The gods began by supporting Guo Jing to become emperor

Chapter 252: Mongolian Chaos Begins
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The soldier suddenly realized, thanked him quickly, and then left in a hurry.

After this incident, Guo Jing was immediately sobered up.

He immediately called his personal soldiers, "Come here, pass on my order, guard each camp tightly and do not go out. Anyone who disobeys the order will be executed!"

It is true that there were conflicts between Jochi and Chagatai, but the fact that the two sides had started a war clearly showed that there was something fishy going on. What he should do now is not to intervene, but to protect himself and stay away from it.

"Chagatai and Jochi both command tens of thousands of elite Mongols. If they kill each other, Mongolian power will weaken, which may not be a bad thing for the Great Zhou." Guo Jing walked out of the tent, muttering to himself as he looked at the fire in the distant sky.

After a while, hundreds of personal soldiers gathered. Guo Jing first patrolled his own camp, strictly ordered the camp gates to be closed, and then rushed towards the direction of the Golden Tent.

On the other side, Ogedei and Tolui were taken to the Golden Tent by Genghis Khan's personal soldiers. When Guo Jing arrived, many generals had already gathered in the tent. Not long ago, everyone was still drinking, and at first glance, they all looked drunk.

He looked at the Golden Tent, which was heavily guarded and obviously impossible to get through, so he walked over to Tolui and used his internal energy to help him sober up, and Ogedei also sobered up at the same time.

Tolui had just woken up and his pupils suddenly shrank when he heard the news, "What? The eldest brother and the second brother are fighting?" This matter was very tricky. Most of the senior generals in the army were drunk, which meant that the command system was half paralyzed.

It was pitch dark at night and the Mongolian army was in turmoil. If things got out of hand, the whole army would start a riot, with disastrous consequences.

Tuo Lei could not solve the problem, so he could only ask Ogedei, "Third brother, what should we do now?"

Ogedei frowned, and felt that this matter was very difficult. "Fourth Brother, the most important thing now is to get Father Khan to come forward, and we can go in together." After saying that, he looked at Guo Jing again, "Guo Jing, you should also come in with us, maybe Father Khan has already woken up!"

"The troops of the Fourth Brother, the First Brother and the Second Brother are already in chaos. We can't let it get any more chaotic. We must quickly rein in our troops to avoid being dragged into this." Like Guo Jing, he felt that the most important thing now was not to solve the problem, but to prove his innocence and clear himself of suspicion.

Tolui and Ogedei sent out orders to their personal guards, urging them to guard the city strictly and not to go out.

Then, the three of them entered Genghis Khan's tent together. The air was filled with a faint smell of medicine. Genghis Khan was sitting on the couch with his eyes half-closed and half-open.

Ogedei hurriedly asked the doctor beside him, "Doctor, when will my father Khan wake up?"

"The Khan is injured and has drunk too much. You cannot wake him up by force, lest it upsets him." The doctor said, hesitated for a moment and continued, "I can make a sobering soup for the Khan to drink, so he can wake up faster."

"Thank you."

The medical officer hurried to prepare a sobering soup. Quarter of an hour later, the soup was served and the maid helped Genghis Khan to drink it. About half an hour later, a mumbling sound was heard from the bed. Genghis Khan woke up slowly and saw Guo Jing and the other three gathered in front of him. He immediately realized that something was wrong.

He sat up immediately, "What happened?"

Ogedei and Tolui looked at each other and told Genghis Khan the whole news of the battle between Jochi and Chagatai.

Hearing this news, Guo Jing clearly felt a trace of murderous aura emerging from him, and his face was cold, "You all turned a deaf ear to my words, humph, just follow me!"

Genghis Khan put on a sable robe and left the Golden Tent.

"Woo..."

The sound of trumpets echoed in the night, and the Khan's messengers ran in all directions. Soon he summoned the army, and the Khan's nine-flag banner rose high in the firelight.

Torches were lit, illuminating the night like day.

On the other side, Jochi and Chagatai were already fighting each other. After more than an hour of fighting, the ground was already a river of blood.

Jochi led his soldiers to charge, cursing Chagatai as a despicable villain. Chagatai angrily accused Jochi of being a bastard and unworthy of being his brother. The two major military groups fought fiercely on the flat grassland.

The opponents on both sides were all members of each other's clans and were old acquaintances, but in the chaos of the night, everyone was swept up in the battle. Except for those who left the battle formation when they saw the situation was not good, the armies of both sides were drawn into the fight, indiscriminately.

When Genghis Khan led his army to the scene, both sides were so bloodthirsty that they could not tell who was in front of them. War horses were neighing, soldiers were roaring, flames illuminated the sky, and the smell of blood filled the entire world.

