Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, half a month had passed since Zhang Han and the others arrived at the Khan Court.
Ogedai Khan and his guards returned to the royal court from Orduo in the east, three days later than originally planned. He was finally back. After getting the news, Zhang Han hurriedly went to see Subotai and asked him to take him to meet Ogedai. Subutai heard about it and agreed repeatedly.
So the day after Wo Kuotai came back, Zhang Han was taken by Subotai to the Khan tent to see him.
After the two entered the sweat tent, Zhang Han unexpectedly saw Yeli Kedun, who had been away for a few days.
It may be because Li Ketun said good things to him in front of the Khan, or it may be other reasons. In short, Wo Kuotai had a good impression of Zhang Han and his tone of voice was very kind.
Zhang Han agreed while sizing up the heir of Genghis Khan without revealing any trace.
Ogedai has a typical Mongolian face, with thick beard all over his face. But it doesn't look vicious, but gives people a very kind feeling. Maybe it's because he always smiles when talking to him.
According to rumors, his appearance is very similar to Temujin, so the final Khan position was not passed on to his youngest son Torey according to the traditional Mongolian tradition of "the youngest son guarding the stove", but to his third son. Ziwo Kuotai.
Of course, rumors are just rumors, and Zhang Han just listened to them happily. However, the succession of the third son also laid hidden dangers for future internal strife in Mongolia.
Zhang Han knew about the Mongolian "young son guarding the stove" system.
It is completely different from the eldest son inheritance system implemented in the Central Plains Dynasty. In the Mongolian grasslands, because the younger sons are often younger and the parents love their younger sons, it is often the younger sons rather than the eldest sons who inherit the family business in Mongolia.
Except for the youngest son, the older son will have to go out alone to make a living when he gets a piece of property as an adult, and his parents will no longer care about him. This is also a tradition formed by nomadic civilizations that have lived in pursuit of grass for thousands of years. There is still a big difference between it and agricultural civilization.
Closer to home, because of his good impression of Zhang Han, Wokuotai killed the leader of the Mongolian feud for many years - the Emperor of Jin. Therefore, under Subotai's strong recommendation, Zhang Han, the signing army [servant army], suddenly entered the official establishment of the Central Army of Mongolia, and was promoted two levels to assume the position of Zheng Qianhu in the Qixue Army.
Originally, according to Mongolian custom, Wo Kuotai was only prepared to upgrade Zhang Han to the post of Thousand Households. When the dedication ceremony is completed, he will be sent back to Han to continue serving under Shi Tianze.
But after finding out that his younger sister was determined to recruit him as her son-in-law, this arrangement was obviously inappropriate. You can't let your little sister follow him to Han Dynasty and suffer, right?
Yesterday, when the princes were discussing matters, my little sister broke into the big tent and straight to the point said that she wanted to recruit Zhang Han as his consort. The elders present were shocked when they heard this, which caused a lot of opposition.
Everyone was very dissatisfied with Yeli Kedun's recruitment of a Han Chinese to be Mongolia's consort! They yelled at each other one after another and immediately stopped the nonsense. Most Mongolian nobles believe that even if Li Ketun reaches the age of marriage, it is better for the prince-in-law to find a brave Mongolian noble son.
Unexpectedly, the usually well-behaved little girl was uncharacteristically stubborn and persisted, and took out the last words left by her father Khan from her arms. The general idea is that the selection of the prince-in-law is decided by Yeli Ketun himself, and the brothers are not allowed to interfere.
Although his father Khan has passed away, he built the huge Mongol Empire with his own hands. Who dares to oppose his will? Therefore, although many nobles were still dissatisfied with this marriage, they could only hold their noses and accept it.
This hurdle was passed at the noble meeting, and the rest of the matter fell into place.
Therefore, after Zhang Han and Wo Kuotai met and talked about the business, he and Yelikedun were called by Wo Kuotai to the bedroom where they lived alone, and they began to act like an old father. With a serious face, he gave the two good instructions.
"Kedun is the apple of my father's eye, and she is also the sheepskin jacket of us brothers. I hope you can treat her well...!..."
