Arambuda Palace, as a royal palace of a small country, covers an area of not large, but more than 200 acres, but it is extremely rich.

To be sure, the remote Sultan of Nasr was an outstanding ruler. He had the courage to go alone to the tent of King Fernando III of Castile, who was besieging Granada, and won an almost impossible peace. It also united the small states of the Celestial Sect in the southeastern part of the Iberian Peninsula to form what is now Granada. But the Christianity of the Iberian Peninsula grew stronger, and the Celestial Empire, on which Granada could rely, was destroyed by the Mongols. The Nasr Sultan eventually realized that the Celestial Sect was gaining ground in the Iberian Peninsula and could no longer hope for a revival. Instead, he poured all his heart into the construction of the city of Granada and the Palace of Arambuda.

The palace was at the same time a castle, built on high ground and surrounded by tall and solid stone walls. Within the city walls, there are beautiful palace buildings. The Sultan is a multitude of skilled craftsmen who require an intricate and intricate attention to detail. So much so that the construction of the palace could only be carried out slowly, year after year. It cost the wealth of Granada and the ambitions of successive sultans.

At the heart of the Arambuda Palace, in the Komares Palace, where His Majesty the Sultan lives, in the dim light, the Sultan of Nasr, who has reached the twilight, sits upright on the throne. The splendid silk robes were embroidered with gold and silver threads with intricate patterns, which contrasted with the pale, senile, tired face.

Inside the main hall, the sultan's ministers frowned and panicked. A prosperous and comfortable life has lasted for 30 years. The Christian nations of the North were busy intriguing and killing each other. As if having forgotten that the "Reconquista" is not yet complete. On the contrary, the Sultanate of Granada, which was in a remote corner, enjoyed a peaceful and prosperous life, so that the warriors of the Celestial Sect who were still able to fight in the past were dying. And their children and grandchildren are all soft men who are used to living a comfortable life, can only engage in some palace intrigues, and don't know how to fight at all. When Castile captured the port of Cadiz (east of Granada) a few years ago, the warriors of Granada were so unfortunate that even with the help of the Sultan of Garin, they were unable to recover and ended in humiliation.

And in this hall, the only one who knows how to fight. It's probably Pu Shou Geng, who wandered from the East.

And this Pu Shougeng was standing opposite the Sultan, talking in a tone like a funeral report about how the Ming army fought.

"His Majesty the Sultan...... The Ming army was made up of the most elite soldiers and the most professional officers. For the past fifty years, China has been at war, with the Jurchens, with the Mongols. At the heart of the Ming army were Han Chinese warriors who had grown up during the Thirty Years' War of the Mongol and Song Wars, and who, led by a great commander, Chen Dexing, betrayed the incompetent imperial court and sacked two of the Song state's wealthiest cities. He then fled by sea to the Goryeo Peninsula, where he rested for about a year, expanded his army, and adopted the most advanced H-drug weapons. Including heavenly thunder arrows and bronze cannons, relying on the superiority of the sea to counterattack the Mongol-controlled Liaodong ......"

The Sultan listened attentively, the expression of despair on his face growing stronger. Chen Dexing seems to be a combination of the Prophet Muhammad and Saladin. Religion was created, and an invincible army was created - invincible at sea and on land! It was up to them to drive the terrible Mongol Empire out of China. Just know how terrible they are.

And now, these terrible enemies have arrived in Lisbon! I don't know how they got over though. But it doesn't matter anymore. They came, and they made an alliance with Christian Portugal, and that was enough.

The current Mediterranean Sea is the two camps of Christianity and Celestial Christianity. Since they are allied with Christianity, they will inevitably be enemies of the Celestial Sect! And of all the Heavenly Sect nations, Granada is the weakest and the richest.

Weakness is a sin around the Mediterranean, and if you are rich, it is a heinous capital crime, and in this day and age, the rich and weak are 1,000 times worse than the poor!

How nice it would be if I were like the leaders of the poor tribes in the Maghreb! Sitting in the palatial palace, the Sultan of Nasr thought with some dismay.

Granada was so rich that it was a junction of the Nordic trade circles, the Mediterranean trade circles, and the West African trade circles (of course, the maize also did business, and West Africa had several feudal states in this era, such as the Mali Empire and the Ghana Empire, which were rich in gold, ivory, and black slaves). And political stability, freedom of religion, whether you follow Christianity, Celestialism or Judaism, you can buy and sell in Granada with peace of mind, and contribute to the Sultan's coffers.

The Portuguese, on the other hand, has a better port because of its proximity to Granada. Lisbon, in fact, is Granada's rival, the poor king of Portugal, Alfonso III, and the old villain archbishop Pontareón dreamed of destroying Granada so that Lisbon could take its place. It was only because of the protection of the Kingdom of Castile (the suzerainty of Granada, who received a large tribute from Granada every year) that Granada was spared.

