Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 723

Outside the Yongding Gate, Yang Hong's old voice echoed everywhere, all the Honghe Temple officials present were a little bit surprised, and Qi Zheng even raised his head in surprise.

Chuoros Bodu, the younger brother of Yexian, is often called the king of Bodu on the frontier!

Of course, among the official titles of Daming, there is only one Tutuobuhuawang in the entire grassland tribe, and the others, even Yexian, are just grand masters, not to mention Bodu King, especially in front of Yang Hong. Calling them by their first names is normal.

However, if Qi Zheng remembered correctly, among the list sent by the Oala mission this time, it was the Oirat nobleman Naha, who was accompanied by no other nobles, let alone the Bodu King.

However, just when everyone was amazed, in an inconspicuous corner among the delegation, a Mongolian man with a thin body slowly raised his head, and under the eyes of everyone, this person stepped forward , Finally, standing still at the forefront of the mission, touching his chest as a salute, said.

"I haven't seen him for many years, but the style of 'King Yang' is still the same."

"But it's a pity that when the eagle soaring in the sky is locked in a cage, it can only be slaughtered by others, while the proud lone wolf on the grassland, with its unyielding will, will eventually dominate everything again!"

As soon as they met, King Bodu not only didn't have the slightest embarrassment of being exposed, but when he opened his mouth, there was a strong smell of gunpowder.

While praising Yang Hong's past prestige, on the other hand, he insinuated that Yang Hong, a veteran in the battlefield, was trapped in the capital, and what he said seemed to allude to the current plight of the Yang family.

Faced with such an obvious provocation from King Bodu, Yang Hong said calmly.

"Bodu, you are lying, there is no so-called King Yang here, only Changping Marquis Yang Hong of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Whether it is a high-flying eagle or a proud lone wolf, they will all grow old one day. The difference is that the eagle soars in the sky, but it also has a nest to live in. The lone wolf wanders in the grassland, but it is in a state of anxiety all its life, because it I know that one day, I will be devoured by a new lone wolf."

These words were also unyielding, pushing Bodu King back.

Seeing that Yang Hong was not stimulated by him at all, King Bodu looked slightly ugly, but before he could speak again, Li Shi on the side spoke.

"Your Excellency, long time no see, do you still remember me?"

King Bodu's eyes flashed, a smile appeared on his face, and he said.

"Of course I remember, once the grassland is gone, will Vice Envoy Li be safe?"

"I'm naturally fine, but, looking at your Excellency, it seems that you are not doing well, right?"

Li Shi looked Bodu Wang up and down, and asked back.

The grassland generally eats more cattle and sheep, lacks food, and supplies are not abundant. Therefore, it is very easy to distinguish the nobles and commoners of Oala.

The nobles of Oala, because they have no worries about food and clothing, are often fat and strong, while ordinary men and women of the tribes do not have enough food, so they are of moderate build, and some are even relatively thin.

King Bodu is one of the representatives. The last time Li Shi met King Bodu in Wala old camp, he was a strong and fat man.

Of course, although he is fat, his strength is also extremely strong. He is a famous strongman among Wala, and he uses the scimitar in his hand even more superbly.

However, the person standing in front of him now, although his face hasn't changed much, his body has become thinner a lot, and if you look carefully, you will find that there is a faint gloomy look between his brows.

It is conceivable that life during this period of time must not be very satisfactory.

Being poked into a sore spot, King Bodu's expression was a little unnatural, but the smile on his face remained undiminished, he said.

"The grassland is bitter and cold, so it is naturally not as rich as Daming. The men of my tribe live on water and grass, running around all day, so naturally they are not as stable as adults living in the Ming court."

"However, I never imagined that a mere mission from our country came to pay tribute, and the Marquis of Changping of the Ming Dynasty and the Minister of the Ministry of War came to welcome us. I don't know if other missions come to pay tribute like this?"

Obviously, what King Bodu said was insinuating that Daming lived comfortably. Although he was superficially powerful, he was actually strong on the outside and capable on the inside, and he was still afraid of Oala.

However, he did not expect that these words fell right into Yang Hong's arms.

Pressing the Yi sword in his hand, Yang Hong glanced at the mission and his party present, and said.

"I'm afraid you have misunderstood this point. To Daming, Oala is no different from other grassland tribes. Since they come to pay tribute, they should naturally follow the Daming etiquette."

