Neither Fu An nor Chen Wende thought that there were people in this world who dared to detain the Ming envoys.
When they were in the capital, they all felt that the Ming Dynasty was the center of the world, and there would be no country as powerful as the Ming Dynasty in the entire world. However, when they came to the Timur Empire, especially after Timur arranged for the two of them to travel through various realms, they had to admit that in terms of territory, Timur would not be much smaller than the Ming Dynasty.
Both of them knew full well that Timur wanted to achieve his goal of boasting about the territory of his empire by letting them travel through various realms. If it had been before when the Ming Dynasty had not expanded to the ocean, the two of them might have been really frightened by Timur's territory. However, the Ming Dynasty expanded its territory thousands of miles on the sea, and Timur's territory was only a landlocked country no matter how large it was, which was completely incomparable with the Ming Dynasty.
"Brother Fu, why do you think Timur summoned us in such a hurry?" Chen Wende's eyes kept scanning back and forth on the street. This was a habit he had developed while traveling in Timur's country in the past few years.
Since he was forced to run around Timur's country, Chen Wende conveniently collected a large amount of accurate information to collect intelligence for the Ming Dynasty. Thinking of this, Chen Wende couldn't help but laugh. He had never seen such an arrogant person who dared to let an outsider run around in his home.
Fu An sighed helplessly, "What else can you do? You must have found something to show off in front of us and want to ridicule us?"
This was not the first time the two of them had encountered something like this. At first, the two of them felt a little humiliated, but after experiencing the same thing more often, they both felt that it didn't matter anymore.
Under the arrogant eyes of Timurid people all over the street, the two people walked into the palace under the leadership of the guards.
The guards on both sides of the palace avenue wore a round pointed cloth bag wrapped around their heads, just like the round pointed tops on the top of the buildings here.
After Timur established the empire, he mobilized countless carpenters, painters, weavers, tailors, gem cutters, etc. to participate in the construction of this palace. The luxury and luxury of the building and the huge cost are unique in Central Asia. The stone pillars of the palace are carefully carved, the walls are painted with exquisite murals, and some places are decorated with colorful carpets. This is a priceless palace.
Timur had just defeated the Delhi Dynasty in the south. When he returned to the palace, he ordered a banquet for the ambassadors from various countries, and the Ming Dynasty ambassador was naturally among the invitees.
When Fu An and Chen Wende arrived, the banquet had not yet started.
In this banquet hall, sitting on one side were Timur's generals. These people were wearing red or yellow armor, carrying scimitars at their waists, and wearing helmets decorated with gorgeous feathers.
Sitting on the other side were the diplomatic missions from various countries, and Daming's position was at the front of all the missions. Fu An and Chen Wende came to their seats, and Shi Shiran sat down.
Not long after, Tamerlane, dressed in fine clothes, walked in from the door. He wore red armor, a crown on his head, and a golden cloak behind him. He looked around arrogantly, strode to the throne, and sat down.
Timur must be much older than he was more than ten years ago. However, his energy became more and more energetic, and his eyes were bright and sharp. Anyone who looked at him would avoid them with their heads lowered and fearfully.
When he looked at Fu An and Chen Wende, they looked at Timur with expressionless faces. Not only did they not have any intention of avoiding him, they even had a sneer at the corners of their mouths, as if they were laughing at Timur's arrogance and arrogance. .
It's like this every time, Timur's arrogant face instantly becomes ugly. This is one of the reasons why Timur dislikes these two people very much. Timur doesn't like to invite them to banquets on weekdays. The reason why he invited two people here today is because he has other purposes.
Every time Timur summoned envoys from various countries, in order to demonstrate his authority, he would have them pay homage to him one by one, and this time was no exception.
"...Meet the preacher of God on earth, the defender of the sect, the most courageous jihadist..."
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The envoys from other countries were afraid of Timur's power, so they came to kneel down in front of Timur, put their hands on the abdomen to show their submission and bowed before him.
After all the previous envoys paid their respects, only Fu An and Chen Wende were left.
Timur saw the two of them sitting there drinking wine, and had no intention of visiting him. He couldn't help but look cold, waved his hand to ask the soldiers who were preparing for the next ceremony to retreat, and asked the two of them: "Fu An, Chen Wende, why don't you two pay homage to His Majesty the Great?"
Fu An was stunned when he heard this, and slowly put down the wine glass. Timur had never asked the two of them to kneel down in the past. What kind of madness is going on today?
With a chuckle, Fu An said coldly: "You and I are both ministers of the Ming Dynasty. Why do I want to worship you?"
Timur was furious, "The Ming Dynasty is far in the east, and the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty has no control over this Sultan. I am not a minister of the Ming Dynasty. You must kneel down to me."
