Or maybe Zhu Qizhen's carriage is too inconspicuous for people to associate with the monarch of a country who lives in the imperial city.

Zhu Qizhen was awakened by the movement outside, and Jin Ying was a little surprised.

Uncle Guo?

The Qian family has never been cautious outside, and they shouldn't have done such things.

If you think about it carefully, it's not right, a few people from the Qian family are either on duty or enrolled in the martial arts hall, so they shouldn't be here.

Someone stepped forward to inquire for a while and asked about the origin of the person on the other side.

Jin Ying trotted to the window of the car and whispered, "Your Majesty, on the other side is Zhou Shou, the brother-in-law of the noble concubine." ”

Zhu Qizhen was stunned, Zhou Shou?

It's the Zhou family, not the Qian family.

Then, as if he had figured something out.

"Your Majesty, do you want the old slave to come forward......"

Jin Ying said on the side.

"There's no need to dwell on them, avoid them."

Zhu Qizhen lowered the curtain, and a cold voice came from inside.

The carriage avoided, and Jin Ying looked at the group of elated, big, and model people, and her heart was cold.

As soon as she turned around, Jin Ying was so frightened that she almost bit her tongue off.

I don't know when, the curtain that had just been lifted was lifted by His Majesty again.

Zhu Qizhen watched the group of people go away expressionlessly, as if he was muttering something.

Jin Ying got a little closer, and listened vaguely.

"Uncle Guo, Uncle Guo......"

After the carriage entered the palace, Zhu Qizhen continued to look at the music after a simple meal in the warm pavilion.

Kim Young stood aside and waited as usual.

"Kim Young."

Zhu Qizhen didn't raise his head, and suddenly spoke.

"The old slave is here."

Jin Ying was excited and hurriedly replied.

"Go check the bottom of that Zhou Shou, by the way, there is also the Zhou family."

Zhu Qizhen said lightly.

"The old slave knows, and the old slave will do it."

After saying that, Jin Ying hurriedly retreated.

Zhu Qizhen continued to look at the recital, and from time to time Zhu wrote a few sentences.

More than an hour has passed.

Zhu Qizhen raised his somewhat sore neck, looked at the thick pile on the table that he hadn't seen yet, and secretly complained, thinking about why there were so many.

Looking at this daily performance, Zhu Qizhen only felt haggard.

The ancestor is still powerful, and it is also thanks to the fact that the ancestor can do everything in the world, no matter how big or small.

This workload is not something that ordinary people can bear.

He didn't know if he wanted to expand the power of the cabinet, after all, he was afraid of himself with such a daily workload...... I'm dying of overwork.

Although the cabinet has the right to vote, it still can't get rid of the previous constraints, and it is still far from the status of Zaisuke in the future.

For example, in terms of regulations, the current cabinet chief assistant is still served by Cao Nai, the left servant of the ministry, and the other auxiliary ministers of the cabinet are also responsible for some Hanlin, who is very low-quality.

Cao Nai, the left servant of the ministry, is also considered to be a high authority, but above him, there is more than one hand just a higher grade than him

Not to mention, Kuang Yu, Wang Zuo, and Jin Lian are all ......

Zhu Qizhen thought about whether he should increase the authority of the cabinet, but he was afraid that it would not be good, but it was the weight of the cabinet that restricted the imperial power.

After all, in the future, there will be people like Yang Tinghe and Zhang Juzheng behind.

That's it, that's it, Zhu Qizhen took a sip of tea and shook his head, this matter has to be considered and thought about again.

"Hasn't Kim Young come back yet?"

Zhu Qizhen thought about Jin Yingyi for so long, why there was no news.

is talking, saying Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive.

When Jin Ying came back, she was holding a booklet, which recorded every move of the Zhou family in recent days.

After Zhu Qizhen flipped through it, he didn't show any other expression, but just said something that was unrelated: "Let people go to Kunning Palace to spread the word, saying that the queen mother has not seen Brother Shen for many days, I am afraid that I miss Brother Shen, let the queen take Brother Shen to the queen mother, my words, wait until I have disposed of the things here before going." ”

"Yes".

The little eunuch who was waiting on the side hurriedly went down to spread the word.

"Go to the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War, and pass Jin Lian and Kuang Yu to the two Qing families."

Zhu Qizhen put the booklet aside and rubbed the corners of his eyes.

When the celebrant went to the household to pass on the people, Jin Lian already knew what His Majesty was sending him for.

When I arrived at Jinshui Bridge, I happened to meet Kuang Yu who came from the military department.

"Kuang Gong."

"Jin Gong."

The two met and exchanged a few words, and then walked towards the warm pavilion together.

