Chapter 276 Defeat Yuan (Twenty-two) Todays Duke of Zhou
It was just four words "in charge of the white silk". Why did Burihatu react so strongly and immediately stop him? Because the "white silk" in Tumen's mouth is a very special symbol in Mongolia.
Baiji is also known as "Jiuzhi Baiji". The word "濿" has two pronunciations and explanations. One is the same as "you", and the other is the same as "旒". Obviously, the intention here is the latter.
What is "旒"? 旒 is the ribbon on the flag, or the jade string on the emperor's crown, which is a symbol of power, military power, or royal power.
The nine-pin white banner is the symbol of Mongolian power. It was first created by Genghis Khan and has been followed ever since. After the Mongols' iron cavalry swept across tens of thousands of miles of the world, the chiefs of various tribes scattered all over the country each had their own Sulding (the iron spearhead on the military flag).
, it is also a symbolic thing), but there are only a handful of people who can use the Nine White Banner.
The emblem and flag of Genghis Khan's Mongol Empire is the "Nine-legged White Flag", and the so-called Nine-legged White Flag is also called the Nine-legged White Emblem or the Nine-legged White Flag. The Mongolians commonly call it "Chagan Suli De".
Chagan is also translated as Chahan, which means white; Sulide is also translated as Sulede, which means big pole. After Chagan Sulede was introduced to the Han Dynasty, it had a high-end and classy name: "Jiuhao White Flag"
". After the rise of the Ming Dynasty and the decline of the Yuan Dynasty, this object became the "Chagan Sulede of the Chahar Division", which was dedicated to worship by thousands of households in Chahar to show its orthodoxy.
The tassel of Chagan Sulede is made of silver-white stallion hair, and the stem is made of pine wood, so it is called Chagan (white) Sulede. It is composed of the main Sulede of the three-pronged divine spear and the eight accompanying Sulede.
The top of Lord Sulede is a one-foot-long gold-plated three-pronged iron spear. The three prongs symbolize flames. The lower end of the three-pronged spearhead is a "char" (disk), and a tassel made of silver-white stallion hair is fixed around the edge of the disc. Lord Sured's
The handle is also called "Helipes" and is made of pine wood. The handle is five inches thick and thirteen feet long. It is inserted into a granite base with a hole in the middle.
At a distance of one foot and five meters from Lord Sulede, eight handles were erected on the four sides and corners to accompany Sulede, and "Huhe Nachug" (ropes) made of horsehair were used to connect to Lord Sulede.
He strengthened Lord Surad. The hilbi who accompanied Surad was nine feet long, and the spearhead was the same as Lord Surad.
It is said that in the Bingyin year, Genghis Khan "built a nine-legged white banner to be the emperor at the source of the Onan River" [Note: from "The Secret History of Mongolia"]. There is also a record in "The Chronicles of Taizu in the History of the Yuan Dynasty": "In the first year of the year Bingyin
(1206), the emperor convened with the kings and ministers and built the Jiu'ao White Banner, which means the emperor was located at the source of the Onan River." This was the first Mongolian record of the Jiu'ao Baiqi.
From this time on, the Mongolians erected a nine-pin white banner during celebrations in peacetime, viewing it as a symbol of the prosperity of the nation and the country.
However, there is another theory that in 1189 AD, Genghis Khan was elected Khan by the nobles in a place called Henuoer at the source of the Klulen River at the southern foot of Kent Mountain, where he was born. There were three main people who participated in this election
Respected nobles: Alatan, the second son of Hotla Khan, Ooti Chijin, Yesugaibaat'er's brother, Nekuntaiji's son Huchaer Beqi, Baltanbaat'er's brother Oul, Balhag's nephew
Chechen, don’t beg and wait.
They awarded Temujin the title of "Khan" and set up the nine-legged white flag of his respected father Yesugabaatar. Temujin was only 28 years old that year. Later, after Genghis Khan established the Great Mongolia, this nine-legged white flag became the
It evolved into the nine-pin white flag of the Great Mongolia.
No matter which record or legend is the true history, at least one thing is certain: the Nine White Banner represents the Mongolian orthodoxy passed down by Genghis Khan and is the highest symbol of power and status in Mongolia.
