Bright Spring

The Debi also followed.Ashali didn't think much about it before, only now did she suspect that Concubine Duan Xuehen had some intentions.Ashali turned her head and gave Duan Xuehen an unfriendly look.

Duan Xuehen said, "You're going to see the Holy Majesty, and you won't be able to see him if no one informs you. I'll help you."

Azali froze for a moment, said nothing, and continued to walk out.The two went to the camp of the Chinese Army silently.

Around the courtyard, where the Chinese army was camped, there were guards and sentries everywhere within a radius of dozens of steps, and there was no corner where people could hide or enter.There are also military officers with swords in brocade robes, and some men in black walking around.

Duan Xuehen turned her head and said, "Just wait here, I'll go in and talk."

Ashali asked Duan Xuehen, so she didn't say anything rude, but silently nodded in agreement.

Ashali managed to calm down for a while before, and probably figured out what happened. At this time, she could no longer calm down, and she wanted to ask Zhu Gaoxu something with all her heart.

Perhaps Zhu Gaoxu will not admit, deceive and use her, Zhu Gaoxu can find an excuse not to admit it, or push the matter to his subordinates.But Ashali still wanted to ask him face to face what to do with herself and the Tatars here.

Chapter 938 Die For Her

The sun has fallen to the horizon, leaving only a ray of light on the earth.Most of the houses in the village do not have good lighting, and the light inside is even dimmer at this moment.

Ashali and Duan Xuehen walked into the main room together, and found that the emperor Zhu Gaoxu was sitting on it alone, and there was no one else beside him.Above it was a dark wooden table with chairs on either side.Zhu Gaoxu sat on the chair on the left. He changed into a red tuanlong suit and wore a black gauze hat on his head.

Zhu Gaoxu should have noticed that two women came in from the door.However, he didn't look at Ashali and the others, he just sat there with his eyes downcast, and put his hands together beside his forehead, as if he was thinking about something.

"My lord, Concubine Khan is here." Duan Xuehen squatted slightly and saluted.

Zhu Gaoxu changed his posture, leaned his back on the chair, and looked at Ashali.

Asari said: "The emperor intentionally provoked me and lured me to find Tuo Huo Chi's theory. When you set the trap, you already arranged someone to eavesdrop in advance?"

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said: "Yes. The key to the success of this matter is that Concubine Han is really ignorant of the conspiracy, otherwise it would be difficult to make you emotional. I just choose to believe that you don't know, and bet that you are not lying."

"But you lied to me!" Ashali said a little excitedly.After she finished speaking, she realized that she didn't know which of Zhu Gaoxu's words was a lie.

The strange thing is that Zhu Gaoxu didn't defend himself, but kept silent.

Asari asked again: "Is the person who eavesdropped on Oara captive?"

Zhu Gaoxu said: "In addition to General Wala, there is also a captain of Jinyiwei, who is a Mongolian who has already defected to Ming Dynasty."

Asalie seemed to hear a "buzz" in her head, she shook her head and said, "I didn't expect His Majesty to be such an unscrupulous person, why did you do such a thing?"

Zhu Gaoxu's tone was calm, looking into Ashali's eyes, and said frankly: "The Tatars conspired to sow discord, I just used a small trick to let the Oirats know the truth. Let the Tatars do it. Does anyone know? Wouldn’t it be called ‘unscrupulous’ if the Oirats and Daming people were to be teased by Alutai like monkeys?”

Ashali stared at Zhu Gaoxu, suddenly felt that what he said was true.

But she didn't admit her thoughts, she still said to herself: "The conspiracy has nothing to do with me. Now that I have become a Tatar sinner, why does Your Majesty treat me like this?"

Zhu Gaoxu said: "If Concubine Khan is a sinner, then the Tatar superiors have no heart, only cunning. The conspiracy itself is disgraceful. As one of the masterminds, he made mistakes because of stupidity, but he wants to blame the mistakes On you? But Concubine Khan has been excluded from the plan and didn't know about it in advance."

Ashali looked at Zhu Gaoxu with complicated eyes, she had a rich expression, and blurted out: "My lord, Your Majesty really... I almost believed it."

She really felt that Zhu Gaoxu spoke very well, and she was willing to believe in reasons that would allow her to shirk responsibility.But the reason in her heart made her understand that people would not reason with her after the failure of this great event in Mongolia.

Asari sighed "Oh": "After Mahamu the Oara knew the truth, he would become angry and send troops to attack the Tatars? The two sides fought each other, and the casualties were nothing. Your majesty will benefit from the fisherman's profit. This is what your majesty wants." result?"

