Now the most concerning thing between the government and the opposition is naturally the fact that the Mongolian Emperor has blackmailed the imperial court. The Ministry of Rites and the Honglu Temple also knew this, so they would truthfully report everything to the Son of Heaven and important officials in the court every day, so that the Son of Heaven and important officials in the court and China would know that they were working hard to run errands.

The relevant officials of the Ministry of Rites did their best, constantly grinding with these rude Mongolian envoys every day, not only to ensure the dignity of the court and themselves, but also not to provoke the other party's anger, and at the same time to try to push down the sky-high price they proposed, which is really a difficult thing for the court officials who have never bought vegetables in the vegetable market.

However, for the sake of their own future, these officials still worked hard to do it, and they looked like they were doing quite well. After more than ten days, the sky-high price of the 3 million taels of ransom was really cut to 800,000.

Of course, the discerning person can quickly see that in fact, the Mongolian people didn't intend to ask for so much, they just asked for a sky-high price to give Daming a psychological buffer. However, even if the price has been cut to less than 30%, it is still an astronomical amount for the imperial court, and no matter the monarch and the ministers, they will not nod their heads.

Finally, after a few more days, seeing that it was almost the Dragon Boat Festival, the Mongolian envoy was completely impatient, and immediately said that he wanted to see the Ming Emperor, and he wanted to ask face to face, whether the Great Tomorrow did not want his brother to return safely.

In the face of this tough attitude, the officials of the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple persuaded and appeased for a while. But this time, no matter how good their eloquence was, it was difficult to move the other party at all, and they only put forward two choices, either the court accepted their request and took 800,000 taels of silver out to ransom people, or let them see the Ming Emperor. Of course, in addition, there is actually another option, that is, to drive them out of the capital, but in this way, it is to completely abandon Zhu Qizhen, the emperor.

When the helpless Ministry of Rites reported this request of the Mongolian people to the Son of Heaven, it was inevitable that there would be an uproar in the DPRK and China, and many officials directly denounced the Mongolian people for being greedy and unreasonable. But other than that, everyone was helpless about it, and they had to throw the problem back to the current emperor.

Although Zhu Qiyu had already made a decision under Lu Jin's persuasion, when the real thing came, he felt embarrassed again. However, the attitude of the Mongolian people was so resolute that there was no room for maneuver, so they had to allow the Mongolian people to go to the palace to face the king at the court meeting after the morning court meeting on the fourth day of the fifth month.

Things must be done, and this matter is even more concerned by the government and the opposition, and everyone wants to see what kind of decision will be made today. Some people think that he will make concessions and compromises in order to save his brother, and some people think that the Son of Heaven should reject Tatar's rude demands with a tough attitude, after all, I have never been threatened to make such a humiliating concession in the hundred years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.

In addition, there are some people whose ideas are a little darker. They felt that the Son of Heaven might think of using the hand of the Tartars to directly remove the Emperor Taishang, who might threaten the stability of their throne. After all, if the Emperor Taishang is really rescued, should he, as a younger brother, give up his position?

With such thoughts, the morning dynasty of this day seemed a little bleak, and almost no one stood up to admonish them, and only walked through the motions hastily, and the ministers dispersed one after another. And the Son of Heaven also retreated to the temple to change his clothes with a look of depression and uneasiness.

Zhu Qiyu agreed to summon the Mongolian envoy today, but he didn't have a charter in mind about how to deal with it. At this time, standing there and letting a few eunuchs change his clothes, he couldn't help but sigh again, so that the eunuchs didn't even dare to come out, and carefully put on and took off their robes for him.

Zhu Qiyu is not an irascible and murderous emperor, but because his methods against Wang Zhenyi are too ruthless, and he has always been wary of the eunuchs in the palace, even the celebrant has no power at all, so the people around him see him like a mouse seeing a cat, as long as he looks slightly unhappy, one by one will not dare to speak.

In this way, the atmosphere in the palace became even more depressing, making the emperor's mood even more irritable, and he almost wanted to smash something to soothe his emotions. At this moment, a guard guarding outside the hall suddenly reported: "Your Majesty, Lu Shilang of the military department is asking to see you outside." ”

Originally, the emperor was changing his clothes, and he was in a bad mood when he watched at the same time, and these people around him didn't dare to disturb him at this time. But this happened to be the one who accompanied the Son of Heaven to Lu Jin's mansion that day, and knew that the relationship between Lu Shilang and the emperor was very unusual, so he had the courage to make a gift.

Sure enough, after hearing that it was Lu Jin's request to see, Zhu Qiyu's spirit was lifted, and he hurriedly put on his robe and crown with his own hands, and said, "Let him come in and talk back." ”

When Lu Zhen came to the door of the palace to ask for a meeting, a group of eunuchs had automatically and spontaneously retreated, leaving the space here for this pair of monarchs and ministers.

