Bahdel asked in surprise: "What's wrong, is he injured?"

"No, no, he is very good, he was just a little scared. I'm sorry, my subordinates are a bit rude, but I don't quite understand. Helar is nineteen years old and is already a fully grown man on the grassland. It is said that Touk Khan likes him very much and wants to be passed on to him. Why is Helar such a cowardly personality?" Li Junwei asked. In his opinion, this is unimaginable. Because Kazakhs are like the Mongols, the inheritance of the Khan throne must be supported by his subordinates. Generally, only heroes have this honor, and at least they must be good at fighting formations. After all, the forces on the grassland are always in war, whether they expand externally or internally.

Bahdel said deeply: "The noble prince of the East is because Heral's mother was a gentle noble daughter. He grew up beside his mother and was greatly influenced by the Ottoman Empire. Because he was well-versed in four languages ​​and scripts, he was loved by the Sultan. This is very important for Tok Khan.

The Khan firmly believed that regardless of whether his career was successful or not, the survival of the Kazakh tribe still needed the core of the Tianfang Cult world and the protection of His Majesty the Sultan, because this was no longer the era of Jianger Khan. The main threat to the Kazakhs was no longer Junggar, nor Russian harassment."

"I understand." Li Junwei nodded. It was obvious that Touke Khan was a visionary Khan, who also had an understanding of the power of the empire. He knew clearly that even if the three Kazakhs were unified, it would be difficult to offset the influence from the empire. He could only seek help from another great power, the Ottoman Empire.

But Bahdel didn't care about these things that had passed, and he asked: "What are you going to do with Prince Heral?"

"Actually it depends on you, Mr. Bahdel." Li Junwei explained seriously: "I hope to establish a connection with His Majesty the Ottoman Sultan, and it is friendly. Unfortunately, our contacts with this empire were mostly established from the ocean. In the distant Egypt and Iraq, there were our business stations. My father and brother had only a few greetings and communications with the Sultan. Most of them were representatives of merchants and dealing with the Ottoman Pashas and local princes.

Bahdel, would you be my messenger?"

"This......" Bahdel paused for a moment and asked, "Can I understand so much that you are willing to trade my allegiance for forgiveness to Heral?"

Li Junwei nodded: "Yes."

"Unbelievable." Bahdel shook his head and continued to ask, "Then how are you going to place him?"

Li Junwei said: "Place him in Yili and give him a title. There, I have a hot spring villa and some industries given by merchants, which can be given to him. I heard that Helar likes music, and his poetry is too much more than bows and arrows and war horses. There, he can continue his literary and artistic career freely."

"I don't believe it." Bahdel shook his head and said, "If you use Prince Halal as a puppet to rule the Kazakh grasslands, I will still be willing to believe it."

Li Junwei shook his head: "Mr. Bahdel, during the period when you, Heral, there is no Kazakh Khan anymore. None of the three jades are gone. Tokhan died, and Bahrain Khan was also dead. Heral's brother Bahe killed them with his own hands and dedicated them to the empire. Didn't you see flocks and slaves heading south when you were sent from the Caspian Sea?

Bahe would not be a great Khan either. He wanted to make achievements, so he went to the south to participate in the war against the Mughal Empire and joined my elder brother's army. Perhaps there would be a nation in the future called Kazakhstan, but there would definitely be no country called Kazakh Khanate. Here hundreds of years later, maybe when people mentioned the name of this grassland, they remembered that there was a Khanate called Kazakh in ancient times.

Since there is no Kazakh Khanate, there is no need to exist a puppet Khan. In this way, Halal actually has no meaning at all, and Li Junwei is willing to save his life, which is really a goal. Bahdel realized that it was really because of himself.

Bahdel sat cross-legged on the ground and chose to discuss this matter seriously. He asked, "Your Highness, what do you have to do with me, and what do you want His Majesty the Sultan to do? You know, I am just an ordinary messenger, and a messenger from a slave."

