Daming's foreign affairs have always been the responsibility of the Ministry of Rites. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 The Ministry of Rites is the most idle department among the six departments of the Ming Dynasty, but it does not mean that the main and guest divisions are also idle and idle, on the contrary, because the Ming Dynasty continues to expand its territory, the main and guest divisions play an irreplaceable role in the administrative organs of the Ming Dynasty, whether it is negotiating with Mongolia or dealing with the rest of the vassal states such as the Three Buddhas, they all rely on the main and guest divisions, and the main and guest divisions also have an important task, which is to manage and detain war criminals.

The Ministry of Rites was originally backed by the palace wall, and there were several connected quadrangles on the innermost side of the Ministry of Rites, which were located at the corner of the city wall, no matter which side of the city wall patrolled back and forth or stood guard Janissary soldiers, they were able to have a panoramic view of these courtyards, these courtyards were not so much a place to entertain, but rather a comfortable cage, not to mention eating, drinking, and Lazar, maybe someone was watching in which direction when they sneezed.

Even on the enemy platform of the city wall behind, there were two light artillery pieces and two bed crossbows, and the crossfire formed could completely cover these small courtyards. Anyone who wants to venture forward will not only need to break through the six inner and outer gates and the defense of the Praetorian Guard, but also have the ability to escape under the attack of this artillery and bed crossbow.

Of course, it is precisely because of the loose defense on the outside and tight on the inside, although there are many rumors in the market about these small courtyards, but no bold and reckless person dares to come and take a look.

"See Your Majesty." The Praetorian Guards standing at the door bowed.

"Your Majesty, everyone is in this courtyard." Standing behind Ye Yingwu was Liao Yingzhong, the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites. This once Jia Yidao's left arm and right arm, now after years of training in the mountains, his mind is more calm, and the original rashness is gone, and there is already the demeanor of everyone who is a celebrity.

Compared with Weng Yinglong, who was desperate for Jia Yidao, Liao Yingzhong finally couldn't bear it after watching the changes Ye Yingwu made to this era, and Ye Yingwu did not live up to him, a left waiter of the Ministry of Rites is enough to be worthy of Liao Yingzhong's talent. As for Liao Yingzhong herself, since she walked out of the academy again, she naturally knew what she wanted.

Ye Yingwu can give him what others can't give, at least give him a chance to stand here openly as a loser, and even have a chance to write a book and leave a name in history, which is enough.

Ye Yingwu nodded, took a light breath and said in a deep voice: "Open the door!" ”

"Your Majesty has really thought about it? After all, the mood of these people is not very stable, and the minister is worried・・・・・・" Liao Yingzhong still said with some unease.

Ye Yingwu smiled faintly: "It's just three unarmed people." By the way, Liao Qing's family, are you interested in accompanying me in to meet these people? ”

"Your Majesty's trust, the minister is grateful!" Liao Yingzhong hurriedly bowed. These three people were temporarily placed here, which was originally a secret to the Ming Dynasty and the opposition, and if Ye Yingwu talked to them about anything, it must also be related to military affairs, and Ye Yingwu let Liao Yingzhong follow him, so he naturally did not hesitate to let him know, this was definitely a trust in Liao Yingzhong. You must know that just a few years ago, the two were still undying enemies, and now that Ye Yingwu can be so honest with Liao Yingzhong, what else does Liao Yingzhong have to pursue.

Stretched out his hand and patted Liao Yingzhong's shoulder, Ye Yingwu squinted his eyes and smiled and said: "I use people, don't use suspicious people, don't doubt people, not to mention that you are also the left waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and you will be the secretary of the Ministry of Rites in the future, and you can be regarded as one of the most important ministers in the court, there is no need to hide these things from you, besides, let the Qing family wait outside, I can't bear it!" ”

"Your Majesty!" The excited look on Liao Yingzhong's face was difficult to hide, he was definitely not the kind of person who couldn't hold his breath, not to mention that in the past few years, he had devoted himself to studying books and cultivating himself in Tongshan Academy, and his temperament was more calm, and even standing here there was already a vague posture like a fairy, but when Ye Yingwu showed his trust in him, Liao Yingzhong finally couldn't hold it back.

"Aiqing's qi cultivation kung fu has to work harder!" Ye Yingwu said as he walked inside, "Long story short, let's come this time to meet these guests, what's the point of standing at the door and not going in?" ”

"Your Majesty, please!" Liao Yingzhong hurriedly stepped forward and respectfully made a gesture of please.

