"The foreign minister took Han Naji to the Imperial Envoy and asked the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty to pay his respects."
"Blessings, Holy Gong. Taiji, please rise."
"Thank you, Your Majesty. May your Majesty the Emperor live long live, long live, long live."
After the etiquette was completed, Gao Pragmatic waved his hand to remove the etiquette, then stepped forward to help the Hannaji, and said with a smile: "I have been friends with the god Taiji for a long time, and today I saw Taiji's face. Sure enough, his appearance is majestic, and his appearance is magnificent." "Zhonglongfeng, at such an age, he has done such great things! From my perspective, although there are many heroes in Mongolia, there is no one as wise as Taiji."
"I don't dare to take it, I don't dare to take it." Han Naji said hurriedly: "Foreign ministers live in remote areas and are vulgar and illiterate. How can they dare to be praised so highly by the imperial envoy? On the contrary, the imperial envoy is young and promising, and he is already a bachelor in his early years. The admiration in my heart cannot be expressed in words."
Upon hearing this, Gao pragmatic knew that this guy had misunderstood "fake bachelor", but there was nothing to explain, so it was better to let him misunderstand.
So Gao pragmatically put on the air of a great scholar of the time, and said with a genuine smile: "I have heard for a long time that Taiji is one of the few people in Mongolia who aspires to be a king. This time Taiji comes south, I am very happy."
Han Naji sighed and said: "I'm not afraid of the imperial envoy's jokes. In fact, although I have always hoped that the Great Khan could reconcile with the Ming Dynasty, it would be difficult for him to make up his mind to vote if things hadn't happened in his family."
Gao Pingshi shook his head inwardly and thought to himself: This guy really doesn't think much about what he says. You are already here. Shouldn't he say that he only wants to come south, but he really had no excuse before?
But thinking about it, after all, the more Han Naji is without a city, the easier it is to fool him, which is not a bad thing. He looked unconcerned and said with a slight smile: "Tai Ji is indeed an honest gentleman..." Then the conversation started. After a turn, he suddenly said: "But, Taiji, you just said that you always hoped that your grandfather would have a good relationship with our court?"
"Yes!" Bahannaji said without hesitation: "I have often told the Great Khan before that what is the use of fighting the Ming Dynasty? The Ming Dynasty has hundreds of millions of people, is rich all over the world, and has millions of soldiers. Not to mention Mongolia Nowadays, the two wings are divided, and they have long lost their prosperity. Even if they can be reunited, they will definitely not be the match of the Ming Dynasty. In this case, why not send envoys to pay tribute, and the two sides can exchange what they have? The Ming Dynasty needs Mongolian horses, furs and other goods, and Mongolia is more I need food, cloth, and even iron pots from the Ming Dynasty. Unfortunately, although the Great Khan is moved, he says that the Ming Dynasty is unwilling to trade with me. Even if we trade, there are too many restrictions. He always wants to make peace and fight at the same time. There are some in the clan. Idiots always covet the little wealth that they send out troops to plunder, thinking that instead of doing business, it is better to come and get it directly, but they are really short-sighted! Alas, there is nothing I can do."
Gao Pragmatic was a little surprised and thought to himself: Although this guy is very straight-minded and doesn't know how to turn around, he didn't expect that he could see the big principles clearly. I wonder if this was an idea he had already had or was influenced by someone else?
He smiled and nodded: "Taiji's words are very insightful. In fact, the so-called century-old hatred is just an old thing. How can it be as important as today? If Mongolia was like Taiji, both sides would have stopped long ago. The war is peaceful, thousands of miles away from the border, all industries are prosperous, and the people are happy, so how can there be so much trouble at the moment?"
Han Naji nodded and sighed again.
Gao pragmatically asked: "Taiji just said that Gui Khan wants to fight for a while and wants to make peace for a while? With all due respect, if this continues, in a few years, even if Gui Khan wants to make peace, it will be difficult."
Han Naji was stunned for a moment and asked in surprise: "Why?"
