Genghis Khan's prestige, presumably everyone is like thunder, then friends who are interested in him will find that after genghis Khan's grandson Guiyu Khan died, it was not Guiyu Khan's son Kucha, Brain, etc., but Torre's son Möngke. Why?
To answer this question, we should first have a more basic understanding of the Mongols. As nomadic peoples, the Mongols worshiped strength like eagles on the steppe, and their succession to the Khanate did not have the so-called "father dies and son succeeds", "brother and brother and brother". In contrast, the heirs of the Mongols were elected by convening the Kuritai Assembly, which selected the successors in terms of military merits, the will of the Elder Khan, and the youngest son.
Although the succession system of the Great Khan after Genghis Khan seems to be in line with the law of the inheritance system of the firstborn son of the Han People, in fact, this "hereditary Khan" habit was only implemented after Genghis Khan, and what is engraved in the bones of the Mongols is still the tradition of the election system and the "able to live in it".
First of all, looking at the battle achievements, this is the most important factor.
As a people on horseback, the Mongols had a tradition of conquering the world, and the more wealth they plundered, the more prominent their military exploits became, and the more qualified they were to become the next Great Khan. In this respect, the brothers of The Mind and the Brain are clearly inferior to Mungo. Before taking the throne, Shi Zai'er Only Jin Meng Ge participated in the Western Expedition of the eldest son of the Commander of Battus, captured the Chincha chief Bachiman alive, attacked Ancient Rus and other places, and after taking the throne, he devoted himself to attacking and destroying the Southern Song Dynasty, Dali and other countries, and dispatched Hulagu to conquer the Western Asian states. The neglect and brain flickering born in the peacetime period of Mongolia did not have time to go to the battlefield to prove their bravery.
Looking at the will of the old Khan, this is also a more important part.
The heir designated by the Elder Khan will generally be executed in later generations. For example, before the death of Genghis Khan, Wokoutai was designated as the heir, although in terms of military achievements, Tuolei made the greatest battle achievements, and everyone also actively promoted Tuolei and let Tuolei supervise the country for two years. However, in the end, Tuolei still had to follow Genghis Khan's will and work with everyone to help Wokoutai to the Khan's position. Unfortunately, however, Guiyu Khan suddenly fell ill and died on the way to prepare for the western expedition with great enthusiasm, at the age of forty-two. His three sons, Bo'er Only Jin Kucha, Bo Er Only Jin Brain Chu, and Bo Er Only Jin He Kuo, were also still young, and GuiYu Khan had no time to make a will.
However, there is one more point worth noting in this regard. That is, even if Guiyu Khan had time to make a will, I am afraid that his son would still not be able to ascend to the Khan's throne.
First, when Guiyu Khan was in power, he did not proceed from reality, be diligent in the government, and straighten out the palace, but instead opened the treasury of the palace and rewarded the kings, ministers, and generals who had elected him as the Great Khan with gold and silver treasures, in order to show off his generosity and gratitude. At the same time, he was not strong in physique, and his hands and feet were suffering from cramps, but after he came to power, like his father in his later years, he indulged in wine day and night. For this reason, in the two years of his administration, the decay of "different laws and different internal and external deviations" has also intensified and become more and more serious. Therefore, we can foresee that the impact of his will will will not be much.
Secondly, the contrast between the sons of Guiyu Khan, who was still young and had no military achievements, and Möngke was so strong.
Möngke's strong and resolute personality, clean and indifferent, outstanding military ability, outstanding military achievements, coupled with his mother's reputation for abstinence and love for the people and fair handling of affairs, made Möngke's prestige increase day by day. Guiyu Khan died suddenly, the empire was kingless, and the government and the opposition supported the talented Möngke. Most of the descendants of Wokoutai and Guiyu Khan were arrogant, lascivious, dimwitted and incompetent, unable to compete with Möngke.
Finally, let's take a look at the young son Shou Stove, which is a Mongolian custom and a part that The Mongols have to consider.
The reason why TuoLei was able to oversee the country, in addition to his greatest military achievements, was also because he was the youngest son of Genghis Khan. At the beginning, although Genghis Khan established Wokoutai as his heir, he always had a feeling of guilt about his extremely favored young son Tuolei, so he specially arranged: "The affairs of the throne and the country are very difficult, let Wokoutai take on this big responsibility." My old battalion, family property, army, etc. were handed over to the management of tow mines. "In the history of Mongolia, there have been many incidents in which young sons support the army and rebel, that is, they have a traditional idea of young sons guarding the stove. For example, after the death of Wokoutai, Genghis Khan's younger brother Temuge tried to seize the Khan's throne. However, the tradition of the young son shouzag does not hold true here. At that time, Guiyu Khan's youngest son was Heku, this was just a teenager, who would choose him?
Combining the above points, we can answer the question raised at the beginning, the reason why people choose Möngke instead of the son of Guiyu Khan is because the son of Guiyu Khan is really inferior to Möngke in all respects. In this way, the Khan position was transferred from the Wokoutai system to the hands of Möngke of the Tuolei system.
A tradition of "the able dwelling on the one", an ability to deter others, allowed Möngke to step onto the stage of domination, if in history can be so fairly elected excellent leaders, then what should history look like?