King Yue followed Wang Zhen into the Yongsu Palace, and bowed to the Empress Dowager, "The son of King Yue Zhan Yong to meet the Empress Dowager!" ”

"Flat."

After Yue Wangping was over, he was about to pay a big salute to Zhu Qizhen, but Zhu Qizhen hurriedly persuaded: "Uncle is exempt!" ”

On the public, Zhu Qizhen and King Yue are monarchs and ministers: on relatives, the two are nephews and uncles, so it is inconvenient for Zhu Qizhen to bear Zhu Zhanyong's great gift.

King Yue arched his hand and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!" The ministers were ordered to meet with the envoys of Warat in the city of lights, and the Warat people promised that as long as the Ming Dynasty stood by and watched the war between Warat and Tatar, Warat would abide by the duties of the vassal state, diligently cultivate tribute, and never violate the Ming. ”

"An agreement, paper is not enough, how can you manage the northern frontier? Better than nothing! ”

The agreement between the two sides was expected, and the Empress Dowager did not feel the slightest joy, on the contrary, she hid deep worries in her heart, and had a strong desire to take follow-up measures to contain Warat, but it depended on the emperor's reaction.

A trace of doubt flashed across Zhu Qizhen's face, "Why did the uncle meet the envoys in the Lamp Market?" ”

The Empress Dowager's face sank, and she was a little unhappy in her heart.

It seems that the emperor still has no understanding.

A year ago, when Feng Qiyu was the prince, the emperor's opinion made her excited, but since then, the emperor has always been at a loss when he has major affairs in the country, and he doesn't know whether he was a flash of inspiration when he was crowned king, or he was already good at trivial affairs and clumsy in big politics.

If it's the latter, it's not a good thing. Without a view of the overall situation and no macro awareness, he can't be the Ming monarch at all, and if he doesn't get it right, he will become a puppet manipulated by others.

"Your Majesty, the courtiers have objections, after all, it is inconvenient to deal with this matter clearly. Besides, the fall of the Tatars was imminent, and the Tatars made the ministers live in Beijing for several months, lobbying in many ways, and were looking forward to the intervention of the Ming Dynasty. In the same hall, the ministries and offices, and the minister's mansion will meet the envoys, all of which are easy to leak, so it is better to 'hide in the city'. "Yue Wang Dao.

That's it, if it weren't for the encryption of this matter, how could he, the king of freedom, come forward to participate in politics?

Zhu Qizhen said: "You don't have to take into account the feelings of the Tatar envoys, the Tatars are tightly attacked by Wara, but they still have the leisure to harass my Ming border, it's really your own fault!" ”

King Yue raised his eyes to look at the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager said: "It is very likely that the Tatars harassing the northern border are pretending to be the Warats, and they are intended to distract Jiangdong. ”

Zhu Qizhen was at a loss, in his impression, Tatar was a hateful-stirring stick, while Warat's attitude towards the Ming was much more deferential, and this impression was made more profound by the courtier's elegant articles and beautiful words.

The Empress Dowager took a deep look at the emperor and felt that the next discussion might be off-topic, but she had no better choice. Some things have to be said!

The British Gong Zhang Fu advocated sending troops to the Tatars to exterminate their remnants. Yu Qian was the opposite, he advocated secretly aiding the Tatars and suppressing the Warats. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "The courtiers of the Chinese strongly advocate the suspension of the army and the rest of the army, and watch from the wall, and my ・・・・・・ grandson feels that this discussion is very in line with the original intention of the emperor and the emperor's examination to recuperate, and it can be said that the first government is not abolished." ”

The Empress Dowager was stunned. How she wished the Emperor would be impassioned, but the Emperor did not have the slightest ambition, and it seemed that the Emperor really did not know the stakes of this war between Warat and Tatar.

It is no wonder that the ten-year-old Son of Heaven can have insight into the great calamities of the society at any time, which is a demanding requirement.

However, the insight of those Wenchen is surprisingly consistent with Gou An's mentality, which is not a good thing.

Varat and Tatar are both the old departments of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and Zhu Di, the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, carried out a strategy of razing and suppressing the strong between the two, helping the weak and suppressing the strong, and attacking whoever is strong, so as to maintain the balance between the two sides, thus ensuring the peace of the north for decades. Now Warat is about to control the entire territory of Tatar and dominate the northern steppes, which poses a great threat to the Ming Dynasty.

