What Norbu said was naturally taught to him by Kitard before. He originally thought it was useless, but the counselor Yi Changa seemed to be quite moved, which greatly increased Norbu's confidence.

"Norbu, remember, although the Qing Dynasty is willing to accept tribes that are enemies of the Junggar tribe, once they arrive in its territory, they will be divided into several banners, and the banners are far apart. They will never be allowed to live together.

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After asking for a long time, Yi Chang'a became a little sleepy. Under the service of the beautiful Dulbert that Ce Ling gave him, he went into his tent to rest.

Only then did Ce Ling ask.

And the words that Kitard had warned him earnestly before appeared in Norbu's mind.

So, he took the trouble to tell how Kitard defeated the Ottomans and Khivas, how he conquered the Zedur Alliance, how he subdued the Jain tribe, etc.

More importantly, he also said: "At present, our tribe also has the Dulbert tribe, which has more than 8,000 tents and controls a large piece of pasture. The leader also marries the Khan tribe of this tribe from time to time, and the relationship between the two parties is very harmonious."
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This is naturally bragging.

But what he said next made the Celing brothers think deeply.

"As far as I know, although the Qing Dynasty accepted many tribes that were previously dependent on the Junggar people, such as the Huite tribe, they were immediately divided into several small tribes upon arrival in the Qing Dynasty, and the tribes were far apart from each other.

Each part is surrounded by a large number of Khalkha people"

"The Qing emperor needs to be notified of the title of each auspicious person, birth, old age, illness and death. He also needs to go to the capital to pay homage every year, and even has to live in the capital for the first half of the year."

Ce Ling still did not comment, but said: "What about your department?"

Norbu was speechless for a moment, "The Great Khan has carried out vigorous reforms in the past two years. The number of herders under the direct jurisdiction of Taiji has been greatly reduced. They are called their fiefdoms. These herders support them, but their number has been reduced to

30% of the previous value"

"The remaining 70% will all be brought under the jurisdiction of the Zaisang system. Naturally, the Taijis will not agree. The Great Khan has been hiding in the house for the past two years, not to suppress the rebellion of the Taijis in time."

"Fortunately, after the implementation of such a policy, the burden on the herdsmen has been greatly reduced. Otherwise, would you want to suppress the rebellion in just two years?"

"Of course we can't talk to Ce Lingming about this, otherwise, he might as well go directly to the Qing Dynasty"

Then he said: "Of course our department also has regulations. Dadaiji also knows that the Russians are extremely powerful, so our department has to build a standing army. Generally speaking, any tribe with a population of more than 10,000 households needs to keep their families.

The 3,000 households with a large number of men were given over and directly placed under the jurisdiction of the Khan."

"Other than that, there is no more involvement. How Dadaiji controlled the herders in the past is still the same."

"Three thousand households?" Celing suddenly began to think deeply, "The conditions of the Qing Dynasty were clearly stated to me. Although Nayichang'a was vague, it was roughly the same as what Norbu said. In comparison, it was still

The conditions of the Torgut people are more favorable"

"What's more, we are all former Oirat people, believe in Lamaism, and follow the Oirat code. We are just afraid that this Turgut will turn into another Junggar!"

Then he said: "These Japanese people feel cold, not because they don't want to see you as soon as possible, but because they are afraid of infecting you and are neglecting them."

"There, there"

"Your Majesty, this matter is serious. Why don't you stay here for a few more days and wait for me to discuss it with the elders of the clan in detail? What do you think?"

This was what he meant. Norbu bowed to him respectfully and then left.

After Norbu left, the three brothers immediately started discussing.

Finally, Celing's youngest brother, Meng Ke, who has always had a reputation for bravery, said: "Brother, whether you move to the Qing Dynasty or Torgut, you have to go through hardships and dangers to get there. It's better to settle here. Once you become a

As a vassal tribe of the Russians, you can at least obtain the position of Great Khan"

"What's more, the conditions for the Russians are very simple, except for a few furs and horses, which is military service. Who are the enemies of the Russians here? It's either the Dzungars or the Zhongyuzi Kazakhs. Both of them are our enemies."

"Every one of them is not something that our troops can compete with. Once they join the Russians, they will just follow them into battle. The Russian Cossacks are very brave. I think they are no less brave than the Dzungars. They are the main force, and our troops follow behind to assist.

Just fight”

"In this case, you can not only recuperate and take revenge, why not do it?"

Ce Ling remained silent, but Ubash said: "We Oirats are based on the followers and defenders of Lamaism. I heard that although Bayin Khan near Kurgan was protected by the Russians, he was forced to join that group.

Even Orthodox Christians can only have one husband and one wife."

"The chiefs of all the Oirat tribes regard themselves as the guardians of the great lama. This will chill the hearts of the herdsmen. It is said that there are already such signs in Bayin Khan."

"On the surface it is peaceful, but many Taiwanese who have not joined the Orthodox Church are ready to move."

