Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

Among all his brothers, Hulagu actually had the best political acumen except for himself, and his military talent was far superior to his own.

To be honest, Mongke inherited his father's bravery, and his military level was only about the same as his own.

The person who truly inherited his father Tolui's military strategic talent was actually Hulagu. Among the brothers, he was the best at fighting.

After the brothers of Tolui's family turned against each other, Hulagu demonstrated his military talents many times.

If Hulagu had not been there, Ariq Böke would have been dealt with by himself long ago. Kublai also knew Hulagu's ideals.

His greatest ideal was to establish a country of his own in the West and build a family business of his own. He did not like the East very much or was afraid of someone in the East.

Among all his brothers, Hulagu was the one who feared Zhang Yong the most, because during the expedition, he had witnessed Zhang Yong's military level with his own eyes, and Mongke could not even catch up with him.

So this younger brother was very afraid of Zhang Yong. Kublai Khan had tried to change his ideas before, but ultimately failed.

Now his younger brother has finally fulfilled his long-cherished dream and is participating in the Western Expedition as a main officer.

But Zhang Yong, will he really trust our Tuolei family? Kublai Khan would never bet on Zhang Yong's character. He was kind to his own people, but he was never soft-hearted to his enemies.

The cowardly emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty had been imprisoned in the capital by him. He had just proclaimed himself emperor not long ago. He was the last emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty.

A large number of royal family members of the Southern Song Dynasty died of inexplicable illness. How did these people die? Everyone knows it.

The biggest grudge between Zhang Yong and his family is the revenge for his father's murder. You can ignore the revenge for his father's murder and even choose to forget him, but what about the queen's brother? What about Zhang Yong's brother-in-law?
The death of Prince Kulejian is the biggest barrier between you.

The reason why Zhang Yong didn't touch you before was because he wanted to use you to stabilize the Tolui family and let all Mongolians see that I was only targeting the rebellious Kublai Khan and Mongke.

As long as the other members of Tolui's family continue to submit, they will receive favors, live in peace, and will not be held accountable.

But if you believe the words of the superiors, you are totally wrong. With the wisdom Zhang Yong has shown and the magic weapon he brought from the gods outside the universe, that kind of extremely weird stuff, does he really not know everything you have done? Do you still dream of building a country in the West?
Your only chance to survive is to behave honestly and low-key during this Western Expedition, and then return to your own fiefdom when retreating.

Only in this way can he have a chance to save his life. He should choose to shine during the Western Expedition and show his absolute military talent. Conquering cities is the fastest way to commit suicide.

Looking at his brothers going away, Kublai sighed helplessly. Of the children his mother gave birth to, only four of them, except for his daughter, were still alive.

The boss is dead, and he will die soon because Zhang Yong will never let him go. Hu Bilie knows this very well.

The third brother, Hulagu, is also going to die, and the only younger brother left is Alibugha. Alibugha, you must be obedient.

Just be an idle prince on the Mongolian grasslands, grazing, drinking and eating meat, and don't think about anything else.

One day after the capture of Samarkand City, all the commanders and generals had entered the city. After the identities of all the civilians were checked, they were allowed to go home. The local troops were also disbanded and returned to their homes.

In the city of Samarkand, a large number of weapons, armor, city defense equipment, food, and other supplies were seized.

In order to appease the local people, the two commanders Zhang Dingguan and Zhang Dingxia discussed and decided to take out half of the food and grass in the city and distribute them to the people in order to stabilize people's hearts.

"Brother, how do you plan to deal with Kublai Khan?" Zhang Dingxia asked.

Now the city of Samarkand has been captured by them. Although there are still some lands in the entire Kublai Khanate that have not been conquered, it is only a matter of time. After the fall of Kublai Khan, these areas can be taken back immediately by sending troops there.

In the future, this land will be his fiefdom, and now is the time to consider how to deal with Kublai Khan.

“Now that we have taken over the city of Samarkand, I will arrange for my eldest wife to meet him.

I will then send troops to escort him back to the Mongolian headquarters, Karakorum, and hand him over to my father for disposal." Zhang Dingguan said.

Since Kublai Khan was captured alive, he could not deal with him privately. He had to send him to the east and hand him over to his father for personal disposal.

But before that, he needs to let his wife meet him, after all, he is his biological brother.

The Oru Camp in the rear will arrive soon, and then the families will temporarily go into the city to rest.

"Send him to father for punishment? I thought you would execute him here, brother!" Zhang Dingxia said.

"After all, he was once a Mongolian prince and a respectable opponent! It is better to leave the final right of disposal to our father." Zhang Dingguan said.

This time, Kublai Khan probably couldn't escape the death of his father. If he came to power, his wife would plead for him, and he might choose to transfer Kublai Khan to prison for life, but if it was his father, he would kill him.

