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Chapter 554 Timur's Ambition!

Samarkand is located on the throat of the Silk Road, connecting powerful empires such as ancient China, India, and Persia. It has been a prosperous and prosperous city since ancient times.

Because the geographical location is too important, Samarkand has also become a battleground for military strategists.Whether it was Alexander, who was conquering east, or the Mongol Empire, who was conquering west, they had captured it.

Although the city of Samarkand has fallen several times, it still shocks every great man who has created miracles with its own prosperity and magnificence.

After Alexander captured Samarkand, looking at the majestic city walls of Samarkand, he was not only sighing at the tall buildings.

What he heard and saw along the way was true, only Samarkand was more spectacular than he imagined.

Haohai Dayu was shocked by Samarkand, not only his magnificence, not only his prosperity, but also his ability to rebuild and regain its glory in just 20 years.

When his ancestor Genghis Khan fought in the Western Regions, he captured Samarkand by the way when he attacked Khorezm, and most of the buildings in the city were destroyed by the war.

After the destruction of Khwarazmo, neither the Mongolian army that marched west nor the Chagatai Khanate that took over later did not spare time and energy to rebuild the city.

It was not until Chagatai split into the Eastern and Western Khanates, and Timur rose up and inherited most of the legacy of the Western Chagatai Khanate, that he began to order the reconstruction of Samarkand.

But at the beginning, no one took it seriously, even Bei Yuan didn't believe that Timur could rebuild the city's glory.

After all, this city was destroyed by their ancestors, and they still have a certain degree of confidence in their ancestors.

However, no one thought that Timur not only rebuilt Samarkand, but also made Samarkand more glorious and majestic.

Hao Haida wanted to think about the real strength of the Timurid Empire when he was shocked.

They were able to build such a magnificent city in 20 years, which is enough to prove that the Timurid Empire is not weak in terms of finance, organization and mobilization of the people, at least not weaker than Ming Dynasty.

With the help of the Timurid Empire, even if Daming cannot be wiped out, it is still no problem to block the footsteps of the Northern Expedition of Daming.

Hao Haida wanted to go to the palace immediately after a lot of deliberation, and presented the gift he brought with him and the Beiyuan Guoshu.

The Timurid Empire did not have a dedicated diplomatic department like the Ming Dynasty.

This is not Timur's negligence, but he deliberately set it up like this, and his main purpose is to get rid of the suzerainty relationship with Daming and Ottoman.

At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, it once conveyed the request of the country to pay tribute to the countries in the Western Regions.At that time, Timur was not strong enough, so he did not explicitly refuse.But with the improvement of the empire's strength, Timur's psychology has long since changed.

After Haohai Dayu's letter of credentials was handed over, it was like a stone sinking into the sea, and he waited until dark before anyone came to summon him.

As a last resort, Hao Haida had no choice but to temporarily find a hotel to live in, and gave some money to the guards at the gate. If anyone asks about him, he must tell him where he lives.

Hao Haida wanted to see the guards at the gate agreeing, so he left full of resentment.

However, how many days passed, Haohai Dayu still didn't wait for someone to summon him, which made him a little anxious.

Fortunately, this kind of thing can't be difficult for the smart Haohai Dayu. He inquired in restaurants haunted by celebrities in Samarkand. Timur is usually not in the capital, but is constantly patrolling the territory, and handles the country through the accompanying Central Diwan. event.

If he wanted to meet Timur, he had to go through Ali Muyad, the minister in charge of palace affairs, and only if he bribed this person would he have the opportunity to meet Timur and hand over his credentials.

This made Haohai Dayu very disappointed, because he could see from this that the Timur Empire was weak, at least in terms of system, it was far less perfect than the equally powerful Ming Empire.

Hao Haida wanted to spend in restaurants all day long after inquiring about the doorway. After spending a certain amount, he met Ali Muyad who came to entertain a group of emirs of the Timurid Empire.

Ali Muyad is usually very busy with things. It can be said that Timur is not in the capital. He is the actual controller of the capital. He not only controls everything inside and outside the palace, but also the supervisor responsible for taxation, money management, and the capital. Guard the important duty of the military minister.

Therefore, he is very busy every day and rarely has time to go to places like restaurants for entertainment.

But today is different. Today these emirs are nobles from the Chagatai Khanate, and they are the most trusted group of people in the Timur Empire.

Although they are still very young, after a few years of experience, they will serve as local magistrates, military chiefs, or directly serve as local Diwans, in charge of local military and political power.

"You are all young leaders of the empire. From now on, there are still many things that I will rely on your cooperation..."

