How to deal with the surrender of the 6,000-strong Chahar army? This matter can be serious or pragmatic. It really needs some consideration before making a decision. ,
In fact, the fact that Magui and Qataiji each took in three thousand surrendered troops can explain some problems.
Ma Gui took these three thousand surrendered troops in his hands, definitely out of the consideration of "offering the captured capital", not only to save the face of Ming Dynasty, but also to take credit for his own achievements. On the other hand, Qia Taiji was more direct, presumably to strengthen The self of his own strength can be either himself or the entire Tumut.
Now that Gao Wusheng's prestige is strong, it is not impossible to force Chaterji to hand over the prisoners, but doing so will easily lead to Tumut's centrifugal tendency, which will conflict with his own plan to win over him. Moreover, Chaterji is in this situation. His meritorious service in the Monan War was unrivaled by Tumote's. It would be too ugly to take the prisoners from him by force.
If we directly distribute it according to the actual situation of Ma Gui and Chaterji each getting 3,000 prisoners, it is actually not very appropriate. The main reason is that the battle in which Ma Gui obtained these 3,000 prisoners was fought with the remnants of Xin Ai. , and it was obtained after Qataiji exhausted the opponent. The Ming army itself did not contribute in this battle.
Gao pragmatic thought about it and decided to use these three thousand captives as a favor. After all, these three thousand people were sent to the Ming Dynasty, and they were dedicated to the Ancestral Temple, and they got nothing except three thousand heads.
In this case, it would be better to give it to Tumut to make up for some of their losses in the Monan War. The three thousand men of Qataiji can be kept for himself, which is regarded as a reward for his great achievements. The three thousand men that Magui has on hand can be given directly to Han Naji and let him distribute them to the various ministries participating in the war. Replenish.
In doing so, Ma Gui certainly did not dare to disobey, but Gao Pragmatic still had to give some benefits. The reward for Ma Gui depends on the court's deliberation and the emperor's decision. However, as the civil servant who directly commanded Ma Gui, Gao Pragmatic had great power to make suggestions on this. Therefore, he simply called Ma Gui and told him directly that he wanted him to The three thousand people were handed over to Han Naji, and Gao Pragmatic Association proposed to promote Ma Gui to the rank of chief soldier and Ma Chengxun to deputy chief soldier when he went to the imperial court. ,
Ma Gui didn't have any objections to this, mainly because the things he had been worried about before were taken care of by Gao Pragmatic. The Ma family already had a general soldier named Ma Jin.
If the Ma family has another chief soldier, in terms of official position alone, it will even surpass the Li family of Tieling. After all, "East Li Xima" and the Li family only have Li Chengliang himself as the chief soldier, and Li Rusong is still "temporary" in the Shenji camp. Exercise". Even if Li Rusong made a great contribution to killing Dong Husong this time, he was just a general soldier, and the Ma family could still compete with the Li family.
What's more, the Ma family also has Ma Chengxun, the younger generation's deputy commander. Overall, it can still have a slight advantage over the Li family. Of course, the Ma family has fewer servants than the Li family, but that's another matter. .
After dealing with Ma Gui's side, Gao pragmatically called for Han Naji and Chaterji, and did not mention continuing to pursue Tumen. He would definitely not be able to catch up anyway, so let him go.
Gao pragmatic told them the decision to deal with the prisoners first. After hearing this, both of them looked relaxed, looked at each other, and stepped forward together to express their gratitude.
Gao Pingshi accepted it with a smile, and then said: "Now that this matter has been settled, the Tumen side will probably be able to calm down for a few years. The overall situation of the Tumote side has been decided. The Monan war has come to an end, so what was discussed before There are two good things that should be done. One is, Brother Naji, you must marry Zhongjin Hatun as soon as possible, and the other is to convene a Kuritai Conference immediately after the marriage to inherit the throne of Chechen Khan."
Han Naji was naturally delighted and nodded his head in approval.
Gao pragmatic smiled and said: "By the way, there is a little happy event that I can tell Brother Naji in advance."
Han Naji looked happy and asked, "I wonder what's going on?"
Gao pragmatically said: "This time the canonization of King Shunyi will take back the previous King's Seal of Shunyi and grant a new seal again, and this time the King's Seal is a real gold-plated silver seal."
Han Naji was overjoyed when he heard this. He stepped forward and bowed solemnly to express his gratitude. Gao pragmatically helped him up with a smile.
It's just a seal, why is Naji so grateful? There's a bit of history to be said about this.
Previously, when I was first granted the title of King of Shunyi, there was a book and edict, but no seal. It is recorded in the Wanli Martial Arts Records of later generations: "The Taishi was given a golden book, and I was made King of Shunyi and given an imperial edict."
When Wang Chonggu was drafting the tribute matters, he determined that I should be given a gold-plated silver seal in response to the title of king. However, when the title was conferred in the fifth year of Longqing, it was not awarded. Therefore, in May of the following year, Wang Chonggu asked four things for me in response to Khan's begging, one of which was "to ask for the king's seal, as in the previous dynasty's loyalty and obedience to the king."
