Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1668 Cutting Yuan ([-]) Today's Duke of Zhou

It's just the words "in charge of the white banner", why did Brihatu react so strongly and immediately stop it?Because the "white flag" in Tumen's mouth is a very special symbol in Mongolia.

White 纛 is also called "Jiu斿白纛". The word "斿" has two pronunciations and interpretations, 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 streamer on the banner, or the jade string on the emperor's crown, all of which are symbols of power.Military power, or royal power.

The Nine-White Banner is a symbol of Mongolian power. It was first created by Genghis Khan and has been followed since then.After the Mongolian iron cavalry swept tens of thousands of miles across the world, the chiefs scattered all over the country had their own sulding (the iron spearhead on the military flag is also a symbolic thing), but only a handful of them could use the nine-fold white banner Counted.

The emblem and flag of the Mongolian Empire of Genghis Khan is "Jiujiabai纛", and the so-called Jiujiabai纛, also known as Jiuzubaihui or Jiuzubaiqi, Mongolians commonly call it "Chagan Sulid".

Chagan also translates Chahan, which means white; Su Lide also translates Suled, which means big pole.After Chagan Suled was introduced to Han, it has a high-end and elegant name: "Jiujiabaiqi".After the decline of the Ming Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty, this object became "Chagan Suled of Chahar Department", which was dedicated to Chahar Wanhu to show orthodoxy.

The tassels of Chagan Suled are made of silver-white stallion mane and the trunk is pine wood, so it is called Chagan (white) Suled. It is composed of the main Suled of the three-pronged spear and the eight-handled companion Suled.

The tip of Lord Suled is a one-foot-long gold-plated three-pronged iron spear, which symbolizes flames.The lower end of the three-pronged spearhead is a "char" (disc), and a tassel made of silver-white male horsehair is fixed along the disc.The handle of Lord Suled is also called "Hilipi", which is made of pine wood. Hilipi is five inches thick and thirteen feet long, and is inserted into a granite base with a hole in the middle.

At a distance of one zhang and five feet from the main Suled, eight handles are erected on the four sides and four corners of the Suled, and are connected with the main Suled by the "Huhnachug" (rope) made of horse mane. Fortify Lord Suled.The Hilip who accompanied Suled was nine feet long and had the same spearhead as the main Suled.

According to legend, in the year of Bingyin, Genghis Khan "built a nine-legged white scorpion to be emperor at the source of the Onan River" [Note: from "Secret History of Mongolia"].And "Yuanshi Taizu Benji" also records: "In the first year of Bingyin (1206), the emperor assembled all the kings and ministers, and built the Jiubai Banner, that is, the emperor was located at the source of the Onan River." The record of the flag.

Since then, the Mongolians have erected the nine-fold white banner in peacetime and celebrations, and regard it as a symbol of the prosperity of the nation and the country.

However, there is another saying that in 1189 AD, Genghis Khan was elected as Khan by the nobles at a place called Huhe Nur at the source of the Kherlen River at the southern foot of Mount Kent, where he was born.There are mainly three nobles who participated in this election: Alatan, the second son of Haotra Khan, Wuti Chijin, Huchaerbeqi, the son of Niekuntaiji, the elder brother of Yasugaibaatar, and the son of Baertanbaatar. Chechen Bieqi, the nephew of Goule and Barhag, etc.

They awarded Temujin the title of "Khan" and set up the nine-legged white flag of his respected father Yasugabaatar.Temujin was only 28 years old this year.Later, after Genghis Khan established the Great Mongolian State, this nine-legged white flag evolved into the nine-legged white flag of the Great Mongolian State.

No matter what kind of record or legend is the real history, at least one thing is certain: the nine-headed white flag represents the Mongolian orthodoxy handed down by Genghis Khan, and is the highest symbol of power and status in Mongolia.

Then, what does Tumen mean when Buyantaiji succeeds to the throne, "Burihatu will hold the white banner for you"?Could it be that like Liu Bei Baidi Tuogu, he said that if Buyan Taiji is not successful, Burihatu will simply replace it by himself?

Strictly speaking, there are some differences between the two.What Tumen said at this moment, "Hold the white banner for you", although it is true that Brihatu has the power to erect the nine white banners on behalf of the Great Khan in the future, but this sentence is even more important in the context of the Mongols. Most of them are actually conferring officials—pre-conferring Burihatu as grand master.

Why did it involve "Teacher" again?First of all, we must start with the origin of the official title of "Taishi" in Mongolia.

The first grand master in Mongolian history was Mu Huali, Genghis Khan's loyal confidant.During Genghis Khan's western expedition, Mu Huali held the "white banner" that only Genghis Khan could have, and was in charge of the administrative affairs of the "south of Taihang".

Later, after further development, the Taishi was in charge of the administrative management of Lingbei Province (Mobei).There are no prefectures and counties in Lingbei Province, and all tribes and thousands of households are under the jurisdiction of the grand master. Even the tribes directly managed by the descendants of the gold family such as Horqin have to obey the orders of the grand master. Therefore, the administration of the "grand master" in Mongolia Play an important role in the system and wield considerable power.

