For the arrival of the Ming mission, Selim I also attached great importance to it, he sent his son Suleiman to go out of the city to greet him on his behalf, after all, he had long heard of the huge country of the Ming Dynasty, such as the silk he wore and the porcelain tableware used, which came from the Ming Dynasty, especially in recent years, the Ming Dynasty expanded rapidly on the sea, and even the Portuguese were defeated by them, the Ottoman Empire and the Portuguese were also in opposing positions, the so-called enemy of the enemy is a friend, not to mention that the other party is a friend with great strength.

Jiao Huangzhong saw the Ottoman cavalry welcoming him outside Damascus, and he was also determined at the moment, what he was most worried about was that these Western countries did not pay attention to them, so that it would become very troublesome for him to persuade the other party's monarch, but now the other party sent cavalry to meet him, which shows that Selim I at least showed enough respect for their Ming Dynasty, and it also shows that the other party should have heard what kind of country the Ming is, with this foundation, it becomes much easier for him to persuade the other party.

Suleiman is the son of Selim I, he is only twenty-three years old this year, about the same age as Zhou Chong, and Suleiman is very lucky, because his father only has one son, to be exact, Selim killed all his other sons, leaving Suleiman alone, so as to ensure that Suleiman can safely take over the position of sultan in the future.

The absence of the Ottoman heir was cruel, known as the "Brother Killing Law", a prince who wanted to inherit the position of sultan had to kill other brothers and nephews to prevent the throne from being threatened in the future, Selim I and the eight Ottoman sultans before him. All used this cruel method to seize the throne. For example, Selim not only killed his brother and nephew. Even his father was forced to abdicate, and finally died unexplained, even he did not let go of his own son, it is said that he originally had more than 20 sons, but after a comprehensive examination, Selim killed all the other sons, leaving only Suleiman alone, which can be said to be more ruthless than Li Shimin in the history of the Central Plains.

Suleiman was Selim's only son. He no longer had to rely on cruelty and blood like his father to get the position of sultan, nor did he need to enter the army from an early age, but received a good education in the court, and at the age of sixteen, he was sent by his father to serve as a governor in a foreign country, as a way to hone his political talents, Selim had to let Suleiman preside over every time he went on an expedition, but this time Selim thought that his son should see a real battlefield, so he brought him to the army. Today, in order to show the importance of the Ming Dynasty, he also specially asked Suleiman to welcome the Ming delegation on his behalf.

Suleiman was also very curious about the distant country of the Ming Dynasty. When he was very young, he already knew the kingdom of the Ming Dynasty from the court teachers and books, and he also knew that the terrifying Mongols also originated in the far east, but the Ming and the Mongols were enemies for generations, and even the Ming Dynasty was finally established after defeating the rule of the Mongols. And this country has been very active in recent years, especially in commerce, the Ottoman Empire can see the goods of the Ming Dynasty almost everywhere, silk and porcelain, tea is the traditional commodity of the Ming Dynasty, in addition to cotton cloth, soap and other emerging goods, just from these goods, you can see the strength of the Ming country, after all, it is impossible for a weak country to produce so many goods.

"Boom~" As the Ming mission approached, Suleiman's eyes couldn't help but squint, because he found that around the mission from the opposite side, there was an elite cavalry guard, looking at the equipment on the other side and the skillful horse control skills, Suleiman was sure that the strength of this cavalry would definitely not be worse than the Guards cavalry regiment beside his father.

Jiao Huang saw that it was a young man who came to greet him, but this young man was gorgeously dressed, and the silk he was wearing was even the best in Shu brocade, so it can be seen that this young man's identity must be unusual, and he is even likely to be an Ottoman royal family.

Suleiman also saw at a glance that Jiao Huangzhong was the leader of this Ming mission, and immediately stepped forward to salute and introduced himself, and the interpreter next to Jiao Huangzhong also immediately translated his words, but Jiao Huangzhong was also shocked when he heard that the other party was Selim's son, he had also heard about the Ottoman Empire's imperial succession system before, and also knew that Selim had killed his other sons, leaving only one to inherit the position of sultan, which is probably the young man in front of him.

Thinking that he was greeted by the prince of a country in person, Jiao Huangzhong also felt very faced, and he also saluted with the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty, and then introduced himself and the two deputy envoys behind him, and on behalf of the emperor and the prison of the Ming Dynasty, he also expressed sincere greetings to Selim and his son.

