Chaos of the Three Kingdoms Summons

Chapter 2453: The Yuan Prince and the Six Khanates

The previous Kushan Empire had already demonstrated the strength that an empire-level force should have.

Even if it is only a part of the strength, they need to unite and fight against it.

Even though all the countries had united, they were still at a disadvantage. In the end, it was the constant stalemate that prevented the Kushan Empire from seeing hope of victory in the short term, which finally gave them a chance for reconciliation.

However, even the Kushan Empire, which is also an empire-level power, was not as strong as the Jin Empire in its previous performance. It was so easy to destroy a country, and it was one of the three old powers.

Even Funan, another old and powerful country in neighboring Southeast Asia, felt shocked after hearing this.

Funan, which was adjacent to Linyi, was the first country to receive the news.

At the same time, as soon as the news was received, envoys from various countries were once again sent to Southeast Asian countries, hoping to initiate the Second Southeast Asian Alliance to fight against the Great Jin Empire.

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In the grassland, almost at the same time as the Jin Dynasty sent troops to Southeast Asia, a transfer of power also occurred here.

Today, Temujin has become a standard old wolf on the grassland.

As his health deteriorated, he became increasingly unable to cope with the situation in recent years.

In recent years, many state affairs of the Yuan Dynasty have gradually shifted to Kublai Khan's hands.

Not long ago, Temujin officially confirmed Kublai as the crown prince of the Yuan Dynasty. From this moment on, Kublai officially became the next first heir to the Yuan Dynasty.

At the beginning, many of Temujin's most important sons had actually been killed in the wars.

Among Temujin's many sons, Tolui was the only one who could compete with Kublai Khan.

To be more precise, at the beginning, Tolui was the most promising successor to Temujin, and Kublai was the one who came from behind.

In fact, it was not just a matter of catching up. In a short period of time, he gained a higher popularity than Tolui in the entire Yuan Dynasty.

Even Temujin himself favored Kublai Khan more.

However, during the plague incident a few years ago, Tolui, who was fighting in Liang Province at the time, was unlucky and was infected with the plague. Even though Temujin tried his best, he failed to save him from the hands of death.

On the other hand, Kublai Khan, at the suggestion of Temujin, handed over almost all the wars in Western Province to the brothers Murong Ke and Murong Chui, while Kublai Khan himself was in charge of the overall situation on the grassland.

In fact, during those three years, Kublai Khan had been presiding over the overall situation on the grassland on behalf of Temujin who lived in Liangzhou.

It was during these three years that Kublai Khan's status and influence in all aspects of the Yuan Dynasty rose to a new level.

Not to mention that Tolui was no longer around at that time, even if he was still alive, he would hardly be able to fight Kublai Khan head-on.

After the epidemic, many of the decisions for Yuan Mongolia to enter the recovery stage were also proposed by Kublai Khan. Kublai Khan made outstanding contributions to the economic recovery of Yuan Mongolia, and no one in the entire Yuan Mongolia could compare to him.

Therefore, Kublai Khan had already been the undisputed first heir to the Yuan Dynasty. Temujin's formal establishment of him as the crown prince of the Yuan Dynasty was simply to make him deserve the title.

In addition, Temujin also set up six khanates on the grassland.

Regarding the establishment of the Khanate, Temujin had similar ideas long ago. However, the Khanate was a matter of great importance after all, and it was no different from the division of vassal states in the Central Plains.

The specific implementation of such things must naturally be done with extreme caution. It is impossible to implement it easily once an idea comes up.

Therefore, after such a long time, due to various reasons, the Luandi Khanate was established. After this breakthrough, the Khanate issue was finally put on the agenda.

During these years, Temujin established five khanates successively. Together with the earliest Luandi Khanate, at this time, the Yuan Mongols had established six khanates successively.

The first is the Khanate of Ogedei. As a prince of the Yuan Dynasty and a powerful general of the Yuan Dynasty, if the Khanate was really to be divided, he would certainly be the most qualified one.

In fact, at the very beginning, Ogedei was actually one of the strong contenders for the successor to the Yuan Dynasty.

However, in the subsequent events, he committed serious mistakes, which gradually led to his loss of qualifications and the qualification to compete with Tolui.

After the rise of Kublai Khan, he had even less to do with the country.

The second is the Batu Khanate.

As the son of Temujin, Jochi died in Temujin's wars in his early years. Batu was Temujin's grandson and Jochi's biological son.

Moreover, he was one of the most outstanding grandchildren of Temujin, and he made great contributions in the battle of Liang Province.

Therefore, if the Khanate is to be divided, his share will naturally be indispensable in all aspects.

Afterwards, the Hulagu Khanate.

As the son of Tolui, Hulagu was also the grandson of Temujin and one of the most outstanding of his grandchildren.

Especially after Tolui died of illness, Temujin began to place his feelings for his son on this grandson.

In this way, he naturally became one of the khans who were conferred the title.

In history, Hulagu was a man of outstanding military achievements, and he was the most outstanding among his brothers.

When the eldest son went on the Western Expedition, he followed the Mongol army and made immortal military achievements. From that time on, he became famous. The reason why Mongke sent Hulagu to the Western Expedition was that he saw that Hulagu had extraordinary command talents since then, and he knew that he was a person who could achieve great achievements, so he let him take on this responsibility.

Then, Mongke sent Hulagu to launch the third westward expedition in the history of the Mongol Empire. In the third westward expedition, Hulagu successively destroyed the Murajid Kingdom, destroyed the Abbasid Dynasty of the Arab Empire, the center of the Arab world at that time, flattened Syria, and gained a vast territory.

When Kublai Khan and Aliburi were fighting for the throne, if he had not chosen to support Kublai Khan but had participated in the fight, it is very likely that the Yuan Dynasty at that time would not have been a dispute between two heroes, but a struggle for supremacy between three forces.

In fact, Hulagu was even stronger at that time. However, his power was concentrated in West Asia, with his base in the Arabian region. It was very difficult to bring a large army from the Arabian region back to the Mongolian mainland to fight. The army did not have any major problems, the most important thing was food and supplies.

Another point is that although most of the Arab land was conquered by Hulagu, the people in the Arab region have always had a spirit of not admitting defeat. The Christians launched the Crusades, and after so many years, they were unable to pacify the Muslims.

If Hulagu returned to Mongolia with his army to fight, there would be chaos in the rear, and people would restore their own countries. At that time, Hulagu would become a vagrant.

In fact, after Hulagu led his army out of Syria, his vanguard Qiebuhua was completely annihilated when he continued to attack Arab countries. Fortunately, Hulagu did not go far, otherwise the Arab region would not be his at all.

Although Hulagu's military force was strong, he absolutely did not dare to leave West Asia and lead his army back to the Central Plains to fight for that position with his two brothers.

Therefore, when faced with the choice between Kublai Khan and Ariq Boke, he could only make a choice and could not become one of the options.