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Chapter 559 Feudal Princes

White clouds float in the blue sky, and horses run under the white clouds.

On the grassland as autumn begins to turn yellow, the sun is still shining brightly during the day, but by morning and evening, it is already cold and frozen.

At the southern end of the Korqin grassland, beside the Huolin River, and the Korqin Left Wing Central Banner, a city composed of tents is continuous, like white clouds in the blue sky.

There are tens of thousands of people and vehicles, and tents of all sizes are like mushrooms rising on the grassland after the summer rain. They are everywhere and endless.

On this grassland full of tents, there is still a town in the middle.

This is a town built during the Wanli period. The center of the town is Prince Dahan's Manchu. The owner of the palace is Manzhu Xili, the left-wing leader of Korqin. Now the uncle of the Qing Dynasty, the nephew of the Empress Dowager Zhezhe of the Eastern Palace, and the brother of the Empress Dowager Mubumutai of the Western Palace.

This is also the birthplace of Zhezhe and Mubumutai, and it is the residence of Manggusi and Zaisang.

Because Manzhu was later promoted to Prince Heshuo because he was later named.

The town is divided into three building areas: middle, west and east. There are shops and some blacksmith shops and other shops. The middle road is the royal palace. The front hall and the back bedroom are composed of the royal palace gate, the Yimen Gate, the seal office, the Yin'an Hall, the back hall, the bedroom hall, the back tower, etc., a total of seven courtyards.

The West Road is composed of Zazak Yamen, the Internal Affairs Yamen, the Royal Mansion Martial Arts Field, the stables and other buildings.

The East Road is composed of the Meilin Guard of the Wangfu, the inn, the Wangfu Small Garden, the Princess Mansion, the Academy and the School of the Grill, and other buildings.

At this time, the town focused on countless people, far more than the people in the left wing of Korqin's middle banner, the two front and back flags on the left wing, the three middle and front and back flags on the right wing, and the other three and four flags of Zhelim, were also led by the leaders.

The landlords here, Prince Dahaner of Korqin, Manzhu, the left-wing leader of Korqin, and the uncle of the Qing Dynasty, welcome the leaders of various tribes and banners here.

Manzhu's elder brother, Prince Zhuoliketu, the right wing leader of Korchin, walked into Manzhu's palace in hunting clothes.

"Brother!" Man Zhu Xili waved his left and right, "The Han people agreed to our request to surrender."

"Did they believe it so easily?" Ukshan asked.

Man Zhu Xili smiled bitterly, "It's not easy to believe it. Although they agreed to us to surrender, they asked our brothers to lead the leaders of the four tribes of the Zhelim League to go to the alliance to meet the Han Emperor."

Ukshan touched Guangguang's forehead, and it seemed that the Han people were not so easy to cheat.

The Han people's reply was obviously that they had not fully believed in them.

They wanted to deceive the Han people and pretend to surrender. But the Han people might also be cheating them, trying to use the opportunity of alliance to lure them to go there and then catch them all in one go.

"It seems that I can't deceive the Han people." Ukshan shook his head and asked him to go to the alliance at this time, but he didn't dare to go. When he arrived at the other person's territory, would he have to let them knead it?

Manzhu Xili was very anxious on her face.

The Korqin two-wing six flags, his left-wing central flag, is located at the southwesternest end. Once the Han army and the Mongolian coalition forces attack, he will be the first to bear the brunt.

"I heard that Liu Jiye has dispatched nearly half of the elite troops from the four armies to head north. In addition, Monan Town, Yanbei Town and Liaoxi Town related to the foreign military region have all drawn elite troops. The troops in Monan and Mobei are also able to gather at least 200,000 elite troops in the Han and Mongolian Army."

Not to mention the 200,000 elite troops, even if the attack of 20,000 Han troops can make Man Zhu Xili panic. The strength of the Han army has been known to all tribes outside the pass. They are no longer the Ming army of the past. The Han army's firearms are powerful and unparalleled in the world. Their military discipline, their soldiers are well-trained and well-equipped. Their officers' command is well-controlled, all of which make Man Zhu Xili afraid.

The Qing army was defeated repeatedly under the Han army, and it can be said that it never got a good idea.

How could they stop the Han army, and they were also the 200,000 Han and Mongolian coalition forces?

"We can withdraw if we can't beat it." Ukshan didn't dare to say that he was not afraid of the Han army. In that case, he could say yes to the soldiers below. He could stabilize the morale of the army, but there was no need to say it to his brothers.

"We really want to go to Yuanhui?" Man Zhu Xili looked unwilling.

Not to mention Yuan Hui, he wouldn't even want to ask them to remove Harwen. Harwen was already extremely cold, and he went north for more than a thousand miles. When he went to the Heilongjiang River, there was no place that was stunned at all.

