[Chapter 506] Zuo Guangdou, the recorder and the army

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It is not surprising that Zuo Guangdou had such an idea. Almost every civil servant would immediately think of the disaster, inducing Xu Xingxia and the nomadic peoples outside the border to fight to the death. In their opinion, no matter how strong Xu Xingxia's combat effectiveness is, it is not easy to destroy those nomadic peoples. If both sides fight and lose both sides, the ultimate benefit will definitely be the Ming Dynasty.

In the long history of the Chinese nation, there is almost no nomadic people who were destroyed by the Central Plains dynasty. Note that it is eliminated, not defeated. The Huns were not, the Xianbei, the Turks, and the Tatars were not humans. These nomadic peoples were all destroyed by emerging nomadic peoples. It seems that the Huns were destroyed by the Xianbei people, the Xianbei people were destroyed by the Turks, etc. Of course, their strength was seriously damaged by the Central Plains dynasty.

It seems that the Turks during the Tang Dynasty were once very powerful, and even Emperor Taizong of Tang Li Shimin had to discuss peace with them for a while. However, after the unremitting attacks by Li Jing and others, the strength of the Turks continued to weaken. By the time of Emperor Minghuang of Tang, the strength of the Turks had been reduced to the bottom. Emperor Minghuang of Tang continued to send large troops to attack, and finally broke up all the Turks. As a whole, the Turks no longer existed. The ones that rose on the corpses of the Turks were the Khigas, Uighurs, Dangxiang, Khitan and other ethnic minorities.

The current Tatars are quite a bit like the Turkish people at the time, and the area they controlled was quite vast, and the number of cavalry was quite large. They also went south from time to time to raid the border areas of the Ming Dynasty, which made the Ming Dynasty feel quite annoyed, but helpless. The prosperous period of the Ming Dynasty was far less than that of the Tang Dynasty. It took only eighty years to go from the founding of the Ming Dynasty to the change of Tumu Fort. After the change of Tumu Fort, the Ming army completely lost the initiative in warfare and had always been passive defense.

Later, even passive defense became unfeasible. The invasion of the Tatars had almost become the norm. By the time of Jiajing, the Tatars shocked the Ming Dynasty again, that was to siege the capital. By the Longqing period, in the early Wanli period, due to the emergence of Zhang Juzheng, Qi Jiguang, Li Chengliang and other great people, the situation in the nine-sided important towns was slightly better. However, after Zhang Juzheng, Qi Jiguang, Li Chengliang and others passed away one after another, the situation began to worsen again.

As the prefect of Ningxia Town, Zuo Guangdou knew very well what attitude it had in Ningxia Town when facing the Tatars. Now, the white-clothed army controls Ningxia Town. The contrast here is indeed too great. Even those who are as determined as Zuo Guangdou must be moved by it. After all, as long as they are people, they are unwilling to be bullied by adults, right? If they can bully the Tartars in turn, that would be even better.

Xu Xingxia is now a typical example of bullying the Tatars. The Helejin tribe, who had been raiding Ningxia Town, was completely eliminated by Xu Xingxia. The Tatar arrow god Mo Rigen, who had always silenced the military households of Ningxia Town, did not take any advantage in front of Xu Xingxia. Lin Danhan, who had 50,000 iron-splitting cavalry, suffered a great loss in front of Xu Xingxia and had to go back in shame.

Zuo Guangdou said: "I wonder if I can serve the adults?"

Xu Xingxia looked at Zuo Guangdou for half a minute. Zuo Guangdou actually wanted to play for himself? I heard it right? When Xu Xingxia first started, she suspected that something was wrong with his ears. He even rubbed his ears hard without even concealing it. The famous great man in history actually took the initiative to apply to play for him. Xu Xingxia felt that his turtle spirit was too powerful, and he was simply a change of fate.

However, Xu Xingxia soon understood that Zuo Guangdou did this with a purpose. In fact, Zuo Guangdou's arrival seemed to have no substantial benefits to him. The development of the White Army did not seem to require people like Zuo Guangdou. At least, it is not necessary in Ningxia Town. If he works in Ningxia Town, Xu Xingxia would be a little worried. If he had met the court, he would have become Mr. Dongguo.

Moreover, Zuo Guangdou may have another purpose when he "returns to" him, which is to try to influence himself through his personal charm. It can be seen that Zuo Guangdou is a very confident person. Generally speaking, overconfident people will overestimate their abilities. He may think that he has never read a book and does not understand the great principles, so he will do stupid things like rebellion. Perhaps, after his education, he will never rebel again.

To be honest, from the perspective of the court, it would be great if Xu Xingxia did not rebel. He eliminated the people who were transformed into the outside world for the Ming Dynasty, he was in charge of the northwest for the Ming Dynasty, and he continued to expand territory and plunder wealth for the Ming Dynasty. Where can I find such a good thing? If Zuo Guangdou really did this, his contribution would be greater than that of the chief minister of the cabinet.

