Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

It was almost impossible to fight an annihilation war on the grassland, and a large number of Mongolian cavalry still managed to escape.

Hebula Khan was too old and weak to withstand the torment. He had fainted when he was captured alive, and when he woke up again, he had reached the northeastern shore of Lake Buir.

Two months ago, Yue Fei was stationed in the Ugudilie Military Command City built by the Liao Kingdom. But it was too far away from the mountainous area where the Mongols were hiding, and the city had been in disrepair for many years and was in ruins, so he moved to the northeastern shore of Lake Buir and the north bank of the Hela River (Halaha River).

The court planned to build a city here. Once the city was built, it would be surrounded by rivers on three sides and face the lake on one side, with only a small land passage in the northwest corner.

In addition to fishing and grazing, the riverside area can also be cultivated.

The most suitable crops are naturally wheat, soybeans and corn.

But rice can also be grown. In order to promote sales, local governments and merchants in later generations even named Hulunbuir rice "Ice Fragrant Rice".

The court will relocate some Han people here, build farming areas around cities and rivers, and set up an infantry to guard the city. Three thousand Ming cavalry will be retained here, and the large grasslands around Lake Beier will all be used as pastures for the cavalry.

These cities, farmlands, and pastures will be directly under the jurisdiction of Dingbei Protectorate in the future.

The rest of the tribes, including the remnants of Mongolia, will be settled around the direct jurisdiction of the Protectorate.

Yes, the Ming court did not think of killing all the Mongolian tribes.

If there is no long-term governance, but the troops are withdrawn after fighting, it will naturally be better than the wheels of killing. But long-term governance requires suppression and appeasement, otherwise all the grassland tribes will be sad!

Moreover, too much killing in Mobei will lead to the emptiness of the grassland, and the forest people of the Balahu tribe will inevitably take the opportunity to move south.

"Are you the Yue Protector?" Kublai Khan asked.

Yue Fei smiled and said, "If you obey the court's decree, you should have come to Linhuang to see me regularly. In that case, we would have known each other for a long time, and the court would not have sent troops to Mobei."

Hebula Khan glanced at his bandaged ankle: "Are you going to take me to Luoyang?"

"Yes," Yue Fei said, "but before taking me to Luoyang, you need to go into the mountains with me and persuade the remnants of the Mongols hiding in the mountains to surrender."

Hebula Khan asked, "How do you plan to deal with them?"

Yue Fei said:

"The court will set up the 'Dingbei Protectorate' here, in the town of Liao "The 'Yanran Protectorate' will be established in the state capital (300 miles west of Ulaanbaatar). "

"All the people of the tribes conquered and annexed by you will be selected and mixed into new tribes, and the tribal chieftains will be appointed by the court."

"The remaining Mongolian remnants will be dispersed and resettled, one-third will be moved to the jurisdiction of the Yanran Protectorate, one-third will be moved to the jurisdiction of the Linhuang Protectorate, and one-third will remain in your ancestral land. Some tribes in the two major protectorates in the south of the desert will also move north to the Yanran and Dingbei Protectorates."

Hebula Khan thought carefully about Yue Fei's words, and then sighed.

This is to mix and resettle the tribes in the south and north of the desert. At that time, the territories of each tribe will be intertwined, and there will be feuds between each other.

"How many of my brothers and descendants have escaped?" Hebula Khan asked.

Yue Fei said:

"Han Shizhong fought with Anbahai and killed your two cousins, three nephews, two nephews, and captured one of your nephews and one of your nephews."

"In the battle between me and you, I killed one of your brothers, two sons, one grandson, and two nephews. I captured one of your nephews, two sons, and two grandsons."

Hebula Khan felt a pain in his heart and seemed to lose all his strength in an instant.

Yue Fei said again: "As long as you surrender the remnants of the Mongolians hiding in the mountains, your surviving brothers and descendants, including the captured relatives, can all save their lives. However, they must move to Anxi Protectorate, which was the former Gaochang Uighur."

Hebula Khan did not agree immediately, but asked: "Why did Yue Duhu know the battle report from Anbahai? And he even knew the number of people killed and captured?"

"There is a thing called a telegraph, which can instantly transmit military information thousands of miles away." Yue Fei grinned.

Hebula Khan opened his mouth wide, wanting to say something but stopping.

He couldn't understand what the telegram said, but if what Yue Fei said was true, then the Mongolian military action was doomed to fail completely from the beginning.

Yue Fei stood up and prepared to leave: "I'll give you two days to think about it. Two days later, I will join forces with Han Shizhong and go into the mountains to wipe out the remnants of Mongolia."

"I promise!" Hebula Khan hurriedly called out.

Yue Fei smiled and walked out of the tent. He continued to move forward for more than a hundred steps and saw Zhu Shizhong who was tied up and brought over.

Zhu Shizhong shouted in panic: "Protector General, spare me, Protector General, spare me..."

"Deserting in battle, military punishment!" The smile on Yue Fei's face disappeared instantly, and he gritted his teeth and looked at this bastard.

"Spare me! Spare me..."

Zhu Shizhong was dragged away immediately, and his begging for mercy became farther and farther away.

As for the demolition of Zhu Shizhong's Tatar tribe, Yue Fei did not have enough authority for this matter, and he had to report it to the court and obtain approval.

...

