Samarkand, the capital of the Timur Empire.
The atmosphere in the city has been solemn recently, because news came that the Ming Dynasty’s 200,000-strong army had broken through Eastern Chagatai and was advancing towards Timur’s border.
At this time, the Great Khan of the Timurid Empire was fighting in the west, fighting against the Ottoman Empire. Hundreds of thousands of imperial elites were attacking the Ottoman Empire’s Ankara city.
The city of Samarkand actually only had 100,000 defenders. The fourth prince, Shaharul, had already sent a message to the Great Khan on the front line, asking him to withdraw his troops immediately and return to the imperial capital.
After sending it out, there has been no reply.
Shaharu, the fourth prince who oversees the country, was anxious. He felt that the Ming army came with bad intentions this time.
However, it was a long way from the border to Samarkand. Shaharul believed that he still had time. He had already ordered the surrounding armies to enter Samarkand. He wanted to lead troops to attack the Ming army.
The defenders of the city tower also looked solemn. They knew that it wouldn’t be long before they would go out again.
The cold wind blew across the city, and the defenders tightened their cold armor.
Suddenly, a dark cloud rose on the horizon, and then the earth seemed to tremble again
“It’s the sound of horse hooves!”Some defenders shouted.
What was surging in the distance were not dark clouds, but dust raised by thousands of horse hooves.
“It’s the Ming army!”Someone saw the clear words on the battle flag.
The vibration of the galloping cavalry was like thunder, rolling in. The armor shone coldly in the sun, the spears were like a forest, and the swords were as bright as snow.
“what is that?”Someone pointed in the air.
The hundreds of rune battleships floating in the air were slowly floating in the air. The runes flickered, releasing a powerful terrifying aura. The sun shone on the runes, reflecting colorful light. , like a rainbow across the sky.
The Ming army’s cavalry and rune warships approached at the same time, and the power seemed to swallow up the entire city of Samarkand. They had never seen such a powerful enemy, fearful as a plague. The same spread in Samarkand
……
When Shaharu, the fourth prince of the empire, came to the tower, he believed that the Ming army was really coming.
He looked incredulous, why did the Ming army arrive so quickly? However, when he saw the rune battleship floating in the sky, he understood.
It’s over!
The main force of the empire has not returned. There are only one hundred thousand defenders in the city, while the Ming army outside the city is at least two hundred thousand.
With no choice but to fight to the death, he ordered all the defenders to board the tower.
In fact, there are really more than 200,000 troops.
At this moment, the central force of the Ming army is the Ming Dynasty King Qin. The King of Jin is in charge, as well as the veteran generals Wei Guogong Xu Da and Xin Guogong Tang He.
“Uncle Xu, how do you fight this time?”Jin Wang Zhu Fan asked
“Aren’t there a hundred thousand troops from Eastern Chagatai accompanying us? Xu Da chuckled,”Let them attack, and our rune battleships will help them break open the city gate.””
“Yes, since they want to help us fight the war, let them show off.”Tang Hedao
“Okay, take Samarkand in two hours and go into the city for dinner.” Jin Wang Zhu Fan spurred his horse and said,”I will go to the front to take command.”
With that said, he rode away.
Xu Da and Tang He both wanted to follow, but they were stopped by Qin King Zhu Ping:”Uncle Xu, Uncle Tang, my father has told me that we cannot let you personally risk the target. Xu Da looked depressed and spread his hands:”It’s already on the battlefield. It’s really boring not to let me kill the enemy.” Tang
He waved the knife in his hand:”Oh, my old friend hasn’t drank the blood of an enemy for a long time.””
“Hey, why are the two princes so warlike? King
Qin Zhu Xi was not angry, but he persuaded him very patiently,”If something happens to you, my father will not have any brothers to drink with him in the future. Then when I go back, won’t he beat me to death?””
Xu Da sighed, and a light flashed in his eyes:”Yes, what every generation does, haha, Tang He, we can see the Ming army break out of Yumen Pass, all the way to the west, and there will be no regrets in death.
Tang He glared:”What is immortal?” We will fight until the end of the world.”
The King of Qin, Zhu Xiang, said proudly:”Yes, so you two, live well and watch the Ming Dynasty’s battle flag planted at the end of the sky.”
…… boom! boom! boom!
After the rune battleships in the sky were launched continuously, the city gate of Samarkand exploded continuously, and the city gate was directly blown open.
Before the defenders of the Timur Empire could react, the army of Eastern Chagatai had already entered the city.
This East Chagatai had been defeated by Timur’s army, and the two families had a feud. Now they vented their anger and fought fiercely.
Especially since Dongchagatai had just surrendered to the Ming army, I felt relieved.
