Chapter 47 enthusiasm of western neighbors

After Genghis Khan became the veritable master of the grassland, his reputation spread everywhere.Especially after he used troops against Xixia three times in a row, the neighboring countries in the west looked at him with admiration and came to vote one after another. The Uighurs were the first to swear allegiance to Genghis Khan.The Uighur people are descendants of the Huihe people in the Tang Dynasty.The Huihe Khanate once displayed its might in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, which exhausted the Tang Dynasty and could only exchange peace with relatives.However, Huihe soon became civil strife and was divided into three branches, one of which moved to Turpan, Xinjiang, and gradually became the main mizu in the area.During the Northern Song Dynasty, it surrendered to Liao, and after Liao was destroyed by Jin, it surrendered to Xiliao.

Western Liao is the continuation of the Liao Kingdom, just as the Southern Song Dynasty is the continuation of the Northern Song Dynasty. In 1123, the Kingdom of Jin destroyed the Liao Dynasty. Yelu Dashi, a member of the royal family of the Liao Kingdom, fled westward with 200 cavalry. When he arrived in Urumqi, Xinjiang, he found that the enemy had not pursued him. Counterattack and restore the country.Although the eighteen tribes had not seen the strength of the Jin Kingdom with their own eyes, they concluded that the Jin Kingdom was not easy to mess with from Yelu Dashi's hasty arrival, so they reluctantly gave Yelu Dashi a few hundred soldiers.Yelu Dashi swore an oath in Urumqi and made a bold statement, but he did not take this army back to the east to recover the lost ground, but advanced westward.This advancement allowed Yelu Dashi to discover treasures that he had never dared to dream of before. The small countries and tribes in the west were weak and weak, and under the impact of his cavalry, they surrendered one after another.When he advanced to Samarkand in present-day Uzbekistan, his troops had reached tens of thousands.Dozens of Islamic countries in the Western Regions were horrified by this monster from the east. They assembled more than 100,000 troops to fight against Yelu Dashi in the suburb of Samarkand. Yelu Dashi showed his might again and defeated the mob.

When he found that he was farther and farther away from his homeland in the East, and found that he could dominate in the West, he no longer had the idea of ​​​​recovering the country. In 1124, he established a country in Samarkand and proclaimed himself emperor. Historians call the country he founded Xiliao. Yelu Dashi sat on the dragon chair for twenty years and built his empire into the most powerful and glorious empire in the Western Regions.But after Yelu Dashi's grandson Yelu Zhilugu succeeded to the throne, the national power of Xiliao gradually declined due to long-term foreign wars.

In 1209, Genghis Khan attacked Xixia, and the huge lineup amazed the Uighur monarch.He said: "Xiliao has exploited us for many years. We can't fight it with our own strength, but we can rely on the strength of others. I think Genghis Khan is a powerful figure. As the saying goes, only with the right people can we develop. I want to flatter Genghis Khan Eye." Uighur has never been in contact with Genghis Khan, so he doesn't know what kind of partner the grassland overlord wants. If he rushes to join Genghis Khan, once the other party refuses to take him in and the Xiliao side knows about it, then he will not be able to accept it I walked away.

The Uighur monarch steadily carried out his plan to defect to Genghis Khan, and the first step was to let Genghis Khan know his sincerity.When Tuohituo'a's son Huodu fled to his territory, he sent people to hunt down Huodu and killed the envoy sent by Huodu.In this way, he told Genghis Khan that your enemy is my enemy. After Genghis Khan got the news, he praised the Uighurs and said: "They are our good neighbors. I hope they can continue to work hard and make greater achievements." As expected, the Uighurs worked very hard, and soon handed Genghis Khan a certificate of honor.On a dark and stormy night, a group of Uighurs overthrew the office of the inspector sent by Xiliao to their country, and smashed each other into meat paste.The Ombudsman of Xiliao is an extension of the sovereignty of Xiliao, which is equivalent to the embassies of various countries in other countries today. Of course, the Uighurs know the consequences of such an act of openly challenging each other's sovereignty.So they immediately sent envoys to the Great Mongolia to report the situation to Genghis Khan, hoping that Genghis Khan could be their protector.

Genghis Khan was more anxious than them. The Uighur's envoy had not yet set off, but Genghis Khan's envoy had arrived.The envoy told the wise Uighur monarch who was about to abandon the darkness and turn to the light: "Genghis Khan very much hopes that you can become a satellite state of the Great Mongol Kingdom." The envoy said, "Your name is really heavy, and Genghis Khan will definitely let you get what you want. " The king of the Uighurs asked the envoy to bring the message to Genghis Khan, and he flattered: "I heard from the people who passed by the strength and greatness of you, the conqueror of the world and the lord of the universe, so I rose up and built the Western Liao Dynasty. I was about to send someone to express my obedience to you, but unexpectedly your envoy had already arrived. I seemed to feel that the dark clouds in the sky were cleared, and the sun was clear. My whole body and mind rejoiced. From now on, I will dedicate the entire Uighur land and become the slave and son of Genghis Khan!"

Genghis Khan replied happily: "If you are sincerely loyal to me, you can share a part of your property as a tribute." The Uighur monarch was overjoyed when he received Genghis Khan's words. In 1211, according to Genghis Khan's intention, he personally brought a large amount of jewelry to the grassland to meet Genghis Khan.When the two sides met, Genghis Khan took his hand and said: "You don't have to be cautious. The grassland is my home, and it will be your home from now on. The door is always open for you." The king of Uighur was moved to tears and said: "You are favored, Your Majesty Gu Nianchen, I will come as soon as I hear the news, and I will give you half of my property every year. I only have one wish, please fulfill it."

Genghis Khan asked, "What?" The king of Uighur said excitedly: "Can you let me be your son-in-law? Please let me be your fifth son besides your four sons. If you can, I will be more obedient and do my best." Genghis Khan said without hesitation: "I will marry my daughter to you, and you will be my fifth son!" The surrender of the Uighurs enabled Genghis Khan to open up the passage to the west and paved the way for his future western expeditions.Haralu, a small country to the west of the Uighurs, heard that the giant Uighurs had surrendered to Genghis Khan, and immediately made a choice, running from the embrace of the Xiliao Kingdom to the embrace of Genghis Khan.

Genghis Khan is now standing at the source of the Onon River, looking west, he can see the Western Liao Kingdom at a glance, and if his vision is long enough, he can also see Khwarazmo.However, he withdrew his gaze and looked to the south. To the south is the Kingdom of Jin, just like a gigantic beast on the edge of a cliff, walking blankly. It would be unreasonable for Genghis Khan to expand his territory if he did not start here.