It was just the words "in charge of Baiji". Why did Burihatu react so strongly and immediately stop him? Because the "white silk" in Tumen's mouth is a very special symbol in Mongolia.
Baiji is also known as "Jiuzhi Baiji". The word "濿" has two pronunciations and explanations. One is the same as "you", and the other is the same as "旒". Obviously, the intention here is the latter.
What is "旒"?旒 is the ribbon on the flag or the jade string on the emperor's crown, which is a symbol of power. Military power, or royal power.
The nine-pin white banner is a symbol of Mongolian power. It was first created by Genghis Khan and has been followed since then. After the Mongols' iron cavalry swept across tens of thousands of miles of the world, the chiefs scattered all over the country all had their own suleding (the iron spearhead on the military flag is also a symbolic thing), but only a handful of them could use the nine-pin white banner. Counted.
The emblem and flag of Genghis Khan's Mongol Empire is the "Nine-legged White Flag", and the so-called Nine-legged White Flag is also called the Nine-legged White Emblem or the Nine-legged White Flag. The Mongolians commonly call it "Chagan Suli De".
Chagan is also translated as Chahan, which means white; Sulide is also translated as Sulede, which means big pole. After Chagan Sulede was introduced to Han Dynasty, it had a high-end and classy name: "Jiuyi White Flag". After the rise of the Ming Dynasty and the decline of the Yuan Dynasty, this object became the "Chagan Sulede of the Chahar Division", which was dedicated to worship by thousands of households in Chahar to show orthodoxy.
The tassel of Chagan Sulede is made of silver-white stallion hair, and the stem is made of pine wood, so it is called Chagan (white) Sulede. It is composed of the main Sulede of the three-pronged divine spear and the eight accompanying Sulede.
The top of Lord Sured is a one-foot-long gold-plated three-pronged iron spear, with the three prongs symbolizing fire. The lower end of the three-pronged spearhead is a "char" (disk), and a tassel made of silver-white stallion hair is fixed along the edge of the disc. The handle of Lord Surad is also called "Helipi", which is made of pine wood. Helipi is five inches thick and thirteen feet long. It is inserted into a granite base with a hole in the middle.
At a distance of one foot and five meters from the main Sulede, eight handles were erected on the four sides and corners to accompany Sulede, and they were connected to the main Sulede with "Huhe Nachug" (ropes) made of horsehair. Reinforcement of Lord Sured. Celebi, who accompanied Surad, was nine feet long, and his spearhead was the same as that of Lord Surad.
It is said that in the Bingyin year, Genghis Khan "built a nine-legged white banner to be the emperor at the source of the Onan River" [Note: from "The Secret History of Mongolia"]. There is also a record in "The Chronicles of Taizu in the History of the Yuan Dynasty": "In the first year of Bingyin (1206), the emperor gathered all the kings and ministers and built the Jiuzaobai Banner, that is, the emperor was located at the source of the Onan River." This was the first time that the Mongols used Jiuzaobai Banner. The record of the book.
From this time on, the Mongolians have erected a nine-pin white banner during times of peace and celebrations, viewing it as a symbol of the prosperity of the nation and the country.
However, there is another theory that in 1189 AD, Genghis Khan was elected as Khan by the nobles in his birthplace, a place called Henuoer at the source of the Klulen River at the southern foot of Kent Mountain. There were mainly three highly respected nobles participating in this election: Alatan and Oti Chijin, the second sons of Hotla Khan, Huchaerbeqi, the son of Nekuntaiji, the brother of Yesugaibaatar, and Baltanbaatar. Geol, Barhag's nephew Chechen Bieqi, etc.
They awarded Temujin the title of "Khan" and set up the nine-legged white flag of his respected father Yesugabaatar. Temujin was only 28 years old this year. Later, after Genghis Khan established the Great Mongolia, this nine-legged white flag evolved into the nine-legged white flag of the Great Mongolia.
No matter which record or legend is the true history, at least one thing is certain: the Nine White Banner represents the Mongolian orthodoxy passed down by Genghis Khan and is the highest symbol of power and status in Mongolia.
