"Ali Buge, don't lose the son of the Timurid Khanate!"

Ali Buge carefully introduced his identity, hoping to attract the attention of the other party and gain some bargaining chips in the negotiations.

In the Timurid Khanate, Tumian was not only an official rank, but also a prince.

Beshbali is larger than the Black Sheep State and the White Sheep State, and it is nominally a province of the Timurid Khanate, but in fact it is more like a tribal alliance system.

In a sense, it can be considered an independent regime dependent on the Timurid Khanate.

This is also the bargaining chip for Ma Suhu to open the negotiation, I can attach to Timur, or I can rely on Daming, just see who gives more!

Chen Mao looked at the young man in front of him, his face was cold, and he said: "The old man's surname is Chen, his name is Mao, he is the Duke of the Ming Dynasty, and he guards Hamiwei by the holy decree, and he is hereditary. ”

After being conveyed by the translator, Ali Buge pressed his right palm on his left chest and bowed his head to show his meaning.

"Excuse me, has His Royal Highness the Ming Emperor already arrived in Hami, why don't you come to negotiate in person, so as to show sincerity."

Chen Mao said bluntly: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is indeed in Hami, but if you want to see the Prince, you are not qualified enough. ”

These words were unceremonious, but Ali Buge was not in a hurry or annoyed, because he had already prepared for it.

Since you are negotiating, you must do some homework beforehand.

In his own capacity, Chen Mao came to negotiate in person It is already very face-saving, it doesn't matter if he sees the crown prince of Daming, he just wants to confirm whether Daming really wants to send troops.

Because Daming's attitude will directly determine his next choice, whether to fight or peace, but you must not be mistaken.

"Your Excellency, let's get to the point!"

Seeing that the other party was so direct, Chen Mao was not polite, and said, "Tell me, what do you want?" ”

Ali Buge said: "The Timurid Khanate and the Ming Dynasty have never had a large-scale conflict, and today they are so mobilized, and even the crown prince is personally conquered, why is this?" ”

After hearing this, Chen Mao laughed angrily and said: "The crown prince is personally recruited, naturally because our emperor is besieged by the army of Er, I see that you are young, how can you be more confused than the old man?" ”

Ali Buge defended: "From the beginning to the end, you are waging wars, constantly challenging the bottom line of my Timurid Khanate, starting from Tehran, which was originally our territory, but was forcibly occupied by your emperor, and you provoked the beginning of all this!" ”

"Tehran is your territory?"

Chen Mao couldn't help but laugh and said, "You call him and see if he agrees?" ”

"Your Excellency, you are unreasonable!"

"If the old man was unreasonable, he would have blasted you out a long time ago, how could he be so polite to you?"

Ali Buge had to explain: "Tehran's name is derived from the Persian word Raja, which is enough to show that it was part of the Persian dynasty a long time ago. ”

Chen Mao waved his hand and said, "Not to mention whether there is any basis for the above words, even if Tehran belonged to Persia before, what does it have to do with your Timurid Khanate?" ”

When Ali Buge heard this, he was stunned at first, and then said: "The great conqueror Timur the Great of Central Asia spent thirty years in the east and the north, and established a huge khanate, covering the entire territory of Persia. ”

"What do you mean by that?"

Chen Mao felt that this young man seemed to have some weakness in his mind, so he said: "Your Timurid Khanate has no inheritance relationship with the Persian Dynasty, and besides, ancient Persia perished two thousand years ago, and only Persians and the Persian language remain. ”

"For two thousand years, times have changed, and there have been many dynasties in that land, the Sabbath dynasty, the Sassanid dynasty, but they are just a passing cloud, and the same is true of your Timurid Khanate, don't imagine yourself as the chosen one."

"Just now you said that all the territories were attacked by you by force, but Tehran is not under your actual control, so why should it be under your jurisdiction?"

Ali Buge realized that he was at a loss, so he said: "At least geographically, Tehran's location is closer to the Timurid Khanate, and it is more appropriate for the Khanate to govern it." ”

Chen Mao said lightly: "Geographically, the Timurid Khanate is also very close to the Ming Dynasty!" ”

There was a cold sweat on Ali Buge's back, and after a long time, he said, "Your Excellency, is there nothing to talk about?" ”

"If you want to talk, the old man can accompany you, but the old man advises you, don't waste time!"

"Okay then, let's talk about Daming's appeal."

