Alazhiyuan, like the new emperor of the Ming Dynasty, has been bored recently and has nothing to do. He only drinks boring wine in the camp to pass the time every day.
But after hearing that the Ming Dynasty envoy had arrived, Ali immediately became energetic and went out to greet them personally.
After the ceremony, Huang Pu and Ah La entered the camp together. They first conveyed the imperial edict, and then the guests and hosts took their seats.
Ala held the imperial edict and read it carefully, feeling extremely happy: the new emperor actually granted him the title of Yiziwang, and also granted him the right to pay tribute. He could independently send a delegation of 300 people to Beijing to pay tribute every year.
You must know that the title Ye Xian received from the Ming Dynasty court was only King of Jingshun. As for the title of King Huai that Ye Xian usually used, he gave it to himself, and there are countless titles.
So Alaping retreated from the others and asked Huang Pu: "Your envoy and the former Grand Master are just respectful and obedient to the King. The title of King Cheng given by the emperor makes me very uneasy."
Huang Pu smiled and said: "Now that the war is imminent, even if you accept the title of the new king of the Ming Dynasty, the Grand Master will not attack you."
A'la asked helplessly: "Yes, your envoy is right. You can't spare any time to deal with me now. But what will I do after the war?"
Huang Pu smiled and waved his hand: "When the time comes, I, the new king of the Ming Dynasty, will lead an army to be severely wounded, and his vitality will be severely damaged. How can he still have the ability to deal with Zhiyuan?"
Ala shook his head, his disbelief written on his face.
Huang Pu explained: "Our new king knows that you are not willing to go to war with the Ming Dynasty. He also knows that you and Tuotuo are not willing to go to war. As the second and third most powerful figures in the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, we also don't want to see him sit down first." big.
I, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, plan to kill you first, and replace you with the position of leader of Wala and Grand Master Meng Yuan.
If you're willing, let's talk. If you're not willing, let's forget it. The emperor also consecrated Boyan Timur as the loyal king. The imperial edict is in my hands. If you are not willing to serve as the Meng Yuan Grand Master, I can only talk to Boyan Timur. "
"No, no, no, no, my dear, don't be impatient, I'm willing to talk. May I ask what the Emperor of Ming Dynasty needs from me?"
Huang Pu replied: "First, you need to recognize the new emperor as the only emperor of the Ming Dynasty; second, in this war, your troops can only move from Xuanfu to Juyongguan, and cannot go beyond Xuanfu to support. The army. Thirdly, I, Ming, will be responsible for attacking and killing the main force first. After the enemy is weak, you need to cooperate with us to completely eliminate it together."
Ala nodded: "I can accept the conditions proposed by your envoy, but I don't believe that the Ming Dynasty can destroy the main force. I believe that the Ming Dynasty can defend the capital, but I don't believe that the Ming Dynasty can seriously inflict heavy losses in this war. .”
Huang Pu replied: "The emperor had already considered this issue, so the envoy he sent was accompanied by a hundred high-ranking Mongolian officials who had joined the Ming Dynasty.
You can send your most trusted confidants to mix among these Mongolian officials and serve as secret envoys to Beijing to watch the battle. Then let the emissary come back and report to you the detailed battle situation.
The emperor said, if our Ming army does not perform well and cannot defeat us, then you can do whatever you want.
If our Ming army is severely damaged, then you can act according to the secret agreement we have agreed upon.
No matter what the battle situation is, you can advance or retreat and deal with it with ease. You see our emperor is considerate enough. "
When Ala heard this, he nodded repeatedly. This was very good. No matter what, he would not suffer any loss.
So Ala asked the question he wanted to know the most: "May I ask your envoy, what is the ultimate goal of the new emperor of the Ming Dynasty? If the Ming Dynasty can really be destroyed first, how will Mongolia be treated in the future?"
Huang Pu did not hide it and directly told Ala the truth: "I, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, will follow the story of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, personally serve as the Khan of Heaven, and become the nominal master of Mongolia.
The Mongolian grassland is divided into several tribes such as Oara, Tatar, and Duoyan. Each tribe is assigned a prince as its leader.
Moreover, the Ming Dynasty will build the Great Wall to completely separate your various tribes, making it impossible for you to form a whole. "
After hearing this, Ala almost dropped his jaw.
Huang Pu continued to add: "This is all the emperor's conspiracy. Our Ming Dynasty is very powerful, so there is no need to lie to you in secret. If you swear allegiance to the emperor and send troops to attack first, the emperor can provide you with sophisticated equipment. Armed with 30,000 cavalry. And promise you to be the leader of Oara for life."
"But our Mongol Khan has always been a direct descendant of the Golden Family. The emperor is Han, how can he also serve as Mongol Khan?"
Huang Pu smiled and said: "Since the emperor dares to say it, he is sure to make it happen. This is not something you have to worry about."
