On the outskirts of Baghdad, on the banks of the Tigris River, the Eternal Palace was built by Al-Mansur, the second caliph of the Abbasid dynasty, despite centuries of weather, but still retains its splendor and magnificence. A descendant of the Abbasids and al-Mansur, Caliph al-Mustazir still lived here from the regimental palace in Baghdad.

Although this caliph has long since lost his secular power and has become a puppet of the Seljuk Turks. But the Turks had no intention of abolishing or taking away his caliphate, and were still willing to use the wealth of Basra and Baghdad to support the Celestial leader, who could and could not do anything but prayer and pleasure.

Life was really a bit boring for Mustazil.

His treasury is full of treasures—he can't spend it! It's really a rush...... And there will be a steady stream of new treasures being sent.

Not only would the merchants of Baghdad and Basra pay taxes to him, but also many emissaries from nowhere would send him rich gifts in order to receive from him the title of "Sultan" or "Emir".

In these years, the world of the Celestial Sect has been very chaotic, and there are heroes everywhere, and everyone is ambitious and wants to become a sultan and an emir. Among them, the Abbasid dynasty is the orthodox warlord of the Celestial Sect, and they have to "buy" the names of sultans and emirs from Mustazir - most of these warlords who need to buy names are from humble backgrounds, either Ghulam slave warriors, or the leaders of some small tribe, and if they do not buy a sultan or emir, the people below are not convinced at all.

So Mustazil's "business" was doing well, and the nasty gold and silver treasures in the treasury were piling up more and more.

In addition to the annoying amount of money, Mustazil's harem beauties are also annoying. Since he and his father, grandfather, great-grandfather "sold" too many sultan and emir titles. And these Allah servants, in order to show their piety, always liked to choose beautiful beauties from among the captive pagan slave girls and send them to Baghdad...... There are too many beautiful slave girls, and I'm upset!

In a hall as tall as a double storey, the vault and the pillars on both sides are beautifully carved and almost as patterned as those on the tapestries. The caliph, who had just finished praying, was about to begin his boring life day after day—to experience the beauty of heaven for the most faithful followers of the Celestial Sect...... Well, to be precise, Mustazil's life has surpassed the heavenly life that Muhammad told his followers.

After all, the prophet also started from the end of the world, how can we imagine the extravagant life of the emperors of the world? And the prophet could not have imagined that it was boring to spend all day with beautiful women and good food.

"Jabir," the caliph sat lazily on his throne and casually asked his trusted black eunuch, "is there anything interesting happening today?" ”

"My master," said the old black man, who had brought up the caliph al-Mustazir with one hand, respectfully, "something very interesting has happened lately......

"Don't say it yet," the young, fat, and curious caliph smiled and waved his hand, "I guess...... It must have something to do with the Crusaders, right? Did the belligerent Baldwin I fight again with the Shiites in Egypt? ”

Baldwin I was the king of the Kingdom of Jerusalem and was a warrior and warlike. He came from the House of Brun in France, a descendant of Charlemagne, and a close member of the French royal family. In 1098, he joined his brother, Godfrey, Duke of Lower Lorraine, on the First Crusade. His bravery in the Crusades earned him the status of Count Edessa (the monarch of the Count of Edessa). Later, after the death of his brother, Godfrey, the keeper of the Holy Sepulchre, he was given Jerusalem and crowned king.

After becoming king of Jerusalem, Baldwin I came into sharp conflict with the Famati dynasty (another caliph) who ruled Egypt. He defeated the Fatimids with the support of the Anglo-German knights and seized a large area of land around Jerusalem. This brought the Jerusalem dynasty to its zenith.

But the war between Baldwin I and the Shiite Fatimid dynasty in Egypt seemed to the Caliphate in Baghdad to be a good show.

At this time, there were two caliphs in the Celestial world, the Abbasid Caliphate in Baghdad and the Fatimid Caliphate in Egypt. In 1058, a Seljuk Turkic general in control of Baghdad forced caliph al-Qa'im to transfer the symbols of the caliphate's office, including the Prophet's cloak and other relics, to the Fatimid caliphate in Cairo, making the Fatimid dynasty a theoretical Celestial Sect.

In fact, whether it was the Abbasid caliphate or the Fatimid caliphate, they were all puppets at this time. The Abbasids were puppets of the Seljuk Turks, and the Fatimids were puppets of the Mamluk Guards. And the Seljuk Turks and the Egyptian Mamluks themselves have a lot of troubles, and of course they don't have the time to help the two puppets care about whether they are authentic or not.

So Caliph al-Mustazir could only gloat in a palace in Baghdad full of treasures and women.

"My master," the black eunuch Jaber laughed, "you guessed wrong this time. The interesting thing is not from the West, but from the Far East.

