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Chapter 552 Confused Lin Danhan (Second update)

Did Lin Dan Khan make a big mistake?

When Zhu Youxiao heard this, he immediately looked puzzled and looked at Wang Zaijin, hoping that he could help him clear up his doubts. Wang Zaijin continued:

"Your Majesty, Lin Dan Khan is a young and promising man. After he came to the throne, in order to effectively control the various Mongolian tribes and consolidate the power of the Khan, he used the Chahar tribe as the basis to conduct successive conquests. Not only did he directly control the Nekar Kabalin and Jarut , Bayot, Uziyet, Wengjirat and other five departments. At the same time, based on this, other Mongolian departments were also controlled.

So during the Wanli period, the three Khans of Mobei Khalkha, Kundulun Khan of Monan Karaqin, Chegen Khan of Aruhorqin, Horqin Obahongtaiji, Ordos Tuba Jinongtaiji and others all submitted to him. .He was honored as the Great Khan in name, and he would go to Chahanhot regularly every year to meet with Lin Dan Khan, discuss government affairs with him, and participate in banquets, hunting and other activities held by Lin Dan Khan.

With their support, Lin Dan Khan became increasingly powerful, and other Mongolian tribes did not dare to disobey his orders. They would also restrain the Otok (tribes) in accordance with the "Tumen Khan Code" promulgated by Lin Dan Khan, and regularly report to Lin Dan Khan. Pay tribute. "

Zhu Youxiao nodded slowly when he heard this. Because of this, it is not an exaggeration for many people to call Lin Dan Khan the master of the Mongol resurgence. However, Wang Zaijin continued to explain:
"It's just that as the saying goes, what goes up must come down. The Mongolian tribes have always been independent. Although each tribe now respects Lin Dan Khan, it is only in name. In fact, Lin Dan Khan's control is not strong.

But Lin Dan Khan was not satisfied with this status quo and wanted to rule the entire Mongolia and revive the prestige of the Mongolian Great Khan.So he wanted to use Tibetan Buddhism to further expand his influence.And exactly in the year when he ascended the throne, the leader of the Uzbek Yellow Sect, Yundan Gyatso, sent two Yellow Sect monks to Guihua City (Hohhot) in Mongolia to serve as the enthroned lamas of the Mongolian Yellow Sect.

In order to stabilize his rule, Lin Dan Khan invited these two Yellow Sect lamas to Chahanhot and surrendered to the Yellow Sect. At the same time, he allowed them to move around the Chahar area to promote Yellow Sect teachings. This made the Mongolian Taijis who believed in the Yellow Sect very happy. More respect for it. "

Yellow religion?

Zhu Youxiao murmured to himself after hearing this. He had heard of this name both in later generations and now.

This sect is also called the Gelug Sect. Because the monks wear yellow hats, it is also called the Yellow Sect. It can be said to be an extremely important branch of Tibetan Buddhism and is very popular in Uzbekistan and Qinghai.

During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, the leader of the Mongolian Tumote tribe, Ada Khan, led his troops into Qinghai. Later, in order to consolidate his rule, he invited the Yellow Sect leader Suonan Gyatso to come to Qinghai to meet him.

Moreover, the two men imitated Kublai Khan and Pasiba by "exchanging honorific titles", and Anda Khan also invited the leader of the Yellow Sect, Suonan Gyatso, to Guihua City, which marked the beginning of the large-scale spread of the Yellow Sect to Mongolia.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao also understood why Lin Danhan invited the Yellow Sect monks to Chahar. Isn't this because he hoped to use the influence of the Yellow Sect in Mongolia to consolidate his rule.

"Lin Danhan is smart to do this. It seems that he is not a stupid person."

Upon hearing this, Wang Zaijin smiled slightly, bowed and said:

"What your Majesty said is true, but if Lin Danhan insists on doing it, it is best. The Yellow Sect will definitely support him in order to preach. But what should not be done is that Lin Danhan is young and energetic, has a changeable temperament, and gives up halfway. , which will eventually lead to a catastrophe.”

