Xin Ai Huang Tai Ji, this is the name the Ming Dynasty gave to the eldest son of An Da Khan. Han Na Ji, Zhong Jin Hatun and Qatai Ji only used the word "Xin Ai" to refer to him out of consideration for their pragmatic understanding. Facts

Above, his name is Senggedu Gurengtemuer. The Mongols generally call him Sengge, so he should actually be called Sengge Huangtaiji (Huangtaiji means similar to the crown prince, but only similar. The descendants of Genghis Khan are

At this time, it is all "Taiji").

Xin Ai is in his early sixties this year. He has gray hair and wears a braid that is common among Mongolians. What the Han people call a "vertebral bun", that is, the top of the head is shaved into a three-piece head, with a horsehair style on the front and braids on the left and right.

The Mongolian name for practicing the vertical posture is "Shibileger".

Comparing it with Bhan Naji, we can see Xin Ai's resistance to "Chineseization": Bhan Naji's hairstyle only retains a braid on each side of the temple, and the rest is the same as Han hair accessories.

Moreover, apart from going out for hunting, Han Naji also likes to wear Han costumes when meeting his subordinates, especially the official uniforms of the Ming Dynasty, which are even more distinctive. His image is quite rare among Mongolians, but fortunately all Mongolia

Everyone knew that he was a Hamin, and he was very powerful, so no one jumped out to accuse him.

Xin Ai is different. His hair accessory is still a fashion in the Genghis Khan era, but the way it looks now is purely a "retro style".

Xin's style of employing people is very consistent with Dayan Khan's style when he is old, and his generals are his sons.

This group of children are now sitting around Xin Ai's crotch, and they don't have many rules. They just sit on the carpet casually.

"It has been so long since the Great Khan passed away, but none of the eight Tumut tribes sent people to ask me to succeed the Great Khan. Tell me, what's the ghost here?" Xin Ai held a silver cup in her hand and gently

Swirl the kumiss in the glass.

His sons suddenly looked at each other and refused to speak first.

The so-called eight tribes of Tumut are based on the division of the entire Tumut within the Beiyuan system, rather than the division of east and west posts in Anda. According to this division method of the eight tribes of Tumut, the eight major tribes of Tumut are

Distributed as follows:

He himself was a member of the Xin'ai Huangtaiji tribe, stationed in the Xiaobaihai and Mafeishan areas north of Xinghe (later Zhangbei County, Hebei Province) outside Xuanfu. This place is three hundred miles away from the border of the Ming Dynasty.

, located in the easternmost part of Tumote Ten Thousand Houses, originally connected to the station of the Ulyanha tribe of Duoyanwei. Later, the part of Ulangha that was dismembered was also assigned to him as a garrison, and his power expanded eastward.

The second is the Dachengtai Ji tribe, which is stationed in the northwest of Piantou Pass in Shanxi Province. The entire area is called Harangwu. It is also three hundred miles away from the border of the Ming Dynasty. This so-called Harangwu is just west of Dabansheng City

.In other words, the pasture land of Jibu in Dachengtai is the westernmost end of the pasture land of thousands of Tumut households. From Daban Shengcheng to the west, all his pasture land is located across the Yellow River from Ordos Ten Thousand Households.

The main body of Dacheng Taiji's tribe is the original "Meng Guoljin tribe" left to him by his grandmother Yike Hatun (this is the view of some historians. I compared it and found it more reliable, so this article

The book is adopted, but accuracy is not guaranteed).

The third is the Bayuet tribe (one is used to place the waist), which is the tribe to which Anda's second son Buyantaiji belongs. The tribe's pastoral area is located in Tianchengwei, Datong Prefecture (later Tianzhen County, Shanxi Province), Yanghe

The Yikejulige area outside Wei (later Yanggao County, Shanxi Province). It is still about three hundred miles away from the Ming border.

Buyantaiji died relatively early, but left behind a son named Baturaiji. This Taiji still died early, but he was very fertile and had six sons, all of whom were stationed in one place. His eldest son, Songmuertai,

After his father's death, Ji became the minister of the Bayot Department. However, the strength of the department was average, and Songmur Taiji himself was a die-hard fan of Chatterji, so the Bayot Department was influenced by Chatterji to some extent.

