Japan is in the civil war, North Korea is fighting for the reserve, and the Ming Dynasty is initiating the first batch of Datong party members in the world to join the party.

To the north of the Tien Shan Mountains, the snow has not yet melted. However, Issyk-Kul Lake, the "eye of the Tien Shan Mountains", does not freeze all year round because the lake is brackish and blocked by towering mountains in the north and south.

More than 100 rivers flow into this mountain lake, known as the "Atami Sea", and when the weather gets hotter and the snow melts, the lake will be much larger.

Because the water only enters and does not leave, the water of the lake is brackish, and people cannot drink it directly, nor can it be used to irrigate farmland. But cattle, sheep and livestock prefer it even more.

To the west of Lake Issyk-Kul, on the banks of the Kyrgyz Mountains and the northern part of the Central Tien Shan Mountains, there is also a small lake.

And on the shore of the lake, there is a place called Koshgar.

After passing through here and further east, there is the Issyk-Kul Valley, and from the Cool Tashi Pass on the east side of the valley to the north, you can cross the Ktemian Mountain to reach Yili.

In the future, Yili will have a name that is very familiar to Chinese, called Yili. From Yili to Beshibali, then south to Turpan, and then to Suzhou in the Ming Dynasty, this road was once a prosperous overland Silk Road.

Today, the road is no longer thriving.

Today, however, the area around Koshgar is bustling.

The big tents swayed in the wind, and the large and small tents formed a large circle, like a city that could be moved.

Although most of the elite cavalry of the Khan's court after many years of fighting were scattered in the direction of Issyk-Kul Lake, the hundreds of people who lined up to act as honor guards and escorts showed the atmosphere of a hundred battle divisions in the direction of the west.

I replied that I was on my way to the place where the meeting was held.

"Did the Han emperor really give a marquis to the craftsman for that iron machine?"

He opened his mouth, and a monk wearing a yellow monk's hat next to him replied: "That's right, this matter, at the longevity ceremony of the great emperor last year, the officials and people of the whole Beijing were talking about it. ”

"What kind of machine did you Tibetan envoys see?"

"There was black smoke and a roar. There are no livestock pulling, and the iron wheels turn on the iron bars. The monk said meaningfully.

My expression didn't change.

"According to the agreement I made with Gampa, the Mongols under the Khan's tent have begun to convert to the Dharma. Turpan is between my pasture and your cattle and sheep, and this time, Yarkand, who has believed in Allah. I took the land north of the Tien Shan Mountains from them, and Rashid went to Kamran, the son of Babur. Humayun, who had succeeded to the throne of Babur, had just been defeated by rebels within the Mughal and went into exile in Persia, and it seemed that Kamran had a new idea. ”

Looking at the monk, I replied lightly: "Bow horses, trade routes, faith, there are many questions to quarrel about. The battle for the teachings is only at the end. ”

"Rest assured, Great Khan, I understand." Rinzen Gongpo, who had been preaching in the steppe for many years, bent over.

"Let's go." I replied with his gaze back to the west, burying a sense of powerlessness in his heart.

For more than eight years, since he left Toyosu Beach, he has not been exhausted for more than eight years.

The results were naturally extraordinary. From the second year, taking advantage of the death of the Great Khan of the Yarkand Khanate, it took me more than eight years for the Yarkand Khanate to lose a large area of land in the northeast.

On the one hand, Recidium had to defend himself against Alta, and on the other hand, he had to settle the interior. Such a good opportunity, even if the steppe cavalry came and went quickly, it was not convenient to control such a huge territory.

Uliangha was happy to take over the land north of Mount Alatau, but Khalkha did not want to leave the pastures of today.

I replied that I knew why, and the Ming Dynasty was doing business with the Mongolian people who had returned to the Ordos Department in Hetao and Xuanning.

And if you come to the west, the goods that Turpan bought and sold from the Xining border market of the Ming Dynasty will only change hands and be sold to Yarkand. Yarkand, who has been an enemy for several years, how can he get along well with the Khan's court?

I can't persecute too much, if I exterminate Yarkand with all my strength, Turpan, who has cold lips and cold teeth, will immediately hide in the arms of Daming like Duoyan Sanwei.

In that case, the Ming army would still be able to easily cut off the connection between here and the Khan's court when it went north from Turpan.

Besides, can I use all my strength to destroy Yarkand? There are more and more Ming cavalry in Xuanning, and they will burn the wilderness to the north every year.

After Timur, the Western Regions were torn apart. After Dayan Khan, the Khan's court was torn apart.

Looking further at the source, after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Mengyuan was divided.

In the past, several great khanates could not be twisted into a rope now.

I looked at the sentry riders who were constantly exchanging information between the teams in front of him and behind him, and felt a little envious of the Han emperor.

Either way, he inherited the orthodoxy of a unified empire after all. And his starting point is only a lord.

The thing called the steam engine gave me a very bad feeling, and the machine that could replace the horse made him feel that the grassland tribe that lived on horses was probably going to be wiped out.