Although Zhang Han was never married in his previous life, many of his friends were already married. During the chat, I also imparted many experiences to Zhang Han’s parents, which were nothing more than expressing their opinions.
This time, Zhang Han followed what his friend said and began to follow suit, making a series of guarantees and promises.
"Don't worry, Khan! Since Ke Dun has chosen Zhang Han, Zhang Han will definitely spend the rest of his life taking care of her...!"
After saying that, he turned to look at Yelikodon's ruby-like eyes, and promised with deep affection;
"I, Zhang Han, hereby swear an oath! In this life, I will live up to the Tathagata and I will live up to you...!"
Zhang Han's words of "I will live up to the Tathagata and I will live up to the Qing" immediately made Yelikedun blush with embarrassment. At this moment, she could only feel that her face was burning, and she felt dizzy with happiness.
Her white chin kept tapping gently, she hugged Zhang Han, threw her head into his arms, and opened her red lips lightly; "I also swear...! I will take care of you for the rest of my life."
The conversation between the two made Wokuotai secretly nod. No matter what, as long as his little sister is happy after marriage, it is not a big deal to him. Marrying off the younger sister successfully can be regarded as fulfilling the father's last wish.
finally! Zhang Han saw a smile slowly appear on Wo Kuotai's face, and he was secretly relieved. The two were also reluctant to separate.
Then Wo Kuotai began to teach Zhang Han some skills from experienced people. Zhang Han quickly learned with humility. In Wo Kuotai's opinion, his attitude was quite correct, and he liked him a little more in his heart.
Seeing Zhang Han's appearance, Yeli Kedun covered his mouth and snickered, just like a little mouse that had stolen oil.
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After the marriage is finalized, the next step is to start a series of processes such as the betrothal gift according to Mongolian customs. Finally, the next day after the process was completed, Zhang Han moved out of Subotai's tent and moved to Likedun with his subordinates.
Three days later, Mongolia began to hold a grand sacrificial ceremony in Helin.
The great shaman personally presided over the ceremony, and under the leadership of the Great Khan Ogedai, worshiped the Immortal Heaven. Afterwards, the disciples lifted up Wanyan Chenglin's body and knelt down in the direction of Mount Burhan where Genghis Khan's tomb was located. It means that as the descendants of Genghis Khan, they have fulfilled his legacy and eliminated the Jin Dynasty, Mongolia's great enemy for decades.
The ceremony was quite grand, and all the nobles in the base camp participated. The entire ceremony took half a day to complete.
After the grand sacrificial ceremony, the Great Khan began to reward the heroes of the gold-exterminating battle one by one. Those who were present came forward to kowtow directly, and those who were not present would be notified one by one by the Khan's envoy carrying the edict of the reward.
The reward promised to Zhang Hanqie and Xue Jun's thousand households was also officially announced, and Wo Kuotai also announced his marriage to Yeli Ketun on the spot, and was awarded "Bat'er" [similar to the title of Batulu in later Manchu Qing Dynasties]. This explosive news directly surprised a group of melon-eaters who did not know the truth.
Ten days later, Wokuotai personally presided over the wedding for Yelikedun and Zhang Han. Although the scale of this wedding was not as large as the ceremony to worship the heavens in the previous days, all the Mongolian nobles in the base camp of Mobei, Mongolia also participated.
Of course, the main thing was that most of the clan members were members of the Borjijin family. Elders such as Prince Timuge and nephews such as Batu, Guyuk, and Meng Ge were all present. The officials were the civil servants led by Yelu Chucai and the Wuxun Group represented by Subutai, and the scene was very lively.
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Mongolian nobles have a tradition of large-scale hunting every spring and autumn. In this hunting activity, Zhang Han was the first to harvest prey, and he got a good fortune! Wokuotai praised him highly and used it to inspire others.
With Zhang Han's good start, the subsequent hunting activities were in full swing, and all the warriors gained a lot after a day of hunting.
