"Oh, Governor Sashir, your arrival has made Cairo truly vibrant!"

Outside the Mamluk city of Cairo, the Minister of State Rocco gave a warm hug to Sash'er, who came on behalf of the Ming Dynasty, in a very exaggerated manner.

"Your Excellency Rocco, you use this Ming idiom very well!"

"Haha, yes, I've been making up for the knowledge of the Ming Dynasty during this time, and the more I learn, the more I feel that the culture of the Ming Dynasty is profound."

Sa Xu'er, who got Zheng He's vague hints, set off happily with some things with the expectation of official reinstatement and getting the title of Daming.

His first target was the Mamluk dynasty.

This guy is one of the few forces, except for Oman, the closest to Aden, it has been a few months since the end of the fair, and these guys have not shipped the money over.

You said that there should be pirates to rob, these guys don't take the Mediterranean route, and on the Red Sea, the Ming still has to save face, so there are no people here to harvest the fruit.

In addition, the Ming Dynasty had the idea of supporting the Mamluk dynasty against the Ottomans, so he did not think of attacking them.

As a result, so long has passed, and the goods prepared by Aden are all rusty, and the Mamluk dynasty has not taken the money to pick up the goods until now.

In this regard, Zheng He was very unhappy in his heart, I want to support you, not to slap you and give you a shame, then don't blame me for being unkind.

There are so many small forces in the world, I support a dog, can make it become a hegemon in the West, you don't cherish this opportunity, there are people who are willing to be a dog for Daming.

Therefore, after secretly receiving Saxu'er, the first stop came to Mamluk, intending to give Egypt, an ancient civilization, another crazy fault.

"Hahaha... For a walk, His Majesty is waiting in the palace, and a banquet has been set up to entertain you. His Majesty had heard of His Excellency the Governor's name a long time ago, but he had never met him, and he had been friends in his heart for a long time. ”

The two sides patted each other's ass, and Rocco warmly invited each other into the city, using the highest etiquette.

Saxuer came on behalf of Daming, and his identity is naturally extraordinary.

If it were the former petty governor of Aden, let alone let His Majesty the King wait, he, the Minister of State, would not hesitate to deal with this little man.

The two climbed into the carriage and walked together, talking and laughing along the way, talking things that even they didn't know meant.

Anyway, it's just two sentences of laughter, and it seems that the atmosphere of the two parties is very good.

"Your Excellency, the management of your country is quite good, the western side has been messed up by the Black Death, and your country is still full of people, prosperous and lively, and it does not seem to be affected at all."

As we talked, Savier glanced at the bustling bazaars on both sides of the road, and felt a burst of joy in her heart.

The more people, the better, when he came, he was worried that the other party had ordered the people not to leave the city because of the Black Death.

If the people of Cairo don't even go out, it will take some time for him to manipulate his affairs.

"Haha, Your Excellency the Governor has praised it, it's okay on our side, it's mainly the border card."

Luo Ke smiled proudly, twisted his chin and said proudly: "Since the black death appeared again in the west, His Majesty the King has issued a strict order on the border, not allowing a person, horse, or livestock to enter the country, no matter who dares to break in, they will be killed." ”

"Some time ago, there was a nobleman of my country who wanted to break in by his identity, but he was directly shot to death by the guards with arrows, and his body was burned to ashes."

Saxuer nodded suddenly, stretched out his thumb and praised: "Good way, if Western countries can learn from your country so strictly, they will definitely not end up where they are now." ”

"Hahaha..."

Rocco laughed proudly again, and said with disdain: "China's policy is so strong that the West will not be able to learn it in another 800 years." However, compared with Daming, it is still far behind, and you still need to study hard, I hope that Daming will give you advice! ”

"Hehe, what to learn or not to learn, we are all working together for world peace."

"Yes, yes, Your Excellency the Governor is right, we are all working to resist evil and work for world peace."

There was another burst of unnutritious sycophants, and the laughter of the two came from the carriage again.

Soon, the carriage drove to the palace, and before entering the palace, Sashel suddenly grabbed Rocco and gave him a look that you know.

"I didn't bring my wife and concubine here, is there a high-end place to rest and relax in your country?"

Luo Ke naturally understood, raised his eyebrows and replied: "Naturally, Your Excellency will listen to my arrangement tonight, and I promise that you will return satisfied." ”

"Hehe..."

A laugh that all men knew came from the mouths of the two, and then the two of them walked into the palace cordially, hand in hand, like old glass.

On the way to the palace, Sashel pretended to beat the buildings around the beam, and talked to Rocco to distract him.

As he spoke, he rubbed his hand in his sleeve from time to time, and some fine black powder flew out along his cuff and scattered it around with the help of the breeze.

I don't know what was added to the powder, but after falling to the ground and being exposed to the sun for a while, it suddenly spontaneously combusted, and then a thin wisp of invisible smoke floated out, and then disappeared.

The meeting with the Mamluk king was very smooth, and the Mamluk king said that the matter of the follow-up payment is currently in some financial difficulties, but it is being collected at an accelerated pace, and it is expected that after a while, he will be able to gather enough funds to pick up the goods.

