Ankara is not very close to the Turkish Straits, and the city that will become famous for its Mediterranean flair is actually in the middle of the Sakarya River.

Heading west through Nicaea, you will eventually reach the Turkish Strait, across the sea from Junbao.

Zhu Zhan Yan was very bold, because he did not take the land route, but went directly by boat from the Mediterranean, passing the island of Cyprus to Asia Minor, and then to Ankara in the north.

Is Zhu Zhan arrogant? Arrogant.

If he wasn't arrogant enough, he wouldn't have chosen to travel through the Eastern Chagatai Khanate to Suncheonfu, but he wasn't really an arrogant person.

At that time, the situation was already relatively clear, and he knew very well that Crooked Thinking and the lost son Ma Heima did not have the courage to move himself, so he would do this.

But I have to say that the incident of encountering Wara in Liangzhou Wei still makes him feel worried, at least now he doesn't dare to be so arrogant.

The reason why he dared to take the sea route was because the whole area of Asia Minor was controlled by the Ming army, and although there were still remnants of the Ottoman Empire, it was no longer a climate.

The second and most important reason is this.

"Your Royal Highness, this is the Duke of Rene, who has come to greet you on the orders of Queen Jeanne II of the Kingdom of Naples."

Listening to Mu Bin's introduction, Zhu Zhanyan's brows furrowed.

Mu Bin is Mu Sheng's eldest son, and with the finalization of the marriage between Zhu Zhanqi and Mu Qin, Mu Bin, as Mu Sheng's eldest son, has naturally been reused.

The Ottoman Empire, which was cornered, was a good training object, and Mu Sheng sent Mu Bin over after getting Zhu Zhanyan's consent.

However, Zhu Zhanyan frowned not because of Mu Bin, but because of the Duke Rene in Mu Bin's mouth.

Hearing Mu Bin introduce himself, Duke Rene also bowed down to Zhu Zhanyan, and then said a lot.

"His Royal Highness, he said that this trip was on the orders of Queen Jeanne II of the Kingdom of Naples, and he came to give you a small gift before the cooperation."

Hearing this, Zhu Zhanyan looked at the Duke of Rene.

Duke Rene smiled slightly, turned sideways, and beckoned not far away.

Soon, a group of people came up with a few people.

Seeing this, Zhu Zhanyan raised his eyebrows.

He knew these people, because he had specially asked people to inquire and collect information about these people and the situation at that time.

These men were now King Murad of the Ottoman Empire and his sons.

Before Zhu Zhanyan could speak, the Duke of Rene said a lot more.

"His Royal Highness, he said that this is the king of the Ottoman Empire and his concubine, and the concubine has been dealt with by them, if His Royal Highness is also interested, he will have someone give you the head treated with lime."

"In addition, there is also the royal harem of the Ottoman Empire, and he also deliberately asked people to stay, saying that they all understood clearly in advance, you have completed the filial piety period for Emperor Taizong, and you will send those people over tonight."

"Then you don't have to." Zhu Zhanyan waved his hand.

"I'm not interested in broken shoes (Note 1), so let him keep them for himself, and let him bring the head of Murad's concubine."

"Mu Bin, I'll leave this matter to you to confirm, your father should have sent you portraits of those people, right?"

"No problem!" Mu Bin agreed without hesitation.

"I will definitely check the comparison in detail below!"

"So be it." Zhu Zhanyan waved his hand and turned around to leave.

"Tell this Duke Rene, I promised them not to worry, as long as they cause enough harassment to the castle so that we can take the castle at the lowest cost, I will send troops as agreed."

"Of course, if the canal is completed on time, we still need their help to send some more slaves over."

"So they don't have to be dissatisfied, this time I will buy it with money according to the market price."

After speaking, Zhu Zhanyan left directly, without giving any Duke Rene any face.

This Duke Rene, although he has the name of a duke, is actually not an aristocratic family, not even a middle class, and the ordinary people at the bottom of the society are promoting him.

Because this Duke Rene was originally a slave, according to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, he was a lowly person.

As for why he went from a lowly servant to a duke, it was mainly because of the current king of the Kingdom of Naples, Jeanne II.

Jeanne II, although she was a king, was actually more appropriately addressed as a queen, of course, because she was a woman herself.

Jeanne II was notoriously promiscuous, and she had many children during her lifetime, but after her death, none of her children could succeed her, because no one could be sure who the father of these children was.

Jeanne II has a large number of mistresses, and the relationship is extremely chaotic, and that's not all, she also has a large number of adopted sons, and as for whether this adopted son is serious or not, anyone who can only say that he understands it.

The Duke of René is one of the adopted sons of Jeanne II, and as the adopted son of the queen, that identity is naturally rising.

Therefore, Zhu Zhanyan is quite excessive, directly talking about broken shoes in front of others, although he is talking about the harem of the Ottoman royal family, but if he thinks too much, he will also think of Jeanne II.

After all, a prodigal like Jeanne II is quite explosive in the entire history.

Besides, just an adopted son, Zhu Zhanyan didn't think he dared to make anything.

In terms of the current situation, even if Rangna II came in person, Zhu Zhanyan scolded her for being a broken shoe in front of her, and she didn't dare to say a word.

Let's not say that she has to count on Zhu Zhanyan to help her recover Sicily, and sweep away her low reputation because of a large number of mistresses and adopted children in one fell swoop, let's just say that who dares to touch the limelight of the Ming Dynasty now?

Believe it or not, after taking the Golden Horde, the Ming army went directly to your house?

Finally, don't forget the Suez Canal, if you really provoke Zhu Zhanqi, when the Suez Canal is completed, the treasure fleet will enter the Mediterranean Sea and go directly to the hometown of the Kingdom of Naples.

What the Golden Horde, you can just throw it aside.

"His Royal Highness."

In the evening, Zhu Zhanyan was having dinner, and Mu Bin was sitting opposite him, looking a little restrained.

"Look at me? Eat. Zhu Zhanyan gestured to Mu Bin.

I have to say that the Mu family is still very correct in terms of attitude, when facing Zhu Zhanyan, whether it is Mu Sheng, Mu Ang or Mu Xin, no one dares to talk nonsense, let alone a junior like Mu Bin.

Although, strictly speaking, Zhu Zhanyan is of the same generation as him.

However, Mu Bin looked at this table of feasts but had no appetite, even if there was venison from the Caucasus Mountains and mountain treasures sent by the Kingdom of Naples.

"Your Royal Highness, do you really want to help the Kingdom of Naples?"

Note 1: The word broken shoes has three origins, one is that it originated in the late Northern Song Dynasty, and Song Jiang's wife Yan Poxi was a famous prostitute at that time, from which the word broken shoes came from.

The second is that it originates from the Eight Hutongs, saying that women who sell their bodies will hang an embroidered shoe outside the door, and the word broken shoes comes from this.

The third is that some prostitutes have no skills to support themselves when they are old and decrepit, so they can only go to the forest area or mine to find coolie sellers, walk on the dirt roads of the forest area and the mine, and soon wear out the embroidered shoes with soft satin soles, from which the word broken shoes comes from.

Don't take it too seriously.