Gao pragmatically said: "Your department has been hit by disasters in recent years, and various parts of Tumochuan have been severely damaged. Even if you wanted to buy some horses from the private market before, even if the Han caravans paid high prices, it would be difficult to buy them. But in recent years... Taiwan Ji also knows, how much did Shopkeeper Cao buy from you just for my caravan? This is only part of the reason. Your tribe has suffered frequent disasters in recent years, but the Chahar tribes are prosperous, and they have gained the Duoyan Three Guards. The situation is beginning to revive... I wonder if Tumen Khan can tolerate Lingzu Anda Khan, who is so close at hand, and continue to ignore him?"
Han Naji's expression changed, but he still said: "Even if our unit suffers some disasters, we are not afraid of Tumen."
Gao pragmatic smiled and said calmly: "But Tumen has not been as unscrupulous as Lingzu Ada Khan in Jiliao over the years... There have been many voices in my court, thinking that it is better to strictly control the flow of materials into Tumochuan. It will make you wait for a long time, and then you will be overtaken by Chahar. When Chahar can't bear it anymore and take action with your troops, I will send out the army in the Ming Dynasty to determine the overall situation in one fell swoop... In this case, how should Tumochuan be dealt with?"
Han Naji saw sweat on his forehead and said: "This... although our department has suffered serious disasters in the past few years, we can't continue to suffer disasters, right?"
Gao Pragmatic laughed and said mysteriously: "I'm afraid Taiji will be disappointed. A group of great lamas in the capital have already calculated that your ministry will continue to suffer disasters in the next few years."
Han Naji was shocked: "What did the great lamas say?"
"Without him, the killing is just too much." Gao Pragmatic clasped his hands together: "I remember that your department is also a follower of the Yellow Sect. Didn't your lama remind you of this?"
Han Naji suddenly started to sweat on his back, and he stammered: "Yes... yes, and I... I said we should fight less and do more business. This is also what the great lamas often do with us. What I said...but the shamans said it’s okay.”
Gao Pingshi laughed in his heart: I knew that was the case.
However, Gao Pragmatic knew better that sooner or later the "Eternal Life Heaven" would be defeated by the Buddha, but... the Buddha didn't move fast enough, so he decided to help the Buddha and speed up the shamanism.
Shamanism is the native religion of the northern Tungus-speaking tribe. Shaman originally refers to the wizards of various tribes. They have no common scriptures and no unified organization. Their teachings rely entirely on the communication between heaven and man by wizards.
"Eternal Life Heaven", called "Menghe Tengri" in Mongolian, is the core of the Mongolian shaman system. He has the ability to dominate all things in the world. With the continuous development of the Mongolian people, the concept of "Eternal Life" has been continuously enriched and improved, but it has not formed a necessary scripture for the religion.
According to legend, Mongolian shamanism has a scripture called "Huhe Suder", but a wizard named Haobogtai broke the precepts in the scripture, and as a result, the scripture was taken back by Maitreya Buddha.
Many people may be wondering after seeing this: Maitreya Buddha is a Buddhist figure, how could it appear in shamanism? This involves the struggle between Buddhism and Shamanism.
After Genghis Khan established the Mongol Empire, shamanism also reached its peak and could even influence government affairs. "Genghis Khan" was given to Temujin by Kokochu Teb Tengri, the leader of the Mongolian shamanism at that time.
Power is like opium. He is still not satisfied with the rights enjoyed by one person and over ten thousand people, and he gradually has the idea of controlling the Mongolian royal family. He often used the name of Changshengtian to instigate the feelings between the Genghis Khan brothers. Finally, Genghis Khan noticed and executed him on the pretext that "God does not love him."
From then on, shamanism lost its transcendent status. At the same time, as the empire continued to expand, Genghis Khan was keenly aware that he needed a higher religion to serve his rule, so the Mongol Empire allowed different religions to develop equally in order to absorb advanced culture.
Temujin's tolerant mentality provided the possibility for the Mongols to come into contact with various religions. After the death of Genghis Khan, the Mongol Empire disintegrated. His descendants chose different religions according to their own preferences. The khanates in West and Central Asia converted to Green (River Crab) religion one after another.
After Kublai Khan met with the young Tibetan eminent monk Pasiba in Liupan Mountain, Tibetan Buddhism, or Lamaism, spread among the Mongolian nobles as the "imperial religion". However, after the fall of the Yuan Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty severed ties with Tibet and Mongolia, and Lamaism gradually faded out of the grasslands.
How can it fade out? Gao Shidu strongly needs Lamaism to re-enter Mongolia!
