Gao pragmatically turned his attention to Tumut for reinforcements. Tumen Khan also turned his main battle direction to Tumut under the persuasion of Burihatu. However, at this time, Tumut had a big problem in his own family.
Tottor Chatterjee, known as the most powerful general in Mongolia and known as the "Zhebie Shenshe", passed away at the age of sixty-two. [Note: Historically, Chatterjee did die in this year.]
In this era, the more traditional Mongolians live, the harder it is for them to live longer, mostly due to their eating habits. A variety of high-fat foods and the habit of drinking spirits all year round make it difficult for even a person with a physique like Chatterjee to live longer.
It ensures that the body is strong before death, but it cannot do anything about life span.
Qataiji had a special status in Tumed. His death not only brought huge losses to Tumed, but even affected the Ming Dynasty. On the third day after setting off from Erdemutu, Hannaji was killed.
As King Shunyi of the Jin Kingdom of the Ming Dynasty, he sent a special envoy to the capital to inform him of Qataiji's death.
When the court heard about it, there was a little controversy at first. Finally, under Gao Pragmatic's strong suggestion, the emperor made an exception and ordered Çataiji to stay away from the court for one day, and immediately sent envoys to Tumote to express his condolences to Çataiji's death.
condolences and recognition of his lifetime contribution.
Qataiji was shrewd and capable. He became the adopted son and bodyguard of Anda Khan when he was young. He was adopted as a legionnaire and earned the title of "the most powerful general in Mongolia". During his life, he participated in many affairs inside and outside the Tumut family.
Major events. He traveled between the north and south of the Great Wall, assisted Anda Khan in handling Ming and Mongolian affairs, served as an envoy to Tibet twice to welcome the third lama, resolved the internal crisis of the Tumut Ministry many times, and made significant contributions to the development of Tumut.
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Of course, for the Ming Dynasty, Qataiji's greatest contribution was probably the highly pragmatic dispatch he received in the Battle of Monan, which played a key role in defeating the Tumen-Xin'ai coalition. In addition, the Ming Dynasty later built a new
During the Daning Defense Line, he accepted the dispatch of Han Naji and sent troops to station between the Daming Border Wall and Daning City, so that Chahar did not dare to continue to disrupt the exchanges between the two places.
In fact, if Gao Pragmatically evaluates it, Chatarji also has a great contribution, which is to ensure the stability of Tumote's power structure. Especially in the first few years after Hannaji came to the throne, it was precisely because of Chatarji's
With Taiji's firm support for him, the internal disputes in Tumut were suppressed, including the marriage between Hannaji and Sanniangzi, which was all related to Qataiji's support.
Qataiji's high status in Tumut was not only so high in recent years. As early as the 29th year of Jiajing (1550), Qiataji had already occupied a high position in Tumut when he was only twenty years old.
Extremely important.
For example, when Qiu Luan, the commander-in-chief of Datong, reported the border situation to Emperor Jiajing that year, he said: "Xuan Da is the most urgent threat from all sides... I, the leader of the captives, answer, Tuo Tuo, Xin Ai, and Wu Shen are the four major bandit camps.
Our large border piers were divided into separate territories, and the captives kept watch on the piers, and the army took charge of the captives to herd their horses, so the captives in the interior knew everything."
Needless to say, Anda Khan was the real "captive chief" at that time, and the one who was listed after him was Chataiji. However, you must know that the one ranked after Chataiji was Xin Ai, and that was Ananda Khan.
The eldest son of Xin Ai! Wu Shen is the younger brother of An Da Khan!
Qataiji, the adopted son, was ranked above other people's biological sons when he was only twenty years old. This shows how much Anda Khan valued him and how many elite troops Anda Khan had assigned to him at that time.
In hand!
Because of this, Qataiji's death will definitely cause some turmoil within Tumut. Although the soldiers and horses in his hands will not be taken away, because he has four sons and three grandchildren, they will definitely be diluted in the end.
This incident was so unfortunate that Gao Pragmatic had to quickly take action to remedy the situation - the envoy sent by the imperial court was personally selected by him. The envoy was none other than his senior brother, Cheng Wen, the left minister of household affairs.
Although I was going to Tumote to express my condolences, it stands to reason that since I was going to discuss military affairs, it seemed that I should send a minister of the Ministry of War to come forward. However, I went here to express my pragmatism in a large way, so as the minister of household affairs.
It is also reasonable.
Besides, Ming Dynasty's influence on Tumut ultimately came from the economic level, so sending Cheng Wen to come forward would be more convenient to exert economic pressure when needed.
Perhaps because of the approaching war, or perhaps because of Gao Pragmatic's strict orders, Cheng Wen hurriedly hurried on his mission and arrived in Guihua City in less than ten days - this was a surprise for an out-and-out civil servant.
It's not easy for me.
King Shunyi took Han Naji and his eldest son Leng Kemu, and his second son Busubu and a group of officials went out of the city to greet him. By the way, Leng Kemu is Erdemutu, which is his scientific name, that is, his official name.
Name.
As an angel, Cheng Wen of course had to announce the decree and then attend the reception banquet, but these were all official etiquette and the routines were fixed, so it was okay not to mention it.
