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

Spring of 1206 AD, on the banks of the Onon River.

A Kurultai assembly was officially convened.

First, inside a huge felt tent capable of accommodating hundreds of people, Temujin, Temujin's mother, wives, children, brothers, sworn brothers, and even more than a hundred Mongolian nobles and their legal wives, gathered together to elect a new Great Khan for the entire grassland.

That's right, it was to elect one.

Temujin's Khanate, on the surface, was obtained through military strength, but in reality, it was jointly recommended by these Mongolian nobles.

In fact, this was a rule left over from when Mongolia was still a small tribe.

Only a person unanimously recognized by the nobles could become the leader of the entire tribe.

It was by relying on this rule that Temujin, whose strength was not considered strong at the beginning, became the Great Khan of the Mongolian tribe through various means such as dividing and disintegrating, alliance, and creating public opinion, and obtained the first pot of gold.

Now that Temujin wants to be the Khan of the entire grassland, he has no intention of changing this rule.

He ordered the convening of the Kurultai assembly to jointly elect a new Khan by the Mongolian nobles.

Of course, during the entire election process of this Kurultai assembly, there were no waves, and all the nobles unanimously agreed that Temujin should become the Great Khan of Mongolia.

For Temujin, the Khan who had experienced countless hardships and reunited the dark, disorderly, chaotic and divided grassland, the nobles of the Mongolian tribe at this time sincerely recognized him.

They may complain about Temujin, or have some complaints about Temujin because of their interests, but when they jointly recommend him, they all raise their hands in favor of Temujin becoming the Great Khan of Mongolia.

There is no other reason, only because among the Mongolians today, there is no one more broad-minded, more determined, and more far-sighted than Temujin. Temujin can lead the Mongolians further.

Or rather, Temujin is now the Great Khan who has led the Mongolians the furthest.

And all the Mongolian nobles knew that this might only be the beginning.

The Kurultai assembly, with its large crowd, had no one opposing Temujin.

After the joint recommendation was completed, it was the official enthronement ceremony.

A three-zhang high altar had already been built, and on the altar stood the Mongolian Empire's emblem flag "Nine Banners White Banner", symbolizing victory, happiness, and auspiciousness.

This object is also called "Nine-footed White Banner" or "Nine-footed White Flag". It is composed of a main flag and eight sub-flags, a total of nine large flags, so the name contains the number "Nine".

With the sound of bursts of ox horn trumpets, Temujin, sitting in a huge cart tent carried by five hundred grassland warriors, came to the altar.

Then, Temujin, forty-four years old, walked slowly up to the altar alone.

Immediately afterwards, the shaman Koko Chu followed.

He announced loudly: "I, the shaman Koko Chu, convey the will of the Eternal Heaven: Borjigin Temujin is the most beloved son of the Eternal Heaven, and should possess all the land, people, and treasures in the world. The Eternal Heaven specially bestows the title: Genghis Khan!"

Temujin bowed slightly and said: "Temujin respectfully obeys the will of the Eternal Heaven!"

Then, he looked at the tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians below the stage and said loudly: "I, Genghis Khan Temujin, announce that a new great country is born! Its name is the Great Mongolian Empire! Its national flag is the Nine Banners White Banner! It will surely be forever associated with victory, prosperity, and happiness!"

"Genghis Khan!"

"Genghis Khan!"

"Our Genghis Khan!"

"The Genghis Khan of the grassland, the darling of the Eternal Heaven!"

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The tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians watching the ceremony under the stage cheered in unison, cheering for the entire grassland!

This cheering was full of sincerity.

It's not easy!

Since the collapse of the Uyghur Empire two hundred years ago, the various tribes of the grassland have never been unified.

Tribes stood in great numbers, killing each other, disputes continued, and now, a generation of pride Temujin, let the entire grassland return to unity!

Peace and stability have finally come to the entire grassland.

How can people not cheer enthusiastically?

Then, Temujin and Koko Chu stepped down from the altar.

Tata Tong A walked onto the high platform to announce Temujin's rewards to the founding heroes and bestowed golden seals.

There was no way, the Mongolian script had just been created, and only Tata Tong A was proficient in Mongolian script throughout the country. If he didn't announce the decree, who would announce the decree?

"Genghis Khan, blessed by the Eternal Heaven, has words to say to the people of the world: The first meritorious official in my establishment of the Mongolian Empire is Monk's father. He grew up with me, he is blessed and auspicious, and he has been very helpful to me.

I deeply appreciate his kindness, and I will never forget it until my children and grandchildren.

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In order to commemorate his merits, I grant him a hereditary chiliarch, and specially set up a seat next to the Khan's seat. I hope that he can participate in court meetings every year and every month to discuss with me. I will bestow a salary on him until his children and grandchildren, and they will always enjoy it."

Okay, the first meritorious official that Temujin sealed was actually a relative, his father, Monk.

But, what can be done?

Who can say that he is bigger than Temujin's godfather?

After the first decree was announced, there was a round of applause from the stage that could be considered enthusiastic.

This applause was Zhao Shuo's suggestion.

Otherwise, Temujin's decree could not be absolutely fair. If someone finished reading it, there would be silence. If someone finished reading the decree, the scene would be jubilant, that scene would be too unsightly.

Therefore, Temujin had already arranged for Hu Nan to explain to everyone in advance that they should applaud after listening to the decree.

Tata Tong A announced the second decree: "Genghis Khan, blessed by the Eternal Heaven, has words to say to the people of the world: The second meritorious official in my establishment of the Mongolian Empire is Boershu. He is my Anda, and he became friends with me when he was young.

At that time, my eight silver-gray geldings were stolen by horse thieves. I chased for three days and met Boershu on the way. He was only ten years old, so he carried his father and mother on his back, and together with me, chased for three days and three nights, and snatched back the stolen horses.

After that, when fighting with the Tartars, after I fell asleep, the heavy rain did not stop. That night, in order to let me sleep peacefully, Boershu held up the felt shirt and stood upright, so that I would not get a drop of rain.

Boershu's various merits cannot be fully described, so I will not list them one by one here. In short, he agreed with me to do good things and dissuaded me from doing bad things, so that I was able to ascend to the position of Genghis Khan. Now I grant him a hereditary chiliarch, and he will be in charge of the right-wing Wanhu relying on the Altai Mountains."

Okay, the second meritorious official can also be considered a relative, Temujin's sworn brother Boershu.

However, Boershu is much better than Monk, and has a lot of real military exploits.

The applause from the crowd was more enthusiastic than Monk's.

Following closely, Tata Tong A announced Temujin's third decree.

"Genghis Khan, blessed by the Eternal Heaven, has words to say to the people of the world: The third meritorious official in my establishment of the Mongolian Empire is Zhao Shuo."

Historical records record that Temujin called himself "朕" (zhèn, I, used by emperors).

Because it is indeed impossible to find a better translation than "朕", so Temujin's self-proclaimed title is written as "朕", which is slightly out of place, please bear with me.