If we look at it from before the Ming Dynasty, the most glorious period of the Jurchen tribe was in 1115, when Wanyan Aguda unified the Jurchen tribes, expelled the Khitan rule, and established the Jin Dynasty. The day the country was named "Dajin".
After the fall of the Jin Dynasty, the Jurchens became a ruled nation of the Mongol Khanate. After Kublai Khan established the Yuan Dynasty, the Jurchens came under the jurisdiction of the Yuan Dynasty. In the early Ming Dynasty, the Jurchen tribe was divided into three parts: Jianzhou Jurchen, Haixi Jurchen and East China Sea Jurchen. Jianzhou Jurchen were distributed in Mudanjiang, Suifenhe and Changbai Mountain areas, Haixi Jurchen were distributed in the Songhua River Basin, and East China Sea Jurchen were distributed in Heilongjiang. and places along the Ussuri River.
In the first year of Yongle, the Ming government officially established the Jianzhou Guard here, and appointed the leader of the department, Aha Chu, who was named Li Chengshan by the Ming court ("Records of the Li Dynasty" was written by Xu Chu) as the commander. In the seventh year of Zhengtong, the Ming government separated Jianzhou right guards from Jianzhou left guards. Dong Shan, the son of Meng's brother Timur, was in charge of the left guard, and Fancha, the half-brother of Meng's brother Timur, was in charge of the right guard. The Three Guards of Jianzhou were thus formed.
However, the Jurchens were greedy and cunning. During the Chenghua period, under the leadership of Dong Shan, the Jianzhou Zuowei were forced by the pressure of economic life. Dong Shan led his troops to repeatedly plunder the border areas, which became a serious problem for the Ming Dynasty in Liaodong. The rebellious behavior of Dong Shan and others angered Ming Dynasty. In the third year of Chenghua, Zhu Jianshen sent general Zhao Fu to lead an army of 50,000, and divided the troops into three groups to suppress the Jurchens in Jianzhou. At the same time, the Li Dynasty was ordered to send troops to fully cooperate with the Ming army in the attack. In this historically known battle of Chenghua, the Jianzhou Jurchens suffered a devastating disaster. Zuowei's old Jianzhou camp was burned to the ground, with no reed houses left and corpses of his tribe scattered everywhere. The right guard also suffered heavy losses, which was known in history as "Ploughing the Court and Sweeping the Holes."
After two "digging holes and sweeping holes", the Jianzhou Jurchen tribe suffered a huge disaster. After that, the Jianzhou Jurchens had to stop the war with the Ming Dynasty. In today's first year of Hongzhi, the leader of the Jurchen tribe in Jianzhou is Tuoluo. After years of enduring humiliation and hard work, they once again accepted the canonization of the Ming Dynasty, conducted trade with the Ming Dynasty, and vigorously imported cattle and farm tools to develop agricultural production, and gradually rose again.
Jianzhou Zuowei, inside the large tent of Jianzhou Jurchen Grassland.
"Chief, the Juerlangs just came to report that in a few days the Li Dynasty will pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty. What should we do? Should we take action?"
Tuoluo, the leader of the Jianzhou Jurchen tribe, was wiping his saber at this time, lowering his head and saying nothing.
For him, both the Li Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty were enemies with whom he had some blood feud. But the skinny camel was bigger than the horse, and Tuoluo did not dare to provoke the Ming Dynasty. Twenty years ago, his father repeatedly provoked the Ming Dynasty and invaded the borders of the Ming Dynasty. As a result, he was annihilated by the Manchus.
"Father, we can take action. There is nothing to be afraid of in the Ming Dynasty, they just bully the weak and fear the strong. Let's show them some color!" Tuo Yuanbao, Tuoluo's son, shouted, waving his fist.
Sure enough, a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, and his son, who has never seen the fighting power of the Ming army, is now full of vigor. Tuoluo glanced at his son, still sharpening his knife and saying nothing.
