When Wokoutai put Zaizhi in his cell and prepared to be released, the prime minister refused to be released: let the emperor personally apologize to me

Wo Kuotai angrily threw the prime minister Yelü Chucai into the cell, and then planned to release him, but Yelü Chucai refused to get out of prison, arrogantly saying: "If you want to arrest, you can be arrested, you can let go if you want, have you ever played with your family?" Let the Emperor personally apologize to me! ”

Wo Kuotai's eyes widened in anger: "He actually wants to die so much, then I will give him a ride!" ”

WoKoutai had been fighting on the battlefield for so many years, and he had always been decisive in killing, and no one had ever dared to talk to him like this, even if he was a close minister. Now that Yerushalayim has plucked his beard from the mouth of a tiger, is this not self-destruction?

The courtiers thought he had gone mad, and Wokoutai was equally annoyed.

But on second thought, the rule of the world depends on Yerushalayim. In the end, Wo Kuotai helplessly blamed himself in front of the courtiers: "Although I am a Great Khan, I cannot be guilty forever, and Zhongshu Order is acquitted!" ”

As the ninth grandson of Liao Taizu, why did Yelü Chucai get such a heavy use from WoKoutai that he said nine times?

After the Liao state was annexed by the Jin kingdom, Yelü Chucai's ancestors became officials in the Jin kingdom regardless of previous suspicions, and his father had become the prime minister, and gave birth to Yelü Chucai at the age of sixty. Excited, the father told his family that the son, like a maxima, would be used by other nations.

Therefore, he specially adopted the allusion of "although Chu has material, Jin is practical" in the "Spring and Autumn Zuo Shi Biography" and named him Yelü ChuCai. Captured by Genghis Khan as an adult, Yelü Chucai inherited his father's skills in astronomical astrology, so whenever Genghis Khan encountered a problem, he would talk to him.

In 1219 AD, in the middle of summer, Genghis Khan was on horseback, planning to give the robbery of the merchant group Hua Lazimo an unforgettable lesson, but on the day of the expedition, there was heavy snow and snow, and the ministers of culture and military affairs all thought that this was an ominous omen, and they all beat their chests in chagrin.

Yelü Chucai analyzed with surprise: "The qi of the underworld is seen in the middle of summer, which is a sign of defeating the enemy. ”

Everyone stared at Yelü Chucai stunned, is this guy really reliable? Genghis Khan hesitated, but finally chose to believe in Yelü Chucai, and led a large army to attack Hua lazimo, resulting in the complete annexation of Huarazimo. Since then, Genghis Khan has been impressed by Yelü Chucai, and even introduced him as a confidant.

In 1226 AD, Genghis Khan led an army to attack Western Xia, and every time he went to a city, the generals were busy collecting gold and silver treasures, only Yelü Chucai was only interested in books and medicinal materials, and the medicinal materials alone contained several sacks, and the soldiers all looked at him with strange eyes. Because the battle was too fierce, the plague soon spread.

The number of infected soldiers was increasing, even tens of thousands, and there was no sign of improvement, Genghis Khan was panicked and planned to withdraw his troops, and the Western Xia Army also wanted to take the opportunity to launch a large-scale counterattack.

At the critical moment, Yelü Chucai took out the medicinal materials he had collected before and targeted treatment, and even quickly suppressed the epidemic, so that Xixia finally had no choice but to surrender.

Because Genghis Khan was becoming more and more important, Chang Bajin, who was good at making bows and was favored, was very jealous, and he said to Genghis Khan disdainfully: "Now that it is time to go around on expeditions, what is the use of a Confucian like Yelü Chucai?" ”

Not to be outdone, Yelü Chucai replied, "Bowsmiths are used to govern the bows, but is it not necessary to govern the world without the craftsmen of the world?" ”

Genghis Khan looked up and laughed, deeply impressed, and he said very happily to the Crown Prince Wokoutai: "Yelü Chucai is capable of outstanding ability, but he is a genius given to our family by God, and the major affairs of governing the country in the future can be safely entrusted to him." ”

In 1229, the princes and ministers held a kuriletai assembly on the steppe, and in order to decide whether to promote the new Great Khan from Tuolei or Wokoutai, everyone argued fiercely for 40 days, and it was still difficult to distinguish between victory and defeat. After being reconciled by Yelü Chucai, an auspicious day was finally chosen and ascended to the throne from Wokoutai.

Because the people of the steppe did not have a strict distinction between kings and vassals, there was no decent etiquette when the princes and ministers met the Great Khan. Yelü Chucai saw Wokoutai sitting on the throne and was uneasy, and understood that he was worried that the kings were too strong, coupled with the lack of monarchical etiquette, sooner or later he would try to misbehave.

Yelü Chucai quietly said to Chagatai, "Although you are the brother of the Great Khan, now that the great matter has been decided, he is the king, and you are the subject, so you should bow down and pray to the Great Khan." As long as you take the lead and kneel, no other prince and minister dare not worship. ”

Chagatai has always supported Wokoutai, and even the establishment of Wokoutai as his heir was also suggested by Chagatai to Genghis Khan, so he led everyone to bow down to Wokoutai in a solemn manner.

Since then, the kneeling Khan has become customized, and the nest is wide-eyed and looks at the black pressure under the seat, and finally shows a long-lost smile.

When Wo Kuotai attacked the Central Plains, the chancellor Bei Di said arrogantly: "It is useless to get the Han people, it is better to empty the population, let the grass and trees grow, and turn it into a prosperous pasture in order to herd sheep and horses." ”

Thinking of the spectacular scene of the wind blowing grass and looking down on the cattle and sheep, Wokoutai was actually a little moved, and Yelü Chucai's heart trembled, and he quickly spoke out to stop it: "The Central Plains region has always been rich, and it can make salt, smelt metal, weave silk, and brew good wine." Wealth is inexhaustible, goods are inexhaustible, how can it be said to be useless? ”

A year later, when Yelü Chucai piled the account books of 500,000 taels of silver, 80,000 pieces of cloth, 400,000 stones of corn and other materials in front of WoKoutai, he smiled and closed his mouth, which was much better than grazing, and really underestimated the wealth of the Central Plains and the ability of Yelü Chucai.

In 1232 AD, Wo Kuotai ordered a large army to besiege Beijing, and the two sides launched a fierce tug-of-war, and the Mongolian army suffered heavy losses. By April of the following year, when The capital was about to be breached, the main general Su buttai requested the slaughter of the city to comfort the tired soldiers.

Yelü Chucai hurriedly dissuaded: "What the generals are fighting for is only land and population, if the land is empty, what is the use?" Now that all kinds of craftsmen such as bow and arrow armor and gold and jade are in the city, if they all kill each other, won't they get nothing? ”

Wo Kuotai was deeply impressed, and finally decided to pardon everyone except for the Yan clan. Yelü Chucai single-handedly saved countless people in the Central Plains. He also worked hard to restore Confucian rule, and in 1238 AD, a total of 4,030 Confucian students succeeded in the election, many of whom became famous courtiers during Kublai Khan's time.