Chapter 848: Sonam Gyatso (II)

About twenty years ago, Altan led an army against the Warats in Qinghai and quickly won. On his way back to the army, Altan Khan encountered a contingent of Tibetans, and seeing their full loads of goods, what else was there to say? So the caravan became his captive.

For the Mongols, who lived by fighting, the raid was not worth mentioning, and it was customary for goods and captives to be distributed as property and slaves under Altan Khan. But there were more than 100 monks in red clothes and yellow hats in the caravan, and the lama at the head asked to see Meda.

Out of curiosity and an inexplicable sense of intimacy, I agreed. The well-read Buddhist saw Altan Khan and expressed to him the blessings of the Buddha, letting him know that the captives in front of him could not be his slaves, because they had all devoted themselves to the great Buddha. And he said the name that shocked me - the Great Yuan National Teacher Ba Sipa. They are the disciples of Phags-pa.

This was the first time that the Mongols came into contact with Tibetan Buddhist monks after the fall of the Yuan Dynasty. Perhaps it was the words of the Buddhists that shocked Altan Khan and calmed him down, or perhaps it was the respect for the religion that his ancestors once held high. Altan Khan released the lamas.

Then the two went back to their respective homes, and there was no more contact.

But twenty years later, the monk who persuaded Alta, Lama Axing, visited the royal city of Alta.

Although twenty years later, Altan Khan was still impressed by the demeanor and piety of the learned monks, so he was not disgusted with the lama, and in his doubts, he met with the Ah Hing Lama again and asked him what he meant.

"Master Paspa's incarnation in the present world has awakened, and he has sent me here to tell the Khan that you are the incarnation of Xue Chan Khan in the present world!" The Axing Lama opened the sect with a clear and righteous way.

Xue Chan Khan is Kublai Khan, when the ancestor Kublai Khan canonized Ba Si Pa as the national teacher, supported the Sakya regime, and Buddhism also gave Kublai Khan to break the tradition, change the source of divinity of the Khan succession system, the two sides worked closely together to establish an incomparable scripture and religion and political world!

For Altan Khan, these words were like an initiation, as if he had found a guiding light!

What is my biggest regret in this life? It is by no means that he failed to communicate with the Ming Dynasty, but he has always been pursuing hard, but he has not been able to get the position of the Great Khan of all Mongolia! He worked hard for most of his life but failed to get what he wanted, is his strength not enough? Looking at Mongolia, who is the enemy of his warriors? Is he a little bit insufficient? Tumen Khan, who was driven to Chahar, was like a pheasant and an eagle compared to him. But why is it that the other party is still the recognized Great Khan of the Mongols, and he has never been able to replace him?

There is only one reason, he is from a side line, and the other party is a damn orthodoxy. Although this bullshit orthodoxy is worthless, it can make the hero hate for life. Just like his father, Dayan Khan's third son, the Mongol Jinon Barsborot, after Dayan Khan's death, called himself the Great Khan on the grounds that his nephew Bodi was young. But the other brothers were not convinced. When Bodie became an adult, he forced his father to abdicate and gave up the Han throne to Orthodoxy.

This humiliation devastated my father, and he soon died in the midst of death and ridicule. This also stimulated me who was still young at the time, and since then he has been fighting in the north and south all his life, fighting in the east and west, desperately strengthening himself, just hoping that one day, he can realize his father's unfulfilled wish and become the real Great Khan of Mongolia!

Over the years, his power has reached Ganliang from the upper valley to the cool and bent thousands of miles. Dongfu Tusu, Xinuji, C. To become the de facto supreme leader of the north and south of the desert is to miss the crown of the Great Khan. The only obstacle to truly replacing the Great Khan and 'eternal northern tribes' is the traditional concept of 'Khan's succession system' -- the Mongol tribes are still orthodox in the Khan's court and are resolutely unwilling to change their courts. He was also hindered by his fame and kinship, and he couldn't be ruthless to the Tumen Khan who avoided him, so he kept dragging it like this. Seeing that the temples are dyed with frost and the hero is in the twilight, the ideal in his heart is still difficult to realize.

In order to fulfill his wish, he established his own kingdom in Hohhot, the Jin State, and called himself the Khan of the Jin State. For the establishment of this regime, whether it is the Ming Dynasty or the Mongolian Khanate, the reaction is very cold. This made me feel relieved and disappointed, because they all took the regime as a joke...... Yes, even I don't believe that this Khan of the Jin Kingdom can replace the Mongol Great Khan, whom I have longed for since childhood. Is it because of his biased background that he is destined to not be orthodox in this life?