Timur's anger made everyone in the banquet hall tremble, especially the Spanish envoy sitting below Fu An and Chen Wende. He never thought that there were people in the world who dared not take Timur in his eyes. Although he noticed the completely different costumes of these two people as soon as they came in, but with so many diplomatic missions here, none of them had the same costumes, and the Spanish envoy didn't care.
He was just curious about the two people sitting in front of him. It was obvious that this country had a higher status in Timur's mind than Spain. Now that he heard that these two people came from a country called "Da Ming" and dared not to take Timur in his eyes, he was shocked beyond measure.
He didn't know where the country of Ming was yet, but from this moment on he firmly remembered the name of the country.
There was another person who was surprised, and that was the envoy of the Delhi Dynasty. He had come to Samarkand a long time ago, and now that the Timur Empire had defeated his country, it was the time when he did not dare to be angry or speak out. Seeing someone ridiculing Timur like this, he naturally felt the pleasure of revenge, as if all the revenge of his country had been avenged.
Moreover, he had heard of the big country "Ming". The Lord of Khrumos City had reported to the Sultan of the Delhi Dynasty that a group of businessmen who claimed to be from the Ming Dynasty came to Khrumos from the far east to trade. And judging from the products they trade, these people are indeed from the legendary mysterious country in the East.
Unexpectedly, he would hear about the country of Ming Dynasty for the second time. And looking at the attitudes of these two Ming people, they didn't take Tamerlane seriously at all!
It's better not to take it lightly. In this case, isn't the Ming Dynasty more powerful than the Tamerlane Empire? In an instant, an idea came to the Delhi Dynasty's envoy. He should quickly pass the news back and ask the Sultan to immediately go to Khrumos to contact those Ming businessmen. Maybe the outcome of the Delhi Dynasty will turn around?
Fu An was completely angry. Even if Timur's Western Expeditions were successful one after another and the territory expanded a lot, the Central Plains of the Ming Dynasty alone would be larger than yours, not to mention the Ming Dynasty's expansion of tens of thousands of miles overseas. The vastness far exceeds the largest in history. Even if the four great khanates of the BC Yuan Dynasty are added, it will not be as vast as the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
In front of me, the Ming Dynasty, what do you think, Timur? If a guy like you doesn't surrender quickly, how can you still dare to insult me?
Who is Fu An? He was detained in the Timur Empire for six full years, and was taken tens of thousands of miles across Timur territory, but none of this could make him surrender in the slightest.
Although this is Timur's palace, and if he offends him, he will probably die badly, Fu An is not afraid. He valued Ming's integrity more than his own life. Death is not terrible. After death, he might still be able to leave a mark in history. On the contrary, if he is greedy for life and afraid of death at this time, he may be infamy for thousands of years and will not even have a chance to enter the ancestral grave.
Fu An suddenly stood up, pointed at Timur's nose and cursed: "No matter how vast the territory you rule, it still belongs to the Ming Dynasty. We have a subordinate relationship. You have not paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty for six years. You should Pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty every year.”
In front of the envoys from various countries, Fu An asked Timur to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty every year as a vassal. This was like a slap in the face to Timur.
The envoys from other countries were stunned, but no one dared to say a word. They all lowered their heads, even afraid that they would be noticed by Timur.
Timur might not be able to deal with the Ming envoys, but it would be easy to deal with them.
"Bold!" Timur's lungs were about to explode. He had long been dissatisfied with the attitude of the Ming envoy. He originally thought that with the power of victory today, he would be able to subdue Fu An, but he didn't expect that he would be humiliated by him in turn.
Fu An stood fearlessly and laughed loudly: "What, you are not convinced? Since you are so unconvinced now, then who personally went to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty in the first place? When you were so humble in front of the emperor, you just wanted to get something. How many years has it been since the Ming Dynasty accepted your tribute? The Western Expedition defeated some small countries, and you think you can be compared with the Ming Dynasty? What a dream!"
Timur was speechless by Fu An. In order to obtain a stable surrounding environment during the Western Expedition, he decided to go to the Ming Dynasty to pay tribute in person. Unexpectedly, Fu An would now take advantage of him and it would become something he could not refute.
Timur's face kept changing between blue and white, and the palms hidden in his sleeves were tightly clenched into fists.
Suddenly, with his fingers loosened, Timur shouted: "Have a banquet!"
While everyone was looking at each other, the interrupted banquet began to proceed stumblingly again. Fortunately, the Timur Empire was so powerful in the Western Regions that no one dared to show the slightest gloating, and even pretended not to have seen the scene just now. With each word, the atmosphere of the banquet was pushed to its peak. .
However, these people would inadvertently cast surprised glances at Fu An and Chen Wende, wondering what kind of country the Ming Dynasty was. Just two envoys could suppress the arrogant Tamerlane. .