Luoyang. Zhu Ming gently put down the battle report sent by Han and Yue.

Compared with the Mongols, Zhu Ming is more concerned about the news of Western Liao.

The latest news sent back to Luoyang by Anxi Protectorate is that Khwarezm tried to refuse to pay 10,000 tribute gold, but was beaten up by the soldiers sent by Western Liao and paid the money honestly.

In this battle, Western Liao used 15 artillery pieces and easily destroyed a stone castle of Khwarezm!

Western Liao actually started using firearms.

Glancing at the clock, Ju Ming said, "Let him come in."

Soon, a young foreign old man was brought into the hall. It was Mulek, the prime minister of the Seljuk Empire who had been envoy to the Ming Dynasty.

Historically, after Sultan Sanjar was captured by the rebels, Prime Minister Mulek successfully escaped back to the Seljuq capital.

But because he advocated the centralization of monarchy, other officials just supported another puppet to take power. His confidants who stayed in the court had long been squeezed out by everyone, and now they would naturally completely lose their power when they returned.

As a result, Mulek was driven out of the capital by the new court team, and even his family property was divided up. In his later years, he lived in various Central Asian countries, hoping to be appreciated by the monarch, and eventually died in poverty.

In this time and space, Mulek did not choose to wander around like a blind chicken, but directly took a boat to join the Ming Emperor.

"His Majesty the Great Ming Emperor, may you always be healthy." Mulek knelt down and worshiped.

Ju Ming smiled and said, "Sit down."

Compared with the last time they met, Mullek seemed to have aged twenty or thirty years. His head is full of white hair and wrinkled, and he is already in his twilight years.

Ju Ming asked about the current situation of Seljuk, and Mullek answered carefully, and also analyzed the factions in the DPRK and the local nobles.

After some conversation, Mulek suddenly said: "Your Majesty, I brought two sons and five grandchildren this time. The money has been spent long ago, and I still owe the ship owner a sum of money. I hope to be an official in the Ming Dynasty , and was given a house.”

Ju Ming was amused: "What can you do for me?"

"The whole family converted to Confucianism and devoted their loyalty to the Ming Dynasty," Mullek said.

Ju Ming didn't bother to correct that Confucianism does not require conversion, but simply said: "It's not enough."

Mulek added: "The Black Khitan (Xi Liao) spread news in Western countries, saying that the Ming army would kill all desert believers, and called on the monarchs of various countries to unite to resist the Ming invasion."

"I know this news." Zhu Ming nodded.

Mulek took the opportunity to suggest: "Actually, there is no need to kill all the believers. I have a way to convert them to Confucianism."

Ju Ming looked at Mulek carefully and found the world more and more funny.

The grandfather of the Mulek in front of him was called Nizam Mulek. In addition to being a famous Seljuk politician, he was also a famous Seljuk religious scholar and presided over the construction of countless religious schools.

The grandson of such a powerful person came to teach the Ming Emperor how to make Central Asian believers apostate?

It's understandable for a political family.

Nizam Mulek himself was an unscrupulous person. In order to promote his political views, he praised Sultan Gojinin in the book and described a militaristic tyrant as a saintly king who loved the people.

This family is a true imperialist, and its political philosophy has always been the centralization of monarchy. Religion and other things are all tools used for politics.

"Tell me about it," Ju Ming said.

Mulek said: "You can start with the Turkic nobles. Although the Turkic monarchs and nobles in various countries have been shouting jihad, they are all false believers. They do not abide by the teachings at all, drink openly and act unscrupulously. There is no caliphate in their eyes. , even dissatisfied with those high-ranking sultans. The teachings are just a tool for them to expand their territory! "

"Oh." Zhu Ming finally became interested.

Mulek said: "The local nobles of the Black Khitan (Western Liao Dynasty) are mainly Turks. The Ming Dynasty can first defeat the Black Khitan army, eliminate all clergy in its path, and then ensure the secular power of the Turkic nobles and force those Turks to The nobles converted, and those who did not converted were conquered. After a few more campaigns, they all converted."

"So simple?" Zhu Ming was a little doubtful.

Mulek shook his head and said: "It is not simple. It requires a very strong military force and the secular power of the converted nobles must be guaranteed. During the whole process, there will be rebellions one after another, and even spontaneous uprisings by some believers. I have a very rich His theological knowledge can help His Majesty appease the nobles and people there. "

"It's interesting."

Ju Ming said: "Confucianism does not require conversion. I will arrange a house for your family first, and then you will go to the Monk and Taoist Temple to study Buddhism. When you have time, you can communicate with the monks of Tianwang Temple. When the Ming Dynasty goes to war with Xiliao, how many people will you take with you? Hundreds of monks went out with the army."

"Let the nobles and common people of Black Khitan convert to Buddhism?" Mulek asked.

Ju Ming said: "Yes, let them convert to Buddhism. They used to believe in Buddhism there."

Mulek stood up and bent down to salute: "I will definitely familiarize myself with Buddhism as soon as possible and help His Majesty the Emperor pacify the Black Khitans."

Ju Ming said: "Those of your children and grandchildren should learn Chinese as soon as possible, and those who are capable will naturally be reused."

"Thank you for your majesty's generosity and kindness." Mulek became more respectful.

From now on, his whole family will be citizens of the Ming Dynasty.