Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 228: Who is so cold in the clouds (Part )
After capturing Ladakh, Guge, and Bujang, Suletan finally controlled the entire Snowy Territory. This was an extremely vast land, including not only the entire Snowy Territory of China in later generations, but also a quarter of Kashmir. .

Such a vast land naturally needs to be governed by officials. He decided to establish Us-Tibet Province, with its capital being Shigatse, including Shigatse, Ladakh, Guge, Burang, Sida Zang, Sakya, Gyantse, Lingsiben, The land of the twelve prefectures of Langkazi, Luozha, Naidong and Qiangtang. With Dash as the governor of Uzbekistan, Pilengli Zamusu as the official envoy, Renbengba Ngawangji Kezak as the envoy for punishment, Batu Mengke as the general soldier, and Sakyamuni Gyatso as the general. join the army.

Sultan originally wanted to appoint his cheap "father-in-law", the great aristocrat Zaisandibazhongmeinai, as the governor of Uzbekistan, but Pilenley Zamusu, Ngawang Jikezhak, and Sakyamuni Gyatso were all Tibetans. , if the governor also appointed Tibetans, it was not in line with his principle of dispersing talents from various ethnic groups and using them, so he gave this position to another of his confidants, Mongolian Taiji Dash. Dash is a low-key person. What is even more rare is that he is knowledgeable and proficient in multiple Mongolian and Chinese languages. He is one of the few great cultural figures among the Mongolian people, so he was entrusted with this position. As for Batu Mengke, he is the son of the old Taiji Erke of the Huite tribe. Erke Laotaiji is very discerning and has been the loyal dog of Sultan's father Nomudale since the time of his father and his son. Only when a direct descendant like Batu Mengke is appointed as the commander-in-chief of Uszang can the Great Khan rest assured.

As for Lhasa, it was the place where Sultan planned to serve as the capital. It was very important. Provinces should not be set up randomly like other areas. Instead, Lhasa and the surrounding areas were divided into Lhasa, Tsariba, Zhigong, Lhasa, Tsariba, and Zhigong, following the Ming Dynasty. The six prefectures of Woka, Naqu, Chubu and the Damu Grassland, the Ulus and the Six Otok tribes were under the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court.

Because the Lhasa Zhili District was under the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court, there were no administrative envoys, inspectors, or military officers, only governors and general soldiers. As the governor of Lhasa, Suletan thought of his teacher Liu Haogu, the governor of Kangrong. After Master Liu was appointed governor of Kangrong, he managed Kang and Rong areas tightly and orderly. At first, I was worried that I would not be able to control the situation in Kangrong, so I appointed the teacher as the teacher. Now that the situation in Kangrong was stable, he could not live without the help of his teacher, so he ordered his teacher to be appointed as the governor of Lhasa with a stroke of a pen. The post of governor of Kangrong was given to Zhong Meinai, and the commander-in-chief of Lhasa appointed Saihan, another confidant.

Damu Grassland - Ulus refers to the territory of Sumur Hutaiji; Six Otok refers to the four Otok directly under the Great Khan, Erketaiji, Aldar and Shuoqi. The land of Tok. Among these seven tribes, Sumur Hutaiji was the brother of the Great Khan and was granted the title of Head of Ten Thousand Households; Erke Taiji, Aldar and Shuoqi were senior Taijis of the Huite Tribe and were granted the title of Deputy Chief of Ten Thousand Households. ; Other officials, only the heads of thousands of households were appointed.

It is said that these seven groups of more than 50,000 herdsmen, who are nomadic in the Damu grassland all day long, should be managed by Wanhu Prefectures modeled on the models of Huite Wanhu Prefecture and Qinghai Wanhu Prefecture. Sumur has the highest status among these Taijis. If there is a Wanhu Prefecture, he must be the one to hold the post of Tu Mian. Sultan loved his only younger brother very much, and gave him more than twice the territory and subjects of other Taijis. He also made him the head of ten thousand households, so he was qualified to build Ulrus.

