At this time, the British public Zhang Rong, who was waiting outside the Qianqing Palace, looked a little uneasy.

As Jiajing had expected, the main purpose of Zhang Rong's visit this time was to get the emperor to agree to his request to lead his troops to the battle.

After the triumphant return of Zhu Xizhong, the Duke of Chengguo, Zhang Rong learned from him that the imperial court would use troops against the grassland next.

After learning the news, Zhang Rong was overjoyed, and even decided to pull down this old face, come to ask for Jiajing, and by the way, probe the emperor's tone for others.

"Alas, I don't know if His Majesty will agree, in case he doesn't agree......"

Just as Zhang Rong was suffering from gains and losses, he saw the guiding eunuch who had gone in to report before coming to Zhang Rong with a silent step, and said respectfully: "British Duke, you can go in, Your Majesty is waiting for you inside!" ”

When Zhang Rong heard this, he immediately came back to his senses, and the guide led the eunuch to arch his hand to show his gratitude: "Well, I'm tired of my father-in-law!" ”

When the guide eunuch heard this, a look of panic appeared on his face at the right time, and he hurriedly leaned down and said respectfully: "Where, the British public words are serious!" ”

After that, I saw Zhang Rong nodding, climbing the stairs, and stepping on the stairs of the Qianqing Palace.

After entering the Qianqing Palace, Zhang Rong subconsciously looked in the direction where Jiajing was, knelt on the ground with a 'plop', and said respectfully: "Weichen knocks to see Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

Seeing this, Jiajing immediately got up from the dragon chair, stepped forward in person, and helped Zhang Rong up from the ground: "British Princess, please get up!" ”

After this, I saw Jiajing turn around, look at the eunuch waiting on the side, and command in a deep voice: "Come here, give a seat to the British!" ”

The words fell, and soon a eunuch stepped forward, prepared a seat for Zhang Rong, and covered it with soft cushions.

When Zhang Rong heard this, his face was full of gratitude, and after expressing his gratitude to Jiajing, he sat on the chair on the side, and the whole person was sitting in a precarious position, not daring to move.

After Zhang Rong officially sat down, Jiajing withdrew his gaze, sat down on the dragon chair again, and asked, "British duke, do you have anything to report when you come to see me this time?" ”

Zhang Rong heard Jiajing's words, and after organizing the language in his mind, he cautiously spoke: "Your Majesty, I can't hide it, before Weichen came, I overheard that the imperial court had plans to use troops against the Tumut Department on the grassland. ”

Zhang Rong paused for a moment when he said this, looked in the direction where Jiajing was, and continued.

"As the British Duke of my Ming Dynasty, how can Weichen not repay the favor of the emperor?"

"That Altan Khan has repeatedly plundered southward, and the border soldiers and civilians are miserable, and now, under the wise leadership of Your Majesty, my Ming Dynasty has finally defeated Altan Khan, and Your Majesty once said that you must eliminate all evil."

"Therefore, Weichen wants to be the sword in His Majesty's hand while his body and bones can still move, and shed blood for His Majesty and Daming, and sweep away the remaining obstacles!"

"Wechen begs Your Majesty to let Wechen lead the troops to the battle!"

After Zhang Rong finished speaking, he immediately got up from the seat and bowed to the ground, his face full of earnestness.

This move by the British public Zhang Rong deeply touched Jiajing.

Subsequently, I saw Jiajing step forward, helped Zhang Rong up, and said with emotion: "I am very pleased that the British public has this heart of promising the country with his body, if my Ming Dynasty can have more people like the British Gongyou, why not be happy!" ”

When Jiajing said this, he shook his head imperceptibly, changed his words, and continued: "But the British Duke, I can't agree to your request!" ”

When Jiajing's words fell, Zhang Rong's face was full of astonishment, and just as he wanted to ask, he only heard Jiajing's voice without a trace of emotion.

"After the news spread that the Duke of Chengguo led troops to the expedition last time, those civil officials in the court felt a great crisis."