The fourth is the Aiwu Shen tribe, which is led by Bingtu Taiji, the fourth son of Anda Khan. Its pastoral area is north of the Dacheng Taiji tribe, that is, outside the Shanxi Piantou Pass, "Hu

The prefectural committee Wu'er took advantage of it" (according to Xiao Daheng's "Beibei Customs"). This place is relatively far from the border of the Ming Dynasty, about 700 miles away.

In the original history, Bingtu Taiji later moved west to Qinghai to station herders. This station was occupied by Xin'ai Huang Taiji's eldest son, Talike, but he is still here. However, this tribe is not very strong, and its general performance is "

"Follow the crowd".

The fifth is the Bahrain tribe, which belongs to the fifth son of Anda Khan, Yeli Dengji (called Balin Taiji in Chinese). Its pastoral area is in the land of Hayan Nashiji outside Datong Yanghe due north.

This place is five hundred miles away from the border of the Ming Dynasty. Balin Taiji had seven sons, among which Zhelitu Taiji was the more famous. He was also a Taiji who supported farming and had a good relationship with Balin Taiji.

The sixth is the Dengdalat (Dalat) tribe, which belongs to the sixth son of Anda Khan, Goligotaiji. Its pastureland is behind the Duolanwoken Mountain outside the Datong Desheng Fort.

Its garrison is about 300 miles away from the Ming Dynasty border. The Dengdalat tribe currently has a certain strength. If they have to fight with an army, they can pull out nearly 5,000 cavalry.

But Corrigendaji himself has no ambitions. He always listens to whoever is strong. It is estimated that after the news of the tripartite alliance between Hannaji, Jongkin Hatun and Chatterjee spread, he should immediately turn to Hannaji.

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The seventh is the Wushen (also Wushen) tribe, which is led by Anda Khan's brother Labu Ketaiji. Its pastureland is outside the border fortress of Datong Town (later northeast of Datong City, Shanxi Province).

In the area of ​​​​Ke'er, due north. It is less than 200 miles away from the border of the Ming Dynasty. Labuke Taiji died early, and his son was also sick and had few directors. Therefore, his grandson Daiqing Darhan Taiji was the most famous and deeply loved.

I answer Khan’s trust.

In the sixth year of Wanli, when Anda Khan took a large group of Mongolian nobles to Qinghai, Han Naji, Zhongjin Hatun and Qataiji also accompanied them, so Daiqing Darhantai

On behalf of Anda Khan, Ji presided over major affairs such as mutual trade and tribute with the Ming Dynasty that year. Therefore, to a certain extent, Daiqing Darhan Taiji is currently second only to Bahan Naji in Tumotri.

I answer my grandchildren "Taiji."

The eighth is the Duoluo Tuman tribe, which is led by Buzhejier, the son of Arsuborot, the fourth son of Dayan Khan. Its pastureland is in the northwest of Shanxi Piantou Pass.

The border of the Ming Dynasty is about 600 to 700 miles away. Buzhejir has seven sons, among which the four most famous ones are Daya Huangtaiji, Maligotaiji, Huoluochitaiji and Kechutaiji. However, the tribe has been moving westward to the Qinghai area.

The garrison and activities are actually far away from the core area of ​​​​Tumut, and are currently fighting the Mongolian Oirat Department.

This division obviously does not include the core of Anda's headquarters, and it is weak and far away, or it is more inclined to Hannaji or Chataiji. Therefore, after Xin Ai asked this question, several sons

Not willing to speak.

But it's not enough to stay silent. Since Xin Ai's eldest son, Chali Ke, is still with the Northern Yuan court, Xin Ai's second son, Namur Taiji, had no choice but to speak out: "Abu (Mongolian father), these people except Dacheng Taiji

Outside Ji, they are either just grassroots or don’t have many troops, so we don’t have to worry about what they want. In my opinion, as long as Dacheng Taiji doesn’t jump out and cause trouble, everything else will be easy to handle. As long as we lead the troops into Guihua City

, everything is done.”

However, as soon as he said these words, he was refuted by Xin Ai's third son, Qing Batu Buri Hatu Taiji (because there was a Qing Batu, this person will be referred to as Buri Hatu from now on), Buri Hatu

He said with an expressionless face: "Dacheng Taiji didn't jump out to cause trouble? Originally I didn't think he had the guts, but you all know the news. Mingren sent an envoy over and even brought thousands of soldiers and horses.

Visiting Qatai Ji, I am worried that this guy is here to help Dacheng Taiji seize the position of Great Khan."

