The Sun and the Lion

The impact of the completion of the Cochin Fort on the Indian Ocean will take time to slowly ferment. For Ibrahim, he also had to organize banquets and autumn hunts with various vassal princes.

On the other hand, two reports from Golaberi and Turgut reminded him, and he immediately asked the military vizier to station troops and store supplies in Bukhara to prepare for special military campaigns in the river and Fergana next year. action.

After Shabani Khan captured Tashkent from Chagatai Khan, he moved the Khan tent to this more prosperous city. Relying on the wealth of the trade routes and the handicraft industry in the city, the Uzbek army's armaments improved to a higher level.

At the same time, he accepted a large number of nomads who came south from the Kipchak grassland and defected to him. These continuous immigrants were the basis for his military expansion. In order to obtain more from the Kipchak grassland, he did not hesitate to have many frictions with Kazakhstan.

With both the quality and quantity of the Uzbek army improving, Shabani Khan regained his ambitions in the river. Almost every week, small groups of Uzbek riders crossed the Syr Darya River to conduct armed reconnaissance of Samarkand. Farmers on the river banks were attacked. Massacre, the newly reclaimed fields were once again abandoned.

Babur and Gholabery quickly sent troops to contain the Uzbeks, while maintaining tight sentries along the river. But this is of no avail. Even if the Guregani army repels the Uzbeks who came to invade the border this week, Shaibani Khan will only send more troops next week until they are all out and unable to stop them.

To this end, Ibrahim must act next year to allow the Safavid army to enter Samarkand as a savior.

At this time, the guard suddenly announced: "Your Majesty, there is an eunuch from the harem who wants to see you."

Then he saw the nervous eunuch kneeling on his knees and said, "Your Majesty, Shahbanu is suddenly unwell, and a special slave has been sent to inform him."

Ibrahim stood up directly, left the several scribes with a worried look on his face, left the room, and followed the eunuch to the harem. He hurriedly found the two palace managers, black and white, and asked, "What happened? Has the doctor been called?"

"Your Majesty, the doctor has been called and is taking care of Shahbanu inside. The slave also ordered the slaves and palace guards to keep silent for the time being." The two of them knelt down and saluted together, and the white-skinned eunuch first reported their current treatment method.

Ibrahim was noncommittal about their operation and just waited quietly outside the room. He also rarely consumed any drinks and snacks sent by the servants while waiting in boredom. Instead, he walked around with his head bowed and let the servants present People were somewhat worried about the Lord's mental state.

The door opened, and the imperial doctor who came out was immediately startled when he saw Ibrahim, and hurriedly saluted: "I didn't know that Your Majesty was coming."

Ibrahim asked the royal doctor to stand up, and then asked: "What's wrong with my wife? Is she pregnant?"

He thought that Mira had not seemed to be sick since she got married, and since she took the initiative to reveal her desire to have children, the two of them had significantly increased their playtime, and the most frequent week made him feel obviously tired.

This also made him relieved. After all, after a long time, he himself doubted whether there was something wrong with his body, although his body was considered strong and he had plenty of energy. But he played with some of the tributes, and even without using any contraceptive measures, no slave girl was lucky enough to hit the target.

"Yes, Your Majesty," the physician replied briefly.

The servants on the side quickly congratulated Ibrahim humbly and respectfully. He first asked the palace steward to reward the imperial doctor with money, and then walked directly into the room and saw Mira sitting on the bed.

After learning that she was pregnant, Shahbanu was very excited because he got his wish. His face was flushed with excitement, and his smile was even brighter when he saw Ibrahim.

The servants present bowed wisely and exited the room, leaving the door closed. Shahan Shah and Shah Banu were the only two people left in the room.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, did you get frightened just now?" Mira first turned to care about Ibrahim. After all, the incident happened suddenly. As a person whom the King of Kings cares about, his reaction must have been quite excited. of.

Ibrahim knelt down beside the bed and looked at Mira: "It's okay, you really gave me a surprise. How should I repay you properly?"

While joking, his eyes were aimed at Mira's body, and he felt that the originally slender waist did look a little bulging.

Then he simply sat on the bed, and Mira's legs were slightly folded to make room for the King of Kings. She suddenly asked: "Your Majesty, do you think this will be a boy or a girl?"

Hearing this question, Ibrahim suddenly thought of some questions. In order to try to relieve Mira's possible psychological burden, he said: "Whether it is a man or a woman, it is Huda's choice, and I will accept it. "

While the two were joking, the news that the King of Kings had a wife spread throughout the palace. When Ibrahim came out, he found that all the viziers gathered in front of the door to congratulate him. He calmly accepted these beautiful words. .

For all viziers, the fact that the king of kings has no descendants is a hidden danger that cannot be ignored. Although there is still an excellent Mirza like Ismail who can succeed him, look for Shuyuan www.zhaoshuyuan.com, but Mirza has prestige after all. Insufficient, it is difficult to say whether it will cause political unrest.

The servants were immediately ordered to spread the good news and prepare related celebrations in Tabriz. Ibrahim was not stingy with this temporary expenditure.

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Francesco looked at the noisy streets through the window. The citizens of Tabriz cheered on the streets and rushed to the largest square in the city, where the bazaar was temporarily emptied for the distribution of gifts.

In addition to distributing gifts and arranging various entertainment performances in the square, several carriages drove out from the palace and traveled along the city's avenues, distributing money to both sides.

Although Ibrahim is not a benevolent person who loves the people, he still has a lot of reputation among the people based on his solid military achievements and the deified propaganda of various mullahs, ulama and dervishes. The most important thing is - today's A high-ranking master comes to take the initiative to spread money and give all the money to the people. Why don't you take it? It doesn't matter if you say a few auspicious words.

"The Shah of Persia is about to have an heir, which is also a happy event for the republic. The more stable the rule of allies, the better for the republic. For a monarch, nothing can stabilize the family and rule more than the birth of an heir. ." Francesco, who was invited to attend the celebration, commented in a report sent back to the country.

This news spread to various places and even abroad through trade routes a few weeks to months later. Local officials and vassals did not dare to neglect and hurriedly presented tributes and congratulations to the palace.

Seeing these tributes and the flattering letters and articles, Ibrahim chose to "reluctantly" accept these properties to restore blood, and also asked the secretary to write a formal reply to the tributers to express his gratitude. As for those waste papers, he had no interest in reading them.