In the East Nuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, Zhang Yanling hurried in with a chill. The room was as warm as spring. Zhu Houzhao was sitting on the soft couch in a large robe, and Liu Jin and Zhang Yong were standing on one side.
Standing with his back to the door was a man, tall and thin, wearing a furry fur coat and a black fur hat on his head.
When Zhang Yanling opened the curtain and came in, the man turned his head and said loudly in surprise: "Master Zhang, you are here."
Zhang Yanling squinted at the man and suddenly recognized him.
"Are you Jeddah? Jeddah, son of Asbath?"
The man said loudly: "Master Zhang, you have good eyesight. It's me. I can see you now. Master Zhang, do you still think what you said back then? I came here specifically to see you, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, and you."
Zhang Yanling was stunned for a moment, and then he understood Jida's purpose. A few months ago, when he was in Dushi City, in order to divide Batu Meng's siege troops, the emperor agreed to the terms of Asbas, the leader of the Duoyan Tribe. The two sides made an agreement and finally succeeded in breaking through. This Jida is the son of Asbas, and he must be here for that matter.
Zhang Yanling waved her hand and stepped forward to salute Zhu Houzhao.
"Your Majesty, Zhang Yanling, comes to see you."
Zhu Houzhao smiled and waved his hands: "Uncle, there is no need to be polite. What are you doing with your armor in full?"
Zhang Yanling said: "I am leading the Zhenwei Battalion soldiers and horses drill today."
Zhu Houzhao said in surprise: "Today? It's snowing heavily. It's extremely cold. Are you training your troops?"
Zhang Yanling said solemnly: "Your Majesty, let alone heavy snowfall, even if there is a knife, you must practice when you should. As a soldier in the Beijing camp, you should be fearless of anything, let alone the cold or hot weather. It is even more important to train when it is snowing and cold. It can exercise the soldiers' will and endurance."
Zhu Houzhao touched his palm and smiled and said: "Okay, look, uncle is the leader."
Liu Jin stood silently, with a sneer on his face. Zhang Yong opened his mouth and praised: "Yes, the military training carried out by Marquis Jianchang is called real military training. Your Majesty made the right choice by letting Marquis Jianchang lead the Zhenwei Camp. "
Zhu Houzhao nodded with a smile. Jida shouted from the side: "Hey, what about my matter? I have to give an explanation, right? Do you want to regret it? Since you are here, Mr. Zhang, please give me a explanation."
Liu Jin shouted in a deep voice: "You are not allowed to be rude and noisy, and you are not allowed to shout in front of my throne, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. What do you mean by going back on your word? Don't we, the Ming Dynasty, owe you something?"
Jida shouted: "Hey, what are you talking about? It seems that you are really going to regret it. You are indeed treacherous people. If I had known this, I should not have been fooled by you in the first place. My father is right, Mingren can’t be trusted. It’s true.”
Liu Jin shouted: "Shut up. If you keep talking nonsense or making rude remarks, I will punish you severely. If you are satisfied that you have no rules, I will teach you the rules."
Jida blushed and was about to retort when Zhang Yanling frowned and said, "What's going on? Why is there so much noise? Commander Jida, what happened?"
Jida shouted: "Don't pretend to be confused. I finally understand. You just deceived my father and son in order to get away, so you deceived my father and son with sweet words and made random promises. My father and son were deceived by you."
"Who is talking nonsense? Who is lying to you? Jida, you can't talk nonsense." Zhang Yanling shouted.
"What he said is also your emperor." Jida pointed at Liu Jin and said loudly.
Zhang Yanling turned around and glanced at Liu Jin, who stood proudly with a sneer on her lips.
"Uncle, it's like this. Jeddah came to ask me to fulfill the conditions of the day. Liu Jin said, we don't have to agree to them. Our Ming Dynasty is short of supplies, how can we dispatch a large number of troops and horses to them? I think that's right.
