Chapter 47 two

Twenty-four years later, the mother finally returned to her hometown.When she returned to the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, she said that she and her husband would come back as soon as possible. I looked at my mother and thought, maybe my mother didn't realize Aya's good intentions until twenty-four years later, when her youngest daughter was about to marry. Back then, if Aya hadn't cruelly taken me away from her, a young woman who had just lost her husband and gave birth to a child would not have left home to start a new life. In fact, if Aya hadn't used her cruelty, it would have been impossible to get her mother's freedom.

Every time before the army went out, King Timur would choose to build a tent on the plain, and at the same time recruit the army to live here.King Timur likes to call himself the second Genghis Khan. Although the territory he conquered is not completely comparable to Genghis Khan, there is one thing he is similar to Genghis Khan, that is, he never leaves his horseback all his life. , or charge in front of the enemy in person. After the tents were built, King Timur took one or two of his concubines to live in the largest tent among them.The army arrived one after another, and all the tribes camped according to the designated positions. Every day, the generals of each army came and went in and out of King Timur's tent, reporting the number, location and equipment of each tribe.

More than 20,000 tents are built along the river, and the scene is extremely spectacular.Hundreds of thousands of people need to eat and drink, and businessmen will naturally not give up this excellent opportunity to make money.Right between the tents, you can see restaurants and butcher shops that are in operation everywhere, and there are also some small-load vendors who see the needles, walking around among the soldiers, selling cooked meat and barbecue. In the camp, not only meat products were sold, bakers also set up bread ovens to bake bread, and some vendors set up fruit stands or sold barley to soldiers for horses.A bathroom was newly built between the tents, and the hot water pool in the bathroom is filled with hot water every day for the soldiers who are about to go out to take a bath.It can be said that the camp of King Timur was a market with all kinds of businesses. Moreover, for the convenience of everyone to find, all businesses set up shops in designated places, and everyone was busy with their own business.

It was a unique scene, and the envoy from Spain, Clavijo, was amazed when he saw such a magnificent scene for the first time. After several years of fighting, a huge empire appeared on a vast land, covering almost the entire Central Asia and West Asia.Clavijo couldn't help but have a heart of inquiry about this magical empire. King Timur gave banquets to envoys from Spain, Egypt and the Ming Dynasty in the magnificent palace tent.All the people toasted to wish him good health. With bright eyes and a bold smile, he unceremoniously pushed Fu An, the special envoy sent by the Ming Dynasty to urge the tribute, from the upper seat to the lower seat of the Spanish envoy Clavijo.Originally, it was not the first time for Fu An to be an official of the Ming Dynasty in the Timur Empire. For his erudition and talents, especially for the country he represented, King Timur has always given him considerable courtesy, and even the position of superior. It used to be the exclusive seat for the envoys of the Ming Dynasty.

But now, King Timur has unreasonably transferred the courtesy that belonged to the envoys of the Ming Dynasty to the Spanish envoys who had just arrived. Fu An was displeased, but he couldn't criticize the wayward King Timur too much.He stated tactfully but solemnly that he was here to urge the tribute by the order of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Since Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang died of illness, King Timur no longer fulfilled the contract to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty. King Timur smiled contemptuously, and asked the interpreter to translate his words to Fu An: "I only pay tribute to Emperor Hongwu, and I don't know the current emperor."

Fu An was about to argue with reason, but met Shaharu's worried eyes.He immediately understood that this was just part of King Timur's plan.King Timur, who is powerful in martial arts and invincible, must have planned it long ago. Cutting off the annual tribute is just the beginning of his complete break with the Ming Dynasty. If this is the case, the next military target of King Timur must be the Ming Dynasty, right? It can't be wrong, it can't be wrong.Fu An suddenly felt a chill in his heart. This is the human heart.People's hearts will never be satisfied, especially for an ambitious king like King Timur, he will never be truly content with the status quo, and will always covet the next goal.Although the empire he built stretches from the Euphrates River in the west to the Syr Darya River and Delhi in the east, reaches the Caucasus in the north, and borders the Persian Gulf in the south.

That piece of fertile land, he had dreamed of there all his life. At the end of the banquet, King Timur ordered Fu An and his party to be detained.In fact, as early as when he cut off the tribute to the Ming Dynasty, he had already made all preparations to conquer the Ming Dynasty. The Eastern Expedition to China was a costly military operation. Some people raised objections, and King Timur persuaded these people with his provocative and motivating speeches.He said that the purpose of using troops in China this time is to conquer infidels and expand the influence of Islam.What's more, after the death of Emperor Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, there was a war between uncles and nephews for the throne. Although Emperor Yongle replaced Emperor Jianwen, his position was not completely stable.Therefore, he thought that this was an excellent opportunity given to him by Allah, and he had to launch a holy war according to Allah's guidance. Only in this way could he regain the territory that Genghis Khan once occupied.

