Seeing the three monarchs and ministers chatting about Jinling Women's University and the examination to select a concubine, Bahabandi from the Jungar Kingdom was a little stupid - why didn't you talk about saving Jungar? This is a major military matter! You are all famous ministers of the Holy King! Why did you put aside military and national affairs and discuss female sex...
Emperor Zhu also saw Bahabandi in a daze with his mouth open at this time, so he smiled and said to him: "Envoy Jungar, I already know about Aurangzeb's good intentions. I will send an envoy by sea later." Go to Tianzhu to discuss this matter with Aurangzeb. In addition, I will also write a letter to Princess Nisha, and you will take it back to Jungar and find an opportunity to hand it over to Aurangzeb."
Is that all?
Bahabandi forgot even the decree, and just kept asking: "Your Majesty, when will you send troops to rescue the Dzhungar Kingdom? Now the Timurid Kingdom, the Persian Kingdom, the Rakshasa Kingdom, the Hill Kingdom, the Turkmen Kingdom, and the Kazakh Kingdom (Turkmen and Kazakhs are actually not countries, but a bunch of tribes.) When the six-nation coalition forces arrive, I will be unable to support myself alone!"
What? Are you going to send reinforcements? Zhu Cixiang looked embarrassed.
It's so far away, who should I send? 9,000 miles! It would take three months to travel 100 miles in one day, and supplies had to be ensured along the way. Emperor Zhu could provide troops that could travel 100 miles a day, but supplies along the 9,000-mile route were too difficult!
"Envoy Zhungeer, don't be anxious," Zhu Cixiang couldn't give a reply for a while, so he had to comfort Bahabandi, "The matter of sending troops still needs to be discussed by the two governments. It's getting late today and there's no time to hold a meeting. How about this? , you go back to the memorial hall to rest for a day, and then go to the Generalissimo's Mansion tomorrow afternoon to hear the news!"
Hear the news? Bahabandhi thought: Is it good news or bad news?
Because they had to discuss the war with Indian Asan and marriage, the meeting between the two governments was held in advance the next day. At three o'clock in the morning, the ministers gathered in the conference room of the East Nuan Pavilion of Huangji Palace and sat around the long table. One lap. Emperor Zhu has not arrived yet. He should still be doing morning exercises at this time. It is summer now and he should be swimming in the "big pool" of Laoshan Palace - Zhu Cixi's emperor was so legitimate that he certainly did not want to die young. ! Many emperors of the Ming Dynasty died young! So he has to be careful and work hard on his fitness.
The emperor didn't come, so the ministers began to discuss it, because this time things were a bit strange, marriage and war could come together!
What does this Aurangzeb want to do?
In addition, to what extent should the war between the Ming Dynasty and the Timurid Empire, the Persian Empire, and the Rakshasa Empire be fought?
A fight is definitely necessary!
The vassals of the Ming Dynasty were beaten, and it was not a small-scale friction, but "hundreds of thousands of troops" (so-called) aggressively came to destroy the country. How could the Ming court tolerate such a thing?
But to what extent the war between the Ming Dynasty and these three countries will go, you have to think carefully.
Because the Ming Empire is too far away from these three countries, and these three countries are all big and powerful countries, with the current national power of the Ming Dynasty, it is impossible to destroy them.
There is also the Shire Khanate, although it is not so big that it cannot be destroyed, but people say that the local snakes in the river area have always had strong soldiers and horses. Its core, the Khwarezm Oasis, is located in a remote place, and it is not easy to get there from the Shibao King City!
There is another issue that we have to consider, that is, if the Jungar Kingdom grows too much, it might be a problem!
After all, King Sengge of the Jungar Kingdom is a descendant of the Grand Master Walaye. Their family has great ambitions and has always wanted to replace the Golden Family and become the Khan Clan of Mongolia. In order to achieve what they want, they may raise the banner of reviving Great Mongolia when they become stronger.
So the ministers began to argue.
"This Zhungeer can really cause trouble. He provoked three powerful countries at once, and even came to the imperial court to send troops to rescue... The imperial court had just finished fighting the Dutch, and the war on the Malacca Peninsula and Sumatra Island was still going on. Being dragged into the war with Timur, Persia, Rakshasa, and Hill by Junger, I didn’t even have a chance to breathe!”
"The war with Timur, Persia, and Rakshasa is nothing. No one can destroy anyone anyway... The key is to control the scale and not make the war bigger. Both Timur and Persia can invite the British If someone comes forward to mediate, start the fight in the river. Don't burn the war elsewhere. Only the Rakshasa Kingdom is more troublesome. They also have conflicts with the two vassal states of Tumote and Chahar. There have been constant frictions in the past few years!"
