Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 866
The southern foot of Qilian Mountains.

Under the Ebaoguan City, golden dew plums are blooming all over the mountains and fields, and the golden piece echoes the snow peaks on the snow line of Qilian Mountain in the distance.

Dalai Batur Khan knelt to receive the imperial edict, and after the edict was read out, he knew that he had offended the emperor.The emperor who always seemed to be gentle and kind was now as high and cold as Leng Longling.

"Go back, King Khan."

Dalai was still on his knees in a daze.

The envoy of the announcement was a pedestrian from the Pedestrian Division, the lowest official from the ninth rank, wearing a light green robe, but when he stood there facing Heshuo's Qinghai Khan, he spoke condescendingly with majesty.

"What's the matter, King Khan doesn't want to obey the order?"

Dalai came back to his senses and dared not show any disrespect to this pedestrian from the ninth rank. He also knew that the rank of pedestrians was very low. .There are 360 ​​pedestrians under them, all of whom are only the lowest from the ninth rank.

But these people are not simple, because they are all from the two ranks of Jinshi, and although the grades of pedestrians are low, the future of those pedestrians is boundless.

These young pedestrians, as their name suggests, are responsible for traveling abroad, and they are sent out on missions for issuing imperial edicts, canonizing clans, edicts to the Quartet, recruiting talents, rewards, condolences, relief, military affairs, and sacrifices.

In particular, the Shaotian Dynasty now reduced middle officials and banned eunuchs from intervening in politics, and rarely sent eunuchs to deliver edicts. These young Jinshi-born pedestrians traveled around on behalf of the Ming court.

The person standing in front of him was not a small sesame official from the ninth rank, but a great angel.

Even when he speaks now, he can be regarded as representing the Ming Emperor.

"I dare not!"

Dalai quickly explained.

"Then accept the order, then kneel down, go back, don't stay here. This is not Qinghai, it's Gansu Province, and it's still a military important place. Foreigners can't stay without purpose."

Dalai's blood rushed straight to his forehead, but he still gritted his teeth and knelt down to thank Xie En for accepting the order.

There was a burst of gunfire in the distance.

Looking from Dalai, a group of soldiers from the Ebao Defense Battalion were training not far outside the pass. There was a military band beating the army drums and blowing the bugle.

They stopped following the officer's order, their steps were in order, and then they raised their muskets amid the sound of orders, and started shooting row after row.

There were about one sentry soldier, more than 100 soldiers, who were divided into three sections and fired continuously. The musketeers reloaded their ammunition extremely fast, bursts of smoke drifted up, and the sound of gunfire echoed down the mountain.

There are more than a hundred musketeers, but it gives people a sharp sense of thousands of troops.

Even the best cavalry of Heshuote, even if they are charging on horseback, facing such a dense and continuous rain of bullets, even a few hundred people may not dare to charge head-on.

These armors of the Ming army are all in the style of cotton armor, which is hot and red, but it feels lighter and thinner than traditional cotton armor, but Dalai dare not underestimate it.

Farther away, a team of artillery went out for training. The horses carried the cannons, and the artillery walked behind them in unison, singing military songs loudly.

The loud military song, the neat military appearance, and the mighty cannon, he swallowed.

Both fear and envy.

Looking away, he took out a silver horn cup and sent it over, "It's a mere gift, it's not a respect,"

The young pedestrian confiscated it.

"Although this thing is only made of silver, it is an old object. It was given to me by the Jokhang Temple. It is said that it is an old object left by Tubo Songtsan Gampo. Although it is not worth much, it is still old. I hope the angel will accept it." .”

Pedestrians took a few glances at the horn cup. This silver horn cup is indeed a bit simple. It is made into the shape of a horn, and the tip of the horn is finely beaten into a yak head. The ears, mouth and horns are very soul-like.

Such a cup has long surpassed the value of the material itself, not to mention the Tibetan silverware from the Jokhang Temple. If it is true, it is estimated to be several times more expensive than gold of the same weight, or even more.

But he still shook his head.

A dignified two-list Jinshi, a mere silver horn cup, can he make mistakes?A sage hates corrupt and bribe-taking people. This kind of mistake cannot be made. Regardless of his low position now, this is his first official position after three years of practice in Honglu Temple.

But this is only a starting position, and although the official rank of a pedestrian is low, he is an angel envoy when he travels outside. It is a very good official position to have the opportunity to practice and get to know more contacts.

But as an angel imperial envoy, there are many people who give gifts, but it is also the easiest to make mistakes on this.

"King Khan take it back, don't let me make mistakes."

Dalai had heard that Shao Tianchao's atmosphere was very good. Contrary to the past, the situation of corruption, accepting bribes and giving gifts was much better, but the attitude of this young pedestrian in front of him still surprised him. Such a young low-level official can have such integrity, which shows that The emperor's amazing.

He put away his things embarrassingly, feeling a little more in awe of Daming.

