Daming: If I find a great-grandson, I will teach an emperor through the ages

Chapter 219 Showing weakness to the enemy, is the Ming Dynasty really so unbearable?

Zhu Di glanced at Ma He beside him happily. This boy had been following him all the time, and it seemed that he had grown up a lot now.

Zhu Xiongying's secret letter was only read by Zhu Di, and no one else knew the Ming Dynasty's goal of attacking the Ottomans.

It's not that Zhu Di trusts him, but his team members have all fought together to fight life and death. This trust is still there. However, due to the situation in the Sun and Moon Kingdom, Zhu Di not only has these old people who have been with him all the way, but also Some Europeans, those are some nobles, Zhu Di is not easy to deal with them at this time, and needs to use them to do things for himself.

Qiu Fuyan and Zhang Yu would inevitably have to deal with those nobles. If this news was leaked and spread to the Ottoman Empire, some trouble would arise.

So Zhu Di destroyed the secret letter directly after reading it. Even Ma He, who was closest to him, didn't know, but Ma He could see Zhu Di's intention to "conquer the bandits with mutiny", which was really a lot of growth.

Qiu Fuyan on the side was even more confused and confused.

"What do you mean? Didn't His Majesty let us occupy that island? What does it have to do with pirates?"

Zhang Yu couldn't stand it anymore and patted him on the shoulder with a speechless expression.

"What a brain! You've said it so clearly, but you still don't understand!"

After saying that, he stepped forward and whispered a few words into Qiu Fuyan's ear.

"Do you understand now?"

Qiu Fuyan patted his thigh and looked at Zhu Di with a bit of embarrassment on his face.

"So that's what your Majesty meant. How wonderful! Treat our soldiers as "pirates". In this way, no matter what the pirates do, it won't be surprising. Gao! Only your majesty can come up with such a clever strategy. .”

Although Zhu Di was helpless that he said it so bluntly, he couldn't say it out loud after being flattered by him without any trace, so he simply stopped pretending.

"Yes, that's what it means. As soon as Ming's support arrives, we will go to sea to suppress the bandits. The pirates will definitely flee by then. It happens that a group of pirates has fled to that island. We don't have to kill them all..."

Zhang Yu listened, but found another problem.

"Your Majesty, the islands in the Persian Gulf are close to the Ottoman Kingdom. Ottoman merchant ships often pass there. If those "pirates" rob an Ottoman merchant ship, they will definitely suffer Ottoman revenge!"

The Ottoman Empire is close to Europe and is not weak in strength. Although it is not as powerful as the Army of the Sun and Moon Kingdom, there is no pressure to deal with several European countries and should not be underestimated.

"It's just an Ottoman," Zhu Di said to reassure him, saying that he had already thought of this,

"Besides, why do you think I chose that island in the Persian Gulf? Ottoman is a rich country! Even if their navy retaliates, will we still be afraid of him?"

It’s funny to say that the island in the Persian Gulf is located at the estuary opposite the Persian Gulf. It can be said to be an important road. After the Ottomans occupied the Persian Gulf, they should not let this island go, but the people of the Ottoman country did not He knew that he was so rich that his brain was damaged, but he never sent anyone to occupy the island.

Otherwise, it would not be Zhu Di's turn to implement his gangster plan on that island.

After everyone heard this, they all smiled.

It's impossible to be afraid of them. I just think that I don't have much money and I can't act rashly. But since the emperor has spoken, let's rob him!

The Ottoman country is so rich!

"Besides that, that island can also become a place for us to train our troops. A new group of people will come up every once in a while. I'm really afraid that Osman won't come. If they don't come, who will train my navy for me?"

The generals all nodded after hearing this. All the soldiers and elites, without exception, were shot, and they came here this way.

Only after experiencing the baptism of war will the navy of their Sun and Moon Kingdom become stronger!

……

at the same time,

Guo Ying, who had traveled a long distance with a team of 10,000 people assigned to him by the imperial court, was finally approaching the border of the Ottoman Empire.

At this time, Guo Ying finally knew how ruthless Cao Wei was in cheating people!

This journey... has not been easy for him!

Every time he thought of this, Guo Ying felt like crying without tears.

