Zhu Qiyu stared at the Mongolian envoy in front of him with a solemn expression and said slowly: "As Yan Qing said just now, my Ming Dynasty has been a hundred years since Taizu founded the country, and I have never been coerced to give away the treasury silver in my court to foreign enemies. ”

Hearing the emperor say this, the spirit of the ministers was lifted. But at the same time, some people showed a worried look, so wouldn't they abandon the Emperor Taishang who was in the grassland? Once this matter spreads, the world will talk about it again.

Gulica was also surprised, he really didn't expect that he had waited for this period of time, but what he was waiting for was such a result. It is said that the southerners are weak, but today it seems that things are not quite the same. However, where the duty lies, he naturally won't just admit it, and immediately snorted: "In this way, do you want to completely ignore the life and death of the original emperor?" It seems that you Han people are really much more ruthless than us grassland people, it's really hard to believe, this is your brotherhood! ”

"You ......" The ministers were angry again when they heard this, but they couldn't come up with a strong rebuttal for a while, so they could only stare at each other there. In fact, even they themselves inevitably had some strange thoughts - they originally felt that the Heavenly Family was ruthless, and anything could happen for the emperor's position, but now it seems that this is indeed the case.

When today's son was originally enthroned, there were some unexpected elements in it, once he really brought the emperor back to the court, how should he deal with himself? Although someone has just impeached the emperor for all kinds of crimes, after all, there are many old ministers in the court, and it is inevitable that there will be no chaos. So from His Majesty's point of view, it seems that letting the Emperor stay on the grassland for a long time is the best result.

It's just that in this way, the problems that the Son of Heaven has to bear are still serious, but I don't know what the people of the world and those who come after will say?

Everyone looked at Zhu Qiyu with strange eyes, which made him feel weak for a while. Fortunately, with the experience of the past half a year, his heart has matured much more than at the beginning, and he quickly calmed down again, looked at the Mengren envoy with a provocative face and said, "I can't accept what you say. As the king of a country, everything should be based on the society of the Ming Dynasty, how can I ignore the overall situation of the world because of the personal feelings of my children and daughters? The silver taels in the treasury are all condensed by the blood and sweat of the people, and they must not fall into the hands of foreign enemies such as you! ”

It's a good thing to say, but it's a pity that Gulitsa is quite unimpressed by this, and under the sneer, he wants to say something more. Unexpectedly, the emperor changed the conversation again: "But after all, he is my imperial brother, and he is a brother who has a very close relationship with me, even if he has more than that, I, who is a younger brother, cannot abandon him, otherwise how different is it from a beast?" What face do I have to be this emperor and be respected by all the people? ”

"Ah......" Everyone present, whether it was Mengren or Mingchen, was stunned at this moment, and they didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the emperor's gourd, how could they say such contradictory words. Only Lu Zhen kept his composure, and at the same time had to sigh in his heart, half a year of growth has made Dangzi completely different from before, at least there is no trace of performance in this speech. Presumably, if Zhu Qiyu is allowed to travel to the future world to be a male protagonist at this time, he can win an award for best acting in every minute.

Under the gaze of everyone, Zhu Qiyu said what he meant: "As a king, I can't take out the silver in the treasury; As a younger brother, I must rescue the royal brother. Therefore, all I can do is give you the money that belongs to me personally, and I hope you will return it to my brother. ”

As soon as the words of "Your Majesty ......" came out, everyone present was moved, and then they knelt down one after another, and some of them were full of feelings, and they were even more in tears.

In the eyes of everyone, this decision of the Son of Heaven is too selfless and great. For the sake of the interests and dignity of the Ming Dynasty, he did not make any concessions. But at the same time, he fulfilled his duty as a brother and actually took out his own money to save his brother. What is Mingjun and what is a good person, now Zhu Qiyu has shown it.

Moreover, this also made the ministers feel that the Son of Heaven was bullied and persecuted by the Mongolian people, as the so-called monarch was worried about the humiliation of the monarch and humiliated the ministers, and now that the Son of Heaven was so forced by the Mongolian people, they naturally felt a burst of anger.

In the eyes of later generations, the whole world belongs to the emperor, so isn't the silver in the court the emperor's private property? In fact, this is not the case, at least in the Ming Dynasty, the emperor's financial autonomy is still quite limited, and the real management of the treasury is one of the six ministries.

If the emperor wanted to use the money in the treasury, he had to consult with the cabinet and the household officials. If the things he mentioned are reasonable, there is no problem, but if they are unreasonable, these courtiers will have reason to reject his will, and then the emperor will have nothing to do with them. Therefore, in the Ming Dynasty, there would never be a situation where the treasury was empty due to the construction of a garden for the Queen Mother like the Braided Dynasty, and in the end even the army could not be loaded with shells.

