Kulun Guangxian Temple, this is one of the two major living Buddhas of Mongolia Jebtsundamba stationed in Xi, Qianlong period Junggar Mongolian Khan Wensa Great Living Buddha Galdan led the army to rebel, there was a battle here.

Guangxian Temple is known as the temple of ten thousand monks, but in fact it is far more than 10,000 monks, but a super large temple with more than 30,000 monks. Every day, hundreds of mouthfuls must be prepared in the cauldron of the room, and the sound of chanting and worshipping the Buddha is heard all year round.

The 1st Jebtsundampa was the reincarnation of Vajrapani, one of the 500 disciples of the Buddha who was born as a Mongolian prince and claimed to be one of the Buddha's 500 disciples. Now in the 8th generation, Jebtsundamba is the head of the Mongolian Gelug sect, which is also known in Mongolian as Wendu Gegen, which means the Holy Light. The 8th Jebtsundamba was named a great teacher by the Qing Dynasty and was the king of Outer Mongolia.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the thirteenth [***] lama left India and was stripped of his title by the Manchu court. Jebtsundamba is the nephew of the twelfth [***], and the relationship with the thirteenth [***] is also extraordinary, so the rabbit dead fox is very angry with the Manchu court. At the sound of a gunshot of the Xinhai Revolution, the clay-footed giant of the Manchu court fell to the ground, and Jebtsundamba moved the idea of rebuilding the Great Yuan Dynasty, and at the instigation of the Russians and some Mongol princes, he declared that he would be established. Since then, a lama has also become the Great Bright Emperor behind closed doors, and changed the yuan to "Gongdai".

In the meditation hall of Guangxian Temple, the 8th Jebu Tsundamba has always seemed to be smiling, and he is drinking butter tea with his surname. Sitting next to him is the Great Lama Gegen Living Buddha of Gegen Temple, who came to Guangxian Temple as a representative of King Wutai of Zasak County to ask for help. With the assistance of 200 Cossacks, Wutai detained Sanduo, the minister stationed in Kulun, and then drove them back to the interior, and in a short time they coerced more than 20,000 people, and was known as the "100,000 army" to the outside world. I didn't think that a guy named Wu Junsheng who was sent by the Governor of Fengtian a few days ago used a mere patrol team of 2,000 troops to beat him up. Even the Gegen Temple, the old nest of the Gegen Living Buddha, was bombarded by Wu Junsheng, and Wutai had to send an envoy to Guangxian Temple for help. The angry Gegen Living Buddha volunteered to run to Kulen in person.

Jebtsundamba and Gegen Living Buddha were looking at a special guest, a foreigner with a high nose and blue eyes, the Russian Consul General in Kulen, Shi Shimal Fort.

He was an old man in his sixties, with a delicate French mustache, a high nose and deep eyes, and a smile that seemed to be always on his lips. I saw him drinking butter tea bowl after bowl with his head down, and he didn't open his mouth.

The Treaty of Yanjing, signed on the second day of October in the 10th year of Xianfeng, stipulated: "Russia has the right to set up a consular officer in Kulen, who can bring several people with him, and can build a house at his own expense." The land and dwelling area required for this purpose, as well as the land required for the feeding of livestock, shall be agreed with the competent officer of the Cullen"

According to this treaty, Russia set up three consulates in Kulen, Kobdo, and Uriya Sutai, and Shi Shmal served as the consul general, and he has been in China as a consul for more than 30 years.

He is not only a Chinese expert, he is also fluent in Mongolian and Tibetan, and he also knows a lot about Tibetan Buddhism.

Such a good character, actually Fengsheng A also awarded him the second-class first-class Treasure Star Medal on behalf of the imperial court, in recognition of his merits in the Gengzi year, it is said that he has the merit of protecting the territory and the people, and I don't know what standard the Manchu Qing Dynasty is based on. This is similar to another time and space, when the official axe issued a medal to Brigadier General Li Mei, who burned Tokyo with incendiary bombs. It's just that Brigadier General Li Mei knows a little shame and is embarrassed to accept it, while Shi Shile Mafu accepts it calmly.

Jebtsundamba has always been close to the Russians, and when he was a child, Sshlemafo was already the Russian Consul General in Kulen, and often gave him some rare Western toys, oil paintings, pets, and when he was a little older, he began to give him Russian beauties.

And Sanduo, the minister of the Qing Dynasty stationed in Kulun, had the face of an angel in front of him, either coldly treating him or blackmailing him excessively. In the hearts of the Mongolian herdsmen, Jebtsundamba was a god, the reincarnation of Vajrapani, but in front of the Qing ministers in Kulen, he was despised like a dog??? The scales of Jebtsundamba naturally tilted in favor of the Russians.

