Bright Spring

Hu Yan had nothing to say, but he didn't leave because Ma'er Hazi was still standing opposite.Hu Yan held his breath and waited for Ma'er Hazi's response.

Chapter 9 Sixteen

Ma'er Hazi took a deep breath, as if he was swallowing something invisible into his stomach.He raised his hand to stop the noisy Tatars, and said to Hu Min in Chinese: "Hu Shangshu, please."

Hu Wei responded immediately: "Please."

A group of people entered the courtyard where the Tatars lived, and Captain Jin Yiwei arranged people at the gate and outside the living room.Hu Wei walked into the living room alone with Ma Erhazi.

Having been an official for so many years, Hu Wei is very clear about the affairs in the north.

From Hongwu to Wude years, the Ming army and the Mongolian tribes in the north had countless battles, and the officers and soldiers went deep into the grasslands and raided the Mongolian tribes many times.However, during the reign of the successive emperors of the Ming Dynasty, they not only used violence, but also tried to deal with the Mongols; even Emperor Taizu sent envoys to the north many times.

The imperial court had no choice, the Ming army could not occupy the grassland, and there was no way to wipe them all out, so the usual method was to suppress and appease them.The strategy has been changed several times, and all methods have been used.Therefore, this time when Arutai sent envoys to the DPRK, Hu Wei really wanted to have some effect.

What the Holy Majesty said is quite reasonable, the Tatars will not be so obedient, and it can be foreseen that the Tatar tribes will rebel.But Alutai is a core figure of the Tatar tribes. If he is willing to be enshrined, at least in terms of title, the Tatars will start to move closer to the etiquette system established by the Ming Dynasty, and the situation will make progress.

After taking his seat, Hu Wei said: "Alutai is the leader of the tribe and the prefect of the Privy Council of Mongolia, not the Great Khan of Mongolia. There is nothing wrong with accepting the canonization of the Ming court. His prince, but it can also add a lot to Alutai's status and reputation."

Ma Erhazi's Chinese accent is very special, but it is quite easy for people to understand, "Arutai Zhiyuan has this intention and is willing to ease the relationship with Daming. But I didn't expect that Daming treated us severely, and the hostility did not decrease. .”

Hu Wei replied: "In my opinion, murder, adultery, and confrontation with the government are probably felonies no matter where they are. Dali Temple's treatment of Hatu is just for Huayi to treat them equally, so the envoys don't have to worry too much. .”

He paused for a moment, then said calmly: "Our envoys were once detained and killed on the grasslands, but this time you came to envoys, the imperial court did not vent their anger|revenge, and still entertained foreign envoys with the etiquette. Why are the envoys still Hostility?"

Ma'er Hazi had nothing to say, he pondered for a while, and said: "Arutai is willing to accept the canonization of Daming and live in harmony with Daming. However, please allow the Tatars of Hami to return to the tribe by way, and Make sure it's safe."

"Very good." Hu Wei nodded, "After three days, I will give an answer. Since Alutai is willing to accept the canonization of the imperial court, he will be a minister of Ming Dynasty, and his subordinates will no longer be enemies of Ming Dynasty. There's probably nothing wrong with it."

Ma'er Hazi stood up and bowed, "Then I will wait for Hu Shangshu's reply."

Seeing this, Hu Yan had no choice but to stand up and return the salute, and then leave.He was a little surprised. When he came back to his senses, Ma Erhazi seemed to only care about the Tatars in Hami, and he didn't want to talk about anything else...

The crime of Hattu the Tatar was serious, but the case was extremely simple, and it was almost impossible to make any mistakes or omissions.And because it was a case approved by the imperial court, the government handled things very quickly. After a day, Hatu was pulled out of the imperial prison.

Escorted by Jinyiwei officers and officers from Dali Temple, Hatu was loaded into a prison van and headed for Zhengyangmen along the street.Dali Temple sentenced the vehicle to be split, that is, to divide the corpse alive, and a relatively spacious place was needed, so the execution was carried out in the Dajiao Field outside Zhengyangmen.