Guo Ying was quite happy when he heard Cao Wei say that he would be given 10,000 men. After all, it was a very majestic thing to go on a mission to a country and bring 10,000 majestic troops with him.

But he never expected that when the 10,000-strong army was handed over to him, he saw that most of the soldiers, not to mention old, weak, sick and disabled, had only a few soldiers. They were simply the lowest level in the military camp. Soldiers!

In the entire army of 10,000 people, there are only more than 1,000 elites, but the only weapons they carry are muskets, not to mention manual rifles, not even repeating muskets!

Guo Ying knew he had been fooled, but what else could he do? He could not go back on what he had already promised personally, otherwise he would become a bully, so he could only grit his teeth and lead the people, and ran all the way over the mountains and ridges to get here.

While Guo Ying was drinking water, an adjutant came forward to check.

This adjutant is the leader of the thousand elites, and he still has basic military qualities.

"Sir, the Ottoman border is ahead. We are almost there." After a while, the adjutant returned and said.

Guo Ying nodded, it’s not easy, it’s finally here!

After a little repair, everyone continued to set off and walked for another half a day. Sure enough, they saw a town on the Ottoman border ahead.

The team of 10,000 people was quite large, and some officials from the Ottoman side also came out to greet them. They had already known about the arrival of the Ming envoy, calculated the date, and sent people to pick them up in advance.

When they got close, Guo Ying and his translator came forward to negotiate with the visitor.

After confirming the identities of Guo Ying and his party, the man actually waved his hand for Guo Ying to enter directly with an army of 10,000 people.

You should know that even envoys from other countries must greet people in advance and explain clearly when crossing the border, otherwise it is easy to cause misunderstandings and even misfire.

But the ministers sent by Murad I clearly did not pay attention to the "army" of 10,000 people brought by Guo Ying, and clearly despised them. There must be Murad I's intention in this.

Guo Ying cursed in his heart that he looked down on others, but thinking about the "army" of ten thousand people he brought, he couldn't blame the other party for being so contemptuous, so he could only sigh in his heart.

After entering the country, the group of people was led towards the royal city.

After about half a month, we finally arrived at the capital of the Ottoman Empire.

When he came, Cao Wei once told Guo Ying that the Ottoman country was very rich, but Guo Ying had no idea at that time. But what he saw and heard along the way finally made Guo Ying know how rich the Ottoman country was.

The royal palaces and pillars in the Ottoman capital were all made of gold! The various embroidered hollows on it are truly magnificent!

However, Guo Ying guessed that those gold bricks and gold pillars were probably just covered with a layer of gold. Otherwise, how much gold would be used?

Even so, Osman's arrogant gesture is also jaw-dropping. Guo Ying has lived a life of poverty, where has he seen so much money?

Guo Ying was lucky. After all, he had been through ups and downs and was used to big scenes. He had enough concentration and didn't show any strange expression. But the 10,000 soldiers behind him were all like Grandma Liu who had never seen the world when she entered the Grand View Garden. They all stared with eyes as big as cow bells, looking left and right, and clucking their tongues in admiration.

Their appearance of having never seen the world made the Ottoman ministers feel even more contemptuous and full of vanity.

When they arrived outside the palace, the minister said to Guo Ying:

"I will go and report to the Sultan immediately, and please ask the envoy to wait a moment again."

Guo Ying snorted without any trace, "Why are you so arrogant? Don't you have a lot of bad money?" Before long, these will all belong to our Ming Dynasty!

Not long after the minister entered, two groups of luxurious ceremonial guards came out, separated on both sides. Then, a bearded man came out, wearing gold and silver, looking like a nouveau riche, with a turban on his head. Wearing a big white cloth.

The minister who just entered was behind the bearded man. Presumably, the bearded man was the Sultan they were talking about.

The big bag rolled up with white cloth on the Sultan's head is the Sultan's crown, which is called Tongmo... or something.

If he hadn't known that other people's customs were different, Guo Ying would have thought that the other party was someone who had died in the family and was wearing hemp and mourning, which was really funny.

An Ottoman minister stood up and said to Guo Ying:

"Messenger of the Ming Dynasty, you can now pay your respects to the Sultan." He spoke in broken Chinese, but at least he could understand it.

Guo Ying nodded, stepped forward and saluted,

"Meet the Sultan."

