Chapter 944: The Kings of the Host Road
According to the ancient tradition of the Mongolian aristocracy, each son received a share of his father's inheritance, which is "Kubha", which is the Mongolian meaning of "part", including two contents: the household and the fief. Genghis Khan adopted the method of "Kubha", and soon after the founding of the state, he first divided his own mother, younger brother and son.
Genghis Khan had four younger brothers and five sons, and the four younger fiefs were all in the east of the Mongolian proper, from Lake Baikal to the Sea of Japan, so the four younger brothers and their descendants were called the host kings. Genghis Khan's five sons gained vast fiefdoms from the west to Europe, and with the exception of Tulei, who inherited the Mongol proper, the other four sons formed the four khanates, and these four sons and their descendants were called the kings of the Western Dao.
However, the Mongol feudal system was problematic, and immediately after the death of Tulei, the khanates were locked in a war for the throne of the Great Khan. In the war between the reformists represented by Kublai Khan and the conservatives represented by Ali Buge, Genghis Khan's younger brothers were on Kublai Khan's side, so after Kublai Khan established the Yuan Dynasty, these uncles were rewarded very heavily, and even some lands in Shandong and Henan were given to these uncles.
And these host kings, together with the direct Mongolian golden family, constituted the upper ruling class of the entire southern Mongolia in the late Ming Dynasty. According to the tradition of the Mongol Golden Family, only the Kuritai Assembly, in which these host kings participated, was qualified to decide the choice of the Mongol Great Khan.
Of course, the Kuritai Congress is not just about electing the Great Khan, and all important things can pass through the Kuritai Congress, which has a bit of a democratic meaning in later generations.
As a direct descendant of Genghis Khan's second brother, of course, Horqin is qualified to convene the Kuritai Conference, but Wu Keshan also has his own small abacus, that is, now that the Horqin Khan Bada is weak, can this Horqin Khan also change himself to do it?
Just when Wu Keshan sent an envoy to summon the host kings, the Ming Dynasty emperor Zhu Hongsan was also bringing his army to Wu Keshan's garrison. When Zhu Hongsan left Zhangjiakou, it was already June, and there were no roads in the Mongolian steppe, and by the time Zhu Hongsan arrived at the city, it was already late August.
In addition to the 80,000 Ming Dynasty troops that followed Zhu Hongsan, there were also some small tribes collected along the road, Ezhe's strength increased greatly after annexing the Karaqin Department, and more than a dozen small tribes were annexed along the way, and now the Chahar Department has completely restored the state of the strong period, with a total population of 150,000 people, 50,000 warriors, and 10,000 war horses. Of course, this is only the surface, now these small tribes have just joined the Chahar Ministry, and the people's hearts are not aligned, and they will have to digest and absorb it for a while before they can form combat effectiveness.
However, the 150,000 Chahar troops plus 80,000 Ming troops, and more than 200,000 people marched on the grassland, and Wu Keshan received news from a hundred miles away that a huge army was approaching.
At first, Wu Keshan was startled, wasn't it a 150,000 Ming army, how could it become more than 200,000? As the news kept coming, Wu Keshan learned that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty and the Chahar Department were involved together. Wu Keshan was very worried when he received this news, Chahar and Horqin are mortal enemies, could it be that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty planned to support Chahar?
Zhu Hongsan didn't have Wu Keshan's worries, he lived very happily in the past two months, because Ezhe's wife Su Tai sent it.
In order to achieve an alliance between Ezhe and Bandar Shah, Zhu Hongsan ordered Jinyiwei to release Su Tai from the prison, and then immediately
Sent to Mongolia. Originally, Zhu Hongsan thought that Su Tai could give birth to a son as old as Ezhe, and he was estimated to be in his sixties, but when he saw Su Tai's face, he found that he was only in his fifties. At the same time, Zhu Hongsan knew why there were so many beauties in Jierharang back then, and he had to ask Lin Danhan, the wife who had given birth to a son. It turns out that Su Tai is the goddess of frozen age according to the aesthetics of later generations.
Su Tai is fifty-six years old this year, but he looks like he is in his thirties, and his figure is also very good (nonsense, he has been locked up in prison for eight years, can he not be in good shape without enough food), and his skin is not as rough as that of a woman on the grassland, but has the softness of a Jiangnan woman.
Zhu Hongsan regretted seeing Su Tai so beautiful, he knew that he would accept it in Beijing, and it would be cheaper for the short-lived ghost of Bandar Shah. But it's not too late now, Zhu Hongsan immediately summoned him to sleep in his big tent after seeing Su Tai, and in this way, Zhu Hongsan became Ezhe's father.
The relationship between the sexes of the Mongols was originally open, and there was even a tradition of Lao Tzu's dead son inheriting his mother, so Ezhe and Bandarsha had no opinion on Zhu Hongsan's forcible occupation of Sutai, but Ezhe had some thoughts of giving his mother to Zhu Hongsan as a concubine. However, Zhu Hongsan is the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, a good emperor for the country and the people, and naturally he can't delay national affairs because of his likes and dislikes, so after playing with Sutai for a month, he returned Sutai to Bandar Shah.
After Bandar Shah and Su Tai got married, the effect was immediately apparent, and the nobles of the original Karaqin were no longer disgusted with Ezhe, but could stand by Ezhe's side to help him fight against other Taiji in the Chahar Ministry, which greatly increased Ezhe's voice in the Chahar Ministry, and at the same time, Ezhe was more and more grateful to Zhu Hongsan.
