Eight hundred and one: As the upper country, how could the Ming Dynasty seize the power of the vassal state?
Su Yonglin really needs a stable and stable Hexi land.
It is said that the Yellow River is the only one that can benefit. The Ningxia Plain and Hetao Plain are the reason for the existence of the Yellow River, which has the reputation of being the south of the Yangtze River. After the operation is done, the grain produced is enough to support the Ming army's further westward direction.
This can be said to be an important strategic support point for the Ming army to recapture the Western Regions and attack the grasslands to the north.
Su Yonglin needs to provide at least a corps-level military force to launch a strategic strike.
This requires the entry of a large number of grassroots officials, organize the scattered farmers, change the original relatively extensive agricultural production model of Xixia, and restore a considerable degree of peace and stability, so that the people can produce safely without worries.
This is true in the local area, and naturally the central government is the same. It is better to say that the central government needs higher-quality officials to restore pacification.
So Su Yonglin carefully selected 150 official officials from Revival's membership, headed by Zhou Lin, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Law, and sent him to Xixia to serve an important central position.
The Xixia area is equivalent to a province in the Ming Dynasty, and later it also planned to build a superior institution according to a province, so Su Yonglin decided to rebuild the political structure of the Xixia in the way of the Ming Dynasty from now on.
The original central organization of Xixia was quite complete. The small area was really small and had all the internal organs, and the number of officials was far more than the size of a province.
A province in the Ming Dynasty did not need so many institutions and officials. Naturally, there were not many for a country, but for a province, it was extremely redundant. It just so happened that the original officials in the Xixia were almost dead, so all of them were abolished and rebuilt according to the rules of the province in the Ming Dynasty.
After the reform of the administration and military of the Xixia nationwide in accordance with the provincial regulations of the Ming Dynasty, it was almost time for the Ming Dynasty to officially recover the lost land.
At present, these officials stationed by the Ming Dynasty still need to follow the instructions of King Xia and Queen Mother, take office positions through the appointment of King Xia and Queen Mother, exercise power, be responsible to them, and strive for the prosperity and strength of Western Xia.
But in fact, Empress Dowager Ren and Li Chunbao only have the power to sign and authorize the grandparents and grandchildren, and there is no qualification to say no. All the political decrees proposed by the Ming Dynasty require them to agree unconditionally and cannot raise any objections.
In life, they will be placed under house arrest in the inner palace of Xixia and cannot go out at will. All the food, clothing and expenses are provided by officials of the Ming Kingdom. They can just stay in the palace.
As for meeting ministers, foreign guests, attending court meetings and other normal government activities, everything will be handled perfectly by the Ming officials. They only need to be puppets.
Of course, the Ming Emperor would not control the Western Xia government for a long time.
The Emperor of Ming Dynasty solemnly promised that now he would only temporarily manage the national affairs of Xixia to prevent the Xixia from falling into division due to chaos, which would cause the people to die and the family to be destroyed. When Li Chunbao grows to adulthood, he will naturally return to power.
As a superior country, how could the Ming Dynasty seize the power of the vassal state?
it's out of the question.
Of course, as for whether the Empress Dowager Xixia and the Little King decided to allow the Xixia to surround the Ming Dynasty and take the initiative to end their independence due to other reasons, that is another matter.
Anyway, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty did not know about this matter, and was completely unclear.
Um!
Before all the officials arranged by Su Yonglin arrived in Xixia to take over the regime, Su Haisheng controlled the central government of Xixia with the force of the army, and after the first round of major cleaning, he began to prepare for the second round of cleaning.
Because he occupied the core essence of Xixia, and then continued to have Ren Dejing's unfinished career, he eliminated four-fifths of the high-ranking officials and nobles in Xixia through various charges, and obtained astronomical wealth and food by raiding his home. With this money and food, Su Haisheng had the ability to continue to start a war.
And this is an act of being jointly authorized by Su Yonglin, the General Staff and the Privy Council.
Because considering that the local officials and military leaders of Xixia may not be convinced and wait for death after the beheading tactic, Su Yonglin authorized Su Haisheng to give him the power to start a war.
