Su Yonglin really needs a stable and stable place in Hexi.
Youdao believes that the Yellow River has only one benefit, and the Ningxia Plain and the Hetao Plain have the reputation of blocking the south of the Yangtze River because of the existence of the Yellow River. If they are well managed, the grain produced will be enough to support the Ming army's further westward march.
This can be said to be an important strategic support point for the Ming army to recover the Western Regions to the west and attack the grassland areas to the north.
Su Yonglin needed this place to at least provide logistical support for a corps-level military force to launch a strategic strike.
This requires the entry of a large number of grassroots officials to organize scattered farmers, change Xixia's original relatively extensive agricultural production model, and restore a considerable degree of peace and stability, so that the people can produce stably without worries.
This is true at the local level, and naturally it is also true at the central level. Rather, it is better to say that the central government needs higher-quality capable officials to restore peace.
So Su Yonglin carefully selected 150 official officials who were members of the Renaissance, headed by Zhou Lin, the left minister of the Ministry of Justice, and sent them to Xixia to hold important central positions.
The area of Xixia is equivalent to the size of a province of the Ming Dynasty, and it is planned to build the upper-level organization according to a province in the future, so Su Yonglin decided to rebuild the political structure of Xixia according to the method of a province of the Ming Dynasty from now on.
The original Xixia central organization was quite complete. It was a small place with all the internal organs, and the number of officials far exceeded the size of a province.
A province in the Ming Dynasty does not need so many agencies and officials at all. For a country, there are not many, but for a province, the number of officials is extremely redundant. It just so happens that most of the original officials in Xixia are dead, so we might as well all Abolish it and rebuild it according to the rules of the Ming Dynasty Province.
After the entire Xixia administration and military were transformed in accordance with the provincial-level regulations of the Ming Dynasty, it was almost time for the Ming Dynasty to officially regain this lost land.
At present, this group of officials stationed by the Ming Dynasty still need to follow the instructions of the Xia King and the Queen Mother in name, hold official positions through the appointment of the Xia King and the Queen Mother, exercise power, be responsible to them, and strive for the prosperity of Xixia.
But in fact, the grandson-grandson duo of Empress Dowager Ren and Li Chunbao only had the power to sign and authorize, and had no right to say no. They were required to unconditionally agree to all government decrees proposed by the Ming Dynasty and could not raise any objections.
In terms of daily life, they will be under house arrest in the Xixia Inner Palace and cannot go out at will. Ming officials will be responsible for providing all their food and clothing, and they can just stay in the palace.
As for normal government activities such as receiving ministers, foreign guests, attending court meetings, etc., everything will be perfectly handled by Ming officials. They only need to be puppets on strings.
Of course, the Ming Emperor would not control the Xixia government for a long time.
The Emperor of Ming Dynasty solemnly promised that he was only temporarily managing the national affairs of Xixia to prevent Xixia from falling into division due to chaos, which would lead to the death of the people and the destruction of the family. When Li Chunbao's child grows up, he will naturally "return to power".
As a superior country, how could the Ming Dynasty seize the power of vassal countries?
it's out of the question.
Of course, as to whether the Queen Mother and the young king of Xixia would decide for other reasons to allow Xixia to annex the Ming Dynasty and actively end its independent status, that is another matter.
Anyway, the Ming Emperor didn't know about this matter, not at all.
Um!
Before all the officials arranged by Su Yonglin arrived in Xixia to take over power, Su Haisheng used the force of the military to control the Xixia Central Committee. After launching the first round of purges, he began to prepare for the second round of purges.
Because he occupied the core area of Xixia and continued Ren Dejing's unfinished business, he eradicated four-fifths of Xixia's high-ranking officials and dignitaries through various crimes, and obtained astronomical amounts of wealth and food by confiscating their homes. , with this money and food, Su Haisheng is fully capable of continuing to wage war.
And this was an act jointly authorized by Su Yonglin, the General Staff Council, and the Privy Council.
Considering that local officials and military leaders in Xixia might not be willing to sit back and wait for death after decapitation tactics, Su Yonglin authorized Su Haisheng to have the power to launch a war.
When local officials and military leaders in Xixia clearly resisted Ming rule, they were allowed to send troops to attack.
