Wuying Palace.
Zhu Yunwen's face softened slightly as he listened to the reports from Liu Changge, Tang Buping and Huo Lin.
Judging from the intelligence currently available to the Security Bureau, the leak of secrets from the Chinese Military Governor's Mansion was not caused by internal problems, but because Mei Yin violated confidentiality regulations and took out documents privately.
As long as it's not an internal problem, it's easy to say. If someone infiltrates the Chinese Army Governor's Mansion, then the problem will be really serious.
Liu Changge did not give face to Mei Yin and Princess Ning Guo, and spoke bluntly: "Duke Rong Guo violated the rules first, and Princess Ning Guo violated the family rules later, which caused the secrets of the court documents to be leaked. I ask that Duke Rong Guo and Princess Ning Guo be punished."
Zhu Yunwen didn't want to beat up Mei Yin. The leakage of documents was not a big deal, but the most serious thing was that the imperial court was extremely passive in the southwestern provinces. It could have been completed within five years, but now it is likely to have to be completed. It could take ten years or more!
But Mei Yin's status was extraordinary. He was Minister Tuogu and Zhu Yuanzhang's most valued son-in-law. Princess Ningguo was also very noble. It didn't mean that the crime could be punished.
"Where are the troops marching to the west?"
Zhu Yunwen asked.
Liu Changge replied: "According to the report from the day before yesterday, the army set out for Baoji and should have left Xi'an at this time."
Zhu Yunwen calculated the distance and found that there were still more than two thousand miles to go. Based on the army's daily march of eighty miles, it would take nearly a month to reach the capital, which was already mid-May.
"I ordered Mei Yin to think about her mistakes behind closed doors. Li Jian will temporarily take charge of the affairs of the Central Military Governor's Mansion. As for Princess Ning Guo, forget it."
It's not that Zhu Yunwen didn't want to punish Princess Ning Guo, but considering that Princess Ning Guo had a close relationship with the Queen Mother and the Empress, he felt uncomfortable doing so. Besides, the problem lies with Mei Yin, and Princess Ning Guo just made an unintentional mistake.
"Go down."
Zhu Yunwen waved his hand.
Huo Lin was a little anxious and walked out quickly and shouted: "Your Majesty, what about Widow Liu..."
Liu Changge and Tang Buping looked at each other, saluted Zhu Yunwen, and dragged Huo Lin out of Wuying Hall.
Huo Lin was speechless. Why didn't he give any instructions on such an important matter?
Liu Changge looked at the inexperienced Huo Lin and educated him: "You remember, the rule of the Security Bureau is that if the emperor doesn't say anything, the Security Bureau will take care of it."
Huo Lin took a deep breath and asked the security bureau to figure out what to do. Will Widow Liu have a good ending?
Tang Buping looked at Liu Changge: "The Security Bureau caught five people spreading rumors about the imperial court's comprehensive reform and returning to the country. They are all scoundrels and can be used as excuses."
Liu Changge nodded and strode forward: "Then keep an eye on Liu Moxie. This female scholar is most likely the culprit of spreading the news. This person is very scheming and talented. She frequently visits the houses of nobles and officials. It’s normal. But she can never spread the news to the whole city alone. There are other people or other officials behind her!”
Tang Buping stepped forward and said, "Yes, a female prostitute wants to stir up troubles. She is not qualified yet! But her status makes it easy for her to come into contact with nobles and officials, which makes her work a lot easier."
Huo Lin couldn't help but be secretly frightened when he heard this.
I still underestimated the top management of the Security Bureau. They were not just fighting and killing. There was also strategy, layout, and patient dormancy and waiting in the dark.
The security bureau is planning to target a woman.
Zhu Yunwen was also planning, but his plan was for the entire Northeast.
Zhu Yunwen has been promoted to the commander of Helan City Guards. With the establishment of Jianzhou Guards, Helan City Guards, Wuyewu Guards and other guards, the threat of Jianzhou Jurchens has been removed. It is time to consider heading north to solve the problem. There is a problem with the Haixi Jurchen tribe. It just so happens that there is a conflict between the leaders of the Haixi Jurchen tribe, Huerhai and Qianduolun...
