Chapter 1279 Attacking and Killing the Ming Envoy (Part 1)
It is said that Babur was pretending to be a businessman to travel to the Ming Dynasty. He met Xu Jin and Wang Cuiqiao outside Hanshan Temple in Hangzhou. Because he was obsessed with the latter, he asked about it later and learned about Xu Jin's identity.
Hasmu glanced at Babur and said, "Can your Highness know this person?"
Babur nodded with a complicated expression: "I have traveled to the Ming Kingdom a few years ago. I have heard of this person's name locally. He is indeed a powerful person. He has eliminated all the pirates on the coast of Ming Kingdom for a hundred years. Even Westerners are invincible. Unexpectedly, this person is not only doing naval battles, but also field battles."
"Oh, how is this person's appearance and age?" Hasmu was obviously interested and immediately asked.
Babur's expression became more complicated, and he said indifferently: "This person is very young. He was probably in his early twenties at that time. He looked... nothing special. Like most Ming scholars, he had a fair skin and a little more literary style. He looked very weak. For those like him, this prince could beat ten of them."
Hasmu's heart moved and asked with a smile: "It seems that His Highness the Prince must have seen this person with his own eyes."
As he said that, he glanced at Babur again, and suddenly laughed: "There is a look of anger under the Prince's Palace. Could it be that Xu Jin and Wang know each other? Or are they just having a relationship?"
Babur's face suddenly sank. Hasmu laughed at this and said, "It seems that I guessed it right. No wonder everyone in the king is in a hurry to return to China. His Royal Highness's competitor is not simple."
Babur's expression immediately became even more ugly. This old fox didn't mention that pot, so he was determined to be separated from others.
Hasmu smiled and picked up the wine pot to fill Babur with a glass of wine, comforting him: "Your Highness the Prince, don't worry. It is said that Xu Jin has been recalled to the capital by the Ming emperor. Now the Ming army in Dunhuang has changed a new head coach named Yu Dayou, but he is also a powerful figure. He defeated Mansuer's 70,000 troops in the first battle and killed the general Yalan in the formation. Hey, Mansuerhan is now restless in sleeping and eating."
Babur's heart moved and he tentatively said, "How did Lord Zaisang learn that Mansu'er was sweating and sleeping and eating?"
Hasmu smiled mysteriously and said, "Your Highness the Prince really wants to know?"
Babur's heart was stern and he smiled and said, "I am just curious for a moment. If Lord Zaisang is inconvenient, you don't have to tell me."
Hasmu said calmly: "In fact, it is not a great secret. Recently, Zasan Abra of Turpan sent someone to find me, hinting that Mansuer Khan is willing to submit to the Great Khan of Sayide, hoping that the Great Khan can abandon his past grudges and send troops to help Turpan fight against the Ming Dynasty together."
So that's it! Babur couldn't help but suddenly realize that Mansuer was willing to surrender to Sayide. It seemed that he could not resist it anymore. He asked quietly: "What does Sayide mean?"
Hasmudan said: "Abra, the old fox, just sent someone to inquire about the verdict first, and did not formally send an envoy."
Babur tentatively said, "What do you mean?"
Hasmu sneered: "It goes without saying that the Ming people are naturally united with Turfan to fight against Ming. Unfortunately, the Khan was encouraged by Rashid Taiji and wanted to make friends with Ming, which was completely confused."
Babur's eyes flashed. Although Persia and Ming were not bordered by the Ming Dynasty, once the Ming Dynasty extended its power to Yarkand, its influence would definitely be reflected in the Hezhong area. It is impossible to guarantee that another Genghis Khan-like figure appeared. As the future king of Persia, he naturally did not want to see a new Yuan Dynasty or Tang Dynasty born.
So the best result is that Yarkand and Turpan join forces to block the tentacles of the Ming Kingdom back to Jiayuguan.
In addition, if the Yarkand Khanate had a good relationship with the Ming Kingdom, coupled with Xu Jin's power in the Ming Kingdom, he would probably not be able to move Wang Cuiqiao, so he must destroy the friendship between the two countries. The most direct and effective way is naturally to attack and kill the envoy of the Ming Kingdom.
Babur and Hasmu looked at each other and immediately understood each other!
Hasmu said to himself: "The Ming delegation is now in Yutian, and it is estimated that it will reach Yecheng within five days, but there are often horse thieves and bandits along the way. I hope they can be safe and sound."
Babur smiled and said, "It's hard to say. There is an old saying in Ming Dynasty. There are unexpected situations in heaven, and people have good fortune and good fortune. Things in the world are unpredictable!"
Hasmu raised his glass and laughed: "I hope Allah bless them."
"But the people of the Ming Dynasty do not believe in Allah." Babul said.
Hasmu shrugged: "Then there is nothing to do."
The two of them had a close chat for another half an hour. Babur left Zaisan Mansion. As soon as he returned to the inn, he called Us and gave him some instructions. So the next morning, Us left the inn and rode out of the city alone.
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Most people probably don’t know the place name of Khotan, but when they mention the word “Hotian”, I believe everyone knows it, and they think of Hetian jade at the first time. That’s right, Khotan is Hotan, Xinjiang. In ancient times, there was a small country called Khotan, which was rich in jade, and Hetian jade was very famous.
Let’s talk about the mid-August of the sixth year of Jiajing, Huang Dacan, as an envoy of the Ming Dynasty, led a caravan of hundreds of people to set off from Yangguan, slept in the open air, and traveled for nearly two months, and finally arrived in Yutian.
The reason why I walked so slowly was mainly because the caravan carried a large amount of goods, and there were many deserts along the way, so I walked even slower. Moreover, every time I passed by a town, the caravan would stop to do business for a few days. In this way, I left for almost two months. It is now mid-October and I have not yet arrived at Shache, the capital of the Yarkand Khanate.
Khotan is a relatively prosperous city. After the delegation entered the city, the vendors did not need Huang Dacan to arrange it. They immediately started business with locals familiarity, selling goods shipped from China and purchasing large quantities of jade from locals.
Hotan is the origin of jade, and the prices of various jades are quite cheap. If you buy some of the medium-quality ones and return to the Ming Dynasty, you will get a few times the profit. If you encounter one or two suckers who don’t know the goods, you will also have dozens or hundreds of times the profit.
Let’s talk about the mission staying in Hotan for three days, and then set off again on October 15th and headed for Pishan County. After passing Pishan, it was Yecheng. After Yecheng, it was the final destination - Shache.
It is about 300 miles from Hotan County to Pishan County. Huang Dacan estimated that it would take about three days to arrive. When he arrived at Shache, he was afraid it was already winter months. If it was snowing, it would probably be even later.
Chapter completed!