Before Ning Botao and Lu Sheng returned to Beijing, Wang Yuan received a secret letter from his adopted son Wang Fang.
Driving the Mughal emperor to Persia and occupying the entire northern India, Sher Shah, the founder of the Sur dynasty... was killed.
This guy is so stubborn that he actually led troops to conquer the Rajput Kingdom.
The Rajput state, according to later administrative concepts, owns part of the territory of Pakistan, as well as the entire state of Rajasthan and parts of Gujarat (as a nation, the Rajputs are spread throughout India).
Before the rise of the Sikhs, the Rajputs were the strongest fighting nation in India. Their ancestors had complex origins, including Serbs (originally living in Xinjiang), Kushans, Huns, Parthians, Greeks, and
The Da people (White Huns)... have continuously mixed blood for thousands of years and merged with the Indian indigenous people to form a nation.
Moreover, Rajput is a Hindu country, surrounded by green sect forces, but no one can do anything to take over this territory.
Even Babur, the founding emperor of the Mughal Empire, suffered a huge setback when he attacked the Rajputs.
Sher Shah also ran into him and died on the battlefield. The Sur dynasty, which had only been founded a few years ago, instantly fell into internal strife. Several princes began to fight for the throne with swords.
When Wang Yuan heard the news, he immediately left for Gujarat and handed over all domestic government affairs to Prime Minister Wang Chong.
This opportunity must not be missed, and the time will never come again. We must seize the opportunity to overthrow the Sur Dynasty, and cannot leave any chance for the other party to breathe. Wang Yuan even wants to conquer in person this time.
A few years after the founding of Sher Shah, what else was he doing besides fighting?
Religious tolerance, with the Green religion as the main religion and Hinduism as the supplement, a large number of Hindu nobles were appointed as military and political officials.
Reform taxation, measure land, develop agriculture, encourage industry and commerce, build official roads, establish post stations, unify the currency system, establish provinces and counties, and centralize power!
When Wang Yuan heard about Sher Shah's series of policies, how could he still dare to neglect them?
If this person continues to develop, the Sur Dynasty will become a powerful enemy, and this regime must be strangled in the cradle.
It must be said that Sher Shah was a hero, and his civil and martial arts were arrogant to the whole of India. It is a pity that he died on the battlefield when he was in his prime.
Walking to the upper reaches of the Heitian River, Wang Yuan met Ning Botao, Lu Sheng and others who were returning.
"Greetings to Your Majesty!"
"Thank you for your hard work, everyone."
Ning Botao smiled and said: "Your Majesty, the two northwest kingdoms have been destroyed, and the fifth son (Wang Ji) is leading the army to the east."
Wang Yuan said: "Sersha is dead."
"Ah?" Ning Botao was immediately overjoyed and suggested, "We can take the opportunity to send troops to the north. Sher Shah's reforms were too strong and offended countless nobles and princes. Now that he dies suddenly, his country will definitely be in chaos!"
Historically, Humayun was able to fight back to India and revive the Mughal Empire with a small number of Persian soldiers. The main reason was that Sher Shah's reforms were so hated.
If Sher Shah did not reform or centralize power, but just muddle along and become a confused Sultan, then even ten Humayuns would not be able to restore their country, and the Mughal dynasty would have no choice but to hide in the mountains of Afghanistan!
The Bijapur royal family was brought up, the Sultan and the eldest prince died, leaving only Chand Bibi and other princes and princesses.
"Bye...meet His Majesty the King!"
A group of royal family members knelt down and shouted the Chinese they had just learned. The pronunciation was so weird that few people could understand it.
Wang Yuan smiled and asked: "Why don't you kneel down? Your husband is dead and your brother has surrendered to me. In what capacity do you stand in front of me?"
Chande Bibi thought for a while and finally slowly knelt down.
But other members of the royal family were so frightened that they trembled with fear, their heads stuck to the ground like ostriches. But Chande Bibi was not afraid, she raised her head and looked at Wang Yuan carefully, and she did not move away when their eyes met.
Wang Yuan praised: "You have some courage. How old are you this year?"
Chand Bibi replied: "Seventeen years old."
Wang Yuan was finally a little surprised: "It is rare to have such courage at the age of seventeen. Are you willing to be my son's concubine?"
Chand Bibi asked: "Will your son be able to govern the country and fight in wars?"
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "Not very good at the moment, but compared with the Sultan here, his ability to govern the country is definitely better."