"We just go to avoid the Han army's front. When the Han army cannot attack us, they will definitely not be able to brave the cold and fight to the Heilongjiang River. At that time, they can only withdraw their troops, so we will come back."

"But what if the Han army occupied our pasture and waited for the rabbit to leave?" Manzhu Xili asked.

Ukshan couldn't answer this question, it was very likely.

Man Zhu Xili didn't want to move to Yuanhui, so he knew the coldness of that place. At this time, the Korqin grassland is still very warm during the day, and it is only a little cold in the morning and evening.

But in Yuanhui, it had already snowed there, and it was even winter, and the surface of the Heilongjiang River even began to freeze. Suddenly, I wanted to take the tribe there, not to mention that the road was thousands of miles away, but just talk about how to pass by the cold season with my family?

How to solve the forage of cattle, sheep, horses and cattle on the road, how to live and survive the cold winter.

Of course, there is another most important question. Once the Han people occupy the Korqin grassland, will they not come back in the future? Yuanhui's winter may prevent the Han army from entering, but there will be summer. At that time, the Han army will fight north again, where will they escape?

Man Zhu said hesitantly, "The tribes in the south and north of the desert, and only the four tribes are left to confront the Han army."

"The Jurchens are also our ally." Wu Keshan said.

"It is precisely because of the alliance with the Jurchens that our current situation is so worrying." Manzhu Xili no longer cared about it, and there were no other people here.

"Brother, I think it's time for us to think about it carefully. The Jurchens have fallen and they can't beat the Han people. If we keep following the Jurchens to oppose the Han people, we're afraid we won't have a good result."

"What do you think, Lao Si, what do you say?"

Man Zhu Xili raised his head and looked at his brother, "It is said that good birds choose trees to live on. Brother, I think we should leave the Jurchens behind and draw a clear relationship with them. The Han people are too powerful, no longer the Ming Dynasty, we can never defeat them. The Han people today are like the Jurchens who just rose up back then, but the Jurchens now are like the Ming Kingdom."

At that time, Korqin and Ye Hu and other troops formed a nine-department coalition to attack the Jurchens. As a result, they were defeated. Manzhu Xili's grandfather was very smart. His grandfather and his uncles were defeated and captured and immediately surrendered to the Jurchens. After returning to the tribe, they sent their daughter to marry the Jurchens. They have been following the Jurchens closely since then, and later followed the Jurchens to attack the Haixi Jurchens, attacked North Korea, attacked Chaharlin Dankhan, and even finally attacked the Ming Dynasty.

The Jurchens became stronger step by step, and their Korqin also became stronger and stronger.

But now, the situation is different.

The Jurchens were betrayal of their relatives and surrounded by enemies, but the Han army was extremely powerful and unrivaled.

Korqin had no reason to accompany the Jurchens to die.

Ukshan frowned, "But we married Jurchen for several generations."

"Brother, why did we marry the Jurchens in the first place? Marrying with the Jurchens was to keep Korqin and to make our tribe strong. But now, what can we bring to our marriage with the Jurchens? No matter whether we marry or not, we can marry the Jurchens in the first place, and we can marry the Han people again today. I suggest that we choose two daughters immediately to send them to the Ming Dynasty."

Ukshan smacked his tongue, "I'm afraid the Han people may not believe us."

"Then we will send our eldest son to be a proton again." Manzhu Xili gritted her teeth, unable to bear to let the child down and unable to trap the wolf. At this moment, I can no longer care about those.

After pondering for a long time, Ukshan finally nodded, "Go and invite other flag owners to come here immediately."

Ukeshan also felt that there was no future with the Jurchens, and it was a matter of changing the master at this time. As for the Han people, he has been paying attention to the trends of the Han country recently. He knew that the Han people were expanding the borders in the southwest and northwest, especially in the southwest, and was fighting against Yi, Miao and other strong people. The Han army dispatched more than 200,000 troops.

Although he was victorious, he believed that the Han people would definitely be willing to surrender.

As long as they can lower their posture, send their daughters to marry, send their sons to be protons, and pay more tribute to cattle and horses, he believes that the Han people can accept their surrender.

As for the other flags, they definitely don’t want to follow the Jurchens to hide in the cold Heilongjiang River.

Chifeng, known as Ulanhada by the Mongolians, is located in the intersection of the three provinces of Yan, the south of the desert and western Liaoning Province in the Han Dynasty, and is also the provincial capital of the southern desert.

In early October, Liu Jun led 100,000 elite Han troops to join forces with the Mongolian tribes in the south and north of the desert.

At the alliance meeting, Liu Jun formally awarded titles and titles to the tribes of Mongolia and gave them golden seals.

Liu Jun enthroned nine marquises. In addition to the former Prince Chahar, Ezhe and the three Khans of Mobei, Liu Jun also appointed Ezhe's half-brother, Namuzhong's son Abunai, and Ezhe's two concubines.