As for how long this period of time is, the Mamluk king did not give an exact time, but just asked the Ming side to wait patiently and promised that he would definitely go to pay and settle the bill.

At noon, a large number of nobles came to the palace to attend the king's banquet to welcome Sash'er, which was solemn and lively until the evening.

Sashel and Rocco had just walked out of the palace drunk, boarded the carriage with a smile on their faces, and went to the most prosperous place in the city.

This game is in the middle of the night, and after being satisfied with wine and food, Rocco left the place of fun leisurely, leaving Saashel and his entourage to live in this land of wind and flowers.

"Your Excellency, something has happened!"

Drunken Rocco, who was still humming a tune, was just about to board the carriage and prepare to go home, when he was stopped by several palace guards who rushed over.

"Did something happen? So anxious. ”

Rocco, who was still a little dizzy, asked casually.

"Something happened, the Black Death broke out in the palace, and His Majesty the King has been infected."

The anxious palace guard, glanced left and right, leaned into Rocco's ear, and quickly said the reason.

"What, Black Death!"

There was also some dizzy Rocco, who was shocked by the 4 words of black death, and broke out in a cold sweat, and that drunken drunkenness disappeared without a trace in an instant.

He swallowed hard, then noticed that the palace guards were still standing beside him, and took a sharp step back.

"Damn, you bastard, why are you so close to me? Do you want to kill me too? ”

"Please forgive me!"

The palace guards hurriedly stepped aside and saluted and apologized.

"Damn, shit!"

Ignoring the palace guards, Rocco was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, and kept circling the carriage with his hands behind his back.

It stands to reason that at this time, as the Minister of State, he should rush to the palace as soon as possible to visit His Majesty the King.

can think of the horror of the Black Death, Rocco's visit to the palace is a heartfelt resistance.

"Your Excellency, His Majesty the King has summoned you to the palace, he is still waiting, do you want to go now or pack up first."

Seeing that the Minister of State was circling there, he didn't get on the bus to go to the palace, and the palace guard kindly reminded him.

"Damn, I know, I don't need to be reminded."

An irritated Rocco yelled at the guard, and then instructed the servant to hurry up and buy a bird's beak mask.

As the Minister of State, one of the most important courtiers of the Mamluk dynasty, he must go to the royal palace, and His Majesty must also be seen, otherwise his days will be over.

With the bad temper of His Majesty the King, if he knew that he did not dare to enter the palace, he would probably order himself to be buried before he died.

"Why is this happening, obviously the borders have been blocked, how can there still be infections!"

Rocco scratched his scalp irritably, and when the servant hurriedly brought a bird's beak mask, he took it and hurried to the palace.

As the saying goes, blessings are incomparable, and disasters are not singular.

Before Rocco arrived at the palace, he noticed that his body was also a little unwell, and when he got to the place, he asked the imperial doctor to check it out, and got the bad news that he was also infected.

Then, in less than an hour, His Majesty received the news that almost all the noble ministers, including their families, had been infected.

Good fellow, being served by a litter, this time the Mamluks are going to be finished.

Day 2, in Rocco's compound.

"Are you alright?"

Looking at Sash'er, who came to visit the patient, Luo Ke felt uneasy in his heart.

It doesn't make sense!

I messed with this guy for a day, and I came to a flush with a few young ladies in the evening, and it stands to reason that the two people who have had close contact should be infected.

Yesterday, he had already sent someone to ask, and he was also touched by the Black Death.

At first, he was worried that if Saxuer was infected, Da Ming might not be able to explain it.

But now seeing the lively Saxu'er, Luo Ke's heart is not only not relieved, but a little unbalanced.

"Uh, should I be okay?"

With a smile in her eyes, Saxuer stretched out her hands to look at her body, and asked Luo Ke suspiciously.

"I'm sorry Your Excellency, I didn't mean that, but it's too late for me to be happy that you're in good health."

Although his heart was unbalanced, Rocco still hoped that Savier would be safe and sound, so as not to anger the Ming Dynasty and make the Mamluk dynasty worse.

Thinking that the important ministers and kings of the Manchu Dynasty were all infected, Rocco was worried about the future fate of the kingdom.

His Majesty the King had already chosen an heir last night, and told the heir to curry favor with the Ming Dynasty and get the protection of the Ming Dynasty as much as possible before the heir did not support the Mamluk dynasty.

The important ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were all sick and died, and if it were not for the protection of the Ming Dynasty, the Ottoman Empire, which had long been eyeing the Mamluks, would never let go of such a good opportunity.

In the entire West, no force can stop the Ottomans, and only the powerful and mysterious Ming from the East can temporarily shelter the Mamluks.

Even Rocco heard that His Majesty had given his heir an important advice.

If you can't hold the Mamluk Dynasty, you can choose to take refuge in the Ming Dynasty and give your family eternal wealth and security.

However, this is the last option, and it is estimated that it will not be enabled until it is absolutely necessary.

"I'm sorry that Your Excellency the Governor has said my final goodbye to you in this way, now that I have been touched by the Black Death, I am about to return to the arms of Heaven, I can no longer handle the affairs of government, if you have anything to wait for a while, I believe that when it is safe, His Majesty will send a new person to contact you."

