The Ming Dynasty: The most ruthless imperial grandson, Old Zhu begged me not to kill him.

Chapter 458 No profit, no early start

"This is a gift that my Great Khan asked me to give to him. This gold and silver treasure can be said to be all the savings of our Timur Khanate. Of course, in addition to the Great Khan, several generals and tribal leaders also have a share!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was pleasantly surprised. They hadn't expected the Khan of Timur to be so tactful, giving them such good things. Their faces lit up with smiles. As for the benefits they would receive in the future, those were things that had nothing to do with the present.

These things are different; they are real benefits that actually end up in their own pockets. Thinking of this, they nodded happily.

The Khan of the White Horde, seeing that they had gone this far, decided not to make things difficult for them anymore.

"Alright, in that case, I agree to our alliance to fight against the Ming Empire together. During this time, we will not launch any attacks on the border!"

"You can rest assured about this. I swear on the name of the Eternal Heaven!"

Upon hearing this, the envoy was overjoyed. This was good news. Thinking of this, the envoy looked at the Khan of the White Horde and hurriedly said...

"Then, on behalf of the people of the Timurid Khanate and on behalf of the Great Khan, I thank you, Great Khan!"

After the envoy left the place, a general frowned and said something.

"Great Khan, are we really going to help them? I've never heard that the Ming Dynasty is indeed quite powerful. If we were to fight against them, we might suffer heavy losses!"

"This is somewhat counterproductive!"

Upon hearing this, the Khan of the White Horde burst into laughter.

"Don't worry, we won't suffer any losses!"

"If a battle really breaks out, we can simply let the Timurid Khanate take the lead while we secretly attack their rear. All our forces are in the north, so we can easily bypass them and launch a surprise attack on the former territory of the Chagatai Khanate!"

"Let the two countries fight to the death while we attack their rear. Maybe then we can take back the land that was formerly under the Chagatai Khanate!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up. Each of their tribes possessed considerable territory, and they even fought fiercely over it. If they could bring the Chagatai Khanate's territory into their own hands, their future prospects would be limitless. Thinking of this, the group was extremely excited.

"As expected, the Great Khan has a way. We admire him greatly."

Upon hearing this, the Khan of the White Horde burst into laughter!

At this moment, a group of people from Yingtian Prefecture were heading towards Yingtian Prefecture. This group was an envoy delegation from the Khmer Empire.

The Khmer Empire, as a powerful nation in the south, was originally arguably the most powerful nation in the surrounding area.

However, ever since the Ming Dynasty dispatched Mu Ying and Wang Bi to manage the southwestern region.

Many of the surrounding small countries have already been annexed by them.

As for the remaining Khmer Empire, it had considered resisting, but after several battles, it suffered heavy losses and gained no advantage.

This led them to abandon their resistance against the Ming army, whose fighting power was truly formidable, especially with its new firearms.

Their troops had no chance to resist and were wiped out.

This delegation has come to sue for peace and, incidentally, to send their princess for a marriage alliance. After some inquiries, they learned that the most powerful figure in the Ming Dynasty is currently the Crown Prince.

At this time, the Crown Prince Zhu Xiong Ying was not only a man of great talent and ambition.

Moreover, he had countless supporters in the imperial court.

This gave him an idea: if he could befriend this future emperor of the Ming Dynasty, their future would be limitless, and they might even be able to escape the danger of national annihilation.

So they respectfully presented the letter of credence, and also brought a large dowry.

The delegation arrived at the post station very quickly.

The envoy went directly to the imperial court and handed the letter of state to Zhu Yuanzhang, who frowned upon reading its contents.

He then handed the letter of state to Crown Prince Zhu Biao, who was standing to the side.

Crown Prince Zhu Biao was also greatly surprised when he saw this. At this moment, he looked at Zhu Yuanzhang in front of him and said.

"Father, this matter still needs to be discussed. We cannot make a decision so hastily!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded after hearing this.

"That's right. This matter is of great importance and needs to be discussed carefully!"

At this moment, he looked at the envoy of the Khmer Empire and said.

"We are aware of the situation in the Khmer Empire, but we still need to discuss this matter further. Please ask the envoy to wait inside the post station!"

The Khmer envoy frowned upon hearing this. In the past, they had been the most powerful nation in their region, and no other country dared to disrespect them.

Who could have imagined that the situation would change so drastically? Now, he was being refused even when he eagerly went to see the princess off. Thinking of this, he sighed and said.

"In that case, I shall take my leave. I only hope that you all can make a decision as soon as possible!"

After saying this, he turned and left the place. The ministers in the court were all dumbfounded. They did not know what had happened. At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang asked the eunuch next to him to read the contents of the document.

Everyone was shocked to hear the contents of the document. It turned out that the Khmer Empire wanted to form a marriage alliance with the Ming Dynasty and had sent its most beloved princess to them.

It even stated that there was no need for the position of the Crown Prince's Consort as the primary consort; only the position of a secondary consort would suffice.

The ministers in the court were shocked to hear these words. They never expected that the people of the Khmer Empire would dare to do such a thing. They knew that the princesses of a country held a very high status, but now they didn't even want the position of a principal wife. It was clear that they were truly afraid.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yunwen's expression turned extremely unpleasant.

It's truly hateful that all the good things are going to Zhu Xiong Ying. If Zhu Xiong Ying had agreed, he could have gained a lot of benefits. Although the Khmer Empire wasn't particularly powerful, he had done some research on the country recently. The most important thing about this country was that it possessed a large amount of grain.

If they could form an alliance with this country through marriage, they could gain access to a great deal of resources, which would significantly increase their leverage and confidence. Unfortunately, such a good opportunity fell into the hands of Zhu Xiong Ying, and his eyes were filled with resentment.

(End of this chapter)