Suleiman also knew that in this kind of first meeting, and it was not a formal occasion, the envoy of the Ming Dynasty in front of him would definitely not talk about business, so he did not ask questions, but said a few polite words to Jiao Huangzhong, and then asked about the customs of the Ming Dynasty, after all, he was also very curious about this distant country that produced silk and porcelain.

Since Jiao Huangzhong knew that the young man in front of him was the only successor of the Ottoman Empire, he also made a decision, that is, he must have a good relationship with the Suleiman in front of him, because this is likely to determine the success or failure of their mission, you must know that the other party is Selim's only son, so his influence on Selim is definitely not comparable to others.

It is precisely because of this that Jiao Huangzhong also answered Suleiman's questions very enthusiastically, and used his erudition and extensive insight to tell Suleiman a lot of things about the Ming Dynasty, and Suleiman was also very surprised by Jiao Huangzhong's erudition, and when he learned that the officials of the Ming Dynasty were obtained through examinations, and every official could be called a scholar, he was even more shocked, because their Ottoman Empire also respected learned people very much, and almost every place they occupied. He would send the famous scholars of this place to Istanbul, but few of these scholars were willing to take up official positions, so he could not imagine that the Ming Dynasty was a ruling dynasty composed entirely of scholars.

Along the way, Jiao Huang Zhong used his erudition to conquer Suleiman, the future Ottoman monarch, according to the original history, Suleiman will become the greatest monarch of the Ottoman Empire, no one, under his leadership, the Ottoman Empire almost regained the glory of the Arab Empire, becoming a huge empire across Asia, Europe and Africa, slamming, destroying and destroying everything that stands in the way, later generations called it the "thunderbolt" king, and he also left a complete set of laws to the Ottoman Empire, so he is also called the legislator.

Although Suleiman is still very young, he already has the characteristics of an excellent king, he is studious, decisive, energetic, especially for all unknown things, with a strong desire to learn, and Jiao Huangzhong, the messenger from a distant country, especially this country is still a more powerful empire than the Ottomans, which makes Suleiman have a strong curiosity about Jiao Huangzhong and the empire behind him, and even when he reached Damascus, he still asked Jiao Huangzhong non-stop, If it weren't for the palace official behind him to remind him, I'm afraid he would have forgotten to arrange a place for the Ming mission.

In order to show the importance of the Ming Mission, Suleiman arranged Jiao Huang and others to a mansion next to the City Lord's Mansion, and it is worth mentioning that he also lived next to the City Lord's Mansion, so in this way, he could come to Jiao Huang Zhong at any time to continue the previous conversation, he had a strong curiosity about the things on the Ming side, especially the political system of the Ming Dynasty, which was the focus of his attention, because this may bring him a lot of inspiration when he was in power in the future.

After arranging the Ming mission, although Suleiman wanted to talk for a while, but at this time he needed to meet his father, and then introduce the situation of the Ming mission to him, although Jiao Huangzhong did not disclose the reason for their arrival before, but Suleiman could already feel that Daming should have come with good intentions this time, and it was likely to be related to commerce, after all, the two empires were too far away, and the only thing that could be connected was business.

In the city lord's mansion, Selim is studying the terrain of Egypt, as well as his next battle plan, although the Mamluk dynasty has been decayed, but the other party is a big country after all, and has occupied Egypt for hundreds of years, there will always be some hidden heritage, especially the Mamluk cavalry of the year, it is even more powerful to the entire Arab world, although the Mamluk cavalry he encountered before is vulnerable, but Selim does not dare to be careless at all, in case the other party still has a force that retains the strength of the Mamluk cavalry of the year, Then he will most likely suffer defeat in Egypt.

"Father, I'm back!" At this moment, the door to the room suddenly opened, and Suleiman walked in alone, the only person in the entire Ottoman Empire who could enter Selim's room without notice, and if he did so, he would probably be killed by the Ottoman Sultan, who was known as the Ruthless.

"Suleiman, you have already met those Ming people, now tell me, what do you think those Ming people are here for?" Selim asked without raising his head, although Suleiman was his only remaining son, but he did not dot on Suleiman in the slightest, but educated and cultivated him more strictly, if Suleiman could not meet his requirements, he would even kill Suleiman with his own hands, and then give birth to several sons to re-cultivate. (To be continued......)