"We mainly want to know if there are any moves in the expedition to the east." Lama Wang considered it 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 think this connection is meaningless." 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.

We talked a lot with colleagues. 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 Tuogusi Timur of Tianyuan escaped from the battlefield, but

He was killed by Yesudier, a descendant of Brother Alibu - 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 Ogedai, seized power. The relationship between Guilichi and the Ming Dynasty has always been ambiguous, and the title of the Yuan Dynasty was cancelled.

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 for the whole time, said, "When my father was on a mission to Samarkand, I saw this man."

Guo Kang turned to look at him.

Unlike Shi Ke and Li Xuanying, although Cao Jian was also of the same generation, he was not very close to them because he was not actually a biological son of the Cao family, but a Bulgarian.

His biological father was a close comrade and subordinate of his adoptive father Cao Zhonglin. When he was very young, he died in the battle to protect Cao Zhonglin in the Anda War. And earlier, his mother had also 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 was somewhat similar to that of the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, and also close to the Romans. It was actually common for everyone to let their adopted son serve as the heir.

However, Cao Zhonglin was a romantic man. Although his official wife did not give birth to any children, he had several confirmed illegitimate children. These people have always maintained that they should be regarded as "concubines" rather than "illegitimate children", and they should at least have part of the inheritance rights. Moreover,

After all, 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 is too inferior and puts too much psychological pressure on himself, so he does not want to contact other "normal" heirs. But he has nothing to do, because Cao Jian

The biggest psychological pressure comes from himself.

——Although he was adopted by his father, Guo Kang has an oriental face and looks like a serious "Khitan Batur" at first glance. Cao Jian is a genuine Bulgarian, even though most of his family members have already

He also cares about the mixed race and the local appearance.

Others were either orientals with unmistakable blood, or at least looked like orientals, but he was nothing. Guo Kang didn't know how to persuade him.

But the good thing is, maybe to prove himself, Cao Jian has always worked very hard when doing things and developed a meticulous character. He doesn't talk much, but there are basically no omissions in what he says, so everyone thinks this person is 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. Instead, after Timur's death, he got some support and went back to Mobei." After Cao Jian finished speaking, he thought for a moment:

"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 be successful - 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 it would be impossible to travel the nearest road 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 I quickly picked up the goods and left to avoid being 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 fly 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 that they were prestigious 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 occupied 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 looking at it from this point of view, Benya is definitely dead because he has lost his way." Tuotuo Buhua judged.

"Yes, Emperor Timur was so angry that he just grabbed people without touching his hands. 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 is said by people. If it is 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 rated 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 detained Ming Dynasty people, and also resumed 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 method of religion shows that the understanding of jihad is not deep enough."

"On the contrary, he has very good relations with Rome, France, and other Iberian countries. You see, this is where his brilliance lies."
Chapter completed!