Chapter 379: The Death of Zamuhe

In the end, Zamuhe hid in the Tangnu Mountains, followed by only five people, and the passes and peaks of the Tangnu Mountains were as high as 2,000 to 2,900 meters above sea level, and the mountains were covered with snow all year round. Mount Donnu is located between the Kobdo Lake region and the dense Siberian taiga forest area of the Upper Yenisei River basin.

The expelled Zamuhe thus came to the edge of his native land, a prey region of cedars, larch, firs, and other trees. In this dense forest, there are countless kinds of animals, among other animals, there are Siberian reindeer and Mongolian deer, musk yellow deer of the Great North, and wild sheep common in the steppe. Zamuhe came to this forest to hunt for a living, and lived a precarious life.

But soon five of Zamuhe's retinue were dissatisfied with the theft of one of his argali, which was distributed in a vast area of central Asia, mainly in Xinjiang, Qinghai, Gansu, Tibet, Sichuan, and Inner Mongolia.

The meat of the argali is very delicate and has a delicious mountain flavor, but it is an essence of aroma, just like the best seafood. The belly of the argali, which can cure stomach diseases, is suitable for stewing, roasting and grinding into noodles to eat, and the effect is better. The hooves of the argali, which have been simmered for more than ten hours, are sticky and soft, and have the taste of high-altitude herbs. Argali, which has been running around in the mountains for food, has been walking on precious medicinal materials such as gastrodia cordyceps for many years, and the medicinal power has penetrated into the flesh and bones.

Because argali, argali can only live in semi-open alpine bare rock belts and undulating mountain hills, distributed at an altitude of about 3,500 meters to 5,500 meters, alpine deserts, alpine meadows and other environments, often active in the lower edge of the snow line in summer, and inhabit in winter.

When the environment is heavily snowy, they move from high to low valleys, and have a seasonal vertical migration habit. Argali, a relatively precious food on the grassland, should not be hastily burned and eaten, but used as a festival sacrifice item.

When Zamu Heyi saw that his subordinates had eaten the argali, he said to them angrily: "Whose son are you, that you have such a pomp today, and you can burn the precious argali?"

Seeing that Zamuhe was so selfish, that they had sacrificed their lives for him, and that they had shared weal and sorrow with him, and that they had now fallen into such a field, they thought, "He can eat a argali, but we can't?"

The five retinues conspired together, and instead of waiting for death with such a ruthless and unrighteous man, it was better to sacrifice him to Temujin in exchange for glory and wealth. The decision was made, and the five of them acted immediately, and when Zamuhe was tasting the plate of mutton with relish, they took advantage of his unpreparedness and tied up Zamuhe together. At that time, Temujin was on the way back to his army in victory, so they escorted Zamuhe to Temujin's army to receive a reward.

When these retinues of Zamuh saw the Mongol soldiers, they said to them: "We are the servants of Zamuha, and because we are afraid of the prestige of Temujin Khan, we dare not hide Zamuh privately, so we have taken him and sent him to ask Temujin Khan to send him down." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Zamuhe let out a sneer, and then said to the Mongol soldiers: "Please convey these words to my Temujin Anda, how can you tolerate such despicable people serving in your tent when the lowly crow competes to capture the tall wild ducks, and the lowly slaves take the master?"

When Temujin learned that Zamuhe had been captured, he had an indescribable feeling that although he had always regarded Zamuhe as his most dangerous enemy, the friendship between them even surpassed that of Wang Khan. After all, they have married twice in succession, and they sent troops to rescue Temujin when he was in the most danger, so it can be said that without Zamuhe, there would be no Temujin today. In the depths of Temujin's psyche, it is likely that he still retains a vague friendship for this partner.

So when dealing with the problem at hand, his first action was to satisfy Zamuhe's request. Temujin exclaimed: "How can such slaves who have violated their masters be spared death? Who can gain the trust of such traitors seeking glory? Such villains should be cut down and eradicated together with their children and grandchildren!"

