Although Wang Yue has always been very low-key, his personal prestige is here, and he is the person in charge of the Military Aircraft Pavilion, and he is one of the emperor's most favored ministers, so the weight of his words can be seen.

As he points out, there is something that makes sense of this.

Manduhai actually took the initiative to send his son to the capital as a hostage, why did he not hesitate to detain the northern concubine and the prince with the Ming Dynasty this time, this approach is faintly a bit contradictory.

You must know that there is only one son, but there are already several princes of the Ming Dynasty.

Although the palace "secretly raises" the born prince, except for the eldest son Zhu Houye, it is no secret that Concubine Jing and Shurong gave birth to the prince.

Now Manduhai is hostage to the Ming Emperor, which will not only affect the heir of the Ming Dynasty, but will also put her only son in crisis.

"What Elder Wang Ge said is reasonable! Now the prince is detained by Manduhai, and we are all angry, but now we should first figure out what Manduhai's intentions are! He Cong, the head of the household, was not a belligerent person, and immediately stood up to express his approval.

Chen Shen and others couldn't help nodding silently, although they were not against the crusade against the Northern Yuan, they really needed to find out the real motives of Manduhai.

"It is said that we have the little prince in hand, and Manduhai does not dare to do anything wrong!"

"She dares to be so unscrupulous, could it be that the little prince is actually fake?"

"The little prince can't be fake, we have already confirmed this matter from many aspects!"

……

As Wang Yue set the tone, Liu Xuan, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and other important ministers expressed their opinions one after another, but soon fell back into a kind of confusion of thoughts.

They obviously have the big bargaining chip of the little prince in their hands, but judging from Manduhai's approach, she seems not to be afraid of the little prince falling into a crisis.

"The little prince?"

Zhu Youji, who was sitting in the attic with tea, had calmed down, and his heart moved slightly at this time, and he suddenly remembered an old thing.

Concubine Bei once suspected that the little prince had a hidden disease, but he was busy bullying Concubine Bei at that time, so he didn't take this matter to heart at that time.

"The old man has never seen the little prince learn to walk, and once suspected that he had a leg disease, but this matter was stopped by the Mongolian envoys! Now it seems that the identity of this little prince may be real, but there may be a major lack of body! Liu Xuan, the secretary of the Ministry of War, moved slightly in his heart, and immediately said his judgment.

Leg disease?

As soon as this remark came out, it immediately attracted everyone's attention.

If a young prince with a leg disease, whether he has the blood of the Golden Family on his body or not, it is impossible to win the approval of the Mongols. A man who cannot ride a good horse, in a martial country, is destined not to become their great khan.

"The old man proposes to immediately investigate the matter of the little prince's leg disease, and this matter is likely to be the motive of Manduhai to detain the prince!" Wang Yue faintly found the answer and immediately proposed.

With Wang Yue's statement, other important ministers expressed their support.

Zhu Youzhu also said very happily in the face of the decision made below: "Yes, immediately investigate this matter!" ”

Manduhai is an ambitious woman, and this kind of person may indeed be much weaker than ordinary people.

Everyone in the world knows that Daming killed Dayan Khan, but after the death of Dayan Khan, Manduhai has always put the interests of the Northern Yuan first, and has never taken revenge.

If the little prince's leg disease is a fact, then the little prince has no inheritance right from the beginning, and no matter how hard she tries, it is impossible for the little prince to dominate Mongolia.

It is precisely because of this that the original consensus that the little prince is the weakness of Manduhai is actually wrong, and Manduhai may have completely given up on the little prince.

This matter was quickly reported back, and the little prince was indeed suffering from a leg disease.

"The little prince really has a leg problem!"

"My dear, this thing is too hidden, isn't it?"

"I said why did Manduhai take the initiative to let the little prince be hostage in the capital, daring to love the little prince has already been given up by her!"

……

Faced with this unexpected truth, everyone immediately started to talk about it, but they never expected that Manduhai would play such a deep heart for them.

Originally, everyone thought that the little prince had already taken control of Manduhai, but they didn't want everyone to drink Manduhai's ecstasy soup, and the little prince was an outcast at all, causing them to misjudge the situation and let the northern concubine and the prince fall into the hands of Manduhai.

As soon as he thought of this, many important ministers re-examined the prairie woman, and this wisdom was no longer inferior to that of men, and even more powerful than most men.