At that time, the Ministry of War, together with the Ministry of Husbandry and the Ministry of Rites, discussed that "the seal of the King of Shunyi should be cast as recommended in ancient times, and all seals should be made with the seal of Gongjin." Gao Gong also supported it, and Longqing naturally approved it, but for some unknown reason, the seal was given this time. The decision was not implemented.
In April of the first year of Wanli, King Anda Khan of Shunyi once again "asked for a seal to show to all the ministries." The Ministry of Rites "decided to give me a gold-plated silver seal based on my title, and sent it to the governor-general to listen to my answer." Only collar". In this way, Anda Khan obtained the royal seal of Shunyi two years after being granted the title of king.
According to these records, the Shunyi King's Seal agreed to be issued by the Ming Dynasty was the same gold-plated silver seal as the Hami Zhongshun King's Seal. However, in the Chronicle of Zheng Luo and Fu Yi, there is a record about whether the original royal seal was tied to gold. There are some different situations in it:
The barbarian envoy also said that the day before yesterday, the Chinese king of Shunyi said that it was a gold seal, but today it was revealed that it was copper. Shunyi wanted to return it in exchange for the gold seal, and it was originally gold, but it was copper. Please forgive me for exchanging it.
Yu Ji laughed and scolded: "You foolish man, stop talking and make the world laugh. Where can there be a gold seal in the world? Gold is precious and valuable." He raised his gold belt and said, "Suppose I am a minister and wear a gold belt. Extremely noble, but you see this belt is made of copper. If I made this belt with gold, it would cost a lot of gold, but I have always used copper belts to call gold belt ears. The seal of the king is also copper. I am the governor of the three towns. In ancient times, it was said that gold belts were hung on them. The seal, now I see it, is also copper. You must return to the king urgently and say, don't say anything more to make people laugh at you." The captive envoy looked at each other and agreed to be the only one.
At that time, the captives used the copper seal to hold them hostage as a plan. Without thinking, they responded casually, so the captives were speechless. If once I think about it or argue that it is the golden seal, it will be difficult for me to express my words and I will not be able to respond.
This record clearly tells future generations that the King's Seal of Shunyi claimed by the Ming Dynasty and regarded as a golden seal by Mongolia was actually a gold-plated copper seal. For this reason, Anda Khan even specially sent envoys to negotiate with Zheng Luo, the Ming Governor-General of Xuanda. Negotiations were made, asking for a gold seal in exchange and for the person responsible to be punished, but Zheng Luo casually dealt with it.
So, what exactly should the Shunyi King's Seal look like?
According to the Ming History and Ming Huidian, when printed in the Ming Dynasty, the prince used a gold book and a turtle button gold seal, the county prince used a gold-plated silver book and a silver seal, the first and second ranks of hundreds of officials had a straight silver seal, and the third rank and below had a copper seal. The general's seal is the tiger-niu silver seal, and the commander-in-chief, governor, governor and garrison are the straight-niu copper pass defense.
There are three levels of foreign royal seals: gold seal, gold-plated silver seal, and silver seal.
Among the foreign royal seals awarded by the Ming Dynasty, Goryeo had the highest grade, which was the gold seal of the turtle button, followed closely by King Bailin of Tubo, who had the gold seal of the camel button, and Annam and Champa had the gold-plated silver seal of the camel button.
Among the royal seals awarded to Mongolia during the Yongle period, the three kings of Shunning, Hening, and Wala had gold seals. Among them, the seal of King Shuning was a gold camel seal, and the seal of King Zhongshun of Hami was a gold-plated silver seal.
It can be seen that there is still a clear distinction between gold, silver and copper. What Zheng Luo said was indeed a "casual answer", because there was no gold-plated copper seal in the royal seal, which meant that the Mongols were bullied because they had a poor understanding of these things, so they were able to fool them.
Therefore, if the seal of a foreign vassal is followed, the Shunyi royal seal should at least be a gold-plated silver seal. If it is printed by a prince and officials, the Shunyi royal seal should also be a gold-plated silver seal or a silver seal. There is no reason for a gold-plated copper seal.
However, what was actually awarded to Amada Khan in the Ming Dynasty was a gold-plated copper seal. Whether the gold seal was changed into a copper seal, whether the Ming Dynasty deliberately lowered the standard and level of King Shunyi by lowering the seal, or whether the directors in charge of the transaction exchanged it privately at will is an unsolved question sealed in the dust of history in later generations. puzzle.
Now, Gao Pragmatic is not interested in investigating how the Shunyi Royal Seal currently in the hands of Zhongjin Hatun has deteriorated. However, he has personally informed the Ministry of Industry that this time the Shunyi Royal Seal cannot be played with tricks and must be given according to the system. .
Han Naji knew that there was a problem with the seal of King Shunyi last time, but Ming Dynasty refused to admit it at the time, and he had no choice. Who knew that Gao Pragmatic could even take care of such "little things", how could he not feel Happy and grateful?
After all the matters have been discussed, the Battle of Monan has truly come to an end. The next step is to take advantage of the great victory to go through the process 11
