Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 847 Poisoning
Riyue Mountain was called Chiling in Tang Dynasty, and got its name from the crimson sand on the top of the mountain.

This is not only the watershed between outflowing rivers and inland rivers in eastern Qinghai, but also the natural dividing line between nomadic and farming.

The mountains are undulating, the peaks are towering, and the climate is cold.

The scenery on both sides of the mountain is also completely different. On the west side of the foothills is a vast and vast prairie with lush pastures and herds of cattle and sheep. On the east side of the foothills are dots of villages, terraced fields, and the farming area of ​​the Hehuang River Valley.

Here is the ancient road of Tang and Tibet, a strategic place where Tang and Tubo once competed for supremacy.

The emperor's palace is on a high mountain, more than 800 meters above sea level. It was originally a fortress that Tang and Tibetans fought repeatedly.

It was here that Princess Wencheng went to Tibet, and it was here that Xue Rengui was defeated in Dafeichuan.

Zhu Yihai stood on the high platform of the palace, on one side the snow was crushing the withered grass, and on the other side the rain was hitting the grass.

"This mountain is not majestic at all." Anu said with a smile beside him. The snow mountains, grasslands, forests, and deserts in the Western Regions are majestic and magnificent. The Riyue Mountain is not as high as Kunlun, and it is not as dangerous as the accumulated stones. Some of the jagged and strange rocks are just vast.

Even standing on the top of this nearly 5000-meter high-altitude mountain, apart from the powerful anti-climax, looking around, I really don’t feel like I’m on a high mountain.

It's flat and bare.

"Although this mountain is only 180 miles long, it is not much less important than the Qinling Mountains in terms of importance. Regardless of its size and danger, it is far inferior to the Daban Mountain and Laji Mountain in the north and south, but it is in Qinghai. To the east of the lake is the Eight Hundred Li Hehuang Valley, and since ancient times, this Riyue Mountain has been the throat of the Central Plains leading to Qinghai-Tibet.”

The description of the throat is very appropriate, and it also highlights the importance.

In the era when Tang and Tubo were contending for hegemony, this place is like Hangu Pass and Hulao Pass in the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period.

"It's not fun at all, and it's a headache to be naked. Xining Prefecture is much more lively than this, and even Huangyuan County is better than this mountain. Why does Your Majesty insist on running to the top of this mountain?" Anu pouted, a little unhappy Well, he has been with the emperor on the west tour for almost two years, and he wanted to take the opportunity to have a child, but he hasn't moved yet.

But since the emperor's west tour, although there are few concubines accompanying him, many of them are pregnant, but he is the only one who often sleeps, but there is no movement at all.

"I'll ask the guards to take you back to Xining Mansion, or go to Huangyuan County to rest."

"Is Your Majesty still not going back?"

"I'll stay here for a few more days, the snow scene here is pretty good."

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Zhu Yihai does not stay in the big city of Xining in the warm Hehuang Valley, but insists on staying on the top of Riyue Mountain, which is nearly 5000 meters above sea level. The palace built last year is actually just a military fortress built under the name of a palace.

There is a lot of food, grass and gunpowder stored here, and a lot of cannons are set up, and the imperial camps of Shenwei and Zhenwu Towns are also stationed here.

The Riyue Mountain Palace also has a military name.

Stone Castle.

This military fortress is very strong and dangerous, but in terms of living comfortably, there is nothing to experience. It is very cold in the first month, with a world of ice and snow, staying in the castle is like an ice cellar.

The cold wind is pervasive.

The emperor is not looking for abuse, he is looking at Qinghai here and waiting for news.

"His Majesty."

"Seng Ge was killed in his sleep by his brother Zhuote Babatur, and died in Chuhuer's winter castle."

Zhu Yihai nodded.

There was a fireplace in the hall, and the fire was burning brightly, but it was still cold.

"Chu Hu'er and Zhuote Babatur have led a team to Khan Timbo Hosi Fort in Sengge."

Zhu Yihai added a few pieces of firewood to the stove, "The news of Sengge's death has reached here, even if it is rushed, the journey will take a lot of time. I'm afraid Chu Hu'er and the others have already arrived at Bohuo Sibao, right?"

Zhu Dadian was also a little worried, "I didn't expect Seng Ge to be so conceited and underestimated the enemy. He had no defense at all. He insisted on going to see Chu Hu'er despite persuasion, and he had his head cut off in his sleep. His death made him passive. "

Lord Yan came over after hearing the news: "There are [-] Zhenxi troops on the left wing of Junggar in Bohuo Xibao. Should be able to hold the castle."

"I'm afraid that soldiers will never tire of deceit. If they are deceitful, they may not be able to defend it. Although Bohosi Fort is a castle, it is very small and the defense is not strong."

