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After the decree was passed down, not long after, Eunuch Bingbi, who was in charge of the ceremony, arrived at the Wenhua Palace under the guidance of Cao Huachun, the eunuch who held the seal. Almost at the same time, Chief Assistant Wen Tiren and his cabinet ministers also arrived. Six ministers arrived one after another at the right time, but they all rushed over just after receiving the order. The time is also similar.

After Emperor Chongzhen arrived, he explained the situation in Yunnan and Annan, and then asked seriously: "The chieftains have repeatedly rebelled. What do you think of this?"

After a moment of silence in the Wenhua Hall, Wen Tiren, the first assistant, took the lead and expressed his position: "Your Majesty, the policy of changing the native land to exile has greatly affected the interests of the chieftains. During the battle of Dongwu, all the chieftains who rebelled were changed to the official exile system. This There were as many as six at one time. They should have a lot of influence in Yunnan. I believe that if the court is clear and those who are loyal to the Ming Dynasty will not change their land and return to their hometown, then the chieftain will be determined. Suppress the rebellion of universal reputation , it’s also easy!”

After he started, Bi Ziyan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue, also came out and said: "What the chief assistant said is absolutely true. In this way, without spending a single soldier or food from the imperial court, we can pacify Ah with just the soldiers of the surrounding chieftains." The Miszhou Rebellion. It is not impossible to even have these chieftains send troops to Annan to suppress the rebellion!"

Xu Guangqi, the Minister of Rites, had died of a serious illness at this time in the original history. But in this plane, there are not so many things to worry about. The emperor also promotes scientific knowledge and high-yielding crops, which suits his appetite very much. He is actually in good health and energetic, without any worries.

In the past two years, as an imperial envoy to promote high-yielding crops, he had been to Annan, so he knew much about Annan. He did not go to Yunnan Tusi. He went directly from Annan to Hetao. Therefore, after he pondered, he went out to report: "The conflict between the north and the south in Anna has been going on for a long time. The old minister estimated that if there were no outsiders to instigate it, the Ruan family in the south would definitely not be so desperate, risking everything, to the point of life and death, and even death. He didn’t even hesitate to instigate a rebellion among the chieftains of Yunnan.”

Cao Huachun, the leader of the group of eunuchs who were the Chief of Ceremonies, secretly glanced at the emperor several times. After Xu Guangqi finished speaking, he also came out and said: "Your Majesty, I think that what Xu Shangshu said is very true. These chieftains appease the envoys." Waiting for the barbarian ministers to have some strength, they will be ready to take action. Whether it is provoked by someone or there are other reasons, they are just a bunch of white-eyed wolves who cannot be fed enough. When their master is not paying attention, they will show their teeth and disobey discipline. Even backfires on the master."

At this point, he paused, raised his voice, and screamed solemnly: "I believe that the policy of reforming the land and returning to the countryside is irreversible!"

Compared to foreign ministers, even Wen Tiren knew Emperor Chongzhen very well, but it was not as good as Cao Huachun's understanding of Emperor Chongzhen. Therefore, although the first assistant put forward his opinion, he put forward a completely different opinion from the first assistant. Others may be a little surprised at this point and wonder why he is so antagonistic to the first assistant, but the eunuchs under him can probably guess the reason.

Therefore, the eunuchs under him all came out one by one to echo Cao Huachun's views in their own words.

Suddenly, there were two different opinions in the Wenhua Hall.

First, those represented by Wen Tiren, the first assistant, and Bi Ziyan, the minister of household affairs, felt that the influence of the reform of the native land would be too great. If the court could make it clear that it would not take the initiative to reform the native land, that is, if the chieftain himself did not commit suicide, it would not punish him. By reforming the land and returning it to the locals, the Yunnan chieftain rebellion can be quickly put down, and even the Annan rebellion can be put down with the help of the chieftain.

The second opinion is the opinion of all the eunuchs of the Bureau of Ceremonies. They believe that the reason why the chieftains often rebelled is caused by the chieftain system. Therefore, the court must resolutely implement the reform of the native land and return it to the flow to avoid future troubles.

Xu Guangqi, on the other hand, was a little depressed. He just expressed his opinion on Annan, but Cao Huachun borrowed it, as if he was on the side of the Supervisor of Ceremonies.

Emperor Chongzhen, the initiator of the figurines, remained calm and did not judge the merits and demerits. To be honest, these ministers below are actually right. Wen Tiren's faction is nothing more than focusing on the immediate situation and coming up with specific and feasible countermeasures against the rebellion in Ami Prefecture and Annan; while Cao Huachun, the Supervisor of Liturgy, Understanding the hereditary system of chieftains, focusing on the future, I feel that we must resolutely abolish this legacy of the previous dynasty, a state within a state.

