At night, a magnificent mansion in Qinglong City.

The commander of the Shazhou Guard made Tahar pacing back and forth in the living room of the back house with his hands behind his back restlessly, looking preoccupied.

"Great Khan, the guests are coming." One of the guards walked briskly into the room and bowed to Tahar.

In addition to being the commander of Shazhou Wei, Takhar is also the Khan King of Shazhou, so when outsiders call him "Takhar Khan" in Kansai and even the Western Regions.

"Please!" Hearing this, Tahar's eyes suddenly lit up, and he hurriedly said in a deep voice that he was waiting for this "distinguished guest" tonight.

Soon after, a middle-aged man who looked like a merchant was brought in by two guards, and with a wave of his hand, the two guards resigned in amusement and closed the door.

"I've seen the Great Khan." The middle-aged Hu man pressed his right hand to his chest and bowed to Tahar, although his demeanor was respectful, there was a hint of contempt in his eyes.

"Your Excellency, please be seated." Tahar naturally saw the middle-aged Hu people's contempt for him, but he didn't have the heart to think about it now, smiled and let the middle-aged Hu people sit down on the side of the seat, and then asked with a concerned expression, "Lord Messenger, the Khan King and the nobles of Kansai held a meeting today, and most of them chose to follow the Great Ming, I wonder if there will be other Khan kings in Qinglong City at that time besides Ben Khan?" ”

"The Great Khan is a little restless, there is a saying in the Ming Dynasty called 'the heart of the heart is separated from the belly', and the Great Khan will definitely not be lonely at that time." The middle-aged Hu people knew the anxiety in Tahar's heart, so he replied quietly, "The Taishi of Dehuan asked the envoy to tell the Great Khan that as long as the Qinglong City is taken, then the Qinglong City is the Great Khan's, and our Dayuan is in the Central Plains and Jiangnan of the Ming Dynasty, and we have no interest in Kansai." ”

"That's great!" Hearing this, Tahar's face suddenly turned happy, Qinglong City is the strongest city in the Western Regions, if he can occupy Qinglong City, then he will gain a foothold in the Western Regions in the future, and then remembered something, and looked at the middle-aged Hu Ren with concern, "I wonder if Xichagatai is interested in Qinglong City?" ”

After all, it was the joint forces of the Timurid Empire and the Northern Yuan that attacked the Ming Dynasty this time, and the military strength of the Timurid Empire was even stronger, and whether Qinglong City could become the territory of Takhar must pass through the Timurid Empire.

"According to the agreement between our Dayuan and Xichagatai, Kansai will belong to our Dayuan, and then divide the territory of Daming equally." The middle-aged Hu Ren couldn't help but sneer when he heard this, "If they want to regret it at that time, Dayuan will drive them back to their hometown." ”

The middle-aged Hu people did not say anything to comfort Takhar, but the Northern Yuan Dynasty had the idea of fighting from the beginning, wanting to wait for the Ming Dynasty and the Timurid Empire to defeat the Timurid Empire in one fell swoop, and the Timurid Empire at that time must have had huge casualties.

After all, the most elite Xiaowu army of the Ming Dynasty has not yet appeared on the battlefield, and the Western Expeditionary Army has brought a lot of trouble to the Timurid Empire in Blue Leaf City, so it has to rest in Blue Leaf City, so once the army of the Timurid Empire starts a war with the Xiaowu Army, if it wins, it will definitely be a disastrous victory.

In the event that the Timurid Empire was defeated by the Xiaowu Army, the Northern Yuan would also have the confidence to deal with the greatly injured Xiaowu Army, so that it would be the final winner of the war.

Unlike the Northern Yuan's strategy of attacking and harassing the Ming border, the Timurid Empire's long-planned eastward advance was to annex the Ming Dynasty, so it would fight to the death with the most elite Xiaowu army of the Ming Dynasty without the Northern Yuan provoking.

For the Northern Yuan, it is natural to hope that the army of the Timurid Empire can defeat the Xiaowu Army, the Xiaowu Army has the advantages of time, people and geography in the local war, to be honest, the Northern Yuan has been very jealous of Li Yuntian and the Xiaowu Army after the great war a few years ago, if Li Yuntian and the Xiaowu Army immediately evacuated the battlefield to the rear to rest after winning the decisive battle with the Timurid Empire, then this will be a disaster for the Northern Yuan.

Because the territory of the Ming Dynasty is vast enough, and the cohesion of the people of the Ming Dynasty is also very strong, as long as Li Yuntian is given the appropriate time to recruit and reorganize the troops, then the Northern Yuan will fall into a bitter battle.

Therefore, if the Xiaowu army defeats the army of the Timurid Empire, the Northern Yuan must eliminate the Xiaowu army as soon as possible, otherwise there will be endless troubles, and they will be driven back to Mobei by Li Yuntian like last time.

The Timurid Empire is much easier to deal with, not only can not be replenished by troops, but it is also difficult to obtain material supplies, and will also be blocked by the local troops of the Ming Dynasty, which will bring great trouble and trouble to the Timurid Empire, so that the Northern Yuan can seize the opportunity to give it a fatal blow.

In the final analysis, although the Timurid Empire was powerful, it did not know much about the Ming Dynasty, which was different from the multi-tribal countries in Central Asia, West Asia, Europe and Africa that had been conquered by the Timurid Empire.

Most importantly, this is the period when the Ming Dynasty is strong, and there will be no large-scale surrender to the Yuan army in the late Northern Song Dynasty, which makes the Timurid Empire simply not have enough troops to complete the governance of the captured places.