Shaharul, the fourth prince of the Timur Empire, was caught off guard. He did not expect that the opponent’s thing floating in the air had such terrifying combat power.
He led his army to retreat steadily, and soon retreated to the palace.
Zhu Fan, the king of Jin Dynasty in Ming Dynasty, arrived in front of the palace, ordered the army to stop attacking, and shouted to Shaharu inside the palace, asking him to surrender.
Shaharul had no choice but to leave the palace and surrender.
Sure enough, in less than two hours, the Ming army entered the city and had dinner in the city.
The palace hall.
Shaharul had no choice but to entertain the Ming generals
“Hey, brother, don’t be depressed, isn’t it just the end of the country?”Jin Wang Zhu Fan patted Shaharu on the shoulder.
“Yesterday, my Timur Empire was still the most powerful empire, but today it is destroyed?”Shaharu smiled bitterly.
“I heard that your father is still in Ankara, and what is he doing with the Ottoman Empire?” Jin Wang Zhu Fan smiled and said,”You go west with us, kill your father by the way, and then attack the Ottoman Empire together.”
“What if I don’t want to? asked Shaharul
“Uh, you must be of Mongolian descent, right? Do you know what they did to prevent rebellion in the rear when they marched westward a hundred years ago?”Jin Wang Zhu Fan raised his eyebrows
“Massacre the city!”Shaharu’s eyes flashed with fear.
“Look, brother, don’t force me to take that step, right?”Jin Wang Zhu Fan spread his hands
“You Zhu family are all so shameless.”Shaharu held his forehead,”Your temper is the same as that of your fourth brother, King Yan.”
“Do you know our fourth child?”Jin Wang Zhu Fan asked curiously
“Three years ago I went as envoy to the Ming Dynasty and had a good relationship with King Yan. Shaharul smiled bitterly,”I never thought that we would be here today.””
“Brother, it’s fate.”The King of Jin, Zhu Fan, laughed,”I’ll make all the delicious food in your palace, and oh yes, I’ll give you a few girls. I’ll be suffocated all the way.”
Shaharu:”……”
The Ming army stayed in Samarkand for about ten days, and then continued westward.
This time, Shaharul, the fourth prince of the Timur Empire, was brought along. (To read exciting novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)
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The capital of the Ming Dynasty, the Imperial Palace, and the Wenhua Hall.
King Yan, who was overseeing the country, received good news from the west and shared the good news with his ministers.
“Your Highness, the King of Qin and the King of Jin fought all the way to the west and were invincible. It is gratifying and congratulatory. The Ming Dynasty expanded its territory and reached as far as the Han and Tang Dynasties.”Xia Yuanji, the Minister of Household Affairs, said:
“Oh, it’s strange today, Master Xia, you are actually praising me. Zhu Di asked with great interest,”Xia Yuanji, you have always been critical of going to war.””
“Isn’t it because the army ahead not only did not want money from the court, but also brought back a lot of gold and silver treasures.”Yang Shiqi said,”Lao Xia was counting money until his eyesight went dark recently, which made him happy. All the money went into his household account.”
“Every time we fought in the past, it was my household department that adjusted grain and money. This time I made money, and it was transferred to the household department, right?”Xia Yuanji glared
“Yes, yes, the money in the household department will dazzle you sooner or later.”Yang Shiqi was not angry.
“I’m happy, hahaha, I saw the white money recently, I’m really happy.”Xia Yuanji had an expression of enjoyment.
Zhu Di had a black line on his head and waved his hand:”He, Mr. Xia, is happy and can spend money. No, he has just received the discount and is exempted from taxes in eastern Zhejiang.”
“Your Highness, the people in eastern Zhejiang are suffering too much. Xia Yuanji said,”In the past, when the imperial court fought wars, almost all the money and food came from there. It’s time to let them rest for a few years.””
“Why don’t you tell the emperor directly?”Zhu Di glared
“I don’t dare!”Xia Yuanji spread his hands,”Everyone knows that the emperor increased the taxes there because he was still holding back his anger for supporting Zhang Shicheng back then. I don’t want to touch that bad luck.”
“Hey, you Xia Yuanji, you are quite naughty.”Zhu Di was speechless.
Everyone laughed.[]
At this time, a laugh came from outside:”Xia Yuanji, it’s a shame that we praised you as a kind person before.”
Zhu Yuanzhang strode in.
When everyone saw him, they quickly knelt down to greet the Holy Ann.
“Everybody get up.”Zhu Yuanzhang walked up to Xia Yuanji and said,”You have requested that the people of eastern Zhejiang be exempted from taxes for three years. We will approve it.””