Upon hearing this, Zhu Youxiao was immediately curious.

"In the 46th year of Wanli, in order to revitalize the sect, the Us Tibetan Red Sect sent monk Salba to Mongolia. He finally met Lindan Khan in Chahanhot. After meeting Lindan Khan, Salba showed his magical powers. This Lin Dan Khan was so surprised that he was immediately impressed by his magic. He also made him a national teacher and received the initiation of his profound secret vehicle.

In order to gain the trust of Lin Dan Khan, the eminent monk Salpa of the Red Sect even spent a lot of money to get the Mahaggala Golden Buddha from Mount Wutai, which was made by Pasiba with a thousand gold during the reign of Emperor Shizu of the Yuan Dynasty.This made Lin Dan Khan very happy, and he immediately built a golden-domed white temple for him and enshrined the golden Buddha in it.

Later, in order to promote the Red Religion, Lin Dan Khan asked someone to translate the Tibetan Buddhist classic "Kanyur Sutra" and copied it on blue paper with gold characters.The golden seal of the Kingdom, the Mahagara Golden Buddha, and the golden "Ganyur" Sutra are regarded as the three greatest magic weapons and are enshrined together in the Golden-domed White Temple. "

Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao suddenly realized and understood why Lin Danhan said that now Lin Danhan has too much time to take care of himself.

This Red Sect is also an important sect in Tibetan Buddhism, also known as the "Ningma Sect".Because the clothes and hats worn by believers (lamas) are all red, they are called the Red Sect. However, many systems of the Red Sect and the Yellow Sect are different, so the two sects are evenly matched and refuse to give in to each other.

Originally, the Yellow Sect was widely spread in Mongolia and had a deep foundation.But now Lin Danhan is braving the world's disapproval and wants to respect the Red Sect, which will definitely cause dissatisfaction among Mongolian Yellow Sect believers. Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but complain, what on earth did Lin Danhan think, and did things in such a hurry.

"The Yellow Sect has spread widely in Mongolia, with thousands of followers. As a great khan, Lin Dan Khan changed his banner and changed his sect so easily. He is really not afraid of the Yellow Sect's backlash."

After hearing the emperor's complaints, Wang Zaijin, who had just finished explaining, also echoed from the side. "What your Majesty said is true. After Lin Dan Khan embraced the Red Religion, the Khans of Mobei Khalkha and the [-] households on the right wing who originally believed in the Yellow Religion, Jinong, Zhuyan, and Taiji were all dissatisfied and gradually alienated Lin Dan Khan. In particular, Maidarinomen Khan of Mobei Mongolia also had differences with Lindan Khan. He had lived in Khalkha, Mobei for a long time and no longer sympathized with and supported Lindan Khan.

The monks of the Yellow Sect also regarded Lin Dan Khan's conversion as a betrayal, especially the enthroned monk Merida in Guihua City, who regarded Lin Dan Khan as a traitor and repeatedly denounced Lin Dan Khan.

For this reason, Lin Dan Khan was also exhausted. At first, he often sent troops to attack the right-wing Mongolia. Later, for some unknown reason, he concentrated on studying Buddhism and did not manage the Chahar tribes very much. This is probably the reason why he did not want to deal with Jianlu. "

Zhu Youxiao was even more confused when he heard this and didn't understand what this person was thinking.

But now he can't care so much. What he cares about most is that Lin Danhan is eating for free from the Ming Dynasty. Thinking of this, he slapped the table and said:

"Is this the reason why Lin Dan Khan does not send troops? No matter what is going on internally, it is really unjustifiable that he takes so much money from Ming Dynasty every year and shirks it so wantonly."

"It really doesn't make sense. His behavior not only dissatisfied us, but also alienated the left-wing Mongolian tribes such as the Inner Khalkha and Horqin. Horqin defected to the Jianlu, and the Inner Khalkha also fell apart.

