Chapter 349: Möngke Khan ascends to the throne

Badu hoped that he could become the Great Khan, but he was also very sober that it was impossible for him to ascend to the throne.

Although his father, Jochi, and his uncles, Chagatai, Ogedai, and Tolei, were born to the same mother, Jochi was born to Genghis Khan nine months after his mother was abducted by other tribal chiefs, and this became the place where his lineage was questioned.

Although Genghis Khan did everything possible to protect Jochi, who had been subjected to bad words since childhood, because it was related to a man's dignity and father's responsibility, because of the estrangement of the relationship between father and son, Genghis Khan often unintentionally revealed that he did not like Jochi very much.

Once Genghis Khan was in a meeting with his subordinates, and after the meeting, he began to praise his sons to his subordinates.

Genghis Khan said to his men: "If you want to learn about the traditions and customs of the Mongols, follow Chagatai, if you like money and comfort, follow Ogedai, who has a noble demeanor, and if you want to learn how to handle people and use weapons, then go to the side of Tolei." ”

Although this incident is small, it also sends a message that he is not the ideal heir to the Great Mongol Empire. In the minds of many people, Jochi is not Genghis Khan's own son, so he is not qualified to inherit the throne, and since he is not even qualified for his father, then Batu is not qualified either.

In the end, Batu thought of the Tulei family, which had a good relationship with his Jochi family, and he discussed it with Yang Guangye, the commander-in-chief of the artillery corps, for several days and decided to wait for an opportunity.

At this time, under the teaching of his widowed wife, Lu Heteni, the Tulei family was not only strong but also very united. More importantly, instead of resolutely resisting the meeting initiated by Batu like the Lost Empress of the Sea, the sober-minded instigator Ruheteni solemnly sent his sons to attend.

Batu was very satisfied with the positive attitude of the Tulei family, so Batu took the initiative to nominate the eldest son of Tulei Meng Ge as the Great Khan of Mongolia.

In June 1251, Möngke was proclaimed Mongol Great Khan by the Jochi and Tuolei clans at the Tilulian River (Mongolian Krulun River). After Meng Ge ascended the throne, in the Chagatai and Ogedai systems, those sect kings who were not in agreement with the Jochi and Tuolei factions went to congratulate, but behind their late figures, there was actually another plan for the lost queen of the sea to hide.

While the Mongol princes and ministers were feasting on Möngke's accession to the throne, one of Möngke's falconry keepers, Kxuejie, was looking for his lost camel on the other side of the steppe, when he came across an army with numerous carts.

At first, Kxuejie thought it was a military convoy that supplied food for the banquet and did not care. Just as he was about to walk away, a kid in the convoy called him back and asked him to help fix a broken car.

When the lid of the car was opened, Kexuejie was taken aback: it turned out that the car was full of sophisticated weapons, and he had a good relationship with the child and the people around him, and he learned that all the big cars were loaded with the same thing, which was used by Hai's lost son Naohu, grandson Lost Liemen, and Kutuhei, who planned to take advantage of the drunkenness of Meng Ge and the kings, to sweep them all together and take back the sweat throne to the name of the Wokotai department.

When Kexuejie heard this, he immediately galloped on his horse, and in one day he returned to the camp after a three-day journey, and reported the incident to Möngke in person. Meng Ge didn't want to believe that such a thing could happen, but the other kings thought that action had to be taken, so Meng Ge sent the general Busy Ge Sa'er to lead 3,000 cavalry to "greet" the three princes of the Ogedai lineage, who represented the lost queen of the sea.

It was also the destiny of heaven, these three people actually only brought a few hundred followers, walked far in front of their army's baggage, and were easily captured alive by the elite cavalry of the busy brother.

The thief captures the king first, and the king is captured, and even if the army behind catches up, it is useless. Suddenly, Lost Spirit, and Suddenly Black had no choice but to go to see Meng Ge and recognize his identity as Great Khan. At the end of the banquet, the three people who had no power to resist were detained by Meng Ge. The other kings of the Chagatai and Ogedai clans, who did not come to the assembly of the Khan, also had to be summoned to confront Hara and Lin.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Meng Ke and Batu vigorously purged dissidents, such as Chataitai's grandson Buli, although he had no problem with Meng Ke's accession to the throne, but he was also cut in two because he was drunk and insulted Batu.

Faced with the emissaries sent by Möngke, the eldest son of Guiyu Khan, Kucha, was persuaded by a concubine to give in and recognize Möngke's position as Great Khan. Although Kucha has been under house arrest since then, he has also saved his life.

However, Kucha's mother, the Empress of Hai Lost, was much tougher, refusing to confess her guilt and refusing to go to Hara Horin, and rebuked Möngke's envoy as regent: "The kings of all clans have sworn that the throne of the Great Khan can only be inherited by the Ögedei family, and that they will not be embarrassed by his descendants. Now you are breaking your word and not keeping your word! ”

Faced with the reproach of the Lost Empress Hai, Meng Ke could not justify himself, so he could only avoid the importance of accusing the Lost Empress of wanting to be the queen officially, and sent someone to forcibly sew her hand with raw cowhide and catch Hara and Lin.