The Mongol soldiers immediately carried out Temujin's order and killed five of his retinue in front of Zamuh. Then Temujin asked the soldiers to send a message to Zamuhe: "You and I have a deep friendship, and I have received your favor in the past, and I will never forget it. Why did you deliberately leave me and go to someone else? Today we meet again, and if you change your past wrongs and stop being my enemy, I will not remember your old hatred and forget your kindness. ”

"Although you have been detached from me a few years ago, you are still my answer after all. Whenever life and death are at stake, you always have the love of the deceased, and every day of war, you always feel pain in your heart. Besides, I fought against the king Khan, and you also left the king and did not go to war. When it came time for our army to fight against the Nabarian tribe, you boasted on my behalf, and frightened the Nabarbarians, and this is another kindness to me, and I will never forget your kindness. ”

After hearing Temujin's words, Zamuhe was both moved and ashamed, and he replied: "I have made friends with An Dading in Huo'er and Kurokawa, and we have eaten together, spoken words that we have never forgotten, and we have slept in the same bed. Unfortunately, we listened to the instigation of others and parted ways halfway, and I really didn't have the face to meet An's answer when I thought back on the vows I had made earlier. ”

"Now Ann is still willing to be my companion regardless of his past suspicions. Now that Antar has subdued all the people, and all the neighbors have been peaceful, and a perfect state is about to be founded, and the throne of the Khan is surely thee, and the great affairs of the world have been decided, what good will it do me to be with thee? If thou wilt not kill me, thou shalt not sleep well at night, and thy food and drink during the day shall be unpleasant. It seems like lice in the collar, and needles in the bottom. ”

"I'm a person with a lot of problems, and I'm whimsical and have made a lot of mistakes, and I really don't dare to expect An Answer to bother me. In this life, my friendship and reputation with Anta are known to everyone from the place of sunrise to the place of sunset. Glory, Temujin, thou art the pride of heaven, the best of men, the greatest of men. Thou hast seventy-three warriors like seventy-three warhorses at thy command, so that thou hast been able to reign over the world and accomplish this great cause. ”

"In contrast, I have to bow to the wind, I have always been unfortunate, I have lost my parents since I was a child, I have no brothers, let alone confidants. The mandate of heaven is attributed to Anda, and Anda is blessed with heaven and uniqueness, so I am the first everywhere. I just want to die a quick death now, and I don't want to live without dignity anymore. In this way, you can be at ease in the future, but I have one last request, which is to hope that Ann will remember our past relationship and grant me not to bleed to death. ”

Why did Zamuhe ask to die without bleeding? Because the Mongols believed that a person's soul was in his blood, and that the dead could save their soul without bleeding. Later, the Mongols executed guilty nobles of the clan, often using this non-bleeding specialty.

Zamuhe then arranged for his own funeral, and said: "When I die, I hope to bury my bones in the high ground, and I will always protect your children and grandchildren." I am of the same race as you, conquered by the spirit of the Andawang tribe, and after my death, my people will take refuge under the spirit of the Andawang, and I hope that the spirit of the peace will take care of me day and night, and today I only ask that the spirit of the Anda grant me a quick death. ”

When the person concerned relayed these words to Temujin, Temujin said sadly: "Although I am sorry for my actions, it is undeniable that he does not harm my life. He has a wide range of experience, and listening to what he has to say today is very much for me to learn. Zamuhe'an is really a person who can be learned, but today he is tired of surviving. ”

Temujin said: "Today, I still want to be friends with him, regardless of my past suspicions, but I have been rejected. I wanted to cherish his life, but he didn't. And this day, as he desired, he should be put to death without shedding blood, and he should not be exposed and his bones should not be exposed, and he should be buried thickly. ”

Temujin gave the order, and his subordinates immediately complied, and put Zamuhe in a bag and suffocated to death. This once made Genghis Khan's future uncertain and fateful, and he was buried on a high ground. According to the shamans of the Altai Mountains, the soul of Zamuh will forever bless the descendants of his victors from there.