Chand Bibi said: "I have heard many legends about Your Majesty along the way. You are a great hero who is upright and upright. Instead of marrying your son, why can't I marry Your Majesty yourself?"
Wang Yuan was amused and said, "I am almost fifty years old. Of course it would be better to marry my son."
Chand Bibi said: "Heroes do not care about their age. If I marry again, I will only marry a great hero, not a mediocre prince."
Wang Yuan looked at her with critical eyes and asked: "What ability do you have that qualifies you to marry me?"
Chand Bibi said: "I can speak seven Indian languages and three Indian scripts, and I am learning Chinese. If you take me with you, no matter where you go, you will not need to appoint an interpreter."
Wang Yuan nodded and said: "This reason is very suitable, then you can stay with me."
Chand Bibi said: "According to the teachings, a widow who remarries must observe the death of her husband for four months and ten days. During this period, please respect me."
Wang Yuan was noncommittal and just said: "This teaching is good, and it is better than the bad habits of Hinduism."
Hindus are still playing the game of sacrificing widows for burial. If you don't die for burial, you won't get respect from the world. If you remarry, you will be humiliated by the world. Hindu widows who don't want to die and don't want to be discriminated against often choose to become servants of God. They change their surnames and wear unique clothes, which means
Dedicate the rest of your life to God.
Before this departure, Wang Yuan ordered the execution of more than 300 Hindu civilians.
The civilians who were executed all fled from the north. They did not dare to resist the Sudanese coalition forces, but after the deaths of many of their companions, they forced more than 80 widows to be buried. They just wanted to be buried as relatives or friends after the widows died.
Obtain the belongings that the other party carried when fleeing.
They really took action and killed more than ten widows one after another.
Song Ling'er took his maid Aja and Qi Jiguang's wife Wang Ying on a horseback trip, and happened to encounter the "feat" of these Hindu civilians.
After asking about the situation, Song Ling'er became furious and killed several people with his own hands and took all the participants to see Wang Yuan.
Wang Yuan not only ordered them all to be executed, but also asked Wang Chong to issue a "Widow Remarriage Order" and all the surviving widows were betrothed to Han immigrants.
Ning Botao pointed to the royal family members on the ground: "Your Majesty, how should we deal with these people?"
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "Amei (Huang E) is coming to Peiyang. She is going to build a school at the Capital University. She will demote these people to common people and send them all to learn Chinese characters. After one year, if they can't write the "Three Character Classic" silently,
, if you cannot give up your belief in the Green Sect, you will kill them all. Also, immediately after you return, give an order to have the navy sail back to the Ming Dynasty, and quickly pick up the monks and Taoists to preach."
The gods of Buddhism overlap with those of Hinduism. With official support and cooperation, they can deceive Shudras and untouchables who are not qualified to listen to the teachings. It is estimated that the spread of the religion will be very fast.
As for Taoism, coastal and river areas are used as missionary bases, because Mazu is also a Taoist deity.
Ning Botao, Lu Sheng and others returned to Beijing with prisoners and trophies.
Wang Yuan took a thousand cavalry and a hundred personal guards to the west coast and took a boat to Gujrat.
maritime.
Qi Jiguang stood behind Wang Yuan with a sword in his hand, his body upright and quite proud. Grand Master Wang was his idol, but now that he has become a personal guard, he feels energetic in everything he does.
Chande Bibi can't speak Chinese yet, so when she communicates with Wang Yuan, she always needs an interpreter.
"Your father, your father-in-law, and your husband were all killed by my soldiers. Don't you resent me?" Wang Yuan asked.
Chand Bibi said: "My husband was killed by the prime minister. As for my father, it was he who invaded Tianzhu first and died on the battlefield. I cannot blame anyone."
Wang Yuan said: "You are too rational and very unpopular."
Chand Bibi said: "I have always been like this."
Wang Yuan asked: "Are you hiding something in your heart?"
Chand Bibi said: "Please do your best to treat the people of my mother country as kindly as possible, and also please give my brothers a good death."
Wang Yuan smiled: "Your words make me want to push you into the sea, so as not to leave a disaster in the future."
Chand Bibi said: "I have studied with the best teachers since I was a child, and I know what the situation is like in India. Every foreign and pagan rule will be accompanied by large-scale expulsions and massacres. I only hope that your majesty's methods can be gentler."
Wang Yuan said: "I have always been gentle in my actions, just because I am afraid that someone will force me to do something."
Chand Bibi said: "Then they bring it upon themselves."