Smuggling Daming

When Selim attacked the Mamluks, he was ready to kill Murad. He not only let Suleiman follow him, but also hid Murad secretly in the army, preparing to wait until the time when Egypt was captured. , Kill Murad there, and then bury him in Egypt, so that he will be far away from himself.

People are not rocks, no matter how cruel a person's character is, he will also have a tender side.When Selim killed his eldest son Murad before, he felt very guilty in his heart. Later, he also called the name of his youngest son Murad, which was just a manifestation of his guilt, so when he decided to kill When he was a young child, it was actually equivalent to killing the Murad in his heart for the second time, which also made Selim very difficult to make a choice.

Just when Selim was having a hard time making a choice, the Daming Mission headed by Jiao Huangzhong suddenly approached him and discussed with him about re-dragging the Suez Canal. Instead of killing his own son, he can be sent to the distant Ming Dynasty, and then eliminate all traces of Murad, and forbid him to come back, so that Murad can live in Daming.

As soon as this idea appeared in Selim's mind, it immediately took root and sprouted like a tenacious weed. After all, he is also a human being, and he also has a father-son affection for his son. Huge pain, that kind of pain almost made him lose the courage to live, so he absolutely didn't want to suffer it again.

It was also when Selim had the above idea, so he was discussing the opening of the Suez Canal with Huo Huangzhong.That's why he was so patient and made concessions several times. This was not only because he wanted to use this matter to tie up with Daming, but also wanted to entrust Murad to Jiao Huangzhong after the matter was agreed upon, and let him Bring Murad back to Daming, and live like an ordinary person.

Jiao Huangzhong didn't expect Selim to have a son in hiding, and the other party was a ten-year-old child, which shocked him even more.Selim actually planned to kill the ten-year-old son after conquering Egypt, so as not to threaten Suleiman's sultan in the future.

Thinking of this, Jiao Huangzhong couldn't help but feel sympathy for the child named Murad, and this incident was also a good opportunity for Da Ming to make friends with Selim.So after thinking about it for a while, he finally agreed, and there was an extra child in an Arabian robe among the Daming Mission that left.

Although Murad was only ten years old, he was a very clever child, and he even understood his dire situation.Coupled with the examples of his more than 20 older brothers, Murad has already had a premonition that if he stays in Ottoman again.I am afraid that he will become a victim of the imperial power just like those elder brothers.

It was precisely because of this that Murad was also very happy to be able to leave Ottoman to Daming with Jiao Huangzhong this time, because he was imprisoned in one place since he was a child, and he had no freedom at all except to study every day.But now he can go to Daming to live, which also marks that he is finally free.There is no need to be supervised by guards anywhere, and there is no need to be punished for not completing the studies. Thinking of these, Murad feels like a bird has grown wings, and he is no longer bound by any constraints.

With a yearning for life in Daming and a longing for freedom, Murad has been actively contacting Jiao Huangzhong and others since he left Damascus. On the one hand, he wants to know more about Daming, which will help him In the future, he will better integrate into Daming. On the other hand, he also needs to learn Chinese, and speaking more and writing more is naturally the best way to learn a language.

Murad is very smart. It only took a few months for him to master the pronunciation of Chinese, and he can communicate with people in general. Although the voice is still a bit strange, it will always improve as time goes by. He also knew some simple Chinese characters, which was not easy for a ten-year-old child.

Jiao Huangzhong also likes Murad, a smart kid, so whenever he has time, he will take the time to teach him personally.Similarly, Murad also respects the knowledgeable Jiao Huangzhong very much. After getting along with him for many days, he proposed to be a student of Jiao Huangzhong, but Jiao Huangzhong agreed without thinking about it. First of all, he really likes it. This smart kid, secondly, was able to accept the son of the Ottoman Sultan as his student. Although his identity cannot be made public, it is also a very face-saving thing.

However, Jiao Huangzhong soon discovered that Murad was different from the students he had taught before. This student was imprisoned by Selim since he was a child, and then he was given strict court education, which also led to the young Murad He is very precocious, and even some distortions have taken place in his outlook on life and values. For such a student, it is useless to teach such students only with Confucian classics. After integrating into ordinary people, the influence of Selim's perverted education on Murad will be reversed.