Genghis Khan's eyes flashed with coldness, and he gave the order directly, "Pass on my military order, surrender!"

Then, tens of thousands of cavalrymen surrounded the fighting army, drums roared, "The Khan has ordered, lay down your weapons and surrender!"

The sound was like a tsunami, and the two armies that were fighting were stunned for a moment when they heard the sound, and then continued to fight. When Subuchi, who was surrounded by soldiers, heard the sound, he regained consciousness instantly and quickly ordered the army to retreat.

Chagatai was also stunned for a moment, and after he came to his senses, he ordered a retreat. Both sides sounded the retreat. When the soldiers on both sides heard the order from the commander in the rear, the strict discipline of the Mongolian army was reflected at this moment. They withdrew from the battlefield one after another, leaving corpses everywhere.

A storm was thus averted, but Guo Jing knew that this was just the beginning.

Seeing that the war had stopped, Genghis Khan's face was gloomy and he said, "Ogedei, Tolui, go and bring back those two rebellious sons."

"As ordered!"

"Everyone else, collect the bodies and treat the wounded. Do not move rashly!"

……

In the distant sky, the sun rises high, and the dazzling sunlight shines on the golden tent, spreading golden light all over the ground.

Inside the golden tent, an angry voice resounded, "You two bastards, my words are useless now, right?"

Genghis Khan sat on the throne, flanked by Tolui, Ogedei and the generals of the army. Not far away, Jochi and Chagatai were kneeling on the ground. The air was filled with a heavy atmosphere.

"Khan, the battle report is out." Soon, Borshu walked in from outside the tent.

"read."

"More than 7,000 of Jochi's troops died, and 3,000 were slightly injured. More than 8,000 of Chagatai's troops died, and more than 3,000 were slightly injured. More than 10,000 people on both sides were seriously injured."

Genghis Khan's eyelids twitched, and his voice became colder. He looked at the two people in the hall with a look of hostility, "You did a good thing. My Mongolian men did not die on the way to the west, but died at the hands of our own people. Since the establishment of Mongolia, there has never been such a heavy loss in the war. Jochi, what do you have to say?"

The moment he heard the battle report, Jochi's heart sank to the bottom, "I deserve to die, please punish me, father."

Altogether, more than 20,000 people died on both sides, and because few of those seriously injured could survive, almost one-fifth of the Mongolian military force was lost. He could not take this responsibility.

"Chagatai, you say!"

"I plead guilty. Please punish me, my father!" Genghis Khan said with a livid face. "Okay, I plead guilty. The blood of Mongolian men cannot be shed in vain. Come, take them out and behead them in public!"

Immediately, the people in the tent pleaded for him.

"Khan, no!"

"Father Khan, this cannot be done!" Ogedei and Tolui also spoke up immediately.

Guo Jing watched quietly, knowing that the two of them did not have to die. If Genghis Khan wanted to kill someone, he would have done it long ago. Why wait until now? He just wanted to have a way out.

Jochi established the Golden Horde, and Chagatai established the Chagatai Khanate. Both sides had tens of thousands of soldiers and thousands of miles of territories. It was impossible to kill them at will. If they died, the Khanate system established by Genghis Khan would have a huge gap, and the rest of their descendants would not be able to take on this responsibility.

Therefore, both of them will be punished, but not killed.

But what is the purpose of the person behind this situation?
He absolutely did not believe that what happened last night was an accident. On the surface, Ogedei was the most suspicious, followed by Genghis Khan's disciples and successors. This was because if the legitimate son really lost his position as the prince of the Khanate, then these illegitimate sons would have the opportunity to take over.

Moreover, the timing was too clever. Jochi and Chagatai had a conflict during the day and led their troops to fight at night. During this period, Genghis Khan and people who could intervene, such as Ogedei and Tolui, were all drunk.

Last night, Genghis Khan's personal soldiers came to him, not because they wanted him to come forward to solve the problem, because to Jochi and his men, they were outsiders. The more than 10,000 Han cavalry under his command were incompatible with the Mongolian army. Once they intervened, it would inevitably cause chaos and be attacked by both sides.

In other words, the game last night was also against him, but he didn't take the bait.

The water here is too deep, even he, an outsider, can't see clearly.

Sure enough, things developed as he expected, and Jochi and Chagatai were saved by everyone.

Genghis Khan stared at them coldly and said, "Okay, I won't kill you, but I can spare your death penalty, but you can't escape the punishment of life. Ogedei, each of you will be given thirty lashes, and you will supervise it personally!"

