Speaking of the Mongol Empire's Yelü Chucai, probably everyone knows, on the Internet, he was even raised to the status of "saint" and was highly worshipped, but if you want to talk about Zhenhai Xianggong in the same period as Chu Chucai, I am afraid that many people will say: Who is this person? Never heard of it!
In fact, in terms of the position of the political core circle of the Mongol Empire, Yelü Chucai is really inferior to Zhenhai, and Zhenhai Xianggong is the real high-ranking and powerful Mongol Empire's important subjects and Hehan cronies, rather than the political status obtained by bragging and glorifying by The Confucians like ChuCai.
Of course, just like the Folding Family General to the Yang Family General, when it comes to historical popularity, Zhenhai is like the Folding Family General, far less famous than the latter (Yang Family General, ShiftIng Chu Cai).
What kind of person is this all-rounder of wen and martial arts who is more powerful than Chu Cai, but is not famous for Chu Cai, who can enter the picture and can be martial arts generals, Zhenhai Xianggong?
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Zhenhai (1169-1252), also known as Tian Zhenhai, or Sea, his own name on the Shinto tablet is Zaha or Qingha. Due to the lack of historical data, exactly which ethnic group Zhenhai is is still a matter of opinion.
According to the Shinto inscription, Zhenhai came from the Kelie clan, or the original surname Tian, and it was only after Shuofang that the surname was Kelie, and it is said that he was originally a Kelie, because there were two people with the same name as him at that time, and he himself presided over Tuntian, which distinguished the other two from the Kada character.
Wang Guowei believed that Zhenhai was a Wu'er fearer; Wu Han believed that Zhenhai was originally surnamed Tian and not a Kelie; Bo Xihe thought that Zhenhai was a Kelie, because he was a Christian, and his three sons also adopted the names of the Niesthuri sect; Ding Guofan believed that Zhenhai was originally a Wu'er, and had a surname of Tian, and his descendants were posthumously changed to Kelie for political reasons. Monkey Ge thought that from the perspective of faith, Zhenhai was more likely to be a Kre.
Zhenhai is a chaotic hero of all-round talents in literature and martial arts, who has courage, is proficient in riding and shooting, and is also good at business, "merchants are huge". Before Genghis Khan was founded, Zhenhai had contacts with him, and according to Zhao Jue's "Mengtar Beilu", Genghis Khan was instigated by Zhenhai when he first invaded Jin, because he often said to Lao Cheng, "Shandong, Hebei, the people are prosperous." ”
Of course, Genghis Khan's invasion of gold is by no means such a single reason, but from here we can see the position of Zhenhai in Genghis Khan's heart.
Zhenhai belonged to a group of cronies who had followed Genghis Khan very early, and in 1203, at the Battle of HaranZhenshatuo, Genghis Khan was defeated by the combined forces of Wang Han and Zamuhe, and retreated to the Banjuni River, with only a dozen people around him, one of whom was Zhenhai.
Genghis Khan and a dozen loyal followers drank the muddy waters of the Banjuni River together and swore to them that if they achieved great things in the future, they should share their happiness and hardships and give them the right to be different.
Subsequently, Genghis Khan attacked Wang Han at the Battle of Tuoba Yundushan, annihilated Keliebu, and created a grand hegemony, and in 1206, a conference was held at the Huril terrace at the Hunan River, called Emperor Genghis, and Zhenhai, as a close confidant, participated in the conference, and became a heavily trusted BiRan Shechi who accompanied Genghis Khan, "relying on the sun secret, not releasing the saddle during the day, and not dissolving the belt at night."
Bi Yan Chi, also translated as Bi Che Che and Bi Chi Chi, is the meaning of the Chinese Lingshi, and those who know the meaning of the book and the meaning of the text are in charge of the seal of the documents and the declaration of orders.
Through the investigation of those Bi Min Chi during the Four Khans of the Mongol Empire, Bi Min Chi was an all-round player who concentrated administrative, financial, and diplomatic functions, including palm printing, palm hunting, collecting and removing money, acting as an emissary, consular referee, receiving foreign envoys, investigating and managing the use of envoys, and so on.
