弘治年间后,明朝一直采取闭关绝贡的方式来处理与蒙古的关系,但实践的结果是不仅没有化解与蒙古间的矛盾冲突,反而使其愈演愈烈。直至隆庆年间,随着统治阶层内部的人事更迭,才得以及时调整策略,接受了与蒙古通贡互市,稳定了北部边疆。该事件带来的启示是无论是暴力冲突还是友好往来,都仅仅是不同民族交往的表现形式而已,各民族间的和平与发展才是主导民族关系发展的必然规律。 After the Hongzhi era, the Ming Dynasty had always taken the retreat from the tribute to deal with the relations with Mongolia. However, the result of the practice was that it not only failed to resolve the contradictions and conflicts with Mongolia, but intensified it. It was not until the reign of Longqing that the personnel changes within the ruling class were able to adjust the strategy in time and accepted the mutual trading with Tongong in Mongolia and stabilized the northern frontier. The enlightenment brought about by this incident is that both violent conflicts and friendly exchanges are merely forms of communication between different ethnic groups. Peace and development among all ethnic groups are the inevitable laws governing the development of ethnic relations.