Water Margin people

Chapter 1471 Eastern Expedition

In the next few days, Ma Lin and Han Shizhong were carrying goods in the city, and most of the silk and tea they brought were exchanged.

On this day, martial law was suddenly imposed in the city, and they could only hide in shops.

"Ibrahim, King of the Eastern Karakhanid Khanate."

"King Mahmud of the Western Karakhanid Khanate."

"Ajis, King of Khwarezm."

"Bilege, the King of Gaochang Uighurs."

The shop owner cried out in surprise as he watched the team of horses galloping past. He immediately felt that something was wrong. The Khans from all over the country had come to the capital. There was only one possibility, and that was that a war was about to break out.

"Why is our king here too?"

Ma Lin pretended to be surprised and said that the king he was talking about was Bilege, the king of Gaochang Uighurs.

"Something bad is going to happen! Close the door! Seal the warehouse too."

The merchant reacted quickly and immediately told his waiter to start closing the shop. Civilians in the city would soon rush to loot all kinds of supplies, so they had to guard their own shop at this time.

Ma Lin and Han Shizhong also quickly left the shop and returned to the hotel.

At this time, the city gates were closed, and all the merchants in the inn were stranded here, discussing where to start a war.

The most talked about is the Seljuk, because the rise of Western Liao directly threatened the Seljuk rule here. The previous defeat of the Seljuk made many countries that had submitted to the Seljuk waver, and they believed that the Seljuk was not worth following.

From the conversations between these people, Han Shizhong and Ma Lin learned the details of the Seljuks, but they knew in their hearts that Yelu Dashi suddenly summoned the four Khans, probably to deal with not the Seljuks, but the State of Qi.

A great war has already begun on the grassland. Sun Li is also at Yumen Pass, and Jinshan can threaten Western Liao from both north and south.

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Western Liao Palace.

"Meet Juerhan!"

The four Khans placed their hands on their chests and bowed.

"Please sit down!"

Yelu Dashi nodded to the four Khans and said.

"I'm sure you all already know why I suddenly summoned you here today!"

Yelu Dashi looked at the four people and asked.

Except for the King of Gaochang, everyone else was confused.

"On the eastern grasslands, the Mongols and the Shatuo people betrayed us and attacked the Kerey and Naiman tribes of our Turks..."

The King of Gaochang explained.

"These two bastard tribes actually attacked us Turks. Damn it!"

The king of the Western Karakhanid Khanate was filled with righteous indignation and said that the Kereyid and Naiman tribes had already surrendered to the Western Liao Dynasty, making them vassal states of the Western Liao Dynasty. Attacking these two tribes was tantamount to declaring war on the Western Liao Dynasty.

"This is a provocation to our Western Liao, we should send troops to quell it!"

The King of Gaochang immediately added fuel to the fire. Their Gaochang was located in the easternmost part, so naturally they hoped that other countries would send troops to block the way.

"But this is a journey of thousands of miles, with mountains, valleys, Gobi Desert, and deserts. How can our army get through?"

The king of the Eastern Karakhanid Khanate was somewhat worried. He was unwilling to send his troops so far as it would be impossible to fight due to the long journey.

"Should we send someone to negotiate first?"

The King of Khwarezm said that he was also unwilling to send troops.

"Everyone, the bandit emperor in the Central Plains is not an easy target to deal with. If we don't deal with them today, they will definitely deal with us tomorrow!"

"Why did the Mongolian and Wanggu tribes dare to attack the Kerait and Naiman tribes? Don't they know that these two tribes have surrendered to us? All this was instigated by the bandit emperor."

"Sun Lei didn't dare to do it himself, so he let the Mongolian and Wanggu tribes serve as his minions. If we don't cut off his minions today, he will pounce on us tomorrow!"

When Xiao Wulici, the King of the Six Courtyards of Western Liao, saw that two Khans were unwilling to send troops, he stood up and spoke.

Xiao Wulishi had followed Yelu Dashi to escape from the Central Plains, so he knew exactly who Sun Lei was. The Mongolian and Wanggu tribes were just pawns, and the real killer move would come soon. "This is the West, not the Central Plains. If the emperor dares to come, he will never return!"

Upon hearing this, several Khans immediately spoke in unison.

"Everyone, after the spring, I intend to march east and march into the Central Plains. All the goods in the Central Plains are for you to take!"

Yelu Dashi looked at everyone and said in a deep voice that it had always been his dream to march east. Now that he was in power, it was time to put this idea into practice.

The four Khans all looked at Yelu Dashi. They now understood the reason why they were invited here.

Yelu Dashi did not say anything else, but just looked at the four Khans. Since he, the Khan among Khans, had already spoken, it was time for these subordinate Khanates to take action. This was also Yelu Dashi's way of testing whether these surrendered Khans were sincere.

"The Gaochang Khanate is willing to send 10 troops!"

The Gaochang Uighur King was the first to speak.

"Western Karakhanid Khanate is willing to send 10 troops."

"The Eastern Karakhanid Khanate is willing to send 10 troops."

"The Khwarezmian Khanate is willing to send 10 troops."

Having taken the lead, the other three Khans also spoke up.

"Okay, everyone, follow me and enter the Central Plains! You can go back and gather your troops. We will gather in Hami after the spring!"

Yelu Dashi looked at the four Khans and spoke.

The four of them stood up and saluted to receive the order.

"It's a rare opportunity for you all to come here. I've already prepared a banquet. Let's drink together!"

Yelu Dashi invited the four people to speak again.

The martial law in the city was lifted, the city gates were opened, and everything returned to normal.

"It looks like the deal is done!"

Han Shizhong looked at the situation on the streets. The lifting of martial law meant there would be no internal unrest, so the only possibility was that a common external enemy had been identified.

"Should we go back?"

Ma Lin looked at Han Shizhong and asked, they had already found out a lot of information.

"No hurry, I want to continue westward and go further!"

Han Shizhong shook his head.

"Further west, we will reach the Seljuk Empire!"

Ma Lin emphasized that the further west they went, the more dangerous it would be. There were complex cultures and religions here, and they could easily reveal their flaws.

"Let's take a step by step!"

Han Shizhong insisted that he would be unwilling not to go and take a look after coming here.

That night, in order to welcome the four Khans, Yelu Dashi prepared a luxurious banquet, and even the whole city was celebrating.

Han Shizhong and Ma Lin also brought people to participate in the carnival. They actually didn't like this kind of carnival. It was a Western custom, but now they were in the West and had to pretend to be like that.

"Why do all these men like to dance around the fire?"

Han Shizhong whispered speechlessly that he had never danced once in the Central Plains, but he started dancing when he came to the West.

“This is a collective display of their celebration.”

Ma Lin spoke in a low voice. He was actually not used to this kind of revelry.

On the high platform of the castle not far away, Yelu Dashi was entertaining four khans.

"This Yelu Dashi is really like a human touching a dog!"

Han Shizhong took a look and in the light of the fire he could see Yelu Dashi's glittering golden crown. It was a pure gold crown from the Western Regions, inlaid with various gems.

Yelu Dashi suddenly felt unwell, as if someone was staring at him, but when he looked around, he saw the whole city celebrating.