The atmosphere in Wuying Hall suddenly relaxed.
Whether or not the spies at the border had sent back any news, and what they had sent back, was actually unimportant to the elders in the palace.
The important thing is that these words came from the mouth of the emperor.
In other words, when it comes to welcoming back the Supreme Emperor, the Emperor is not just pretending, but actually has this plan.
After figuring this out, the elders relaxed.
So, Hu Hui still spoke.
"What your Majesty said is true. If this is the case, then we will arrange for the ministers to contact the envoy of Wala as soon as possible. Although Ye Xian is riding a tiger and it is difficult to dismount, he must not be reconciled to sending the Supreme Emperor back to our court in vain."
Immediately, to everyone's surprise, Wang Wen actually opened his mouth and said.
"Yes, it is indeed necessary to arrange for ministers to contact us. However, Xu Bin and others have taken the precautions. It can be seen that the negotiations with Wala cannot be compromised blindly. Otherwise, it will only fuel his arrogance and make him want to live in a rare commodity."
"But don't be too tough, otherwise the negotiations will break down and it will be difficult for the Supreme Emperor to return to the court. Therefore, the candidates who go to contact you this time should be carefully selected."
"Your Majesty, Yang Shan, and Xu Bin have been dismissed from their posts one after another. There is only one young minister in charge of Honglu Temple, which is not enough to take on such a big responsibility. Now that negotiations are about to begin, I wonder if your majesty has a candidate for the minister of Honglu Temple?"
Since Yang Shan was dismissed, Xu Bin was temporarily in charge of the affairs of Honglu Temple. Of course, it was just a name. Xu Bin first went to Wala as an envoy of the mission and was immediately detained after returning. So in fact, Honglu During this period of time, Shaoqing was maintaining the daily operations of the temple.
As the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, it is not unusual for Wang Wen to propose to fill the vacancy of Honglu Temple Minister. What is strange is that the old guy's direction has changed so quickly.
It was clear that just a moment ago, he looked filled with righteous indignation, accusing Wala of not being sincere in peace talks.
As a result, as soon as the emperor revealed his views, his attitude immediately changed drastically, and he immediately began to discuss candidates for negotiation.
Seeing Wang Wen's calm look, the elders became more vigilant. This old guy was definitely not as rambunctious as he seemed.
In contrast, Zhu Qiyu did not consider so much. The candidates for negotiation must be carefully selected.
The Supreme Emperor will always come back, there is no doubt about this.
The reason why this matter has been delayed until now and there have been so many arguments in the court is because many courtiers do not really understand the way of thinking of Mongolian tribes like the Oara.
They always think that if they make concessions and meet Ye Xian's demands, he will be willing to make peace with Ming Dynasty.
But in fact, the long-standing rule of the grassland tribes is that the weak eat the strong.
The sage said that one can only know etiquette if one is endowed with talent. The so-called integrity and kindness are a civilization developed by farming people when they can stably support themselves.
However, the harsh environment on the grassland determines that they do not have so many ethical concepts.
For them, if they want to survive, they have to either surrender to the strong or annex the weak. There is no other way.
The former is not shameful, and the latter is not despicable.
This is a deep-rooted concept and tradition engraved in their bones and flowing in their blood.
Therefore, even if several generations of emperors of the Ming Dynasty were very kind to Wala, they would still not hesitate to attack the Ming Dynasty after they became strong.
Therefore, the only way to bring the Supreme Emperor back is for Ye to realize that he is weak in front of Ming Dynasty.
Understanding this, he will naturally follow the rules of the grassland and choose to surrender.
Of course, maybe there are people in the government who understand this truth, but most people don't dare to take this risk.
So in fact, since the victory of the Battle of Shawo came, Zhu Qiyu realized that the day when the Supreme Emperor returned to the court was not far away.
He sent Zhu Jian over, not just because he wanted to capture Yuan Bin and come back to testify, but more importantly, he wanted to get to the bottom of it first.
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Zhu Qiyu pondered for a moment, but did not answer directly. Instead, he looked sideways at Queen Mother Sun and asked.
"This negotiation is related to whether the Emperor can return to the court as soon as possible. I wonder if the Holy Mother has someone in mind?"
After hearing this, Queen Mother Sun was stunned.
Although, Zhu Qiyu's statement just now made her feel a little relieved.
However, judging from the experience of previous battles, Queen Mother Sun still had some doubts about whether Zhu Qiyu might have other moves in secret.
Especially this question made Queen Mother Sun even more uncertain.
At this time, in front of all the ministers, the emperor took the initiative to ask again. If she recommended someone, there was a high probability that she would be successful.
But why did the emperor do this?
Is this a test to see if he has any intention of intervening in government affairs? Or are you taking this opportunity to find out if there is anyone available in the court?
For a moment, Queen Mother Sun didn't know how to answer.
But she was reluctant to let her open her mouth to push out the right to make suggestions.
She had heard the words of those ministers just now. This might be the most reliable time to take back the Supreme Emperor, and the person responsible for the negotiations would, to a large extent, directly affect the success or failure of this time.
If Zhu Qiyu makes any small moves in selecting candidates, wouldn't this great opportunity be wasted?
After a brief hesitation, Queen Mother Sun's eyes suddenly lit up, she had an idea, and she said.
"The Ai family doesn't know many of the ministers from other dynasties, but since the emperor asked, the Ai family will tell them."
"The Supreme Emperor has been in Yibei for a long time, and the imperial court has sent many envoys there, but they all returned without success. Only this time, Lord Zhu Jian, succeeded in persuading Ye Xian."
"As the saying goes, one thing doesn't bother the two masters. We might as well let him take charge and welcome the Supreme Emperor back as soon as possible."
In fact, this was also a temporary idea of Empress Dowager Sun.
Zhu Jian was not hers, but from Zhu Jian's various behaviors after entering the palace, Empress Dowager Sun could roughly feel that this person very much expected the Supreme Emperor to return to the court as soon as possible.
In addition, although she still has some people in the court, after a series of incidents such as the Beijing Inspection and the Knocking Que, there are actually not many left.
Therefore, Empress Dowager Sun simply introduced Zhu Jian.
However, what she didn't notice was that after saying this, the ministers present had strange expressions on their faces.
In any case, the words have been spoken and it is difficult to take them back.
When Zhu Qiyu heard this, he didn't hesitate too much. He just thought about it for a moment, then nodded and said.
"It is true what Our Lady said."
But after saying that, he seemed to feel something was wrong and turned around to ask Zhu Jian.
"Zhu Qing, the Holy Mother recommends you to take charge of the affairs of Honglu Temple, to be responsible for negotiating with the Wala envoys, and to welcome the emperor back as soon as possible. Are you willing?"
As soon as she asked this question, Queen Mother Sun also noticed something was wrong.
When the imperial court assigns official errands to officials, it is still the emperor's golden words. When did he start asking the parties for their opinions?
But she soon discovered that many of the ministers present were not surprised by this kind of thing that went against common sense. Instead, they all looked at Zhu Jian in unison.
That look, how should I put it, is not joy, but a trace of regret.
However, Zhu Jian didn't have any special reaction and kowtowed.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, it is a blessing for me to gain the trust of the Holy Mother and Your Majesty."
So, the emperor nodded and said.
"Okay, if that's the case, then the cabinet will draft an edict to transfer Zhu Jian back to the capital and temporarily take charge of Honglu Temple affairs."
