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Chapter 898
Hearing the word "person in power", Li Xia carefully looked at the woman who walked up to him again.

Years have left too many traces on her face, wind, sun, frost and snow, as well as dry weather and swords and arrows.

There is also a deep scar on her neck, maybe someone else, maybe she herself, once cut into her neck with a knife.

In Jiangnan, even some old men have skin that is more delicate than hers.

She is not like a woman who has been pampered and pampered for many years, but like a general who fights on the battlefield.

Li Xia even wanted to give Gao Mingyue and Han Qiaoer a bottle of sunscreen that he insisted on bringing. He heard from them that it was made from motherwort and purple jasmine...but he couldn't remember where he put the bag. Haven't used it on the road.

The idea flashed by, he nodded and introduced himself in Mongolian.

Facing Li Xia's direct gaze, the woman didn't evade, nor was she angry, she let him scrutinize her, and even raised her head to let him see her neck clearly, as if she was proud of the scar.

After the two of them stared at each other for a while, she gave her name.

"Ulu Hunai, Ketun of the Khanate."

Li Xia suddenly understood why the Military Intelligence Department had never mentioned this woman.

Aluhu and Ulu Hunai, the names of these two people cannot be pronounced exactly the same, but the only difference is whether they are "Nai" at the end.

Lin Zi began to inquire about the news of the Western Regions at the end of last year. In the past six months, the Yili River Basin has been in constant war, and Alu suddenly fled to the desert.There are few news channels, and it often takes one or two months to send and receive news.It is really difficult for him to distinguish between "Aluhu Khan" and "Uluhu Naikedun" in Mongolian.

History always has too many unexpected low-level mistakes.

Fortunately, this mistake of the Military Intelligence Department did not cause much impact, the only difference was whether it was Aluhu or Uluhu Nai who came.

"It seems that we have written and communicated?"

"I answered your letter."

"You invited me to join the alliance, but I'm not sure if you really have enough power."

Ulu Hunai said, "You invited me to come to the alliance. You just said that you should write to me."

"Write to Aluhu." Li Xia corrected, "I invited him, not you."

"Don't underestimate me just because I am a woman, handsome young man." Ulu Hunai said, "I am Ketun, the governor of the Chagatai Khanate."

"Ahuru is in his prime, so he shouldn't need a wife to supervise the country."

"It's not that he needs a wife to supervise the country, it's because he can become a khan after marrying me."

As Wulu Hunai spoke, he glanced at the twenty or so people behind Li Xia.

Li Xia then waved his hand and asked them to retreat from the beacon.

They all want to take the initiative in the conversation, the difference is that Li Xia doesn't need to prove that he, the king of Qin, controls Qin.

But Ulu Khurnai had to tell her story.

"I married Hara Xulie when I was 14 years old, and he was 12 years old that year. He is the eldest grandson of Chagatai Khan and the heir to the throne of Khan..."

It's just that Li Xia doesn't understand Ulu Hunai, not that he doesn't understand Chagatai Khanate at all.In the information he got back from Kaifeng, he mentioned the struggle for the throne of the Chagatai Khanate more than ten years ago.

He knew that Chagatai's eldest son died in the first "Eldest Son's Western Expedition", so Chagatai wanted to pass on the Khan throne to his grandson, which was extremely normal in the Han Dynasty.

But the Mongolian system is not like this.

"22 years ago, Changshengtian took away Jaghatai Khan, and Hara Xulie became the new Khan. At that time, he and I were 16 years old." Ulu Hunai sighed softly: "Hara Xulie is a little weak, Not a warrior, but a gracious khan. But his uncles are against him..."

Speaking of this, she came to her senses from the memory, looked at Li Xia, and said: "You Han people are really smart, and you know how to establish the rules for the eldest son to inherit the family business, but unfortunately we are not like this in Mongolia."

"Yes, the Mongols like to gather and discuss." Li Xia said: "The eldest son inheritance system is for stability, and the king's deliberation system is for strength."

"You know Mongolia very well." Ulu Hunai said, "After I assisted Hara Xulie to become a khan, his fifth uncle, Yesomeng, was very dissatisfied and asked Guiyu to give him an army to fight for the Khan. bit."

She did not call Guiyu "Great Khan".

When it comes to Brother Yasomeng and Guiyu, she has only contempt in her tone.

