Gao pragmatically turned his attention to Tumote for reinforcements. Tumen Khan also turned the main battle direction to Tumute under the persuasion of Burihatu. However, at this time, Tumute had a big problem in his own family.
The "Zhebie Shenshe" Tottoqatai Kyi, known as the most powerful general in Mongolia, passed away at the age of sixty-two. [Note: Historically, Chatterji did die in this year. ]
In this era, the more traditional Mongolians live, the harder it is to live longer, mostly due to their eating habits. Due to various high-fat foods and the habit of drinking strong alcohol all year round, even a physique like Chatterjee can only ensure a strong body before death, but there is nothing that can be done in terms of lifespan.
Qataiji had a special status in Tumut. His death not only brought huge losses to Tumut, but even affected the Ming court. On the third day after departure from Erdemutu, Hannaji sent a special envoy to the capital as King Shunyi of the Ming Dynasty and Jin Kingdom to inform him of Qataiji's death.
When the court heard about it, there was a little controversy at first. Finally, under Gao Pragmatic's strong suggestion, the emperor made an exception and ordered Çataiji to stay away from the court for one day, and immediately sent envoys to Tumote to express his condolences to Çataiji's death. Condolences and recognition of his lifetime contribution.
Qataiji was shrewd and capable. He became the adopted son and bodyguard of Anda Khan when he was young. He was adopted as a legionnaire and gained the reputation of "the most powerful general in Mongolia". During his life, he participated in many major events inside and outside Tumet. He traveled between the north and the south of the Great Wall, assisted Anda Khan in handling Ming and Mongolian affairs, served as an envoy to Tibet twice to welcome the third lama, resolved internal crises in the Tumut Ministry many times, and made significant contributions to the development of Tumut.
Of course, for the Ming Dynasty, Qataiji's greatest contribution was probably his highly pragmatic dispatch during the Battle of Monan, which played a key role in defeating the Tumen-Xin'ai coalition forces. In addition, when the Ming Dynasty was building the new Daning defense line, he accepted Han Naji's deployment and sent troops to station between the Ming Dynasty border wall and Daning City, so that Chahar did not dare to continue to disrupt the exchanges between the two places.
In fact, if Gao Pragmatically evaluates it, Qataiji has another great contribution, which is to ensure the stability of Tumut's power structure. Especially in the first few years after Hannaji came to the throne, it was precisely because of Qataiji's firm support that the internal disputes in Tumut were suppressed, including the marriage between Hannaji and Sanniangzi. , all related to Chatterji’s support.
Qataiji's high status in Tumut was not only so high in recent years. As early as the 29th year of Jiajing (1550), Qataiji already held a high position in Tumut when he was only twenty years old. Extremely important.
For example, when Qiu Luan, the commander-in-chief of Datong in that year, reported the border situation to Emperor Jiajing, he said: "Xuan Da is the most urgent of the bandit troubles from all sides... The four bandit camps of the bandit chiefs Anda, Tuotuo, Xin'ai, and Wushen have arrived. The large border piers and platforms are divided into separate areas, and the captives keep watch on the piers, and the army takes charge of the captives to herd horses, so the captives in the interior know everything."
Needless to say, Anda Khan was the real "captain" at that time, and the one listed after him was Chataiji. However, you must know that the one ranked after Chataiji is Xin Ai, who is the eldest son of Anta Khan! Wu Shen after Xin Ai is the younger brother of An Da Khan!
Qataiji, the adopted son, was ranked above other people's biological sons when he was only twenty years old. This shows how much Anda Khan valued him and how many elite troops Anda Khan had assigned to him at that time. In hand!
Because of this, there will definitely be some turmoil within Tumut after Qataiji's death. Although the soldiers and horses in his hands will not be taken away by others, since he has four sons and three grandchildren, they will definitely be diluted in the end.
This incident was so unfortunate that Gao Pragmatic had no choice but to quickly remedy the situation - the envoy sent by the imperial court was personally selected by him. The envoy was none other than his senior brother Cheng Wen, the left minister of the household department.
Although I was going to Tumote to express my condolences, it stands to reason that since I was going to discuss military affairs, it seemed that I should send a minister of the Ministry of War to come forward. However, Cheng Wen's visit actually represented high pragmatism, so as the minister of household affairs It is also reasonable.
Besides, Ming's influence on Tumut ultimately came from the economic level, so sending Cheng Wen to come forward would be more convenient to exert economic pressure when needed.
Perhaps because of the approaching war, or perhaps because of Gao Pragmatic's strict orders, Cheng Wen hurriedly hurried on his mission and arrived at Guihua City in less than ten days - this was a surprise for an out-and-out civil servant. It's not easy for me.
King Shunyi took Han Naji, his eldest son Leng Kemu, his second son Bu Subu and a group of officials out of the city to greet him. By the way, Leng Kemu is Erdemutu, and the latter is his scientific name, which is also his official name.
As an angel, of course Cheng Wen had to announce the decree and then attend the reception banquet, but these were all official etiquette, and the routines were fixed, so it was okay not to mention it.
