Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 472
It was getting dark early in the grassland, and the whistling north wind kept blowing outside the tent, making people have to wrap themselves in thick fur robes.

Zhu Jian lifted the heavy curtain, reconfirmed that all around the tent were the accompanying guards of the mission, and there were no other unfamiliar faces, and then carefully told the surrounding guards to be vigilant at all times, and then retreated into the tent.

In the large military tent, a few thick candles were lit, illuminating the entire military tent brightly.

In the middle of the tent was a thick carpet, with a table on top, and two braziers around it. On the table were some snacks, a silver pot, and several volumes of documents.

Li Shi and Luo Qi were kneeling on the carpet, opposite to them was Yuan Bin who was brought to visit the Supreme Emperor during the day.

After Zhu Jian confirmed the situation outside, he also returned to his seat and sat down, asking Yuan Bin.

"General Yuan, how is the Supreme Emperor? You have been walking in the camp, have you found any news?"

During the day, Zhu Jian made an excuse to ask Yuan Bin to return to the Supreme Emperor to serve him. This is one of the important meanings.

Although it is said that Wala and Daming have initially reached an agreement, the negotiations between the two countries are changing rapidly, and any changes may happen before everything is settled.

So in fact, the game had already started from the moment they met King Bodu on the grassland.

Yuan Bin didn't hold back, and said directly.

"Everything is fine with the Supreme Emperor. After King Bodu sent me back to the Supreme Emperor's tent, he left directly."

"In the military tent, the Supreme Emperor inquired about the recent situation of the Holy Mother, Empress Duanjing and His Majesty, and also asked about the details of the negotiations in the capital. It was a great relief to know that His Majesty and all the ministers were determined to welcome his old man back to court."

"The Supreme Emperor also asked me to tell several adults that you are the ministers of the country. If you can welcome back to the court this time, you will be rewarded for your merits. I hope that you will not stop working hard, and you should do your best for the sake of the country and the people."

After all, it was the Supreme Emperor's oral order. After Zhu Jian and others listened to it, they got up one after another, bowed three times in the direction of the Supreme Emperor's tent, and then sat down again.

Then, Luo Qi took the lead to ask: "Just now, General Yuan said that King Bodu sent you to the camp and then left directly. Then how did you come back, General Yuan?"

Yuan Bin also frowned slightly, and said.

"To be honest, my lords, at that time King Bodu said that when he asked for instructions, he also said what he said first. Let him see and walk, don't worry about it."

"Thus, King Bodu left two soldiers saying they were protecting my safety, and then left. At that time, I thought it was a polite remark, and he probably wouldn't let me come back."

"But after King Bodu left, I tried it out, and the two soldiers really didn't care about anything, and let me walk in the camp."

After listening to Yuan Bin's narration, Zhu Jian thought for a while and said, "In this way, he is not afraid of us communicating with the Supreme Emperor, nor is he afraid of us inquiring about any news in the camp."

After a brief pause, Zhu Jian continued to ask: "Then, did General Yuan find out anything?"

Yuan Bin pondered for a moment, then spoke.

"Although King Bodu said so, I still didn't dare to walk around. I just chatted casually with the two soldiers who came over on the way back."

"I asked Ha Ming about the identities of these two people, and he confirmed that these two people are soldiers who patrol the Supreme Emperor's tent on a daily basis. If there is no accident, King Bodu is just a random person."

"I made some indirect remarks. They were very happy when they heard that Daming was going to welcome the Supreme Emperor back this time, and they kept asking me when the Grand Master and Daming would reconcile."

"I asked them how their days were going, and they felt a little depressed. They said that the tribe was not doing well, there were a lot of deserters in recent days, and the grand master's temper was not very good, and he often beat people for no reason."

After recounting the "casual" chat in detail, Yuan Bin finally said.

"From what I've seen, most of the ordinary soldiers in Wala are now looking forward to peace talks with Daming, and there is another point worth noting."

"That is, in recent days, almost most of the Vala nobles have to go out hunting with their personal guards every other day. It is because of this that we just happened to meet King Bodu today."

"Such regular and large-scale hunting can only show..."

"Oala's logistics supply is insufficient!"

Zhu Jian cut off Yuan Bin's words, and his face became a little agitated.

As he spoke, he turned to Li Shi and Luo Qi and asked.

"Do you still remember the military horse food we lost these days?"

The two on the opposite side nodded, not knowing what Zhu Jian meant.

On the vast grassland, various tribes, big or small, are scattered everywhere, so the grassland is always in danger.

It took them more than half a month to start from Datong and arrive at the Yexian camp. During this process, almost every time they stayed overnight, captives would secretly come to steal food and horses.

They lost a lot, but they also killed a lot of people.

This kind of thing, even if there are envoys from Wala among the missions, it is not easy to stop. After all, the missions did not hide their identities, and they played the banner of Ming Dynasty.

Under such circumstances, if you still come to steal, you are clearly courting death.

"I still remember that at that time, Naha, the envoy of Oala, apologized repeatedly, saying that this would not be the case on weekdays. At that time, we only thought it was a scene, but now it seems that I am afraid it is the truth."

Amidst the puzzled eyes of several people, Zhu Jian continued to explain.

"Although there are no moral and etiquette constraints on the grasslands, and looting and theft can be seen everywhere, but these tribal herdsmen are also good at watching people order food."

"Our mission is such a huge team, the guard alone has no less than 200 people, all of whom are well-equipped cavalry."

"Usually, when encountering such a team on the grassland, ordinary tribes would walk around."

"But the people of these tribes are so bold that they dare to steal at night. If they are not blind, they can only be forced to do nothing!"

Hearing this, Luo Qi also nodded.

He went out with the army in his early years, and he also knows what ordinary tribal herdsmen look like.

"That's right, the mission team is huge. Ordinary herdsmen, unless they really have no choice, will not come here to provoke them."

"From this point of view, the situation of the Oirat ministries has indeed reached an unsustainable level. Just now Captain Yuan said that those ordinary sergeants heard that they would also have peace talks with Daming first, and they all rejoiced. It seems to be true."

After confirming this conclusion, everyone present couldn't help but feel a little excited.

No matter what their position in the court is or what their political opinions are, since they took over the mission of the envoy, they have only one purpose, and that is to successfully welcome the Supreme Emperor back to the court.

Although, before departure, everyone already has a lot of confidence.

But after all, people's thoughts are the most difficult to guess. If you also hold a grudge first, and change your mind for a while, it is not impossible to return without success.

But now, there are various signs that the situation facing Wala is worse than they imagined.

In this case, the influence of individual wishes on the overall situation has actually been reduced to a very low level.

Although Wala also made decisions first, he also had various official positions such as the so-called Taishi and Zhiyuan.

But in the final analysis, whether it is Oala or Tatar, they are essentially nothing more than an alliance of nomadic tribes.

First of all, no matter how strong your personal prestige is, you still need to consider the thoughts of various Oirat nobles.

It is obvious from a glimpse that the whole leopard is known. It is obvious that the Oala army is looking forward to the peace talks from top to bottom.

If under such circumstances, they were still limited by personal resentment and made things difficult for Daming's mission, then it would be these Oirat nobles who refused to agree first.

After confirming this, Li Shi on the side spoke.

"Master Zhu, if that's the case, we might be able to be a little tougher in tomorrow's negotiations. It would be best if we can cut through the mess quickly."

Under the flickering candlelight, Zhu Jian frowned and nodded slightly...

(End of this chapter)