Chapter 158 Conditions
It is also the meaning of the question to meet these lamas.
Mongolia is a bit like medieval Europe. The nobles were in charge of secular power and then they lost allegiance to religious leaders. It can even be said that these religious leaders of the Mongolians extended their hands longer and had greater power, which had a greater impact on the ability to make decisions in major events.
Zhang Han was deeply disliked these lamas. As a Han Chinese, he believed more deeply in the things in his thousand-year civilization inheritance. Zhang Han did not recognize or accept Tibetan Buddhism, many forms and cores.
But personal attitude is irrelevant. What is important is that these lamas can cooperate with Zhang Han to rule the grassland and make them more politically stable... This is the most important thing.
Sometimes politicians are like this, and there is no way to deal with things, and they can’t start from their likes and dislikes.
There were many people bowing to greet along the way. A lot of Mongolians were guards wearing bows and arrows and quivering. They were a little nervous. During the day, Khan and Taiji and others had respectfully welcomed the Han people in front of them. The Mongols also understood that a new chapter had entered the grassland. The Han officials in front of them had a power and status that ordinary Mongolians could unimaginably. His financial resources were far better than the Mongolians. His subordinates were much better than the Mongolians. The three tribes of Mobei joined forces were not opponents of the Hutchison Shang regiments. However, no matter what, these arrow-holding guards were still quite vigilant and cautious... The Great Buddha Temple behind them were several respected Lama Living Buddhas. In the hearts of ordinary Mongolians, they were far more important than those of Taiji Concubines.
"I've met Mr. Zhang."
More than a dozen qualified lamas were all wearing red robes and bowed to Zhang Han together.
They were all welcoming in front of the main hall of the Buddhist temple, not the gate, retaining their noble and transcendent status, and giving Zhang Han the face they deserve.
Zhang Han doesn't care about these tricks at all. What matters is that they are bowing and not themselves.
"Please do not give me any gifts, don't be too polite." Zhang Han walked straight into the hall, looked at it, and sat down on a straw mat in the middle.
The Mobei area is quite simple, while the lamas in Tibet pay more attention to enjoyment than ordinary noble people. The palace-style Buddhist temples where several living Buddhas live are all magnificent, and they enjoy living, sitting and lying down.
Although the Buddhist temple here is big, the lamas all sit cross-legged on the ground, and the decoration is still ordinary. It seems that either the atmosphere is simple or the wealth has not yet been gathered.
Several living Buddhas sat cross-legged on the left and right sides of Zhang Han. There were various expressions of mixed expressions on their faces, some unwillingness, some slight anger, some panic, and some restraint and flattery... Zhang Han did not give any kind of courtesy to any Mongolian senior officials, including the three great khans, who also received and toasted in public, and the rest of the courtesy was gone.
Of course, this was also done on purpose by Zhang Han. He wanted those khans to understand the difference between their identities.
Submission means surrender. All the Khan Taiji is empty. Zhang Han is their current master and has no other choice.
Zhang Han said, "Today I want to reiterate a few things... First, we will not interfere with the missionary of the Huang Cult in Mongolia in the future, but Lamas cannot interfere too much in the affairs of each department, especially in conflict with our major policies and guidelines."
Zhang Han pondered: "Simply put, you should try your best to cooperate with our government orders. Even if they are not in line with the traditions of the Mongolians, you should preach and cooperate so that our government orders can be implemented more easily."
All the lamas were silent. They were all smart people who could build up a religion in this era, and defeat the primitive shamanism from Tibet to the Western Regions to Qinghai to the entire grassland, and then to Liaodong. Although this is a bonus to the advanced nature of the overall religion, these people who live on the forefront of the times are undoubtedly not good. They are all highly intelligent and at least they are masters of psychology who are good at fooling around.
They did not rush to express their opinions, but just waited for Zhang Han to continue talking.
"Secondly, we will give you the corresponding status and respect and courtesy. You can continue to preach and develop more believers. We can help you fight against the Red Cult, whether it is political or religious, or solve it by war. Third, I know that your current wealth comes from worship, but the amount of worship is uneven, depending on the financial resources of all places and tribes. From now on, in addition to worship, we can provide you with additional financial help. You are all saints and should not work hard for money. I can guarantee that our appropriations for worship must be much more normal and richer than worship."
When he heard the third point, all the lamas present had their eyes lit up except for Zhebuzundanba.
It is true that Xiang Zhebu Zundanba Hutuktu is a living Buddha worshipped by the largest tribe in Mobei and a reincarnated child in the Golden Family. His offerings are not only far superior to ordinary living Buddhas, but are not even under the two major living Buddhas in the Tibetan area. The entire Mobei is equivalent to his territory. Several khans and many herders built a city for him as a temple. Such offerings are of course the best, but except for Zhebu Zundanba, the rest of the living Buddhas were displaced without exception. The Zhang family living Buddha was worshipped in Zhangjia Village in Qinghai. The name of the Zhang family living Buddha can be seen how embarrassed it is. In the Qing Dynasty, this living Buddha was regarded by the Qing court because of his influence in Monan. He was respected as Zhangjia Living Buddha and the national teacher. He also specially built a Buddha city for him to worship. At this time, this great living Buddha did not have such treatment, which was far from it.
