The change of Tumubao made the accumulation of decades in the Ming Dynasty destroyed in a war, and the lives of civil ministers, military generals, and troops were innumerable. The war became a turning point for the Ming Dynasty, and from then on, the Ming Dynasty was no longer able to go on a large-scale expedition to Mongolia.
It is particularly noteworthy that this tragedy occurred only twenty-five years after the Ming Dynasty mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops to attack Mongolia. All this started because of Wang Zhen.
Ming Yingzong restored Wang Zhen's official position in the first year of Tianshun, and held a grand funeral and an ancestral hall for him to commemorate. This ancestral hall still exists in Beijing today, known as Zhihua Temple.
However, Wang Zhen was characterized as a traitor, and after the "Tumubao Incident", all those related to him were executed, including Ma Shun, the commander of the Jinyi Guard. If he was still alive, he would have been executed as well, because his nephew Wang Shan had been executed in his place, and this kind of execution was quite painful.
The reason why Wang Zhen was hated by his ministers was because he provoked and commanded the defeat of the "Tumubao Incident".
In the fourteenth year of orthodoxy, he also led the Mongol army to attack the Ming Dynasty from four directions, which was unimaginable before. To know the motive behind this, you have to ask Wang Zhen.
There was a mutual market policy between the Ming Dynasty and Mongolia, which was the Ming Dynasty regularly went to the border to do business with Mongolia, because Mongolia's handicraft industry was not developed, and pots and pans were necessities of life, if you did not do business with the Ming Dynasty, you could only take other ways.
The Ming Dynasty realized this and carried out ** with Mongolia, otherwise, the ministers of the Ming Dynasty would never do business with Mongolia, and the Longqing Peace Conference is a good example.
Because first of all, Mongolia has always been a threat to the Ming Dynasty. Secondly, the ministers of the Ming Dynasty considered themselves cultured people, while the Mongols were barbarians, and in simple terms, they looked down on the Mongols.
fell into Wang Zhen's pocket. So, why did Wang Zhen want Black Mongolia's money? The reason is actually very simple, that is, Mongolia forgot to bribe him before trading. Because in the previous deal, Mongolia bribed Wang Zhen every time to ensure that the transaction went smoothly, because they knew that the quality of their cattle, sheep and horses was problematic.
He also relied on the military strength of the unified Mongolia to disguise high-quality products with defective cattle, sheep and horses many times. Without saying anything about integrity, a large number of robbers were mixed into the mission and robbed along the way.
The Ming Dynasty was dissatisfied with the Mongols, but because of their strength, they could only swallow their anger. However, this is not within the scope of Wang Zhen's consideration. Since I don't know how to advance or retreat in the first place, then I will act in the name of profiteers.
It is the dream of every Mongol to try to restore the glory of the Yuan Dynasty after unifying Mongolia first, and whether the Ming Dynasty has enough strength to deal with it needs to be tried.
The Ming Dynasty could have sent the famous general Zhang Fu to lead a large army to resist the 100,000 Mongol army, but Ming Yingzong insisted on the expedition in person. Among them, Wang Zhen's selfishness played a key role.
Although he was a eunuch, Wang Zhen had great ambitions, admired Ming Yingzong's great-grandfather Zhu Di, and dreamed that he could also build up great military exploits like him. However, he ignored the fact that he was a eunuch.
A large-scale war requires adequate preparation, including food and grass and the combat effectiveness of soldiers. However, when Ming Yingzong went north to Mongolia, it took less than ten days to prepare.
This was mainly due to the fact that in the past, the time of the northern expedition to Mongolia was set in spring, because once it was autumn or winter, the soldiers would lose their combat effectiveness due to the cold. The Mongol army was already outside the fortress, and they would have the initiative on the battlefield.
And Ming Yingzong set out in July, and it was close to autumn, which meant that the Tumubao Rebellion was doomed to failure. Coupled with Wang Zhen's "divine assistance", all the decisions of Ming Yingzong were instigated and influenced by Wang Zhen.
Although the army of Yexian was only 60,000 people, the army of the Ming Dynasty had a full 200,000 people, and these troops were all troops with actual combat experience, from the Yongle and Xuande periods.
With such an army size, even if he had ten guts first, he would not dare to attack easily. However, Wang Zhen gave him such an opportunity to attack.
Originally, Wang Zhen led the army to wander, but it caused a food problem. His real purpose was not to fight, but to bring 200,000 troops back to his hometown of Wei County and show off his power to the people of the county.
However, considering that his crops might be damaged by the arrival of the army, he ordered the army to return to Juyong Pass halfway through. He was so frightened by the reports of the generals at the front that he lost the courage to fight.
With such a commander, the soldiers can only consider themselves unlucky.
The Ming army, which had high morale, was exhausted by Wang Zhen's tossing, and they were like untrained civilians who could not withstand the attack of the Mongol cavalry. In fact, as soon as the attack was launched, the Ming army immediately collapsed and fled.
Fortunately, Wang Zhen was killed in this battle, not at the hands of the enemy, but by his own general, Fan Zhong, with a hammer.
The person in charge of the Tumubao change is undoubtedly Wang Zhen. Despite this, why did Ming Yingzong still justify his name? The reason is that he believes that Wang Zhen's actions are all out of national interests.
Wang Zhen provoked the war because of the Mongol oppression of the Ming Dynasty, and he advocated pro-conquest in order to achieve victory. In general, all of Wang Zhen's actions are for the well-being of the country.
However, there is also a reason behind Ming Yingzong's strong defense of Wang Zhen. After all, Wang Zhen is his personal eunuch, who grew up with him since he was a child and regards him as his own child.
Of course, the starting point of this emotion is not simple, and there is an attempt to control him behind it. But perhaps because of this, Wang Zhen seems treacherous in the impression of others, but in the eyes of Ming Yingzong, he is loyal.
After the death of Ming Yingzong, the ministers were supposed to liquidate Wang Zhen and demolish his ancestral hall, but they did not do so, but kept the ancestral hall, which is quite confused. What's even more ridiculous is that the incense in the ancestral hall has always been vigorous, and it has been overhauled during the Wanli and Kangxi periods, so that it can survive to this day.