"We mainly want to know if there is any action in the eastern province." Grand Lama Wang pondered for a moment and said, "If they establish a connection with Mobei through Shuida Road, it will have an impact on the entire geopolitical environment. ”

"It's still okay to make connections." Zhao Liang heard him say this, thought about it seriously, and replied: "The waterways of Liaoyang Province are very developed, and the Ming Dynasty can only control the southern region most of the time. The Jurchen tribes in the north were not completely convinced by their anger, and often swayed between the Yuan and Ming dynasties, and some Northern Yuan tribes also came here from time to time. It's hard to completely eradicate it. ”

"But the problem is, I don't think the connection makes much sense." He put forward his own thoughts: "Inside the Northern Yuan, I am not very stable now, and I can't explain the legal system. When I came, I talked a lot with some Mongolian traders who sold furs. They themselves feel that the two sides may not be able to cooperate well. ”

"What is the reason for this?" The queen asked.

"The Northern Yuan court is not very stable." Zhao Liang said: "At the beginning, the imperial court was defeated by the Ming Dynasty in the fishing sea, and the leaders of the various departments not only did not come to the rescue, but also rushed to fall into the ground. Emperor Timur escaped from the battlefield, but was killed by Ali Buge's descendants, Ye Sudie'er - how to say, anyway, everyone would rather help the Ming Dynasty than destroy these descendants of Kublai Khan. ”

"The Khan King of the Thunder Department called back and forth, but it cheapened outsiders. In the end, the descendant of Ogedei, Ghost Lichi, seized power. The relationship between Gui Lichi and the Ming Dynasty has always been ambiguous, canceling the title of the Yuan Dynasty and giving in to the Ming Dynasty. But a few years ago, Emperor Tianyuan's grandson Benjamin came back again, and I heard that he tore his face with the Ming Dynasty, and I don't know what else will happen. ”

"I've heard of this Benjamin." Next to him, Cao Jian, who had not spoken, spoke: "When my father went to Samarkand, I saw this person. ”

Guo Kang turned his head to look at him.

Unlike Shi Ke and Li Xuanying, although Cao Jian is also a peer, his relationship with them is not too close. Because he is not actually the son of the Cao family, but a Bulgarian.

His biological father was a close comrade-in-arms and subordinate of his adoptive father Cao Zhonglin, who died in battle to protect Cao Zhonglin in the 'Antar War' when he was very young. Earlier, his mother had died in childbirth. Cao Zhonglin, who had no sister-in-law, adopted the orphan who lost his parents and raised him as his heir.

Due to the frequent wars, the style of the Purple Horde clan is somewhat similar to that of the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, and it is also close to the Romans. Letting an adopted son act as an heir is actually something that everyone is accustomed to.

However, Cao Zhonglin is a romantic person, although his wife did not give birth to children, but he can confirm that there are several illegitimate children. These people have always advocated that they should be considered "concubines" rather than "illegitimate children", and that they should have at least some inheritance rights. And no matter how you say it, illegitimate children are closer than outsiders.

Cao Jian is very aware of these things, so he has always been very sensitive. Guo Kang believes that he is too inferior and puts too much psychological pressure on himself, so he doesn't want to contact other "normal" heirs. It's just that he can't do anything about it, because Cao Jian's biggest psychological pressure comes from himself.

- Although they were all raised by his father, Guo Kang gave birth to an oriental face, and at first glance he was a serious "Khitan Batur". Cao Jian is a Bulgarian who is like a fake, even if most of the family has been mixed into the local appearance, he cares very much.

Someone else is either an Oriental by undoubted blood, or at least looks like an Oriental, but he is nothing. Guo Kang didn't know how to persuade him.

However, the good thing is that it may be to prove himself that Cao Jian has been working very hard and has developed a meticulous character. He didn't say much, but there was basically nothing wrong with what he said, so everyone felt that this person was very reliable.

Since it is Cao Zhonglin's experience and he has an impression, there should be no problem.

"What is he doing in Samarkand?" Shi Ke asked with a smile: "You also want Uncle Timur to help him go to the sweat room?" ”

Maybe he really thought so, but Timur probably didn't take him seriously. On the contrary, after Timur's death, he received some support and went back to Mobei. After Cao Jian finished speaking, he thought for a while: "We really didn't expect this result. My father didn't expect him to succeed in regaining his throne. ”

"That's not his own credit." Zhao Liang explained: "It was Ghost Lichi who fell out with Taishi Arutai, and as a result, Taishi killed the Great Khan. The country could not be without a great sweat, which was picked up by him. ”

"But, maybe he's still too young, and everyone thinks this man has a bad temper, and he's too anxious to make it to the climate—oh, he seems to be in trouble." As he spoke, he added: "When I came, the Mongolian merchants were rumoring that they would not be able to walk the road recently, because there would definitely be a war. ”

"What did he do?" Shi Ke asked.