As soon as Ali Muyad said a few opening remarks, he saw a bartender gesturing to him frequently. He glared at him displeased, and then apologized to the emir present, and came to the bartender angrily.

"You better give me an explanation today, or I will execute you and your boss!"

"Dear Your Excellency Muyad, there is an official from Dongfang Dayuan who wants to meet you. This is a letter from him."

"Oh?"

As soon as Ali Muyad heard that he was an official of the Yuan Dynasty, he didn't dare to neglect, and hurriedly opened the letter and read it.

Strictly speaking, their Timur Empire was established on the basis of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, and their legal system also came from Genghis Khan.

Originally, Timur was not qualified to be a khan, but through marriage, he married the daughter of Huo Zhe, who came from the Eastern Chagatai Khan's royal family Hei, as his concubine. It has the legitimacy of sweating.

The group of emirs he specially hosted today came from the Chagatai Khanate, and they were Timur's most trusted in-laws.

Ali Muyad was surprised on the spot after reading the letter, and thought to himself, Da Yuan actually asked for an alliance with the empire to fight against Da Ming?
This is great news!

He has been by Timur's side all year round, and he knows that Timur's greatest wish in life is to get rid of the suzerain-vassal relationship with Daming. Originally, Timur wanted to raise troops eastward, and formally broke up with Daming.

But two years ago when they sent envoys Die Li Bi Shu to inquire about the reality of Daming, Die Li Bi Shu was completely shocked by the strength of Daming. Er Dongjin's thoughts.

However, even so, Timur did not give up the idea of ​​getting rid of Daming and reappearing the glory of Genghis Khan.

It's just that he has been waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity for him to integrate Genghis Khan's legacy in a legitimate way, and compete with Ming Dynasty for the strongest overlord on land!

Ali Muyad thought of this, and hurriedly said to the bartender.

"Quick!"

"Bring the distinguished guests up quickly..."

"No, no, no, I'm going to greet you in person, you just need to lead the way!"

The bartender was dumbfounded when he heard this. He never expected that the sloppy-looking old man would have such a big background!
"My lord, please follow me..."

Hao Haida wanted to sit in the private room and drink wine leisurely. He believed in his own judgment, as long as Ali Muyad knew his intention of coming, he would definitely greet him in reverse.

If he can't give himself enough respect, it's not his loss, but his dereliction of duty.

At that time, as long as he finds out the location of Timur's mobile central Diwan and runs to meet Timur himself, it will be Ali Muyad's turn to be unlucky.

Just when Hao Haida was about to sip a drink, he suddenly saw the door of the private room opened, and a middle-aged man in a gorgeous silk robe with various patterns embroidered with gold thread appeared in his private room.

"Oh, I didn't know that the distinguished guest was coming, so I was disappointed to welcome you from a distance, I was disrespectful and disrespectful..."

Hao Haida got up quickly when he wanted to hear the words.

"Great Yuan Taiwei Hao Haida wants to go to your country under the order of Khan, and I hope that Prime Minister Mu Yade will introduce him on his behalf."

Ali Muyad is of course not a prime minister, and they did not have this position in the Timurid Empire.

But some of what he did overlap with that of the prime minister, so Hao Haida's wish to call him that is also reasonable.

Ali Muyad said with a smile on his face.

"Oh, I dare not be called the prime minister!"

"I'm just a small official who manages the affairs of the palace, how dare I compare with the prime minister of a big country..."

"Come, come, Lord Taiwei, I just hosted a banquet for the nobles of the Chagatai Khanate today. You belong to the same clan, so you should have more common language..."

Ali Muyad enthusiastically brought Hao Haida to his living room, and grandly introduced him to all the emirs present.

All the young nobles in Chagatai immediately showed strange expressions on their faces when they learned that the person who came was actually the Great Yuan Taiwei.

Although Chagatai Khanate and Dayuan were established by descendants of Genghis Khan, the relationship between the two countries is not good, or the relationship between other Khanates and Dayuan is not good.

Because in the eyes of other Khanates, Kublai Khan, a little bitch, is not qualified to be a Khan. He stole the position of the Great Khan of Meng Yuan entirely by playing tricks.

Of course, Hao Haida knew the history of the two countries well. Seeing the weird expressions on everyone's faces, he immediately put a smile on his face to resolve the embarrassment.

"Brothers will inevitably have conflicts due to the number of families, but this does not prevent them from paying homage to their ancestors, inheriting their ancestors' behest, and restoring their ancestors' glory."