When local officials and military leaders in Xixia clearly resisted the Ming Dynasty's rule, troops were allowed to be sent to attack.
This is certainly necessary.
For example, Ren Chunzhong and Ren Deren, who thought it was a funeral, survived unexpectedly, rushed to the right wing Chaoshun Army Office. They felt that it was not enough and fled to the Heishan Weifu Army Office in the Hetao area, so that they felt a little safe.
Wulag, the head of the Weifu Army Division of the Heishan Mountain, was not a Dangxiang person, but a loser in the struggle of the Meerqi tribe who fled to the grasslands of Xixia. In order to take Ren Dejing in, he first existed as his personal general.
Later, because of his bravery and good combat, Wulag gradually gained the trust and promotion of Ren Dejing. He served as an official in the Weifu Army Department of the Black Mountains. Because he faced the threats of the grassland and the Datong Province of the Ming Dynasty, he controlled 10,000 infantry and 10,000 cavalry.
After escaping here, Ren Chunzhong, Ren Deren and Brother Jin who ran away with them felt safe. He had no plans to escape further, so he planned to wait and see what to do next.
Wulag had known about the Ren Dejing mutiny for a long time, and thought that his good days were coming. However, before the reward was given, Ren Dejing's order to dispatch troops was sent, asking him to immediately lead his troops south to serve the king and assist Xingqing Prefecture in defending the Ming army's attack.
Wulag was shocked and had no idea what was going on. Why did the Ming army come?
He had heard of the Ming army's great military power. Before, the Ming army attacked the grasslands, some of the tribesmen who were defeated by the Ming army ran to Xixia in a panic and sought protection by Wulage. Through them, Wulage learned about the brutality and good fighting of the Ming army.
But Ren Dejing was his benefactor, so he decided to send troops south to help Ren Dejing overcome the difficulties.
The army here was rectifying and was about to set off. Ren Deren and Ren Chunzhong fled and told him in a very embarrassing manner that Ren Dejing had finished and that the Western Xia was almost over. The Ming army captured Xingqing Prefecture and had completely dominated the central government of Xixia. Everyone is in danger now.
Wulag was really panicked now, so he quickly ordered the army to defend on the spot and not continue to go south. Then he sent a large number of spies to inquire about the news. On the other hand, he hid Ren Deren, Ren Chunzhong and Brother Jin to let them avoid the limelight.
He inquired about the news for a while, summed up it up and learned that the Ming army was executing Ren Dejing's party on a large scale. A large number of officials and powerful people in the core areas of the Xixia area around Xingqing Prefecture, as long as those who have something to do with Ren Dejing were killed by the Ming army.
The reason was that Ren Dejing killed the king and slaughtered the royal family, and did not become a minister. He was extremely guilty. Those who did not stop him were all people who were in vain. Everyone was guilty and needed to be executed.
This was the request of the survivor of the Western Xia royal family, Empress Dowager Ren and the current King of the Western Xia Li Chunbao to the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, so the entire Western Xia ruling class was killed.
Wulag's heart was a little cold. He guessed that if the Ming army knew about him as a member of Ren Dejing, he might not be able to escape and die. Although he had 20,000 troops in his hand, he believed that the Ming army would not be afraid of his 20,000 troops at all.
As long as he is moved, he will die on the spot.
What to do?
Escape?
But where to escape?
South?
Definitely not possible.
East?
That was the Datong Province of Ming Dynasty.
north?
That is the grassland where the strong prey on the weak.
west?
That is the vast desert and unknown risks.
Wulag suddenly felt that he had no place to go.
In such panic, Wulag received an order from Xingqing Prefecture in the name of the Queen Mother and the King.
Local officials and officers need to take the initiative to surrender to Ming officials and military officers, and must not resist or violate their orders. Otherwise, if a conflict occurs, casualties will occur, everyone will look ugly, but-
On the basis of proactive surrender, local officials and military generals will not be held accountable.
The retaliation of the Ming Dynasty against Ren Dejing's party has ended. As long as local officials and military generals surrender to Ming Dynasty and obey their dispatch, they can guarantee that they will not be questioned.
Chapter completed!