Qiu is a smiling person. Whether he is talking or not talking, he always has a smile on his face. It seems that nothing can trouble him. It seems that the difficulties in front of him are not worth mentioning and he is full of confidence. Kari is a short and thin middle-aged man, but his thin body gives people the feeling of steel and iron bones.
After seeing the two of them, Harry looked at Chen and when he saw Chen nodded, he said, "I want the Tamerlane Kingdom to become strong and undefeatable. Do you have any plans?"
Qiu motioned for Kari to speak first.
Xie did not give in. He raised his hand and pointed in the air: "To the east is the Ming Dynasty. Now the Ming Dynasty is powerful and has firearms that are difficult to resist. The strength of the Timurid Kingdom is simply not enough to open the western frontier. To the east, we can only Making the relationship between the two countries sour may even anger the Ming Dynasty. As far as I know, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is not an easy person to provoke, so we can't go to the east. To the north are the weak Blue Stick and Nogai, who can plot, but here Defeating it would bring limited benefit to Timur's country, and the gains outweigh the losses."
"As for going south and conquering the ancient Buddhist kingdom in the southwest, this is a way out. The place was whipped by Timur and has been scattered and fighting among itself for many years, so there is no strength to resist the Sultan. If you send an army there, you can completely control it. Not bad. Of course, considering that the national power has not yet reached its peak, we still need to use the Silk Road to get money to arm the army. Timur's best direction of attack should be in the west."
Harry finally heard that some people did not support the attack on the Ming Dynasty, and Qiu's judgment on the direction of the attack coincided with his own, and he praised with satisfaction: "Qiu said it well, what is Qiu's advice?"
Qiu looked at Harry with a smile, saluted lightly, and then said: "The ancient Eastern books record the art of connecting horizontal and vertical, and Timur also established an alliance with the enemy. In order to ensure the safety of Samarkand, I suggest showing weakness to the Ming Dynasty and surrendering. Daming, work hard to form an alliance with Daming, and even get better firearms from Daming to arm our army."
"As long as the Ming Dynasty is not a threat to us, we can talk about other things. If the Ming Dynasty's attitude is unclear, once we leave Samarkand with the main force, we will probably never be able to return. Planning to the west is the most suitable and most beneficial to the Timur Kingdom In the future, only in this way can we open up the Silk Road and allow more merchants to come to Timurid from the Mediterranean and from the land. But the prerequisite for all this is to have a good relationship with the Ming Dynasty."
Harry was deeply impressed.
No matter how much I thought about it, I didn't dare to go on an expedition when Ming's attitude was unclear. You must know that the Ming army in Western Xinjiang is only three days away from Samarkand.
And once he goes on an expedition to the west, he will have to go back and forth for at least three months, or even half a year.
Without ensuring that Samarkand was absolutely safe, Timur's idea of expediting the West was just an empty joke.
"But the Ming Dynasty is not so easy to persuade. Our people sent news that Wala tried to attack Semuli Lake and conquer the Ili Valley. The Wala envoy also proved the authenticity of the news. It's just that such a long time has passed. Ili There were no shouts of killing in the valley, nor did Wala send envoys again, so it is conceivable that Wala failed."
Harry sighed and looked solemn: "The Ming Dynasty must have defeated the Wala. Without the constraints of the Wala, they are more likely to have free hands to peek at Samarkand. This is not a good thing for us."...
The silent rotten man laughed out loud, and moved his withered skin: "The Sudan does not understand the Ming Dynasty. After the Qamdo War and the Ming Dynasty reopened the Silk Road, I went to the city of Urumqi and stayed there for half a year. For a long time. The people of Ming Dynasty have a strange idea. They believe that those who surrender do not need to kill or conquer. They always need excuses for foreign wars. "
"What's more, the territory of the Ming Dynasty is already too huge. Their power to extend to the outside world is close to the limit. It is not easy to expand. I even heard the news that the Ming Dynasty is facing an air trouble. Wala took action against the Ming Dynasty, but Part of this trouble."
Harry looked at Xian: "I have also received news in this regard, but these troubles may not weaken Ming Dynasty."
Chen nodded slightly: "Indeed, the trouble will be solved eventually. After all, it is not a fatal injury. But solving the trouble requires a lot of strength. I think that even if the Ming Dynasty still has strength at this time, it will not be enough to carry out another Western Expedition. They will also Need to recuperate. So, send an envoy
Minister, go lobby the Ming Emperor and offer gold, silver, and women to marry the Ming Dynasty. I believe that the Ming Emperor at this time will definitely be happy to see this and promise that the Ming Army will not appear near the Syr Darya River. "
Harry had this intention. Although he sent a group of envoys to the Ming Dynasty four months ago this year to celebrate the New Year's Day for the Ming Emperor as a sign of friendship, the situation four months ago was different from the current situation. It was time A group of additional envoys have been sent.
Harry pondered for a moment: "It doesn't matter if you spend gold and silver, as long as you can ensure the safety of Samarkand, but women..."
Decay said nothing. Timur had many wives and concubines, and many heirs. Although he had lost a lot of money and all his daughters were married, he still had many granddaughters, and there were still four or five who were unmarried.
Sacrificing a woman for the safety of the empire is nothing.
"Qiu can serve as a lobbyist and go to the Ming Dynasty. He can ride a horse and reach Jinling in three months next spring."
Kaoru said.
Harry nodded slightly and made up his mind: "Then let's make a decision. Qiu will prepare to go to Ming Dynasty as envoy. I will decide the time and personnel as soon as possible."
Qiu Hanxiao agreed.
He closed his eyes slightly, quite satisfied with the result.
Harry left the side hall and looked at the blue sky, feeling somewhat sad.
At this moment, General Lu Chi, who was in charge of intelligence, came in a hurry and saluted Harry: "Sultan, I just received two pieces of news, which are quite strange."
"What's the matter?"
Harry frowned.
Lu Chi said quickly: "The first news came from the east. Our people confirmed that the Ming Dynasty sent envoys, led by Zhou Chen and Huang Bengu."
Harry stared: "Where's the other news?"
Lu Chi said uneasily: "The second news came from the west. Our people also confirmed that the Ming Dynasty sent envoys, but the person leading the team was not a Ming Dynasty person, but a businessman named Latib. .”
Harry was shocked and couldn't believe it: "You mean, the Ming Dynasty sent envoys here at the same time, and from two places. What is going on? Are you sure that Latib is the envoy of the Ming Dynasty?"
Lu Chi affirmed: "Sultan, how dare we make mistakes in such a big matter? Latib did produce a document with the seal of the Ming Dynasty. That complicated seal cannot be forged by others. And among them, there are soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. , the real Ming Dynasty sergeant!"
Harry was confused.
I planned to send two groups of envoys to the Ming Dynasty. Before the second wave set off, two groups of envoys from the Ming Dynasty came first. Emperor Jianwen, what do you think?
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