Chapter 11 first quarter

Since Temujin shot Begte to death, Hoelun hadn't spoken a word to him, and this situation lasted for a year.Temujin accepted his mother's punishment silently, without feeling aggrieved: after death, Begte was wrapped into a small ball by his mother, as if he had turned back into a child, and he had grown up.In the following many years and many wars, Temujin never killed children; he picked up young orphans and sent them to his mother, as if to pay off debts.And mother, never too much.In Hoelun's old age, she was always surrounded by many children.She named them and they all called her mother.

The wolf's meat was tough and bitter, but it was so hungry that it kept them through the coldest days of the winter.In Hoelun's words, it was the gift of Changshengtian who sent this dog to save the lives of our family.Hoelun called wolves tengu, which shows the respect people have for wolves.The ancient Mongols didn’t beat wolves. If wolves were hungry, they would grab some sheep and eat them.For many years, they have been neighbors of humans on the grassland for generations. In the most hostile environment, even if everything is extinct, you can still see the wolf and hear its howl.This social animal is unattractive, but it can survive in any environment and has an extraordinary tolerance for pain and hunger.People often hear such legends: the wolf was captured by the hidden mechanism of the hunter, but the hunter did not find the wolf. There was only a bloody wolf leg in the iron clip, which was bitten off by itself.

Years later, the hunter was old in bed, but the three-legged wolf was still running in the jungle and snow.Because of this personality of wolves, the best animal trainer has no choice. He can tame tigers, lions, leopards, and bears that are more ferocious than wolves, and let them perform according to human will, but wolves can't, hunger and whips doesn't work for it.Or you think it works, it can imitate all kinds of funny actions according to human instructions, and it has a high level of understanding.But maybe one day, under the stage lights, it will bite off your testicles without hesitation.

So on the circus stage, people will never see the shadow of the wolf. Just after spring, Hoelun ordered his family to pack up felt bags, lead horses, and move to the mountains.They found a canyon with unobstructed front and back.Trees were cut down and fences were erected to guard against wild animals.Their horses grew fat, and the brothers went hunting and seldom returned empty-handed.The prey they hunted were too much to eat, and they dried into dried meat.The three brothers were together, Khasar and Belgutei followed Temujin, just like his two arms, and there was no dispute, which made Hoelun feel relieved.She told them not to go far when hunting, and how long their hind eyes should be.

Two years have passed.The news that Temujin's mother and son were alive reached Tali Kutai's ears. There is another person who cares about the life and death of their mother and child, and that is Menglik.Once, he called his shaman son, Kokuku, and asked him to use the shaman's bronze mirror to see if Temujin's mother and son were still alive.When Kuo Kuo came out, he asked his father, do you want them to be here or not?Menglik lowered his head in front of his son, without saying a word.Kuo Kuo held up the bronze mirror and told his father that he could see nothing but white.

Menglik was puzzled, but still believed his son's words.Since ancient times, people have believed what they wanted to believe.If Hoelun's mother and son were gone, Menglik's choice at the beginning would have saved his whole family instead of being buried with him, and his sons would thank him.But if they are still alive, then he is wrong. In the face of death, he betrayed his friends and relatives. God has proved his stupidity and cowardice. Menglik is unwilling to be such a person, he looks down on such a person, sooner or later, His sons will also look down on him for it. Tali Kutai didn't believe that Temujin's family could survive that winter, how could it be possible?he said to others.The reason he said this was that he, Tarihutai, would be the Khan of the begging tribe.But at such times people always mentioned Yasugai's son.Or they didn't say anything, but in private, it was rumored that Temujin was still alive, and someone in the original camp had seen him, saying that he looked exactly like Yesuge.The meaning of these people is very clear, they just don't want the leader of the Taichiwu people to be the khan of the begging tribe.

So Talihutai couldn't sleep again, and thought of the woman named Hoelun again. Could it be that this woman created another Yesugai?Maybe this Yesu should be more difficult to deal with than the dead Yesu.Therefore, he must get rid of Temujin, and start early, before he grows up. A few days later, at dusk, Belgutei, who was tending his horses, discovered Talihutai and his gang.Among the brothers, Shubelgutei has the best eyesight.He hurried home and told Hoelun.The brothers tied the fence tightly and guarded it with bows and arrows.Ho'erun and Saren took the two little ones and hid them in their bags.