The person who is a bi-chi must be proficient in various languages, at least proficient in Mongolian and Wu'er, able to write documents in Mongolian and Wu'er orthography, and proficient in Genghis Khan's Great Zaza and traditional Mongolian customary law.
Of course, during the time of Genghis Khan, Bi Minchi did not have the functions of later, but there is no doubt that Zhenhai, who served as Bi Min Chi, was a compound talent with multiple abilities.
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In addition to his outstanding civilian skills such as language and diplomacy, Zhenhai was also a brave and good warrior. In Genghis Khan's founding war, Zhenhai participated in the conquest of Tatar, Chincha, Naiman, Kelie, Western Xia, Western Liao, Jinguo and Western Expedition, and made many military achievements, and all the captured lives were dedicated to Genghis Khan.
Therefore, he was rewarded by Genghis Khan with good horses, pearl flags, golden tiger charms, silver seals, and platinum for royal clothing.
In 1212, Zhenhai's entourage Genghis Khan attacked Fuzhou, accidentally hit an arrow in the chest, Zhenhai just simply bandaged the wound, and continued to fight in front of the battle, his brave and fierce spirit, which aroused the morale of the army, Genghis Khan specially rewarded him with platinum to show his reward.
In May 1215, the Mongol army conquered Zhongdu, in order to reward the meritorious generals, Genghis Khan adopted a rather special way to seal the reward, that is, let it ascend to a high place, shoot arrows in all directions, and as the arrows arrived, the land industry gave them all, which was called "four-shot sealing".
Zhenhai won this honor, he was ordered to climb the Great Compassion Pavilion, shoot four arrows, all the city houses within the arrow range belong to him, this is a test of the archer's strength and strength value, of course, with Zhenhai's bravery, the range is naturally not too close.
Around 1216 and 1218, Genghis Khan ordered Zhenhai to go to the northern desert of Aru HuantunTian, build a city on mount Abuhan (Mount Hairhan in the east of Kobdo), migrate the captive people to engage in farming and handicraft production, and set up warehouses in the city.
The city was named Zhenhai City (or Haicheng) after the founder Zhenhai, which not only made great contributions to the Western Expedition of the Mongolian Army, providing military supplies for the Western Expeditionary Army, but also became the political, economic center and military center of the western part of lingbei Province in the Yuan Dynasty.
When Zhenhai was in Tuntian, Mobei, the Khitans, who were 20 years younger than him, were recruited by Genghis Khan in 1218 for being good at divination and proficiency in astrology.
Chu Cai abandoned his widowed mother Yang Shi, his widowed wife Liang Shi and his young son Yelü Xuan to defect to Genghis Khan, and it was only a piece of The Picture of Genghis Khan who wrote edicts and gave the emperor divination astrology, and there was no chance to display his governing skills, and the superstitious Genghis Khan would only think of this "Wutu Saheli" (bearded) when he needed divination.
If zhenhai was a loyalist, a tough general, and a proud official in the spring breeze in the era of Genghis Khan, then Comrade Chu Cai was a depressed qingke who was full of complaints, lamenting that he was a "prisoner of honor", a "cold official", and a "fallen guest at the end of the world", and complaining to himself in the situation of depression and depression.
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On the eighth day of February 1221, Qiu Chuji was ordered by Genghis Khan to go west to see the pilgrimage, and arrived at Zhenhai City on July 25, where he met two concubines of Jin Zhangzong, the Disciples Shan and Jiagu Clan, and Lady Yuan, the mother of princess Qiguo who was married to Genghis Khan.
The next day, Zhenhai Xianggong, who was guarding this place, came to meet with Qiu Chuji, who was already seventy years old at this time, and he went all the way west from Laizhou, through the desert, wading through the big river, and crossing the snowy mountains, experiencing hardships and dangers, and was really overwhelmed, so he consulted with Liu Zhonglu and Zhenhai with his fellow xuanzhao: Whether he could wait for Genghis Khan to return to Luang in Zhenhai City.
