books44 Chapter 491 Junggar
Chapter 491 Junggar
At this time, the strongest tribe in Western Mongolia was no longer the Khoshut tribe, but the Dzungar tribe. The leader of the Dzungar tribe, Sengge, was an ambitious man.
After the Qing Dynasty destroyed Ligdan Khan, the Mongolian tribes had become a loose sand. Most of those close to the Qing Dynasty had surrendered to it, while those far away only submitted in name, but in fact, they fought each other and attacked each other.
Sengge, Taiji of the Dzungar tribe, had great ambitions. He intended to first unify the western part of the desert, then conquer Yarkand and control Tibet, then march eastward to control the northern and southern parts of the desert, and finally march his army south to rebuild the Yuan Empire.
With Zheng Chenggong's surrender, Meng Jun ordered Han Xiong to move to garrison Yunnan and Guizhou, and sent Wang Fugui, Chen Changgong and Liu Tichun to garrison Guangxi to prevent Li Chengdong and Lin Shiqi from leading 70,000 troops to defend the northwest border, and ordered them to seize the opportunity to take over the Hetao area.
Zhao Yongping led his troops back to the north. Now Meng Jun had sufficient troops and the world was settled, so it was difficult for Meng Jun to have a few days of rest.
Although the empire had just been settled and government affairs were still very complicated, Meng Jun really had no interest in becoming the second Zhu Yuanzhang. The dogs had gone to bed but the emperor was still asleep, the chickens hadn't even appeared yet but the emperor had already gotten up to work. Was he an emperor or a farmhand of a landlord?
Early in the morning of that day, the sun had just come out and a golden halo appeared on the surface of the lake. Meng Jun, dressed in casual clothes, holding a fishing rod, sat on a bench, enjoying this comfortable life.
The quiet time passed quickly indeed, but the fish didn't take the bait. Meng Jun watched the fish swimming leisurely on both sides of his hook, but it didn't bite.
However, Meng Jun was not in a hurry. He pulled up the fishing line, re-baited, and gently cast out the bait. For him, fishing was not only entertainment, but also spiritual cultivation. The fighting on the battlefield and worrying about the battle formation, logistics, and morale day and night made Meng Jun very anxious.
Even though he had hardly been to the battlefield in the past year, Meng Jun still slept very lightly. He would wake up at the slightest disturbance, and sometimes Queen Zhang would wake him up with just a turn of the body.
This may be the aftereffect of years of war.
Meng Jun felt the morning breeze and watched the occasional ripples on the water. Here, he was happy and could temporarily forget his identity as just a simple fisherman. Even if he was in a high position, he should not lose the joy of life.
Being an emperor is different from ordinary people. If he has psychological problems, it will cause great harm to the world. Meng Jun thinks that he can find a hobby of fishing, which neither wastes money nor disturbs people, and can also bring inner peace. Why not do it!
After an unknown amount of time, the fishing line sank, and it was obvious that the fish had taken hold of the hook. Meng Jun laughed and pulled in the rod to pull up the fish.
Looking at the catch in his hands, he felt a sense of satisfaction. In the past, Meng Jun had seen fishermen sitting for most of the day, and he couldn't help but think that these people were too boring. But these days of fishing, after careful consideration, was indeed quite enjoyable.
Just as Meng Jun cast the hook again, Chen Zilong came over in a hurry. The hurried footsteps scared the fish away.
Meng Jun put down the fishing rod helplessly, looked at Chen Zilong, and said, "Ren Zhong, why are you in such a hurry?"
Chen Zilong stepped forward, his face solemn, bowed deeply to Meng Jun, then performed a great ceremony, and said earnestly: "Your Majesty, the affairs of the country are as important as a thread, and we cannot afford to rest for a moment. I have heard that the ancient sages had a regular way of governing the country, and they never forgot their worries. Now that the country has just been settled, there are many things to be done. Your Majesty should be diligent in government, care for the people, and work hard to govern, rather than indulge in leisure and indulge in mountains and rivers. I am afraid that you will become lazy over time and make mistakes in the great plans of national affairs."
Meng Jun looked a little embarrassed when he heard this. He had only been relaxing for a few days, but he still nodded and said, "I understand what you mean. I just have some free time to take care of my body and mind. I am not indulging myself in it and forgetting about government affairs."
Upon hearing this, Chen Zilong bowed again and said, "Your Majesty is the wisest and wisest. Your Majesty has accomplished such a great feat. You will surely be a sage king whose name will go down in history."
Chen Zilong had just finished speaking, and Meng Jun had not yet opened his mouth when the deputy commander of the Qingluan Guard, Zhang Bo, came over quickly, taking two steps at a time.
As soon as he arrived in front of Meng Jun, Zhang Bo bowed and said, "Your Majesty, a secret report from outside the pass!"
When the Qing court withdrew from the interior, it took away almost all the officials in the capital. Dorgon believed that this would interrupt Meng Jun's rapid control of the north. Facts proved to be as he expected. When Yang En and a large number of officials from the shogunate had not yet arrived, the north was indeed difficult to rule due to the lack of officials. However, this problem was solved after many officials from the shogunate arrived.
Since these old-timers who had been there since the Ming and Shun dynasties were taken away, the officials of Meng Jun's period were not yet infected by the bad habits of old customs and practices. Moreover, these former Ming officials who surrendered to the Shun dynasty or the Qing dynasty were in Shengjing and could bring more secret intelligence to the Qingluan Guard.
After Zhang Bo finished speaking, he handed over a secret letter.
Meng Jun took it, opened it and looked at it. His brows wrinkled involuntarily. He muttered to himself: "Western Mongolia? Dzungar?"
Meng Jun had some impression of the term Dzungar. It seemed to be a background board in a TV series about Kangxi or Yongzheng, just a minor role.
However, since the Qing court was going to send people to contact the Western Mongolians, the Dzungars and other tribes, then the four Western Mongolian tribes must have places that could threaten the Central Plains.
Thinking of this, Meng Jun stood up and said in a deep voice: "The Qingluan Guards must do their best to find out the strength of the Western Mongolians and whether they will send troops!"
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In the western desert, in the tent of Dzungar leader Sengge.
The Qing envoy saluted and said, "Sengge Taiji, during the Han Dynasty, Wei Qing and Huo Qubing attacked the Xiongnu. During the Tang Dynasty, we attacked the Turks several times. During the Ming Dynasty, we conquered Mongolia five times. Now Meng Jun in Guannei has unified the Han area. If the Qing Dynasty is defeated, he will surely be ambitious and attack the western Mongolia!"
Sengge and a group of Dzungar nobles were sitting in the tent. After listening to the words of the Qing envoy, they started to talk a lot and their voices became noisy involuntarily.
Sengge knocked on the table and the surroundings immediately became quiet. This shows that Sengge has accumulated considerable prestige.
As the strongest among the four tribes in western Mo, Sengge naturally wanted to restore the glory of the Yuan Dynasty. However, western Mo has not yet been unified, and he has not had time to turn his attention to the Central Plains. Sengge has never thought about attacking the Central Plains.
Sengge pondered for a moment and asked, "Has Meng Jun unified the Central Plains?"
The Mongolian desert is a bit remote, and Sengge didn't know much about the Central Plains. A lot of information about the Central Plains was obtained from the mouths of some Eight Banners soldiers who fled to the western desert after Wu Sangui's sneak attack on Guanzhong.
The envoy said truthfully: "Reporting to Taiji, Meng Jun has unified the Han area and established the country named Qian. His power is very strong. If we wait a few more years, I am afraid that the whole world will be united and no one will be able to control him by then!"