Chapter 373: Letters

Two messengers delivered a letter from Temujin to the Khan, which read: "My father-in-law, the chief of the Khan, your uncle Gulhan, who accused you of the sin of mutilating your clansmen, chased you to a narrow place like Harawin, and at that time only sent a few men to follow you. Who came to your rescue at that time? Even the Mongol chieftain was quick to do so. ”

"It is time for you to expel your uncle, reclaim your tribesmen, and regain your position as tribal chief, so that you will become brothers, and I will call you my father-in-law for this reason, which is why our two families have become world friends. ”

"My father-in-law, Lord Khan, you have come to join me, and in less than half a day I have treated you with sincerity and given you enough food, and in less than a month I have provided you with enough clothing, and people may ask what is the reason for this?"

"You should tell your tribesmen that in the first campaign against the tribe of the Mlbegs, we plundered a large amount of the military baggage and herds of the tribes, and I gave them all to you, so that in less than half a day you fed the hungry, and in less than a month the naked people were clothed, which is why we became fathers and sons. ”

"Later, when you took advantage of my attack on the Tatar tribe, you personally led the tribesmen to plunder the tribe of the Murbeg, took their wives and children captive, and plundered all their goods and livestock, without giving me the slightest treasure, but I did not inquire about it, for the sake of our love for father and son. ”

"In the past, I used to fight with you against the Naiban tribe, but you said goodbye to me on the way back, and then you were hunted down by the generals of the Naiban tribe, lost your son and daughter-in-law, and lost a large amount of military baggage, and asked me to support you. I command the four warriors of Muhuali, Borshu, Borhu, and Chilaowen to give you great support, to reclaim for you the goods and people they have plundered, and to return them to you all because you are my kinsman. ”

"In the past, we held a great feast on the banks of the Urak River and made a clear covenant that if a snake with fangs passed between my two tribes, neither of our tribes could be bitten by a poisonous snake, and that we had to consult with each other personally before any decision could be made, and neither of us should leave without a clear decision. ”

"Later, some people spread slander among our two tribes, and you left us rashly without making detailed inquiries and investigations, what is the reason for this, and how do you explain this? In the past, our tribe crusaded against the tribes of Dolban, Tatar, and Hongjira, like the fierce birds on the east side of the sea, and captured the weak geese and geese, and won every battle, and gained a great harvest. ”

"Whenever we get a harvest, we must distribute it to you, and your tribe is the opposite, and you have really forgotten us by getting a lot of loot many times?

"Father-in-law, Lord Khan, you have always treated me like that, where is it like what we agreed to do? Are you really so comfortable enjoying all this? Why don't you think more about your children, so that they can live in peace? I, as your righteous son, have never complained about your ruthlessness and unrighteousness towards me, and the reason why I say this is because I really can't bear what you do, and I don't want to covet your possessions, but let you put yourself in your shoes and think about it. ”

"Our two tribes are like the two wheels of a cart, and no matter which wheel is removed, the ox will not be able to pull it, and if the cart is abandoned on the road, the goods in the cart will be stolen by others. If the cart is tethered to the ox, it will be trapped there until it starves to death. ”

"If we force the oxen to drag the carts away and forcibly whip them, the cattle will only be beaten to the point of bleeding and jumping until they are exhausted and finally die. I am here to use the two wheels of the car as a metaphor for the interests of our two tribes, are you and I the two wheels on the car? I have made everything I want to say clear to you, please think twice before acting, so as not to leave regrets for yourself. ”

Temujin sent a message to the leaders of Altan and Hocha'er, saying: "Do you still hate me? Do you still let me live in the world? Or do you want me to die early and bury me in the ground? ”

"I know that you are all humble to me, and I have your respect and support, so I have always thought about protecting the land left to us by our ancestors, and abiding by the customs and habits passed down from our ancestors, so that our tribe will not decline. Since I have become the commander of the tribe, I must treat you fairly, and I must distribute to you all the camps, cattle and horses, and the men and women who have been captured in the war. I will enclose the birds and animals of the grassland and give them to you, and I will expel them and give them to you all the animals in the mountains and forests. ”

"Today you have betrayed and defected to the tribe of Wang Khan, you can no longer be like this, become a shameless villain, let all the people on the steppe laugh and scold. The vast land of the Mongolian steppe, the three rivers refers to the Tula River, the Orkun River and the Selenga River, all of which were owned by the Wang Khan tribe. Guard yourselves with the king and the Khan, and do not let others occupy or inhabit them. ”

Temujin sent a message to Sankun again: "I am your father's son, you are your father's own son, my father has treated you and me consistently and lovingly, do you think that I will murder you, so it is necessary to strike first?"