For this reason, Leng Hongtaiji, the minister in charge of [-] left-wing households, made several suggestions and requested to send troops together with the Ming Dynasty, but was rejected by Lin Dan Khan.Lin Danhan not only refused, but even reprimanded Leng Hongtaiji several times, saying that his lack of control had led to Horqin and other troops betraying him.

Even if the troops were sent this time, it was actually Hong Lengtai Ji who repeatedly suggested to Lin Dan Khan, and Lin Dan Khan also thought it would be profitable to send the troops. "

Wang Zaijin immediately agreed upon hearing this, and Zhu Youxiao was a little stunned when he heard this explanation.

He finally knew how Lin Dan Khan stretched his hips later. For a man like this, he still thought he was a Mongolian Khan. No wonder Huang Taiji picked the peach in the end.

After Wang Zaijin's explanation, Zhu Youxiao had an understanding of the basic situation in Mongolia, and he became less confident in Lin Danhan's dispatch of troops.

"According to Xiong Tingbi's plan, Lin Dan Khan's troops and horses are to join forces with those of A'erzhai, march to the upper reaches of the Liao River, and station troops in Tieling to intimidate Horqin and Bahrain, and cut off the connection between Jianlu and Horqin and other tribes.

But now I feel that Lin Danhan is really unreliable. Even we know about his reprimanding of Hong Lengtaiji, which shows that everyone knows about his internal discord.It is said that the time, place and people are favorable, but the Chahar people are not in harmony, so how can they fight a war?

Therefore, I thought about it and thought about whether I could send the imperial troops to go with Lin Dan Khan and others, so that we could rely on each other to prevent sneak attacks by the Jianlu. "

As soon as Zhu Youxiao said these words, Liu Yisui and others immediately looked at each other.Finally, Liu Yishen coughed slightly, bowed and walked out of the queue:
"Your Majesty, the troops of Liaodong are now stationed on the front line of Liaoshen. The elite soldiers and horses of Liaozuo have also been sent to Zhenjiang Fort on the Yalu River and North Korea, under the jurisdiction of Mangui and Cao Wenzhao, to prevent the Jianlu from sneaking into North Korea.

Therefore, the imperial court no longer has any available troops in Liaodong. If it really wants to send troops, it is estimated that it will have to mobilize troops from nine sides or the Beijing camp.But it was too late. Lin Danhan, Alzhai and others sent troops on April [-]th, and now it was April [-]th. No matter how fast they walked, they would not be able to catch up. "

After Liu Yishen's analysis, Zhu Youxiao could only nod helplessly.

The easiest place to mobilize troops now is Xuanda Town (Xuanfu and Datong), but the Governor of Xuanda, Yang Zhaoji, is currently rectifying Xuanfu, so the troops there must not be moved lightly.The Zhenwu Army in the Beijing Camp is currently the most capable of fighting, but as a battle-worthy force in the Beijing Camp, Zhu Youxiao does not intend to move lightly.

"In this case, then send someone to remind Xiong Tingbi to pay attention to the movements of Lin Danhan's troops and to avoid any accidents."

After hearing what the emperor said, everyone else raised their hands and accepted the decree.

From this, the next step of the Liaodong plan was decided. Zhu Youxiao still adhered to that principle. As long as the planned plan could be kept as stable as possible, let the people on the front line plan everything themselves.

But no matter what, this plan solved one of Zhu Youxiao's confusions, made Zhu Youxiao think about many things, and even allowed him to find a way to govern Mongolia in the future.

Thinking of this, he immediately looked at Liu Yishen and asked seriously:
"Liu Aiqing, Uszang is the territory of our Ming Dynasty. Since the Hongwu Dynasty, our Emperor Taizu has set up a capital and guard station in Uszang, and even asked them to send horses as gifts and undertake corvee labor. So, has our Ming Dynasty ever sent envoys to canonize eminent monks? , or should we ask eminent monks to come to Beijing to meet the saints?"

(End of this chapter)