"It seems that Your Majesty has sent you and me here, I'm afraid I want to ask about the peace talks with Warat and Tatar, I don't know how the Ministry of Rites talked about this matter."

Kuang said with a smile as he walked.

Jin Lian seemed to be in a good mood, "Thanks to my Ming Dynasty, I can't hide it, Kuang Gong, the Ministry of Rites, has the upper hand, it's been so many years, and I haven't talked about it so comfortably." ”

"Really? Lao Jin, tell me about it, this is such a comfortable method. ”

Kwong Yu's face was surprised.

"That's natural, as the old saying goes, you can't win on the battlefield, it's useless to talk about it, since ancient times, how good can the alliance under the city be? How bad can the power of a big victory be? ”

Jin Lian smiled and said: "This Wara, Tatar is now begging us to be Ming, and he still dares to shake his face and lift the table at every turn like in previous years?"

It's against him, if Taizong is in the year, if he dares to say a word, Taizong will dare to treat him the next day.

Let me tell you, Kuang Gong, this warat, the Tatar was still holding it at the beginning, but what happened?

The Ministry of Rites didn't eat this set, and they were in a hurry for two or three days.

After two or three times, these turtle grandsons panicked, and they had to sit honestly.

Besides, this condition is all set by His Majesty, and it is not the mouth of my Ministry of Rites, so it has nothing to do with the Ministry of Rites. ”

At this moment, Kuang Yu was also happy, "Yes, yes, that's the truth." ”

As soon as the two of them arrived outside the warm pavilion, someone went in to report.

Soon, a little yellow door came out and said with a smile: "Two old men, Your Majesty is invited." ”

After the two entered the hall, they saluted, and Zhu Qizhen gave the seat to tea

to get to the point.

"Master Jin, how are the peace talks between the Ministry of Rites and Warat and Tatar?"

Jin Ying sat down and replied, and reported to Zhu Qizhen.

The Warat and Tatars agreed happily to the compensation of gold and silver and the return of the population, and there was no hindrance, and there was some sincerity.

Tatarna, about the recognition of the Ming Dynasty by Tokhtar Buhua, and the matter of going to the emperor was also neat, saying that he agreed when Tokhtar Buhua came, and later called himself Tatar Khan.

There is also the Ming Dynasty's territorial claims to southern Mongolia and Hexi, and the Tatar Department has no objections.

After all, these territories are either in the hands of the Warats, or they have been actually controlled by the Ming Dynasty, and they have nothing to do with the Tatars.

Therefore, the Tatars promised others what they promised were readily promised, and even secretly stated that if Warat refused to return the land west of the river, the Tatar was willing to recapture these places for the Ming Dynasty.

Warat didn't have much to say to Mo Nan, after all, this was already in the hands of Daming, and Warat couldn't do anything after two or three years of hard work.

As for the land west of the river, the two sides talked several times, and Warat's attitude softened each time.

Jin Lian can assert that although Warat attaches great importance to the land west of the river, it has not reached the point where he has to do it, and the reason why he insists on it is just to add more conditions.

Of course, the negotiations were not always smooth sailing, and on the question of horses, Warat, Tatar rarely stood on the same front.

They all knew that if the Ming Kingdom used this to train a powerful cavalry army, it would be a disaster for everyone.

Therefore, in terms of tribute and buying and selling horses, the number given by Warat and Tatar was far from what the Ming Dynasty demanded.

Warat, the Tatars paid an annual tribute of five hundred horses, only one-sixth of what Zhu Qizhen demanded.

As for the stallions, they are only two hundred.

As a result, the negotiations inevitably reached an impasse.

At this point, Zhu Qizhen also expected it and thought of a way.

"Master Jin, tell them next time we talk about it, Da Ming can provide a batch of armor weapons, as for who to provide it to, whether it is Warat or Tatar, it depends on their sincerity."

Armor, weapons......

Kuang Yu immediately understood, and quickly got up and said: "Your Majesty, this must not be, in this way, whether it is Warat or Tatar, whoever gets this batch of armor weapons will do me a hundred harms and no benefits."

The minister knew that His Majesty was an ancient method of killing three soldiers with two peaches, but the minister thought that His Majesty could exchange it for salt and iron tea, and the effect was not much worse. ”

The armor and weapons of the Ming Dynasty are more than a shotgun for the bone arrows on the grassland.

Refined iron is not comparable to ordinary pig iron, armor and swords, most of them are quenched into steel, and iron pots or something, it is a world of difference.

It is conceivable that these things were given to them, whether they were Varat or Tatar, and what would they use them for?

Nature is murder.

And it is very likely that it is the people of the Ming Dynasty who will be killed.

Zhu Qizhen shook his head and suddenly asked, "Guo Jing, Master Kuang still has an image?" ”

Kwong Yu nodded.