But how can these dangers be explained clearly to these guys who are also descendants of Genghis Khan and are also of steppe blood?

When people reach middle age, I also begin to lose my sharpness.

At that time, I felt that as long as he had the opportunity to become the co-master of the Khan Court, he would be able to fight all the way to the west like his ancestors. Slaves, wealth, artisans, nothing is lacking.

But it's too far away. Or, behind Genghis Khan, there was only a cowardly Song, and behind me was a nightmarish Ming.

Crossing a hill again, I saw the camp by the river below.

The three distinct formations faced each other in three directions, namely the guards of the Great Khan of the Yarkand Khanate and the guards of the Great Khan of the Turpan Khanate. Coupled with the 300 people under my command who had already arrived here early, the flags were fluttering on the riverside at this moment, and the soldiers were cold.

"You are here to be on the lookout."

Alta raised his hand, and the guards behind him stopped, waiting here, and only fifty of the most elite guards were divided to surround Alta and go there.

On the camp on the riverside, the Great Khan of the Yarkand Khanate, Recid, watched with hatred in his eyes as Alta's Daxu moved slowly.

Beside him, there was a young man.

At this time, the young man looked into the distance and spoke: "That is the one who usurped the throne of the Great Khan of the Tatar Khan's court?" ”

"It's this demon!"

Recid withdrew his gaze and looked at the tent of the Great Khan of Turpan to the east.

The full speed there is actually Recid's own uncle.

The Yarkand Khanate was also split from the original Chagatai Khanate.

In the past, the Chagatai Khanate was even larger. More than 100 years ago, on the shores of Lake Issyk-Kul, Crooked Khan was killed by an arrow in a battle with Timur, and Chagatai was divided into two parts, east and west.

More than 50 years ago, after the death of Yunus Khan, the Eastern Chagatai was further divided into two parts, the east and the west. The Yarkand Khanate, founded by Rzesid's father.

Twenty-five years ago, Recid's father negotiated peace with Full Speed in the Arbat, and ostensibly submitted to Full Speed.

Recid looked back at Alta's team: if he hadn't had it, he would have to face the ambitions of his uncle.

Although there are common enemies now, Man Su'er has never been willing to help Yarkand with all his might, but while doing business with the Han people, he supports Yarkand with goods, so that they can stalemate with me.

Man Su'er didn't dare to provoke the fire, and he was even more afraid that the Han people would run out from behind and completely destroy Turpan.

These are the aftermath of the Battle of the Loop nine years ago.

The young man spoke again: "Recid Khan, I guess I have invited you here for a meeting, what is your idea?" ”

Recid looked at him, but said the same thing as before: "Dear Kamran Khan, back then, my father fought alongside yours. Without the Babur Khan, my father would not have been able to gather the strength to eventually establish the Yarkand Khanate. Whatever I have in mind, please go back to back with me. I look north and east, and if you can get the wealth you want and the weapons from the Ming Dynasty, you can defeat Shersha and become the true emperor of the Mughals. ”

The young man was the son of Babur and the younger brother of the current Mughal Emperor Humayun. Eleven years ago, when Humayun succeeded to the throne, he sealed his younger brother Kamran in Kabul, the "land of dragons" in the Mughals.

Unexpectedly, Kamran, with the support of another brother, forcibly occupied Punjab, expelled the governor appointed by Humayun, and finally became the de facto ruler of the country.

Babur is an alien invader, and he is tough. But after his death, Humayun faced a rebellion.

Not only did his brother not help him, but he also fell into the ground. The year before, Sher Shah defeated Humayun, and he took control of the Anointed Lands of the Ganges Valley in northern India, establishing a Sur dynasty. Defeated again and again, Humayun fled back to Kabul, only to be rejected by Kamlan. As a last resort, Humayun had gone into exile in Safavid in Persia to the west.

In this case, the Mughal Empire has fallen apart from the current point of view, and Humayun no longer has the strength and territory of the emperor, but only a title.

So Kamran had ambitions.

Although it will be difficult to defeat Shersha, he is still young and can accumulate strength.

Facing Resid, Kamran said proudly: "Recid Khan, don't worry. Alta is ambitious, and that's a good thing for us. Full Speed is also old, and he should think about the future. If you and I have the support of each other, we may be able to ensure that his son can hold Turpan. If Man Su'er is still lucky, then it's time to restore the unified Chagatai. I will do my best to make the trade route through the southern Tianshan Mountains unblocked. ”

This matter is quite important to Kamlan.

If he can get a steady stream of goods from Daming and choke this trade route, then Safavid can gradually lean towards him. Humayun, who had been exiled there, could not be allowed to return.

And the benefits obtained from the trade route can also help him continue to continue his strength. Only by recovering the territories that his father had conquered openly would he be a more pleasing and submissive Mughal emperor.

At this time, on Mansuer's side, his son Shahan stood aside.

