Chapter 1001: Envoy Stand-in
"Humph!" Seeing that the stout entourage was in a hurry, a sneer suddenly flashed at the corner of Li Yuntian's mouth, from which it seems that the identity of this stout entourage is really not simple, and then he stared coldly at the stout entourage and asked, "This king asks you, how can the descendants of Timur inherit the position of the Great Khan of the Chagatai Khanate?" β
"The mother of Timur Khan was a descendant of Genghis Khan, and later married the princess of the Great Khan of the Western Chagatai Khanate, and her heirs had the royal blood of the Chagatai Khanate, so they could inherit the throne of the Chagatai Khanate."
The stout entourage had already realized that his previous behavior was inappropriate at this time, and his expression was a little embarrassed, but he had no way to avoid it at this point, so he raised his head and said respectfully to Li Yuntian.
"As far as this king knows, the reason why Timur was able to ascend to the throne of Western Chagatai was because he killed the Great Khan of Western Chagatai Khusin, who was his brother and sister, and he was able to ascend to the throne of Western Chagatai, and Husin is an orthodox descendant of Chagatai."
Li Yuntian looked at the stout entourage expressionlessly, and asked coldly, "You tell the king of SΓΉben, since the death of Ku Xin, does the Western Chagatai Khanate still exist?" β
"This ......" The stout entourage couldn't help but be slightly stunned when he heard this, he never thought that Li Yuntian even knew about the past decades ago, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.
At that time, Timur killed the Great Khan of Western Chagatai Khan, who was related to him by marriage and was in love with his brother, and thus ascended to the throne of the Great Khan of the Western Chagatai Khanate, but at this time the Western Chagatai Khanate had become the Timurid Empire.
This means that the Timurid Empire's attempt to restore the glory of the Chagatai Khanate has been exposed by Li Yuntian, and the Timurid Empire's military offensive against the Eastern Chagatai Khanate is actually an invasion of another country by one national team.
"Bahu, you tell the king that the Eastern Chagatai Khanate has been driven south of the Tianshan Mountains by you more than 30 years ago, and its national strength is far inferior to yours, why did you not only use 200,000 troops to attack the Eastern Chagatai Khanate this time, but also mobilized 300,000 troops to stand by in Samarkand, as long as you capture the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, you will move your army eastward!"
Seeing that the stout entourage was speechless, Li Yuntian sneered, looked at the stout entourage meaningfully and said, "Although this king doesn't know why you want to hide your identity, your move is a great disrespect to my great tomorrow!" β
"Bahu?" Hearing this, everyone on the scene, including Dorul, was taken aback and looked at the stout attendant with a stunned expression.
"He's really a Bahu!" Narsa seemed calmer, judging from the previous series of tables, she also suspected that the stout retinue was the envoy of the Timurid Empire, Bahu, and the Bahu who appeared in the public was just a stand-in, and now since Li Yuntian also suspected this, then there must be a chance that this person was Bahu.
As for why Bakh did this, it is obvious that it was from a security point of view, after all, the Timurid Empire was now at war with the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, and the entire Western Regions had become less stable, so Bakh adopted this form to avoid the eyes and ears of the enemy and facilitate his private actions.
The Empress Dowager Zhang's face showed a look of surprise, she never expected that the mission of the Timurid Empire would come like this, but the orthodox emperor was a little excited, he felt that Li Yuntian was too powerful, and he could see the true identity of the stout entourage at a glance.
"The envoy of the small country, Ba Hu, knock to see His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty and the Empress Dowager!" The stout entourage looked at Li Yuntian with a shocked expression, his eyes were full of shock, and then he hurriedly bowed to the orthodox emperor and the Empress Dowager of the Zhang family, touched the ground with his head, and said in a panicked voice, "It is really a last resort to make this move, and His Majesty the Emperor and the Empress Dowager will forgive their sins." β
"He's Bahu?"
"This person turned out to be an emissary of the Western Chagatai Khanate?"
"Since King Zhongwu said that he is Bahu, then he must be Bahu."
"I really didn't expect this Bahu to be so cunning."
"Actually using a fake messenger to meet the emperor and the empress dowager, this is a great disrespect to the emperor and the empress dowager!"
Boom, there was a commotion in the hall again, and the civil and military officials looked at the stout entourage kneeling there and began to talk nonsense, no one expected such a thing.
At this time, the fake Ba suddenly realized that the shape was not good, and he was so frightened that he quickly knelt on the ground, trembling all over, this is a crime of bullying the king in the Ming Dynasty, and he will lose his head.
"Bahu, what is the intention of your Khanate to raise 500,000 troops?" Seeing that the stout entourage had admitted his identity, Li Yuntian couldn't help but sneer and asked in a deep voice.
As soon as these words came out, the noisy hall suddenly became silent, and everyone looked at Bahu in unison, and their eyes were full of shock, if the Timurid Empire really raised 500,000 troops, then it was obvious that it would not be just to capture the Eastern Chagatai Khanate.
At this time, Dorul had already learned from Narsa that the previous Bahu was actually a fake, and was exposed by Li Yuntian in the court, and the stout entourage with his unsightly appearance was the real Bahu, which made him feel surprised, and at the same time, he was also impressed by Li Yuntian, and he didn't even see the slightest flaw in the fake Bahu along the way.
Not only that, but Dorul's face also showed a nervous look, because Li Yuntian pointed out that the Timurid Empire's troops dispatched this time were as high as 500,000, and once the successor 300,000 troops entered the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, then the Eastern Chagatai Khanate would be finished before the Ming army arrived.
