It's almost winter, the pastures are gradually yellowing, the wind is blowing and bringing a burst of coolness, a military flag hunting sounds, and by the sea to the north, the Salenor Lake Conference is held. Everything is according to the customs of the Mongolian Alliance, a few yurts are camps, the vast grassland is the venue, on a few bonfires, the mutton is roasted to the point of oil, and the milk tea is also tumbling and exuding aroma.

Shuolei, Gunbu and Subati arrived early, except for a group of slaves who did not dare to lead troops, in fact, it was useless to bring them, in order to strengthen their courage, they brought a lot of Noyan (lords) - it is not safe to worship Alta, the ancestor Genghis Khan also killed Altan Zamuhe, but the Mongols respected the assembly, and the Great Khan did not dare to kill people when the assembly was held, and the more Khalkha nobles came, the safer they were.

There was a Chagan Sulu ingot inserted by Haizi, and Dajinong was waiting here, with a tall figure, a strong physique, and a confident smile on his face, this was the god who was ordered by Tengri, and despite repeatedly cheering himself up, the three Khalkha Khans still had an urge to kneel. Li Yu took the initiative to open his arms to them, this is to hug and greet them, the etiquette between brothers, the three of them couldn't help but be excited, and they went up to hug Li Yu.

"I am from a civilian background, some people say that I am a Mongol, some people say that I am Han, and some people say that I am a Zhushen, but my brain is broken, I only remember that I am a Ula person, and the three Great Khans are willing to bow to me?" Li Yu asked with a smile.

"No, you are a Mongol, and we consider your blood to be given by Tengri, and we are naturally noble, and it is our honor to be able to worship you." Tushetu Khan Gunbu replied solemnly.

Chechen Khan Shuolei and Zasaktu Khan Suba Dilian claimed to be, and together with Gunbu, they pulled Li Yu to the side of the sea and knelt down, and swore to the Heavenly Alliance to bow to me, and from now on they will share weal and woe until death. The nobles of Khalkha immediately cheered, and some people shouted "May the great Jinong be auspicious" - they were also happy, these four people bowed to me to answer the meaning that the war was over, and the Khalkha also had strong reinforcements from then on, and the Mobei grassland could return to calm.

Milk tea and mutton were served, and Fengzhou officials sat down with the Khalkha nobles and Derge and a group of financial chairmen, and everyone talked while eating, and the conference was always filled with a united and friendly atmosphere. Li Yu pulled the three newly married Alta to sit down together, Zasaktu Khan suddenly asked about the situation of Chahar Khan's orphan Ezhe, Li Yu calmly told them that Kongol was studying in Fengzhou, this child is too young to control the current crisis, whether he can become a Great Khan in the future depends on his own creation, everything will be natural.

"Can't let Ezhe inherit the throne, Chahar Khan has offended all the nobles, everyone will not accept his heir, it is better for you to act as the Great Khan of Mongolia as a great Jinong, and you should also be called Khan, and take on the heavy responsibility of reviving Mongolia, I answer, we all support you." Subadi said after exchanging glances with Shuolei and Gunbu.

These guys are digging a pit, if I call Khan, the of their self-establishment as Khan will be written off, and they can bargain with me in the future, so I won't be fooled - Li Yu was secretly scolding in his heart, and replied with a serious face: "Claiming the king and hegemony can't solve any problems, but will have endless troubles, I don't want to cause that trouble, the three of you replied, are you better than before after you call Khan?" I've heard from Subutai that the situation seems to be worse. ”

Of course, it's even worse, the three Khalkha Khans have a stomach full of bitter water to pour, and the Khalkha is actually not the only one who says Khan, but others are quietly enjoying themselves at home, but they are doing it with great fanfare. Among the three khans, Chechen Khan Shuolei has the largest population and the strongest force, but because of the border with Jin, Jin first took him and forced him to be called a minister. Tushetu Khan Gunbu has the largest territory, but the Gobi sandy land is also the largest, and the pasture that can be grazed is very limited, and it is so poor that it is not far from the Jin country, and it may also be stabbed; Zasaktu Khan Subadi's pastures are located in the northwestern part of Khalkha, and he is not threatened by the Jin Kingdom for the time being, but his population is too small to protect himself, and thieves from the Rakshasa Kingdom in the extreme west often break into his territory to do evil, disturbing his sleep and food. The Khalkha crisis is full of dangers, and they should have worked together to tide over the difficulties, but the tribes have been divided for a long time, and everyone is used to doing their own thing, and they usually ignore them, and when they encounter famine and plague, they think of them, and unceremoniously reach out to ask for money and food.