So, what does Tumen mean when he says that when Buyantaiji succeeds to the throne, "Burihatu will take charge of Baiji for you"? Could it be that he was just like Liu Bei's Baidi Tuogu, saying that if Buyantaiji failed, Buyantai Ji would simply replace him?
Strictly speaking, there are some differences between the two. Although what Tumen said at this moment, "I will hold the white banner for you," indeed gave Burihatu the power to erect the nine-bladed banner on behalf of the Great Khan in the future, in the context of the Mongols, this sentence is even more meaningless. Most of them were actually granted official titles - Buri Hatu was pre-appointed as Grand Master.
Why is the "grand master" involved again? This starts with the origin of the official position of "Grand Master" in Mongolia.
The first grand master in Mongolian history was Muhuali, a close confidant of Genghis Khan. During Genghis Khan's Western Expedition, Muhuali held the "White Paper" that only Genghis Khan could possess and was responsible for the administrative affairs "south of Taihang". The tens of thousands of Mongolian troops, Han and Khitan warlords who stayed behind were all under his control.
Later, after further development, the Taishi was responsible for the administrative management of Lingbei Province (Mobei). There are no prefectures or counties in the Lingbei Province. Each tribe and thousands of households are under the jurisdiction of the Grand Master. Even the tribes directly managed by the descendants of the Golden Family such as Horqin have to obey the orders of the Grand Master. Therefore, the "Grand Master"'s administration in Mongolia is Play an important role in the system and hold considerable power.
Later, the Yuan Dynasty withdrew from the Central Plains, and Mobei became the only territory of the residual Yuan Dynasty. Then the position of Grand Master also increased, and it became the real power to integrate all the tribes in Mobei. It was also the highest official position that Mongolian nobles who were not from the Golden Family could obtain. .
Later, in the Battle of Yuerhai during the Hongwu period, the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty lost about 100,000 people. The Yuan leader Togu Si Timur and his son Tianbaonu were killed, and the Ming army captured his son Dibaonu and more than 120 people in total. , 3,000 official offices, and more than 70,000 sergeants, Meng Yuan suffered a devastating blow.
This defeat caused the Dayuan regime of the Kublai Khan family of the Golden Family to lose its status as the supreme Central Khanate among the Mongols, and most Mongolian tribes declared independence from it. Although the subsequent Great Khans still came from the Golden Family, they were actually supported by local powerful factions. They were neither prominent nor important, and could not have the same supreme prestige and appeal as the earlier rulers.
At the same time, as the highest position of a non-golden family left over from the Mongolian regime, the Grand Master has become a position coveted by powerful figures. With it, the powerful nobles who are not from the golden family can control the Great Khan of Mongolia - or even depose the Great Khan. Therefore, in Mongolia at the moment, the Grand Master is actually the uncrowned king of the grassland.
This situation is a bit similar to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who was unable to hold the highest official position of the Wu family, "General of the Conquering Barbarians" due to his origin, so he had to submit to "Guan Bai".
However, at this time, Tumen had a big problem in appointing Burihatu as the "Mongolian Grand Master" in advance. The problem was that Burihatu was not from a "non-golden family". He was from a serious golden family - His father Xin Ai is the eldest son of Anda Khan, "Huang Taiji"!
The traditional art of the Mongols is "the Great Khan, the one with the strongest soldiers and horses in the Golden Family", so when Hannaji defeated Xin'ai and became Tumut's Chechen Khan with the support of Gao Pragmatic, Xin'ai's Khan became the king. If it is lost, it is lost, and even the Tumut people will not think there is any problem.
However, the position of Khan belongs to the position of Khan, and blood belongs to blood. Xin Ai's loss of the position of Khan does not affect his bloodline as a member of the Golden Family, nor does it affect Burihatu's bloodline. Buri Hatu is still the Taiji of the Golden Family. In theory, he can now be respectfully called "Burihatu Hong Taiji".
Since he is both Taiji and Taishi, who will have the final say in the future of the Great Mongolia? This is the reason why Burihatu hurriedly stopped him.
