Although the Khalkha Mongols had a tribal ruling system, there were differences between tribes.
The Tushetu Khanate and the Chechen Khanate belonged to the left wing, and the Zasaktu Khanate belonged to the right wing.
The three tribes were in charge of their own territories.
Among them, the Zasaktu Khanate was the most powerful.
After the old Zasaktu Khan passed away, his second son took the throne and became the Great Khan.
However, a leader of the right-wing tribe was dissatisfied with the rule of the new Khan, so he rebelled and killed him.
None of the old Jasaktu Khan's other sons could put down the rebellion, so he asked the Tushetu Khanate on the left wing to raise an army to put down the rebellion.
The newly appointed Tushetu Khan naturally agreed with pleasure.
During the process of suppressing the rebellion, a large number of refugees were generated from the right-wing tribes, who flocked to the Tushetu Khanate on the left.
A small number also flocked to the Chechen Khanate.
After the rebellion was quelled, the fifth son of the old Zasaktu Khan inherited his brother's throne and asked Tushetu Khan to return the right-wing people who had fled during the war.
I have to say he's a bit naive.
How could anyone spit out the meat once it's in their mouth?
The ministers below were discussing at once, but Yinreng lowered his eyes and pondered.
"If I remember correctly, Zasaktu Khan will soon send people to the Qing Dynasty to ask for help."
"In my previous life, I did send people to Khalkha Mongolia to act as a lobbyist. If peace talks failed, I would contact Chechen Khan and Zasaktu Khan, intending to attack the Tushetu tribe in the name of these two tribes. In reality, I was trying to test the depth of the alliance between Galdan and Tushetu Khan."
"It's a pity that once bitten by a snake, one will be afraid of the rope for ten years. Zasaktu Khan only wanted the Qing Dynasty to mediate, but he did not intend to ask the Qing Dynasty to send troops to attack Tushetu Khan. Because he had suffered enough at the hands of Tushetu Khan, how could he fall in the same place twice?"
"Furthermore, his position as Great Khan was a lucky escape, and his rule over the Right Wing Tribe is not even as stable as his brother's. If he becomes too closely tied to the Qing, his authority will be questioned by his subordinates. He witnessed how his second brother lost his life."
Self-interest is human nature. If it is beneficial to form an alliance with the Qing Dynasty, then Jasaktu Khan will definitely rush to form an alliance with the Qing Dynasty. However, when the pros and cons are not clear, Jasaktu Khan will choose to maintain stability.
If he was not sure of getting his people back from Tushetu Khan, he should at least maintain the current situation.
Yinreng shook his head secretly in his heart.
Or is it too short-sighted?
If Zasaktu Khan had read Chinese history, he would have known that in the thousands of years of Chinese history, there were actually very few emperors who took the initiative to expand outward. Most of them were ethnic groups from grasslands or cold lands who came to seize the heartland of the Central Plains.
Because the territory occupied by China is very suitable for the survival of ordinary people in terms of climate, terrain and crop production, and is also self-sufficient enough.
However, the surrounding areas were mostly useless to the Chinese emperors.
Not only are the crops not abundant, but management is also extremely difficult.
In such a situation, we only need to collect annual tributes and don’t have to worry about how to manage those places that can be described as “poor mountains and bad waters”. It’s simply too good to be true.
Yinreng continued to mutter in his heart,
"What's even funnier is that although Zasaktu Khan had no intention of borrowing troops from the Qing, he used this to intimidate Tushetu Khan, which not only failed the old man's plan, but also frightened Tushetu Khan into completely forming an alliance with Galdan."
Yinreng narrowed his eyes, thinking of the old man's angry way of throwing the cup in his previous life, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly.
'Is this a complete failure?'
When Kangxi heard this, he frowned. He didn't expect that the newly appointed Zasaktu Khan would be such an indecisive person.
This boy is not worthy of being a consultant!
Kangxi thought to himself that since Yinreng said his plan was useless and the path of Jasaktu Khan was no longer feasible, the path of winning over Chechen Khan must have failed as well.
It seems that we still need to come up with a new solution.
As Kangxi expected, Chechen Khan would never be able to succeed in his lifetime.
The Chechen Khan was a typical lazy and cunning person. He did not contribute anything when Tushetu Khan suppressed the right-wing rebellion, but he benefited a lot when refugees flocked to the left wing.
Having tasted the sweetness, the Chechen Khan planned to be the fisherman again.
But good things don't always happen to him. After Tushetu Khan and Galdan formed a complete alliance, the first thing he destroyed was the Chechen Khanate.
The simplest way to break the deadlock now is to send troops directly to attack the Junggar tribe on the grounds that Galdan interfered in the internal affairs of the Qing Dynasty's vassal states.
However, the territory of the Dzungar tribe was vast, and a short-term campaign would not produce any results.
The Qing Dynasty had experienced years of war and needed time to recuperate, so the best way now was to wait and see from across the sea.
Following the original historical process, Galdan was allowed to annex Khalkha Mongolia, giving the Qing Dynasty enough time to catch its breath.
When Galdan completely annexed Khalkha Mongolia and threatened the territory of the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty had a reason to send troops to attack.
Yinreng suddenly remembered the process of Qianlong's destruction of Junggar. He felt a little nauseous, but also had some recognition.
"The Eleuth Mongols are a people with a fickle nature. Otherwise, it would have taken three dynasties to completely eliminate Galdan. It's just that Uya Zhaohui's methods of extermination were too cruel."
Upon hearing this, Kangxi couldn't help but turn around and look at Yinreng. Did it take so long to destroy the Dzungar tribe?
And - genocide?
The territory of the Dzungar tribe was not small. Even though it was vast and sparsely populated, there must have been at least a million Eleuth Mongols. Did they kill them all?
If he wanted to slaughter even civilians and children, then this grandson's murderous nature must be too strong...
He could imagine how people in the future would evaluate the Qing Dynasty's massacre of civilians by Galdan.
Countless thoughts flashed through Kangxi's mind, and finally he thought of Yinzhen.
If the fourth son were to inherit the throne in the future, one of his sons would be the one who wiped out the entire Eleuth Mongols.
It seems that the education of my grandson will be a top priority in the future. I have a long way to go...
Kangxi's gaze fell on the people arguing fiercely. Gao Shiqi finally shook his sleeves and said respectfully to Kangxi,
"In my humble opinion, even if Galdan is a threat, he doesn't dare to invade the Qing border yet. The most important thing for the Qing right now is to conserve our strength. When the day comes that Galdan dares to invade, the Qing army will be strong and powerful, so what is there to fear?"
Yinreng accurately captured it and nodded secretly.
"Gao Shiqi is indeed farsighted. Although Khalkha and Junggar will be part of the Qing Dynasty in the future, they are not yet part of it now, are they? Why bother with so much? Let them fight to the death. It would be best if the Qing Dynasty could recover the lost territory without losing a single soldier!"
Kangxi was stunned when he heard this. It turned out that he was possessed.
He has always been obsessed with the fact that Galdan would threaten the Qing Dynasty, but why should the Qing Dynasty be afraid of threats? Even if all the people in Dzungar were soldiers, the population could not match that of a province in the Qing Dynasty. What was there to be afraid of?
If he dares to provoke me, just beat him!
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