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Chapter 1299 Heavy Hand 2
"There are many factions in Persia, some of which hate each other, as if they were sworn enemies. Seven or eight years ago, the student followed the order of His Majesty and made friends among the local Kurdish tribes. He met many aspiring young people and sponsored their study and life. Two of them have already established themselves in Isfahan and have been providing repairs and decorations for the Ali Gap Palace for many years.

During holidays, Persian high-ranking officials would gather on the terrace of Ali Gap Palace to watch the polo on King's Square from above. As long as the timer is properly installed in advance, it should be possible to do it without anyone noticing. "

Being accused of having evil intentions in front of the emperor and his ministers, Wang Datou showed no emotion at all. He didn't even raise his eyelids. He just looked at the contents in the notebook and continued to introduce the details.

Since he established the Statistics Department, he had gradually distanced himself from his colleagues and court officials. Such slanders occurred almost every month, and he had long been accustomed to it and had never worried about it. As long as Emperor Jingyang was around, he was not afraid of anyone, let alone worrying about who could deceive the emperor.

The establishment of the Advisory Office made him the target of public criticism. In this situation, the more he stood on the opposite side of the public, the safer he was. If someone didn't back him up one day, that would be the end of the world.

"Not appropriate! Hand grenades are a secret of the empire. Isn't this action telling the Persians who the murderer is?" The astronaut was not as impulsive as Yang Sichang. He was looking for loopholes in the execution process.

"What the Chief of Staff said makes sense, but it also makes no sense. People tend to think more than usual at this time, and the more obvious the characteristics are, the more likely they are to arouse suspicion. The Empire has so many means, why did it have to show off the grenade?

Of course, in order to direct the anger of the Persians towards the Ottomans, I also arranged a second step: the Kurds responsible for placing the grenades would flee in panic after the explosion, deliberately attracting attention and being hunted down, and then detonate the grenades on their bodies.

Although he died, he would die like the Kurdish tribes supported by the Ottomans. In this case, the hatred that had long been buried in their blood would be instantly ignited. Even if Safi Shah knew that it was not the Ottomans who did it, he would not be able to clear it up for them, and he would firmly express his irreconcilable position. "

Wang Datou still showed enough respect for the astronaut's rebuttal. After all, they were classmates and there was no personal attack. He should still have the mind to discuss the matter objectively.

"What if Safi Shah was also killed or injured in the bombing? Or if more officials and religious leaders who support neutrality were killed or injured, wouldn't that give the other faction a big advantage?"

Seeing that the astronauts' problem had been perfectly solved, Tan Mingming was unwilling to lag behind and raised questions about the scope of the explosion and the casualties. This question was more sophisticated and in line with the reality of Persia.

At present, Safi Shah has not expressed his support for either side, and the two opposing factions have not yet decided the winner. If the balance is broken at this time, and the Persian officials who support neutrality happen to suffer greater casualties, wouldn't it be like shooting oneself in the foot and making things worse?

“As with your majesty’s morning court, Persian officials and religious leaders have fixed positions in public places. When installing grenades, we can deliberately target certain people. This technology is not difficult.

But I think it would be better if there were casualties on both sides, so that it would be more like a tribal hatred. It doesn't have to kill anyone, as even if no one was injured, it would cause serious suspicion between the factions and force Safi Shah to make a choice that is in our favor. "

The two chiefs of staff attacked together, and their firepower was strong, but Wang Datou had no difficulty dealing with it. It was not that the astronauts and Tan Mingming were low-level, but that they had a superficial understanding of the culture, living habits and barriers between different regions of Persia and the Arab world.

Some things are hard to grasp if you don’t experience them in person, just by reading reports and listening to people’s stories. Wang Datou is an expert in this area. He has lived in Persia and Arabia for a long time, met people from all walks of life, and even been to prison. He is more local than many locals.

"Director Wang, if your people are arrested and confess, then the debt will be placed on the Empire! Is there a safer way? Just keep Persia neutral."

This explanation dispelled the General Staff's doubts, but Grand Secretary Yuan Yingtai raised objections. He really didn't like playing these petty tricks, and didn't think that a great empire should be involved in such dishonorable events. However, the Advisory Office was the emperor's trusted confidant, and played a significant role in a series of internal and external events, which well maintained the emperor's power, so he couldn't rashly raise objections.

But going to another country to assassinate the king and ministers is too unreasonable. If it succeeds, it is easy to explain, as you can conceal the truth and put the blame on others. But if it fails, there will be witnesses and evidence, which will damage the image of a great country.

If they continue to do things this way, without any scruples or bottom lines, aren't you afraid that others will follow suit and send people to Beijing to do the same thing? By then, everyone will be on the alert, and no one will have a good life.

“In fact, even the killer himself didn’t know who was behind it. He was just deceived by religious leaders or tribal chiefs and thought he was summoned by God and that everything he did was God’s will.

As long as the grenade does not malfunction, they will resolutely detonate it and bravely face death with a triumphant smile. And his family and tribe will be proud of this, with more joy than sadness. "

Facing Yuan Yingtai, Wang Datou had to raise his head to show respect. This old minister had long passed the retirement age, but the emperor had kept him in the court and refused to let him go, which showed how important he was.

But we still need to correct the problem of whether it will be exposed. This is the last thing we should worry about in the whole action plan. This is also a huge difference between culture and customs. It is really unbelievable that someone can be so pious without experiencing it for a while.

"I heard that the locals are fanatical about gods and Buddhas, but they shouldn't be so crazy, right?"

Yuan Yingtai was not completely unfamiliar with the conditions in Central Asia and West Asia. Envoys from the Ministry of Rites who visited various countries had to make written reports when they returned home, which included information on local customs and practices.

If we have met once, we will sit together and talk about it. I dare not say that I know the whole world without leaving home, but I have heard about it. However, what Wang Datou said was quite different from what I had heard before, which was too unbelievable.

"You don't know, Grand Secretary, that this kind of people are common in Persia, Ottoman Empire, Egypt and other places, and the poorer the place, the more there are. They have nothing but their expectations of God, so they are more pious.

Only local religious figures and tribal leaders can read and write, know more, and take gods less seriously. But they will use gods to rule the tribe, and they can make the tribesmen obey without paying too much cost.

Over the years, the Advisory Office has been secretly contacting tribal leaders, trying to get them to do things that benefit the empire by providing them with weapons and silver coins.

This is also due to your Majesty's foresight. In most Kurdish areas, whoever can help them fight against the Ottomans, Persians, Kazakhs, and Caucasians is a friend.

But you must never make close friends with these people. Once they become powerful, they will be more extreme, more difficult to get along with, and more unreasonable than the Ottomans and Persians. Everything is based on the interests of the ethnic group, and there are very few people who can see the long term. "

Wang Datou had to patiently explain this question. He also often read the foreign intelligence summaries of the Ministry of Rites and the General Staff. It cannot be said that there are any mistakes, but it is not in-depth enough. Just talking about it superficially is one situation, and a little deeper is another feeling, and it will be different if you go deeper.

(End of this chapter)