Gobind stared at Li Jundu and shook his head slightly. Li Jundu asked: "Is it too much, or has it been too long?"

"Your Highness, there is a fire in your heart." Gobind closed his eyes, recited a few spells, and said, "It is a flame full of adventure, anger and hatred. It makes you choose to lie in front of me, my sincere friend."

Li Jundu smiled: "What lie did I tell?"

"No matter how many Sikh soldiers I give you, they will turn into dust, and I will never see those loyal children again in my life." Gobind said lightly.

Li Jundu's expression was shaking. He had already inquired about various information about this Gobind through various channels. He was not an ordinary Guru, but had a strong influence among the Sikh clan. He was the Guru among the Guru and the leader who led the Sikhs to resist the Mughal ruler of the Tianfang Cult. The wisdom possessed by such a religious and political leader is definitely not simple. Li Jundu couldn't help but regret why he had to play such a small conspiracy. Instead of cheating this old man like a demigod, it would be better to find some generous people among the various mercenaries under his command to complete the task.

"Of the offender, respected Guru." Li Jundu did not explain, but stood up and chose to leave.

"Please wait, Your Highness, our cooperation has not been reached yet," said Gobind.

Li Jundu said: "It has been reached, and the amount that cannot be paid can be replaced by cotton."

"No, I'm talking about another thing." Gobind had already stood up, and his warm and rough hand held Li Jundu's hand and said gently: "Your request just now is a big deal. We Sikhs want to participate?"

"Why?" Li Junduo became interested and asked back.

Gobind and Li Jundu sat down together and said sincerely: "As these days, I have visited many people in Samarkand, and found that there are the most Pashtun people here and are highly valued by you. On the contrary, the Kazakhs and Uzbeks are at the bottom. I have heard too many stories about you. It is rumored that you are only one step away from the Emperor of Peach Blossom Stone and the Lord of the East......"

"What are you talking about?" Li Jundu interrupted him.

Gobind said: "If I was not wrong, ruling the Turkic descendants into the sultan on the grasslands will not satisfy your ambitions. In addition to the throne of the empire, there is only the rich and vast land besides the Ganges and Indus. If so, we will have more cooperation."

When Li Jundu heard this, he quickly concealed his shock. He was not sure whether Gobind was a fraud or his sincerity. He could only say: "For me, any rich land is worth conquering, and what you said is no exception."

"I have no intention of peeking at your ambitions, but what I want to say is that if you really want rich land south of the mountains, you will inevitably collide with the Mughal thieves. On this issue, we Sikhs can be your allies. There are not many people who dare to resist them, and in the Punjab area, the Sikhs are the best choice.

We are very familiar with Mughals and Khybers," Gobind said seriously, especially the last sentence, which directly touched Li Jundu's itch.

According to the gentleman agreement between Li Jundu and the empire, the Land of the River is only his temporary nest. The expansion direction of the South Asia Development Company is to the south. Now Li Jundu has defeated all the forces in the River is to enter the mountainous areas of Afghanistan. The main ethnic group in this area is the Pashtun people, and Kabul City is Li Jundu's next target.

Considering the weak rule of the Mughal dynasty in the mountains of Afghanistan and the centrifugal tendency of the Pashtuns, it is not difficult to capture this place, but the key is how to enter the rich Indus River Basin. This step is extremely important.

The Khyber Pass is the lifeline of the Indian subcontinent. For two thousand years, nomadic peoples from Central Asia, the Iranian Plateau and other places have entered here, defeated the Indian nations, and established rule on the Indian subcontinent. This narrowest pass is only a few hundred meters away. The only pass in the Hindu Kush Mountains that allows troops to enter and exit freely. Its significance to the Mughal dynasty is just like Xiangyang to the Southern Song Dynasty and Shanhaiguan to Zhu Ming, which is the only way for Li Jundu to expand. After crossing this pass, it is the Punjab area, which is the gathering place of the Sikhs.

Li Jundu didn't think too much about it. He originally planned to get along with the Sikhs, otherwise he would not hesitate to use his religious beliefs to get close to Gobind. He originally wanted to establish trade and gradually improve it, but he never thought that Gobind directly elevated the relationship between the two sides to the level of alliance. Li Jundu also completely understood that compared to being a religious leader, this Gobindguru cared more about political actions.

"Well, respected Guru, it seems that our cooperation will never end." Li Jundu calmly admitted his ambitions for South Asia.

