The fact that Gao Pragmatic asked Hannaji to marry Zhongjin Hatun was based on the Mongolian tradition. Since Gao and others could relate to this, how could Qataiji, a Mongolian lord, not think of it?
Even Gao Pangshi didn't specifically tell Jinghua Trading Company to act in secret. They just carelessly ran back and forth between Daban Shengcheng in Dachengtaiji and Toyoshu River Royal Court.
And Xin'ai sent someone to tell Qiataiji that Dachengtaiji had gathered all his tribes and troops in Dabansheng City, and Zhongjin Hatun also used the Great Khan's seal of King Shunyi [Given by the Ming Dynasty, I answer
This is really used as a token. Even in history, Qiqingha (Xin Ai), Zalike and other later kings of Shunyi used this.] All the guards of the Great Khan around the royal court were mobilized to the Fengzhouchuan royal court.
Now the strength of both sides has been gathered in Daban Shengcheng and Fengzhou River, with a total strength of at least 60,000 to 70,000 cavalry, and even more tribesmen.
When Chataiji heard this, he was sweating from behind, and his clothes were all soaked with sweat.
Because Xin Ai's envoy made it clear that Xin Ai Huang Taiji was the natural successor to the Great Khan, and he would never accept anyone else to become the Great Khan or King of Shunyi.
Tumut is going to have a civil war!
Civil war, what a terrible word! After Genghis Khan unified Mongolia, the Mongolians already understood the importance of unity. Unfortunately, later...
Today's Mongolia is already a divided Mongolia. The Great Khan worked hard for decades before Tumote controlled such a vast grassland, and his strength was even greater than that of the Chahar tribe where the Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty lived. Now the Great Khan
Before the bones are cold, will Tumut fall into another split and the Great Khan's hegemony disappear?
Chataiji shuddered.
This is definitely not what the Great Khan wants to see, so he must stop it!
But how to stop it?
Are you going to stop Xin Ai Huang Taiji? He is the eldest son of the Great Khan. Although the Great Khan did not leave any words, saying that he would pass the throne to Xin Ai Huang Taiji, but the eldest son inherits... This is the rule set by Dayan Khan.
Besides, Xin Ai Huang Taiji has made it clear that he will not back down. How can he persuade him? If he can't persuade him, what will happen? There will still be a fight.
Chatterji is not afraid of war. Even if the other party is Xin Ai, even if Xin Ai is more powerful than him, it will not scare Chatterji. What Chatterji is afraid of is the civil war itself. Because no matter whether it is the two sides
In the final analysis, the loss of any party is the loss of the Tumote Department.
Tumut was able to control Dongtao and Xitao not just in name - Tumut was one of the "30,000 households" enfeoffed by Dayan Khan, so wasn't the Ordos tribe the same? Why should I, the Ordos tribe?
Do I have to listen to you?
Because of strength and prestige.
I am able to control the Ordos tribe, and its fundamental basis is strength, and then reputation.
After the death of the Great Khan, there is not much left in the reputation itself. If Tumote's strength continues to decline significantly, wouldn't the Ordos tribe have any ideas? They may even think that Tumote can make a Shunyi
Wang Dang, can’t I, Woer Dusi, also make some kind of Wang Dang?
Speaking of which, Anda Khan was able to control tens of thousands of households in Ordos because his brother Ji Nang ignored government affairs in his later years (in Ji Nang's early years, Anda took orders from him). After Ji Nang's death, it was his grandson who was actually in charge of killing Huang Taiji.
However, Huang Taiji admired his great-uncle Anda more, so Ordos Ten Thousand Households really obeyed Anda. But if we have to look at it from an institutional perspective, Ordos Ten Thousand Households have no lower status than Tumote Ten Thousand Households.
Therefore, he could neither convince Xin Ai nor go to war with Xin Ai.
What about Dacheng Taiji and Zhongjin Hatun?
worse.
Dacheng Taiji would not listen to him, because in Dacheng Taiji's eyes, the Ming Dynasty was his biggest backer; and it goes without saying that Zhongjin Hatun also had the same thoughts.
Qia Taiji thought about it, and the only one who could dispel Dacheng Taiji's idea of snatching the throne of the Great Khan was the Ming Dynasty. And the person who can directly decide or influence the Ming Emperor's decision in Yanjing City to a large extent is the person who sent the envoy
The plenipotentiary envoy Gao Pragmatic came.
Chataiji also had business dealings with Jinghua, but it was obviously not as close to Jinghua as Dachengtaiji and Zhongjinhatun, so Qiatarji gave up the idea of relying on "relations" to pursue a more pragmatic path.
Bribery is impossible. Gao Pragmatic is the owner of Jinghua Trading Co., and Qataiji can't even think about how rich he is. What can he use to bribe others? They might even want to bribe him in turn.
Then we can only demonstrate first, and then act emotionally and rationally.
The idea is very good, but it is a pity that Gao pragmatically understands Qiataji too thoroughly, and Qiatarji understands Gao pragmatically too incompletely. He only knows that Gao pragmatically is very good at business, and he is also very good at reading, and it seems that he is an official.
It's also very powerful...but if you ask him about something more specific, he won't know.
After all, Qataiji did not have such unrealistic ideas of controlling the Ming Dynasty. Only by being highly pragmatic could he have the grand vision of controlling Mongolia.
As a result, Chatterji's plan failed from the beginning. From his point of view, the demonstration went smoothly. However, judging from the performance of the Illumination Army, especially the imperial envoy himself, there is no doubt that it was a
A complete failure.
No matter whether it is six thousand cavalry setting up a formation, or hundreds of fine cavalry charging fiercely, Gao Pragmatic will not be afraid.
Chataiji had no choice but to pretend he didn't know anything and stepped forward to participate in a polite manner.
If you lose, you don't lose on the battlefield, but you lose on predicting people and events.
He didn't know how Gao Pangshi, at such an age, could remain indifferent to the Mongolian cavalry in front of him. After all, in his impression, Ming people had always been afraid of the Mongolian cavalry, and most people only dared to hide in the city.
Trembling, only a few heroic generals like Ma Fang and Ma Gui dared to go out of the city to fight with them in the field.
Unexpectedly, a mere young civil servant could be so courageous!
But Qataiji is still a little unconvinced. He still feels that he must not have enough subordinates. If all the power of Tumut is concentrated here, with more than 100,000 cavalry lying across the front of the formation, no matter how brave Gao Xiang is, he will definitely
Will be afraid.
It's a pity that none of Dacheng Taiji, Zhongjin Hatun and Xinai Huang Taiji were willing to listen to him. Otherwise, if Tumote unites as one, Gao Pragmatic can only canonize the King of Shunyi according to the results of Tumote's own recommendation.
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Therefore, after showing respect to the emperor's envoy, Qataiji still wanted to show Tumut's might and said with a straight face: "Since the envoy is here for the canonization ceremony, he doesn't know why he has to bring these five people with him.
Thousands of cavalry? Does the imperial envoy think that just five thousand cavalry can make me, Tumut, afraid?"
"Is it a sufficient number or a mere one?" Gao Pragmatic smiled: "However, it doesn't matter whether it is a sufficient number or a mere number. The purpose of these five thousand cavalry is just to celebrate the succession of the new King of Shunyi.