A soft, soft thing.

With its rich aroma, your breath is close to your ears.

Needless to say, this is the woman Rahim has chosen for himself.

When I looked again, a woman appeared behind Rasim opposite, completely naked. Judging from her appearance, she should be a native Central Asian woman.

Rahim smiled and said: "If you want to continue soaking for a while, just stay here. If you want to do something else, there is a room next to this bathroom, so go there. Anyway, I will stay here."

Small house.

Kitard had no idea that such services existed in the Khiva Khanate in the eighteenth century.

He lay head down on the bed and received the massage from the woman.

However, what the woman said next left him stunned.

She was speaking Mongolian!

Although it is far from the Mongolian language of Turghut, it can still be understood and heard. It is mixed with a large number of Turkic words. In comparison, due to the large number of people in the Torghut tribe and the use of lamasery temples

The preaching and preaching generally retained its original culture, although there were some Turkic and Russian words in it.

According to this woman's story, her identity is not simple.

If what she said is true, the "story" is like this:

Among the four powerful tribes of the Khiva Khanate, the Hongjira tribe was originally one of the tribes that followed the Mongolian army in the Western Expedition. It was later dispersed among the Golden Horde, Chagatai Khanate, Ili Khanate, and Khiva Khanate.

In the territory of the Ilkhanate, this part of the Hongjila people became a part of the Khanate.

After the 18th century, most of the Hongjira people intermarried with the local Turks and converted to Islam. However, there was always a tribe that still retained its belief in primitive shamanism and insisted on the tradition of intermarrying with the Mongols.<

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This tribe was called "Sarekamysh" by outside tribes, which means "exile". Although they were extremely powerful, they were ultimately weak. In the end, most of the tribe gathered in a large lake west of the Khorezm oasis.

Nearby.

(This is Lake Sarykamysh in later generations)

Later, the name of this big lake also became Lake Sarykamysh. The area around the big lake was deserted, even worse than the desert northwest of the Aral Sea. It rarely rained all year round, and there were only scattered bushes and weeds exposed on the ground.

Few people go there to graze.

This desolate scene starts from the Great Lakes all the way to the Caspian Sea in the west, plus hundreds of miles north and south, forming an extremely desert area covering an area of ​​tens of thousands of square kilometers.

The Sarykamysh people live tenaciously in this place.

In such a place, grazing alone is obviously not enough. Fortunately, they learned how to boil salt from the Persians on the west coast of the Caspian Sea, and barely maintained the tribe's survival.

Of course, at this time, Lake Sarykamysh was not as dry as in later generations. Although it was still a salt lake, it still had some water, and there were many aquatic plants around the lake, so it was naturally occupied by the Hongjira nobles.

"How many people are there?"

Ever since he entered the hut, Kitard had followed the woman's instructions conscientiously and had not turned his head to look at her. At this time, his face was also facing the ground, and he asked after hearing this.
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Before the woman could answer, he suddenly thought, "At first she was speaking Turkic, but then she suddenly started speaking half-baked Mongolian. She obviously mistook me for a Mongolian, or maybe someone from Rasim."

That’s where I got my origins”

The woman said: "There are two to three thousand accounts in total."

She continued.

It turns out that almost all the tribes near the Aral Sea follow the Kazakh official system. For example, if the tribal Khan is a descendant of the Golden Family, he can call himself Great Khan, and the next level is called Sultan. Other tribes, no matter how powerful they are, can call themselves Great Khans.

Known as "Bi", the Khiva Yilak actually evolved from the Kazakh "Bi".

However, the Sarikamysh tribe still retains the officials of the Mongol Khanate era, such as "Zhaluhuachi" (the judge of affairs), Bichuche (the palm seal officer), and Huoerchi (the leader of the Qixue army, the commander of thousands of men).

Names, fiefdoms also use names such as O'er and Ulus.

Such tribes are naturally not tolerated by the majority of Islamic tribes. They are discriminated against even when they enter the city for business. They often encounter unfair treatment, such as shoddy goods and shoddy goods. However, this tribe still persists tenaciously.

"Even the powerful Batu tribe has changed its appearance. How can the mere Salay Kamesh tribe persist?"

Just when Kitard couldn't figure it out, as he communicated with her, he finally understood something.

During the era of Genghis Khan, Lamaism had already had an influence on the Mongols, but Genghis Khan did not immediately make Lamaism the master of his tribe, but was prepared to learn from the strengths of others, among which the Taoism of the Han people was one of them.

According to her, the famous Changchun real person Qiu Chuji once came to their tribe, and their tribe is one of the very few that is based on shamanism and has absorbed a lot of Taoist ideas.