So, what does Tumen mean when he says that when Buyantaiji succeeds to the throne, "Burihatu will take charge of Baiji for you"? Is it possible that it is the same as Liu Bei's Baidi Tuogu, saying that if Buyantaiji fails to succeed, Burihatu will
Should Hatu just replace it himself?
Strictly speaking, there are still some differences between the two. What Tumen is saying now is "holding the white banner for you", although it does give Burihatu the ability to erect the nine-pin white banner on behalf of the Great Khan in the future.
Power, but in the context of the Mongols, this sentence actually refers to the title of official - pre-confessing Burihatu as the grand master.
Why is the "Grand Master" mentioned again? This must first start with the origin of the official position of "Grand Master" in Mongolia.
The first grand master in Mongolian history was Genghis Khan's die-hard confidant Muhuali. During Genghis Khan's western expedition, Muhuali held the "white paper" that only Genghis Khan was worthy of possessing and was responsible for the administrative affairs "south of Taihang" and stayed behind.
Tens of thousands of Mongolian troops, Han and Khitan warlords were all controlled by it.
Later, after further development, the Taishi was responsible for the administrative management of the Lingbei Province (Mobei). There were no prefectures or counties in the Lingbei Province. All tribes and households were under the jurisdiction of the Taishi, even the golden families such as Horqin.
The tribes directly managed by the descendants also had to obey the orders of the Taishi, so the "Taishi" played an important role in the Mongolian administrative system and held considerable power.
Later, the Yuan Dynasty withdrew from the Central Plains, and Mobei became the only territory of the residual Yuan Dynasty. Then the position of Grand Master also increased, and it became the real power to integrate all the tribes in Mobei. It was also the highest official position that Mongolian nobles who were not from the Golden Family could obtain.
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Later, in the Battle of Yuerhai during the Hongwu period, the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty lost about 100,000 people. The Yuan leader Togusi Timur and his son Tianbaonu were killed, and the Ming army captured his son Dibaonu and more than 120 people in total.
, with 3,000 official offices and more than 70,000 soldiers, Meng Yuan suffered a devastating blow.
This failure caused the Dayuan regime of the Kublai Khan family of the Golden family to lose its status as the supreme Central Khanate among the Mongols. Most Mongolian tribes declared independence from it. However, several subsequent great Khans, although still from the Golden
They are neither prominent nor important, and cannot have the same supreme prestige and appeal as the earlier rulers.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! At the same time, as the highest position of a non-golden family left over from the Mongolian regime, Taishi has become a position coveted by the real power figures. With it, the real power non-golden family
Nobles of noble birth can control the Great Khan of Mongolia - or even depose the Great Khan. Therefore, in Mongolia at present, the Grand Master is actually the uncrowned king of the grassland.
This situation is a bit similar to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who was unable to hold the highest official position of the samurai family, "General of the Conquering Barbarians" due to his origin, so he had to resign himself to "Guan Bai".
However, at this time, Tumen had a big problem in appointing Burihatu as the "Mongolian Grand Master" in advance. The problem was that Burihatu was not from a "non-golden family". He was from a serious golden family -
His father Xin Ai is the eldest son of An Da Khan, "Huang Taiji"!
The traditional art of the Mongols is "the Great Khan, who is the strongest in the Golden Family", so when Hannaji defeated Xin'ai and became Tumed's Chechen Khan with the support of Gao Pragmatic, Xin'ai's Khan became the king.
If it is lost, it is lost, and even the Tumut people will not think there is any problem.
However, the position of Khan belongs to the position of Khan, and blood belongs to blood. Xin Ai's loss of Khan position does not affect his bloodline from the Golden Family, and naturally it does not affect Burihatu's bloodline. Burihatu is still the Taiji identity of the Golden Family.
, Theoretically, he can now be respectfully called "Burihatu Hongtaiji".
Since he is a Taiji and a grand master, who will have the final say in the future of the Great Mongolia? This is the reason why Burihatu hurriedly spoke out to stop him.
However, Tumen was not acting on a whim at this time. He stretched out his hand towards Burihatu with a serious face and made a stopping gesture. He said without any doubt: "In recent years, you have advised me to read some Han people's books. It is said that only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you be successful.