Chen Mao suddenly asked, "Are you here today to represent the Timurid Khanate, or to represent Beshibali?" ”

Ali Buge frowned and asked, "Beshi Bali is part of the Timurid Khanate, what's the difference?" ”

"What a difference!"

Chen Mao shook his head, and then said: "If you represent the Timurid Khanate, the old man only has one sentence, either surrender now, or, see you on the battlefield!" ”

Ali Buge's heart moved, and he asked, "If I represent Beshi Bali, what should I say?" ”

Chen Mao said: "I am the Heavenly Empire, blessed in all directions, never be an enemy of the surrounding small countries, and will also give all kinds of rewards, you should have heard of it, right?" ”

Brother Ali Buge secretly said in his heart, those small countries that are with you are gone, and they are all included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, so they will naturally not be enemies of you.

"Please be clearer about what you said."

Chen Mao nodded and continued: "If the Ming Dynasty reopens the Silk Road and opens up the trade routes between the East and the West, do you know what it means to you? ”

"Meaning...... What? ”

"Don't lose eight miles to occupy half of the Western Regions, when the trade route opens, what do you mean by that?"

Ali Buge suddenly lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

Like other grassland tribes, Beshibali live on agriculture and animal husbandry, because the climate is relatively harsh, the water and grass are poor, and the local people are very poor, and the poor do not even have oil and water.

If the Ming Dynasty reopened the Silk Road, when the time comes, this trade route will traverse Beishibali.

What does a trade route mean?

Money!

Trade, trade, is money!

Before that, the best preparation he made was that Da Ming promised to surrender the father and son with gold and silver.

Everyone likes gold and silver, but if you have a life to earn, you must have a life to spend.

As the leader of Beshbali, it is not a problem to make money, even if the people have no money, they can go to the surrounding tribes to loot, or reach out to the Great Khan to ask for it.

Therefore, if the promise of the Ming Dynasty is only gold and silver, there will not be much temptation.

In addition to gold and silver, there is only power.

However, in front of the two armies, who knows which words are true and which are false?

Even if you give a promise now, when the time comes, you will unload the people to grind and kill the donkey, what can you do?

Before this negotiation, Ma Suhu and his son discussed for a long time.

They tried to think about all the possible answers given by the Ming army, and then carefully studied which words were credible, which words were not credible, and what kind of situation should be dealt with, and they were all fully prepared.

At the negotiation table, Ali Buge also acted according to his father's explanation, but things suddenly exceeded expectations, which made him a little overwhelmed.

No gold or silver was promised, no official position was promised, not even a word of kindness was spoken.

Only one sentence reopened the trade routes, and everything immediately became different.

Just imagine, if things are really as the other side said, the Silk Road will reconnect the East and the West, what kind of changes will it bring to Beshibali?

What kind of land to plant, what to graze, just sit at home and count the money!

After a long time, Ali Buge raised his head and said, "I can't make the decision on this matter, I need to go back and discuss it with my father before replying." ”

Chen Mao stretched out three fingers and said lightly: "Three days." ”

"What?"

"You have three days to think about it, and if there is no answer after three days, you will only see you on the battlefield."

Ali Buge's expression changed greatly, and he said: "Three days is too little, one month, what?" ”

"It's only three days, and it's not negotiable."

"Half a month?"

"Three days!"

"Ten days?"

"Three days!"

"Five days, five days, right? It's two days to go back from here, and three days is not enough! ”

Ali Buge looked very anxious, because deep down he didn't want to go to war.

Although Da Ming's side is just an empty promise, it is too tempting.

What Da Ming can give, Absaiza can't give in his life.

Chen Mao said: "This journey can be taken by fast horse for one day and one night, giving you one day to discuss, and then one day and one night to return here, it is enough." ”

"It's too much of a rush to travel day and night, can you ......?"

"The big war is coming, life and death are at stake, do you still want to sleep well?"

Brother Ali Buge had no choice but to say: "The matter is too big, it is related to the future of hundreds of thousands of people in Don't lose Bali, I am worried that my father will not be able to make up his mind, and please forgive me two days." ”

Chen Mao lowered his face and said, "The eldest husband should be decided, either surrender or fight, what is there to hesitate?" ”

Ali Buge seemed to be touched by this sentence, gritted his teeth, and said, "Three days, three days, wait for me to come back!" ”

Chen Mao said: "A man should be like this, the old man is waiting for you!" ”

Brother Ali bowed solemnly, and then led people away in a hurry.

