Chapter 26: Kublai Khan succeeded to the throne; Mongolia was restructured and established the Yuan Dynasty
Last time, we mentioned that there was civil strife in Mongolia. After Kublai Khan negotiated peace with the Zhao and Song Dynasties, he led his army to retreat north. It turned out that Kublai Khan had great talents and had already established a government office in Jinlianchuan to recruit talents. Relying on the Han people and accumulating strength, it finally developed into the most powerful political and military force that was independent of the Mongol Khan and eventually replaced the Mongol Khan.
It is said that Ali Buge, who stayed in Mongolia, planned to take advantage of the unpreparedness of Kublai Khan and other kings and nobles to announce a Khan election meeting in Helin. After Kublai Khan got the news, he withdrew his army to the north and stayed in Jinlianchuan, waiting for Ali Buge's recruitment.
Hao Jing, Liu Bingzhong and other close ministers advised:
"Nowadays, the kings and nobles are disengaged and are waiting and watching. Mongolia is at a critical juncture. Your Majesty, you should make a decision early. If you should advance, you should advance, and if you should retreat, you should retreat. In everything you do, you should think of your ancestors, the country, and the people of the world. . Work hard, make plans urgently, and avoid disasters before they happen. In this way, the great treasure will be returned and the country will be safe!"
Kublai Khan muttered:
"I don't have much idea at the moment. I want to wait here quietly and go to Helin to participate in the Khan election meeting."
Hao Jing said:
"The meeting with Linxuan Khan has an unfair name and inconsistent words. In fact, it is controlled by Ali Buge, and the kings and nobles have become puppets. If the king goes there, it is tantamount to recognizing Ali Buge's orthodox status, which is not beautiful."
Kublai Khan pondered for a long time and sighed:
"In that case, what will happen?"
Hao Jing then gave Kublai Khan a secret plan and arranged it in this way. Kublai Khan was overjoyed when he heard the words.
Kublai Khan immediately dispatched Batulu and Wu Lianghetai to lead elite troops, surrounded and disbanded the army summoned by Ali Buge's confidant Tuolichi. Then Lian Xixian was sent to lead a group of people to the east to lobby the kings of the east road; Hao Jing was sent to lead a team of people to the west to lobby the kings of the west road. He personally led the army and stationed in Kaiping.
The news that Kublai Khan led his army to Kaiping quickly spread throughout the Mongolian grasslands.
Prince Yelvzhu and Muge, who supported Kublai Khan, also fled Helin and came to Kaiping to defect to Kublai Khan. Tacha'er, the leader of the eastern kings whom Lian Xixian lobbied, and Hedan, the leader of the western kings whom Hao Jing lobbied, also led their troops to Kaiping to join Kublai Khan.
After discussion with Prince Muge and other princes and nobles, Kublai Khan decided that Kublai Khan would recruit various Mongolian tribes and hold the Kuritai Conference in Kaiping. Several nobles of the clans united and issued a proclamation, claiming that the meeting organized by Alibuge to select Helin Khan was not a clan meeting and did not represent the core power of Mongolia.
Kublai Khan had a reputation for benevolence among the Mongolian kings. Under the arrangement of Hao Jing and others, they climbed up and shouted, and the response gathered. The younger brothers headed by Prince Muge; the kings of the East Road headed by Tachaer and Yesongge; and the kings of the West Road headed by Abishuha, Hedan, Hebichi and Menggedu, a total of more than 40 people. ; There are also Mongolian generals headed by Batulu, Wuliang Hetai, Shiji Hutuhu; several princes-in-law headed by Yingchen; and advisers from various ethnic groups such as Liu Bingzhong, Yao Shu, Hao Jing, Wang Wentong, Lian Xixian, etc. ; Shi Tianze, Zhang Rou, Zhang Hongfan, Li Fen and other seventy-thousand households of the Han army; as well as representatives from Tubo and Dali, etc., all came to attend the Kuritai Conference. The meeting lasted for more than 20 days. The kings and nobles unanimously agreed to support Kublai Khan as the Great Khan of the Mongolian Khanate, and held a grand enthronement ceremony.
Kublai Khan, who had just inherited the throne of Khan, immediately sent a delegation of 100 people to announce his accession to the throne. Naturally, Ali Buge did not recognize Kublai Khan's status as the Great Khan, and detained the hundred-member mission. He immediately summoned his supporters to hold a Kuritai Khan election meeting in Helin and elected himself the Great Khan of Mongolia. Kublai Khan was furious after hearing the news. With the support of the kings and nobles, he went on a personal expedition and defeated Alibaba's army on the outskirts of Helin, forcing him to surrender.
Kublai Khan received the support of the Mongolian kings and nobles and the Han advisers who surrendered to Mongolia. He successfully ascended to the throne of Khan and set his capital at Yanjing in Monan.
Hao Jing, Zhang Rou, Liu Bingzhong and a group of Han advisers and warriors, together with the Mongolian kings and nobles, came to express their congratulations.
Hao Jing said:
"Your Majesty has newly ascended to the throne, and all industries are waiting to be prospered. It is today that the ancestors have made changes. I hope that your Majesty will take the common people of the world into consideration, change the ancestral system, and abolish the ancestral laws. Imitate the story of the Han emperor and ascend to the great treasure as soon as possible."
Kublai Khan asked with great interest:
"I heard that when the Han emperor ascended the throne, the ceremony was solemn, grand, noble and elegant, and the process was complicated. What are the ceremonies for the emperor to ascend the throne?"