King Timur believed that he was sure enough to conquer the Ming Dynasty. This was the motivation for him to conquer the Ming Dynasty with his nearly seventy-year-old body. He even made a great wish that he would move the capital to Beijing in three years. On May 13, 807 (November 27, 1404), King Timur ordered the expedition.It was the severe cold season, and the army waded through the icy water to cross the Syr Darya River, and came to the former border town of Khwarazmo to station in Erdala.At this time, Tok Khan, who had been on the run but still possessed certain strength, sent an envoy to see King Timur and asked to send troops to assist King Timur in conquering China.King Timur readily accepted Toke Khan's repair signal.In return, he promised that once the war was over, he would help Tok Khan regain his position in the Golden Horde.

The palace tent where King Timur lived caught fire for no reason, and everyone thought it was ominous. Chen invited him back to his teacher, but King Timur was unmoved.Under his insistence, the army continued to advance. On August 10, 807 in the Muslim calendar (February 10, 1405), King Timur's old illness relapsed and fell ill during the march. During the last eight days of King Timur's life, Princess Oela took good care of him.This was an unexpected comfort to King Timur.He had never had this woman when he was healthy and alive with power over all men.However, when his life was about to end, she waited tirelessly by his side like a tender lover.

Although the high fever made King Timur very painful, his consciousness remained clear all the time.One day, he sighed and said to Princess Oeira: "I originally wanted you to live in the Forbidden City. I heard that the buildings there are as magnificent as the capital city. Unfortunately, I can't realize my wish." Princess Oela replied gently: "The capital city has been burned, and I can never go back. Fortunately, you gave me Orinburg, which is my home." King Timur looked at Princess Oeira in amazement.This woman will always elude him, but no matter whether he understands her or not, being with her will always make him feel like a spring breeze.

"Oela." "You say." "When will Shah Ruh come back?" "It should be soon. I have passed your order to send Kuaiqi to him." "actually……" "what?" "Shaharu is the real man of choice." "You're right, I think so too." "However, I still want to choose Pi Er as my heir." "I understand." "Really? Can you really understand?" "Yes, because you have some qualities similar to my ancestor Genghis Khan." "Oh? What's that?" "Firm will, grand ambition, outstanding talent. Also, a character that combines cruelty and kindness, cunning and trustworthiness. All of these, you have striking similarities with Genghis Khan." A sad and relieved smile suddenly flashed across King Timur's face: "Thank you, Oela. Do you know? Before I die, I can get such an evaluation from you, and I will die without regret. Unfortunately, I have never been able to establish a feat beyond Genghis Khan." "You did your best. There are some things you should forgive yourself even if you fail to do so." "Yes, I tried my best, and of course I will forgive myself." Princess Oeira smiled at King Timur, and put her hand in King Timur's palm obediently. "Oela." "You say, I'm listening." "How could I not be grateful to Allah for meeting you while I was alive!" "It's God's will that I can come to you while you are alive." "What would you think if I told you that I have always admired you?" "I will never forget this honor in my life." "yes?" "yes." King Timur's eyes stayed on Princess Oela's slightly tired face for a long time.He found it incredible that it was not Turan or Tuma who accompanied him to spend the last time of his life, but this woman he could not get. "Oela, do you know?" "what?" "I dreamed of Turan yesterday. She is still so beautiful and graceful." "You miss her a lot, don't you?" "Yes, she is the most beloved woman in my life." "I know, she deserves your love." However, is this really the case?In my impression, Queen Turan is like a spoiled child, she only knows how to possess and squander King Timur's love for her without restraint.Her heart is not so broad, and she has always been jealous of her aunt Tuma and Princess Oela, who has nothing to do with the world.When she was alive, there was a period when King Timur was very estranged from the empress, and rarely invited the princess to the banquets held in the palace... Even so, Princess Oeira's praise for Turan at this time was from the bottom of her heart. A kind of pleasant dizziness came slowly, and the last words said by King Timur were: "Princess, I am tired", and the princess replied: "You can sleep a little longer".Then King Timur closed his eyes under the gaze of Princess Oeira, and fell into the last deep sleep of his life. On August 18th, Shahru rushed back from the left-wing army to his camp. When he walked into his father's tent, he saw Princess Oeira carefully folded King Timur's hands on her chest. The face of King Timur was peaceful and serene.