"They were worried that the return of the clan and the nobles to the court would threaten their current status, so they tried every means to slander Cheng Guogong at all costs, and later, it was I who forcibly subdued them!"

"Fortunately, in the end, Chengguo Gong blocked the mouths of that group of civil officials with his merits, and with the lessons of the past, this time, that group of civil officials will definitely be vigilant, would rather die than give in, and try every means to obstruct it, and then it will cause turmoil in the government and the opposition!"

Seeing that the emperor had already said this, even if he was unwilling, Zhang Rong had no choice but to nod yes.

Because he knew that everything Jiajing said was true.

The last time Zhu Xizhong, the Duke of Chengguo, commanded the Shenji Battalion to go on the expedition, he suffered huge resistance, if it weren't for the emperor's strength, I am afraid that until the end, Zhu Xizhong would not have the opportunity to lead the troops to the expedition, let alone enter the court and serve as the Minister of Military Aircraft.

After this, I saw Zhang Rong arch his hand, and said with a guilty face: "Your Majesty is right, it is Weichen who lacks consideration!" ”

Jiajing took in the expression on Zhang Rong's face, raised his eyebrows, and said with a smile: "Don't be frustrated, I just said that I won't let you lead the troops to the expedition this time, but I didn't say that I won't let you lead the troops from now on!" ”

When Zhang Rong heard Jiajing's words, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

Immediately, I saw that he reacted, looked at Jiajing excitedly, and asked cautiously, "Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, what do you mean ......"

When Jiajing heard this, he glanced at Zhang Rong quite indifferently, and then said: "You must know that next, I still have two battles to fight in the Ming Dynasty, one is Annan, and the other is Japan." ”

"A place in Annan is the homeland of my Ming Dynasty, and it was once ruled by my Ming Dynasty during the Yongle, Hongxi, and Xuande years, but the local people are fierce, and they do not obey the rule of my Ming Dynasty, and even have hostility towards my Ming Dynasty."

"For those barbarians in Annam who do not admire the king and have repeatedly rebelled, the imperial court must strike hard."

"This time, the imperial court will not send officials to govern, as long as they pay the full amount of grain to my Daming on time every year."

When Jiajing said this, he withdrew his gaze from Zhang Rong's body, and continued: "On the Japanese side, there is an extremely rich silver mine, as long as you take it, within a hundred years, I don't have to worry about silver anymore!" ”

When Jiajing's words fell, Zhang Rong realized that the reason why the emperor attached so much importance to the sailor was actually preparing for the next war.

Thinking of this, Zhang Rong's breathing became rapid, if things were really as Jiajing said.

Then next, what awaits Daming will be two battles to destroy the country.

If the Ming Dynasty wins these two battles to destroy the country, then Jiajing's exploits will far surpass the emperors of the Ming Dynasty.

At the same time, the clan and the nobles can also regain their former glory with these two battles to destroy the country.

After this, I saw Jiajing glancing at Zhang Rong, and continued to add: "So, British Princess, the most important thing you should do now is to lie dormant in peace and accumulate strength in secret. ”

"When the time comes, you'll be there to help, understand?"

When Jiajing's words fell, I saw Zhang Rong's expression dark, leaning down, and responding in a deep voice: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for solving Weichen's doubts, Weichen understands!" ”

"Well, I still have things to deal with next, so let's get here first!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, Weichen will retire!"

After the words fell, Zhang Rong bowed to Jiajing and left the Qianqing Palace with great ambition.

Next, he had to take care of his body and wait for that day to come.

……

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was time to meet the envoys of the Chahar tribe.

Early in the morning, Tsering and other envoys from the Chahar Department went to the Forbidden City through the Huitong Pavilion under the guidance of the officials of the Huitong Pavilion.

During their stay at the Huitong Hall, in addition to being taught etiquette by special officials, they also experienced the prosperity of the area.

