All the ministers here were a little stunned when they heard Li Chengliang mention the Huerha and Erwaka tribes that they had never heard of before, and secretly admired Li Chengliang. Zhang Juzheng thought a little deeper and secretly thought that Li Chengliang was playing with fire. After coming down the mountain today, he wanted to meet him and give him a good beating.
Li Chengliang continued: "I also found out that those who live on both sides of the Songhua River and the Heilongjiang River are Huerha, also known as shaved black gold, but their hairstyle is completely different from the Jurchen money rat tail; those who live in Wusuli and Songhua Those who live at the confluence of the Jiang and Heilongjiang rivers have unshaved heads, so they all have unshaved heads. Although the two have different hairstyles and clothing, they speak the same language and both speak the Hezhe language."
Zhu Yijun looked very happy after listening to Li Chengliang's speech. He praised: "I have seen the establishment of Chengzu's Nu'er Gandusi, and there are only Barbarian Jurchens, and there is no mention of great wisdom. Ning Yuanbo is worthy of the 'Tongliao incident'! Well, the Barbarian Jurchens are the result of being barbarians?"
Li Chengliang replied: "I don't know their leader, nor how their tribes are unified. But as far as I know, although the Haixi Jurchens are known to be good at fighting, they have gradually moved southward for decades because they were attacked by the Hezhe tribe!"
After hearing this, all the ministers coaxed lowly, and they were all worried about this Liao incident. Xin said that this clan rose up one after another. Although Wang Gao was destroyed, ten or twenty years later, the Hezhe clan would grow stronger again, and the military general Yiyu Hudi?
Only Zhu Yijun and a few other people present were not frightened by Li Chengliang, but they did not argue with him. After listening to Li Chengliang's words, Zhu Yijun asked with a smile: "According to Uncle Ning Yuan's opinion, if you want to solve the problem in the east once and for all, what should the court do?"
Of course, Li Chengliang chose the rhetoric that was most beneficial to his family: "With my simple knowledge, I still use Governor Liu's method. The imperial court is in the middle to clamp down, and the various tribes attack each other. Sincerity is a wonderful method."
Zhu Yijun laughed loudly after hearing this, and told Wei Chao: "I know Uncle Ning Yuan's loyalty to the country, and I will reward him with fifty silver coins, both inside and outside."
After Li Chengliang shed tears and thanked him, he was secretly happy, saying that he was so lucky that he was far better than Qi Jiguang today. But the emperor's words always seemed to have some other meaning, and he needed to go back and discuss it carefully with his eldest son.
After the emperor rewarded Li Chengliang, he asked the ministers present: "My lords, I have a question: If you want to bring the captives back to their hearts, and the court will have no more troubles, what is the best way?"
When the ministers heard the emperor's question, they were all secretly shocked. They said that when the affairs of the country were so complicated, the emperor's mind was focused on side affairs, which might not be a blessing to the country. But today is a holiday, and the occasion is not suitable for admonition, so I have to focus on the problem.
The officials were already ready to take action. When the emperor asked questions, they all started to answer like peacocks spreading their tails.
Simple and crude, what he said is similar to that of Li Chengliang. Let them attack each other first, and then when the time comes, they will return to their original ways, and finally turn them into Chinese people, thereby eliminating ethnic differences; if there are any whimsical ones, they can be said to be prisoners. They should be treated with gentleness and education, so that they would admire China and gradually succumb to it. Others have realized the role of religion, and suggest that religion can be used to guide them to do good, and then they can change their lives and return to their hometown.
Zhu Yijun listened with a smile, and nodded when he saw that the officials all pointed out that the best way to solve the problem of the captives was to change the situation.
Then he looked at Qi Jiguang and nodded.
Qi Jiguang already knew the correct answer in the emperor's mind and knew that this was to establish his prestige. After the discussion paused for a while, he spoke: "Your Majesty, with the knowledge of your ministers, you should first use violence and then show kindness, so that everyone can be treated with violence." All the captives know: 'Those who do not surrender to China will be like the Wang Gao tribe, and their people will not be like Qiao!'"
When these murderous words came out, all the ministers were stunned, thinking that Qi Jiguang was very evil. Qi Jiguang muttered in his heart: "I didn't say this, it was the emperor who said it."
Seeing the emperor clapping his hands in praise, as if to praise him for what he said well, the corners of Qi Jiguang's mouth twitched a few times. Then I heard the emperor say again: "You go on."
