My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 681 Ottoman Envoy

Yang Shiqi still underestimated the power of the three missions working together. That very afternoon, someone couldn't help but request to meet Zhu Zhanhe.

"Prince, the envoy of the Ottoman Empire, Mufas, sincerely wants to see you. Would you like to meet him?"

Li Qi came to Zhan Shifu again to meet Zhu Zhanhe and asked.

"This Mufas moves very quickly. He has just met Timur's delegation and is about to meet me."

Zhu Zhanhe said with a chuckle.

But this was what he expected. He had seen both the Black Sheep Mission and the Ottoman Mission. In comparison, the Ottoman envoy Mufas seemed more shrewd, and the other party had been very good after coming to Dahan. He is humble and does not hesitate to praise him everywhere. He is obviously a well-rounded person.

"Compared to the powerful Black Sheep Dynasty, the Ottoman Empire's life was even more difficult. They were defeated by Timur many times, and they had to face the barbarians from Europe in the north. It can be said that they were attacked on both sides, so they urgently needed An ally capable of containing Timur's empire."

Li Qi also smiled and said at this time.

He followed Zhu Zhanhe not only to help with government affairs, but most importantly, he followed Zhu Zhanhe and learned a lot about the situation around the world, such as the Ottoman Empire. If it weren't for Zhu Zhanhe's explanation, he might not even know where the other party was. have no idea.

"That's true. Since the Ottomans are so anxious, let Mufas come over and see him!"

Zhu Zhanhe finally nodded.

"Yes, I will summon Mufas into the palace now!"

Li Qi agreed and then withdrew.

At this time, Zhu Zhanhe also put aside the government affairs at hand, and silently considered what he should say when he saw Mufas next.

Speaking of the Ottoman Empire, many people may be aware of their brutal struggle for the throne. That is, when a new sultan succeeds to the throne, he will execute all his brothers to prevent anyone from threatening his position in the future. This is even justified. It became an Ottoman system, and Li Shimin was nothing compared to them.

However, many people do not know that the brutal Ottoman system of killing brothers did not exist from the beginning, at least not yet. For example, this time the envoy Mufas is the current Sultan Murad II of the Ottomans. 's younger brother.

The person who really institutionalized the killing of brothers was actually the son of Murad II, who was also Muhammad II in history. This was a truly ruthless man who killed his young brother as soon as he came to power. This system was written into Ottoman law.

This also led to the extremely cruel competition for the sultan of the Ottoman Empire. In order to survive, all the princes had to work hard to express themselves. Almost no one who could ascend to the position of sultan was mediocre. This also made the Ottoman Empire able to exist for such a long time. One of the reasons.

Half an hour later, Li Qi finally walked in with two people. The leader was in his 20s, with a high nose and deep eyes. He had a big beard and was not tall. He had a kind smile on his face. The person feels very approachable, and the other person is an interpreter.

"Mufas meets His Highness the Crown Prince!"

The person who came was none other than Mufas, the Ottoman envoy. After entering, he immediately saluted Zhu Zhanhe.

"You're welcome, please sit down!"

Zhu Zhanhe pointed to the seat next to him, and then asked: "I heard from the officials of the post house that you want to see me, but I don't know why?"

Mufas sat down as he was told, and then answered: "Your Highness, I came here today to discuss something with you!"

"Oh? What's the matter?"

Zhu Zhanhe asked the question knowingly. "Your Highness, we, the Ottoman Empire, have deep grievances with the Timurid Empire. They have been fighting and fighting over the years. I heard that your Han Dynasty and the Timur Empire are also in conflict. It is better for our two countries to form an alliance. This way, we can contain each other from the east and west, which will be harmful to both of us. There are benefits!”

Mufas finally stopped beating around the bush and directly stated his purpose.

"Alliance?"

Zhu Zhanhe deliberately showed a pensive expression, and after a while he spoke again.

"It's not impossible to form an alliance, but I'm very doubtful. What help can you, Osman, provide us?"

"Aren't we enough to help you contain the troops of Timur's empire?"

Mufas asked with a look of astonishment.

"Of course it's not enough. First, whether you are willing or not, the conflict between you and the Timur Empire has deepened, and a military confrontation is bound to be necessary. Even without us big men, you still have to send troops to defend against the Timur Empire. Second, We Han men only used 2 men to defeat Timur's army of [-]. Now that Timur is suing us for peace, we don't have to worry about Timur's strength at all, let alone others to contain it!"

Zhu Zhanhe clearly stated the relationship between the Three Kingdoms very straightforwardly.

The Han Dynasty is now the stronger side, and Timur cannot threaten the Han Dynasty at all. In contrast, the Ottomans are the most threatened. It can even be said that they are not qualified to form an alliance with the Han Dynasty.

"We are willing to start trade with the Han Dynasty and allow the Han Dynasty's goods to enter our country. This can always represent the sincerity of our Ottomans, right?"

Mufas was flexible and offered conditions again.

In fact, after he came to Dahan, he found that Dahan was more powerful than he thought, especially since there was a more powerful Ming behind Dahan. Dahan seemed to be able to obtain population and economic support from Da Ming, which also made him feel more attached to Dahan. He was in awe, so he corrected his position early.

"Mufas, if you really want to form an alliance, you'd better come up with some sincere conditions. My big man's goods are sold all over the world and are very popular in every country. If you don't want it, it will be your loss, not to mention you Ottomans. There is no sea route with us, so the few goods transported by land are really not worth mentioning."

Zhu Zhanhe said again dumbfounded.

Although Mufas understood the power of the big man, he still took Osman too seriously. Their trading volume of goods was several times greater than that of the Black Sheep Dynasty.

"This……"

Mufas also did not expect that the conditions he had carefully prepared would be rejected by the other party, which made him a little embarrassed. Finally, he had to change the subject and said: "Your Highness, we can discuss the alliance in the future, but I have something else. There’s something I want to talk to you about!”

"Speaking!"

Zhu Zhanhe said with a somewhat cold expression.

The other party cannot show enough sincerity, and there is no need for the big man to risk deepening his hatred with Timur by forming an alliance with Osman. After all, Osman is too far away from the big man. If something happens, he can't count on them at all.

"We heard that Shaharul's son Ulugh Beg became a prisoner of the Han Dynasty. After my brother heard about this, he was very interested and was willing to pay a large sum of money to buy Ulugh Bet as a slave!"

When Mufas said this, his eyes flickered. It was obvious that this matter was his ultimate goal compared to the alliance.

(End of this chapter)