Xia Xun returned from a trip to the lake and went to the palace to see his driver that afternoon.【】
Zhu Di was very moved after hearing Xia Xun's plan. He has always paid most attention to the threat from the north, and he has always been deeply wary of the northern peoples. If the great khan established by the Oara people can be used for himself, this will be a great help to eliminate the
One can imagine what a big role the northern border troubles will play.
Zhu Di nodded and said: "If Wala really secretly established a great khan, and that great khan is Wansongling, there may be something that can be exploited. Well, regarding the secret establishment of a great khan in Wala, I am about to send someone
If I am going to Wala as an envoy to find out what is going on, I will appoint you as an imperial envoy to go to Wala."
Xia Xun hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this is not possible. It is too grand to investigate whether Wala secretly established the Great Khan and send a prince as an envoy. Moreover, if I rush to Wala as an imperial envoy, I will not be able to move freely.
, how to investigate whether they have established the Great Khan at that time? If the Great Khan is Wansongling, how can the ministers after confirming his identity get close to him? "
Zhu Di was reminded by his words and asked: "What do you mean?"
Xia Xun said: "Your Majesty can send another envoy to Wala for official business. It is enough for me to pretend to be a military attache in the envoy team. With this status, my actions will not attract too much attention. Once I confirm that the person is Wan Songling, I will
It’s also convenient to meet him.”
Zhu Di pondered for a moment and nodded slightly.
There is no need to worry about Xia Xun's safety. Benya Shili killed the Ming Dynasty envoy Guo Ji. Everyone arrived. Zhu Di personally took command and sent troops to chase Benya Shili in the desert for half a year before finally killing him.
Only then did his head give up. If Zhu Di, the master who protects the calf, is recruited, the three kings of Wala will have to follow Benya's fate.
Xia Xun acted as an ordinary military attache, and the Wala people did not dare to hurt him. If they knew that he was the Duke of the Ming Dynasty, they would not dare to hurt him even more. If the Wala people had no plans, they would naturally not dare to kill the Duke of the Ming Dynasty.
, if he had a plan, he would not have incurred the thunderous wrath of the Ming Emperor at this time.
Even if Xia Xun finds evidence that they secretly established the Great Khan, the only thing Wala can do is to deny it in every possible way, refuse to admit it, or even kill "Tuotuo Buhua" to silence him. Unless the leader of Wala is determined to fight the Ming Dynasty, and has
If you are sure of winning, you will never dare to stir up a hornet's nest again, except when the three kings of Wala get mad at the same time.
Therefore, the real difficulty in sending envoys to Oara is how to find out whether the Oara people have established Tuotuo Buhua as the Great Khan? Is this Tuotuo Buhua the Wansongling? Once confirmed, we must find a way to
Contact with him was made under the surveillance of the Walas people.
The fact that the Oara people established Khan must have been covered up. It is as difficult as going to heaven to inquire about this matter from the enemy's people on the enemy's territory and have solid evidence. Once you have the evidence, you still have to pack it up everywhere on the prairie.
Finding this hidden Toto Buhua among groups of Mongolians to confirm his identity is as difficult as going to heaven.
Once his identity was confirmed, Zhu Di had to avoid the guards protecting them and contact him secretly without alerting the Wala people. This was even more unimaginable to Zhu Di. Except for the resourceful Xia Xun, he really couldn't think of it.
No one in the Manchu Dynasty could have this ability, so this person must be Xia Xun.
Xia Xun and Zhu Di had a secret discussion and agreed on the personnel and date of the mission, as well as the conditions that Emperor Yongle could grant him once Wan Songling's identity was confirmed and he was contacted... The two of them detailed
After careful discussion for an hour and a half, Xia Xun left.
Xia Xun came out of Jinshen Hall, but did not leave the palace immediately, but went around to Yuan Pavilion.
Jie Jin pretended to be ill for a few days, expecting to receive an imperial edict to comfort him. Who knew that Emperor Yongle, who once said, "The world cannot live without me for a day, and I cannot live without Jie Jin for a day" ignored him at all.
Everyone will be transferred if they leave. There are many capable people who are eyeing the throne of chief minister, and a few bachelors have divided up Xie Jin's work and worked enthusiastically.
Xie Jin pretended to be sick for a few days, but it was really boring, so he had to "recover from his illness" and came to the palace to work again. However, after this incident, Xie Jin was as ill as an eggplant beaten by frost all day long.
Although it was because he was in a bad mood, in other people's eyes it looked like he was recovering from an illness and had no energy.
When Xia Xun arrived at Yuan Pavilion, Xie Jin had just approved a group of men. He yawned and was about to lie down and rest for a while. When he saw Xia Xun arriving, Xie Jin was surprised and happy. He quickly stepped onto the ground and stepped forward.
Welcoming each other, he said happily: "Why is the Duke here?"
Xia Xun smiled and said: "Oh, I will be leaving Beijing on business soon, so I came here to help you before leaving."
Xie Jin said in surprise: "The Duke is leaving Beijing for business? Where to go?"
Xia Xun waved his hand, and the little eunuch who had just served the tea and was blinking and obediently stepped aside quickly bowed and walked out. Xia Xun walked over, lifted up the door curtain, and then went back to the room to sit down.
, said: "Yes, I was ordered to leave Beijing to investigate a case."
Xia Xun took a sip of tea and stopped talking about the matter. Instead, he said: "I just came out from the emperor's place. I thought it would take three or two months to return to Beijing. I have been busy these days and I didn't follow him.
Tell me, why..., the gentleman doesn't seem to be looking good?"