Hao Jing and others reported:
"According to the "Book of Rites", when the emperor ascends the throne and inherits the orthodoxy, he cannot act hastily. He must issue an edict to the world, establish the title and change the Yuan Dynasty."
Kublai Khan was very happy when he heard this and said:
"According to what you see, sir, why is Gai Yuan called the appropriate name?"
Hao Jing said:
"In my humble opinion, the founding name of the country can be called Dayuan. The Confucian classic "Book of Changes" says: Great, Qianyuan! Yuan means great, meaning first. In ancient times, it was called the first month of the Yin calendar It is the first month of the month, and the first day of each month is the day of the Yuan. Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Tuoba Hong, changed his surname to Han, and also changed his surname from Tuoba to 'Yuan'."
Kublai Khan said happily:
"According to what you said, when it comes to ascending the throne, you can do it easily."
Hao Jing said again:
"After the founding of the country, the king can no longer call himself the 'Great Khan'. He can follow the example of Tang Taizong and Song Taizu in founding the country and change his title to emperor."
Kublai Khan thought this statement was very good, so he followed the advice of Hao Jing, Liu Bingzhong and other advisers and adopted them all. Then he ordered Wang E to draft the edict of enthronement, and Hao Jing, Liu Bingzhong and others presided over the establishment of various regulations and systems.
On that day, Kublai Khan issued an edict saying:
"The edict of Emperor Chengyun of the Mongol Empire says: I, Emperor Taizu Shengwu of Mongolia, held the Qian talisman and raised up the earth, used my divine force to imitate the emperor's map, shook the sky, and expanded the earth and universe. The map lasted for a long time and was unprecedented in ancient times. My virtue is The thin energy is fresh, and the destiny is obeyed. The old saying goes: The birth of the scenery is destined, and the house is respected all over the world. It must have a good name, and it can be inherited by hundreds of kings. It started from the ancient times, and the bandit only owns my family. I plan to build according to the ancient system. Ji Ti Yuan, and the people's revolution. Having accomplished the great cause, taking the meaning of Qian and Yuan in the "Book of Changes", the founding name of the country is 'Dayuan', and the founding of Yuan Zhongtong. I admire this!"
Kublai Khan also accepted the suggestions of Hao Jing, Liu Bingzhong and others and made his eldest son Zhenjin the crown prince. All central systems are based on the Tang system; the central government has Zhongshu Province, Privy Council, Yushitai, Xuanzhengyuan, etc. In charge of the national administrative affairs of the Zhongshu Provincial Premier, the prince is appointed Zhongshu Ling, with the right and left prime ministers, Pingzhang political affairs, etc. under his jurisdiction; under the jurisdiction of the six ministries of official, household, ritual, military, criminal, and industrial affairs. A Privy Council is established to be responsible for national military affairs. The Yushitai was established to serve as the emperor's eyes and ears, responsible for inspecting the good and evil of officials and advising on political gains and losses.
In terms of local management, Kublai Khan changed the long-standing disadvantage of the Song Dynasty that civil servants were appointed magistrates of states. The emperor directly sent Zhongshu and provincial ministers to govern the local areas, which was called Xing Zhongshu to save trouble. Xing Zhongshu Province later became a fixed official name, and also became the name of local administrative divisions, referred to as Xing Sheng or Sheng. The provincial system is the development of the county and county system since the Qin and Han Dynasties, and established the scale of provinces and regions from the Ming and Qing dynasties until today. This provincial system has been used to this day.
The news that Kublai Khan reused Han people and implemented the Han system quickly spread throughout the world. The Mongolian regime prospered and flourished. But the Zhao and Song Dynasties were like Wang Xiaoer celebrating the New Year, and every year was worse than the last. Due to political corruption in the Zhao and Song Dynasties, Jia Sidao gained power. In order to hide the truth about the peace begging, Jia Sidao, who was in charge of the military affairs of Pingzhang, recruited cronies and tried his best to attack and frame the meritorious generals. A group of generals with outstanding military exploits were either dismissed from office or sentenced to death. As a result, the people were at odds with each other, the soldiers were disengaged, and their war readiness was slack. They missed a great opportunity to strengthen their troops and consolidate their borders. However, those corrupt and incompetent Han bureaucrats who could not bear the power of treacherous ministers in the Zhao and Song Dynasties, as well as officials large and small who were suppressed by the powerful minister Jia Sidao, rebelled and surrendered to Mongolia. Liu Zheng, the pacifying envoy of Tongchuan in the Southern Song Dynasty, rebelled and surrendered to Mongolia with 300,000 households in fifteen prefectures including Luzhou. Kublai Khan was overjoyed and appointed him as the governor and pacification ambassador of Kui Mansion, and gave him 10,000 taels of silver.
Liu Zheng, courtesy name Wuzhong, was born in Fanchuan, Jingzhao. Shen Yi was resourceful and good at riding and shooting. He was once a tiger general under Meng Xian's account and was named "Sai Cun Xiao". He moved to Tongchuan as the pacification envoy of the 15th Army Prefecture. Know the military and state affairs in Luzhou. Liu Zheng surrendered and organized and trained the navy, allowing the Yuanshui army to quickly form combat strength. Greatly enhanced the Mongol Khanate's water warfare capabilities.
It's exactly this: it's easier to change the system and implement ancestral laws to implement Mingzheng and bring together heroes. If you want to know the result, let’s look at the breakdown next time.
