Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 826 Intimidation (4 changes over ten thousand)
It is not easy for Chataiji to refute this high-practical statement, because it is very common in Mongolia to lead troops to congratulate the succession of the heir, or in other words, all kinds of Mongolian sweats and small sweats go to participate in other big sweats and small sweats. The ceremonies of their heirship also often bring not a small number of soldiers and horses.

That being the case, why is it so strange that Gao Wushi came to canonize King Shunyi on behalf of Emperor Daming and brought some soldiers and horses?

It cannot be said that the former envoys of the Ming Dynasty generally did not bring many soldiers, so he was too pragmatic to lead soldiers.If Qiataiji objected to this, Gao Yushi could directly reply with the sentence "Leading troops to express importance".

Besides, the heirship of King Shunyi was indeed a very important event for both Daming and Tumot, and there was nothing unreasonable about bringing soldiers and horses to celebrate.

Chataiji had no choice but to change the topic, but although he was considered a wise man among the Mongols, his actions and speech were still unavoidable, so he went straight to the topic as soon as he opened his mouth: "The imperial envoy is here, I, Tumet I was supposed to gather all the ministries to greet him, but the imperial envoy came too early... I, Tumed, have not yet made a conclusion on who will be Chechen Khan. I am afraid that the imperial envoy will spend a lot of time in Tumed for waiting. .”

Oh?I want to come here and wait for you to elect Chechen Khan?hehe……

In history, the issue of Daming's canonization of the King of Shunyi was relatively clear. If we look at the original history, it is true that Daming waited for Tumote to elect Chechen Khan himself, and then named him King of Shunyi.

In the original history, the king of Shunyi was crowned by Alda Khan for the first time, Huangtaiji, Talik, and Bushitu. There were four generations of Shunyi kings, which lasted for 80 years.

At the beginning of the tribute to Alta, the Ming Dynasty bestowed the seal on Alta Khan to "use his power to restrain the tribes", and gave him the power to take charge of the tribute market. It stipulated that the tributes of the three tribes of Xuanda and Hetao should be unified by King Shunyi Responsible for writing the table and advancing; all rewards will be received by the King of Shunyi and forwarded to the leaders of the ministries; the promotion of the positions of the leaders of the ministries will also be requested by the King of Shunyi at the time of the tribute, and then dealt with by the Ming Dynasty; the tribute will be paid by the King of Shunyi first, and then the opening will be allowed city.

In addition, according to the Ming-Mongolian Agreement, the King of Shunyi formulated his own relevant laws and regulations, and the tribesmen who violated the Gongshi in Mongolia would be punished by the King of Shunyi in accordance with the Mongolian law.

In this way, on the one hand, because the King of Shunyi holds the power to exchange tribute with the Ming Dynasty, has the title of the king, and holds the seal of the king, it means that the King of Shunyi has already controlled the power of tribute. This led to the fierce competition within Mongolia for the succession to the Shunyi throne.

On the other hand, as the person in charge and moderator of the Mongolian side of the Gongshi affairs, whether King Shunyi can successfully inherit the feudal title is directly related to the maintenance of the relationship between Ming and Mongolia, and the peace of Gongshi, as well as the stability of the border defense of the Ming Dynasty.Therefore, in order to ensure its own interests, Daming has been actively exerting influence and intervening on the heir of King Shunyi.

The matter of the third lady's fourth marriage to King Shunyi has already been revealed before, so I won't repeat it.Only talk about what happened after Bu Shitu and San Niangzi finally got married.

In June of the second year of their marriage, they gathered the tribe to ask Daming for the crown, but the third wife of Zhongshun died of illness at this time, and all the gold and silver things that the third lady had given to Bu Shitu were seized in Subag, intending to be crowned king.

Facing the complicated situation, Daming sent people to Mongolia to express their condolences, and at the same time secretly taught strategies, united with their aspirations, and used the interests of Gongshi to restrict each other and put pressure on Su Nang to clarify the situation. Said "I have an agreement, the king will be the leader, and the tribe will return to its heart. If you rebel against the alliance, three branches and twelve departments will denounce righteousness, what words should be right? Besides, my heavenly dynasty awarded the title, following the order of Erlun. If you don't listen, it is rebellion. "Heavenly Dynasty also"—that is, the attitude of opposing Su Nang's title to the king, and Su Nang was forced to give up.

The role of the Ming Dynasty, as Tu Zongjun, the governor who personally handled the matter at the time, reported to the Ming court afterwards: "China's market rewards are enough to show kindness, and punishments for violating orders are enough to demonstrate. I take advantage of this opportunity and make good use of it. How dare the barbarians refuse to accept it?"

In September, the leaders of the various ministries who had ended the dispute gathered together, and asked for a seal for Bu Shitu, which was approved by the Ming court.However, Bu Shitu postponed the succession ceremony until June of the following year, the 41st year of Wanli (1613), in order to increase the reward.

"Sanyun Zuzu Kao" records the situation of the heir: "It is ordered to be ordered on the ninth day of June. When the deadline is reached, the system will be watched from the upper floor of the horse market. Su Nang has tens of thousands of horsemen gathered first, and at noon, divination The lost rabbit sat under the big banner, and the twelve tribes galloped in the wind, filled the valley and covered the wild, and entered the banquet tent I set up. The story tells that the king of the captives received the edict outside this tent, and the tent is two miles away from the secret door. From the Dragon Pavilion to the secret gate will come out. Yu said that Dai Yanchun, the Chinese army, said: "The imperial order of the heavens is not to put down the city, but to greet the banquet tent rashly, which is not proper." Then they led all the leaders to lie down in front of the Dragon Pavilion, kowtowed and thanked with their heads, returned the imperial edict to the pavilion, and led them on horseback. After the banquet, they kowtowed their heads again, and finished as a gift."

