Chahar, the court of the Great Khan.

In the midst of the huge golden tent, Dayan Khan Batu Munk was crooked on a wooden couch. Although it was the height of summer, the temperature difference between night and night on the grassland was huge, and there was still a thick white fox skin mattress under him. At this time, he pillowed the jade pillow presented by his third son, Balsborought, but his face was a little dazed.

Although he was not yet forty, his long years of crusades still brought him many diseases. The military horses under his command can bring him the best doctors and the best medicinal herbs, but they can't keep him healthy forever. When the Ming Dynasty raised the world for the Hongzhi Emperor to wear linen and filial piety, he was also lingering on the sickbed, the so-called war that set off earth-shattering waves in the entire Ming Dynasty, but his second son Urusborot transferred troops, and the young master led the troops to attack.

He had a total of eleven sons, the first seven of whom were born to him and Manduhai Dahatun. He reminisced about the woman who had carried him on his expedition to the west and west, and he was full of emotion—when he was young, he had been haunted by her prestige in all of Mongolia, but when she was seriously injured in the night attack of the Ming people, he realized how important this woman who was much older than himself. However, in just three months, there was only time for him to purge the entire Khan Court as quickly as possible, and then he had to block the news of her death in the name of recuperation.

Because of his name as Dayan Khan, more than half of his glory is due to this woman. At that time, he was still too young, and he needed the name of Mandu Hai Chechen to subdue Warat, to subdue the tribes and lords who were about to move in Yongshebu Ordos and other places, and to subdue the Uliangha who had not yet been accepted under his command. It wasn't until he crushed the resistance under the horse's hooves with the strongest force that he was able to face up to the fact that this woman had been dead for many years.

"Sweaty, the medicine has been decocted."

Batu Munch suddenly came back to his senses, took the bowl of medicine handed over by Xiao Hatun Gu Shi, drank it all without frowning, and immediately looked at the woman on the side thoughtfully.

Gu Shi was once the governor of the Privy Council, and later rebelled and assassinated the granddaughter of the Oirath leader of the Oirats, Bagatut, and the marriage was decided after Manduhai held him to conquer Warat, and after she married, she gave birth to his tenth son, Obugon Xiqing. Compared with the younger and more beautiful Xiao Hatun he married later, the well-maintained Gu Shi inevitably revealed a bit of old age, but because the marriage was set for him by Manduhai, and he wanted to encircle the Oirats, since Manduhai died, he has never set up Dahatun again, and almost all the affairs of the harem have been handed over to her to be in charge.

"What's wrong?"

Hearing this sudden voice, Gu Shi took a deep breath, and immediately bowed his head respectfully: "Great Khan, I shouldn't interfere in the affairs of the Khanate as a woman, but I just heard a news that the young master has just set off with the elite men and horses under his command." ”

"Got off the fire and set off?"

Batumunk's pupils suddenly contracted violently. The young master Dehuochi is his confidant, and he is also the general who has been fighting in the south and the north for many years, and he trusts him as a sibling, just like this time he used troops on the border of the Ming Dynasty, and he gave all the power to Dehuochi. However, he clearly remembered that his second son Urusborot had only come to tell him a few days ago that while all the soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty had gathered in Xuanfu, he would launch an offensive against Datong next, followed by Ningxia and Yansui. All in all, before the first heavy snow of winter blocked their way of attack, they were going to beat the entire frontier of the Ming Dynasty to pieces, so that the little emperor would no longer dare to have the heart of war.

However, it is clear that it is not yet time, how could Dehuo Chi suddenly send troops?

"How many people did he bring, did he leave a message?"

"Great Khan, I just saw the soldiers and horses, and I don't know anything else." Seeing that Batu Munch's face suddenly became extremely stern, Gu Shi said in a low voice, "My maid heard the news that the warriors who stayed behind in Shacheng to guard those Han slaves were killed by those cunning Ming people, so when Young Master Dehuo Chi heard about it, he was furious and planned to lead his troops to take revenge. ”

"Father Khan."

Just as Batumunk frowned in contemplation, a voice suddenly came from outside. Gu Shi hurriedly stood up, glanced at Batu Munch's face, and saw that he bowed his head slightly, and then tiptoed out after bowing her head. Immediately after, a tall young man strode in. He was in his early twenties, and after bowing deeply to the bed, he sat down on the small pony that Gu Shi had just sat on.

"Father Khan, the people who have taken off the fire have suffered a big defeat, and more than 300 of his men are all gone. If it weren't for the fire that broke out in Shacheng, if it weren't for the news that spies happened to send to Zhangjiakou Fort, he wouldn't have been in such a hurry. Speaking of this, Urusborot showed a trace of annoyance on his face, and immediately said, "First, it is to save his face, and second, I heard that among the Ming army led this time, there are favored ministers of the little emperor of the Ming Dynasty." ”

Compared with the Ming Dynasty, Batu Munch has always been called the little prince, and now the Ming Dynasty has ascended the throne The Son of Heaven is also young, and the Khan court has conventionally called Zhu Houzhao the little emperor. Although all kinds of news came together that Zhu Houzhao, the little emperor, was a freewheeling person, Batu Munch did not underestimate this battle.