But the appearance of Lama Axing, the statement he brought, made me find a weapon against the traditional power at once...... If I let this religion spread all over the grassland, and the religion to which everyone converts can prove that I am the embodiment of the ancestors, will my wish be fulfilled?

Thinking of this, Altan Khan, who was close to old age, became excited, and the dissipating ambition gathered in him again. For several days, Altan Khan met with Lama Ashing and listened to him explain in detail the specific meaning of the "Three Jewels, Six Paths, and Eight Precepts" of Buddhism, and introduced the Buddhist scriptures Kangyur and Tengyur.

Altan Khan was so attracted that by the time Lama Shing left, he had already converted to the Yellow Sect and became a follower of the Gelug sect. He couldn't wait to meet Sonam Gyatso and hope that the living Phags-pa would give him the strength to become Khan. But to welcome the living Buddha, you must first have a place to stay in Xi, so I ordered to do my best to build a magnificent lama temple in Hohhot.

In the resource-scarce grassland, the construction of a splendid lama temple is bound to increase the oppression of the Bansheng Han people and intensify the increasingly acute contradictions. When the lama temple was about to be completed this year, he sent a special envoy headed by Bingtu Taiji, carrying a large number of valuable gifts, to Tibet to respectfully invite Sonam Gyatso to go to Mongolia to preach.

Seeing my enthusiastic response, Sonam Gyatso was naturally overjoyed, and just as he was considering whether to leave, a silent invitation came.

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"That's all my dealings with Altan Khan." Sonam Gyatso is a measured person, and after entering the topic, he no longer talks about Shinto, but shows sincerity: "As for whether to announce the relationship between Altan Khan and Xue Chan Khan, of course, it depends on the meaning of the imperial court." ”

Back to business, the elder Shen Ge, who was in charge of Qiankun, came back, he took a sip of butter tea, and said lightly: "Does this have a lot to do with the cause of your sect?" ”

Nam Gyatso nodded: "Top-down missionary work can get twice the result with half the effort; Missionary work from the bottom up will not only result in half the effort, but will also cost a lot of blood and even fail because of the lack of protection from the secular government...... This is the experience that my faction has gained from years of setbacks. He looked at Shen Mo honestly and said, "But the disadvantage of top-down is that most of the leaders of secular governments are men of great talent, and they will not allow preaching just because of their personal preferences, but only by giving reasons that make them happy." ”

"I am the reincarnation of Yuan Shizu," Shen Mo smiled slightly: "Although I haven't met my answer, I think he loves this statement very much." ”

Nam Gyatso bowed his head and said, "Is the imperial court worried that he will become bigger because of this?" ”

"What do you think?" Shen Mo asked rhetorically.

"No, it won't." Sonam Gyatso said earnestly: "My Buddha is compassionate, and it can best dissolve anger; I will also do my best to make it obedient and make peace with the imperial court, and never be troubled. ”

"I believe," Shen Mo nodded, "This is also my wish to invite my senior brother to come." As he spoke, he looked at Sonam Gyatso and said, "Since Senior Brother is honest with each other, then I have nothing to say...... The imperial court was very supportive of the Gelug sect's missionary work in Mongolia. "Sonam Gyatso listened, and he didn't show much joy, he was waiting for the silent 'but'.

Sure enough, he paused for a moment and said, "However, the imperial court has three suggestions that I hope Senior Brother will consider." ”

"Senior brother is serious," Sonam Gyatso said with a straight face: "The imperial court has orders, and senior brother dares to disobey?" ”

"I won't embarrass my senior brother." Shen Mo smiled kindly: "The first suggestion is that I hope to treat all Mongolian ministries equally. Sonam Gyatso nodded, motioned for him to continue, and continued silently: "The second suggestion is that I hope that the translation of Buddhist scriptures from Tibet to Mongolia will be supported by the Tongwenguan of the Ministry of Rites; Finally, please ask the senior brother to mediate this war at the right time, so that there will be peace between Mongolia and Han forever. ”

After listening to the silent words, Sonam Gyatso was silent for a long time, and the other party's three demands all had deep political purposes...... The first is to prevent Altan from becoming the Mongol Great Khan who dominates the steppes with the support of the Gelug sect; second, he wanted to make the teachings introduced into Mongolia beneficial to the imperial court; The third is to hope that the Gelugpa will become a bridge between Mongolia and Han, rather than helping the Mongols deal with the Han Chinese. It can be seen that the imperial court hopes that the lamas will be taught to Mongolia, and they want to use the Gelug sect to domesticate the wildness of the Mongols, but they never want to dig their own graves and raise tigers.