Yes, of course there is, the former Datong Prison Army, and the first person to do it after Kuang Fu escaped from Tumubao.

"One of the main reasons why I killed Guo Jing in the first place was because he was smuggling on a large scale at the border gate, and it was not an ordinary cargo, and there were swords and armor in it."

The reason why Zhu Qizhen is so clear is because when he checked Cao Jixiang's inner library, he found out the direction of a batch of weapons, that is, it flowed to Datong.

Where did he go after flowing to Datong, this is self-evident.

"I want to ask Master Kuang, doesn't this Guo Jing know that smuggling weapons and armor is a crime of death, and once the incident happens, it will be a disaster to rob the family and exterminate the clan?"

Guo Jing doesn't know?

Of course, he knew that he could achieve this position in the Datong Prison Army, and his level, to be honest, was not much worse than that of a local governor.

Zhu Qizhen waited for a while, and said leisurely: "Why? In the final analysis, it is still the wealth that touches people's hearts, and they are red-eyed when they see money. ”

In just two sentences, the problem is pointed.

After all, when the power in the hands can bring huge benefits, this willpower is a little weaker, and it can't be held.

Zhu Qizhen continued: "When I killed Guo Jing, I killed a fat duck with a fat brain, and this replacement was, to put it mildly, a group of thin ducks who were hungry and waiting to be fed.

Who can guarantee that Datong, Xuanfu, Shaanxi, Gansu, these seven or eight important towns along the border, will not produce another Guo Jing?

The armaments that the imperial court gives them every year, as long as the officials change it slightly, and get it to the grassland, it will be a tenfold and hundredfold profit.

Have you heard about the burning of silver before? If someone even dares to take the money for the dead of the soldiers, don't they dare to do this?

I don't know, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, what they did, how do I know. ”

Kwong opened his mouth, but he couldn't say anything.

After all, most of what Zhu Qizhen said is true.

"Okay, since that's the case, I'm just like Master Kuang said, two peaches kill three soldiers, besides, I don't believe it, but I still dare to be my enemy at this time?

Now that Varat is weakened, Tokhtar will not let go of this good opportunity, there will be a battle between Varat and Tatar, and most of these things will be used on either of these two. ”

In this way, the most likely use of these weapons is to be used in the steppe civil war.

After all, the Ming Kingdom is only a foreign enemy and can't occupy the grassland, even if Zhu Qizhen stretches his hand to Monan, in the eyes of both sides, it is just that the Ming Dynasty has added an extra barrier to operate outside the Guan.

But for Varat, for the Tatars, on the other hand, they really want to replace themselves.

Jin Lian thought for a long time and asked: "Your Majesty, if it is, if it is Warat, the Tatars have agreed to come down, this batch of ......"

To whom the thing is given, that's the question.

Zhu Qizhen smiled: "If you promise to come down, you can't sell it on both sides." As soon as these words came out, the two elders were taken aback.

What, what does it mean to sell on both sides?

Since ancient times, those who support one side have seen this, but they have never seen weapons given to those who are mortal enemies on both sides.

"Do what I say first, and the rest of the things will naturally have the following solutions."

After Zhu Qizhen gave the two of them a reassurance, he said some other things and asked the two to retreat.

Cining Palace.

Empress Qian and Empress Dowager Sun sat on the chairs, teasing Zhu Jianshen, and gossip without a word.

"Your Majesty has arrived."

There was a sound outside, and Zhu Qizhen had already entered the hall.

"The son has seen the queen mother."

Empress Dowager Sun smiled and said, "The emperor is here, sit down, sit down." ”

After Zhu Qizhen sat down, someone served fragrant tea and snacks.

Zhu Qizhen looked at his own son who was silly on the side and asked people to bring him over.

"Brother Shen, let my father take a look, good guy, this is a lot heavier, no wonder your mother looks a lot haggard, all this thought is spent on you."

Zhu Qizhen lifted him up, and actually felt that it took a little strength.

Poor Zhu Jianshen didn't seem to be close to his Lao Tzu, his calves kicked helplessly in the air, and he actually began to howl: "Queen Mother...... Mother...... Queen ......"

"Your Majesty", Queen Qian frowned, got up and rescued the helpless prince from Zhu Qizhen's hands, held it in her arms and gently comforted her, and said with a little meaning: "How can Your Majesty hold a child like this, Brother Shen is the prince, and he is not a kitten or puppy, can the child be comfortable with such a hug?" ”

Even the Empress Dowager Sun on the side also talked about it, and on the issue of grandsons, she and Queen Qian, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, have always been a united front.

After a long time, Empress Dowager Sun asked: "The emperor came to Cining Palace coldly today, what is the matter?" ”

Zhu Qizhen nodded, talking about a small matter.

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