"I answer, Chahar Khan has made a mess of Mongolia, and he is unable to protect Khalkha at all, the three of us called Khan had no choice but to unite the Khalkha people and rely on their own strength to save themselves, but now the situation is very unsatisfactory, you are here just in time, the three of us simply cut off the Khan and lead the people to your place to live together." Shuo Lei said unhurriedly, and Gunbu and Subadi also nodded in agreement.

"No, I trust the three Altans, as long as the Khalkha people have no opinion on the matter of your Khan, I will never object, you can rest assured, Fengzhou will do its best to assist the Khalkhas, with our help and the governance of the three Altans, the Khalkha issue can be completely solved on the spot." Li Yu was taken aback, the influx of three or four hundred thousand Khalkha people into Fengzhou was definitely a catastrophe, and he would rather admit the sweat position of these three guys than let them rely on him, Na Mu'er and Sun Tingyao also thought that the Khalkha territory was vast and the population was large, and Fengzhou was not capable of governing it at all, and it was much better to have these three bosses to at least maintain the status quo, which was much better than the emperor running all over the land. Li Yu's statement made Khalkha Sanhan breathe a sigh of relief, he was careful that his liver was no longer beating around, and a bright smile appeared on his face, Li Yu hurriedly changed the topic: "What is the Rakshasa ghost that Subadi replied about?" My experience is that thieves should never be polite, some people are born bad, and the more you kill, the better. ”

"It's difficult, the Rakshasa ghost is extremely cruel and fierce, and there are firecrackers in his hands, we can't beat them with fewer people who go to clean up, and there are more people who go and run away without a trace, the Rakshasa country behind them is what you said about the natural bad species, originally a vassal state of my Great Mongolian Khanate, and then turned over, ungrateful, and harmed several Mongolian tribes who stayed in the extreme west, and since then they have been ambitious and continue to invade the east, and I heard that the Oirats have also suffered from it," Subadi complained with a sad face, and suddenly his eyes lit up and said, "There was a great Khan in Ogedei The eldest son went west, killed the Rakshasa ghost obediently, I replied, you are the great Jinong who acts on behalf of the Khan, let's also organize a westward expedition, if this gang of bad seeds is not solved as soon as possible, it will be a big trouble in the future, I can contact the Oirats, they will definitely respond. ”

"Since it is a bad seed, of course it must be eliminated, but now is not the time, we still have two strong neighbors around us, the Ming State and the Jin State, and the Oirat problem must also be solved as soon as possible, and Eastern and Western Mongolia cannot always be in a hostile state. I oppose bullying the weak with the strong, the Han people's set of saying that there is no two days, a country has several courts, a few Great Khans is not a big deal, the people can move freely, goods can be freely traded is the most important, exchanges for decades will be you have me, I have you, everyone will sit down and reach a consensus, with a consensus can form a community, this is a unified country, the future unification of Mongolia can only take this road, and must also take this road, compatriots can no longer kill each other. Li Yu stood up and talked eloquently, in addition to hearing that he would not be beaten by Da Jinong, the rest was half-understood, so he had to squeeze out a flattering smile, Li Yu looked at the three smirking guys, knew that he was playing the piano to the cow, waved his hand and said: "In this way, I invite you to Fengzhou in the spring next year, you can organize a caravan to go, we can trade freely, food, cloth, and weapons can be sold to you, and you can also help you train the army, and first solve the problem of people's livelihood and self-defense in Khalkha, what do you think?" ”

Dajinong has knowledge and courage, we can't understand what he says, no wonder he is Dajinong, and we can only be the emperor of the soil, but people really think about us, then listen to him, the three Great Khans all nodded in agreement.

