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Chapter 637 Kazakh Khanate

"The Great Tomorrow will come to our country, and the power of His Majesty the Great Emperor has already spread to all the tribes in the Western Regions."

Galdan Norbu followed Li Hong "eating and drinking" in the Western Regions. He had already admired and admired the Chinese emperor in his heart, and could not feel any jealousy or hatred at all.

Jealousy and hatred also have to be divided between people, when the other party is strong enough and willing to tolerate and protect Turgut.

As long as the Torgut tribe is not crazy, who would think of becoming a rebel?
The mission passed through Kashgar and reached the Fergana Basin and Naryn Valley, which later became Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.

Twenty years ago, Shahrukh, the leader of the Uzbek Minge clan in the Fergana Basin, officially led the tribesmen to break away from the rule of the Bukhara Khanate and establish the Kokand Khanate.

As for Kyrgyzstan, they are actually the Kyrgyz people who existed before the Ming Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, they were also called Jiankun.

The Torgut people have little interaction with the Bukhara Khanate, and they are even less sure whether the Kokand Khanate, a small country that was just established a few years ago, is in danger.

Not wanting to cause more trouble, Li Hong only recorded that there was a country named Haokand on the border between Kashgar and the Bukhara Khanate to the west of Kashgar, which was an enemy of the Bukhara people.

Everyone then walked northwest, climbed over the mountains, and saw Lake Issyk-Kul.

This large lake is much larger than Qinghai Lake, and not far to the northwest of the lake is the ruins of Suiye City in the Tang Dynasty.

As a scholar, Wang Zheng naturally had to go and pay homage: "The hometown of Li Bai, the sage of poetry (known as the sage of poetry in the Ming Dynasty and designated as the immortal by Qianlong), is now so desolate and dilapidated."

Li Hong was also quite emotional: "In Suiye City in Anxi of the Tang Dynasty, one day our soldiers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty King will finally regain this place, and then we can cast a stele and erect a biography here. How can the former residence of the poet saint of the Han family have the barbarians of the Western Regions?" Such a waste.”

The two of them paid homage and worship here for a long time before setting off again to go north.

Soon we arrived at the grassland of Dayuzi. As far as the eye could see, it was a desolate Gobi desert. There were only sporadic Kazakhs grazing along the river. Some dilapidated towns could be seen closer to the river.

These half-cultivating and half-grazing Kazakhs stared eagerly at the passing envoys. If it weren't for the fact that the mission was accompanied by a thousand dragon cavalry and displayed the flag of Ming China, the Turghut people would have been shouting and scolding in Mongolian.

After all, the Kazakhs did not dare to take action. When Dayuzi Khandzorbalus received the news, he was only very sorry.

After all, he had heard about China's power. Even the powerful Junggar Mongols were afraid of China, so how could Dayuzi provoke him?

Passing through Da Yuzi without any danger, behind is the territory of Zhong Yuzi. The painting style here is obviously different from Da Yuzi.

You can still see sporadic towns in the territory of Dayuzi, and you can even see many Kazakhs who are half-farmers and half-herders. When you get to the Zhongyuzi grassland, you can almost see no cities at all. They are all nomadic tribes, more like Mongolians than Junggar. .

The entire Zhongyuzi grassland is much larger than that of Dayuzi. The envoys have only been westward in Zhongyuzi for a few days.

On this day, suddenly a large group of Kazakh cavalry rushed towards the envoy's station, and the sentinels who were sent out hurried back to report the news.

"Woooooooo~~!"

The Ming cavalry began to blow the trumpets. Those cavalrymen who had never worn armor quickly took off their armor from their auxiliary horses (one man and two horses) and put it on skillfully.

The rest of the Turghuts also mounted their horses and armor, and everyone was ready.

"Ta-ta-ta-ta!"

Not long after, the sound of horse hooves came from far to near.

More than 2,000 Kazakh cavalry, rolling up large tracts of grassland dust, rode their horses to a stop not far from the mission's headquarters.

The leader was a young Kazakh man who took the lead and led several cavalry forward without fear of being attacked.

Seeing this, Li Hong also became interested and said to Wang Zheng: "The other party is very courageous. They dare to come so close to us with only a few people. Then I will go and meet them. You are just the deputy envoy, so there is no need to step forward. .”

Wang Zheng nodded without deliberately insisting. After all, he was just a deputy envoy, inexperienced, and his riding skills were not as good as Li Hong's.

Li Hong led several cavalrymen and rode forward together with Galdan Norbu.

When the two sides came closer to a distance of more than ten steps, the horse stopped. The Kazakh youth leading the team on the opposite side shouted: "I am the Kazakh Khanate, the grandson of Tou Ke Khan, Abbul. My father is the son of Tou Ke Khan, Zhongyu." The leader of the Communist Party, Semek Khan, I heard that you are all envoys from the east of Junggar, Ming China?"

Li Hong said: "This envoy is following the imperial decree of His Majesty the Emperor of China, Ming Dynasty, and is preparing to go to the Torgut Khan tribe to confer kingship. The person next to me is the prince of the Torgut Khan tribe."