"Today, the reason why this Marquis and Li Shilang came together is because we have reported that the number of Oala missions does not match the number of personnel reported, and there may be unknown people mixed in. The name of the regiment is mixed with the capital, and we will lead the troops here."

"It should be noted that the people of the Wara clan are foreign to my Ming Dynasty. The last time the war broke out again, it was because the Wara Gong envoys repeatedly deceived the court and obtained rewards. Now that the two families have reunited, we must not repeat the same mistakes."

"Since the grand master promised to send a mission according to the number of people assigned by Daming, it is an agreement. If someone sneaks into Daming's territory under the name of a mission without Daming's consent, I can only treat it as a foreigner who wants to sneak into Daming's territory to seek misconduct. If they are caught, they will be killed without mercy!"

In the last sentence, Yang Hong showed his sharpness, staring at Bodu King closely, like a tiger descending the mountain, choosing to eat someone.

"So, Bodu, don't you want to explain to Ben Hou why you appeared in the mission?"

The atmosphere at the scene became tense in an instant. Almost as soon as Yang Hong's words fell, the surrounding officers and soldiers with long guns also stood horizontally, as if they were going to surround the entire mission in the next moment.

Seeing this situation, King Bodu was obviously a little surprised. He originally thought that Daming, as a state of etiquette, would never be able to use a knife or gun outside the gate of the capital.

With a gloomy face, King Bodu looked at the officers and soldiers waiting in formation around him, and said coldly.

"Marquis Yang, it's just a few more people in the mission. I assure the Grand Master that these people are the most reliable people from the tribe. You don't have to do this, you make a fuss over a molehill, right?"

"If I remember correctly, what Yang Hou is doing now, in Daming, should be regarded as threatening the envoys without authorization? Yang Hou is not afraid, so will it affect the relationship between Daming and Wala?"

Faced with Bodu King's implied threat, Yang Hong did not back down, snorted softly, and said.

"Bodu, you are not the first, you can't guarantee for him, not to mention, even if you are here first, you still need to abide by the agreement with Daming."

"As for the nature of what the Marquis has done in Daming, I don't need you, a foreigner, to worry about it. Why don't you think about it, how to explain it, how did you appear in this mission!"

The sound fell, and there was silence.

King Bodu frowned tightly, and couldn't help pressing the scimitar on his waist with his right hand, facing Yang Hong, and said with a hint of threat.

"So, Yang Hou is not willing to give the slightest bit of face?"

"The affairs of the imperial court have their own rules and regulations, so why talk about face?"

Yang Hong has seen many more tense scenes than the present one at the border, so it is naturally impossible for him to be frightened by such a small threat from King Bodu. But still calm.

"Okay, since that's the case..."

King Bodu nodded, his expression calmed down strangely, and then he actually pulled out the scimitar from his waist.

The blade was sharp, and under the sunlight, it reflected a cold light.

The warm blood splashed three feet, fell into the soil, gurgled out, and dyed a bright red color.

As Bodu King raised his knife and fell, several Mongolian soldiers around him knelt down on the ground, clutching their necks, and within a moment, they lost their breath.

The slightly thick blood dripped drop by drop from the gleaming scimitar, which was so cruel that many officials of Honglu Temple present couldn't help retching subconsciously.

Holding the scimitar still dripping blood in his hand, King Bodu turned around, but still had a sincere smile on his face, and said.

"Yang Hou, is this explanation enough?"

"If it's not enough, let's see how many fewer people are needed in the mission to add my Bodu's name. You speak, and I will do it!"

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"Your Majesty, that's what happened."

In the Hall of Martial Heroes, Yang Hong and Li Shi explained in detail what happened outside the city gate, and finally said.

"After all, it is in front of the city gate. There were still people in the past. If something like this happened, I couldn't continue to embarrass them. Therefore, I put Bodu and others into the city, and handed over to Honglu Temple to arrange a residence."

Zhu Qiyu sat on the throne and frowned after hearing the report.

The arrival of King Bodu was not an accident.

You know, during the Battle of Oara, King Bodu personally led the army to attack Datong, so many generals on the border knew him.

In his capacity, even though he was disguised as an ordinary Oirat soldier, he was discovered by the Jinyiwei in the city as soon as he arrived in the territory of Daming.

However, since Bodu King came, he didn't show his real identity, which is really weird.

Therefore, when Zhu Qiyu arranged for Yang Hong to welcome him, he instructed him to test outside the city gate.

However, no one thought that such a result would happen!

