The heavy mountain of glue rolled backwards following Genghis Khan's kicking movements.
There was a "thud" sound on his head, and something hit him. As he was feeling dizzy, something like a small stone hit his face.
He wiped his face vigorously to wake himself up. Only then did he realize that he had crashed into a large car with high roofs. Those small stone-like objects were the rings, bracelets and necklaces contained in deerskin bags on the car. They fell in pieces due to the vibration.
A ring fell in front of Guan Zhongshan.
The huge ruby inlaid on it reflected the sunlight, almost blinding him. If such a treasure were placed in the Zhongdu City of the Great Jin Kingdom, one piece would be worth hundreds of coins or even more.
Nian Zhongshan stood up quickly, gathered the ornaments with his hands, and put them back into the deerskin bag on the cart.
There are twelve such carts with high shafts, which are placed not far in front of Genghis Khan. When Adhesive Heavy Mountain arrived, they thought they were ordinary vehicles, but now they noticed that each vehicle was filled with extremely expensive supplies.
Some cars are colorful, shining with the light of jewels; some cars are full of gold, with gold statues, tableware, ornaments and fist-sized gold nuggets piled up in an orderly manner; some cars are simply filled with what the locals call They made "dinar" coins; some cars were loaded with fox furs and mink furs, and even the dust in the sky could not hide the soft light.
"Jurchens! I speak and you record it."
Genghis Khan called.
Nian Zhongshan quickly knelt down on the ground, raised his head with his hands on the ground, and waited for the Khan's instructions.
"These things were all given to me by my son Jochi. Starting last year, he marched westward along the Syr Darya River and captured the cities of Xignahei, Yangjigan, Balzhen and Zhan. He stationed Yuerti in Yangjigan, assisted in the pursuit of the enemy's Subotai, and prepared to march into the Qinchak grassland. These are his trophies, and they are all valuable treasures."
"Yes Yes."
As soon as Guan Zhongshan touched the pen and ink, Genghis Khan squinted and said, "But that's not what I want."
He lightly shook the reins and let the war horse spin: "Our hometown, the situation in the south of the Mongolian grassland has changed. All the Mongolians need to gather together to discuss how to deal with this change. So I issued an order to Jochi to He settled his tribesmen and cattle and sheep in the lost city of Hulanba between Ares and Taras, and then took the Uighurs and Turkic cavalry together to participate in the Khuril Tai held on the banks of the Syr Darya River. Today, Jochi’s envoy came and told me that neither my son nor my son’s tribe can come back.”
Having said this, Genghis Khan paused and looked at the mountain of glue that kept writing.
Seeing that the entire piece of parchment was almost full, and the Jurchen was still smearing the gaps at the bottom, he frowned and coughed.
The mountain of glue shook as if it had been swept by a whip, and he quickly changed to another piece of parchment and continued recording.
"He said that the Kipchak cavalry under Jochi were unwilling to travel far and fled a lot. He said that the Hashars and Uighur soldiers under Jochi were far less tough than the Mongols. After two years of fighting, , all were exhausted and needed to rest until autumn before they could move. He also said that Shuchi ate spoiled food and became ill. He was so ill that he could not ride a horse. He also specially sent people to the Shihe River in Yeer to invite The best shaman."
At this point, Genghis Khan sneered twice, leaned down and asked, "Is that so?"
There was a man in gray robes who had been kneeling in front of Genghis Khan's horse, pressing his forehead against the ground, making no sound or moving, like a stone. Hearing Genghis Khan's inquiry, he raised his head and said, "That's right. Great Khan, I didn't lie to you even a word."
When the man looked up, Nianhe Zhongshan recognized him. This is Hajib from Khwarezm who surrendered after the Mongolian army conquered the city of Tala. He is also a well-known local church leader. He is known as "Hashuman". He once surrendered several cities for the Mongolian army. He was transferred to Jochi's tent by Genghis Khan last year. His status is second to Nayan Hunan of Ten Thousand Households. .
Genghis Khan ignored Hajib and pointed to the heavy bonding mountain:
"Jurchens, please continue to remember. My sons once swore to serve their father. If anyone wavers, he will be chopped down.
Cut off his head! If anyone escapes, smash his heels! Now Jochi has received my order, but he refuses to do anything. This is a violation of his oath, and this is a capital crime! What’s even more ridiculous is…”
Genghis Khan lowered his riding whip and pressed the tip of the whip against Hajib's head: "Jochi also plans to use these gold and silver money to blind my judgment, use these treasures to confuse my eyes, and cover up his betrayal!"
"Jochi did not betray the Great Khan! No one in the world dares to betray the Great Khan!"
Hajib loudly said: "These are just gifts from a son to his father; however, as a son, let me plead for my father's forgiveness and give more time to the hounds who have traveled thousands of miles away! The hounds need time to breathe, It’s also to serve the master better!”
Genghis Khan took back his riding crop and took a deep breath.
