Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

Genghis Khan's funeral was very simple. According to the Mongolian tradition, all relatives and friends of Genghis Khan performed the ceremony.

All his harem concubines, his brothers and sisters, his sons, daughters, sons-in-law, and old grandchildren all knelt down to worship the late Mongol Khan.

Then the great shaman began a grand blessing ceremony, praying to the Immortal Heaven to take away Genghis Khan's soul, and that the black dragon in the desert would return to the embrace of the Immortal Heaven.

The next day after all the ceremonies were held, one hundred veterans were arranged in Wokuotai. These veterans were the first to follow Genghis Khan in the war.

Each of them carried a spare war horse, carried Genghis Khan's coffin, and began to move in a secret direction.

All the herders they met along the way, as long as they were alive, would be silenced by them after they buried Genghis Khan.

They would station there, then run back and forth next to Genghis Khan's tomb day and night, and then sow grass seeds on the ground until the tomb was completely integrated into the surrounding environment and no one could find it.

They will evacuate, and they will cut off each other's tongues before evacuating to prevent the specific location of the cemetery from being revealed.

After doing all this, these one hundred soldiers will return to report secretly to Ogedai. During this period, they will not talk or communicate with anyone because their tongues have been cut out.

They let the secrets of Genghis Khan's cemetery be buried forever without anyone knowing. After everything is done, Ogedei will send people to kill them to further ensure the safety of the cemetery.

Even Ogedai himself would not know the specific location of Genghis Khan's tomb. After the Great Khan died, there was no tombstone or luxurious tomb.

"Great Khan! Why don't you build a more luxurious tomb? Just bury it in Haraholin." Zhang Yong asked.

After all, it is the mausoleum of Genghis Khan, and the Mongolians have preserved it better. It will also be a scenic spot in the future!

"No need! My father told me that he has offended too many enemies in his life. If someone wants to destroy his tomb after his death and make him uneasy, then the gain will outweigh the loss.

Moreover, we Mongolians are not in the habit of building our own luxurious cemeteries like you Han people. It is our wish to merge into water and grass land after death. This is how I will deal with it after I die. "Wo Kuotai sighed and said.

After Genghis Khan's death, he truly became the Great Khan of Mongolia, completely controlling all the power of Mongolia and becoming the first Mongolian in the true sense.

When Genghis Khan was still alive, although the position of Great Khan of Mongolia was nominally handed over to him, he still had to ask Genghis Khan for instructions in some places, but that is no longer necessary.

Thinking of this, Wo Kuotai was filled with emotion!

"You have worked hard these days. Take a good rest. I will discuss something with you in two days." Wo Kuotai glanced at Zhang Yong, patted him on the shoulder, and said.

"Well! Sweat! Don't be too sad, and take care of yourself. We in Mongolia still need you to lead us, and you have to lead us to move forward!" Zhang Yong nodded and said to Wo Kuotai.

"Hahaha! Don't worry, we Mongolians are not like you Han people about life and death. Then go and have a good rest. Come to me in two days. I have important matters to discuss with you." Wo Kuotai said.

Zhang Yong smiled and nodded, stood up and left Wokuotai's tent.

It seems that this kid still has his heart in mind, whatever! I will keep you until I am about to die, and then I will take you with me.

As for now, Father Khan, I won’t listen to you anymore. If I listen to you completely, then what kind of Mongolian Khan am I? There are some things I also want to make my own decisions.

But the premise of all this is that Zhang Yong promises himself that he is willing to lead the army to the Western Expedition.

In two days! Zhang Yong, please don’t disappoint me. I hope your answer is that you are willing to march westward, and that you agree very positively.

In this way, maybe I won't be able to take you with me when I die.

When leaving the Wokuotai tent, for some reason, Zhang Yong always felt chilly all over his body, and felt like his hair stood on end.

He had encountered that feeling once before at the beginning of time travel, when Genghis Khan covered him with a sheepskin coat.

That sheepskin coat is still collected by Zhang Yong. After all, it was a gift from Genghis Khan himself, so it must be left as a family heirloom!

But what happened to that biting chill just now?

Thinking about things in his mind, Zhang Yong returned to his room. At this time, Tu Lanlun and Xiaoyun were not in the room.

Because of the death of Genghis Khan, many of the women among his concubines were overly sad. Tu Lanlun took Xiaoyun with him to comfort his mother, and told Zhang Yong that he might not come back to his tent to sleep in the next few days.

However, he just had a good time. After Yang Yong returned to his tent, he just opened the curtain and walked in when he saw a woman sitting there.

"What! Do you miss me?" Zhang Yong sneaked up behind Fatima, put his arms around her thin waist, and said.

Although Tulanlun and Xiaoyun are no longer here, Fatima is still there, and I still have someone to hug me when I sleep at night.

