Author: Our special guest author Nine Fish Pavilion
In 1232, after the defeat of the Mongol army in the Jin Dynasty, Wokoutai Khan suddenly fell ill, and then Wokoutai called a wizard to treat him, and the wizard did not say what cure, but let one of Wokoutai's brothers die on his behalf, which could save the life of the Great Khan.
At that time, only Wokoutai's brother Tore followed, and Tore took the initiative to ask to be replaced by him and drank the wizard's bath water. Strange to say, a few days later Wokoutai recovered from illness, and soon after, Tore suddenly died of illness.
The discerning people can see that Tuolei died a terrible death, but in the hearts of the Mongols, Tuolei was the hero who saved the Great Khan. However, once Tuolei dies, the forces of the Tuolei family will definitely weaken, which is also what Wokoutai wants to see most. At the critical moment, Tuolei's wife instigated Lu Hetiani to stand up, and she not only saved the family, but also became a big person who decided the fate of the world.
Wokoutai's careful thinking
Wokoutai ascended the throne, mainly relying on the will of Genghis Khan and the support of the chagatai forces of the second brother. Although Wokoutai inherited the Khan's throne, the eldest brother Shuchi and the fourth brother Torre still posed a great threat to him, and after Tuolei's death, Wokoutai still spared no effort to disintegrate the Torre system to ensure the stability of his Khan's position.
Wokoutai had promised in public that after his death, he would let Tuolei's eldest son, Möngke, take the throne in order to repay Tuolei's life-saving grace. In fact, this is just a pretext for WoKoutai, and in order not to fulfill his promise, Wokoutai wants to let Tuolei's wife instigate Lu Hetiani to marry his son Guiyu.
After her husband's death, she soon took over the affairs of the family and became the leader of the Tore line, and even though she was a woman, she was still respected by everyone. Instigating Lu Hetiani to be Guiyu's aunt, asking his nephew to marry an aunt was contrary to the Norms in the Central Plains Dynasty, but in the hearts of the Mongols, it was very common and was also regarded as a pro-superior.
The edict soon reached the hands of Theralu Hetiani, and Wokoutai expressed in a milder tone that he hoped that he would marry his son Guiyu. How clever Shethani was, she euphemistically expressed that she did not dare to disobey the edict of the Great Khan, but her children were still young and needed the care of their mothers, and could not be separated, and because Guiyu did not insist, the matter was abandoned.
In addition, in order to further weaken the Torre clan, WoKoutai did not consult with the clan relatives and arbitrarily assigned the two thousand soldiers belonging to the Torre clan to his son Kuo Rui. The clan of Torre expressed disapproval, but instigated Lu hetiani to prevent things from deteriorating further in time. He said to everyone, "You are right, but there is nothing deficient in the property we have inherited, and we and the property belong to the Great Khan, and we must obey the orders of the Great Khan!" ”
Instigate the political wisdom of Lu Hethini
Tuo Lei's death was undoubtedly a major blow to the power of his own clan, and all he needed to do was to superficially submit to the rule of Wokoutai and secretly accumulate strength.
After Temujin's death, the Mongol camp was mainly divided into two parts, one of which was the Shuchi and Torre systems, and the other was the Chagatai and Wokoutai. Although the Shuchi clan has always been criticized for its bloodline by the Chagatai and Wokoutai clans, it is still strong in the Mongol army, and the Torre clan is also the target of suppression, so the two sides form an alliance just right.
After Shuchi's death, the second son, Batu, became the head of the family's forces, and instigated Lu Hetiani to maneuver among them, doing his best to win over the forces of Battu. In the subsequent Kuriletai Congress, Batus cast an important vote to make Möngke the new Great Khan.
During Temujin's reign, he attached great importance to Tuolei and handed over the elite 100,000 troops in the Mongolian army to Tuolei, who was shrewd and strong, and firmly grasped these troops in his hands. After Tore's death, the ownership of these troops was very delicate, and the instigator Lu Hetiani did not let the eyebrows be raised, and with her prestige, this army also obeyed its orders.
Compared with the political struggle of the Central Plains Dynasty, the Mongols seemed to be simple, but in fact, the fierce struggle had never stopped, and no matter how far-sighted Temujin was, he could not prevent the Mongol Empire from splitting that day.
Whistleblowers batu and gain a dominant position
Wokoutai died of booze, and was succeeded by his eldest son, Guiyu. When Temujin was reigning, Shuchi fought with Chagatai, so much so that Temujin could only choose Wokoutai as the new Great Khan. In 1246, the Kuriletai Assembly continued to be held, and the contradictions between the Shuchi and Wokoutai and Chagatai clans had long been made public.
Battus was bold and had a strong military strength, and did not come to participate in the election of the Great Khan, but fortunately, he instigated Lu Hethani to balance the forces in it, and Guiyu succeeded in assuming the throne as The Great Khan. Under the long-term management, the prestige of instigating Lu Hethini grew higher and higher, which also accumulated huge political capital for her sons.
If you can't come to the Kuriletai Conference, you don't give Guiyu face, you have resentment in your heart, and the relationship between the two sides is also falling apart. Soon after, Guiyu led a large army to the west, and the external reason was to tour the west, but in fact to destroy Batu.
In 1243, Batu established the Khanate of Chincha, with a territory stretching from Huluosi in the west, Lake Balkhash in the south, and the Arctic Circle in the north. Guiyu led the army west this time, and it is not certain whose hand the deer died.
Helu Hetiani quickly grasped the news and promptly sent someone to inform Battus of the news of Guiyu's dispatch. Battus made preparations in advance, but Guiyu was not in good health and died on the march, on the one hand, for reasons that Guiyu had been indulging in wine for a long time after taking the throne, and hollowed out his body; on the other hand, Batu was likely to obstruct him and kill Guiyu.
All in all, Guiyu only reigned for two years, and then he died in a daze and the Great Khan died, which meant continuing to elect a new ruler. The election of the Mongols is very different from that of the Central Plains Dynasty, which is often inherited by the eldest son, while the Mongol Empire is favored by the younger son, and there is also a certain degree of democracy that needs to be decided by the assembly.
Absolute democracy is difficult to achieve, and the final election results are only to see which side is stronger, and in 1250, the Kuriletai Assembly was held. The caller of this congress was Battu, who could be said to be the eldest grandson of Temujin and powerful, and this time, Battus held the place of the meeting in the Khanate of Chincha.
Battus was highly respected in the hearts of the Mongols, and with Battu's support, Möngke's chances of succeeding to the Khan's throne increased greatly. The efforts of instigating Lu Hethini were not in vain, and in the end, Battus recognized Möngke, and under the threat of Batu's 100,000-strong army, his clan relatives supported Möngke's ascension to the throne, so Möngke was elected as the new Great Khan. After years of tossing and turning, the position of the Great Khan returned to the hands of the Tuolei clan,
In this treacherous game of power, there is a woman active, that is, Möngke's mother instigated Lu Hethini. Tuo Lei did not complete his mission, but instigated Lu Hetiani did not disappoint her husband, and with her unremitting efforts, she took the position of the Great Khan into her pocket and became the mother of the four emperors who deserved it! (Text/Nine Fish Pavilion)
Reference: Collected Histories, Raschtel