Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

After receiving this news.

Zhang Yong was very angry about this matter. This was a slap in the face of the newly established Daqian Empire. Although he had decided to march west, he had not yet started the action!

And more importantly, in the eyes of outsiders, the target of his Western Expedition was also Kublai Khan's Khanate and Batu's Golden Horde, which had nothing to do with the YSL forces. These people did not know that Zhang Yong's target was actually them, and even the main goal was to conquer them.

When this waterway was first opened, merchant ships from both the East and the West could leave safely as long as they paid a certain fee.

"What is going on? Do you have any accurate information?" Zhang Yong looked at the envoy sent by Queen Maria and some other Western envoys, and asked.

"Great King John, no! Great Emperor of Central Plains, this is what happened." The envoy from Europe began to tell Zhang Yong the ins and outs of the incident.

In the previous year, the trade between the two sides gradually expanded, and the number of merchant ships in the East and the West also increased exponentially. All this made some people have some thoughts. Some thoughts that they shouldn't have.

Although the Mamluks, the Abbasids and the Ayyubids also attacked each other, these believers of Allah were very united in that land.

This is a huge business opportunity. Instead of letting the Orientals and Westerners make the money by just charging a small toll, it would be better to collect all of each other's goods and then resell them to each other.

This is their old tradition. When the Silk Road between the East and the West was just opened, a large number of caravans sold goods to the West during the Han Dynasty. It was these Arab merchants who made the most profit.

They sold spices and other things from their own country, and then bought tea, porcelain and other items from the East and sold them to the Roman Empire at high prices.

At that time, it was very popular among the nobles of the Roman Empire to wear silk, which made the locals taste the sweetness. So when the East-West trade started again, they began to reap the sweetness.

They had no control over the roads as they were controlled by the Mongols, but now the sea routes were under their control.

In the past, goods were transported by land and sea. So if you want to make money, you must not have any bad intentions. It is better to let them pass and collect a toll than to get nothing.

But a year ago, the trade route was blocked by the Golden Horde, and trade between the East and the West could only go through their route.

So these people started to think of various tricks. They wanted to make more money instead of just collecting tolls. So the monarchs of several countries gathered together and began to discuss this matter.

A year ago, because of the Crusades, King Louis IX of France personally led 36000 people to launch the Seventh Crusade, but was defeated by the head of the Mamluk Dynasty of Egypt.

The attack was very successful at first, and the Egyptian army had no way to resist the attack of the French Crusaders. Even the Egyptian Sultan Saleh led his army to fight but was defeated and died of illness in the camp. The situation was very critical.

The Crusaders even saw the dawn of victory and the hope of completely conquering Egypt.

But then the situation on the war changed dramatically. An extremely important woman appeared and saved Egypt single-handedly.

After consulting with important officials in the court, she decided to keep the death of her husband a secret and pretend that the king was critically ill but still able to handle military and national affairs.

At the same time, he mobilized troops from all over Egypt, and then began to handle government affairs, summoned ministers, and organized Egypt's army to fight against the French Crusaders.

Her lover, Aibek, was appointed general in times of crisis, and together they defeated King Louis IX of France.

Saleh's concubine, Pearl Twig, saved her country in times of crisis, defeated the arrogant King Louis IX of France, and defeated tens of thousands of well-equipped Crusaders.

They even captured the French king and a large number of French nobles, and redeemed them in France. They made Egypt receive a huge ransom.

He even forced tens of thousands of French Crusader soldiers to change their surnames to Allah and stay in Egypt forever. These Crusaders also became part of Egypt's power.

Because of this feat, the entire YSL world is inspired, even every Friday afternoon when the group worships!
The name of the pearl twig, Shajerdul, will be praised and worshipped together with the Caliph, the theocratic ruler of Baghdad and the supreme leader of the Islamic world. This has become the biggest news in the Islamic world.

Suddenly, the name of the pearl sprigs was known throughout the YSL world, but this also caused dissatisfaction among the Caliphs living in Baghdad.

How can a woman be worshipped alongside me?

What's more, she once lived in the harem of the Abbasid Dynasty in Baghdad for a period of time, and was later given to Sultan Saleh of Egypt by the Caliph.

One of my wives and concubines whom I sent away has now become a big figure like me, and has to accept the people's kneeling and praises.

This made the Caliph very dissatisfied.

Only after she and Saleh gave birth to Prince Khalil were they promoted from slaves to free people, but the prince unfortunately died at an early age.

The Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad was shocked when he heard that Pearl Twig was made queen.

He wrote a letter to Egypt, saying sarcastically: "If you are short of men, I will send you one!"

