Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 476
In the end, the topic went around and around, and it returned to the very beginning of the tribute.

This war, from the very beginning, has been triggered by this.

Therefore, when Zhu Jian was ordered to negotiate with Naha in the capital, one of the items was to plug this loophole.

According to the agreement, the roster of Oala's tribute envoys to the capital in the future shall not exceed 100, and the rewards and rewards shall be based on the actual number of people who entered the capital.

This is already more than double that of the Yongle period, which is considered a concession.

But it was also obvious that he was still not satisfied, so the lion asked for a quota of 500 people.

Yexian spoke very politely, and his posture was very low.

However, Zhu Jian looked a little embarrassed.

During the previous negotiation, the two parties were only in the intention stage, so in fact, not much effort was wasted.

But this time, entering the final substantive stage of negotiating conditions, Ye Xian's cunning and cunning were fully reflected.

Recalling the entire process of the negotiation, Zhu Jian realized that for the current situation, he probably had plans in advance.

He first made trouble with the tribute envoy, and then kept silent. While pretending to be generous and sincere, he signaled King Bodu to put forward conditions that Daming could not accept.

After they repeatedly refused, and even took the initiative to push the negotiation to the point of collapse, they also took action to bring the situation back.

After this back-and-forth, Ye Xian finally put forward the conditions for expanding the tribute team, and it was obviously not suitable for Daming to refuse.

Sure enough, seeing Zhu Jian's expression, Yexian's expression was a little displeased, said.

"Da Ming and I made peace sincerely. If you want the Supreme Emperor to return to the court, I have never stopped you. If you want to send him back to Beijing, but you are not allowed to take his seat, I will let you."

"As long as I am sincere, you always say that I am not sincere. The new emperor of the Ming Dynasty ascended the throne and traded with various ministries of Chahar, regardless of various categories. With my ministries of Wala, only tea horses are allowed to trade."

"I have doubts about Pingzhang Angke. You only claim that it is the old rules. Wala pays tribute well, and there will be rewards. After all, it is my father who has an appointment with His Majesty Yongle, and I am willing to admit it."

"It's just that you said you were here to make peace, but you refused to give in at all. How can you show your sincerity?"

Facing Yexian's questioning, Zhu Jian hesitated for a while, and replied.

"Don't be angry, grand master. I came here with sincerity, and I want to reconcile the old relationship with the grand master and welcome the emperor back, but what the grand master said is indeed difficult."

"Earlier when the Grand Master sent envoys to the capital, I treated His Majesty generously with courtesy and rewards, and discussed all the details in the capital. Now the Grand Master is temporarily talking about the position of heaven, mutual markets, tribute envoys and other things. Is it because we are dishonest? ?”

Yexian's expression was quite ugly, and the atmosphere in the field was a little stagnant for a while.

At this time, Wala Pingzhang Angke, who had just questioned, spoke.

"Grand Master, it's getting late. Since we can't reach an agreement, we might as well rest for two days before we talk."

The sun is just westward at the moment, and it is still long before dark.

This Anke was clearly talking nonsense with his eyes open, but Yexian nodded and went down the steps.

With a cold face, he first spoke to Zhu Jian and the others.

"Then please have a good discussion with your envoy and others. Tomorrow, I will send someone ahead to take you to see the Supreme Emperor. After two days, we will talk about things again."

After all, he got up first and left, and then King Bodu and a group of Wala nobles also left separately.

Zhu Jian and the other three were left behind, a little dazed...

After nightfall, in the camp of the mission.

The three of Zhu Jian and Yuan Bin sat facing each other.

Strictly speaking, Yuan Bin was not an envoy of the mission, but a servant of the Supreme Emperor. Therefore, he did not participate in this negotiation, but stayed in the camp to wait for news.

At this moment, listening to Zhu Jian's narration of what happened at that time, Yuan Bin couldn't help frowning, and asked.

"My lords, according to what you have seen, what does Ye Xian mean?"

The three of Zhu Jian looked at each other, and just about to speak, suddenly a guard of the mission came in to report.

"My lord, the king of Bodu is asking for an audience, saying that he has something important to say to several lords."

Bodu king?
Thinking of what happened during the day, Zhu Jian frowned subconsciously, thought for a while, and asked.

"He came alone? Did he ever hide himself?"

The guard replied: "With dozens of guards, it seems that they don't come here in private."

