"Then there's no need to worry too much. After hearing those false news, he will definitely send troops to Arakan."
As soon as Gao Pragmatic finished speaking, Huang Zhiting suddenly seemed to think of something and said thoughtfully: "Master, do you think Daniyar's thoughts are a bit like 'Chong'er was born outside, Shen Sheng died inside'" ?”
Huang Zhiting's words were pragmatic and his eyes lit up. It was because they were not the only two people present at this time. He almost wanted to praise: "Zhiting has gained a lot from studying these years!"
However, since there were others present, Gao Pragmatic could only smile and nod, saying: "In terms of his choice, this is indeed the case."
After a pause, he continued: "Based on the currently known information, it can be seen that most of the supporters around Akbar's eldest son Salim are the political, military and religious leaders of his sect. It can be said that he controls a large-scale Persianate the power of the Mongolian military aristocratic group.
Additionally, he is said to have some support from his stepmother. I think these so-called 'stepmothers' may have been translated incorrectly, and they may actually refer to concubines with Mongolian or Persian ancestry.
We know less information about Akbar’s second son Murad, but judging from his father Akbar’s performance, this son should hold the same position as his father Akbar. In other words, the power behind him should be Indian local supporters. Among them, I think the most important supporter is his biological mother and Akbar's favorite concubine Maryam.
As a result, the position of the third son Daniyar was very embarrassing. Each of his two brothers has his own faction of supporters, and both his own sect’s supporters and Indian supporters are included in the midterm, so when it comes to him, where will his supporters come from? As a result, he has become a cold stove, and I am afraid that few people are interested in trying it. "
Gao Wuzheng raised a question at this time: "Brother, do these three people each have a biological mother, or are they siblings from the same mother? I mean, why did you mention that the second son Murad has the support of his biological mother, but the eldest son Salim does? Does the stepmother support him? Also, the youngest Daniyar doesn’t have a concubine who is willing to support him?”
"This matter is a bit complicated." Gao Jingshi shook his head slightly and said: "Akbar had thirty wives and concubines [Note 1]. I don't know how many children he had, but at present there are only the above three who can be on the stage. , and the three of them are actually siblings from the same mother, all born to Mariam.”
[Note: Perhaps because India does not have a tradition of compiling history, no clear information can be found on the harem system of the Mughal Empire. The title of "Queen" is either not mentioned or is unclear. Judging from some of the data, it seems that "Queen" has no fixed title. For example, Jahangir gave his beloved concubine the title "Light of the Palace" and five years later was given the title "Light of the World."
However, there are also some records that indicate that the Mughal queens had fixed titles. "Begum" is the official title of the queen. However, this title is different from the Chinese queen in that it can be held by more than one person. I personally suspect that according to the tradition of the sect, four more people can share this title. As for how to count the other "concubines" and how to call them, I really don't know because there is no place to look up.
I even deliberately opened Europa Universalis 3. The title of the Mughal Queen in this game is "Farewell My Concubine Padisha". I don’t know if it’s a translation problem or if it has a real source. I’m just making a note here for readers’ reference. In addition, if any readers know this knowledge, their suggestions are very welcome.
Finally, Gao Pragmatic directly used the word "wives and concubines" to describe it. On the one hand, he didn't know what to say, and on the other hand, the four people he faced were also unlikely to understand the situation in India, so he used the word Ming Dynasty vaguely. The argument here. ]
Gao Wuzheng nodded repeatedly and said: "So that's the case. Needless to say, this Maryam must be the Mughal Queen, so only her three sons have the right to inherit the throne. Just like before the Xuanwu Gate Incident, only Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin and Li Yuanji are equally qualified to succeed, so none of the other princes participated in the overt and covert struggles at that time."
His statement is definitely not correct. After all, the Mughal sect can have four wives. However, Gao Pragmatic is not sure what the problem is here. After all, he has not been very interested in studying those sects before. Anyway, now Akbar only has these three sons with "names and surnames", so it seems that it is not a big problem for Gao Wuzheng to understand them this way. Gao Pragmatic didn't bother to study them in detail and simply nodded.
At this point, Huang Zhiting couldn't help but said: "This Mariam is quite strange."
Gao Pingshi was a little surprised and asked, "What's so strange?"