In the past, Tatars often harassed the northern border of the Ming Dynasty and were evil neighbors, but with Warat checks and balances, it would not be able to become a big climate after all.

However, at present, if Warat controls Tatar, Daming is only afraid that he will send away the little ghost and usher in the king of Hades!

For the expansion of Warat, the Ming Dynasty has no reason to sit idly by, but at this time, it is not impossible to use troops, it is not impossible, but it is inappropriate! It's just that the Son of Heaven is young, and he can't control those arrogant soldiers.

Throughout the ages, the young emperor used many soldiers to cause the heroes to rise together, and the world was in chaos. God knows if those generals will have their own troops!

Since the Ming Dynasty is not suitable for using troops, he can only let Warat sit big, and he must stabilize Warat, and wait until the Son of Heaven is an adult and will make other plans.

Thinking of this, the Empress Dowager looked gloomy.

Seeing that the Empress Dowager and the Emperor were silent, King Yue wanted to tell him about his son's assassination.

"What about Qi Yue?" The Empress Dowager asked suddenly.

"Fang Cai・・・・・・ in the Lamp City, there was an assassin who assassinated Qi Yue, but fortunately he didn't succeed. I also blamed the ministers for being careless, and they were talking about the important places with the envoys upstairs, and they didn't pay attention to the movements downstairs・・・・・・"

"What!" The Empress Dowager stood up, but she was always graceful, but her face was full of horror at the moment, "Where is Qi Yue?" ”

"Hou is outside the Donghua Gate, please rest assured that the Empress Dowager will be close to her with martial artist Liang Gang to protect her, and she will be fine."

The Empress Dowager turned her head to look at the emperor, Zhu Qizhen understood, skipped Wang Zhen with her eyes, and said to Jin Ying on the side: "Quickly pass Qi Yue into the palace." ”

"Yes!"

Kim Young took the order and left.

"Who is the Assassin?" The Empress Dowager asked.

"Unbeknownst to the retainers, the assassin escaped with injuries."

"Have you informed the Five Cities Terracotta Division?"

"At that time, there was an accident in the light market, pedestrians pushed and trampled, and it is said that dozens of people were injured.

"How so?" The Empress Dowager sat down in a daze.

Zhu Qizhen came back to his senses and asked, "Could it be that someone is seeking revenge?" ”

"Your Majesty, everything can only be investigated in detail after the assassin is brought to justice, but when the minister came downstairs, the assassin abandoned the minister and stabbed Qi Yue, which is very surprising."

After listening to King Yue's words, the Empress Dowager's first thought was that this matter was related to the sixteen-character proverb. But the prophecy has not yet spread, even if Xining has seen the silk book, at most it is just a summons to please the Queen Mother, and he will never dare to talk more in front of others. Moreover, prophecy is harmless to people.

Could it be the Tatars stirring up the situation? No! He summoned King Yue alone today and ordered him to go to the Lamp Market to meet the envoys of Wara, but at that time he had already retreated, and King Yue was a tight-mouthed person, how did the Tatars know that Qi Yue had gone to the Lamp Market?

The more the Empress Dowager thought about it, the more confused she became, and the thought that had been avoided for a long time flashed in her mind: I am afraid that this matter stems from the remnants of the original struggle for the throne!

The thought was shocking, and emotions such as anger, worry, and jealousy suddenly turned over in her chest, alternately dominating her will.

At this moment, Jin Ying trotted in in a panic and said: "The Empress Dowager, Your Majesty, the commander of the Dongcheng soldiers and horses Wu led the people to force the assassin from the Xuanwu Gate to the Donghua Gate, and the King Wei led the people to injure the assassin, just as the assassin was about to be captured, suddenly a hidden arrow flew in, and the assassin was ・・・・・・ killed." ”

The Empress Dowager stood up again and shouted, "Bastard thing! Why don't you pass Qi Yue into the palace? ”

Jin Ying hurriedly knelt on the ground, "The Empress Dowager is angry!" The dark arrow seemed to shoot from inside the Forbidden City. ”

The Empress Dowager was shocked, pondered for a long time, and said angrily: "It is worth killing people in front of everyone!" Thorough investigation! Dig three feet into the ground to find out the culprit! ”

"Quickly summon the Jinyi Guard, quickly summon the auxiliary minister!" Zhu Qizhen said with some trepidation.