Wanli Xinming

Chapter 256 Naturalization
On the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month in the tenth year of Wanli, Zhu Yijun received King Shunyi who came to Beijing to pay tribute in the Wuying Hall in the Forbidden City.

King Shunyi entered the imperial capital for the first time in his life, and when he saw the majestic Forbidden City, his will was almost taken away.And the very modern Wuying Hall, which has been remodeled inside, made him even more speechless.

When Zhu Yijun took a closer look after he had paid three homages and five kowtows, he saw that the king of Shunyi was over half a hundred years old, with a reddish-brown face, small eyes, but a large body.Wearing the robes given by the Ming court, with right hair, if he didn't speak, he couldn't tell that he was a big sweat on the grassland.

At this moment, he knelt on the ground and shouted in half-baked Chinese: "Blessed by the God of longevity, great blessings from His Majesty the Great Khan."

Zhu Yijun frowned slightly when he heard the title of "Tian Khan", and said with a smile, "King Shunyi has worked hard all the way, so you can get a seat." sat on the pier.

Zhu Yijun asked with a smile, "King Shunyi—"

King Shunyi hurriedly bowed to interrupt Zhu Yijun's words, and said a few words in Mongolian.The interpreter on the side translated: "The minister does not dare to be called the king before your majesty. The minister and the children are willing to be the horses of the heavenly khan for generations to drive.

When Zhu Yijun heard the words, his brows were wrinkled again, and he said with a pinch of his teeth: "This kind of obedience, but it's not easy to force too much." He looked at Zhang Juzheng, who was sitting at the bottom.

Zhang Juzheng understood it, and then he said: "King Shunyi can't be like this. The king's rank was bestowed by the late emperor, and the emperor has extended favors to King Shunyi many times. You are so stubborn that you have the suspicion of wrongly measuring the king's heart or resentment." Wang listened to the translator and sweat dripped from his forehead, Zhang Juzheng cupped his hands again and said to Zhu Yijun:

"Your Majesty, King Shunyi has never been a court official before, so he doesn't understand these things. I think that he will only be loyal to him. The so-called ignorant will not blame him." Zhu Yijun nodded.

How could Temur still sit still, and he knelt down and said a lot, meaning that he was a barbarian, didn't know the rules of the court, and asked the emperor to forgive him.

Seeing him lying there trembling like a dog with its belly exposed, Zhu Yijun also felt bored.Vigorously said: "In the third year of Wanli, the old Shunyi King gave a name to his city, and the court gave it a name and naturalization-I heard that the naturalization city is magnificent, I don't know what it looks like? You can tell me. "

The king of Shunyi listened, bowed and said: "Return to the words of the emperor. We, the people outside of the transformation, have not been transformed into the king, and we have lived on the water and grass, and the hardships are unbearable. Fortunately, the first emperor's grace allowed the Tonggong exchange market. earn a living."

"Although my late father was precious at that time, he also lived in a tent. Later, because Zhong Jinhatun admired China, he strongly advocated the construction of Kukuhatun. In the third year of Wanli, the Mongolian court gave him his name and naturalization."

Having said that, King Temur of Shunyi peeked at the emperor on the throne, and seeing that he was staring at him, he listened very seriously, so he continued:
"My father and Zhong Jinhatun laid the foundation for the construction of the city in the sixth year of Longqing, and the site was located in Fengzhou Beach, Chilechuan. The land is located on the Yinshan Mountain in the north, the grassland in the north, the Yellow River in the south, and Ordos across the river. Khan Mountain, Xilian Hetao, fertile land, flat terrain, and convenient irrigation—because of the city built with blue bricks, it is called 'Hohhot' in Mongolian, which means blue city."

"My father chose this place to build the city because he hoped that the rushing Tumet tribe could live in peace forever, and that the Guihua City could provide enough grass and food for the Tumet tribe, and never be a problem to China."

After Zhu Yijun heard this, his thoughts turned in his heart, his face was full of joy, as the so-called Long Yan was very happy.Zhang Juzheng waited for the interpreter to finish speaking, then took the conversation and asked, "How many people are there in Guihua City now? Are there any Han people? Are there many Han people?"

The King of Shunyi lowered his head and replied, "There are more than [-] people in Guihua City. As for the number of Han Chinese, the minister has not arranged the number, but according to the minister's knowledge, there are many Han monks lecturing at Hongci Temple."

Zhu Yijun listened, nodded slightly, and asked with a smile, "Is there Hongci Temple, I know, I heard that there is a big silver Buddha inside, is it true?"

The muscles on King Shunyi's face trembled, as if the emperor's words were shaking his heart.There was no other expression on his face, so he could only lower his head forcefully and say, "If you return to the emperor, this is Madam Zhongshun's wish, and the minister also sponsored a little."

Zhu Yijun listened, noncommittal, and sat there silently.Seeing this, Zhang Juzheng took over the topic and asked, "Nowadays, in all Mongolian tribes, do more people believe in Tibetan Buddhism or more Chinese Buddhism?"