The other living Buddhas have their own difficulties. Sometimes they consider it not for themselves, but for the sake of many followers... The Zhang family living Buddhas have more than a thousand monks following him. In Qinghai, any living Buddha is like this. The living Buddhas themselves may not be greedy, but if they do not have a lot of money to worship, they will not only be unable to continue on a large scale, but they will also be unable to afford the various expenses of followers and people who come to study Buddhism.
There are many sacrifices, and the amount is uneven. Even a wealthy living Buddha like Zhebuzundanba will be in a difficult situation. Just like the current Kulun City, this large temple was built because of the worship of various departments, but it stagnated because of the lack of financial resources of various departments...
Zhang Han said to Zhebuzundanba at the right time: "It is also very annoying to live in a city that has been built halfway through this day, right? If we both reach a consensus, we will be responsible for the construction costs below."
Zhebuzundanba bowed and said, "Thank you for your kindness. I am still a little confused about this matter, and I want to ask you for advice."
Zhang Han said calmly: "Sage, please tell me."
Of course, it is impossible for these top living Buddhas to settle the situation so easily, and Zhang Han is also mentally prepared for this.
"The second article I just mentioned includes Lin Danhan, the communist ruler of Mongolia?"
Zhang Han pondered for a moment and said with a smile: "If Lin Danhan didn't take the initiative to attack us, we wouldn't have hit him..."
Several living Buddhas who were serious Mongolians all felt relieved.
In any case, Lin Danhan was the co-lord of the Mongols. No one present was willing to follow Hutchison to fight Lin Danhan to the death. There were too many civil wars between the Mongols and too much blood.
On the north of Mobei, Tushetu Khan only acted as a stance to send troops when the Tumot tribe was at its most dangerous time. They had been peaceful for too long, and the Khalkhas, Tumots, Neikhas, and Chahars, although they were one of the 60,000 households divided by Dayan Khan, but they had been separated for a long time. The pastures of the two sides were thousands of miles apart, and the feelings were much less indifferent. Just like in history, the five tribes of the Neikha were destroyed by the Jurchens, and the seven tribes of the outside Khalkha had no feelings. Lin Dankhan moved westward, and the tribes of the Mobei made an attitude of nothing to do with me. However, Huang Taiji pursued and fought hard all the way and forced Lin Dankhan to death, the tribes of Mobei ran out together with dozens of other small tribes, and immediately crawled to the Jurchens' Nine White Tribes, and immediately surrendered to Huang Taiji's battle boots. In fact, it was to completely eliminate the harm of their own tribe and did not want to fight.
Even after the Qing army entered the pass, dozens of Mongolian tribes sent troops to follow him. Later, when the war entered the pass, the foreign vassals and Mongolia made great efforts, but they delayed and did not take the entry into the pass and rob the grass valley seriously.
In fact, if we really surrender, it was when Galdan became the leader of the four tribes of Weilat during the Kangxi period. When the Galdan Khanate was established, Mobei was facing a crisis of destruction. At that time, the tribes of Mobei truly surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. The Khan was changed to Prince, Taiji was changed to Prince or Beile, and some of the banners, but that was a matter of decades later.
Zhebuzundanba said again: "If you fight, will your lord recruit our Mobei troops to fight?"
"No!" Zhang Han said firmly: "The Khans in the north of Mobei, Xing Baima and I have a meeting with Hunji. I said that day that day that I would not regard the Khan as subordinates, and the ministries as subordinates. Each ministries can trade with us Hunji, and we must respect our officials and abide by the laws. This is for everyone's good. However, we do not require each ministries to change the Han system, nor will we regard each ministries as subordinates. Once a war begins, we will still be our own business."
"It's so good." Zhebuzundanba said with relief: "We don't want the Mongols to bleed again."
At this time, Lama Danjin said: "The second thing that Master said just now is willing to help us fight the Red Cult. Even if it is done by war, I wonder if it is true?"
"Of course."
Zhang Han has a gentle face, but his tone is very confident and powerful, revealing a strong sense of confidence.
Danjin Lama said happily: "If this is the case, Tuhan is the leader of the Mobei Red Sect. If possible, please ask Lord Zhang to restrict him slightly so as not to be too arrogant."
Zhang Han said keenly: "But Tuhan is very arrogant?"
The Quetu Khan tribe is also one of the Khalkha tribes. It was originally a big Taiji tribe of the Khalkha tribe. Its strength is only under the Three Khan tribes in the northwest of the desert. Its division has been moving south recently. Originally, this tribe would go south to the pastures in Qinghai Lake and be connected to the Tumote tribe, but now the Tumote tribe has been eliminated, but the Tumote tribe has stopped its progress in going south.
Zhebuzundanba sighed, "Qutuhan does not seem to be in surrender, and he has always been close to our three divisions. Also, because Kulun is the center of the Yellow Sect, and I am here, I have invited him to discuss it many times, but I can't invite him. This time, our alliance with He Yusheng is successful, and he must be suspicious and suspicious. I think this person will have trouble sooner or later. If He Yusheng can wipe out him, our division is willing to be the front-lifter, lead troops to annihilate him and uproot him!"
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Chapter completed!