Finally, the New Year's Eve of the 20th year of Chongzhen was not celebrated in other places.
Emperor Chongzhen did not need to bring an army back and forth this time, so the speed was much faster, and he arrived in the capital on the 29th of the New Year.
In addition to those European talents, there were also chiefs from various Southeast Asian countries who accompanied Emperor Chongzhen to the capital. They may have forgotten to pay tribute to the suzerain country before, but from now on, they will probably never forget this matter again, because Nanyang can now be said to be the inner lake of the Ming Dynasty.
For the people in the capital, in the past 20 years of Chongzhen, the power of the Ming Dynasty expanded, and there was an additional Luzon County and an additional Nanyang Prefecture in Fujian Province. For them, it was not a big deal. .
Because those are too far for them. Even if the most important enemy this time is the Western Yi, or the two Western Yi parties joined forces and were beaten to pieces by the Ming Dynasty, their influence is indeed very limited. They might as well welcome the emperor to the capital. Look at those various barbarians who talk a lot, talking about the excitement of all nations coming to court.
In contrast to them, the senior officials of the Ming Dynasty in the court knew that the emperor's conquest of Nanyang was only the first step for the Ming Dynasty to conquer the world in the future.
With Nanyang in hand, we can use it as a springboard for further expansion. More importantly, Nanyang was directly in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, which was equivalent to controlling another granary. If the domestic population is relocated to Nanyang again, with the diligence of the people of the Ming Dynasty, there will be three crops a year, and the grain output will definitely be greatly increased. If it is transported back, the domestic disaster prevention and relief pressure will be reduced a lot.
But even so, only Emperor Chongzhen himself knows best about the achievements of Chongzhen in his 20th year. Defeating the Spanish and Dutch colonists was a powerful blow to the colonization of the West during the Age of Discovery. By the way, it also formed an alliance with Portugal and brought Portugal to the Ming side, which was equivalent to having an alliance in Europe.
This is of great significance to Ming Dynasty's next global strategy, at least until Ming Dynasty's technological explosion can widen the generation gap with the West.
After returning to the capital, Emperor Chongzhen still had two things to deal with. The results of the previous dispatches to Tianshan and Tibet have already come to fruition.
The biggest difficulty for Lan Tianbao and Chen Baoting during this trip was the journey on the road. Especially when going to the Tibetan Plateau, I had to rest for several days and my body adapted before I could move on.
Among them, Chen Baoting went to the Tianshan Mountains, and his main target was Oirat Mongolia.
His line of work was unexpectedly smooth.
When the leader of the Oirat Tribe and the Great Khan of the Heshuote Tribe, Oqiltu, heard that the Ming Dynasty envoy had arrived, he marched at least fifty miles to greet them, and it was very grand, with singing and dancing, as if they were a family. This surprised Chen Baoting.
In fact, it would not be surprising at all if he knew the situation in western Mongolia.
The Mongolian strength of the Oirat tribe is not very strong, especially since Gushi Khan also took many elites to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and their strength has been weakened a lot. Previously, they had chosen to submit to Jianlu's Houjin.
However, over the years, news from the east has gradually reached western Mongolia.
First, the Ming Dynasty wiped out the eastern Mongolia, then wiped out the powerful Jianlu, and finally even the three Mongolian tribes in Mobei annexed themselves to the Ming Dynasty. Every time these pieces of news reached Western Mongolia, they would be greatly surprised. Especially the destruction of the Jianlu and Mobei tribes, which shocked the people of Western Mongolia.
Even if Chen Baoting did not send an envoy to Tianshan this time, after discussion, Western Mongolia decided to send an envoy to express his goodwill to the Ming Dynasty. This is not because of how servile they are, but because they have encountered a crisis in the ethnic group.
It has been almost ten years since Emperor Chongzhen traveled to this era, and he is still the most powerful Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. His butterfly can be said to be a very huge one, and the chain reaction of flapping its wings is also very large.
Originally, Tsarist Russia had been expanding eastward at this time. However, Emperor Chongzhen drove the Mongolian tribes to march northward for conquest, which can be said to have completely cut off the clutches of Tsarist Russia's eastward expansion.
The Far East is too far away, and even if Tsarist Russia is not convinced, it is still powerless. So, I decided to move to a nearby place. As a result, Western Mongolia faces a much greater threat from Tsarist Russia than it did in history.
At this time, Oirat Mongolia was actually divided into four major tribes, namely Heshuote, Junggar, Durbot, and Turgut. There will also be conflicts among themselves over ranch matters. Tsarist Russia was also cruel and cunning. While sowing discord among their tribes, they also began to encroach and annex them.
At this time, the relationship between the leader of the Turgut tribe and the leader of the Orlek and Junggar tribes, Baturhun, was very tense, and he could not defeat him, so he led his tribe and some herdsmen from the Turbot tribe and the Heshuote tribe to the west. Moved to the lower Volga region.
As a result, Oirat Mongolia itself was in a state of division, and Gushi Khan also took away the elite. One can imagine its strength, and it is even more conceivable to face the pressure from Tsarist Russia.