"Do you know why Guiyu supports brother Yasomeng?" Ulu Hunai asked.

Seemingly inadvertently, she was also testing Li Xia's understanding of Mongolia.

Li Xia smiled and said deliberately: "First of all, because Guiyou has this power, he is the Great Khan of the Great Mongolian Kingdom, and the Chagatai Khanate is only a territory entrusted by the Great Mongolian Kingdom. The Khan of the Chagatai Khanate , needs the Mongolian Khan to canonize it."

Wulu suddenly felt a little sullen, and glared at Li Xia, with displeasure and murderous intent in his eyes.

But after a while, she smiled and realized that Li Xia was deliberately reminding her that Kublai Khan or Brother Ali Buk could still interfere with the Chagatai Khanate at any time.

"Secondly, Guiyou himself is also an 'uncle who competes with his nephew'. Although he is the eldest son of Okuotai, Okuotai only wants to give him the position of Great Khan. After Kuozu died, Okuotai He would rather pass the throne to Kuochu's son Shiliemen than pass the throne to Guiyou.

Guiyou must prove that it was a big mistake for Okuotai to pass the throne to his grandson, so it must be a big mistake for Chagatai to pass the throne to his grandson.He will definitely send troops to support Brother Yesomeng and take the Khanate from your husband. "

Wulu Hunai sneered, and said, "It's true. The Great Khan sent troops, and Hara Xulie and I had no way to resist. I could only take him and escape."

"Very smart and flexible."

The information Li Xia obtained back then was only recorded here about the Chagatai Khanate, and he just said, "Brother Yesumeng deposed Hara Xulie and was registered as a Khan". After all, what the Central Plains could hear about more than ten years ago that's it.

What happened after that, only Ulu Hunai knew.

With the light of memories in her eyes, she said: "After escaping, I took Hara Xulie and took refuge in Soluheten Nikodun and asked for her asylum."

"Why Soluhoteni?"

"Because I know that only she can help me, and the Tuolei family must be very dissatisfied with the Wokuotai family..."

For a moment, Li Xia looked at Wulu Hunai with admiration.

Who is Solu Woteni?
Torrey's wife.

The mother of Meng Ge, Kublai Khan, Xu Liewu, and Ali Buk.

Her four sons became the Great Khan of Mongolia, the Emperor of Yuan Dynasty, the Great Khan of the Ilkhanate, and the Great Khan officially elected by the Kultai Assembly.

You can call her the "Mother of the Four Emperors".

This is by no means lucky, just look at one thing... After Tuo Lei's death, Wo Kuotai wanted to embezzle Tuo Lei's family property, hoping to instigate Lu Heteni to remarry Gui You, but was rejected.

There are also various clues, how were the soldiers and horses of the 96 thousands of households in Tuo Lei kept?How did Meng Ge become Wo Kuotai's adopted son?Why did Batu support Mungo?

All of these, you have to look back to find out the power of Solu Woteni.

The problem is that when Ulu Khurnai chose to defect to Solu Heteni, the Okudei family was still in full swing, the Tuolei family had not yet risen, Guiyou was still a profuse khan, and the so-called "Mother of the Four Emperors" had just Get out of your own predicament.

When Wulu Hunai's husband Khan was taken away and offended the Mongolian Khan, he made a decisive decision and traveled thousands of miles to find the only person who could save them.

Long-term vision, tenacious will, calm judgment, decisive decision, and some luck are indispensable.

Li Xia was thus sure that the woman in front of him was qualified to be his ally.

Ulu Hunai said: "Zilu Heten Nikotun took us in and protected us. She told us to learn to wait... We didn't wait too long. In less than two years, Guiyou died of illness on the way to attack Batu. .”

"Did you really die?"

Wulu suddenly didn't answer, and said again: "Wait until Mengge Khan succeeds to the throne..."

Li Xia interrupted her and asked, "You haven't said anything about the three years since Hai Mi was lost, what are you doing?"

Naimazhen ruled for five years, Guiyou ruled for two years, and Haimi lost his name for three years. This was a critical period for the Mongolian Khan's transition from the Wokuotai family to the Tuolei family.

Looking back at this battle for Khan status, the national destiny of Great Mongolia almost depends on these few women.

