Riyue Mountain was called Chiling in Tang Dynasty and was named after the red sandy soil on the top of the mountain.
This is not only the watershed between the outflow rivers and the inland rivers in eastern Qinghai, but also the natural dividing line between nomadic herding and farming.
The mountains are undulating, the peaks are towering, and the climate is cold.
The scenery on both sides of the mountain is also completely different. To the west of the foothills is a vast prairie with abundant pasture and herds of cattle and sheep, while to the east of the foothills is a farming area in the Hehuang River Valley with dotted villages, terraced fields and rolling wheat waves.
This is the Tang-Tibet Ancient Road, a strategic location where the Tang Dynasty and Tubo once fought for supremacy.
The emperor's palace is on a high mountain, more than 4,800 meters above sea level. This was originally a fortress that the Tang and Tibetans fought over repeatedly. The pass under the fort is the ancient Silk Road, a major post road station.
It was here that Princess Wencheng entered Tibet, and later Xue Rengui was defeated in Dafeichuan and was defeated in embarrassment here.
Zhu Yihai stood on the high platform of the palace. On one side, the snow-laden withered grass was miserable, and on the other side, the rain-beaten grass was lush.
"This mountain is not majestic at all." Anu said with a smile beside him. The snow-capped mountains, grasslands, forests, and deserts in the Western Regions are majestic and majestic. The Sun and Moon Mountain is not as high as Kunlun, and it is not as dangerous as the stone. It is neither green and dense, nor
Some of the jagged and strange rocks are just a blur.
Even standing on the top of the mountain at a high altitude of nearly 5,000 meters, except for the severe altitude sickness, looking around, it really doesn’t feel like being on a high mountain at all.
Very flat and bare.
"Although this mountain is only one hundred and eighty miles long, it is not much less important than the Qinling Mountains. However, it is far less large and dangerous than the Daban Mountain and Laji Mountain in the north and south, but it is so horizontal.
To the east of Qinghai Lake is the Huanggu Valley of the Eight Hundred Mile River. Since ancient times, the Riyue Mountain has been the throat from the Central Plains to Qinghai-Tibet."
The description of the throat is very appropriate and also highlights its importance.
In the era when Tang and Tubo were competing for supremacy, this place was like Hangu Pass and Hulao Pass during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
"It's not fun at all. It's bare and gives people a headache. Xining Fucheng is much more lively than this, and even Huangyuan County is better than this mountain. Why does Your Majesty have to come to the top of this mountain?" Anu pouted, a little unhappy.
, it has been almost two years since he followed the emperor on his western tour, and he wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to have a child, but now there is no movement.
However, since the emperor's western tour, although there were few concubines accompanying him, many of them were pregnant. However, he often slept with them, but there was no movement at all.
"I'll ask the guards to take you back to Xining Mansion. You might as well go to Huangyuan County to rest."
"Your Majesty, aren't you going back yet?"
"I'll stay here for a few more days. The snow scenery here is pretty good."
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Zhu Yihai did not stay in the big city of Xining in the warm Hehuang Valley, but he insisted on staying at the top of the Riyue Mountain, nearly five thousand meters above sea level. The palace built last year was actually just a military fortress built in the name of a palace.
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A lot of grain, grass and gunpowder are stored here, and a lot of cannons are set up. The royal camps of Shenwei and Zhenwu are also stationed here.
Riyueshan Palace also has a military name.
Stone Castle.
This military fortress is very strong and dangerous, but if you want to say that it is comfortable to live in, there is nothing to experience. It is very cold in the first month, with ice and snow, and staying in the castle is like an ice cellar.
The cold wind penetrates everywhere.
The emperor is not looking for abuse. He is looking at Qinghai here and waiting for news.
"His Majesty."
"Seng Ge was killed in his sleep by his brother Zhuo Te Babatur and died in Chu Hu'er's winter castle."
Zhu Yihai nodded.
There was a fireplace in the hall, and the fire was bright, but it was still cold.
"Chu Hu'er and Zhuot Babatur have led a group of troops to the Khan Tingbo Hosi Fort in Sengge."
Zhu Yihai added a few pieces of firewood to the stove, "When the news of Seng Ge's death came here, even if we had to hurry up, it would take a lot of time on the road. I'm afraid Chu Hu'er and the others have already arrived at Bohuoxi Castle by now, right?"
Zhu Dadian was also a little worried, "I didn't expect that Seng Ge was so arrogant and underestimated the enemy. He didn't have any precautions. He refused to listen to the advice and insisted on seeing Chu Hu'er. He didn't have any precautions and had his head cut off in his sleep. He died passively."
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Yan Wegong came over after hearing the news: "Bohuoxi Fort has three thousand Zhengar Army on the left wing of the Junggar Army. Although it is the Junggar Army, the soldiers, instructors, and key officers were all transferred there by me in the Ming Dynasty. Even if Sengge is killed,
You should be able to defend the castle."
