After forming an alliance with the Marathas, Li Shouzhi completed his mission. Although there are still Sikhs in India and the Rajput Alliance have no contact with each other, these two forces are both in the Mughal hinterland.

One is in the northwest and the other is in the central and north. Contact is inconvenient and dangerous, so the emperor did not send him there.

He didn't go either, but he had some doubts in his heart: With His Majesty's wisdom and martial prowess, how could he not see the power of these two forces? Why not take advantage of them?

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Punjab is a good place with fertile soil and high food production. Although the number of Sikhs living here is small, accounting for only two hundred percent of the country's population, more than half of the country's food is provided by this region, so it has a beautiful

Name: "Tianzhu Granary".

The people here believe in Sikhism and practice the worship of the ancestor. They regard the ancestor as the messenger of God, and their followers claim to be the disciples of the ancestor. The believers respect the leader and master of the religion very much, and they are respectfully called "Guru", which means

"Guru" or "Master". Starting from the first generation of Guru Nano to today's Gobind Sinha, there have been ten gurus.

Guru Sinha is very interesting. He designated the religious classic "Adi Grant" as the eleventh guru, thus making himself the last guru who has never been seen before.

According to dogma, anyone who recognizes Sikh doctrine, the ten masters and the Sikh classic "Adi Grant" can become a Sikh.

The teachings of this religion are very moderate, advocating equality, fraternity, and emphasizing hard work. It not only opposes the strict caste system of Hinduism, but also disapproves of Islam's various practices of excluding pagans, and also opposes idol worship and discrimination against women in other religions.

In the early days of the Mughal Empire, the Mughal Empire pursued a moderate religious policy, and heretics such as the Sikhs and Rajputs were loyal subjects of the empire. However, after the brutal emperor Aurangzeb came to power, he only respected Islam and imposed violence on the heretics.

The poll tax was levied and the country was divided into 182 tax districts, with strict levels of taxation.

For a time, people were angry and resentful, and the Sikhs in Punjab were ready to take action. The great Guru Sinha called on his followers to eliminate caste distinctions and establish a "Kingdom of Truth" where the land belongs to farmers.

In fact, the peasant uprising in Punjab began with the sixth generation Guru, but the scale was not as large as it is today. The rebel army once escaped from the jurisdiction of the Mughal Empire, and naturally suffered a bloody suppression.

The ferocious Mughal army entered Punjab, and the believers had no choice but to flee around the mountains around Peshawar and Kabul with Guru Sinha.

Among the rolling green mountains, on an unnamed peak, Guru Sinha was praying. A believer hurried up the mountain and said, "Guru, another Mughal army has withdrawn from Peshawar."

"Oh, can we find out where they were transferred?" Sinha revealed a glimmer of light.

"I heard that he was transferred to the Deccan. The tyrant Aurangzebna recently defeated the Kingdom of Bijapur and forced it to surrender. He stayed in the Deccan himself, dispatched troops and generals, and planned to continue to conquer the Kingdom of Golconda."

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"Hmph, tyrants are vicious and cruel, and they will be punished by God sooner or later." Sinha snorted coldly, "However, this is a good opportunity for me to come out and establish the kingdom of truth!"

"Guru, we captured a Ming caravan at the foot of the mountain. The leader claimed to be your relative," he was muttering, someone came to report.

"My relatives?"

Sinha smiled, "Where do monks have relatives? Let him come over."

The "relative" was brought up, but he was a fat man with a big head and big ears. As soon as he saw him, he shouted: "Who is Singer? Your cousin is here."

An appearance can make a difference, it's hard to tell.

"Who are you? Why are you pretending to be my cousin?" Singer was a well-trained man and was angry without being sullen, but the guards on both sides pulled out their steel knives.

"Haha, it turns out that you are Master Xinha. It is very polite for me to serve as the official of the Ming Dynasty Jinyi Guard Tianzhu Qianhu Tashi Tsering." The official was dressed like a businessman in the snowy land, and his name was also well chosen, which means good luck and longevity.
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"The Imperial Guards of the Ming Dynasty?"

Sinha had heard of this man, who seemed to be someone close to the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and asked eagerly: "Why is your envoy here?"

"I'm here to persuade you to submit to the Ming Dynasty and fight against the tyrant Aurangzeb together," Tashi Tsering said with a smile, his fat face shining in the sunlight.

"Oh, if we submit to the Ming Dynasty, can the Ming Dynasty help us establish the Kingdom of Truth?" Sinha's expression became more and more eager.

"No, when I came, His Majesty told me that the Punjab region is the most important grain-producing area in Tianzhu, and the Ming Dynasty must control it."

After Tashi Tsering finished speaking, he glanced at Sinha with sharp eyes. Seeing the disappointment on his face, he suddenly changed the topic and said, "Although the Ming Dynasty does not agree with the independent establishment of the Punjab, it is willing to grant you the hereditary position of the Propaganda Ambassador."

, and respect the freedom of religious belief of Sikhs."

"What are the duties and responsibilities of the hereditary Tu Xuan Envoy mentioned by the envoy?" Sinha was not easy to fool, and he got to the point as soon as he asked.

Tashi Tsering rolled his eyes and said, "Except for taxation and justice, other administrative powers in Kabul, Peshawar, and Keshimir are all vested in the local officials. Moreover, unlike the local officials in other areas, the local officials in Punjab

Have corresponding salary."

Master Sinha understood. The Tu Xuan Envoy still had a lot of real power, and it could be hereditary. Although he did not establish an independent country, it could be regarded as a certain degree of autonomy. He nodded and said, "As soon as Master Wang arrives, I, Sikh

People will definitely send troops to respond!"

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After taking care of Guru Sinha, Tashi Tsering rushed to the city of Maywar to meet the leader of the Rajputs, Maharaja Pratap Singh of Maywar.

The word Rajput means "descendant of the royal family" in Sanskrit and is an alliance composed of thirty-six tribes.

The tolerant policy of the Mughal Empire in the early days allowed many Rajput princes to become mansabdars, and the Rajput cavalry also became the elite of the empire.

However, Emperor Aurangzeb broke the policy of leniency and forced the Rajputs to convert to Islam. This aroused the resistance of the Rajputs, with wars and uprisings all over the country.

Tashi Tsering seemed to be an outstanding businessman at first glance, and he easily got into Meihuaer City.

Maharaja Pratap Singh received him in the city. After listening to what he said, he looked embarrassed and said, "You don't know something. We Rajputs are scattered from the Indus to the Ganges.

There are so many, so once something breaks out, I can only call on some tribes to send troops, and it is difficult to form a joint force."

"It doesn't matter, you don't have to send troops directly to respond. Since the Mughals successively lost their territories in Abhan, it has been difficult for them to recruit a large number of Central Asian Turkic warriors as soldiers. They can only recruit Rajputs as the main source of cavalry.

.You only need to persuade the Rajputs everywhere not to serve as soldiers for the Mughal army," Tashi Tsering said hopefully.
Chapter completed!