166 Deliberate provocation
As the sun sets, there is only a touch of golden afterglow, and the lights are on, highlighting the prosperity of the world.
Under the instruction of King Yu, the palace of King Yu attached great importance to this, and even Gao Gong, who had served as a speaker, also accompanied King Yu to assist him in receiving envoys from Tatar.
The main reason is that King Yu used to protect too well, there is not much experience in hospitality, the fight between countries, the matter is big, if there is a joke, it will damage the country, and then it will not only be the face of King Yu, but also the face of the Ming Dynasty, it is necessary to have someone around to mention it.
Gao Gong is the most trusted person of King Yu, named Master and Apprentice, like father and son, King Yu took on such a major task, the first thing that came to mind was Gao Gong.
"Are you all ready?" Yu Wangan sat in the hall and asked in a loud voice.
"Back to Your Highness, everything is ready." A butler replied respectfully.
King Yu nodded, and then ordered: "Tell me to go down, be clever for a while, and don't lose my dignity." ”
"Yes, Your Highness."
Seeing that King Yu was a little nervous, Gao Gong on the side lowered his voice and comforted: "Your Highness don't be nervous, my Daming is the Heavenly Empire, just Tatar, but a small barbarian country, although they have been a little arrogant recently, but their strength is not as good as my Daming, there is something to fight for, and I must not lose the dignity of my Daming." ”
"Teacher Xie instructs."
After King Yu sat down, he happened to see Yu Jin sitting in the corner, and nodded to him very kindly.
It was rare for Yu Jin to take the initiative to ask for advice for this banquet, and King Yu put him on the list of accompaniments.
"Report, the Tatar mission has left the inn."
"Report, the Tatar mission has arrived at the East Street."
"Report, the Tatar mission turned to the Zhixian Road"
In order to do a good job in this reception. Yuwang also put a lot of effort into laying a lot of eyeliner on the path that the mission must pass, so that he could accurately grasp the dynamics of the mission.
As the messages came, the mission was getting closer and closer to King Yu's mansion, not only King Yu was a little restrained, but even his subordinates were a little nervous.
Not afraid of Tatar messengers. But I am afraid that I will not be able to do this errand, this is an opportunity to correct my name, which is related to the future of Yuwang, and naturally it is also related to my future.
The pronunciation of the king and the emperor is the same, but the status is very different.
"Report, the Tatar mission arrived at Fuqian Road and entered the Hu Ji Sheep Soup House for dinner." Another subordinate stepped forward to report.
What the? Repast?
Yuwang almost didn't squirt out a sip of tea, a little unbelieving his ears. Glaring at the eyes, he asked, "What did you just say, say it again." ”
The subordinate looked a little embarrassed, but still said loudly: "Report, the Tatar mission arrived at Fuqian Road and entered the Hu Ji Sheep Soup House for dinner. ”
Now that he heard it clearly, the Tatar mission ran halfway through and went into a restaurant called Hu Ji Mutton Soup to eat.
The people present looked at each other all of a sudden, and some people were at a loss. Some people looked angry, and Yu Jin shook his head secretly. This Tatar mission is clearly deliberately causing trouble.
Yuwang's Mansion held a banquet, and the appointed time was about to come, so they actually went to a mutton soup restaurant on the street to eat, isn't this a slap in the face? Could it be that the things of the dignified Yuwang Mansion are not as good as the food restaurants on the street?
Fuqian Road. It's a road in front of Yuwang's Mansion, it's almost to Yuwang's Mansion, knowing that there is a banquet to entertain, and I'm still eating at the door, this is Hanyu Yuwang's Mansion?
Yuwang blackened his face on the spot. Even Gao Gong on the side said angrily: "These uneducated Tartars are really hateful. ”
The people present didn't dare to speak out, and they all kept their heads low and didn't speak, for fear that if one was not careful, King Yu would be bad if he sprinkled his anger on himself.
Fortunately, the next news came soon, and the Tatar mission, who had only eaten a little more than a quarter of an hour at the Hu Ji Sheep Soup House, came out to continue on their way, and did not let King Yu wait long.
"Hahaha, these Tartars, that's how vulgar they are." King Yu laughed at himself and said, "Maybe they haven't eaten lunch, just get something to cushion their stomachs." ”
Gao Gong also said with some dissatisfaction: "These Tartars are really too presumptuous. ”
It turned out that the joy of a piece, because of this change, cast a shadow on everyone.
While the two were talking, the Tatar mission, headed by Selemo, arrived.