Under the threat of the Caliph, his generals forced Pearl Twig to marry the young general Abek and made Abek the Sultan. It was this Abeer Sultan who issued the order to blockade the East and the West.

But in fact, some Western scholars and some businessmen know something more or less. Although he was listed as a sultan, the real ruler of Egypt was still this little pearl.

It was not so much the new Sultan who issued the order to seize merchant ships, but rather the queen who issued the order to seize all merchant ships from the East and the West.

And because of this order, the Egyptian Queen Shager Dur once again gained great prestige and became the most powerful person for a time.

"In other words, it was this Egyptian queen named Pearl Twig who ordered the blockade of the trade routes and seized our goods?" Zhang Yong touched his chin and asked.

“Yes, great emperor, your majesty, great King John.

Although the order was issued by her husband, the Sultan, according to what the merchants saw and heard in Egypt, she is the one who actually controls the entire Egypt now. "The envoy from the West nodded to Zhang Yong and spoke.

"Haha! Women are really as good as men! I didn't expect that there would be such a woman in the West." Zhang Yong said thoughtfully.

She remembered who this woman was. She was also very famous in history, even more famous than Fatima in her own harem.

Fatima only assisted the Mongol Empire, but her pearl branch of Shager-Dur saved the whole of Egypt to a certain extent.

This is a queen-type character. Her status in the YSL world is similar to that of Wu Zetian of the Central Plains Dynasty. Unfortunately, Wu Zetian had a good end in the end and was buried with the ceremony of a queen, but this person was not so lucky.

After her death, her body was thrown into a stinking ditch and left exposed for more than a week, becoming food for wild dogs. But her tomb still stands solemnly on the streets of Kailou. However, it is just a tomb of clothes and hats built for her by the later Sultan.

In 1250, she actually controlled the entire power of Egypt and became the de facto king of Egypt. She made her lover Abel the Sultan of Egypt.

But in fact she married him, and finally the Sultan betrayed Pearl Twig and decided to seize her power.

He married the daughter of the Caliph's favorite, but this was discovered by Pearl Twig, who brutally killed her in the bathroom.

"Haha! So, what does this so-called Egyptian queen want?" Zhang Yong asked. In the current situation, her status seems to be more important than in history. In fact, Egypt is the biggest beneficiary of trade between the East and the West.

"The new Queen of Egypt requires that all goods from both sides must be unloaded in Egypt, and then he will make an offer to purchase them. When we want goods from the West or the East, we must buy them from him." The envoy from the West answered honestly.

To be honest, the people most affected by this incident are the Western merchants. After all, the West is very eager for Eastern products.

However, the East did not want that many Western goods, and they in Europe did not even have anything that could enter the Eastern market.

Only some spices and gems from Egypt and Arabia are of interest to Oriental people.

"Your Majesty, she is trampling on your dignity and the dignity of the great High Priest King John."

"Yes, great King John, a mere woman dares to point fingers at you and threaten you." A group of Western envoys immediately began to add fuel to the fire in front of Zhang Yong.

"Humph, I will naturally not let her go. I will launch an expedition to defeat this Egyptian dynasty and force her to step down from the position of Queen of Egypt." Zhang Yong said.

If you do business with me properly, you can live a few more years, but since you are so ignorant of life and death, I can only get rid of you in advance. Xizhen must go, and I must ensure the safety of the East-West trade route.

And most importantly, I now have a suitable reason to start a war. As long as the intelligence department publicizes this matter and arouses the anger of ordinary people, it will succeed, and the grassroots people will not oppose this westward expedition.

"Great Emperor, Your Majesty, are you willing to send troops to attack her?" A Western envoy said excitedly.

The last time the King of France launched the Crusades, many of them proposed to invite the East to join the crusade, but the French king refused on the grounds that these brutal Mongols and Oriental people had attacked them in the past.

But now the French king was defeated in Egypt and lost to the Egyptian queen. He returned to his kingdom miserably and can no longer make any trouble.

At this time, they can stand up and organize a new Crusade, but this time, they will no longer fight alone.

"Well! This battle must be carried out, but I need your help. How long will it take you to form a crusade? I need your army to join this battle as well." Zhang Yong said.

"Great King John, as long as you issue a notice in your name to Europe, a new Crusade will be formed soon. We can't wait to retake the holy city of Jerusalem."

"We are going to crush Egypt."

"We will defeat the Ayyubids and kill the descendants of Saladin."

Today's European aristocrats, especially missionaries, hate this legendary figure who recaptured the holy city of Jerusalem and defeated the Third and Fourth Crusades, and even portrayed him as the son of Satan.