"I do miss you, but the key is that if I don't come again, you will probably die." Fatima patted Zhang Yong's hand, turned back to look at Zhang Yong, and said.

"I'm going to die! Are you telling the truth?" Zhang Yong held Fatima in his arms with his backhand, then sat on the ground and asked.

"Hmph! Thanks to me, I'm here, otherwise your kid would be dead. You should think about how to thank me first!" Fatima said with a very proud expression.

"???Don't be so pretentious, what's going on?" Zhang Yong was immediately alert when he heard this and asked.

"Since I followed you and learned your knowledge, my status in Mongolia has become higher and higher. Ogedai's wife Tolegona has great trust in me.

I learned a piece of news from his wife, which is related to you. I don’t know the specific news, but I secretly heard something.

Ogedai and Tolegona said that the commander-in-chief of the Western Expedition this time will be Batu, and they asked you to be the military advisor. If you don't obey, Ogedai might kill you. "Famama said.

If she hadn't been in a high position and was a confidant of Ogedai's wife, she wouldn't have known the news.

"You mean Wokuotai Khan wants to kill me? Impossible, him, how could he kill me?" Zhang Yong suddenly broke out in a cold sweat and said with a face of disbelief.

Could it be that I just felt that cool thing in the Wokuotai tent? Is it Wokuotai's murderous intent?

"Anyway, I just heard the news. I don't know the specific reason. But think about it, you are such a powerful person in Mongolia now. Although you have the name of a member of the Golden Family, you are not the son of Genghis Khan after all." Fatima spoke.

"So what you are saying is that Wo Kuotai wants to test my loyalty, so he wants me to go to the West to see if I will agree, right?" Zhang Yong sat on the ground and asked with a frown.

Expedition to the West! The expedition to Europe was indeed planned by myself, but that doesn’t mean I want to go!

He has just conquered the land of Sichuan and Shu, and holds Guanzhong, the land of Xixia, as well as Henan Prefecture and Hezhong Prefecture.

The territory is huge, and the population under its control has even exceeded 20 million.

With huge wealth, manpower and material resources in his hands, as long as he develops with peace of mind, when Ogedai dies of excessive drinking in the future, he will have the opportunity to develop freely.

Going to the Western Expedition will waste several years in vain, although going to the Western Expedition will be very fulfilling.

And it will also leave a heavy mark in history, and even increase Mongolia's reputation as a whole.

But compared to these things, Zhang Yong feels that developing his own territory with peace of mind is more important.

"By the way, where is the destination of your western expedition this time? Are you going to attack us again?" Fatima asked.

Come on, you are now carrying the name of a prophet!

If you conquered it in the past, maybe you can take advantage of this name, and you can go home in good name, and you will be in a high-ranking position.

"No! This time, the target of our conquest is not your side, but the Christians in the West." Zhang Yong said.

Fatima was relieved to hear that it was not her side, but she was also a little disappointed, but she soon became excited.

After all, their sect has various internal branches. There was serious internal strife, but they had a common enemy, the Christians.

Even in the past few decades, under the leadership of their pope, Christians have organized five Crusades, attacking their world several times for more than a hundred years.

Even the Holy Land, Jerusalem, fell for a time. It was not until the great hero Saladin conquered the Holy City decades ago that they gained an advantage in this war.

However, the Crusaders' infringement on them was engraved in her bones, and she was in favor of fighting the Crusaders. "If you go to our land and raise your arms in the name of the prophet, there should be many people willing to follow you to participate in jihad to deal with those Christians," Fatima said.

"The people over there are not good at fighting. We have to rely on the Mongols to fight those Christians." Zhang Yong said.

Now in terms of overall combat effectiveness, European society is still stronger than yours, but when it comes to Mongolia, it's a big deal.

In the Oriental Monster Room, you will know the monster among the monsters you have trained.

"So why don't you want to go to the Western Expedition? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. You can make achievements and be famous forever." Fatima said.

"Alas! There are some things that you don't understand. Even if I explain them to you, you won't understand either.

Just like fish and bear paws, I want them both.

But I can only take one thing, so naturally I have to take what is most beneficial to me now, and it is most beneficial to me to stay in the East and not participate in the Western Expedition. "Zhang Yong said.

"I don't understand the fish-and-bear-paw argument. I only know that Ogedei's attitude is very determined. You must participate in this war, otherwise, he will definitely kill you." Fatima said.

"Yes! I understand, thank you for telling me the news." Zhang Yong touched the other person's back and said with a smile.

Since I have to go, then let’s go! Anyway, when it comes to beating Europeans, you basically hit them casually.

These barbarians now have no idea what the art of war is. When fighting, they even have to shout with their mouths when delivering orders.

If it weren't for the Mongolian Western Expedition, their combat effectiveness would not have improved so quickly, but before setting off, they had to sort out everything in the territory.

