Besides, in the current negotiation, he has the initiative, so there is no need to worry.
Therefore, Abbas II calmly asked Odom: "I heard that your Highness the Third Prince is arrogant and undisciplined, and his ability to lead troops in war has never been obeyed by anyone. Why is it this time? Can you agree to so many conditions?"
Having said this, he paused and said: "Don't tell me that your Highness the Third Prince admires me, so he agreed to these conditions!"
In Abbas II's view, if he is not given a satisfactory answer, then he has enough reasons to feel that Odom will immediately regret it once he gets Shah Jahan. If this is the case, although Aurangzeb's repeated villainy will be exposed to the world, he will not benefit from it, but he is unwilling to do so.
After hearing this, Odom couldn't help but admire his master. Because Aurangzeb mentioned this matter to him before he came. If Abbas II really asks, let him do what.
Therefore, after Odom heard the question, he bowed to Abbas II and then replied: "Your Majesty, because of the incompetence of Shah Jahan, the Ming Emperor led his army to wreak havoc in the eastern part of our Mughal Empire. Therefore, His Highness the Third Prince believes that the Ming army is a demon and must be suppressed."
Having said this, he paused and immediately added: "If we Moguls cannot withstand the Ming army's front, then His Majesty's side will definitely be harassed by those demons. With the ambition of the Ming emperor, if If the Mughals really take possession of me, his next target will definitely be His Majesty’s land.”
After hearing this, Abbas II finally understood why Aurangzeb would swallow his anger so much. It turned out that they still had such big things in the Mughals.
To be honest, although Abbas II benefited from the Ming Emperor's invasion of the Mughals, he gained the vast western land of the Mughals. However, after he learned more about the way the Ming Emperor acted, he was very disgusted. If nothing else, it was enough for the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty to kill the nobles and distribute the money of the nobles to the untouchables.
Thinking of this, Abbas II asked with concern: "Then the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty still doesn't go back? How many troops did he lead to attack you Mughals?"
After finishing speaking, he frowned and said: "As far as I know, he led the troops to attack your Mughal army, and he only brought a total of 20,000 cavalry! After such a long period of battle, it is estimated that he will not How much will be left?"
"Where are the 20,000 cavalry troops?" When Odom heard this, he immediately shouted a little rudely, "Then after the Ming emperor fought all the way to Dongwu, he assembled the Ming army over there, an army of 500,000 people, all the way Killed to the west..."
Listening to what he said, Abbas II couldn't help but frown. I was thinking, could it be that the Ming Emperor found out that the Mughals had an opportunity to take advantage of, so he led an army to destroy the Mughals?
If this is really the case, I will have a powerful neighbor in the future, and he will also be a lunatic who doesn't know what to think. What if he uses the same method as in the Mughals when he wants to attack his own side, using the nobles' property to please the untouchables?
Thinking of this, Abbas II couldn't help but have a headache.
As long as he thought about it for a moment, he knew that this trick was very difficult to crack. In addition, if the Ming Dynasty has elite troops that can charge into battle, it will be even more difficult to see how powerful the Ming army is!
Thinking this, Abbas II came back to his senses and found that Odom had finished speaking and was looking at him eagerly.
In this regard, he did not speak immediately, but frowned and pondered something. After a long while, it could be seen from his face that he had made a decision.
Sure enough, Abbas II said to Odom: "Go back and tell His Highness the Third Prince that I am going to Lahore and ask him to wait for me there. I want to see him in person." .”
"Ah?" When Odom heard this, he was a little dumbfounded. He thought of a certain possibility and said quickly, "Dear Your Majesty, tell the truth. If your country imposes conditions again, my Third Prince has said that I would rather The fish is dead and the net is broken!”
He thought that Abbas II personally led the troops to Lahore to demonstrate, with the purpose of forcing Aurangzeb to agree to more conditions.
Abbas II did not expect Odom to misunderstand, so he said calmly: "If he can satisfy me, I can waive all the property that I promised before. No more nonsense, go and prepare. I want to He probably won’t have much time to stay in the west.”
Odom was a little surprised when he heard it. Although he didn't believe it, it was a good thing, so he didn't dare to say anything and went back to report it immediately.
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More than half a month later, Abbas II and Aurangzeb met outside Lahore.
The armies on both sides were well prepared, escorted by a group of personal guards, and the two kings faced each other.
To be honest, Aurangzeb was a little confused about what medicine Abbas II was selling in his gourd. When they met at this time, his face looked a little ugly.
