Even Xu Yingxu stood aside with a frown, and couldn't help but glance at Xu Miaoqing, but the latter didn't pay attention to him at all.

"This king is a prisoner appointed by the imperial court, would he joke about this kind of thing?" Zhu Gui said with a serious face.

When everyone present heard Zhu Gui's words, their faces suddenly changed a few times.

When they saw that Zhu Gui was young, they thought he was just talking nonsense.

Seeing that Zhu Gui was in the field, Zhu Ao said unwillingly: "What a prison army, Zhu Gui, this king will truthfully report this matter to the imperial court, you just wait for the military law to deal with it, let's go." ”

Zhu Ao snorted coldly and left with the generals of Ganzhou City.

Only Xu Yingxu and the guards from Datong Mansion and the Yunzhou army were left.

The eyes they looked at Zhu Gui were mixed with excitement and fanaticism in admiration.

Zhu Gui was not as angry as Zhu Ao's rudeness.

Now he can understand why the dignified king has suffered so many defeats in a row.

Xu Yingxu was about to speak, but Zhu Gui took the lead and said: "What's the matter, let's go to your tent and talk about it, I haven't had a good meal for a long time." ”

"That's right, brother, you have to get us something to eat, there is nothing fun to do along the way except fighting the Mongols." Xu Miaoqing also complained.

The corners of Xu Yingxu's mouth twitched a few times, but he still ordered everyone to continue patrolling on the city wall, and then he returned to the barracks with Zhu Gui and Xu Miaoqing and more than sixty government soldiers.

Along the way, Zhu Gui also learned from Xu Yingxu's mouth that less than half of the 3,000 cavalry he brought this time was left, and there were only 200 people left in the 1,000 Yunzhou Army that had just been formed.

This made Xu Yingxu a little embarrassed, after all, he brought the person out.

Zhu Gui was a little emotional, but he didn't say anything, after all, the Yunzhou Army was a new army, and most of them were born as salt dealers, so he also knew the character of not wanting to die in battle.

Originally, he recruited them for this reason, but now it seems that this kind of desperate Saburo's character is sometimes very disadvantaged.

After settling in the camp, Zhu Gui told Xu Yingxu about the agreement he had reached with the Mongols.

In fact, this way of exchanging trade for peace is similar to the situation in Datongfu, except that the initiative of the Mongols on the Ganzhou side is stronger.

"Acting King, I know that you have good intentions, but if this agreement is not approved by King Su and the imperial court, I am afraid it will be difficult to implement it."

Xu Yingxu thought about it again and again and said his considerations.

Zhu Gui nodded: "You are right, I will send someone to the court tomorrow, and then find an opportunity to discuss with King Su, but you also saw his attitude towards this king today, and this king does not have much hope." ”

"But this king is also prepared for the worst, that is, if the imperial court does not allow this trade agreement, this king will persuade these Mongols to move in the direction of Datongfu."

"What? Zhu Gui, are you crazy? If the imperial court does not agree to the affairs of Ganzhou, then even if you move these Mongols to Datong Mansion, the problem will not be solved, and the imperial court will still not agree, you are called setting yourself on fire. ”

Xu Miaoqing stood up and said with a serious face.

Xu Yingxu also nodded and said: "What the princess said is right, and there is a very crucial point, the Mongols may not agree to the migration, and even if they agree, it is still a question whether they can get along with the Mongols outside Datong Mansion." ”

Seeing that both of them expressed different opinions on their own ideas, Zhu Gui did not get angry, but said with a smile: "There is still a difference between Ganzhou and Yunzhou, King Su behaves very well-behaved in front of the emperor, so that he does not dare to have the slightest idea about the laws of the Ming Dynasty. ”

"But don't forget that the emperor has long had a headache with this king, and didn't the emperor say anything about the salt tax and taxes before? And even if it is to punish this king, at most it is just a punishment, and there is no one else to take over the management of Yunzhou in place of this king. ”

It turned out that Zhu Gui had already thought about this issue a long time ago, and in line with his impression that Zhu Yuanzhang was already a negative score, he didn't mind making the situation a little worse.

However, this degree still has to be grasped, otherwise once he gets rid of it, it is still very possible to replace him as a vassal king, but there is no more suitable candidate at present.

Not to mention that the birthdays of the crown prince and the emperor are approaching, and it is a happy thing to be able to end this war before then.

Xu Miaoqing pursed her lips, she didn't say anything this time, but there was an expression of 'angry and unhappy' on her face.

Xu Yingxu shook his head and didn't say anything more.

On the second day, Zhu Gui sent someone to Nanjing, and was about to go to King Su's Mansion to explain the current situation to Zhu Ao, but he didn't want the guards to come to report, so King Su actually came to visit in person.

Zhu Gui was a little surprised, but he still went out to greet him.

This time, Zhu Ao only brought two generals, and his demeanor seemed to be a little unusual.

As soon as the two of them sat down, Zhu Ao asked eagerly, "Zhu Gui, how did you talk to the Mongols yesterday?" Did they agree to cede the border cities they had already occupied? ”

Zhu Gui was quite surprised, but still said: "If the trade agreement is large, the Mongols will return to their original borders, and as long as the grain trade can ensure that the Mongols survive the famine, they will not invade the border again." ”

Zhu Ao's face was even more anxious: "The king you said understands, but Ganzhou is not rich in the first place, so what can you trade with the Mongols?" And the father will not agree, this is not a glorious thing for the imperial court. ”

"It turns out that King Su is worried about this, as for the matter of trade, this king has some countermeasures, Yunzhou can start trade with Ganzhou, as for the court, I also hope that King Su can go to the book to mediate one or two."

Zhu Gui arched his hand and said.

"Can Yunzhou provide sufficient trade? That's hundreds of thousands of Mongolians, it's not easy to feed them, and Ganzhou is also one of the disaster areas, and there are many Han people who can't eat enough, how can they favor one over the other? ”

The surprise on Zhu Ao's face turned to dissatisfaction.

Zhu Gui didn't understand that the other party was asking for benefits.

Fortunately, he had already thought of this.

"Brother Wang, the difficulties of Ganzhou are also seen by the king, and the king is naturally responsible for the suffering of the Han people, so let's do it, as long as Brother Wang can promise two things, the future trade, the king will give a discount to the Su Wangfu, as for the victims of Ganzhou, the king will also bear it."

Zhu Gui said very sincerely.

"Ichisei?" Zhu Ao's expression changed a few times, as if he was considering how much benefit he could get.

He glanced at the two generals behind him, and the two of them were also confused, which made him regret a little that he didn't bring a civil official who was good at calculation.