"We can't fight. We have only recovered our strength for a few years. How can we provoke the powerful Ming Kingdom again? It is not only the steel sword that can kill the Ming Kingdom, but also time and patience." The person who spoke was Tuo Yuan Bao Uncle Han'erbo, he is strategic, calm and steady, and is Tuoluo's right-hand man.
"Are you scared? Uncle Han'er, how come you used to be as courageous as a tiger or a wolf, but now you are as courageous as a sheep!" Bai Yi, the general of Toro, said this, causing everyone to burst into laughter.
Hearing Bai Yi say that he was timid, Han Erbo blushed and shouted: "Ba Yi, you fart! Am I Han Er Bo the kind of person who is afraid of death? Even if the steel knife is placed on my neck, I Han Er Bo If Boruo blinks his eyes, he is no longer a descendant of Timur!"
Seeing the crowd starting to make noise, Tuoluo finally spoke: "Twenty years ago, the Ming people joined forces with Li Chaojin to suppress us, reducing our old camp to ashes, and taking away our cattle, sheep, camels, and horses, leaving us with nothing but There is no companion except the shadow, and there is no whip except the horse's tail! How could we Jurchens forget this kind of deep hatred? You are right, Tuo Yuanbao. As the leader of the Jianzhou Jurchens, my father should shoulder his responsibilities and give the Ming Dynasty The country has some colors!”
"Chief, we should have beaten you a long time ago. As long as we scare the Ming Dynasty from beating us, they will not dare to enslave us again!"
"We must fight, but we can't do it rashly. Han'erbo is right, we need time and patience! Han'erbo, tell us what you think!" Tuoluo knew that his younger brother was very resourceful. Before every expedition or When making important decisions, always ask him.
Han'erbo thought for a while, took a sip of kumiss and said: "The reason why we Jurchens are so weak now is because they are not united. The Haixi Jurchens, the Hada tribe, are a lackey of the Ming Dynasty, and the Ula tribe, Ye The He tribe and the Huifa tribe are also the dogs of the Hada tribe, who are greedy for life and afraid of death. In this case, we might as well plunder the items that the Li Dynasty paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty, and then blame the Hada tribe. Let the emperor of the Ming Dynasty vent his anger on the Hada tribe. , as long as the Hada tribe is weakened, we will have the opportunity to annex them and unify the Jurchens!"
Tuoluo was overjoyed after hearing this. He immediately stood up and raised his saber high and said, "As Uncle Han did, Bayi, send a few more men to find out the tribute route of the Li Dynasty, kill them all, and plunder the items. If When the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty comes to investigate, we will blame the Hada tribe!"
At this time, a Jurchen detective came running in: "Chief, our people are here to report from Liaoyang. The governor of Liaodong will be replaced recently. Ma Wensheng has recently started to organize things and prepare to get up."
"Oh?" All the Jurchen generals' eyes lit up.
"Hahaha, a God-given opportunity! Once Ma Wensheng leaves, we can not only plunder the Li Dynasty's tribute to the Ming Emperor, but also take the opportunity to plunder Liaodong. It just so happens that I miss the women of the Ming Dynasty."
As soon as Bai finished speaking, everyone burst out laughing again. Tuoluo's eyes instantly became greedy. Ma Wensheng had always been in charge of Liaodong before, so they did not dare to act rashly. Now that Ma Wensheng is leaving, this is a great opportunity.
"We still can't take it lightly. The Ming Dynasty is powerful and has a large number of people. We must not fight head-on! Remember, every time we go out to rob, we must clean up and never leave a single person alive! In this way, the Ming Dynasty will not know who did it. Yes, he has nowhere to get angry." Tuoluo said.
Han Erbo then added: "To deal with the Ming Dynasty, we must always implement guerrilla tactics and maximize the mobility of our cavalry. When they come, we will flee back to the mountains and forests. When they leave, we will come out to harass them again!"