Wang Yue knew that this matter was very tricky, so he spoke again: "Manduhai uses the little prince as bait, and this time he took great pains to catch the northern concubine and the prince, what is his real intention?" ”

Others may think that Mandu Hai is trapping the northern concubine and the prince, but he knows that the real start of this trapping plan is when the little prince is sent to the capital.

If it weren't for the little prince being sent to the capital, the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty would not have taken it lightly, at least it was unlikely that the prince would have been allowed to go to the Northern Yuan Dynasty to take risks.

It was the little prince who was sent to the capital by Manduhai, and after they investigated that the identity of the little prince was not faked, they relaxed their vigilance against Manduhai and fell into Manduhai's trap.

However, such a long-term plan is a plot after all, and what Wang Yue cares about most is what Manduhai is planning?

"Is she so intent on revenge?" Chen Kun, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, hesitated for a moment, and finally said the worst.

As soon as these words came out, there was silence everywhere.

Although the relationship between the Ming Dynasty and the Northern Yuan Dynasty has been very harmonious over the years, not to mention how many grievances and grievances the two countries have accumulated, the assassination of Dayan Khan by the Ming Dynasty alone was a few years ago.

Dayan Khan is Manduhai's husband and Manduhai's carefully cultivated successor.

The Ming Dynasty was out of self-interest, but secretly arranged a perfect beheading operation, and Dayan Khan was eliminated by the Ming side when he was just an adult.

If Mandu Hai was deliberately planning to avenge Dayan Khan, it seemed to be a reasonable and reasonable move to formulate this conspiracy.

"It can't be true, right?" Zhang Sheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, swallowed his mouth with difficulty and looked up at the attic with great concern.

Once the prince becomes the object of Manduhai's hatred, then he will be responsible even if he dies, which will be the worst situation for Da Ming and the prince.

"If Manduhai is just for revenge, then it is unlikely that he will send the little prince to the capital! If she really killed the prince, then she and Dayan Khan's son would definitely be slaughtered by us as well, not to mention that our prince is actually her grandson, which is not necessarily a good deal, right? Wang Yue looked very calm, and immediately pointed out the flaws.

He Cong and the others nodded one after another, although they all felt that Wang Yue's analysis was reasonable, but they were still worried about the safety of the prince Zhu Houxuan.

Cabinet minister Jia Jun seemed to attach great importance to this matter, and asked Wang Yue directly: "Elder Wang, if Manduhai is not for revenge, then what is her intention in detaining Concubine Bei and the prince?" ”

"The old man can't guess this time! It's just that now we should not raise troops immediately, but to negotiate with the Northern Yuan, and after ensuring the true intentions of Manduhai, it is not too late for us to take the next step! Wang Yue shook his head gently, but he set a new tone.

This......

Song Cheng and other important ministers of the Criminal Department knew that this was more like what they said to the emperor, and now they probably hoped that the emperor would calm down, rather than raising an army to attack the Mongols before they found out the true motives of Manduhai.

Unlike the previous conquests of the Lê Dynasty, the White Ancient Kingdom, the Shikoku Islands, and the Ryukyu Kingdom, the Mongol base camp was erratic, and once it was far away from the desert, it was difficult to find it.

Zhu Youzhi naturally knew that Wang Yue was honest and seeking the country, but he also had a bottom line in his heart: "The prince is not only the son of me, but also the face of the great Ming!" Once something happens to the prince, the Ming Dynasty is bound to retaliate, so prepare for war immediately! ”

Although Wang Yue's analysis is the first thing, even if this battle is not initiated, it must be prepared before the war.

Only if they have enough desire to fight on the side of Daming, then Manduhai will not dare to mess around, at least not dare to kill her own daughter and grandson easily.

"Yes!" The first assistant of the cabinet, Yin Zhi and other important ministers, figured out Zhu Youji's intentions, that is, they were respectful and authentic.

Because the tone was set, the important ministers present also discussed a plan to prepare for the war.

With the current situation of the Ming Dynasty, in fact, it already has the military strength of Taizong Zhu Di's five expeditions to Mobei, which is enough to win the war on the prairie.

Of course, it was almost an impossible task for the Ming to completely annihilate the Northern Yuan, and once they escaped into the depths of the desert, the Ming army would have to return in vain.

However, it is unlikely that the tribes of Manduhai will give up the fertile grasslands now, so the possibility of her provoking the Ming Dynasty by killing the prince is actually not too great.

The prosperity of the capital is still the same, and the construction of the Beijing-Tianjin Railway is in full swing.

Although the end of the year is approaching, the entire Ming Dynasty is busy because of the seizure of the prince.