When they entered the Forbidden City through the noon gate, they were instantly shocked by the prosperity here.

Most of the surrounding buildings are mainly yellow, all of which show a noble atmosphere, and the roofs are full of glazed tiles of various colors.

In front of the palace is the white jade road, the back of the palace is tortuous and tactful, and those palaces around look magnificent, solemn and magnificent.

Everything here is not found in the grassland, only the endless Gobi Desert and the cattle and sheep grazing by the herdsmen.

Even the sweat tent where the Great Khan lived could not compare with these magnificent and solemn buildings.

"The Ming Court is really as rumored to be, incomparably rich and prosperous, no wonder in the past, it only took a plunder to the south to get the tribe out of the crisis and not starve too many people to death."

"It's a pity that there will never be such an opportunity again."

Thinking of this, Tsering shook his head imperceptibly and withdrew his gaze from those palaces in the distance.

Even Altan Khan, who commanded an army of 200,000 troops to the south, was not the opponent of the Ming court, and how could the current Chahar Department be the opponent of the Ming court?

Before this, Tsering couldn't understand that whether it was riding and archery skills, or the speed of war horses, or the degree of bravery, his side was far stronger than the Ming army, but why he couldn't beat it.

In order to solve this doubt, Tsering specially found the soldiers who had fought side by side with the Ming army from the tribe before, and learned some information from their mouths.

The Ming army was armed with a weapon called a flintlock pistol, which was not only powerful and long-range, but also extremely fast to reload.

Conventional armor is as fragile as paper in front of a flintlock pistol, and not only that, but the range of a flintlock pistol is much longer than that of a bow and arrow.

In addition, the Ming army also developed a tactic called Che Ying, which was extremely restrained by cavalry.

It was by relying on this method of warfare that the Ming army was able to win a complete victory in the previous decisive battle with the Altan Khan army.

As a rare person of insight in the Chahar Ministry, after learning about these circumstances, Tsering clearly knew that times had changed.

The past era of relying on riding and archery skills and fearless death to win is over.

Under the influence of the Ming court's chariot camp tactics and new weapons such as flintlock muskets, grenades, and cannons, there was no tribe on the grassland that could compete with the Ming court.

The grassland in the future can only be counted as the back garden of the Ming Court.

After learning that Ming Ting's firearms were very powerful, Tsering's heart gave birth to the idea of imitation.

On the Chahar side, there are also Han craftsmen.

When Tsering brought the flintlock pistol used by the Ming army to the craftsman, all he got was endless sighs and shaking his head.

According to the craftsmen, the structure of the flintlock pistol was exquisite, but the most important thing was the black gunpowder, which the craftsmen had no idea about.

You don't have to think about it to know that the Ming Court will definitely guard against this black gunpowder and will not leak a single bit.

Under the leadership of the officials, Tsering and other envoys finally arrived at the Qianqing Palace.

Looking at the Qianqing Palace, which was close at hand and magnificent, Tsering's face couldn't help but flash a hint of expectation.

Most of the people on the grassland worship the strong, but in Tsering's heart, the emperor of the Ming court can definitely be regarded as a powerful monarch.

Compared with Mao Dun Shan Yu, who once dominated the grasslands, and Genghis Khan, who built a huge empire, it is on par.

At the same time, Tsering did not forget the purpose of his trip, which had two main purposes.

The first was to start a trade exchange with the Ming court on the border, and the second was to persuade the emperor of the Ming court to send an army to crusade against the Tumut tribe together with the Chahar tribe and drive them out of the steppe completely.

At this moment, I saw that the official who was in charge of leading the envoys turned around and said something admonished.

"Be sure to remember the etiquette that was taught to you earlier!"

The official's words, after being relayed by a translator on the side, reached Tsering's ears word for word.

"Please rest assured, we know!"

After listening to the words relayed by the interpreter, the official couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Next, Tsering and the other envoys of the Chahar Ministry only need to act according to the previously established process.