The main scene is after the reception banquet. Since Qataiji's death was taken extremely seriously by the Ming Dynasty, Tumote has upgraded the original funeral specifications to basically a state funeral. Therefore, the burial location has also been changed: from the originally scheduled place in Tuomo.
The funeral was held and buried out of the city, but the funeral was held in Guihua City, and the burial location was changed to next to the Ada Khan Mausoleum as a side mausoleum. Qataiji's spiritual tablet was also entered into the Buddhist temple to accompany Anda.
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This means that Cheng Wen does not need to travel much and can stay in Guihua City to wait for the funeral. During this period, he can discuss sending troops with Bahan Naji, Zhongjin Hatun and others.
The matter of Tumut sending troops was actually discussed after Erdemutu came back, but because Qataiji happened to have just passed away at that time, nothing actually came out of the discussion, but for the large deal Gao Pragmatic promised
, Han Naji and Zhongjin Hatun were very satisfied, and they agreed in principle.
The main things that have not been negotiated are the specific matters of sending troops, such as who will lead the troops, how many troops will be led, whether it is necessary to have a hard fight with Chahar, how far the fight will end...etc. These are all the above.
It's a big problem, no matter what problem it is, you can't be careless.
If Chatterji had not died, this matter would not have been that complicated. It was simply Chatterji leading the troops, and the main force under his command was his own elite. However, the number of troops may not be too large. Three to five thousand would be enough. Then the Han
Naji and Zhongjinhatun each transferred a part of their headquarters to strengthen Qataiji, and raised 20,000 to 30,000 people to go to the east for an armed march, and just treat it as a trip at public expense - anyway, in their opinion, Qiataiji
Since Ji has taken action, Tumen Khan's side should not force him.
But now that Qataiji is gone, the matter has suddenly become complicated. Without such a famous warrior in northern Xinjiang, and he has four sons, the family is still busy with how to distribute his inheritance.
There is obviously no hope of going out as the core main force.
So this dispatch of troops can almost only rely on the Hannaji couple and the leaders of various ministries, among which they will definitely bear the main responsibility.
The strength in Han Naji's hands has always been good, and can even be said to be very strong. Its core is the most powerful Mongoljin tribe in Tumut, which controls the area from Hetao to Guihua City. Zhongjin Hatun is also
Not to mention giving in, most of the elite members of the original khan court left after the death of Anda Khan are in her hands, and this has not changed much (a small part is with Qatai Ji).
If there is a decisive battle with Chahar this time, it goes without saying that Hannaji must be fought in person, but the problem is that this is not a decisive battle.
According to Gao Pragmatic's requirements for them, both Han Naji and Zhongjin Hatun believed that the main purpose of sending troops this time was to contain the Tus, so that Chahar would not dare to send out all the main force to deal with Horqin. Since it was just a containment, sending troops
Thirty thousand is a lot of respect for Gao Situ, isn't it?
Sending 30,000 troops obviously did not require King Shunyi to personally recruit the troops, but the couple had a dispute over who to appoint as the commander-in-chief.
Han Naji believed that her eldest son Erdemutu should be sent to the expedition; Zhongjin Hatun wanted to send her and Amada Khan's son Butashri (but he could not be rude) to go to the expedition.
In Bahannaji's view, Erdemutu is not only his eldest son, but also a highly pragmatic disciple. Having him lead the army will not only help cultivate his prestige, so that he can succeed him and inherit the throne of Shunyi in the future.
And it can continue to consolidate the relationship with Gao Pragmatic. In addition, with Gao Situ's invincible reputation, since Erdemutu was taught by him, there should be no problem with his commanding ability - he is from Jinghua
Military Secretary.
There is another important point here, that is, the Ming Dynasty has its consistent attitude towards the issue of successors. This attitude is very simple. The Ming Dynasty only recognizes the eldest son. Therefore, in the view of Bhannaji, Erdemutu is the best candidate.
However, Zhongjin Hatun expressed a different opinion. She believed that the most critical thing in Erdemutu now is to control the elites left behind by Qataiji after his death. It is best to be able to directly control them. Even if not, it should be
Build a good relationship with the four sons of Qataiji and ensure that this force always supports the Khan's line.
At the same time, Butashri is getting older. As the youngest son of Amada Khan, he still does not even have a fief, let alone any prestige. This situation is not easy for the Great Khan (Bhannaji).
No, there is a suspicion of ignoring the late king (Amada Khan), so I should take advantage of this opportunity to send Butashri to go on an expedition. If he can achieve military merit, it will be a reason for enfeoffment.
Obviously, Jong Kim Hatun's suggestion was selfish, but then again, wasn't Hannaji's idea selfish? Everyone has selfish motives, just like their marriage is an alliance of interests.
However, selfishness is selfishness, and Zhongjin Hatun's proposal is not completely unreasonable. Although Chatterji himself was a hero, his four sons were not very outstanding. They are not considered useless, but they can only be regarded as useless.
Normally.
Under this circumstance, Han Naji was also somewhat tempted by the legacy left by Qatai Ji. If Erdemutu could obtain his subordinates as his own tribe, the future dominance of the Great Khan line would surely be
More stable.
It was under this situation that Cheng Wen, who was nominally an angel of the court but actually a highly pragmatic special envoy, began to intervene in the restructuring of Tumut's internal power.
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