Chapter 103 Chapter Twenty

Wanyan Yongji took over the power of the Kingdom of Jin from his nephew Jin Zhangzong and became the seventh emperor of the Kingdom of Jin. But not long after he succeeded to the throne, Genghis Khan led the Mongolian army to attack Jin.So, why did Genghis Khan choose this time to attack the Kingdom of Jin?To find the answer to this question, let us first understand what stories happened between the Jurchens and the Mongols in history. As mentioned earlier, the Mongols were one of the tribes of the Mughal and Wei tribes.The rise of the Mongols probably occurred in the early years of the Liao Dynasty, when Genghis Khan was the seventeenth ancestor.By the time of Genghis Khan's great-grandfather, Jin Xizong was in power, and the Mongolian tribe was already very powerful.At that time, Mongolia seemed to be obedient, and paid tribute to Jin, such as beef, mutton, and horses. In fact, it often harassed Jin's borders, and Jin did not trust them.The Kingdom of Jin absolutely does not allow Mongolian envoys to enter the territory of Jin, and "receive gifts and coins outside the Great Wall and send them, and they will not be allowed to enter" ("Mongolian Records").Jin Guo was afraid that when they saw the prosperity and prosperity of the Han land in the Central Plains, they would have the ambition to covet the upper kingdom.I will accept your gifts at the border, and then give you some gifts in return, you give me some beef jerky, give me two horses, I will give you some bottles, silver, and silk, you go away, and you are not allowed to come again.Mongols are very curious about the Han land in the Central Plains, what are you hiding?What's so good in it that we won't let us see it?

During the time of Genghis Khan’s great-grandfather Hebrekhan, Mongolia was powerful and constantly harassed the border. Jin Xizong sent people to conquer, but returned without success.Jin Xizong thought, just trick Hebul Khan into killing him.So he sent envoys to see Hebrekhan and invited him to visit the Kingdom of Jin at a convenient time, and Heble Khan happily accepted the invitation.Most people think that this big Mongolian man is stupid and careless, but that is not the case.Although they did not have written words, the tactics of war they discovered during the hunting process were beyond people's imagination.After Hebul Khan came to Shangjing, he attended the banquet hosted by Jin Xizong. The Mongolian Jurchens are all people who drink recklessly, drinking in big altars.The Jurchen monarchs and ministers found that Hebul Khan's drinking capacity was limitless, like drinking water, one jar of wine followed by another jar of wine, what's going on?No matter how able to drink, there must be a time to drink and lie down. You lie down and we can do it!Why don't you lie down all the time?In fact, every time Heble Khan drinks wine and eats food, he keeps it in his throat. I don’t know how to practice this skill. Then he excuses to go to the bathroom, spits it all out, and comes back to drink with you, drink Go out and vomit.The Jurchens thought he was stupid and heartless, but in fact he was so smart, he was afraid that the wine and meat would be poisoned, and that the King of Jin would kill him with poison.Moreover, he probably pretended to use the strength of wine to pull Jin Xizong's beard. The Minister of Jin was very angry. If he wanted to kill Hebrekhan, would he be able to pay off by pulling the emperor's beard?At that time, Jin Xizong was probably in a good mood and thought he was very funny, forget it, don't be as knowledgeable as him, let him go.After Hebul Khan woke up from the wine, he broke out in a cold sweat. How can I pull the emperor's beard? It's a death penalty.The emperor said, I don't have the same knowledge as you, so go back to the grassland.

On the way Heble Khan returned to the Mongolian grassland, Jin Xizong regretted that it was difficult to let the tiger go back to the mountain and tie the tiger, so he sent envoys to chase Heble Khan.The envoy said, the emperor still has something to tell you, so come back again.Do you think Hebrekhan is stupid?He knew that if he went back, he would never come back.The envoys forced each other hard, and Hebul Khan killed the envoys of the Kingdom of Jin.Emperor Xizong of Jin sent troops to attack Mongolia, and the Mongols lured the enemy to go deep, using the hunting method.When the Jin army entered the Mongolian grassland, the Mongols disappeared. When the veterans of the Jin army were exhausted, the Mongolian cavalry attacked from all directions. After several battles, the Jin army was defeated.At that time, it was the time when the national power of the Jin Kingdom was at its peak. In the Southern Song Dynasty, the wars must be won, and the attacks must be taken. However, when fighting the Mongols, most of them returned without success.Since then, the Kingdom of Jin has taken a defensive position on the Mongolian grasslands.

