In the Chonghua Hall, Ruan Lang raised his head and looked at the Supreme Emperor with his hands behind his back.
The Supreme Emperor did not look back, but Ruan Lang rarely heard a hint of self-respect in his tone.
Ruan Lang could understand where this self-respect came from.
Since the Tumu Campaign, the Supreme Emperor's affairs have been deeply affected.
Especially, after the emperor ascended the throne, everything went smoothly, all the people were safe, the world praised him, and the country's strength gradually recovered, it became even more obvious that the emperor who led hundreds of thousands of troops to defeat the battle and lost his troops and humiliated the country,
What a failure.
Now, although it was just a trivial matter, the Supreme Emperor finally found out again that he was better than the Emperor. How could he not be happy?
Although, in Ruan Lang's view, this so-called "sense of superiority" is not necessarily correct.
However, he also knew that it would be the stupidest thing to do to stop him at this time, so he could only bow and said.
"According to the decree."
Immediately, Ruan Lang left quietly, but when he stepped out of the palace door, he could not help but feel a trace of worry on his face.
It is true that he, a eunuch, cannot intervene in the struggle between the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor.
However, as far as the feeling of being seen through all the secrets every time he saw the emperor, he did not feel that today's emperor was like the emperor just commented, who would be trapped by a mere reputation and could not be ruled by anyone.
The decisive emperor.
He believed that the Emperor was also aware of this, but perhaps he was too eager to regain the sense of superiority in front of the Emperor, causing the Emperor to ignore this point intentionally or unintentionally.
However, as a bystander, Ruan Lang vaguely felt that this matter was not as simple as it seemed.
However, even so, this is not something he can control.
Sighing and taking a deep look at the Chonghua Palace, Ruan Lang calmed down his emotions, put a smile on his face again, walked away from Nangong, and had no choice but to continue to do what the Supreme Emperor ordered...
It was almost dusk, and the sun hung heavily in the sky, reflecting the brilliant clouds with the afterglow of the setting sun.
In the lobby of the Ministry of Rites, Mr. Hu, who should have gone home long ago, is unusually still sitting behind the table.
In front of him was a copy of Wala's credentials that had just been delivered, and at the bottom of the hall was the latest news brought by a Langguan.
"Uncle Uncle Zong, in the afternoon, the Supreme Emperor sent a decree and summoned Bodu and the envoys. The latest news just now is that in the Nangong Palace, the Supreme Emperor and Bodu had a very happy conversation, and a dinner was given."
News in the capital could never be concealed. What's more, such a big event as the Emperor summoning the Oara envoy had already spread throughout the entire court in just one afternoon.
However, even though there was a lot of discussion outside, it was only about the Emperor Yu's move of summoning the envoy. However, as the eldest uncle of the Ministry of Rites, Hu Hui saw something deeper and further.
especially……
Looking at the contents of the credentials spread out in front of him, Mr. Hu's expression became more and more complicated. After a moment, he sighed heavily, put the credentials on the eucalyptus away in his sleeves, and then said.
"Hand the sign, I want to enter the palace to see His Majesty!"
"ah?"
The official Lang below was a little dazed for a moment. You know, he was about to go to the office now. Entering the palace at this time? This is not in line with the old man's usual style...
However, after taking a look at Hu Xi's face at this moment, the Lang Guan wisely did not ask any more questions and just hurried down to do his work.
At the same time, in the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Qiyu did not prepare to go back to the harem for dinner as usual. Instead, he stood at the palace gate, looking at the brilliant clouds on the horizon, as if waiting for something.
"Your Majesty, Hu Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites is outside asking for an audience."
Hua En's cautious voice sounded behind him, and Zhu Qiyu turned his gaze back with a somewhat inexplicable look on his face, as if he was talking to himself, saying.
"finally come……"
After pondering for a moment, Zhu Qiyu continued to speak and said.
"Summon Hu Hu to the Wenhua Palace, and also summon Yu Qian from the Ministry of War, and King Ao of the Cabinet to see him."
"yes!"
Huaien stepped back gently, and Zhu Qiyu turned around and looked in the direction of Nangong in the distance, his clothes flying around, not knowing what he was thinking.
"I've met Uncle Zong..."
In the side hall of Wenhua Hall, Hu Hui was sitting aside, closing his eyes and concentrating. The door of the hall was slowly pushed open, and Yu Qian and Wang Ao had already rushed over to say hello.
Seeing the two of them entering the door, Hu Hui was stunned subconsciously. Then, as if he had thought of something, he pinched the credentials in his sleeve and nodded to the two of them.
Seeing this situation, Yu Qian and Wang Ao looked at each other and couldn't help but feel a little confused.
