Zhao Han obviously attached great importance to A Yuqi, not only left him to eat in the Forbidden City, but also called the crown prince and the crown prince.

"Meet His Royal Highness the Prince, meet His Royal Highness the Prince!" A Yuqi was very excited, and his good impression of Zhao Han was infinitely high, and he felt that he had come to Nanjing at the right time this time.

Zhao Kuanghuan was also extremely approachable, and he actually returned the favor to the Mongolian prince.

"Grandpa...... Embrace! Zhao Shixuan, the imperial grandson, raised his hands.

Zhao Shixuan is four years old this year and is the second son of the crown prince, but his identity is the eldest son.

Zhao Han picked up his grandson, put it on his lap and fed it with a smile.

Ayuqi first raised a glass to Zhao Han, and then to the crown prince, and described the situation in Central Asia in detail: "More than two hundred years ago, the khans of the White Horde were killed, and the White Horde collapsed. Abuli Khairkhan, a descendant of Jochi's youngest son, ascended the throne, who reigned for forty years and established a vast territory called the Uzbek Khanate. The people of the Abuli Khan were artisans, peasants and merchants, and they were collectively known as the 'Uzbeks'. The tribes that live in the Kipchak steppe are called 'Kazakhs'. “

Zhao Han suddenly realized that he finally figured out the origin of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.

The merchants and fine workers of Datong China can only go as far as the Yinli River Valley, and they really don't know much about the situation in Central Asia.

"By now, the Uzbek Khanate has fallen. The Kazakhs migrated to the Seven Rivers valley and established the Kazakh Khanate, which grew in the steppes under their control. The Kazakh Khanate is further divided into three districts, namely the Great Yuz, the Middle Yuz and the Small Yuz. At its peak, the country had a population of one million and 300,000 men. But now it has been divided, and the three Yuzi are in their own way. ”

Zhao Han just fed his grandson and asked the prince to communicate with Ayuqi.

Zhao Kuanghuan asked the palace people to bring the globe and asked, "Where are these three Yuzi?" ”

Ayuqi touched the globe for the first time, and was shocked when he got it in his hand, and after careful confirmation, he said: "The little Yuz is in the western part of the Kazakh Khanate, the Middle Yuz is in the northeast of the Khanate, and the Great Yuz is in the south of the Khanate. Here is the Khiva Khanate, here is the Bukhara Khanate. ”

At this time, the territory of the Kazakh Khanate included almost half of Central Asia, but it was also mixed with two other khanates - the Aral Sea and its surroundings belonged to the Khiva Khanate, and Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and southeastern Uzbekistan belonged to the Bukhara Khanate.

Founded by the Uzbeks, the Khanate of Bukhara had been at war with Persia for hundreds of years, and from time to time it would cross the border to raid Persia.

Xiaoyuz is located on the east coast of the Caspian Sea, with the middle Yuz next to the northern Xinjiang region and the large Yuz next to the southern Xinjiang region of Xinjiang.

Zhao Han listened to Ayuqi's narration while sweeping towards the globe.

The map of Central Asia has finally lit up.

Zhao Han suddenly asked, "What is your relationship with the Kazakh Sanyuz?" ”

"The Warat Mongols have been at war with the Kazakhs for more than a hundred years," Ayuqi said, "but our Turks were pushed out by the Warats and moved west, so we are quite friendly with the Kazakhs." This time I came to China with 500 ethnic groups, and I was not attacked by the Kazakhs on the way. ”

Zhao Han asked again: "Have you brought the golden seal given by the Ming Dynasty?" ”

Ayuqi said: "No, I will definitely bring it next time." ”

"You don't need to bring it, I'll send someone to get it and get a new seal for the Turk Ministry," Zhao Han said, "and then make your father the king......

"Your Majesty," Ayuqi interrupted with some embarrassment, "the minister's grandfather is still alive. ”

Zhao Han immediately changed his words: "Canonized Er's grandfather as the king of Turgot, named the king of the county, the prince of Zhibi. When you go back, go with the canonized envoy of the Celestial Empire. ”

Ayuqi said: "Your Majesty, the minister has seen many new crops in the Celestial Empire, including potatoes, corn, sweet potatoes, etc., and I heard that they can all be highly productive. Please give Your Majesty some grain seeds. ”

"Yes." Zhao Han promised.

At this time, the Turghut Department did not grow much food.

It was not until Ayuqi succeeded to the throne that farming and commerce were encouraged, and his strength quickly reached its peak.

Unfortunately, he met Peter the Great, and Russia was also developing rapidly, and the Turgut Khanate became a dumping ground for Russian goods. Russia sold goods to Ayuqi at a high price, and imported grain from Ayuqi at a low price, which was cut badly by industrial scissors.

By the end of his life, the two countries were no longer equal, and the Turgot Khanate had to nominally obey the Tsar.

After asking for a lot of specific information, Ayuqi was taken away from the Forbidden City by the guards.

Zhao Han hugged his grandson and asked, "Do you know why you support the Turk Special Department?" ”

Zhao Kuanghuan replied: "Long-distance and close-range attack." The Turkut Ministry is thousands of miles away from the Celestial Empire, and supporting its growth can contain Russia. When the Celestial Empire recovers the Western Regions, it will border Kazakhstan, and the Turghut Department will still be able to contain Kazakhstan in the west. ”

"Yes, there is this consideration," Zhao Han said, "and there is also religious consideration, and the Turkut tribe believes in Buddhism. It is bordered by Orthodoxy to the north and west, and *** to the east and south. Religiously, the Turghut tribe was surrounded by regiments. The stronger the Turghut tribe became, the more Buddhism could spread around. Remember, the problems of the Western Regions are very much religious problems. ”

"Son, remember." Zhao Kuanghuan said.