Warat is surrendered, and the invincible Yismain has been defeated and died, but there are still many lords who are ready to move, by striking at the prestige of the Ming people to erect the Khan's court, and at the same time forcing the Ming Dynasty to reopen the horse market, this is the best opportunity to kill two birds with one stone!

"How many people did you bring with you?"

"Back to Father Khan, he brought the most elite 3,000 people under his command!"

"Three thousand ......men," Batu Munk muttered to himself, and then said in a deep voice, "the one who occupies Yongshebu has always been dissatisfied with the Khan's court, and if the Ming flee there, it is likely that the three thousand men who have escaped from the fire will be in vain if they are stopped by him again." Send the order down, and then transfer another 3,000 people to be on call at any time, and then issue a conscription order to the Etok under the jurisdiction of Chahar, if you don't dare to jump out, then take advantage of this opportunity to kill two birds with one stone! ”

"Yes, Father Khan."

Urusborot immediately stood up and bowed deeply to his chest. He was about to withdraw, when Batumunk suddenly stopped him again, and hurriedly raised his head. To his surprise, however, Batumunk looked at him thoughtfully for a moment, and then suddenly asked a question that surprised him.

"Urus, you said that if your mother saw me restore the old system of 60,000 households and let those lords submit to the Golden Family again, she would be ecstatic?"

"Father Khan ......"

"The glory of the Golden House has passed away for far too long, and I have conquered the Oirats, yet they are still self-righteous; For a long time, I ordered the fire to kill Ismain, and they were indifferent; After a long time, I attacked the Uliangha people in the west to make them submit, and there are still people who dare to stab them in the back. If you can win a big victory against the Ming people this time, then you go to the 30,000 households on the right wing, and I will make you a Jinong of the right wing according to the tradition of Genghis Khan's time! ”

The so-called Jinong refers to the deputy Khan. However, this deputy khan was different from the vice-ruler of the Central Plains, who was the prince of the prince, while the deputy khan of Mongolia was almost always the brother of the Great Khan or the brother of the prince. Batumunk's eldest sons, Tulu Borot and Urusborot, were twin brothers, but they came out early in their birth, so they took the title of eldest son, and were established as heirs from birth. Urusborot has always been a little hesitant about this. However, at this time, when he heard that his father Khan planned to give him all the 30,000 households of the right wing, and promised to divide him as Jinong, he only felt a rush of enthusiasm rushing to his brain.

"Father Khan, I will definitely maintain the glory of the Golden Family and make all the people submit to the Great Emperor!"

"Good, good! Go now, we can't let the Ming people show off their might on our grassland! ”

Seeing Urusborot walking out of the tent quickly, Batumunk took a deep breath and leaned back tiredly. He had eleven sons, some of whom even had grandchildren, and in order to prevent the inheritance he had laid would not be wiped out in the hands of his children and grandchildren, he had to truly unite the 60,000 households on the left and right wings during his lifetime, so that his children and grandchildren would have these lands for generations. Wait until the herdsmen forget their former lords, and then his descendants will be able to sit on the throne of the Khan.

Urusborot, who came out of the Golden Tent, couldn't help but clench his fists, however, as soon as he grinned, a voice came from the side: "Second brother, so happy, did Father Khan give you any benefits?" ”

"It's the third brother."

Urusborot and Baalsbrot are only one and a half years apart, and their mothers are both Dahatun Mandu Haicherchen. The eldest son Tuluborot and the second son Urusborot are twin brothers, and the third son Urusborot and the fourth son Alsuborot are also twin brothers, plus there is a pair of twin brothers at the bottom, when these brothers were together, it was often difficult for outsiders to tell which of them was who, even Batumunk, who was a father, would be confused, only Manduhai would never admit his mistake, and their brothers themselves would never admit their mistakes. It's only as they get older, and the twins have changed dramatically. Compared to Dayan Khan's other children, the relationship between Urusborot and Balsborot is the closest.

"Father Khan said that in the future, he will appoint me as the Jinong who will lead the 30,000 households of the right-wing Yongshebu, Ordos and Menggoljin!"

"Congratulations to the second brother!" Balsborot's face showed a smile of surprise and joy, and he immediately held his brother's hand tightly, "You came out a moment later than the eldest brother and lost the title of the eldest son, but the father Khan still favors you!" The big brother fought like that in the previous little battle, and he is still lying in bed, as long as you can firmly hold the right wing in your hands and make more contributions, it is difficult to say what will happen in the future. ”

"You're right!" Urusborot never questioned his eldest brother in front of others, but in front of his confidant brother, he nodded heavily without pretense, "This time it is the young master who leads the troops with the fire, but it is my idea to transfer the troops." As long as he can succeed in one fell swoop, then at least in terms of prestige, I will far surpass my big brother! ”

(To be continued)