"The merchants said that Benjamin killed the Ming Dynasty envoy Guo Ji. The Ming Dynasty was very angry, and Hehan wanted to send the fourth prince to chop him. Zhao Liang said: "Everyone thinks that the Ming Dynasty will have to fight soon, so this time hurry up and pull the goods away, so as not to be involved." ”

"What? Guo Ji is dead? Borjan looked more surprised than a few Han princes.

Zhao Liang was taken aback by him and hurried to see Wang Da Lama. The Great Lama Wang had no choice but to wave the dust and tell him not to panic.

"These Ming Dynasty people are estimated to be more famous in Europe than in the Ming Dynasty." Guo Kang explained: "It's normal for everyone to be surprised, don't worry. ”

"The envoys of the Ming Dynasty, Fu An and Guo Ji, were detained by Emperor Timur when they were on an envoy to Samarkand. At this time, there was a group of Europeans in Samarkand, in order to show that they had prestige in the whole world, they entertained them and let them meet the envoys of the Ming Dynasty. ”

As a result, the two Ming envoys publicly accused Timur, saying that he had not paid the tribute he had owed for five years. Timur was furious and quickly dispersed the crowd. The Europeans were amazed. ”

"Among these people, there was a German adventurer named Hilterberg, who, after being bailed back by us, wrote a book about it, and mentioned it, so everyone knows about it."

Two years later, the king of Castile sent Claviyo to lead a mission to Samarkand. When Emperor Timur saw that the Europeans from the westernmost part of the continent were also coming, in order to show that he had a prestige in the whole world, he arranged a banquet for them, and invited all the other envoys to attend. ”

As a result, the Ming envoys seized the host and guest seats that had been reserved for the Castilian mission. Timur asked them to give it up, but the Ming envoys publicly rebuked him, saying that he had not paid the tribute for seven years. Timur was so angry that he threatened to fight to the Ming Dynasty in person. The Europeans were amazed. ”

"When Claviyo came back, he wrote a book about it, so everybody knew about it."

"What about these two messengers...... Seems famous? Zhao Liang was also surprised.

"Anyway, here, everyone knows that Uncle Timur owes money every day and doesn't pay it." Li Xuanying shrugged.

"Then look at it this way, Benjamin is dead." Detachment does not take a judgment to say.

"Yes, Uncle Timur is so angry, he just detains people, and he hasn't done anything. He dared to kill people after a few pounds and taels. Shi Ke shook his head: "This incident was heard by Mr. Zhao when he came here. If it is true, then counting the time, Benjamin is now a dead man. ”

"At the end of the day, this man doesn't have the cool head of a politician. Even Timur, who was judged by everyone to be brutal and not good at ruling, was much more sober than him. Yelukhin commented.

"yes. Young people should not be too aggressive. ”

“……”

The crowd discussed for a moment, and decided that Benjamin was already cold and did not need to continue to think about him.

"Hey, it's a shame." Borjan is still sighing: "I heard that after Timur's death, his descendants put back all the detained Ming Dynasty people, and also resumed the tribute. Thinking about it this way, it is estimated that it has also left a good way for children and grandchildren. I just didn't expect that there would be problems in this kind of place. ”

"Didn't you say that Timur was going to wage a holy war against the Ming Dynasty in the first place?" Zhao Liang didn't quite understand and asked, "Many people along the way said so. ”

"Uncle Timur was a cautious man who would choose the targets of jihad appropriately." Cao Jian told him: "I think he is very sober. The Ming Dynasty was clearly not a suitable target. ”

"It seems that there is only one big country around that doesn't believe in the Heavenly Sect." Zhao Liang thought for a while and said.

"If I'm not mistaken...... After Timur's defeat of the Ottomans, he fought the Knights Hospitaller. He recalled it and explained with a serious face: "Uncle Huang has been fighting holy wars all his life, and this is the only time he has fought with a heretic. Clearly, sticking to the simplistic categorization of religion shows that jihad is not well understood. ”

"On the contrary, he has a good relationship with us in Rome, but also with France and the Iberian countries. You see, that's where people come in. ”