Kaiyuan was called "Kaiyuan" in the Yuan Dynasty. After the Ming Dynasty, in order to avoid the taboo of Taizu's name, Liu Bowen suggested that it be changed to Kaiyuan. This would not only change the sound of the original name, but also change its meaning of pioneering, grand and auspicious and well-being. .
Taizu allowed it, and used the city in northern Liaoning to set up 30,000 guards here in the 21st year of Hongwu (the first year it was set up in Oduoli, which was near Huichun, Jilin in later generations, and the following year it was transferred to Kaiyuan), Hongwu In the twenty-sixth year, the Liaohai Guard originally located in Niuzhuang was transferred here.
In Liaodong, the establishment of two guards here made Kaiyuan's garrison second only to Liaoyang and Guangning, and became an important town alongside Jinzhou and Shenyang.
On the second day of February, the dragon raises its head.
Cao Yu, the governor of Liaodong local area who praised the pragmatic nature of military affairs and the deputy general of the Liaoyang defense team, arrived in Kaiyuan. They inspected the border preparations and Ma Shi affairs, rectified the affairs of Kaiyuan and the land, horse administration, military preparations, Wang Yan, and guarded Kaiyuan. Chief Counselor Yang Yuan and other officials went outside the city to greet Gao Pingshi and his party.
There was also a special person accompanying him, Huang Zhiting, deputy tribute envoy of Annan, special trade envoy of Annan Dutong Department, and governor of Haidong.
Huang Zhiting's two previous titles were already there, but the newly added "Annan Dutong Division Trade Envoy" was temporarily added after arriving in Liaoyang under the instruction of Gao Pragmatic. The reason is very simple. He obtained a temporary stay. Just the reason for being in Liaodong.
In any case, any name of Annan's Chief of Staff, Gao Pragmatism, can be used casually. Not to mention that no one would ask Mo Maoqia thousands of miles away. Even if someone did go, Mo Maoqia would not dare not recognize Gao Pragmatism's decision.
Gao Pingshi came to Kaiyuan under the guise of inspecting military equipment and the horse market. Since he was inspecting the horse market, Huang Zhiting, the so-called trade envoy, of course had a reason to come - to see if there were any interchangeable goods that could be traded. .
However, a cover is just a cover after all, and Gao Pragmatic's real intention here is to mediate the dispute between Ye He and Hada.
However, having said that, Gao Pragmatic is not optimistic about this mediation at all, because he knows that under the current situation, Ye He's two Belles, Qing Jia Ni and Yang Jia Ni, will never accept this mediation.
Time and momentum.
What is the situation around Liaodong like now?
Both the left and right guards of Jianzhou were crippled by the Ming Dynasty. None of the five Jianzhou tribes could muster 5,000 soldiers and horses - just kidding, let alone 5,000, among the five Jianzhou tribes, they could muster 3,000 troops. Not even a horse, not even a family.
Among the Jurchen Jurchen tribes in Jianzhou, Hunhe, Dong'e, Sukeshu, Zhechen, and Wanyan, currently only one of Dong'e's tribes can provide 2,000 troops, and most of the others can only muster more than 1,000 troops. That's about 1,500, and Nurhachi, the theoretical leader of the Suksu Hu Tribe, has only about 500 or 600 troops under his command due to the lack of internal unity.
Now that the two guards on the left and right of Jianzhou combined have less than 10,000 troops, the Haixi Jurchens are much stronger.
First of all, the Haixi Jurchens cover an area three or four times as large as the Jianzhou Jurchens, and such a large area is only divided into four families, which are the so-called Haixi Four or Hulun Four.
Secondly, although there are differences in strength between the four Haixi Jurchen tribes, the weakest one can easily summon three to four thousand soldiers and horses, while the strongest Ye He tribe has about eight thousand troops that can only be regarded as "relatively standing". At the same time, because it is close to the Mongolian tribes, the cavalry of this tribe alone reaches more than 3,000, which can be described as the most majestic Jurchen tribe.
Thirdly, the Yehe Tribe has recently taken advantage of the internal strife caused by the death of Wang Tai, the "Great Khan" of the original Jurchen Hada Tribe, the largest Jurchen tribe. They previously defeated Hada and took away at least one-third of Hada's territory. They are still there now. Make further plans.
Finally, the Ye He tribe has two major helpers: the Nuan Tu tribe, which split from the Chao Hua Division, and the Trance Tai Suo tribe, which occupies some of Fu Yuwei’s old territory. [Note: I originally thought I should talk about the history of the Trance Tai division. , but after thinking about it, I couldn’t explain it clearly in a few thousand words, so forget it, and interested readers can check it out for themselves].