Of course, the court has an answer to this question, but Zhang Juzheng asked it at this time, just to cooperate with Zhu Yijun, so that King Shunyi could not understand the emperor's emotions.

Hearing Zhang Juzheng's question, King Shunyi involuntarily said "Amitabha", raised his head slightly and said, "If you go back to the Prime Minister, I don't dare to hide the truth. Nowadays, most Mongolian ministries believe in the Gelug Sect. After all, the origins of Buddhism on the grasslands all come from at the Ta'er Monastery."

Zhang Juzheng listened, smiled and said, "Does the King of Shunyi know that Lama Sonam Gyatso is still here?"

After hearing this, King Shunyi involuntarily recited the Buddha, Fang replied: "My late father went to Qinghai to worship the Living Buddha in the sixth year of Wanli, and when he came back, he built Hongci Temple. Preaching the Dharma. Before the Living Buddha came, he went west - I heard that the Living Buddha is still alive."

Zhang Juzheng nodded and put down the topic of living Buddha, but suddenly asked, "Who came up with the name of Hongci Temple?"

King Shunyi was startled when he heard it, and said quickly, "This, this is the name given by Mrs. Zhongshun, this, this, I also don't think it sounds good."

Zhang Juzheng said: "Since the emperor ascended the throne, he has spread Buddhism widely, issued decrees many times to allocate money, overhauled Brahma and translated scriptures, and outside the border walls of Qinghai and Tibetan areas, most temples have been given names by the emperor - now Hongci Temple It is the first Buddhist temple in Guihua City, why didn’t the Shunyi King and his wife ask the imperial court to give them their names?”

Zhu Yijun listened to it on the throne, and waved his hand pretendingly: "The completion of the Hongci Temple is the merit of the old Shunyi King and Mrs. Zhongshun. If I don't take a penny, I will give a new name. What kind of formality?"

When King Shunyi heard this, he got up from the small pier, knelt down with a plop, and said, "The name Zhong Jinhatun is not good at all, besides, how can she be compared with His Majesty? I also ask the emperor to give her a name and let her be naturalized. Mu Huang's favor with the city!" After speaking, the head banged on the golden brick.

Zhu Yijun hurriedly asked the people around him to stop him, and sighed: "Since King Shunyi is so sincere, I will not be hypocritical, and I will mention a name for King Shunyi and Mrs. Zhongshun to refer to - I heard that the temple is called 'Zhao' in Tibet, and Zhaozhao has it. The light, Ming also. How about calling it 'Jokhang Temple'?"

Zhang Juzheng and other ministers listened and praised them all.Of course, only Zhang Juzheng, who knew what the emperor wanted, felt from the bottom of his heart that the name was wonderful.King Shunyi didn't know why, but after listening to the translation, he also smiled and thanked the emperor again.

Zhu Yijun also instructed His Majesty Dan's ministers: "Sonam Gatso's Dharma is exquisite, his practice is advanced, and all Buddhists all over the world respect it. I want to invite him to Beijing to promote the Dharma - well, the Queen Mother must be happy too."

Zhang Juzheng and other ministers who accompanied the reception of King Shunyi all bowed to the decree.Zhu Yijun said again: "Since I took the throne, although I have done some things to promote the Dharma and the Dharma, it is still far from enough - if King Shunyi intends, after the living Buddha Sonam Jiacuo comes to the capital, I can also send it to the capital. He went to the Jokhang Temple in Guihua City to live for a while."

Hearing the emperor's words, King Shunyi hurriedly knelt down to thank him, and by the way expressed his wife Zhong Jinhatun's gratitude to the emperor.

Zhu Yijun asked him to stand up and said, "King Shunyi, does the word 'zhao' in this Jokhang Temple have another meaning? The so-called 'zhao zhao is good for soldiers'. I have other expectations for the Tumote Department."

King Shunyi heard that the interpretation was "conducive to military affairs and combat", and his heart fluttered for a while, for fear that Tumet's troops would follow in the footsteps of Chahar's troops.But after years of experience, his face has not been revealed.He only bowed and replayed: "Chen wait, the emperor is also a dog and horse, dare you not obey the order?"

Zhu Yijun laughed and said: "The specific arrangement, listen to Mr. Zhang tell you, I have other things. I'll be here today." "

Zhang Juzheng and the others bowed to the tunnel with King Shunyi: "Send Your Majesty!" Zhu Yijun got up and turned around the screen. King Shunyi heard the soft sound of the jade pendant on the emperor's body gradually disappearing, and he was relieved.

When he looked up, he saw Zhang Juzheng looking at him with bright eyes.As soon as he met his gaze, the Prime Minister's thin face showed a smile and waved to him, "King Shunyi, come with this old man."

　I strongly recommend Wang Zijun's latest historical article "Zhen". Wang Zijun is an author that Lao Mo likes very much. He writes books similar to Lao Mo, and he has a lot of information to fill it.Lao Mo also learned a lot from Lao Wang's books. For example, Xiao Zheng Wang is a mathematician - that is what he learned from the rise of the writers of the Republic of China.All in all, you are welcome to visit.

　　
　
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