Days are everlasting

In the second year of Baoqing, Lin'an, the capital of the Song Dynasty, received a group of envoys from Mongolia, headed by Tuolei, the youngest son of Genghis Khan Temujin.

Although there is a younger brother under Tuo Lei, he is the youngest of Genghis Khan's direct sons. According to the old Mongolian custom, the youngest son guards the family business with his parents. Tuo Lei holds most of the military power in the Mongolian army, which is very good. Father's attention.

But after all, Mongolia has established a country and can no longer abide by the old habits of the past. Therefore, before following his father to the west, Genghis Khan summoned his brothers and heirs, agreed on the heir, and finally selected the man as the third son Okuotai.

Genghis Khan's eldest son, Jochi, was born after his wife was kidnapped by a hostile tribe. "Shuchi" also meant to be a guest. His lineage is a mystery that even the Song Dynasty knew. When agreeing on an heir, they excluded over him.

It stands to reason that it should be Temujin’s second son Chagatai’s turn to be the next heir, but Chagatai quarreled with Jochi when agreeing on the successor, and when recommending him, he didn’t have the nerve to mention his own name, but recommended The third brother Okuotai, so in the end the dumb ate Coptis chinensis. When everyone else agreed—whether it was their heartfelt idea or not—Okuotai became the heir to Temujin Khan, and Tuo Lei The youngest son, who should succeed according to old Mongolian customs, lost his chance because he was too young to convince the public.

The historical Tuo Lei will inherit most of his power after the death of his father, and will be in the vacant position of the Khan within two years before the "Kuriltai Meeting" which is equivalent to the Mongolian public election of the Great Khan's successor qualification meeting. When Xuan was the regent of the state, after his death, because of the suspicious cause of death, conflicts broke out between the descendants and the Wo Kuotai lineage, which changed the nominal lineage of the supreme khan.

Of course, although it seems that Tuo Lei is a white lotus who unfortunately lost what he deserved in the court struggle, but during the process of his westward expedition, he ordered the massacre of unknown numbers of people.

According to the information Zhao Yun himself knew, when Tuo Lei was marching west, a small group of Mongolian soldiers was wiped out under the city of Malu. He led a large army to attack the city. The soldiers were massacred, totaling 400, and the city of Maru was razed to the ground.

To be reasonable, Temujin's favorite young son, what kind of temperament he is, can be imagined!

On the contrary, Jochi, who was not liked by Temujin, had a bit of benevolence in his character.

As the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, what Zhao Yun most wanted to see was the civil strife in Mongolia. Although Temujin was sweating profusely now, Temujin had already gone to attack Xixia, that is to say, his death date was this day It's been two years.

If you want to attack Mongolia, besides starting from the frontal battlefield, you must start from the inside of the enemy.

As Temujin's most beloved youngest son, Tuo Lei is not very arrogant, and he and Zhao Yun can be said to have a very happy conversation.

Zhao Yun promoted several people to serve as political advisers. In addition to his teacher Zheng Qingzhi, there were also Qiao Xingjian, Cui Yuzhi and others. If it weren’t for Wei Liaoweng, a famous Neo Confucianist who favors peace talks, and Zheng Qingzhi’s relatively shallow qualifications compared with others, it’s more like a promotion of a confidant by a new official, I’m afraid the peace advocates in the court would not be kind Understand.

Zheng Qingzhi is Zhao Yun's teacher, that is, the emperor's teacher. Although the two met at first because of Shi Miyuan, but now, the relationship between the two is the closest in the court.

Zhao Yun sent Zheng Qingzhi and his younger brothers Rong Wang Zhao Yurui to receive them together. Although the Southern Song clan had already lifted the ban compared to the Northern Song clan, it was inappropriate for the clan to do such an important matter.

But Rong Wang Zhao and Rui are Zhao Yun's younger brothers, coupled with Zhao Yun's teacher Zheng Qingzhi, their combination to receive Tuo Lei seems to have a special meaning in itself.

Although Tuo Lei, as a young and strong young man, looks quite handsome after being dressed up as an envoy, Zhao Yun, a young literary and artistic youth who is particularly weak in the eyes of outsiders, insists that he is the better-looking one.

I'm handsome, let me say first.

But in Tuo Lei's view, the emperor of Song Kingdom was too weak.

Tuo Lei, who grew up on the prairie, believed in force just like his father, brother and other people in the tribe. Bravery is their pursuit. The emperor of Song Dynasty may not even be able to compare with a woman on the prairie with such a weak appearance. .

Although the Song Emperor had a high status, Tuo Lei couldn't respect him from the bottom of his heart because of his weak appearance.

To be reasonable, the Kingdom of Jin is now forced by them to form an alliance with Xixia to fight against Mongolia. Before their expedition to the west, the Kingdom of Jin gave up a large area of ​​land. It's just scum. However, the Song Dynasty had been oppressed by the Kingdom of Jin before. If the Kingdom of Jin and Mongolia were compared to the Five Scums of War, then Song Dynasty, a poor little man who belonged to the Five Scums of War in front of the Kingdom of Jin, what should he do? Compare with Mongolia?

