In 1226, Genghis Khan died shortly after his return from the Western Expedition, and before his death, he entrusted his Khanhood to his son Wokoutai and instructed his son to unite as one. In fact, as soon as Genghis Khan died, the sons' struggle was already fierce.
Mysterious events
Although Genghis Khan had a will to let his son succeed to the khan's throne, Genghis Khan did not abolish the "Kuriletai" system, which was recommended by various tribes to take effect, and Genghis Khan was only a recommendation power, but his recommendation power was very large, and when Genghis Khan died, no tribe dared to disobey.
But there was a process in the Kuriletai system, which was not like the Central Plains Dynasty, where the emperor died and his son succeeded to the throne. This system will need to last for more than two years. However, for two years, the Mongol Khan could not but take the throne, so according to the Kuriletai system, Genghis Khan's younger son Tuolei supervised the country.
The supervision of the state is to temporarily hold the power, and if wokoutai dies during the Kuriletai system, then there is hope for Tuolei. In the autumn of 1229, the Mongol Empire held the "Kuriletai", at which time it was proposed that according to the old system, the "young son Li Khan" should be Tuolei as Khan. But this old system contradicts Genghis Khan's will.
But Shu Chi is dead, there is no eldest son to preside, Chahatai supports Wokoutai, and the Tuolei side cannot recommend itself, even if it recommends itself, it does not have an advantage, so Tuolei can only recommend the third brother as a khan, so Wokoutai succeeds him as the Great Khan.
After Wokoutai became the Great Khan, because of the Kuriletai system and the supervision state before the towing, there was a gap between him and the towing. After all, Tore was in charge of most of the Mongol army. This is one of the things that wokoutai is very popular.
In 1232, the Mongols attacked the Jin Dynasty, and due to the hot weather, the Mongol army had to take the division, but Tore died of a sudden illness on the way. Historical records of Tuolei's death are mixed. According to the "History of Yuan", "In May 1232, Emperor Taizong did not hesitate. In June, the disease was severe. Pray to the heavens and the earth, please replace it with your body, and take the water of the witch to remove the disease and drink it. After a few days, Emperor Taizong recovered from his illness, and Tuolei returned from the north to the land of thought of Araha, and when he encountered illness, he lived forty years." However, some people think that it is a torpedo poisoned by Wokoutai, because Tuolei drank the "holy water" sent by Wokoutai and died 3 months later, which is said to be related to holy water. But if poisoned, why wait three months to die? Mongolia has such a killing technique? But Wokoutai is very suspicious.
Survival tips
After Tuolei's death, his wives Luo and Theni became widows. Mrs. Tuolei was the niece of Wang Han, the chief of the Krie clan, and her father was Wang Han's brother Za'a Cyanos. This woman was very clever, and after marrying Tuolei, she bore her four sons, and when Tuolei died, the eldest son Möngke was 24 years old, and the second son, Kublai Khan, was 17 years old. According to Mongol custom, Tsubasa and Theni took over the fiefdoms of the Tuolei clan.
Luo Luo and Tianni know that their husband's death has a lot to do with Wokoutai, but Toray is dead, and if she is not careful, perhaps Wokoutai will shoot her son. This is a very real problem, although it is not an orphan and a widow, but after the death of Tuolei, the power of Tuolei's family is weak.
In order to survive, Heluo and Tianni not only had to curry favor with Wokoutai, but also taught their children to respect Wokoutai and resolutely not to do anything that violated their ancestors. Wo Kuotai did not take this sister-in-law in his eyes, and Neither Luo nor Tianni opened his mouth to ask for help from Wo Kuotai, as if after Tuolei's death, his family disappeared.
But no one expected that Luo and Tiani would be extremely strict in educating their children and clansmen at home, demanding that they should not make a fuss and discredit Tuolei. Toray's sons, clansmen, and subordinates, under the administration of Tsura and Theni, were not only united and harmonious, but also rewarded by Wokoutai.