The expression on Abul's face finally became more relaxed: "I heard those Yarkand merchants say that the emperor of China is the son of heaven, and he overawed the powerful Junggar Mongols. Even the invincible Khan King Cewang Alabutan , and also fear the emperor of China."

Li Hong laughed and said: "Why are you invincible? The Junggars disrespect the Celestial Empire. Sooner or later, my Majesty, the Ming Emperor, will send troops to destroy them."

Abler was even more amazed: "China is so powerful that even Junggar Mongolia can't compete with it. I, the Kazakh, are willing to send envoys to submit to the emperor of China just like the Turghut people. I also ask the emperor of China to also canonize my father as Kazakh Khan." The king of the country. We can marry the most beautiful grassland flower in Zhongyuzi to the great and invincible Emperor of China."

Galdan Norbu quickly reminded: "This man is only the son of Semek Khan of Zhongyuzi, and does not represent the entire Kazakh grassland. Moreover, Xiaoyuzi to the west of Zhongyuzi had secretly surrendered to the Russians a few years ago. "

Li Hong confirmed: "He just said that he was the grandson of Tou Ke Khan. Who is Tou Ke Khan?"

Galdan Norbu explained: "Touke Khan is the son of Jianger Khan. Since Kazakhstan split into Sanyuzi, Sanyuzi has divided into many small khan tribes. Tougehan is one of them. , this is a heroic and powerful Kazakh. It was he who spent twenty years conquering the east and west, and finally unified Kazakhstan."

Li Hong was a little confused: "Since they were unified and this man claimed to be his grandson, why did the Kazakhs split again?"

Galdan Norbu instead laughed and said: "Touke Khan is indeed brave and powerful, but his two sons are weak and incompetent. This one named Abul, his father, Semek Khan of Zhongyuzi, is one of them. One, and only the youngest son. Borati Khan, the eldest son of Touker Khan, is the nominal co-leader of Kazakhstan, but Borati Khan died at the hands of the Junggars a few years ago."

Li Hong suddenly smiled and said: "So, is this person right? He is indeed the grandson of Tou Ke Khan and has the blood of the Kazakh co-lord."

Abul's purpose was too explicit. He was praising China's strength, and at the same time he was trying to send an envoy to China for a pilgrimage to seek a title. He even wanted to marry his father's daughter, his half-sister, to the emperor of China.

Needless to say, this is nothing more than wanting to hug someone's lap and obtain the legal authority of the Chinese emperor. After all, Zhongyuzi had just gotten rid of the rule of Junggar, so it was natural for him to find a new and more powerful backer.

Moreover, as long as the Chinese emperor canonizes Zhongyuzi as the Great Khan of Kazakhstan, Zhongyuzi will instantly gain great prestige, and the Yarkand people in the east and the Torghut people in the west can also become Zhongyuzi. ally.

Li Hong rode his horse back and said to Wang Zheng: "Your Majesty canonizes the tribe of Turgut Khan as king. The purpose is to leave a chess piece in the west to constrain others. Now that the Zhongyuzi tribe of Kazakhstan has come to ask for the title, I think it is okay. To win over. The Khan of Zhongyuzi is the son of the Kazakh Khan, and he has enough legitimate legal rationality to return Kazakhstan to our Ming Dynasty. It can also better involve Junggar in the west and prepare for the imperial court to send troops to the Western Regions in the future. "

Wang Zheng thought for a while, nodded and said: "I think it's feasible, but we still have to let them go to Nanjing. Let's see what your Majesty decides?"

Li Hong made an agreement with Wang Zheng, then took a pen and paper, wrote a temporary document in person, stamped it with his official seal, and then handed it to Abu: "You can send an envoy to Nanjing, China, with this document. Those Yarkand people will not embarrass you when they see the document, otherwise they will start a war with China!"

Abel was overjoyed: "Thank you, Lord Angel!"

Abul was very happy that the matter assigned by his father Khan was accomplished so easily, and he immediately led the envoys to the Khan tent to entertain them.

Semek Khan finally came forward to receive her in person, and even asked his daughter to come out to meet the Chinese angel. She was not very beautiful, but she had an exotic aura that was unforgettable at a glance.

After all, Central Asia is, to put it bluntly, a hodgepodge of races. Nationalities that cannot survive in the monster house of East Asia will often run to Central Asia, and then they can beat the Central Asian hegemonic countries to pieces.

The mixed ethnic genes brought over here, coupled with the waves of invasion from time to time in the West. With the combination of Chinese and Western styles, the beauties in Central Asia basically have a unique and exotic flavor. It is different from the orchids in the Western Regions, and also different from those foreign countries in Europe.

(Distribution of ethnic groups in Central Asia)
The next day, the envoy left the Zhongyuzi Khan's camp and continued westward. Semek Khan also sent some additional cattle, sheep, livestock, and cheese products as food supplies.

