Chapter 615: Tokugawa's curtain call
If something is abnormal, it must be a demon, and the drama of father and son cannibalism in the court since ancient times is not only happening in the Central Plains Dynasty.
Today, the performance of Shah Jahan and Vanur and others is too strange to be suspicious.
Night gradually fell, but Zha Hanjie did not feel sleepy at all, leaning on the chair in the study, looking up at the carved beams and paintings at the top of the main hall.
After maintaining his posture for a while, he suddenly spoke: "What unusual behavior has that group of people done recently?" ”
Standing at the foot of the steps is Sudur, the head of Chahanjie's inner palace, and the head of the secret service of Chahanjie's secret surveillance minister.
After listening to Chahanjie's questioning, Sudur hurriedly bowed down and replied: "Vanur and Diwan went to Shahjahan's house after leaving the court, and according to the report of the minions, Diwan also went to find Mateus afterwards, and what they talked about will have to wait for further reports."
At the sound of Mateus' name, Chahanjie's pupils suddenly constricted, apparently touching a fragile nerve in his heart.
In fact, it is not surprising that Chahanjie is nervous, because Mateus is not only his right-hand man, but also leads the defenders of Delhi, and to paraphrase an official name in later generations, he is the commander-in-chief of the capital garrison, and is the highest military attache in the imperial capital.
If such a person really falls to his son, then his position as an emperor can also be said to be in jeopardy.
"Command someone to fetch Mateus for me!"
"The minion is going to go"...
The replacement of the old and the new is an understandable thing, originally it was just a process, but Cha Hanjie's increasingly serious suspicions have undoubtedly accelerated the progress of this process.
While Chahanjie was pondering his son's thoughts, Shah Jahan was also discussing countermeasures with Vanur and Diwan.
Now that the situation has become clearer, Chahanjie has deliberately replaced Shah Jahan, the wise and wise prince in the hearts of the ministers.
If he is a young prince and has no strength at all, then Shah Jahan can only resign himself to fate, but Shah Jahan is obviously not, he is in his twenties this year, has a lot of wives and children, and his mind is already familiar and cannot be familiar.
At the same time, I am also a very capable lord, otherwise I would not have gathered so many court ministers around me.
In Shah Jahan's secret room, Shah Jahan frowned and kept walking back and forth in the room, obviously still a little undecided.
Vanur on the side waited for a while, and saw that Shah Jahan still refused to express his position, and after glancing at Diwan, he turned his head and said to Sha Jahan: "Your Highness, you can't hesitate any longer, you know best that the empire seems to be beautiful on the surface, but in fact it is full of crises, if you let Your Majesty continue to redeem the army like this, the empire will be dragged down sooner or later."
The Mughal Empire was built on the basis of various federations, and due to different beliefs, the struggle between sects and states has never stopped.
Although Timur's descendants unified the states by force, they were never able to unify the religious beliefs of the states, which also left a huge hidden danger within the empire.
Although Vanur is a prime minister with no real power, he has a very thorough view of the domestic situation, so his idea is that the outside must first be at home.
Shah Jahan finally stopped, looked at Diwan, and said, "What did Mateus say?" ”
Diwan: "Hey, hey! He smiled and said, "Your Highness, that person is unreliable, and the purpose of the minister going to him is not to want him to do anything, but just to let His Majesty know that he has contact with us."
Shah Jahan nodded, this is the effect he wants, Mateus is a foolish man, and he has the military power of the capital, if he doesn't get rid of this person, he will do nothing.
The words suddenly changed, and said, "What do you think of the person named Ye Xun in the Ming Dynasty?" ”
Vanur and Diwan couldn't help but be stunned when they heard Sha Jahan's question, now they are studying the important matter of plotting to usurp the throne, so they have dragged an irrelevant person into it?
Before Di Wan promised Cha Hanjie to make the Ming Dynasty in the court, he was just confusing Cha Hanjie, and he was ready to change the dynasty at any time, how could he leave at such a critical moment?
However, Di Wan is in charge of finance, and he has the most contact with businessmen, and he knows more about some economic strategies in the Ming Dynasty than ordinary people, so he can be regarded as the person who knows Ye Xun the most.
He immediately replied: "Your Highness, it's not the minister's ambition, it's not an exaggeration to say that Ye Xun is a man of great talent, in just three years, he has made an empire full of troubles become the world's first-class power again, and it is really unwise to be the enemy of such a person, so the minister still has to advise His Highness, when we develop ourselves."
Sha Jahan nodded, then shook it again, and said, "I think Lord Diwan still doesn't understand what I mean, since the two countries are now in a state of hostility, this Ye Xun is an ambitious lord, will he do anything unexpected?" Like sending an assassin or something? ”
Shah Jahan has already said it to this extent, and if the two hardcore subordinates still don't understand what it means, then these two subordinates don't want to, because there is a problem with their brains.
The idea is a good idea, but the two of them still can't help but feel a chill in their hearts, this kid is not human enough, it won't be over if you drive your dad off the stage and put him in the harem, listen to what you mean, it's going to kill your dad!
Sha Jahan naturally couldn't guess what the two subordinates were thinking, and continued: "I have no intention of making enemies with this surnamed Ye, but I heard that a large number of Ming Dynasty troops have been assembled in the Pulan region, and we can't help but be on guard, in this way, everything is going according to plan on our side, Lord Di Wan sent your brother to Daming, and have a good talk with the surname Ye, it is best to rescue those captured soldiers, and you can also properly agree to some conditions."
If Shah Jahan ascends to the throne, the first thing he will do is win the hearts and minds of the people, and if he can rescue a large number of prisoners of war, it will undoubtedly greatly increase his prestige, and at the same time, it will also eliminate some of the adverse effects of his sudden ascension.
"Your Highness, rest assured, Migil is the best diplomat in the Mughal Empire, and with his appearance, you will definitely fulfill your request."
Mijir is Diwan's sibling, and he was originally about to be promoted, but now because of Diwan, the order for promotion has been refuted by Chahanjie.
And the reason why Shah Jahan nominated Migill to envoy to the Ming Dynasty is of course not because of how talented he is, but it is also a means to win people's hearts.
After researching other things, Vanur and Diwan took their leave.
It was already late at night, but Shah Jahan still had no intention of sleeping, and it was not difficult to see from his expression that he was obviously waiting for someone.
After a long while, there was finally a slight sound of footsteps outside the hall.
It was the familiar sound of footsteps, and Shah Jahan couldn't help but smile on his face.
Sure enough, a ghost-like figure soon appeared at the temple gate, and under the dim light, the gloomy old face of Sudur, the head manager of Chahanjie's side, suddenly appeared...