Victory in all battles. The current situation is like this. It is difficult to win in every battle. However, sometimes those Chinese books can still explain some truths. I heard a story and was very moved... Do you know what the story is?
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Burihatu was worried, but the Great Khan spoke so solemnly, and as a minister, he had to listen to what the Great Khan said, so he could only suppress his uneasiness and said: "I don't know."
"You must have heard this story, but Buyan probably hasn't. Buyan, come closer. When you were a child, Abu (father) was always busy and didn't get along with you much, and he didn't teach you much. Now you don't
I’m young now, and Abu is getting old too. I’ll tell you a story at the end. You should listen carefully and remember it carefully.”
Buyantai Jidu is already middle-aged, even a little older than Buyhatu, but at this moment he does not dare to be disrespectful at all, and he honestly takes two steps forward on his horse and rides with Nai's father.
Tumen nodded, looked in the direction of Shacheng, and said quietly: "Minihu (son, nickname means), there is a story in the Southern Dynasties about King Wu destroying the merchants. You should have heard of this, right?"
Buyantai Ji bowed on his horse and replied: "Yes, Abu."
"Okay, then I can save a lot of money." Tumen said with a smile: "After King Wu of Zhou destroyed Shang, there were still many things that needed to be sorted out, so with hard work, no matter how strong he was originally, he still couldn't survive day and night.
He fell ill in the second year after establishing the Zhou Dynasty.
It is said that the world is easy but defending the world is difficult. King Wu of Zhou fell ill, which gave the survivors of the Shang Dynasty an opportunity to be restless. After the newly established Zhou Dynasty, it began to be turbulent.
King Wu of Zhou was a wise king who cared deeply about the world. He could not bear to let the people under his rule fall into dire straits again, so he found Zhou Gongdan, a man of literary and military skills, and wanted to entrust the world to him.
Who is Zhou Gongdan? He is the younger brother of King Wu. The Han people say that he is a 'gentleman'. Gentlemen all pay attention to morality and righteousness. He does not agree with King Wu's opinions no matter what, and he prays for King Wu all day long, hoping that his brother
The disease could happen to him, hoping that he could bear all this on behalf of King Wu. However, God failed to fulfill his wish, and King Wu passed away soon after.
At that time, King Wu's son, who became King Cheng, was still very young, only thirteen years old, and was still young. Once Zhou Gong was afraid that King Cheng would not be able to handle government affairs and let someone with ulterior motives cause trouble, and he couldn't bear to see the people in ruins, so he
Regent and Director. During this period, there were many jealous people who wanted to sow discord, such as Uncle Guan, Uncle Cai and Uncle Huo, etc., and spread rumors that "the Duke of Zhou will be detrimental to Ru Zi (King Cheng)", making King Cheng suspicious of Duke Zhou.
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At this time, only the third year after the Yin capital was conquered, Wu Geng launched a rebellion against Zhou, and joined forces with Xu Yi, Yan, Pugu and other old eastern vassal states to launch a large-scale rebellion. Faced with such a serious situation, Zhou Gongdan patiently persuaded
Zhao Gongsi and other ministers wrote "Junsi", which promptly resolved the conflicts within the Zhou Dynasty caused by the succession of the throne, and then personally led the army to the east.
After three years of hard fighting, Zhou Gongdan finally suppressed Wu Geng's rebellion, killed Wu Geng, deposed his third uncle, and at the same time defeated all the Dongyi tribes. In fact, it was also after this war that Zhou talents finally completed the cause of destroying Shang.
After Zhou Gong's victory in the Eastern Campaign, in order to suppress the Shang remnants and control the entire eastern region, he decided to build Luoyi near the Jianshui River in the north of Luoshui. The construction work started in the fifth year of Duke Zhou's regency and was completed in the seventh year. The newly built Luoyi included
There are two parts: the Imperial City and Chengzhou. Chengzhou is in the east and Imperial City is in the west, separated by the Han River.