Later, the Yuan Dynasty withdrew from the Central Plains, and Mobei became the only place in the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty, so the position of Taishi rose, and he became the real power to integrate all the tribes in Mobei, and it was also the highest official position that non-golden family Mongolian nobles could obtain. .

Later, in the Battle of Yuerhai during the Hongwu period, the Mongolian Yuan lost about 10 people. The Yuan Lord Tuogusi Timur and his son Tianbaonu were killed, and the Ming army captured more than 120 people including his second son Dibaonu, and three thousand officials. There were more than [-] soldiers and sergeants, and Meng Yuan suffered a devastating blow.

This defeat deprived the Yuan regime of the Kublai Khan family of the Golden Family as the supreme Central Khanate among the Mongols, and most Mongolian tribes declared independence from it.And the later Khans, although still from the Golden Family, were actually supported by local real power factions. They were neither prominent nor important, and they could not have the supreme prestige and appeal like the previous rulers.

At the same time, as the highest position of a non-golden family left over from the Mongolian regime, Taishi has become a position that real power figures covet.With it, the nobles of the real power faction who are not from the golden family can control the Great Khan of Mongolia—or even abolish the Great Khan, so in Mongolia right now, the Taishi is actually the uncrowned king on the grassland.

This situation is a bit similar to that of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who could not be the highest official position of the samurai family "General Zhengyi" because of his birth relationship, so he had to succumb to "Guan Bai".

However, at this time, the Tumen appointed Burihatu as the "Mongolian Grand Master" in advance, but there was a big problem. The problem was that Burihatu was not "from a non-golden family background", but he was a legitimate golden family blood—— His father, Xin Ai, is the eldest son of I Da Khan, "Huang Taiji"!

The traditional performing arts of the Mongols is "great sweat, which is performed by the strong soldiers and horses in the golden family". If you lose it, you lose it, and even the Tumets don't think it's a problem.

However, the sweat position belongs to the sweat position, and the blood belongs to the blood line. Xin Ai's loss of the sweat position does not affect his bloodline of the golden family, and naturally it does not affect Burihatu's bloodline.Brihatu is still a member of the Golden Family's Taiji, and theoretically he can now be honored as "Brihatu Hongtaiji".

As a Taiji and a Grand Master, who will have the final say on the future Mongolian Kingdom?This is the reason why Brihatu hastily spoke out to stop him.

However, Tumen at this time was not on the spur of the moment. He reached out to Brihatu with a serious face and made a stop gesture, and said unquestionably: "In recent years, you have persuaded me to read some books by Han people, saying that knowing yourself and the enemy can help you achieve success." Fighting a hundred victories. The current situation is such that it is difficult to win a hundred battles, but those Han books can sometimes make sense. Ben Khan heard a story and was very emotional... Do you know what the story is? ?”

Burihatu was anxious, but Da Khan said something so solemnly, as a subject, he had to listen to Da Khan's words, 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 young, Abu (father) was always busy, and he didn't get along with you very much, and he didn't teach you much. Now you don't I am young, and Abu is also old, let me tell you a story at the end, you have to listen carefully and remember it carefully.”

Buyantaiji was already middle-aged, even a little older than Burihatu, but at this moment he didn't dare to be disrespectful at all, he kicked his horse two steps forward obediently, and tied the bridle with Naifu.

Tumen nodded, looked in the direction of Shacheng, and said faintly: "Minihu (son, has a nickname meaning), there is a story about King Wu destroying merchants in the Southern Dynasty, you must have heard of it?"

Buyantaiji bowed on the horse and replied, "Yes, Abu."

"Okay, then I can save a lot of talking." Tumen said with a smile: "King Wu of Zhou still has a lot of things to clean up after he destroyed the Shang, so he worked hard. No matter how strong he was, he still couldn't survive day and night. Therefore, in the second year after the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty, he fell ill.

It is said that the world is easy, but it is difficult to defend the world. King Wu of Zhou's illness gave those survivors of the Shang Dynasty a chance to be restless, and the newly established Zhou Dynasty began to be turbulent.

King Wu of Zhou is a wise king who cares about the world very much. He couldn't bear to let the people under his rule fall into dire straits again, so he found Zhou Gongdan, who is literary and military, and wanted to entrust the world to him.

Who is Zhou Gongdan?He is the younger brother of King Wu, and the Han people say he is a 'gentleman'.Gentlemen, they all pay attention to morality, benevolence and righteousness. He doesn’t agree with King Wu’s opinion, and he prays for King Wu all day long, hoping that his brother’s illness will come to him, and that he can bear all this instead of King Wu. May King Wu still pass away soon.

At that time, the son of King Wu, who later became King Cheng, was still very young, only 13 years old, and he was still young.Zhou Gongdan was afraid that King Cheng would not be able to handle government affairs and make troubles for people with ulterior motives, and he couldn't bear to see the people's lives in ruins, so he became the regent director.During this period, many jealous people wanted to sow discord, such as Uncle Guan, Uncle Cai, and Uncle Huo, spreading rumors that "Duke Zhou will not benefit Ruzi (King Cheng)", which made King Cheng suspicious of Duke Zhou.

