Six hundred and sixtieth seventh, the joy of Tong'e
Nomadic tribes do not have hereditary inheritance. There are many ways to inherit the Khan throne, such as father's death, son's succession, brother's succession, uncle's nephew's succession, etc.
It seems that the Turkic inheritance system is no different from that of the Central Plains Dynasty, but in fact it is very different.
If the emperor of the Central Plains Dynasty had no heirs, he might adopt his brother's children to inherit the throne, or he might pass the throne to his own brothers, but the premise of all this is that the emperor has no sons.
After the death of Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, his younger brother Zhao Guangyi succeeded him, leaving behind the eternal mystery of "The Sound of Candle Shadow and Axe".
It is not uncommon for brothers to end up with brothers, but when one's own children are healthy, this is somewhat unreasonable.
But this kind of thing is very common among nomadic tribes.
There are many factors for inheriting the throne of Khan, such as the legacy of the previous Khan, the nobleness of the biological mother, and the strength of the successor.
The most important thing is the strength of the successor. In the history of nomads, it was very common for sons to kill their fathers and brothers to kill their brothers.
Of course, this kind of thing is very rare in the Central Plains Dynasty, but they will find some reasons and try their best to cover it up afterwards.
Li Shimin is a good example. He launched the Xuanwumen Revolution on the grounds that Li Jiancheng had committed adultery and treason in the harem.
Afterwards, no one dared to mention the matter about Xuanwu Gate again.
But the nomads do not. Compared with the favorable living environment in the farming areas of the Central Plains, the nomads in the north face a lot of uncertainty. In order to compete for limited survival resources, not only herdsmen but also tribes often have wars.
Fathers, sons, and brothers often draw swords against each other, so they often say: "The weight of friendship is often no greater than a piece of pasture."
There are countless tragedies of fratricide in Mongolian history. It is not a crime for the Wuheng people to kill their own fathers. Even if Moton Chanyu "murders his father and kills his father", it will not affect the legitimacy of inheriting the Huns.
Genghis Khan personally killed his half-brothers who competed with him for food. The Arab Bedouins, who were as keen on expansion as the Mongols, had this proverb: "Our profession is to plunder. We plunder our enemies and neighbors."
If there is no way to rob them, we will rob our own brothers."
This approach may seem cruel and ruthless, but it is all to survive in a harsh environment. Although most of the time, strife will only weaken one's own strength, but as long as the dispute is over, those who survive will undoubtedly be able to lead their families and tribes to become stronger.
people.
Therefore, for nomadic people, killing father and brother will not be criticized.
Nishu fled to Gaochang, and after many years of forbearance, he seized the position of Khan of the Western Turks. No one dared to look down upon him.
Even if Tong'eshe had ideas about Khan's position, he would not dare to do anything as long as Nishu was alive.
But if Ni is cooked to death, then his chance will come.
Nishu is not too old, he is just over 40 years old this year.
Because of their harsh living environment, the nomads value the inheritance of their children more than the Han people, so they do not get married later than the Han people.
Normally, children at Nishu's age should be in their twenties.
But when Nishu fled to Gaochang, his wife and children were not taken away and they were already dead.
His current son was born when he was in Gaochang, and he is only fifteen years old.
Tong'eshe didn't take this nephew seriously at all. As long as Nishu died, it would be easy to take the throne with his strength.
The primary goal now is to confirm whether Ni Shou's body is really failing, or whether he is just pretending to lure him into action.
Tong'eshe had no intention of waiting for the other tribal leaders and took the people of his own tribe directly back to the camp.
Returning to the camp, Tong'e asked the generals he had accepted to lead the troops back to the camp, and he went directly to the king's tent where the mud was thick.
"The Great Khan told me that I won't see anyone now."
At this time, the king's account was already under martial law, and Tong'eshe was stopped just a few dozen steps away from the king's account.
"How dare you, I am King Zuoxian, how dare you stop me?" Tong'eshe said angrily.
Although Tong'eshe looked angry on the face, she was secretly happy in her heart. Usually when he came to see Nishu, he would only be stopped outside the king's tent. Now that the guards were so tight, it was very likely that those rumors were true.
Facing Tong'eshe's anger, the two guards who stopped him showed no expression at all, and just held the handle of the knife with their hands.
These guards were all carefully selected by Nishu. They only took orders from Nishu and did not care about Tong'eshe's identity at all.
The other guards not far away saw their companions' movements and stared at this side. Some guards had even strung their bows and pointed towards this side.
Tong'eshe noticed the movements of the guards and knew that if he forced his way in, these people would probably attack him.
Now that he has not figured out the situation of Ni Ri, he does not dare to mess around.
Tong'eshe did not forcefully charge, but said: "Go and call your commander Sangre Xituo over. I have something to tell him."
This time the guard did not refuse, leaving one to keep an eye on Tong'eshe, while the other went to find the commander.
Not long after, a tall man nearly two meters tall and unusually burly came over with the guard.
This person is Sangre Xituo, the guard commander of Nishu.
Sangre Xituo has followed Nishu since he was a child and is loyal to Nishu.
In addition to his extraordinary talents and immense strength, he is known as the first warrior of the Western Turks and is deeply trusted by Nishu.
Sangre Xituo came to Tong'eshe and said indifferently: "What does King Zuo Xian want from me?"
Tong'e She said: "I heard that the Great Khan was in coma, so I came here to visit. However, these people stopped me and said it was the Great Khan's order. How could he give the order when the Great Khan was in a coma? Did you have a different intention?
,Falsely conveying orders from the Great Khan?"
After Tong'eshe finished speaking, he secretly observed Sangre Xicuo's expression.
He knew that asking directly would not yield anything, so he deliberately said this because he wanted to see through Sangre Xituo's expression whether Nishu was really unconscious.
Sangrexicuo didn't know Tong'eshe's intentions. He was very loyal to Nishu and was very angry when Tong'eshe said this.
"This is the order given by the Great Khan when he woke up."
Tong'e was delighted. He got two pieces of news from Sangre Xituo's words. The first was that Nishu was indeed in a coma.
The second thing is that I woke up halfway through the process, and now I'm unconscious again.
Judging from these reports, Nishu's illness is very serious and he may not live long.
Tong'eshe already fantasized about becoming the Great Khan and unifying the grassland.
Sangre Xicuo was already unhappy with what Tong'eshe said just now. When he saw Tong'eshe standing there, giggling, he cursed a few words, turned around and prepared to leave.
"Wait a minute." Tong'eshe came to her senses, stopped Sangre Xituo, and said: "Sangre Xituo, you are our number one warrior in the Western Turks. Now the Great Khan is seriously ill. Why don't you think about yourself?
What?"
Normally, Tong'eshe wouldn't dare to say such things, but when he was sure that Nishu was really seriously ill, he didn't have so many worries.
Nishu is strong, but he is not weak either. He believes that as long as the news of Nishu's serious illness spreads, the leaders of other tribes will make clear choices.
Because he is the most likely to inherit the throne of Khan, the tribal leaders will not help a dying Khan for the sake of their own tribe.