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A group of business travelers slowly entered Chang'an City.
After staying, someone in the caravan quietly left the post house and met Li Xia secretly.
"My Erlang didn't get much of the information that King Qin wanted. I only know that Emperor Yuan has received the support of Xu Liewu. Recently, envoys from Kaiping have arrived one after another from Xu Liewu. It is said that Emperor Yuan wants to confer Xu Liewu the title of Yin Erhan."
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This man is a middle-aged man with an ordinary build, appearance, and name. His name is Zhang An, and he is an old servant of the Zhang family.
Zhang An's tone was calm. He called Kublai Khan "Emperor Yuan" and Li Xia "King Qin", seeming to maintain a neutral attitude.
In fact, the Song Dynasty and Mongolia were both the same to him. They had been enemy countries for three to four hundred years. He had no inclination and only followed the orders of his master to deliver information.
"Yin'er Khan?" Li Xia asked: "In other words, as long as Kublai Khan defeats Ali Buge, he will still be the nominal Great Khan of Mongolia, directly ruling except for the Yin'er Khanate, as well as Jochi and Chahe
Tai, the Mongolian territory outside the Ogedai family fiefdom."
"Yes, and each Khanate is still a vassal town of Emperor Yuan in name only."
Li Xia was noncommittal and looked at the map beside him.
The territory of the Great Mongolia was so vast that even after the separation, it was still so vast that it was suffocating.
He pondered for a moment and continued to ask: "After enfeoffing the Yin'er Khanate, Kaiping and Persia can still maintain trade relations?"
"Not only trade exchanges, but also envoy exchanges between Kaiping and Persia will be very frequent in the future, with contributions, rewards, and canonization. In addition, I heard that envoys have been sent out to announce that after the dispute over the throne of Khan subsides, Korea, Tianzhu, Persia, and Rome,
After a great feast, people from all over the world will send people to Kaiping to worship."
"Brother Ali is not defeated yet, is he?"
"I don't know. Erlang reminded King Qin of something. The account books we handed over to King Qin used the figures of the Great Cannibal, right?"
"Um."
"Dashi has been destroyed by Hulagu. Among the envoys who came to Kaiping this time are many craftsmen and bachelors of Dashi. The number of Dashi should not be used as a secret text."
"knew."
Dashi is the name given to the Arab Empire since the Tang Dynasty. Hulagu destroyed Dashi, and it was inevitable that Arabic numerals would be spread to Kaiping with the exchanges between Hulagu and Kublai Khan.
Perhaps it would not have been accepted originally, but given the Yuan Dynasty's concern for Li Xia, and having seen the numbers on the Sichuan-Shaanxi coupons, they would definitely pay attention to it.
Numbers are just a trivial matter, but from this trivial matter, Li Xia gained a new understanding of the national power of the Great Mongolia.
He seemed to be able to see that Kublai Khan would be freed from the struggle for the throne and would soon be able to integrate the resources of most of Eurasia.
"How's Brother Ali doing over there in the Western Region?"
Zhang An added: "Erlang didn't dare to inquire too much into the affairs of the Western Regions, so he only looked for this book for King Qin."
"Book?"
"Yes, when Meng Ge died six years ago, Kublai Khan sent an envoy to see Hulagu. The envoy's name was Changde. He set out from Hara and Forest, went west through the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, and arrived in Persia, a round trip that lasted more than fourteen months.
Last year, Changde dictated and supervised the censor Liu Gong's notes, recording his experiences in the Western Regions, and published them in a book called "Records of the Western Envoys", and asked the King of Qin to read them."
This was barely what Li Xia wanted. He took the book and after asking a few more questions, he could no longer get any more information from Zhang An.
After talking about this, Li Xia asked another family matter: "By the way, Guo Hongjing is in Guanzhong now, what are the Zhang family's plans?"
Zhang An glanced at Li Xia helplessly and was silent for a moment.
Although he is just a servant, he seems to be expressing his dissatisfaction with Li Xia in this way.
"Just before the villain left, Erlang did receive a letter from the commander-in-chief."
At this point, Zhang An paused for a moment, as if trying to be polite, and then continued speaking in a serious tone.
"I hope King Qin will not interfere with the Zhang family's son-in-law in the future."
"This time it was an accident. Today I want to discuss with you and Guo Hongjing how to resolve this marriage..."
"King Qin." Zhang An interrupted Li Xia rudely to show his dissatisfaction, "Guo Hongjing has nothing to do with the Zhang family. The commander-in-chief will find another good match for his second sister."
After that, he bowed respectfully and said, "I'm sorry for you, but this is the attitude of the commander-in-chief."
Li Xia could understand, after all, this was the second time Zhang Rou had failed to recruit a son-in-law, so it was inevitable that Zhang Rou would be a little angry.
In addition, I also feel a little sorry for Guo Hongjing.
