Han Khan

Chapter 171, The Khan

These Tatars were faced with Koza, an extremely powerful Jinhan man with a hairy beard who had already defeated them into submission.

When they were about to draw their swords against them, they immediately kowtowed frantically to Zhang Sheng who was sitting on the main seat, begging for mercy.

The leader of the Ahun tribe, Uzruk, who was the first to express his desire to respect Zhang Sheng as Khan, quickly said:
“Your Excellency Teqin, we are not disrespecting your dignity, but for hundreds of years, the Khan of the grassland has always been appointed by the Great Emperor Tengri Khan in the south.

Whether it was the Ashina leader of the Blue Turks, the Uighur Khanate ruled by the Yaoluoge, Pugu and Adie clans, or the Great Khan of the Kyrgyz, they were all appointed by the Great Emperor.

Today, the country of the Great Emperor Tian Khan is divided into pieces, and the prairie has also been divided for nearly a hundred years. All along, whether it is the Black Turks and Uighurs who remained in the northern desert, or the Shiwei tribes, descendants of the Rouran people who returned to the prairie from the east, when there was no unified Khan on the prairie, they were not under the jurisdiction of each other, fought each other, and annexed and plundered each other.

Honorable Teqin, you are born in the country of the Southern Sky Khan. According to tradition, we respect you as Tengri Khan. We swear to the supreme heaven that we have no intention of belittling Lord Teqin!

Today, the eight Khitan tribes occupy Tang Youzhou, northern Hebei, the Huangshui (Xilamulun River) area, the Kerulen River basin, Hulun Lake and Buir Lake grasslands.

They have strong soldiers and horses, and under the leadership of their leader Yelu Abaoji, they attack everywhere. Now they have become the most powerful tribe in the south of the desert, the east of the desert, and the west of the Great Xianbei Mountain.

These Khitans claimed to be descendants of the Xianbei and Rouran people, with many Uighurs living among them, and the Khitan Khan's title was also Tengri Khan! " (Yelü Abaoji's future title was Tian Khan, Emperor of Heaven)

After listening to Uzruk's explanation, Zhang Sheng, Zhang Zhongxian and others finally understood the reason. There was no other way, as how could they, the Tang people, know the rules and traditions of the grassland.

Koza sneered at Uzruk and retorted:
"You cunning Tatars are still blurring out the concept that my master should be the Khan, not the little Khan King. It is an insult to His Highness to just give him the ordinary Khan title! What is your intention?"

His tone was full of sarcasm and disdain, his eyes flashed with a sharp light, and his words were like a sharp sword, piercing the other person's heart.

Then he continued, "At the same time, you must remember that whether my master, the leader of Jinhan, becomes the Khan or not is not determined by your worship. We have our own rules and traditions, and will not be swayed by outside voices."

His voice was firm and powerful, as if announcing their position to the whole world. His eyes swept across the crowd, letting everyone feel his determination and confidence.

Finally, he emphasized: "You must remember this. Jinhan does not have a system of electing Khans. The authority of Your Highness and other descendants is not determined by who respects you. Our power comes from blood, strength and wisdom, and does not need to rely on the recognition of others.

If you don't agree, I believe His Highness will definitely allow you to go back. When you go back, prepare your troops and wait for our arrival!"

His words were like a powerful force that shook the hearts of everyone in the tent, including Zhang Zhongxian, Zhang Jinda and others. His firm attitude was unquestionable, which made people look at this chief of the imperial guards with new eyes.

Koza's words immediately left the Tatars speechless.

Zhang Sheng hasn't said a word yet and looks at Koza with approval.

When the Tatars discovered this, they realized that their nomination had offended the leader of this powerful tribe. The other party did not need their respect, and their explanation could no longer convince the other party, because they were not respecting Zhang Sheng as Khan, but just an ordinary Khan title.

They originally thought that they could take advantage of Zhang Sheng's origins in the southern Tang land, his ignorance of the rules of the grassland, his youth, his competitive nature, and his tendency to be easily misled by boasting, and give him an ordinary Khan title, so that the Jinhan tribe would not participate in controlling their own tribe. But now, their plan seems to have failed. At this time, Zhang Zhongxian and Zhang Jinda, who had been planning for a long time, bowed to Zhang Sheng, turned back and said to Koza:
"Master Koza, Uzrukshikin, Atlaknayan, and several other warrior leaders of the Tatar and Shiwei tribes, because they do not understand the traditions of our Jinhan, the titles of Khan presented to Your Highness are not worthy of the dignity of our masters.

Please do not blame them. After all, they are now part of our Jinhan people. God Haotian will not allow such harm to the warriors who voluntarily come to convert to the Holy Religion and join Jinhan.

Moreover, these warriors reminded us that Jin Han and the Holy Church should have their own country now. "

Hearing this, Uzruk and Atlak, the two Tatars with braids on their heads, hurriedly bowed and knelt before Zhang Zhongxian with looks of gratitude on their faces.

After hesitating for a while, Koza put his hands together and said to Zhang Zhongxian:
"Master Priest is right. I was indeed impatient!"

Then he turned around and apologized to Uzruk and the others. He said:
"I was impatient and impulsive, please forgive me for what I have done.

But I still want to make it clear to you here that I, Jin Han, am a devout believer and follower of the God of Heaven.

We only believe in God, who is called Cang Tian Tengri on the grassland, but in sacred texts and elegant language, the eternal and only honorable name of Cang Tian is called Hao Tian Shangdi.

Since you are willing to submit to our Lord Zhang Sheng and the Jinhan tribe, you must convert to the Holy Religion and worship only His Majesty Haotian as the only true God."

After that, Koza looked at Uzruk and others with a serious face.

These people had vivid memories of Koza's conquest of the Tatars in Yanran Mountain and the various Shiwei tribes. They breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts that this notorious captain of the guards was actually willing to apologize to them, but on the surface, they kept waving their hands to show that they dared not.

Then they knelt down and bowed to Zhang Sheng, Zhang Zhongxian and others who were watching them:
"We wish to respect His Majesty the Supreme Heaven Haotian as the only true God, and we wish to convert to the Holy Religion and become Haotian's believers."

Zhang Sheng nodded and said to them:
"Tomorrow, I will baptize you. You just need to swear to convert to the Holy Religion and Haotian!"

At this moment, Zhang Jinda looked at Zhang Sheng, his eyes full of respect and loyalty. He took a deep breath and then said in an excited tone:

"Your Excellency of Jinhan, the Holy Emperor, our master, His Highness Zhang Sheng, everything in the Jinhan tribe was created by you, and the Jinhan tribe is your property.

Now, under your leadership, we have conquered such a vast pasture in this northern desert, with tens of thousands of soldiers and three hundred thousand slaves.

You are the Son of Heaven appointed by the Lord of Heaven. Since the emperor of the Central Plains cannot be the emperor, now, given the situation of the Jinhan tribe, you should have the title of Khan!"

After saying this, he bowed respectfully to Zhang Sheng, with a determined look in his eyes.

"Your Highness, please call yourself Khan and grant us a country!" Everyone in the tent knelt down and saluted Zhang Sheng, saying loudly.

(End of this chapter)