Chapter 16 three

Timur returned to Tughlu Khan's command.Timur made great contributions to Tughlu Khan this time. Tughlu Khan appreciated his decisive wisdom, young and promising, and appointed him as the adviser of Prince Elias. Timur's real goal was much more than that.In order to further gain Tuglu Khan's trust, he dedicated all the various treasures he had collected for many years and confiscated from Teguyan's mansion to Tuglu Khan.He said that these were all offered by himself, his wife and brother Hu Xin and his generals, and hoped that Tughru Khan would see their loyalty and become the protectors of them, the Xichahetai people and the people in the river.

Tughru Khan was very happy, and promised to retain the territories of Timur and Husin, and at the same time promoted Timur to the head of ten thousand households, and assisted Ilias together with the commander-in-chief Bijijie.At this time, Tughru Khan's military power reached its peak, hoping to conquer the entire territory of the Western Chagatai Khanate in one fell swoop. Timur returned to Jieshi City.He had heard that his uncle Haji had been killed by Teguyan, so that he became the only lord of Jieshi and Karsi and the undisputed leader of the Baru Lasi tribe.He never said that he wanted to avenge his uncle, but when Teguyan returned to Jieshi City from Khorasan and wanted to pick up his family who stayed in Jieshi City, Timur sent someone to arrest him.Not only that, Timur also tried Teguyan in public. He listed Teguyan's despicable acts of betraying the Lord and seeking glory one by one, and finally made the decision to hang Teguyan.Teguyan scolded Timur for playing tricks, but Timur ignored him, and immediately sent Teguyan to the gallows.As a result, the murderer who killed Haji was punished, and Timur also justifiably eliminated potential threats on his way forward.

Afterwards, in order to prove his loyalty and forgiveness, Timur sent someone to retrieve his uncle's body, put his uncle's body together, wept bitterly, and buried him with noble rites.Seeing Timur's loyalty, many soldiers who followed Haji returned to Jieshi City to join him. Tughru Khan planned to attack the Khorasan area, but before his plan could be implemented, an urgent report came from the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, saying that there was a rebellion in the country, and Tughru Khan had to lead his army back to fight the rebellion .He didn't know at all that the rebellion in the Eastern Chagatai Khanate was related to Timur's secret instigation.

Before leaving, Tughru Khan told Timur repeatedly that he must assist the prince Ilyas well, and being loyal to Ilyas means being loyal to him.Timur agreed with his mouth, but he didn't think so in his heart.For Tughru Khan, he seems to be able to grasp his likes and dislikes, but he has nothing to do with the prince who does not accept softness and toughness and has a capricious personality.What's more, he obviously felt the hostility towards him from the people around the prince. He didn't know how long he could live in peace with the prince after Tughru Khan left. This cannot but be a headache.

Timur carefully analyzed the reasons for his discord with the prince and others, and later he came to a conclusion that although there were various reasons, the most deadly one was due to different religious beliefs. After the Chagatai Khanate split into the Eastern and Western Chagatai Khanates, the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, which ruled the Uyghurs (now Xinjiang), was influenced by Genghis Khan’s state-building policy and the later Yuan Dynasty. The territory adopts an equal attitude towards all religions, but the khans who ruled the Western Chagatai Khanate increasingly merged with the local rulers and converted to Islam.This is one reason.On the other hand, Tuglu Khan's army was composed of complex, the main body is the nomadic people who believe in idolatry and the Yuejibe (ie Uzbek) people living in the north of the Syr Darya River.The idol sect and the Islamic sect could not reach tolerance, and conflicts occurred from time to time. These were reported to the prince as Timur's own fault. As time passed, the prince became more distrustful of Timur.

Finally one day, the fuse was lit. It was Yueji who ignited the fuse.They plundered the people living between the Syr Darya River and the Amu Darya River, and also captured seventy descendants of Muhammad who dared to resist, tied them with iron chains, and put them in prison.When Timur heard about this, he came directly to the prison, acquitted the seventy people in public, and then released them all.One month, when others heard that Timur was so bold and reckless, they hated him very much. They chose an eloquent general who was trusted by Prince Ilias to come before Ilyas, and listed many crimes against Timur, among which One of them is Timur's ambition to seize the Khan throne.The prince was originally afraid of Timur's talent. When he heard about this, he hurriedly reported to his father Tughru Khan. Tughru Khan ordered Timur to be killed without asking the reason.But Tughru Khan knew that Timur was extremely alert and outstanding in martial arts, so he told the prince to act in secret.