The people of Talihutai found them following the footprints of their hooves.They fired a few arrows at each other, but they didn't hurt each other.In fact, Talihutai's people could break through their fences, and at most two people would be killed or injured, but Talihutai didn't bother to do that, it wasn't worth it.He didn't bring many people here, but brought a large group of people to deal with a family of orphans and widows, which made people laugh, and made people think that he was afraid of his son who should be born soon.How can such a person be the Khan of the begging tribe?Therefore, he only brought more than a dozen people, and he was entitled to a hunt.Now that he had seen Temujin, he had captured him.

He shouted to them, tell Temujin to come out by himself, I don't want anyone else.Temujin heard it clearly, and said to his mother, these people are arrogant and there are so many of them, we cannot fight against them.If I let them hurt my mother and brothers, I will feel bad.Since they came for me, let me lead them away, and you can get away.Hoelun told him to remember that if we were all alive, we would meet up at the foot of Kuoerhui Mountain in the future.While talking, Temujin pulled his horse and went out from behind.While facing the tower, Hutai shouted, if you can catch up, come and fetch me.

The above is the farewell process of Temujin's mother and son. It was very simple, no tears were shed, and there were no words of farewell.Either it was too late, or Hoelun thought her son would not die. Others could not believe it, but mothers have their own reasons for being mothers.Or Hoelun didn't think about it at all, and took advantage of Talihutai to catch up with Temujin's time, and the family escaped and ran away.In the dark night, under the moonlight, they bound up the hooves of the horses, tore down the fence, and divided them into three strands.In this way, even if someone chases them, they can only catch up with one strand, and even if someone finds out, they can't guess where they are going.