Zhu Yunwen examined Ji Gang's documents and ordered his servant to hang up a map of the Northeast and find the locations of the Huerhai and Qianduolun Jurchen tribes in Haixi. The place was rich in water and grass. The Huerhai Jurchen tribe was located south of the Songhua River and Qianduolun. The Lun Jurchen tribe is located to the north of the Songhua River, separated only by a river. It is indeed easy for conflicts between the two tribes.
But is the situation in Northeast China developing too fast?
Zhu Yunwen kept checking the area where the Jianzhou Jurchens were with his fingers. Ji Gang's so-called threat to the Jianzhou Jurchens was unreliable. Although Ahachu and Mengge Timur surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, and the court also arranged for troops to be stationed, they are still entrenched here. There are a large number of Jurchen tribes, and the influential Jurchen tribes include Tongkuan, Muyang, Azhen, Yalu, Shili, Huertu and other Jurchen tribes.
These tribes have not surrendered to the Ming Dynasty yet. Although their tribes are not large in size, with only more than 600 people and only 2,000 people, they have a strong sense of territoriality and exclude outsiders from entering.
The court's appeasement was of no use to them, and it was not cost-effective to directly use the army. Zhu Yunwen decided to ask Ji Gang to light more fires and fan the wind in the northeast, and first eat one or two Jurchen tribes to see the effect.
If the other Jurchen tribes are still unmoved, then Zhu Yunwen can only try to see if the court's words have any effect on Ahachu, Mengge Timur and others. If so, they will be the Ming Dynasty's spears, piercing into those who do not surrender and those who do not surrender. If the heart of the Jurchens who obeyed the court's solicitation had no effect, then the court could also take the opportunity to deal with Ahachu and Mengge Timur!
Zhu Yunwen upheld tolerance, but these people did not want Ming Dynasty's tolerance at all, they wanted freedom. But the law of this world is that there is no absolute freedom, only absolute death.
"My destiny is still to focus on the Jianzhou Jurchen tribe, and clean up the territory from the Azov Jiangwei to the east, all the way to the Whale Sea (Sea of Japan)! Choose an opportunity to deal with three to five Jurchen tribes, recruit and follow up, and strive to do it this winter or in the spring of the eighth year. To achieve full control of the Jurchen tribes from Tieling to Jinghai, it is advisable to set up three to five more guard posts. Specific matters can be discussed with the Liaodong Dusi."
Zhu Yunwen drafted the document and sealed it, then ordered the Security Bureau to quickly transmit the Northeast Discipline and summon Wang Sui.
No one knows what Zhu Yunwen said to Wang Sui. They only know that Wang Sui left the capital the next day, took a few people with him and rushed to the northeast.
Zhu Yunwen looked at the map of Northeast China, pointed his finger at the Whale Sea, moved up slowly, and finally landed on an island. This island has many names, such as Kuye, Kuwu, Guwei or Black Dragon. It is called Saha in Manchu. Lin Island was named Sakhalin Island by later generations.
This is a historical regret. As the largest island in China (twice as big as Wanwan), it later became the territory of Maozi. It cannot be said that it is not sad.
Many people think that the inclusion of Sakhalin Island (called Sakhalin Island in the Ming Dynasty, temporarily referred to as Sakhalin Island for easy identification) is a matter for the Qing court to be included in the Central Plains. Oh, that is nonsense.
As early as the Tang Dynasty, the Junli, Kushuo, and Moyiji tribes on Sakhalin Island submitted to the Tang Dynasty. In the 13th year of Kaiyuan, the Tang Dynasty established the Heishui Dudufu in the lower reaches of Heilongjiang, ruling the vast areas in the lower reaches of Heilongjiang including Sakhalin Island.
