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Han Zanzhou quickly asked the palace maid to bring the lunch, which included a palace lotus duck, a pot of roasted catfish, a honey-shredded yam, a soft-skinned turtle, and a nourishing soup.
When Qin Mu dines alone, he usually only has a few dishes. This has become a routine. This is related to his usual frugality. At the same time, Qin Mu feels that it is not necessary to put on such a pomp at home.
Dazhe was responsible for helping him with the dishes, while Dayu'er quickly told him in detail what he knew about the Wasaci Mongolia and Shuote tribe.
"Waci had 40,000 households during the time of Emperor Taizu of the Yuan Dynasty. After the Meng Yuan Dynasty was expelled from the Central Plains, these 40,000 households became the four tribes of Wasi, namely the Junggar Tribe, the Heshuote Tribe, the Dulbert Tribe, The Torhut tribe and other small tribes such as Huite;
After Wasa was forced to move westward, the leader of the Heshuote tribe has been serving as the leader of the Desert Mongolia alliance. Thirteen years ago, Batur Hutaiji became the leader of Weigar; Batur Hutaiji was a very talented man, and under his rule, the Junggar tribe won successively in wars against surrounding foreigners. This allowed the Junggar tribe to grow rapidly, and with the help of its strength, it seized the position of leader of the Mongolian Alliance in the Desert.
This led to dissatisfaction among the various tribes. Among the four ten thousand household tribes, the Turgut tribe moved westward, and the Heshuote tribe moved inland to the Qinghai area. The current great khan of the Heshuote tribe is called Gushi Khan. In the ninth year of Chongzhen, Gushi Khan sent envoys to Shengjing to pay tribute to horses and objects, and to declare himself a minister.
In the same year, the relationship with Batur Huetaiji of the Junggar tribe deteriorated further due to the struggle for the position of alliance leader. In order to avoid internal conflicts and find new pastureland, the fourth Tibetan Panchen Lobsang Chokyi Gyaltsen and Dibasonan Raoden please. Gushi Khan marched into Qinghai, defeated Quetu Khan and occupied the Qinghai area.
In the eleventh year of Chongzhen, Gushi Khan went to Lhasa to meet with the Fifth Emperor and the Fourth Panchen Lama, and was awarded Gu Shi. Tenzin Qujie, which means the national teacher and the Dharma King who holds the teachings.
In the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, Gushi Khan sent troops to attack Dundan Duoji, the chieftain of Baili in Kham District. In the same year, he went to Moxi to participate in the Mongolian chiefs conference hosted by Batur Hutaiji and participated in the formulation of the "Mongolian Oirat Code".
The next year, Gushi Khan raised troops and entered Houzang. And in the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, Zangba Khan was destroyed. He took control of the local political power in Tibet and ordered his eldest son Dayan Eqil to garrison Lhasa.
During this period, Gushi Khan vigorously supported the Yellow Sect and dedicated five generations of taxes from the front and back of Tibetan Buddhism as temple expenses. Except for Dibasonan Raodan Cuisine, which is under his control of daily government affairs. Tibetan officials were all appointed by Gushi Khan, and the "Thirteen Laws" were formulated, and new official positions such as Galunda were added to further improve the local administrative institutions of Tibet. Directly controlling the Tibetan army and firmly grasping the local political power of Qinghai and Tibet have greatly improved the situation of theocracy in Tibet.
In order to gain the support of the Tibetan people. Gushi Khan has always regarded himself as the protector king of the Yellow Sect. He also appointed his son Dayan Eqil as King Khan to guard the Qinghai area. "
In these years, the entire Central Plains mountains and rivers were shattered. All the Han people were busy with civil war or fighting against the Manchu invasion, and had no time to pay attention to what was happening in places like the Western Regions and Qinghai-Tibet. Qin Mu had previously thought that Qinghai-Tibet was still under the control of the tribal leaders, Panchen Lama, and other religious leaders who were canonized by the Ming Dynasty.
"According to what you said, Qinghai-Tibet is now under the rule of Gushi Khan of the Heshuote tribe?" Qin Mu stopped his chopsticks and asked in surprise.
Da Yuer quickly replied: "It can be said that although the Fifth Emperor still has great appeal in Tibet, he is actually elevated by Gushi Khan. The appointment of local officials and daily government affairs are indeed It’s already controlled by Gushi Khan.”
Qin Mu was a little dumbfounded. It seemed that he, the king, and his ministers knew too little about Tibet. He had previously asked the Ministry of Rites to send envoys to Qinghai and recruit the leaders who had been canonized by the Ming court to accept the canonization of the Qin Dynasty. However, I don't know that Tibet has changed, which is a bit ridiculous.