Soon after this, I heard a shrill voice sound: "Xuan, the envoy of the Chahar tribe is here!" ”

When the official heard this, he turned around, glanced over Tsering and the other envoys, and commanded, "Go in with this official!" ”

After that, Tsering and other envoys, under the guidance of that official, stepped on the stairs of the Qianqing Palace.

……

In addition to Jiajing, several members of the cabinet were also present at the Qianqing Palace today.

At this time, they were sitting not far from Jiajing, and because it was the first time they had experienced this, Li Chunfang seemed a little restrained.

Since Yan Song, the first assistant of the cabinet, was sick at home, he did not prepare his seat this time.

This time, the negotiations were mainly led by Xu Jie, the deputy assistant of the cabinet.

After Tsering and other envoys entered the Qianqing Palace, they had been following the etiquette taught to them by the officials of the Honglu Temple before, without looking around, looking left and right.

When Tsering saw the figure in a yellow dragon robe sitting on the dragon chair, he suddenly reacted, this person was the emperor of the Ming court!

It was under his leadership that the Ming court changed its previous decline, not only capturing the former Great Khan Tumaihan, but also defeating Altan Khan, who commanded an army of 200,000 troops to the south.

At the same time, Tsering also felt an inexplicable coercion, surging from all directions, surrounding him, and under the influence of this coercion, even breathing became difficult.

Subsequently, I saw that Tsering came back to his senses, and led the rest of the envoys to salute Jiajing respectfully with the etiquette taught to him by the officials of Honglu Temple earlier.

"Tsering, the envoy of the Chahar Ministry, I have met His Majesty the Holy Emperor of Great Ming Ren, and on behalf of Amutai, the King of Shunyi of the Great Ming Dynasty, I would like to extend my most sincere greetings to His Majesty the Holy Emperor of Great Ming Ren!"

"Well, get up!"

Jiajing, who was sitting on the dragon chair, heard this, his face was full of warm smiles, and he saw that he glanced over the body of Tsering and other envoys, waved his hand, and commanded.

Jiajing's words, after being relayed by the translator, fell into the ears of Tsering and other envoys word for word.

"Come, give a seat to the messenger!"

When Jiajing's words fell, a eunuch soon stepped forward, prepared seats for Tsering and the envoys, and covered them with soft cushions.

Because before this, the officials of Honglu Temple had already taught this etiquette.

Therefore, after leading the remaining envoys to thank Jiajing, Tsering sat down on the chairs one after another.

After Tsering and other envoys took their seats one after another, I saw a trace of curiosity flashing on Jiajing's face, raised his eyebrows, looked in the direction where Tsering was, and asked with a smile: "How does the envoy feel during the time of my life in the Ming Dynasty?" ”

After listening to the translator's paraphrase, Tsering did not respond immediately, but after a moment of silence, he spoke: "Your Majesty the Holy Emperor of the Great Mingren, during this time, I have seen the prosperity here, and the prosperity here is far from being comparable to that on the grassland. ”

"In my opinion, your merits are no less than that of Mao Dun, who once dominated the grasslands, and Genghis Khan, who conquered the great empire!"

Xu Jie, who was sitting not far from Jiajing, couldn't help frowning slightly after listening to the translation's relay.

In his opinion, it is very offensive to use barbarians to benchmark His Majesty the current Emperor.

And Jiajing seemed to be very useful to Tsering's words, his face was full of smiles, and he gently rubbed the dragon head carved on the dragon chair with his hand, and said to himself.

"I am not enough to compare myself to Genghis Khan, after all, Genghis Khan launched a westward expedition and went to Europe!"

After listening to the translator's paraphrase, Tsering's face suddenly changed.

At this time, in his mind, such a thought flashed: "Could it be that the emperor of the Ming court plans to follow Genghis Khan's example to launch a western expedition and conquer all the nationalities along the way?" ”

"If that's the case, the Ming court will definitely take advantage of the grassland, and then ......"

