In terms of dealing with envoys, Da Ming and Warat were very ethical.

In the more than two months since the war began, there has never been a case of harm to the opposing envoys.

Therefore, although Naha went straight to the moat, looking arrogant and arrogant, no one attacked him from the top of the city.

After Naha showed off his military might, when he saw that there was no response, he felt bored, so he had to shout to the city: "Listen, the people at the head of the city, the son of tomorrow has arrived outside the city, please ask the minister of civil and military affairs to line up out of the city to meet him." ”

Seeing that the other side was involved in a sensitive topic, the civil and military officials, vassal kings, and nobles at the head of the city did not dare to take matters into their own hands, so they all spontaneously walked to Zhu Qiyu's side, and stood in order as if they were participating in the court meeting, waiting for the new monarch to speak.

Zhu Qiyu was not in a hurry, and first asked King Ninghua with a smile: "Uncle, I want to personally take the civil and military officials out of the city to welcome back the emperor, so that my task will be completed, and I can continue to go home and be free, what do you think?" ”

King Ninghua definitely can't agree to this, he wrote a letter asking to take his six sons to Beijing to kill the enemy, the original intention was to seek a future for his children and grandchildren, not to touch the emperor's bad head. So we have to wait and see first, and then stand in line when the situation is clear.

So King Ninghua talked about the scene: "Now that the army of Warat is pressing the border, and the state affairs are all presided over by His Majesty, how can you personally take risks." In the opinion of the ministers, let the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple go to negotiate. ”

Zhu Qiyu nodded, and asked King Jin again, "What about Uncle King Jin?" ”

The king of Jin was more radical and replied very clearly: "The minister thinks that the emperor is already too emperor, and we should not be held hostage by Wara. It's better to fight first, and after the Warat army is frustrated, it's not too late to negotiate. ”

Zhu Qiyu nodded approvingly.

Now that the attitude of the vassal kings present has been established, Zhu Qiyu continued to ask Jiao Jing, the commander of the horses, Zhang Zhong, the Duke of England, Zhu Yi, the Duke of Chengguo, Xu Yongning, the Duke of Dingguo, Xu Heng, the Marquis of Xing'an, and Song Jie, the Marquis of Xining.

Because Zhu Qiyu had previously advocated letting Zhang Fu's son-in-law Zhang Zhong inherit the British dukedom, Zhang Zhong clearly expressed his support for the new monarch.

And Jiao Jing, the captain of the horse, because of his crimes, was punished by Zhu Qizhen for eight years of orthodoxy and knelt at the right gate of Chang'an to show the public. The right gate of Chang'an is the only way for ministers to go to court, and this humiliation is not insignificant. Therefore, Jiao Jing was not very enthusiastic about rescuing Zhu Qizhen.

Among the princes present, except for Zhu Yi, the Duke of Chengguo, most of the others had a flat reaction to going out of the city to greet Zhu Qizhen.

The rest are Wenchen and military generals. Because the generals are directly in charge of the troops, their position is very sensitive, so they don't speak.

Zhu Qiyu asked the ministers: "Chen Ge Lao, Yu Aiqing, you all talk about it, what should I do?" ”

Chen Xun and Yu Qian both agreed with the opinions of King Ninghua and King Jin, and first let the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple be responsible for contacting, and if they can't talk, they will start fighting. Anyway, this big war can't be avoided no matter what.

Seeing that no one objected, Zhu Qiyu asked Hu Hu: "Uncle Zong, do you want to go to the Wara camp in person?" Among the five major auxiliary ministers of the first emperor, the king of Dingxing County and the three who caused Wara to sit down are no longer there, and you are the only one left who is alive now.

Do you have to go in person and ask the Emperor Taishang in person, which can be regarded as an explanation to the first emperor. ”

When Hu Hu heard this, his old face turned red, but he was speechless. The emperor's cynicism was a little merciless, but there was nothing wrong with what the emperor said, and people couldn't find a reason to refute it.

