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Chapter 669 Chapter 667

669 Chapter 667

There is no such thing as hereditary nomads. There are many ways of succession to the Khan, such as father's death, brother's brother's succession, uncle's nephew's succession and so on.

It seems that the Turkic succession system is no different from that of the Central Plains Dynasty, but in fact it is very different.

The emperor of the Central Plains Dynasty had no heirs, and he might inherit the throne from the children of his adoptive brothers, or he might pass the throne to his own brothers, but the premise of all this was that the emperor had no sons.

After the death of Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, his younger brother Zhao Guangyi succeeded to the throne, leaving behind the eternal mystery of "the shadow of a candle and the sound of an axe".

It is not uncommon for brothers to end up with younger brothers, but in the case of one's own heirs being healthy, this is somewhat unreasonable.

But this kind of thing is very common in nomadic clans.

There are many factors for inheriting the position of Khan, such as the will of the first Khan, the status of the biological mother, and the strength of the successor.

The most important thing is the strength of the successor. In the history of nomadic people, it is very common for sons to kill their fathers and brothers to kill brothers.

Of course, this kind of thing is very rare in the Central Plains Dynasty, but they will find some reasons and try to cover it up afterwards.

Li Shimin is a good example. He launched the Xuanwumen Change because of the reason that Li Jiancheng messed up the harem.

Afterwards, no one dared to mention the Xuanwu Gate.

But the nomads do not. Compared with the favorable living environment in the farming areas of the Central Plains, the northern nomads face many uncertainties.In order to compete for limited survival resources, not only the herdsmen and tribes often fought wars, but even fathers and sons and brothers often drew swords at each other, so they often said: "The weight of friendship is often no more than a piece of pasture."

There are countless tragedies of fratricide in Mongolian history. It is not considered a crime for Wuheng people to kill their own fathers. Even if Maodun Shanyu "Mingdi killed his father", it would not affect the legitimacy of inheriting the Huns.

Genghis Khan personally killed his half-brother who competed with him for food.The Arab Bedouins, who shared the same enthusiasm for expansion as the Mongols, had this proverb: "Our profession is to rob. We rob our enemies and our neighbors. If there is no way to rob them. We rob our brothers."

This approach seems cruel and ruthless, but it is all to survive in the harsh environment.Although conflicts will only weaken one's own strength in most of the time, as long as the disputes end, the survivors will undoubtedly be those who can lead their families and tribes to become stronger.

So for nomads, killing their fathers and brothers will not be criticized.

Nishu fled to Gaochang, endured it for many years, and won the Khan of the Western Turks. No one dared to underestimate him.

Even if Tong Eshe had thoughts about the position, as long as Nishu was alive, he would not dare to do anything.

But if Nishu died, then his chance came.

Nishu is not too old, he is only in his forties this year.

Because of the harsh living environment, the nomadic people value the inheritance of offspring more than the Han people, so they will not marry later than the Han people.

Normally, at Nishu's age, children should be in their 20s.

But when Nishu fled to Gaochang before, his wife and children were not taken away, and they were already dead.

The current son was born when he was in Gaochang, and he was just 15 years old.

Tong Eshe didn't take this nephew seriously at all, as long as Nishu died, with his strength, it would be easy for him to sit on the Khan position.

The primary goal now is to confirm whether Nishu's body is really failing, or if he is pretending to lure him into doing it.

Tong Eshe had no intention of waiting here for the rest of the tribal leaders, so he brought his own tribe back to the camp.

After returning to the camp, Tong'e asked the accepted generals to lead the troops back to the camp, and he went directly to the muddy Wang's account.

"Khan confessed, and now I don't see anyone."

At this time, Wangzhang had already been under martial law, and Tong Eshe was stopped a few dozen steps away from Wangzhang.

"Presumptuous, I am King Zuoxian, how dare you stop me?" Tong Eshe said angrily.

Although Tong Eshe was angry on the face, he was very happy in his heart. Usually when he came to see Nishu, he would be stopped outside the Wang Zhang. Now that the guards are so strict, it is very likely that those rumors are true.

Facing Tong Eshe's anger, the two guards who stopped him showed no expression, they just held the handle of the knife with their hands.

These guards were carefully selected by Nishu, and they only obeyed Nishu's orders, and didn't care about Tong'e's identity at all.

The rest of the guards not far away saw the movement of their companions and stared at this side one after another. Some guards even drew their bows and were facing this side.

Tong Eshe sensed the movement of the guards and knew that if he forced his way in, these people would probably attack him.

Now that he hasn't figured out the situation of Nishu, he doesn't dare to mess around.

Tong Eshe didn't rush, but said: "Go and call your commander, Sangre Xicuo, I have something to tell him."

This time the guards did not refuse, leaving one to stare at Tong Eshe, while the other went to find the commander.

Not long after, a burly man with a height of nearly two meters followed the guards.

This person is the well-known guard commander Sangre Xicuo.

Sangre Xicuo has followed Nishu since he was a child, and is loyal to Nishu.

Coupled with his extraordinary talent and boundless strength, he is known as the number one warrior of Western Turks and is deeply trusted by mud masters.

Sangre Xicuo came in front of Tong Eshe and said indifferently, "What is Zuo Xianwang looking for from me?"

Tong Eshe said: "I heard that Da Khan was in a coma, so I came to visit, but these people stopped me, saying that it was Da Khan's order, and Da Khan was in a coma, how can I give the order? Did you have a different mind? , Fake the order of the Great Khan?"

After Tong Eshe finished speaking, he secretly observed Sang Rexicuo's expression.

He knew that if he asked directly, he couldn't get anything out of it, so he said it deliberately, just to see through Sang Rexicuo's expression to see if Nishu was really in a coma.

Sang Rexicuo didn't know Tong Eshe's intentions. He was loyal to Nishu, and he was very angry when Tong Eshe said this.

"This is the order given by the Great Khan when he woke up."

Tong'e set up a happy event, he got two pieces of news from Sangre Xicuo's words, the first one was that Nishu was indeed in a coma.

The second is that Nishu woke up halfway, and now he is unconscious again.

Judging from the news, Nishu's illness is very serious, and he may not live for a long time.

Tong Eshe had imagined that he would become a great sweat and dominate the grassland.

Sangre Xicuo was already unhappy with what Tong Eshe said just now, seeing Tong Eshe standing there giggling, cursed a few words, turned around and prepared to leave.

"Wait." Tong Eshe came back to his senses, stopped Sangre Xicuo, and said, "Sangre Xicuo, you are my number one warrior in Western Turks, and now Khan is seriously ill. You don't think about yourself. Is it?"

Normally, Tong Eshe wouldn't have dared to say such a thing, but he was sure that Nishu was really seriously ill, so 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 khan, those tribal leaders will not help a dying khan for the sake of their own tribe.

(End of this chapter)