Gao Pragmatic noticed that there was a mystery in Meng Guzhezhe's words: she did not simply say that Tumut needed the Ming Dynasty to recognize its "Mongolian orthodoxy", but added a prefix of "as its suzerain state".
Gao Pragmatic's understanding is that what Meng Guzhezhe meant by his words was that if Tumut simply hoped that he would inherit the "Mongolian orthodoxy", it would definitely be inappropriate and would definitely not be recognized by the Ming Dynasty. However, if the Ming Dynasty, as the suzerain state of Tumut, recognized Tumut as Mongolian orthodoxy, there would be a certain possibility.
The difference between the two is that the former means that Tumut became an equal being to the Ming Dynasty after being "upgraded" to Mongolian orthodoxy, while the latter means that not only Tumut was a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, but also a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. After it inherited the "Mongolian orthodoxy", it remained a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty.
In other words, the Mongol Khanate became a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty.
Gao pragmatic found that Meng Guzhezhe's words were very thoughtful and highly feasible. However, he did not express his position immediately. Instead, he turned to look at Huang Zhiting and Liu Xin, wanting to hear their opinions first.
Huang Zhiting received Gao's pragmatic gaze and said thoughtfully: "This statement... I think it can be discussed, but there are two issues that need to be determined in advance.
First, does Tumut really attach great importance to this 'Mongolian orthodoxy'? I mean, are they willing to dispatch at least tens of thousands of cavalry to accompany the Ming Dynasty in launching a large-scale western expedition just for this mere reputation?
Secondly, the Ming Dynasty has been fighting with the so-called "Mongolian orthodox" Chahar tribe for two hundred years. Now I am afraid that many people want to eat their flesh and sleep on their skin when they hear the words "Mongolian orthodoxy". Can these nerdy courtiers and even scholars really tolerate the existence of a 'Mongolian orthodoxy'? Even if it is Tumut. "
Gao pragmatic nodded, indicating that he understood his wife's concerns, and looked at Liu Xin again.
Liu Xin also pondered for a while, and then said: "What sister said is not unreasonable, but although the possibility of the latter problem exists, if I really succeed as the first assistant, I think there are ways to suppress or guide it."
Then she looked pragmatically and said: "Master, I have another worry here: if Tumote is indeed persuaded by the 'Mongolian orthodoxy' promised by the Ming Dynasty, and then sends a large army to conquer the Western Regions, then what if they The military exploits you have achieved in the Western Region are even more brilliant than those of the Great Tomorrow Soldiers... Are you confident that you can still control Tumut as well as you do today?"
Gao Pragmatic was quite pleased, it was great, the two girls were very insightful.
Huang Zhiting's worries are very realistic. First of all, she is worried about how attractive the false name "Mongolian Orthodoxy" will be to Tumut. This is related to whether Tumut can be persuaded. In other words, this means It is of course very important whether at least tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry can become the auxiliary force of the Ming army.
Secondly, she was also relatively concerned about the political impact, and was worried about whether public opinion in the Ming Dynasty was willing to admit that the so-called "Mongolian orthodoxy" existed in the world. This point is actually very important. To a large extent, it is even related to the legal rationality of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty gained its orthodoxy by expelling the Tartars. Why do we now admit that the Tartars also have orthodoxy?
However, although Huang Zhiting has made great progress compared to herself, it is obvious that she is still unable to compare with Liu Xin, who has been with Gao Pragmatic for many years.
Liu Xin knew that with his family background in a highly pragmatic sect, his background as the number one scholar in the Six Poems, and his prestige as a world-famous scholar, he would definitely be able to solve this problem - as she said, whether it is suppression or guidance, today's High pragmatists have the ability to do this.
Then Liu Xin’s own questions were also very critical, and he even showed his pragmatic style of taking one step at a time and seeing three steps ahead. She considered whether there would be any unexpected changes in the master-slave relationship between Ming Dynasty and Tumut after the war. This actually has both political and military factors.
When Gao Pragmatic heard this, he knew that Liu Xin's concerns were fundamentally military: the distance of this Western Expedition was too far, and although the Ming Dynasty already had a relatively powerful cavalry force, this cavalry force was a typical " "Han Cavalry", it needs to rely on a stable logistics line to advance, rather than like the Mongols, who can advance quickly as long as they have suitable pasture along the way, and even fight a blitzkrieg of this era.
From a geographical point of view, Tumut's western expedition to Yarkand will most likely enter from the northeast of Yarkand, and this "northeast" is close to the Oara tribes. So assuming that Tumut defeated the main force of Chahar before the Ming army headquarters, what would be the result?
Not to mention anything else, I am afraid that the tribes of Wala will be shocked first. At this time, the main force of the Ming army has arrived again, and the Ming Dynasty has declared Tumut as the Mongolian orthodoxy. I am afraid that the Oara tribes will immediately think that the Ming and Tu coalition forces are about to launch an attack on them, so that Tumut, the Mongolian orthodox, can be completely rectified.
Chahar and Tumut are Eastern Mongolia (plus Ordos), and their Oara are Mongolia! Both eastern and western Mongolia were conquered by Tumut, so isn't Tumut the unquestionable orthodoxy of Mongolia? The Wala tribes would definitely think so.
