One Thousand Five Hundred and Thirty-One - Showing Power in the Western Regions
Neither Fu An nor Chen Wende thought that there would be people in this world who dared to detain the Ming envoys.
When they were in the capital, they all felt that the Ming Dynasty was the center of the world, and there would be no country as powerful as the Ming Dynasty in the whole world. But when they came to the Timur Empire, especially after Timur arranged for the two of them to travel through various realms.
, both of them had to admit that in terms of territory, Timur would not be much smaller than Ming Dynasty.
Both of them knew very well that Timur wanted to show off the territory of his empire by letting them travel through various realms. If it had been in the past when the Ming Dynasty had not expanded to the ocean, the two of them might have really
People will be frightened by Timur's territory. But the Ming Dynasty expanded its territory thousands of miles on the sea, and Timur's territory is only a landlocked country no matter how large it is, which is completely incomparable with the Ming Dynasty.
"Brother Fu, why do you think Timur summoned us in such a hurry?" Chen Wende's eyes kept scanning back and forth on the street. This was a habit he had developed while traveling in Timur's country in the past few years.
Since he was forced to run around Timur's country, Chen Wende conveniently collected a large amount of accurate information to collect intelligence for the Ming Dynasty. Thinking of this, Chen Wende couldn't help but laugh. He had never seen such an arrogant person.
People dare to let an outsider run around in their home.
Fu An sighed helplessly, "What else can you do? You must have found something to show off in front of us and want to ridicule us?"
This was not the first time that the two of them had encountered such a thing. At first, they felt a little humiliated, but after experiencing the same thing more often, they both felt that it didn't matter anymore.
Under the arrogant eyes of Timurid people all over the street, the two people walked into the palace under the leadership of the guards.
The guards on both sides of the palace avenue wore a round spire wrapped on their head, just like the round spire on the top of the building here.
After Timur established the empire, he mobilized countless carpenters, painters, weavers, tailors, gem cutters, etc. to participate in the construction of this palace. The luxury of the building and the huge cost are unprecedented in Central Asia.
Unique. The stone pillars of the palace are carefully carved, the walls are painted with exquisite murals, and some places are decorated with colorful carpets. This is a priceless palace.
Timur had just defeated the Delhi dynasty in the south. When he returned to the palace, he ordered a banquet for the embassies from various countries, and the Ming dynasty was naturally among those invited.
When Fu An and Chen Wende arrived, the banquet had not yet started.
In this banquet hall, sitting on one side were Tamerlane's generals. These people were wearing red or yellow armor, carrying scimitars at their waists, and wearing helmets with decorations on them.
Decorated with gorgeous feathers.
Sitting on the other side were the envoys from various countries, with Daming's position at the front of all the envoys. Fu An and Chen Wende came to their own seats, and Shi Shiran sat down.
Not long after, Tamerlane, dressed in full attire, walked in from the door. He was wearing red armor, a crown on his head, and a golden cloak behind him. He looked around arrogantly, strode to the throne, and sat down.
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Timur must have become much older than he was more than ten years ago. However, his energy became more energetic, his eyes were bright and sharp, but anyone who looked at him would avoid them with their heads lowered and fearfully.
When he looked at Fu An and Chen Wende, they looked at Timur with expressionless faces. Not only did they not have any intention of avoiding him, they even had a sneer at the corners of their mouths, as if they were laughing at Timur's arrogance and arrogance.
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It is like this every time. Timur's arrogant face instantly becomes ugly. This is one of the reasons why Timur dislikes the two of them very much. Timur doesn't like to invite the two of them to banquets on weekdays. The reason why he did it today
He invited the two of them here because he had other purposes.
Every time Timur summoned envoys from various countries, in order to demonstrate his authority, he would have them pay homage to him one by one, and this time was no exception.
"Meet the preacher of Allah in the world, the defender of the sect, the most heroic and fearless jihadist"
The envoys from other countries were afraid of Timur's power, so they came to kneel down in front of Timur, put their hands on their abdomen and bowed to show their submission.
After all the previous envoys had paid their respects, only Fu An and Chen Wende were left.
Seeing the two of them sitting there drinking wine, Timur had no intention of meeting him. He couldn't help but look cold, waved his hand to let the soldiers who were preparing for the next ceremony retreat, and asked the two of them, "Fu An,
Chen Wende, why don’t you two meet with your great majesty?”
Fu An was stunned when he heard this, and slowly put down the wine glass. Timur had never asked the two of them to kneel down in the past. What kind of madness is this?
Fu An chuckled and said coldly, "You and I are both ministers of the Ming Dynasty. Why do I want to worship you?"
Timur was furious, "The Ming Dynasty is far away in the east, and the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty has no control over this Sultan. I am not a minister of the Ming Dynasty. You must kneel down to me."
Timur's anger made everyone in the banquet hall tremble.