Ezhe's brothers and sons were both under ten years old, so Liu Jun divided their fiefs for them. However, because of their young age, their fiefs were temporarily managed by officials from the provincial prefectures and counties of the Han Dynasty and their Mongolian tribes.

In addition to the three Khans in Mobei, Liu Jun also granted the title of Marquis of the Three Khans one of them, and each of them was named Marquis. In this way, Mobei increased from the Three Marquis to the Nine Marquis.

Four marquises in the south of the Moon and nine marquises in the north of the Moon, a total of thirteen marquises.

The thirteen Marquises all divided their fiefs, and in addition, the southern part of the Moon was attached to twenty tribes, each tribe enthroned two counts, and the northern part of the Moon was enthroned sixteen counts.

Liu Jun was extremely generous and generous at the alliance meeting.

In total, thirteen marquises, fifty-six earls, one hundred and eight viscounts, three hundred and sixty earls, and one thousand and eighty lords.

Whether it was Hou Bo, Zi Nan or Lord, Liu Jun announced that their titles were hereditary and divided the territory for each title.

Whether it is a marquis or a son-in-law, they all have their own territory, and no matter how big or small they are, their respective ranks do not belong to each other. Even the marquis only care about their own marquis and do not have direct command of the lord.

The territories between them are also divided into their own and do not belong to each other. Only the Han Dynasty court stationed in provinces, prefectures, and counties at all levels in Mongolia can rule over the Mongolian territories.

Liu Jun divided the southern and northern deserts into more than a thousand territories that were large and small, and granted them the titles of nobles from all over the country. At the same time, these territories belonged to the provinces established by the Han Dynasty on the grasslands.

The Emperor of Han ordered craftsmen to carve these territorial enclosures on a huge stone, and at the same time gave each title with gold seals and territorial enclosures, and made oaths with all Mongolian nobles. The territory of the Mongolian princes was hereditary and sacred, and the Mongolian tribes were not allowed to cross the line. If anyone ignored the law of the empire and the oaths of the nobles, the Han Empire had the rights and obligations to summon the tribes to jointly fight against the nobles who crossed the border and violated other noble territories.

The covenant oath of the Chifeng Alliance was recorded and became the cornerstone of the Great Han Dynasty's Holy Empire and the Mongolian princes. From then on, Mongolia, both in the south and north of the desert were all feudal princes of the Great Han Empire.

The princes had autonomy in their territory, but at the same time, the princes were in parallel with the provincial governments of the court, similar to the parallel system of counties and states in the early Han Dynasty. The princes allowed their own army, but according to the different ranks of each prince, the number of troops was limited.

At the same time, the laws and tax systems of the Han Dynasty were unified in the territory of each prince. The taxes collected were all subject to the vassals of the territory, the local provincial government, and the central government.

At the same time, the army of the princes is also affiliated with the Ministry of War and the Privy Council of the Court. It is a reserve organization. Once the country needs it, the army of the princes must obey the order.

However, under this feudal vassal system, Liu Jun left many places in the south and north of the desert without feudalism to any Mongolian nobles. These places were classified as the central Zhili territory of the empire under the agreement between Liu Jun and the Mongolian princes. They were directly managed by the empire by officials and could station troops.

This is also an insurance measure left by Liu Jun when he was feuding the Mongolian princes.

Having land in Zhili and garrisoned with troops can closely monitor the Mongolian princes, and even quickly quell the conflicts and wars between the nobles with force when necessary, and prevent the princes from rebelling against the court.

These Zhili territories are built on important passage lines, with points forming lines. The Zhili territories are not large, but they are numerous and can be connected into several important trunk lines. The Han army will build fortresses, castles, troop stations, post roads, etc. here.

Only the Korqin grassland in the south and north of the desert has not been divided yet. This is the reward left by Liu Jun to the Mongolian princes to send troops to fight against the four Korqin tribes. Whoever contributes more and makes great contributions can get the most fertile piece from this fertile grassland that has thousands of miles of miles.

As for the Jurchen territory going east, it has not been discussed for the time being. The Mongolian princes also knew very well that the Jurchen territory in the east would definitely be exclusive to the Han Dynasty.

The result of this alliance is a happy result.

The Mongols were afraid that the Han Dynasty would be in this prosperous time, such as Emperor Wu of Han attacking the Huns in the north, and Emperor Chengzu of Ming Dynasty conquered the grasslands in four ways. Now, the Mongolian tribes surrendered, and the Han Dynasty granted them the princes. They were loyal to the Han Dynasty in exchange for the inherited vassal territory of the princes.

No need to live to the death, everyone is satisfied!

The Emperor of Han married the daughters of various Mongolian princes. Now the Han and Mongolian family are all relatives. (To be continued.)
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