Li Junwei said: "I hope you can go to Istanbul on behalf of me, meet Sudan, and tell him my sincerity. You tell him that I don't want the war between the Empire and Kazakhstan affecting the friendly trade relations between the two countries..."

"This is impossible. His Majesty Sultan firmly believes that he is responsible to all the Tianfang scholars in the world, because he is the projection of the Lord on earth and must take good care of his brothers of the same religion." Bahdel said.

Li Junwei shook his head: "No, you are wrong. He is a projection of that kind, but he is the king of the Ottoman country. For a king, the most important thing is politics, and faith is just an embellishment and excuse!

To tell you the truth, my father's success was soaked in the blood of the Tianfang Cultists. He once destroyed seven sultanate countries in one war, and the empire had rich provinces and cities on the Malay Peninsula. In the South Ocean, there may be dozens or hundreds of sultanate countries destroyed by the empire or imperial subjects. His Majesty the Sultan could not have known it, but he chose to remain silent.

Maybe you think I'm bragging, but you have to know that the Mughal Empire is also in war with us. My brother conquered all the peoples of the land of the river that have the faith of the Tianfang Cult. These sultans also know that, but in Egypt and Iraq, our trade is still in full swing."

"The Sultan has such a wide prestige in the world of Tianfang Sect, not because he is the projection of the Lord on earth, but because he is the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. If the Ottoman Empire is gone, even if it only declines, his status will be lost. His Majesty the Sultan understands this." Li Junwei saw Bahdel pondering and said nothing, adding.

Bahdel could not refuse. He was just a little man, not knowing the big things in the world, but asked, "What am I doing?"

"The Ottoman is the foundation of Sudan, and we have broad interests with Sudan in the issue of maintaining and even expanding the interests of the Ottoman, such as the war against the Russians. I know that because of the belonging of the Ukrainian region, the Ottomans are fighting a comprehensive war with Russia, and we are also in a state of war with Russia. At this point, we can be allies." Li Junwei told the news bluntly.

Bahdel understood that for Kazakhstan, the Sultan only had the affection of the same religion, but when it comes to dealing with Russia together, it involves the Sultan's vital interests. Perhaps he would hate the empire, but he would never refuse the olive branch sent by the empire.

"If you are willing to pardon Prince Heral for my work, then I am willing to go on an envoy to Istanbul for you." Bahdel stood up and knelt respectfully on the ground.

Li Junwei signaled him to rise up: "Thank you, so let's do two things now. The first is to solve Prince Heral, and the second is to prepare some decent gifts for His Majesty Sultan."

Bahdel got up and asked carefully: "Solve, how are you going to solve the prince?"

Li Junwei laughed: "Just solve the title of prince. The Kazakh Khan no longer exists, so he cannot be the prince you call him. I have heard that although Toukkhan is his father, most of the time, Helar grew up by your side. Now, for his life, you choose to contribute yourself, which is beyond my understanding of loyalty. I think your feelings for him may not be just the loyalty of the servant to the master.

Moreover, Heral also said that he respects you very much. If all these are true, it would be easy."

"What's the best thing to do?" Bahder asked.

Li Junwei said directly: "Heral should worship you as his adoptive father, otherwise he would be sorry for your contribution to him. Since Heral became your son, he should have let go of Toukhan. This is also very meaningful to his life in Yili."

Li Junwei did not give Bahder the chance to refuse, so he took him directly to a large tent. After lifting it up, there were several big cars inside, which was familiar to Bahder. The carriage contained Heral's books and works. Even at the critical moment of life, he did not want to give up these things. Heral was writing and painting inside. Li Junwei did not go in, but waited outside the tent.

It took more than an hour for Bahdel to come out, his eyes were red, and he said to Li Junwei: "Heral, the noble Highness, Helar has put down his hatred and hopes to focus on art in the rest of his life. He only hopes to get a quiet desk, whether in Yili or anywhere else."