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"Keeping us in this place means a few things, it's only this one day, I'm almost tired of watching it!" An irritable voice echoed in the small courtyard, "If you want to kill or chop, whatever they want, Lao Tzu surrendered at that time to prevent the brothers below from dying in vain, not to let himself come here to be humiliated!" ”

"Okay, okay," an old man picked up the chess pieces and tapped lightly on the chessboard, and said lightly, "Sitting in a well and watching the sky here is not as magnificent as the grassland desert after all, but we should also be glad that at least there is still this side of the sky to see." ”

Without waiting for the middle-aged man to answer, the chess pieces in the old man's hand fell on the chessboard, raised his head and said with a smile: "Great Khan, it's your turn?" ”

"There is no big sweat here, they are all difficult brothers, the old man is old, the old man is respected, there is no need to be so polite," the man sitting opposite the old man also had a surprisingly flat voice, and his eyes never took off the chessboard, "This move of the old man is really tricky, all of a sudden cut off a certain big dragon, the old man is profound, admire and admire!" ”

"Who is a brother and sister with you!" The middle-aged man said coldly, "If Lao Tzu is on the Western Front, where will there be a chance for your Haidu Department to make waves, but it's a pity that these southern barbarians are too cunning, even Lao Tzu can't deal with it, otherwise you don't want to kill the grassland, even Hotan and Xingxing Gorge don't want to get it!" ”

The old man coughed lightly: "Marshal, just say a few words, the same people who have fallen to the end of the world, those hatreds and resentments have become a thing of the past, how much does it have to do with you, me and him?" Everyone has already fallen into this field, and if they still attack each other, won't they be laughed at by people outside. ”

The middle-aged man pacing in a circle in the courtyard was the Mongolian Marshal Boyan, and the old man who spoke and persuaded was the Mongolian right prime minister Shi Tianze, the two of them chose to surrender at the end of the Ming Dynasty's Northern Expedition to Youyan, as for the sitting opposite Shi Tianze was the Great Khan Haidu of the Mongolian Wokotai Khanate, which was surrounded by the sudden Ming cavalry, and was protected by several guards to seek death, and finally all became prisoners of the Ming army.

These three people were all among the best figures in Mongolia before, and Haidu was an out-and-out generation of heroes, but it's a pity that they have all fallen to this point now, and it is impossible to say that there is no resentment and emotion in their hearts. It's just that Shi Tianze and Hai are prime ministers, the other is the Great Khan, plus they are older, their natural personalities are more stable, and they can withstand it, as for Boyan, he was originally in his early thirties, just in the prime of life, and he suffered such a fiasco, and he became a prisoner because of his weakness for a while, which made him unable to accept it at all, plus Da Ming didn't know if it was because of ridicule or didn't think too much about it, and even arranged Haidu in this courtyard, which made Boyan even more irritable.

To say that he was defeated at the hands of the Southern Barbarians, Boyan was not convinced on his lips, but he was still convinced in his heart, but to say that for this Haidu, Boyan was a hundred people who looked down on and were angry. If it weren't for Haidu and the three khanates parting ways with Kublai Khan, Mongolia would not have been divided and even a civil war broke out, resulting in a great reduction in strength.

It turned out that Boyan had been fighting with the Ming army on the southern front, and even if there was such anger, there was no place to vent it, and now the immortal actually sent Haidu to him, Boyan knew that he couldn't get rid of Haidu and hurry up, but this verbal abuse and ridicule was not less than a day, if it wasn't for Shi Tianze to buffer it, I'm afraid that even if Boyan didn't dare to kill Haidu, he would have to let him see the power of his fists.

But fortunately, there is still Shi Tianze. Other people's face can not be given, but Shi Tianze's face can not be cared about. Although Shi Tianze is a Han Chinese, he has been loyal to Mongolia from generation to generation, which is a common experience, and Shi Tianze is an upright person, a good commander of the army, and a rare talent for governing the country, which can be said to be a civil and military all-rounder, otherwise he would not have been promoted to the most important position such as prime minister by Kublai Khan, so even some Mongolian generals, after coming into contact with Shi Tianze, will respect the old minister's personality and admire his ability from the bottom of their hearts, and Boyan is no exception.

What's more, Boyan has been captured and surrendered as a military general, and there is no reason to criticize an old Han man who has dedicated his life to Mongolia. So what Shi Tianze said, Boyan still respectfully obeyed the order, after all, from another point of view, Shi Tianze is in a high position in Mongolia, and he is a Han Chinese, if the Southern Barbarians really want them to do something, Shi Tianze has to come forward to discuss, and if he wants to get out of this small world, he has to rely on Shi Tianze.

Since Shi Tianze had already spoken, Boyan didn't say much, he just kicked the tree in front of him hatefully, as if this was an incarnation of Haidu. And Shi Tianze knew that this was the only thing he could do, he was a prisoner, the power and glory at the beginning had long since disappeared, and at the moment he just smiled at the opposite Haidu, but there was a bitterness in this smile that was difficult to dissolve.

Seeing that Haidu was a little stunned, Shi Tianze made another move: "The Great Khan's chess strength also exceeded the old man's expectations, but it seems that this time the old man won." ”

Hearing that Shi Tianze still called himself "Great Khan", Haidu didn't say anything more. Shi Tianze called "Great Khan" at the same time, but did not call himself "subordinate" but used "old man", there is a lot of mystery in this, "Great Khan" is just Shi Tianze's honorific title, and an "old man" has a double meaning, not only to show that he is older, he is the most authoritative of the three people here, and he is reminding Haidu that you are one of the Great Khanates of Mongolia and an enemy of Kublai Khan, and a certain Shi Tianze is loyal to Kublai Khan, so we have no relationship between monarchs and ministers, at most it is a relationship between prisoners, so even if you are the Great Khan, you have to listen to me, an old man.

