Perhaps the highly pragmatic prayers had some effect, and things developed relatively smoothly in the following period. Qi Jiguang, who was near Guihua City, was the first to get the news and began to withdraw his troops from Guihua and move south, intending to go to Yanqing Prefecture to protect the imperial palace.
However, it is said that Zhongjin Hatun was a little uneasy. Not only did he personally see Qi Jiguang off, he also asked Commander Qi if Gao Jinglue had any dissatisfaction with Tumut - or with her personally. Otherwise, why was he so close at hand? She also refused to come to Guihua City so that she could have the opportunity to fulfill her duties as a landlord.
In fact, from Qi Jiguang's perspective, it is not appropriate to answer this question. Gao Pangshi's early return to Beijing was mainly due to political issues within the court, and it was obviously not convenient to tell the truth to Zhongjin Hatun about this matter.
But it would be inconvenient to find another excuse for Gao Pragmatic. As a general under Gao Jinglue, Qi Jiguang only needs to speak well and conform to Gao Pragmatic's wishes. If he does not conform to Gao Pragmatic's wishes, he will be suspected of overstepping his authority, which is purely thankless.
So, why don’t you say anything or pretend that you don’t know? It's possible, but it's obviously not a good idea. Although Zhongjin Hatun has a strong pro-calf mentality in the Tumut political system, from the strategic level of the Ming Dynasty, she is a staunch pro-Ming faction and must belong to her own people, so she cannot show that she is The attitude of being an outsider.
Qi Jiguang was speechless for a moment and hesitated for a moment before saying, "The princess is worrying too much. It's actually very simple that she won't come to the throne to be naturalized. It's just because the prince is not here."
Zhongjin Hatun said in astonishment: "What is the truth of this? Commander Qi, can you make it clear?"
Qi Jiguang knew that the Mongolians were far less disciplined than the Central Plains in this regard, so he had to explain: "The prince and Jingtai became brothers twenty years ago, and Prince Erdemutu worshiped Jingtai as his teacher, so Jingtai and the princess In fact, it is the relationship between uncle and sister-in-law. In this way, according to our Han customs, if the brother is not at home, the uncle and sister-in-law live in the same house. This time Jingtai passed through Guihua City but did not enter, Qi thought it was convenient or considered this taboo."
As expected, Zhongjin Hatun's face showed a strange expression, and he frowned and said: "This principle may be true in the Celestial Empire, but since this is Mongolian territory, Mongolian customs should prevail. Not to mention that Mongolia does not have such rules, even if it does, The sutra platform is not bound by this rule - he is the reincarnation of Mingwang Bodhisattva, and he only meets at the servant's house in the city. Even if they stay in the same room at night, no one will make irresponsible remarks."
Speaking of this, Zhongjin Hatun paused, suddenly raised his eyebrows, and added seriously: "Even the great... king will not say more."
This may be a difference in thinking. Zhong Jinhatun said it very naturally, but Qi Jiguang was quite embarrassed. He looked around and said: "Ah, haha... By the way, after Qi left here, there are still many things in the city. Please help the princess handle it. Especially since Mr. Li is chasing the enemy far away and relies heavily on naturalization for supplies, please ask the princess to take care of him."
"Commander Qi, don't worry, this is what the slave family should do, and we must do our best." Zhongjin Hatun pursed his lips and smiled, then rolled his eyes and said: "Speaking of Zhaofu, the slave family also wants to ask Commander Qi for something. "
Although Qi Jiguang was a little surprised, he still nodded and said: "Princess, please speak."
Zhongjinhatun said: "It's embarrassing to say that my son Butashri is ignorant and made some mistakes last year, which made the prince angry. I thought that if there were some kind words from the scriptures, my son would have nothing to worry about. . Therefore, the Nu family thought, let my son take this opportunity to bring some gifts of thanks to visit the Sutra, so that he can ask the Sutra to give him some advice. They also asked Commander Qi to take him to Yanqing. I don’t know if Commander Qi will be convenient here. ?”