Liu Zhonglu did not dare to admit it, so he asked Zhenhai Xianggong to take the idea, and Zhenhai very politely informed Qiu Zhiji: Emperor Genghis was eager to see his father (the honorific title of Qiu Zhongji), so he specially confessed that when he met a real person passing by, he must not delay the trip, and if the father and master were delayed here, the sin would be in Zhenhai, so it was better for the father to go on the road early, and I was willing to personally escort the father and master to go.
The helpless Qiu Zhiji could not be forced to be difficult, so he had to choose a good day to leave Zhenhai City and continue to the west. Zhenhai also did what he said, personally leading more than a hundred cavalry to escort Qiu Tou.
Just before Qiu Chuji left Zhenhai City, Zhenhai specially requested Qiu Chuji to leave a few disciples and build a Taoist temple mission in Zhenhai City, and Qiu Chuji left Song Daoan and nine other disciples behind.
Judging from this incident, Zhenhai really deserves the title of politician and diplomat, and his handling of things is smooth and comprehensive, so why did he build a Taoist temple in Zhenhai City?
Monkey Ge thought that there were at least two reasons, one was because there were mostly Han Chinese people in the city, and there was a basis for Taoist belief, considering the factors of stability, bondage, and winning people's hearts, he suggested that Qiu Chuji leave his disciples here to preach, after all, no matter what time, religion is the best weapon to comfort the people!
Second, it is because of the high road in the westbound mountains, the car can not pass at all, and there are too many disciples accompanying qiu chuji, the physique is far inferior to that of the soldiers, and the peers seriously affect the process, so it is recommended to leave some people in Zhenhai City in order to ride lightly, so that it is convenient to travel, but also does not hurt the face of the qiu machine, Zhenhai is really called sophisticated.
Zhenhai and Qiu Chuji left Zhenhai City from the eighth day of August, and after a long journey, arrived in Samarkand on November 18, Comrade Chucai was ordered to meet Qiu Chuji here.
Because the snow was closed and the depth was not feasible, Genghis Khan ordered Qiu Zhiji and his party to wait there. It was not until early March 1222 that Genghis Khan returned to the Palace of the Great Snow Mountain, sent a message to Qiu To meet him, and also sent a special message to Zhenhai: Ru escorted the real people to Be diligent, Yu Wei Ru Jia.
On April 5, Qiu Arrived at the Palace and was received by Genghis Khan, who also specifically asked Zhenhai: What is the title of the real person? Zhenhai echoed: Some people honor their fathers and masters as masters, and some people call them real people and gods. Genghis Khan said: From now on, call real people gods!
Every time Genghis Khan asked Qiu about the machine, he was recorded by Zhenhai, Liu Zhonglu, and Ali Xian outside, which was not at all the role of The Shift chu material played in the movie "Stop Killing Order", and the transfer of Chu Chu material should only be the role of accompanying Qiu Chu in the museum.
In August of that year, Genghis Khan summoned Qiu Tou again, and on the twenty-second day, Zhenhai received Qiu's machine to take him to the palace, and Zhenhai sent a message from him.
On September 15, Genghis Khan summoned Qiu Zhongji again, and at that time, only Taishi Ahai and Ali Xian, Zhenhai and Liu Zhonglu accompanied him outside the tent, and Qiu Chuji specially told Genghis Khan about the merits of Zhenhai and Liu Zhonglu: "Zhonglu travels thousands of miles, and Zhenhai is thousands of miles away," and the two of them can be sent into the account to listen to the discourse.
Therefore, Genghis Khan summoned Zhenhai and Liu Zhonglu into the account and listened to Qiu Zhiji's argument, that day, Lao Cheng's mood was very good, "quite comfortable with holy nostalgia."
Zhenhai probably escorted Qiu to the west before leaving Zhenhai City, returning to the political core circle, and continuing to be reused by Emperor Taizong after genghis Khan's death.
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In August 1229, Wokoutai finally ascended to the Khan's throne, and in the process of his ascension to the throne, he was credited with solving difficult problems, and finally ushered in his political spring, sweeping away the depression of Genghis Khan's period.
