Temudjin’s men found the lad and gave him as a present to
Hoelun.
After this swift, all night’s journey when day came Temudjin’s party
was joined by many Jelairs. Horchi of the Barin clan came then to
Temudjin after daybreak and spoke to him as follows: “I know through a
revelation of the spirit what will happen, and to thee I now tell it:
In a vision I saw a pied cow coming up to Jamuka; she stopped, looked
at him, dug the earth near his yurta and broke off one horn as she was
digging. Then she bellowed very loudly, and cried: ‘Give back my horn,
O Jamuka.’ After that a strong hornless bull came drawing the pins of a
great ruler’s tent behind Temudjin’s kibitka. This great bull lowed as
he traveled, and said: ‘Heaven appoints Temudjin to be lord of
dominion, I am taking his power to him.’ This is what the spirit
revealed in my vision. What delight wilt thou give me for this
revelation?” “When I become lord of dominion, I will make thee
commander of ten thousand,” said Temudjin. “I have told thee much of
high value,” said Horchi. “If thou make me merely commander of ten
thousand what great delight can I get from the office? Make me that,
and let me choose also as wives thirty beautiful maidens wherever I
find them, and give me besides what I ask of thee.” Temudjin nodded,
and Horchi was satisfied.
Next came a number of men from four other clans. These had all left
Jamuka for Temudjin, and joined him at the river Kimurha. And then was
completed a work of great moment: Altan, Huchar and Sachai Baiki took
counsel with all their own kinsmen, and when they had finished they
stood before Temudjin and spoke to him as follows: “We wish to proclaim
thee,” said they. “When thou art Khan we shall be in the front of every
battle against all thy enemies. When we capture beautiful women and
take splendid stallions and mares we will bring all to thee surely, and
when at the hunt thou art beating in wild beasts we will go in advance
of others and give thee the game taken by us. If in battles we
transgress thy commands, or in peace we work harm to thee in any way,
take from us everything, take wives and property and leave us out then
in wild, barren places to perish.” Having sworn thus they proclaimed
Temudjin, and made him Khan over all of them.
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