Zhongyi Zhao is currently the only temple in Tuotuo City. It was built with Qataiji's own money, so it is a symbolic temple, symbolizing that the top leaders of Tumote have completely sided with the Yellow Sect.
Of course, this is also a way for Chatterjee to show his loyalty to Anda.
Qataiji's financial resources were limited and could not be compared with Hannaji's, so this temple was not that big. Compared to the Ming Dynasty, it was just an ordinary small temple.
However, the small temple is still divided into the front hall, the main hall, the back hall and two side halls on the left and right. The high-arched "Gao Buddha" is enshrined in the side hall on the left.
It stands to reason that if an ancestor of the family enters the temple, Gao Pragmatic should vigorously publicize it. Just like Wei Zhongxian and Wei Changgong in history once enjoyed the treatment of "building a life temple" and even took care of this matter. It is known all over the world that officials all over the world built shrines for him.
However, Gao Jingshi was not nine thousand years old. Although the Mongolians carried Gao Gong into the Buddhist temple, although it was somewhat different from the Jiansheng Temple, Gao Jingshi still had to consider the possible reactions after this matter was reported back to the Ming Dynasty.
Normally, it shouldn't be a serious problem. After all, Buddhist temples usually only commemorate merits and are unlikely to remind people of trying to win people's hearts or plot rebellion.
But the problem is that this Buddhist temple was built by the Mongols, and the high-gong statue was also put in by the Mongols. This deserves a closer look. If someone framed it and said that Gao-gong betrayed the interests of the Ming Dynasty, it would be troublesome. .
Therefore, Gao Pragmatic decided to keep a low profile for the time being and talk to Zhu Yijun about the situation after returning to Beijing.
As an official, you must be cautious, and you must be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years. Although Zhu Yijun has a good relationship with him and has great feelings for Gao Gong, Youdao is the one who makes money with everyone's words and wastes all his efforts, so he can try not to have a bad impression in front of Zhu Yijun. , is still very important.
The high-arched statue itself is not tall - that's for sure. Do you want to be more like the Buddha than the Buddha in the Mahavira Hall?
However, the appearance of this statue is very similar to Gao Gong's, especially the statue is not as kind-faced as the Mongolian portrait of Gao Wenzhenggong that Gao Pingshi saw before, but has a slightly frowning face and slightly lowered head. Look, he seems to be thinking about something.
This slight bowing is very interesting, as it happens to be looking down at the people who come to worship him.
When Gao pragmatically looked up before bowing down, he seemed to see his third uncle looking at him with a frown, as if asking him: What do you have to say when you come to see me again today?
In an instant, the old voices and smiles of Sanbo came to mind, and Gao Pragmatic's eyes became hazy.
He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and bowed down.
"Third uncle, I am here to ensure the safety of the northern territory of the Ming Dynasty." Gao Jizhen said silently in his heart: "Since you have become a Buddha in Mongolia, please bless your nephew and complete this for the Ming Dynasty and yourself. event."
After kowtowing three times, Gao pragmatic stood up with a solemn expression. He looked at the statue of San Bo for a while and then walked aside silently.
Qataiji stood behind him. At this time, he also came forward with three sticks of incense, bowed, and offered incense. Then he came back and bowed respectfully in front of the futon without any hint of arrogance.
Gao Pingshi was a little surprised. When Qia Taiji got up, all his generals came forward one by one to offer incense and kowtow.
Qataiji walked up to Gao Pingshi and saw a hint of inquiry in his usually calm eyes. He couldn't help but smile and said, "Is the imperial envoy weird?"
"Slightly unexpected." Gao pragmatically replied bluntly.
"Actually, the imperial envoy should not be surprised." Qataiji sighed and said: "The Great Khan spent forty years just to trade tribute and trade with the Ming Dynasty. Maybe you Han people don't know how much effort he put in, but ……I am clear."
He looked into Gao Pragmatic's eyes and said: "So, I gave Gao Gong a statue and moved it into Zhongyi Zhao, hoping that he could accept the incense of the Tumut people forever."