The subordinates came to sit on the horse, but Dalai didn't get on the horse, but just took the reins and led the horse and walked.

Walking on the grassland under the Qilian Mountains, Dalai's heart hesitated.

On the way, a group of herdsmen were driving cattle and sheep, carrying furs and waiting for them.

"It's from the Uighurs of Sari." The subordinates recognized these people.

The Uighurs of Sari drove their livestock and goods to the Tucheng market under Ebaoguan, laughing and laughing all the way, very happy.

Dalai looked at them with complicated eyes.

These Sari Uighurs used to be called Yellow-headed Uighurs, and they called themselves Yaohuer or Xilayugur. They were nomadic tribes in Mobei during the Tang Dynasty, and later established the Uighur Khanate.Later, the Khan Court was attacked by the Kyrgyz people and collapsed and migrated. One of them migrated to the Shazhou and Gansu areas in the Hexi Corridor and was ruled by Tubo.

Later, Zhang Yichao revolted and returned to the rebel army. According to the eleven prefectures in Hexi, the Hexi Uighurs attached themselves to Zhang Yichao. After Zhang Yichao died, the Hexi Uighurs captured Ganzhou City and supported their own Khan. They were also called Ganzhou Uighur.

Later, the Uighurs in Ganzhou continued to expand and controlled more than half of the Hexi Corridor. They were called nephews in the Tang and Song Dynasties in the Central Plains.After Mongolia destroyed Xixia, the Hexi Uighurs who moved westward were also ruled by Mongols. They accepted the rule of Mongolian princes and merged with Semu, Mongolia, and Tubo Tangut in the Western Regions to form a new ethnic group called Yellow-headed Uyghurs.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, they belonged to the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty named its leader a vassal king, and set up a guard on its land, which was the Seven Guards of Kansai.Later, they failed to grab territory with Chahar, Wala, etc., and were forced to move eastward.

They moved to Ganzhou and even Pingliang, and some moved across the Qilian Mountains to the south of the mountain.

The Heshuote people still used to call them Sari Uighurs, and even thought they were part of the Mongolian rule. After Heshuote entered Qinghai-Tibet, it was still the reign of Chongzhen, the Ming Dynasty was too busy to take care of itself, and the Gansu area was also very chaotic.

Heshuote recruited the tribes of the Uighur tribes in Sari, and they all received tribute from Gushi Khan, the dragon who crossed the river, and paid them regular taxes and tribute. official.

Zhangye, Ganzhou, north of the Qilian Mountains, is the stronghold of the Sari Uighurs, and there is a stronghold in Liyuanbao, southwest of Zhangye.

However, during the great chaos in Shanxi-Gansu, many Sari Uighurs were also involved. When the Ming army began to come to quell the chaos, some chose to join the Ming army to deal with the old enemy Yarkand people, and some moved to Shannantou. Heshuo special.

In Dalai's own Taiji fiefdom, there used to be quite a few yellow-headed Uighurs.

But as soon as Daming entered Qinghai, many Sari Uighurs ran to join Daming one after another, just like the nomadic Dayu tribe in the east of Qinghai Lake.

In particular, some of the original Khalkha tribe, Tumed tribe, Ordos tribe, Chahar, Xie Yongbu and other tribes who stayed in Qinghai also mostly went to vote for the Ming Dynasty and were appointed officials and positions. ranch etc.

These Sari Uighurs were obviously nomadic people who were designated and resettled in the counties of Qilian, Menyuan, Datong, and Haiyan in the south of the mountain.

Judging by their happy and leisurely looks, it seems that they are doing well now.

Dalai met with their team, and the other party recognized from their banners that this was the former lord, and they all got off their horses to say hello. Although they were polite, they didn't have much awe.

An old Uighur man with a yellow head, who seemed to be the leader of the team, wanted to offer them a fat sheep.

"Which tribe are you from?"

"I'm Anhai from the Mantai tribe," the old man said respectfully. The Yellow-headed Uyghur used to be the Seven Guards of the Ming Dynasty in Guanxi when they were outside the pass, so after moving eastward, most of them still retained the original seven tribes, collectively called the Seven Clans.

The leaders of the seven clans, big and small, are all surnamed An. There is a big leader of the seven clans, who was originally stationed in Liyuanbao.

The Mantai tribe is nomadic in Qilian County, and they can be regarded as locals here.This old man is the head of the small circle in the Mantai tribe, responsible for assisting in handling the affairs of the tribe.

In fact, these seven tribes are also hierarchical internally. There are not only hereditary chiefs and leaders, but also parents, wealthy households, ordinary herdsmen, and even poor people and slaves.Some poor herdsmen can only graze for rich herdsmen, and then get wages, or income from milk and wool.

Although the seven guards in Kansai have been restored, the Great Ming Dynasty only moved back some Yuguer people, and even moved some Yuguer people to Pingliang and Ningxia, and some moved to Qinghai, Xining, etc. The small number of Sari Uighurs are now more scattered.