Hazhib thought he had impressed the Khan, so he took a few steps forward on his knees and continued: "We are already trying our best to raise funds. In two months at most, a thousand Kipchak cavalry will be able to reach the banks of the Syr Darya River; in another two months, In a few months, there will be two thousand cavalry. In addition, there will be enough livestock and three thousand fine horses for the Khan and everyone around him!"
It's not good to glue mountains together.
Since the Mongolian army invaded the river, they have captured countless famous cities and controlled a vast land almost comparable to the Mongolian grassland. Every member of the Ten Thousand and Ten Thousand Households who participated in the Western Expedition, the power in their hands was constantly expanding; the four sons of Genghis Khan earned far more than the ordinary Mongolian Nayan.
For example, Jochi controlled a large area of grassland and desert oases, and his troops reached the Khazar Sea. Not counting the more than ten thousand households in Mongolia, he had at least one Kipchak cavalry who could be called upon at any time. There are 15,000 people; there are also 10,000 Uighurs; there are 30,000 Hashar drawn from the people who surrendered in Khwarezm and Xiliao.
With such strength, when the Great Khan called, he only allocated 3,000 cavalry and 3,000 horses, and it still took four months to arrive slowly? There were too many Khwarezmians and Turks gathered around Jochi, and their horizons were smaller than the eye of a needle. If they gave this little thing, they did not regard the Khan as their master, they were just sending away beggars!
Not only did this blatantly violate the orders of the Great Khan, it was tantamount to splitting and defeating the Mongol Uluth, and it also insulted the dignity of the Great Khan!
Sure enough, after hearing these words, Genghis Khan's expression completely changed, and the muscles in his cheeks visibly twitched several times.
"Jochi sent these gold and silver to cover my eyes and block my mouth. I don't want it. You came here on Jochi's behalf and deceived me with such stupid words. I don't want to see you alive either."
He waved his hand, and immediately some guards came up and dragged Hajib away.
Hajab struggled and defended himself, shouting louder and louder. But this only made Genghis Khan even more angry. He waved again and called the other two guards: "Melt the gold and silver and pour it into his mouth so that he can no longer shout!"
No one dared to dissuade him, no one even dared to move more at this time.
Countless people were just silent.
The guards summoned the blacksmith who accompanied the army and ordered him to set up the furnace and light the fire for smelting.
The flames burned brightly, and everyone near them was sweating profusely, but remained silent. Only Hajab was screaming, pleading, wailing, and crying.
When his voice became hoarse, many precious gold and silver ornaments had turned into metallic liquid and flowed in the pottery crucible, emitting a dazzling light.
Hajib sensed the danger and began to struggle desperately. His burst of strength caused four or five people to lose control. The guards had to tie him up with cowhide ropes, and seven or eight people held down his body and head respectively, making it impossible for him to move.
Hajib could not struggle violently, but the blacksmith's hands would shake. Therefore, when the crucible tilted, most of the red metallic liquid poured into Hazhibu's mouth and nose, and inevitably some splashed onto several of the guards.
Those people immediately let out crazy screams and involuntarily moved back. A new guard from the back row rushed up and continued to hold down Hajib's twitching body.
Fortunately, there was still more than half of the metallic liquid in the crucible, and Hajib's body stopped moving.
His entire head was out of shape. In the lower part of the head, the skin, flesh and brain tissue are almost completely
They were all destroyed by the hot metal liquid, and the bones turned black. They peeled off finely to the golden-red metal surface and turned into fly ash. There is gold and silver in the upper part of the skull that has not yet solidified, so the bones make cracking sounds and crack bit by bit under the high temperature.
The strong burnt smell wafted in the wind and was unbearable. The guards endured nausea and dragged the body back to Genghis Khan.
During the dragging process, the carbonized tissue at the neck of the corpse was shaken away, and the blood slowly seeped out, leaving a thick blood mark on the grass.
Genghis Khan looked at the corpse calmly. The tragic situation in front of him made him feel relieved, so his mood calmed down a little.
After a while, he turned to Nianhe Zhongshan and said: "Jurchen, you just stopped me and said you couldn't do it? Do you want to stop me? Do you think I can't kill Jochi? Or do you think Jochi shouldn't be killed?" Can’t kill?”
I didn't want to stop the sweat! I just made a mistake! As long as you don't touch the fourth prince, it's okay for the Great Khan to kill anyone he wants! There is no problem at all in killing Jochi! Does it matter to me whether Jochi is dead or alive? Look, when Hajib died, didn't I kneel down honestly and didn't say a word?
Nianhe Zhongshan wanted to explain this to Genghis Khan, but he felt that such an explanation was inappropriate and would make him follow in the footsteps of Hajib.
"The Great Khan..." he said tremblingly: "The fourth prince will always come back. After he returns to the Great Khan, if he asks about his brother Jochi, how should you answer?"
Genghis Khan was stunned.
