When Chen Hongyou was looking for large troops on the grassland, Ma Dong was not idle either. While surveying the site for building the city, he also began to communicate with the forces in Tangtu Wulianghai.
After the army passed through Tangnu Mountain, they saw the big river flowing on the vast grassland. Some locals called it Yenisei, and some called it Selenge. Jin Yiwei, who was accompanying him, took out a map and reported back to Ma Dong: "This river is called Jianshui in the original name, and Qian River in the Central Plains - the one that joins it has no name yet. The population here is very large, and it is not what it was when we came. It’s a barren land.”
Marshal Ma waved his hand and said: "Although the name Jianshui is good, for such a big river, calling it water is nondescript. From now on, these two rivers should be called the Big and Small Qian Rivers. As for the population -" So the names of the two rivers were decided. Ma Dong didn't say what the population was.
Where the Big and Small Qian Rivers converged, there was a settlement of the Kirgiz people at this time, with thousands of tents and over 10,000 soldiers under the control of Zaktu Khan. The Kun people are a mixture of yellow and white. Although they mostly have black hair, they have deep pupils and high noses, which makes them different from the Central Plains people.
When Genghis Khan rose to power, the rich and beautiful Tangnu Ulianghai was under his direct control. Genghis Khan set up five divisions of officials here to station troops in the fields, collect taxes, etc. There were many ethnic groups living here at that time, including many Han people.
During the Ming Dynasty, with the rise of Wala, most of the Han people moved inward, leaving only livestock herders. Hundreds of years of fighting against each other had long ago destroyed all the farming civilization left by the Han people. After the Kunkun people occupied this place, they still made a living by animal husbandry, forming more than ten tents as one "aiman", more than ten aiman as one "bi", and above the "bi" is the common political structure of lords in the Otok grasslands. , the production level is extremely low, there is no written language, some believe in shamans, and some believe in Tibetan Buddhism.
Although they surrendered to Zaktu of the Oirat tribe, the Kun and Oara people did not fight against each other. It has four kings - Tuva, Yezer, Altil and Altissar. Each kingdom has several Otoks. King Altissar is the head of the four kings. .
Thousands of people from the Ming Dynasty came through the mountains, loaded with guns and ammunition, and tens of thousands of camels and horses. They had already alarmed the tribes of Ge and Kun in this area.
Because the Military Intelligence Agency had made a move here before, they had already established contact with the Kun and Kun tribes, so the two sides didn't look at each other in the dark. After Ma Dong led his army into Tangnu Ulianghai, several "fur traders" who had been "living" here three years ago and struggled to survive finally made it through.
The current king of Altissar, Azamat, contacted these fur traders and said that he would lead the other three kings and the entire Kunkun clan, Otok and above, to visit Ma Dong. He was afraid of the language barrier and the lack of etiquette. It's not thoughtful, I hope these Han people can tell the visitors from their own tribe that I am deeply grateful - and at the same time hire them to be interpreters with good leather.
This is of course a good thing. Ma Dong, who has already decided on the location to build the city, also needs to establish contact with the local people. After hearing the Jin Yiwei's briefing, he readily agreed. At the same time, he also rewarded these Jin Yiwei who were thousands of miles away from home to serve the country.
In order to avoid misunderstanding, the kings of Kun and Kun did not dare to bring more people. Each of them had only a few close people around them, holding kumis and driving the sheep. Although it was like visiting relatives to give gifts, the Kun Kun people had no etiquette at this time and did not know how to deal with the Han people. This was the result of several days of discussions between the current King Azamat of Altissar and others. .
When Ma Dong met them in the tent, he saw that the Kunkun nobles did not look dirty. Most of them wore white felt hats, round-collared linen shirts, sheepskin collarless leather jackets, and leather boots. They all looked... Clean and tidy, I admire it secretly in my heart.
After the group entered the Ming army's camp, what they saw along the way had already exceeded the limit of their imagination, and they became less and less courageous the further they walked. When he entered the Chinese army's tent, he was even more dazzled when he saw the clothes of Ma Dong's generals.
Azamat was now in his thirties, tall and strong. After entering, he took off his hat and bowed, and performed the Mongolian breast-stroking ceremony. Except for the only son of the Kun Kun people, who had four patches of hair before he was ten years old, the rest of the men were all bald and without beards. At this time, more than 20 people took off their hats and bowed, making Ma Dong feel that the originally dark tent seemed to be bright.
Although the Kun people did not have a written language at this time, they did have their own language. In addition, because they have been under the rule of Wala for many years, the tribesmen above Aiman also speak Wala, which is similar to the Mongolian dialect. Thanks to the Yingzong, there are many interpreters in this field in the Ming Dynasty. After saluting, Azamat opened his mouth and said: "Azamat of the Altissar tribe led the leaders of his tribe to pay homage to the general."
Ma Dong returned the greeting behind Shuai An. According to the local customs reported by Jinyiwei, the large tent has been laid with carpets and a coffee table and water cups have been placed. After returning the gift, Ma Dong turned the table and waved his hand to signal them to sit down.
Azamat saw that Ma Dong and the generals were all sitting on chairs, but he let himself sit on the ground. Although he didn't usually sit on benches or chairs, he felt a fire in his heart.
Before he could say anything, he heard Ma Dong shout: "Come here, take down the table in the tent! Put on the same futon tea table as the guests!" Several red-faced "interpreters" translated loudly, Azama I was overjoyed - if Ma Dong removed the table first, it would not have such an effect.