"Brother, my sister-in-law and Kublai Khan are siblings after all. What will you do if my sister-in-law begs you to spare her life?" Zhang Dingchuan asked.

Although we are brothers, my eldest brother and I were born to the same mother, so sometimes some things are unavoidable.

The relationship between my eldest brother and his wife is still good. Although my eldest brother has other wives and concubines, he has always been respectful to this wife. After all, she is my eldest brother's first woman.

"Huchaduo has already let go of all this! She just wants to see her brother now." Zhang Dingguan said.

When Kublai Khan and Mongke rebelled, his wife let it go, or rather, accepted her fate. After all, what could she do even if he didn't want to?

Moreover, Tolui's bloodline was not cut off and even entered Zhang Yong's family. Sometimes fate is so wonderful that Zhang Yong's first grandson was also Tolui's grandson.

Nothing happened that night. In the next few days, the Xizheng army began to take over the city and then marched towards the surrounding areas.

Some surrounding cities were garrisoned by local people. After seeing the arrival of the Western Expedition Army, these cities immediately surrendered.

As long as the Western Expedition Army was willing to surrender voluntarily, the previous principles would be upheld and they would not be made difficult for them. They would not even allow the soldiers to enter the city to plunder. The military discipline of the Western Expedition Army was quite strict.

Looting the local people will indeed boost morale, but what is lost is the local people's hearts. If you want to rule this land for a long time in the future, you still need to win the hearts of the people.

After all, it is impossible for Zhang Yong to migrate a large number of Han people here at one time. This is unrealistic.

A few days later, the Oru Camp arrived in the city, and the families of the officers and soldiers in the rear also came here. After the Oru Camp arrived.

Zhang Dingguan began to arrange people to take turns on duty, take vacations, and reunite with their families.

Inside a special tent, Huchaduo brought her seven-year-old son to Kublai Khan.

"Ping Song! The man in front of you is your uncle, just call him!" Hu Chaduo looked at Kublai Khan with a complicated expression.

"Zhang Pingsong meets uncle!"

"Well! Hello! Uncle, I'm a prisoner now, and I don't have any gift to give you when we meet, hahaha! Uncle was defeated by your father, and all my property was taken away by them." Kublai Khan looked at his nominal nephew, smiled awkwardly and said.

Fate is really a joke! The continuation of the bloodline of their Tuolei family may depend on this child.

"I don't need any gift. I have plenty of good things at home!" Zhang Pingsong said.

"Good boy! Go out and play outside for a while. Mom has something to talk to your uncle about." Hu Chaduo looked at her son and said.

The little boy nodded, stood up and left the tent. Outside the tent, Zhang Dingguan was standing by. "Father! Is that man inside really my uncle?" Zhang Pingsong asked.

"Yes! He is indeed your uncle, your mother's biological brother?" Zhang Dingguan nodded and said.

"But we are relatives! Why? Why was uncle beaten by us? And now he is a prisoner." Zhang Pingsong asked curiously.

It’s quite strange. At his age, there are some things that he can’t understand. Since he is his mother’s brother, why was he defeated by his own father and became a prisoner?

"You are still too young, and there are some things you don't understand. Go play in the tent at the back and take care of your brothers and sisters." Zhang Dingguan said with a sigh.

Inside the tent at this moment, Kublai Khan's expression was very complicated. The brother and sister just sat opposite each other, and no one spoke.

"You, Brother Kublai, have you been doing well these years?"

"To be honest, even though I became the Khan, my life was not very good. I was worried all day long. Sometimes I would wake up from nightmares, and every time I had the same nightmare, I was caught by Zhang Yong!

It was only a few days ago, after I was captured, that I had a good night's sleep without any nightmares. "Kublai Khan said.

"Brother, why did you and Brother Mengge rebel back then? If you two hadn't rebelled.

Our Tuolei family is not going to end up like this. Wouldn't it be better to divide the land among the brothers and let them become princes?" Hu Chaduo said.

If this is done, all the brothers will be happy, and the Mongolian Khan will also be assured of their Tolui family, and things will not develop to this point.

"There are some things you don't understand, and I don't want to tell you, but I'm happy to see that you are living a good life and have a child." Kublai Khan shook his head and said.

"You have been defeated now. I really want to plead for you, but I can't do that. If I do that, I will be betraying my husband." Hu Chaduo gritted her teeth and spoke.

She really wanted to plead for her husband, but sometimes a woman has to obey her husband, and since she was married, she was no longer a member of Tolui's family.

"I appreciate your kindness, but don't go and plead for me or say anything unnecessary. I've done what I did.

No one will forgive me, and I don't think I did anything wrong. Zhang Yong defeated me, but I won't admit that I was wrong. "Kublai shook his head and said.

"I, I heard! They are going to take you back to the Mongolian grasslands and hand you over to His Majesty. You should be mentally prepared! Maybe, maybe if you and His Majesty give in, he will just imprison you." Hu Chaduo said.