Although Chu Cai's position in the center is not prominent, and his political ambitions have not been fully realized, after all, he has been appreciated and promoted by Wo Kuotai, so in his poems, Chu Cai's excitement and pride in meeting the Lord of Ming jumped out of the paper, and Chu Cai, who regarded himself as a vassal, was also loyal to the Wo Kuotai family.
However, Zhenhai Xianggong continued his career as a general, attacking Xijing, Hezhong, Henan, Junzhou, and Caizhou from Wokoutai, and made many military achievements, and in 1236, he was given a thousand households in Enzhou. He also presided over the establishment of the Na Lost Bureau in Hongzhou, that is, the handicraft production base, which was also inherited from generation to generation by his descendants.
After the destruction of the gold, Wo Kuotai rewarded Zhenhai with the captured Nine Dragon Banner and the Golden Emperor's chair cover, and also rewarded a Princess of the Golden Kingdom to Zhenhai as a wife, and his previous wife was rewarded by Genghis Khan.
According to the "History of Yuan", in August 1231, Wo Kuotai began to establish Zhongshu Province, changed the name of the attendant official, with Chu Cai as the Zhongshu Ling, Glued Chongshan as the left Cheng Xiang, and Zhenhai as the Right Xiang Xiang. The Biography of Yuan Shi Yelü ChuCai also says that Both Chongshan and Zhenhai were recommended by Chu Cai to Emperor Taizong.
Judging from the records of the "History of the Yuan", it seems that Chongshan and Zhenhai are not as mixed as ChuCai, and Chucai is the leader of Chongshan and Zhenhai, but in fact?
When Zhenhai became the hero of Genghis Khan drinking muddy waters, Chu Cai was still serving as a petty official in the Jin Kingdom, when was it his turn to recommend Zhenhai? Even Chongshan was more trusted than he was, and it was clear that Zhenhai was the leader of Chongshan and Chucai, but it was not Chucai who was the leader of Zhenhai and Chongshan.
At that time, although the Mongol Empire had the names of two provinces, in fact, it was only the customary title of the Han people, the so-called Zhongshu Province, that is, the institution for governing the Han and Hui documents, and the official title of the provincial official was Bi Yan Chi; the so-called Shangshu Province was to govern the Han Dynasty's financial endowments and criminal and political organs, and the official title of the provincial official was the judge.
According to the "Black Tartar Chronicle", there were four xiangchen in Wokoutai, namely according to the only gangster, the transfer of Chu Material, the glue of the heavy mountain, and the zhenhai.
The Mongols have less information than Zhenhai according to the "Secret History of the Mongols", he may be the Erle Zhi Ji in the "Secret History of the Mongols", or he may be the Feast Ofgi Belt of the Western Expedition of Guiyu Khan, but it is definitely not xu Ting's mistaken belief in the "Black Tartar Chronicle" that the Zong King pressed Chitai (he Chiwen's son), because the Zong King could not serve as Bi Lu Chi.
In 1211, he and his grandfather Heheda went to Mongolia on the orders of King Wei Shao, was left as a proton, and in 1215 accompanied Genghis Khan into Zhongdu, and probably from then on, began to fight for the Mongols, and gradually became a close confidant of Genghis Khan's father and son.
The so-called four ministers of Emperor Taizong, with Chu Cai's junior highest qualifications and the lowest prestige, he and Chongshan jointly acted in charge of Han affairs, that is, the cultural, educational (administrative) and taxation (financial) affairs in North China at that time, and could not interfere in the affairs of the Western Regions.
Both were led by the general manager of Zhenhai, and in the documents signed by Chongshan and Chucai, after the main text and before the year and month, there must be the signature of Zhenhai Xianggong, otherwise it is an invalid document.
