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

"It's fine, it's fine, everyone rise." Temujin waved his hand and said happily, "What crime is there in you doing your duty faithfully? By the way, do all of Ashuo's subordinates need a password to enter and exit the camp?"

"Yes. A year ago, Prince Consort Zhao Shuo issued an order that during military operations, a password is required to enter and exit the camp," Na Ri Su replied loudly.

"If I'm not mistaken, this password changes frequently?"

"Indeed, our password changes every day."

"That's not easy to implement." Temujin said with some concern, "Our grassland warriors are undoubtedly the best fighters when it comes to battlefield combat. However, not many have good memories. Changing the password every day, I'm afraid the soldiers won't be able to remember it."

Na Ri Su said, "They can remember. For example, tonight, our password is Yide'er Baerhu."

"Yide'er Baerhu? That sounds somewhat familiar."

Of course it sounds familiar, Yide'er Baerhu is the name of a centurion under Zhao Shuo. Although there are hundreds of centurions in the entire army, Temujin doesn't have the energy to remember and understand them all. However, the power to appoint centurions is firmly in Temujin's hands. It's just that Temujin generally doesn't reject the candidates for centurions recommended by the chiliarchs.

After Na Ri Su explained, Temujin suddenly understood and praised, "The one responsible for checking the password every night is a centurion, so use the name of this centurion as the password. Under Ashuo's command, only a few centurions are usually responsible for checking the password, rotating every night. This not only changes the password every night, but also makes it very easy for the soldiers to remember. Good, Ashuo's method is excellent! In my opinion, this method can be推广to the entire army. Each department must formulate its own password and tell the central army before sunset."

"The Khan is wise." Everyone praised in unison.

"Very good, now go and notify Ashuo and have him bring people to welcome me!" Temujin ordered.

"Yes!"

Originally, according to Temujin's plan, he was going to directly enter the camps of the generals for a surprise inspection. However, seeing that Zhao Shuo's arrangements were so meticulous, a surprise inspection was no longer necessary. And most importantly, today he used the identity of the Khan to directly break into Zhao Shuo's tent. What about the other Mongolian nobles tomorrow? What if someone suddenly rebelled and launched a sneak attack?

Temujin was a remarkable statesman and military strategist, understanding the importance of systems. He even regretted the surprise inspection just now.

"Zhao Shuo, along with his subordinate centurions and chiliarchs, totaling forty-nine people, pays respects to the Great Khan!"

Zhao Shuo arrived very quickly, leading his generals out of the camp to greet him in less than a quarter of an hour.

"You may dispense with the formalities, rise. Relax, I'm just taking a casual stroll," Temujin said with a smile.

"Thank you, Great Khan!"

The crowd rose and welcomed Temujin into the camp.

As they walked, Temujin asked Zhao Shuo beside him with great interest, "How is it? Is Ashuo satisfied with that beauty, Aliya?"

Temujin was not one to enjoy things exclusively.

He enjoyed Guerbeisu, and naturally bestowed some beauties upon his generals.

For example, the beauty Aliya bestowed upon Zhao Shuo was not only a virgin, but also the most beautiful woman among the Naiman people. She had a reputation for having skin as white as snow, a neck as graceful as a swan, and a waist as slender as a willow branch.

What? Why didn't Temujin enjoy Aliya himself?

That was because, compared to virginity and beauty, Temujin valued status more.

In his opinion, conquering Guerbeisu, a woman who had served two generations of Naiman Khans, was much more interesting than playing with Aliya, the daughter of an ordinary Naiman noble.

However, neither Temujin nor Zhao Shuo knew that this unremarkable woman, Aliya, along with Guerbeisu in history, were both taken by Temujin. Later, although Guerbeisu was greatly favored by Temujin and became the second empress of Temujin's second Ordo, she did not give birth to any children. This Aliya, however, gave birth to a son for Temujin, named Shuerche.

It was just that Zhao Shuo had made great contributions today, first killing the Taiyang Khan in battle, and then capturing Zamuqa, so he deserved a generous reward. Temujin simply took Guerbeisu and bestowed Aliya, the most beautiful woman among the Naiman people, upon Zhao Shuo.

In fact, not only was the woman Temujin enjoyed today not a virgin, but the women bestowed upon his brother Hasar and his third son Ogedai were also not virgins.

The Merkits fled under the leadership of Tokhtoa, but their families became prisoners of the Mongols.

Tokhtoa's eldest son, Qudu, had two very beautiful wives, one named Tugai and the other named Doregene.

Temujin bestowed Tugai upon his brother Hasar and Doregene upon his third son, Ogedai.

By the way, although Ogedai already has five wives, he cherished Doregene as if he had found a treasure and greatly favored her. In history, after Ogedai passed away, Doregene became the regent empress dowager of the Mongol Empire, dismissing virtuous officials such as Yelü Chucai and Zhenhai, and appointing the Western Region merchant Abd al-Rahman to manage the Han Chinese political affairs, and favored the female shaman Fatima, causing chaos in the Mongol court. It can be said that the Mongol Empire's decline from prosperity was caused by this female captive, truly a femme fatale.

"Uh... satisfied, very satisfied." Zhao Shuo's tone was slightly perfunctory.

Zhao Shuo was certainly not a pretentious person. Aliya's beauty was no less than Hua Zheng's, and she was a beauty of a different style, so he would naturally not resist. However, he really hadn't had time to touch Aliya yet, so there was no question of satisfaction or dissatisfaction.

He then said, "I wouldn't dare deceive the Great Khan, in fact, I was just conducting a post-war summary with my generals."

"Post-war summary? What do you mean?"

