinet decision-making." Sun Chengzong cleared his throat and said slowly.
In fact, on the border of the Ming Dynasty, everyone is most familiar with the Donglu, that is, the slaves. Next is Monan Mongolia, which has fought with the Ming Dynasty for more than two hundred years. Don't know much about the others.
As for the northwest, even more so.
Since its establishment, the Ming Dynasty has deployed troops on a large scale and conducted many conquests in the northern Mongolian Plateau and the northeastern region. Until the Chenghua Dynasty, it went deep into the Songhua River Basin three times to sweep holes and clear out the Jurchens.
But in the northwest and Qinghai-Tibet regions, the policy has been conservative from the beginning and basically does not leave Jiayuguan. Qinghai-Tibet has never sent troops or garrisoned troops. It's basically a subjugation in name only. Just maintain a tributary relationship.
In the early Ming Dynasty, due to the strong military power of the Ming Dynasty, pilgrims and tributes were still maintained in the Qinghai-Tibet region. In the later period, even superficial relations gradually became unable to be maintained.
"After the rise of Longxing in the Ming Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty basically withdrew from the Qinghai-Tibet area and huddled in the area north of the Gobi. Taizu sent envoys to recruit the tribes in the northwest. In the third year of Hongwu (1370), the Ming army captured Gansu and cut off Mongolia and Qinghai-Tibet. Therefore, various ministries in Qinghai and Tibet expressed their submission to the Ming Dynasty. Our dynasty then carried out large-scale canonization activities in Qinghai and nominally inherited the Yuan Dynasty’s management of Qinghai. From this time on, Qinghai Tibet was nominally included in our The territory of the Ming Dynasty."
Chongzhen nodded, he knew this history. The third year of Hongwu was the beginning of the Ming Dynasty merging Qinghai and Tibet into its territory.
Sun Chengzong continued: "In the Qinghai area, we consecrated He Suonanpu, the Tubo Xuanwei envoy from the former Yuan Dynasty, as the commanding envoy of Duo Gandu. Qinghai was pacified."
"Tibet at that time was ruled by the Pazhu regime. The leader of the Pazhu dynasty was called "Dixi" and mainly believed in the Kagyu sect. In the fifth year of Hongwu (1372), the Ming Dynasty conferred the title of "Initiation Master" on the second generation of Pazhu, Sakyamuni Gyaltsen. Shangzang was thus pacified. "
"In the Ngari area, the Guge dynasty sent people to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty in the early sixth year of Hongwu (1373), and Taizu named Guge the Oris Military and Civilian Marshal's Mansion. Lower Tibet was thus pacified. "
"To the west of Jiayuguan, to the south of Hami and Hami, to the north and east of Lop Nur. There are many Mongolian tribes in this triangular area. These tribes were the princes of the Yuan Dynasty who defected to the Yuan Dynasty from the Chagatai Khanate. They were killed by Kublai Khan They were placed in the area west of Jiayuguan and were managed by the Marshal Beiting Palace. After the Ming Dynasty pacified Gansu, these princes accepted the canonization of the Ming Dynasty. By the Yongle period, seven guards were canonized west of Jiayuguan, collectively known as the "Seven Guards of Guanxi". ”.
The descendants of this group of people are the main residents of the Bayingol Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, which today accounts for a quarter of Xinjiang's area.
Sun Chengzong saw that everyone understood clearly and had no doubts, so he continued: "The four major territories of Qinghai, Shangzang, Xizang, and Guanxi Qiwei were the basic control areas of the northwest at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty. All of them were Mi system. The Ming Dynasty did not have a single garrison or soldier. However, through the system of canonization and tribute, the influence of the Mongols on the northwest was completely eliminated."
Chongzhen asked: "How did the Mongols later get mixed up with the Tibetans again? This resulted in the current complex intertwining of ethnic groups and religions."