In this way, although Bu Shitu's heirship was full of twists and turns, due to the intervention of Daming, he finally succeeded as King Shunyi until the end of Ming Dynasty.

From the process of the heirship of King Shunyi in the original history, Gao Yushi concluded the following points:
The first is that the succession process of the three kings of Huangtaiji, Lalike, and Bushitu is basically the same, that is, after the death of the former king, Mongolia sent envoys to report to Ming, and Ming gave sacrifices after receiving the report.

Firstly, the tribal leader was succeeded by the eldest son according to the eldest son inheritance system, and then according to the tribute system with Ming Dynasty, the Shunyi prince should also be inherited by the tribal leader.But the heir to the king must first marry the third lady, and then gather the leaders of the ministries to discuss, get everyone's support, and then jointly send envoys to ask for the title from Daming.

The border officials of the Ming Dynasty reported to the imperial court, and the Ming court issued an imperial edict, and sent a special person to send it to the border, and the governor of the Ming Dynasty presided over the succession ceremony.The new king led the leaders of the ministries to receive the imperial reward and accept the imperial seal at the designated place.Finally, the new king enters the horse and expresses his thanks.

In this process, the eldest son inherits the position of tribal leader, just like the meeting of the kings of Kuliletai in the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties. It was through these strict procedures that Daming ensured the smooth succession of the Shunyi throne.

The second is that the Shunyi kings of all dynasties inherited the title of Chechen Khan (Secˇenqaγan).According to Mongolian history books such as "Mongolian Origins", in the sixth year of Wanli, Altan Khan met with Sonam Gyatso, the leader of the Yellow Sect in Tibet, and the two sides exchanged titles. Chen Khan".

This title comes from the khan title "Xue Chan" of Kublai Khan, the ancestor of the Yuan Dynasty, because Alda himself called himself Kublai Khan when he introduced Tibetan Buddhism.Judging from the records of the Ming Dynasty, this title was inherited by his successors.

In the 11th year of Wanli, when Daming named Huang Taiji King of Shunyi, Huang Taiji was already called Chechen Khan, "Huangtaiji's handsome chief Nan Dasu and more than [-] people were on standby to kill Hu Bao. At that time, Huang Taiji also changed his name to Qiqing Hayi... In July, Huang Taiji paid tribute, but he was called the one who begged for Qingha, and he followed the records in the imperial edict."

Huang Taiji's son Talik is also known as Qiqingha. "Wanli Martial Arts Records" contains: "(Wanli 17th year) at the end of July, King Qiqingha of Shunyi sent a biography from Changtan to Jinshui. Qiqingha is also called Talik. "

"Shenzong Shilu" also said that in November of the 17th year of Wanli, "Shunyi King Qiqingha (that is, Lalike), Mrs. Zhongshun, General Dragon and Tiger Yike Huangtaiji and others went westward with a crowd."

As for Bu Shitu after Lalike, because it was at the end of the Ming Dynasty, Gao Wushi did not see any records of him having the title of Qiqingha, but it should be the same from the above circumstances.

From this point of view, "Chechen Khan" is the exclusive title of the lord of Tumed. After Altan Khan, those who are in charge of the Tumed Ministry also inherit this title.

Huang Taiji, Lalike, and Bu Shitu, as Altan Khan's eldest son and grandson, were the heirs of the lords of the Tumote tribe at that time, and they all had the title of "Qiqingha".

Inside Mongolia, they called Qiqingha the lord of Tumed first, and the heir of the Ming Dynasty conferred the title of King Shunyi and recognized him as the lord of Tumed later.

Therefore, it is recorded in the Ming Dynasty that Huang Taiji had changed his name to Qiqingha before he paid tribute, and that Talik had "established himself as king" before accepting the imperial conferment of the Ming Dynasty.This is self-evident, because it is unimaginable that Daming would appoint a person who has not become the lord of Tumot to be the king of Shunyi.

In this sense, the succession of the prince of Shunyi actually became the succession and confirmation of the lord of the Tumed tribe.From the above process, it can be seen that Ming's attitude directly or indirectly influences the succession of Lord Tumed.In a certain sense, the lord of the Tumed tribe became the right-wing co-lord, and this point has been passed down for several generations since Alta Khan.

What Chataiji said at this time was to indicate to Gao Yushi: Who to choose as Chechen Khan is an internal matter of Tumet. Although Daming is the "leader", you should not interfere in this matter.

However, Gao Pragmatism is obviously not as "honest" as Daming in history.

So he smiled and said: "Whoever is Chechen Khan is naturally Tumed's own business, and it should be decided by the Tumed people themselves, but..."

Fearing "but" in everything, Chataiji's heart suddenly hangs.

Sure enough, Gao Wushi smiled lightly: "I must remind you that if Daming fails to approve Chechen Khan's candidate, Chechen Khan will not be canonized by the King of Shunyi—in other words, he will be someone who cannot be mastered." Chechen Khan, who has the power to exchange tribute and trade."

Speaking of this, Gao Wushi looked directly into Chataiji's eyes and asked word by word: "Can today's Tumed people accept such a Chechen Khan?"

(End of this chapter)