In addition to the emir, the caliph himself also sent people many times to try to contact the Purple Horde Khanate in Syria.
Although he was nominally the Sultan and had many powers such as issuing coins and appointing and dismissing ministers, he knew very well that these were just temporary signs and did not have much practical significance. What you really want to do still depends on the faces of the emirs.
Being a sultan is actually a dangerous job. In the history of the Mamluk regime, many sultans were killed by these proud soldiers. Now, it's just that they couldn't find the person responsible for taking the blame, so they hired someone to act as a facade on a temporary basis. Once the situation stabilizes and a true military strongman emerges, the Sultan will surely lose his position.
What is even more troublesome is that the position of Sudan obviously lacks a good "exit mechanism". Some Mamluks discussed and planned to give the position of caliph to his younger brother and beat him to the end. In this case, if he is lucky, he will only be exiled and imprisoned; if he is not lucky, he may not even be able to save his life. It can be said that we are in a very dangerous situation.
The members of the Tianfang Sect all over the world condemned the Mamluks for casually abolishing the caliphate. Unfortunately, the public opinion of the church members has always been effective only in holding back. If it really helps, there is no need to wait until now...
In the history of Guo Kang's world, Mustain would lose his position as caliph in the second year. The Mamluks would continue to fight for ten years, and even changed five sultans in two years.
Although he didn't know whether the numbers would change in this world, Guo Kang could tell from the scattered news coming over there that the chaotic situation was not much better at all.
According to Emir Yusuf who visited this time, in Alexandria, the few officers and scholars who were still loyal to the caliphate had been visiting and discussing here and there during this time. Currently, only two options are somewhat feasible.
The first option is to contact Syria’s Emir Hafez.
Starting from ancient Egypt, as long as it is stronger, Egyptian forces will inevitably try to control Syria. Since the time of Saladin, Syria has also been the territory of Egypt in theory. But the actual controllers there are always the local lords, large and small. They often fight as a team against the more powerful Egyptian regime and seek a certain degree of independence.
Within the Mamluk regime, there were also two major forces, Egypt and Syria. The Egyptian side is relatively strong, while the Syrian side is relatively weak. It is also because of this that the emirs of Syria not only do not want to attack the areas controlled by the Purple Horde Khanate, but also often take the initiative to communicate with them.
Now, the turmoil in Egypt has calmed down a little. The largest warlord and Circassian Sheikh Mahmoudi has gradually taken control of the situation, and the confrontation with Syria has become increasingly serious. Therefore, Hafez accused Sheikh of persecuting the caliph and threatened to break into Egypt's Qing Dynasty. The presence of this party may be able to restrain Sheikh's wanton behavior.
But everyone also understands that this method is not a long-term solution.
They all grew up under the Mamluk rule and knew the style of these warlords very well. When these two sides fight, there will only be one winner in the end. If the Sheikh succeeds and subdues Hafez, the Caliph will definitely suffer an even more angry revenge from him; if Hafez wins and the Sheikh is overthrown, then Hafez will become the next Sheikh. The situation of the Caliphate can only improve for a period of time, and the future is still uncertain.
Therefore, a second option should now be needed. That is to follow tradition and use more "external" external forces to deal with these out-of-control warlords. The Purple Horde Khanate next to it just met the conditions.
The Purple Horde Khanate is now in a period of prosperity and has the strength to send troops. Moreover, they also have territory in Syria, which can deter the uncertain Hafez.
The most important thing is that the Purple Horde Khanate attaches great importance to trade routes and has always wanted to seek a passage into the Indian Ocean. This was also the reason for the previous alliance with Timur to attack the Mamluks. After the defeat, the then Sultan was forced to give them some commercial power, but the Purple Horde was obviously not satisfied.
At this time, as long as they promise to fully open the Mediterranean-Red Sea channel to them, the Purple Horde Khanate will definitely spare no effort to provide support.
This time, the mission's goal is to talk to the Khan about this matter.
In this regard, the Purple Horde Khanate was indeed quite moved.
And Princess Jeanne, who just came here, also became active. Before, Theodora helped her think about organizing a crusade. But now, she seems really ready to do it.
In this regard, she hit it off with the Mamluk envoy.
It is also a tradition to find crusaders to defend the caliphate. At that time, Egypt's Fatimid Dynasty, faced with the invasion of the powerful Zanghi Dynasty, asked the Crusaders for help.
Amalric, King of Jerusalem, personally led his army into Egypt and fought against Zanghi's army. In return, the Fatimid dynasty paid annual coins to the Crusaders. I don’t know if they became brothers, but it is certain that if Saladin had not driven away the Crusaders, given the situation of the Fatimid dynasty at the time, they might really be willing to be a vassal of Jerusalem and become a "subordinate caliph" , "Chen Sultan" and so on.
Since there is a precedent, it doesn't matter if it happens again now.
From their perspective and habitual thinking, this is indeed a good choice in theory. After the decline of the Abbasid dynasty, everyone organized "Ghulam" and relied on outsiders to suppress the local powerful and maintain power.
At first, the caliphs and sultans believed that these people were outsiders and had no roots. However, the Turks, who were culturally backward, quickly accepted Tianfang religion and Persian culture and began to think about their own destiny. The original regime was quickly overthrown by them.
This shows that although Turkic slaves were "outsiders", they were not "outsiders" enough. If we follow this logic, it is indeed in line with traditional theory to use the God-worshipping army of the Purple Horde Khanate to deal with the Tianfang Sect warlords.
Moreover, the Syrian warlord Hafez had already cooperated with the Purple Horde Khanate, and he didn't even bother to pretend. He was so loud this time. He probably got the promise from Zi Zhang before he was ready to confront Sheikh directly. If he had offered a higher price in advance, the small court of the Caliphate would probably be abandoned directly.
Therefore, the mission is now recruiting heroes from all over the world to support the Caliphate. Jeanne's crusade doesn't matter, as long as it can attract people, it doesn't matter so much...
The problem now is that Princess Jeana is a little worried. The name of her Crusader was a temporary idea of Theodora and has not been officially recognized by the church.
But the Great Lama Wang assured her that this was not a problem.
The original document calling for the Crusade by the Bishop of Rome did not specify a time limit. They are just a few hundred years late. Brother Tian is an immortal. Do people care about this little time error?
As for location, it's not an issue. The late king of her family, "Saint Louis", did not go to the Holy City himself, but went to Egypt with the Crusaders. Isn't this a French tradition? Why bother with so much?
Moreover, the most indispensable thing here is religious leaders. Later, as the Patriarch of Dadu, he signed a document with the Mamluk Caliphate to recruit the "Brother Heavenly Legion" to protect the law. Who is the Bishop of Rome? Is he as good as them?
With the encouragement of Wang Da Lama, this matter was accepted by everyone.
(End of chapter)