Calling Lu Zhen to him and letting people close the door of the palace, Zhu Qiyu looked at the other party eagerly: "Lu Qing, are you here to summon the Tartar envoy today?" ”

"Exactly." Lu Zhen nodded and admitted: "Seeing that Your Majesty was frowning, the ministers of the Imperial Court guessed that you had not yet made up your mind about how to deal with the Mongols, so they came to pay a visit. ”

"yes, it's really hard for me. Although what you said before is true, but he is my royal brother after all, how can I ignore him in the hands of the Tartars? This is unreasonable. Zhu Qiyu sighed a few words as if complaining, and then looked at Lu Jin: "Lu Qing, you came to see me at this time, but is there any way?" ”

Lu Zhen groaned slightly, but still nodded and said: "The minister does have an idea, or he can block the mouth of the government and the opposition." It's just that in this way, there is no room for recovery in this matter, I wonder if Your Majesty can make such a determination? ”

Although this ...... had previously stated that he had accepted Lu Jin's proposal, when the real thing came, Zhu Qiyu still hesitated. But fortunately, he can still distinguish the weight, only a little silence, then nodded and said: "Everything should be based on my Daming country, only sorry for the imperial brother......" Thinking about the emperor's kindness to him in the past, he unconsciously felt a little guilty again.

Lu Zhen glanced at the other party, and then stepped forward: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that when the Tartar envoy comes to meet, you can say ......" As he spoke, he lowered his voice and said his own way in a tone that only the two of them could hear.

Zhu Qiyu listened to him quietly, and his face unconsciously showed a somewhat strange look, as if he was happy and ashamed. After a while, he nodded and said, "This is indeed a method, and I will act according to the plan." ”

Lu Zhen nodded, and then said: "In addition, Your Majesty, the minister thinks that today is the time for people to be impeached, and the effect of the two compartments together will be better." ”

"You mean......" The Son of Heaven couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

Lu Zhen nodded: "The minister has already made people prepare, as long as Your Majesty allows it, I will let him rush to the top before the arrival of the Tartar envoy, I don't know what Your Majesty wants?" ”

Zhu Qiyu was entangled again, but finally nodded his head. As Lu Zhen said, today is indeed the most appropriate day to conclude this matter. Anyway, continuing to drag on will only make things more difficult, and the long pain is better than the short pain, so just end everything today!

Seeing that the emperor agreed, Lu Zhen finally breathed a sigh of relief. Because he can see that Zhu Qiyu is not a bold and responsible person, which is related to the fact that he is only regarded as an idle prince to raise him, because the Ming Dynasty does not need a talented and courageous prince to compete with the Son of Heaven. So even if he had been moved by himself before, Lu Zhen didn't dare to be too relieved.

It was only now, with the Emperor's letter that he could not turn back once he started, that things could really go according to his plan.

With a satisfactory answer, and after taking a deep look at the Son of Heaven, who was still in a trance, Lu Zhen said goodbye and withdrew from the hall. When the eunuchs on the side saw it, they couldn't help but show envy, if they could have such a close relationship with the Son of Heaven like him, it would be really a flying man.

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After the early dynasty, ordinary officials naturally had to return to their respective yamen and start a busy day. Only a few important officials will be left behind by the Son of Heaven to participate in more important court discussions.

Today's situation is similar, except that there are many more officials participating in the court meeting than usual, and even a few princes who have little real power have been deliberately retained.

Everyone also knows what the situation is in today's court meeting, so they are all a little nervous and expectant, and everyone wants to see what attitude our Son of Heaven can have on this matter.

Because the number of participants is far from being compared with the early dynasty, today's court meeting is set on the Wenhua Palace. The ministers naturally rushed over as soon as they got to the court, and they could start after the Son of Heaven changed his clothes.

But to everyone's surprise, the speed of the Son of Heaven's change of clothes today is much slower than usual, it's almost half an hour, and he hasn't seen him coming, which makes everyone unconsciously have some thoughts, could it be that the Son of Heaven wants to escape with an excuse? It would be a shame to do so.

However, there are also some people who have noticed another strange place, that is, Lu Jin, the squire of the military department, has not been here for a long time, and with his identity, it is naturally impossible to miss such an important court meeting today.

Just when everyone was suspicious, Lu Zhen finally came with his head held high. As he approached the ministers, his gaze met with one of them, and he nodded imperceptibly to the other. After comprehending this, the face became more solemn and nervous, and the hand shrunk in the sleeve unconsciously clenched a piece of music in his hand.

"Shansi, have you gone to see the Son of Heaven?" Yu Qian asked in a low voice after Lu Zhen walked to his side.

Lu Zhen didn't hide it, and nodded lightly: "It is our duty to share worries for the king." ”

Just when Yu Qian wanted to ask something, a voice sounded from behind: "The court discussion begins, and the ministers enter the palace to see the driver!" ”