Regardless of whether the "Old Buddha" was the revenge messenger of the Yehe tribe, Zhu Youxiao fabricated this Yehe remnant of Nara Zhongming for the purpose of dividing and disintegrating the Jurchens.
In addition to the legend of the "Yehe Curse", Zhu Youxiao's choice of this surname and tribe was also related to Huang Taiji, because his mother was Yehenala Menggu Zhezhe, the sister of Jin Taiji.
The old slave was quite cruel. He showed no mercy to my brother-in-law and even killed him after he surrendered.
After the Yehe tribe was destroyed, Emperor Shenzong of the Ming Dynasty ordered Yao Zongwen, a member of the Imperial Secretariat, to search for the descendants of the Yehe tribe outside the Great Wall. He discovered that two daughters of Jin Taiji's son Delger had married into Mongolia and were given 2,000 pieces of white gold each.
Ming Dynasty ministers also requested to build temples for Jin Taishi and Buyanggu, and appointed Wang Shizhong, a remnant of the Hada clan, as the nephew of Jin Taiji's wife and appointed him as a guerrilla.
Therefore, Zhu Youxiao's fabrication of the descendants of the Yehe tribe did have some basis. Even if it had no basis, it was just a fig leaf to disintegrate and divide the Jurchens and to find a cover for the surrender of the Zhenyi.
Luo Sigong knew something about the situation, as Zhu Youxiao had mentioned it to him. He was very confused as to why the emperor attached so much importance to this son of an old slave.
From the perspective of performance and strength, there is nothing special about him except that he is a literate barbarian!
But the emperor looked at Huang Taiji with green eyes. He had already used many tricks to trick him, and he never stopped. How angry must he be?
Luo Sigong bowed and accepted the order, then asked for instructions: "After I send the people to Dongjiang, I will spread the news everywhere to cause civil unrest in the Eastern Tartars."
Zhu Youxiao smiled and nodded, saying, "Spreading the news is certainly possible, but it's not easy to cause internal strife among the Jiannu. People's minds will not change until they are at their wit's end. These are just small tricks. To truly annihilate the Jiannu, we must fight on the battlefield."
"Long live the wise emperor." Luo Sigong offered a flattery, but it was not entirely compliment. At least the emperor's perception was correct and he did not want to rely on these little tricks to pacify Liao.
Zhu Youxiao accepted the offer with a frank smile, and slowly said, "Although pacifying Liao is not a short-term undertaking, the personnel and resources of the Pacification Office must be appropriately allocated, primarily to the various tribes in Southeast Asia. In this regard, I will inform the Maritime Merchants Association to provide convenience to the Pacification Office."
Although he didn't understand why the emperor wanted to divert his attention and start spying on various countries and regions overseas, Luo Sigong still accepted the order.
"Is everything in Shanxi almost ready?" Zhu Youxiao asked. "If possible, please send Luo Yangxing back. I have another mission for him to handle."
Luo Sigong hurriedly said, "Shanxi has its own elite troops and generals from the Pacification Office. Luo Yangxing can return to the capital immediately and await His Majesty's orders."
The Embroidered Uniform Guard was a military intelligence gathering agency exclusive to the Ming Dynasty. It was first the "Gongwei Division" established by Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, and later changed to the "Qinjun Duwei Mansion", a special agency responsible for protecting the emperor.
Due to its special nature, in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the Jinyiwei began to implement a hereditary system.
After each generation of Jinyiwei leaves office, his son will take over. If the son is too young, he can wait until he reaches adulthood to take office, or he can let a brother who is old enough take over.
If there are really no candidates, they will recruit and select from the public. Of course, the screening and assessment are quite complicated and strict before one can become a Jinyiwei.
Zhu Youxiao trusted the Imperial Guards and did not intend to make any fundamental changes to the hereditary system of the Imperial Guards. He also instructed the Pacification Office to relax its control over those who did not want to inherit the throne.
It was precisely because the Jinyiwei could be hereditary that Luo Sigong was determined to cultivate his son, hoping that he could take over the position of commander. Even if he was not a commander, the position of deputy commander would be satisfactory.
Zhu Youxiao knew that Luo Sigong was old and would not be able to work for many more years, so he had been observing who could take over this important position.
Liu Qiao, the deputy commander, was ranked first in terms of seniority, but he was not good at plotting and scheming. Because of his integrity, Zhu Youxiao assigned him the position of internal discipline management in the Pacification Office.
As for the others, Yang Jie is good, Luo Yangxing is also very hardworking, and Du Huaimin, who is responsible for gathering intelligence on the Mongolian tribes, has also achieved some results.
Therefore, if nothing unexpected happens, the new commander will be selected from these three people.
Zhu Youxiao wanted to observe Luo Yangxing further before making a decision. By summoning Luo Yangxing back to the capital to assign him, Zhu Youxiao was also telling Luo Sigong that he was his ideal candidate. If he performed well, there was a good chance he would be promoted.
Luo Sigong was secretly happy, but he didn't dare show it on his face. He listened to the emperor's instructions and then bowed and took his leave.
The Jinyiwei were responsible for external affairs, while the Dongchang was responsible for internal affairs. This was the general principle. Sometimes there was overlap, which was also normal.
Fortunately, Luo Sigong was old and had seniority, and Zhu Youxiao had specially shown favor to him, so Mr. Wei did not dare to bully the Pacification Office.
But if it were Xiao Luo, would Uncle Wei be able to discuss things with him in a friendly manner and be willing to be on an equal footing with Xiao Luo?
Zhu Youxiao had some concerns, but it was not a big deal at the moment. He took the secret memorial from Mr. Wei and began to read it.
The envoys sent by Korea, including Han Pingjun Li Qingquan, Tongzhi Zhongshufu Yin Xuan, and secretary Li Mincheng, have arrived in the capital and are actively active.
At that time, according to the etiquette regulations and procedures of the Ming Dynasty, after the envoys of vassal states arrived in the capital, they could go to the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Guests and Officials the next day to submit their documents (memorials or consultations).
The document must be reviewed and approved by the Ministry of Rites, then forwarded to the Cabinet for drafting, and then presented to the emperor for his review. After the emperor's approval, it will be sent to the relevant department for processing.
Therefore, the Ministry of Rites played a crucial role in determining when documents were reviewed and whether they were reviewed, and when they were forwarded to the Cabinet. Therefore, although officials in the Ministry of Rites seemed to have little time, corruption was no less common than in other departments.
Zhu Youxiao had already reorganized the three ministries of war, households, and personnel, and the Censorate, under the management of the iron-faced Bi Zisu, was gradually gaining the emperor's approval.
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