Derge was elected as the host of today's meeting, he has recently become a red and purple figure in Khalkha, and he is in the midst of euphoria, as soon as he goes to the venue, he distributes the "Naturalization Oath" to the attendees, and then chatters endlessly, blowing what he has seen and heard in naturalization, everyone's appetite is hanged, and he repeatedly asks him to be careful, Derge is a rough man who has not read a book, and he really can't cope with it, so he has to push out the learned Namur to give a lecture.

Namur started from the beginning of Fengzhou, two Kuku Hetun battles, two eastern expeditions to Karaqin, Xilamulun River, entering the customs to help Ming suppress thieves, expanding the Tu Ordos, Yanghe, Dushikou two defeats of the Jin Army, these important battles heard everyone exclaim from time to time, and Fengzhou several restructuring, sheltering Han people tuntian, recruiting Zhushen to annex, the implementation of the same race and different customs, agriculture, animal husbandry and industry and commerce, the establishment of the "Naturalization Oath", the Council of Deliberations and Decisions These major events also make everyone think.

"Lord Namur, if Fengzhou is like you said, our Mongolian traditions and customs will gradually fade, and the Han people will eventually assimilate us, then won't Fengzhou Chuan be included in the Han court in the future?" Subutai asked with some puzzlement.

"We are resolutely opposed to sinicization.,We've already considered the problem you said.,That's why we came up with a counterbalance.,That is, to maintain a relative balance of power among all ethnic groups.,Learn from each other's strengths and weaknesses and develop together.,Finally merge into a big ethnic group.。 Thanks to Tengger for the land given to us, the living environment forced the Han people to change, they learned our customs, learned to ride horses and archery, learned to make public decisions, and no longer wanted to be the servants of their emperor and the court, and the Han people also brought us a variety of crafts, and promoted the development of agriculture, animal husbandry and industry in Fengzhou, which also changed Mongolia, and now the Mongolians, the Han people and Zhushen are equal citizens of Fengzhou, we get along like a family, there is no problem of who assimilates whom, but everyone is prosperous, Stronger together. I can tell you unequivocally that Fengzhou will never be included in any Han court, and that the future of Fengzhou will be a brand new country, a country of 'freedom, equality, and benevolence', and you can join this country if you like." Namur replied with a smile.

What I heard today is all new, and everyone has more questions, so Namur had to invite everyone to Fengzhou to see for themselves, and if you want, you can stay and study, in short, Fengzhou welcomes the Khalkha brothers. Derge couldn't wait, the most critical issue hadn't been talked about yet, what did he want to do so much in the future, he shouted and asked everyone to calm down, and asked Sun Tingyao and Sun Da Boss of the Fengzhou Chamber of Commerce to talk about trade.

Boss Sun first introduced himself, he is a Han in the Guannai, but he agrees with Fengzhou, so he is willing to work for Fengzhou, now he has a silver banknote shop, an iron factory, a salt pond, a business inn, a porcelain factory, a paper mill in Fengzhou, dozens of places to buy and sell, and also plans to open a woolen mill, making money and making money is not interested, so he is willing to leave the opportunity to the Khalkha brothers, if you want to make a fortune, come quickly, Fengzhou has everything, ironware, porcelain, paper, refined salt, tobacco to how much, cloth to be purchased from the Ming Kingdom, but the wool cloth produced in Fengzhou is also good, Food is a bit scarce, but it can be trafficked from the south, our goods are cheap and good, and they are exported to the Ming and Jin countries, and your livestock, skins, and especially wool can also be sold to us, and the trade is absolutely fair, and the benefits of trading with us are greater than that of trading with the Ming country.

The venue was lively, the Khalkha people couldn't hold back for a long time, their eyes were red when they heard the trade, everyone beat their chests and complained that winter was coming, otherwise they would immediately go to Fengzhou, Derge shouted vigorously to form a Khalkha business delegation, and go to Fengzhou in the spring of next year, this suggestion was unanimously responded.

"Actually, I can't wait that long, the Fengzhou caravan has been waiting at the southern end of Dashadi, I have already passed the news of the truce, they must be on the way, they should be able to arrive in the next two days, but they don't bring enough goods, but it doesn't matter, the coming day is long, I propose to set up a big city in Sanbula River and Salonnoer Lake to open all year round, everyone let go of business." Sun Tingyao brought good news to everyone again, and everyone cheered and jumped.