"Hi"
Xie Jin waved his hands and said with a concealed smile: "I caught the wind and cold occasionally, but now I've recovered, it's okay."
Xia Xun said "hmm" and said: "The emperor promoted the bachelor to the second grade, but he left the gentry brother untouched..."
Xie Jinxin has always used this as an insult. He can complain to himself, but others will regard it as a humiliation, so when he heard this, his face turned red.
Xia Xun turned a blind eye and said: "Obviously, the emperor is dissatisfied with the rash remarks made by the gentleman, but... as far as I'm concerned, this matter is really not a big deal. It doesn't matter whether it's a monarch or a minister, a father or a son, or a husband and wife.
No matter what, if you are always in one place, how can your tongue not touch your teeth?
Since the emperor has done this, it means that he still wants to use you, so he uses this as a punishment. The gentleman is very knowledgeable and naturally understands the truth of this. There is no need for Yang to nag. I am just a friend's persuasion. The gentleman
Brother, there is really no need to take it to heart."
Xie Jinlian claimed that it was, and Xia Xun pondered and added: "The King of Han was reprimanded by the emperor for meeting the Tatar envoy without authorization. He failed in the fight for the southern conquest. Recently, he has restrained himself a lot. In a short period of time, he will not dare to do anything else."
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In the next sentence, Xia Xun did not tell Xie Jin because Xie Jin did not know the details about Shuangyu. The only person who made Xia Xun wary of the Hanwang faction was Chen Ying. Chen Ying sent people to eastern Zhejiang.
It was obvious that he was going to get dirty information about him, but it was impossible for Xia Xun to pursue him and cause trouble in eastern Zhejiang.
Moreover, Chen Ying was under the guise of conducting an inspection, so he couldn't use his own power to do anything. All he could do was notify Xu Hu in time and tell him to be careful and not to give people any excuses. But since Chen Ying
The breakthrough point is in eastern Zhejiang. There are no big moves in Beijing for the time being, so Xie Jin will be less vulnerable to criticism.
Xia Xun said: "Brother, please just do your job with peace of mind. The emperor is very concerned about the compilation of "Yongle Dadian". You are the chief editor. Please pay more attention to this matter. Don't interfere in other matters and be more careful with your words." , stabilize your temper, what does a little setback mean? The emperor has a strong personality, if you confront him head-on, you will lose more than you gain."
Xie Jin nodded repeatedly, and Xia Xun said with a smile: "Brother Dashen was successful in his youth, and was favored by Emperor Taizu Gao. He lived high in the temple, commanded Qiu, and became famous. Later, because he offended Jian, he was demoted to Lanzhou and served as a guard for three years. Wei. Then he made a comeback, and now he has become the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty. He has experienced three dynasties, with several ups and downs. These things can naturally be solved."
Xie Jin, the dignified prime minister, naturally did not want Xia Xun to think that he was narrow-minded because of a matter of "evaluating professional titles", so he laughed loudly and said: "Xie Jin has experienced all kinds of storms, although he has not forgotten both fame and wealth. However, it is still possible to do this. At first, Xie felt a little uncomfortable, but now he has thought about it and let it go."
Xia Xun said happily: "That's good. There's one more thing I want to tell Mr. Gentleman. It's about Ji Gang..."
Xie Jin said: "What happened to Ji Gang?"
Xia Xun paused and said slowly: "Last time, Ji Gang asked the emperor to go up to the Han Dynasty to perform martial arts..."
Xie Jin said: "Yes, I guess he wanted to use this to arouse the emperor's jealousy, but...it was self-defeating. Instead, the emperor was greatly favored by the King of Han's ability to command troops, and almost ruined the prince's important affairs. For this reason, the prince also once I scolded him privately and told him not to make any arbitrary decisions in the future."
Xia Xun said solemnly: "It seems intentional or unintentional. It's hard to say whether Ji Gang does bad things with good intentions, or if he harbors evil intentions."
Xie Jin naturally knew that Xia Xun and Ji Gang were at odds with each other, so he couldn't help but frowned and said, "No way..." Stupid man, why would he do this?"
Xia Xun laughed and said: "Maybe I use my villain's heart to judge the gentleman's belly. Some people in this world like to play with fire. Ji Gang is this kind of person, and I am also this kind of person. We are the same He is human-like, so my approach to what he does is different.”
Xia Xun's tone softened and he said: "But it doesn't matter. The prince sticks to his duties and never makes any mistakes, so I feel relieved. The King of Han has suffered the loss of being mute, and now he is afraid of annoying the emperor again. It won't be too troublesome. Ji Gang is a master of stirring up troubled waters and borrowing the east wind. Now that there is no water to stir up trouble and no wind to borrow, he will calm down for a while. It's not a big problem. Keep this in mind and improve a little. Be careful and don’t discuss anything with him.”
Xie Jinlian claimed that it was, and Xia Xun stood up and said: "Then, Yang will take his leave. Brother Dashen will stick to his heart and conscientiously prepare the book he is responsible for. He urges the compilation of "Dadian" not to be late on business trips, and other things will not be heard." If you don't ask, you won't give anyone an opportunity to take advantage of it. At the latest when the book is completed, Brother Da Shen will definitely regain the favor of the Holy Family."
Xie Jin responded with a smile, with a calm expression on his face, as if he had really settled his worries. When he sent Xia Xun off, he stood alone at the door for a long time, but he let out an almost inaudible sigh.
Just when the spring breeze is triumphant and the horse's hoof is broken, it is so easy to let go of that kind of loss and melancholy when you are suddenly hit by this.
How can you be at ease when you can't get what you want and can't let it go?
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