At the head of the city, the palace guards who had been waiting for a long time breathed a sigh of relief, the emperor's body was not strong in the first place, if something happened, these guards who were close to them would be a big sin to lose their heads.

Zhu Youzhu didn't ask Zhang Ru what he would do with those Mongolian Tatar envoys, anyway, no one had come now, and he was not in a hurry.

Seven days later, the Mongolian Tatar envoy Burot entered Beijing, and the reception specifications on the Honglu Temple in the capital were not large, and compared with the reception scale in the first year of Hongzhi, this time it was very low-key.

After entering Beijing, Blott entered the palace as soon as possible to meet Emperor Zhu Youjiao, who refused to meet on the grounds that the little prince of Tatar was under the sole responsibility of the border marquis, and directly kicked the ball to Zhang Ru.

In desperation, Blott had to bring a gift to see the Marquis.

Dingbian Marquis's Mansion, outside the door are three carts of gifts, of course, these gifts are not brought from the grassland, most of them are bought by Brott in the capital.

Seeing Zhang Ru was just to let Zhang Ru loosen his mouth and return the little Tatar prince Batu Mengke to them.

Today's Tatar Ministry is far less breezy than when Batu Munk was there, and although Princess Mandu Hai still controls most of the tribal leaders with her power, she is far from having the control of Batu Munk.

Many tribal chiefs refused to pay the annual harvest to the Golden Horde of the Khan on the grounds that the little prince was absent.

Although most of the Tatars did not invade the border, the small-scale strategy of disturbing the people was still not short, and some tribes dared to take the warriors of the tribe to plunder the border people without the imperial edict issued by the Golden Horde of the Khan.

As long as they don't make too much trouble and let the Ming court kill the little prince Batu Mengke, they will be able to live a well-fed and clothed winter.

Manduhai was afraid that the Ming court would attack Batu Mengke, and he did not dare to invade on a large scale, so over the years, the life of the Khan's descendants and troops was very poor.

Fortunately, Zhang Ru ordered Datong, Yulin and other places to open up the mutual market, so that Manduhai would not jump over the wall in a hurry.

For these Fanbangs, Zhang Ru's attitude is very simple, eat, you must give them food, otherwise they will rob it. But they can't be fed, and once they are full, they will show their fangs and let the frontier of the Ming Dynasty smoke again.

There are pros and cons to this strategy.

The advantage is that this strategy curbed the development of the Tatar tribes to a certain extent, and also bought time for the development of the Ming Dynasty; The disadvantage is that there are many people in the Tatar tribes, including the Golden Horde, who hate the Ming Dynasty to the core.

As for whether he will release the little prince when he comes to Ming Court this time, Blott has no bottom in his heart, what he has to do is to ask Ming Court for an attitude.

Before leaving, Man Duhai told him that if the Ming Court still pushed back and refused to let people go this time, then the only way to solve the problem would be to fight.

At this time, Blott was standing outside the gate of the Dingbian Marquis's Mansion, uneasy in his heart, and kept walking back and forth while waiting for the report.

After a long while, the guard who went to report quickly walked out: "Lord Blot, Master Hou is affectionate." ”

Blott smiled and immediately followed the guard inside, while he left the rest of his entourage behind.

In the living room, Zhang Ru has been sitting on the main seat and waiting for a while, and the fragrant tea has been brewed, just waiting for the guests to appear.

As soon as he saw Zhang Ru, Blott immediately touched his chest with his hand and made a Mongolian salute: "Blott has seen His Excellency the Marquis of Daming Dingbian." ”

Zhang Ru stood up and walked over quickly, grabbed Blott's arm, and said with a haha: "Oh, my old friend, I haven't seen you for so long, why have you become so outsider." ”

This sentence more or less brought the relationship between the two closer, and Blott smiled: "When we used to be in Datong, we squatted in the same trench. Now that your identity is different, I don't dare to call you a brother. ”

Zhang Ru pretended to be displeased: "Blott, my brother, the warrior of the grassland, should not be afraid of anyone. In my heart, you have always been the bravest warrior on the grassland. ”

Blott nodded modestly at all and said: "Sure enough, only Master Hou is the one who knows Brott best, and Blott also thinks that he is an invincible warrior on the grassland." It's a pity that now that the little prince is gone, the warriors of the steppe can no longer wield a scimitar as before.

The goshawk soaring in the sky, without the call of the immortal sky, will never be able to fight the sky. ”

Zhang Ru said with a haha: "I understand what you mean, do you still want to take your little prince back this time?" ”

Blott said: "The eagle who leaves the nest will one day return to his nest, and the child who leaves home will also return home one day." Hou Ye is kind, if the little prince can go back with Blot, Blott will be Hou Ye's most loyal friend. ”

Zhang Ru groaned: "My brother, do you need such an opportunity very much? ”

Blott was stunned for a moment, obviously not quite understanding why Zhang Ru asked this.