The strength of these two Mongolian tribes is not bad. Nuantu's tribe has more than 10,000 people, the main force of which are three to four thousand elite cavalry. They were originally stronger, but he lost a lot in southern Liaoning, resulting in The strength has declined; Tuntai did not suffer heavy losses in southern Liaoning, so the entire tribe has about 20,000 people, including about 5,000 elite cavalry.
This means that the alliance between Ye He, Nuan Tu, and Trance Tai has as many as seventeen or eight thousand troops. Especially if Ye He is willing, he can temporarily recruit more troops, so that the entire alliance can reach a maximum of about two thousand. Ten thousand troops.
It can be said that unless the Ming Dynasty is determined to fight, Ye He can completely walk sideways in the northeast of Liao with such strength.
Judging from Ye Hebu's current attitude, it seems that they do intend to go sideways.
After the Hada tribe killed two "Great Khans" (see above), Sister Wen, the eldest concubine of the old Khan's throne, now pushed out her son Meng Gebulu and asked for the Ming Dynasty to be canonized. This has been represented by Gao pragmatism. The emperor agreed - the attitude of the Ming Dynasty's border ministers on this matter was generally not refuted by the court (mainly because the court did not attach much importance to the Jurchens and usually relied more on the judgment of the border ministers). At the same time, the high pragmatism gave Ye He The Ministry sent a message asking Ye He's tribe to stop invading Hada, and the conflict between the two tribes was handed over to Ming Dynasty for mediation.
However, Ye He refused.
In fact, in the original history, the Ming Dynasty also came forward to mediate the dispute between Hada and Ye He, and Ye He also refused. This is not surprising, because Qing Jiali and Yang Jiniao knew the situation of the Ming Dynasty better. After using troops repeatedly, It is basically impossible for Ming Dynasty to continue to launch a war to make things difficult for them.
There is no Battle of Monan or Liaonan in history. In this year or so, Li Chengliang mainly fought with Su Bahai, and then added a battle to pacify Gule Village. In this way, Liaodong has already Having lost the remaining power to continue to force Ye He, of course not to mention now - this is Ye He's confidence.
Therefore, just when Gao Pragmatic was making plans, Ye He's two Belles, Nuan Rabbit, and Tongtang Tai continued to snatch the territory of the Hada tribe from village to village, and at the same time asked the Ming Dynasty to allow Ye He, Nuan Rabbit, and Tongtang Tai to The two groups entered Kaiyuan Horse Market for trade.
When Gao pragmatically came to Kaiyuan this time, the first thing he did was to send an envoy to Ye He, telling them that he was willing to consider the mutual trade, and asked Qing Jiali and Yang Jiniu to come to Kaiyuan in person to discuss the details of the mutual trade with him.
The news reached Ye He, and the two city lords, Baylor, quickly summed it up.
What Qing Jiali means is that Gao Jingshi is different from other former Liao Fus. Although this person has a great literary reputation, he also likes to do business. Otherwise, there would not be a famous Jinghua, so he feels that Gao Jingshi If you are pragmatic and willing to discuss the details of mutual trading with them, it should be more credible.
Yang Jia Ni agreed with Qing Jia Ni's judgment that Gao Pragmatic "likes to do business", but he still had some doubts. The main reason was that he felt that the person he wanted to talk about in this mutual market was not just Ye He. The key was to get along with Nuan Tu and Trance Tai. These two Mongolian tribes.
If Gao Pragmatic is okay with Trance Tai, Yang Jini can basically believe it. But if Gao Pragmatic has no other ideas about Nuantu, Yang Jini doesn't think it is reliable.
After all, Nuan Rabbit also went to Liaonan with Chao Hua at that time. Although Chao Hua suffered a big loss in that battle, Nuan Rabbit lost some of his troops. On the contrary, Gao Pragmatic's side won a big victory, but in From Yang Jili's point of view, isn't this hatred still planted?
It stands to reason that Gao Pragmatic should wish that Nuan Rabbit died early at this time. Why didn't he mention Nuan Rabbit in his reply?
Although Qing Jia Ni felt that Yang Ji Ni's worries were reasonable, he considered another situation, saying that maybe Ming Ren didn't understand the situation inside the Fried Flower Department at all, and Nuan Tu might have a good reputation in Ming Ren. Unfortunately, Gao Pragmatic didn't know this guy at all, so he didn't take him seriously.
In particular, Qing Jiali also mentioned Li Chengliang. He said that Li Chengliang must know Nuantu, but Li Chengliang and Gao Pragmatic are at odds. This is already a well-known situation in Liaodong. Therefore, from Li Chengliang's perspective, He might just want to see Gao Jingjing causing embarrassment, but it's entirely possible that he doesn't tell Gao Jingjing clearly.
