"Oh?" Zhu Di looked solemn when he heard this. "What is it that makes you, fifth brother, boast so much?"
"Talk to me!"
Zhu Di looked extremely curious.
"Wu Baihu, please tell me. Fourth brother and I are one and the same. We don't need to see each other outside." Zhu Su said.
"Hahahaha, if that's the case, let's talk about it." Wu Baihu, who has a rough nature, seems to have been very happy with Zhu Di before, and he is not reserved at this time.
Thinking about it, the fourth brother Zhu Di likes such a rough man the most. He must have treated him politely when he was away.
Just listen to Wu Ting say: "In addition to asking us to find neutral tribes outside the pass and purchase their wool, His Highness also asked us to go north to find the Oara tribe on the grassland."
"No matter what, we must establish a secret connection with the Oara tribe. It is best to form an alliance with them so that they can be used by our Ming Dynasty..."
"Walabu?" Zhu Di frowned and turned to Zhu Su with a confused look. "The Oara tribe is a large tribe in the Northern Yuan Dynasty. He is often included in the Yuan army that usually goes south to clear grass valleys."
"Fifth brother, why did you ask Wu Zhuangshi to look for them?"
It can be said that Zhu Di was extremely hostile to the name Wala. After all, his future "filial son and virtuous grandson" Baozong fell into the hands of Wala.
Baozong's shouting was so embarrassing, so why didn't he lose the face of his ancestor? Because of this, Zhu Di didn't know how many times he had been beaten on the butt by Lao Zhu. I just regret that there is no trace of the cheater Baozong now, so I can't hang him from the beam in my house and smoke him before going to bed and after meals.
However, although Baozong was not born yet, Wala already existed. Zhu Lao couldn't wait to defeat Wala directly every day.
"Fourth brother, don't be impatient. You will know later." Zhu Su comforted Zhu Di beside him, and then looked at Wu Ting expectantly: "Wu Baihu came here to sign an alliance with the Oara tribe. Already have an idea?"
"Hehe, not yet." Wu Ting scratched his head in embarrassment. However, before the expectation on Zhu Su's face turned into disappointment, he quickly continued: "We did find the Wala tribe, but we said that the Fifth Prince of the Ming Dynasty was willing to trade weapons with them, but they didn't believe it... This is treating him like a fool.”
"Trading weapons?" Zhu Di looked shocked. He was about to question Zhu Su, but Zhu Su raised his hand to interrupt his questioning. He still looked at Wu Ting and asked, "What next?"
"Then we talk it over, and they say they want you, Your Highness, to talk to them in person. They are fifteen miles away to the west, and they say they are waiting for you to go."
"You mean, they have entered the customs and are waiting for me to meet them?" Zhu Su was surprised.
"Yes. But they only brought five hundred riders." Wu Ting nodded.
"Moreover, they made it clear that we can only go with ten people. Moreover, we will only wait for you for five days. Today is already the third day."
"..."
The Wala people are actually fifteen miles away from the west of the camp! Zhu Su's expression was extremely solemn.
He stood up, walked a few steps anxiously in front of Zhu Di and Wu Ting, and then waved to the guards outside the tent.
"Go and call Duke Chang Mao of Zheng, layman Zhang Dingbian, general Zhang Yu, general Zhang He, general Cao Yuan, and general Di Meng."
"yes!"
The bodyguard obeyed the order and went. After a while, these powerful generals trusted by Zhu Su all came to the tent.
After explaining the cause and effect again, the faces of everyone in the tent became solemn. Chang Mao angrily smashed the table: "Damn it, are these Tatars treating Guan Nei as their back garden? They can come and leave whenever they want, right?"
"Yuan Ting has not built the Great Wall for a hundred years, and our Chinese barrier has long been riddled with holes. Building the Great Wall must be put on the agenda. But the focus now is not this." Zhu Su said. It was wartime now, and the Ming army in Ji Zhen had too much to worry about, so it was not impossible for the Walas to sneak into the Great Wall. Zhu Su was just worried whether the Wala people would choose to intervene like the thousands of households in Shanyang.