Zhu Hongsan saw Ezhe who came to thank him, and scolded himself in his heart: "It seems that Lao Tzu is still soft-hearted, even his godson is reluctant to suffer, who told Lao Tzu to sleep with your mother for a month, hey!" Lao Tzu still has to worry about your Great Khan! β
The 200,000 men of Zhu Hongsan and Ezhe were already stronger than Wu Keshan's Horqin right wing, and Wu Keshan had no choice but to send someone to invite the other four to fight against the powerful Ming Dynasty and Chahar coalition forces.
In order to avoid conflict, Zhu Hongsan stationed his camp twenty miles away from the city, and then sent an envoy to invite Wu Keshan to come over for talks.
But Wu Keshan dared to come, and now he is unknown to the Ming Dynasty, plus the sworn enemy Chahar Department and the Ming army have formed an alliance, what if Wu Keshan comes over and makes you harm? Although Zhu Hongsan has guaranteed Wu Keshan's safety, but Wu Keshan can understand this rogue emperor, Zhu Hongsan's credit is not as good as wiping his fart.
Seeing this, Zhu Hongsan had no choice, as long as he decided to negotiate between the two armies, that is, at a distance of ten miles from each other, and at the same time stipulated that each person should only bring a hundred guards.
Wu Keshan saw that this was okay, after all, the Mongols' individual combat effectiveness was stronger than that of the Ming army, and the musket troops of a hundred people were not a threat. So Wu Keshan carefully selected a hundred warriors, rode on horses to the middle ground, and waited for Zhu Hongsan.
How do you know that Wu Keshan cautiously followed Zhu Hongsan's way, and said that he would bring a hundred people, but Zhu Hongsan brought two hundred people.
Wu Keshan saw that Zhu Hongsan was not trustworthy and scolded: "Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, why don't you talk about credit, didn't you say that you would only bring a hundred people?" β
Zhu Hongsan rode on the horse and said with a smile: "Yes, what I said is that each person brought a hundred people, you see, I brought a hundred, and your Mongolian Great Khan Ezhe also brought a hundred, reasonable!" β
Wu
Keshan secretly scolded the cunning Han barbarian in his heart, but now he has no time to fight for these subsections, just now the Ming Dynasty emperor said that Ezhe is the Great Khan of Mongolia, who decided this?
"Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, isn't it! The Great Khan of Mongolia is Lin Dan Hutu Ketu Khan, and although Ezhe is the son of Lin Dan, he is not the Great Khan of Mongolia! β
As soon as Wu Keshan finished speaking, Ezhe scolded on the side: "You Horqin are traitors, what qualifications do you have to question my position as Great Khan?" If you hadn't rebelled against the water, would my father have fled to Qinghai? β
Wu Keshan is over sixty years old, and he is an opponent of Ezhe, and now he hears Ezhe say this, Wu Keshan said with a smile: "It is true that Lin Dan was elected as the Great Khan of Mongolia by the Kuritai Conference, but what Lin Dan did back then was what the Great Khan of Mongolia should do?" Converted to the Red Religion, oppressed Karaqin, and slaughtered Tumut, he is no longer our Great Khan! If you want to inherit your father's throne today, one is elected by the Kuritai Conference, and the other is to kill all the kings of our host, you are naturally the Great Khan of Mongolia! β
When Ezhe saw that Wu Keshan was playful, he was about to scold back, but Zhu Hongsan waved his hand on the side and said, "Ezhe, don't speak!" β
"Wu Keshan's father-in-law, how can I say that you are also my father-in-law, your daughter has become my concubine, and two children have been born, you and I should not be outsiders!"
Wu Keshan heard Zhu Hongsan say this, and thought to himself, Meng Guqing is his daughter after all, Wu Keshan said loudly: "Since the emperor of the Ming Dynasty recognizes this family, it is easy to say, you and I are a family!" But if you want us to be loyal to Ezhe, then it will not work! β
"Okay, since my father-in-law said so, let's discuss the first question first, do you want to join forces with me to deal with the Dzungar Khanate in the west?"
Wu Keshan heard Zhu Hongsan mention of uniting against Dzungaria, which was no problem, after all, Dzungaria was also Horqin's sworn enemy, and Horqin was exiled from the Daxinganling area to the Baicheng area of Tongliao, just to avoid the Oirat Mongols. However, Wu Keshan knew that this Ming Dynasty emperor was very cunning, so he didn't follow his way, and he would wait to go back and discuss with his brothers to think about the conditions.
"Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, we Horqin naturally want to deal with Dzungaria, but now Horqin is alone, and if you want to deal with Dzungaria, you need the joint efforts of the entire MonanMongolia to do it, I have sent an envoy to convene the kings of the host road, and hold a Kuritai conference here in half a month, and then decide together!"
Zhu Hongsan scolded in his heart when he heard Wu Keshan say this: It seems that this Mongolian barbarian is not easy to deal with, this guy is very cunning, not as naΓ―ve and romantic as Ezhe.
Zhu Hongsan didn't do anything, so he had to ask: "Father-in-law Wu Keshan, according to the tradition of your Mongols, is it true that the Mongolian Great Khan must also be elected by the Kuritai Conference?" β
"It's nature!"
"If Ezhe is elected as the Great Khan of Mongolia at the Khuritai Congress, will your Korqin tribe be able to abide by the covenant?"
Wu Keshan thought about it for a while, and the kings of the host country were all friendly with him, and the only ally on Chahar's side was the Abahai Ministry, but Ezhe's wife was not from the Abahai Ministry, so he had a great chance of winning by holding the Kuritai Conference. Thinking of this, Wu Keshan replied: "Yes, I, Borzigit Wu Keshan, am the descendant of Genghis Khan, and a member of the noble Golden Family. β()
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