There were a lot of people onlookers, many of them followed from the inner city all the way to Dajiaochang.The officials and servants put on a show, and the carriages for the execution came one after another, but before the time came, everyone waited on the campus.

As time went by, more and more people came to watch after hearing the news, as if some grand ceremony was being held here.After a while, the sufferer's family also came, and the officials asked a woman to come forward to confirm Hatu's appearance and verify his identity again.

Then Hatu was pulled out of the prison wagon and locked between the five carriages. He struggled on the ground and broke the heavy iron chain until it cracked loudly, still yelling loudly.But people could not understand him.

There was a lot of noise in the crowd, some people heard the inside story, some people didn't know, so they just listened to the explanation of the good people.

A man in a long robe and a square scarf stood on his feet and watched for a while, and said to the people around him, "That Tatar man is very powerful. If such a fierce Tatar had killed a lot of people in the previous dynasty, It doesn't matter at all."

Not far away, another person echoed: "At most, pay the sheep."

The man wearing the square scarf shook his head and said: "This person looks like a big boss, he can pay you a bird. He will say, you cut him first, and you are a good person if you didn't kill your whole|family."

The person who spoke up just now said: "Didn't you say that that guy wanted to prostitute|disgrace the women?"

The man wearing the square scarf said coldly: "This kind of thing is not a big deal. It must be the honor of the Han people at that time."

Everyone scolded one after another.

The man wearing the square scarf said again: "It's better than not knowing, it's better to be Ming, my family is sitting on the throne, and the truth has to be explained."

People echoed noisily, and someone asked if the "square scarf" who was talking about just now was surnamed Zhu.At this time a voice said: "It is said that the chief of the Tatars, Alutai, wanted to submit to Jinshang this time, but Jinshang didn't get used to it. He just asked the government to sentence him to five horses|divided corpses, which is very satisfying."

The person wearing the square scarf said: "Today, the world will be won immediately. Don't you think about the current year name, the word 'Wu', after the Taizu, dare to use it easily? These days, the Huren and Ming can't get along, and the officials and the army can't fight. Those young people are called daddy."

After a while, the voice who spoke to me earlier said again: "It's strange to say. Every now and then, there are reports of good news in the capital. The naval division of the army has fought ten thousand miles away in the south. Your Majesty is going to conquer Japan in the east and Tatar in the north. After several years, we have not felt that the tax has become heavier, and life has not become more difficult."

Fangjin said: "It's more than that? We're used to seeing it in the capital on weekdays, but when you look back and think about what it was like in Wudechu and the market, it will be different after a while. Now the wharfs on both sides of the river outside the capital city, those secret ships, used to Is there so much? Who still uses Daming banknotes now? I’m afraid it’s more secure to hold Wude’s new money? I also heard that the official warehouses in various places are expanding, and the granaries will be filled in the future. People in those places will count for seven or eight years. There is no grain to harvest, and there is no need to worry about food and drink."

People asked curiously: "Where did the imperial court get so much food?"

The square scarf was watched by a large group of people, and was very excited for a while, as if he had become admired by others.He boasted: "I heard in the teahouse that the officers and soldiers dug silver mountains in Japan and gold in the West, and sold firearms, silk and porcelain to many foreign countries, and then bought their grain, silkworm cocoons, leather, ore, and used The treasure ship will bring it back."

After listening to the people, although the things are not theirs, and they don't know whether the rumors are true or not, everyone is happy to hear it.On the spur of the moment, someone yelled: "Long live today, the days of peace will last forever."

I don't know who asked me how I did it.However, no one among the crowd watching the scene could answer such a complicated question.

At this moment, Gao Xianning, the Minister of Dali Temple on the north side of the school grounds, imprisoned the prisoner personally, announced that the time had come, and threw down a wooden token.The guard took the token and went to the middle of the big school field to deliver the order.The Tatar criminal struggled desperately again, his face contorted, and he screamed hissingly.