, especially the Spanish envoys sitting below Fu An and Chen Wende. He never thought that there were people in the world who dared not take Timur in his eyes. And although he noticed these two people as soon as they came in, they were completely
Different costumes, but with so many foreign missions here, none of them have the same costumes, and the Spanish envoy didn't care.
He was just curious about the two people sitting in front of him. Obviously, the status of this country in Timur's heart was higher than that of Spain. Now he heard that these two people came from a country called "Da Ming", and they dared not to mention Timur
He looked into his eyes and was shocked beyond measure.
He didn't know where the country of Ming was yet, but from this moment on he firmly remembered the name of the country.
There was another person who was surprised, and that was the envoy of the Delhi Dynasty. He had arrived in Samarkand a long time ago, and now that the Timurid Empire had defeated his country, it was the time when he did not dare to be angry or speak out. Look.
When someone ridiculed Timur like this, he naturally felt the pleasure of revenge, as if all the vengeance on his country had been avenged. .??.
Moreover, he had heard of the big country "Ming". The Lord of Khrumos City had reported to the Sultan of the Delhi Dynasty that a group of businessmen claiming to be from the Ming Dynasty came to Khrumos from the far east to trade. And from their transactions
Judging from the products, these people are indeed from the legendary mysterious eastern country.
He didn't expect that he would hear about the country of Ming for the second time. And judging from the attitudes of these two Ming people, they didn't take Timur in their eyes at all!
It's better not to take it lightly. So isn't the Ming Dynasty more powerful than the Timurid Empire? In an instant, the Delhi Dynasty envoy had an idea in his mind. He should quickly pass the news back and let the Sultan immediately ignore it.
Lumos contacted those Ming merchants, maybe the outcome of the Delhi Dynasty will turn around?
Fu An was completely angry. Even if Timur's Western expeditions were successful one after another and the territory expanded a lot, the Central Plains of the Ming Dynasty alone would be larger than yours, not to mention the Ming Dynasty's expansion of tens of thousands of miles overseas.
The vastness far exceeds the largest in history. Even if the four great khanates of the BC Yuan Dynasty are added, it will not be as vast as the Ming Dynasty.
In front of me, the Ming Dynasty, what do you think, Timur? If you don't surrender quickly, how can you dare to insult me?
Who is Fu An? He was detained in the Timur Empire for six full years, and was taken for tens of thousands of miles within Timur territory, but none of this was able to make him surrender in the slightest.
Although this is Timur's palace, if you offend him, you will probably die badly.
, but Fu An is not afraid. Compared with his own life, he values Ming's integrity more. Death is not terrible. If he dies, he may still be able to leave a mark in history. On the contrary, if he is at this time
If you are greedy for life and afraid of death, you may be infamy for thousands of years, and you may not even have a chance to enter your ancestor's grave.
Fu An suddenly stood up, pointed at Timur's nose and cursed, "No matter how vast the territory you rule is, it still belongs to the Ming Dynasty. We have a subordinate relationship. You haven't paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty for six years. You should pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty every year."
Pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty."
In front of the envoys from various countries, Fu An asked Timur to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty every year as a vassal. This was like a slap in the face to Timur.
The envoys from other countries were stunned, but no one dared to say a word. They all lowered their heads, even afraid that they would be noticed by Timur.
Timur might have no way to deal with the Ming envoys, but it would be easy to deal with them.
"Bold!" Timur was about to explode with anger. He had long been dissatisfied with the attitude of the Ming envoy. He originally thought that with the power of victory today, he would be able to subdue Fu An, but he didn't expect that he would in turn give him a blow.
A humiliation.
Fu An stood fearlessly and laughed and said, "Why, you are not convinced? Since you are so unconvinced now, then who went to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty in person? When you were so humble in front of the emperor, you only wanted to win the Ming Dynasty.
How many years has it been since the suzerain country accepted your tribute? The Western Expedition defeated some small countries, and you think you can be compared with the Ming Dynasty? What a dream!"
Timur was speechless by Fu An. In order to obtain a stable surrounding environment during the Western Expedition, he decided to go to the Ming Dynasty in person to pay tribute. Unexpectedly, Fu An would now seize the opportunity and become an inability to him.
things to refute.
Timur's face kept changing between blue and white, and the palms hidden in his sleeves were tightly clenched into fists.
Suddenly, with his fingers loosened, Timur shouted, "Let's have a banquet!"
As everyone looked at each other, the interrupted banquet began to proceed stumblingly again. Fortunately, the Timur Empire was so powerful in the Western Regions that no one dared to show any gloating, and even pretended not to see it.
In the scene just now, your words and my words pushed the atmosphere of the banquet to its peak.
However, these people would inadvertently cast surprised glances at Fu An and Chen Wende, wondering what kind of country the Ming Dynasty was. Just two envoys could suppress the arrogant Tamerlane.