"Hahaha! You girl, you think too many things. I, Kublai Khan, don't need you to teach me." Kublai Khan shook his head and said with a self-deprecating smile.

If I give in to Zhang Yong, will he let me go? Impossible. There are some things you don't understand, and I will not give in to Zhang Yong.

In fact, Kublai Khan really wanted his sister to get a bottle of poisoned wine and then make him drink it because he didn't want to see Zhang Yong.

Because after meeting Zhang Yong, I will have to be scolded by the winner and experience the feeling of a loser.

"Brother Kublai Khan! Take care of yourself. If you have any wishes, you can tell me. If I can help you, I will definitely do so." Hu Chaduo asked.

"The only thing I'm worried about is my little brother Alibuge. This kid doesn't have much brains, just a lot of recklessness. He's the dumbest among us brothers.

If possible, please write him a letter for me, telling him to abandon all his troops, hand over the military power, and then be an idle prince at home, just eating and waiting to die. "Kublai Khan said.

Relatively speaking, among the descendants of Tolui's family, Alibugha's situation is the safest and his life is not in any great danger. Of course, the premise is that he does not cause trouble again.

I don’t know whether Zhang Yong knows about the previous information transmission. If he knew about it, his younger brother would be in danger.

Huchaduo nodded, and the brother and sister chatted for a while, then Huchaduo said goodbye and left.

"I thought you would plead with my wife!" Zhang Dingguan walked in and said.

"Humph! I, Kublai Khan, am not someone who cannot afford to lose. If you want to send me to see Zhang Yong, please do it quickly!

After I meet him, I can go on the road with peace of mind to accompany my elder brother, mother, and father." Kublai Khan said.

"Well! Have a good rest these two days. I will send someone to escort you back in two days. I will treat you with good wine and good food along the way."

After saying this, Zhang Dingguan left Kublai Khan's tent. This opponent that his father had always been afraid of was finally coming to an end.

I don’t know why, but my father seemed to care particularly about Kublai Khan and had paid special attention to this Mongolian prince since he was young.

This time, he even sent his entire Western Expedition Army to destroy the Kublai Khanate, while the Golden Horde only divided its troops to fight back.

A few days later, Kublai was sent away to the Kharakhorion in the Mongolian steppe, and the Western Expedition army began to use Samarkand as a base and first attacked the former capital of Khwarezm, Gurryugchi.

After the army arrived, the soldiers defending the city gave up without any resistance. After attacking this important city, Zhang Dingguan and Zhang Dingxia began to command the army.

They attacked from all sides and quickly occupied the entire Khwarezmian area. During this period, Zhang Dingxia specifically ordered people to carry out some repairs on the former city of Otrar.

This is where his mother was born and grew up. Since he was a child, his mother told him many stories about the city of Edala. This city was given to his father Zhang Yong by Genghis Khan's son several times, but his father did not want it.

Now, nearly thirty years have passed, and the city has become prosperous again. This time, the city quickly surrendered during the Western Expedition and did not cause much damage.

The local people were also told that the son of the princess of Edala City had returned. Now, he would treat the local people well and give them some food.

Some of the people who had previously lived in Western Liao and were once residents of Edala City would soon return to their homeland, adding some popularity to the city.

At this time, an old man in the city who looked to be in his fifties showed an expression of disbelief when he heard that the person distributing the food was the former princess's son.

"My, my sister, Farmaina, you, you are still alive! Is it really your son who has come?"

Do I have other relatives? The old man immediately ran towards the military camp.

After completely defeating the Kublai Khanate, the Western Expedition Army planned to rest for a month in the local area.

"Brother! If necessary, I can adopt a defensive strategy and let the main force follow you to destroy Batu." Zhang Dingxia said.

It would take him about half a year to completely absorb this new country. Instead of letting the army stay here to recuperate, it would be better to follow his elder brother to attack Batu.
"No need! Although Batu claimed to have an army of 200,000, the actual number is only 150,000 to 160,000. The number of Mongolian troops is only slightly more than that of Kublai Khan, and their weapons and equipment are extremely backward. Batu can't defeat me, don't worry." Zhang Dingguan shook his head and said.

Although the Golden Horde is connected to them, there are large areas of uninhabited areas in between. It will take several months to cross these uninhabited areas!
"My army will rest here for a month and store some food and grass. Then I will set out for the Golden Horde. This land will be handed over to you."

This separation may very well be the last time the two brothers meet. When I return to the army, I don’t know whether I can see them again.

"Yes! Don't worry, brother!" Zhang Dingxia nodded.

At this moment, a soldier suddenly ran in and knelt on the ground.

"Your Highness, there is an old beggar outside. He says he is the brother of Princess Farmaina and your uncle." (End of this chapter)