The descendants of Genghis Khan, in addition to the Yuan Dynasty established by Kublai Khan, the son of Tolei, the fourth son, there are also four major khanates, namely: the "Kinchak Khanate" of the eldest son Jochi, and the "Chaga Khanate" of the second son Chagatai. "Tai Khanate", the "Ogedai Khanate" of Haidu, the grandson of the third son Ogedai, and the "Ilkhanate" of Hulagu, the sixth son of Tu Lei.
Mao Xiang: "Yes, if he is unruly and harbors evil thoughts, then His Highness will fall into a trap."
Even if Wu Na Shili did not harm Zhu Bai, Wang Baobao and the others would come to capture Zhu Bai as a hostage if they knew about it.
Zhu Bai grinned: "Don't worry, Wuna Shili wants to see me more than anyone else."
Zhang Yu and Mao Xiang pursed their lips: Brat, where did you get your confidence? !
He doesn't even take your biological father seriously, otherwise he wouldn't have established himself as king.
Zhu Bai saw their doubts on their faces and said, "Because he wants to do business with Ming Dynasty and wants to be protected by Ming Dynasty."
Zhang Yu whispered: "If you want to protect him, Beiyuan can also give it to him."
As long as Beiyuan doesn't rob Hami, isn't that a blessing?
Zhu Bai smiled: "Cats can't change their behavior. Unless Hami provides enough food, tea and salt to the remnants of Bei Yuan, Bei Yuan will still rob Hami. Hami will not gain any benefit from forming an alliance with Bei Yuan. Surrendering to Ming is different. The Ming Dynasty has the tea, porcelain, and silk they need. They can provide the Ming Dynasty with Western goods."
The Silk Road is a relay race, and huge benefits can be obtained at every point along the way.
This is the charm of the Silk Road.
The Ming Dynasty had a vast territory and abundant resources, and was basically self-sufficient.
Hami is different, so it wants to open the Silk Road more than the Ming Dynasty.
Mao Xiang: "But if Beiyuan knew about it, he would definitely come to cause trouble. It's a thousand miles from Jiayuguan to Hami, so it's a long journey."
He couldn't say it directly. As long as Wang Baobao ambushed and killed Zhu Bai anywhere, Daming and Hami would never be able to form an alliance.
In a fit of anger, Lao Zhu might have killed Hami directly and moved the guardhouse a thousand miles westward.
Zhu Bai said: "Then find a way to prevent them from knowing."
Zhang Yu frowned: "Your Highness has seen Wu Na and lost his temper. I'm afraid I can't hide this matter."
Zhu Bai said: "I will not meet him as King Xiang of the Ming Dynasty, but as the nephew of Muyu, a businessman of the Ming Dynasty. And I will not go to Hami to see him."
Since Zhu Bai and Zhang Yu had to address each other as uncle and nephew without revealing their identities, they naturally could not use their real names.
Therefore, Zhu Bai's pseudonym was "Mubai" and Zhang Yu's pseudonym was "Muyu".
Mao Xiang asked: "Where will we meet?"
Zhu Bai said: "Guazhou."
Zhang Yu and Mao Xiang sighed softly: You can see it as long as you say it.
Only if Wu Na Shi Li is willing to come.
Moreover, Guazhou has been abandoned by the Ming Dynasty. Now it may have become a ghost town with no people at all.
It's a pity that we have traveled more than a thousand miles with you and may not even be able to eat a bite of melon in the end...
Zhu Bai said: "Okay, you two adults should go back and have a good rest. It's still five hundred miles to Guazhou. As long as we have to run for a whole day, I tell them to keep their spirits up."
After coming out of Zhu Bai's place, Zhang Yu secretly knew that Huo Sanniang had ordered some wine and meat, and had gone out at night with incense, candles, paper money.
Zhu Bai stood by the window of the room and happened to see Zhang Yu's retreating back.
Fugui whispered: "Master Zhang, where are you going?"
