Han Khan

Chapter 115: Taking in Refugees

Zhang Sheng just glanced at the two of them without any intention of blaming them.

He was also angry, extremely angry.

He had long understood the horror of the Arab-Islamic religion that he had imitated when he founded the Holy Religion, as well as his immense disgust for it.

The same method was used on his own people, which made him extremely angry.

But he held back his anger, because anger could not solve the problem, so he said to Sarah:
"Go on, what happened next?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, the Tang people have been fighting against the Arabs for decades. At the same time, they have been looking for a way to return to the Tang Dynasty. However, the demise of the Uighur Khanate led to the westward migration of a large number of Uighur, Tiele, Tatar, and Turkic tribes. From the Western Regions to Talas, there were battles everywhere, blocking the Tang people's way back to the east.

More than 70 years ago, after my grandfather Pang Teqin conquered Talas, Suiye and Baishui cities occupied by the Arabs, these Tang people came under the protection of my grandfather and became his subjects.

At the same time, in order to appease and win over the Tang people, my grandfather married my grandmother, Yang Wan'er, who was from Suiye City, as his second concubine. She later gave birth to my father, Ogurchak.

So the Tang people at that time, under the protection of my grandfather, gained peace and continued to make a living by farming, grazing and iron forging. They also served as soldiers for my grandfather, conquered the tribes on the Seven Rivers Grassland, and drove the Arabs back to the south of the Yaosha River.

Bogd Khan, my sister and I’s father, was influenced by our grandmother since childhood and admired the culture and exquisite craftsmanship of the Tang Dynasty very much.

And when he came of age and was conferred the title of special agent, his grandfather chose the daughter of a Tang leader, a beautiful Tang woman, to be his wife, my mother, Guo Da.

Therefore, I was deeply influenced by my mother and grandfather Guo Shide since I was a child. I learned Tang language and Chinese characters and received education in Han culture.

After Ilhan was born, my father Khan recruited many people with profound Tang knowledge from the Tang people in Talas, Baishui City, and Suiye City to continue to serve as teachers for my sister and me, teaching us the teachings of the Han saints.

Therefore, the Tang people under my father's command at that time were more valued by my father Khan than the Yangmo people in Kashgar.

However, everything changed with the rebellion and usurpation of power by my cousin Satuk, who was deeply bewitched by the Arab religion and believed the slander of the Persian and converted to the Arab religion.

In addition to forcing various tribes to convert to the Arab religion, he also relied on his Guram guards to brutally persecute the Tang people around my father.

He treated the Tang people in the Khanate, as well as Buddhists, Manichaeans and Nestorians, even more harshly than the Arabs.

All the tribal leaders who did not obey his orders and convert to the Arab religion were beheaded, and a large number of Tang villages were massacred and replaced by Persian and Arab farmers from the west.

Hearing this, Zhang Sheng asked:
"Was there no tribe that resisted Satuk?"

"Your Highness, in addition to the Yangmo tribe in Kashgar, many Karluk, Chishi, Duxi and Khitan tribes in the Seven Rivers Steppe and Ilishui have all launched a rebellion.

It was also because of the resistance of these tribes and the protection of my warriors loyal to my father Khan that we were able to escape all the way from Yilishui to Jinshan.

But after Satuk converted to the Arab religion, a large number of Samanid Persians and Arab jihad volunteers arrived in Kashgar from Persia and the Arab world and joined the army of Satuk, the evil man.

Therefore, I believe that the tribes near the Seven Rivers Grassland and the Ili River cannot resist the army of Satuk. "

Speaking of this, Sarah and Ilhan both became much more depressed.

Yes, so many tribes could not resist, and the two siblings simply had no place to stand in the Karakhanid Khanate. Zhang Sheng looked at Zhang Xibao and Zhang Zhongxian, and Zhang Xibao immediately bowed to Zhang Sheng and said:
"Your Highness, those Arabs have been enemies of us, the descendants of the Tang people, since the Tang Dynasty.

The Arabs and Satuk have slaughtered our Han men and the people of God Haotian in such a way that I feel deeply saddened and hate them. Now that the Tang Dynasty has been destroyed, the Central Plains is unable to take care of the Western Regions, and no one is protecting our people!

Your Highness, my Son of Heaven, the living shadow and messenger of the Lord of Heaven.

Please lead us to save the people who were killed by Satuk!" He immediately knelt down with his head pressed tightly against the back of his hand.

Zhang Zhongxian also knelt down and said:
"My Son of Heaven, the messenger of the Lord of Heaven, you are the supreme ruler of the Holy Religion and the soul of the Jinhan people.

And under your leadership, we, the Jin Han people, have emerged from the Han and Tang people and become independent.

But no matter what, we are all blood-related people!
Now, all the tribes of Jinshan grassland have been brought back to the embrace of Lord Haotian by you. We are all the most outstanding people and descendants created by Haotian.

But far away in the Karakhanid Khanate, the people, believers and descendants of the God of Heaven were in trouble.

The Arabs and Satuk treated us, the Tang people and Tengri believers in the Western Regions, in this way.

If we don't avenge our people and save those who have been harmed, we will be unworthy of being the people of Lord Haotian and listening to the teachings of the saints." After saying this, he knelt on the ground reverently and bowed to Zhang Sheng.

The Karakhanid brother and sister Sarah and Ilhan looked at the scene in shock. They were shocked and confused.

But he also realized that Zhang Sheng was not only the leader of the Jinhan tribe, but also the emperor of the Holy Religion in their eyes.

And this emperor sounds like the Caliph of the Arabs in the west. He can issue decrees to his followers and start a holy war.

Sara could also hear that the two important officials of the Jin Han people in the tent were asking their unbelievably young leader, the emperor, for war, asking for war against Satuk and the Arabs.

Zhang Sheng didn't speak to the two of them, but turned to Sarah and said:
"Hearing what you said, I am deeply moved. However, the Tang Dynasty you are going to has already perished, so I cannot provide you with any help.

But I have a suggestion, I wonder if you two are willing to listen to it?"

As a boy, Ilhan was originally the heir chosen by Bogd Khan Ogurchak. Although he was young, he knew that he could not rely on his sister for everything.

So he raised his head, faced Zhang Sheng bravely and said:
"Your Majesty, please give us your suggestions!"

Zhang Sheng looked at him approvingly, nodded, and said:
“Since you are proficient in Chinese, familiar with Chinese culture, and have received the teachings of the saints, why don’t you join my Jinhan tribe and become Jinhan people and saints?

Here I promise you and your sister that as long as you join the Jinhan tribe and the Holy Church, I will give you protection.

As long as you are loyal to me and believe in the Lord of Heaven, then as long as the Jinhan tribe is still there, as long as the Holy Church still exists, no one can threaten you before the Holy Church and the Jinhan tribe! "

Sarah and Ilhan looked at each other. They knew they had no other choice now. Even if Zhang Sheng did not stop them from going to the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty no longer existed.

Besides, the original intention of going to the Tang Dynasty was to seek asylum, and now this powerful Tang tribe, no, it should be said that the Jinhan tribe, is willing to shelter them, so why not do it?

(End of this chapter)