“I would like to thank Your Majesty on behalf of the people of eastern Zhejiang.”Xia Yuan Jibai
“From now on, don’t play tricks on me. If you have something to do, it’s okay to report it directly to me.” Zhu Yuanzhang said
“Your Majesty, I am not naughty. I have a pure heart and is a kind person.”Xia Yuanji said seriously.
Everyone couldn’t help laughing.
……
After the ministers left, only Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di were left in the palace.
“Fourth Brother, you have done a good job in supervising the country. Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said,”We read some of the notes you approved yesterday. They are very good. You are already very proficient in government affairs.””
“This is not forced.”Zhu Di spread his hands
“You are our son, your eldest brother’s younger brother, help us, what’s wrong? This is your duty as a boy.”Zhu Yuanzhang stared
“As long as you don’t make your son the prince, it’s fine. The son will help your elder brother. He needs time to practice.”Zhu Di sighed lightly
“Don’t worry, the position of prince will definitely belong to your eldest brother.”Zhu Yuanzhang waved
“The son-in-law supervises the country as a vassal king, and there is a lot of discussion between the government and the public.” Zhu Di said
“What are you afraid of? Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said,”Are you afraid that they will talk about your Party of King Yan?” Let’s see that the people around you are all talents, which shows that you have a very accurate vision.”
“This was recommended to me by my grandfather.”Zhu Di spread his hands
“Old man? Can he still choose people in the court?”Zhu Yuanzhang was confused.
“But no, Xia Yuanji, Yang Shiqi, and Yang Rong were all his tea companions.” Zhu Di said
“After drinking tea, you can meet talented people, and the old man is also a god.”Zhu Yuanzhang shrugged.
The two were talking.
The eunuch Wang Jinghong came to the palace and paid homage:”Your Majesty, Yao Guangxiao wants to see you.”
“Yao Guangxiao, is this guy back? Please.”Zhu Yuanzhang waved.
After a while, Yao Guangxiao, who was not wearing a monk’s robe but an official uniform, went to the temple to pay homage.
Zhu Yuanzhang raised his hand:”Get up and talk, where are you coming from? Last time I heard that you went to Nanyang from Japan. You are so proud now, you really have the seal of the Six Kingdoms”
“Your Majesty, I have returned from Nanyang.
Yao Guangxiao bowed, his eyes sparkling,”His Royal Highness the King of Xiang is invincible in Nanyang, I’m just following behind to solve some minor troubles.””
“That guy, Twelve, didn’t make any big trouble, did he?”Zhu Yuanzhang asked
“His Royal Highness the King of Xiang is so powerful overseas, he… he is much more impressive than I am. Yao Guang said filially,”All the princesses in the vassal country want to marry him.””
“Now he was proud.”Zhu Yuanzhang laughed
“Your Majesty, the King of Xiang will send you a gift this time.”Yao Guang Xiao said,”By the way, five guard posts were formed and deployed in the five countries of Nanyang.”
“Overseas health centers are a bit interesting.”Zhu Yuanzhang nodded,”Fourth, you can handle this matter. By the way, what gift does Lao Twelve give us?”
“Three large ships of silver.”Yao Guang paid homage,”His Royal Highness the King of Xiang said, if you don’t have enough money later, he will send you a few more ships of silver and gold, so you won’t be reluctant to spend it.”
“Hey, where did this kid get rich?”Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed
“His Royal Highness King Xiang sent a fleet of rune battleships to America. It was the route pointed out to him by the Supreme Emperor. There were many gold and silver mines there. Yao Guang Xiao became more and more excited as he spoke,”By the way, there are also grains with an annual output of several thousand kilograms, called… sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn.””
“real? Where is it? Take us to see it quickly.”Zhu Yuanzhang was excited
“Your Majesty, the ship is docking at Xuanwu Lake and will be transported back to the palace.”Yao Guang Xiaodao
“With food and money, good, good, great.”Zhu Yuanzhang was happy.
At this moment, Mao Xiang, the commander of the imperial guards, came in hurriedly with a strange look on his face:”Your Majesty, I led the imperial guards to escort the few ships of silver from King Xiang, but… as soon as I got off the ship, someone was Robbed”
“What? Who is so bold in Langlang Capital, at the feet of the Emperor?”Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked
“It’s the Supreme Emperor. Mao Xiang smiled bitterly,”He raised his hand, and all the money flew away with him.””
“Three large ships of silver. Did he take them all away? Why does this old man need so much money? Zhu Yuanzhang was anxious,”No, we have to find him.””
He rushed to the Tianji Tower angrily.
At this moment, Zhu Shizhen was putting money into the Tianji Tower and kept shouting:”Oh, I’m getting rich, I’m getting rich.”