Xin Ai's fifth son, Songmu'er Taiji, frowned when he heard this and said, "Do you have any evidence?"

"Evidence? Do you need evidence?" Burihatu snorted coldly: "This envoy from Ming Dynasty must have come to consecrate King Shunyi, but why did he go to Qataiji instead of going to Guihua City to confer King Shunyi?

?You don’t think Mingren is stupid enough to make Chataiji King of Shunyi?”

Everyone shook their heads together. This was of course absolutely impossible. Although Qataiji was known as Taiji, he was only the adopted son of Ebuge (grandpa) and was not a real member of the Golden Family. How could he be qualified to be the Great Khan?

But Xin Ai's sixth son Borha Tu still didn't understand the meaning and asked: "Then why is he going to meet Chatterji? It's not because he admires Chatterji's reputation and wants to see him.

Bar?"

Burihatu rolled his eyes: "Lao Liu, before you speak, can you move your head that is dazed by women and think about it carefully?"

He said angrily: "Although there are many generals under Ebuge's command, Chatarji is the only one who can compare with Abu. If Chatarji is willing to help Dacheng Taiji, then Dacheng Taiji's only shortcoming will be filled."

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"The only shortcoming of Dacheng Taiji? What shortcoming?" The intelligence level of Borha Rabbit is estimated to be comparable to that of rabbits.

They were all his own sons, but there was such an idiot among them. Xin Ai couldn't bear to listen anymore and said angrily: "Porha Rabbit, if you are unwilling to use your brain, just listen and don't interrupt!"

Burihatu sighed and explained helplessly: "Dacheng Taiji is famous for only making money and not fighting, but the strength of his subordinates cannot be underestimated. If Chataiji is willing to help him, he will

We have troops, money, and brave generals at our disposal."

Borha Rabbit suddenly understood and nodded repeatedly: "Oh oh oh, I understand, I understand."

He said he understood, but everyone knew from the confused look on his face that he still didn't know what it meant.

Xin Ai's fourth son, Hamu, frowned at Duer Taiji and said, "Third brother, are you saying that this Mingren envoy went to work as a lobbyist for Dacheng Taiji? But he didn't even meet Dacheng Taiji.

, Dacheng Taiji didn’t express his position, what was he doing in such a hurry? Not to mention whether Qiatarji was willing to break the rules, but if Dacheng Taiji didn’t have the courage, he, the imperial envoy, would be

How should I handle myself?”

Burihatu asked: "Fourth, do you know who this envoy is?"

"Who is it?" Hamu asked Duer with a frown.

"Gao pragmatism." Burihatu said calmly: "That is, Jinghua's boss."

Everyone was shocked, while Hamubaduer was dumbfounded and said: "He wants to bribe Qataiji?"

Well, in the eyes of most Mongolians, the three words "gao pragmatism" can be directly equated with "rich". It's no wonder that Hamu Batu'er's first reaction was that Gao pragmatism wanted to bribe Qataiji.

Burihatu frowned slightly and said thoughtfully: "This is what I have always suspected. Logically speaking, we all know Qataiji, and he doesn't really look like a guy who can be bribed with money. But this

After all, there is no guarantee of this. When Ebug was around, naturally no one could bribe Qataiji, but now that Ebug is gone... Abu, we'd better be careful."

Xin Ai snorted and said: "Tuotuo is a man of rules. I am the eldest son of the Great Khan. I believe he will not be happy to bear the bad reputation of a rebellious minister and traitor after being a loyal minister and good general for most of his life."

Burihatu felt that Abu's words were a bit arbitrary, and was about to persuade him again, but Xin Ai waved his hand and asked: "Is there any news from Zalik? Are Tumen willing to let him back?"

The second son, Namur, said: "The eldest brother only had one messenger come back, saying that Tumen was very sad when they heard about the death of the Great Khan, and they always expressed their desire to come to Tumote to see the remains of the Great Khan in person."

"What?"

"Is he coming to Tumut?"

"Tumen are crazy?"

"I think he must have something up his sleeve!"

Xin Ai's disciples immediately exploded, and Xin Ai himself turned cold, and said solemnly: "Come and see my Abu's remains? I think he wants to see my remains too? When the time comes, he will have Lalik in his hands again.

Doesn’t Tumut have the final say?”

Burihatu frowned and thought for a moment, then asked: "Second brother, what were Tumen's original words?"
To be continued...