Gao pragmatic remained silent for a long time before nodding his head and saying, "Thank you very much."
Qataiji waved his hand and said: "There is nothing to thank you for. Compared with the favor that Mr. Gao has given me, Tumote, this little thing of mine is nothing. The imperial envoy... Mr. Gao, Mr. Gao's kindness in the past years , I don’t know how many people Tumut can live, so I built a statue for him and entered the temple. You are Gao Gong’s nephew. I heard that everyone in the world regards you as the successor of his mantle, so I hope you very much. Be as kind to Tumut as Duke Gao, and the Tumut people will treat you like Duke Gao."
I'm not dead yet, and I don't really want to enter the temple yet...
Of course, this is a joke. Gao pragmatic understood Qataiji's meaning, nodded slightly, and said: "Thank you for your expectation. I can also reassure you that I have no ill intentions towards Tumote, even if... I interfered with Tumote Chechen Khan. I proposed it like the emperor, but..."
Gao Pragmatic said sincerely: "Please believe that I am doing this not only for the Ming Dynasty, but also for Tumut."
Chatterjee was a little surprised, but he couldn't see any signs of flickering or hypocrisy in Gao's pragmatic eyes.
He was a wise shot, and his eyes were always very poisonous. His confident and pragmatic eyes could not escape his observation, but his high and pragmatic eyes did not flinch at all, and they looked at him frankly.
This made him doubtful and unconfident. He frowned slightly and asked, "Can I ask why?"
Gao Pragmatic said without hesitation: "Because regardless of public or private life, Dacheng Taiji is the best candidate for King Shunyi. You can think about it...why?"
Chataiji frowned and said, "I can only think of one thing, that is, Dachengtaiji has always been very understanding."
"This is indeed a very important point, but it is not complete." Gao Pragmatic smiled slightly and said: "Being close to the Ming Dynasty is nothing more than being able to maintain constant tribute to my Ming Dynasty, but...heh, let me put it bluntly, Even if Xin Ai Huang Taiji becomes King of Shunyi, would he dare not to be intimate with her?"
Qataiji's expression changed slightly, and he asked in a deep voice, "What does Mr. Gao mean by this?"
"That's what I mean." Gao Pragmatic said calmly: "From the statue of my third uncle entering the temple, we can see how important it is to Tumote to trade tribute and trade with the Ming Dynasty. If Xin Ai Huang Taiji really did Shunyi King, no matter how dissatisfied he is with Ming Dynasty, he must persist in this mutual tribute trade. If he wants the mutual tribute trade to go smoothly, he must act like he is close to Ming Dynasty. Otherwise... You all think of Daming's style of doing things. You know, as long as he does the slightest disrespect, the trade will be over!"
Chataiji was startled by the words "mutual trade must be terminated" and trembled slightly.
However, Gao Pragmatic continued: "By then, not only will he not be able to become the king of Shunyi, but Chechen Khan's throne will also not be secure, right? In this case, how can he dare not to be intimate?"
Qia Taiji quietly swallowed his spit and asked: "In that case, what difference does it make to the Ming Dynasty whether he is the king of Shunyi or Dacheng Taiji is the king of Shunyi? Mr. Gao, why do you suggest that the emperor intervene in this matter? ?”
Gao pragmatic smiled and said: "Because Dacheng Taiji has more advantages."
"More advantages?" Qia Taiji frowned and said: "He... well, with all due respect, Dacheng Taiji has never experienced anything at all. As the leader of Tumut, I'm afraid he may not be as safe as Xin Ai Huang Taiji. "
"You just think that he is too young and has never fought in any big battles. The only time he made a big fuss was that he was lucky enough to get a tribute, right?" Gao Pragmatic smiled and said, "In the next age It's not that big, even much smaller than Dacheng Taiji, but the emperor still sent me as envoy to Tumut, and gave me full power to preside over the canonization matters."