It turned out that she was just taking her son on a side trip. Qi Jiguang breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and said with a smile, "This is not difficult, but I wonder how many entourage the prince has for this trip?"
"Not many, just a few hundred." Zhongjin Hatun smiled brightly: "Originally, it could have been less, but when he returned, there were no soldiers accompanying him, so he still had to bring some manpower. I hope Commander Qi will forgive me."
Qi Jiguang can be forgiven. After all, there are more than 60,000 Imperial Guards, and several hundred people will not have any impact at all, so he smiled and responded: "The princess' words are serious. How dare Qi disobey this trivial matter? But Qi must go on this trip." If you need to hurry up, please ask the princess to call the prince to come and accompany you as soon as possible."
"Okay." As expected, Zhongjin Hatun was very happy. He stretched out his hand and clapped his hands. Behind him, Butashri rode out. When he was approaching Qi Jiguang's horse, he suddenly turned over and dismounted, turning into a single man almost without any hesitation. Kneeling on his knees, he saluted Qi Jiguang imitating the Han Chinese fist-clasping ceremony, and said loudly: "Barbarian junior Butashri has met Mr. Qi Shuai."
At this time, the Han people generally rarely call people "adult" casually, but the Mongolians... can be more accommodating, and Butashri's move was obviously intentional to show a low profile. Although Qi Jiguang was a little puzzled, he didn't To show it, he just smiled and raised his hand in vain: "Prince, please don't be so polite, lest you break the rules."
The so-called rules are naturally the nobility system of the Ming Dynasty. Bhan Naji was the Shunyi King of the Ming Dynasty. Although Butashri was only his son in name - in fact, he was his uncle in terms of blood relationship, because Butashri's father was Amada Khan, and Amada Khan was Bhan Naji's grandfather, the problem here is that Butashri's mother Zhongjin Hatun remarried to Bhan Naji according to Mongolian rules - but the Ming Dynasty always takes the name very seriously, the prince of Butashli The identity is unquestionable.
Qi Jiguang held a high position but was not knighted. How could a prince kneel to him? It was obviously inconsistent with etiquette, so Qi Jiguang said this. But Qi Jiguang doesn't seem to really care. Why? This is more complicated. The reason is that the "prince" itself does not belong to the title, especially the formal title of conferring a foreign vassal.
In other words, at this time, Tumut, also known as the "Da Ming Jin Kingdom", only had three people who were "registered" legal title holders in the Ming Dynasty. These three people are: King of Shunyi, Boljijin Bahannaji, Lady Zhongshun, Chilagut Zhongjin (Qilagute is the name of the tribe and her surname), and the prince of Shunyi, Prince Boljijin. Erdemutu.
Except for the three of them, the other various princes, princesses, etc. are just customary titles. There are no real canonizations in the Ming Dynasty, and of course they don't count officially.
Another point to note here is that the title "Prince of Shunyi" did not exist in the original history. In this world, it was added due to Gao Pragmatic's interference.
The reason for the addition is very simple: Hannaji and Erdemutu were sent to Gao Jingshi. In order to ensure that there would be no accidents in Tumut's power succession, Gao Jingshi proposed that the emperor follow the Ming Dynasty's custom of giving Tumo to Tumo first. Specify the successor.
The emperor naturally agreed happily, because if this matter was completed, it would be equivalent to the Ming Dynasty having the actual power to canonize the leader of Tumote - this also meant that King Shunyi could be regarded as the real prince of the outer vassal of the Ming Dynasty from now on, which is of great significance huge.
Back to the subject, Butashri did not play any extraordinary tricks this time. Qi Jiguang asked him to stand up and he stood up. After a few polite words, he asked him to lead the team into the queue, and he led the team into the queue, acting like a member of Qi Jiguang's command. Qi Jiguang was secretly relieved.