In this regard, Emperor Chongzhen can easily understand that the reason for these two opinions is nothing more than a butt problem. Wen Tiren, the first assistant, is the external steward of the Ming Dynasty and is responsible for the entire Ming Dynasty. He cherishes the current improving situation of the Ming Dynasty and does not want to go to war to minimize the impact of the unrest in the southwest.

Cao Huachun and others were the internal stewards of the Ming Dynasty, focusing more on serving the emperor and doing things according to the emperor's will. As for the price to pay for this, it's not that we don't think about it, but wen Tiren, the outside housekeeper, doesn't think about it as much. Obviously, Cao Huachun captured the emperor's intentions from clues, so he stood up with a clear attitude.

These ministers in the Wenhua Hall are all familiar with Emperor Chongzhen's style of handling political affairs. You can fully express your opinions in advance, but after the emperor makes his decision, he can no longer engage in secret confrontation. Therefore, after they finished expressing their opinions from their respective perspectives, they all turned their attention to Emperor Chongzhen and waited for him to draw a conclusion.

Emperor Chongzhen glanced at his ministers and said with a serious face: "Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, have we ever humiliated ourselves and asked for peace? Have we ever bowed to anyone? In our Ming Dynasty, there are only emperors who died in battle, not emperors who knelt down to survive! Although the chieftain So what if there are more rebellions? If there is any rebellion, one must be destroyed. This is the principle, and there is no possibility of compromise. As long as it is within the territory of the Ming Dynasty, there cannot be a state within a state! The vassal states at the beginning of the founding of the country were much different than today's What about the chieftains? Why don’t they all be cut off? The policy of reforming the natives and returning to the locals must be implemented. The imperial court declares that it will not take the initiative to reform the locals and return to the locals. It is absolutely not allowed! "

Chengzu conquered Mongolia five times, and finally died in the last expedition. Although he died of illness, he could lead the army and fight for the country. It is not an exaggeration to say that he died in battle. Ming Yingzong, Tumubao was captured, but he led the enemy back without begging for mercy. At the beginning of the founding of the country, the vassal kings all had military and political power in the vassal state, whether it was territory, financial resources, or military strength, let alone the chieftains of today.

Emperor Chongzhen's words were repeated one by one, and suddenly there was no other sound in the Wenhua Hall. The emperor's attitude is very clear!

After he finished speaking, he paused and glanced at Wen Tiren and Cao Huachun. Seeing that they all lowered their heads as if they were listening, he calmed down and said, "Of course, the policy of reforming the native land and returning it to local people cannot be announced and implemented immediately. . At least for now, it’s not possible. Although some chieftains don’t want to fight, but if someone uses this as an excuse to deceive others like this, even if all the southwestern chieftains rebel, I am confident that I can suppress it! But in this case Come, the people are suffering!"

The previous words were a rejection of the suggestions of Wen Tiren and others, and the words just now were a rejection of Cao Huachun's side. None of the people in the Wenhua Palace thought it strange. They understood that the emperor synthesized everyone's opinions and came up with his own opinions. What I just said was just a matter of fact, not directed at anyone. Therefore, they all listened quietly and waited for Emperor Chongzhen to finish speaking.

"Therefore, with regard to the southwestern chieftains, the imperial court will maintain the current situation and let the chieftains from various places make their own guesses as to whether they will return to their native land or not. Those chieftains with ulterior motives will be exposed by making them suspicious and rebelling. I Just wait for them to jump out. If the local area does not have the strength to suppress the rebellion, my millions of border troops and my new army will be idle, which can be used for training."

When Emperor Chongzhen said this, he turned to look at Xu Guangqi, the Minister of Rites, and said to him: "Xu Qing, the obedience of obedience is related to the children's school. It must also be implemented in the chieftain territory. This is a national policy. As long as the Ming Dynasty belongs to it, there will be no exception."

Can a toast wear a python robe? Obviously not, not in any dynasty. Although the violation of obedience and sacrifice was not targeted at toasts at first, it is still acceptable to emphasize it now. This is equivalent to collecting personal income tax from the officials and gentry in the chieftain's territory. Most of this money is used locally, such as building children's schools, building roads and bridges, etc. It is no different from other places in Ming Dynasty.

"According to the order!" Xu Guangqi was stunned for a moment, then immediately replied.

After receiving the response, Emperor Chongzhen looked at everyone below and said seriously: "The imperial court shows kindness to the ordinary people in the chieftain's territory, and they will know how good the imperial court is. In the future, if the chieftain wants to rebel, those people will not follow him to the death. To cause chaos. As the saying goes, he who wins the hearts of the people wins the world. This is also effective for chieftains. In this way, Wen Qing..."