Yang Jili could not think of any other reasons, so he had no choice but to agree with this judgment.
Of course, the more important thing is that Ye He went to plunder and occupy Hada. On the one hand, of course, it was to occupy more land, but in fact, the more important aspect was to snatch the imperial edict from the Hada tribe, so as to improve the "trade" between Ye He tribe and Ming Dynasty. "Quantity" - As mentioned before, the rise of the Hada Tribe's throne was due to its obedience to the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, the Hada Tribe actually obtained many imperial edicts from the Ming Dynasty in the past few years.
Therefore, regardless of whether Yang Jiaruo still had doubts in his heart, now that Gao Pragmatic expressed his willingness to talk, he and Qingjiaruo would have to make a trip to Kaiyuan no matter what.
After all, mutual trade is the foundation of strength. If Ye He wants to replace Hada as the leader of the Jurchen Alliance, it is not enough to just snatch the edicts. They must also persuade or force Ming Dynasty to recognize the legitimacy of these edicts. If Ming Dynasty directly refuses to recognize it, then they will It's like just grabbing a batch of waste paper. Isn't it a waste of so much time?
So Yang Jinio first tentatively suggested that he and Qingjiasi could go to Kaiyuan, but Nuantu and Trance Tai would also have to send people to follow them, because they were also parties to this negotiation.
However, this time, Gao pragmatically refused cleanly and passed an explanation to Ye He that surprised and delighted them.
Gao Pragmatic said: The batch of edicts you Ye He received from the Hada tribe were specially issued by the imperial court to the Jurchen tribes and have nothing to do with the Mongols.
It is not impossible for the Mongols to come to open the original horse market, but they can only come under Ye He's supervision and guarantee, so they do not need to participate in this matter. As for how you discuss this matter with the Mongols, that is your own question, and I, the Ming Dynasty, will not ask at all.
This approach was very clever. Ye He and the two Belles immediately believed it and laughed three times with joy - this means that in the future, Nuan Tu and Trance Tai want to trade with the Ming Dynasty, they must go through Ye He's hand, and through this hand It means that they will have to act based on Ye He's face.
Ye He's strength is slightly stronger than that of Nuan Rabbit and Xu Tai, but the two Belles know that if Nuan Tu and Xu Tai join forces, Ye He will still be at a disadvantage. However, once they have this advantage in the mutual market, Ye He is not afraid of them anymore - he is very pragmatic in his approach to controlling Tumut: if you master the economic base, you will master the superstructure, so they can't help it.
In this case, Qing Jia Ni and Yang Ji Ni did not hesitate and immediately prepared to go to Kaiyuan.
However, Yang Jiniu was still more cautious. After much deliberation, he finally decided that he could not just go there lightly, he had to go there with great fanfare.
Yang Ji Ni said to Qing Jia Ni: "My two brothers have worked hard for twenty years and finally reached the current situation. We are going to Kaiyuan to discuss mutual trade. It is not just a simple negotiation, but we must also take this opportunity to let the Jurchen tribes know how powerful we are. Let them know that even the Ming Dynasty has to sell our face! Besides, bring more troops so that the Ming Dynasty will not underestimate you and my brothers!"
Qing Jiali felt that this statement made sense and immediately agreed: "Well, you and I will each bring a thousand elite cavalry. I heard that there are all guardsmen in Kaiyuan, and only Kaiyuan General Yang Yuan has five hundred cavalry servants in his hands, and we bring two thousand people, which is enough to make Yang Yuan dare not act rashly."
Yang Jili laughed loudly and said: "Yang Yuan would never act rashly - Ah Hun, don't forget that Yang Yuan is Uncle Li's person, not Gao Futai's person. Gao Futai's orders are No one can say whether Yang Yuan is going to work well here! His five hundred cavalry are just a decoration now. As long as we don't open the original ones, I predict that he will definitely stand still."
Qing Jiali was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately went to mobilize his troops without hesitation.
And just when the two Yehebels, Qing Jia Ni and Yang Ji Ni, were happily dispatching their troops and generals, preparing to go to Kaiyuan to establish their brothers as the Jurchen masters, another Jurchen tribe leader also brought three hundred elite soldiers. Entering Liaodong from Fushun Pass, heading north all the way to Kaiyuan.
This Jurchen tribe is called the Su Kesu Hu Tribe, and its leader is none other than Nurhaci, the commander of the Jianzhou Left Guards who was personally recommended by Gao Futai!
At this time, Nurhachi was actually very grateful to Gao Pragmatic. The reason for his gratitude was that Gao Pragmatic recommended him to be the commander of the Jianzhou left guard.