At this time, Temujin had already entered a mountain stream. He had been here before when he was hunting. To be precise, it was just a crevice in the rocks: the cliffs on both sides were cut like knives, and the entrance was narrow, full of trees and stones, just enough to accommodate one person. In and out.The other end of the mountain stream is also straight up and down, with no exit.Undoubtedly, this is a dead end.Temujin had a very clear idea. He couldn't run too far on the flat ground. Sooner or later he would be overtaken by Talihutai. When he got into this mountain stream, he would be able to count as ten. His mother and brothers are safe. But Tarihutai is an experienced hunter, and he understands the consistent behavior of animals in desperate situations. For example, a wounded lion that has nowhere to escape will lurk silently and retreat into the hole or rock crevice. With its head turned outward and its mouth open, it waits for someone to approach, and then bites you unexpectedly.Talihutai inspected the terrain, asked his men to set up a bonfire at the mountain pass, and began to drink and eat meat. He told them to keep their eyes open, and as long as there were living creatures coming out, they would shoot them to death with arrows and not go in to catch them.Talihutai went to sleep after eating and drinking, and slept peacefully, dreaming of the blackest bear and the whitest woman. He loves to dream, but his dreams are always black and white, very monotonous.But Temujin in the mountain stream didn't close his eyes all night, holding his bow and arrow in his hand all the time.Because, there is always something ringing overhead, the sky is a narrow strip, like a river, and half of the moon floats from one side to the other, fat, white and yellowish. In the morning, Temujin and Tali Kutai saw a sea blue soaring into the sky at the same time.They call the eagle Haiqing.The eagle spread its wings and hovered over the mountain stream, and each wing was four or five cubits long.There is a nest on the cliff above Temujin's head, and at least three young eagles are waiting for it to feed.The noises Temujin heard at night were from them.When the eagle confirmed that these people could not harm its nest on the cliff, it flew away and went to a distant place to find food for its children. The presence of the eagle confirmed the fact that there was nothing alive in the mountain stream: a rabbit, a mountain mouse, or a bird, not even a snake, a frog, or a lizard. Even if there is, it has entered the eagle's crop early, and it has fed its children. No matter where it hides, it cannot escape the eagle's eyes and its iron beak.Therefore, Temujin also saw that there were only stones, soil, grass and trees in this mountain stream.If he doesn't go out, he will starve to death.Seeing that Tarihutai refused to come in, he took out the water and food he had brought in advance, estimated it, and tried to save it as much as possible. But Talihutai brought enough wine and meat, and had enough patience. If Temujin died of starvation, it might not be a bad thing to save him from doing anything.He is not in a hurry. During the day, Temujin lay on the stone and let the noon sun shine warmly on his body, so that he could fall asleep and forget his hunger.He was familiar with hunger and had ways of dealing with it.In the evening, the young eagles waiting to be nursed began to scream, and Temujin woke up to see that the eagle had returned and fed its young with food from its crop.The strongest chick always sticks its head into its mouth to pick it out, and those who can't grab the food are doomed to starve to death.Hearing their calls, Temujin spat out the bitter and numbing grass roots, and drank two sips of water.He kept himself awake all night, and when the moon appeared overhead, he put the jerky in his mouth and chewed it slowly until the moon disappeared over the cliff on the other side. The second day passed like this, and the third day passed like this.On the fourth night, Temujin felt that he still had enough strength.He pulled up the horse and was about to go out of the mountain. After walking a few steps, the horse's girdle suddenly fell off. Temujin was a little puzzled, thinking, this is God telling me that Tali Kutai has not left yet.Then he came back and lay down again.After the fourth night, and the fifth and sixth days, Temujin had eaten up all the food on his body and felt weak in his hands. He pulled up his horse again and was about to go out when suddenly a white stone rolled down. Right in front of the horseshoe.Temujin was puzzled again, could it be that the heavens are warning me that those people haven't gone yet?Then he came back and lay down again.He didn't have anything to eat in his mouth. On the seventh day, he felt drained.On the eighth day, I no longer feel hungry, just sleepy, and hallucinations begin to appear in front of my eyes: the moon is fatter, fat and white, swimming from one side to the other, and that strip of sky becomes curved, soft, and satin-like of brilliance.Temujin knew that at this moment, as long as he fell asleep, everything would be over.At this time, death is very simple, easy, and comfortable.But he forced his eyes open and refused to sleep.There were three reasons why Temujin didn't want to die: one was what his mother told him, that he was born with clotted blood in his hands, and that he would take over the world in the future, so he shouldn't die; He should die; the third is that he should not die in such a narrow place, alone, rotting in obscurity, this is what makes him truly fearful and ashamed.However, he was too sleepy. After entering the mountain stream from Temujin, Tali Kutai woke up early every day to watch the eagle fly by on the cliff, looking for food in the distance for its sons and daughters.The third day, the fourth day, the fifth day, the sixth day, the seventh day, every day.On the morning of the eighth day, the eagle circled overhead three times before finally flying away.Talihutai felt strange: If Temujin had starved to death in the mountain stream, the eagle would not have to go far to look for food.Eagle eyes are always better than human eyes.So Tarikutai decided to wait another day.On the morning of the ninth day, the eagle did not fly away, but kept circling overhead.When Talihutai counted to the ninth round, he ordered his men to collect the bows and arrows, and prepared to go into the mountain stream to collect the corpse.As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a person walking upright from the mountain stream.Tarihutai was taken aback. At first glance, he thought it was the soul of Yasugai who had returned, but when he collected himself, he realized that it was Temujin. The eagle was still circling overhead. People are watching Tali Hutai and don't know what to do.Temujin came up to him and asked, "Are you going to kill me?" Tarihutai sighed: "I don't blame you." "You're going to kill me." "Blame your mother, it's time for her to give birth to you too much." "Give me something to eat and drink first." Talihutai agreed, and he wanted to make a wooden yoke for Temujin. He measured Temujin's shoulder first and said, "It's a pity for this shoulder. Eat it. When you have eaten and drank enough, my yoke will be ready for you." It's done." Temujin ate without rush or panic. He drank the broth first, then chewed cheese and bones with relish, and he didn't look like he had been hungry for eight or nine days.There was no fear on his face, and there was a faint smile on his face.That's why Tarihutai recognized him as Yesuge in the first place. Therefore, he had to kill him in front of all the people in the Qiyan Department.He beat the wooden shackle carefully and firmly, locked Temujin's head and hands, and tied him to the saddle.At this time, the eagle was still hovering over their heads, and followed them for a long distance before turning a corner and disappearing.Talihutai never understood how he could walk out standing up after starving for nine days in the mountain stream.Temujin said, I want to die in an open place.Tarihutai said it was easy. Hundreds of years later, the Mongols regarded that Kent Mountain as a sacred mountain.Some people went there to worship and saw that there was still an eagle's nest on the cliff of the mountain stream. When people left, they left some small animals for it.It held its head up, disdaining to look at it, and waited for people to go three miles away before swooping down.One of its wings is two meters long. It knocks them unconscious with its wings, and then grabs them on the cliff with its iron claws and pecks them up to feed the children in the nest.Because it doesn't eat too much each time, the one that can be fed is still the strongest one.The rest of the creatures went into the mountain stream to find ways to survive. Later, the mountain stream bred squirrels, rabbits and birds of various colors, and it was full of vitality.