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Yangxin Hall, built during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, is located on the west side of the Qianqing Palace in the inner court. The name comes from Mencius' saying, "Nurturing the mind is better than having few desires," which means: The best way to cultivate the mind is to reduce sexual desire. It has now become a place where Qin Mu gathered ministers, handled government affairs, and studied.
After lunch, Sima An, Li Yuan, and Yang Shen were summoned to the Yangxin Hall.
On the carved red lacquer play baby shelf, in a bronze tripod-style flowerpot, a clump of orchids exudes a faint green fragrance.
On the tray with red paint and gold begonia flowers, several cups of Longjing tea before the rain were brewed in the jade tea cup with chrysanthemum petals. A wisp of ambergris is floating in the red sandalwood-mounted filigree enamel beast-ear stove.
All this is a good place for chatting with close friends and reading at leisure. But Sima An, Li Yuan, and Yang Shen looked a little solemn at this moment.
"A unified and powerful Tibet will be a terrible enemy for our great Qin. You must still have fresh memories of Tibet during the Tang Dynasty. From the past facts, we can see that a unified Tibet will not only It will affect the ownership of the Western Region and the Hexi Corridor, and will pose a major threat to Longyou and even Sichuan and Yunnan. No matter what, I will never allow a unified Tibet to escape the control of the Qin Dynasty. "
After Qin Mu finished speaking, Li Yuan replied with a worried look on his face: "King Qin, the climate in Qinghai-Tibet is worse than that of the Mongolian Plateau. Now that the Central Plains has been settled, the people are in urgent need of recuperation. Moreover, the wars in various parts of Monan are continuing. Take control of the situation quickly. We really can’t take care of Tibet at this time!”
The cost of the war was huge. Even though the Qin Dynasty's Northern Expedition was overwhelming and the Manchu Qing Dynasty was wiped out in a few months, 300,000 troops were dispatched and millions of dollars in food and money were spent. Vomiting bitterness.
It is simply impossible to send troops to Tibet now.
Sima An said: "Gushi Khan's entry into Tibet had both advantages and disadvantages for the Qin Dynasty. The advantage was that he weakened the sect's rule, which was beneficial to the Qin Dynasty's control of Tibet in the future.
Of course, the disadvantage is much greater. In fact, there are sectarian interests that are difficult to reconcile among the Yellow Sect, Red Sect, White Sect and other sects in Tibet. The rule of sects makes it difficult for Tibet to form a whole and pose a major threat to the Central Plains.
Once Gushi Khan ruled Tibet for a long time and allowed him to integrate the Tibetan people under secular unity, it is difficult to say whether Tibet will become as powerful as Tubo during the Tang Dynasty. "
These are what Qin Mu is most worried about. He said patiently: "Do you ministers have any countermeasures?"
Yang Shen is younger and more enterprising. He said: "No matter what, we must first control Xining. Xining City is the eastern gateway of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the only place where the South Road of the Ancient Silk Road and the Tang-Tibet Road must pass. It has been an important transportation route and military center in the northwest since ancient times. It is known as the key to the West Sea and the throat of the sea. If this city is not controlled, the Hexi Corridor and even Longyou will be under the threat of the Heshuote tribe. During the Northern Expedition. During the battle, Li Dingguo, the commander-in-chief of the rear army, did not fight hard, and all 60,000 troops were there... "
Qin Mu waved his hand and said: "Li Dingguo wants to control Guanzhong, Hetao, and take the Hexi Corridor to the west. The 60,000-strong army is already stretched thin."
Li Yuan asked hesitantly: "Does King Qin want to send more troops to Hexi?"
"Sending additional troops is not a problem. The problem is how to solve the logistical supply problem. Now that Guanzhong has just been captured, all industries are declining and people's livelihood is in poverty. We still need help from the court. We will definitely not be able to get supplies from Guanzhong. If we transport food from Jiangnan and Huguang, it will be thousands of miles away. , the losses on the road alone are dozens of times greater. At the moment, Da Qin cannot afford such expenses."
Regarding these issues, Qin Mu, monarch and ministers discussed and discussed, but they were unable to do anything. Now Li Dingguo only sent 2,500 troops to Xining. If the troops were more, it would be difficult to solve the logistics problems locally.
If additional troops are sent, even if we do not consider factors such as acclimatization, the logistics supply alone will be enough to become an unsolvable problem at present.
Qin Mu asked the maid to bring the tea, and they drank it carefully. Their thoughts changed quickly. Li Yuan said tentatively: "King Qin, let's do it step by step. If there is no other way, give up Xining first and send envoys to confer Gushi Khan. , Keep friendly with them first, and wait in a few years, when the Qin Dynasty's national strength increases and the problem of Monongo is resolved, then it will not be too late to find a way to capture Xining. "
Qin Mu knew that if this matter was brought to the court for discussion, Li Yuan's temporary compromise method would definitely prevail.
But if we don’t send more troops, is there nothing we can do
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