The sound of footsteps reached the ears of Emperor Aurangzeb. At this time, there were only two people who could walk directly behind the emperor without notification. One was his most beloved eldest daughter, Zeb Nisha, and the other The first is his most trusted Wazir (prime minister) Shesta Khan.
"Is it Nisha?" Aurangzeb spoke now, his voice was very soft.
"No, Your Majesty Alamgir (Conqueror of the World), it's me, your loyal servant Shaista Khan."
This is a somewhat old voice, belonging to Aurangzeb's uncle Shasta Khan, the younger brother of Ajman Banu who is buried in the Taj Mahal. This old gentleman and his father Asaf Khan were both important ministers of the Timurid Dynasty in India, and both had served as Wazirs.
"Oh, it's you!" Aurangzeb's voice once again became cold and stern, terrifying. While speaking, Aurangzeb put his hands on the ground, stood up, then turned around and looked at his most trusted minister.
The elderly Shesta Khan stood respectfully in front of the tall but skinny emperor, with his waist bent and his head lowered, looking trembling.
Aurangzeb was such a formidable Indian emperor - he killed his brothers and imprisoned his father. After seizing power, he became an ascetic and refused to eat, wear or marry. (His number of wives did not even reach the four prescribed in the Quran).
As the second richest emperor in the world (Zhu Cihong was the richest, and Aurangzeb was the second richest), he ate vegetables and bread every day, and he was so hungry that he was as skinny as a stick. Then they banned all entertainment such as music and painting, and had the magnificently decorated palace painted lifeless with white paint.
Without food, drink, pleasure, or women, the ascetic emperor began to take pleasure in tormenting people and killing people.
Unlike his ancestors who liked to live a carefree and happy life, Aurangzeb was a very serious and rigid person who could not tolerate any sand in his eyes - his over-seriousness was not serious before he became the emperor. After that, his condition worsened and he almost became terminally ill. But it’s not his terminal illness, but the terminal illness of his subordinates and subjects!
When living under him, you must be very careful, otherwise you will die easily!
"Your Majesty Alamgir, Governor Mir Jumla of Bengal sent a report that the Kingdom of Arakan was destroyed by the Shun Empire of China. The Crown Prince of the Shun Empire personally led troops to attack Mrauk U City and captured alive The royal family of Arakan.”
"Oh." Aurangzeb responded, and then asked: "Where is Chittagong? Was it captured by the emperor's grandson of the Shun Empire?"
"No," Shesta Khan replied, "The emperor's grandson seemed unwilling to conflict with our Indian Timurid Empire, so he sent a mission to Bangladesh, hoping to obtain His Majesty's consent before marching to Chittagong. port."
"Then...does the crown prince of the Shun Empire believe in the true God?" Aurangzeb asked.
"He doesn't believe it," Shasta Khan said. "He believes in Buddhism."
In fact, Li Jicheng did not believe in Buddhism, but Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. However, in order to win over the Buddhist forces in Myanmar (Buddhist countries in Southeast Asia are very powerful in temples, and temples are the core of people's organization and mobilization), Li Jicheng still wants to package himself as a Buddhist believer and protector of Buddhism.
"However," Shesta Khan added, "the emperor's grandson's envoy assured Governor Mir Jumla that freedom of religious belief will be implemented in Chittagong..."
"Hmph!" snorted Aurangzeb.
What he hates most is freedom! Especially religious freedom! He is a monarch who defines the second rich and is reluctant to eat, wear, and have more wives. Isn't this just to save money and transform India, which is in chaos caused by various sects?
What he wants to pursue is an India that strictly abides by all the rules and precepts of the Tianfang Sect - that is, applying what Cromwell did in England to India!
If this thing succeeds, India will rise!
"Your Majesty Alamgir, do you want to reject the peace of the Shun Empire?" Shasta Khan asked.
"No!" Aurangzeb said, "I just hate freedom... But it is obvious that our main enemy is not the Shun Empire, but the Dzhungar Kingdom in the north!"
"Your Majesty Alamgir..." Shasta Khan was a little nervous, "Actually, we have achieved our goal, recaptured Samarkand, and recruited more than 50,000 soldiers who are brave and good at fighting and believe in the true God. They are the source of our strength. Now we only need to bring them back to India, and those small countries on the Deccan Plateau will soon be crushed by your wrath, and the whole of India will crawl at your feet."
As a Puritan emperor of the Tianfang religion, Aurangzeb certainly knew that India's wealth and laxity would corrode the spirit of the imperial nobles and warriors - this was the main reason why the Indian Timurid Empire gradually weakened militarily!
The reason why Aurangzeb became a Puritan of the Tianfang Church was also to inspire the fighting spirit of the nobles and warriors by setting an example.
Of course, directly pulling people from Central Asia and Afghanistan to fight in India is probably more trouble-free and more effective than transforming the spirit of Indian Tibetan nobles and warriors... Don't look at the Maratha people in them. There was a lot of commotion under the leadership of the hero Sivaji, but if 50,000 Hindu warriors from Central Asia really entered India, the Marathas would not be able to resist it!
Shasta Khan, who was once raided by Shivaji's men during the war to suppress the Maratha people and lost his beloved son, certainly did not want Aurangzeb to get entangled with the fierce Jungar people in Central Asia. If you have this energy, you might as well bring 50,000 Tianfang Cult elite soldiers to fight back to India - those are Tianfang Cultists who grew up in Central Asia and endured hardships! Very capable!
"No!" Aurangzeb shook his head, "50,000 people are not enough... If I want to unify India and firmly hold Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Samarkand in my hands, I need at least 150,000 people from Warriors in the river and on the Kipchak grasslands!
It was with them that my ancestors easily conquered Afghanistan, then India, and became the emperor of Hindustan.
Now, I need them too! It takes a lot, a lot..."
The people here in Afghanistan are very cruel! This time Aurangzeb had to spend a lot of money in order to pass through Afghanistan. He relied on spending money to buy passage and successfully entered the Transoxiana area.
But once the fierce Afghans encounter fierce people from the rivers and Qinchak grasslands, they will only be beaten!
This is always the case in history!
Aurangzeb's ancestors were no exception. Here in the river, they were beaten black and blue by the Uzbeks who came over from the Kipchak grasslands. When they came back to Afghanistan, they became conquerors, and when they attacked India, they became emperors!
"But the Zhungeers..." Shesta Khan looked very uneasy.
The Bukhara Kingdom was actually defeated by the Jungars. The soldiers of the Shire Khanate from Khwarazmo also did some work. They were the ones who knocked down the Bukhara Castle, and Aurangzeb picked it up. Got it ready!
Aurangzeb breathed out and said: "Now the Dzungars have gone against the grain and have made people angry. The Khivas, Kazakhs, Bukharas, Turkmens, Tajiks... and even the people in the north The Rakshasa people all hate them. It would be great for us to take advantage of this opportunity and unite everyone to fight against the Jungar people."
"Want to start a war?" Shesta Khan was already covered in sweat.
Because he knew that not everyone was against the Jungar people, and the Ming Empire in the East was still the strongest backer of the Jungar people.
"No," Aurangzeb shook his head, "going to war is a last resort... I hope that the Jungar Kingdom can surrender to the Timurid Empire and convert to the true God."
"Your Majesty..." Shesta Khan looked at his emperor in horror.
Aurangzeb said expressionlessly: "If King Sangh is willing to become a vassal of Timur's empire, I am willing to marry my most beautiful daughter Zeb Nisha to him, and I can also give him 1,000 a year. An allowance of ten thousand rupees!”