Thinking of this, Tsering's face couldn't help but flash a trace of remorse, in his opinion, it was his own reason that made Emperor Mingting's ambition greater.

Fortunately, Jiajing only mentioned this casually, and did not mention it again.

Seeing this, Tsering couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and after that, he only heard Jiajing's voice sound: "What is the matter with the envoy's visit to my Daming this time?" ”

When Jiajing's words fell, Tsering immediately perked up, and said in his heart that he had finally stepped into the right topic.

Then, I saw Tsering organize the language in his mind, then get up from his seat and say respectfully.

"Your Majesty the Holy Emperor of Daming, I came here this time to follow the order of Amutai, the king of Shunyi of the Ming Dynasty, and want to carry out mutual trade with the Ming Dynasty at the border.

When Tsering said this, he paused for a moment, put on a righteous expression, and continued: "In addition, King Shunyi wants to send troops with the Ming Dynasty to expel the Tumut tribe from the grassland. ”

"The Tumut Department has occupied the grassland for a long time, and has repeatedly plundered the south, causing huge casualties to the soldiers and civilians in the frontier.

"It's not just the Ming Dynasty, there is also a blood feud between our Chahar Department and the Tumut Department, since we have a common enemy, why can't we join forces to fight the enemy?"

"In the previous battle, the Ming defeated the 200,000 army led by Altan Khan and killed Altan Khan, rather than waiting for the Tumut tribe to recuperate and come to retaliate, it is better to take the initiative to attack......"

Jiajing was no longer interested in listening to the rest of the words, and the launch of a trade exchange with the Chahar tribe on the border and the dispatch of a large army to attack the Tumut tribe were all predetermined strategies.

But this does not prevent Daming from taking this opportunity to knock on another bamboo bar.

After Tsering finished narrating, I saw Jiajing nodding imperceptibly and speaking unhurriedly.

"Well, I know, there is no problem in carrying out mutual trade on the border, and it is also no problem to join forces with the Chahar Department and send troops together to recruit the Tumut Department that occupies the grassland!"

"But you have to talk to my ministers about the details!"

After Jiajing finished speaking, he glanced over Xu Jie and the others, and the meaning contained in it was self-evident.

After perceiving the emperor's gaze falling on him, he saw Xu Jie get up from his seat, with a warm smile on his face, looking in the direction where Tsering was, and sent an invitation to him: "Messenger, come with the elder of this pavilion!" ”

When Tsering saw this, a bad feeling suddenly flashed in his heart.

Just as he was about to follow Xu Jie's steps and leave the Qianqing Palace, Jiajing seemed to suddenly remember something, and stopped Tsering.

"By the way, after I go back, I will bring a word to King Shunyi, from now on, only the heirs of King Shunyi will be able to ascend to the throne!"

"I only recognize the lineage of King Shunyi!"

Jiajing's voice was not loud, but it was like a heavy hammer, hitting the hearts of everyone present.

This sentence is a blunt declaration that from now on, the Chahar tribe can only be ruled by the descendants of Amutai.

When Jiajing's words fell, Gao Gong was the first to react, and secretly sighed: "Your Majesty Shengming! ”

In Gao Gong's view, Amutai, who seized the throne through a military coup, was actually very uneasy in his heart.

Since he was able to create a rebellion against Tumaihan, then one day, others would be able to rebel against him.

And the emperor's words were a reassuring pill for Amutai, if Amutai wanted to sit firmly in the sweat position, he could only obey the orders of the Ming Dynasty.

With the powerful backstage of Daming, even if there are people in the tribe who oppose Amutai, it will not help.

Not only that, but from now on, the imperial court will also be able to intervene in the affairs of the Chahar tribe in a grand manner, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

"Yes, His Majesty the Holy Emperor of the Great Ming Ren!"

When Jiajing's words fell, I saw Tsering come back to his senses and answer in a deep voice. (End of chapter)