Because in his opinion, he was the one with a low profile, as if Abbas II had a handle on him and could be summoned to come and go.
However, Abbas II saw Aurangzeb's gloomy face, but he smiled and said: "Congratulations, Mughal Khan! I have a gift here for you when you ascend the throne. The Emperor’s gift!”
After he finished speaking, he waved his hand. So, the guards beside him started to signal back, and saw a few more riders leaving the formation and coming this way.
Aurangzeb had never expected him to say such a thing and was obviously taken aback. When I came back to my senses, I couldn't help but feel overjoyed.
From what Abbas II meant, this was recognition that he was the Great Khan of the Mughals, which was definitely very good news. When he heard that there was a gift, he turned around to look, vaguely guessing something in his heart. He couldn't help but become more excited, and even forgot to express his gratitude to Abbas II.
Aurangzeb was seen staring unblinkingly at the riding horses, with a trace of nervousness on his face.
Abbas II saw this and sneered in his heart. As an emperor, of course it is impossible to have a favorable impression of someone who kills his king and his father. But on the surface, he didn't show it.
Closer, closer, and after seeing clearly, Aurangzeb discovered that the horses coming over were really Abbas II's men escorting Shah Jahan tied to the horse. This was a gift for him on his accession to the throne. !
Seeing this moment clearly, Aurangzeb really felt like a man who had been hungry for a long time and was hit by a pie in the sky.
"You traitor, if you kill your king and your father, you will not die well in the future..."
Hearing Shah Jahan's curses, Aurangzeb didn't care at all and motioned to Odom behind him. Then, regardless of Odom, he picked up Shah Jahan and escorted him to the army behind him. He just turned to look at Abbas II and said, "I wonder what conditions you have?"
At this time, his shrewdness has returned to him. He was not grateful to Abbas II for this, because he felt that Abbas II did not sincerely congratulate him. Otherwise, why not give him Shah Jahan's head instead of giving him the living Shah Jahan. You know, there is a big difference between them.
If Abbas II sent Shah Jahan's head to him, although he did rebel and forced Shah Jahan, he was not the one who killed Shah Jahan after all! His slogan was just "Qing Jun side". He could say that he still supported his father Khan after killing the traitor. In this way, at least there is a fig leaf!
This also has the advantage that when he has a strong army in the future, he can even shout the slogan of revenge for his father Khan, tear up the agreement, and kill the Safi Dynasty.
However, now that Abbas II actually gave him the living Shah Jahan, then his previous slogan of "clearing the emperor's side" will be self-defeating. Because he could not give the empire to Shah Jahan again.
Next, he felt most at ease by killing Shah Jahan, but in this way, the reputation of "regicide and patricide" was stuck on his head. As long as possible, no one hopes that this kind of reputation will be related to themselves.
But if Shah Jahan was not killed, he would be worried all the time. After all, Shah Jahan had been the Great Khan of the Mughal Empire for so many years, and his influence must have been very great. What if he was accidentally overturned by Shah Jahan?
Therefore, after the initial ecstasy, Aurangzeb's heart was full of resentment towards Abbas II. Of course, he didn't show it at this time.
Besides, when Abbas II heard Aurangzeb ask him, he just smiled, as if he were a harmless person and said with a smile: "Don't worry about the conditions for now. I want to know, how can you deal with the Ming Emperor?" confident?"
After hearing this, Aurangzeb was stunned for a moment, and then he immediately reacted.
If Aurangzeb was a fool, he would never have become the Great Khan of the Mughal Empire, either in this dimension or in the original history. Therefore, he immediately felt keenly that Abbas II's series of strange actions were related to the Ming Emperor.
With his mind racing, Aurangzeb said with a heavy look on his face: "I will not hide this from you. The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty took advantage of the civil strife in the Mughals and led a heavy attack. The situation is not very good."
Having said this, he seemed to ponder for a moment, and before Abbas II spoke, he hurriedly said: "I am thinking that I am not sure if I have a decisive battle with the Ming Emperor now. Therefore, I think Let's lead the troops south and give this area to the Ming Emperor first. After the Ming army's energy is exhausted and the Ming army's supply line is longer, we can then seek a decisive battle with the Ming army."
Hearing this, Abbas II was a little surprised and thought to himself, what does this mean? Is it possible to give up all the most prosperous places in the Mughals to the Ming army? In that case, would the Ming Emperor continue to fight westward? You know, the Lahore area was the most prosperous in the Mughal Empire except the Delhi area.