The Northern Yuan knew better about the situation of the Ming Dynasty than the Timurid Empire, and knew how to divide and disintegrate and rule the people of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, the middle-aged Hu people said that the people who drove the Timurid Empire back to their hometown are not arrogant words, but the strategy of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, since it is unable to compete with the other one in the Ming and Timurid Empires, then the only way to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, save strength to carry out the final life-and-death decisive battle.

Hearing this, Takhar breathed a sigh of relief, he knew that the middle-aged Hu man was not perfunctory to him, it was obvious that there was also a conflict of interest between the Northern Yuan and the Timurid Empire, and after a deep groan, he clapped his hands outside the door.

One of the guards then walked in with a tray of vermilion on top of it, placed it on the table beside Takhar and walked away quickly.

"Lord Messenger, this is a little bit of caution on the part of Ben Khan, and I hope that Lord Messenger will accept it with a smile." After the guard left, Tahar opened the lid of the wooden box and said to the middle-aged Hu man with a smile, "I hope that the envoy will take care of him in the future." ”

The wooden box was filled with gold, silver, jewelry, and other items, and it was piled up there full, and it looked like it was expensive, which was a lot of money in Kansai and even in the Western Regions.

"Great Khan, we will be colleagues in the future, why be so polite." Seeing this, the middle-aged Hu Ren's eyes suddenly lit up, his face showed a satisfied look, and he said politely with a smile.

Since being driven to Mobei by the Ming Dynasty, the annual plundering harvest of the Northern Yuan has been seriously reduced, and the middle-aged Hu people have received very little spoils, so the gold, silver and jewelry in this wooden box are enough to express Tahar's sincerity, and he is also willing to make friends with local magnates like Tahar who know the times.

"Qinglong City is the most prosperous city in Guanxi, and all the commerce and trade between the Ming Dynasty and the Western Regions must be turned over from Qinglong City, as long as Ben Khan can gain a foothold in Qinglong City, he will definitely not forget the envoy." Tahar smiled and closed the lid of the wooden box, and said meaningfully to the middle-aged Hu people, Qinglong City is not only a solid castle, but also a commercial transit base with a lot of money, bringing huge profits every year.

"Don't worry, if the Great Khan can make a great contribution to conquering the Blue Dragon City, then the Blue Dragon City is in the Khan's pocket."

The middle-aged Hu people naturally knew what Tahar meant, and wanted to share the commercial profits of Qinglong City with him, which was a safe source of wealth, so he couldn't help but be touched in his heart, and comforted Tahar with a smile, "Taishi values the land of Guannei, and he has no heart for Guanxi and the Western Regions, and the Great Khan is also a Mongolian nobleman, as long as you let Taishi see your strength and loyalty, it will naturally be reused for you." ”

"Then the envoy will have good words." Hearing this, Tahar immediately laughed, the news revealed by the middle-aged Hu Ren made him breathe a sigh of relief, what he was most afraid of was to break off his joy and rebel and occupy Qinglong City, and then he would want to cry without tears.

At midnight, several figures crossed the silent street and quickly climbed over the wall into an ordinary house in the south of the city.

The leading figure came to the bedroom and knocked on the door rhythmically, and soon the door creaked open, and a middle-aged woman from the Western Regions opened the door, quietly welcomed it in, and then gently closed the door, and the remaining figures in the courtyard quickly hid in the shadows and hid silently.

When the oil lamp in the room was lit, the face of the leading figure was revealed, it was the middle-aged Hu man who had seen Tahar at night, and the woman from the Western Regions had already closed the thick curtains to prevent it.

"My lord, I have already met the people of the Seven Guards of Kansai today, and they are all a little worried that the Taishi will not be able to fulfill his promise to them." The middle-aged Hu man bowed to the bearded man who was sitting on a chair at the table in the room and slowly made tea, judging from the tea stove and tea set on the side, he had been here for a long time, waiting for the middle-aged Hu man.

"Sit!" The bearded man put the poured tea on the table opposite and said in a deep voice to the middle-aged bearded man.

"Master Xie." The middle-aged Hu man hurriedly thanked him, and then sat down respectfully on the chair across the table, seemingly very jealous of the bearded man.

"Taste it, this is the authentic West Lake Longjing of the Ming Dynasty, although it was last year, it is very rare for Kansai to be able to drink such a good tea." The bearded man did not ask about the situation when the middle-aged Hu Ren met with the Kansai Qiwei, but greeted the middle-aged Hu Ren and leisurely tasted the teacup in front of him.

Seeing this, the middle-aged Hu man bowed to the bearded man and tasted the tea after him, but he didn't seem to like tea, and his brows wrinkled involuntarily as soon as he took a sip, feeling that the taste of the tea was too bitter.

"How's things going with Hamiwei?" After taking a few sips of tea, the bearded man put down the cup in his hand and asked the middle-aged Hu man unhurriedly.

"Your Excellency, we have bought one of Hamiwei's generals, and he will become our eyeliner in Hamiwei." The middle-aged Hu Ren drank the tea in one go, wiped the corners of his mouth, and replied in a deep voice, "At the critical moment, he can raise troops to respond to our army's siege." ”

"Is that person really doing things for us?" The bearded man gently blew on the steaming tea in the teacup in front of him and asked quietly.

"He is the Hala Gray Man of Hami, since the union of Dayuan and Xichagatai, he has been suspicious and suppressed by the King of Zhongshun and the King of Zhongyi, and the troops have been dispersed to the remote area of Hami to garrison, this time he only brought two thousand men to Qinglong City, and his family was also taken hostage."

The middle-aged Hu Ren knew what the bearded man was worried about, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but show a smile, "The Hala Gray people have always been excluded in Hami, and this time it can be used by me." ”