Just imagine, after Wo Kuotai ascended the throne, he confiscated the Tianxia Rune Festival, and only the Zhenhai Rune Festival could be retained, which showed that Wo Kuotai trusted and relied on Zhenhai; the seal of Wo Kuotai Khan, the "Treasure of Declaring Destiny", was also kept by Zhenhai; and the Cambridge Liaoxia Jinyuan History also mentioned that Zhenhai's power in the Taizong Dynasty "reached its peak".
How could such an imperial vassal have lost his authority and was once again reduced to a royal astrologer by 1239, when he was merely acting on the wealth and administrative affairs of Northern China?
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In November 1241, the alcoholic Kuotai Hehan died suddenly, and his sixth empress, Naimajin, succeeded MugeHadun as the overseer in the spring of the following year (1242), and Naimazhen tried to plan to send his son Guiyu to the Khanate, so he carried out a great purge at the imperial court.
Zhenhai, who was the chief minister of the Taizong Dynasty, and Korigisi, who was in charge of the Persian region, Ma Suku in the Amu River region, and Yalao Wachi in the Northern Plains, were all dismissed from their posts by Naima Zhenhou, who especially hated Zhenhai and Yalao Wachi, and she ordered someone to arrest them.
Zhenhai and Yalao Wachi soon learned the news, and successively defected to the Zongwang Kuoduan in the Hexi region to ask for protection, and was favored by Kuoduan in Hexi, and Nai Mazhen sent envoys to ask for it.
Kuo-duan said to the messenger: Go and tell my mother that when the sparrow goes to the thorn bush to hide from the eagle's claw, he will be free from the cruelty of the enemy there, and so will they (referring to the two Zhenhai). Since they have come to ask for My protection, it is far from being faithful to hand them over.
In this regard, Naima Zhenhou was helpless, and Zhenhai and Yarawachi hid in the broad end of the Uluth until Guiyu Khan took the throne, and was recalled to Helin.
As early as the end of Wokoutai's life, he lost the only corresponding power to transfer ChuCai, but because of the loss of power, escaped the purge of Nai Ma Zhen, and quietly died in Helin in 1244 with dignity (in fact, he died of depression after political frustration).
In July 1246, when Guiyu, the eldest son of Wokoutai Hehan, ascended to the Khanate throne, he restored the position of an official appointed by his father and deposed by his mother, and Zhenhai returned to the center of power again, becoming the grand judge of the Dingzong court and the great bi Ranchi, and together with Guiyu Khan's cronies Heda (合答黑) and Ba lai, became the three giants of the empire.
At the Kuriletai Conference convened by Guiyu Khan, the envoys, princes, and secrets of various countries were received by Zhenhai with full authority, and when Guiyu Khan first formally received the envoy, it was Zhenhai who wrote down the name of the envoy and loudly called in front of Guiyu Khan.
It was Zhenhai who reminded Guiyu Khan that sent envoys to his mother, Majin, and demanded the witch Fatima to be executed; the missionary Brown guest came with the Pope's letter to see Guiyu Khan, who was received by Zhenhai; and the guest of Bai Lang brought back guiyu Khan's reply to the Pope, which was written by Zhenhai in a reply document.
The lazy Guiyu Khan entrusted all the affairs of the empire to Heda and Zhenhai, and Rasht recorded in the Collected Histories that Guiyu "entrusted all kinds of things, whether important or not, to Hedahei and Zhenhai, so that they were fully responsible." ”
Because Heda and Zhenhai, who often accompanied Guiyu, were Christians, even Christianity gained a brief prosperity in the era of Guiyu Khan.
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In March 1248, Guiyu Khan of the Western Expedition died suddenly, temporarily by Guiyu Khan's widow Hai lost the prison state, the empire was once again caught in the Khan's battle for the throne, just before Möngke Khan ascended to the throne, the entire Mongol Empire was still 80 years old Zhenhai as the Dabi Minchi and Dajue officials, continuing to direct political affairs and issue edicts.
However, Zhenhai, who was in the age of the elderly mao, had actually lost control of his authority, and after the sea was lost, he supported the emperor and grandson of the Lost Gate, and the two princes of Guiyu Khan neglected and ignored, and each set up a team to confront the mother and queen, and the opinions between mother and son could not be agreed, so that the elderly Zhenhai could not help, because no one listened to his advice, and the princes and nobles also re-issued edicts and decrees indiscriminately, which was like a mess.