At this time, it was only the third year after the Yin capital was conquered. Wu Geng launched a war of 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 Gongshi and other ministers to write "Junshi", which promptly resolved the contradictions caused by the succession of the throne within the Zhou Dynasty, and then personally led the army to march eastward.

After three years of hard work, Zhou Gongdan finally flattened Wu Geng's rebellion, killed Wu Geng, deposed his third uncle, and defeated all tribes of Dongyi at the same time.In fact, it was through this war that Zhou finally completed the cause of destroying business.

After the victory of Duke Zhou's Eastern Expedition, in order to suppress the Shang survivors 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 regent and was completed in the seventh year.The newly built Luoyi consists of Wangcheng and Chengzhou. Chengzhou is in the east and Wangcheng is in the west, separated by Dashui.

After the completion of Luoyi, the Duke of Zhou moved the "Yin stubborn people" (that is, slave owners, big and small) to Chengzhou, and sent eight divisions (one division with 2500 people) to deter them.At the same time, the Duke of Zhou returned to King Cheng and stayed in Luoyi himself.Then, he wrote "Wu Yi", admonishing King Cheng not to be greedy for ease, and lose the country through ease.

Three years after Duke Zhou returned to power, he lived in Fengjing for the elderly, and soon died of illness.King Cheng honored the Duke of Zhou for his meritorious service to the state of Zhou, presented it to the Duke of Lu, worshiped him with the rites of the Son of Heaven, and buried the Duke of Zhou at Bi.At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao had a poem saying: "The Duke of Zhou vomits and feeds, and the world returns to his heart", which is even a positive comment. "

In fact, Burihatu knew why Khan knew that he was of the blood of the Golden Family and granted him the title of Grand Master and granted him a white banner... Khan hoped that he could be Buyan's "Duke of Zhou" "what.

Let someone be the "Duke of Zhou" for his son?In terms of faith, I am afraid there is no more faith in this world than this.Brihatu couldn't help being a little dazed, and forgot to speak for a while.

On the other side, Buyantaiji hesitated and struggled.

Abu Nabu Rihatu as Zhou Gongdan?Well, to a certain extent, Burihatu is indeed a bit like Zhou Gongdan in the current Mongolia, with outstanding talents and prudence.

It has been several years since he came to Chahar, but he has never mentioned that he is Taiji from the golden family, and asked the Great Khan to give him a share as usual.Up to now, he only has the insignificant troops he brought as personal guards, and he has never tried to expand the direct leadership according to Taiji or the status of the ruling.From this point of view, he should be regarded as a person who has no desire for power.

But this does not mean that he has no ideals, or that he has no ambitions.He conscientiously made his actual "military adviser" work to the extreme.

Among the thousands of households in Chahar, even the most demanding and difficult people have to admit that Brihatu is really dedicated to the country and has no self-interest.Previously, he traveled thousands of miles to the Xicui border to stir up civil strife in the Ming court, which is one of the most powerful examples.

However, King Cheng of Zhou was only 13 years old when he succeeded to the throne, and Da Khan also said that he was "wet." So it is understandable that Zhou Gongdan assisted him until he was 20 years old.I'm already middle-aged, do I still want Brihatu, the "Duke 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 froze for a while, just like the expressions of the three of them at this time.

As time passed, Brihatu's face became more and more relaxed, while Tumen Dahan's face gradually became gloomy.

Just as he made up his mind and took a deep breath to speak, Buyantaiji, who had been weighing the pros and cons repeatedly with his head down, suddenly raised his head, bowed deeply to Buri Hatu, and said sincerely: "I swear by the noble blood of the Golden Family!" : If that day really comes, I ask Brihatu to be in charge of the White Banner for me."

Brihatu sighed lightly, his face was still a bit bitter, but he still supported Buyan Taiji, and said softly: "I swear by the noble blood of the Golden Family: If there is a day, I will treat Taiji like today. Loyal as a sweat."

The two held their arms tightly and testified their oath to each other.Only then did Tumen smile, and said: "That's it. Mongolia has come to this day, and if there is no unity, there is really no future to look forward to."

Both Buyantaiji and Burihatu saluted the Great Khan, but Tumen Great Khan seemed to suddenly remember something, and asked Buyantaiji, "Is your grandson just born, so he has a name?"

It turned out that although Buyantaiji was only middle-aged, the Mongols got married even earlier than the Han people in the Central Plains, so he had just become a grandfather a few days ago.

"Yes, Abu, he was born not long ago, and he hasn't chosen a name yet." Bu Yantaiji's heart moved, and he said, "Please Abu...please give me a name from the Great Khan."

But Tumen Da Khan waved his hand and said with a smile, "Let Brihatu name him—don't refuse." The second half of the sentence was obviously addressed to Brihatu.

"This...that minister is presumptuous." He thought for a while and said, "Let's name Xiao Taiji Lin Dan."
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