"We mainly want to know if there are any moves in the expedition to the east." Lama Wang thought for a moment and said, "If they establish contact with Mobei through Shui Dada Road, it will have a negative impact on the entire geographical environment. Influence."
"It is still possible to establish contact." Zhao Liang heard what he said, thought about it seriously, and replied: "The waterways in Liaoyang Province are very developed, and the Ming Dynasty could only control the southern region most of the time. The Jurchen tribe in the north was not completely They often sway between the Yuan and Ming dynasties, and some tribes from the Northern Yuan Dynasty often come here. It is difficult to completely eliminate it."
"But the problem is, I don't think this connection is meaningful." He put forward his own idea: "In the Northern Yuan Dynasty, I am not very stable now, and the legal system is unclear. When I came here, I met some Mongolian businessmen who sell furs. Colleagues, we talked a lot. They themselves felt that the two sides might not be able to cooperate well."
"What's the reason?" the queen asked.
"The court of the Northern Yuan Dynasty was not stable." Zhao Liang said: "When the court was defeated by the Ming Dynasty at Yuerhai, the leaders of various ministries not only did not come to rescue, but also rushed to add insult to injury. Emperor Tuogu Si Timur of Tianyuan escaped from the battlefield, but He was killed by Yesudier, a descendant of Brother Ali Bu - how should I put it, anyway, everyone would rather help the Ming Dynasty than eliminate these descendants of Kublai Khan."
"The Khan kings of the Tu Lei system fought back and forth, but they gave outsiders an advantage. In the end, Guilichi, a descendant of Wo Kuotai, seized power. Guilichi's relationship with the Ming Dynasty has always been ambiguous, and he canceled the title of the Yuan Dynasty and paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty relented. But a few years ago, Benya, the grandson of Emperor Tianyuan, came back after being lost. I heard that he and the Ming Dynasty were at odds with each other. I don’t know what will happen next.”
"I have heard of this Benya Shili." Next to him, Cao Jian, who had been silent until now, said, "When my father was on a mission to Samarkand, he saw this man."
Guo Kang turned to look at him.
Unlike Shi Ke and Li Xuanying, although Cao Jian is also of the same generation, he is not very close to them. Because he is actually not a biological son of the Cao family, but a Bulgarian.
His biological father was a close comrade-in-arms and subordinate of his adoptive father Cao Zhonglin. When he was very young, he died in the battle to protect Cao Zhonglin during the Anda War. And earlier, his mother had died in childbirth. Cao Zhonglin, who had no legitimate son, adopted this orphan who had lost his parents and raised him as his heir.
Due to frequent wars, the style of the purple tent clan is somewhat similar to that of the late Tang and Five Dynasties, and also close to the Romans. Letting an adopted son serve as the heir is actually something that everyone is accustomed to.
However, Cao Zhonglin was a romantic man. Although his first wife did not give birth to children, he had several confirmed illegitimate children. These people have always maintained that they should be considered "concubines" rather than "illegitimate children" and should have at least part of the inheritance rights. And no matter what, illegitimate children are closer than outsiders.
Cao Jian is very aware of these things, so he has always been very sensitive. Guo Kang believes that he just has too low self-esteem and puts too much psychological pressure on himself, so he doesn't want to have contact with other "normal" heirs. But there was nothing he could do about it, because Cao Jian's greatest psychological pressure came from himself.
——Although he was adopted by his father, Guo Kangsheng has an oriental face, and he looks like a serious "Khitan Batur" at first glance. Cao Jian is a genuine Bulgarian. Even if most of the families are mixed and have become local, he still cares about it.
Others are either orientals with unmistakable blood, or at least look like orientals, but he is nothing. Guo Kang didn't know how to persuade him.
But the good thing is that, probably to prove himself, Cao Jian has always worked very hard when doing things and developed a meticulous character. He didn't talk much, but he basically didn't omit anything he said, so everyone felt that this person was very reliable.
Since it was Cao Zhonglin's experience and he had an impression, there should be no problem.
"Why did he go to Samarkand?" Shi Ke asked with a smile: "You also want Uncle Timur to help him go to the sweat room?"
"Maybe he really thought so, but Timur probably didn't take him seriously. On the contrary, after Timur's death, he got some support and returned to Mobei." After Cao Jian finished speaking, he thought for a while: "We did not expect this result. My father also did not expect that he would successfully regain the throne."