Gobind did not hold on to this problem, after all, it was not the time when Li Junde arrived at Khyber Pass, but said: "Yes, in order to further enhance our relationship, I can participate in the big event you want to handle, which is related to the Manchus and wants to sacrifice 200 Sikh soldiers."

Li Jundu said helplessly: "I have established diplomatic relations with Manchuria and started trade, and all of this has won the trust of the Lord of Manchuria. Once I can get the trust, I will kill Xuanye at all costs."

"At any cost..." Gobind repeated the word and understood that at first the 200 Sikh soldiers Li Jundu asked to hire were part of the 'cost'.

"I am willing to help you. My Arsha soldiers are loyal and brave. They can serve as assassins." Gobind said seriously.

Hami City.

Cao Song, the general of Yili appeasement, quickly walked into the Dingbian General's Mansion, but saw several officers gathered outside Chen Ping's study and were not allowed to enter. These people were all familiar to Cao Song. He asked, "What's wrong?"

An officer close to it said: "Pei Yuanqi, Chief Pei, brought a letter today, and the Marquis drove us out."

Cao Song punched his palm and had no choice but to wait outside the door. After waiting for half an hour, he still didn't see anyone coming in and out. He rushed to the adjutant and said, "Go and report it immediately, and say that I, Cao Song, have something urgent to report to General Chen."

"General Cao, you are making a humble position..." The adjutant looked embarrassed, but Cao Song glared and clenched his fists. The adjutant knew his temper and quickly took a step back and entered the study with a bit of bullet. After a while, the adjutant came out and let Cao Song go in alone.

When he entered the study, he saw Pei Yuanqi sitting behind the table, looking at a four-corner codebook, which was obviously deciphering a secret text. This is why it was delayed for so long. It is hard for Cao Song to imagine what level of secret text is that Pei Yuanqi, the intelligence chief, must be deciphered personally. After seeing Cao Song, Pei Yuanqi took the book without any mercy and covered it on the secret text. Until he and Chen Ping talked to the outside, they continued to work on this work.

"Cao Song, what's the big deal?" Chen Ping, who was assisting on the side, asked.

Cao Song knew that the northwest was not necessary to take into account Pei Yuanqi, the emperor's close minister, immediately reported: "The scouts and spies sent in the Kazakh area to send a special intelligence. They found that the caravan of the South Asian Development Company, which had always been huge, entered the Kazakh area and had a conflict with the Cossack cavalry of Shahni. The caravan had at least four hundred camels, and the number of guards exceeded three hundred. He killed at least forty Cossack cavalry and marched directly to the Manchuria.

Bei Zhi did not dare to relax, and immediately led people to investigate and contacted the spies stationed there. This large caravan of the South Asian Development Company was stationed near the new capital of Manchuria. The establishment of the storehouse started trading. They not only sold cotton, spices and gems, but also did not even be afraid of guns and flintlock accessories. According to the latest information, before the snow fell, a caravan would return to Samarkand, but most of them would stay in Manchuria to continue trading."

Chen Ping frowned. The army of the South Asian Development Company killed the Cossack soldiers under the Dingbian General's Mansion and also conducted open and large-scale trade with Manchuria. This behavior was completely unwilling tolerate by the Dingbian General's Mansion. According to the newly issued laws, Manchuria could only trade tribute with the empire. The appeasement zones of the Lifan Yuan and the tribes of the foreign vassal states were not allowed to trade with Manchuria in private. Chen Ping had the right to be arbitrarily in dealing with illegal trade. A few days ago, he also questioned a Khalkha prince who smuggled salt and iron into Manchuria and beheaded and made public, but Chen Ping's power could not cover the South Asian Development Company.

Samarkand is not the territory of the empire, nor is it the responsibility of the General Dingbian Palace. The same is true of the area where the caravans pass. What is more important is Li Jundu's identity. Although Emperor Li Junhua secretly ordered Chen Ping to monitor the South Asia Development Company several times, cooperate with the intelligence work of the Security Bureau, and report on time, it was only limited to surveillance and infiltration. Chen Ping did not dare to raise a knife to the royal family, let alone such trade behavior was just a verbal ball.

After walking back and forth in the study for a while, Chen Ping breathed a sigh of relief: "Continue to monitor and don't move."

Cao Song widened his eyes: "How can it be done? If this time does not express his attitude, how to control the situation in the future and allow them to interact, and where will we start to limit Manchuria?"

"What do you think? Gather the troops and rush into Manchuria, or intercept the caravan of the South Asia Development Company halfway, or do you have the courage to show off your weapons to the emperor's brothers and the eldest son of the emperor?" Chen Ping roared loudly.
Chapter completed!