Huang Zhiting shook her head and said: "Generally speaking, the eldest son is often the one parents put the most effort into, and the youngest son is often the one they love the most. It is rare for parents to abandon the eldest son and the youngest son and instead love the second son most."
She paused, then tilted her head and thought for a while, then said: "The master said that the Mughals are actually 'Mughals' and are descendants of Mongolia. So according to Mongolian tradition, it should be 'young son Shou' That's right, how come Daniyar, as the youngest son, seems to have neither power nor favor?"
Gao Pragmatic also shook his head and said: "I said that the Mughals are the Mughals and are the descendants of the Mongols. But don't forget, I also said that they are the descendants of the Persian Mongols. In terms of culture, More like Persia. As for the Mongolian tradition, there is probably only a little inheritance of the use of cavalry."
Huang Zhiting no longer distinguished, just shook her head and muttered: "Weird, really strange."
Gao Wuzheng took over the previous words and said: "That means that the second son Murad is now the emperor, and the queen is optimistic about him and wants to make him the prince. And according to previous intelligence, as the eldest son of the emperor, Sa Lim should have considerable strength, and I am afraid he already has a disobedient heart.
Now, as the third son and weak in power, Daniyar only got a governor of Bengal, like the governor of Tang Dynasty. Therefore, he very much needs to show his ability in order to attract more people to support him. This is why my brother concluded that based on the current situation he is facing, he will definitely send troops to fight me this time? "
It seemed that Gao Wuzheng had made great progress compared to the past. Gao Wuzheng immediately praised him twice, and then said: "That's right. The reason why Daniyar was neither in Akbar's army nor staying in the rear was obviously because It's because he will be overshadowed by his brother in both places. In Akbar's army, people only know Murad; in the rear, people only know Salim. Who cares about him who has no support? What about fringe characters?
In particular, once he stays in these two places, his two brothers will definitely win over him. However, he may not be willing to choose one person to follow him. Secondly, he may be worried that if he chooses wrongly, he may be succeeded in the future. Killed by his brother. Therefore, this is the reason why he chose 'Chong'er was born outside'.
But 'Chong'er was born outside' not just to survive, but more importantly, to be able to go back and inherit the great cause in the future, then he needs to do some big things that attract world attention and let everyone know that except Salim and Murad , and Daniyar - he is also a target to bet on. "
At this point, the basic situation was explained clearly. Everyone nodded to show their understanding and at the same time fell into thinking.
After a while, Gao Qi suddenly thought about it and said: "I remember that the Secretary-General once mentioned before going south that although Salim was sitting in the rear, during Akbar's last southern expedition a few years ago, this guy was A new court was established in the rear, forcing Akbar to return to the army to quell the rebellion.
It was said that they were suppressing the rebellion, but in fact there was no serious fight. After Akbar came back, many people around Salim were a little shaken and did not want to fight with Akbar, the emperor, so the rebellion was put down. However, because there were too many supporters around Salim, and they were all major nobles of the direct Mughal sect, Akbar did not do anything to the eldest son. He just gave him a fief, which was near Bengal. Bihar, Orissa areas..."
Liu Xin's words were actually the news sent by Gao Yuan last time. Gao Jingshi discussed this with her and told Liu Xin that if Jinghua did not participate, the winner of the "three sons to win the direct title" in the future would be Salim. Of course, it is impossible for Liu Xin to tell Gao Qi the following, so Gao Qi needs to draw his own opinions based on the known information at this time.
Seeing Gao Pragmatic, Gao Qi just nodded slightly, but had no intention of speaking, so he continued: "Is there a possibility that Daniyar can ask his brother Salim to borrow troops?"
Gao Pragmatic shook his head and objected: "Impossible, and even if he spoke, Salim would not agree. Although Salim may not think that Daniyar is a threat to him now, they are also of Mongolian descent after all. Although the country is now established in India, if you look at their ruling system, you will know that the power of these people comes largely from the troops they have. In this case, how could Salim hand over his troops to his younger brother? master?"
After a pause, Gao Pragmatic added: "In addition, there are some things I can tell you: Bengal is not stable now, and there are hidden dangers both internally and externally. Externally, the neighboring Kingdom of Assam is worried that the Mughal Empire will annex Bengal. Still not satisfied, the next step was to invade them, so they were eager to find some allies to fight against the Mughal Emperor Akbar.