"That is not his own credit." Zhao Liang explained: "It was Gui Lichi who had a falling out with the Grand Master Arutai, and the Grand Master killed the Great Khan. The country cannot live without the Great Khan, and he took advantage of it."
"However, maybe he is still too young. Everyone thinks that this person has a bad temper and is too impatient to get into trouble - oh, he seems to have gotten into trouble." He said, and added: "I'll do it At that time, Mongolian businessmen were spreading rumors that the nearest road might not be possible because there would definitely be a war."
"What did he do?" Shi Ke asked.
"Businessmen said that Benya accidentally killed the Ming Dynasty envoy Guo Ji. The Ming Dynasty was very angry, and Hehan wanted to send the fourth prince to chop him up." Zhao Liang said: "Everyone thinks that the Ming Dynasty will attack soon. So this time, hurry up and leave to avoid getting involved."
"What? Guo Ji is dead?" Borjan looked more surprised than several Han military nobles.
Zhao Liang was startled by him and quickly looked at Lama Wang. Lama Wang had no choice but to wave his whisk to tell him not to panic.
"These Ming Dynasty people are probably more famous in Europe than in the Ming Dynasty." Guo Kang explained: "It's normal for everyone to be surprised. Don't worry."
"The Ming Dynasty envoys Fu An and Guo Ji were detained by Emperor Timur's uncle when they were on a mission to Samarkand. At this time, a group of Europeans in Samarkand, in order to show their prestige in the whole world, entertained They also asked them to meet the envoys of the Ming Dynasty."
"As a result, the two Ming Dynasty envoys accused Timur in public, saying that he had not paid the tribute he owed for five years. Timur was very angry and quickly dispersed everyone. The Europeans were greatly surprised."
"Among these people, there was a German adventurer named Hiltberg. After he was rescued by us, he wrote a book and mentioned this matter, so everyone knows about it."
"Two years later, the King of Castile sent Clavio to lead an envoy to visit Samarkand. Emperor Timur saw that Europeans from the westernmost part of the continent also came. In order to show that he had influence in the entire world So he arranged a banquet for them and invited all the other envoys to attend.”
"As a result, the Ming Dynasty envoys seized the host and guest seats originally reserved for the Castilian envoys. Timur asked them to make way for others, but the Ming Dynasty envoys accused him in public, saying that he had owed tribute for seven years. No more. Timur was so angry that he threatened to fight until the Ming Dynasty himself. The Europeans were greatly surprised."
"After Claviyo came back, he also wrote a book and talked about it, so everyone knows about it."
"Then these two envoys... seem to be very famous?" Zhao Liang was also surprised.
"Anyway, everyone here knows that Uncle Timur refuses to pay the money he owes every day." Li Xuanying shrugged.
"Then it looks like Benya is dead." Tuotuo Buhua judged.
"Yes, Emperor Timur was so angry that he just grabbed people and never touched them. He dared to kill people just a few pounds and a few taels." Shi Ke shook his head: "This matter was heard when Mr. Zhao came here. It’s a legend. If it’s true, then counting the time, Benya Shili would be dead by now.”
"In the final analysis, this person does not have the calm mind that a politician should have. Even Timur, who is criticized by everyone as cruel and not good at ruling, is much more sober than him." Yeluxin commented.
"Yes. Young people should not be too arrogant."
"..."
Everyone discussed it for a while and decided that Benya had lost his temper and no longer needed to think about him.
"Hey, it's really a pity." Borjan was still sighing: "I heard that after Timur's death, his descendants released all the Ming Dynasty people they had detained, and also resumed paying tribute. Think about it this way , I guess I have left a way for my children and grandchildren. I just didn’t expect that problems would arise in a place like this."
"Didn't you say that Timur wanted to launch a holy war against the Ming Dynasty?" Zhao Liang didn't quite understand and asked, "Many people along the way said so."
"Uncle Timur is a cautious person and will choose the target of the jihad appropriately." Cao Jian told him: "I think he is very sober. The Ming Dynasty is obviously not a suitable target."
"It seems like this is the only big country around that doesn't believe in the Tianfang religion." Zhao Liang thought for a while and said.
"If I remember correctly... after Emperor Timur defeated Osman, he fought with the Knights Hospitaller once." He recalled it and explained with a serious face: "Uncle Timur has been engaged in jihad all his life, and this is the only time. Fight against infidels. Obviously, sticking to the simple classification of religion shows that the understanding of jihad is not deep enough."
"On the contrary, he has very good relations with us in Rome, as well as with France and Iberia. You see, this is where he is so clever."
