Chapter 20 The Distant General Situation
Five marmots, plus a fox, are the harvests that Gao Jin and their go out to hunt.
If it weren't for the limited time, Gao Jin thought he could have gotten back a few more heads, but the harvest now was quite rich. Those marmots were fat enough for everyone in the caravan to eat meat.
In the evening, Gao Jin and his friends went back to the camp. Some of them came forward to take the marmot and peeled the flesh. However, the red-haired fox was taken by Wei Lianhai. Gao Jin knew that skinning was a skill. Lao Chen's arrow shot at the edge of the eye socket and almost did not hurt the fur quality. The whole red fox skin was peeled off and it could be sold at a good price when it was taken to Shenmubao.
With enough coal, the caravan could set fire at any time. In the large pot that was set up, the washed marmot meat pieces were thrown into the pot and stewed. After boiling, the oil soon overflowed. Gao Jin stood in front of the large pot. He originally wanted to take the spoon himself, but Mulan refused to say anything, so he could only ask Mulan to blanch the marmot meat next to him and wash it before putting it in the pot.
The wild marmot meat has a rustic smell, and it doesn't matter if there is no spice. The blood and foam that comes from boiling again must be removed. It's not Gao Jin's pretentiousness, but the desire for the mouth is normal. As long as conditions allow, he wants to eat a good bite. At this time, Mulan poured the washed wild garlic and wild ginger into the pot. These were all found by the two of them on the way to go to the meadow after leaving Maoshui Palm.
With wild garlic and wild ginger, the boiled marmot meat tasted even more fragrant, and soon a strong aroma filled the camp. Looking at a large pot of marmot meat, Gao Jin thought that it would be even better if he could have soy sauce braised for juice.
But even so, the plump marmot meat still made people's index fingers move with the rich aroma of wild ginger and garlic. After adding green salt, a queue was formed in front of the big pot. Mulan, who was in charge of the spoon, put pieces of meat in everyone's bowl and soup.
After tasting the taste, the uncles who originally thought Gao Jin was a little troubled, all praised Mulan's skills with a smile.
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Under the fire, the table built with wooden boards was spread out with parchment paper, and the geography along the way from Maoshui Palm to Ulanmulun River was drawn with charcoal. Gao Chong looked at the map that had just begun to appear and looked happy.
"Xiao Jin, if you can succeed in this map, it will be a great achievement."
Gao Chong is a man who has fought a war, so of course he knows how important an accurate map is, and the same is true for the caravan.
"Dad, I'm a little sure about this map, but..." Gao Jinhua was very concerned about this map. He just wanted to draw a complete map of Hetao Mongolia. It would be natural to go along the Koye River. He still had to survey the geography of Mongolian tribes in the distance and near.
"There is no rush to do this. There will always be a chance in the future. Just draw the map of the trade route first."
Gao Chong didn't expect that Gao Jin had lofty ambitions and wanted to draw a map of Hetao Mongolia. However, it was a good thing for his son to be ambitious. Although he had been away from the army for many years, his thoughts still wanted his son to make his achievements in the army and to glorify his ancestors.
"The python golden department we are going to next is not as good as the Aji department. Remember to control the people below."
"But we don't cause trouble, but don't be afraid of trouble."
Gao Chong ordered Gao Jin, "There are fish and dragons in the python's golden tribe. In the past, a caravan offended people inexplicably, and eventually became a big trouble. Years of experience in the martial arts world have made Gao Chong clear that sometimes you don't cause trouble, but you insist on finding you."
"Dad, what's the point in this python's golden department?"
Gao Jin did not expect that only four or five thousand python gold tribe made his father so cautious, but he also knew that behind the python gold tribe was the Tumote tribe, which was different from the small tribes such as the Aji tribe that had no backers behind.
"What can I do? I'll just be careful, but when you are old, you should know some things." Gao Chong replied, thinking that his son is calm now, he should tell him about the Mongolian matter, so he didn't know the joints and finally got into trouble.
Gao Jin was shocked. To be honest, he asked about the situation in Mongolia in this era from Wuyan and his uncles these days, and the information he could get was broken. Wuyan only knew that his Urianha tribe had almost perished. And the uncles said that the right-wing Mongolia was fighting in an internal struggle, and the Taiji in the Tumot tribe each supported the master, dissatisfied with each other, and wanted to be the masters of Qingcheng.
"In recent years, the internal struggle between Tumote tribes has been so powerful that Camel City and other small tribes have been fighting lively." Gao Chong used military achievements to be the 100 households. If it weren't for the lack of people above, it would be unknown if he went further. He was most familiar with the troops of Camel City (Yulin Town).
"When Ida Khan was there, the court was breathless. It was not until the previous dynasty granted tribute and negotiated peace that the gates here came to peace."
Gao Jin remembers that the textbook seemed to have simply mentioned it in his textbook, but what was more profound was that the wife of Anda Khan, the third lady. The textbook said that this third lady was a heroine and made great contributions to the peace between Mongolia and the Ming Dynasty.
