Selim was ready to kill Murad when he attacked the Mamluks, and he not only kept Suleiman with him, but also secretly hid Murad in the army, preparing to kill Murad there when he captured Egypt, and then bury him in Egypt, so that he would not be far away from him.

People are not stones, no matter how cruel a person's character is, he will also have a warm side. Selim was already very guilty when he killed his eldest son Murad before, and later he called the name of his youngest son Murad, which was a manifestation of his guilt, so when he decided to kill his youngest son, it was actually equivalent to killing the Murad in his heart for the second time, which also made Selim very difficult to choose.

Just when Selim was having a hard time making a choice, the Ming mission led by Jiao Huangzhong suddenly came to the door and discussed with him about re-dredging the Suez Canal, which made Selim suddenly have an idea, maybe he didn't have to kill his son again, but could send him to the distant Daming, and then eliminate all traces of Murad, and forbid him to come back, so that Murad could live in Daming.

As soon as this idea appeared in Selim's mind, it immediately took root like a weed with tenacious vitality, after all, he is also a human being, and he also has a father-son affection for his son, and when he slaughtered his own son, he also suffered great pain in his heart, and that pain almost made him lose the courage to live, so he definitely didn't want to suffer a second time.

It is precisely Selim who has the above ideas, so when he discussed the opening of the Suez Canal with Huangzhong, he was so patient, and he made concessions several times, not only to use this matter to get married, but also to entrust Murad to Jiao Huangzhong after agreeing on this matter, so that he could bring Murad back to Daming, and then live like an ordinary person.

Jiao Huangzhong didn't expect Selim to hide a son, and the other party was still a ten-year-old child, and what shocked him even more was that Selim planned to kill this ten-year-old son after conquering Egypt, so as not to threaten Suleiman's sultanship in the future.

Thinking of this, Jiao Huangzhong couldn't help but feel a sense of sympathy for this child named Murad, plus this matter was also a good opportunity for Daming to marry Selim, so after thinking about it for a while, he finally agreed, so in the Daming mission that left, there was an extra child wearing an Arab robe.

Although Murad was only ten years old, he was a very intelligent child, and even he had already understood his terrible situation, coupled with the example of his more than twenty older brothers, Murad already had a premonition that if he stayed in the Ottomans any longer, he would probably become a victim of the imperial power, just like those elder brothers.

It is precisely because of this that Murad is also very happy to be able to leave Osman to Daming with Jiao Huangzhong this time, because he has been imprisoned in one place since he was a child, and he has no freedom at all except for studying or studying every day, but now he can go to Daming to live, which also marks that he is finally free, he does not have to go anywhere to have a guard and supervision, and he does not have to be punished for not completing his studies. Since then, I have finally been free from any constraints.

With the yearning for the life of the Ming Dynasty and the longing for freedom, Murad has been actively in contact with Jiao Huang and others since he left Damascus, on the one hand, he wants to know more about the Ming Dynasty, which will help him better integrate into the Ming Dynasty in the future, on the other hand, he also wants to learn Chinese, and speaking and writing more is naturally the best way to learn a language.

Murad is very smart, it only took a few months for him to master the pronunciation of Chinese, and he can communicate with people in general, although the sound is still a little strange, but as long as it lasts for a long time, it will always improve, and he also knows some simple Chinese characters, which is not easy for a ten-year-old child.

Jiao Huangzhong is also very fond of Murad, a smart child, so whenever he has free time, he will find time to teach the other person himself. Similarly, Murad also has great respect for the erudite Jiao Huangzhong, after many days of getting along, he proposed to be Jiao Huangzhong's student, but Jiao Huangzhong agreed without thinking about it, firstly, he really liked this smart child, and secondly, he was able to accept the son of the Ottoman Sultan as his student, although his identity could not be disclosed, but it was also a very face-saving thing.

However, Jiao Huang soon found out that Murad was different from the students he had taught before, this student was imprisoned by Selim since he was a child, and then he was given a strict court education, which also led to Murad being very precocious at a young age, and even his outlook on life and values were also distorted, for such students, it is useless to just teach with Confucian classics, the best way is to teach by word and deed, let him experience more of the worldly life, and wait until he really integrates into the ordinary people. will reverse the influence of Selim's perverted education on Murad in the past.