This issue must be explained a little bit: It stands to reason that Tucker was dead at that time. According to regulations, his position can be inherited by his son, that is, he inherits the position and the son inherits the father's legacy. Therefore, Gao Pragmatic recommended Nurhaci to become the commander of the Jianzhou Left Guard. what is the problem.
But in fact, according to Jurchen's practice at this time, Nurhaci, as the eldest son, was not really worthy of inheriting the post of commander of Jianzhou Left Guard, or in other words, the possibility of inheritance was not high.
why? Because compared to the "primogeniture system" of the Han people, the Jurchens go the opposite way. They are more accustomed to the "younger son inheritance system" passed down from the early Mongolia (this issue has been explained when writing about Tumote pass).
Comparatively speaking, the eldest son inheritance system is to better maintain the stability, inheritance, and order of the family, while the youngest son inheritance system is also easy to understand: parents prefer the youngest child, because usually the youngest child is younger because of The ability is relatively low. The main reason here is that the parents love their younger son, so they hand over the property to the younger son without considering too many other aspects.
Takeshi's first wife gave birth to four children, including one who died in infancy, and three more, including Nurhachi, Shuerhaqi and Yarhaqi. But when Tucker died, his youngest son was Bayala, born to his second wife, Nurhaci's stepmother. So according to Jurchen practice, this son should take over.
But Gao Pragmatic did not choose Bayala, but still chose Nurhachi, even "regardless" of future threats. Why is this?
Because Bayala was only a seven-year-old child at this time. Can this orphan and widowed mother be in charge of the already declining Jianzhou Left Guard? The answer is obvious. When the time comes, there will definitely be a fight for power and gain.
But having said that, Nurhaci also faced the same situation after assuming office. In this case, what is the difference between the two?
There is a difference.
Bayala's mother is the adopted daughter of Ye He Lao Beile. In theory, she is the sister of Qing Jia Niu and Yang Jia Niu.
For the Ming Dynasty, the standard for handling Jurchen affairs is very simple: support the weak and attack the strong, and attack and suppress whoever is the strongest. Therefore, Ye He, who has defeated Hada, is now half an enemy, so how can Ye He let Ye He Will the forces continue to grow bigger and stronger and continue to pose a greater threat to Liaodong?
As for Jianzhou Zuowei's orphans and widowers, Bayala's mother is the daughter of Ye He. As uncles, how could Qing Jiali and Yang Jiniu stand by and not help their nephews take care of Jianzhou Zuowei?
After taking care of it, the left guard of Jianzhou was probably named Ye He, and the Siberian tiger had legitimately intervened in the Jurchens of Jianzhou. There were many Jurchen tribes in Jianzhou and their power was scattered. Now there is no one like him. How could Wang Gao, a leader recognized by everyone and a typical leaderless leader, be able to resist Ye He's annexation?
By then, Ye He would be the top Jurchen in Haixi, and he would unify Jianzhou, gain greater power, and then use the opportunity to turn around and attack the other three tribes in Haixi. It would be hard to say that he would be able to capture them, but as long as the Ming Dynasty did not intervene forcefully, that would be the case. A sure bet.
Therefore, for Gao Pragmatic, Nurhachi is at most a potential threat, and his current strength is actually not worth mentioning at all. Ye He is now a threat on the table. As long as his strength is not controlled, he will soon be If there is going to be a qualitative change, how can we ignore this?
Oh, Nurhaci couldn’t bear to unite with the Jurchens, but Ye He could tolerate uniting with the Jurchens?
What a joke! Nurhachi now only has a few hundred soldiers!
Historically, it took him twenty or thirty years to unify the Jurchens after the Ming Dynasty fought three major conquests in a row and had no energy left to deal with him. However, Ye He's current situation is obvious. If the Ming Dynasty did not intervene, , in as little as three to five years, they will be able to keep their tail strong, and in as much as ten years, they will be able to unify the Jurchens!
Can you ignore this? Can Nurhaci be killed first?
Obviously not.
He is pragmatic and does not care whether Nurhachi dies, but on the premise that he cannot mobilize a large number of servants to come to Liaodong, as long as Ye He is not controlled for a day, Nurhaci will not die for a day!
Jianzhouwei was originally the most used chess piece by the Ming Dynasty in Liaodong. Although he was later taught a lesson by the Ming Dynasty for decades because he was not obedient, he also cultivated a Hada tribe. However, the Hada tribe is obviously weak at the moment. If Jianzhou is here If you don't take advantage of it, is it going to cost the court a lot of money to let Daming go to the field in person to fight Ye He again?
With three wars in a year, Ming might have to fight to the point of selling his kidneys.
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