Before Xuanzong died, he left Zhu Qizhen with five assistant ministers: Zhang Fu, Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong, Yang Pu, and Hu Hu.

The first emperor trusted you very much and entrusted the young lord Zhu Qizhen to you, but as a result, they assisted Zhu Qizhen like this, at least one crime of dereliction of duty, no matter what, you can't run away.

No matter how thick-skinned Hu Hu is, he is embarrassed to stiffen his neck and say that he is not guilty.

Zhu Qiyu instructed: "Since the great uncle has no opinion, then you can take Chen Yi, Li Xian, and Li Shi to the Wara camp to meet the Emperor Taishang."

By the way, you tell him to retreat thirty miles. Then he sent twenty soldiers, not wearing armor and weapons, to drive the emperor's chariot fifteen miles from the city.

And we also sent twenty soldiers, all without armor and weapons, to meet the emperor fifteen miles outside the city.

This can effectively avoid fraud by both sides, and when the emperor is returned, the court will also reward him heavily, so that he does not have to worry about running in vain. ”

Hu Hu had no choice but to agree. Xinjun also sent three ministers to go with him, and now Hu Hu didn't even have room to get by, so he had to go and kowtow to Zhu Qizhen to excuse himself.

Zhu Qiyu saw the true face of the Warat army and also understood the attitude of the civil and military officials, so he got up and went back to his house.

The ministers of civil and military affairs, those who should go out of the city, those who should go back to the house, and those who should go to the barracks go to the barracks, all dispersed.

From beginning to end, no one stood up and called for the new monarch to return to the throne, and no one proposed to restore the emperor to the throne.

Even Zhu Qiyu himself couldn't help but sigh in his heart again and again at the power of the general trend. Even if most people still agree with Zhu Qizhen in their hearts, under the oppression of the general situation, no one can speak their hearts.

These courtiers who are loyal to Zhu Qizhen, the grievances and torments in their hearts are really distressing.

Zhu Qiyu returned to the mansion with He Yi, Huang Pu, and Lian Gang, and immediately ordered: "You urge the painter to speed up the progress again, and tomorrow you will draw dozens of pictures of the Son of Heaven for me, and then display them at various preaching points in the capital."

It is necessary to highlight the majesty and momentum of the city gate called Bauhinia Pass, so that the people of the capital can pay their respects. ”

Lian Gang hurriedly agreed, and immediately retired and went to supervise the painter.

Zhu Qiyu asked He Yi again: "Xingyi, did I forget something just now, I always feel like something is almost something?" ”

He Yi said with a smile: "Yexian's sister Zhencairen, Boyan Timur's daughter Jingcairen, since she has arrived in the capital, she should enter the palace and kowtow to the Holy Empress Dowager to say hello." Otherwise, it would be too rude, and it would only make the world look down on Warat. ”

Zhu Qiyu also smiled: "Yes, yes, I should have handed over this task to the Great Sect Uncle just now." Why didn't you alert me on the spot? ”

He Yi smiled bitterly: "Hey, at that time, the great uncle was so embarrassed, and the minister didn't want to fall too far into the well." ”

Huang Pu also smiled: "It's better to let the ministers go, the envoys who have been to the Yexian camp before, and now they have all been sent over, only Weichen will not go, I'm afraid it is not appropriate." ”

Zhu Qiyu nodded, and then ordered: "Don't leave tonight, let's drink and chat in the West Flower Hall while waiting for the news of the night attack of the guards."

It's been so boring lately, and it's not interesting to wait, so why don't I call my concubines together, and let's have a gambling game.

Just guess how many heads can be cut back from the night attack on the first night of the guards. Let the princess sit in the village, let's bet, and the winner will invite everyone to the heavenly tower for dinner. What do you think? ”

"Good!"

Just guess, He Yi and Huang Pu's competitiveness was also hooked, and they agreed in unison, determined to win a good prize.

(End of chapter)