The Sun and the Lion

Chapter 21 Selim’s solo plan

Before Ismail came to him and took the initiative to confess, Ibrahim did not know that this issue that had not been considered had been solved automatically. He doesn't care much about other people's marriages, and after all, Ismail is a clan of a powerful country. Currently, the Safavid court has no need to marry with foreign countries, so the freedom of choice is much greater.

Ibrahim still remembered this somewhat familiar name. Knowing that this was his original wife, he just sighed at the correction power of the timeline and agreed to his brother's request.

Mihadbey, who was confused, was called to the big tent again. His confusion could be clearly felt from his expression and words: "Your Majesty, do you want to summon me?"

The King of Kings said with a smile on his face: "My Bey, you and the Mosilu tribe have met a great event now!"

These words made Bey even more confused: "Your Majesty, I am stupid and cannot understand your thoughts. Please make it clear."

Ibrahim then put his hand on his brother's shoulder and slowly told Mihad Bey about the incident. Bey's mood continued to change from doubt to shock and ecstasy. He really didn't expect that the royal family would fall in love with his daughter. He was very excited and turned into a licking dog again to lick Ismail fiercely.

Ismail, who was still just a child, had never seen such a flattering and shameless person. He was at a loss for a while, and at the same time, he gave his future father-in-law a cross in his first impression.

Tajiru, whose fate was decided but did not participate in the discussion, was finally brought to the main tent and informed by Mihadbey that she was leaving her hometown of Mosul and went to Tabriz to live with Mirza along with the servants who usually served her. , and get married in the future.

Tajiru accepted his father's decision very calmly, and then slowly walked towards the young man who fell in love with her. Ismail directly pulled her out of the tent. Looking at Ibrahim, he shook his head. We have only known each other for about a week. How are things progressing so quickly?

Mihadbey, filled with joy, then bowed and left, intending to show off the news to other nobles and enjoy the flattery from others.

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In the forest, an arrow hit the prey, but the owner of the arrow was not the King of Kings or one of his vassals, but a noble prince, the administrator of Trabizond. Lim.

The attendant brought the dead prey in front of the two of them. Another person beside Selim said enviously: "I only regret that God did not grant me extraordinary bravery, so I can only humbly give you all the glory of hunting."

Accompanying Selim on hunting at this time was Bayezid II's other son Shehin Shah, the current governor of Karaman. He is four years younger than Selim. Like his elder brother, he was born and raised in Amasya. The two have the closest relationship between brothers.

At the same time, Shaheen Shah had no ambitions for the Padishah position after the death of Bayezid II, but he knew that he could not escape the storm of competition for the throne, so he used everything he had to bet on the future.

He chose to support Selim, who had the best relationship with him, to become the future Osman Padishah. The two close playmates in childhood formed an alliance without telling their common father as adults, and cooperated with each other through frequent exchanges of letters. Share resource.

This time, Selim asked his younger brother to come out for entertainment together. On the one hand, he wanted to deepen the friendship between the two and continue to consolidate this precious alliance. At the same time, he also wanted to gain support from Governor Karaman in the next actions.

"There's no trouble in your area." On the way back to the campsite. Selim suddenly asked Shehin Shah.

Governor Karaman shook his head: "Father's policy is really..." He turned around and looked around, making sure that there were loyal servants around him before he said the second half of the sentence: "It's beyond stupid!"

Although the relationship between the Safavids and the Ottomans has generally remained peaceful, there has been a lot of private friction. Take Selim himself as an example. In the first half of the year, he repelled two groups of raiders from Georgia. squad.

Because they all wore red hats, Osman had no way of telling whether these horse bandits, who were so arrogant that they dared to approach the city walls, were rebel tribes within the country or foreign forces with sinister intentions.

At the same time, Ibrahim stuffed all the unruly red heads into the Ottoman territory, which exacerbated the chaos on the eastern border. Bayezid II first wrote to Ibrahim asking him to sever ties with the Anatolian Shiites and promising to exercise restraint.

In addition to diplomatic means, Bayezid II chose to ignore Ibrahim's attitude and strike hard at the heretics in the territory. All the Shiites in Kostantinyene were immediately arrested and gathered in the Shiites in eastern Asia Minor. The Turkmen tribe was dispersed and forcibly moved to western Asia Minor and even the Balkans. Find the book garden www.zhaoshuyuan.com

The forced relocation effectively eliminated the chaos in eastern Asia Minor. The governors and beys on the eastern border felt that the pressure on public security was much easier. Bayezid also watched with satisfaction as the pot of boiling water no longer boiled.

But this policy did not solve the problem at all. Bayezid just divided the large problems that were originally piled on the border into smaller ones and stuffed them into all the provinces. And as the Shia were moved to western Asia Minor and the Balkans, this in turn expanded the missionary network operated by the dervishes.

For Shehin Shah, he could clearly feel that security incidents occurred frequently in Karaman under his rule, and the Karaman cavalry loyal to him were forced to deploy high-intensity police to suppress the riots for several months.

"Uh..." After listening to Shehinshah's complaint, Selim still spoke out his request: "My brother, although I know that the security situation in Karaman is not good, I still hope that you can protect Karaman under your command. Give me some of it, Cavalry Man, and I will give it back to you."

Shehin Shah looked at Selim in surprise: "Are there any riots in Trabzon that can make you feel troublesome? If so, why do you still have the time to invite me out for hunting? Just write me a letter. ."

"No, it's just that I have a bold plan that requires me to gather as many troops as possible. I don't know how many adventurers and mercenaries I can attract to my account by then. I need reliable enough people now. Come strengthen my troops.”

Hearing this, Shehin Shah nodded repeatedly, and then he asked: "May I know what you want my cavalry to do?"

Selim hesitated for a moment and then said only one place name: "Georgia."

Xie Xinshahe was shocked when he heard this: "My father has expressly prohibited it..."

Selim looked into his brother's eyes and assured, "I have my own sense of discretion."

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