"Then after I become the leader of Wala, can I pass the throne on to my children and grandchildren?"
Huang Pu shook his head: "Before leaving the capital, the emperor specifically explained this issue: now the emperor can only promise to let you rule Oara for life. As for whether it can be hereditary, we need to negotiate separately in the future.
The emperor is a person who attaches great importance to credit. He will try his best to promise you anything. If I can't promise, I won't lie to you with lies.
I have told you everything clearly. It is up to you to decide whether you want to form an alliance with the emperor or not. "
In the end, Alazhiyuan considered it again and again and decided to accept the Ming Emperor's solicitation. After all, if you don't accept the olive branch of the Ming Emperor, you will always be trampled under your feet, and you won't be able to get ahead until you die.
Rather than living second to others all your life, it's better to take a big gamble and give it a try.
So Huang Pu agreed with Ah La on a specific battle plan, and then continued his journey, rushing non-stop to the location of Yexian's army.
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But he said that Zhu Qiyu stayed in the Xihua Hall all morning, and finally stayed up until noon. When he was about to go back for dinner, the ministers suddenly came to see him.
Zhu Qiyu had no choice but to call everyone in. This time, not only the cabinet and Yu Qian came, but also Jin Ying and Xing'an, who never showed up much.
Seeing these two eunuchs who are in charge of rituals, Zhu Qiyu was obviously a little unhappy. Didn't I tell you not to come? Anyway, everyone hates each other when they meet each other, so why do you come to make everyone unhappy.
So Zhu Qiyu had a cold face and said nothing.
In the end, Hu Hu had no choice but to speak first: "Your Majesty, because the imperial court has set up propaganda points in various streets and squares of the capital, the capital has been agitated recently, and the people are also talking about the government's affairs.
I think the content of the speech can be a little more restrained to avoid causing unnecessary panic. "
Zhu Qiyu knew that Hu Xi was referring to the Empress Dowager sending eight carts of treasures to Wala, but he had no intention of compromising: "In my opinion, the people want to hear the real truth more than empty words and lies that whitewash peace.
If they know the true situation and are still really afraid of the Wala army, they can move their families south and escape together. Those who don't believe in the imperial court should leave quickly, and those who do believe in the imperial court should stay. I will take them to build the capital together. "
After that, Zhu Qiyu turned to He Yi and ordered: "Yes, yes, yes, what I just said, Xingyi, you should also let people preach it: those who are cowardly and fearful of the enemy, please leave the capital as soon as possible. Bloody righteous people, please stay Come down, I will take them to build the capital together. Even if everyone escapes and I am the only one left, I will stay and coexist with the country."
Hu Hui watched helplessly as he was pushed back, but there was nothing he could do. Recently, the news that the two saints, Queen Mother Shangsheng and Queen Mother Yisheng, secretly plundered eight carts of treasures and bribed Wala, has spread throughout the capital.
Although the people in the capital did not dare to publicly accuse him yet, they had already accumulated a lot of contempt and resentment in their hearts. Hu Xi only walked twice on the street and already felt the depressing atmosphere.
If things are allowed to develop, the Queen Mother's reputation will be ruined.
But what the emperor propagandized was all true, and no one was wronged. Hu Hui had no way to resolutely oppose it, and most importantly, Chen Xun, Wang Wen and Yu Qian firmly supported the emperor, which made Hu Hui feel powerless many times.
Seeing that Hu Hui looked ugly and kept silent, Zhu Qiyu turned around and took out two memorials from the cabinet and said to Chen Xun and others: "I see two memorials here. One is from Ruan Zongqi, the preface class of Honglu Temple. He wrote a letter to the Ministry of War to request the local officials from Jiaozhi to surrender and form a team together to practice spears and crossbows and kill thieves together.
These local officials who surrendered to Jiaozhi were more loyal and patriotic than the local people of the Ming Dynasty. This is the second time I have seen the native officials of Jiaozhi surrendering to submit a memorial, requesting to go into battle to kill the enemy.
Yu Shangshu, according to Ruan Zongqi's statement, the Ministry of War issued a list to recruit Jiaozhi native officials who were willing to serve the imperial court, and all of them were incorporated into the Wuxiang Zuowei and were dispatched to the Royal Horse Supervisor for unified dispatch. "
Yu Qian could see that the emperor had always been very careful about people related to Jiaozhi. In addition to Ruan Zongqi mentioned today, and Chen Fuzong who was riding an elephant to participate in the battle, there are also the new Minister of War Luo Tong and Chengshan Marquis Wang Tong. These people were either from Cochin or had led troops to fight in Cochin.
The emperor wanted to fight for Jiaozhi, and it was not just talk. I don't know whether it is a blessing or a curse to have such an ambitious and martial emperor.