In June 1251, the kings Möngke ascended to the Khanate throne with the support of Badu, and the Khanship of the Mongol Empire was also transferred from the Wokoutai clan to the Tuolei clan, that is, the Möngke Khan after the throne, soon launched a great purge of the Wokoutai clan forces, and Zhenhai, as the minister of the Wokoutai clan, was naturally doomed.
In 1252, the 84-year-old Zhenhai, together with Ba La and Heda, became an accomplice in the "Rebellion of the Kings of Lost Liemen and Other Kings" under the trial of his former colleagueSayerSan, and was executed by order of Möngke Khan, and more than 300 relatives and nobles were implicated in this case, which was called the first major case of the founding of the Mongolian Yuan.
If Heda was reported for participating in the conspiracy of the Fallen Gate, it would be enough to be killed, but the 84-year-old founding hero who drank the Banjuni River with Genghis Khan, the elder of the Three Dynasties, and Zhenhai, who had no trace of participation in this political struggle, was also brutally killed, which shows the cruelty of this great war for the throne and the ruthlessness of Möngke Khan.
Even Yelü Zhu, the son who died early, who served as a servant of emperor Sun Ofe and was appreciated by Queen Naima Zhen, almost lost his life in this case, and thanks to the rescue of Kublai Khan, the kings who had close contact with Rusheng, he survived, and he was silent for many years with his tail between his legs, until he reappeared in 1254.
Therefore, in the Shinto tablet of Yerushalayim's son Yerushalayim, when recounting his father's deeds, he does not mention anything about his father's activities before and after the ascension of Möngke Khan, in order to cover up the fact that his father was a "traitor" to the lost door.
Coincidentally, the descendants of Zhenhai Xianggong, like Yelü Xiliang, hid the end of his execution by Möngke Khan on the Shinto monument in Zhenhai for the sake of the family's future, not only advanced the death of Zhenhai to the year of Emperor Taizong, but even fabricated Möngke's exclamation words: Let me get Zhenhai, Jianghuai what to worry about! Shame on him.
I don't know if Zhenhai has knowledge underground, will it be angry and laugh. Therefore, reading books is the same as listening to them, and it is necessary to compare historical materials, so that we can spy on the truth.
If you look at the Zhenhai Shinto monument alone, you will think that Zhenhai is dying, you will think that Möngke Khan is so sorry for his talents, if it were not for foreign historical materials such as "History of the Conquerors of the World" and "History Collection", the truth would have been buried.
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If Yelü Chucai is a heavy minister of the Mongol Empire, then Zhenhai Xianggong is a super heavy minister, in front of Zhenhai, calling Chu Cai a heavy minister, it is really a bit ridiculous, because Chu Cai did not have much influence on the military affairs of the Mongol Empire, calling himself Zhongshu Xianggong, but it was just his self-amusement.
The question is, then why do most of the people in china know the name of Chu Cai, but not Zhenhai? In fact, the reason is also very simple:
First, from the analysis of the issue of faith, if Zhenhai is a Christian, then ChuCai is a Confucian, Zhenhai can look at the problem from the perspective of the entire Mongol Empire, and Chucai is more inclined to the Central Plains perspective of the Confucian cultural circle.
From Zhenhai's point of view, he will not be biased toward China, he will only see skilled craftsmen, and the purpose is more practical, it does not matter whether you are a Han Chinese, a Wu'er person, or a Hua Lazi model person.
For example, the Tang Wu people Yi Ji'er Chi (the father of Emperor Wuzong's close confidant Qitai Puji), the Hongzhou Han craftsman Cui Jia (the father of Cui Yu in the Shizu History), the Zhongshan Han people Tian Zhongliang (later Guanglu Dafu LingTaichang Li Yuan), the Western Regions people Kuoli Jisi (who served as the financial governor of Amuhe Province), etc., were all recommended by Zhenhai;
In Chu Cai's point of view, he is absolutely partial to China, and he is subconsciously repulsive to non-China, and he strives to let the rulers see the superiority of the Han (Confucian) civilization through his own influence, and he has saved a large number of enslaved Confucians through the Wushu election test, so that they can regain their right to speak.