This is of course necessary.
For example, Ren Chunzhong and Ren Deren, who thought it was a funeral but unexpectedly survived, both hurriedly fled to Chaoshun Military Division in Youxiang. Feeling that this was not enough, they fled to Heishan Weifu Military Division in the Hetao area, so that they could feel a little better. Safety.
Ulage, the head of the Weifu Military Division in Montenegro, was not a party member. He was a loser who fled to the Meerqi tribe in the grassland of Xixia. He was taken in by Ren Dejing and initially existed as his personal soldier general.
Later, because of his bravery and proficiency in fighting, Ulage gradually gained the trust and promotion of Ren Dejing, and served as an officer in the Black Mountain Weifu Military Division. Because he faced the threats of the grassland and the Ming Dynasty's Great Tong Province, he commanded 10,000 infantry and 10,000 cavalry. .
After escaping here, Ren Chunzhong, Ren Deren and Brother Jin who escaped with them felt safe. They had no plans to escape further, so they planned to wait and see the situation here to see what the next step should be.
Wulage had long known about Ren Dejing's mutiny, and thought that his good days were coming. However, before he could receive the reward, Ren Dejing's troop deployment order was sent, asking him to immediately lead his troops south to King Qin. Assist Xingqing Mansion to defend against the Ming army's attack.
Wurag was shocked and had no idea what was going on. Why did the Ming army come?
He had heard about the might of the Ming Army. Before the Ming Army invaded the grassland, some members of the Kelie tribe who were defeated by the Ming Army panicked and ran to Xixia to seek asylum. They were taken in by Urag and passed through them. , Wurag learned about the ferocity and fighting skills of the Ming army.
But Ren Dejing was his benefactor, and he decided to send troops south to help Ren Dejing tide over the difficulties.
The army here was reorganizing and was about to set off. Ren Deren and Ren Chunzhong fled over and told them in a very embarrassed manner that Ren Dejing was finished and Xixia was almost finished. The Ming army captured Xingqing Mansion and had completely dominated the central Xixia. Everyone It's all dangerous now.
Wurag was really panicked now. He quickly ordered the army to defend on the spot and not continue to go south. Then he sent a large number of spies south to find out the news. On the other hand, he hid Ren Deren, Ren Chunzhong and Jin Ge to avoid the limelight. .
He inquired about the news for a while, compiled it, and learned that the Ming army was executing Ren Dejing's associates on a large scale. A large number of officials and dignitaries in the core and elite areas of Xixia around Xingqing Mansion, as long as they had anything to do with Ren Dejing, were executed. He was killed by the Ming army.
The reason is that Ren Dejing killed the king and the royal family, was not a subject of others, and committed a heinous crime. Those who did not stop him were complicit. Everyone is guilty and needs to be executed.
This was the request of Empress Dowager Ren, the survivor of the Xixia royal family, and Li Chunbao, the current king of Xixia, to the Ming Emperor. As a result, the entire Xixia ruling class was killed.
Wu Lage's heart dropped. He guessed that if his identity as Ren Dejing's comrade was known to the Ming army, he might not be able to escape death. Although he had 20,000 troops, he believed that the Ming army would not be able to escape. Will be afraid of his 20,000 troops.
As long as he is moved and flicked, he will die on the spot.
How to do it?
Escape?
But where to escape?
South?
Definitely not.
East?
That was the great province of Ming Dynasty.
north?
It was a grassland where the weak and the strong preyed on each other.
west?
It was a vast desert and unknown risks.
Wurag suddenly felt that he had nowhere to go.
In such panic, Ulage received an order from Xingqing Mansion in the name of the Queen Mother and the King.
Local officials and military officers need to take the initiative to surrender to Ming officials and military generals, and must not resist or disobey their orders. Otherwise, once a conflict occurs and casualties occur, everyone will look ugly, but——
On the basis of voluntary surrender, local officials and military generals will not be held accountable.
The Ming Dynasty's retaliation against Ren Dejing's associates has ended. As long as local officials and military generals surrender to the Ming Dynasty and obey their orders, they can be guaranteed not to be held accountable.
No matter whose subordinate he was before or whose orders he followed.
