After leaving Topkapa Palace, Sengge was immediately arranged by eunuchs to a large mansion along the coast.

This house has been abandoned for a certain period of time, so at first glance it looks a bit deserted.

However, there is a dedicated person responsible for organizing it, and you can restore your state of residence in a short period of time.

Compared with the magnificent Topkapa Palace, this mansion naturally looks a bit shabby, but if it is only compared with the nearby mansions, it is actually quite good.

There were only dozens of confidants who were brought to the mansion, and the rest were outside the city.

Actually, I haven't figured out how to deal with this part of the army. It depends on how His Majesty Sultan decides.

Of course, he hopes that this part of the army will not be broken up, so that he can still have a team.

But if His Majesty the Sultan had to break up, Sengge would not have any other thoughts.

In short, he is now following His Majesty's downfall and making His Majesty feel comfortable to kneel down and lick His Majesty, and the possibility of revengeing the Ming army in the future will be much greater.

Li Dingguo, remember for me that I will return you ten times and a hundred times the insult you have to return!

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After receiving the imperial edict, Li Dingguo immediately summoned a group of generals to read it out in public.

His Majesty the Emperor clearly stated in his imperial edict that he hoped to unite the Safi Empire to fight against the powerful Ottoman Empire.

In addition to the fact that the Ottomans were too powerful, Li Dingguo speculated that there was another reason, that is, Sengge was mostly fleeing to the Ottomans.

The Safi Empire was relatively conservative and unlikely to use troops to the east, while the Ottoman Empire was different. Its expansion was everywhere, and it could be said that it was a military force.

If Sengge must find a shelter, the Ottoman Empire must be the best choice.

"You have heard the imperial edict, tell me what are your thoughts?"

Li Dingguo glanced at the generals, but his attitude was very kind.

"Report to your Highness, I will see that Your Majesty should have wanted to take this opportunity to completely open up the Silk Road. After all, the Ottoman Empire was stuck in the throat of the Silk Road. If we could not take these territories, the Silk Road would be interrupted. The porcelain, silk, and tea from the Ming Dynasty would naturally not be able to be transported smoothly to Europa."

Li Laiheng was the first to speak out.

He had already had a certain understanding of the emperor's strategy. In his opinion, the Silk Road is not only a business trip, but also a path to expanding influence.

As long as this road is in the hands of the Ming army and the Ming Dynasty, Han culture can rely on this road to continuously radiate.

In this way, more people along the way can feel the charm of Han culture and eventually be assimilated.

This is crucial.

Especially the concept of "cultural identity" proposed by His Majesty the Emperor once made, Li Laiheng believes that it is reasonable.

"Well, so we must fight a war with the Ottomans, just like the Great Food Empire and the Tang Dynasty back then."

The person who answered the conversation was Liu Tichun. In his opinion, the collision between the Tang Dynasty and the Dashi was inevitable. No matter who wins, he will take the lead in the subsequent expansion.

Hezhong is actually a transit station, or a supply point.

Whoever holds the river in his hands will take the absolute initiative.

If Gao Xianzhi had won back then, perhaps the history of the next few hundred years would be rewritten, and the Western Regions would be firmly held in the hands of the Central Plains dynasty.

Unfortunately, Gao Xianzhi lost, and Datang lost.

Under this situation, the Western Regions will naturally not be able to stabilize.

If you want to defend, you must not defend to the death, you must push out.

I believe Li Dingguo understands this.

As expected, Li Dingguo nodded after hearing this and said, "Yes, there must be a battle between us and the Ottoman. But now we are holding the river area. So don't worry too much about the supply issue. It's just that we don't know much about the Ottoman. It's true that we know ourselves and our enemy and win every battle. So I still hope to increase our understanding of the Ottoman and not have to respond hastily."

After summarizing it, Li Dingguo said in a deep voice: "In fact, His Majesty's thoughts coincide with my king's thoughts."

"If the Safi Empire can cooperate well, it will be a great help to us. So one person should go on an envoy on behalf of the Ming Dynasty. I wonder who is willing to go there?"

It's still here after all.

The generals looked at each other, after all, they were not familiar with the Safi Empire.

In this case, you will naturally have to bear great risks.

Li Dingguo felt a little angry when he saw that everyone stopped talking.

After all, they are all generals who lead the troops and are not afraid of killing the enemy in battle. Why are they afraid of this when they are in such a thing?

This is unreasonable.

When everyone was silent and the situation was a little awkward, Liu Xingming stepped forward and volunteered, "Your Highness, I am willing to go."

Li Dingguo was deeply moved when he saw this.

It depends on Liu Xingming at critical moments.

What moved Li Dingguo even more was that although Li Dingguo had beaten Liu Xingming under pressure, Liu Xingming did not hold any hatred for him, but instead focused on the Ming Dynasty and the court.

Liu Xingming stood up when everyone was afraid to speak out, which was really touching.

"Oh? Xingming, you want to go?"

Li Dingguo deliberately glanced at the generals, then paused, obviously to leave the other generals alone.

"The last general will ask for a mission to Safi!"

"good!"

Seeing that the effect was almost done, Li Dingguo nodded and said, "I will be accurate. If you bring more guards, you can ensure safety on the road."

Although Liu Tichun, who was standing by, had some thoughts, he did not reveal it.

After all, he was used to Liu Xingming being arrogant every time he showed off.

If Liu Xingming doesn't force himself to stand out this time, Liu Tichun will not be able to adapt.

The magical thing is that no matter how dangerous the scene is, Liu Xingming can always get rid of danger in the end.

This can be regarded as being protected by God.

It seems that Liu Tichun can rest assured.

"Thank you, Your Highness, King Jin."

Liu Xingming clasped his fists again and said.

"The management of the Western Regions is not a one-day achievement. Now we immigrate to the military farm to strengthen our control over the Western Regions. Although the Hezhong side is currently a vassal of our Ming Dynasty, there is a saying that is not my race, and their hearts will be different. Only when we become truly strong can we not be afraid of them surrendering to the enemy."

"His Royal Highness Jin said it well. He must be strong himself. These barbarians are fence-bearing, and whoever is strong will turn toward whoever is stronger. As long as we have an overwhelming advantage over the Ottoman army, they will not have a second heart."

Yuan Zongdi exclaimed: "So we should not rush to use troops. We have to wait until there are enough troops and strong troops to attack."

"Yes, yes, and now the people are not in sufficient logistics. We must not start a war blindly. At least we must hoard enough food that can be consumed in a year, so that we can feel a little bit of confidence."

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Chapter completed!