Qataiji shook his head and said: "How can this be generalized? Mr. Gao, you are the Wenkui of the Han people. I heard that you have made a great achievement not long ago, 'Departing troops to settle Annan'. Even I, a Mongolian far away in the north of the Great Wall, know about it." In the words of you Han people, you are an all-rounder in both civil and military affairs, and Dacheng Taiji... is hard to compare with."
Gao pragmatic shook his head and said, "Qataiji, there is one thing you have overlooked."
"What did I overlook?" Chatterjee asked with a frown.
"Anyone who wants to make some achievements or achievements must have a prerequisite, that is, someone is willing to give you the opportunity to show your talents." Gao pragmatically said: "For example, I and you are both. in this way."
"Both you and me?"
"Of course." Gao pragmatically said: "If I were not valued by the late emperor, I would not have the opportunity to accompany the emperor. If the emperor did not understand me, he would not give me the opportunity to do what I want to do." He said, if that's the case, even if I have great talents, what's the use?"
"And the same goes for you. If Anda Khan didn't confer you the title of Taiji, give you tribesmen, and take you on an expedition... I would like to ask, even if you have such a talent, how can you use it?"
Qataiji suddenly understood, nodded and said: "This is a truth. Without the trust of the Khan, he can't escape but a man on the grassland."
"So, whether Dacheng Taiji is capable or not cannot be judged just because nothing big has happened now. Moreover, I think he is very capable." Gao Pragmatic said, striking while the iron is hot.
"Very capable?" Qia Taiji hesitated a little and said hesitantly: "How did Mr. Gao see it?"
Gao Pragmatic said categorically: "I saw it twelve years ago... Dacheng Taiji was the first person in Tumote who understood how to deal with our Ming Dynasty. Based on this alone, he is far superior to many Tumote The so-called fierce general."
"He is the first person who understands how to deal with Ming Dynasty?" Chataiji hesitated: "How to deal with Ming Dynasty?"
Gao Pingshi laughed and said, "It's actually very simple...just being respectful."
This word was not pleasant to hear, and Chataiji frowned slightly.
Gao Pragmatic seemed to have never seen him before, and said calmly: "The 30,000 Tumut households are just a part of Mongolia. No matter whether its strength has expanded to exceed that of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, it is still only one of the 60,000 Mongolian households. This point, Do you admit it?"
Of course Chatterji could only admit it and nodded immediately.
Gao pragmatic said again: "That's it. The Beiyuan court lost the Central Plains and was no longer the co-owner of the world. The status of our Ming Dynasty is even higher than that of the Beiyuan, and Tumote is only a part of the Beiyuan. To me, the Ming Dynasty Is there anything wrong with claiming vassal status and paying tribute in order to achieve peace and prosperity for the tribe?"
Even if there was, Chatterji couldn't say it, because this was Anda's decision, so he could only continue to nod.
Gao Pragmatic continued: "Does the Ming Dynasty have any need for Tumut? Ah, maybe you would say that the Ming Dynasty also needs Tumut's cattle and sheep, especially horses...right?"
Chatterji didn't say anything, but that was obviously what he meant.
Unexpectedly, Gao Pragmatic shook his head and said: "Then you are wrong, Ming Dynasty does not need anything... Think about it, when Ming Dynasty did not trade with Tumote in the past, how many more Tumote died every year because of this People? What about the Ming Dynasty? Will people in the Ming Dynasty starve to death because they do not trade with Tumut? Of course not, the people of the Ming Dynasty do not live by eating beef and mutton."
Qataiji was stunned by the high pragmatism and hesitated: "What about the horses? The Ming Dynasty has always needed horses. Now it buys at least tens of thousands of horses from Tumut every year."
Gao Pragmatic chuckled and said: "Horses are needed, but not necessary - do you know the difference between them? Necessity means that it is not possible without them; necessity means that it is better to have them."