"My army is starting to prepare now. In about one to one and a half years, they will arrive in the West, and you will have to cooperate with them in the battle. We will first defeat the Abbasid Dynasty and the Ayyubid Dynasty, and then finally take action against the Egyptians." Zhang Yong said.

Now Xizhen's preparations are almost complete. The army can set out at any time and anywhere, and the military rations have been prepared.

This time, the army heading west will first wipe out Kublai Khan who occupies the Chagatai Khanate, and then head all the way to the YSL world. According to Zhang Yong's estimation, he should be able to eliminate Kublai Khan in half a year at the fastest, or a year at the slowest.

Although Kublai Khan was a man of great talent and courage, he was unable to make any waves in the face of the absolute gap in strength.

"Great King John, then we have a deal. After we return home, we will immediately call on the Crusaders. We will set out from the Mediterranean Sea, take a ship, land in an area controlled by the Crusader states, and then find a way to meet up with you." A Western missionary said.

Didn't they come all the way to the East for this? Wasn't it to defeat those pagans?
"Well! By then, the exchanges between the East and the West will be more frequent and more convenient. Okay, go back and have a rest! In a few days, you will set off by ship to Europe to summon the Crusaders. This time, my target is not only the Egyptian YSL world, but also the Golden Horde that has converted to Allah." Zhang Yong said.

Queen Maria wrote to her in a letter telling her what Batu had done recently. She actually wanted to capture her own son.

But Batu, you think too highly of yourself. Do you think the current Golden Horde is still the once invincible Mongolian cavalry?
Your current strength is about the same as when Mongolia just rose, or even far inferior to the era of Genghis Khan. Genghis Khan at least knew how to make the army stronger, and at least he would not underestimate any enemy.

"Great King John, we will return to Europe and leave tomorrow."

"You are going to pass through Egypt, right? I will write a letter and you can pass it to the Egyptian side for me." Zhang Yong said.

What if I send an envoy myself and he gets killed? So I'll trouble these Western envoys to make a trip! If you get killed, I'll avenge you.

Zhang Yong wrote a sarcastic letter and gave it to the European envoys, asking them to give it to the Egyptian side when they returned.

After a few days of rest, these European envoys slowly sailed out on their ships and headed back to the West, carrying the order from King John of the East to organize a new Crusade.

The targets of this conquest were the Golden Horde, Egypt, the Abbasid Caliphate, and the Ayyubid Caliphate.

After the messenger left, Zhang Yong immediately issued orders and began to prepare for the Western Expedition. All the troops began to assemble, all the food and fodder were transported to the front line, and then civilians were conscripted.

"Your Majesty, didn't you say that we only had eight options left to deal with Kublai Khan? Why, why are we going to attack the Black Caliphate again! And the White Caliphate?" A cabinet minister came to Zhang Yong's study.

Are you kidding me? Your Majesty, we can understand your expedition to Kublai Khan's Khanate and Batu's Golden Horde. After all, they are our sworn enemies and must be eliminated, but those Persians.

The Black Arabs and the White Arabs, what does this have to do with us? Why should we go to such trouble to fight them? You know, sending a team of envoys over there is a huge effort.

"This battle will be won. I will now accomplish what was not accomplished during the heyday of the Tang Dynasty." Zhang Yong said.

During the most prosperous period of the Tang Dynasty, it also had contacts with the Abbasid Dynasty. The root cause of the fighting and conflict between the two sides was still the trade route, the Silk Road between the East and the West.

But unfortunately, the Tang Dynasty's army was defeated in Hengrus due to the betrayal of its allies and the untimely supply of food and fodder for the army. Now is the time to wash away this humiliation. Even though the Tang Dynasty has been destroyed for hundreds of years, the Abbasid dynasty is still alive.

"Your Majesty! Please think twice! This is really a waste of money and manpower!"

"Okay, stop talking. The number of Han troops dispatched this time will be very small. The main force of the war is the Mongolian army. They are very good at expeditions. This war will not be costly." Zhang Yong waved his hand and said.

In the future, the fiefdom of her second son will be set there, and even Fatima's son can go there to develop in the future.

It's time to launch the third Western Expedition.

In the palace of the Egyptian Sultan, a woman who looked to be about thirty years old, wearing gorgeous gold jewelry, with fair skin and a very beautiful appearance, was lying on her side on the edge of her bed, lazily picking up a grape and putting it into her mouth.

The servant next to her kept fanning her and placed a glass of iced rose water next to her.

From a slave to a concubine in the harem, and then from a concubine in the harem to the queen of all Egypt, Pearl Twig felt extremely satisfied.

"Your Majesty, some European envoys have returned from the East. They said they brought you a letter from the Eastern monarch." At this moment, a guard ran in hurriedly and knelt in front of the Egyptian queen. (End of this chapter)