It is precisely because of this that when their fleet is resting in Goa, Jiao Huang will take time out to take Murad around Goa almost every day, observing the lives of ordinary people while teaching him, especially Jiao Huang to let Murad open his mind and look at everything in this world with a tolerant attitude.

Although Murad is precocious, he is only a ten-year-old child after all, it is his nature to love to play and make trouble, he was only deliberately suppressed before, and now he follows Jiao Huangzhong, and soon releases his nature, so he is very curious about everything in Guoali, and he can also feel Jiao Huangzhong's love for himself, which is also the first time he has felt this kind of warm feelings since he was sensible, so Murad is also very dependent on Jiao Huangzhong, and the master-apprentice relationship between the two has also been quickly cultivated.

A few days later, Jiao Huangzhong led the mission to leave Goa again, and headed south along the west coast of India, until the Lion Kingdom replenished its supplies, and then turned east, this time directly to the city of Malacca.

Just when the scorched fleet has not yet arrived in Malacca, Zhou Chong, who is far away in the capital, has received the news from the mission in advance, in recent years, with the expansion of the Ming Dynasty on the sea, the actual ruling area of the Ming Dynasty has increased rapidly, but such a large territory, but also brings a lot of inconvenience to the rule, especially in the transmission of news, it is very difficult, for this reason Zhou Zhong deliberately belongs to the Ministry of War post station system independent, set up a traffic department, responsible for road planning and message transmission, such as in the traffic department, There is a department dedicated to training pigeons and other birds, and now this department has set up pigeon stations all over the country to ensure the timely transmission of information, although it costs a lot of money every year, but it can ensure the flow of information, so it is worth spending more money.

Zhou Zhong didn't expect the Ottoman Empire to attack Egypt at this time, although he came from later generations, but he was only familiar with the history of his own country, as for the history of foreign countries, he only knew a rough idea, for example, he knew that Portugal and Spain would become the two major hegemons on the sea during this period, and also knew that the Ottoman Empire would expand again and become a big empire across Europe, Asia and Africa, but that's all, if he said the specific time of the expansion of the Ottoman Empire, it would be a little unrealistic, So when he left in scorched yellow, he only told the other party to try not to provoke the Ottoman Empire.

However, although there were some surprises, the choice made by Jiao Huang made Zhou Zhong very happy, because the other party really lived up to his trust, made the right choice at the critical moment, and signed a treaty with the other party to re-dredge the Suez Canal before the Ottoman Empire conquered Egypt, and the conditions for fighting can also be accepted by the Ming Dynasty, which is already the best result for Zhou Chong.

In addition, Zhou Zhong also knew for the first time that the original Ottoman Empire's imperial succession was so bloody and cruel, in comparison, the imperial inheritance of the Central Plains Dynasty was actually nothing at all, at least most of the imperial succession was a peaceful handover, unlike the Ottoman Empire, every time the imperial throne was inherited, there would be a war between princes and princes, and the scale was not small, it can be said that every time a new sultan ascended the throne, the first thing was to start killing, and then use a few years to restore national strength.

"A ten-year-old son of a sultan, can we take advantage of such a person?" Zhou Zhong said to himself. This is the study of King Zhao's mansion, and there are only two people in the room, Zhou Zhong and the elderly Jiao Fang, who have just finished reading the news from Jiao Huangzhong, and also learned about the existence of the child Murad from the news.

For the Ottoman Empire, Zhou Zhong also knew something in later generations, and he also knew that the other party would soon reach the peak of the empire, and even recover Central Asia again, so that the border between the other party and the Ming Dynasty would not be far away, and there might be a conflict at that time, and there would be such a powerful neighbor around him, and everyone would feel a little uneasy, so after Zhou Zhong learned of the existence of Murad, the son of the sultan, the first thing he thought of was to use this child to cause chaos to the Ottoman Empire, As a result, the other party will not be able to fully develop the strength of the empire.

"The old man thinks it is unlikely, it can be seen from the inheritance of the throne of the Ottoman Empire, although the throne of this country is also passed down from father to son, but they value strength more, whoever is strong can sit on the throne, that Selim is not a fuel-efficient lamp, since he dares to send Murad, he will definitely prevent us from using this child's backhand, plus no one in the Ottoman Empire knows about the existence of this child, so this child is not of much use value to us!" Jiao Fang naturally understood the meaning of Zhou Chong's words, but he was not optimistic about Zhou Chong's thoughts. rs