"I'm afraid that the soldiers are not tired of deception. If they use deception, they may not be able to defend it. Although Fort Bohosi is a castle, it is very small and the defense is not strong."
Zhu Yihai was quite calm. He waved his hand and said, "Don't panic. Even if Fort Bohosi is lost, it won't be a big deal. What's important is that the city must be defended."
Come on, I've already expected this.
Zhu Yihai has deduced this situation more than once, and it cannot be broken or established.
Zhu Yihai is not satisfied with the current situation in the Western Regions. Although the Mongol Khans such as Oirat claimed vassalage, paid tribute and made relatives, they were still autonomous vassals and were just vassals. This kind of rule naturally kept its word when the Ming Dynasty was strong, but
Once they are overwhelmed, these people will definitely become disobedient.
We must take advantage of the time when the Ming army is strong and capable of fighting to change this situation. We must actually station troops there, immigrate and build towns, and rule directly there.
"Act according to the predetermined plan."
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Lhasa.
Gushi Khan Tulubaihu, who had just returned from the victory in Kashgar, ignored the fatigue of the battle and held a grand prisoner dedication ceremony in Lhasa. He escorted many Beke Ahun and others captured from Yarkand to the restored palace.
, offering prisoners to the two great monks.
He also dedicated the Kashgar, Yarkand, Khotan and other places captured in the Western Expedition to the great monk, just like when he destroyed Quitu Khan, Baili Chieftain, and Zangba Khan, he also dedicated Kham, Qinghai, Wei, etc.
Hidden together and presented to the great monk.
The great monk was also very considerate. He praised Gushi Khan a lot in public and also gave him a series of titles.
"Asshole."
Not long after Gushi Khan came back and was happy, after seeing some reports sent by Dayan, the eldest son who stayed behind, he became furious and cursed.
"Suonan Raodan is so capable. He actually dares to make such an opinion. Why don't you stop him?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Dayan is the eldest son of Gushi Khan, a brave and skilled Heshuote warrior. He marched into Qinghai-Tibet with Gushi Khan and destroyed Tuhan and Zangba Khan.
He always took the lead and was very brave. Gushi Khan also liked this son very much. He let his eight sons stay in Qinghai, divided his left and right wings into Batai Ji to nomadic Qinghai, took his eldest son with him to Tibet, and also commanded the men stationed in Dangxiong.
Elite Eight Banners.
During this western expedition, he deliberately left his eldest son behind because he wanted him to learn more about government affairs. The emperor of tomorrow handed over thousands of miles of land to his teenage son and handled it in an orderly manner. He also hoped that his son would not only be brave and capable of fighting, but also
Able to learn to handle political and religious affairs well.
But now the result made him very dissatisfied.
Suonan Raodan was the Diba appointed by him. He was the head of the officials of the Kashote Khanate and was equivalent to the chief assistant of the Central Plains. This Suonan Raodan was originally an attendant of the fourth generation and later became the regent of the fifth generation.
On behalf of the great monk, he went to find Tumote and sent troops to protect the Dharma. Later, he and Zanya invited Gushi Khan to kill Zangba Khan and others.
After Gushi Khan entered Tibet, he first dedicated 130,000 households in the two wings of Weizang to the great monks. Then he never regarded himself as a conqueror, but as a protector of the teachings and Dharma, in order to reduce the Tibetan people's hostility towards him.
, and even appointed Suonan Raodan as Diba, and appointed many powerful local nobles as Khan court officials.
He also gave a lot of power to Sonam Raodan.
But now Suonan Raodan has gone too far. Previously, Suonan Raodan proposed to hand over the management of Kougetse, Shegar and Lazi to the Jishediba family, which has always supported the Gelug sect.
But even the fifth generation expressed opposition to this matter, and Gushi Khan was very clear and resolutely opposed.
Who would have known that Suonan Raodan actually handed over these three lands to the Jixue Diba family without his consent while he was on an expedition to the west.
Jixue Diba, also known as Tsogye Dorje, was a great nobleman in the Jixue area of the former Tibet. He was armed and supported the Gelug sect. At the end of Wanli, he was defeated by Zangba Khan. At that time, a large number of monks from Drepung Sera Monastery also
After being killed, at the end of Chongzhen, Jixue Diba sent troops to guide Gushi Khan to destroy Zangba Khan and so on. Last year, he even escorted the Fifth Emperor to the Western Regions to meet the Son of Heaven.
As a veteran and powerful aristocrat of Qianzang, Gushi Khan was very wary of him, but Suonan Raodan actually killed him first and then showed off.
"Father Khan, after the Jishe Diba family took over the three places, I sent people to write to them. Jishe Diba expressed his willingness to return Shigatse to Ganden Phodrang."
Before Ganden Phodrang rebuilt the palace, the fifth generation lived in the palace of Drepung Monastery. His chief steward, Sonam Raoden, also lived here, and he was also the Khan Tingdi Ba.
The court of Heshuote Khan is sometimes also called Ganden Phodrang.