He Shi Shiran said: "The Ming Dynasty has the Great Wall, border fortresses, and countless large and small forts. Even if there are no horses, it can still guard the border - Ananda Khan has tried this countless times. Right? Therefore, horses are a need for the Ming Dynasty, not a necessity. But whatever goods the Ming Dynasty has, they are all necessary things for Tumut, such as grain, cloth, iron pots, etc. Anything less would be bad, right?"
This seems to be the truth? Chatterji's frown deepened.
Gao Pragmatic added: "So under this situation, Tumut's need for Daming was much greater than Daming's need for Tumut. Dacheng Taiji saw this, so he always wanted to be with Daming. In the end, because of one thing With a small opportunity, he came to the Ming Dynasty, and with the most respectful performance, he gained the Ming Dynasty's trust in him. From then on... Oh, you know all this. In order to reward him, Anda Khan even gave the entire Western Post to him. He - do you think Anda Khan is just trying to reward him? No, Anda Khan has a deeper intention."
Chatterji had been completely led astray by Gao Pragmatism. Hearing this, he immediately asked: "What's the deep meaning?"
Gao Pingshi said calmly: "Just let him be Chechen Khan."
Chatterjee was shocked: "How is that possible?"
"Why is it impossible?" Gao pragmatic asked in reply: "In Mongolia, who can be the Great Khan without strength? But, who is the strongest among the Tumut tribe? Dacheng Taiji!"
"But Xin loves Huang Taiji..."
"How many troops and tribes does he have?" Gao pragmatic continued to ask: "Besides, who is in the hands of the richest city in Mongolia? You should know that even the Guihua City of Fengzhou Chuanwangting is not as good as Daban rises to the city and is rich... I want to ask, if the Great Khan had not hoped that Dacheng Taiji would be Chechen Khan, how could he have given him such a powerful power? Do you think that the Great Khan would be so wise and powerful just because of his favor? Did Dacheng Taiji give him such strength? Aren't the Great Khans afraid that the new Chechen Khan would be jealous of Dacheng Taiji's strength and kill him?"
Chatterji was so shocked that he broke out in sweat and murmured: "Khan...is this what you mean?"
Gao pragmatism continued to add weight and said: "Let me ask you again, the Great Khan gave Dacheng Taiji, the first city of Mongolia, Dabansheng City, but where did he let Xin Ai Huang Taiji go?"
Chatterji subconsciously said: "Go to the east and guard Tumen."
After he said these words, he was suddenly shocked - did the Great Khan send Xin Ai so far away, did he really not want him to inherit the throne?
Gao was pragmatic and just right: "Look, my Ming Dynasty will never leave the prince alone at the border - the prince of the country should naturally stay with the emperor to learn the skills of governing the country. What to do at the border? The border only needs governors and generals We can guard it, wherever the dignified prince of the country needs to go in person!"
Qia Taiji was confused and said hurriedly: "But Xin Ai Huang Taiji is Dacheng Taiji's uncle. He is the eldest son of the Great Khan and the natural heir. Even if Dacheng Taiji's father Tiebei Taiji is still alive, he is not qualified to marry Xin I love Huang Taiji and fight for it."
Gao pragmatically said coldly: "Excuse me, what is your duty as a Khan? Has he ever thought about becoming the Great Khan of Mongolia?"
"This..." Chatterji broke into a cold sweat again. Everyone knows this truth, but the Khan has never said it before, and no one can talk nonsense.
Gao pragmatic snorted and said: "If Anda Khan has no such intention, then where can we start talking about the reincarnation of Kublai Khan? Chataiji, you don't need me to remind you that Kublai Khan's position is also Typed out.”
Chatterji lost all strength and murmured: "Profusely sweating... Could it be..."
Gao Pangshi suddenly shouted: "The Khan's intention is already clear. You claim to be a loyal minister, are you going to disobey him?"
Chatterji was so frightened that he took three steps back and hurriedly waved his hands: "How could I disobey the Great Khan? Me, I was given everything by the Great Khan, and I obeyed everything from the Great Khan!"
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Today should be just shy of 10,000 words, but the plot ends here, so I don’t want to force it.
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