Knowing what Shen Mo was trying to do, Sonam Gyatso was a little curious, wondering where the other party's confidence came from...... The second request is okay to say, as for the first and third, even if they agree now, if they or their successors disobey and even help the abuse, what can the court do?

"Wise people don't speak secret words." After listening to the other party's question, he said in a deep voice: "The Ming Dynasty has made up its mind to fully support the missionary activities of Tibetan Buddhism in Tibet, Mongolia, Qinghai and other places, and changed the previous strategy of divide and rule, and only supported the Gelugpa family. ”

Rao is Sonam Gyatso's concentration is superman, after listening to the silent words, he still couldn't help but perk up, folded his hands and recited the Buddha, but asked cautiously: "I don't know the imperial court...... Why do you value my Gelug sect, don't hide it from my junior brother, in fact, the situation of our Gelug sect is not good. ”

Silent said in his heart, if you are already wonderful, I won't look for you yet. But he couldn't say that, he sighed lightly and said: "The Ming Dynasty was founded for 200 years, and the Mongolian tribes also fought for 200 years, but there was no result except for countless men who died on the battlefield, the people of the two ethnic groups went through difficulties, and the national strength and people's strength were exhausted...... Still no one can help anyone. Saying that, he took a long breath and said: "Now, it's time to ask, why do you have to live and die, can't the two sides get along in harmony?" ”

Sonam Gyatso shouted another Buddha name, looked at Shen Mo with eager eyes, and said, "Senior brother still said that he is not the reincarnation of a bhikshu? After speaking, he sighed with a face: "If you can resolve this century-old hatred and make Menghan and Han live in peace like Hanzang, this merit will be enough to make the junior and younger brother accomplished." ”

"I hope so," Shen Mo laughed dryly, and changed the subject, "After years of thinking, I realized that in addition to making the other side fearful militarily, I can only use the two hands of economy and culture to achieve the goal. As for the former, I will, in due course, facilitate the exchange of Mongolian tributes and help them out of poverty; The latter, on the other hand, is even more nerve-wracking than the former. Of course, the first thing I considered was Confucianism, but if I wanted to experience Confucianism, I had to at least have some ink in my belly, which was still difficult to popularize in Han China, let alone Mengdi. ”

"Then there is only with the help of religion, there are Taoism and Buddhism in the Han region, but the teachings are vague, the organization is evacuated, it is difficult to take on the big task, and because of its Han identity, it cannot be recognized by the Mongols." Shen Mo glanced at Sonam Gyatso and said, "After some searching, I found that Tibetan Buddhism was once the state religion of the Mongol Yuan Empire, which will undoubtedly make it easy for those Mongols who are full of ancestral glory to accept your religion. Coughing lightly, he continued: "As for why the Gelug sect was chosen from the five schools of your religion, this is because, as far as I know, over the years, the various sects of Tibetan Buddhism have been rampant in lawlessness, and the precepts have been abolished, and the monks have become corrupt and degenerate, and there has been a serious 'appearance of decadence and malaise', which is obviously not worthy of the task. ”

However, the new Yellow Sect founded by Master Zongkopa has abandoned the bad habits of other sects. Strict religious rules, restraining monks, teaching people to be kind, and valuing harmony have won the appreciation and respect of the Tibetan people. Shen Mo praised: "Although the current situation is not optimistic, I believe that the future of your religion will be brilliant in the end!" ”

The silence was earnest and honest, and it was hard not to believe what he was saying. Sonam Gyatso finally smiled and said, "Thank you, junior brother Jiyan!" I promise the court and my junior disciples that wherever the light of the Buddha shines, nothing harmful to the Ming Dynasty will be allowed to happen! ”

"Senior brother is benevolent, it is really the luck of the three clans!" Silence sent over with a top hat.

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Even if the two sides reached a consensus, Sonam Gyatso was very satisfied, and his attitude towards the imperial court was naturally more deferential: "What to do next depends on the orders of the junior brother."

"Your newly recruited apprentice seems to be in great trouble," Shen Mo said lightly: "I promised to help them tide over the difficulties before, but now I want to give this favor to Senior Brother, I wonder if you are willing to accept it?" ”

"Saving a life is better than building a seventh-level floating slaughter," Sonam Gyatso said with his hands folded, "Extremely willing." ”

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Today there is wood.