The Civil War was the most serious crisis since the establishment of the Khanate. The young Totu Khan probably only understood at this point why his Greek father-in-law had to read it to him every day, saying that internal worries were more serious than external ones.
The Khan's court had long been aware of the internal conflicts, but no one could have imagined that they would come so suddenly and violently.
Immediately afterwards, Taishi Buhua went to the Northern Yamen Army in Poland, supported his son Boyan, rebelled against the imperial court, and colluded with the enemy to prepare to go south.
At this time, the guards of Nanya were on the battlefields from Thrace to Transylvania. As for the loyal new troops in the Beiya Army, some were also in the Northern Expedition and were suddenly besieged and destroyed by the rebels; others were arresting a group of bandits in the principalities of Rus.
More than ten years ago, Grand Master Ye Xianbuhua defeated the Golden Horde Khan Zanibe in a decisive battle. After that, the Rus principalities gradually shifted from the Golden Horde to the Purple Horde. But this surrender was still reluctant, and they actually disliked both of them.
This time, the princes of Rus had already made a plan. They elected Grand Duke Ivan of Tver as their leader, and they had already secretly colluded with Lithuania, Poland and other countries, preparing to attack together and defeat the scattered new armies one by one.
More than a thousand new troops happened to arrive near Tver at this time. Ivan planned to wait for them to relax their vigilance and then eliminate them in one fell swoop in the name of hospitality. Other princes will also learn from his approach and strive to solve the problem as soon as possible.
At the critical moment, the Grand Duchy of Moscow got the news through businessmen coming and going. The loyal Grand Duke Dmitry of Moscow immediately reported the rebellious princes to the Khan.
The relationship between the Moscow Grand Duke family and the successive Khans has always been very good, and the close relationship between the two parties can be traced back to the Batu era. When Batu's Western Expedition came to the Rus region, Yaroslav, the ancestor of the Grand Duke, was the first batch of locals to join them.
Yaroslav had a good relationship with Batu, and as a representative of Batu, he participated in the Khuriltai Conference in Harakhalin. However, Nemazhen, the wife of the powerful Ogodei, hated Batu, detained Yaroslav, and finally poisoned him to death.
Perhaps feeling guilty about this, Batu was very kind to Yaroslav's son Alexander, and even asked his son Salida to marry him. With the support of Batu, Alexander also had his own territory.
Alexander was a very capable man. He had previously served as a guest and led the Novgorod army to defeat the Swedish raiders on the Neva River. The Slavs actually defeated the Nordics, which shocked everyone, so people gave him the nickname "Nevsky", which means "Hero of the Neva River". Later, he also defeated the German knights on the Eastern Expedition at Lake Chude, and achieved a victory that was considered a miracle at the time, making people realize that the Slavs could also fight.
What's even more valuable is that unlike other princes who rebelled against the enemy even if they had some power, Alexander Nevsky was very loyal to the Khanate.
Later, his younger brother Andrei secretly united with the princes of Russia and Western countries to overthrow the rule of the Mongols. Alexander immediately reported to the Khan and killed his relatives in a righteous way, thus defeating the evil plan of the conspirators in time.
The Golden Horde also reciprocated. Alexander Nevsky sent his son to Novgorod as a lord, but he was expelled by the locals because of his brutal rule. The Khanate then sent troops, and with the cooperation of Alexander, suppressed Novgorod's resistance and supported his son again.
Throughout his life, Alexander worked diligently for the Great Khan. Until finally, there were uprisings against the ger tax collectors in various cities in Russia. Regardless of his health, Alexander personally rushed to Sarai to report the betrayal of the Russians. Advise the Khan's court not to take it lightly, but to send heavy troops to suppress it decisively.
After persuading the Great Khan, the loyal Grand Duke Alexander Nevsky died of illness on his way back to his fief due to overwork. He was 43 years old. It is no exaggeration to say that he died in the line of duty.