He also expected this, so he took out a written letter and handed it over, and said: "I wrote a letter to explain this matter, and I'd like you to take it back."
"Yes, farewell."
Li Xia then called Guan De in and asked, "Why hasn't Guo Hongjing come yet?"
"I reported to the king that he went to the upper reaches of the Jinghe River at the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains to check the water situation."
"Didn't you tell him a few days ago that someone from the Zhang family might be coming?"
Guan De waved his hand and said in a low voice: "I see that idiot... Oh, I look at him like that, I'm afraid he has forgotten this."
Li Xia nodded, and his mind quickly returned to business.
He lowered his head and looked at the "Record of the Western Envoy" in his hand, and compared it with the map and other information, he continued to outline the appearance of the Western Region.
"We crossed the Longgu River in a few days and headed northwest again. It is directly connected to the north and south of Bashbury. It is nearly 500 miles away. There are many Han people, and there are two wheat and millet crops. The river west is filled with pigs and becomes the sea..."
I used to see too many maps of the territory of the Song Dynasty, and I felt that the Western Region was extremely far away. Recently, I saw too many maps of Mongolia, and I felt that this distance was extremely close.
Alimari is Sailimu Lake.
Don't miss Bali, which is almost Urumqi.
If you go further east, you just need to pass through Gaochang, and Yinzhou will reach Yumen Pass. Gaochang is almost Turpan, and Yinzhou is Hami.
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In other words, as long as you have a guide, it won't take too long to march from Bessbali to Yumen Pass.
Li Xia estimated that Ali and Aruhu had already received his letter. Thinking about it, it was certainly unlikely that they would agree to an alliance right away.
But at least let them know that he is paying attention to the situation in the Western Region and does not need to think about a sneak attack on Yumen Pass.
After that, it just depends on whether Brother Ali can hold on. If he cannot hold on to Ali Mali, he will have very few choices.
Since everyone is so close, we must either cooperate or fight.
Thinking about this, Li Xia turned another page.
The face of Alimari City was slightly revealed to him in the text.
"Twenty miles southwest, there is a gate called Temur's Confession. The gatekeepers are all Han people. The Jingqi area of the gate is like a plank road. After leaving the gate to Alimari City, there are all kinds of water flowing through the market. There are all kinds of fruits, including melons and grapes.
, pomegranates are the best. Uighurs and Han people live together, and their customs are gradually changing, which is quite similar to China. There is Chimuer City in the south, and there are many residents, including Fen people..."
Li Xia muttered to himself: "Bingzhou, Fenzhou people? Shanxi people?"
Then I heard urgent footsteps outside.
"Your Majesty, a letter has arrived from Yumen Pass..."
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Alimari is a beautiful place.
It is bounded by Sailimu Lake to the north, Tianshan Mountain to the south, and the Yinli River flows from west to east.
In the Tang Dynasty, it belonged to the Beiting Protectorate. If there was a powerful and unified dynasty after the Tang Dynasty, it might have a more memorable name, such as Lin Ju, Hanhai, Tianshan, Yinwu, Tingzhou, Xuanchi, etc.
Of course, Apple City at this time was also "quite like China". It was peacefully populated by Uighurs, Mongolians, and Han people. The oasis had gurgling water and was rich in products and fruits...
"ah!"
A bunch of unripe grapes fell to the ground, causing juice to splash everywhere.
Soon, a Uighur screamed and fell to the ground, hitting his head on the bunch of grapes, smashing them to pieces.
He no longer had the intention to feel sorry, because a scimitar came down again and opened his chest.
The Mongolian cavalry cheered and continued to fight south.
And just behind them, two tall flags were slowly advancing.
That is the Nine White Banner, the symbol of the Mongol Khan.
The Great Khan, Ali Buge, was riding astride his horse, his eyes somewhat gloomy.
This is the sixth day of April. After only one month of occupying Alimari, this rich oasis is already very dilapidated.
The army of more than 100,000 people looted wantonly for a month. There was nothing left to loot nearby, and the army began to lose its morale.
Alibu Ge had no choice but to order the kings, thousands of households, and thousands of households to lead their own troops to plunder farther away, select pastures, and settle down in the Yinli River Basin.
He himself led 20,000 cavalry southward, bypassing the Tianshan Mountains, and tried to pursue Aruhu.
There were corpses under the horses' hooves. The surrounding Mongolian cavalry placed trophies on the vacant horses. Farther away, there were warriors dragging women who had just lost their husbands or fathers into the tent.
Just like this, they marched all the way, cheered and screamed all the way. Two days later, Alibaba's troops crossed the Yinli River and looked at the Tianshan Mountains as they continued southward...
That day, I heard a piece of news from a spy.
"Great Khan, we encountered a Uighur tribe ahead. The brave warriors who dared to resist my Great Khan shot and killed Mendu, the leader of thousands of men."