Within Bengal, there is a local leader named Isa Khan. This man has roughly united the resistance forces in Bengal and has agreed to join forces with Assam to fight against the Mughals. He is even willing to seek our support. "
Everyone's eyes lit up. Is there such good news? In that case, if we can coordinate the inside and the outside, for example, we can come up with a plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain, and when Daniyar leads the army to leave Bangladesh, Isa Khan in Bangladesh suddenly raises his troops, wouldn't Daniyar be cut off? road? Then it will be easier for our southern Xinjiang army to defeat him!
However, Gao Pragmatic's good news was not finished yet. He smiled and said: "At the same time, Salim may also be attracted."
What?
This news was so shocking that even Gao Guoyan, who didn't care much about military affairs, couldn't help but exclaimed: "No way? He seizes the legitimate son and seizes the legitimate son. After all, he is also the eldest son of the emperor, so how can he be won over by us?"
"It's not that difficult." Gao Pragmatic smiled and said: "Bengali is a new territory that the Mughal Empire conquered in recent years, and it has never been very stable. There are concerns within the Mughal Empire about the high cost of ruling this area. Many people are dissatisfied, including Salim.
Of course, this is not the main reason. The main reason is that Bangladesh is now controlled by Daniyar, and Daniyar obviously intends to remain neutral in the struggle for inheritance from Salim and Murad. This makes Salim very sad. Not satisfied.
He... humph, since he can't be an ally, at least he can't let Bangladesh become a knife in his back. Therefore, he would rather lose Bangladesh and have a solid rear. Of course, it would be best if the Bangladeshi rear could support him in defeating Murad, or even... simply defeating Emperor Akbar. "
Good guy, what a great filial piety. But it's not surprising. The group of Mongolian descendants in Central Asia have done this kind of thing a lot, and Salim's childishness is really nothing. Gao Pragmatic, who has read some history of Central Asia, believes that for a long time, what happened in that area can only be described as a "moral depression of human society."
As soon as Gao Pingshi said these words, several people present at the meeting were stunned and silent again. After a while, Huang Zhiting said: "Master, if you sum up now, is it like this: Bangladesh is actually suffering from internal and external troubles, but Daniyar may not know it. What he cares about at the moment is to fight us by rescuing Arakan, and then fight Prestige, to enhance his own status in the Mughal country.
At the same time, Salim, whose fiefdom is approaching Bengal, has a tacit understanding with us about this. Even if he doesn't personally go out to pick peaches in Bengal, he can at least stand still and ignore death?
If this is the case, what will happen to Bangladesh's ownership after this war? Should we march into Bengal and become the master, or will the local leader Isa Khan step over and call the shots? In addition, what does the neighboring Kingdom of Assam have to say? "
Gao pragmatically said: "Daniyar is destined to be a withered bone in the grave, so I won't say more. On Salim's side, there is no need for him to use troops, and I don't want him to interfere in Bengal, lest it be easy to invite gods but difficult to send away. He just needs to stand still in Bihar and Orissa and wait for our 'support'.
As for Isa Khan, we actually have experience in arranging it, don’t we? Think about it, aren't all the kings of the kingdoms in southern Xinjiang still alive and well? We have been putting them on the bright side for so many years, right? That being the case, why can't Bangladesh do the same?
In my opinion, after taking over Bangladesh, we will give Isa Khan the title of King of Bangladesh as agreed. As for Jinghua, just form a national policy advisory group as usual... It's all about helping others, and his little military strength is nothing. Once you become the king of Bangladesh, will you be able to sit back and relax and not be afraid that Akbar will invade the country again with his army? We are supporting him and helping him. "
What you said makes so much sense, I'm speechless. Everyone looked at each other and then laughed together.
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PS: I've been a bit stuck in the past two days, but it's not because my thoughts are stuck, but because India doesn't study history, and I have a lot of relevant information to search for. I now suspect that my previous outline for the Indian plot will be difficult to implement... How should I put it? My plot arrangement will generally evolve according to basic historical facts, and changes brought about by the plot will be added on the basis of historical facts. The problem now is that if the basic historical facts cannot be found, then it is inevitable to worry about superficiality when writing, or later discover that the previous text has historical flaws, so now I am a little afraid to write.
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