Chapter 325 Chapter Three Hundred and Twenty-four

Yuan Dingzong, famous and precious.He is the eldest son of Emperor Taizong, and his mother, the sixth queen, is Ma Zhenshi.Born in the second year of Kaixi (AD 1206) of Song Dynasty and died in the fourth year of Chunyou (AD 1248).43 years old. Guiyou is the grandson of Genghis Khan, the first great Khan of Mongolia and Yuan Taizu, and the eldest son of Wo Kuotai, the second great Khan of Mongolia and Emperor Taizong of Yuan Dynasty. In 1229, he was ordered by his father to participate in the war against gold, and made his first military exploits.In the second year of Duanping (AD 1235), Wo Kuotai decided to conquer the unconquered countries such as Qinchao and Orosi, and ordered Batu, the second son of Shuchi, to lead the expedition, and Guiyou went out with the army.Guiyou and his cousin Meng Ge once used troops in the Caucasus Mountains and achieved outstanding results.

In the winter of the fourth year of Jiaxi (1240 A.D.), Wo Kuotai, who was seriously ill, issued an edict ordering Gui to return to Mongolia from his class teacher.In November of the first year of Chunyou (1241 A.D.), Guiyou was still on the way, his father had died of illness, and Empress Tuo Liegona (Nai Mazhen's family) came to the court as regent.At this time, Genghis Khan's younger brother, Wo Chijin, saw that Khan's position was vacant, and led his troops to the capital to seize Khan's position.Tuo Lie Ge sent envoys to interrogate Wu Chijin.After Wo Chijin was criticized, he led his troops back to the station.

According to Mongolian customs, the heir to the throne of Khan had to be elected through the Kuletai (Conference of Kings), but because Batu refused to attend the meeting, the throne could not be determined for a long time.In the next few years, Tuo Ligena was still the regent.It was not until five years later that Batu sent his younger brother Bie Erge to attend Kultai instead of him.Due to the efforts of Toregona, on August 26, the kings, noble relatives and ministers reached an agreement to elect Guiyou to be the third Great Khan of the Mongolian Kingdom. When Guiyou came to the throne, the situation in the Mongolian Kingdom was in turmoil, the kings of the clan were in their own way, and the central power began to weaken.Before Guiyu came to the throne, he was already dissatisfied with what his mother had done during the 5 years of her regency.Triegona was originally the wife of the head of the Mierqi tribe. After Genghis Khan captured her, he gave Wokuotai his wife.Tule Gena is cunning and good at playing tricks, and tried his best to exclude Yelu Chucai and Mongolian ministers who promoted the "Han Law".As a result, political affairs are getting worse and the people are living in dire straits.

Not long after Guiyou came to the throne, Tuoliegona died of illness, and he began to organize the government affairs.The first thing he did when he came to power was to execute Wo Chijin, who wanted to seek the Khan throne.Then, Guiyou beheaded Oduragaman, who was favored by his mother, with an excuse, and drowned the witch Fatima's body in the water.He successively employed the officials who had been dismissed by his mother, and restored the position of Prime Minister Zhongshuyou who was the former minister of Zhenhai in the previous dynasty. Guiyou wholeheartedly wanted to make his reputation surpass that of his father Wo Kuotai, so as to gain the support of everyone.At the beginning of his accession to the throne, he ordered to open the treasury and reward the kings, noble relatives, and ministers with gold and silver property.But Guiyou, like his father, indulged in drinking and sex day and night and couldn't extricate himself, which made his already weak and sickly body weaker and weaker day by day.In less than two years of his reign, he often ignored government affairs due to illness, and entrusted his trusted ministers Zhenhai and Heda to make decisions on important matters.

Guiyou is most concerned about the conquest of the West. In the autumn of 1247, Guiyou appointed Nori Zhidai as the commander-in-chief of the Western Expedition Army, and led his troops to march westward. He also issued 2 soldiers for every 10 people in the army belonging to the kings, and granted Noli Zhidai full power to govern the Persian region. To counterbalance its forces and prevent its troops from going south. In the spring of 1248, seeing that the time was right, Guiyou led an army to leave Helin and marched westward on the grounds that the climate in Helin was not good and Ye Mili's soil and water were conducive to his recuperation.Tolui's wives, Bolu and Teni, noticed that Gui's move was unusual, and secretly sent someone to inform Batu, telling him to be careful.When Batu heard the news, he hurriedly ordered the frontier preparations and prepared the army for battle.In March, Hengxiang Yi'er (now southeast of Qinghe River in Xinjiang), who traveled to the east of Yemili from Guiyou, died suddenly, thus avoiding a royal civil war.

After Guiyou died, he was buried in the fief Ye Mili.The temple name is "Dingzong", and the posthumous title is "Emperor Jianping".