Thinking about the meaning of Shi Tianze's words, Haidu sighed secretly in his heart, if he was really allowed to choose, would he rather be willing to face a reckless man like Boyan, and the mind of an old fritter in officialdom like Shi Tianze, how could it be so easy to guess and grasp?

Shi Tianze looked up at Haidu, as if he had seen what Haidu was thinking, so he didn't open his mouth to urge, and Haidu also realized that it was his turn, and just wanted to fall, but when he heard Boyan, who was not moving, suddenly shouted:

"Who's coming?"

Shi Tianze and Hai both subconsciously looked sideways at the same time, and a young man in a black robe strode in accompanied by a calm middle-aged man behind him. The three of Boyan were stunned for a moment, because they knew that this small courtyard was also a secret in the Ming Dynasty and the wilderness, and the number of people who knew it was definitely no more than five fingers, and after they moved in, no one had seen it except for the people who delivered meals and sprinkled and swept on time every day, so those who had the ability to come in and visit were definitely first-class characters in the Ming Dynasty.

And Bo Yan's eyes are the best and the distance is close, and he immediately saw that on the inconspicuous black robe on this young man's body, there is a dark dragon pattern, the dragon pattern is dark gray, almost integrated with the black robe, if it is not carefully observed, I am afraid that it will not be seen at all, but the dragon outlined by this dark pattern is scaly and powerful, and the open dragon claws seem to be able to tear the entire heaven and earth apart at any time. It is precisely because of the reflection of this dragon pattern that the young man's somewhat thin posture stands here, and there is an indescribable majesty that makes people subconsciously want to be convinced.

If there are not many people who know about this courtyard, then they are qualified to wear dragon robes, and they are quite young, and there is probably only one person in the entire Ming Dynasty. What's more, this kind of imperial spirit is also very familiar, and Kublai Khan can also feel it, but ・・・・・・ it should be before Kublai Khan fell ill.

Taking a breath of cool air, even if Boyan hadn't seen it, he knew who this person in front of him was, and couldn't help but take a step back: "Ye Yingwu?!" ”

"Ye Yingwu?!" Boyan's voice was not small, Hai Du and Shi Tianze also reacted at this time, and at the same time, Huo Ran sat up, as if facing a great enemy. In fact, Ye Yingwu is not their biggest enemy? Of course, these defeated generals, for the Ming Emperor standing in front of them, how can they be regarded as enemies, I am afraid that they will not even be able to enter the eyes, otherwise Ye Yingwu would not have walked in with a person like this.

"Be bold, dare to be rude to Your Majesty!" Liao Yingzhong immediately jumped out, no matter whether Ye Yingwu was investigated or not, he had to shout out this sentence, this was to show that he was loyal and always thought about His Majesty, and it was an out-and-out attitude issue. Liao Yingzhong, who came over from the previous dynasty and died once, naturally cares a lot about these details.

Boyan couldn't help but sneer: "Ye Yingwu, you are really bold, aren't you afraid that someone will kill you directly?" That's the easiest way to do it! ”

"You are the Marshal of Mongolia's expedition to the south and the person personally chosen by Kublai Khan, you are not stupid." Ye Yingwu smiled faintly and snorted at Shi Tianze and Haidu, "The two of them are not stupid." What will be the price of killing me, you yourself know very well that the revenge of the Ming Dynasty Mongolia cannot afford it, especially now that there is no Kublai Khan, Mongolia has long become a mess of loose sand, it is the fish on the board of the Ming Dynasty, and it is not much better than you. ”

Boyan suddenly fell silent. Kublai Khan's death, Da Ming didn't want to hide it from them, and he and Shi Tianze didn't have much to hurt, Kublai Khan was already terminally ill, and it was a matter of time before he died, and it was actually beyond many people's expectations to be able to support it for so long, because he had already been psychologically prepared, and in this situation where he could not protect himself, Boyan and Shi Tianze didn't care much about it, but they were very emotional when they thought of the old relationship.

But they know very well what Kublai Khan's death means, which means that the once united and most powerful Mongolian Kublai Khan, which is also the headquarters of Mongolia, is about to fall apart, Kublai Khan's son is either killed on the battlefield or captured, and the remaining younger sons are too young to take on the heavy responsibility, the entire steppe or the whole Mongolia will inevitably fall into chaos, and if the Ming Dynasty does not want to take the opportunity to dispatch, it is impossible, Ye Yingwu is a person who is good at seizing opportunities, and he will never give up this opportunity, So Ye Yingwu said that Mongolia is his fish on the board, but he was not wrong.