So, Zhu Jian glanced at Li Shi and Luo Qi inquiringly, and they nodded slightly.

So Zhu Jian said, "Please come in."

Immediately, the three of them got up and sorted their clothes, and Yuan Bin stepped aside.

Not long after, the camp tent was opened, and the figure of King Bodu appeared at the door.

Zhu Jian brought people forward to pay respects, and welcomed King Bodu in. After they sat down, they asked questions.

"Your Excellency came late at night, but what do you want to say?"

At this moment, King Bodu was not as arrogant as he was during the day, but a little more peaceful, he said with a smile.

"I came here on behalf of the grand master. During the day, you and I had peace talks, and there were some conflicts. The grand master said that he really sent Naha back to the emperor. When he sent Naha to the capital to meet the emperor of Ming Dynasty, he had no intention of opening an exchange market. The increase of tribute envoys is really a combination of various tribes in Wala, although the grand master is regarded as the master, he does not do whatever he wants."

What this said is somewhat meaningful.

Zhu Jian's eyes flickered, and he asked, "What do you mean by your words?"

King Bodu pondered for a moment before explaining.

"Several nobles sitting beside the Grand Master during the day include my Ara prefect, Angke Pingzhang, who is in Wala. This must have been known by the noble envoy."

"However, apart from the two of them being our Zhiyuan and Pingzhang, Ala is the leader of the Batut tribe, and the leader of the Angke Naiturhu tribe. The other nobles who have not spoken are also from one tribe. Lord."

"Opening up the exchange market and increasing tribute envoys are exactly what they are asking for. You should have seen that during the peace talks, the Grand Master tried to stop them many times, but it was useless in the end. Therefore, the Grand Master Send me a message."

"The Grand Master sincerely facilitated the Supreme Emperor's return to Beijing, but your envoy also needs to be considerate of the Grand Master's difficulties..."

This hint is already obvious enough.

However, Zhu Jian thought for a moment and continued to ask.

"What your Excellency said, I don't understand why the grand master is the master of Wala, why can't he settle the opinions of all the tribes, not to mention, my emperor is in the camp of the grand master's headquarters, why should the grand master look at other people's faces?"

King Bodu frowned, wondering for a moment whether the Ming official in front of him was playing dumb, or really didn't understand.

After thinking for a while, he continued, "Your envoy should know that although the Grand Master did not wish for the last battle, the army was killed and injured when all the ministries joined forces."

"I have been serving the Emperor for several months, taking good care of it, and now I am sending it back. All the ministries have returned to their old camps, and the herdsmen also need food and other things to survive."

"In the past, envoys were sent not only to the Grand Master's headquarters, but also to all the ministries. Today, the Ming Dynasty limits tribute envoys to [-] people. The headquarters is still insufficient. How can all the ministries have no complaints?"

After some explanations, King Bodu finally wanted to see each other, said.

"If all the ministries refuse to resign, the peace talks may fall into an impasse again, and even though the Grand Master sincerely sends them back, it may not be possible for a while."

"What the grand master said in the daytime is already to appease all the ministries. As long as the noble envoy agrees, he will be ready to welcome back to Beijing in a few days."

To put it bluntly, there are still benefits...

Speaking of this, it would be inappropriate to pretend to be confused, so Zhu Jian pondered for a moment and said.

"Of course we know the sincerity of the grand master's peace talks. We, the emperors and ministers of the Ming Dynasty, do not want to fight again, but the return of the emperor is also the wish of the emperors and ministers of the Ming Dynasty, and it cannot be changed."

"Since the emperor's northern hunting, I have sent several envoys to His Majesty, bringing gold, silver, and silk to reward the various ministries, which can be called kindness."

"Now that the peace talks have reached an agreement, your Excellency also said that you need to increase the number of tribute envoys. This matter is not trivial. Although we are envoys, we still may not be able to resolve it for a while. Please also report our difficulties to the Grand Master." .”

King Bodu's face was a bit ugly, but Zhu Jian's words already revealed the intention of seeing off the guests.

So, he had no choice but to stand up and said.

"In this case, I will go and report the words of the noble envoy to the Grand Master first. After you meet the Supreme Emperor tomorrow, the Grand Master will talk to you again in two days."

After finishing speaking, King Bodu bowed and bowed, turned around and left the tent...

(End of this chapter)