Chapter 0293 The king and his ministers have their own affairs
Seeing Wo Kuotai's restraint, Genghis Khan said: "Wo Kuotai, from now on, you will be the crown prince of Mongolia. From now on, all the grasslands, mountains, rivers, cattle and sheep in the world will be your property. All people,
They are all your subjects, and you must control them."
After hearing this, Wokuotai knew that his own era had come. He knelt down to Genghis Khan devoutly and said, "Yes, Father Khan."
Genghis Khan nodded with satisfaction, and then Ogedai stood up and looked at everyone. Suddenly, a heroic spirit emerged from Ogedai, which made people feel awe.
All civil and military personnel, soldiers, all knelt on the ground one by one to express their respect to the crown prince of Great Mongolia and the future Great Khan.
This moment is December 30th of the second year of Hengsheng. The Han people are staying up late and celebrating the New Year, but here, the most important power structure of Mongolia has been completed, and Genghis Khan no longer has any worries.
When a person has no worries and ties, it may cause him to burst out with endless strength, but it may also mean that the belief that supports him to live is gone.
At this time, Genghis Khan was already old. Years of fighting had left him with injuries all over his body. Now that he was older, injuries were also showing up one by one. He was tortured by illness every day, but he always gritted his teeth and persisted.
At this time, he had selected the person who would be his future crown prince, and Great Mongolia was settled. Naturally, he had nothing to worry about. As a result, his body became increasingly weak, and he was bedridden every day.
Ogedai did not slack off. He stayed in front of the bed every day to serve Genghis Khan.
Every bowl of soup and medicine Genghis Khan drank and every dish he ate had to be tried by Ogootai himself before he dared to allow Genghis Khan to use them.
Wo Kuotai's benevolence and filial piety moved many people, and Wo Kuotai's higher prestige was slowly established.
I won’t elaborate here for now, but let’s just say that the Xixia Emperor Li Sui also reached a critical moment at this time.
At this time, Borshu led a large army to besiege Zhongxing Mansion, and Li Sui had no troops to mobilize. In other words, the capital of Xixia was already an empty city at this time!
However, Borshu respected Li Sui's identity, so he sent an envoy to the Xixia Palace and met with the Xixia monarchs and ministers.
The envoy of Borshu said: "I, the Mongol commander Borshu, consider your status and are willing to give you three days to decide your life and death. If you surrender within three days, you can hand it over to the Great Khan. Once the three days are over, the Manchu Dynasty will
Civil and military, no chickens or dogs left behind.”
After speaking, the messenger strode away without waiting for an answer.
Li Sui was frightened. He looked at the officials and said, "My dear friends, what should I do?"
All the officials were in an uproar, talking to each other and discussing one after another.
Minister He Dian also timidly said: "Your Majesty, don't be anxious. The envoy we sent to the Jin Kingdom for help has not yet received a reply. Maybe the Jin Kingdom will send troops."
"Yes, yes, yes, the Jin Kingdom will definitely not sit back and watch our Great Xia perish."
As if Li Sui had grasped the last straw, hope suddenly came to him, his face looked excited and indescribably excited.
Veteran minister Li Zhong'e came out and said: "Your Majesty, the Kingdom of Jin is no longer the Kingdom of Jin. Now they are not able to protect themselves, so why do they dare to send troops to rescue our country?"
Another old minister, Marbu, also said: "Yes, the Jin State cannot even defeat the Song State now, and it has to pay two million guan of compensation to the Song State every year. Such a Jin State, even if it gives it heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals, he can also
Don’t dare touch the Mongolian tiger’s beard.”
A plate of cold water was poured down, bringing Li Sui back to reality.
Yes, the Kingdom of Jin cannot even defeat the Kingdom of Song, so expecting him to send troops to rescue is already a fool's errand.
"Is there really no other way?"
Li Sui sat dejectedly on the dragon chair, with a dull look on his face, as if he was stupid and did not look like an emperor at all.
At this time, Li Zhong'e looked decisive and raised his hand to Li Sui: "Your Majesty, the country is in crisis. We, the monarch and his ministers, should die together to thank the country. I am willing to accompany your majesty on the road to meet the previous emperors underground."
"Together, to die together? To thank the country?"
When Li Sui heard that Li Zhonger wanted him to commit suicide and die for his country, he was so frightened that he stammered and couldn't even speak clearly.
Then Marbu followed closely and said: "Yes, Confucius said it was benevolence, and Mencius said it was justice. Now more than half of the soldiers and civilians of our Xia Kingdom have died, and the capital of the country can no longer survive. If I don't die now, how can I wait?"
"Yes, I would rather die than surrender."
"That's right, we, the emperor and our ministers, will use our lives today to tell the world that our party members may be killed but not humiliated.",,,
The families of the ministers were sent to the Song Dynasty long ago. If they are still here, they have long thought of dying for the country.
Ministers who didn't have this idea would have sneaked away long ago. How could they wait until today?
Now they were touched by the words of Li Zhonge and Marbu, and they were determined to die. They all threatened to risk their lives to prove to the world the courage of the party members.
The officials said this. As an emperor, Li Sui should set an example, so he couldn't find any reason to refute.
The officials did as they were told, and Li Zhong'e stepped forward, grabbed Li Sui's wrist, and said: "Your Majesty, Borshu is at the west gate. We, the emperor and his ministers, will jump off the wall of the west gate to show the Mongols who our party members are."
How heroic."
"Yes, we will jump to the city at the west gate and die a heroic death worthy of this life."
The officials surrounded Li Sui and headed to the west gate. Li Sui was not so determined to die. He looked like he wanted to die but did not dare to die. He was pushed away by the officials as if he was being roasted on a fire.
When they arrived at the west gate of the city, all the officials knelt down and called to Li Suishan: "Your Majesty, please go on your way."
Li Sui looked at Mongolia outside the city, and saw the vast darkness, which made his legs weak with fear. Then he looked down at the thick ground under the city, and felt even more dizzy.
"General, please look, the monarchs and ministers of the Xia Kingdom are about to jump from the city to die."
The movement at the top of the city quickly attracted the attention of the Mongols. After receiving the news, Borshu also came to watch.
When Borshu saw that Li Sui and other monarchs and ministers were indeed at the top of the city, looking like they were risking their lives, he admired him in his heart. He said: "The monarchs and ministers of the Xia Kingdom are like this, and they are no longer the opponents of our Mongols. After they die, they will be our enemies."
They will be buried generously."
"Your Majesty, the Mongols are watching over there. Please get on the road quickly. Your Majesty will be here soon."
Li Sui hesitated to jump, so Li Zhonge became anxious and spoke to urge him.
"Yes, yes, Your Majesty, hurry up and get on your way, don't let the Mongols laugh."
All the officials urged, and finally they shouted again: "Your Majesty, please go on your way."
Li Sui looked panicked and his hands and feet were trembling. He took one last look at the Mongolian army and then at the hard ground under the city. He hesitated for a long time and said: "It's windy today, so it's not too late to die for our country tomorrow."
After saying that, Li Sui ran down the city and towards the palace without waiting for the officials to say anything.
All the officials looked blank, and everyone was shocked. They didn't expect Li Sui to say such a thing.