The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 104

In the late March of the first year of Xianchun, Xu Liegu (the brother of Kublai Khan), the great Khan of the Ilkhanate, one of the four major Mongolian Khanates, was assassinated and killed.

Among the four khanates in western Mongolia, Chincha Khan Beerge, Chagatai Khan Aruhu and Ili Khan Hulagu unanimously agreed to go east to the Mongolian grasslands to participate in the Khuriltai Conference held by Kublai Khan. Ogodei Khanhai, who was on the side of Ali Bukor, resolutely opposed the conference, refused to recognize Kublai Khan as the Great Khan, and threatened that if the other three countries went east, they would become enemies of the Ogodei Khanate.Xu Liewu's accidental death caused the major khanates to turn against each other, and war broke out immediately.

After Kublai Khan moved his capital, he adopted Yin Tianya's suggestion and ordered Liu Bingzhong to build a new city and a large palace (that is, the Forbidden City in later generations) ten miles northeast of the original Yanjing City.

After the outbreak of the war among the four Khanates, Kublai Khan sent envoys to the west in early April, demanding that the Khanates cease fighting, but the order failed.

In May, Kublai Khan convened a meeting of the highest civil and military officials of Mongolia in his temporary palace in Yanjing (Central Capital).

After discussing with the god Yin Tianya, Kublai Khan formulated the national policy of "imitating the Han system in writing and inheriting Mongolia in martial arts".At the conference, as soon as this national policy was announced, it was strongly opposed by most Mongolian officials.

"How can my Mongolian man imitate the Chinese system?"

"The ministers are firmly opposed."

Most of the Mongols showed their personalities, and they said whatever they wanted. A Shu, Ali Haiya, Sang Ge, etc. played one after another, and objections came and went one after another for a while.

On the eve of the meeting, Kublai Khan visited Yin Tianya in a secluded hut, and had an all-night detailed discussion with Yin Tianya on Mongolia's future development national policy.

Yin Tianya finally asked: "Great Khan, now that Mongolia has occupied half of the country, we will have a decisive battle with the southerners in a few years. Judging from the current situation, both sides have their own strengths, but we are blessed by the Longevity, and we will definitely be able to dominate the world. Great Khan , let me ask you, do you want to be the inheritor of Mongolian Genghis Khan, or the ruler of China's No.19 dynasty?"

"Both."

Kublai Khan quietly looked at these emotional opponents, until his voice disappeared completely, and then slowly said: "No one can doubt the national policy that Ben Khan said. My Mongolian man is invincible on the battlefield, but his way of governing the country is still the same. It is not as good as the Han system with a history of thousands of years."

"Khan." Ali Haiya, who had calmed down, said: "I fought with General Ashu in the Southern Dynasty, and most of the officials there were corrupt and incompetent. According to what I saw, their governance ability is not as good as that of Mongolia."

Ali Haiya, in his forties, intelligent and eloquent, well-rounded in both civil and military affairs, served as the counselor of the Zhongshu Province at that time, and was deeply loved by Kublai Khan. He was a rare talent in governing the country among the Mongols.

"Ali Haiya, after all, you didn't understand the root of the symptoms of the Southern Dynasties. After thousands of years of history, the system of the Han people has been quite perfect. The decline of the Song Dynasty is not because of its bad system, but because of the people themselves."

Speaking of this, Kublai Khan suddenly pulled out the precious sword in his waist and said: "This precious sword is called Feilong. It was obtained by my father Khan Tuolei when he traveled to the south. Its craftsmanship is the best in the world. When I was 12 years old , Father Khan gave this knife as a proof of adulthood to Ben Khan, and from then on he followed me to fight everywhere and made great achievements. You imagine, if this knife was placed on Brother Alibu, wouldn’t Ben Khan not be his enemy? ?"

Ali Haiya was already smart, and he was a rare wise man among the Mongols. His comprehension was much stronger than those generals who only knew how to fight.

"Ali Haiya, Ben Khan knows that you have always looked down on Han people and other races. In fact, everyone and every nation has strengths and weaknesses. Those who rule the country should learn from each other's strengths to make up for their weaknesses so that they will not be biased. Guoshi, Mr. Shi, you two are born List."

The person whom Kublai Khan called the national teacher was the first Mongolian national teacher Basiba, a young Tubo monk who was less than 30 years old. Zhongshu is on the left.

Kublai Khan pointed at these two people and said with a smile: "Ali Haiya, one of these two is from Semu from the Western Regions, and the other is from the Han Dynasty. You claim to be both civil and military. Compared with them, what are your chances of winning?"