Such two characters, thinking with their toes and fingers, will also know who the Chinese scholars and masters respect more, and they are grateful to Chu Cai for saving Confucian civilization, and when they depict him, they naturally exaggerate invisibly, and they naturally ignore Zhenhai, who ignores Confucian civilization! In the same way, in foreign historical materials, there are many places that mention Zhenhai, but there are only a few places that mention Chu Cai.
Second, from the analysis of the time of death of the two people, Chu Cai died early, and he was highly respected by the Confucian cultural circles, after Kublai Khan, who had advocated Han culture, came to power, the scholars and masters could naturally exaggerate chu cai's merits and set a Confucian benchmark through dead people, which was also beneficial to the Kublai Khan government!
And Zhenhai was unlucky, he died in the political purge of Möngke Khan, if after the death of Möngke Khan, the Khan's throne returned to the Wokoutai clan, then Zhenhai would naturally have a day of being overturned, but the later Hehan Emperors were all descendants of the Tuolei clan, Zhenhai was only a great hero of Genghis Khan, Wokoutai Khan, and Guiyu Khan, and not a great hero of the Tuolei clan, who would overturn the case for him? Nature can only be aggrieved and indifferent to the public!
Although objectively speaking, Zhenhai's merits to the Mongol Empire are outstanding, and its status is more important than that of the Chu Dynasty, but his attitude towards the Han People determines the attitude of the Han people towards him, after all, people are high-level animals dominated by feelings, as Chinese, they will naturally prefer the Chinese Chu Material, rather than ignoring the Han (Confucian) civilization of Zhenhai, which is also an indisputable sprinkle.
The aforementioned Tian Zhongliang and his father Tian Run's Shinto stele record an incident in Zhenhai, Tian Run's father (uncle) Tian Zicheng, accompanied by his father Tian Si uncle in the zhenhai conquest, once suggested that Zhenhai, the captives of hundreds of craftsmen and skilled people be left behind, Zhenhai relayed Tian Zicheng's suggestion to the Great Khan, the Great Khan deeply believed it, and adopted Zhenhai (Tian Zicheng) suggestion.
But then, because of the shortage of grain and grass, Zhenhai was ready to kill the old, weak and unskilled, and Tian Zicheng advised him: The soldiers went south to save the people from water and fire, and we will not kill those who surrendered, let alone these people who have already surrendered. It is better to let them disperse in Hebei and support themselves, and they can also stabilize people's hearts. Zhenhai once again took Tian Zicheng's advice and allowed more than 2,000 people to survive.
Judging from this matter, Zhenhai is indeed a pragmatist, he is indeed cold, and his cruelty should indeed be condemned, but his ability to listen to the correct advice of his subordinates also reflects his open-mindedness.
That's it.
The image comes from the internet intrusion and deletion. I was too difficult to find a picture or still of Zhenhai, so I could only use a supporting role in Kublai Khan's TV series.
References: Zhu Cuicui's "Research on the Institutional Changes of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty: Centered on the Function of Literature and History", Chen Dezhi's "An Experience Covered Up in the Life of Yelü Zhu", Liu Hui's "Three Incidents of Zhenhai in the Yuan Dynasty", Zhao Jue's "Records of Mengtar", Peng Daya's "Black Tartar Chronicles", Li Zhichang's "Journey to the West of The True People of Changchun", Cheng Wenhai's "Snow House Collection" Volume 19 Zhao Guo Gong Tian Run Shinto Monument, Tu Ji's "History of Mughal", Ke Shaochen's "History of the New Yuan", Rasht's "History collection", Brown guests' "Mongolian Chronicles", Zhi Feni's "History of the Conquerors of the World" , Fu Haibo's "Cambridge History of the Liaoxia Jinyuan of China" and so on.
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