As a result, the disparity in military strength further increased. Even if it was delayed until General Xu Da brought troops to help, Ming Dynasty would have to pay a heavy price.
It is even possible that the entire Ji Town will be damaged to the point that it will not be able to recover for several years.
"Your Highness, the Fifth Prince, is worried that Wala will have a hand in it?" Zhang Yu looked at Zhu Su's face and already guessed something. "I don't think Your Highness needs to worry about this."
"The last general has served in Yuanting, and he knows that although the Oara tribe is said to be under the control of Yuanting, it has actually been disobeying Xuan for many years, and even the Emperor of the Northern Yuan Dynasty cannot dispatch them."
"The general thinks they are unlikely to invade at this time."
"It is essential to be on guard against others." Zhang Dingbian stroked the unusually large string of rosary beads on his hand, his eyes showing wisdom that was inconsistent with his rough image. "Which one of the thousands of households in Shanyang and Naha is not in harmony with the appearance of the Northern Yuan Dynasty?"
"We are not coming together to attack China. There is no way that the Northern Yuan court is not coordinating this. Maybe the Northern Yuan court also used some benefits to use this Lao Shizi Wala tribe?"
"Ji Shi Zhang doesn't know something." It was Zhu Su who spoke. "This Wala tribe is different from other tribes in the Northern Yuan Dynasty. It is unlikely that he will be seduced by the Northern Yuan court."
Hearing his categorical words, everyone couldn't help but become interested. Zhang Dingbian was also curious: "I wonder what is so special about this Wala tribe that can make His Highness the Fifth to look at him with such special eyes?"
"Does Master Zhang know about the matter between Brother Ali and Kublai Khan?" Zhu Su said.
"Brother Ali and Kublai Khan?" Zhang Dingbian frowned. Zhu Di, Zhang Yu and others in the tent also said "ah" and seemed to be suddenly enlightened.
"Could it be that this Wala is a tribe commanded by the descendants of Brother Ali?" Zhang Ding asked.
"Kublai Khan, I know, was the bird emperor who founded Yuanting. Who is brother Ali?" Chang Mao looked confused and looked at Zhu Su for an explanation. Cao Yuan, Di Meng and other generals who had no knowledge of history also showed inquiring looks.
"Brother Ali was the opponent who competed with Kublai Khan in the past." Zhu Su explained.
In the past, before the establishment of the Yuan Dynasty, there was an "institutional" turning point. The "proclaiming emperor" faction headed by Kublai Khan insisted on learning Han culture and changing the Yuan Dynasty and proclaimed himself emperor, thereby ruling the Chinese region. The "Khan" faction headed by Ali Buge insists on maintaining the Mongolian tradition and believes that the leader of the Mongols should be called the Great Khan and there is no need to learn the culture of the Han people in the south.
In the end, the "Emperor" faction led by Kublai Khan won. After the defeat of Ali Buge and the Khan faction, they fled to the grasslands and followed their ancient Mongolian traditions on the grasslands. Until now, the descendants of Ali Buge are still active in the Simon Guara area. Although nominally subordinate to Yuanting, in fact, it is its own sect.
"They still adhere to the Mongolian tradition and reject our Chinese culture. Naturally, they have no good impression of the Northern Yuan Dynasty who 'proclaimed themselves emperor'." Zhu Su said. "They always believe that the descendants of Kublai Khan who 'proclaimed himself emperor' have forgotten Temujin's glory, and that their Alibu brother lineage is the real direct bloodline of the Golden Family."
"They are also the most unknown mines that the Northern Yuan Dynasty has hidden for hundreds of years."
"If given the opportunity, I believe that the Wala people will stab the emperor of Beiyuan with the most fatal blow." Zhu Su's voice was extremely cold.
(End of chapter)
