Today is really an eventful day, Emperor Tianyou is already very tired, he is about to rest, but bad news comes one after another.

First of all, the Zhenguo bull Jizong was attacked on Zhengyangmen Street, and then the news of Jia Jue's assassination at the door of his home came, and before the emperor could take a breath, the news that Liu Wenbin, the deputy assistant of the cabinet, was assassinated and injured outside Dong'anmen came, and then a series of news came, Chen Ruiwen, the Duke of Qi, was attacked by unknown people on the way back to the city from the Imperial Forest Army camp, and Ding Yuanzhu, a member of the cabinet and the new head of the household department, Liu Fusheng, the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, and Chen Zurong of the Ministry of War, were all attacked, but fortunately, no one was injured except Liu Wenbin.

Emperor Tianyou sat in front of the imperial eucalyptus in the upper study, and there was a book in front of him, which described everything in detail, according to the testimony of the attacked officials and the surrounding people, it can be basically confirmed that the other party is a spy who lurked into Shenjing, and it is estimated that he will take revenge on the court because of the alliance between the Tatars and the Ming Dynasty.

Assassinating court officials, this is the most taboo thing for Emperor Tianyou, that is, he did not make this decision at the most difficult moment, but he did not expect it to happen suddenly, which made Emperor Tianyou annoyed and confused.

If the purpose of their assassination is to sabotage the alliance between the Ming and the Tatars, then they should assassinate the Tatar mission that is easier to achieve, rather than to assassinate the Ming officials, not to mention that they are difficult to succeed, even if they succeed, they will also usher in the thunderous revenge of the Ming Dynasty, which is very unfavorable to them.

In particular, the assassination of Jia Jue and several people is like a farce, which makes people doubt the true identity of these steppe people who shouted to avenge the Warat people.

"Is this really the work of the Warats? How do you prove that it has nothing to do with you? ”

Emperor Tianyou's gaze was firmly fixed on Zhao Sheng, and any of Zhao Sheng's eyes or small movements could not escape his eyes.

Zhao Sheng bowed unhurriedly and said: "Respectful Emperor, the Tatars came to form an alliance with a sincere heart, in order to gain the support of the Ming Dynasty, and now the Tatars have lost one after another on the battlefield, losing a large number of troops, and the soldiers can be replenished, but the weapons and armor that have been lost are gone." How could we take such a risk at this moment? ”

Speaking of this, he paused, and continued: "This must be a ploy of the Warat people, their leader, the traitor Zhu Houze, is the best at these shady and ruthless methods, the purpose is to destroy the friendship between the Ming and the Tatars, in order to achieve their ulterior purposes. Please also ask His Majesty the Great Emperor to take a look! ”

After speaking, dig it to the end.

Zhao Sheng stood there for a long time, but he didn't hear Emperor Tianyou's reply, a trace of worry secretly rose in his heart, and he said: "The foreign minister is willing to die to prove his innocence!" ”

"Dead?"

Emperor Tianyou sneered, "Assassinating an official of the imperial court is a felony, and it is a felony to punish the three clans!" You have to think about it. ”

Zhao Sheng's forehead was a little sweaty, what did the emperor mean by this? Could it be that he knows something? No way!

A bad omen was born in his heart, and he had to bite the bullet and say: "The foreign minister has devoted himself to studying and studying Han culture for nearly forty years, and he knows the laws of the Ming Dynasty, but this matter has nothing to do with Tatar, and my death is only to prove that this matter is not our doing." I beg His Majesty the Great Emperor to see clearly! ”

"Oh? What did your deputy envoy named Uligi do last night? You tell me. ”

At this time, Zhao Sheng's back was already soaked, he understood that the emperor already knew everything, so frightened that he immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowed to Emperor Tianyou, and said in fear: "Your Majesty forgives you!" This matter is all done by Uliji alone, and has nothing to do with Tatar! Independent!

”

"Really? What do you think I should do? ”

Emperor Tianyou asked with a smile.

"As long as it does not affect the alliance between the Ming and the Tatars, the foreign ministers and the entire mission are at the disposal of Your Majesty!"