Then the time of this Western Expedition will be delayed again.

"I told you such important news, why don't you reward me well?" Fatima said.

"What reward do you want? Buy you a big gold chain, or a pearl necklace, an agate ring, or a jade bracelet. Just tell me what you want." Zhang Yong said with a smile.

"Tch! These things are too vulgar. With my current status in Mongolia, as long as I ask for these things, a lot of people will send them to me. I want something else." Fatima said.

After all, she is also a popular figure next to Ogedai's wife, a famous witch, and she doesn't like worldly gold and silver jewelry at all now.

"Then what do you want? As long as I have it, I will give it to you." Zhang Yong said.

At this time, he has to test his skills. He is quite good at coaxing women and so on. After all, he has so many wives at home.

"I want to be your wife. When you gain more power in the future, you have to take me over and give me the title of wife." Fatima said.

At the same time, she looked at Zhang Yong nervously, fearing that the other party would not agree. After all, a woman's youth is limited. She couldn't guarantee whether Zhang Yong would still like her when her appearance grew old in ten years.

Therefore, the identity of a wife is the most critical.

"Okay! This is no problem, but I can't give you the position of head wife." Zhang Yong said.

This is not a reason at all. He is not a scumbag, the kind who burns bridges when crossing rivers. Even if Fatima doesn't say anything, he will take her back in the future.

"I'm not that greedy. I can just be an ordinary wife. There's one more thing.

You and my cousin Faina have another child, and then adopt this child into my name and let me raise it. "Famama said.

In addition to being a qualified wife, she also wanted to have a child, but she obviously couldn't have one, in this case.

She just adopted a child from her cousin. Anyway, based on her relationship with her cousin, Farmaina should not reject her.

"Well! As long as you can convince Farmaina, then there is no problem with me." Zhang Yong thought for a moment and then said.

"Don't worry, Farmaina will promise me, I will take care of this matter." Fatima said.

"You two just have to discuss it. Now you stay with me first! Tulan Lun and the others won't be back tonight." Zhang Yong picked up Fatima and walked to the sticky bed aside.

"Well! I have to go back early tomorrow morning."

"it is good!"

The candlelight flickered, and on the felt bed, two figures were intertwined.

Silent all night.

In the next few days, Zhang Yong met with some kings of the West Road one after another, especially the Jochi family represented by Batu.

Batu himself also had a particularly good impression of Zhang Yong.

"Batu! We haven't seen each other for many years since we last parted in Khwarezm, right? You have grown from a child to an adult." Sitting in his tent, Zhang Yong looked at the people in front of him. The tall man spoke.

Batu, who is already in his twenties, has lost his previous immaturity.

Over the years in Khwarezm, he had taken care of the entire family by himself, and his whole temperament had changed.

He looks more and more like his father Jochi. No wonder Genghis Khan recognized the wrong person before he died.

"Mr. Zhang! No, I have to call you King of Guanzhong now. You are too polite.

You also helped our family a lot back then, if it weren't for you.

Our family will not have more than 2,000 households of herdsmen and more than 2,000 cavalry added out of thin air. Batu returned the salute to Zhang Yong and said.

"You're welcome! As before, just call me sir. You need manpower in the Western Regions. Recently, I heard that there was a rebellion in Khwarezm. If you need my help, just tell me." Zhang Yong said.

"Thank you for your concern, Mr. Zhang. Since two years ago, there has been a rebellion in Khwarezm, in which the Delhi Sultanate was also involved. The Delhi Sultanate secretly funded Zalandin's younger brother.

Let him start uprisings everywhere in my territory. I have been busy suppressing them for the past two years.

As for helping, the Great Khan has already spoken.

When I go back this time, I will allocate 20,000 Mongolian cavalry to me to help me go back and completely put down the rebellion in Khwarezm. " Batu said.

"Well! That's good! By the way, Batu, although you have already ruled the Khwarezm side.

But the people there don't trust you too much. You can think of ways to expand your own army. The army does not have to be all Mongolian. "Zhang Yong said.

"How do you say this, Mr. Zhang?"

“Your territory is Khwarezm, but it is not only inhabited by Persians, but also by some Turks, who are also nomads on horseback.

It can even be said that we are from the same ancestry and origin as Mongolia, when you Mongolia did not go there before.

They were also suppressed by Khwarezm. You can recruit and surrender the local Turkic tribes, integrate these Turks into your army, and give them some benefits.

These Turks will become the main force in your team, especially the Kipchaks, who have never been well received by the people of Khwarezm. "Zhang Yong said.

is not that right? The fighting power of the Turks cannot be underestimated. During the prosperous Tang Dynasty, these Turks were driven to Central Asia.

Now they have become nomadic people here. As long as they are integrated, they can be used.

These Turks are the best source of troops for the Batu family. (End of chapter)