At the bonfire dinner in the evening, Ogedai Khan had ordered people to prepare hundreds of jars of various kinds of wine, which attracted enthusiastic cheers from everyone present!
Wokuotai saw that the wine was in place and the prey on the bonfire was already roasting to a crisp, so he stood by the bonfire, picked up the wine and shouted loudly;
"You warriors of Great Mongolia! We follow the will of Changshengtian to thrive on the grassland. The annual hunting is a major event for the tribes in our grassland. I am very satisfied with your performance today. I would like to toast you all warriors. I hope you will spread your wings." The flying eagle brings the glory of Mongolia to all directions!"
After saying that, Wokuotai raised his head and poured a full bowl of wine into his throat. The splashed wine wet his thick beard, as if he didn't notice it.
"Okay! The Great Khan is mighty..."
Seeing how heroic Wokuotai was, everyone stood up and drank from their full wine bowls.
"Gah!" Zhang Han couldn't help but burped because he drank too quickly.
"Haha... Although Zhang Hanbaat'er is brave, he still needs to practice his drinking ability!" Wokuotai couldn't help but laugh when he saw this.
"That's right, my uncle is a quick learner of everything, but his drinking capacity needs to be improved..." Guiyu, Wokuotai's son, immediately interjected.
Zhang Han knew that everyone was joking for him, but he didn't take it seriously. First, he admired Wo Kuotai for a while: "Everyone knows that the profuse sweat is profuse, how dare Han dare to compare with the profuse sweat!" Then the mood changed, and he showed his bright white teeth to Guyu who was also teasing him.
"It's understandable that you can't compare with Dahan, but if you can't compare with your nephew, you will definitely be scolded by your sister-in-law when you go back. This is absolutely impossible."
"What are you doing? Are you going to compete with my nephew? I'm not bragging, this drinking does not distinguish between aunts and nephews. Do you want to challenge me?" After Guiyu finished speaking, he raised his neck and looked straight at Zhang Han. .
"Good! As expected of a sweaty son, he looks like a wild little pony."
"Little uncle, hurry up and accept the challenge and fuck him! I have long disliked Guyu, and I must rub off his energy today!"
"What are you waiting for? Let's start quickly..."
"..."
Everyone saw the excitement and didn't think it was a big deal. When they heard the two people's tit-for-tat conversation, they suddenly became excited and started to encourage Zhang Han and Guyu to have a fight.
At this time, Wokuotai and Yelu Chucai were pointing at him and Guiyou, not knowing what they were commenting on.
Things started happening on their own, how could they give in? And he must not lose. If outsiders know about losing to his nephew, it will definitely become a stain on his life and he will be constantly mentioned and teased. Even if this stubborn little kid is the next Great Khan of Mongolia, Guyu.
"Okay, I accept your challenge. Let's see who gets down first today!" Zhang Han immediately pointed at Guyu and accepted the challenge.
"Okay, they are all heroes from Mongolia. Come here and get all my treasures. Today, I want my consort and Prince Guyu to have a good drink! Haha..."
Zhang Han "..."
"Dry!"
"Dry!"
"Fuck...hehe...hehe...wow!" Guiyou from the first three altars continued to drink bowl after bowl with Zhang Han without changing his expression. By the time they reached the fifth altar, they were both flushed and burping. During the sixth session, Zhang Han felt that his vision was blurred and his thinking became confused. Guiyou on the opposite side was even more unbearable. Halfway through his drink, he fell to the ground and vomited wildly.
Zhang Han pointed at Guyu who was lying on the ground and mocked, "Young man, even with this amount of alcohol, you dare to... ah... you dare to... ugh!" He fell to the ground with a thump.
Hearing the sound, Guyu stopped vomiting. He looked up and saw Zhang Han lying softly on the ground. He couldn't help but grinned and said, "Ha...hehe...now...now you know me." ...I'm so awesome! Fight with me...fight..." At this point, he couldn't fight anymore, and he fainted when his neck tilted.
The ugly appearance of these two people made everyone laugh constantly and they were all very happy. It was Yelu Chucai who saw both of them fainting, so he hurriedly reminded Wo Kuotai, "It would be better for the Great Khan to order people to carry them away and let the doctor sober up, so as not to make any mistakes!"