"Lord Wang, I don't know where the news came from, as far as I know, my country only sent 100,000 troops to march into East Chagatai this time." Ba Huyan's face changed a few times when he heard this, he naturally couldn't admit what Li Yuntian said, otherwise it would inevitably make Da Ming send troops to the Western Regions, so he shook his head at Li Yuntian and said.
"This king's intelligence source is absolutely reliable, if you want to hear it, this king will report to you the names of the generals of your khanate this time!"
Li Yuntian had long expected that Ba Hu would deny it, so he said quietly, "But presumably you won't admit it, and this king won't bother with this tongue." β
"The emperor, the empress dowager, the Western Chagatai Khanate has long been no longer the Western Chagatai of the past, but now it has become a completely new country, and its Great Khan and Genghis Khan's second son Chagatai are not direct blood relatives, so there is no talk of restoring the former glory of the Chagatai Khanate."
Subsequently, Li Yuntian turned to the Orthodox Emperor and the Empress Dowager of the Zhang Family, and said with a stern expression, "According to the minister's opinion, the Western Chagatai Khanate has ill intentions in sending troops this time, and for the sake of the stability of the Western Regions and the peace of the northwest of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty should prevent this war." β
"The emperor, the empress dowager, and the ministers agree with the words of King Zhongwu, and for the sake of the peace of the Western Regions, the Western Chagatai Khanate should be allowed to withdraw its troops." After Li Yuntian's voice lagged behind, Yang Shiqi took the lead in standing up from the queue, bowed to the Orthodox Emperor and the Empress Dowager of the Zhang family, and said in a deep voice.
"The minister also agrees with the words of the Zhongwu King, and the gathering of heavy troops in Xichagatai this time is really incomprehensible." Immediately after, Zhang Fu also walked out of the queue and stood beside Yang Shiqi and said in a deep voice.
"The minister seconded the proposal!" Subsequently, cabinet members, military cabinet members, governors of the five prefectures, and officials of the six ministries came out one after another to express their respective attitudes.
"The ministers seconded it!" Seeing this situation, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty bowed to the orthodox emperor and the empress dowager of the Zhang family, and said in a deep voice in unison, and the melodious and low voice echoed in the Taihe Hall for a long time.
Looking at the civil and military ministers who bowed and saluted in the main hall, Narsa's face couldn't help but show a look of joy, and then looked at Li Yuntian excitedly, Li Yuntian really fulfilled his previous promise and would prevent the Timurid Empire from capturing the Eastern Chagatai Khanate.
Bahu's face was blue and white, looking very ugly, it was obvious that it was impossible for the Timurid Empire to annex the Eastern Chagatai Khanate without the intervention of the Ming Dynasty, and God knew that the Zhongwu King of the Ming Dynasty would collect so much secret information related to the Timurid Empire.
"Ba Hu, go back and tell your Khan that the Eastern Chagatai Khanate is the foundation of stability in the Western Regions, and there is no room for failure!"
The Empress Dowager Zhang glanced at the ministers at the scene, and then said to Ba Hu with a stern expression, "Otherwise, Da Ming will definitely not sit idly by!" β
"I will definitely bring the words of the Empress Dowager to the next." Ba Hu knew that the matter was irreparable, so he could only kowtow to the Empress Dowager Zhang helplessly and said.
Subsequently, an attendant stepped forward and led the dejected Bahu and other Timurid Empire envoys to leave the Taihe Palace.
"Empress Dowager Mother, the Western Chagatai Khanate is menacing this time, intending to get involved in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, I am afraid that it will not retreat lightly, please make plans early tomorrow in case of accidents." After Bahu and his party left, Narsa groaned, bowed to the Empress Dowager Zhang, and said worriedly.
Obviously, the Timurid Empire's attack on the Eastern Chagatai Khanate this time was a long-planned thing, and the troops were directed at the Ming Dynasty, and they would definitely not withdraw because of the Ming Dynasty's words.
"Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think of this?" The Empress Dowager of the Zhang family bowed slightly when she heard this, and then looked at the civil and military officials in the main hall.
"Empress Dowager, the Western Chagatai Khanate raised troops this time because Sima Zhao's heart is well known to passers-by, and it must be coming for our Ming Dynasty."
Zhang Fu pondered for a moment, took the lead in speaking, and said loudly to the Empress Dowager of the Zhang family, "Therefore, the minister thinks that the army should be reorganized for war in case of accidents. β
"Isn't it too anxious, once the army is reorganized and the war is prepared, then the people will be in a panic, do you want to wait and see, in case the West Chagatai retreats, it will avoid an unnecessary panic." Yang Shiqi is a Wenchen, and the things he considers are naturally different from Zhang Fu's, and he said when he heard the words.
"Lord Yang's words are wrong, Xichagatai will attack this time, and if it does not suffer heavy losses, it will definitely not withdraw its troops."
Zhang Fu knew what Yang Shiqi meant, shook his head, and said earnestly, "Lord Yang, the Ming Dynasty has weak troops in the southwest, coupled with the long and bumpy road, once the West Chagatai invades our army, it will be difficult to reinforce our army in time, and the southwest region will likely be captured by it at that time, and then go straight to the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, and the consequences will be unimaginable." β
Yang Shiqi was silent when he heard this, although the army might cause panic among the people, but if the army of the Timurid Empire really came over, then the Ming army would be able to deal with it in time.
"Report, the seven guards of Kansai sent 100,000 urgent military information!" At this moment, an attendant hurriedly walked into the Taihe Hall with an official document in his hand, and immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the hall.
People looked at the chamberlain in amazement, the Guanxi Seven Guards are the westernmost troops of the Ming Dynasty, and at this time, they sent 100,000 urgent military information, could it be that the army of the Timurid Empire came over?