And during the second half of this critical period, Ulu Khurnai stayed by Solu Woteni's side, so it is impossible not to understand this.

For example, Sea Lost was ordered to be executed by Lu Woteni himself.

But Wulu Hunai just said indifferently: "It's all over."

She didn't want to tell Li Xia about the past, and continued: "After Mengge Khan succeeded to the throne, he immediately gave us a large army to take back the fief. Sick and dead."

If it were any other woman, she would probably feel miserable.

After four or five years in exile, she finally got the chance to return to the country, but her husband died of illness at this time.

But Ulu Hunai didn't react too much, and said: "So I came back with a large army, defeated Brother Yasomeng, and killed him with my own hands."

A very calm sentence.

She killed her husband's uncle, a khan, but nothing serious.

"Unfortunately, brother Yesumeng died, and my husband can't come back to life." Ulu Hunai said, "But my son is a righteous Khan, he is still young, so I have to supervise the country. "

"It seems that Brother Meng is very supportive of you." Li Xia said: "He needs to prove that Guiyou is wrong, and the Khan that Guiyou canonized is also wrong."

"Yes, Mengge Khan is very supportive of me."

"I killed Meng Ge."

Wulu Hunai glanced at Li Xia, and said, "After Mengge Khan passed away, Kublai Khan and Brother Alibu once again set their sights on my son's fief."

"I thought you had a good relationship with the Tuo Lei family."

"This is my son's territory." Ulu Hunai said, "No one can take it away."

"But now, Alu suddenly took it away."

"This is my choice." Ulu Hunai closed his eyes and said, "After Mengge Khan passed away, I have to make a choice between Kublai Khan and Brother Alibu."

"Why is it Brother Ali?"

"He is weak, and he maintains the old Mongolian system, so I can continue to supervise the country." Ulu Hunai said: "Kublai Khan is too scheming, and sooner or later he will take away my son's territory."

Li Xia nodded, thinking that Wulu Hunai was a sober choice.

Ulu Hunai said: "Besides, Kublai Khan sent Uruk to compete for my son's Khan position without my consent. So I went to Hara and Lin in person and elected Ali at the Kultai Assembly. Brother was the Great Khan, and he sent troops to attack Uruk and killed him."

"You have made it this far, brother Aribu still wants to send Aluhu to snatch your position?"

Wulu Hunai pulled down his collar, let Li Xia look at the wound on her neck again, and said, "That's right, Brother Ali made a stupid decision, even though I reminded him with blood, I still couldn't wake him up. "

"Maybe he is not stupid, but has seen through your ambitions? If you want to become an independent country, no one will tolerate you. Besides, Brother Ali really needs a confidant to search for the territory you have governed for many years."

"Humph. Brother Alibu looked down on me because I was a woman. Now, he has paid the price." Ulu Hunai sneered, and said again: "But at that time, I couldn't stop Aluhu...then I had to marry give him."

Aluhu is the cousin of Hara Xulie.According to the Mongolian custom, it is normal for him to marry his cousin.There are still many things that are more chaotic.

This woman's calmness and political wisdom once again impressed Li Xia.

"You retained power."

"Aluhu also wants this power." Uluhu said: "He used the name of Brother Alibu to conquer the army, and then used Kublai Khan's power to hope to get rid of Brother Alibu and even my control..."

"Unfortunately, brother Ali defeated him?"

"Yes."

Li Xia said: "I know why you want to ally with me."

"Brother Ali is about to lose." Ulu Hunnai said, "I can help you defeat Hedan, and you will no longer be threatened from the west."

"Get rid of the forces of Brother Alibu and Kublai Khan within the scope of the Western Regions?"

"Yes. Only the two of us are left."

"Where is Aluhu? Your current husband."

Wulu Hunai took another step closer, reaching out his hand as if wanting to touch Li Xia's armor, but realized that doing so would lead him to misunderstand him as an attempt to assassinate him.

The raised hand stopped.

She rarely laughed, and said leisurely: "As long as our alliance goes well, I can send him to see Changshengtian..."

Li Xia suddenly recalled a conversation with Yan Rong, where he talked about his beastly sense of dissatisfaction.

At this moment, he was sure that he had got rid of the stable and calm emptiness in Chang'an City.

He's talking to a woman about killing her husband again...

(End of this chapter)