Chapter 686 Private Contact (1)
In the warm cabinet, after Li Jie pondered for a long time, he raised his head and looked at Zhu Yunsheng and asked: "As soon as Timur dies, Shaharu and Haril, who are most likely to continue his Khan's position, are in our hands. The country must be in chaos. Does Your Majesty want to support one of them and send it back to the country and interfere in the affairs of the Timur Empire?"
"Yes, after I received the news just now, this was the first idea, but I still can't make up my mind. Should I support Shaharu or Haril?" Zhu Yunxiu also said again with a roar. Of course, he would not let this god-given opportunity go. After all, if this matter is done, it will greatly accelerate the speed of the Ming Dynasty's advance westward.
"This is a good opportunity. As for how to choose..." Li Jie also showed a thoughtful look when he said this.
Li Jie didn't know much about Shaharu and Haril, but he knew better about Ulube. However, Ulube was not yet an adult, and although he was smart, he was not a wise monarch. Otherwise, he would not have been usurped by his son in the future, so he would definitely not be sent back.
"Your Majesty, what do you think of these two people?" In the end, Li Jie was not sure about it, so he kicked the question to Zhu Yunyu. After all, he knew too little about Shaharu and Haril, and he really couldn't make a judgment.
"I am the same as you brother-in-law. Although these two men have been prisoners of war for so long, no one expected that Timur would suddenly die, so I didn't pay much attention to them. Now I suddenly have to choose one of them, which really makes me unable to make up my mind." Zhu Yunsheng said at the end and spread his hands with helplessness.
"Then your majesty, what do you mean is to let me contact these two people secretly?" Li Jie also guessed Zhu Yunxi's intention, so he took the initiative to speak.
As an emperor, some things are not suitable for Zhu Yunyu to come forward in person. After all, the emperor must maintain his own image, but managing a country will inevitably lead to some dark places. For example, the Jinyiwei is a person who specializes in handling such things for the emperor.
Although Li Jie is not a Jinyiwei, this time the matter is really his. First, the matter is serious, Zhu Yunyu must find someone who can trust, and second, this person must have a sharp vision and be able to accurately evaluate Shaharu and Haril in a short period of contact. Only Li Jie is the only person who meets these two conditions.
"It's still my brother-in-law who understands me. It's not convenient for me to meet Shaharu and the other two directly. I'll have a brother-in-law who can contact them for me and see which of these two is more willing to cooperate with us?" Zhu Yunsheng also smiled again.
"Okay, I guess Ulube has returned to the inn now, and the people in the mission also know the news of Timur's death. But now they are excited, so I'll wait for them to calm down and I'll contact them separately tomorrow!" Li Jie did not refuse and agreed directly.
At noon the next day, Li Jie came to a restaurant outside the inn, then booked a private room and sat down, and then sent someone to the inn to find someone. Since Wulube left the palace yesterday, the Jinyiwei has been watching the movements of the mission, so Li Jie is also very clear about what happened after Wulube returned.
Shaharu, Haril and others did not believe it at first, but when Ulube took out the information sent by the Jinyiwei, there were detailed information on it, and some familiar place names and people even appeared, especially the description of the situation in Samarkand, which was absolutely impossible to fake.
In this case, Shaharu, Haril and others finally believed the news of Timur's death, but this made them even more anxious. After all, the country was in chaos, but they were trapped in the Ming Dynasty. They even thought that if the subsequent compensation could not be delivered to the Ming Dynasty, they might not be able to leave at all.
It can be said that from yesterday to now, the entire mission has fallen into chaos. Some people even proposed to let Shahagoru and Haril escape from the Ming Dynasty in secret. Of course, this stupid idea was immediately scolded. After all, only the people of the mission are familiar with their mission. Unless Shaharu and the others have wings, it is impossible to escape from the Ming Dynasty.
In the inn, Shaharu stood in front of the window and looked at a tree outside the window for a long time. To be precise, he was not looking at the tree at all, but in a daze. From yesterday to now, his mind was blank. Even if he forced himself to calm down, he couldn't think at all.
Although Shaharu had complaints about Timur, he was also very sad about Timur's death. However, after the grief, he felt powerless and anxious. With his understanding of the country, he must have been in chaos now. You must know that he still has many younger brothers. Although these younger brothers were not valued much before, Shaharu never took them seriously.
But the situation is completely different now. Shaharu and Haril are not in the country, which gives other people the opportunity to take advantage of. Even Shaharu's own power may be in crisis now and may be annexed by others at any time.
When Shaharu thought of his years of hard work, he felt even more angry, but the anger in his chest had nowhere to vent, which made him crazy.
But at this moment, suddenly, an inn official walked quickly outside the window of Shaharu and whispered: "Someone wants to see you!"
"Who are you and who wants to see me?" Shaharu immediately said alertly. The officials in the inn rarely communicate with them, let alone take the initiative to send messages to others.
"Don't ask too much about this, you will know it when you see it. And this noble man said that if you don't go to see him, you will regret it for the rest of your life!" The official who was passing the message whispered again. He was an official in the inn on the surface, but in fact his real identity was the Jinyiwei, who was specifically responsible for monitoring the every move of the delegation.
When Shaharu heard the other party say this, he also showed a hesitant look, mainly because he was worried that someone would be unfavorable to him, but in the end he thought that he had almost nothing now. To put it bluntly, even if he killed him, there would be no benefit.
Thinking of this, Shaharu finally gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, you can lead the way!"
The official agreed and immediately took Shaharu out of the inn, then came to the second floor of the restaurant opposite, and then knocked on the door of the private room.
"Come in!" Li Jie also put down the tea in his hand when he heard the knock on the door, and then smiled. The reason why he was the first to see Shaharu was not only because he thought that the other party was older and should be more mature, but of course he also had a relationship with Ulube. After all, from a personal perspective, he did not want to make the other party and father and son lose their freedom.
Chapter completed!