Luo Ke didn't say anything about the king being infected, this kind of important secret, except for a few of their important ministers, ordinary people don't know about it at all, and it is impossible for him to say anything about Sash'er, an outsider.

"What a pity!"

Saxu'er sighed sympathetically, and then said helplessly: "If you are a good Mingren, then you can get a quick treatment." ”

"yes, Da Ming is really... Forehead! ”

Luo Ke was just about to echo and speak, when he suddenly understood the meaning of Sash'er's words, and his expression instantly shocked his face.

He forced himself to sit up and asked in an excited and nervous whisper.

"Your Excellency the Governor, do you mean to say that you have a cure for the Black Reaper?"

"Well, that's... Did I say it? ”

Saxuer covered her mouth nervously and embarrassedly, pretending to have leaked the secrets of the Ming Dynasty.

The more Sashel did this, the more excited Rocco became.

"Your Excellency the Governor, my dear Mr. Sahir, please help me, help us Mamluks, and I will pay whatever price we Mamluks will pay if they can help us get rid of the disease. Please also look at our past friendships, be sure to help us! ”

The more Rocco spoke, the more excited he became, and finally he even dragged his sick body out of bed and made a five-body bow to Saashel to ask for help.

"This... I can't do it... I can't help it! ”

A flash of pride flashed in Saxu'er's eyes, and he didn't dislike that Rocco was infected with the Black Death, and quickly stepped forward and pulled him up.

"Your Excellency the Governor, to tell you the truth, we Mamluks have reached the most dangerous time."

"From His Majesty the King to ordinary minor aristocratic officers, they have all been shrouded in black death."

"Let me tell you this, if we don't get effective treatment, within three days, all the middle and high-ranking people of our Mamluk Dynasty will die."

Rocco burst into tears, tugging at Sacher down his sleeve and sobbing about the tragic fate of the Mamluks.

"Do you know what it means that all the middle and upper echelons of a force are dead? This means that we in the Mamluks will completely lose our right to rule. As soon as the enemy knows what is going on with us and attacks us, we will not have any ability to resist. ”

"Your Excellency the Governor, for the sake of the friendship of the past and the friendship between our two countries, please stretch out your hand and pull us along!"

"Alas, Lord Rocco, you are embarrassing me."

Sash'er sighed, pretending that you were embarrassing my fat tiger.

"Your Excellency the Governor, please show your mercy and help, as long as you can save me, and the life of the Mamluks, and I will still have the whole dynasty, I will remember the kindness of Your Excellency the Governor for the rest of my life! We..."

"Ahem, cough, cough..."

Probably because he was too excited, Rocco coughed painfully before he finished speaking.

The servant with a bird's beak next to him hurriedly came to take care of him.

But the care didn't get better, and Rocco's cough became more and more serious, and he was about to die.

"Well, that's making me make a mistake."

Saxu'er on the side, seeing the other party's uncomfortable appearance, pretended to be unbearable.

Tangled and stamped, and finally seemed to have made up his mind, sighed and took out a small medicine bag from his arms.

"Go get a bowl of water!"

Sashel reached out and held Rocco and asked the servant who was waiting next to her to fetch water.

Rocco, who was still coughing, was full of gratitude and excitement for life.

Soon a bowl of water was served, and Sashel escaped everyone's sight, came behind a gauze curtain, and poured the powder into it.

The reaction of the medicine powder in contact with the water was too intense, and Sashier was afraid that the old guy Luo Ke would not be able to accept such a terrifying scene.

After all, the two have a like-minded feeling, and the other party's feelings still have to be taken into account.

Soon, the powder reacted with the water, and Sashel took the re-cleared water to Rocco, who was already half-seated and looking at him nervously.

"The reaction to this medicine is a bit intense, don't be nervous."

Savier knew the pain of taking the medicine, so she told Rocco and the people around her in advance to prevent someone from thinking that he was harming Rocco later.

"It's okay, it's okay, I can hold it!"

Rocco, who had long been looking forward to it, excitedly grabbed the tea bowl in Ash'er's hand, and poured it down in a few sips.

"Whew!"

After drinking the potion, Rocco's hanging heart finally fell, and his life was finally saved.

He didn't doubt the authenticity of the medicine, and since Sash'er dared to take it out, he would definitely not fool him at this time.

"Hiccup!"

But just as his heart was put down, and he was about to lie down and rest for a while, the muscles and bones of his whole body began to feel piercing pain like a knife and axe.

"Ahh

A scream of pain rang out, and Rocco rolled off the bed, rolling frantically on the ground.

"Hold him, don't let him move, just hold on for a while."

Sashel beckoned to the frightened servants around her and hurried up to help.

Soon a group of people with bird's beaks rushed forward in a swarm and held down Rocco.

The screams of pain continued for a long time, and it was not until Sacher took out a silver needle to puncture the bulging blood vessels and spurt out the black poisonous blood that Rocco calmed down.

Rocco, who was lying on the ground sweating profusely, felt that the feeling of weakness had disappeared, and gradually recovered his physical strength, and a stupid smile appeared on his face.

Finally alive!

(End of chapter)