Guo Kang had chatted with Tuo Huan and others before, saying that this person would be regarded as a hero and saint by the Slavs in the future. Tuo Huan fully agrees with this. There are really not many people who are so loyal these days, so it would really be unjustifiable not to praise them.
Alexander's descendants continued to serve the Khan. By the time of his grandson, Grand Duke Yuri, the then Golden Horde Khan Yuebei married his sister to him, making him a "Guleigan", which was regarded as a harmonious relationship. Tamerlane was at the same level back then.
After Yuri, his brother Ivan "Moneybags" came to the throne. At this time, the people of Tver, an important Russian state, rebelled and killed the tax collectors arranged by the Mongols. Under the orders of Yue Jibei Khan, Ivan sent troops to suppress the rebellion and gained the responsibility of replacing the tax collector and collecting taxes from various countries. Since then, Moscow has become the Khan's tax agent in the Rus' principalities. Ivan also gained the nickname "Money Bag" because of his excessive taxation and greed.
The sons of Ivan "Money Bag" remained loyal to the country, supervising the anti-Mongolian forces in other city-states and reporting to the Khan in a timely manner. By the time of his grandson Dmitry, things had changed.
The Golden Horde fell into a long-term civil war and its national power was greatly weakened. The western part of the Khanate was controlled by the warlord Mamai. Dmitry's ambitions grew, and he colluded with the Khanate rebels.
The principalities of Rus gathered more than 50,000 troops to fight Mamai at Kulikovo on the Don River. As a result, Mamai's army was defeated, and Dmitry became famous and received the nickname "Donskoy", which means the hero of the Don.
However, just three years later, the White Horde Khan Tokhtamysh came here, trying to restore his rule over the Rus' countries, and use it as a rear to continue the war with Timur.
Although he couldn't defeat Timur, Tokhtamysh was also a ruthless man who could command strategic decisive battles on the main battlefields of Eurasia. These Slavs could not fight against him. Perhaps defeating the local snake Marmite gave them too much confidence. As a result, the Slavs were defeated again and Moscow was burned by Tokhtamysh. Dmitry and others fled in panic, surrendered to Timur and the Purple Horde Khanate, and asked for support.
After the death of Tothimishu, Moscow began to rebuild. They also picked up traditional skills again and began to continuously report the remnants of the Golden Horde and other Russians who were colluding with external forces. They also actively led the way in the various wars between the Purple Horde and Poland and Lithuania.
Moscow declared that they only opposed people like the corrupt and powerful minister Mamai and the illegal usurper Tokhtamysh, and would always be loyal to the Khanate itself.
Guo Kang scoffed at this. Privately, he told his adopted father and adopted mother that there was no doubt that these Muscovites would be the biggest threat to the Khanate from now on. You cannot be deceived by their current behavior, you must always take precautions.
But his adoptive mother told him that everyone actually knew about this kind of thing. Although the kings and ministers of the Khan's court are not prophets, they have been dealing with rulers from various places all year round. Everyone knows very well what these local powerful chiefs like to do.
But the problem is that the Khan's court is indeed not powerful enough to control such a far distance, and it does not have enough military power and officials to maintain the organization. In this case, one can only select local agents to help rule.
The Russians are not a country, but a collective name for a large number of states. The ancient Kiev, the noble Vladimir, the free Novgorod, the wealthy Galich... each has its own characteristics.
And Moscow is a new and small city, which actually has no characteristics. Its only advantage is loyalty.
This is not to say that Moscow has not rebelled, but that compared with other countries that rebelled every day, Moscow fully deserves the trust of the Khan.
As for the issue after the decline of the Khanate, this actually doesn't make much sense.
If the Khan can still beat him, he will naturally continue to work. If the Khan's court can't even defeat him, then there's no need to worry about him. When the time comes, there will be stronger and more deadly enemies.
Therefore, even if this is really a prophecy, and everyone in the Khan's court has been convinced, everyone has only two minds at best, and it is impossible to really do anything - even if it is a different person, can he really be more loyal than Moscow?
