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Chapter 907 It’s not over yet
This time, Hong Tao kept his promise and did not kill anyone. He just asked the Bakhti family to bring the Eight Banners Army into the city and invite out all the nobles and emirs written on the list. They also escorted them to Khotan together with those who had surrendered before and put them under the custody of Du Wenhuan.

In fact, he did not break the contract last time. He just accepted Shadihezhuo's treasure and dancers, and did not promise not to continue the attack. Whoever misunderstood should be found, and the loser has no right to distinguish.

"You will temporarily serve as the city lord. I will leave 500 people outside the city. If anyone violates the surrender agreement and uses violence again, do not confront them head-on. Leave the city and enter the military camp as soon as possible, and then send someone to report to me."

How should the city be managed after the Khans, nobles, religious leaders and emir in Yarkand were all captured? Hong Tao gave this difficult task to Abash.

The old man spent an afternoon in the city to find more than a dozen former White Mountain Sect followers, and used their connections and influence to gain a foothold in the residential area near the South Gate. Although it was still a long way from completely controlling the city and the surrounding villages, he had demonstrated a certain level of management ability.

Hong Tao does not need to completely control Yarkand City at the moment, nor does he need to obtain too many supplies from here. It is enough as long as he does not rebel as soon as he leaves.

After a while, when the reinforcements from the northern army arrive in Ruoqiang, we can gradually send reinforcements to the west. Meanwhile, Bakhti should have arrived in Turpan, and once Aduqiyin and Yusup respond, all problems will be solved.

"Abash and all the White Mountain followers will always remember the name of Riyue Khan and spread your great achievements throughout the desert in songs. May Allah bless you!"

From a little emir living in the frontier, he suddenly became the lord of the capital. The huge change in his status made the old man rejuvenated and ignited his fighting spirit. He planned to fight for his family and descendants. At the same time, he did not forget the person who brought hope, and he prostrated himself on the ground to offer the highest blessing.

"Come, I will return Gulandam to you. I now have Shadi Khoja as my translator. But I suggest you send her back to Ruoqiang. When I have dealt with Kashgar and Latif Khan, Yusup Khoja will return here to take her back."

Before breaking up, Hong Tao asked Jinsuo to bring the girl over, intending to return her to the old man. So far, Abash had no other choice but to rely on the Ming army, and her hostage status could be lifted.

"…Respected Sun and Moon Khan, Gulandam wants to follow the army to take a look at your empire."

The scene of the reunion of the grandfather and grandson was naturally very touching, but new problems soon arose. After Abash exchanged a few words with Gulandam, he suddenly made a very unexpected request.

"Well... the beliefs of the empire are different from here. If she goes there, she might violate the rules." The girl was indeed very beautiful. What's more, she was open-minded and smart. She even saved the life of a honey badger with herbs, but Hong Tao didn't want to keep her with him.

All the women who are closely related to him in this life are destined to be unhappy. The queen and the two concubines are powerless to refuse. Ruan Qing and Lu Feng are political victims. There may be similar women entering the harem in the future, but Gulandam does not belong to this category. There is no need to ruin her life.

"If that is the will of God, don't blame anyone." Abash didn't seem to object to his granddaughter going far away with the pagans. Only his God knew whether she had any other ulterior motives.

"Why do you want to go to the empire with me?" Hong Tao did not go with the flow, but asked Jinsuo to ask Gulandam himself.

"She said there are many things in the empire that she has never seen before. She wanted to see the factories that emit black smoke all day long and the sailing ships that are bigger than mosques..." When Jinsuo translated, her eyes were a little vague and she didn't dare to look directly at the emperor.

"Ah, it's you who did this! I told her that she hasn't even been to Hami, so how could she suddenly want to go to the Empire? Let's put it this way, you tell her that I still want to take... 200 children back to school. Each Khan, Beg, Khoja, Emir, and Chief's family must send one child, aged three to eight, to study for ten years and then come back. Let her help me find them, and send them to Khotan when she is found, and I will take them with me when I return to the capital with my troops."

Without looking at Jinsuo's expression, Hong Tao understood why Gulandam wanted to go to the Empire just by hearing about the factory and the sailboat. She was only fifteen years old, just an adult, and suddenly knew that the outside world was very exciting. She had been with strange people she had never seen before for such a long time, so it was inevitable that she became curious.

This isn't a bad thing, but satisfying your curiosity comes at a price. If you can complete it, then you can go along. If you can't complete it... then you have a good reason to refuse.

Although he had no distractions, he could not help but follow the crowd. If he suddenly brought back a very exotic beauty, it would inevitably trigger another wave of disputes over the succession.

"Don't be too depressed. I could be killed every day before I turn 20. If I am so pessimistic every day, I may not live to be 20. The Han people have a proverb that victory and defeat are common in the military. Don't be arrogant when you win, and don't be discouraged when you lose.

Relax, I will not harm your life, nor will I deprive you of your status as a Khoja, nor will you lose your freedom. You will be given a new official position, an imperial position, of a very high rank. As long as you agree to work for me, you can take up the position immediately. "

Now they were only one step away from completely destroying the ruling class of the Yarkand Khanate. As long as Kashgar, more than 300 miles away, was taken, Latif Khan, who was leading his troops back at this time, would become a rootless duckweed, and would no longer be able to make any waves.

After the army left Yarkand City, Hong Tao called Shadihezhuo to the carriage, sat in Gulandam's seat, and started a face-to-face conversation with him.

Hong Tao instinctively liked this too young religious leader because his choice saved many lives and also showed that he was not a so-called fanatic who treated the lives of believers as dust. He not only retained his reason but also his humanity.

As long as you are not crazy, you can cooperate. If you are rational and have good abilities, you are a good collaborator. Shadi Hezhuo happens to have these characteristics, so Hong Tao wants to try to convince him.

"I am a descendant of the Prophet and will not serve anyone except Allah!" But Shadi Khoja's response was not positive.

"Hehe... You don't even believe that. The descendants of the Prophet are the Hashemite family. They are far away in Persia and have nothing to do with you.

Pursuing power is not a weakness, but cheating in the name of God is too low. Look at me, I will kill anyone I don't like, I never use the power of gods, let alone pretend to be someone's bloodline. Kill gods if gods get in the way, kill Buddhas if Buddhas get in the way, this is called ability.

You are young and have some ability. Do you want to follow me to see the vastness of the world? From east to west, from south to north, you can walk around and see every place where there are people. "

Hong Tao was not at all concerned about this expression of devout faith. He firmly believed that people's thoughts would change with their knowledge, and faith was also a part of their thoughts and would also change.

Of course, it is possible to become more pious. But this is not an obstacle to stop observing and thinking. No one can tell what it will become. You have to try it to know.

(End of this chapter)