In Hara and Lin, Queen Hai Lost, who had been the regent queen for three years, was subjected to inhuman torture, and the busy brother Sa'er, who was in charge of the interrogation, ordered her to be tortured.

Subsequently, Hai Lost was sentenced to death, and together with his mother, Heda Hekhadun, he was wrapped in a large felt according to Mongolian customs, thrown into the river and drowned, leaving no bones left.

After Meng Ke eliminated the most important opponent of the Lost Empress of the Sea, he stepped up to weaken the power of the Ogedai family, killing seventy-seven generals and ministers alone, and the bloody rain and bloody wind fluttered on the grassland......

In July 1251, after overthrowing the rule of Empress Hai Lost, Möngke, with the strong support of Batu and other kings, won the unanimous support of the Kuritai Assembly of all Mongolia, and finally sat on the throne of Khan.

Meng Ge regained the Mongolian throne from the hands of the Ogedai clan without danger, and Meng Ge realized the dream of the Tuolei family for many years. In order to prevent the Restoration forces from counterattacking, Möngke continued to suppress the Ögedei family and reduce their fiefdoms.

Soon, Meng Ge began to investigate the cause of his father's death, and he always suspected that the third uncle Ogedai was the biggest culprit in his father's death, and he instructed his subordinates to put poison in the water and kill his father. Mu Huayang (Yang Guangye) was also present when he drank the curse water, and he was naturally the object of suspicion, even if he jumped into the Yellow River, he couldn't wash it away.

Fortunately, Yang Guangye has a close relationship with the Ogedai family and the Tulei family, and Genghis Khan gave him a talisman before his deathbed - the gold medal for avoiding death, otherwise Meng Ke Khan would be the first to cut him.

At that time, Princess Hua Manlun had been dead for several years, and the power of the Ogedai family was getting weaker and weaker. Yang Guangye is a relative, and his life is naturally not very good.

Now my uncle Yang Guangye was repeatedly suspicious of the Great Khan, and he was very uneasy, but how could he find an excuse to leave away from the center of the whirlpool of royal strife? Yang Guangye thought for a long time, first went back to Hunan to avoid the wind, and then returned to the desert after the "mine towing incident" subsided.

So Yang Guangye asked Meng Ge Khan for leave, and on the grounds of returning to his hometown to worship his ancestors and protect his homeland, he submitted a request to escort his youngest son Yang Changmiao's family back to his hometown in Chengbuzhai to visit.

I didn't expect Meng Ge to be so happy, so he readily agreed: "I just want to play." As of this year, my uncle hasn't been back to his hometown for 40 years, right? ”

"Yes. Thank you for the grace of the Great Khan. Yang Guangye said.

Meng Ge said: "After conquering the Southern Song Dynasty in the future, we must give the Yang family general a larger fief in Hunan, showing the Yang family general's loyalty, courage and patriotism." ”

"Great Khan, you don't need to give the old decay fiefdom." Yang Guangye stopped slightly.

"What's going on? My uncle has been fighting with Emperor Taizu for many years, and it is natural to give a little fief. After Meng Ge finished speaking, he looked up to the sky and laughed, "The emperors of the Song Dynasty are not as good as the next generation, and the rich land will belong to my Mongol Empire sooner or later!" When my uncle returned to his hometown, he had to persuade the Yang generals, who were far away in the south, to stop fighting against the Mongol army and draw a clear line with the Song court as soon as possible. ”

In order to show his loyalty to the new Great Khan Meng Ke, Yang Guangye asked his eldest son Yang Changmeng to continue to serve in Mongolia. Yang Changmeng led his father's artillery troops, followed Meng Ge on the expedition, descended to Dali, took Tubo, and attacked the Southern Song Dynasty, helping Meng Ge capture one city after another, and made many military achievements. As a result, the historical legend and Yangge culture of Yang Jiajiang were left in Tuoketuo County, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

Yang Guangye stayed in his hometown for three years before returning to the fiefdom of the desert. It happened that the king of Goryeo sent a secret envoy to Horin in Mongolia, asking the Mongols to send troops to help Goryeo clear the Japanese in the coastal areas.

The envoy said that the Japanese were still actively engaged in trade activities with the Southern Song Dynasty, the long-time enemy of the Mongol state, and there were signs of an alliance with the Southern Song Dynasty against the Mongol Empire.

The envoy also said that Japan was full of gold and silver, and if the Great Khan sent troops across the Sea of Japan and occupied the Japanese archipelago, the innumerable wealth would be in the Khan's pocket.

Since ancient times, Japan has been a backward and wild land, with an area of more than 300,000 square kilometers, which is about the same size as Dali. Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Japan has always looked to China as a teacher and a model for learning. The emperor of this country is also strange in that he does not recognize any political power established by ethnic minorities, and is only willing to have economic, political, and cultural dealings with the orthodox Chinese dynasty.

At this time, Meng Ke Khan was concentrating on attacking the Southern Song Dynasty with all his might, and he was not interested in the small country of Japan at all, so he did not believe what the Goryeo envoy said, and his face sank: "A mere Japanese slave country, the territory is too small, and it is too poor, if gold is everywhere, how can there be countless pirates who cannot be killed?" ”

The envoy of Goryeo was speechless for a while: "This ...... I'm just hearsay, I haven't been to the country of Japanese slaves......"