"Are there no troubles for the Hill Country, the Kazakh Country, and the Turkmen Country? Although they can't offend us, what will happen if the Sengge is destroyed? The Jungar Country is already big enough now. If they swallow up Xiao Yuzi and Sa Markand Oasis, Khwarezm Oasis, Bukhara Oasis and Turkmen Sands... Haha, another huge Timurid Empire!"
"Isn't that true? How many people are there in the main headquarters of the Jungar Kingdom? There are only 120,000 households, how can they occupy such a large area? Moreover, the Jungar Kingdom is based on Buddhism, and those places are the world of Tianfang believers. I guess To hold on to the Jungar Kingdom until it dies is like a Xiliao..."
While the ministers were chatting, one of the imperial guards shouted: "The Holy One has arrived, and all the officials are respectfully welcoming him!"
When the ministers heard that the emperor had arrived, they stopped arguing. They all stood up respectfully and bowed to Zhu Cihong who had just finished his morning exercise.
"I respectfully wish His Majesty the Emperor to greet you!"
"Good morning, Holy Gong!" Zhu Cixiang waved to the ministers with a smile, "Everyone, sit down, please sit down."
As he spoke, he himself sat on the throne at the head of the long conference table. A eunuch who was in charge of rituals came over holding a stack of memorials and placed them in front of Emperor Zhu.
Zhu Cihong picked up the top one and unfolded it. It was the memorial of King Sengge of Zhungeer asking for help.
"The Kingdom of Jungar, a vassal of the Celestial Dynasty, reported that it was jointly attacked by Timur, Persia, Rakshasa, Hill, Turkmen, Kazakh and other six countries. It was in danger, and asked our Ming Dynasty to send troops to rescue..." Zhu Cihong paused After a pause, "I think that since this Zhungeer vassal state is a vassal of the Celestial Empire, the Celestial Empire cannot just sit back and watch as it faces the danger of national subjugation without saving it, but the Celestial Empire cannot send troops in vain!"
What? Not sending troops in vain? The ministers were all surprised. Is it true that there is a fee for the Celestial Empire to rescue its vassals?
"Your Majesty," Shi Kefa, who had just replaced Qian Qianyi as the Minister of Rites, was the first to ask, "I heard that the Jungar Kingdom is very poor... I'm afraid I can't spend a lot of money to hire reinforcements from the Celestial Empire!"
"I know that the Jungar Kingdom is poor," Zhu Cixiang smiled, "but the Jungar Kingdom is very big! It is three thousand miles from east to west and three thousand miles from north to south. If we defeat Timur, Persia, Rakshasa, and The six countries including Hill, Turkmen, Kazakh and others are bound to expand again. Since the Celestial Empire has sent reinforcements, shouldn’t they allocate some land from the Jungar Kingdom?”
Is this still possible?
Shi Kefa was stunned for a moment. According to Emperor Zhu's approach, after the Wanli Korean War, shouldn't a piece of Korean land also be cut off?
Zhu Cixiang said: "The dynasty is the father, and the vassals are the sons. When the son is in trouble, of course the father has to help. But the son cannot call his father in vain, and should repay his father within his ability. It is kindness for a father to work for his son, and filial piety for a son to repay his father. Only when the father is kind and the son is filial can the Celestial Empire prosper. In the past, the Celestial Empire aided Korea without taking any cents, which was not to give Korea the filial piety of a son. But during the Yongle period, it first aided Annan and then annexed its country, and lost the kindness that a father's country should have. This Both approaches are inappropriate and I will not do it. I will agree with Seng Ge’s envoy on good terms and then send reinforcements. This is the kindness and filial piety that a country of father and son should have!"
Shi Kefa had been a local official for many years and had only just joined the central government. He was a little uncomfortable with Emperor Zhu's approach of "settling accounts between father and son", and he opened his mouth and didn't know what to say. However, the first assistant, Wei Zaode, had long been accustomed to the emperor's clattering abacus, and he immediately took over the conversation and asked: "I wonder what piece of land your Majesty wants the Kingdom of Jungar to dedicate?"
Zhu Cixiang had already made a plan, and immediately said with a smile: "The heart of the army is the Mongols. The Mongols want to graze their cattle, so I don't want the large plains and pastures... I want to focus on the mountains! I heard that the Chu River There is a large lake in the Tianshan Mountains to the east, which was called Daqingchi in the Tang Dynasty. The surrounding area is quite fertile and sparsely populated, making it suitable for farming. I want to come over and set up a vassal state in the future to guard the western frontier for the Celestial Empire together with Zhungeer. "