Tuo Yuanbao obviously disagreed with what his uncle said and tilted his head. People from the Ming Dynasty always stayed in the city. Can they beat us with their sabers on horseback? "
Outside the tent, Tuoluo drew his saber and led the Jianzhou Jurchens to swear an oath: "I, Tuoluo, swear to my Jurchen ancestors, to my father who was killed by the Ming Dynasty and Li Dynasty, and to the spirits of the Jianzhou Jurchen warriors in heaven. In order to avenge my shame, I Jianzhou Jurchens swear an oath." The Jurchens of the state want to plunder all the items that the Li Dynasty paid tribute to the Ming Emperor. I, the Jurchens of Jianzhou, swear to be incompatible with the Ming Dynasty and the Li Dynasty, and want to take back all the women of the Ming Dynasty and the Li Dynasty to be wives, concubines, and slaves , as a servant, I want to kill every Ming Dynasty man and Li Dynasty man I meet!"
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The Li Dynasty was the last unified feudal dynasty in the history of the peninsula. After Li Chenggui replaced Goryeo and established the country in 1392, he began to pay tribute to the Chinese court. From Taizong Li Fangyuan to Gaozong Li Xi, kings of all dynasties accepted the canonization of the Chinese emperor; they adopted a neighborly policy towards neighboring countries or tribes such as Japan.
The political system, local and military systems of the Li Dynasty were all modeled after the Ming Dynasty, and even the country's laws were directly based on the "Ming Dynasty Law".
The Li Dynasty paid tribute every year, and naturally beautiful women were among the tributes. All this is because after Ming Taizu Zhu Chongba came to the throne, local women got tired of seeing it and wanted to change their taste. So I saw the right beautiful Korean woman. If your elder brother wants it, how can your younger brother not give it to you? So he often paid tribute to women to Zhu Ba.
In the late Ming Dynasty, the Ming Emperor even sent officials to the Li Dynasty to select concubines. The Li Dynasty later issued a law that strictly prohibited the marriage of beautiful Goryeo women, and everything must be based on the Ming Dynasty's selection of concubines. Of course, this is not a shame for them, but a great honor. Because once a woman from any family is selected by the Ming Emperor, her official career will be smooth. Therefore, when they raised their daughters, they all trained them to suit the Ming Emperor's preferences, and they all rushed for this opportunity to climb the dragon and become a phoenix.
No, the new emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youtang, came to the throne, and it was still the first year of the Yuan Dynasty. As the loyal younger brother of the Ming Dynasty, Li Chao naturally had to pay tribute to beautiful women. Moreover, this was the first year of tribute to the new emperor, and it was even more sloppy. After a year-long national beauty contest, the Li Dynasty finally selected a stunning beauty to prepare tribute to Zhu Youtang.
Historically, Zhu Youtang probably did not want the beauties paid tribute by the Li Dynasty, practiced monogamy, and only favored Queen Zhang. But the current Zhu Youtang came from a soul from a later generation, and he couldn't ask for Li Chao's practice of offering beautiful women.
Both the Ming Dynasty and the Li Dynasty attached great importance to this tribute. In addition to paying tribute to beautiful women, the Li Dynasty also had carefully selected war horses.
"Brother Cheliang, which way did Li Chao take this tribute?"
Looking at his Jurchen brother, Che Liang smiled and said: "Borta, why do you ask this?"
"I heard that the Li Dynasty paid tribute this time in addition to rare treasures and war horses. The most important thing is that I heard that there was also a beauty carefully selected from all over the country!" Bolt whispered.
"Hush! I don't want my life, you cheap slave. If I hadn't seen you and me for so many years, I would have killed you! That beauty was offered to the emperor, so stop using your evil thoughts!" Che Liang yelled.
Borta nodded repeatedly: "Brother Che, you and I have been dating for so many years, am I that kind of person? I'm just curious, just asking you!"
Che Liang thought about it and realized that Borta had indeed been loyal since he surrendered, so there was no harm in telling him. So he said:
"I heard that the Li Dynasty's tribute route this time is from Dandong to Gaizhou and Guangning, and there are many tribute items. It can be regarded as their Li Dynasty's filial piety!"
Borta quickly turned his mind and wrote these down silently.
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