Chapter 66: War or ......?
After half a month of marching, the team that went to pay tribute to the former Khan Alett finally returned to the royal city of the Hechiti Department - Zi Ni Nao. The next thing to do www.biquge.info is to discuss whether or not to enter the suite!
Burhan, who had just returned home, was in no mood to do anything else, he was bent on revenge! After greeting his mother, he hurried out to the council hall, where the ministers were waiting for him.
The matter was provoked by Dugan, so naturally we had to listen to his opinion first, and Burhan was the first to order him.
"Great Khan! The minister thinks that the rampant set of the tribe and the conflict with my Hechi Ti tribe many times is because it is time to teach a lesson. However, we have to be prepared in advance, after all, the set is not a motherless child! ”
Dugan voiced the concerns of many people. Oh, yes! The set is not a motherless child, his maiden family is the Tumut Department back then, the former king of central Mongolia. Although it is said that after the death of Altan Khan and the three ladies one after another, this once behemoth is no longer as majestic as it used to be. But! The emaciated camel was bigger than the horse, and even today no tribe can underestimate it.
"Great Khan! The minister does not advocate attacking the set. "Batu Bagen stood from the perspective of the vital interests of the Hechi Ti Ministry, and only after careful consideration did he come forward!
"Great Khan! There are two reasons why the minister disagreed. This is as Dajinong said, the set is not a motherless child, this fights the small and provokes the old, and we will inevitably have a war with the Tumut Department in the future. The Tumut tribe is located in a land rich in water and grass, so it is also powerful, and we cannot defeat it overnight. The longer the war drags on, the worse it will be for us, and who knows if other tribes will fight us? ”
"Well, we've just undergone a change, and the two are still in the process of being integrated. A rash war would be disgusting to the people, and what I fear most is that someone with ulterior motives will interfere with it and divide the tribe. In that case, the gains outweigh the losses! ”
There is something in Batu Bagen's words, even if there are really no dissident people in the tribe now, then Batu Bagen's concerns are also reasonable, not afraid of 10,000, just in case!
Du Gen and Mang Gao did not refute when they heard this, they knew that they had been the target of the surveillance of the nobles of the Hechi Ti Department all along, and it was better not to say it, otherwise the depiction would become darker and darker!
After listening to the opinions of several ministers, Burhan felt that it made sense, and the general meaning was that he still did not want to fight, or did not want to fight! If you want to make Burhan give up, he is a little unwilling! At the same time, he understood the intentions of some people, and he wanted to suppress the pampered speculators with an absolute victory, and he slowly focused his eyes on the two ministers closest to him.
Aditya caught Burhan's longing gaze and said, "Great Khan! The minister is not against attacking the trap, but it will take at least two years before he can act! Otherwise, the Hechi Ti Department will be dragged into the quagmire of war and will not be able to extricate itself! ”
Burhan was a little disappointed, but he heard the god say, "No, no! When Burhan heard this, it was as if he had seen the light of day again, and he hurriedly said, "Gods, please speak freely!" ”
"Great Khan! Ladies and gentlemen, I don't know if you have seen the current situation of our Hechi Ti Department clearly! What do you think? People are discussing whether to send troops or not, and God asks these questions the opposite? Let everyone be a little puzzled!
After a moment of staring at each other, Gali was once again the first to go. He proudly said, "Then you still need to say?" Now I am naturally prosperous and prosperous. The water and grass are abundant, the cattle and sheep are full of circles, the horses are herds, and the people are thriving! According to me, the situation is very good! Yanran has the posture of the king of Central Mongolia! ”
The ministers also strongly agreed, and even Burkand felt so. Just when everyone was immersed in pride, they were broken by the divine appearance.
"Humph! In this case, the minister implored the Great Khan to return the minister's money for the past two years! ”
The words of the gods made the ministers laugh, and even Aditya was not immune! Burhan even laughed back and forth! "Haha! I almost cried when I laughed. "Burhan has never promised any money to ministers such as Aditya and Liu Dingchen, not only them. There are no people, and some are just some cattle, sheep, horses or grain, and in the grassland, unlike the Central Plains, gold and silver are not rare!
"What do you want money for?" Burhan wasn't joking with him, but wanted to know, maybe this was curiosity, right?
"Home, of course! It is disrespectful to think that I, Liu Dingchen, have passed the age of establishment, and still have not yet married a wife. I have to go back to the Central Plains to marry a daughter-in-law, and that's it! ”
The ministers, who had been restrained just now, laughed even more excessively when they heard the words of the gods. What an interesting thing about the gods! Just kidding, it's so fresh and refined, and it's serious! While the ministers were laughing at the gods, Burhan was not smiling at all. If it was just a joke to lighten up the atmosphere, it seems like it is real now!