"Yanghou, Li Shilang, based on what you two have seen, what is the purpose of the Oirat mission here? What King Bodu did outside the city gate, is it provocation? Or is there another plan?"

Yang Hong frowned, pondering and did not rush to speak.

It's not a trivial matter to say something wrong about this kind of thing.

You must know that when the news of the mission's arrival at the border came, the background was that the imperial court was at a critical moment when it was arguing over the rectification of the military settlements, but the frequency of the border being invaded increased greatly.

The embassy mission came to the capital to pay tribute in advance, which was exactly the same as the way Wala sent a team of thousands of people to defraud the tribute and anger Daming before the Supreme Emperor's personal conquest.

At that time, in order to avoid turmoil in the court and disturb the hearts of the people, the emperor pressed the news and only summoned a few key ministers of them to meet.

In the end, it was Yang Hong who finally prompted the emperor to decide to stand still. He firmly believed that today, with Yexian's character, it is impossible to join forces with Tuotuobuhua and raise troops again.

But now, King Bodu first hid his identity and sneaked into Daming, and then deliberately provoked him outside the city gate after being called to reveal his identity.

Yes, it was a deliberate provocation!
Although in the end, it seemed that Yang Hong had the upper hand, and King Bodu personally killed the entourage of the embassy to "dodge a catastrophe", but this attitude, on the contrary, seemed a bit rebellious. It is not forced, it is more provocative.

This kind of attitude doesn't seem at all to enhance the relationship...

Yang Hong didn't speak, but at this moment, Li Shi spoke up and said.

"Your Majesty, Bodu is outside the city gate. He is indeed suspected of being provocative. However, from the perspective of my minister, he seems to be vaguely impatient."

Because it was the emperor, Li Shi didn't dare to be too sure, he hesitated for a moment before continuing.

"Now that I think back on the whole incident that happened outside the city gate, I always feel that although Bodu is arrogant, it does seem to be a bit of a force on the outside."

"Also, although Marquis Yang persecuted him a little at that time, he didn't push him to a dead end. After all, Nabodu is the leader of the tribe and the younger brother of Yexian, so he should have a good understanding of Ming Dynasty."

"At that time, after all, we were outside the city gate of the capital, and it was okay to talk harshly to each other, but if we really wanted to detain the mission, then the matter would become a big mess, and even Bo would not fail to understand this, but in the end, he Using such bloody means to solve it seems to be provocative, but I always feel that he is covering up something."

"Another point is that outside the city gate, when Marquis Yang called Po Bodu's identity, he walked out without any accidents. This is enough to show that Bo is very clear about his identity. Impossible to live in hiding."

"Since that's the case, why did he bother to pretend to be an ordinary soldier and mix with the mission?"

While speaking, Li Shi raised his head, looked at the emperor without blinking his eyes, looked like "who are you asking?", and immediately realized that what he said was not right.

The emperor asked them to come here to solve the problem, so how could they continue to ask the emperor.

Fortunately, at this time, Yang Hong took over the conversation and said.

"Your Majesty, I also have the feeling that Li Shilang said, but I also found a strange thing, that is, the troops sent by the missionaries at that time did not seem to be around Bodu, but Surrounding a carriage loaded with goods, it seems that there is something important in that carriage."

"Thinking about it, Bodu used this method to force the minister to put him into the city. It is also very possible that he was afraid that the minister would inspect the entire mission team and discover their secrets."

The two of them talked so much, but they still didn't have much clue.

Zhu Qiyu sat on the top, rubbed his forehead, thought for a while, and asked Wynn sideways.

"Is there any news from Honglu Temple?"

So, Wynn reported.

"Your Majesty, the news just came that after the Oirat mission entered the city, there was nothing unusual about it. According to the arrangement of Honglu Temple, they stayed at the residence."

"According to your instructions, Honglu Temple did not restrict their freedom and allowed them to come and go, but these people basically never went out. There were not many times, one time they went out to buy some tea bricks and food, and the other time the accompanying maid , went out and bought some rouge and gouache."

"Other than that, they all stayed in the station obediently."

After hearing Wynn's words, Zhu Qiyu faintly felt that there was something wrong. Thinking of Yang Hong and Li Shi's speculation and deduction just now, he seemed to have thought of something, but he couldn't pierce the window paper.

So, after pondering for a moment, he could only give orders.

"Arrange people to closely monitor their every move, and report any abnormalities immediately. As for the summoning, don't worry, let Qi Zheng hang them up and see what they will do."

(End of this chapter)