I agreed to them because the situation was urgent. Now that I think about it, it is indeed inappropriate." Zhu Houzhao said in a deep voice.
"Humph, as an emperor, you can't be ashamed of what you say. You issued the imperial edict in a serious manner, and you even used the dragon ring as a token, and made it sound as if your words were true. What kind of emperor can you be if you don't keep your word?
You are really shameless." Jida shouted loudly.
Liu Jin shouted in a deep voice: "Here comes someone, drag him out and chop him down. The barbarians dare to slander the emperor in person, and they deserve to die."
Several guards outside responded loudly, rushed in, grabbed Jida and dragged him out.
Jida shouted loudly: "Kill me, kill me, so that everyone in the world will know that you, the Ming Emperor, are treacherous. So that all my Tatar tribes will know what kind of people you are. Who will believe you despicable people in the future?"
That person’s nonsense.”
Zhang Yanling said in a deep voice: "Stop!"
Several guards froze in place, looking at Liu Jin wondering whether they should continue to act.
Zhang Yanling shouted: "Didn't you hear what I said? Get out. Where do you want to trap the emperor? Do you want the emperor to be reviled by the world for his treachery?"
Liu Jin said coldly: "Master Hou, this guy is full of nonsense and disrespectful to the emperor..."
Zhang Yanling interrupted in a deep voice: "Eunuch Liu, I have something to discuss with the Emperor alone. Can you please withdraw?"
Liu Jin glared at Zhang Yanling, but Zhang Yanling didn't even look at him. She cupped her hands to Zhu Houzhao and said, "Your Majesty, I would like to have a few words with the Emperor alone."
Zhu Houzhao thought for a while, waved his hand and said, "You all get out."
Liu Jin said: "Your Majesty, slave..."
Zhang Yong said softly: "Eunuch Liu, the Emperor and the Marquis have something to say, so we'd better go out."
Liu Jin was furious, but had no choice but to walk out.
After everyone left the Spring Pavilion, Zhang Yanling stepped forward and bowed: "Your Majesty, does the Emperor really want to regret this matter?"
Zhu Houzhao said: "I do have some regrets. Liu Jin's words are correct. Why should I give them my Ming Dynasty's supplies? I did promise them at the beginning, but it was just a temporary measure in a desperate situation. The Duoyan tribe is neither
If they are willing to surrender, why should I care about them?"
Zhang Yanling said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, don't forget that you gave them a secret edict and gave them a dragon ring as a token. Those things are in their hands. If you regret it, it will be true."
This is an act of disloyalty. This will be very detrimental to the reputation of the Emperor. It is indeed a breach of trust."
Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and said: "Uncle, I know this. But what kind of trust can we talk about with the Tatars? What kind of trust can we talk about as a barbarian tribe? Liu Jin said, after all, the Duoyan tribe is also a Tatar people. Let's use our materials to support it.
They, if they bite back, wouldn't it be a big joke? Wouldn't I become Mr. Dongguo?
, have you raised a white-eyed wolf? I think Liu Jin’s words are not unreasonable. What’s more, if you fulfill your promise, you will have to spend a huge amount of money and materials. My Ming Dynasty has a national treasury deficit, but it wants to fund the enemy? It’s very unfair.
Well, my reputation is not important. If I were bitten back, it would make me look even more stupid."
Zhang Yanling listened to Zhu Houzhao talking about Liu Jin, and knew that Liu Jin now held a very important position in Zhu Houzhao's mind, and his words were very important to Zhu Houzhao. Liu Jin's reasons were indeed on point, and Zhu Houzhao had obviously been persuaded by him.
"Your Majesty, I know your concerns. However, the word "honesty" is not just for the Duoyan tribe. In fact, it is not a big deal to reject them. Can they turn the world upside down? However, the Emperor is more important in the minds of the people in the world.
It creates an image of treachery. This is a big deal. Trust
Righteousness is extremely important to ordinary people, let alone the emperor. Just imagine, if the emperor breaks his promise, who will completely believe what the emperor says next? The emperor is the emperor, and the emperor's words are golden words. Once the golden mouth is opened, a promise worth a thousand gold will be made.