"Your father is already old, as the saying goes, raise children to prevent old age, accumulate grain to prevent hunger, now you are your father's only support, if you do not change your jealousy of others, and want to stand on your own feet while your father is still alive, and want to face the south and establish himself as king, will not that make your father infinitely worried? If you understand your mistakes, I ask you to send messengers to reconcile the relationship between our two tribes, otherwise you will quietly follow my advice, and stop doing things that harm others and yourself. ”

In the face of the righteous and stern questioning of the two envoys of Temujin, Wang Khan could not answer a word, and when the envoys finished speaking, he sighed and said: "Alas, don't mention it, I am too nonsense. It is really not in line with the morality of intercourse with others that I regard kindness as enmity and separation from my son. We used to have a covenant and principle of working together, fighting the enemy together, and never separating, but now I have broken the alliance, and my heart is so uncomfortable that no one can understand it. ”

As he spoke, Wang Khan took out a dagger and pierced his little finger, and drop by drop of blood flowed into a birch bark bucket, which Wang Khan handed to Temujin's messenger.

Altan, Huocha'er, and the others were ambiguous and did not express their position clearly, and only Sankun said angrily: "If he calls me his in-law, why is he constantly scolding me? Since he calls my father his father-in-law, why does he call my father ungrateful? I don't have the patience to have any detailed debate with him, the big deal is just a war." If I am victorious, he should let me, and if he is victorious, I should let him, and what messenger and what word should I send?"

After Sangkun said this, he immediately ordered the leader of his subordinates, Bilgebe, and said: "Hurry up and put up a handsome banner for me, prepare the drums and horns, and prepare all the horses and weapons, and we are ready to fight Temujin to the death." ”

Seeing that the tribe of Wang Khan had no intention of reconciling with Temujin, Ah Er and the others immediately went back and reported to Temujin. Because of Wang Khan's strong power, Temujin inevitably had some worries, and when he became worried, Mu Huali said: "The boss doesn't have to worry, I have a plan that will definitely make Wang Khan's father and son defeated and killed." ”

Temujin hurriedly asked him what his plan was, and Muhuali asked him to let the people on his left and right leave, and whispered in Temujin's ear, "Do this...... Do ...... doing so"

Those present did not know what they were saying, but Temujin danced with joy and ordered the camp to retreat back to Balsuba. On the way, he met people from the Hulu Rasi tribe, and he stopped the horse's head and came to surrender, and there were also Muslims Ah San, who also came from Juyanhai to surrender, and Temujin treated them favorably.

When he returned to Balsuba, Temujin suddenly saw Ghazal returning in disarray, and when Temujin asked him what had happened, he replied: "I was a step late in packing up the camp, but the king Khan sent troops to attack and rob my wife and children, and if I had not gone faster, I would have been captured by him." ”

When Temujin heard this, he said angrily: "The king Khan is so hateful, it is really incorrigible!

At this time, Mu Huali walked up from the side to dissuade: "You can't do this, has the boss forgotten the strategy I told you?"

Temujin said: "He snatched my brother's daughter-in-law and my nephew, should I just stop there?"

Mu Huali: "I have my own good strategy against the enemy, not only can I bring back the captives, but also the wives and children of Wang Khan, and we will also take them back." ”

"Since you have such a good plan, we will act according to yours. ”

Mu Huali listened, took Hesa'er's hand, and entered the back of the camp together, and the two of them conspired for a while, and acted according to the agreed plan, and no one knew what kind of medicine they were selling in their gourd.