It seems that Uncle Zong is not in a good mood...
However, before the two of them could ask, the palace door was pushed open again, and Wynn stepped in and cupped his hands.
"Gentlemen, Your Majesty has summoned you!"
So, they had no choice but to swallow their words and follow Wynn to the Wenhua Hall.
"I will see you, Your Majesty!"
On the throne of the emperor, the emperor was wearing a green long robe with five claws and golden dragon patterns over the shoulders. He raised his empty hand and said.
"Your Majesty, please excuse me and take a seat!"
So, a few servants moved the pillars and led a few people to sit down. Then, the emperor said.
"Just now, Dazong Bodi came to see me and said that he had received the certificate of credence from Wala. I guessed that since Bodu had kept the certificate of credence for so long, there must be something visible in the certificate, so I immediately And we called Mr. Yu and the first assistant over to listen."
After the words fell, a look of understanding flashed across the faces of Yu Qian and Wang Ao, but Hu Hui's expression was a little more complicated.
However, at this point, there was no other way out. Hu Laoshangshu sighed, took out the certificate of nationality from his sleeve, and handed it over.
The chamberlain took the letter of credence and handed it to the emperor. Zhu Qiyu opened it and looked at it. His face was slightly surprised, and soon became a little strange.
Yu Qian and others were confused by this change.
Immediately, they heard the emperor speak.
"A good news or a bad news, which one do you two gentlemen want to hear first?"
The emperor said this calmly, but the fact that the emperor could say this showed that the matter was not serious, at least, it was not what they had been worried about.
Therefore, the atmosphere in the palace became a little more relaxed, and Yu Qian spoke.
"It's better to hear the good news first!"
So, the emperor said: "The good news is that although this letter of credence is called the letter of credence, it was not written by Tuotuo Buhua, but was sent first. In the letter of credence, the attitude was very respectful, and
I have accused Tuotuo Buhua of intruding on the borders of the Ming Dynasty and annexing various grassland tribes during this period, and requested that the Ming Dynasty issue an edict to reprimand Tuotuo Buhua and restrict his behavior."
It’s really good news!
As soon as the words fell, a big stone in Yu Qian's heart finally fell to the ground.
This time, the Oara mission suddenly arrived, and many people in the DPRK were worried that this was a prelude to another war.
Although in the palace that day, Yang Hong, the Marquis of Changping, had already made a judgment and would definitely not dare to continue to invade the south. However, it was still unknown whether he would be coerced by Tuo Tuo Bu Hua.
Now, at least according to the credentials, it does not mean this. This is of course good news.
However, Yu Qian was not dazzled by the news and continued to ask.
"What about the bad news?"
The emperor's expression straightened, he knocked on the credentials in front of him and said.
"The bad news is that it is said in the letter of credence that the five major Tatar tribes are plotting to annex Oara. During this period of time, they were trading with each other and looting the border to prepare supplies for the unification of the grassland. At this time,
The mission was actually sent to ask for help!"
Sure enough!
As early as when they learned that the envoy was coming to Beijing, the ministers had guessed that if Wala did not have the intention of invading the south, then there was a high probability that they were here to ask for help.
So……
"Your Majesty, how can Daming help him first?"
After pondering for a moment, Yu Qian asked first.
Zhu Qiyu glanced at the certificate of credence and immediately spoke.
"He hoped that the Ming Dynasty would stop trading with Tatars and open trade with Oara, and asked me to issue an order to the Seven Guards of Kansai to open the connection between Oara and the Western Regions, and at the same time send 50,000 troops into the grasslands to help Oara and Tatars.
The five major tribes of Tartar went to war."
After the words fell, everyone present except Hu Hui was stunned.
This condition... I really dare to say it!
Stop the mutual trade with Tatar, open the mutual trade with Oara, open the western region channel, and send troops into the grassland to help Oara attack the Tatars.
Any of these four conditions alone would be extremely difficult to achieve.
You must know that the original mutual trade with the Tatars was personally promoted by the emperor in order to reverse the situation in the War of Oara. In a sense, Tuo Tuo Bu Hua helped the Ming Dynasty at that time.
Even if we don't talk about things like reneging on promises and being ungrateful, stopping the mutual market at this time will definitely make Tuotuo Buhua feel that Ming has not kept his word, which will directly lead to the deterioration of the relationship between the two parties.
Furthermore, during this period of time, the Imperial Store was operating in very good condition. Under the supervision of the Emperor, a large number of goods were traded, which provided the court with high taxes and quickly filled the national treasury.
It can be said that if it were not for the benefits brought by the mutual market, it would have been difficult for the imperial court to recover its vitality in the past two years. Major projects such as canals would have been out of the question.