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"Ali Haiya, the Han people have a famous saying, in the whole world, is it the land of the king; on the shore of the land, is it the king's ministers, under the rule of Ben Khan, all my Mongolian people, besides, Ben Khan only imitated the Han system, which is a big Do something for the world, do you understand?"

Seeing that Kublai Khan was rarely so gentle, Ali Haiya became uneasy.

Kublai Khan’s sharp eyes swept over the people present, and suddenly his tone became severe, and he continued: “Ali Hague, Ben Khan will ask you again, will you become a Han Chinese if you wear Han clothes and speak a Han language? ?”

Ali Haiya was already a little afraid of Kublai Khan, but now he broke out in a cold sweat, and hurriedly said: "I know I was wrong."

Kublai Khan snorted and said: "Ben Khan is promoting a dualistic policy. In principle, we must consistently maintain the unity of Mongolia and maintain spiritual inheritance, but we must also absorb the advantages of various ethnic groups. , in order to realize the great unification of the Mongolian Empire, this established national policy does not need to be discussed again, whether you understand it or not, you only need to implement it.”

"I will obey the order." Mongolian officials, Han officials, and Semu officials said in unison.

"In terms of military affairs, the original strategy will remain unchanged, and we will continue to strengthen our Mongolian iron cavalry. The Privy Council's Privy Councilor A Shu, the Privy Council's deputy envoys Zhang Rou, Zhang Wenqian, the commander of the Qi Xue Army, Boyan, and the deputy commander, Zhang Hongfan, obey orders."

"The ministers and others respectfully listen to the imperial decree of the Great Khan."

Kublai Khan looked at these generals in the army with satisfaction, and said: "The plan to conquer the South will be implemented by the Privy Council. Within two years, a 20 army will be formed to conquer the South. I have given instructions to reorganize the navy, and the Privy Council should unconditionally support it, so that our Mongolian navy must be able to compete with the Southern Song navy within two years. In addition, the breakthrough point for the conquest of the Southern Dynasty must be selected within one year. Regarding this point, this Khan It is recommended that you discuss more than the surrendered generals of the Southern Dynasty. Boyan, Zhang Hongfan, and Ben Khan allow you to expand the Qixue army to [-] within two years, and then go south with Marshal Ashu."

"The ministers obey the order."

"National Division."

"The minister is here."

"The Khan will set up a general institute in central Beijing to take charge of the affairs of Buddhism and Tibetan areas across the country. The national teacher is also in charge of the general institute. Under our Mongolian rule, Buddhist shamanism is the state religion, but there is no need to suppress other religious beliefs too much, let them develop The national teacher and his subordinate Tubo language scholars re-created the new Mongolian script and communicated with Chinese and translated it."

"The minister obeys the order."

Ba Siba is different from Yin Tianya, Ba Siba was conferred the title of national teacher, and he naturally became one of Mongolia's ministers, while Yin Tianya had never served in the court, so he didn't have to be a minister.

The Mongolian Zhongshu Province was established by Kublai Khan in 1960. It is in charge of hundreds of officials. It is divided into two powers with the Privy Council, the government and the military. , so the Mongolian Zhongshu Province is more important than the previous generation.

"Zhalu Huchi, right minister of the Zhongshu, Shi Tianze, the left minister of the Zhongshu, Ahema, the political affairs officer of Pingzhang of the Zhongshu, Yelu Zhu, Saiyi Azhar, the governor of the Zhongshu political affairs."

"The ministers and others respectfully listen to the imperial decree of the Great Khan."

"In addition to commanding the government affairs of the hundred officials, improving the branches in various places, and laying the foundation for the provincial system, the main task of the Zhongshu Province in the past few years is to develop production to meet the grain and grass needs of the southern conquest army. In addition, Ben Khan intends to try out the imperial examination system next year, and there is another way to select talents. Yeluzhu will be responsible for this matter. Saiyi Azhar, you continue to implement the paper currency system to ensure the supply of metals needed for the army's weapons. But the issuance of banknotes must be kept within reasonable limits, and arbitrary depreciation like in the Southern Dynasties is strictly prohibited.”

"According to the order."

Kublai Khan's military and political orders were issued in an orderly manner, and everyone received them one by one.

"Everyone, you are all my Mongolian good men, and you will do things with all your heart according to the orders of this Khan, and you will rule the world, just around the corner."

"Great Khan with great talent and great strategy, long live long live outside."

"Haha." Kublai Khan's hearty laughter spread throughout the central capital and throughout Mongolia.