Half a month later, the Ministry of Rites engraved the gold seal, and the Chinese canonized envoy followed Aqiyu to the Caspian Sea.

The deputy envoy is Pang Chunlai's adopted second son, Pang Anguo, and he is also an orphan of a martyr. This kid stumbled after graduating from middle school and enrolled in Jinling University at his own expense, but he never got a college diploma.

Fortunately, the system did not take shape in the early years, and he took advantage of the loopholes to become a petty official.

He didn't have any other skills, he had a good talent for languages, and he had mastered Latin and Mongolian, so he was promoted by Zhao Han to Honglu Temple as an official.

The envoy's name is Xie Yuan, who was born in the first Jinshi of the Datong New Dynasty, and can also speak fluent Mongolian.

When Ayuqi and the envoys arrived in Lanzhou, it was already late autumn, and the first snow had already fallen. They spent the winter in Lanzhou, and continued on the road in the spring of the following year, accompanied by 1,000 Datong cavalry.

Troops must be sent to follow, otherwise the envoys may not return.

Historically, Ayuqi's envoy came to China for the first time, with the intention of letting his nephew, mother and sister go to Tibet to worship the Buddha, and he went to Beijing to meet Kangxi. This time, there were 500 cavalry escorts, and there were no problems going back and forth.

So Ayuqi sent a regular mission and received a grand reception from Kangxi, and the envoy disappeared on the way back, most likely intercepted and killed by the Kazakhs. After all, this time the escort force is too small, and with the goods rewarded by Kangxi, it may be killed by the red-eyed Kazakhs at any time.

After Jiayu Pass, it is the territory of Yarkand State.

It was making Xie Yuan very interested, and when he passed through Dunhuang, he asked the guide to take him to Yumen Pass to pay his respects.

Looking at the desolate and dilapidated Sifang town, Xie Yuan said to Pang Anguo: "Why should Qiang Di complain about the willows, the spring breeze does not pass the Yumen Pass. This is China's homeland, and we have to continue to regain lost territory. ”

Pang Anguo sighed: "I also learned to ride and shoot, but unfortunately my father (Pang Chunlai) didn't let me join the army." ”

"Dada-da-da!"

More than 100 cavalry rushed in, and the actual controllers of the Hami region, Muhammatisha and Zhuo, came with their son Ebedullah.

"Yarkand Khanate's Hami Bok, and Zhuomuhanmaitisha, meet the envoys of the kingdom!" Mu Han Mai Tixia and Zhuo, dismounted and gave Xie Yuan a big salute.

Xie Yuan smiled and helped: "Hurry up, please get up." ”

Muhammatisha and Zhuo glanced at the Datong cavalry and found that there were only 1,000 horsemen, and they did not carry the people, and they immediately felt relieved.

These Datong cavalry are all one man and two horses.

Armor was carried by horses, and food was transported by camels. In addition, there are some attachés, such as military doctors, veterinarians, auxiliaries, etc., all of which add up to a small number.

Ebedullah secretly observed the equipment of the Datong cavalry, but unfortunately it was all tied to the back of the horse, and it was really impossible to see what it looked like. This historical king of Hami has a strong desire to control, but he has little ambition and just wants to entrench himself in Hami as the emperor of the soil.

Everyone was invited to Hami to eat melons, and Ayuqi was also entertained.

During the banquet, Muhamat Tixia and Zhuo cried bitterly: "The angel of the kingdom Rong Bing, the Heshuo special department has been going south to plunder for many years, and the people of Hami are miserable. When the angel returns to Nanjing, he must be in the light of His Majesty, and reprimand and restrain those damned Heshute Mongols. ”

"Definitely." Xie Yuan nodded and said.

After staying in Hami for a few days, using Datong silver dollars, buying some supplies and supplies, he continued his journey to the west.

The northwestern part of Hami is significantly more desolate.

Even if there is some land that can be cultivated, there are not many people in sight. This was robbed by the Heshute Department, and the children and grandchildren of Gushi Khan were driven out of Qinghai-Tibet by the Datong Army, and successfully occupied the Balikun Ranch, which was mixed with the original Heshuote Department, and made Hami Burke only have the power of passive defense.

If it continues to be robbed like this, Hami's people's livelihood and finances will be robbed.

The earlier Turpan is similar, and it was also robbed by the Heshuo Special Department that it couldn't take care of itself.

On the night he was entertained by the governor of Turpan (Prince Yarkand), Xie Yuan said to Pang Anguo: "The cities of Turpan and Hami are quite prosperous, which shows that they have earned a lot of money through commerce. However, the countryside is sparsely populated, and the price of food in the city is expensive, and I am afraid that there will be food shortages from time to time. In three to five years at most, the Heshuo Special Department is estimated to be able to capture these places. ”

Pang Anguo said: "The Yarkand nobles of Turpan and Hami all live in big houses, wear fancy clothes, and are arrogant and lascivious. Now they are trading with our country, stuck on the Silk Road, and the more silver they earn, the more they can't fight. The Mongols in the north, however, were often hit by snow disasters in the cold and frozen, so they could only continue to plunder south. It is only a matter of time before the Yarkand Kingdom falls. ”

"The capture of Hami and Turpan is the best time for our country to send troops." Xie Yuan said.

Pang Anguo nodded and said, "Yes, the people here, religion and language are different from Mongolia. When the time comes, our army will go west out of Jiayu Pass, and the Mongols will be like a rootless Ping, which can be easily defeated. ”