In terms of status, King Yu is a prince, and Selemo's status is only a thousand households, and the status is not equal, so King Yu only sent the housekeeper of the palace to greet him, and he was waiting in the hall.
Soon, the Tatar Selemo arrived with four of his subordinates.
"The Tatar envoy Selemo has seen His Royal Highness King Yu." Selemo stood in the hall with a grin, bowing his hands somewhat casually, giving people a sense of indiscretion, while his subordinates, looking around as they saluted, stared at the young and beautiful palace maids.
Quite a lack of sincerity and respect.
King Yu was very unhappy, but he still smiled and asked them to sit down.
"You have come from afar, you have worked hard all the way, and now the hour is not early, this king is the east, and a banquet is set up, so you should be able to pick up the wind and wash the dust." After a few pleasantries, King Yu invited Selemo and the others to dinner.
Chinese people have an innate love for eating, flying in the sky, running on the ground, and swimming in the water are all delicacies on the table, many people meet, the first sentence is "have you eaten", and it has become a routine to set friendships and talk about business at the dinner table.
After everyone sat down in turn, King Yu raised his glass and said with a smile: "It's rare to be able to get together, this is also a kind of fate, come, this king toasts you with a glass." ”
When everyone raised their wine glasses and prepared to drink, Selemo held the wine glass in one hand, and then said to King Yu with a smile: "His Royal Highness King Yu has invited a banquet, and I am really flattered to be here, but whether this glass of wine can be drunk or not depends on King Yu's meaning." ”
"What do you mean by this, Your Excellency?" Gao Gong took the initiative to take over and asked.
I was deliberately late in front, and I went to the door of Yuwang's Mansion to eat, and I just sat down, even if I drank a glass of wine, I really had to inch in and stare at my nose.
Selemo said with a straight face: "I don't know when your country will agree to my Khan's request, open the horse market, and then compensate for the losses caused by the conflict to my Tatars, you know, many Tatar warriors died on the battlefield, and their families still have to eat." ”
"Ridiculous!" King Yu couldn't help but said angrily: "This conflict, it was you Tatars who deliberately caused trouble, raided my Ming town, killed my soldiers, kidnapped my people, and robbed me of my goods. ”
No harmony, no land, no compensation, the Son of Heaven guards the country, the king dies, the king of the Ming Dynasty, there are faint, incompetent, but none of them are soft bones, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, several times by the soldiers under the city, that is, the emperor was also captured in the past, but no one bowed his head.
Tatar took the initiative to provoke, and demanded compensation, not to mention the reopening of the horse market, but to pay compensation to the Ming Dynasty, this first article is no longer to be discussed.
If King Yu dares to nod his head today, he will not be scolded to death by hundreds of officials tomorrow, but he will also be drowned by the spittle of the people of the Ming Dynasty.
Selemo seemed to have already thought that King Yu would refuse, and instead defended: "It was my Tatar people herding sheep, and you Ming officers and soldiers deliberately killed people and oversold goods, and we are avenging them." ”
The Tatars provoked wars, either losing sheep or missing herdsmen, and each time it was such an excuse, which the Ming had already ignored.
King Yu knew that he couldn't back down at this moment, he was the prince of the Ming Dynasty, the representative of the negotiators, if he didn't show tough enough and spread it, it would be a huge blow to his prestige.
"It seems that General Selemo does not want to have a good peace talk." King Yu said coldly.
Even if you can't talk about it, you must not show weakness to Tatar, this is Zhang Juzheng's warning to King Yu, and King Yu has always kept it in mind.
Many people are just waiting to see their jokes.
Selemo said with a tough face: "If His Royal Highness King Yu hands over Fu Feng, the deputy chief soldier of Datong, who killed my Tatar people, to my Khan, then everything is negotiable. ”
"Impossible" King Yu flatly refused: "General Bo is the general of my Ming Dynasty, he has always been loyal to his duties, and all the people he killed are the thieves who committed my Ming Dynasty, the general said that General Bo killed your Tatar people, is there any evidence?" ”
Bo Feng is a member of the Ming Dynasty Tiger General, has been actively fighting against the Tatars, in the battle against the capture of many achievements, is a small number of bright colors in the cause of the resistance to capture, if he is handed over, who will be willing to throw his head for the Ming Dynasty in the future, spill blood?
With a "snap", Selemo put down the wine glass in his hand at once, and said angrily: "Then Da Ming is waiting to bear the wrath of my Tatar million warriors, and take his leave." ”
After speaking, he shouted away: "Let's go." (To be continued......)