Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate

Chapter 128 Brother Caliph also wants me to protect him
In addition to the emir, the caliph himself has sent people many times to try to contact the Purple Horde in Syria.

Although serving as the sultan in name, he has obtained many powers such as issuing coins, appointing and dismissing ministers, but he understands that these are just temporary signs without much practical significance.What they really want to do still depends on the faces of the emirs.

Being a sultan is actually a dangerous job. In the history of the Mamluk regime, there are not many sultans who were killed by these arrogant soldiers.Now, it's just that they couldn't find the person responsible for the blame for a while, so they just pulled someone to show up on a temporary basis.Once the situation stabilizes and a real military strongman emerges, the Sultan's seat will surely have to be lost.

What's more troublesome is that the position of Sudan obviously lacks a good "exit mechanism".Some Mamluks discussed and planned to give the caliphate to his younger brother and push him to the end.In this case, if he is lucky, he will only be exiled and imprisoned; if he is unlucky, he may not even be able to save his life.It can be said that we are in a very dangerous situation.

The members of Tianfang Sect all over the world condemned the Mamluks for abolishing the caliph at will.It is a pity that the public opinion of the faithful has always been effective only when it dragged it down.If you can really help, you don't have to wait until now...

In the history of Guo Kang's world, in the second year, Mustain would even lose his caliphate.And the Mamluks will continue to fight for ten years, and even changed five sultans in two years.

Although he doesn't know whether the numbers will change in this world, Guo Kang can tell from the scattered news from over there that the chaotic situation is not much better at all.

According to Emir Yusuf who visited this time, in Alexandria, the few military officers and scholars who are still loyal to the Caliph have been visiting and discussing everywhere during this period.Currently, only two options are somewhat feasible.

The first option is to contact the Emir Hafez of Syria.

Starting from ancient Egypt, as long as it is stronger, the Egyptian forces will inevitably try to control Syria.From the time of Saladin, Syria is theoretically also the territory of Egypt.But the actual controllers there are always the local lords, large and small.They often fought in groups, fighting for a degree of independence against the more powerful Egyptian regime.

Within the Mamluk regime, there are also two major forces, Egypt and Syria.The Egyptian side is relatively strong, while the Syrian side is relatively weak.It is also because of this that not only did the emirs of Syria not want to attack the areas controlled by the Purple Horde, but they often took the initiative to communicate with them.

Now, the turmoil in Egypt has calmed down a bit. The largest warlord, the Circassian Sheikh Mahmoudi, has gradually taken control of the situation, and the confrontation with Syria has become increasingly serious.Therefore, Hafez accused Sheikh of persecuting the Caliph and threatened to break into the Qing Dynasty in Egypt.With this side, it may be possible to restrain Sheikh's wanton behavior.

But everyone also understands that this method is not a long-term solution.

They had all grown up under Mamluk rule and knew the style of these warlords well.When these two sides fight, there will only be one winner in the end.If the Sheikh succeeds in overthrowing Hafiz, the caliph will definitely suffer his even more angry revenge; if Hafez wins and the Sheikh is overthrown, then Hafiz will become the next Sheikh.The situation of the caliphate can only improve for a while, and the future is still uncertain.

Therefore, the second option should now be required.That is to deal with these out-of-control warlords with the help of more "outside" external forces according to the tradition.The Purple Horde Khanate next to it just met the conditions.

The Purple Horde Khanate is now in its heyday and has the strength to send troops.Moreover, they also have territory in Syria, which can deter the uncertain Hafiz.

The most important thing is that the Purple Horde Khanate attaches great importance to trade routes and has always wanted to seek passage into the Indian Ocean. This is also the reason why the Allied Forces with Timur attacked Mamluks before.After the defeat, the Sudan at the time was forced to give them some commercial power, but the Purple Horde was obviously not satisfied.

At this time, as long as they promise to fully open the Mediterranean-Red Sea passage to them, the Purple Horde will definitely spare no effort to provide support.

This time, the goal of the mission is to talk to Khan Ting about this matter.

In this regard, the Purple Horde Khanate is indeed quite moved.

And Princess Rangna, who just came here, also became active.Before, organizing the crusade was the reason Theodora helped her think about.But now, she seems really ready to do so.

In this regard, she hit it off with the Mamluk envoy.

It is also a tradition to find crusaders to defend the caliphate.Back then, the Fatimid dynasty of Egypt, facing the invasion of the powerful Zangi dynasty, asked the Crusaders for help.

Amalik, king of Jerusalem, personally led an army into Egypt to fight against Zengi's army.In return, the Fatimid dynasty paid yearly coins to the Crusaders.I don’t know if they have become a country of brothers, but it is certain that if Saladin hadn’t driven out the Crusaders, given the situation of the Fatimid Dynasty at that time, they might have really been willing to become a vassal of Jerusalem and become a “Caliph.” , "Chen Sultan" and the like.

Since there is a precedent, it's okay to do it again now.

From their perspective and habitual thinking, this is indeed a good choice in theory.After the decline of the Abbasid dynasty, everyone organized the "Ghulam" to rely on outsiders to suppress the local tyrants and maintain the regime.

At first, the caliphs and sultans believed that these people were outsiders with no roots.However, the culturally backward Turkic people quickly accepted Tianfang religion and Persian culture, and began to think about their own.The previous regime was quickly overthrown by them.

This shows that although the Turkic slaves were "outsiders", they were not "outsiders" enough.According to this logic, it is indeed in line with the traditional theory to use the God-worshiping army of the Purple Horde to deal with the warlords of the Tianfang Sect.

Moreover, the Syrian warlord Hafiz has long cooperated with the Purple Horde, and he doesn't even bother to pretend.This time he spoke so loudly, it is estimated that he got the promise from the purple tent before he was ready to confront Xie He directly.If he had offered a higher price in advance, the caliphate would probably be abandoned directly.

Therefore, the mission is now recruiting heroes from all over the world to support the Caliphate.It doesn't matter to Jeanna's Crusade, as long as it can attract people, it doesn't matter so much...

The problem now is that Princess Jeanna is a little worried. The name of her crusader is a temporary idea of ​​Theodora, and has not been officially recognized by the church.

But Lama Wang assured her that this was not a problem.

The original document calling for the Crusade by the Bishop of Rome did not specify a time limit.They are only a few hundred years late, brother Tian is a god, do people care about this time difference?
As for the location, it's not a problem.The former king of her family, "St. Louis", did not go to the Holy City himself, but went to Egypt with the Crusaders.Isn't this a French tradition, why bother so much.

Moreover, the most indispensable thing here is religious leaders.Later, as the Patriarch of Dadu, he signed a document with the Mamluk Caliph to recruit the "Brothers of Heaven Legion" and go to protect the Dharma.What is the Bishop of Rome? Is he as tall as the two of them?
Under the impetus of Wang Da Lama, this matter was accepted by everyone.

(End of this chapter)