However, not long after Qi Jiguang said goodbye to Zhongjin Hatun and led his troops to quickly go south, Butashri presented Qi Jiguang with many gifts during the break, including four top-quality Uzhumqin horses, and then informed Qi Jiguang learned something that stunned him.
Butashri frankly admitted that this time he went south not only to give Gao pragmatic gifts, but also brought a personal letter from Zhongjin Hatun, requesting Gao pragmatic to accept him as his disciple. At this time, Qi Jiguang realized that he had been "calculated" by Zhong Jinhatun.
Poor Marshal Qi has been undefeated in all his life, but he always suffers from women - he can't handle his wife at home, and he is actually cheated by King Shunyi's Mrs. Zhongshun outside, which makes him want to cry without tears.
Think about it, Butashri wanted to be apprenticed to Gao Jingshi, but it was Qi Jiguang who brought him there. Even if Qi Jiguang honestly told Gao Jingshi the real situation, Gao Jingshi would inevitably suspect that there might be "something hidden".
Becoming a disciple was a very common thing in the Ming Dynasty, but Butashri’s problem was rather special. Although Zhongjin Hatun is already Han Naji's Hatun, the "legacy" left by Anda Khan in her hand has always been relatively independent and has always been controlled by her rather than Han Naji.
Therefore, the marriage between Han Naji and her was largely a political alliance. The two parties were roughly united, but Jongjin Hatun had great independence. The reason why Butashri made a difference with Erdemutu last year was because of his ambitions.
Qi Jiguang couldn't help but feel a little worried, thinking that he might have brought a big trouble to Jingtai. If it was not handled well, it would probably destroy the extremely close relationship between Jingtai and Prince Shunyi and his son.
A few days later, Qi Jiguang led his troops into the customs and arrived in Yanqing Prefecture. He immediately went to see Gao Pragmatic, reported the matter first, and at the same time apologized to the manager.
Gao Pragmatic was really surprised at first and frowned. However, Qi Jiguang found that after he thought for a moment, his brows gradually relaxed.
Commander Qi was confused when Gao Pingshi chuckled and comforted him: "Commander Qi, don't worry too much. If this matter can be handled properly, it may be a blessing in disguise."
Qi Jiguang hurriedly asked the Jingtai what he had in mind, but Gao Pragmatic did not answer in a hurry. Instead, he said: "It seems that my Jingtai will have to stay in Yanqing Prefecture for a few more days."
Seeing Qi Jiguang's confused face, he smiled and said: "A few days ago, King Shunyi had ordered the troops to return to the army, and Helin was handed over to Erdemutu to lead some of the Western Sentinels and other Ordos soldiers and horses to temporarily garrison."
Qi Jiguang just said "Oh?" and said nothing more, because he knew that Gao Pragmatic had not finished what he said.
Sure enough, Gao Pragmatic continued: "King Shunyi mentioned something in his reply to me, and he very seriously and sincerely hopes that I can help solve it."
This aroused Qi Jiguang's interest and asked: "What is it?"
"Change the seal." Gao pragmatic curled his lips and shook his head slightly: "King Shunyi said that he discovered very early that the specifications of the royal seal he was awarded were wrong. It was a gold-plated copper seal, which was inconsistent with etiquette. However, he had previously sent He negotiated with others, but was prevaricated by the border officials. Although he didn't say much at the time, he was still somewhat unhappy, so he always thought of making new achievements so that he could get a gold-plated silver seal that conformed to etiquette. "
This was the first time Qi Jiguang heard about this, and he was surprised and said: "How can Wang Jue have the gift of gold-plated copper seal? This seal...cough, after the meeting, I will boldly ask: Is it a manufacturing mistake by Shang Baosi or the imperial court?" Did you do it on purpose?"
Gao pragmatic was silent for a moment. In fact, it is no wonder that Qi Jiguang was confused and said, "How can the prince have the gift of gold-plated copper seal?" It is really that the court did something unreasonable in this matter.