"I'm here!" Wen Tiren heard this and immediately bowed to wait for the order.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at him and continued: "For officials sent to the southwest, officials selected by the Ministry of Civil Affairs must be reviewed by the cabinet. They must be truly people-friendly officials who can benefit the local people. Those chieftains are eager to cause trouble to officials sent by the imperial court. People's anger will cause civil unrest, so they can fish in troubled waters!"

"Wei ministers obey the order!" When the cabinet heard this, they immediately accepted the order without looking at the official minister's face, which looked a little ugly.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't care about this, and named Wang Cheng'en again: "Dongchang will also send out officers to secretly check the officials! I will check with the Metropolitan Procuratorate later."

Wang Chengen, who was in the queue of eunuchs Bingbi, immediately stepped out of the queue and respectfully accepted the order loudly! He is the governor of the East Factory and also serves as the eunuch Bingbi.

If we say that in the past, Ming officials looked down upon the southwest and did not care much about the local sentiments and opinions of the people, but now that the emperor has made these arrangements and has a clear purpose, basically no one dares to ignore it.

"When the time is right, the place is right, and the people are harmonious, and that is the day when the imperial court shows its hand to all the chieftains, I will not believe it. By then, how many chieftains will dare to rebel!" Emperor Chongzhen shouted coldly, "Even if there is a rebellion, my army will not It’s vegetarian!”

After he said this, he finally came to a conclusion about the Southwest Chieftain's affairs. As for the current Amizhou Rebellion and the Annan Rebellion in Yunnan, we will not quell the chaos for the time being. We will make preparations first to see if there are other chieftains who will jump out to cause chaos, and then we will calm down them in one fell swoop.

At the end of the meeting, Emperor Chongzhen said to Wen Tiren: "The Liao army is now on its way back. The cabinet is taking the lead, and the rewards for the soldiers must be confirmed before the end of the year. There are also plans for counties and counties in North Korea. You have to be prepared first.”

"Wei Chen accepts the order!" Wen Tiren heard this and quickly agreed. This was a happy event that everyone was happy about, and the atmosphere in the palace seemed to improve a lot immediately.

Today, the Korean War is over. Of course, in fact, it cannot be called finishing. It is more appropriate to call it finishing. Cao Bianjiao led the new army and chased Dorgon's Manchu and Qing remnants, covering about twenty miles every day. Ye Bushou, who was advancing forward, was able to engage with the Tanma who were behind the Manchu and Qing remnants.

At the beginning of this kind of scout war, the Manchu and Qing scouts were still full of tragedy, thinking that for the main force of the Manchu and the future of the Manchu, they would try their best to shield the Ming army from closing in at night. But after several scout battles, after these Manchu and Qing detective horses were defeated, the remaining Manchu and Qing detective horses simply did not dare to fight to the death with the Ming army at night. If Cao Bianjiao hadn't issued a strict order, the Ming army would have been able to overtake the fleeing Dorgon at night.

Not giving the remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty a chance to rest, and not even giving the remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty a chance to destroy the grain fields, they drove all the way to the easternmost tip of the Korean Peninsula and all the way to the sea.

The Korean people who were hiding came out of hiding one after another when they saw that the Ming army had become the masters. However, even so, the number of people in North Korea was pitifully small. The New Army organized these people to harvest grain. In addition to ensuring the amount needed by the New Army, other grains were used for disaster relief and reconstruction of the three cities of Busan, Seoul and Pyongyang.

It's really pitiful to say that the huge Korean Peninsula was devastated by the Manchu Qing Dynasty and there are no traces of human beings left. However, the remaining Korean people hated the Manchus the most, but Gwanghae Jun. However, Gwanghae Jun was taken away to the Japanese country by Dorgon.

With the support of the Ming army, not many people died in Jinpu Town. They were the first to take the lead, strongly demanding that the Ming army stay, submit the Book of Ten Thousand People, and ask the Heavenly Kingdom to take over North Korea and establish counties here, so that they would have a sense of security.

There was no surprise. All Korean people expressed their desire to become Ming people. For this reason, Feng Dehua was very happy. He pointed out the people of Jinpu Town and wrote a blood letter to the people. He would forward it to the Ming Emperor. In addition, these people were also asked to send another copy of the same list of people to the Governor of Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty.

Winter is coming, and the new army is ordered to return to Beijing. The Dongjiang Army in Jinzhou is responsible for the garrison in these three cities in North Korea. As for the garrison in Liaodong, it is the Guan Ning Army left behind in Shanhaiguan and the garrison troops in Jizhen and Gyeonggi. As for Ji Town and the capital, the border troops from the other nine sides of the Ming Dynasty, including Shanxi and Shaanxi, were responsible. In other words, the Liao army will be ordered to return to Beijing, while the local garrison troops will be started from Shaanxi by the Ming border army and gradually move eastward.

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