Sixty years old, accustomed to drinking Mongolian butter tea and smelling Tibetan incense, he often forgot that he was a Russian, and when he returned to St. Petersburg to report his duties, he saddened to find that he could no longer get used to the European way of life.

But this did not prevent him from guarding as a career diplomat, and it was the dream of generations of tsars to turn Mongolia into yellow Russia, to graze horses in the Mongolian steppes with abundant water and grass, and to make Mongolian herdsmen tremble under the iron hooves of the Cossacks. The famous words of Muravyov, Count of Amursky, the idol of Schlemafor: "Where the double-headed eagle banner has been raised, it must not fall!" ”

This was once his life's creed.

But after the coming to power of Tsar Nicholas II, everything changed. The wise Count Witte was pushed out of the centre of power, and the ambitious Trans-Siberian Railway project ended up being a single line, much smaller than originally expected. The powerful Prime Minister Stolypin was also assassinated at the Kyiv Bolshoi Opera, and Russian officialdom was even more corrupt than the extinct Manchus. Those who serve the country wholeheartedly are teased like fools, the court of the tsar is full of courtiers of Germanic blood, officials of Russian blood are ridiculed as clumsy and obese stupid pigs, the tsar is moody with frequent headaches, the queen Alexandra is in trouble, and the important ministers are greedy for money??? Shlemafo gradually went from initial resentment to numbness, and finally to the habit of complicity.

Count Werther, who served as a minister to the Qing Dynasty for a long time, once lamented: "Russia is only the Tsar's Russia", and the meaning of this sentence is also deeply understood. Since this is the case, then what good will Mongolia do to him even if it turns into Yellow Russia? What is the difference between Jebtsundamba as Ezhen Khan ruling Mongolia and Han ruling Mongolia?

Some time ago, Yan Weifan, the chief treasurer of the "Dade Tong" ticket number, came to Kulen in person and gave Shi Shile Mafo 200,000 Chinese silver dollars, asking him to support a man named Chai Dongliang and provide the necessary supplies for the advance army, of course, the advance army will pay the full amount of money. Yan Weifan also promised to send another 300,000 silver dollars after the deed was completed, which was enough to make his old age comfortable.

Half a million silver dollars, what a huge number, and it costs only two dollars a month to find a servant to serve you in the city of Kulun. To buy a lavish estate in St. Petersburg, 50,000 Chinese silver dollars are enough??? 500,000 is a huge amount of money that he can't earn in his life!

Fuck Russia, fuck the tsar, everything is fake, only the flash of the silver dollar is real. In distant Kulen, Shlemafo could cover the sky with one hand, and it was not a big deal for the Mongols to change masters, and the current political center of gravity of Russia was in Europe, especially in the Balkans. The Tsar was not even interested in Mongolia for a glance, and only a few Russian [***] officers at the Consulate General in Harbin were eyeing the place. And these people are just minor people like majors, and they haven't been put in the eyes of Consul General Cullen.

Shi Shilemafu kept drinking butter tea, bowl after bowl, Jebtsundamba couldn't help it, the news that the southern army was about to enter Mongolia made him restless in Guangxian Temple, he asked with half-blind eyes: "Your Excellency Consul General, before we made the move, you promised us to send 10,000 Russian troops to help us fight against the Han people in the south, but so far I have not seen the armies of friendly countries. ”

After drinking another bowl of butter tea, Shi Shilemafu wiped the tea stains from the corner of his mouth and said with a smile: "My dear emperor, Russia can provide you with adequate protection, as far as I know, the army in the south only sent troops to Mongolia for dirty political purposes, but at most they only dare to enter the territory of Eastern Mongolia, and the area under your rule is very safe??? If the Han dared to invade Western Mongolia, the Cossack sabers would have taught them enough lessons! You don't have to worry too much, it's not good for your eyes. ”

Gegen Living Buddha was a little angry, and said in a deep voice: "The Great Bright Emperor looks at the world with his discerning eyes, and hundreds of millions of Dharma bodies know everything in the world, please be cautious when the Consul General speaks!" ”

Shi Le Mafu shrugged his shoulders and sneered, "Since you are omnipotent, then why bother looking for me? I hope your Buddha will bless you with invincibility??? I'm skeptical, though. ”

Jebtsundamba held back his anger and said with a pleasant face: "Your Excellency Consul General, I believe you can understand the great significance of the [***] establishment to Russia, once the Southern Army occupies Western Mongolia, it will also be a major damage to the interests of your country. ”

Shi Shelmafu laughed and said, "My dear Great Emperor, I have great admiration for your wisdom! This sentence goes to the point, Russia will guarantee the reading power and order of Western Mongolia, and as for what happened in Eastern Mongolia, the political axe of the country can only express regret. ”

Gegen Living Buddha secretly complained, and the attitude of the Russians showed that they would turn a blind eye to what happened in Eastern Mongolia, which means that the life and death of Utai and himself were no longer in the scope of the Russians' consideration.

