On the fourth day of the sixth month of the fifth year of Chongzhen, Kuku and Tuncheng.

Ning Wan, the acting deputy general of the Manchukuo Cultural Museum, asked me to see the Great Khan Abahai.

Abahai seemed to be in high spirits, and everything was under control.

The escort sent by Abahai to kill Hukou sent people to report that he had ordered Azig's army to be stationed in Zhangjiakou, Wayaokou, and Hukou respectively. The Ming lieutenant had already returned the Mongols who had fled into the city, along with their livestock and goods, to the Manchurian army.

There is also news from the right-wing army. Zilharang sent people to report that the right-wing army encountered slight resistance in the Shimen Waterway, and the battle of Omudui was killed, and Sakhalian led the armor over the mountains to go deep behind the enemy, and Jilharang prepared to attack Shimen by water, and it was expected that the Shimen Waterway could be captured within a few days.

Zilharang's letter was written on May 30, and Abahai estimated that Jilharang's army should have taken Shimen today and was marching towards Dabansheng City.

The Eighth Banner Army, which had gone out to collect food, was ordered to slaughter the Mongolian youths who had surrendered yesterday. The news reached Kuku and Tun, causing panic, unease, and anger among the people of Inner Mongolia. The Mongols did not dare to provoke the vicious Manchurian soldiers, so they vented their anger on the lamas who took the lead in surrendering. Some spat on passing lamas, others threw feces inside the temple.

Ning Wan respectfully handed over a scroll of paper, "Great Khan, according to your wishes, the proclamation has been written." ”

Abahai opened the scroll, and the proclamation was written in Mongolian script, and the handwriting was very neat. Abahai nodded, and put the notice aside.

"Rather put the style", Abahai said in a relaxed tone, "What has been the recent movement of the civil officials?" ”

Ning Wan hesitated for a moment and replied, "Some Han officials have some complaints about the Great Khan's order to slaughter the Mongol youths, and they ...... They said that since the Mongols had been ordered to surrender on their own initiative, they should not kill them again, which would damage the reputation of the Great Khan. ”

Abahai burst out laughing and commented, "These unreasonable readers! ”

Ning Wan and I laughed dryly with Abahai twice, and praised: "Although the Great Khan's methods are more intense, they can effectively eliminate the strength of Tumut in the future. ”

Abahai glanced at Ning Wan: "You still understand me." ”

"Gongfu", Abahai said earnestly, "Whoever achieves great things, one must be ruthless, and the other must be able to endure." ruthless, to be ruthless; Endure it, endure it to shamelessness! ”

Ning Wan I shuddered involuntarily.

Abahai asked, "What is the name of the ancient hero you told me about last time who ate the dung of the enemy?" ”

After Ning Wan, I hurriedly replied: "It's called Goujian." Gou Jian, the king of Yue, was defeated by the husband of Wu Wangfucha, and Gou Jian took his wife into Wu as a slave and raised a horse-drawn carriage for the king of Wu. King Wu was sick, and Gou Jian took the initiative to taste King Wu's feces to diagnose his condition. King Wu was overjoyed and thought that Gou Jian had completely surrendered, so he pardoned Gou Jian and let him return to China. ”

"After Gou Jian returned to China, he tried his courage with a salary, ten years of life and ten years of lessons, and King Wu didn't care. Once, Gou Jian took advantage of the emptiness of the country when the king of Wu was out to fight and suddenly attacked the state of Wu, forcing the state of Wu to negotiate peace with the state of Yue in one fell swoop. Once again, Gou Jian broke the state of Wu and trapped Wu Wangfu on Gusu Mountain, and the husband was forced to commit suicide. Gou Jian eventually became the overlord of the Spring and Autumn Generation. ”

Abahai commented with some pride: "The husband can't beat Gou Jian, just because Gou Jian can endure shamelessness and ruthlessness than his husband!" Gou Jian finally became a thing, don't you Han history books only remember his great cause of founding the country? ”

Ning Wan hurriedly reminded: "Master, the slave is full of dwarf!" ”

Abahai laughed loudly: "Yes, yes, yes! You're a full dwarf. In fact, their Han Gaozu and Ming Taizu are all ruthless and tolerant characters, and in the end they have become the great heroes praised by their Han people. History proves that no one cares about these little things. ”

Ning Wan I praised: "The master taught me. ”

Abahai's face turned and he said solemnly: "Ning Jiaoshi, there is a confidential matter that you can arrange in person." ”

After Ning finished, I replied with a straight face: "Master, please command." ”

Abahai said: "You go to find some Mongols from Manchukuo to attack the Silver Buddha Temple, beat, smash, rob, burn, incite the Mongols in the city, and make things bigger, it is best to take a few lives, but don't hurt the Tumut prince in the Silver Buddha Temple." ”

I was a little stunned.

The Silver Buddha Temple is called the Silver Buddha Temple because it enshrines an eight-foot-high statue of Sakyamuni made of 30,000 taels of pure silver. It is also known as Dazhao Temple, which means "Big Buddha Temple" in Tibetan.

The Silver Buddha Temple was built by Altan Khan in the Wanli period together with Kuku and Tuncheng, located in the west of the south road of Kuku and Tuncheng, and was built one year before Kuku and Tuncheng. Emperor Wanli gave the name of the Silver Buddha Temple as "Hongci Temple", and Kuku and Tuncheng as "Naturalization City". Therefore, there is a saying that "there is a silver Buddha temple first, and then there is a naturalization city".

Because King Tsuse-III personally presided over the "consecration puja" of the Silver Buddha, the Silver Buddha Temple is the most famous temple in Mongolia, and each ministry will send people to the Silver Buddha Temple every year to worship.

I don't understand why Abahai wants to provoke the Silver Buddha Temple, this practice is tantamount to provoking all the Mongolian nobles.

Abahai explained unhappily: "The soldiers of the Eight Banners who went out to collect food tomorrow will come back, but today Kuku and Tuncheng are not chaotic enough. I want you to do it tomorrow, as soon as the soldiers of the Eight Banners return, they will have an excuse to suppress the riot fiercely. ”

After Ning Wan, I immediately replied firmly: "Zha! ”

After I left, Abahai picked up the notice again and looked at it.

The text on the notice reads:

Khan said: The temples of Gegen Khan's naturalization city are not allowed to be demolished. Those who destroy the temple and take all the utensils in the temple without permission, since our Manchurian army has already come here, how can it be reasonable not to come again? Once found, it will not be forgiven!

At the end of the proclamation was stamped with the bright red seal of the Great Khan of Manchukuo, and the date of the inscription was tomorrow, the fifth day of the sixth month.

Abahai looked at it for a while, and then called his guards and ordered:

"You go to the museum and find Erdeni, who is in charge of recording history. It is said that the Manchurian army conquered Chahar and passed through Kuku and Tun, and the Great Khan respected the Buddha and ordered the protection of the temple, and the Tumut Mongols returned to their hearts from then on. Let Erdeni copy and record this proclamation, and send someone to post it outside the gate of the Silver Buddha Temple tomorrow. ”

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On the fifth day of the sixth month, a letter was posted on the temple of Gegen Khan City: "Khan said: The temple of Gegen Khan's naturalized city is not allowed to be demolished. How can I destroy the temple and take all the utensils in the temple without permission, since I have already come here, how can I not come again? No forgiveness. ”