After walking a long distance, Li Hongcai said: "I thought the food eaten by the Junggar Mongols and Yarkand people was rough enough, but I didn't expect the food eaten by these Kazakhs..."

Wang Zheng also looked constipated.

Last night, Semek Khan, who had won Zhongyuzi, personally hosted the banquet. The banquet looked sumptuous, but when everyone tasted the taste... it can only be said that it is hard to describe.

Various high-sugar and weighted oils are mixed together, and other things are also mixed in.

Anyway, Wang Zheng couldn't swallow the taste at all. He only ate a few mouthfuls yesterday and declined because he didn't have enough appetite. They would rather eat the dry food carried by the army.

The Chinese envoy left, and Semek Khan immediately sent an envoy, taking the documents given by Li Hong, and set off directly for China. Because he was afraid of being rejected by the Chinese emperor, he specifically asked his daughter to follow him. Even if he was really rejected, he would not come back again.

Although he was only the youngest son of Tou Ke Khan, his elder brother, who was also the orthodox Khan of Kazakhstan, had died in the hands of Junggar, so the legal system of the Khanate would naturally have no one else.

Even if this can only bring him great prestige, it cannot bring substantial military assistance.

However, Zhongyuz itself has the largest territory and the strongest population among the three Kazakhs. What it needs is legitimacy and prestige.

In other words, this Semek Khan really has a chance to succeed, not only because of the legal authority of the Chinese emperor's canonization, but also because of his higher strategic vision than other Yuzi.

Zolbalus Khan of Dayuzi not only ignored the arrival of the Chinese envoy, but even felt it was a pity because the Chinese envoy brought too many cavalry and could not rob quietly.

This guy has no idea what it means for the Chinese envoy to pass through Dayuzi.

The envoy passed through Zhongyuzi and met many Kazakh tribes. The tribal leaders were all wary of the arrival of the Chinese envoys. Only some of them were willing to trade goods with the envoy, and they had to collect money first and then deliver the goods.

Just walking and walking like this, we happened to encounter a sandstorm in the middle. Fortunately, we were lucky. The sandstorm was not big and only delayed our journey.

After dawdling for many days, we finally arrived at Xiaoyuzi's territory. This place was obviously far away from Junggar and the disputed Zhongyuzi and Dayuzi, but it was even more chaotic and poor.

After careful observation, Li Hong felt that the people here might be too mixed. Almost one tribe is one nation, and the differences are very obvious.

However, Li Hong did not dare to reveal his identity, and did not even go to trade with Xiao Yuzi's tribe.

Galdan Norbu had already said in advance that Abu Khair Khan of Xiaoyuzi had secretly defected to the Russians.

Now that China and Tsarist Russia have officially declared war, just in case, it is better to be careful.

Li Hong and Wang Zheng avoided direct communication with those tribes along the way, and only asked for information from the scattered herdsmen, and recorded the location of each tribe's towns, as well as the racial differences they saw, and the environmental climate.

Wang Zheng said: "This trip to Torgut as an envoy has really broadened my horizons. There is such a vast world outside of China. I have never seen it clearly in books before."

Li Hong also smiled and said: "Your Majesty ordered me to go as an envoy to Turgut. I thought it would be the same as the previous envoy to Junggar in the Western Regions, but I didn't expect that there is such a world in Central Asia. Especially the Kazakh Khanate. It is a khanate, but it is divided into so many ethnic groups, and there are even herder tribes that are quite similar to the Western barbarians. What your majesty said is true. Not only are overseas lands rich in resources, but this land in Central Asia also has exotic scenes that cannot be seen in the Central Plains. "

Wang Zheng said: "I heard from Prince Turgut that if you go further west, there is a sea where Turgut is. That sea is still enclosed inland. Could it be the West Sea in the rumors in ancient books?"

"You'll know if you go and take a look, but it's probably not the West Sea. It doesn't matter whether it is or not." Li Hong blinked specifically as he spoke.

What they are talking about is actually the Caspian Sea. As for whether the Caspian Sea is the West Sea, it depends on the mood of the Ming Emperor.

Xiao Yuzi is weak and does not have a large territory. The Chinese envoy has a thousand cavalry, and each of them has one man and two horses. Naturally, no tribal leader will foolishly provoke him.

The two sides got along peacefully, and the mission passed through Xiaoyuzi smoothly, and then crossed over a deserted area where there were basically only scattered herdsmen.

Further ahead is the territory of the Torgut Khanate, which was also the territory of the Khanate that was actually controlled by Galdan Norbu's father before his departure.

After returning to the Torgut tribe, Galdan Norbu realized that his father had already won the throne of Khan as soon as he set off from Torgut and ran to the east to ask for support from the Chinese emperor.

Moreover, he also received incredible news that his father actually named his younger brother Randule as his heir.

Was he just stabbed in the back by his father?
Not only Galdan Norbu was surprised, but the canonization mission led by Li Hong and Wang Zheng were also a little confused.

What the hell is going on?
(End of this chapter)