The thing is this: When I was first granted the title of King of Shunyi, there was a book and an edict, but there was no royal seal. There is a record of this in "Wugong Lu": "The Taishi was given a gold book, and I was granted the title of King of Shunyi and was given an edict." - You see, there is a book with an edict but no seal. This key etiquette record is not It may be an oversight by the author, but it can only be true that there is no such thing.
In fact, when Wang Chonggu was formulating the tribute matter, he confirmed that I would be crowned king and given a gold-plated silver seal. However, the strange thing was that he was not awarded the title when he was canonized in the fifth year of Longqing. Therefore, in May of the following year, Wang Chonggu also asked for four things for me, one of which was "asking for the king's seal, just like the previous dynasty's loyalty and obedience to the king."
Therefore, the Ministry of War discussed with the Ministry of Husbandry and the Ministry of Rites, and thought: "The seal of the King of Shunyi should be cast as recommended in ancient times, and all seals should be made with the seal." Emperor Longqing also quickly approved it. But for some unknown reason, the decision to print this time has still not been implemented.
In April of the first year of Wanli, King An Da Khan of Shunyi once again "asked for a seal to be presented to all the ministries." The Ministry of Rites "decided to cast a gold-plated silver seal according to the king's title, and sent it to the governor to listen to my answer." collar". In this way, two years after being granted the title of king, Anda Khan obtained the royal seal of Shunyi.
It turns out that based on the above records, the Shunyi King's Seal issued by the Ming Dynasty was indeed the same gold-plated silver seal as the Hami Zhongshun King's Seal. However, Zheng Luo, a border minister at the time and the new governor of Xuanda who was also a member of the Shi School, wrote an incident in his "Fuyi Chronicle", titled "Reply to the question whether the original seal of the king is tied to gold".
Relevant content is excerpted as follows: (Barbarian envoy) He also said that the day before yesterday, the Chinese king of Shunyi said that it was a gold seal, but today it was copper.
Yu Ji laughed and scolded: "You fool, stop talking and make the world laugh. There is no gold seal in the world. Gold is precious and valuable." He raised his gold belt and said, "If I am a minister, I 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 seems to be a joke, but in fact there is a big problem!
The Shunyi royal seal 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 specially sent envoys to negotiate with Zheng Luo, the governor-general of Xuanda in the Ming Dynasty, asking for a gold seal in exchange and for the person responsible to be punished. Zheng Luo then "cleverly" dealt with it.
The question here is, what exactly should the Shunyi royal seal look like?
Gao Jingshi had compiled the Wanli version of "Ming Huidian", and he was very familiar with these systems: the prince had a gold book and a gold turtle seal; the prince had a gold-plated silver book and a silver seal; the first and second ranks of the hundred officials had straight silver. Seals; those below the third rank are copper seals; general seals are tiger-niu silver seals; general commanders, governors, governors and guards, etc. are straight-niu copper pass defenses.
Foreign royal seals are divided into three categories: gold seal, gold-plated silver seal, and silver seal. Among the foreign royal seals awarded by the Ming Dynasty, Goryeo has the gold seal of turtle button; the King of Tubo Bailin has the gold seal of camel button; Annam and Champa have the gold-plated silver seal of 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; the seal of King Zhongshun of Hami was a gold-plated silver seal. It can be seen that there is a clear distinction between gold, silver and copper. So, what Zheng Luo said was indeed a "casual answer", because there is actually no gold-plated copper seal in the king's seal.
Therefore, if it is based on the seal of a foreign vassal, the Shunyi King's seal should at least be a gold-plated silver seal; if it is printed by a prince and a hundred officials, the Shunyi King's seal should also be a gold-plated silver seal or a silver seal.
However, what the Ming court actually awarded to Ada Khan was a gold-plated copper seal. Whether the gold seal was changed into a copper seal, whether the imperial court deliberately lowered the standard and level of King Shunyi by reducing the printing, or whether the trustees exchanged it privately at will, has always been an unsolved mystery sealed in the dust of history. mystery of.
However, regarding this issue, Gao Pragmatism in this life knows the inside story very well.
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