The pagan emperor of Upper Peach Blossom had sent a large mission, and they had already arrived in Basra. It is said that they wanted to seek knowledge for the emperor of Peach Blossom Stone. ”

"On the peach blossom stone?" The caliph smirked, "The country that produces fine silk and porcelain?" They had never sent a mission to the Arab Empire! ”

The mission of the Upper Peach Blossom Kingdom, which had never sent a mission to the Arab Empire, had now come to him for knowledge - which shows that in the distant Upper Peach Blossom, his own Abbasid caliph was the orthodox caliph in the eyes of the people!

"Honorable Caliph," Jaber frowned slightly, "this may not be a good thing. ”

"Isn't that a good thing?" The caliph was stunned, "Why?" Even if the emperor of the peach stone is not willing to convert to Allah, it is always good to send someone to Baghdad. ”

"The Caliph," Jaber said, "actually more than a month ago, an Arab merchant from the Upper Peach Blossom brought news of the imminent arrival of the Upper Peach Blossom Mission. ”

"Oh? How did I not know? ”

"Your Majesty, I just heard about it." Jaber said, "The merchant found the governor of the Seljuk Sultan and was soon taken to Isfahan. ”

"Went to Isfahan?" The Khari asked, "Why?" ”

Isfahan was the capital of the Seljuk Turkic Sultans - in this era, the Seljuk Turkic Sultans and the Caliphate had a division of labor, with military affairs going to the Sultan and religious affairs to the Caliphate. Knowledge is a religious affair and is also under the control of the caliphate.

The mission of the Peach Blossom Stone came to seek knowledge, of course, it was a matter for the caliphate, why did the Sultan Muhammad I of Isfahan (the Sultan Muhammad of the Great Seljuk was also overthrown, and the power was controlled by his brother Sanjar) intervene?

"Because the envoys of the Peach Blossom Stone are likely to have another mission." The black eunuch said, "It is said that the Upper Peach Blossom Stone, which believes in the pagan religion, is preparing to attack the Lower Peach Blossom Stone, which believes in the Heavenly Sect...... The purpose was to compete for the title of Peach Blossom Khan, and the Emperor of Upper Peach Blossom Stone believed that this Peach Blossom Stone Khan was given by your ancestors to the Qarakhanid Dynasty of Lower Peach Blossom Stone. So he wants you to declare this Qarakhanid Taohuashi Khan illegal. ”

"Peach Blossom Stone Khan?" Caliph Mustazir was stunned, "Can the caliph seal the Khan?" How did I not know? ”

Yes, there has never been a Khan who has sent money to Harry to give to a woman...... No one seems to have asked the caliph to buy a "sweat" to be a pawn.

"No......," said the black eunuch, "but the Qarakhanid dynasty was indeed a dynasty of Celestial Christians, and they sent envoys to Baghdad, and many scholars from the Qarakhanid dynasty studied in Baghdad.

In addition, the Qarakhanid Dynasty was divided into two parts, the East and the West, which was conquered by the Sultan of Malikshah more than ten years ago and became a vassal. ”

The caliph frowned, "So the Seljuk sultan is about to be involved in a civil war in the Peach Blossom Stone?" ”

"Maybe." The Black Eunuch asked, "Honorable Caliph, what should we do with the envoys from the Upper Peach Blossom Stone?" ”

"Let's ask Isfahan!" Caliph al-Mustazir paused, "I can't see the Sultan until he decides. However, it was possible to ask Ansari of Niezemia University to go to Basra to meet with the mission of Upper Peach Stone, he was a famous scholar, and if the Upper Peach Blossom people wanted to ask for anything, Ansari should be able to satisfy them. ”

At this time, the rulers of Isfahan were also in the same troubles as the caliphate. No one here wanted to go to war with the distant kingdom of Upper Mahana, neither Sultan Mehmed I nor Sanjar, who claimed to be the heir of the Sultan, wanted to get involved in the civil war of Mahana.

Because the Seljuk Turks fell apart after the death of the previous Sultan Malikshah, and the west was attacked by the Crusaders, there was another "old man in the mountain" and the Assasin faction led by him in the root of Persia. Mullek was killed.

During the assassination of Nizam. In the same year, the army of the Old Man of the Mountain also defeated the raiding army of the Sultan of Malikshah, and became a separatist force in the Persian mountains, openly opposing the Seljuk Turks. And the invincible Seljuk Turks had nothing to do with this faction of Assassins hiding in the mountains.

Under these circumstances, sending troops to the aid of the distant Eastern Qarakhanid State was a bit of a self-defeating task. But to ignore it is a bit of a loss of the majesty of the big brother of the Heavenly Sect. In case the Peach Blossom Stone is unified by the Peach Blossom Stone, then the influence of the Heavenly Fang Sect in the Peach Blossom Stone Country will definitely be greatly reduced, and the prestige of the Sultan will also be greatly reduced, which is really embarrassing.