Zhao Zhen was still unhappy about his "premature death" in his southern tour. The sudden war disrupted everything. He originally planned to spend a year resting and leave enough time and national strength for the Northern Expedition, but the threat of the eastern advance of the Black Khanate was too great.

The Black Khan is different from the nomadic peoples in the north. They have no or very little contact with the Central Plains dynasty. In their perception, the Eastern Empire is a country composed of prosperous and prosperous pagans.

While the Chinese dynasty rose, the Arab countries located in Central Asia were also developing rapidly, and the unique geographical conditions caused the Arab Empire to develop rapidly.

Even if Zhao Zhen instigated the Holy Roman Empire to carry out the crusades, he could not fundamentally curb the expansion of the Arab Empire.

Another thing that Zhao Zhen did not expect that the Seljuks rose rapidly after the trade in the Song Dynasty. This country composed of Ugus and various Turks quickly "get rich" under the trade between the Song Dynasty and the West, and gradually began to expand.

On the way back to Shendu City, Zhao Zhen began to receive various kinds of information. It was actually very simple to obtain information from the Western Regions. Although the merchants of the Song Dynasty turned from Tianzhu to the west, some of them still went west through Ningxia and opened up a "new Silk Road".

This "Silk Road" also reflects the wisdom of China. If one road cannot be done, you can change it. There is no way to go!

From the sandbank on Ningxia Road, cross the desolate yellow-headed Uighurs, enter Khotan, and then set out from Khotan into the Black Khanate. Then he arrived at the Seljuk Empire established by the Turks, and then headed westward.

It can be said that all countries along the way have gradually become richer due to the trade in the Song Dynasty. Compared with small countries like Khotan, Black Khan and Seljuk are the biggest beneficiaries, and the national strength of these two countries has been greatly supplemented.

The Black Khanate was a descendant of the Uighurs who moved westward. Like most Western countries, they believed in Buddhism at the beginning. The rulers of the dynasty came into contact with the *** religion during the war with the Persian Saman dynasty.

In order to obtain the support of the Hezhong region, Saktu, the nephew of the Black Khan Augurchak, first converted to the *** religion, and then defeated his uncle with the support of the jihadists, calling himself Bograhan.

In the second year of Tianfu in the Later Jin Dynasty, he relied on the power of the emperor to occupy Balashaguen and became the Khan of the whole country. During the reign of his son and grandson, the Khanate officially entered Xinjiang and became the state religion of the Black Khanate.

The Black Khanate also became the first Turkic-speaking nation-state in human history to believe in the *** religion.

After that, the rise of the Seljuk Dynasty, and Zhao Zhen realized that he had completely ignored the rise of the Seljuk Dynasty. This dynasty was given the title of "Sultan" by the ruler of the Seljuk Dynasty because it had helped the Caliphate, and was named "King of the East and the West".

The reason why Black Khan is so fearless is entirely because he has received support from the Seljuk Dynasty.

Hei Khan could not have known about the relationship between the Song Dynasty and Khotan, but he still dared to launch the so-called sacred war, mainly relying on the support of the Seljuk Dynasty behind it. In Zhao Zhen's view, this may be a test.

It was the test of the Seljuk Dynasty to the Song Dynasty before it advanced eastward.

But there is another news that surprised Zhao Zhen the most. The current ruler of Seljuk, Tugluk, has become the regent of the Abbasid Caliph. From then on, all power of the Abbasid Dynasty was under the control of the Sultan, and the Caliph was only a symbolic religious leader.

Zhao Zhen looked at the information in his hand and was shocked indescribable. He did not expect that a small dynasty established by the Turks could conquer the huge Arab Abbas Dynasty!

Hei Han was just his vassal, and this small vassal was testing the attitude of Da Song!

Zhao Zhen was already sure at this time that Hei Khan's attack on Tian is actually a test of Seljuk's Song Dynasty. Long before the Song Dynasty helped Khotan, or long before the Song Dynasty established its country, Hei Khan had already taken action against Tian.

After the Black Khan completed the transformation, he began to launch a "holy war" against the Khotan Kingdom, which believed in Tibetan Buddhism. After forty years of bloody conquest, the Buddha land of thousands of miles of the Western Regions flowed into a river and became the land of Allah.

Zhao Zhen has never been a tolerant person. Although he is kind, he only treats the people of the Song Dynasty like this and treats the naturalized people kindly. However, Zhao Zhen has only one attitude towards foreign races, especially unfriendly foreign races: What are you in front of my Chinese civilization!

Why do we need to make the Song Dynasty so powerful?

Why attack the invading enemy head-on?

Why vigorously develop arms and strengthen national strength?

Isn’t it just for the threat from foreign races in the place!

Zhao Zhen didn't want the Song Dynasty to become the dynasty of later generations. He would preferentially treat foreign dynasties and show the demeanor of a great country. That was not to accept the world's tribute, but to pay tribute to the world!

From the very beginning, Zhao Zhen defined the Song Dynasty as the overlord, the overlord of the East! But now it seems that it is not enough, because some dynasties that are not very well-informed and arrogant are not buying it at all.

This is the case with the Seljuk Dynasty. This dynasty established by the Turks who were once beaten by the Chinese civilization and almost exterminated their clans. They fled westward seemed to have forgotten the terror of China and began to challenge the giants in the east again overestimated their abilities.

Zhao Zhen felt that when he had stared at the Western Regions, the Liao Dynasty, and the Tubo, he forgot one thing: No matter how much losses China suffered or how many enemies were annihilated, the final result was that the Tang Dynasty lost.

Losing control over the Western Regions also proves the failure of the Tang Dynasty. As a continuator and the inheritance dynasty of Chinese civilization, Zhao Zhen felt that he needed to find this place.

The current situation is like a fight with a fellow disciple. During the confrontation, an outsider suddenly got involved, and the outsider was the one who beat his master before.

Although this metaphor is not appropriate, the truth is similar. Zhao Zhen has always believed that the grassland people were originally part of China, while the Turks who believed in the best were outsiders.

Zhao Zhen could no longer bear Seljuk's provocation.

Since the Song Dynasty was about to launch a "holy war", there must be an enemy, and this enemy was obviously the Hui and Islam that had appeared in the Song Dynasty.

Another characteristic of war is exposed, and any means are used!

Zhao Zhen is not a person who can tolerate at will, nor is he a moral "Holy Mother". He has never used any means in war.

Since he wanted to start a war, he would not stick to the rules. So before he arrived at Shendu City, Zhao Zhen issued an order to use all means to slander the Hui and Ilamic Sect that appeared in the Song Dynasty.

The most important point is to promote them as demons from hell, not spokespersons of gods, and also portray the eastward advance of the Seljuk Turks as revenge of the Turks, and tout the Battle of Henglus.

Describe the Tang Dynasty as a victim, and the invaders are the "devils" who believe in Hui and Islam...
Chapter completed!