The Sultan was obviously very happy and laughed and said: "Okay, okay, come on, give this envoy gold and silver as a reward!"

As soon as he finished speaking, someone came out carrying two large boxes and placed them in front of Guo Ying. After opening them, they were filled with gold and silver.

In line with the idea of ​​not taking advantage of the bastard, Guo Ying smiled and asked someone to put the box away, and the smile on his face became brighter. After all, he was taking advantage of others.

Then, the Sultan sent someone to prepare a banquet, and both parties had a great time.

"When you come to Osman, you can have fun for a while without any worries. We will be responsible for all expenses."

Sultan said with a weird smile. In his opinion, these were Ming people who had never seen the world, and he didn't mind showing his generosity to them at all.

Guo Ying had been traveling for several months with his army, and it was indeed time for him to take a rest and replenish some supplies.

"Thank you Su Fan for your kindness, but we would be disrespectful." Guo Ying said.

Su Fan and some ministers' eyes flashed with amusement, and then they laughed. These people really have never seen the world. It's so interesting...

Guo Ying couldn't hear their ridicule, but Cao Wei once told him that if possible, he should try to understand the Ottoman national conditions as thoroughly as possible, and explore some important places as much as possible.

In order to complete the task on other people's territory, Guo Ying had to act blind for a while.

After the banquet, the Sultan ordered to arrange accommodation for Guo Ying and his army, and they stayed there for more than two months.

During this period, Guo Ying seemed to be really fascinated by the prosperity of the Ottoman Empire. He traveled back and forth to various places, but secretly explored the general situation of the Ottoman country in his mind.

After roughly finding out, Guo Yingcai approached Sudan again and began to discuss diplomatic relations between the two countries.

After hearing what Guo Ying said, Sultan showed an indifferent attitude. As for the situation of Guo Ying and the 10,000 troops he led... He looked down on Ming Dynasty, so naturally he had no intention of establishing diplomatic relations with Ming Dynasty.

His Ottoman state was so rich, so powerful and invincible. What would be the benefit of establishing diplomatic relations with the Ming Dynasty?

At this time, there was really no powerful country around the Ottomans that could compete with them. Murad was indeed a pioneer. He had conquered all of this. He never felt that he needed any allies. Other countries You can only be conquered by him!

However, Murad has not yet thought about attacking the Ming Dynasty. After all, he has heard about what the Ming Dynasty is doing in Europe. In his heart, he believes that the Ming Dynasty still has some strength, otherwise it would not be possible to deal with those European countries so well. awful.

However, this did not affect his disdain for Daming.

"Establishing diplomatic relations... I don't think it's necessary," Murad said.

"I don't see any benefit in establishing diplomatic relations with you, and Osman doesn't need allies or assistants..."

Hearing this, Guo Ying's face turned ugly.

Now that he had an overview of the situation in the Ottoman Empire, the task was almost completed, and there was no need to hide it anymore.

"What do you mean? Do you want to make Ming your vassal country?"

Seeing Guo Ying's change of expression, Murad also felt a little angry, "It depends on what you think, but I don't need your country."

"You! Who do you think you are!"

As a veteran on the battlefield, Guo Ying had a very bad temper, and the negotiation with Murad ended on bad terms.

Murad was also angry at Guo Ying's sudden change in attitude, and then sent people to drive Guo Ying and his 10,000 troops out of the Ottoman border without explanation.

In front of everyone, Murad mocked Guo Ying severely.

"With your army of disabled people, you can still conquer European countries. It seems that those European countries are even more rubbish than you!"

"Don't think of the Ottomans like those European countries. The Ottomans are invincible! Take your remaining soldiers and go back! If you dare to come near here again, I will let the soldiers chop off your heads with knives! Gouge out your hearts! "

When Guo Ying heard such provocative words, he immediately couldn't help but lead his army to fight Murad!

But thinking about the 10,000 "army" he brought with him, he could only swallow this sigh of relief.

In desperation, Guo Ying could only lead the army to withdraw from the Ottoman country. On the other hand, he wrote a secret letter about everything that happened here and sent someone back to the Ming Dynasty first.

The arrival of Guo Ying is indeed useful. Murad has uncontrollably despised the Ming Dynasty and thinks that the rumored eastern power is nothing more than this!

(End of this chapter)