Chapter 387: The guest is as good as the host
Zhu Gaoxian looked at Ma Heima, since he did not say that he was the Great Khan of the Timurid Empire, it meant that he did not ascend to the throne.
Could it be that the Timurid Empire also staged a scene that was staged by the Ming Dynasty more than ten years ago, the old man avoided his sons and passed the throne to the eldest grandson, and as a result, when the grandson couldn't do the uncle, he was expelled here, I don't know, how long Ma Heima can live?
Zhu Gaoxian squinted his eyes at those traitors and said with a smile, "These people are your traitors, not my traitors, and I have no obligation to deal with traitors for you. Since this is your territory, I can't help but satisfy my master's little request, and there is a deer there that can be used for our dinner."
Zhu Gaoxian pointed not far away, standing by the river and looking out, a stupid deer.
Before he could finish speaking, a gunshot rang out, and the deer fell to the ground.
They didn't see how the Ming people shot at all, they didn't see the arrows, and there was no black smoke coming out of the firecracker, and the deer was a hundred feet away from them.
Ma Heima was stunned for a long time, and nodded to one of his attendants, who rode over and brought the dead deer over.
"The Ming nobles are guests from afar, and Samarkand is not far ahead, as the host, I want to invite the Ming guests to be guests, and do the friendship of the landlord!" Ma Heima respectfully invited.
"Whatever the guest wants, please!" Zhu Gaoxian was also very casual, he raised his hand in response.
The deer was always in the hands of Ma Heima's entourage, although this was the prey of the Ming people, but since the other party showed a posture to help them, neither Zhu Gaoxian nor Saihazhi Zhang Fu cared.
They are like mirrors in their hearts, and the other party actually wants to find out what weapon Da Ming used to kill this deer.
It's an inconsequential thing for them.
Shaharu was the fourth Great Khan of the Timurid Empire, and after seizing the throne, he placed Mahema in Samarkand, who had the right to inherit the throne. Zhu Gaoxian is not familiar with this history, but he also knows that Ma Heima must also know that he will not live long.
At this time, there were three major empires on the Eurasian continent, the Timurid Empire, and the Ottoman Empire and the Ming Dynasty to the west.
Zhu Gaoxian and they came all the way from Daming, and they brought powerful weapons, which was a chance for Ma Heima to survive.
Samarkand is one of the oldest cities in Central Asia, an important hub city on the Silk Road, with a history of 2,000 years, the capital of the Timurid Empire, connecting China, India and the Persian Empire.
In later generations, it was the second largest city in Uzbekistan.
During the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Empire destroyed the Western Turkic Khanate and set up the Kangju Governorate in Samarkand.
In the 13th century, Marco Polo's travelogues recorded that Samarkand was "a very large and magnificent city.......
Samarkand, destroyed by Genghis Khan, had a bright spot in the Timurid era, and Timur wanted Samarkand to be the capital of the world, so he forcibly brought in various craftsmen from the conquered countries to build the city.
All the houses here were demolished, and those whose houses were demolished suddenly lost their homes without warning, and they took their belongings as much as they could.
Weavers, archers and gunsmiths from Damascus, as well as glass and clay makers, crossbowmen, masons and goldsmiths from Turkey, built the city together.
Zhu Gaoxian and others walked on the wide street, the ground was paved with white stone slabs, and there were shops on the left and right sides, each store had two rooms in front and back, which were very interpreted, and the roofs on the streets were arched, and the roofs were equipped with glass windows, and the sunlight could shine in through the glass.
On the street, at every distance, there will be a fountain, and on a sunny day, the water jets that spray out will refract the sunlight into colorful colors.
The city is surrounded by gardens and vineyards, and of all the buildings, the mosque is the most noble.
"I should let the Three Treasures take a look." Zhu Gaoxian looked at these towering mosques and couldn't help but sigh.
Zhang Fu said with a smile, "Sambo went to Mecca, and when he came back, he was done
Everyone has changed, can it really be that you have bathed in the holy light?"
"That's nature!" Zhu Gaoxian has little experience of religious beliefs, but he respects all people with normal religious beliefs, "We don't know if he has bathed in holy light or not, but his heart's wish has been fulfilled, and this is the most important thing." I think he's refreshed too. 「
Passing through the wide streets, Zhu Gaoxian and others followed Ma Heima to the palace, Zhu Gaoxian stood in front of the palace gate of the magnificent, no less than the Daming Palace City, looked up at the arched dome, and already felt the strength of the Timurid Empire.
No wonder, when Timur was alive, he planned to lead an army of 200,000 to attack the Ming Dynasty.
Ma Heima held a grand banquet to entertain Zhu Gaoxian, the palace sang and danced, the dancers twisted their waists like water snakes, the veils on their faces loomed, and a pair of black and smart eyes could hook people's souls away.
"I don't know what to call the distinguished guest of the Ming Dynasty?" Ma Heima asked.