The main scene is after the reception banquet. Since Qataiji's death was taken extremely seriously by the Ming Dynasty, Tumote had upgraded the original funeral specifications to basically a state funeral. Therefore, the burial location was also changed: from the originally scheduled place in Tuomo. The funeral was held and buried out of the city, but the funeral was held in Guihua City, and the burial location was changed to next to the Ada Khan Mausoleum as a side mausoleum. Qataiji's spiritual tablet was also entered into the Buddhist temple to accompany Anda. .
This means that Cheng Wen does not need to travel much and can stay in Guihua City to wait for the funeral. During this period, he can discuss sending troops with Bahan Naji, Zhongjin Hatun and others.
The matter of Tumut sending troops was actually discussed after Erdemutu came back, but because Qataiji happened to have just passed away at that time, nothing actually came out of the discussion, but for the large deal Gao Pragmatic promised , Han Naji and Zhongjin Hatun were very satisfied and agreed in principle.
The main things that have not been negotiated are the specific matters of sending troops, such as who will lead the troops, how many troops will be led, whether it is necessary to have a hard fight with Chahar, how far the fight will be concluded... etc. All of the above are big issues, and no one can be careless about any of them.
If Chatterji had not died, this matter would not have been that complicated. It was simply Chatterji leading the troops, and the main force under his command was his own elite. However, the number of troops sent did not necessarily need to be too many. Three to five thousand would be enough. Then, Hannaji and Zhongjinhatun each transferred some of their headquarters troops to strengthen Qataiji, and gathered 20,000 to 30,000 people to go to the east for an armed march, and it was enough to treat it as a tourist trip at public expense - anyway, in their opinion , since Qataiji has taken action, Tumen Khan's side should not force it.
But now that Chatterji is gone, the matter suddenly becomes complicated. Without such a famous warrior in Northern Xinjiang, and he has four sons, the family is still busy with how to distribute his inheritance, and there is obviously no hope of being the core main force in the expedition.
So this dispatch of troops can almost only rely on the Hannaji couple and the leaders of various ministries, among which they will definitely bear the main responsibility.
The strength in Han Naji's hands has always been good, and can even be said to be very strong. Its core is the most powerful Menggoljin tribe in Tumut, which controls the area from Hetao to Guihua City. Zhongjin Hatun was no less generous. Most of the original elites of the Khan Court left behind after the death of Anda Khan were in her hands. This has not changed much (a small part is with Qataiji).
If there is a decisive battle with Chahar this time, then there is no need to say that Hannaji must be conquered personally, but the problem is that this time is not a decisive battle.
According to Gao Pragmatic's requirements for them, both Han Naji and Zhongjin Hatun believed that the main significance of sending troops this time was to contain the Tus and prevent Chahar from sending out all his main forces to deal with Horqin. Since it's just a containment, sending 30,000 troops would be a great honor to Gao Situ, wouldn't it?
Sending 30,000 troops obviously did not require King Shunyi to personally recruit, but the couple had a dispute over who to appoint as the commander-in-chief.
Hannaji thought that her eldest son Erdemutu should be sent to the expedition; Zhongjinhatun wanted to send her and Amada Khan's son Butashri (but he could not be rude) to go to the expedition.
In Bahannaji's view, Erdemutu is not only his eldest son, but also a highly pragmatic disciple. Having him lead the army will not only help cultivate his prestige, so that he can succeed him and inherit the throne of Shunyi in the future. And it can continue to consolidate the relationship with high pragmatism. In addition, with Gao Situ's invincible reputation, since Erdemutu was taught by him, there should be no problem with his commanding ability - he is Jinghua's military secretary.
There is another important point here, that is, Ming Dynasty has its consistent attitude towards the issue of heirs. This attitude is very simple. Ming Dynasty only recognizes the eldest son. Therefore, in Bhannaji's view, Erdemutu is the best candidate.
However, Zhongjin Hatun expressed a different opinion. She believed that the most critical thing in Erdemutu now is to control the elites left behind by Chaterji after his death. It is best to be able to directly control them. Even if not, it should be Build a good relationship with the four sons of Qataiji and ensure that this force always supports the Khan's line.
At the same time, Butashri is getting older. As the youngest son of Amada Khan, he still does not even have a fief, let alone any prestige. This situation is not good for the Great Khan (Bahan Naji). He is suspected of ignoring the late king (Anada Khan). Therefore, he should take this opportunity to send Butashri to go on an expedition. If he can achieve military success, it will be good. as a reason for enfeoffment.
Obviously, Jongjin Hatun's suggestion has selfish motives, but then again, isn't Hannaji's idea not selfish? Everyone has selfish motives, just like their marriage is an alliance of interests.
However, selfishness is selfishness, and Zhongjin Hatun's proposal is not completely unreasonable. Although Chatterji himself was a hero, his four sons were not that outstanding. They were not useless, but they could only be considered ordinary.
Under this circumstance, Han Naji was also somewhat tempted by the legacy left by Qataiji. If Erdemutu could obtain his subordinates as his own tribe, the future dominance of the Great Khans would surely be More stable.
It was under this circumstance that Cheng Wen, who was nominally an angel of the court but actually a highly pragmatic envoy, began to intervene in the restructuring of Tumut's internal power.
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