In the Taihe Palace, Zhu Youzhu was sitting in danger, and the ministers below stood on both sides of the hall, and in the middle, there were Tatar envoys headed by Blot.

This was the first time that Zhu Youzhu had received an envoy sent by a powerful opponent, and he attached great importance to this meeting. You can't see exotic scenery in the imperial city, so he wants to see a real exotic atmosphere from the steppe people with pigtails and beards.

After all, the etiquette of the Ministry of Rites did not change this group of unruly Tatar envoys, and Blott just knelt down on one knee and made a chest stroking salute, saying that the foreign minister Brott would see His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom.

Zhu Youzhu coughed lightly to relieve the dryness in his throat, and his voice was like a fluctuating white cloud: "Flat." ”

"Why did the messenger come?" Next, I don't want the emperor to speak in person, naturally there is an old fox in the cabinet to deal with the envoy.

It was Qiu Jun, the head of the cabinet, who stood up to speak, and the old man was very lazy, but on such an occasion, he was undoubtedly the most suitable to come forward. So he stood up without hesitation, not seeking to be able to break the face of the Tatars, but only to avoid losing the face of the Ming Dynasty.

"Dear elder, Blot's trip is to welcome the little prince of our country, the blood of Genghis Khan." Blott was neither humble nor arrogant.

As a messenger, Blott did a very good job, he didn't care about the Ming officials around him at all, and only thought that these people were cattle and sheep on the grassland. That way, he won't say the wrong thing out of nervousness.

The men on the grassland are all straightforward, how could they know your intentions and deliberately ask you what you are doing, Qiu Jun's pressure from the superior is not enough to oppress Blot, who has become a captain. But the pressure of hundreds of Ming civil and military officials made him a little breathless.

Only by treating these people as cattle and sheep can he not be stressed.

"Tatar is a defeated country, if you want to take protons, just rely on your empty words?" Liu Ji, the old fox, is the best at seizing the right time, and he knows that this is a good opportunity to show his face, so he jumps out.

Qiu Jun was originally a lazy person, and he was also old, Liu Ji jumped out, he simply took a step back and gave up the main battlefield to Liu Ji.

Brott took a deep look at Liu Ji and said coldly: "It was the Tatars who were defeated, not the descendants of the great Genghis Khan. At the beginning, Mandu Hai Kedun had an alliance with General Zhang Ru of your country, and I had thirteen departments to help the Ming State retreat from the enemy, and the Ming Kingdom helped us find the little prince. Could it be that Mingguo wants to be the one who does not believe in his word? ”

Liu Ji snorted coldly: "You said that there is a covenant, where is the evidence!" Everything has to be reasonable, today you can come to Daming and say that the general of Daming has a covenant, can I still send someone to your royal court tomorrow, saying that there is an alliance with your royal court! You Tatars have been violating my Ming border for many years, and now the so-called little prince has fallen into the hands of my Ming Dynasty, so I want to take people back so simply, and it is too much to ignore my Ming million border troops. ”

Liu Ji's words were deafening, whether they liked him or hated him, they all shouted in their hearts.

Unexpectedly, Blott didn't pay attention to Liu Ji at all, but turned to look at Zhang Ru.

At this time, there is nothing more useful than Zhang Ru, who has made an agreement with him, to stand up and speak. Those officials of the Ming Kingdom made it clear that they would not scatter eagles if they did not see rabbits, and they would not let people go if they did not see benefits.

Before he came, Blott was already prepared, he didn't think that the Ming Kingdom would hand over the little prince to him so happily. But after really meeting Zhang Ru, he had some hope in his heart.

Is this the seed of hope or the light of despair, just above this court, and maybe in the next moment he will get the answer.

So Blott was so nervous that he didn't even dare to breathe.

Zhang Ru stood still without changing his face, bowed to Zhu Youzhu on the dragon chair and arched his hand, and then said, "Yes, we did have a covenant between us. ”

As soon as he said this, the audience was in an uproar.

Youyu Shi even wanted to jump out and impeach Zhang Ru immediately.

This is no longer a trivial matter, even if it is such a big matter as the opening of the sea ban, between the two countries, it is a trivial matter.

To put it nicely, Zhang Ru is suspected of having a personal relationship with a foreign minister, and to put it mildly, it is not an exaggeration to impeach him for the Litong Empire and his intention to rebel. Any frontier general, any general with military power, has a bottom line that he will never dare to touch, that is, dealing with the ministers of the enemy country.

However, whether this deal is done with good intentions or malicious intentions is the biggest taboo for generals.

However, Zhang Ru didn't seem to regard this as a taboo, and said to himself: "But the agreement between us is for a one-year period." The time of the year has long come, and you Tartary have not sent anyone to fetch your little prince. In this year, your little prince alone has eaten a lot of delicacies from the mountains and seas, not to mention making clothes for him with the best silk and satin of the Ming Dynasty, and serving him with the best women of the Ming Dynasty. None of this is included in the agreement. ”

Blott's face changed slightly: "If you want to say that you broke your word and got fat, I'm afraid you broke your word and got fat!" At the beginning, I said that you would find the little prince within a year. ”

Zhang Ru shrugged: "You remember very well, it's right to find the little prince within a year." But after I found it, as a courtier of the Ming Dynasty, I have no reason or obligation to help you send people to the prairie. People, I found it a long time ago, and if you don't come to pick it up, it's no wonder that I'm not impressed.