"Then let's go in Yili first, my hot spring villa will be very quiet." Li Junwei said.

The two rode out of the camp and came to another place. This was a construction site, where a huge building was being built, with stones and wood all over the ground. In the middle of the site, a tower with various ribbons floating around the stone was built around a stone. Several yellow-capped monks were holding ceremony. A large group of men and women were kneeling around them, either dressed in gorgeous clothes or officers' costumes, and obviously all identities were noble.

"The master who recited the Buddha's name was Zhangjia Hutuktu of the Empire, a respected person, and most of the believers were Turkuts. The two noble ladies at the front were the wife of Ayuqi Khan and the other was his sister-in-law. The young eagle among them was a son of Ayuqi Khan. They traveled through Kazakh land from the Khanate last year to make tea in Tibet, which was similar to the hajj of the Tianfang scholars, and met us on the way back.

I plan to convince Turgut Ayuki Khan to withdraw from the war between the Russians and the Ottomans through the religious power of Zhangjiahutuktu, and no longer be a tsar's hawk or dog." Li Junwei rode on his horse and introduced to Bahdel.

Bahdel said: "If this is the case, it would be great, and His Majesty Sultan will definitely be very satisfied."

Bahdel knew about the Turkut tribe. They were originally on the North Tianshan Road. Because of the internal struggle of the Weila Alliance, they moved to the Southern Russia region fifty years ago. They were generally located in the lower reaches of the Ula River and the Volga River, spanning two rivers, and several heroes were born in succession. By the generation of Ayuqi Khan, not only did they completely integrate the Turkut tribe, but also some other Weila tribes who defected to him, such as the Dulbert tribe, were completely annexed. They were already a large force with 80,000 tents. For a long time, Kazakhstan was threatened by it.

The Turkut tribe had long surrendered to Tsarist Russia. Of course, on the surface, it often participated in the Tsar's foreign wars. Russia fought against Sweden, Poland and the Ottomans. The Turkuts would send troops and were also responsible for suppressing a series of Tianfang ethnic groups in Southern Russia, such as the Tatar tribe, the Bashkirs, the Nogai people, etc.

For the Ottomans, the biggest threat to the Turgut Khanate was not that it sent three or five thousand troops to participate in the Russian army, but that it restrained the Crimean Khanate, the first horseman of the Ottoman Empire.

The Crimean Khanate is located in the northern part of the Black Sea. It is the protector of the Tianfang Cult forces on the northern coast of the Black Sea. He surrendered to the Ottoman Sultan. What he was most willing to do was to send troops to various parts of Eastern Europe to capture slave trades. Before the black slave trade began, the Crimean Khanate had the largest number of slave merchants, and the empire also bought female slaves from them.

The Crimean Khanate was very powerful, and the Russians could not destroy them, but they were helpless against the Turgut Khanate. After all, the Turgut was a nation on horseback and had a natural advantage in the vast southern Russian plain. Therefore, in the Russian-Austrian war, the Turgut restrained the Crimean Khanate became an important bargaining weight. If this problem could be solved, the Ottoman Empire would undoubtedly enhance its great strength.

More importantly, if Li Junwei can really convince the Turgut Khanate to withdraw from the war, it will be possible to convince the Turgut to change the flag and change the flag to join the anti-Russian alliance. However, everything is based on the success of Li Junwei's ability, but Bahdel is not sure he can do it.

"What, don't you believe me?" Li Junwei asked.

Bahdel said: "As you said, for the monarch, politics is the foundation, and faith is just an embellishment. I think the same is true for Ayuqi Khan."

Li Junwei nodded: "You are right, but there are many skills to convince people. Zhangjia Hutuktu's appearance is just the beginning of the policy of Huairou. I have tens of thousands of troops under my command that can be fought and killed. I think the persuasive power of the flintlock spear and sabre is stronger. Of course, the strongest one is the empire founded by my father. Ayuqi should know that the empire will be a more reliable tree than Russia."
Chapter completed!