"Also, I have heard about the Torgut people's conquest of Xiaoyuzi. Their success was also due to the fact that Xiaoyuzi Khan Nur Ali was already an Orthodox Christian and stood closely with the Russians. Otherwise,

With a scale of 60,000 tents, how could Nakitad conquer it in a short period of time with less than 10,000 people?"

"This shows that Nur Ali Khan is very unpopular in the tribe. At present, Xiaoyuzi Khan has been stolen by Datov, the leader of the Khitan Alliance, but Datov yearns for the Russians even more than Nur Ali. Facing the Turhu

How can this behemoth and ambitious Kitard have any chance of escaping unscathed?"

"Since the Torgut people moved there, although there have been some conflicts with the various ministries, they have generally maintained the previous control methods of the leaders of each ministry, except that they have made some contributions in military service and taxes."

What the two younger brothers said was reasonable, but Ce Ling really couldn't make a decision.

In the end, I simply didn’t want to make a decision right away, and prepared to calm down for a few days before making any decisions.

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A few days later, when Norbu was feeling depressed, Ubash suddenly came.

Ubash had a smile on his face, "Your Majesty, how have you been these days?"

Norbu's heart skipped a beat, and he thought to himself: "Looking at him like this, it's obviously not because things have come to an end, but..."

Then he faked a smile and said: "Very good, everything is fine."

Ubashi said: "That's good, but the wind has suddenly become stronger in the past few days. We are used to it, but I'm afraid your envoy won't be able to bear it. How about this? We set up a few tents in the sheltered area at the foot of the mountain. Your envoy

Just go live there"

"Sure enough," Norbu looked as normal, but he still asked: "Is it just me, or are the Qing envoys also going there?"

Ubashi smiled and said: "We are all noble envoys of our department. How can we tell each other apart? Naturally, we will all go there together."

Norbu brought five people with him when he came this time, and Yi Chang'a brought more than ten people. To be honest, the wind has been really strong these days. Even if he lit a fire in the tent, he couldn't sleep because of the cold. When he saw each other, he agreed to go down the mountain.

Stay, so I didn’t say much.

Before setting off, Norbu secretly looked around and found nothing out of the ordinary.

"Did I think too much?"

After coming down, we had to pass through a tent area again, and there was nothing unusual. Just when Norbu thought he was suspicious, a sound of horses neighing caught his attention.

Speaking of the sound of the horses, the horses are similar no matter where they come from. For example, Yichang'a, the horses he brought were all Mongolian horses, at most yellow geldings from Xilin Gol. Those horses are taller. If it were him, it would be different.

There are no subtle differences in the sounds of horses in different places.

But Norbu is from Turgut, and that is where all kinds of horses gather.

He has seen Mongolian horses, Don horses, Persian horses, Arabian horses, sweat horses, Polish horses, and Norbu. As an intelligence officer who was born as a herdsman, he can become the leader of camel hunters. He himself is obviously good in this regard.

His ability is not bad either.

He soon realized what kind of horse hair it was.

"Don hippopotamus!"

But the Dulbert people have been nomadic in the Irtysh River area for a long time, and it is not uncommon to have Don hippos in their hands. The strange thing is that Norbu has been here for at least ten days, and he has heard the neighing of various horses.

What's more, the wind has been blowing very hard these days. When I couldn't sleep in the middle of the night, I could only fall asleep listening to the neighing of horses.

After that, he made a judgment.

"Most of the Dulbert people own Mongolian horses, and there are also a small number of Persian horses and Ili horses"

The so-called Ili horses are actually horses native to the grasslands northwest of Bosten Lake. Their original name was Yanqi horses. After the Junggar people took control of both sides of the Tianshan Mountains, they took over a large number of these horses, and naturally many of them went to the Turghut tribe.

"But there is no Don hippopotamus!"

Don Hippopotamus, the new arrival, can only mean one thing.

The Russians are coming!

If there are scattered Cossacks preparing to linger here, Celing doesn't need to be secretive. This means that there must be a big shot from the Russians.

What's more, they came down from the northern slope of the highland, and the neighing of the Don horses he heard came from the south.

To the south, that is the most sheltered place, obviously prepared for the Russians.

When he arrived at the mountain col, he immediately found Yi Chang'a.

"General, why do you think Celing moved us here?"

Yi Chang'a is a pure soldier, and naturally very alert, otherwise the Qing Dynasty would not have allowed him to be an envoy to Dulbert. When he heard this, he also frowned, "Aren't you trying to avoid the wind?"

"Haha", Norbu said with a smile, "Although the wind is quite strong on the mountain, Ce Ling and others still live there, not to mention it is too cold now, not only the wind, but even if they move down, it will not be much better."

"Xiongtai means..."

Norbu turned to the south and said leisurely: "If my guess is correct, of course the Russians are coming."

Yi Chang'a looked stern, "Although our Qing Dynasty has a good relationship with Russia at the moment, it is not an ally after all. What's more, this is the territory of the Russians. If they learn that people from the Qing Dynasty are also here, who knows what will happen to them.
To be continued...