Although Temujin had eliminated his confidant Zamuhe, the Mongols had not yet been completely unified, and there was a rebel Wangu tribe that had not been recovered, and the rebels had killed Temujin's Anda and his in-laws, Arawusi. Temujin swore: "I have the world but do not repay the kindness of Aravus, Tengri will not let me go." ”

So after a short rest, Temujin ordered the general Subutai to be the vanguard, and he personally led the Mongolian army to fight against the Wanggu tribe to quell the rebellion, and the Mongolian army rushed all the way to Yunneizhou, the capital of the Wanggu tribe, which was the place where the Wanggu tribe lived for generations.

As soon as the rebel commander Kok Khan heard that Temujin himself came to crusade, he did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly reorganized his army and horses to prepare to meet the enemy.

Subutai urged the horse to come to the front of the battle, and asked Kuk Khan to come forward and talk to him. Kok Khan was not afraid, and urged his horse to go straight to Subutai, who pointed at Kok Khan with his knife and said: "Traitor, today my Mongol tribe army has arrived, why don't you quickly dismount and surrender." ”

Kok Khan sneered: "It shouldn't be your turn to say this, you hurry up and take your life." ”

Before the words fell, the big knife had already slashed towards the top of Su Butai's head with the sound of the wind, and Su Butai did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly used the spear in his hand to go up, only to hear the sound of the two weapons, and the two weapons collided and made a piercing sound, and the sky suddenly splashed with sparks.

The two of them fought with knives and guns in one place, both of them were tiger generals in the world, and their martial arts were also between them. The two dismantled more than 100 moves, but it was still difficult to distinguish the winner from defeat, and Kok Khan felt that the long-term battle was not good for him, so he frowned and thought about it. Kuok Khan flicked a sword, feigned defeat and left, and Su Butai did not know that it was a trick and then chased after him.

At this time, Kuk Khan suddenly hung up his broadsword, quickly pulled out the sword under his ribs, and turned around to slash to the top of Subutai's head, Subutai suddenly felt a flash of white light in front of him, and he hurriedly shook his face to avoid the sword, but he dodged a little slower, and the tip of the sword crossed half of his face on the left side of Subutai, Subutai felt that his eyes suddenly turned red, he knew that he was seriously injured, and hurriedly turned his horse and fled. Kok Khan then led his army in pursuit, and the Mongol army was defeated.

Temujin was rewarded with a defeat for the vanguard troops, and the Ai general was seriously wounded. He hurriedly checked on Subutai's injuries and was told by the Mongolian doctor that he was blind in his left eye. When Temujin heard this, he beat his chest and vowed to cut the Khan with a thousand knives, and then immediately ordered all the horses, and the Mongol army poured out to kill Benyun Neizhou.

Knowing that he had killed Temujin's Anda first and then wounded his confidant and loved general, Temujin would definitely not give up, and when he heard that tens of thousands of Mongol troops were pouring in, he felt that he was outnumbered by Temujin's strength, and that he was powerless to compete with the Mongol army. So he secretly abandoned the city with his family and a few cronies overnight and fled to a foreign land, but he didn't expect that the Mongol army would find him in Europe later.

The Mongol army soon broke through the city, and without capturing Kuk Khan, they turned all the soldiers who did not have time to escape into the burial of Subutai's left eye, and buried them all alive on the outskirts of Yunnei Prefecture, where Subutai was injured at the beginning.

After pacifying the Khan of Kok, Temujin immediately posthumously crowned Arakwusi as the king of the Gaotang Dynasty and Ali Hei as the princess of the Gaotang Dynasty. Because the youngest son of Aravusi is still underage and has not yet made any contributions, he first named Aravusi's nephew Zhenguo as the king of Beiping, and handed over the Wanggu tribe to his jurisdiction, and also gave a large number of looted property slaves to the new prince.

At the same time, Temujin once again officiated at the wedding of his third daughter, Arahaibe, and married her to her former husband's cousin, Xinwang Zhenguo, using the highest level of etiquette in the Mongol Empire. Temujin sent troops to conquer Yunnei Prefecture and quell the civil strife of the Wanggu tribe, and the Wangu tribe was incorporated into Mongolia and became one of the four major tribes.