But family affection belongs to family affection, and politics belongs to politics. My younger brother and I both have the same surname as Yi Keming'an. What if we let him take charge of the seven ministries and the situation becomes extremely difficult to control? Even if he is loyal to himself, after thousands of years, will his descendants always be loyal to my descendants? Therefore, the Great Khan did not set up a House of Ten Thousand Houses in the Damu Grassland. Instead, he appointed General Damxiong to take charge of seven military departments, while administration and justice were directly managed by the central government. The post of General Damxiong was the same as that of the Chief of the Army, and was held by military officials from the seven ministries in turn. They were submitted to the Ministry of War for approval and served for two years. The first General Damxiong was appointed to the old nobles of the Huite tribe, Aldar and Shuoqi.

In this way, the territory of the Huite tribe includes seven parts: Lhasa Zhili District, Huite Wanhu Prefecture, Qinghai Wanhu Prefecture, Western Region Province, Yarkand Province, Kangrong Province, and Uszang Province.

Governing a big country is like cooking a small dish, and every step must be done with caution. Suletan finally finished working on the organizational issues in the Snowy Territory, but another troublesome thing came up: the Huit tribe is now becoming more and more powerful, and everyone is very high-spirited. Most nobles and officials believe that Huite is no longer a tribe, but a country. Since it is a country, it should have its own national title. As a result, relatives, nobles, civil and military officials, common people, and even monks wrote letters one after another, requesting the Great Khan to proclaim himself emperor and establish a country.

Sultan took a look at the list, hey! The lineup is strong. There are relatives of the emperor, such as his younger brother Sumur, brother-in-law Obodu Wulanghai, etc.; there are veterans such as Batu Hetan, Tiemoer, Tuoli, Balsi, etc.; there are close and beloved generals such as Suhe, Hada, Ala Tancang, Mandu Latu, Saihan, etc.; there are officials from other ethnic groups, such as Fu Shan, Ji Jike, Zhong Menai, Ngawang Ji Kezak, Ikuli, Asumu, Rejiefu, Sabir, Dondup Norbu, etc.; there are Taijis and chieftains from various places, including Abalai Taiji, Erke Taiji, Dege chieftain Tenba Tsering, Yutong chieftain Tenhan Zakba, etc.; there are also great leaders of various sects. Monks, the two great Gelug monks, Jigme Dorje of Nyingma, Tianjin of Sakya, Chodrup Gyatso of Kagyu, and Zangji Lingpa of Bon sect.
These great monks persuaded him to come in one after another, and their persuasion was actually louder than others.

Huh? Could it be that these Rinpoches really believed that I was the reincarnation of Padmasambhava, and that’s why they so enthusiastically advised me to proclaim myself emperor and establish a country? No, not possible. It's okay to fool ordinary people by saying that Padmasambhava reincarnated, but it's absolutely impossible to fool these well-informed great monks! These great monks not only have profound Buddhist teachings, but also have extensive experience in both the monastic and secular worlds. What big scenes have they not seen? You will never be deceived by your own lies.

Suletan carefully considered the motives of the great monks, and suddenly burst into laughter. In order to control the Snow Territory, he had made many promises to the monks of various sects, and he had been given the title of national teacher and national religion. However, none of them were fulfilled. Nowadays, the great monks of various sects are desperately trying to persuade people to join and flatter them. In the final analysis, they are just so that they can be named state teachers and their sects can become the state religion.

After thinking about this, he couldn't help but laugh. These monks claim to be outside the Three Realms and not among the Five Elements. But when it comes to interests, it is still inevitable. The competition between you and me is even more fierce than that of secular people. Hey, I want me to make you the national master and respect your teachings exclusively. Then I would like to ask, when things happen to the people under my rule from now on, will they listen to me, the emperor, or to you? So be absolutely careful about this matter.

"Great Khan, what are you laughing at?" Henji Solangtsomu on the side asked, gently squeezing King Khan's shoulders.

"Oh, I'm not laughing at anything. I'm just sighing. The world is so big and bustling with people, all for the benefit of coming and going!"

(End of this chapter)