Zhao Yun, a weak young man whose combat power on the surface can't be compared with Tuo Lei at all: Is it my fault for being so handsome?This is obviously a shortcoming of the Song royal family coming down in one continuous line!

Although the actual physique is much better than what others have seen, Zhao Yun, who has been integrated with the dragon energy of the Song Dynasty, has become more and more developed towards the characteristics of frail youth that most officials in the Song Dynasty have, and he is also very unhappy. ah!

Although Tuo Lei personally values ​​the value of force, he also knows that Song Dynasty has always been a country that emphasizes civility over military affairs, and the status of generals in the court cannot be compared with that of civilian officials, so he is also restrained.

Although "scholars rebel, three years will fail", but the eloquence and brainwashing skills of literati are much higher than those of military generals.

Thanks to Zhao Yun's excellent conversation skills, he and Tuo Lei finally entered the stage of having a happy conversation.

If there is anything that makes people look angry, it is that Zhao Yun called Tuo Lei "Fourth Prince".

Prince, this title has a special meaning in the feudal dynasty, and it is basically linked to the heir. Although the title of "four princes" is the ranking and the word prince is added, it seems nondescript, but as the emperor of the Song Dynasty, he has been fully educated. Influenced, Zhao Yun's name for Tuo Lei itself has an inappropriate tendency.

However, Zhao Yun is plausible, saying that he has seriously studied grassland customs.

The grassland tribes pay attention to "the youngest son guards the stove", that is to say, unlike the eldest son inheritance system in the Central Plains, they practice the youngest son inheritance system. From the perspective of this traditional inheritance system, Tuo Lei is obviously the heir of Mongolia, so There is nothing wrong with Zhao Yun's address to him.

However, those who were able to be brought by Tuo Lei to the Song Kingdom were not only those who were from the Mongolian grasslands like him, but also those Han people who defected to the past in the early years, or people from the Khitan and other ethnic groups who were quite proficient in Sinology.

They are very familiar with Han culture, so they don't think that Zhao Yun said this title because of a slip of the tongue.

Smart people always tend to think too much, and now that Genghis Khan is still alive, although Wo Kuotai has been appointed as the heir, his love for the youngest son Tuo Lei has not changed, and he also follows the ancient inheritance system of the youngest son in the grassland, or wants to Those who fight for a share of the dragon's merits want to help Tuo Lei win the inheritance.

Now that Tuo Lei is on an envoy to the Song Kingdom, and the emperor of Song Dynasty is called a prince, does it mean that he has the idea of ​​making friends with Tuo Lei, or even helping Tuo Lei?

The people around Tuo Lei guessed that it was a foregone conclusion to see the Mongolian envoys in the court. Think about what the official attitude is.

Zhao Yun's original intention was to divide the Mongols: Although there are already signs, this really can't be regarded as a bloody case caused by a title, right?

Tuo Lei himself is a character who refuses to admit defeat. Although his father has already appointed his third brother Wo Kuotai as the heir, but he is the youngest son of a descendant, so he has a natural right to inherit, only the power he got from his father In other words, although Okuotai should get more than him in terms of status, when it comes to actual distribution, just look at Tuo Lei, who is still in charge of most of Temujin's soldiers and horses, and you know how Genghis Khan distributed it. that's it.

Historically, after the death of Genghis Khan, as long as the "Kuriertai Meeting" was held, Wo Kuotai, who had already been confirmed as the heir, would be able to successfully inherit the Khan throne.

However, under the restraint of all parties, the Kuriertai meeting failed to be held smoothly. Wo Kuotai waited for two full years, and finally relied on his own counselors to successfully obtain the Khan position after the Kuriertai meeting was held. Here During this period, Tuo Lei Jian Guo was the regent, and he was the actual executor of Mongolian power.

And Tuolei's cause of death is also very problematic. He died after drinking the "talisman water" given by the wizard to pray for his brother O Kuotai. Basically, he defaulted to his death as an abnormal homicide. How afraid of this younger brother Lei.

Tuo Lei already had a huge advantage, and Zhao Yun felt that it was time for him to add fire to the situation in Mongolia.

Although Temujin led the army to the west and plundered a lot of wealth and population, many things were only good things in the prosperous Song Dynasty.

People on the grassland eat more meat and have no vegetables and fruits. They need tea from the Central Plains to help them maintain the balance of their physical skills, and many other things are also precious materials they need.

Although it was a peace negotiation, because the distance between the two parties was still relatively far, when it was formally discussed, it became a trade of exchange.

Zhao Yun, who didn't pay much attention to this, just waited for his subordinates to agree on the content of the peace agreement, and then issued the edict, watching the wrangling in the court and smiling silently.

No vassal, no tribute, no peace, no compensation, these few principles he likes very much, I don’t know how many of them have been violated [smile].

But it doesn't matter, he will "correct" them one by one in the future.

The author has something to say: There are still so many things to be busy, but I am still decadent as a salted fish in a day, I am probably hopeless QAQ