Zhu Yihai was quite calm, waved his hand, "Don't panic, even if Bohuo Xibao falls, it's not a big deal, the important thing is that Tacheng must be defended."

Let's fight, anyway, this has been expected.

Zhu Yihai has deduced this situation more than once, without breaking or standing.

Zhu Yihai is not satisfied with the current situation in the Western Regions. Although Oirat and other Mongolian Khans have paid tribute and relatives, they are still autonomous vassals. Once they are overwhelmed, these people must be rebellious.

It is necessary to change this situation when the strength is strong and the Ming army can fight. It is necessary to truly garrison troops there, emigrate and build towns, and directly rule over there.

"According to the predetermined plan."

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lasagna.

Gushi Khan Tulubaihu, who had just returned from the victory in Kashgar, did not care about the exhaustion of the battle, and held a grand captive offering ceremony in Lhasa, and escorted many Boke Ahun, who were captured from Yarkand, to the restored palace. , Offer prisoners to the two great monks.

He also dedicated Kashgar, Yarkand, Khotan and other places captured by the Western Expedition to the Great Monk, just like when he wiped out Quetu Khan, Baili Tusi, and Zangba Khan, he gave Kham, Qinghai, and Wei It is the same as hiding it together and dedicating it to the great monk.

The great monk was also very face-saving, and gave Gushi Khan a lot of praises in public, and added a series of titles to him.

"Damn."

Not long after Gushi Khan came back, he was very happy. After seeing some reports sent by the eldest son Dayan who stayed behind, he became furious and cursed.

"Suonan Rao Dan has a lot of skills, but he dares to make such a good claim. Why don't you stop him?"

Dayan is the eldest son of Gush Khan, a brave Heshuo special warrior who marched into Qinghai-Tibet with Gush Khan, and took the lead when he wiped out Tu Khan and Zangba Khan.Gushi Khan also liked this son very much. He let the eight sons stay in Qinghai, divided the left and right wings into Badaiji nomadic Qinghai, took the eldest son with him to Tibet, and also commanded the elite of the Eight Banners stationed in Dangxiong.

During his expedition to the west, he deliberately asked his eldest son to stay behind. He also wanted him to learn more about government affairs. The Son of Heaven handed over thousands of miles of land to his teenage son, and he handled it in an orderly manner. He also hoped that his son would not only be brave enough to fight, but also Can learn to handle political and educational affairs well.

But now the result made him very dissatisfied.

Sonam Raodan was the Diba appointed by him, and he was the head of the Heshuot Khan court officials, equivalent to the chief assistant of the Central Plains.This Sonam Rao Dan was originally an attendant of the fourth emperor, and later became the regent of the fifth emperor. He once represented the great monk to find Tumote to send troops to protect the dharma. Later, he and Zaya invited Gushri Khan to destroy Zangba Khan Wait.

After Gushi Khan entered Tibet, he first dedicated 13 households on the two wings of U-Tsang to the great monk, and then he never regarded himself as a conqueror, but as a guardian of teachings and Dharma, so as to reduce the hostility and aversion of Tibetans towards him. He even appointed Sonam Raodan as Diba, and appointed many local powerful nobles as Khan court officials.

He also gave Sonam Raodan a lot of power.

But now Sonam Raodan is going too far. Before that, Sonam Raodan proposed that Kokatse, Shegar, and Lazi should be handed over to the Jishediba family, which has always supported the Gelug faction.

But even the fifth emperor opposed this matter, and Gushi Khan was very clear and resolute in his opposition.

Who knew that Suonan Raodan would hand over the three lands to the Jishediba family without his consent while he was on an expedition to the west.

Jixediba, also called Cuojieduoji, was a great nobleman in the Jixue area of ​​the former Tibet. He was armed and supported the Gelug Sect. At the end of Wanli, he was defeated by Zangba Khan. After being killed, at the end of Chongzhen, Ji Xuediba sent troops to guide Gushri Khan to destroy Zangba Khan and others. Last year, he even escorted the fifth emperor to the Western Regions to meet the Son of Heaven.

As an old and powerful aristocrat in former Tibet, Gushi Khan was very wary of him, and Sonam Raodan actually killed him first and played later.

"Father Khan, after Jishediba's family took over the three places, I sent someone to write to them. Jishidiba expressed his willingness to return Shigatse to Ganden Pozhang."

Before Ganden Phodrang was rebuilt, the fifth king lived in the bedroom palace of Drepung Monastery, and his chief supervisor, Sonam Raodan, also lived here. He was still Khan Tingdiba.

Heshuote Khanting is sometimes called Ganden Pozhang directly.

Sonam Raodan is very powerful now, especially the great monk who doesn’t care about secular affairs, and Gushri Khan also handed over the power of the Khan Court government to him. As a result, the Tibetans ranked him with Gushhan Khan, saying that Gushhan Khan is the sun in the sky , Sonam Raodan is the moon in the sky.