After the two sides sat down, Azamat first introduced the people on his side, and Ma Dong introduced them in equal measure. Azamat and others felt more and more relaxed. After the greetings, Ma Dong revealed his intention and said: "The Ming Dynasty inherited the destiny of the Meng Yuan Dynasty, and His Majesty the Emperor wants to fully restore the former territory - I am here to build a border city and bring this place under the jurisdiction of the imperial court."
Azamat was not surprised after hearing this. The Han people led a strong army to cross the vast sea and cross the mountains, and they were definitely not here for fun. After the rise of Wala, Gekun was his tribe for more than a hundred years. The successive Oirat Khans (also known as Wala) only had the role of plundering the tribes under their jurisdiction. Gekun had been suffering for a long time.
Therefore, changing the master is not a sad thing for the Kun people - today all Otok and above are here, and not even one person asks for sick leave, which shows that these people have guessed the intention of the Han people. King Altissar, who had long wanted to betray the Oirat tribe, did not even need to advocate.
But as the leader of Kunkun, his city is still very deep. Hearing this, he just made a stunned expression at first, and then nodded as if he had some understanding, but was not in a hurry to express his position. Although there were internal battles among the various tribes of Ke and Kun, they were very united externally. Seeing that he did not answer, all the nobles of Ke and Kun present also fell silent.
After Ma Dong said something, he saw that Azamat had no reaction and seemed to be confused, so he looked at the "fur traders". These people had already informed the Marshal about Gekun's attitude towards Wala. When he saw him looking over, one of them nodded and smiled and said: "Commander, why is the young prince Garidi not in the account? He also promised to sell me two fire fox skins. Woolen cloth."
Wang Dong was stunned for a moment, then secretly scolded himself for being a pig-headed man, for being the leader of an army in vain, but not as knowledgeable as a Jin Yiwei spy.
actually. This was due to arrogance. Wang Dong thought that his family represented the imperial court, and the imperial court was naturally the imperial court of the Han people. Therefore, during this meeting with the tribes of Ge and Kun, he actually threw the most important political chips out of his account.
After hearing this, he changed his mind. Ma Dong winked at his own soldiers, smiled lowly at Azamat and said: "Monan Mongolia has all been granted the title by the imperial court, and Hu Lahaci of Mobei Khalkha and others have also They all obeyed the emperor's will, became vassals and paid tribute, Hu Lahachi was granted the title of first-class county prince, and was given the prince's robes - do you know these things?"
Azamat bowed slightly and said: "You know better. We, the people outside the Great Wall, have heard that the reincarnation of Xue Chan Khan is His Majesty the Emperor of the Han people. He held an alliance meeting in Saihanba. Our people are thousands of miles away from Saihanba. Yao Yao, our clan is small and powerful, but we didn’t get the chance to meet him.”
Ma Dong smiled and said: "Azamat, you may not have the opportunity to meet His Majesty in the future, it depends on what you do." After hearing this, Azamat remained silent. Ma Dong knew in his heart that he wanted to wait for the price and sell. He knew in his heart that this was the proper intention of the negotiation, but he was still a little annoyed.
At this time, the soldiers outside the tent reported in, and His Royal Highness Prince Garidi wanted to enter the tent. Ma Dong nodded and said, "Let him come in."
After Garzidi entered the tent, he looked around with his nostrils turned to the sky, cupped his fists and said, "Commander, who are these people?" Deputy Commander Fan Guangchun stood up from the ground and said, "This is the leader of the Kun tribe, Azamat, and his tribe. All the Otoks are waiting. This is so-and-so——" He was going to make an introduction.
Garzidi twitched the corner of his mouth, interrupted Fan Guangchun's words, and complained to Ma Dong: "Commander, are you giving them too much face? Even if my father is here, I can't let you sit on the ground - these Kun Kun Who do you think people are? Do you dare to argue with the commander-in-chief? Let them kneel down and say it all as a favor!"
This guy's Mongolian words were spoken in a clear accent, and he spoke loudly. Combined with his arrogant expression, the hatred level of the Kekun people was immediately filled up, and they all glared at him.
King Altiyar was very restrained and turned a deaf ear to Garzidi's words. He nodded and said to Ma Dong: "For some reason, Zaktu Khan did not attend the Saihanba meeting. Later, I waited at his Golden Horde meeting. , Zaktuhan looked down upon Hulahachi, thinking that he had sold all the Mongols, but only exchanged them for a set of princely robes, and the price he sold them was too cheap."
He spoke Oirati, and Garzhidi could roughly understand it. Hearing that Azamat had insulted his father with a shocked expression on his face, he was furious and without thinking, he lowered his head and rushed towards Azamat.
Azamat said this to retaliate to Garzidi. He was well prepared, jumped up from the ground, stretched out his hands, and grabbed Garzidi's shoulders.
Azamat's name means "warrior" in Qukun language, and Garhidimeng language means "Phoenix". Although the name does not represent the force value, the difference in force value between the two people is as big as their names.
Garzidi lowered his head and rushed forward, but Azamat took advantage of the opportunity to get down, grabbed his shoulder and gave him a hard push, then lifted him up. He was about to throw the prince who spoke lotus flowers to the ground when he suddenly saw Ma Dong, his face covered with frost, staring at him with cold eyes.
Azamat's heart trembled, and he quickly put Garidi down gently. Garzidi wanted to take action, but Fan Guangchun shouted: "Garzidi, that's enough! This is the commander's military tent. Do you want to die?" Garzidi calmed down after hearing this.
Ma Dong put the tea bowl down on the table, snorted coldly, and said: "Drag out everyone who did anything in my tent and beat them with twenty army sticks!"