"It means that after the battle is over, while everyone's impressions are still fresh, we conduct a summary, reward merits and punish demerits, and summarize the gains and losses."

"Good, very good. I heard what Risu said about your army's password, and I thought it should be promoted throughout the army. Now this post-war summary should be promoted throughout the army as well. It seems, A'Shuo, that you are not only the number one hero in Mongolia, but also the number one wise man!"

Temujin naturally took the head seat, with Bo'ershu and Zhao Shuo accompanying him on the side, and the generals also took their seats.

"What is this? Han Chinese characters?" Bo'ershu picked up the paper covered with dense writing and asked.

"I just wrote it down."

A tall, thin young man stood up and said, "The Prince Consort ordered me to record the summary of each battle, so that it can be checked at any time."

Temujin said, "You are Gerile, the first chiliarch under A'Shuo, right? To be honest, I was a little dissatisfied when A'Shuo promoted you to chiliarch. For no other reason than your combat strength is too weak, only slightly stronger than ordinary Mongolian warriors, and I am afraid it will be difficult to convince the public. But since you are A'Shuo's Anda, I can't go against his wishes. Now it seems that A'Shuo's vision is indeed not wrong. Well, our country is big, in addition to the brave warriors who fight on the battlefield, we also need wise men like you who understand writing and can record!"

"Thank you for your praise, Great Khan!" Gerile smiled.

It is popular for people on the grasslands to become Anda. Temujin's Anda include Zamuhe, Weidaer, and Bo'ershu.

Zhao Shuo certainly had more than just Shuchi as Anda.

Gerile was Zhao Shuo's childhood partner, and they became Anda when they were eight years old, and their friendship was very deep. Although Gerile was thin and weak, and his combat strength was not strong, his brain was very smart. He could learn anything quickly. Zhao Shuo taught him Chinese characters and Chinese, and in less than two years, he could use them freely.

As Zhao Shuo's status rose, Gerile's status also rose accordingly.

Now he is not only the first chiliarch under Zhao Shuo, but also in charge of the army's logistics and daily military affairs, and can be called Zhao Shuo's number one confidant. For example, after tonight's post-war summary, he has to seriously implement it and check the effect. Zhao Shuo can completely ignore it and hand over all the subsequent work to Gerile.

Temujin picked up the paper with great interest and said, "Come, tell me, what did you write in your post-war summary?"

"Our meeting was only halfway through, and just now we were discussing the issue of rewards and punishments." Gerile stepped forward and pointed to the paper and explained: "For example, here, there are thirty-seven people who privately hid spoils of war throughout the army today. We have decided that these thirty-seven people will not only have to hand over the hidden spoils, but also will not be able to receive any rewards for this battle, and will be given twenty military sticks."

"What about the back?"

"This is a man named Xininggen who attacked his comrades on the battlefield. He was originally from the Klie tribe, and he saw his brother killed by Arslan with one knife, and he made up his mind to take revenge. Today, he took advantage of the chaos and shot a cold arrow at Arslan. Three people can testify, one of whom was originally from the Klie tribe." Gerile continued.

Pa!

Temujin slammed heavily on the wooden table in front of him and said angrily: "On the battlefield, who can blame anyone for life and death? I even forgave Hadahak Batur who killed Weidaer. Why can't Xininggen forgive? This Xininggen is really too bad. Not only does he want to take personal revenge, but he also takes it at a critical moment in the battle. This is betraying my Mongolia and provoking my majesty. He must be severely punished!"

"Yes. Although Arslan is dead, he still has a wife and children. We have decided not only to kill Xininggen to avenge Arslan, but also to compensate Arslan's family with Xininggen's property, wife, and children."

"Well, very good, this is very appropriate." Temujin nodded in approval.

Gerile continued: "The following is the reward. According to the Prince Consort's intention, those who are injured in this battle will receive an extra sheep in addition to the due rewards. Those who are disabled will be given ten sheep. The soldiers who died in battle will be given twenty sheep plus a horse to their families."

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Gerile explained in detail, and Temujin nodded repeatedly.

After listening, he said thoughtfully: "This written record is really a good thing! Unfortunately, we Mongols only have language but no writing. Chinese and our Mongolian language are completely different. I am afraid that few of our grassland people will be able to learn Chinese characters."

Bo'ershu suggested: "Although the Naiman people are descendants of the Turks, their language has many similarities with our Mongolian language. Why not use their writing?"

"It's still not quite right."

After thinking carefully, Temujin said: "We have established the greatest empire on the grasslands in two hundred years, and we should have our own writing. Let's do this, A'Shuo, you and Gerile should worry more about it. Find some wise people among the Naiman people and combine the Naiman people's writing with Chinese characters to create our own Mongolian writing!"

"Okay!" Zhao Shuo nodded in response.

Great!

In the original history, Temujin asked the Naiman person Tata Tong'a to create the Mongolian script.

Tata Tong'a was not only the teacher of the Sun Khan, but also an important minister of Naiman. He was in charge of the Sun Khan's golden seal and the Naiman people's money and food. After the Naiman people were defeated, Tata Tong'a fled with the golden seal, and was captured by the Mongols more than ten days later. Under Temujin's order, he created the Mongolian script.

Zhao Shuo didn't expect that he could get involved.

Adding some Chinese characters to the Mongolian script can subtly enhance the closeness between the two ethnic groups, which is greatly beneficial to Zhao Shuo's plan of "two ethnic groups sharing the world."

Temujin was in high spirits and said: "By the way, wasn't your meeting only halfway through? Continue! Where were you, I also want to listen."

"It's my turn to speak."

Altanar, the second chiliarch under Zhao Shuo, stood up.