Guiyu was the eldest son of the second Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, WoKoutai, but unfortunately, Wokoutai did not like this son.
If Guiyu was born in the Ming Dynasty, he would have woken up laughing in his dreams. After all, he was the eldest son of WoKoutai, and his mother, Ma Zhen, was deeply loved by Wokoutai. Unfortunately, Guiyu is a Mongol prince, and there is no way.
The Mongol Great Khans chose their heirs, not by moving their mouths to designate them, and they had to convene the Kuritai Assembly. At the congress, all the nobles were allowed to vote collectively to determine the next Khan. This is a bit of a Greek aristocratic democracy.
Genghis Khan's contribution to the Mongol Empire was too great, so everyone sold him a face, and he designated his third son Wokoutai to succeed to the throne, and everyone had nothing to say.
The contribution of Kowokoutai to the Mongol Empire was actually not so great. Therefore, it is not so easy for him to directly appoint an heir. At least the other nobles will have some dissatisfaction.
Even if it can be specified, according to the Custom of the Mongols, it is generally possible for the younger son to inherit the family business at home, and the eldest son to go out and work hard. Therefore, it is not your turn. In the end, Gui yu became the third Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, what happened?
First, the conflict between Guiyu and Batu.
Batu was the second son of Shuchi, the eldest son of Genghis Khan. However, because Shuchi's mother was once robbed and returned to give birth to Shuchi, many people criticized that Shuchi was not born to Genghis Khan.
Even Genghis Khan seems to have such doubts, so he named his son Shuchi, which means a distant guest. That's all too obvious. In this way, As the son of Shu chi, Batu was naturally looked down upon by everyone.
But the superficial kung fu still has to be done, after all, Genghis Khan did not favor one over the other, and still gave Shu Chi a large inheritance. Moreover, if the Great Khan of Wokoutai wanted to sit firmly on the throne, he also had to win the support of the Shuchi family, after all, The son of Shuchi at that time, Battu, had made a lot of efforts when he supported Wokoutai to succeed to the throne.
Therefore, during the time of the eldest son's western expedition, Wokoutai appointed Batu as the commander of this western expedition, and Guiyu, as the eldest son of the Great Khan of Wokoutai, could only follow Batu as a small follower.
Do you say that Guiyu can be happy in his heart? So he sprinkled his anger on Batu, sometimes speaking badly, sometimes directly scolding. Good fellow, Batu was not easy to mess with, although he did not correct him on the spot, but he also told Wokoutai about this matter.
Wo Kuotai directly let Guiyu apologize, Guiyu old face has no place to put ah! I can only apologize in a low voice, and since then, the contradictions between the two sides have gradually sharpened.
After the death of Wokoutai, the place of the Great Khan was vacant. Namajin intended to pass the throne of the Great Khan to her son Guiyu. But Batu, who had a contradiction with Guiyu, was strongly opposed at this time. Therefore, the contradictions between the two sides have intensified.
Second, Guiyu is not the heir of Wokoutai's favorite.
Although Guiyu has also been in battle for a long time, this person's health is not very good. This may be the reason why Wokoutai does not like Guiyu, so Guiyu has long been excluded from the choice of heirs by Wokoutai.
Wo Kuotai was more optimistic about his third son, Kuo Chu, and planned to pass the big seat to Kuo Chu. However, at the same time as the eldest son's western expedition, Wo Kuotai also organized a military plan to conquer the Southern Song Dynasty, but Kou chu was killed in battle during the capture of Xiangyang.
The pain of losing his son made WoKoutai extremely sad, so he thought bitterly about it, and actually planned to pass the throne to Kuo's son, the Lost Gate!
Good fellow, the sons of Wokoutai were stunned: Dad, aren't we human? Why do you choose to turn a blind eye?
There is no way, WoKoutai just likes to be wide, so the Lost Spirit Gate has become the designated heir of Wokoutai. Unfortunately, Wokoutai did not even have time to erect the edict, and he also died!
At this point, the Great Khan of Wokoutai did not have an edict, and Guiyu, who was already disappointed, once again ignited the idea of competing for the Khan's position.
Third, Gui Yu ascended to the throne, and Ma Zhenhou contributed the most.
Since the Great Khan did not have an edict, then this matter was easy to handle, and the Kuritai Assembly could solve everything. The person selected by everyone together is naturally the most suitable heir.
However, some people are not willing, and as The mother of Guiyu, Noma Ma Ma naturally wants her son to inherit the throne. Therefore, she first found Xiangguo Yelü Chucai and asked him what to do.
Yelü Chucai was also a straight man: the Great Khan of Wokoutai had chosen the Lost Spirit Gate, so it would be better for the Lost Spirit Gate to succeed him.
Nama Zhenhou had planned to win over Yelü Chucai, but he didn't expect this cargo to be so ignorant of lifting. The scene was once embarrassing, but fortunately, Odo Raheman, a close confidant of Queen Naima, said: Since the emperor's grandson was young and Guiyu did not return, I think it is okay for Naima Zhen to come to the court!
What a bonus! Nama Mago never dreamed that he would have another day in power. Therefore, she changed her thinking and instantly forgot about her son's seizure of the throne: now it is the turn of the old woman to seize the throne! I am in power, and my son's succession to the throne is not a matter of words?
In this way, Ma Zhenhou succeeded in coming to the dynasty. In the past, Guiyu did not return, but Ma Zhenhou took power, and it was still reasonable. Now that Guiyu has returned, shouldn't he pass the throne to his son?
Sorry, Nama Ma Ma's rise to power is a bit addictive! On the surface, she was trying to pave the way for her son to ascend to the throne, but in fact, Ma Ma Zhenhou really had ideas about power! Who doesn't want to be above all men and be the best man?
Therefore, After Nama Zhen was in power for 5 years, it seemed that his son's body seemed to be really bad, and if he did not hand over the power, maybe his son would burp in front of him, so he hurriedly held a Kuritai conference.
After all, Noma Ma Zhenhou had held great power for 5 years, and she had all bought the nobles who should be bribed. In fact, voting is just a formality. As a result, things leaked out, and Batu learned that he wanted to elect Guiyu as a big khan, and he was directly angry.
He saw that everyone had voted for him, and he instead put forward conditions: It is no problem for me to be the Great Khan, and I have only one request, that is, the future Great Khan must be selected from my descendants!
The nobles laughed and agreed. After all, this kind of boring oath, but every adult is just a joke to listen to, who can say what will happen in the future!
Summary: Guiyu has only been working for more than 2 years.
After Guiyu succeeded to the throne as Khan, the power was still in the hands of Namajin, which is a bit unspeakable. It wasn't until a few months later, when Nama Magen died, that Kiyu touched the highest power.
At this time, the Mongol Empire, under the blind rule of Queen Naimazhen, was already in chaos. Guiyu Khan did not want to revive the Dynasty, but instead opened the mode of alcoholism.
In addition, he was emaciated and suffered from cramp disease, so Guiyu Khan reigned for more than 2 years and died. It is worth mentioning that before his death, he did not vote for him in anger, and actually planned to march on the imperial conquest and crusade against Batu. As a result, he fell ill and died halfway through, at the age of 43.
Reference: History of the Yuan