Then a bloody scene that was cruel and unbearable to look at directly happened in broad daylight under the eyes of everyone.Among the crowd of onlookers, women's screams could be heard everywhere.In the terrifying and exciting scene, people shouted "OK" loudly, mixed with various agitated emotions.

There was a lot of voices, Gao Xianning sat on the top seat, his face was a little pale, but he still watched the whole process patiently.Seeing that the criminal had turned into flesh and blood, he got up and left the table, and returned to the imperial city in a carriage to return to his command.

He went straight to the Xi'an Gate by car, and then got out of the car and walked, and went with an eunuch to enter the palace through the Xihua Gate.Arriving at Rouyi Hall, kowtowing outside the hall, Gao Xianning walked in, and immediately saw Shengshang, Qi Tai, and Hu Wei sitting together, eating there.

Zhu Gaoxu greeted with chopsticks: "Stop asking, come and have dinner together."

Gao Xianning bowed hurriedly and said, "I thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward."

He walked to the big case, and the eunuch on the side brought a stool.Gao Xianning saw that among the four dishes and one soup, there was a plate of sliced ​​mutton.He suddenly thought of the flesh and blood on the school grounds, and immediately felt nauseated, and finally managed not to retch and lose his composure.

Zhu Gaoxu picked up a piece of mutton and asked, "Divided?"

Gao Xianning nodded and said: "Return to the Holy Lord, the sinner Ha Tu has been executed."

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at him, and suddenly said: "I remember, when Jinan City was attacked in the 'Battle of Jingnan', you were in the city and wrote an article "The Theory of Zhou Gongfu becoming a King", which is famous all over the world. Served, the casualties are huge, you should be used to seeing those things, right?"

Gao Xianning said: "My lord, don't laugh. At that time, I vomited several times a day."

"Let's eat first." Zhu Gaoxu said, but after a while, he couldn't help sighing, "Under the city of Jinan, it is worse than inside the city. When I was inspecting the wounded barracks, I saw that many brothers were burned with kerosene, and the meat was cooked .”

"Ouch!" Gao Xianning made a sound when he saw the cooked meat.His teacher Qi Tai and Hu Wei from the Ministry of Rites looked sideways, and he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty has lost your manners, please forgive me."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "I won't talk about this anymore."

Gao Xianning picked up the chopsticks.This situation made him suddenly think that when the Holy Majesty was away on an expedition, he would often sit and eat with the generals and counselors.Now in the court, the emperor and the civil officials sat at the same table to eat, Gao Xianning vaguely felt that the scene seemed familiar.

Chapter 9 Seventeen

After the monarchs and ministers had lunch, Zhu Gaoxu invited the ministers to sit around the table in the northwest corner, and asked the court lady Xiao He to make tea.That's not the end of the story.

Sure enough, Hu Wei, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, quickly mentioned the Tatars, "The Dali Temple sentenced 'Hatu' to death, and the Tatar envoys were still willing to be entrusted with the title. When the ministers paid homage to the envoy Ma Erhazi, they seemed to only care about The remnants of the Northwest Tatars borrowed their way."

Hu Wei pondered for a moment, and then said directly, "If the guess is correct, Ben Yali's sweaty son is in Hamiwei, shall we still promise the Tatars an excuse?"

Neither Qi Tai nor Gao Xianning said a word, they seemed to be thinking about something. "Hmm..." Zhu Gaoxu just made a meaningless sound.

If the Ming court does not want to return the son of the Mongolian Khan, then there is no need to agree and let the remnants of the Tatars make excuses.But just send someone to Hamiwei and escort all the Tatars back.To this day, King Hamiwei Zhongshun is still willing to obey the Ming Dynasty's government orders.

Qi Tai opened his mouth and said, "I think it may be a good thing for Ming Dynasty that Kublai Khan's descendants continue the Khanship of Mongolia."