However, Tumen was not acting on a whim at this time. He stretched out his hand towards Burihatu with a serious face and made a stopping gesture. He said without any doubt: "In recent years, you have advised me to read some Han people's books. It is said that only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you be successful. Be victorious in all battles. With the current situation like this, it is difficult to be victorious in all battles. However, sometimes those Chinese books can still make some sense. I heard a story and was very moved... Do you know what the story is? ?”
Burihatu was worried, but the Great Khan spoke so solemnly, and as a minister he had to listen to what the Great Khan had to say, so he could only suppress his uneasiness and said: "I don't know."
"You must have heard this story, but Buyan probably hasn't. Buyan, come closer. Abu (father) was always busy when you were a child, and he didn't get along with you much, and he didn't teach you much. Now you don't I’m young now, and Abu is getting old too. I’ll tell you a story at the end. You should listen carefully and remember it carefully.”
Buyantai Jidu is already middle-aged, even a little older than Buyandihatu, but at this moment he does not dare to be disrespectful at all, and he honestly takes two steps forward on his horse and rides with Nai's father.
Tumen nodded, looked in the direction of Shacheng, and said quietly: "Minihu (son, a nickname), there is a story in the Southern Dynasties about King Wu destroying the merchants. You must have heard of this, right?"
Buyantaiji bowed on his horse and replied: "Yes, Abu."
"Okay, then I can save a lot of money." Tumen said with a smile: "After King Wu of Zhou destroyed Shang, there were still many things that needed to be sorted out, so with hard work, no matter how strong he was originally, he still couldn't survive day and night. He fell ill in the second year after establishing the Zhou Dynasty.
It is said that the world is easy, but defending the world is difficult. King Wu of Zhou fell ill, which gave the survivors of the Shang Dynasty an opportunity to be restless. After the newly established Zhou Dynasty, it began to be turbulent.
King Wu of Zhou was a wise king who cared deeply about the world. He couldn't bear the people under his rule to fall into dire straits again, so he found Zhou Gongdan, a civilized and military man, and wanted to entrust the world to him.
Who is Zhou Gongdan? He was the younger brother of King Wu, and the Han people said he was a 'gentleman'. Gentlemen are all about morality and justice. He would not agree with King Wu's opinion at all. He also prayed for King Wu all day long, hoping that his brother's illness would befall him and that he could bear all this on behalf of King Wu. However, God failed. Hopefully, King Wu still passed away soon after.
At that time, King Wu's son, who later became King Cheng, was still very young, only thirteen years old and still young. Zhou Gongdan was afraid that the king would not be able to handle government affairs and let people with ulterior motives cause trouble, and he couldn't bear to see the people's lives in misery, so he became the regent and director. During this period, there were many jealous people who wanted to sow discord, such as Uncle Guan, Uncle Cai, and Uncle Huo, etc., spreading rumors that "the Duke of Zhou will be detrimental to Ru Zi (King Cheng)", making King Cheng doubt Duke Zhou.
At this time, only the third year after the Yin capital was conquered, Wu Geng launched a rebellion against the Zhou Dynasty, and joined forces with Xu Yi, Yan, Pugu and other old eastern vassal states to launch a large-scale rebellion. Faced with such a serious situation, Zhou Gongdan patiently persuaded Zhao Gongsi and other ministers to write "Junsi", which promptly resolved the internal conflicts caused by the succession of the throne in the Zhou Dynasty, and then personally led the army to the east.
After three years of hard fighting, Zhou Gongdan finally suppressed Wu Geng's rebellion, killed Wu Geng, deposed his third uncle, and at the same time defeated all the Dongyi tribes. In fact, it was also after this war that Zhou finally completed the mission of destroying Shang.
After Zhou Gong's victory in the Eastern Expedition, in order to suppress the Shang remnants and control the entire eastern region, he decided to build Luoyi near the Jianshui River in the north of Luoshui. The construction work started in the fifth year of Duke Zhou's regency and was completed in the seventh year. The newly built Luoyi included two parts: the royal city and Chengzhou. Chengzhou was in the east and the royal city was in the west, separated by the Lishui River.