Zhang is a person who values feelings, so I have never treated your little prince badly, he eats and drinks well, and some of the things he eats are even enjoyed by no one except His Majesty the Emperor. These additional expenses, if you don't pay a price, Zhang can tell you very responsibly as a friend, you want to take your little prince away, no way! ”

The enraged ministers had not yet vented their anger in their chests, but the sudden turn of events made them no longer able to scold any dirty words.

There is only one sentence in everyone's hearts: well done.

Even those courtiers who have always regarded Zhang Ru as a thorn in the flesh have an impressive idea of Zhang Ru in their hearts.

This is to promote the prestige of the country, and it is also a very shameless asking the Tatar envoys for benefits.

Blott is a smart man, he quickly understood the meaning of Zhang Ru's words, he remembered that Zhang Ru said that he would send the little prince back to the grassland, but now people don't admit it, and he can't help it.

The opinion of Zhang Ru in his heart is one point lower, but in the court of the Ming Dynasty, Blott can't make a fire. The little prince is still in the hands of others, whether he can take people away safely, Blott said it doesn't count.

"What are you going to do!" Brott didn't want to see this cunning Ming General for a moment, and suppressed his anger.

Zhang Ru said with a hippie smile: "Oh, don't say it so directly!" We are friends, how can we deliberately use your little prince to blackmail you! ”

Brott roared, "Say, what do you want!" ”

He was already trying his best to suppress his anger, and he was really afraid that if he continued to talk, he would be tempted to tear this former ally to shreds.

Zhang Ru's laughter stopped abruptly: "The cavalry under the command of Genghis Khan is invincible in the world, I heard that the war horses on the grassland are very good, you can send me a hundred and eighty thousand over." The more cattle and sheep the better, as long as there is, I want it. ”

"General Zhang, this is a lion's big mouth." Blott didn't seem to care much about Zhang Ru's impossible request.

Zhang Ru said lightly: "I'm asking for a price, you can sit on the ground and pay back!" ”

"National affairs, how can it be child's play." A voice rang out inappropriately.

Zhang Ru looked around, and finally found the person who spoke through the angry eyes of the officials around him, it was a small official of the Guozijian, the official was only from the seventh grade, and he had no weight to speak in the court at all.

If it weren't for the special situation today, such a person would not even have the opportunity to enter the Taihe Palace.

The gazes of the people around him made the talkative Honglu Temple official bow his head in shame, however, the big man who was ridiculed by him did not let him go because of his shame.

Before he could raise his head, he found that there was a black shadow in front of him, and then the little official felt a tightness in his neck, and with a crisp snap, his face suddenly hurt hotly.

Bang bang bang.

The three big ears scraped down, and the face of the small official of the Honglu Temple had turned into a red and swollen meat bun.

Zhang Ru clapped his hands and threw the little official to the ground: "Come on, come on, Blott, my brother, let's continue talking." ”

"3,000 horses, 10,000 cattle and sheep, this is my bottom line." Blott said with a grim face.

Zhang Ru said coldly: "50,000 war horses, 100,000 cattle and sheep, less than this number, we can't do it." ”

Blott took a deep breath, spit it out, and said in a deep voice: "War horses can be up to five thousand, and cattle and sheep can be given fifteen thousand." ”

The two talked about business in this way at the Jinluan Palace, and it was not surprising that Zhang Ru would be like this, but it was strange that the Tatar envoy was also following Zhang Ru's pace.

No one is silent, and no one will choose to speak at this time.

One more war horse means that the Ming can have one more armed cavalry, which means that the next time the Tatars invade the border, the Ming will have one more chance of winning.

Everyone knows how important the war horse is to the Ming Dynasty, and everyone knows that once such a good opportunity is lost, it will never be possible.

Suddenly, Zhang Ru said categorically: "30,000 war horses, 50,000 cattle and sheep, less than this number, then we don't need to talk about it, I will find time to send you back the body of your little prince, I am a million border troops in the Ming Dynasty, waiting for you at any time!" ”

Blott was surprised, he really didn't expect the other party to be so tough, and it seemed that not only Zhang Ru, the general, was tough, but also the people in the Ming court didn't seem to intend to stop Zhang Ru's crazy words.

"Good!" Blott gritted his teeth and agreed to Zhang Ru's unreasonable request, he thought, as long as he can return to the grassland, I will definitely let you return the Ming Kingdom ten times and a hundred times.

"Your little prince is in my house, when do you see the war horse, when will I send someone back to you." Zhang Ru said lightly.

After speaking, he arched his hand towards Zhu Youzhang: "Your Majesty, the minister is unwell and asks to retire." ”

Zhu Youjiao's heart blossomed, and he waved his hand: "Quasi!" ”

This scoundrel left the Taihe Hall with such a swagger, leaving behind a group of surprised and inexplicable ministers and the emperor who wanted to laugh but couldn't laugh and a group of angry Tatar envoys.