"At that time, Tumot was already the co-owner of 30,000 right-wing households, but Altan Khan was not the Golden Family after all. He could not become the Mongolian Khan. After his death, Tumot's tribe began to fight in the internal strife."
Gao Chong obtained military merits from fighting on the Korean battlefield. After aiding Korea to fight against the Japanese, he returned to Camel City. Before leaving the army, he had always dealt with the Mongols and was very familiar with the Tumote tribe.
"After Altan Khan's death, Xin Ai Huang Taiji, who succeeded to the throne, was already in his sixties. He married the third lady..."
Gao Jin listened to his father's talk about ancient times and realized that the internal strife of Tumot's tribe is all caused by the third lady. Xin Ai Huang Taiji was over 60 years old when he ascended the throne and was plagued by illness. Finally, he let the third lady manage affairs in the department. However, the third lady and Altan Khan gave birth to the youngest son Butashiri, who was the weakest among Altan Khan's sons.
After Altan Khan's death, Xin Ai Huang Taiji ascended the Khan's throne, and Altan Khan personally directed and owned the direct subordinates, including Kuku and Tuncheng (Guihua City), were all owned by his beloved Sun Dacheng Taiji. But this Dacheng Taiji fell off his horse and died in the second year after Altan Khan's death.
"After Dacheng Taiji's death, according to the Mongolian rules, whoever marrys his widow can get his property. The third lady personally asked Dacheng Taiji's widow to marry Butashri, but the Taiji people in the Tumot tribe were dissatisfied, so they had the first internal strife."
In order to ensure that the Tumot tribe has the property of Dacheng Taiji, the tribe itself was killed by the people. In the end, Xin Ai Huang Taiji forced his way forward and asked his eldest son to marry Dacheng Taiji's widow, which ended the dispute.
"Your grandfather was still alive at that time and was sent to Guihua City to find out the news. He had seen with his own eyes how cruel the Mongolian Tartars were to kill their own people."
"Soon after, Xin Ai Huang Taiji died of a serious illness. The third lady took the military talisman and the golden seal of King Shunyi, and asked the court to enthrone Butashili to succeed King Shunyi."
Gao Jin could not have thought that the third lady was really desperate for her son. After Xin Ai Huang Taiji's death, all the Tumote tribe admitted that she succeeded to the throne, and she still dared to keep her seal privately and help her son to throne.
"Dad, is this third lady trying to let the court conquer the Tumote tribe so that her son can inherit the throne?"
"What she thinks is not important. Anyway, the court is unwilling to go to war with the Tumote tribe, so it comes forward to suppress the matter. At that time, Camel City sent troops to escort the angel to Guihua City and conferred the third lady as Mrs. Zhongshun. Then she married Sharic, but Guihua City was still given to Butashri."
Gao Jin listened to his father's words and thought about it carefully. He found that the court's handling methods at that time were very smart. He did not break up with Tumote and made the city of Guihua fall into Butashili's hands. However, it suppressed the internal strife on the surface, and Tumote's tribe actually split.
"Dad, what's the Tumote tribe doing in the past few years?"
"What else can it be? It's still the same. Four years ago, Salik died. His eldest son Chao Tu Taiji died early. According to the rules, Changsun Bushitu should succeed him. The third lady was unwilling to let her grandson Su Nang Taiji take the throne."
Gao Jin could not have imagined that the Tumote tribe had been fighting for four years and had not yet achieved any results.
"Now, due to internal strife in the Tumote tribe, there are people in the python gold tribe who support Bu Situ and Su Nang. We caravans who do business should be careful not to get into trouble."
Gao Chong said that he didn't know whether the dispute over the Khan throne of the Tumot tribe was at the moment. Anyway, when the caravan came out last time, the Taiji people from the Tumot tribe who supported Bu Situtu organized a coalition army to confront each other outside the city of Guihua, which scared many small caravans. He also heard that someone in the Python Jin tribe supported Su Nang and asked their caravans to help buy weapons and armor.
However, such a thing involved the internal strife of the Khan of the Tumote tribe. For the Ming Dynasty caravan, few people wanted to get involved. Bu Shitu looked at the crowd and was not a vegetarian. It was really hard to predict the outcome of the battle. If the wrong team was taken or the wrong bet was made, the caravan would be over.
So along the way, Gao Jin rarely saw other caravans because most of the small caravans didn't have the courage to come out and wanted to wait until the situation in the Tumot army stabilized before talking about it, which became an opportunity for the Gao family caravans.
"Dad, this python golden part is close to the city of Guihua. Should it be turned to Sucan?"
"You said it's reasonable. Su Nang can have the power today all depends on her grandmother and the third lady. But the third lady is old, who can tell what will happen in the future? The Golden Tribe of the Python is now fighting openly and secretly."
Chapter completed!