Zhao Shengsheng burst into tears and kowtowed heavily, "Let's talk about Wuliji, the foreign minister can write a letter to the Khan, and send the three tribes of Wuliji, no, the nine clans to Beijing, including the three clans of those who do it!" ”

Looking at Zhao Sheng's distressed appearance, Emperor Tianyou couldn't help sneering slightly in his heart, if he hadn't had the intention to take this opportunity to break the military's insistence, he would have let Jinyiwei take Uliji and others a long time ago, thinking of this, Emperor Tianyou's face sank, and he scolded: "The hearts of the people are like water, and you are too imprudent in doing things, how can you let the Wara spies get mixed into the mission!" ”

Zhao Sheng's heart almost stopped beating, he completely understood Emperor Tianyou's thoughts, he wanted to intervene in the grassland war as soon as possible, but the cabinet, or the military had different opinions, the emperor wanted to get more support through this matter, compared to the overall consideration of the cabinet and the military, the emperor cared most about his throne, and he wanted to solve Zhu Houze, who was a threat to the throne, as quickly as possible.

Thinking of this, he immediately said: "The foreign minister has no eyes, but he was deceived by the Wara treachery, His Majesty the Great Emperor is Shengming!" ”

"I will let Beizhen Fusi take over this matter, and I will definitely give you a fair explanation."

Emperor Tianyou is in a good mood.

Zhao Sheng's heart slowly let go, his back felt cold, sweat had soaked his back, thinking that the end would be very miserable Wu Liji, sighed in his heart, and asked cautiously: "

Your Majesty the Great Emperor! I wonder when the Ming Dynasty will be able to send troops to attack the Warat Royal Court? ”

Emperor Tianyou's smile slowly disappeared, and he muttered: "I think you have also heard that the Imperial Forest Army is still being formed, and there is also the need for financial support to fight a war, and it will be before autumn at the earliest." But don't worry, I'll have the military department give you weapons and armor at once, and I'll also tell you the information about the Warats. ”

"Your Majesty Emperor Xie!"

Zhao Sheng kowtowed heavily, and said, "The foreign minister has another request!" ”

"You say."

"The war report just sent, the Warat people plundered the women and cattle and sheep of the northern tribes, and left the old man with us, the tribe lost a lot of cattle and sheep, and the food is not enough, I hope the Ming can support us with some food to tide over the crisis."

Zhao Sheng's attitude made Emperor Tianyou very satisfied, and after a little contemplation, he said: "I will say hello to the cabinet about this matter, and I will let them inform you." ”

"Thank you for the grace of His Majesty the Great Emperor, the Tatars will definitely use Warat, no, use Zhu Houze's head to ask His Majesty the Great Emperor for credit!"

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Just when Emperor Tianyou convened the cabinet, the military department and the household department to discuss the specific matters of supporting the Tatars, a burly middle-aged man was walking slowly in the bustling flow of people, he put his hands behind his back, and observed this bustling street with great interest.

As he toured, he observed the mental state of the pedestrians around him, and he found that these common people were full of confidence and joy, whether they were rich people in gorgeous costumes or ordinary people in coarse linen clothes, their laughter was hearty and confident, without the humble pity of the herdsmen on the grassland.

After so many years, the Han people are still so confident!

Zheng Bo came to a shop on the corner of the street, and looked at the wide variety of goods in the store, including exquisite silk, fragrant tea, and salt and sugar, which were most lacking by the grassland people, and his eyes showed reluctance.

He was ordered by Zhu Houze to infiltrate Shenjing, reorganize the intelligence network, find out the internal news of the Ming Dynasty, and bribe the officials of the Ming Dynasty, and also shouldered two main tasks, one of which was the mission that failed last night, and the other was to destroy the alliance between the Ming and the Tatars, and at the very least, to delay the support of the Ming Dynasty for the Tatars.

Unexpectedly, before they could do it, the Tatars directed and acted in a farce full of flaws, as long as they are not fools, they can see it,

Zheng Bo understood that he couldn't stop the Ming Dynasty from forming an alliance with the Tatars, but he got accurate news that the Huai'an Cao Gang was going to make trouble, and the reason was because Emperor Tianyou's father and son planned to reopen the sea and cut off the Cao Yun, which directly made hundreds of thousands of Cao workers lose their jobs, which forced them to rebel!

The Cao Gang already has great ambitions, plus the emperor wants to abolish the Cao Yun, hehe, once the trouble starts, the entire Cao Yun will be cut off, at this time, if the granary in Dongcheng is burned, the Ming Dynasty will definitely transfer grain from the south of the Yangtze River, and when the time comes, catch up with the Cao Gang rebellion, see what the Ming Dynasty emperor does!