"That's right! They both drank a lot today. They are worthy of being our warriors in Mongolia. They can fight on the battlefield, and they are no less generous in the wine shop. Someone..." ordered the guards to take Zhang Han and the others away. Afterwards, Ogedai stood up again and shouted;
"Come on, everyone, keep eating and drinking. You must have a great time tonight!"
"good!"
.......
"Si!" Zhang Han gasped at the pain of a hangover and subconsciously reached out to cover his head.
"Why do you drink so much? Even though you are such an adult, you don't know how to take care of your body." Zhang Han opened his eyes, and what caught his eyes was a pretty face that seemed angry and strange, with red cherry lips slightly raised, and ruby There was a hint of worry in his eyes.
"Hey..." Zhang Han smirked and hugged the beauty in front of him. After the beauty let out a low cry, she lay quietly on the man's chest, rubbed it gently, and stretched out her penis. The jade finger pointed at the man's half-open chest and drew circles.
"It's like this every time. Do you think you've got this guy?" The beauty raised her head and looked at the man with her ruby eyes and said.
Zhang Han moved his right hand that was stroking her hair downwards, lowered his head and kissed his wife gently on her forehead, patted her on the shoulder and comforted her, "Okay, don't be angry...
This time it was mainly Guyu who took the initiative to provoke me. You said that if I, as an elder, lose to your nephew, it would not look good on your face, right? "
"Tch...don't use this excuse to prevaricate me!" The beauty said dissatisfiedly after hearing this. The style of the painting changed, and the little silver teeth bit hard twice.
"Guiyou has been a very peaceful boy since he was a child. Ever since his third brother became a prostitute, he has become more and more outrageous. I have heard many times that this boy is very arrogant and domineering now. It would be fine if he bullies others. He actually bullies him to the point of Our family is in trouble!" Having said this, Yeli Ketun stretched out his small fist and hit Zhang Han hard on the chest.
He said dissatisfiedly, "You just don't take this little sister-in-law like me seriously, huh! It seems like you haven't beaten her enough before!"
"Ouch..." Zhang Han said dissatisfiedly; "If you hit him, just hit him. Why did you hit me?" Zhang Han said while exaggeratingly rubbing the hit area.
"Come and let me take a look." Yelikedun looked distressed, lifted up the thin lining, and gently rubbed it for Zhang Han. Then from the corner of his eye, he saw Zhang Han closing his eyes with a look of enjoyment.
"Well...comfortable! Madam..."
Zhang Han felt like a swarm of ants crawling inside his heart at this moment.
Urged; "On the right, on the right..."
Just when Zhang Han showed a happy expression and closed his eyes, enjoying the ambiguous little game between the couple;
"Snapped......"
The applause was clearly transmitted to every corner of the room.
"Ah! Si..."
"Murder your husband!..." When the voice sounded, Zhang Han felt burning pain in his chest. He shouted subconsciously.
Opening his eyes, he stretched out his hand and quickly grabbed the place where Yeli Ketun was just now, but unexpectedly missed it. When he opened his eyes, he saw that his arms were empty.
"Grrrr..." When I looked up, I saw Yelikedun covering his mouth and running towards the outside. When he arrived at the tent door, he glanced at Zhang Han provocatively. drop a word;
"Prince-in-law, you can sleep alone at night, but if you don't come back, let you make fun of others, huh!" After saying that, he opened the curtain and ran out like a kitten.
Zhang Han's mouth opened wide and one hand was still stretched out in the air; "Return..."
But there was no human figure anywhere, so I lay down on the bed again and said with a wry smile, "This is like marrying a little pepper! I have a temper every day." After saying that, his right hand inadvertently touched the warmth next to him, and he said angrily. He took back his right hand and sighed; "It's hard to sleep alone again at night!"
Throughout the second half of the night, Zhang Han tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. He couldn't understand. Didn't he sleep very soundly when he was alone? Why can't I sleep alone now?
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