In addition, the two khanates were not eligible to participate in the distribution of the spoils looted by the army, which meant that they would lose money in this war. In addition, after returning, both sides had to launch a westward expedition, occupy land, and force other countries to surrender.

On the way back from the Western Expedition, Jochi and Chagatai never had any conflicts again, and after that incident, Genghis Khan lived in seclusion and refused to see outsiders.

One day, an uninvited guest came to the Han army camp.

"I have come here without permission, Your Majesty, please forgive me."

"It's okay. You and I both have the surname Guo and we are family. No need to be polite." Guo Jing smiled and ordered someone to serve tea.

The man in front of him was named Guo Dehai, who was about the same age as him, but his father Guo Baoyu was quite famous and was a descendant of Guo Ziyi of the Tang Dynasty.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Guo Dehai suddenly asked, "Your Majesty, are you curious about why I came to your house so suddenly?"

Guo Jing sipped his tea, his voice calm but touching his heart, "You want to find a way out?"

Guo Dehai is highly valued in Mongolia, especially since his father Guo Baoyu had made great contributions to Mongolia, which was enough to protect the Guo family. However, as the saying goes, "If you don't plan for the future, you will have immediate worries." The future of the Guo family is very uncertain.

Otherwise, he would not call him Your Majesty when they meet.

Guo Dehai was stunned and surprised. "Your Majesty is indeed an extraordinary person. You have revealed my thoughts in one sentence." He admitted straightforwardly, "Yes, I am looking for a way out."

"This Western Expedition was a great victory, but there are undercurrents within Mongolia. Although the third prince Ogedei was appointed crown prince, his influence is weak and he cannot command the khanates. By then, Mongolia will surely be torn apart. In my opinion, Ogedei will never be willing to see power fall into someone else's hands, and Mongolia will soon be in civil strife."

"So what? As long as the Khan lives, Mongolia will never be in chaos!"

"But what if the Khan is dying?"

This sentence hit Guo Jing like a bolt from the blue. He raised his head suddenly, his eyes emitting cold light, and asked word by word, "Are you serious?"

Guo Dehai showed a trace of determination on his calm face. "Your Majesty, haven't you noticed that the Khan hasn't shown up for a long time? Even if the Khan was seriously injured, he wouldn't just hide in the Golden Tent. This is not his style. In my opinion, he may even be dead!"

Guo Jing recalled the movements of the Mongolian headquarters army and the situation around the royal tent on the way back. The clues gradually connected into a line, from the beginning to the end of the Western Expedition, and then to the current situation.

He suddenly realized that the internal strife between Jochi and Chagatai might be a test by someone. It was obvious that Genghis Khan's control over Mongolia was far less than before.

The drawbacks of the feudal system were clearly evident at this moment. With the establishment of various khanates, Mongolia's territory expanded rapidly, but the khanates were too far away from the Mongolian headquarters. Even Genghis Khan could not stop it.

After thinking for a while, Guo Jing looked at the person in front of him and asked, "What do you want?"

Guo Dehai breathed a sigh of relief. "Your Majesty, I am also a Han Chinese. Although Mongolia is a good place, it is not a place to live for a long time. I want to bring my family back to the Central Plains. Please take me in."

The Guo family is a very representative family among the Mongolian Han forces. If the Guo family leaves, perhaps some of the remaining Han families will also leave. If not handled properly, it may lead to a political incident.

But if we can infer the situation of the Mongolian Kingdom through the Guo family, it would be worth it!

"Okay, I promise you, but only for your Guo family!"

Guo Dehai's expression became solemn, he stood up and bowed deeply to Guo Jing, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for taking me in!"

Soon, Guo Dehai left.

Jochi and Chagatai returned to their khanates one after another. After Ogedei was confirmed as the heir, he did not return to his khanate, but returned to Karakorum with the army.

At the same time, Tuo Lei, who had not been seen for a long time, came to Guo Jing's camp and said something that shocked him, "Anda, you should leave quickly!"

"Tuo Lei, what happened?"

At this time, Tuolei was no longer as bold as before, and his whole body was full of fatigue. "I don't know, but I feel that something bad is going to happen. Staying here may drag you into it."

Although Tolui did not have strong political skills, he was not stupid. As one of the few people at the center of Mongolian power, he also realized that there were problems within Mongolia, but he could not solve them.

Guo Jing was speechless for a moment, "Okay, I promise you, I will leave as soon as possible!" He did not ask any further questions. He had already done his best to tell him at this critical moment.

A few days later, after the army had rested, Guo Jing went to the Golden Horde palace to bid farewell, but did not see Genghis Khan. Instead, he met the third prince Ogedei, from whom he received an imperial edict, which further confirmed his guess.

(End of this chapter)