"When I succeeded to the throne as Sultan, in the northwest, I defeated your grandfather's Yuejibe, Kazakh, and Gilligis, who had great power in the territory of Uncle Mahamu. To the southwest, it is our old enemy. As a last resort, I moved east to Turpan. In order to gain a foothold, I took Hami. Although he lost the west and gave your uncle Saeed a foothold in Yarkand, he still has to submit to me superficially, do you know why? ”

"At that time, our east side was the cowardly Ming Dynasty."

"yes. At that time, between us and Daming, where was the real loss? Saeed was different, he was surrounded by enemies. Full Speed's eyes became worried, "But now it's different." The Ming Dynasty had a great emperor, and even the Tatars were defeated. I answer, like a lost dog, is invincible in the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains. When Said died, if Alta had not appeared in Yarkand, it would have been the best time for me to rebuild the real Chagatai. It's a pity ......"

Shahan was in a depressed mood and couldn't speak.

"Do you know why I sent you to congratulate Emperor Ming on his birthday at that time?" Full Speed looked at him.

“…… It was in the interests of the Ming Dynasty to help us resist the answer. ”

"yes. Who knows, Da Ming didn't let us block and contain me from the west. The border market was opened, allowing us to control the trade routes to the Western Regions, and now I have figured it out. ”

"Father Khan, what is the reason?"

"I don't have the strength to fight a decisive battle with the Ming Dynasty, and he won't directly border the Ming Dynasty in the west at all. The Ming Dynasty hoped that there would be a prosperous trade route in the west, so that I would always have to take a large army with a large army for the wealth of this side, and travel back and forth for thousands of miles. I may get a lot of youth and wealth, but what he loses is the time and energy to run the Khan Court. Now, there may have been many lords and clan lords under the Khan Court who have been bought by the Ming Dynasty. ”

Looking at his son, he said regretfully: "Otherwise, I am so powerful in Yarkand, why would you invite us here to discuss a peace treaty?" ”

"Father Khan, do you mean that I am satisfied?"

Man Su'er was worried in his heart, his son's intelligence was limited, what would happen to Turpan in the future?

"I will try to win us over, and he will offer to give us the vicinity of Issyk-Kul and even Yarkand." "He can easily crush your cousin's army, he just won't be able to gain a foothold here for long." Rather than that, he should turn us into his allies. ”

Shahan was pleasantly surprised: "Really? ”

"Can't listen to him!" Man Su'er said categorically, "What I want is good iron, salt tea, and cloth sold to us from Xining!" But you have to remember that if we change from a pawn of the Ming Dynasty to an enemy of the Ming Dynasty, the army of the Qinggan border region of the Ming Dynasty will soon appear in Turpan! ”

Shahan was stunned and stared at his father blankly.

"I probably noticed that something was wrong, and his attention was about to be put back on the Khan Court." "Remember, I'm actually far away from us. But Da Ming is too close to us. ”

Before the meeting, everyone pondered the situation they were facing.

And I finally moved to this side.

No matter how many disputes there were between Turpan and Yarkand in the past, and no matter how many grudges there were between Alta and Yarkand over the years, now all parties with different interests are still gathering in this border place.

The source of the storms in the Western Regions over the years, and the biggest factor in how the general trend will go in the future, are actually the Ming Dynasty in the east.

In the center of the camp, three generals surrounded the middle from three directions.

Twenty or so paces apart, I looked at Recide, who was wary of and hateful to him, and then at the full speed of the old dragon clock, and there was no lack of self-doubt in my heart.

Am I really that far from that Ming Emperor? The ambition of the year was blocked by these few people here.

He did not arrive in Europa, as he had originally imagined, or even in Persia.

Because of Daming's pressure, he focused his attention here for several years.

But when he came, Turpan and Yarkand, who originally had a grudge, cooperated together again.

The trade route no longer passed through the northern part of the Tianshan Mountains, and they preferred to cross the desert.

He hated this trade route, he could have just destroyed the country, making the Western Regions even more chaotic, and the Ming Dynasty could not make money from the trade route to the west. But he also needed it. There are many things that are very much needed on the grassland, but they just can't be made.

You can't go any further west. Further west, Uliangha would not follow, Chahar and Tumut had already consumed too much strength, and Khalkha's ambitions could only be suppressed by himself every year.

"Immortal Heaven is above, you are all descendants of Genghis Khan, and now you have regarded yourself as a Turk and forgotten your bloodline?"

As soon as I opened my mouth, it was Camran who laughed first.

Where are the four great Mongol khanates of the past now?

Speaking of blood, generations of people have multiplied in different places, and marrying local people has long been not the beginning.

Now that I opened my mouth, I was talking about blood, isn't that laughable?

"Who are you?" I stared at him.

Kamran said proudly: "The seventh grandson of Timur Khan, the conqueror of India, the son of the Mughal Emperor Babur!" The traitors who usurped the court of the Tatar Khan, the demons who ravaged the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains, how many people with the blood of your clan have been mutilated here, how many villages have been burned, and you are embarrassed to say such things? ”

Under the gaze of Tianshan's eyes, the place fell into a brief silence, and then there was a commotion.

(End of chapter)