Specifically, they still believe in various gods of shamanism, but more than the way of cultivation, this method is completely Taoist, and Qiu Chuji has become one of their biggest gods, and is enshrined in their temple all year round.

In the "Taoist Temple" built by myself.

Kitard finally understood.

If a nomadic tribe with a relatively backward culture comes alone to a foreign land thousands of miles away and does not have a complete set of beliefs, it will be easily assimilated by a more powerful religion.

What's more, since the Tang Dynasty was defeated by the Arabs, Central Asia has become a world dominated by Islam. It is too difficult to be alone.

"During the last Russian invasion, our department also made great contributions. Because of this, Atarek of Kungel allowed us to trade at the designated place, and the goods were better than before."

"We also made some merits in fighting the Persian invasion, but the Manjit people and the degenerated Hongjila people did not promise us any benefits. Before the Persian invasion and after they left, Khorezm had a legitimate owner.

Although the various ministries insulted our ministry in every possible way, there was no large-scale attack."

"Then the area near the big lake is not worth their effort to capture, right?"

"That may be true, but since last year, a man claiming to be from Europe discovered lead mine near the Great Lakes. It is said that this material is an excellent material for making musket projectiles, so the major tribes became interested and tried to persuade me again and again.

The Great Khan of the Ministry moved to other places”

"Our troops have lived here for more than a hundred years. Although it is deserted, it is a place where we can settle down and live. How can we abandon it so easily?"

"So, since then, there has been more friction between the two sides. If the Persian emperor had not passed away last year, the Manjit people had not yet completely stabilized the situation in Khorezm, and they would have launched a massive attack long ago."

"Despite this, small-scale frictions still continue. At the beginning of this year, my brother and I went to Muyrak to visit my uncle..."

"Mu Iraq?"

"Yes, it is located between the Aral Sea and the oasis. It is a large area of ​​salt-alkali marshland. It was the pastureland of our department. After our department moved away, some people still graze there and boil salt. There are only more than a hundred people there.

After the year, except for a few leaders, most of them also converted to Islam."

"Most of the nobles in our tribe are married to the leader of the tribe"

"At that time, there were a hundred cavalry who followed us, and they were under the banner of the Great Khan. Although the herdsmen on both sides continued to fight, they still maintained their dignity at the top. Unexpectedly, they were surrounded this time. It was later said that

It was done by the Kipchaks. Most of our more than 100 people died in the battle, and the rest were captured."

"All the men were sold to the salt fields and mines of the Manjit people and the Bukhara merchants who were dependent on them. There are also iron ore and gem mines in the desert near here, and a large number of slaves work there. My brother

, the only prince of the Great Khan of Sarikamysh is also there"

"A few maids and I were sold to various bathhouses..."

"Wait a minute, you said you are the daughter of Sarekamesh Khan? How can I believe you?"

"Turn around and look"

Kitard gritted his teeth and turned around.

Different from the imaginary beauty, this woman is also wearing a white shirt. Looking at her face, she is about fifteen or sixteen years old. She has a beautiful face and looks exactly like a Turgut!

Kitard remained calm.

According to his identity, he is a businessman from the Kazakh tribe. Even if what this woman said is true, what is the use of speaking these words to himself? Can he still save her?

Even if he could get her back from Rashim, how could he save his brother and even his tribe?

What's more, what she said may not be true.

"Then your father didn't send troops to save you?"

Tears flashed in the woman's eyes.

"My tribe has been adhering to the Taoist faith for more than a hundred years. If it were not for family pressure, a large number of herders and leaders would have converted to Islam and gone to the oasis areas to enjoy the rich water and grass."

Kitard immediately understood, "Is there something wrong internally?"

"Yes, it's my uncle. In order to replace my father Khan as the Khan, he betrayed our siblings, took advantage of his father's anger to kill him, and took over the power of the tribe. According to what my guest said,

He has strictly ordered all herdsmen and headmen to convert to Islam and swear allegiance to the Manjit people."

"When did this happen?"

"Three months ago, at this time, I have been here for half a year"

"In the past six months, I...I have been pregnant several times. I was suppressed by the medicine of Butler Rashim. After a short break, I was rushed here again..."

"Why are you telling me, or do you say this to every guest you see?"

The woman's pretty face suddenly turned cold, and she sat on the edge of the bed and became silent.

After a long while, she sighed and continued: "The people who come here are all Islamic, and they all look like Turks. People like you are the first one I have met in the past six months. You,

Even among the Mongolians, it’s good-looking”

"Before I came, Rashim's old housekeeper told me that you were also a Mongolian. I didn't believe it at first, but when I saw you, I was still half-convinced."
To be continued...