Zhang Sheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, had a strong desire to make up for his mistakes, and this time he took the initiative to shoulder the task of going to the Northern Yuan Dynasty to negotiate, and also led the delegation to Datong, and then personally entered the desert to negotiate.

The dignified Shangshu dared to take such a risk, which shows that he is very remorseful about this matter, and it also reflects his loyalty to the Ming Dynasty.

Just as the Ministry of Rites Shangshu had just left Beijing, there was an urgent military information from Datong: "Report! Concubine Bei has returned to Datong from the desert and is now on her way back to Beijing! ”

This was undoubtedly exciting news, but it was soon backstabbed by reality.

In just a few days, Beifei Yikexi had already ridden back to Beijing.

Yi Kexi has a bit of a heroine's demeanor, all the way, went directly to Xiyuan, and when he saw Zhu Youji, he cried even if he hugged Zhu Youji.

She also did not expect that her mother would use such a despicable means to detain her son there.

Zhu Youzhu looked at Concubine Bei, who was crying with pear blossoms and rain, and he didn't feel good in his heart: "Since the incident has happened, our top priority is to let the emperor return safe and sound, what conditions did your mother offer?" ”

With such a layout, she even did not hesitate to send her son to the capital, which I am afraid will be a lot of plans this time. It's just that no matter what the price is, he has to exchange his son back.

"Your Majesty, she doesn't want anything?" Ikxi raised his beautiful eyes full of tears, but shook his head gently.

Zhu Youji's heart suddenly felt cold, and he said extremely gloomy: "She dares to take my prince to hate me?" ”

"No...... No, my mother likes Xuan'er very much, she ...... She said that Beiyuan needs an heir, and Xuan'er has half of the blood of the golden family in her body! Ikxi shook his head slightly, which was to say Manduhai's true intentions.

In fact, many people misunderstand Manduhai, although Manduhai is indeed an ambitious woman, but her heart is more for the glory of the golden family and for the grassland to be unified.

Originally, Dayan Khan had the opportunity to fulfill her wish, so she established her prestige in the army for Dayan Khan since she was a child, and even handed over military and political power to Dayan Khan at any time.

Due to the intervention of the Great Ming, not only did she lose Dayan Khan, the carefully cultivated heir, but she and Dayan Khan's descendants could not bear her wishes at all.

It is precisely because of this that after she learned the news of the pregnancy of the northern concubine Yikexi, she also took the initiative to send the little prince to the capital as a hostage, thus starting the plan to snatch the prince.

Compared with others, although Zhu Houxuan is the prince of the Ming Dynasty, he is also the grandson of Manduhai, and he has half of the blood of the golden family in his body.

The most important thing is that she needs to be on guard against the pervasive Ming Dynasty at all times to cultivate the little prince, after all, there is a lesson in the beheading of Dayan Khan, but Zhu Houxuan does not need to worry about the beheading plan of the Ming Dynasty at all.

In the same way, she is so deliberate in order to get an ideal heir.

Hey?

Zhu Youzhu learned that Manduhai was actually willing to do this, although he still felt incredible in his heart, but Zhu Houxuan was indeed the best choice for Manduhai.

"Your Majesty, this is a letter from my mother!" Ikxi wiped away his tears and pulled out a letter from his bosom.

Zhu Youzhi felt a pang of bitterness in his heart, thinking that with his own wisdom, he didn't need to worry about the old witch at all, but he didn't want to completely fall into her trap this time.

In the final analysis, if it weren't for their greed to control the political situation in the Northern Yuan Dynasty, how could they be tricked?

Zhu Youzhu was originally worried that he would not be able to read the other party's letter, but when he found that it was written in Chinese, he couldn't help but look at the content of the letter and his face turned blue for a while.

"Your Majesty, this battle cannot be fought!" Ikxi hesitated, but earnestly persuaded.

Zhu Youji's brows furrowed slightly, but he said very seriously: "Don't you want to go back to Xuan'er?" ”

"The concubine naturally wants to, but Da Ming's dispatch of troops may not be successful, and Xuan'er's situation will become dangerous!" Seeing that it was about his son, Ikxi looked extremely sober and authentic.

Although she hated her mother and longed to bring her son back, on the way back, she learned that war was not the answer.

Zhu Youzhu knew that what Yi Kexi said was reasonable, and he also said heartily: "In addition to sending troops to take Xuan'er back, do you think there is any other way?" ”

"The concubine thinks there is another way!" Ikxi raised his pretty face and said very seriously. (End of chapter)