Ji Xuediba's so-called return of Shigatse to Ganden Phodrang is actually just occupying two lands and returning one land to Sonam Raodan.

"Gandan Phodrang,"

Gushi Khan gritted his teeth, very dissatisfied.Ganden Pozhang is called Tusita Palace in Chinese, which means the palace of the gods. After the White House was newly built, the great monk and Sonam Raodan no longer live there, but people still use this to call the current Khan Court.

Gushi Khan felt that he had indulged Suonan Raodan a little, so that he didn't know who was the master and who was the attendant.

"Your performance disappointed me!" Gushi Khan said bluntly to his son, "You go to be a hero now, transfer thousands of elite cavalry from me and Shuote, and then pull up a few cannons rewarded by the emperor, and go to the Jixue family Visit him, and hope he will return those two lands."

Dayan asks his father, "What if they won't give it back?"

"Are the cavalry and artillery you brought there just for show?"

"The Jixue family is powerful and has a high prestige in Qianzang. It has a closer relationship with Sonam Raodan. Isn't it too hasty to do it directly?"

"Fart, if we don't show a tough attitude, they will ride on our necks to shit and pee in the future. Let's see how the emperor will do things tomorrow. He has always been polite before fighting. When it is time to be tough, he will never talk nonsense, Batu How did Erhan die? How did the Yaerqiang Kingdom be destroyed?"

"Go, you still want to inherit the Khanate in the future. If you can't handle even this trivial matter, how can I hand over the Khanate to you with confidence? You might as well be as decisive as your sixth brother Da Lai Hui Taiji."

When Dayan heard his father mentioning the sixth child, he felt a little unhappy, but he still nodded and said that he had stepped down to follow orders.

Gushi Khan sat there alone, and the more he thought about it, the more angry he felt that recently the great monk had been getting too close to the Ming Dynasty. They seemed to have obtained some tacit approval from the emperor, and they were not satisfied with being superior, and began to meddle in ordinary affairs .

Although it was Diba Sonam Raodan who was in charge, he was the chief regent of the great monk, and he must have been instructed by the great monk behind his actions.

"Come on."

Gush Khan summoned an attendant, and a young woman entered.

"Bring a pot of milk tea!"

"Yes."

Gushi Khan looked up at the woman, and saw that she was the mother of the youngest son Dashbatur, who was a concubine. She was a lowly slave, but she was pretty. The youngest son, but Gushi Khan didn't like this woman. Even if he gave birth to a son for him, he was still just a humble slave.

Seeing him, Gu Shihan's face darkened, he stretched out his hand to grab the woman who was about to leave, and glared at her angrily: "Don't think that I don't know anything about the family because I am away from Xizheng, you lowly slave, How dare you seduce Dayan?"

The woman's face was pale, trembling all over, she knelt down and begged for mercy, "The servant did not seduce Dayan Nuoyan, it was he who raped the servant after drinking, and the servant could not resist..."

Gushi Khan slapped her and knocked the woman to the ground.

"Bitch, how dare you lie."

"No slaves."

Gushi Khan's eyes were red, and he drew out his knife and wanted to kill her. At this time, the young Dashbatur ran in and blocked his mother.

"Father, don't."

Gushi Khan looked at his young son, then at the woman, and finally threw the knife to the ground, "Get out."

Although Mongolia has the system of adoptive marriage, the son can inherit the concubine's mother, but before he died, the eldest son had an affair with the concubine, which made him very dissatisfied.

He didn't mention it to the eldest son just now, but he was furious at the woman. If the younger son hadn't appeared, he would have killed the woman just now.

Sitting there, Gushi sweated and became angry, and then yelled again.

"What about tea, damn servant, do you want Ben Khan to make tea himself?"

The woman came in with a copper pot, walking very carefully, her face was already red and swollen, and there was a red palm print.

She approached Gushhan carefully, poured milk tea for him, and prepared a bowl of milk bean dregs, then stood aside and bowed her head to serve him.

"Get out, don't appear in Ben Khan's tent again, go milk the cows and make butter, don't let Ben Khan see you again, and don't see Dayan again, or Ben Khan will peel your skin and sink into the river!"

The woman bowed her head and stepped back.

Gushhan lowered his head and drank his tea.

When the woman came back outside, her son rushed to meet her, "Father Khan didn't hit you, did he?"

The woman hugged her son, smiled at him, and said to him softly, "Don't worry, he will never hit me again, forever."

She took her son away, a little flustered.

"where are we going?"

"Go to a place where someone is waiting for us, follow them, and we won't have to worry about it in the future."

A guard went to report the incident to Gushi Khan, but was horrified to find Gushi Khan lying on the ground, not breathing.

Gushi Khan died.

(End of this chapter)