"You are all descendants of Genghis Khan, with blood that is as pure as gold. Naturally, you are all people who can distinguish right from wrong and know that the overall situation is the most important thing."

"Now that the glory of the Great Yuan is no longer there, the Ming Dynasty is eyeing it covetously. It is a big plan to destroy the Great Yuan in one fell swoop and cut off the achievements of Genghis Khan."

"As the descendants of Genghis Khan's blood, we should unite together to defend the glory of our ancestors and block the enemies who dare to invade!"

"As for closing the door, we can fight as much as we want, but we must not be ashamed to the outside world, and we must not embarrass the great Genghis Khan!"

When the nobles of Chagatai heard this, the weirdness on their faces was immediately replaced by anger.

Genghis Khan is not only their ancestor, but also their belief, and they cannot be tarnished by anyone.

"The despicable Ming people are simply too hateful, they dare to cut off the achievements of Genghis Khan!"

"As long as I am alive, I will never allow Da Ming to step into the place of the ancestor's mausoleum, let alone disturb the ancestor's rest!"

All the emirs vented their anger, and then looked at Haohai Dayu in unison.

"May I ask my lord Taiwei, you came to our country this time, but what do you need our help for?"

"Exactly!"

"I hope to form an alliance with your country to jointly defend against Ming..."

"But Daming is really too powerful. I'm afraid that the Khan of your country won't dare to fight, so I'm so worried that I can't even sleep well..."

Hao Haida wanted to use a small aggressive method to stimulate the blood of these young nobles in Chagatai.

"fart!"

"Uncle Timur is the bravest hero, how can he be afraid of a mere Ming country?"

"Don't worry, I will definitely persuade my uncle to send troops, not only to drive the Ming country back to the south, but also to reoccupy their country and graze on their land!"

Hao Haida wanted to hide this little trick from all the young emirs, but he couldn't hide it from Ali Muyad, an old fox.

But Ali Muyad did not intend to expose it. Even in his heart, he was happy to promote this alliance so that Timur would have more reasons to intervene in the affairs of the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains.

Whether the Ming Dynasty can win the battle or not is put aside for now. The key to this matter is to integrate the Qincha Khanate, the Xichagatai Khanate, and the Northern Yuan Empire and connect them together.

Ali Muyad added a few words in a timely manner, and quickly set the tone of the banquet, and promised to contact the Central Diwan in the shortest possible time, and promised that Timur would give priority to meeting Haohai Dayu.

Hao Haida wanted to express his sincere thanks, and at the end of the banquet, he ordered someone to present some Beiyuan specialty gadgets.

For example, some wooden bowls, wooden spoons, and someone specially ordered to transcribe Dazasa.

Da Zhasa was issued by Genghis Khan after he proclaimed himself Khan, and it is a legal book that all descendants of the Golden Family founded the Khanate.

When all the emirs saw Dazaza, they were all in awe. They stood up and bowed to Dazaza three times before accepting the gift.

"Master Taiwei, please rest assured, we will definitely do our best to facilitate this matter, and we will never let Ming people cross the Yin Mountain alone!"

"Then please..."

After the banquet ended, within a few days Haohai Dayu heard the news that Timur had returned to the capital.

This made Hao Haida want to be amazed, the post system of the Timur Empire was really powerful, and it was possible to contact the Central Diwan in such a short period of time?
Of course, Timur's attitude was beyond his expectation. He guessed that Timur would pay attention to it, but he didn't expect Timur to take it so seriously.

But after a few more days, Hao Haida couldn't help doubting his conjecture, because Timur had clearly returned to the capital, why didn't he meet him?
Hao Haida wanted to wait for another two days, but seeing that there was no movement, he had to prepare gifts again and visit Ali Muyad.

Compared to Timur's ignorance, Ali Muyad respected him very much. He not only welcomed him warmly, but also held a grand banquet to entertain him, and introduced seven ministers of the Timur Empire to him. know.

The political system of the Timurid Empire was a bit special. They did not have the six ministries and nine ministers like the Ming Dynasty, but only seven ministers in charge of the military and political affairs of the empire.

However, the division of labor among these seven people is somewhat similar to the Six Departments to a certain extent, but in terms of specific affairs distribution, it is still based on the principle of the military empire and pursues military priority.

During the banquet, Hao Haida wanted to ask several times, but was interrupted by Ali Muyad. When the banquet was over, Hao Haida wanted to see that there were only the two of them left, so he couldn't help but get mad.

"Master Muyad, what do you mean, tell me quickly!"

"Lord Taiwei, calm down!"

"It's not that we don't want to talk back, it's really..."

(End of this chapter)