After Luoyi was built, the Duke of Zhou moved the "Yin recalcitrant people" (that is, large and small slave owners) to Chengzhou and sent eight divisions (one division of 2,500 people) to suppress them. At the same time, Duke Zhou returned power to King Cheng and stayed in Luoyi himself. Then, he wrote "Wu Yi", warning King Cheng not to be greedy for ease and lose his country due to ease.
Three years after Duke Zhou returned to power, he took care of his old age in Fengjing and died of illness soon after. King Cheng thought that Duke Zhou had made great contributions to the state of Zhou, so he presented it to Duke Lu, worshiped him with the emperor's rites, and buried Duke Zhou at Bi. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao wrote a poem: "When the Duke of Zhou vomits food, the world returns to its heart." This is a true comment. "
In fact, as soon as Burihatu heard Tumen speak, he knew why the Great Khan made him the Grand Master and gave him nine white silk ribbons even though he knew that he was of the Golden Family blood... The Great Khan hoped that he could be Buyan's "Gong of Zhou" "ah.
The "Zhou Gong" who lets people be their sons? When it comes to trust, there is probably no trust that is more trustworthy than this in the world. Burihatu couldn't help but feel a little dazed, and for a moment he forgot to speak.
On the other side, Buyantaiji was hesitant and struggling.
Abu Nabu and Hatu were regarded as Zhou Gongdan? Well, to a certain extent, Burihatu is indeed a bit like Zhou Gongdan in today's Mongolia, talented and cautious.
It has been several years since he came to Chahar, but he has never mentioned that he is the Taiji of the Golden Family, and asked the Great Khan to give him one as usual. Up to now, he only has the meager number of people he brought as his personal bodyguards, and has never tried to expand his direct leadership according to his status as Taiji or the ruler. From this point of view, he should be regarded as a person with no desire for power.
But this does not mean that he has no ideals or ambitions. He conscientiously carried out his actual "strategic" work to the extreme.
Among the thousands of Chahar families, even the most demanding and difficult people have to admit that Burihatu is really dedicated to the country and has no self-interest. Previously, he traveled thousands of miles to Xichuibian to stir up civil strife in the Ming Dynasty. This is one of the most powerful examples.
However, King Zhou Cheng was only thirteen years old when he succeeded to the throne, and the Great Khan also said that he was "still young", so it is understandable that Zhou Gongdan served as regent to assist him until he was twenty years old, but how old am I, Buyantaiji? I am already middle-aged, do I still want Burihatu, the "Gong of Zhou" who is several years younger than me, to assist me for seven years?
The three of them were silent, and the scene was a little frozen for a moment, just like the expressions of the three of them at this time.
As time passed, Burihatu's face became more and more relaxed, while Tumen Dahan's face gradually became gloomier.
Just when he made up his mind and took a deep breath to speak, Buyantaiji, who had been keeping his head down and repeatedly weighing the pros and cons, suddenly raised his head, bowed deeply to Buyhatu, and said sincerely: "I swear by the noble blood of the Golden Family. : If that day really comes, please ask the ruler Burihatu to take charge of the white paper for me."
Buyantaiji sighed softly, his face was still a little bitter, but he still supported Buyantaiji and said softly: "I swear by the noble blood of the Golden Family: If that day comes, I will treat Taiji as I do today. As loyal as a sweat."
The two held hands tightly and confirmed their vows to each other. Tumen then smiled and said: "That's it. Mongolia has reached today. If we don't unite as one, there will really be no future to look forward to."
Buyantaiji and Buyantaiji both saluted the Khan, but Tumen Khan seemed to suddenly remember something and asked Buyantaiji: "Has your grandson just been born and given a name?"
It turns out that although Buyantaiji is only middle-aged, Mongolians get married even earlier than Han people in the Central Plains, so he just became a grandfather a few days ago.
"Yes, Abu. He was just born and hasn't given a name yet." Buyantaiji was moved in his heart and said, "Please Abu... please give me a name from the Great Khan."
But Tumen Khan waved his hand and said with a smile: "Let Burihatu name him - don't refuse." The second half of the sentence was obviously addressed to Burihatu.
"This...then I have overstepped my bounds." He thought for a while and said, "Let's name Xiao Taiji Lin Dan."
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