Zhu Gaoxian smiled, "My surname is Zhu, because I am ranked fourth in the family, my father simply named me Zhu Si."
"Fourth Master Zhu, if I want to buy Daming's firearms, can I start from Fourth Master Zhu?" Ma Hei Ma is straightforward.
Zhu Gaoxian smiled with his wine glass, shook his head and said, "I'm afraid this won't work, the Ming Dynasty is very strict with the management of firearms, every gun has a number, the whereabouts of each bullet are registered in the military department, and every bullet must be explained.
Ma Hei Ma was suddenly surprised and said, "Is there no other way?"
Zhu Gaoxian said, "Daming has a mercenary army, but the price is a little higher. If Ma Gongzi wants to use force, he can hire this mercenary. I don't know, what kind of enemies does Ma Gongzi have to deal with?"
Zhu Gaoxian pretended to be puzzled and asked.
Ma Heima looked around, and he was naturally surrounded by people who felt safe and trustworthy for him, so he asked Zhu Gaoxian with his eyes.
Zhu Gaoxian said with a smile, "Don't worry, Ma Gongzi, those who follow are all henchmen."
When Saihazhi was translating, he was inevitably a little excited, he didn't expect that he could actually become a confidant of the Fourth Highness.
Although, for His Royal Highness, no matter what Ma Heima wants to plot with him, it doesn't matter, and there is no need to keep it secret.
Ma Heima heard the abnormality in Saihazhi's tone, glanced at him suspiciously, and saw that he was so excited, he became more and more convinced, his guess was not wrong, and Zhu Sigongzi's status in Daming was not low.
Perhaps, he is the noble person who can get himself out of trouble.
The matter of mercenaries can be considered, but it is just a matter of spending money, and if you can regain the position of khan, you will not hesitate to spend a lot of money.
Even if he can't regain the position of Khan, at least he must rely on Zhu Sigongzi to save his life.
After throwing the dancers and musicians down, Ma Heima solemnly toasted Zhu Gaoxian again and sighed, "I think that the distinguished guests have already guessed my identity, I am Ma Heima, and my grandfather is Timur. When my grandfather died, I was appointed as the heir to the empire. 「
He spread out his hands, obviously unable to control his emotions, "However, my throne has been snatched away, and I will be monitored when I go in and out now, and my every move will be secretly reported to Shahru, including meeting with you. Perhaps, tonight, someone will come to assassinate me, and you, who has such a good relationship with me, he will not let it go."
"I see!" Zhu Gaoxian looked very indignant and said, "In other words, the people sitting on the throne of the Khan of the Timurid State today are actually rebellious ministers and thieves?"
"No!" Ma Heima shook his head and stared at Zhu Gaoxian, not missing any of the look on his face, "He said that the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty also passed the throne to his grandson, but his grandson was incompetent and could not sit on the throne steadily, if it weren't for the fourth son of the founding emperor who seized the throne, there would be no Ming today."
Zhu Gaoxian listened patiently and kept nodding, Ma Heima was a little uncertain about his thoughts, and continued, "He calls himself the Yongle Emperor of the Ming Dynasty and thinks that what he is doing is very correct. I think he was going to let me go to my grandfather as soon as possible."
Ma Heima was so angry that his face showed a hideous look, like a dying beast, which made people shudder.
People who are out of control are the most terrible!
Zhu Gaoxian sneered, "He claims to be the Yongle Emperor of the Ming Dynasty? That's because he doesn't know how strong the Ming is today. If he's willing to try his hand at swordsmanship, I think it's a good idea. But anyone who does something wrong has to pay!"
The thought in Ma Heima's heart flashed, perhaps, he could indeed let Shaharu and Emperor Yongle have a peak duel?
Ma Heima's eyes flickered, and after Zhu Gaoxian saw it, he pursed his lips slightly, lowered his eyes, and pretended not to see it.
Genghis Khan's dream was indeed very great, and the Yuan Dynasty in its heyday spanned Eurasia, but the empire did not last long, but it brought a catastrophe to the people everywhere it went.
What Daming needs is a base, at least to give the people everywhere they go a way to live, so that they can create wealth, what Daming wants is only wealth.
At this moment, someone at the door came to report, "Your Royal Highness, the Great Khan heard that a distinguished guest from the Ming Dynasty has come from afar, so he specially came to invite you!"
Ma Heima suddenly became nervous and looked at Zhu Gaoxian.
Zhu Gaoxian groaned slightly, put down the wine glass, and said to Ma Heima with a smile, "I have a saying in the Ming Dynasty that the guest is the master, since I have come to the territory of your country, on the premise of not harming my life and not harming the interests of my Ming Dynasty, I naturally need to obey the master's arrangement."
This is to put the initiative in the hands of Ma Heima, he became more and more embarrassed, so he resigned, and angrily said to the people who came to report, "We are drinking, talking, and going to tell the Great Khan, I want to invite, I will send someone to invite me tomorrow, and today's guest of the Ming Dynasty is my honored guest."