Chen Mao returned to the crown prince and explained the negotiation process in detail.

Zhu Jianshen opened his two small eyes and asked, "Is this okay?" ”

Chen Mao replied: "Please rest assured, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, there will be a reply within three days." ”

Zhu Jianshen looked at Yu Qian and asked, "Yu Shangshu, are we ...... No more fighting? ”

Yu Qian stepped forward and said: "I still have to fight, but not now." ”

"Why?"

Yu Qian looked at Chen Mao and continued: "Jun Guogong has made it very clear to the other party, cooperation is a win-win situation, Ma Suhu is not a fool, he will naturally know the truth in this." ”

Chen Mao said: "The other party weighs the pros and cons, and will definitely agree to surrender." ”

"Just tell them that I'm going to reopen the trade route, okay? Don't you need to promise some gold or silver, or official office? ”

After all, Zhu Jianshen is only ten years old, and his biggest hobby on weekdays is to make inventions, and he is not clear about the doorway.

Chen Mao said: "The premise of all negotiations is strong strength, His Royal Highness personally led the army to pull out, don't lose the eight miles of those troops can't stop it at all, the other party comes to negotiate, but also wants to maximize some interests, what is more tempting in this world than opening a trade route?" ”

Zhu Jianshen said as if he didn't understand: "What should I do next?" Is it to continue negotiations with Timur Khan? ”

Chen Mao said: "Timur Khan has nothing to talk about, he can only fight. ”

"Why is that?"

Yu Qian stepped forward and explained: "This Timur Khan is equivalent to the emperor of my Ming Dynasty, Ma Suhu is just a prince and nobleman who guards one side, just like the Duke of Junguo, if there is an invasion of foreign enemies, even if the Duke of Junguo surrenders, he can still keep his glory and wealth, but the emperor cannot surrender, otherwise there is only a dead end." ”

Chen Mao was anxious and said angrily: "Yu Qian, what are you talking about? ”

"Don't worry, I'll make an analogy......"

"Why don't you compare yourself?"

"I'm not the duke of the town guarding side, it's not appropriate to compare myself!"

"The old man is suitable?"

"The Duke of Jun Guo is angry, and he is angry!"

Yu Qian had to apologize with a smile, and then said: "His Royal Highness the Prince, the minister means that no matter when, we are ministers and ministers have a way out, but the emperor has no way out, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has no way out, because of this, those who are kings cannot have any luck mentality." Every major event, every war, must be treated with caution, make all plans in advance, and remember not to underestimate the enemy! ”

Zhu Jianshen scratched his head and said, "Yu Shangshu's words are a bit profound, I will write them down first and slowly understand them in the future." ”

Yu Qian sighed secretly, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is usually messing with people from the Academy of Sciences, although science and technology can rejuvenate the country, but the way of the monarch and the minister is deserted.

If one day, Da Ming was invaded by foreign enemies and soldiers came to the city, Bei Lin or Tong Xuan and others would definitely not teach these truths, but said to the prince, I will make you a machine gun, and you can take it to Tutu.

Times have really changed!

However, no matter how the times change, the monarch must be clear about his identity and the responsibilities on his shoulders.

Today's Ming Dynasty is no longer what it used to be, if you take the Ottomans and then penetrate the entire Western Regions, the territory will almost cover half of the world.

As the empire expands again and again, problems will follow.

If it is not handled properly, it will be like the Jiaozhi in the Xuande period, chaotic and chaotic, and finally you can only give up.

The emperor is definitely no problem, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't seem to be very interested in governing the country, which makes it difficult......

Zhu Jian thought about it deeply, and then said: "Jun Guogong, Yu Shangshu, what should I do now?" ”

Chen Mao said: "The army is assembled and ready to go!" ”

Zhu Jianshen asked, "Didn't you mean...... Will the other side compromise? ”

Chen Mao replied: "Your Highness, you must remember that there is no perfect thing in this world, and Yu Shangshu said just now, prepare in advance and do all kinds of preventive measures, so that you can survive a hundred battles." ”

Zhu Jianshen nodded and said, "I remember the words of the two Qing families, when will we meet our father?" ”

Yu Qian and Chen Mao glanced at each other, and then said, "Two months at most!" ”