Burhan strode out of his seat, came to the god and said, "God, you are leaving!" That's it! You've got to say why you're leaving, right? If it's my fault in Burhan, I'll change it! Of course, if you are determined to leave, I will not keep you. If it is not my fault, then I implore God to stay in the Hechiti Department to assist me in the great cause! ”
Burhan firmly believed that a lord like him would be able to retain the divine appearance if he could be so courteous and virtuous, but he did not expect the divine appearance to be unmoved.
"Great Khan! You're all dying, what are you trying to do? As soon as the god's words came out, it immediately attracted the dissatisfaction of the ministers, and everyone shouted "Liu Dingchen is bold!" Trying to draw his sword and take it down, Burhan waved his hand to stop it.
Looking at a god who would rather die than give in and be generous and righteous, Burhan respectfully asked, "Please teach me!" ”
Liu Dingchen knew that the time had come, and pointed to the crowd and scolded, "A group of rat-eyed people, I am ashamed to conspire with them!" After scolding, he turned to Burhan and said, "Great Khan! As General Kali said, now the Hechi Ti Department is like the king of Central Mongolia! We can feel it, but we can't feel it? Khalkha Mongolia doesn't feel it? Or maybe the Dzungar Ministry can't feel it! ”
After the god finished speaking, everyone gasped! Oh, yes! Hechi Ti is too conspicuous, as the saying goes, the rafters that come out well are rotten first! I'm afraid that at this time, the Hechi Ti Department has already been remembered!
Shen Xiang continued, "Yes! The Hechi Tibu is now a country with good weather and good weather, abundant water and grass, cattle and sheep in circles, and herds of horses. However, if you think about it, if a man-made disaster is coming, how can the Hechi Ti Department protect itself? I have heard that there was a great drought in those years, and the old people of the Hechiti Department went to die in a group, how spectacular was the scene? Do you want to recreate the story of that year? I'm afraid I don't have a chance! At that time, I can be sure that the Hechiti tribe will be an excellent target for the tribes to divide and eat. You know, our Hechiti tribe is notoriously rich! ”
What God said is not alarmist, and everyone knows that it is very important.
Since the situation is so critical, one cannot help but ask, how to solve it?
"For example, the place where the Tumut tribe is located, although it cannot be called fat, is much stronger than us! The only opportunity at the moment is to take a place where grain is produced as a backing! ”
"Divine Appearance! But all the places where grain is produced are all anointed places, how can the flesh of the heart be so easy to take? Besides, all such places are in the country of the Central Plains, where can our grasslands be so fertile? ”
Smart people often understand a little, and Aditya immediately thinks of a place. "Shhh The old man said that the Hetao Plain? ”
Seeing that Aditya had already clicked, he nodded with relief. And Burhan also slapped his thigh after hearing the Hetao Plain and thought, "Hey! Why didn't I think of that? The Hetao Plain is a saying in the south of the Yangtze River! In later generations, it was also an authentic grain-producing area! ”
"Great Khan! This Hetao Plain is the Shuofang of the original Han Dynasty and the two counties of Wuyuan. After Emperor Wu attacked the Xiongnu in the north, he set up these two counties to repair the border affairs and protect the people in Tuntian to resist the re-attack of the Xiongnu. Therefore, water conservancy and irrigation were built here, and agriculture was extremely prosperous. The Later Han Dynasty experienced the era of Wuhu Chaohua, and agriculture was abandoned until the revival of the Tang Dynasty. After Song Liao, it is the land of my Dayuan nomadic herding horses, the real pearl outside the Saiwai! It can also be seen from this that this place is suitable for agriculture and animal husbandry, which can be the root of my Hechi Ti Department! Aditya is worthy of being a "jack of all trades" and is familiar with history books, and he can tell the key points as soon as he starts.
After hearing this, Burhan sighed that this is the case! The gods made such a move to make up for the shortcomings of the Hechi Ti Department. There were several people who discussed related matters together. The most immediate problems facing the future of the Hechiti tribe are population and food. Nomadism may seem affluent, but it is less resilient to risks than agriculture, especially in a land where drought and flood can ensure a good harvest. Isn't there a saying that the Yellow River is harmful, but the Hetao is rich! Although in recent years, under the impetus of Burhan, a large number of fruit trees such as sand dates and red dates have been planted in the territory of the Hechi Ti Tribe, just in case. The Hetao Plain has always been the meat of Burhan, but it is not as urgent as it is now!