Is there any reason to regret it?" Zhang Yanling said solemnly.
Zhu Houzhao frowned in thought.
Zhang Yanling whispered: "The emperor's worry is naturally justified. However, this kind of worry is unnecessary. Duoyan tribe has obviously turned against Batu Monk. In the battle of Monolith City, Batu Monk suffered heavy losses but failed
After achieving his goal and learning that the Duoyan tribe had betrayed him, Batu Munch must have become sworn in with the Duoyan tribe. No.
It is undeniable that the Duoyan tribe also wants to take this opportunity to strengthen themselves, but what they have to guard against is Batu Munch, not my Ming Dynasty. We are their backers, how can they dare to go against my Ming Dynasty? That is not digging their own graves
?It’s good to be defensive, but if you think they will bite you back, you don’t need to.”
Zhu Houzhao slowly tapped his fingers and thought carefully. He also felt that Zhang Yanling's words were not completely unreasonable.
"Your Majesty, the Duoyan tribe's willingness to stab Batu Munch in the back is exactly what Ming Dynasty has dreamed of doing. Our biggest harassment now is the little Tatar prince Batu Munch. He is our sworn enemy. We are fighting for
defend him
During the attack, hundreds of thousands of border troops were stationed in the important towns on the nine sides, and the consumption was staggering. The reason why the little Tatar prince was able to attack the Ming Dynasty unscrupulously was because he had no future troubles after he unified Monan.
"
Zhang Yanling continued in a low voice.
"Asbas of the Duoyan tribe is willing to be a nail in the heart of the little Tartar prince. Isn't this exactly what is beneficial to our Ming Dynasty? With this nail, Batu Munch dare not
The one who attacked us aggressively is because it is his innermost concern. He must solve this hidden danger before he dares to use troops against our Ming Dynasty. We fulfill our promise so that Asbath can have the capital to challenge Batu Munch.
, wouldn’t it be a good thing to have this nail driven firmly into Batu Munch’s heart, making it impossible for him to get away and look south? We only need to provide money and supplies, and let the Tatars fight each other on their own.
This is the best strategy. No matter who wins or loses, neither of us will suffer. It is best to fight in such an inseparable manner that both sides will suffer, and we can just watch the show from the sidelines. How come the emperor is unwilling to do this strategy of driving away wolves and devouring tigers?
?”
Zhang Yanling persuaded further.
Zhu Houzhao slowly woke up. He was a smart person, and he didn't think too clearly for a while. Liu Jin blew a few words in his ear, and he didn't bother to think about it carefully, so he fell into a misunderstanding of his thinking. At this moment, Zhang Yanling
After analyzing it, he came back to his senses.
"Yeah, when you say that, I think this is indeed a good plan. But... we don't have any materials or silver to give them. If the courtiers knew about this, wouldn't they still make a fuss? Would it cause a quarrel? Some people are afraid that it will happen again.
Do you want to bring up old things again, saying that I shouldn't have gone to patrol the border, and slandering me that I was able to return safely only after agreeing to the Tatar's promise to the city? They can say anything." Zhu Houzhao said thoughtfully.
Zhang Yanling said with a smile: "Your Majesty knows a lot about those gossips. However, this matter does not need to be publicly known to the courtiers. The material and silver promised to the Duoyan tribe is not a one-time gift to them. This time, with a little name,
, give them
They just need some food and supplies, armor and equipment. I think it’s enough to give them 10,000 to 20,000 shi of food and grass and hundreds of sets of old armor. Next time they come to ask for it, give them some more. No matter how difficult it is for the court, can it still be done?
Is there such a shortage of supplies?"
Zhu Houzhao nodded and said: "That's a way. But under what name can these things be gathered together?"
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "Your Majesty, just leave this matter to Liu Jin. He must have a way. Why should Your Majesty worry?"