Usurping the Mongols: My Father-in-Law is Genghis Khan

"Are you talking about A'Shuo, the one who captured you?"

"Of course, it's him." Jamuka sighed and said, "I know all the generals under your command very well, except for this Zhao Shuo. If I'm not mistaken, the recent sudden appearance of novelties in Mongolia, and even the sudden increase in heavy cavalry, are all related to him, right?"

"You're right, A'Shuo is a good kid, no one in all of Mongolia can compare to him," Temujin praised.

Jamuka asked curiously, "Then, my good Anda, are you jealous of him? He has such courage, killing Wang Khan, killing Tayang Khan, and capturing me, the former Gurkhan, he has already solved the three Khans on the grasslands. Not only that, but he also has considerable political talent, inventing so many novel things, bringing huge wealth to the grasslands, and even building valuable heavy cavalry. Are you really not jealous of his talent? Aren't you wary of him?"

Temujin smiled indifferently and said proudly, "That's where you, Jamuka, are inferior to me."

"What do you mean by that?"

Temujin said, "Jamuka Anda, you just said that it's not that your talent is inferior to mine, but that you don't have brothers and companions as good as mine. But, am I, Temujin, not your, Jamuka's, strongest companion? You couldn't tolerate me, Temujin, in the first place, how could you be sure you could tolerate other companions?"

After a pause, he took a deep breath and said, "In this world, who can be trusted?

Is it relatives and race?

After my late father passed away, all my clansmen left, including my own uncles and elder uncles!

Later, my half-brother Bekter repeatedly bullied me, and I killed him.

Even before today, my uncle Daritai and his thousands of followers were still my enemies.

Is it faith? We Mongols believe in Shamanism.

However, my newlywed wife, Börte, was taken away by enemies who also believed in Shamanism.

Fortunately, Wang Khan, who believed in Christianity, sent troops to help me.

These are all unreliable.

In the battle of Helan Zhenshatuo, our army was defeated, and the future was uncertain. Twenty-one people did not abandon me and drank the water of the Ban Zhu mud river with me. By the way, among these twenty-one people is my good son-in-law, Zhao Shuo. He saved my life several times and helped me turn defeat into victory. I like him so much, why should I be jealous of him and guard against him?"

Jamuka sneered and said, "But I was also your former companion, but I betrayed you."

Temujin retorted, "There are many people who betrayed me, but there is only one companion who betrayed me, isn't there? Moreover, even if you betrayed me, you still constantly worry about my safety, don't you? That's enough! Whether you believe it or not, I will tell you. I have sworn to myself that relatives, clansmen, and even common beliefs are unreliable. The most reliable thing is still my own companions. As long as my companions do not fail me, I will never fail them! Even you, Jamuka, I am willing to start over with you."

"I…"

Jamuka's eyes were red, and he choked a little, and said, "Okay! Temujin Anda, your mind truly convinces me, I am convinced! I understand: My failure is not because of the lack of companions, but because of the lack of mind to accommodate companions. However, now I only understand this matter, it is really too late. I really have no face to live in this world and be your Anda. Temujin Anda, I now only want to ask you one last thing."

"Speak."

"Let me die without bloodshed, and bury my bones in the highlands! I will watch from the ground, your future great achievements. I will, in the ground, bless your children and grandchildren for a long time."

"In that case…"

Temujin pondered for a long time, and finally took a deep breath and uttered two words: "So be it!"

According to the Shamanistic beliefs of the grassland people, a person's soul resides in the blood. Dying without bloodshed preserves the soul and can obtain eternal life underground.

With an edict from Temujin, Jamuka was put into a leather bag and suffocated to death.

Then, Temujin issued an edict to give him a grand burial.

…

Killing a sworn brother, Temujin's mood was certainly not very good.

However, soon, his mood improved.

Because his subordinates brought him a special trophy.

Gur-Besu, a woman who served the father and son of Tayang Khan.

Now, she doesn't mind serving a third man—whoever is the Khan doesn't matter, she just wants to be the Khan's woman.

Temujin was naturally tempted by this beautiful and charming woman who was like a femme fatale.

Most importantly, the buff on this woman was very attractive to him.

Conquering this woman meant that he would completely trample on the two generations of Khans of the Naiman under his feet.

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Temujin enjoyed her heartily.

By the time Temujin got up from Gur-Besu's belly with satisfaction, the stars were all over the sky.

After eating half a roasted lamb leg and drinking a bowl of mare's milk wine, Temujin began to patrol the camp under the guard of Bo'orchu, leading thirty archers.

Wang Khan's example was right in front of him, and Temujin didn't want Quchulu or Toktoa to kill a carbine when he was winning, and fall short.

After inspecting most of it, the result can only be said to be barely satisfactory.

Jelme was responsible for the outer perimeter alert, and the soldiers were exceptionally alert, without any slack. But the inner camp was brightly lit, and the soldiers were having fun, making loud noises, and their defenses were very lax.

"Huh? Is this A'Shuo's camp? Let's go take a look."

Only a few tents in Zhao Shuo's camp had lights on. The rest of the place was already pitch black, and there was no noise.

Temujin was very satisfied when he saw this, and led his companions towards Zhao Shuo's camp.

However, two hundred steps away from the camp, a voice came from the darkness: "Stop! Password!"

"What password? This is our Khan! Why don't you come and pay your respects!" Bo'orchu shouted loudly.

"Khan?"

A figure flashed from the darkness and quickly ran towards Temujin's direction. After recognizing Temujin, he quickly knelt down and said, "Na Risubai, leader of ten households under the command of Zhao Shuo's son-in-law, pays respects to the Khan! I didn't know the Khan was coming just now, I was rude to the Khan, please punish me!"

"Please punish the Khan!"

Hearing his voice, nine more people appeared from the darkness and pleaded guilty to Temujin.