Elias gave the order and made all preparations. At Yin time the next day, a young man appeared in the Governor's Mansion in Jieshi City.There were large drops of sweat on the young man's face, forehead, and nose tip, and the soaked sweat almost soaked his entire back. It seemed that he had driven all the way from Samarkand to Jieshi City. Timur knew that the young man was called Shauke, but he had no contact with him.Shawu is the clan king of the Chagatai family, a direct descendant of Genghis Khan, and has a noble status.Ilyas trusted him more than others, and regarded him as a confidant, so Timur didn't know what he wanted to tell him when he came suddenly.

Timur was awakened from his sleep by Shauko.When he came to the living room and sat on the chair, he still looked sleepy.Of course, this is just Timur's appearance. In fact, through his sleepy eyes, he has been watching Shauke vigilantly. Shawu was really thirsty. He saw a red sand pot on the table, and there was a sound of water in it when he weighed it. He thought it was herbal tea, so he picked it up and poured it into his mouth without being polite. I took a few sips and drank it, only to find that it was wine. He drank too fast and coughed from the heat. Timur smiled.Shawu Ke's recklessness was in his mind, and he had a good impression of Sha Wuke.

"Shawuke, why are you here so early?" He asked unhurriedly. "Tie...cough...Timur, hurry up...cough...cough...run away." Shawuke said while coughing. "Escape? Why?" "Eli...Ilias...cough...he's coming to attack you." "Ilias? Please explain clearly, what's going on?" Shawuke coughed so hard that his face flushed and he finally stopped. He raised his head, and Timur was still calmly waiting for him to speak. "Ilias is going to kill you." "Ilias? Why?" "It's a secret letter from Tughru Khan, ordering you to be killed."

"What's the reason?" "It's not those months, it's someone else!" Shauke wiped the wine from his mouth, and his face returned to normal, "Because you released the seventy people they captured, they are very hostile to you, in Ilia Ilias slandered you in front of Khan. Ilias believed their slander, listed your actions as crimes, and reported them to Tughru Khan. Tughru Khan was worried that you would threaten the Khan, so he sent a secret letter to Ilias , I want him to get rid of you as soon as possible. Elias is ready to attack Jieshi City." Timur pondered for a moment.

"So, you saw the contents of the secret letter?" "Yes. I was ordered to go out of the city to do business for Elias. When I came back late, Elias showed me the secret letter of Tughruhan. I came to you without returning. Fortunately, I came in time, or Ilias' army would overwhelm the country, and you would have no choice but to capture it. This time, if you fall into Ilias' hands, you will definitely die." "That's how it is! I really should come here, but I can't hide even if I want to! What do you think I should do?" "Go to Afghanistan, isn't your brother-in-law Kusin there?" "I'm afraid that Elias and those Yueji people will not let him go. Anyway, we can find another way to join forces with him." "Yes, that's exactly what I mean." "Shauke, can you tell me why you want to help me?" "You've got brains, you're resourceful, you're going to be great. Elias is too narrow-minded. I don't like him. Also, I saw a woman at a party, and I fell in love with her the first time I saw her." She, I want to marry her. If I help you, I can marry her. " "Oh, who are you talking about?" "Nuo Minjing, your sister." "Nuo Minjing? Do you like Nuo Minjing?" "Yes, she has eyes like purple grapes, and I am fascinated by her." Timur can't laugh or cry. Sha Wuke actually had a crush on Nuo Minjing, which was something he never thought of.But Sha Wuke wanted to marry Nuo Minjing wholeheartedly, which is not a bad thing.Shawu was worthy of his sister no matter his background or character and appearance. He made up his mind in an instant, not to mention that his sister had not betrothed to someone else, even if his sister was betrothed to someone else, he would return the marriage and complete Shawu's marriage. Uco. He said to Sha Wuke: "As long as we can escape safely this time, I will marry you and Nuo Minjing immediately." "Really?" "A real man keeps his word." "I believe in you. Don't worry, we will be able to escape safely, and we will be able to drive away Tughru Khan and Elias." "I'm as confident as you are. But now we have to flee." "What's the matter! I will follow you and never leave!" "Let's separate to inform Shana and everyone who is willing to follow us, and leave immediately!" "yes."