Suonan Raodan is very powerful now, especially since the great monk does not care about worldly affairs. Gushi Khan also handed over the power of the Khan court government to him. As a result, Tibetans ranked him with Gushi Khan and called Gushi Khan the sun in the sky.
, Sonam Raodan is the moon in the sky.
Jishediba's so-called return of Shigatse to Ganden Phodrang actually only occupied two areas and returned one to Suonan Raoden.
"Gandan Phodrang,"
Gushi Khan gritted his teeth and was very dissatisfied. Ganden Phozhang Tousita Palace in Chinese means the Palace of the Gods. After the newly built White House, the great monk and Suonan Raodan no longer live there, but people are still used to calling it this.
The Khan Court.
Gushi Khan felt that he had indulged Suonan Raodan and made him not know who was the master and who was the attendant.
"Your performance disappoints me!" Gushi Khan said bluntly to his son, "Now you go and be a hero, mobilize thousands of my and Shuote elite cavalry, and then load up a few artillery pieces rewarded by the emperor, and go to the Jixue family
Visit him and hope that he will hand over those two places back."
Dayan asked his father, "What if they won't give it back?"
"Are the cavalry and artillery you brought just for show?"
"The Jixue family is powerful and has high prestige in Qianzang. It has a closer relationship with Suonan Raodan. Is it too hasty to take action directly?"
"Fart, if we don't show a tough attitude, they will sit on our necks and shit on us in the future. Let's see how the emperor will do things tomorrow. We have always been polite before attacking. When it is time to be tough, never say anything nonsense, Batu
How did Erhan die? How was the Yarkand Kingdom destroyed?"
"Go ahead, you will inherit the Khanate in the future. If you can't even handle this little thing, how can I safely hand over the Khanate to you? You are not as decisive as your sixth brother Hutaiji."
When Dayan heard his father mention Lao Liu, he felt a little unhappy, but he still nodded and said that he was stepping down to do the work he was ordered to do.
Gushi Khan sat there alone, the more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He felt that the great monks had been too close to the Ming Dynasty recently. They seemed to have some tacit approval from the emperor, and they were no longer satisfied with being aloof, and began to interfere in worldly affairs.
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Although the person doing the work was Dibasonan Raodan, he was the regent and general manager of the great monk, so there must have been instructions from the great monk behind his actions.
"Here comes someone."
Gushi Khan called the waiter, and a young woman came in.
"Make a pot of milk tea!"
"yes."
Gushi Khan raised his head and glanced at the woman, and saw that she was the mother of his concubine’s youngest son Dashbaatul. This was a humble slave, but she was quite pretty. He had drunk her when he had her, and later gave birth to her.
The youngest son, but Gushi Khan did not like this woman. Even if she gave birth to a son for him, she would always be just a humble slave.
Seeing him, Gushi Khan's face darkened. He reached out and grabbed the woman who was about to leave, glaring at her angrily: "Don't think that I know nothing about things at home because I'm on an expedition to the west. You humble slave,
How dare you seduce Dayan?"
The woman's face turned pale, her whole body trembled, and she knelt down and begged for mercy, "I didn't seduce Dayan Noyan. He raped me while he was drunk. I couldn't resist..."
Gushi Khan slapped her away and knocked the woman to the ground.
"Bitch, you still dare to lie."
"No, slave."
Gushi Khan's eyes were red, and he pulled out the knife and wanted to kill her. At this time, young Dash Batur ran in and blocked his mother.
"Father, don't."
Gushi Khan looked at his young son, then at the woman, and finally threw the knife to the ground, "Get out of here."
Although there is a system of step marriage in Mongolia, a son can inherit his concubine's mother, but before he died, the eldest son had an affair with his concubine's mother, which made him very dissatisfied.
He didn't mention it to the eldest son just now, but he was furious at the woman. If the younger son hadn't appeared, he would have killed the woman just now.
Sitting there, Gushi broke out in sweat, and then shouted again.
"Where's the tea, damn slave, do you want me to make the tea myself?"
The woman came in carrying a copper pot and walked very carefully. Her face was already red and swollen, with a red palm mark.
She carefully approached Gushi Khan, poured him milk tea, prepared a bowl of milk bean dregs, and then stood aside to serve him with her head bowed.
"Go away, don't show up in this Khan's tent again, go and milk the cows and make butter, don't let this Khan see you again, and don't see Dayan again, otherwise I will skin you and sink you into the river!"
The woman bowed her head and retreated.
Gushihan lowered his head and drank tea.
When the woman returned outside, her son hurriedly greeted her, "Father, didn't he hit you?"
The woman hugged her son, smiled at him, and whispered to him, "Don't worry, he will never be able to hit me, ever."
She pulled her son away, a little panicked.
"where are we going?"
"Go to a place where there are people waiting for us, follow them, and we won't have to worry anymore."
A guard went to report the matter to Gushi Khan, but was horrified to find that Gushi Khan fell to the ground, not breathing.