So, if Wala thinks this way, will they concentrate their efforts on a decisive battle with Tumut? No, because Wala can't do it. They are now divided and fighting internally to the death. It is impossible to unite.
So what will happen? What else can be done? According to the Mongolian tradition of respecting the strong, the next step is to recognize Tumut's orthodox status, and the leaders of various ministries go to see the Khan and then swear allegiance!
This will break it. The Ming Dynasty's Western Expedition may be able to gain the Yarkand region, but the Ming Dynasty also endorsed Tumote - not only a political endorsement, but the Ming army's expedition to Yarkand also gave Tumote a military endorsement. .
Then, Tumut took advantage of the situation and conquered the four tribes of Wala, and his strength suddenly expanded. The number of string control men under his command increased by at least 100,000, and maybe even 200,000. Needless to say, the territory increased by more than one million square kilometers on the spot, and it even directly bordered Tsarist Russia! [Note: As mentioned before, Tsarist Russia happened to have conquered the Siberian Khanate this year. ]
At this time, if Tumut is a little ambitious, he will soon find that his territory spans thousands of miles, and he has at least 400,000 cavalry in his hands - Tumut's headquarters, Ordos tribe, Oara four tribes, and even Qinghai Tumut, Horqin tribe, etc. , now it is all controlled by Tumut, the "Mongolian orthodoxy"!
At this time, who knows whether Tumote will still be willing to be Ming's vassal? Although Chechen Khan is true that Han Naji is a die-hard fan, and Huang Taiji Erdemutu is a highly pragmatic student, but... what if?
Things like ambition usually grow with the growth of strength! If there is a serious call for "Great Yuan Orthodoxy" within Tumut by then, it is not impossible for the father and son to rebel, whether it is based on possible personal ambitions or due to internal pressure.
Politicians only like to speculate, and politicians always stabilize. Gao Pragmatic has never intended to be a politician, and he is certainly unwilling to take such strategic risks.
After thinking about it, Gao Pragmatic turned his attention back to the "initiator" Meng Gu Zhezhe, looked at her and asked: "Meng Gu, how do you answer these questions?"
Meng Guzhezhe said cautiously: "Madam and Sister Xin's concerns are very reasonable, and I feel embarrassed after hearing this..."
Gao Pingshi raised his eyebrows slightly, but still looked at her with a look of "I have to ask you."
Meng Guzhe lowered his head timidly and whispered: "I think the key to this matter is that the imperial court must completely control Tumut's expeditionary force from the beginning. Every move of Tumut's army must be directly commanded by the imperial court. It would be best if... the imperial court had important officials personally commanding the battles in its army.
As long as this can be achieved, the Tumut army cannot only fly under his own banner, but must also fly the imperial flag. In this way, whether they defeated Yarkant or defeated or frightened the four tribes of Oara, it was obviously achieved under the command of the imperial court.
In this way, the Chahar tribe, the Yarkand locals, and the four Wala tribes all knew that Tumut was just a vassal under the Ming Dynasty. In this way, even if they wanted to surrender or surrender, they would naturally not choose to surrender to Tumut, but to the Ming Dynasty. "
Huang Zhiting and Liu Xin's eyes lit up at the same time. Huang Zhiting was amazed at first, and then immediately praised: "I didn't expect Sister Meng Gu to be so knowledgeable. I think this plan is feasible."
Liu Xin also agreed, but then raised a difficulty in the plan: "...but who can be sent to the Tumut army to have the prestige to command tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry?"
This is indeed a difficult problem. Originally, of course there are such candidates. They are far away and right in front of us. Doesn’t being highly pragmatic have such status and prestige?
If he can join the Tumut army, not to mention the tens of thousands of troops sent out for the Western Expedition, even if Tumut sends out all his troops to conquer Hannaji, Chechen Khan himself, he still has to listen to him honestly." "Master Gao" commanded, and no one in Tumote dared to say more than a word.
But the problem is that Gao Pragmatic is about to be promoted to chief assistant, and it is obviously impossible for him to go to the Tumut Army to take command in person.
And having said that, if Gao Pragmatic really led the Western Expedition, he shouldn't have joined the Tumut army in the first place! No matter what, he should be commanding the Ming Army headquarters. What's the point of running to the Tumut Army?
Therefore, Gao pragmatic frowned and said: "I'm afraid it's unlikely that I will lead the troops in person this time..."
Who knew that Meng Guzhezhe smiled and said: "If the master can go, that would be the best. However, even if the master cannot go in person, it does not mean that there is no suitable candidate.
I know that a person is very suitable for me. This person is not only outstanding in battle, but also extremely loyal, especially... As long as the master orders the Tumote Western Expedition Army in advance to be led by Erdemutu Huang Taiji, then this person is recommended by me. It must be ensured that Erdemutu will not dare to disrespect him in the slightest, and will complete any of his orders without hesitation and will not dare to make any discounts. "
At this time, not only Gao Pragmatic was quite curious, Huang Zhiting and Liu Xin were also extremely surprised, and asked in unison: "Who can make Erdemutu fear Zhisi?"
Seeing that the three of them were looking at him, Meng Guzhezhe pursed his lips and smiled, and turned his eyes to Liu Xin: "Sister Xin, aren't you that person? Erdemutu Huang Taiji has not resigned from the post of military secretary until now. "
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