Because the sons of Tuolei were respectful of etiquette, welcomed by the tribe, and did not show an aggressive posture, which made Wokoutai very happy.
Of course, WoKoutai also had worries, when after Tuolei's death, according to the Mongolian patriarchal law, Instigator and Tini could remarry Thera and Wokoutai's eldest son Guiyu, but was rejected by Tuluo and Tini. She told Wokoutai that she only wanted to raise her son and live with him.
It was the education and low-key behavior of Luo and Tani that enabled the sons of Tuolei to grow up healthily, and the people of their fiefdoms also supported them, and there were no incidents.
After Tuolei's death, Wokoutai gave Tuolei's two thousand clans to Kuoduan, which caused dissatisfaction among the Tuolei clan, who wanted to find the Wokoutai theory, and if they instigated Luo and Thetissa to block it, Wokoutai might attack the people of the Tuolei clan.
Instigator and Theni appeased Tuolei's subjects, always maintaining an attitude of forbearance and inaction, during which the struggle within Mongolia had nothing to do with the people of the Tuolei clan, allowing Tuolei's son to escape the internal struggle of the cruel Mongol nobles.
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Genghis Khan had four sons, the eldest of whom Shuchi was enfeoffed in the Khanate of Chincha, and Shuchi was enigmatic by his identity, so he had great conflicts with Wokoutai and Chagatai, and had a good relationship with Tuolei. After Thore's death, Tsubasa and Theni were well connected to the other three brothers.
However, after Shuchi's death, his son Batu was at odds with Guiyu, who succeeded to the throne later. Guiyu believes that Battu will not obey him, so he decides to conquer Battu by force. In 1247, In the name of "Western Tour", Guiyu decided to kill Battus. He and Tanni hurriedly sent men to report to Battus. This move of instigating Luo and Tianni strengthened the relationship between the Tuolei and Therass.
Why did Timothy and Theni do this? Apparently, she was well aware of the Mongol Khan's "Kuriletai" system. As the eldest son of his eldest son, Shuchi, Battu had the power to hold the Kuriletai.
What is even more bizarre is that Guiyu died suddenly on the way to the west. At this time, Batu stood up and demanded the holding of the Kuriletai, and no one in the Mongol tribes dared to object, because the eldest son had this power.
Batu held the Kuriletai as the elder of the clan, and he "sent emissaries to all sides one after another, inviting his fellow clans and clan relatives, all the clan kings, to come and hold the 'Kuriletai' and to establish a capable and suitable person to inherit the throne." ”
The Batu practice both followed Mongol etiquette and consolidated his position in Mongolia. But Battus obviously knew that he only had the power to gather, and whether he could be elected or not was two different things. However, Badu had his own ideas, he would not be a great khan, but recommended Thoray's son Mongo.
Ba Du has this recommendation power, and after his recommendation, basically no one came out to oppose it, unless there is a big change. The Wokoutai and Chagatai clans also sent people to participate, and they expressed their opposition, but in the end, because of the minority of representatives, Batu summoned representatives of all tribes to obey his recommendation.
At this time, Tsubora and Theni also appeared in the Khan's struggle for the throne, and together with Batu, she persuaded the kings of the various sects, and after receiving approval, Möngke officially succeeded to the Khan's throne in 1251.
After Möngke succeeded to the throne, he fulfilled the dream in the hearts of Tsubasa and Taney. Later, Kublai Khan and Ali did not compete for the throne, and Kublai Khan won. Hulagu was already the khan of the Ilkhanate. It can be seen from this that the four sons of Tsubasa and Theni all became emperors, which can be described as the consummation of merit.
But the fact that the son of Luo and Tani was able to become Khan was mainly related to her low-key behavior and continuous accumulation of strength. And good at seizing the opportunity to create contradictions, and then quickly attack to achieve victory. I have to say that this is a powerful Mongolian woman.