Qi Jiguang nodded in agreement, and then continued: "Your Majesty, I have been fighting for many years, first resisting the Japanese, and then rejecting the captives. No matter the Japanese or the captives, they are all afraid of power and unethical."
Luo Wanhua, an official of the Imperial Academy, came out and praised him: "Jing Haibo, it is well known to the world that these Japanese pirates are afraid of power and have no morals. However, Japanese pirates and border pirates repeatedly invaded China, not because of the desire of single animals, but also to make ends meet." If the imperial court allows mutual trade and opening up the sea, the troubles will surely be alleviated. ——Don’t you see, I am the king of Shunyi of the imperial court today!”
After hearing this, Qi Jiguang smiled and asked, "Luo Xiu wrote that when Qi led his troops to behead tens of thousands of real and fake Japanese heads, even though the imperial court had not opened the sea, were there any Japanese pirates at that time?"
Luo Wanhua listened and sat down silently. Only then did all the ministers remember that when Qi Jiguang and Qi Jiajun were so powerful in the world, Li Chengliang had not yet succeeded to the throne. No wonder he was so murderous. He deserved the title of uncle for his great feat of beheading tens of thousands of people!
Qi Jiguang continued: "Your Majesty, in the fourth year of Longqing's reign, the imperial court promised me a tribute. Although the imperial court promised me Monnan Mongolia, businessmen seeking profit have already spread all over the desert grasslands. According to what Luo Xiu wrote, the Lu tribe should not Attack China again. However, last year alone, Jizhen was invaded by Dong Kuli three times. The most that time was that Dong Kuli and his nephew led a total of 30,000 troops. - It’s just that the banditry has not stopped! "
"Based on my knowledge, this Lu tribe will be strong in Jianzhou this year, and may be strong in Hada next year. If a hero like Wang Gao appears, once the tribes are unified, it will become a serious problem for the border towns."
"As for the imperial court, we can't be afraid of trouble - if we want to get rid of it once and for all, we can only kill the people's hearts and minds, and then promise rewards and mutual benefits. When the time is right, we can change our ways and return to our country."
After listening to Qi Jiguang's remarks, the ministers felt itchy and wanted to argue with him, but when they saw the emperor's expression of appreciation on the throne, they thought that this memorial should wait until the imperial court finished it. When it comes to files, it’s not too late to go up and join in the music.
Zhu Yijun looked around at the nobles and ministers and asked them to discuss the two methods of treating Jurchens by Li Chengliang and Qi Jiguang.
Except for Zhang Juzheng who did not speak, most of the other dignitaries and ministers present supported Li Chengliang's method. Firstly, the court did not need to raise troops - there is no money to raise them now; secondly, it was very difficult to organize households and people and return them to their hometowns. , tribes surrendered and rebelled again, and there were many places - the southwest of the Ming Dynasty, all of which were such examples.
Of course, some responsible ministers still suggested to Zhu Yijun to adopt Qi Jiguang's opinions. Zhu Yijun didn't comment, so he asked Zhang Juzheng first. Zhang Juzheng smiled and said, "Returning to the emperor, today is the Double Ninth Festival, and this is not the Emperor's Palace, so why be anxious?"
After Zhu Yijun heard this, he laughed out loud at first. He said to Zhang Juzheng: "The old gentleman is right. I have actually studied military and state affairs here. But now that I have studied it, I finally have a conclusion."
After he said this, the birds in the curtain were silent, waiting for him to make a decision. Zhu Yijun's voice turned cold and he said something that made all the noble ministers feel heavy in their hearts and lost their voices for a moment.
Everyone felt the same, as if a cold current passed through their hearts: "Jing Haibo's words deeply touched my heart. Jurchens are ugly people. For many years, they have regarded Wang Gao as a hero in their own country and China as a weak lord. Although this The descendants of Wang Gao were exterminated in Gule City, but Jianzhou, Haixi and others still had no intention of naturalizing. They did not regard money as a rat tail as ugly, and they did not release the Han people they had plundered in the past. - But they regarded me as a Is this the Lord who can be insulted?"
"I have decided to decree in Liaodong that all the Jurchens who have been granted imperial titles will be released before the end of October this year. All the enslaved Han and Korean people will be released before the second day of February in the third year of Wanli. All Chinese people are the same. If anyone resists the order - his tribe will be exterminated and all will be killed without mercy!"
"When their resistance is suppressed by killing them, all the Jurchen tribes must organize their families into households and bring their people back to their hometowns!"