Of course, as the Son of Heaven, he always has to have some property, otherwise how could he let thousands of people in the palace revolve around him? Rewarding eunuchs, palace maids, and concubines, as well as the use of daily life, are all wanted, so there is an inner treasury opposite to the state treasury. The silver there is all owned by the emperor personally, and it is the savings accumulated by the eunuchs of the weaving bureaus in various places, as well as the taxes collected by the emperors in various places in Beijing, which can be regarded as his personal small treasury.

Now that the emperor actually paid money from the inner treasury in his personal name to buy his brother, it has nothing to do with the honor and disgrace of the Ming court, and it will not be mentioned in the history books in the future, and it will not be said that the court has compromised with the outside world. It's just that he is the one who suffers.

Feeling the excitement of the ministers, Zhu Qiyu was also happy in his heart. If it weren't for the method that Lu Zhen proposed to himself, I really don't know what variables it would be. Seeing that he was a little stunned, he then looked at Gu Licha and continued: "However, the current silver deposit in my inner treasury is not too much, and I can take out less than 80,000 taels of silver. If you are willing to accept it, you will exchange these 80,000 taels for my royal brother's return. ”

"Eighty thousand taels?" Gulitsa couldn't believe his ears. Well, from the beginning of three million taels was cut all the way to eight hundred thousand, and he admitted it, after all, this is still above their bottom line. But this emperor cut it down to his feet and neck, and actually gave a fraction, how can he accept this?

He immediately shook his head: "No, what we negotiated before is 800,000 taels of silver, which is not missing a tael!" Otherwise, we won't let your old emperor come back! ”

"But I can really only take out this bit of silver......" Zhu Qiyu sighed and said.

"I don't believe it, you Han people are used to lying, you are the emperor of the Ming Kingdom, how can you only have such a little silver, I think you still don't want to pay to save your brother, then there is nothing to say." Gulitsa still spoke aggressively in his upright tone.

"It's so deceitful! You Tartars really have no one to be a Ming person, are you really a Ming to be a fool? Finally, someone couldn't take it anymore and stepped forward and shouted.

Lu Zhen was in the middle of the court, and knew that the time was ripe, so he also strode out, knelt down towards the Son of Heaven and said: "Your Majesty's heart, heaven and earth can be learned, and the ministers and others know that even the Emperor Taishang who is in the north will definitely be able to understand His Majesty's difficulties." Now these Tartars are taking advantage of the fire to rob and commit many injustices, and our court has made enough forbearance, but they are still intensifying, which is really shameful. In this case, the minister thinks that there is no need to talk about this matter anymore, presumably it is the emperor, and he does not want to be tired of me because of himself, and he will not want His Majesty to be humiliated by these savages because of him! ”..

"Your Majesty, the ministers think that there is nothing to talk about, the people of the world will definitely understand Your Majesty's hardships, all this is for me......

"Please don't think of it as a thought, and drive these guys who don't know the number of etiquette to leave my Ming country!"

Soon, similar statements filled the entire temple, and everyone was furious. These guys who don't know what to do not only persecute the Son of Heaven, but also bully him when the Son of Heaven has made such a sacrifice, which is really unbearable!

Gulitsa really didn't expect these people's reactions to be so fierce, and he was a little stunned for a while, and then he found that many officials actually rolled up their arms and sleeves to surround them, as if they wanted to do it with themselves.

The combat effectiveness of the officials of the Ming Dynasty is not ordinary, especially after killing Ma Shun alive outside the palace gate, they are even more self-indulgent, and in front of the emperor, they have to do it against a Mongolian envoy.

However, after a slight surprise, Gulitsa sneered. He is a warrior among the Mongolian people, and these officials in front of him are not worth mentioning in his eyes, and if he really makes a move, he can defeat them all.

Fortunately, at this time, the Son of Heaven spoke: "All the secretaries must not be rude!" He is no longer a messenger, and if he hurts him, won't he make the world laugh? ”

Then he snorted again, looked at Gu Licha and said, "Since you refuse to accept my intentions, then this matter cannot be discussed." I have my own national conditions and dignity, and I will never compromise with you. As for the royal brother, I have no choice but to stop him. If this is laughed at by the world and future generations, I can only admit it! But there is a sentence you can go back and tell you that you are also first, although this time I was defeated by the Ming Dynasty, but one day, we will continue to send troops, and at that time, not only will we take back our emperor, but also invite him to come to my Beijing as a guest! ”

With these few words, it means that this controversy that has lasted for many days has finally come to an end, and the imperial court will not give even one or two pieces of silver for Zhu Qizhen......