Later, Genghis Khan's grandfather, An Ba Hai Khan, was betrayed by the Tatar tribe and handed over to Jin Guo, which was also when Jin Xizong was in power.My Bahai Khan was nailed to death on a wooden donkey by the people of the Kingdom of Jin.Before being executed, my bahai asked his followers to swear an oath that even if your five fingers are worn out or your ten fingers are worn out, you will avenge me.In this way, the Mongolian Ministry and Jin had a sworn feud.But because it was the Tatars who betrayed Iba Haihan, the Mongolian Ministry had trouble with the Tatars at first.The Tatars were also at war with the Kingdom of Jin at that time, and the Jin army made three northern expeditions, completely defeating the Tatars.The Kingdom of Jin defeated the Tatars, which actually cleared the way for Temujin to unify the Mongolian grasslands.On the surface, the threat to the north of the Jin Kingdom was eliminated at that time, but in fact, the Jin Kingdom established a stronger opponent for itself.

In 1206, Temujin was elected as the Great Khan by the Mongolian nobles on the banks of the Onan River in Mongolia, known as Genghis Khan.Genghis, some say it means the sea, and some say it has the four seas.He established the Great Mongol Kingdom, promulgated decrees, and established thousands of households. Mongolia has changed from a tribe to a country, and the scale of the regime has begun to take shape.At this time, Genghis Khan had some new ideas about Jin Guo, and he was no longer as obedient as before. After Temujin professed his sweat, he also had envoys back and forth with the Kingdom of Jin.There was an envoy from the Kingdom of Jin named Yelu Ahai, who was from Khitan, and his father and grandfather were both officials in the Jin Dynasty. He was ordered to go to the Mongolian Ministry to meet Genghis Khan.Yelu Ahai told Genghis Khan that the Kingdom of Jin is now extravagant and dissipated, and that it will perish sooner or later. If the Great Khan has the idea of ​​being superior to others, now is the best chance to realize it.

Genghis Khan was taken aback after hearing this. An envoy from the Kingdom of Jin, what did you mean by telling me this?Yelu Ahai is a Khitan, and the pain of subjugation and family loss for more than a hundred years has blazed a fire of revenge in the hearts of these Khitan people.Now that such a powerful tribe has risen on the Mongolian grassland, it is possible to avenge me by destroying the Jin Kingdom, so many Khitan people defected to Genghis Khan's account.At that time, Genghis Khan felt that Yelu Ahai was testing himself, so he ignored Yelu Ahai's words.He told Yelu Ahai, if you really want to help me, take action, don't just talk here.Yelu Ahai bid farewell to Genghis Khan and returned to the Kingdom of Jin.Because he is proficient in Mongolian affairs, Jin Guo sent him every time he went to Mongolia to declare an emissary.When he went on a mission the next year, Yelu Ahai brought his younger brother and stayed with Genghis Khan as a hostage, so that Genghis Khan had great trust in Yelu Ahai.Yelu Ahai reported to Genghis Khan all the truths and falsehoods he had learned about the Kingdom of Jin, and later he stayed under Genghis Khan's account and never returned.He made Genghis Khan well aware of Jin's domestic situation.Genghis Khan wanted to see with his own eyes what Yelu Ahai had said. Hearing is believing, seeing is believing.In the name of paying tribute, he asked to enter the country of gold and go to see the emperor.

At that time, the emperor of the Kingdom of Jin was still Jin Zhangzong. Of course, Zhangzong could not allow Genghis Khan to enter the country, but since your Mongolian tribe is now called Khan and your status is so high, I have to send a high-ranking official to meet you at the border.So who did he send then?