Seeing Xu Youzhi walking quickly towards the Khan Palace, hundreds of Jin Yiwei guards followed him hurriedly.
The others could only stay and wait outside the Khan Palace.
Having been to the Khan Palace once, Xu Youzhi was already familiar with the road. He did not need the Mongolians to lead the way, and walked directly towards the Khan tent where Ombuhong met him.
Seeing that he was walking in such a hurry, the Mongolian who led the way had no choice but to speed up his pace.
After entering the sweat tent, Xu Youzhi bowed to Ombuhong and said, "See the Great Khan."
"Why did the envoy come back so soon? Have you ever seen that shopkeeper Li?" Ombuhong asked when he saw the arrival of Xu Youzhi, the envoy from the Ming Dynasty.
Xu Youzhi said with an ugly face: "I didn't see the so-called shopkeeper Li, and I couldn't even get in."
"How could this happen? The envoy and Shopkeeper Li are both Han Chinese from the Ming Dynasty. It should be easier for you to get close to each other." Ombuhong blinked.
As for the Ming envoy's failure at Li Shuheng's place, the people below had already informed him, but now they were just pretending not to know anything about it.
Xu Youzhi looked embarrassed.
He was embarrassed to say that he didn't even enter the door, so he left in despair.
In order to resolve Xu Youzhi's embarrassment, Jin Yiwei Baihu, who was standing aside, said on his behalf: "Although our Lord has not met Shopkeeper Li, we have received the letter and asked our Lord to come directly to see you, the Great Khan."
"So that's it." Ombuhong nodded slightly, and then said, "Since Shopkeeper Li said so, let's do it!"
Xu Youzhi frowned slightly when he heard this.
The Great Khan of the Tumote Department in front of him seemed to do everything according to the wishes of Shopkeeper Li, and he was not like a Great Khan at all.
At this moment, a Mongolian soldier walked in from outside.
"Reporting to the Great Khan, people from Tiger Character Banner are here, and they are already outside."
Omubuhong stood up from his seat and said quickly: "Please come in quickly!"
"Yes." The Mongolian soldier retreated.
Xu Youzhi frowned deeply.
Ombuhong's performance made him feel a strange feeling in his heart, as if he, an envoy from the Ming Dynasty, was not as important as someone sent by a merchant. .
When the Mongolian soldier who left returned to the Khan Palace again, there was a man wearing cotton armor with a gun in his waist.
"I've seen the Great Khan." The man hugged his fists towards Ombuhong.
Ombuhong asked: "But what does shopkeeper Li have to ask Ben Khan to do?"
"Our deputy director hopes that the Great Khan will entertain the envoys from the Ming Dynasty well." As he said, he glanced at Xu Youzhi, and then said, "What should we do about the canonization of King Shunyi? When the matter is over , send the envoys of the Ming Dynasty back to the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible."
"Please also tell Shopkeeper Li that Ben Khan has taken note of it." Ombuhong nodded.
The man clasped his fists and said, "The words have been brought to you, so I won't disturb the Great Khan from entertaining the envoys of the Ming Dynasty."
The Mongolian soldiers on the side accompanied the man out of the sweat tent.
Ombuhong sat back in his seat, looked at Xu Youzhi, and said, "Just now, the envoy has been invited, and I also think that the matter of canonizing King Shunyi should be kept simple. What does the envoy think?"
"It's as per the Khan's wishes." Xu Youzhi bowed.
What just happened made him understand that the great Khan of the Tumote Department in front of him could not make the decision at all, and everything must be done according to the wishes of shopkeeper Li.
Ombuhong was very happy when he saw that the Ming envoy in front of him was so wise. He smiled and said: "In that case, envoy, let's get started. Don't waste time."
The King of Shunyi is just a name to him and has no use at all. He is a puppet Khan, knowing full well that his attitude towards the Ming Dynasty depends entirely on the tiger-character flag.
Xu Youzhi just wanted to leave Qingcheng as soon as possible and return to the Ming Dynasty.
He omitted all the procedures for canonizing King Shunyi. He only read out the imperial edict, left what should be left behind, and then said goodbye.
Ombuhong saw that the people in the Tiger Banner did not welcome the Ming envoy, and simply did not try to persuade him to stay.
Xu Youzhi walked out of the Khan Palace with a gloomy face.
"Sir, something happened." The boss who was waiting outside the Khan Palace quickly came to Xu Youzhi.
Xu Youzhi looked at him and asked, "What happened?"
"During the time when you entered the Khan's Palace, my lord, I sent people to inquire around. Now the person who calls the shots in Qingcheng is no longer the Great Khan of the Tumote Department, but the Tiger-Character Banner." While speaking, that He looked around nervously.
Xu Youzhi said solemnly: "I know."
"Ah! Sir, you also know!" The general expression paused.
He also sent people to find people in Qingcheng to inquire secretly, and then he found out that the Tiger Character Banner occupying Qingcheng was not a rumor, but a fact. Unexpectedly, Xu Youzhi went to the Khan Palace and found out about it. .
"Arrange someone to get some dry food. I have to leave Qingcheng overnight." Xu Youzhi said solemnly.
I didn't dare to delay that one, so I hurriedly sent someone to prepare it.
Because Xu Youzhi was in a hurry to leave and was too short on time, he only got some dry biscuits and filled everyone's water bladders with water.
After learning about the situation in Qingcheng, Xu Youzhi didn't want to stay here for a moment.
He knew very well that the more he knew, the sooner he would die.
To him, the Tiger Flag was like a sharp blade hanging above his head, which could be cut down at any time, making it impossible for him to leave the grassland again.
Xu Youzhi said nothing on the way out of the city.
Naturally, the other people did not dare to speak, and they followed him honestly, leading their horses to the side, towards the city gate.
The guards at the city gate did not change, they were still the same ones when they came.
The weapon that always took several people away from the city gate guards was returned to everyone's hands.
At this time, Xu Youzhi had already mounted his horse and galloped away in the direction of returning to the Ming Dynasty.
Jinyiwei and Ye Bushou from Xuanfu followed closely.
The group of people galloped on the grassland, and the Qingcheng behind them became smaller and smaller, and finally blurred to the point that they could no longer be seen.
Xu Youzhi ran for more than thirty miles in one breath before he had to stop.
If it weren't for the limited horsepower, forcing the horse to run would cause the horse to break. He wanted to return to the Ming Dynasty in one go.
After feeding the horses some food and water, Xu Youzhi spread a piece of cloth on the grass and sat on it. At the same time, he changed out of his official uniform and put on something convenient for riding.
While letting the horse rest, people can also take a rest.
There were not many people, but they sat in three piles.
The people from Jinyiwei sat together alone, Ye Bushou, who came from Xuanfu, sat with him, and Xu Youzhi sat with Jinyiwei Baihu and the general manager from Xuanfu.
"Sir, an army has been spotted in the distance."
While they were resting, a security guard ran over, panting.
Hearing this, Xu Youzhi's face suddenly changed and became as pale as paper.