During the Liao and Jin Dynasties, Sakhalin Island was successively controlled by the Liao and Jin countries. During the Liao Dynasty, it was under the jurisdiction of the Five Kingdoms, and during the Jin Dynasty, it was directly controlled by the Jinting.
In the last years of the Jin Kingdom, wars often broke out between the Song, Jin and Yuan Dynasties. The Jin Dynasty no longer had the energy to directly control Sakhalin Island. Therefore, at the end of the Jin Dynasty, Sakhalin Island gradually escaped from the control of the Central Plains.
During the Yuan Dynasty, in order to regain control of Sakhalin Island, the Yuan Dynasty used troops on Sakhalin Island many times, and finally appeased the island's ghosts and other tribes. The Marshal Zhengdong Mansion was later installed to exercise actual control over the lower reaches of Heilongjiang and Sakhalin Island.
After the Yuan Dynasty was beaten to the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and after the Tatars and Oaras fled to the grasslands, Zhu Yuanzhang conducted a strategy in the northeast and adopted the policy of restraining the people. To be honest, he did not actually control Sakhalin Island. The Ming court's will did not exist on Sakhalin Island. any potency.
Zhu Yunwen decided to take back Sakhalin Island and make it an inherent territory of the Ming Dynasty.
The location of Sakhalin Island is very good. It faces the mainland across the Tartar Strait to the east, and to the south is the Soya Strait. Beyond the Soya Strait is the Japanese island of Hokkaido.
Controlling Sakhalin Island will be helpful for the future advancement of Japan.
The Japanese nation carried original sin in their bones. In order to prevent their sinful blood from dripping on the land of China again, Zhu Yunwen wanted their blood to be shed directly on the four islands.
As for the war against Japan, if we only rely on the navy to break through from one or two sides, it will be time-consuming and labor-intensive. It may also be dragged into a long-term battle by Japan because of the inability to keep up with the logistics supply, which will be disadvantageous.
If we really launch a full-scale war against Japan, Zhu Yunwen will never attack from one direction only. Tsushima is a springboard, Ryukyu Islands is a springboard, and Sakhalin is also a springboard!
But it is far from the time to deal with the Japanese. Zheng He's main force has not returned yet. The Ming Navy has not yet returned to the level it had been in the fifth year of Jianwen. Steam warships are still being explored and improved, and they want to be armed and used on a large scale. It still takes time.
Sigh!
Zhu Yunwen could only retract his gaze from Sakhalin Island, look to the northeast, and focus on cleaning up the Jianzhou Jurchens, Haixi Jurchens and Savage Jurchens.
The Jianzhou Jurchens are in the south of Northeast China, the Haixi Jurchens are in the middle of Northeast China, and the Savage Jurchens are in the north of Northeast China, where Sakhalin is located.
If you want to control Sakhalin, you must first control the savage Jurchens. If you want to control the savage Jurchens, you must first deal with the Haixi Jurchens.
The problem is back. The only thing the court can do is to consolidate the area where Jianzhou Jurchens are located, and then completely control the situation before heading north...
Zhu Yunwen did not want the Jianzhou Jurchens to stab the Ming Dynasty in the back when dealing with the Haixi Jurchens. If he wanted to control them, he should completely and completely disintegrate the Jianzhou Jurchens' combat effectiveness and make them truly surrender to the Ming Dynasty.
troops!
Zhu Yunwen picked up Gao Wei's memorial. The troops in the Northeast were insufficient, and the troops of the Liaodong Dusi could not always be drawn to the Northeast.
"The imperial court has actually reached the point of increasing its troops..."
Zhu Yunwen sighed a little.
In recent years, the imperial court has been streamlining the guards and actively breaking the military household system and introducing a recruitment system into the guards.
Benefiting from the policies of the New Army and high standards of control, although the number of Ming Guards and sergeants has been reduced, the overall combat effectiveness has been greatly enhanced.
Now, there are 300 internal and external guard posts in the Ming Dynasty, 60 guard posts for thousands of households, and more than 1.75 million troops. However, this number still makes Zhu Yunwen feel a little stretched.