After chatting for a while, Dalai let them go.

These Mantai people are very satisfied with their current life. The imperial court rewarded them with summer and winter pastures, and rewarded those leaders with official positions, especially now that Qilian has set up a county and opened a border market. The business roads here are booming. These herdsmen are not only easy to trade with each other, but even livestock, milk, meat, and fur are easy to sell, and they can be sold at a good price. The Sari Uighurs are good at raising horses. Their horses are very famous. Tribute and trade to Tang Dynasty, Song Dynasty, Tubo, Xixia, Mongolia, etc.

Now the Mantai people live a stable life, and even the poor herdsmen who used to graze for others have begun to get better by grazing the imperial horse farm. They now shout "God bless me" every morning Emperor, before eating, you should say "Long live my emperor", and before going to bed, you should say "Da Ming is forever".

Many members of the Seven Clans speak these three sentences in Chinese very standard and read them every day.

When they entered the city to trade and saw the defenders of the Ming Dynasty, they just opened their mouths and came.

Even many young people of the seven ethnic groups actively signed up to join the army.

In the past, only the leaders had the surname An, while others still had the tribe's surname, and some didn't even have a surname. But now, no matter how high or low, the members of the seven clans have begun to recognize a Chinese surname for themselves, and even adopted a Chinese name.

And in the household registration files of Qilian County, Gansu Province, the Ming Dynasty, all the people of the Manha tribe have already been registered as citizens, and they are all citizens of the Ming Dynasty.

The Seven Clans used to believe in shamanism and Mani. After moving eastward, they also began to convert to the Yellow religion, but now many young people seem to have begun to convert to Confucianism.

Qilian County also opened free primary schools in their tribes to teach herdsmen's children to read and write.

Just now the old man was still wearing the traditional costumes of the Seven Clans, but many young people are already wearing Hanfu, and even their hairstyles and hats have changed.

The Seven Clans also have a very long history, but now they are so respectful to Daming, which deeply touched Dalai.

The Sari Uighurs of today may not be the Heshuot of tomorrow.

Where do they and Shuo Te go now, obey Daming?Still have to stand up and resist.

A thunderbolt from the blue rang in my ears, and it was the artillerymen who were firing their cannons for training.

The sound of the cannon was rumbling like thunder.

Dalai also felt powerless when he looked at his subordinate warriors who showed fear on their faces.

Maybe if you are obedient and honest, you can be his Qinghai Khan in Qinghai safely, but you still have a little bit of reconciliation in your heart. His father was a hero, and he led them to conquer this huge Heshuote Khanate. Qingkang Weizang Ali returned to Xinjiang, Is it going to fall apart in his hands?

As his father's favorite son, he has never even seen the face of his father who was poisoned to death.

This is not filial piety to his father, but also disloyalty to He Shuote.

Dayan was actually able to be at the mercy of Emperor Ming and was willing to go to Houzang to be a sweaty king. He looked down on him and was even more annoyed.

All the way back to the west of Qinghai Lake with a lot of worries.

His Khan court was very deserted. Although the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty conferred him the title of Qinghai Khan, in essence, all the ministries in Qinghai were enfeoffed by the sons of Gushri Khan, and then the Ming Dynasty conferred them, forming the left and right Duhufu and [-] Dudufu. .

Qinghai is an alliance, or in bulk.

He, Khan, is just a leader, and he only directly controls the two capital governors' mansions. Now the two capital governor's mansions controlled by the old fifth master openly don't listen to his orders.

When his father Gushi Khan was there, he directly entrusted Qinghai to the nomads. After the establishment of the Heshuote Khanate, Qinghai was entrusted to raise soldiers, while the Kham area controlled by Handu had more people and taxes. place.The soldiers from Qinghai, the money and food from Kham, and the support of the Gelug faction of Weizang supported the rule of Gushri Khan.

Khan Ting was cold and cheerless.

Originally, an army was going to attack Dayan, but the emperor made a decree, and they all dispersed.

"Order, disband our troops, return to the pasture, and go to herd each other."

"It's disbanded now, don't you want to fight?" several Taiji asked.

Dalai Khan stood there, "All dismissed and returned to pastoral care."

When everyone left, he called a confidant, "You send some smart people to Xining, Haiyan, Baiyun, Qilian and other places in the name of the exchange market to secretly observe and collect intelligence about the Ming army, especially the emperor's Go to the location and report in time."

After thinking about it all the way, in the end Dalai Khan was still unwilling to give in. He decided to temporarily disband the army and horses according to the order, listen to the Hou's order, and wait for the results of the emperor's investigation. Send someone to the Western Regions to contact Chuhuer, Kundu Ubash and even Oqirtu and other Oirat leaders in private, and try to form an alliance. Once the time is right, he will take back Heshuote's things and those that belong to him. .

He didn't turn his back on him right away, but planned to wait.

(End of this chapter)