Zhu Bai said: "I'm afraid I'm going to pay homage to my friend."
The generals of the Ming Dynasty basically had friends who died on the battlefield.
When they attacked Jiayuguan, Ming Dynasty also suffered many casualties.
Sure enough, Zhang Yu came back after a while, and the paper money for the incense candle in his hand was gone.
Fugui muttered: "Master Zhang, too. Since you are paying tribute to my Ming Dynasty warriors, why do you do it secretly?"
Zhu Bai thought for a while: That means he didn't die in battle.
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Zhang Yu said nothing about this matter, and Zhu Bai pretended not to know.
In the morning, Zhu Bai and the others filled their kettles with water, bought steamed buns and dried meat, and were ready to set off.
Huo Sanniang asked: "Are you really going to Guazhou?"
Zhang Yu sighed: "Isn't it?"
Huo Sanniang: "You are not familiar with the place. You don't know where to go if you want to rest on the road or stay overnight. If you encounter wind, sand, rain or snow, you won't be able to find a place to hide. It will be even more troublesome if you take the wrong road and enter the desert. . I’ll ask a guy to lead the way. Just give him some hard-earned money.”
Zhang Yu felt that it would be more dangerous to bring a stranger: "I'm afraid he won't be able to keep up with us."
Huo Sanniang: "His riding skills will not be worse than yours, don't worry."
What else did Zhang Yu say.
But Zhu Bai said: "Okay, okay. Thank you Sanniang. It's great to have someone to play with me on the way."
Zhang Yu and Mao Xiang sighed slightly: Do you know how dangerous it is to go out?
We, the people, are really going to lose our lives here because of you this time.
Huo Sanniang asked Hadir to lead the horse out: "Hadir should go with you, despite his young age. He often helps merchants lead the way."
Huo Sanniang also packed steamed buns, water and dried meat for Hadir, and gave some instructions.
The group went to Masi without further delay.
After leaving Suzhou City, walk another 40 miles to Jiayuguan Pass.
Zhu Bai's route was opened by the Gansu Guard, so the Jiayuguan garrison was under the control of the Gansu Guard, so the garrison let them go without much investigation.
Exiting Jiayuguan is the endless Gobi Desert.
Zhu Bai couldn't help but look back.
This is "the first pass in Mobei" and "the first pass in the world".
Zhang Yu said to Zhu Bai: "Jiayuguan is a loess rammed city built by Feng Sheng in the fifth year of Hongwu led by 100,000 corvees. It has a circumference of 220 feet, a height of two feet and a width of one foot. Because of the dangerous terrain and majestic buildings, it was It is called the 'throat of Hexi' and the 'key of the border'."
Hadir asked: "The villain has never understood the reason why General Feng chose to build the pass here. This place is really bad, the wind and sand are strong, and a storm flattened the corners of the city wall, and the enemy came over as soon as they came. So I often see soldiers in Jiayuguan cleaning up the sand under the city wall."
Moreover, building a pass is not an easy task. It is impossible to find that it is not working and then move it to another place. Therefore, we must study it repeatedly and find the right location.
Zhang Yu pointed with his horsewhip: "It only matters if there is water. After all, the people guarding the gate need to drink water. So General Feng found a lake here with sweet and clear water, named 'Nine Eyes Spring', and to the south is the Qilian Mountains, which are covered with snow all year round. On the back is Black Mountain, with canyons, mountains, and natural dangers of Caohu Lake. He decided to build the pass in the middle of the narrow valley. Then according to the terrain, he built the Great Wall, piers, and forts. This is the so-called 'putting a pass where there is water, and it is related to When building buildings, build the Great Wall when there are buildings. After the Great Wall is built, it can be defended. 'Now the Great Wall has not been completed, but when it is completed, it will become a copper wall and an iron wall, indestructible."
Although Feng Sheng's method of educating his children was not very good, his ability in fighting was first-class.
Anyone going west or coming from the east must pass through this pass.