"Ask Alfonso X of Castile for help!"

"No, because of the Cadiz war, he would have been dissatisfied with us for a long time, and if he hadn't been busy choosing the Holy Roman Emperor (Alfonso X's mother was Elizabeth of the House of Hohenstaufen, so he was qualified to be emperor, and his rivalry with Prince Richard of England led to a 20-year interregnum), he would have sent troops to destroy us."

"Then ask the Sultan of Yabuku of Marin, who is a devout Celestial Cultist......"

"But he's attacking Marrakech and dominating Morocco."

"The only ones who can save us are the Mamluks! Your Majesty the Sultan, send a messenger to Egypt. ”

The ministers of the Sudan are all talking about asking for help, and the difference is only who to ask for help.

Nasr Sultan was just silent, and it took a while to squeeze out a few words.

"Even the true God has no way to save those who don't know how to save themselves, and if Granada is to survive, it must be prepared to fight and rely on our own strength......"

He also set his sights on his adviser minister Pu Shougeng, who must be the most world-minded person in the Alan Buda Palace.

"Your Majesty the Sultan," Pu Shougeng's tone was extremely solemn, "Granada is actually facing a world war!" ”

"Cosmopolitan?" The Sultan smiled bitterly, "Little Granada, I just want to live my life in a safe corner!" ”

"But we are part of the Heavenly Sect after all!" Pu Shougeng took a sharp breath and analyzed, "There are four camps in the world today, one is the Heavenly Sect camp of the true gods; the second is the Christian camp led by the Pope; the third is the Great Mongolian State of Kublai Khan; The fourth is the Ming Empire. ”

Nasr Sultan nodded lightly and continued to listen to Pu Shou Geng's analysis.

"The Celestial Sect to which Granada belongs has always been at war with both Christianity and the Mongols. Christianity, on the other hand, was sometimes at war with the Mongols, and sometimes united with the Mongols, with an uncertain attitude. The Ming Empire and Mongolia were mortal enemies, and there was no room for reconciliation, but because of the Heavenly Taoism, they were also hostile to the Heavenly Sect. This time, the expeditionary Ming army chose to cooperate with Christian Portugal and prepare to invade Granada, which belonged to the Celestial Sect...... Your Majesty, don't you understand what this means? ”

This means that the Ming Dynasty wants to form an alliance with Christianity and target the Heavenly Sect and Mongolia?

"But why don't they form an alliance with the Celestial Sect against the Mongols?" Nasr Sultan pondered.

"Could it be...... Is it because of the Quanzhou incident? The Sultan's tone was suddenly cold, and his eyes looked at Pu Shougeng gloomily.

Probably not, right? Where is it so important to yourself? Besides, the people he killed in Quanzhou were all surnamed Zhao, and they had little to do with Chen Dexing -- when he was dragged into the Alan Buda Palace, he had already thought through the ins and outs of the matter. It is impossible for the Ming to send 37 warships around Africa to capture themselves. He is not Chen Dexing's father-killing enemy, and Chen Dexing probably doesn't know that he is in Granada.

So this Ming fleet that suddenly appeared in Europe has nothing to do with itself, they must have come for some important diplomatic mission. As soon as they arrived in Europe, they immediately chose to ally themselves with Christian Portugal against the Celestial Granada. The position is very clear, that is, to unite Christianity...... Against the Celestial Sect and the Mongols!

This is the national policy of the Ming Dynasty! It has nothing to do with personal grudges, and it has nothing to do with yourself.

"Your Majesty the Sultan, I am willing to go to Lisbon as an emissary to Granada." Pu Shougeng took a sharp breath and decided to take a gamble. It is better to go to Lisbon as an envoy than to have your head cut off and put it in a gift box and send it over. The Ming envoys were definitely not here for themselves, so most of them would not kill their own envoys.

"If the Ming fleet is here for me, then they will definitely kill me! Otherwise...... The Ming fleet is here to contact the Christians and oppose us and the Mongols! ”

Pu Shougeng looked at the Sultan with burning eyes, and said in a deep voice: "If the Ming Dynasty and Christianity form an alliance, if we Heavenly Sect want to win the war, we must form an alliance with the Mongols!" Your Majesty, as the wise man of the Heavenly Fang Sect, you should come forward and lobby for the appeal. ”

The Sultan was stunned for a moment, "An alliance with the Mongols? They are the Kafil who destroyed Baghdad! ”

Pu Shougeng shook his head and said, "But it is impossible for us to start a war with Mongolia, the Ming Dynasty, and Christianity at the same time...... That would destroy the entire Heavenly Fang Sect! (To be continued......)