If mutual trading is to be suspended at this time, the Ministry of Revenue guarantees to be the first to jump out and object!
Therefore, in this case, it is impossible for Ming Dynasty to make such a ridiculous decision just because of his frivolous words.
It is not easy to open mutual markets. Correspondingly, it is not easy to stop opening mutual markets. Therefore, Ye Xian's request is simply fanciful.
As for the mutual trade between Jiakai and Wala, this can be considered, but don't forget that not long after the invasion of the south, the government and the public still hate Wala deeply.
If the imperial court opens mutual trade with Wala at this time, how to appease the public opinion will be the biggest problem.
In addition to public opinion among the people, there were also frontier armies and generals. So many Paoze brothers had just died. As a result, the court turned around and opened more mutual markets. How could they accept this?
Besides, it is even more impossible to open the passage to the Western Region and send troops into the grassland. The Seven Guards of Kansai and Wala have been fighting for so many years, and there are countless blood feuds in between. At this time, even if the Ming Dynasty decrees, it is impossible for the Seven Guards of Kansai to really give up the Western Region.
aisle.
It is not impossible to send troops, but the problem is that the Ming Dynasty is now reorganizing its military camps, and the armies everywhere are inherently unstable, so mobilizing expeditions is simply impossible.
What's more, even if the military garrison was not organized, after the Civil War, the Ming Dynasty's vitality had not yet been restored, and it was unrealistic to mobilize large-scale officers and soldiers to participate in internal disputes on the grassland.
So to sum up, these four requirements were mentioned first. Daming’s attitude doesn’t need to be thought about, just four words...
There are no doors!
"Your Majesty, by doing this first, do you really want to ask Ming Dynasty for help? If he still has some sense, he should know that no matter what, Ming Dynasty will not agree to it!"
"Or is this letter of credence just a cover? To cover up its true intentions?"
They glanced at each other, and Wang Ao on the side said after careful consideration.
At the same time, Yu Qian also frowned.
"Yes, Your Majesty, we should be cautious about the situation on the border. You are extremely cunning and good at rhetoric. I think you should not believe everything you say. To be careful, the border defense needs to be rearranged."
To put it bluntly, the conditions set forth in Ye Xian's credential are so strange that one has to wonder if there is some hidden agenda behind it.
However, this time, the emperor shook his head and said.
"There should be no big deal at the border!"
After the words fell, Yu Qian and Wang Ao couldn't help but be a little surprised.
This sentence is a declarative sentence, not a question. Although it is said to be "should", given the emperor's character, he is not 10% certain to be able to say this sentence, but also 80% sure.
Sure enough, after saying this, the emperor pondered for a moment and nodded to Wynn beside him. Then Wynn immediately understood, found a memorial on the large imperial eucalyptus, and handed it over.
The emperor took the memorial and read it, then ordered his servant to hand it in front of everyone and said.
"This is the report that Jin Shangshu sent back from Gansu two days ago. It mentioned the current situation of the Seven Guards of Guanxi and Wala."
"The Seven Guards of Kansai and Oara are adjacent to each other, and they often clash. The leader of the Seven Guards of Kansai should be the one who knows the current strength of the Oara best. According to the leader of the Seven Guards of Kansai, in recent days, various tribes of Oara have often clashed with the Tatars and plundered each other.
The relationship is very tense."
"During these days, we even sent people to deliver peace talks documents to the Seven Guards of Kansai, hoping to 'reunite forever'. This shows that life was indeed difficult."
This was obviously a secret handed over directly by Jin Lian, and even Yu Qian had never seen it.
Looking at the memorial covered with fire paint in front of him, Wang Ao's face looked a little unhappy. Although in the past, ministers in various ministries also had the right to directly report, but they usually went to court in the morning or went to the palace by themselves to report.
There are actually very few secret memorials that are delivered directly to the emperor without going through any department.
The biggest advantage of this kind of secret writing is that it is kept secret, but the biggest problem is that it is kept secret, so that no one knows what is written.
Of course, from the perspective of the cabinet, this secret message essentially bypassed the cabinet vote, so it is natural that Wang Ao's face is not good-looking.
However, this secret memorial was sent by Jin Lian, and judging from the style, it was obvious that it was sent through the channels of Jin Yiwei. In other words, it was given by the emperor.
Therefore, you have to hold back your dissatisfaction!
Compared to Wang Ao, Yu Qian seemed much calmer. After all, he had done many secret reports like this before when he patrolled the border.
Therefore, for Qian, what he is more concerned about is the content.
After receiving the memorial, Yu Qian read it carefully. As expected, in the memorial, Jin Lian detailed what he saw and heard after arriving in Gansu...