Shi Shile Mafu then stood up and said, "Honorable Emperor, I take my leave!" Once again, I assure you that Russia will not allow anyone to encroach on the reading power of Western Mongolia and the status of the Great Emperor. ”

Before the words fell, he put on a hard-brimmed top hat and left with his hands behind his back, and the angry Gegen Living Buddha stomped his feet.

Jebtsundamba smiled bitterly and said: "The Russians are unreliable, and now not only Eastern Mongolia, but also Western Mongolia is in danger. ”

Ge Gen Living Buddha's frightened monk's hat fell off, and he said tremblingly: "Didn't he swear to protect Western Mongolia just now?" ”

Jebtsundamba said coldly: "Do you believe this? ”

Gegen Living Buddha's face was longer than that of a donkey, and he spread his hands and said helplessly: "Then what should I do?" ”

Jebtsundamba said expressionlessly: "Go and chant the scriptures, the Buddha will bless you!" ”

After speaking, he also turned around and walked into the back hall and hung up the Gegen Living Buddha alone. Gegen Living Buddha walked in the scripture hall and did not stay, beating his chest in front of the Buddha statue. Suddenly, he remembered a rumor that the Russians had a secret agreement with Yue himself that Eastern Mongolia would be controlled by Yue himself, and that the Russians would only be in charge of the affairs of Western Mongolia.

Perhaps, he is the savior of himself and Utai!

??? Dividing line ???

"Since the establishment of [***], this king has strictly adhered to neutrality, and has observed that China has abolished the rites and religions, so what is the existence of Buddhism? Today, he advocates colonization in Mongolia, which is a move to rob the livelihood of our Mongolian people. Mongolia did not enjoy the blessings of the republic, and suffered from it first, and the lamas and Mongolian people in this town met again and again, and they had to be helped by a certain [***] fire, which was the reading power of the proclamation, and cut off communication with China! ”

The flagship of the Yangtze River Fleet fluttered the blue sky and white naval flags, and more than a dozen warships lined up like a giant dragon with a mighty head. On the cruiser Haichen, Chief of Staff Gu Weijun sneered and read the "Declaration on the Establishment of the East [***] Status" published in the "Times".

Kuang Haishan said coldly: "Jumping clown, don't measure yourself!" ”

Gu Weijun held a small sandalwood folding fan, tapped the newspaper with a flash handle and said: "The key joint of this thing is the sentence 'a certain country receives arms', and the Russians have emboldened him!" ”

Gu Mazi shook the fan while laughing: "What is the patrol battalion, who of us buddies doesn't know?" The 2,000 patrol battalion beat him down, and he still had the courage to rebel, I really admire him??? Our governor is also careful, a mixed brigade of 6,000 people with hundreds of artillery pieces to fight a Mongolian, it is really a golden pill to shoot birds! ”

The combat effectiveness of the patrol battalion, Kuang Haishan and others are naturally clear, when fighting Anqing, He Tianshou took more than a dozen cavalry to capture the Anqing patrol battalion of thousands of people. A few Mongolian herdsmen and horse bandits under Jebzundamba and Utai are really not enough.

However, Chai Dongliang's secret order to Kuang Haishan was not to completely exterminate Jebzundamba and Utai, but to drive this disaster to the east, and then control Manchuria in one fell swoop in the name of pursuing the remnants of the bandits.

It is not difficult to complete this task, but it is even more difficult to control the vast area of Manchu and Mongolia with only 6,000 people, not to mention that there are two giant beasts with teeth and claws behind Manmeng!

Not to mention anything else, the Russian army and armed personnel distributed along the Middle East Road and the North Manchurian Railway alone have reached a staggering 80,000 people, and the entire Manchurian-Mongolian theater has been surrounded by the Russians in two layers according to a triangular area!

In the event of a full-scale clash with the Russians, the advance army of 6,000 men would be in danger of being wiped out!

Kuang Haishan sighed secretly in his heart: "Dudu, you can really look up to me!" ”

However, these words can only be buried in the bottom of their hearts and cannot be mentioned to anyone, and the officers and soldiers of the advance army have only one thought: to destroy this eclipse! Everyone's goal was to Mongolia, and this dispatch was as easy as an armed parade, and no one knew that Chai Dongliang's appetite was so big that he was going to swallow the whole of Manchuria!

(To be continued)