After a while, he said bluntly: "Don't hide it from the Hou Ye, Blot's life on the grassland is not easy now, and the life of Mandu Hai Ke Dun is not easy either, Ali Bu colludes with other tribes and often does some things that make Ke Dun unhappy. As the Little Prince's most loyal supporter, Blott was reluctant to see this happen.

There is no little prince in Tatar, it is just a plate of loose sand, and if there is a little prince, my life will be much better. ”

Zhang Ru sneered: "Blot, you and I are brothers, good friends. But you and I are on different sides, to be precise, we are on opposite sides.

Do you think that for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, it is better for Benhou to let your little prince Batu Mengke go, or not to let him go? ”

Blott was stunned, apparently his well-developed brain told him that the latter must be more beneficial to the Ming.

Zhang Ru changed his words and said: "But you and I are brothers, even if it is more beneficial to Daming to keep your little prince, Benhou is not unable to let go of your little prince." But can you guarantee that after your little prince leaves the Ming Dynasty, he will never stop the tribes on the grassland from launching an attack on the border of the Ming Dynasty? ”

Brott was very embarrassed, the nature of the Mongols was not willing to be bland, and no one knew whether Batu Mengke, who was only twelve years old when he left the steppe, had been ruined by the Confucianism of the Ming court.

"I heard you have a shop in Yulin?" Zhang Ru asked suddenly.

Blott blushed and said, "There's no way, I really can't live." ”

Zhang Ru smiled: "Don't cry poor with Ben Hou, since you are your own person, Ben Hou will not hide it from you, the current Ming Dynasty does not want to fight." As long as you can guarantee that after your little prince returns, your Mandu Haikedun will not launch an attack on the border of the Ming Dynasty, Benhou can hand over your little prince to you.

Even, as long as you can help your little prince appease those steppe warriors who are about to move, and persuade more people to trade with the Ming Dynasty, Ben Hou guarantees that when you return to the grassland, you will definitely hear good news. ”

Blott was embarrassed: "Master Hou, I can't promise it." ”

Why did Blot come to the capital? It was all because he couldn't live the Golden Horde anymore and was forced to come to the capital.

This time he can save the little prince Batu Mengke, his identity and status can rise, if not, then it is a big question whether he, the captain of ten thousand years, can continue.

Zhang Ru smiled and said, "Then wait until you can guarantee it and then tell Ben Hou!" ”

Blott was anxious, and immediately said, "Master Hou, please don't cause unnecessary trouble to Ming Ting." Before coming out this time, Kedun told Brott that if he couldn't bring people back this time, the 300,000 Tatar warriors would once again stain the border of the Ming Kingdom with blood. The scimitar of the steppe warrior will once again slit the throat of the Akito. ”

Zhang Ru turned his head suddenly, his eyes gloomy: "So, are you here to threaten Benhou?" ”

Blott waved his hand again and again: "No, no, no, we are brothers, how could I threaten you." I am a kind reminder and hope that Lord Hou will not do anything that will damage the diplomatic relations between the two countries. ”

Zhang Ru said disdainfully: "You Tatars are just a loose alliance of some unfashionable tribes, what kind of country can you count." Your Golden Horde is not as good as those small tribesmen, otherwise you, a Golden Horde commander, would not have gone to Yulin to open a shop.

I'm afraid that Benhou will let go of your little prince on the front foot, and what the Ming Dynasty will face will be the revenge of your Tatar tribes.

Since you can't make a guarantee, then send someone back to ask your Kedun, and when you understand what you Kedun means, you and I will talk about brotherhood. ”

The panicked look on Blott's face vanished instantly, and he curled the corners of his mouth, smiled and showed a mouthful of white teeth, and then opened his mouth to laugh.

"Lord Zhang really deserves to be a first-class Confucian general in the Ming Kingdom, and Blott is willing to bow to the wind, and he is willing to bow to the wind."

Zhang Ru smiled: "What, Blot, are you crazy when you saw that Ben Hou was unwilling to let people go?" ”

Brott stopped smiling and said, "Lord Zhang, this time, Blott's purpose is not only one, it is important to be able to take the little prince back, and another thing is also very important. It's just that before he didn't know what Master Zhang meant, Blott didn't dare to say it rashly. ”

Zhang Ru took a sip of tea and wrote lightly: "Let's hear it." ”

Blott said: "What Mandu Haikedun means is to ask Lord Zhang to allow the Tatars to establish a place for mutual markets in the Hetao, so that there will not be so many conflicts between the two countries."

The rules in the market are maintained, and the two countries can send their own troops to ensure a fair and just way of dealing with it. ”

Zhang Ru refused: "Impossible, Hetao has 100,000 garrisons of my Ming Dynasty, and this rule can be maintained by my Ming Dynasty, and you don't need to maintain it." ”

Just kidding, the Hetao Plain is the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and it was not easy to make the Hetao like an iron bucket, and now let you people from the grassland in, God knows what will happen.

It's okay to have a mutual market, but you can send people, absolutely not, this is Zhang Ru's attitude.