After Luoyi was built, the Duke of Zhou moved the "Yin stubborn people" (i.e. slave owners, large and small) to Chengzhou and sent an army of eight divisions (one division of 2,500 people) to suppress it. At the same time, the Duke of Zhou returned power to King Cheng and stayed in Luoyi himself.
.Then, he wrote "Wu Yi", warning King Cheng not to covet comfort and lose his country due to comfort.
Three years after Duke Zhou returned to power, he took care of his old age in Fengjing and died of illness soon after. King Cheng recognized Duke Zhou as having made great contributions to the state of Zhou and presented it to Duke Lu. The emperor offered sacrifices to him and buried Duke Zhou at Bi. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao wrote a poem:
'The Duke of Zhou vomits food, and the world returns to its heart', this is a truly righteous comment."
In fact, as soon as Burihatu heard Tumen speak, he knew why the Great Khan made himself the Grand Master and bestowed nine white banners on him even though he knew that he was from the Golden Family. The Great Khan hoped that he could be Buyan's "Gong of Zhou".
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The "Zhou Gong" who asked someone to be his son? In terms of trust, there is probably no more trustworthy person in the world than this. Burihatu couldn't help but feel a little dazed, and for a moment he forgot to speak.
On the other side, Buyantaiji was hesitant and struggling.
Does Abu Nabrhatu look like Zhou Gongdan? Well, to a certain extent, Brihatu is indeed a bit like Zhou Gongdan in the current Mongolia, with outstanding talents and caution.
It has been several years since he came to Chahar, but he has never mentioned that he is the Taiji of the Golden Family, and asked the Great Khan to give him a portion as usual. Until now, he only has the insignificant amount he brought with him.
As a personal guard, Renma has never tried to expand his direct leadership according to his status as Taiji or the ruler. From this point of view, he should be regarded as a person with no desire for power.
But this does not mean that he has no ideals or ambitions. He has conscientiously carried out his actual "strategist" work to the extreme.
Among the thousands of families in Chahar, even the most demanding and difficult people have to admit that Burihatu is really dedicated to the country and has no self-interest. Previously, he traveled thousands of miles to and from Xizhuibian.
Running around and provoking civil strife in the Ming court is one of the most powerful examples.
However, King Zhou Cheng was only thirteen years old when he succeeded to the throne, and the Great Khan also said that he was "still young", so it is understandable that Zhou Gongdan served as regent to assist him until he was twenty years old. But how old is Buyantai Ji?
I am already middle-aged. Do I still want Burihatu, the "Gong of Zhou" who is a few years younger than me, to assist me for seven years?
The three of them were silent, and the scene was a little frozen for a moment, just like the expressions on their faces at this time.
As time went by, Burihatu's face became more and more relaxed, while Tumen Dahan's face gradually became gloomier.
Just when he made up his mind and took a deep breath to speak, Buyantaiji, who had been keeping his head down and repeatedly weighing the pros and cons, suddenly raised his head, bowed deeply to Buyandhatu, and said sincerely: "I swear by the noble blood of the Golden Family.
:If that day really comes, please ask Burihatu to take charge of the White Paper for me."
Buyantaiji sighed softly, his face was still a little bitter, but he still supported Buyantaiji and said softly: "I swear by the noble blood of the Golden Family: If that day comes, I will treat Taiji as I do today.
As loyal as a profuse sweat."
The two held hands tightly and confirmed their oaths to each other. Tumen then smiled and said, "That's it. Mongolia has reached this day. If we don't unite as one, there will really be no future for us."
Buyantaiji and Buyantaiji both saluted the Khan, but Tumen Khan seemed to suddenly remember something and asked Buyantaiji: "Has your grandson just been born and given a name?"
It turns out that although Buyantaiji is only middle-aged, Mongolians get married even earlier than Han people in the Central Plains, so he just became a grandfather a few days ago.
"Yes, Abu. He was just born and hasn't given a name yet." Buyantaiji was moved in his heart and said, "Please Abu... please give me a name from the Great Khan."
But Tumen Khan waved his hand and said with a smile: "Let Burihatu name him - don't refuse." The second half of the sentence was obviously addressed to Burihatu.
"This...then I have overstepped my bounds." He thought for a while and said, "Let's name Xiao Taiji Lin Dan."
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