With such a huge temptation, it is no wonder that Zuo Guangdou would put the *** section and try to get close to himself. The purpose of his doing this is definitely for the court. Perhaps in his opinion, influencing himself is the fastest, most fundamental and effective way to quell the rebellion. Therefore, his loyalty to the court is to be seen by heaven and earth, and the sun and the moon. Even if he is temporarily suspected by the court, he will eventually whitewash himself and become a loyal minister with iron bones, leaving his reputation in history, and be remembered forever.

However, Xu Xingxia was not afraid that Zuo Guangdou would create obstacles for him. He must have some bones. But if he is very capable, it may not be. When it comes to the ability of governance, Zuo Guangdou is not as good as Zhu Xieyuan and Huang Kezhang. To be fair, if he is not in a hostile position, Huang Kezhang and Zhu Xieyuan are both good governance experts.

What is Zuo Guangdou's biggest skill? In his resume, there seem to be only two things. One is to investigate the case, that is, to seize the fraud case of the Ministry of Personnel. The other is to build water conservancy. Zuo Guangdou does have a set of skills in building water conservancy. His first skill is not available for the time being. However, his second skill seems to be very useful.

Xu Xingxia said calmly: "Then do you come and do a record for me to join the army?"

There was no title of military officer in the Ming Dynasty, which was only available in the Tang Dynasty. Among the vassal states in the Tang Dynasty, military officer in the army was a very important position. In fact, there was no clear authority for this position, and everything was arranged according to the needs of the governor. Xu Xingxia felt that such an official position was simply designed for Zuo Guangdou innately.

Zuo Guangdou naturally understood Xu Xingxia's thoughts, and it turned out that he wanted to give himself a free job. However, it didn't matter. As long as he could get close to Xu Xingxia, he would have the opportunity to influence Xu Xingxia. He had a strong confidence in this. He bent down and saluted, saying cautiously: "Subordinates obey the order."

Xu Xingxia smiled secretly in her heart and thought, if you want to approach me and influence me, I have to cooperate. I will not let you meet me at all, see how you influence me. You can’t bother me all day long. He smiled and said, “Very good. One of the big things I want to do now is to develop Bayannur Grassland. I wonder if Lord Zuo is interested?”

Zuo Guangdou understood that Xu Xingxia deliberately threw himself into Bayannur grassland for refrigeration and deliberately avoided him. He had to admit that he underestimated Xu Xingxia again. This little fox was really cunning and seemed to have guessed his purpose. However, he was also very happy to be able to develop Bayannur grassland. This was also a real achievement.

The territory of the Ming Dynasty never included the Bayannur Grassland and the Chilechuan Plain, which is something that many aspiring people regret. The upper reaches of the Yellow River are actually very rich. In addition to the Ningxia Plain, there is also a horizontal line with the "Ji", which is the area that was originally controlled by the Tatars and the ** people.

For a long time, many people in the Ming court advocated the recovery of all the Hetao Plain to expand the territory of the Ming Dynasty. Xia Yan, the chief minister of the cabinet during the Jiajing period, was the most resolute one. At the beginning, Xia Yan actively advocated sending troops to recover the Chilechuan Plain, and Emperor Jiajing agreed at one time. But later, he regretted it again. As a result, this matter was not half completed. The Bayannur Grassland and Chilechuan Plain were still free from the control of the Ming court.

Some time ago, the court decided to aid Lin Dankhan, but it might not have been intent to take back the Chilechuan Plain. At that time, in order to please the Ming Dynasty, Lin Dankhan also vaguely stated that at the right time, he could hand over the Chilechuan Plain back to the Ming Dynasty. In fact, he just said casually and deceived the Ming Dynasty, but then there was no follow-up. This is also the reason why the court was unwilling to continue to aid him.

You kid are untrustworthy, how could we still believe you? But after all, the Chilechuan Plain is in the hands of Lin Dankhan, and the Ming Dynasty was powerless. It is absolutely impossible to send troops to attack. Whether there is so much money and food consumption is one aspect, and whether it can beat Lin Dankhan is another aspect. Lin Dankhan has obtained 50,000 sets of cavalry equipment, which is like a tiger with wings. Where is the Ming army still Lin Dankhan's opponent? If it is defeated, the consequences will be even more serious.

Now, Xu Xingxia has done something that so many people cannot do. The Bayannur grassland, which was occupied by the Tatars for two or three hundred years, was actually snatched back by the white-clothed army. This is indeed a huge joy. If he could build the Bayannur grassland, his achievements would almost be on par with Xu Xingxia. No matter how future generations evaluate him, the name of Zuo Guangdou must be mentioned in history books.

Since the Bayannur grassland has been taken down, will the Chilechuan Plain be far away? Zuo Guangdou deeply believes in Xu Xingxia's ability. It seems that Zuo Guangdou is about to become the number one envoy to the outside world of the Ming Dynasty. So, at the end of October of the 45th year of Wanli, Zuo Guangdou excitedly embarked on the road to Bayannur grassland with full of hope and longing.

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