My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 940 The tough Ming Dynasty

"This is a betrothal gift. Your Ming Dynasty promised to marry us, so we sent so many horses as a betrothal gift. Do you want to deny it?"

In the post house, Wala envoy Xie Bu roared at the Ming official in front of him, spitting spittle almost into his face.

"Envoy Xiebu, let me say it again. The Ming Dynasty has never agreed to marry with Wala, and the number of tribute horses reported by you is seriously inconsistent with the actual number. Your Majesty is very angry about this. You'd better report according to the actual number!"

The Ming official responsible for the reception was very calm and took a step back to argue again.

Wala would send envoys to the Ming Dynasty every few years, and they would also send tributes, mainly war horses. The Ming Dynasty would also give Wala corresponding rewards based on the number of the mission and the amount of tributes. Generally speaking, the rewards would definitely be higher than The price of tributes is higher, which is also the consistent practice of the Ming Dynasty.

But as Wala became stronger, they became more and more unruly. For example, the Ming Dynasty stipulated that Wala's missions could not exceed 300 people, but in recent times, the number of Wala's missions has exceeded a thousand each time, and this time it is even more More than three thousand people came.

Moreover, they also falsely reported the number of tributes, sometimes even exaggerating several times. However, after Wang Zhen came to power, in order to show off his aura as a great power and to gain profits from Wala, he turned a blind eye to this practice of falsely reporting tributes. This is also As a result, Wala's arrogance became more and more arrogant, and he even more blatantly falsely claimed tribute.

"Okay, you are going to default on your debt. Aren't you afraid that our Great Khan will find out and raise troops to go south?"

Xiebu, the Wala envoy, opened his eyes and threatened with murderous intent.

For them, Wala, the Ming Dynasty was like a fat sheep. Especially after the death of the notorious Zhu Di, the Ming Dynasty was like a tiger whose claws had been pulled out. It had long lost its prestige. That’s why Xie Bu dared to do this. Threaten the Ming Dynasty.

"Hmph, I advise Envoy Xie Bu to think carefully. I have millions of soldiers in the Ming Dynasty. If I really anger His Majesty and send troops, I'm afraid your entire grassland will be wiped out!"

The Ming Dynasty official on the opposite side also retorted very forcefully.

In fact, just a few days ago, this official was not so tough. On the contrary, when facing the Wala people like Xie Bu, he felt inferior by three points because he knew that the father-in-law in the palace had a close relationship with the Wala people, and even Wang Zhen returned I personally ordered them to receive the Wala envoys with caution.

But just yesterday, Wang Zhen suddenly changed his attitude. Not only did he reject Wala's proposal to marry him, but he also asked Wala to report the actual number of people and tributes, and even the Ming Dynasty's reward was reduced to one-fifth of the original.

It was precisely because of Wang Zhen's change in attitude towards Wala that the Ming official responsible for receiving the mission became so tough. After all, with the support of his superiors, of course he dared to say anything.

As for the so-called peace with Wala, it is actually even more confusing. Initially, one of the officials sent by the Ming Dynasty to Wala privately promised to make peace with Wala. However, he actually took it seriously at first and sent a mission this time. The tribute horse was the betrothal gift for the marriage. From Ye Xian's point of view, this betrothal gift could not only be exchanged for a reward from the Ming Dynasty, but also a princess from the Ming Dynasty. It was a great deal.

But although Zhu Qizhen was willful, he was not stupid. Moreover, he had never thought of marrying Wala, and he was not willing to marry his sisters to the grasslands and suffer. Therefore, he naturally rejected the marriage. It was Zhu Qizhen who It was Qi Zhen's statement that caused Wang Zhen's attitude towards Wala to change.

After all, Wang Zhen is a very cunning person. He knows that his power comes from Zhu Qizhen, so he must not do anything to disobey Zhu Qizhen.

"Okay, okay! This is what you said, then you just wait for our revenge from Wala!" Xie Bu yelled again angrily, then turned around and left.

Seeing Xie Bu leaving in a huff, the Ming officials sneered and turned back to resume their lives.

Soon what happened in the post house was reported to Wang Zhen. He did not take the threats from the Wala envoys to heart at all. After all, he had heard too many such harsh words, especially from Wala. Every time he went on an envoy, he only needed If they didn't follow them, they would threaten them, but afterwards they didn't see Wala dare to invade the Ming Dynasty in a big way. At most, they just looted at the border and then went back.

However, although Wang Zhen did not take Wala's threat to heart, he still came to Wuying Palace and reported to Zhu Qizhen what happened in the post house.

Zhu Qizhen's current life is very leisurely. He leaves all government affairs to Wang Zhen. He eats, drinks and has fun every day. Occasionally, he will ask about government affairs on a whim. Moreover, these government affairs are all introduced by Wang Zhen. Naturally, what is Wang Zhen doing? Say it and he will listen.

"Your Majesty, although the threat from Wala is not something to be afraid of, but just in case, I think it is better to send someone to notify all the important border towns so that they can be prepared!"

Wang Zhen finally suggested, but his suggestion was completely nonsense, because he only said that he would notify all the important border towns, but did not mention at all that these border towns should be replenished with corresponding military supplies. It was equivalent to shouting, and the rest would be left to the following. I have to deal with it myself, but I don’t want to spend a penny.

"It makes sense. Wala has become more and more arrogant recently. I really want to be like Emperor Taizong and march into the grassland with troops to let them know how powerful our Ming Dynasty is!"

Zhu Qizhen squinted his eyes and snorted coldly.

In Zhu Qizhen's self-perception, he was not a stupid and ignorant emperor, but an emperor who worked hard to govern. He even wanted to learn from Zhu Di and launched a new northern expedition on the grassland. He had no idea how much he weighed. two?

"What your Majesty said is absolutely true. Wala can only scream loudly. Afraid of your Majesty's majesty, they will never dare to go south to provoke our Ming Dynasty!"

Wang Zhendang took the opportunity to flatter Zhu Qizhen.

Obviously, neither Wang Zhen nor Zhu Qizhen knew that the reason why the Wala did not dare to invade on a large scale was mainly because of the residual power left by Zhu Di. After all, Zhu Di killed the grassland too hard, and some large tribes even directly exterminated their tribes. The even more powerful Tatars were wiped out by the Ming Dynasty in one fell swoop.

Even after Zhu Di's death, it took Wala more than ten years to regain its strength. Although they now believe that Ming's strength has weakened a lot, they only dare to conduct tentative attacks on the border for the time being to test Ming's reaction.

After several years of testing, Wala is now certain that the Ming Dynasty is no longer the Ming Dynasty it was back then, at least they no longer have the strength to conquer the grasslands in the north.

Coupled with the severe frost disaster encountered in the grassland at the beginning of the year, various tribes in Oara suffered heavy losses, and they urgently needed a war to plunder enough supplies. Otherwise, it is unknown how many people will freeze to death this winter.

It can be said that Wala only needs an excuse, and this excuse has now appeared.

(End of this chapter)