It is precisely because of this that when their fleet was resting in Goa, Huang Zhong took time out almost every day to take Murad wandering around Goa city, observing the lives of ordinary people and teaching him at the same time. Especially in Burnt Yellow, let Murad open his heart and look at everything in this world with a tolerant attitude.

Although Murad matured precociously, he was only a ten-year-old child after all. It was his nature to love to play and be troubled. He was suppressed deliberately before, but now he followed Jiao Huangzhong, and quickly released his It is natural, so he is very curious about everything in Goali, and he can also feel the love for himself in Jiaohuangzhong. This is the first time he has felt such warm feelings since he was sensible, so Murad He also showed great dependence on Jiao Huangzhong, and the relationship between the two of them was quickly cultivated.

A few days later, Jiao Huangzhong led the mission to leave Goa again, and headed south along the west coast of India. They did not turn to the east until the Lion Kingdom replenished their supplies.

Before the scorched yellow fleet arrived in Malacca, Zhou Zhong, who was far away in the capital, had already received the news from the mission in advance. In the past few years, with the expansion of the Ming Dynasty at sea, the actual ruled area of ​​the Ming Dynasty has increased rapidly. However, such a large territory also brings a lot of inconvenience to the rule, especially in the transmission of news, which is very difficult. For this reason, Zhou Zhong deliberately separated the station system belonging to the Ministry of War and set up a transportation department to be responsible for For road planning and news transmission, for example, in the Transportation Department, there is a department that specializes in training pigeons and other birds. Now this department has set up pigeon stations all over the country to ensure the timely transmission of information, although the annual cost is not high. Philippine, but it can guarantee the smooth flow of information, so it is worth spending more money.

Zhou Zhong did not expect that the Ottoman Empire would attack Egypt at this time. Although he came from later generations, he was only familiar with the history of his own country. As for the history of foreign countries, he only knew a general idea. For example, he knew about Portugal and Spain. He will become the two overlords of the sea during this period, and he also knows that the Ottoman Empire will expand again and become a large empire spanning Europe, Asia and Africa, but that's all. It was too realistic, so when he left in Burnt Yellow, he only told the other party to try not to provoke the Ottoman Empire.

However, although it was a little unexpected, the choice made by Jiao Huangzhong made Zhou Zhong very happy, because the other party really lived up to his entrustment, made the right choice at the critical moment, and signed a contract with the other party before the Ottoman Empire conquered Egypt. A treaty was signed to reopen the Suez Canal, and the conditions he fought for could be accepted by Ming Dynasty, which was already considered the best result for Zhou Zhong.

In addition, it was the first time for Zhou Zhong to know that the inheritance of the throne of the Ottoman Empire was so bloody and cruel. In comparison, the inheritance of the throne of the Central Plains Dynasty was nothing at all. At least most of the inheritance of the throne was a peaceful transfer. Unlike the Ottoman Empire, every time the throne is passed on, there will be wars between princes, and the scale is not small. It can be said that every time a new sultan takes power, the first thing to do is to start killing, and then it will take a few years to restore national strength.

"A ten-year-old son of the Sultan, can we take advantage of such a person?" Zhou Zhong said to himself.This is the study room of King Zhao's Mansion. There are only Zhou Zhong and the elderly Jiao Fang in the room. They have just read the news from Jiaohuang, and learned about the existence of the child Murad from the news.

Regarding the Ottoman Empire, Zhou Zhong also knew something about it in later generations, and he also knew that the Ottoman Empire would soon reach the peak of the empire, and would even regain Central Asia again. In this way, the border between the Ottoman Empire and Ming Dynasty would not be far away. Maybe there will be conflicts at that time, and with such a powerful neighbor around him, everyone will feel a little uneasy, so after Zhou Zhong learned of the existence of Murad, the son of the sultan, the first thing he thought of was to use this The children added chaos to the Ottoman Empire, so that the other party could not fully develop the strength of the empire.

"I don't think it's possible. From the succession of the throne of the Ottoman Empire, it can be seen that although the throne of this country is also passed down from father to son, they value strength more. Whoever is stronger can sit on the throne. That Selim It is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Since he dared to send Murad, he would definitely prevent us from using this child as a backhand. In addition, no one in the Ottoman Empire knew the existence of this child, so this child is for us. It doesn't have much use value!" Jiao Fang naturally understood the meaning of Zhou Zhong's words, but he was not optimistic about Zhou Zhong's ideas. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)