"You've heard it too, tell me what you think!" For such a thing as war, Burhan did not dare to make decisions at will, at least not yet, he also had to listen to the opinions of the nobles.
Batu Bagen has always been centered on the Hechiti tribe, and no one is more attentive than him. "Great Khan! Listening to Lord Liu Dingchen's words, the minister's mouth was suddenly opened, and at the same time, the minister felt ashamed. I didn't expect that my Hechi Ti Department would face such a predicament without knowing it, this is my fault as a courtier! As for the use of the trap, the minister has no opinion. However, the minister must make it clear. The sleeve is like a thorn surrounding, unless the great force is unbreakable, otherwise I am afraid of being entangled by it. ”
Batu Bagen said that this is also what many nobles are worried about. Burhan looked at Liu Dingchen again. "God, I know you have an idea, wouldn't it be nice to say it clearly?"
"Huh! Or the Great Khan knows me! What Lord Batu Bagan said is true, but it seems to me that the thorn in the sleeve lies in the Tumut. The two are especially mother-child relationships. If you want to kill his son, he must first control his mother. ”
That's right, it's the same as when the Mongols catch a foal, they must first control the mare so that it can't move. The god gave everyone free time to reverie, and then said in high spirits:
"If you want to balance the Tumut Ministry, you must have the Khalkha Mongols. The two divisions are well known, and this is where we can take advantage of them. ”
"Divine Appearance! How do you know that the Khalkha Mongols will help us contain the Tumuts? You must know that the Khalkha Mongols are all white-eyed wolves who can't be fed, and they will turn their faces when they say that they will turn their faces, and they will not send troops without enough benefits. "Batubagan's problem is exactly what Burhan wants to know.
"Haha! Lord Batu Bagen, I just have a bait here, and I don't have to worry about Khalkha Mongolia not taking the bait! ”
"Oh? I want to hear about it! "Burhan couldn't wait.
"Great Khan! Ladies and gentlemen! The Khalkha Mongols seem to be unified, but in fact, strictly speaking, there is only the Tushetu Khan Department, and other small tribes are not considered! The former has occupied the land of the ancestors for a long time, with more than one million people under the door, and the grassland is insufficient. If there is a pasture for them to be nomadic herders, presumably the Tushetu Khan must be eager for it! ”
Not bad! In the end, the grassland tribes are all about survival, and it would be great if they could have a grassland, but what other grassland does the Hechiti tribe have for it?
"Great Khan! Forgive me for taking the liberty of it! Kobdo, the former winter pasture of Turgot, is a rare and good place. ”
After listening to this, everyone felt that this Liu Dingchen was really insidious. Since the annexation war with Turgot, the Hechiti Department has not had enough strength to control Kobdo, I'm afraid that the current Kobdo is within the actual control range of the Dzungar Ministry, right? However, the pasture near the Lake of Benchagan is in the hands of the Hechiti tribe, which is also a good place, but I don't know if the Great Khan is reluctant to give it up?
"Great Khan! Kobdo is close to the Dzungar Division, and it is beyond the reach of my Hechiti Division, but it is also the pasture of the Hechiti Division, and whoever says it is all. It's just that in the future, it will intersect with the Dzungar Ministry, and it is inevitable that the interests will not be guaranteed, so it is better to simply give it away. In addition, Benchagan is close to Khalkha Mongolia after all, and it is the same opportunity as Kobdo! Both of them are chicken ribs for the Hechi Ti tribe, but for the Khalkha Mongols, it is a gluttonous feast! Moreover, if the burden is lost, such as the Dzungar Department and the Khalkha Department, they will be separated from me by the desert and the Gobi, and when the time comes, it is better to take the Hetao and manage the Hetao carefully, and it can also complement my current territory, and it can really be done, to the point where it can be attacked and retreated. ”
Burhan began to pace on the ground, thinking, thinking about the gains and losses. From the very beginning, he didn't see Kobdo as his own territory, and now it seems that it is still valuable. If it is handled properly, it may be unknown if it can be changed to a river loop plain as the gods say! It's just that Ben Chagan sent people away, and he was a little worried. Because Blackwater City is nearby, if the Khalkha Mongols betray their promises, then Blackwater City will bear the brunt. If not, then what can impress Khalkha Mongolia?
After a few moments, Burhan finally made a decision. He patted his chair, got up, and said, "I have decided to exchange the pastures of Kobdo and Benchagan for cooperation with the Khalkha Mongols, what do you think?" ”
Ministers, look at me, I look at you, finally kneel down and sing: "Ministers, obey the Great Khan's holy decree!" ”