As the leader of the Oirat tribe, Oqirtu Khan had not thought of any solutions, and had also asked Gushi Khan for help. However, Gushi Khan was too busy running Qinghai and was unable to help. At this time, the Oirat Ministry was in great need of a big leg to deal with the increasingly arrogant arrogance of Tsarist Russia.
No, of course Oqiltu Khan was overjoyed when he heard that the Ming envoy had arrived.
After Chen Baoting read out the imperial edict of Emperor Chongzhen, Eqirtu Khan finally hesitated when he heard that it was to be included.
But in the end, he just hesitated. With the Mobei Tribe as a precedent, I already had expectations in my heart. Let’s compare again, whether to embrace the Ming Dynasty or be eventually annexed by Tsarist Russia. This multiple-choice question is not difficult to make the right choice.
Therefore, it can be said that Chen Baoting was able to complete his mission brilliantly, thanks to the divine assistance of Tsarist Russia.
In the end, Eqirtu Khan personally followed Chen Baoting to the capital of the Ming Dynasty. After he arrived here, he heard more about the Ming Emperor. He knew that the Ming Dynasty also expanded its territory in the south and beat the Western barbarians like Tsarist Russia to the ground. He didn't know how much better he felt.
As for Lan Tianbao's side, although they didn't receive as exaggerated a welcome as Chen Baoting's side, the result was almost the same.
Gushi Khan knew how to advance and retreat best. When he was still in Western Mongolia, when he heard about the rise of Hou Jin, he immediately surrendered to Hou Jin. Ke Zhi knew that he had no intention of competing with other tribes for secular kingship. What he cared about most was his faith.
Therefore, as soon as Lan Tianbao arrived, he immediately agreed that Qinghai and Tibet would be included in the Ming Dynasty. But there is one condition: in terms of religion, I don’t want to change much. In order to persuade the Ming Emperor, he personally accompanied Lan Tianbao to the Ming capital.
As a result, the uncle and nephew Gushi Khan and Oqiltu Khan reunited again as never before in history.
At this time, Emperor Chongzhen received their uncle and nephew, of course, separately.
As for Eqiltu Khan, he was granted the title of Eqiltu Marquis and enjoyed glory and wealth in the capital. As for the other leaders of the Oirat tribe, they may have moved away, so don't worry about it for now; Baturhui of the Jungar tribe did not listen to Oqirtu Khan and did not come to the capital. He was still hesitant about joining the Ming Dynasty, and Emperor Chongzhen didn't care. , when you look back and think about it later, give it to a count at most. If you dare to fight against the Ming Dynasty, then destroy it.
Related to this incident, Emperor Chongzhen issued a decree and finally transferred Hong Chengchou from Liaodong and appointed him as the governor of the Tianshan Mountains, responsible for integrating the forces of the Mongolian tribes, and his headquarters was temporarily located in Baotou.
Hong Chengchou knew about Emperor Chongzhen's huge plan to conquer the world. Once this decree came out, he would definitely know that Emperor Chongzhen was going to expand westward, at least to recreate the Western Regions of the Han and Tang Dynasties. At the same time, he is a civil servant who understands propriety. After understanding the emperor's will, he will definitely be able to make early preparations.
This was what Emperor Chongzhen had in mind. After arranging the matter, he summoned Gushi Khan to see him.
The fact that Gushi Khan came to the capital in person is enough to show his sincerity. In this regard, Emperor Chongzhen also treated him with courtesy. Considering the topography and population of Qinghai-Tibet, for now, these places can really be regarded as barren lands, and the Ming Dynasty did not have the spare capacity to develop them.
Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen agreed to Gushi Khan's conditions, and after surrendering to the Ming Dynasty, except for sending out officials symbolically, the overall situation remained unchanged.
This made Gushi Khan very happy, but before he could thank him, Emperor Chongzhen said to him again: "But I also have a condition, or a request, which I need you to fulfill!"
After hearing this, Gushi Khan felt truly relieved. Otherwise, just listen to the Ming Emperor's continuous conquests in the north and south, and the expansion of territory, even in western Mongolia. Directly controlled by the imperial court. Only if you let yourself go, how much do you doubt how much sincerity there is?
Now that Emperor Chongzhen put forward his request, Gushi Khan responded respectfully: "Your Majesty's decree, as long as I can do it, I will do my best."
Faintly, he was also reminding Emperor Ming that I am sincere with the utmost sincerity. The request you made cannot conflict with the previous one.
How could Emperor Chongzhen not hear it? He immediately smiled faintly and said: "I want you to assemble an elite army and stand by in southern Tibet, waiting for my will. Within three to five years, maybe I will use it!"
Hearing this, Gushi Khan couldn't help but be stunned and didn't react for a while.
It's not that he doesn't know who they might start a war with if they gather troops in southern Tibet. However, the Central Plains Dynasty has never taken the initiative to attack since ancient times! The current emperor has such great ambitions, why would he want to annex that place again?
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