At this time, the meeting was a little chaotic, everyone's minds were shifted to the mutual market, people who had traveled far away proposed to go back early to prepare, Li Yu and the three Khans of Khalkha also talked about it, so it was written by Namur and Subutai, and a simple peace agreement was signed in a voice of approval.

Article 1: The Khalkha recognized Li Yu as the Chechen Baturu Dajinong of the Great Mongol Khanate, and assumed the power of the Mongol Great Khan, and Li Yu posthumously recognized the Chechen Khan, Tushetu Khan, and Zasaktu Khan of Shuolei, Gunbu, and Subadi, and recognized that the Three Khans had the right to govern the Khalkhas, and the two sides will meet in naturalization in the spring of next year and formally hold an oath.

Article 2: Toyosu and Khalkha are fraternal states, friendly and mutually friendly, and will never fight again, and if either side is invaded by a foreign enemy, the other side shall provide full assistance, including accepting the invitation to send troops to help in the war.

Article 3: The two sides shall set up perennial markets in the Sambula River and Salennoer Lake, allowing merchants to come and go freely and do business freely, and the security of the trade routes between the two large markets shall be jointly maintained by the two sides.

Li Yu finally said that although the conflict between the two sides was unintentional, but after all, it was caused by him leading troops into Khalkha, so he had to bear the main responsibility, and he was willing to take out 3,000 yuan of silver coins and 100 horse guns as compensation.

In the afternoon of the next day, the Toyosu caravan arrived at Lake Salenor, and the long-awaited Khalkha people poured in, and the trade was opened. The merchants of Fengzhou were caught off guard, this time it was supposed to be a way to explore, and there were many types of goods with them, but the number was not much, where could they withstand the crazy rush to buy - the Khalkha people have been trapped in the bitter cold and desolate places for many years, and they have faced the blockade of the Jin country, and the lack of materials has reached the extreme, and the iron pots and cloth heads that the people of Fengzhou look down on are also precious to them, and they want what the merchants want. The goods were sold out on the same day, and the Khalkhas, who came a day late, quit and pestered the merchants to buy the goods they had with them, clothes, tools, pots and pans. The soldier's heart is itchy, and he also turns out his old clothes to sell, and even quietly sells arrows and short knives, and the officials also found business opportunities, their soldiers want to eat meat, and the Khalkha people want to eat food, just exchange military food for meat to eat, both sides have their own place, the military and civilians of Salenor Lake are doing business, and there is a miasma of smoke, Ma Guangyuan was frightened, ordered the military camp to be closed, and urged Li Yu to withdraw the army as soon as possible.

He debated with the Khalkha lamas for several days, and finally announced that he would not recognize Gonbu's son Zhanabazar as the reincarnation of Maidali Nomenhan, and that he had the aura of the third Dalai Lama's personal disciple, the fourth Dalai Lama's important minister, and the close associate of Maidalino Menkan.

Li Yu finally convened a meeting between the Khalkha Three Khans and the nobles before withdrawing the army, this time he was not polite, he warned everyone that Chahar Khan supported the Red Sect to suppress the Yellow Sect, and the result was that the Mongolian tribes were completely divided, and the Jin State could take advantage of it, this lesson must not be forgotten, so he forbade anyone to meddle in the sectarian forces, and at the same time did not allow any sectarian forces to interfere in the world, and now there is only one leader of the Lamaist religion, that is, the Yuerji Lama, and the affairs of the Lamaism are in charge of his old man.

Tushetu Khan's face was pale, his tricks to fool the common people were okay, and he couldn't get along here in Dajinong, the nobles would smile, and Gunbu's dream of controlling the Lama's dominance was bankrupt. A group of young nobles took the opportunity to propose the implementation of the reform to change the current situation of poverty and weakness in the Khalkha, and they asked to keep Namur to help them study the restructuring plan.

"Dajinong, I want Buck to stay and help us train." Subutai made another request, and Buck met him when the caravan arrived, and the two had already bowed to me.

"I agreed, and you will go to naturalization together next spring." Li Yu smiled and nodded.

In October, when the people of Salenor Lake were full of people, Li Yu rode a snow-white Khalkha northerner horse sent by Derge, led the Fengzhou army and caravan to bid farewell to thousands of Khalkha people who came to see him off, and set off to the south to withdraw the army.