Zhu Gaoxu said: "I am a peace-loving person. The result I want most is that the Oirats and Tatars are willing to obey the mediation of the Ming court, so that everyone can live in harmony. The last result I want to see is of course that the northern tribes are single-minded. Want to harass and loot Daming."

When Ashali heard this, she suddenly understood the difference between Alutai and the emperor Zhu Gaoxu.Zhu Gaoxu was very cruel when he swept the grassland, and he was merciless when he used treacherous tricks, but the amazing thing is that he has always been full of benevolence and morality, and his mouth is either righteousness or peace, or he is a victim of plunder.

Before entering the room, she obviously wanted to question Zhu Gaoxu, and was even worried that he would shirk his confession.But now, he admitted it frankly, and said that he was right.This is not sophistry, but the key point is that Ashali was also persuaded, and she only felt that what Zhu Gaoxu said was not unreasonable.

Asari asked feebly: "How will His Majesty deal with us?"

Zhu Gaoxu said in a very casual tone: "After a while, I will let you go back. The Ming court has already agreed to Alutai. As long as Alutai becomes a minister and accepts the title, you will be allowed to borrow. I have always been an honest person."

Asari didn't know if she should continue to trust him.Because the facts are right in front of him, Zhu Gaoxu doesn't seem to be such a sincere and kind person.

Zhu Gaoxu's voice said again: "Of course if you want to stay in Daming, we will still accept you."

Ashali shook her head and declined without hesitation. After thinking about it, she said, "Anyway, I still miss the life on the grassland more. Tents, sheepfolds, everything is not so fine, but it is very strong. On the vast grassland , There are no towers and house walls to separate people in small places. When we step out of the tent, we will find a spacious grassland. We light a bonfire and dance on the grassland, or meet and talk about everything.”

Zhu Gaoxu patiently listened to her finish, and then asked calmly: "Is it because of the baby? You and Ben Yali Shihan had a baby."

Ashali said a lot, but was stopped by the question at this moment, and she stood there speechless.

Zhu Gaoxu continued: "A long time ago at a beach, I had a night chat with a good friend and talked about many things in life. A good friend said that women care most about themselves and their children. I think it makes sense. "

Perhaps it was Zhu Gaoxu's heart-to-heart tone that made Asari relax her guard again, and she couldn't help saying: "The baby looks like Ben Yali's sweating. When I see the baby, it's like seeing the sweat is still alive. I I made up my mind to protect my child to live."

Zhu Gaoxu didn't say a word, but his gaze was sometimes very focused.Seeing his gaze, Asari felt as if he wanted to continue listening.

She exhaled, and said in a descriptive tone: "Anyway, there is nothing that cannot be said."

Asari begins to narrate the past years ago, starting with the defeat of the army of the Great Khan (Ben Yali Khan) and his flight.At that time, they fled to the west and entered the place where the Oara people were active, so they defected to Mahamu, the leader of the Oara people.Because the Great Khan is the Great Khan of all Mongolia in name, it stands to reason that the Oirats should also respect the Great Khan.

But apparently that was not the case later, Mahamu was only superficially respectful to the Great Khan.After Mahamu took everyone to the west, an area far away from the Tatar tribes, he began to plan, preparing to encircle and slaughter the remnants of the Tatar tribes, and kill them all.

The Oirats first coaxed the Tatars to let everyone relax their vigilance, gradually separated the remaining troops of the Great Khan, and then Mahamu quietly deployed his troops.But among the Oara tribe, there are still Mongols who sincerely respect the Great Khan.So someone informed in advance and told the situation to the Khan.

At that time, the Great Khan already knew that Asari was pregnant, so he did not choose to run away immediately, but sent someone to inform the people on Asari's side, telling them to try to escape immediately.The Great Khan stayed where he was, buying time for Ashali and others to escape.

Asari was initially unwilling to live alone.But the emissary brought a letter from the Great Khan, which told her to obey the arrangement.

Da Khan said in the letter that Mahamu, the Oara man, was most concerned about Da Khan, so it was difficult for him to escape successfully; on the contrary, the people on Asari's side were more neglected, and they seized the opportunity to escape early, and they might succeed.Da Khan hoped that Asari would give birth to the child and live a good life.

Because of this, Ashali, Tuo Huochi, and a group of people had the opportunity to flee to Hami in embarrassment, otherwise they would have been slaughtered by the Oirats without knowing it.

"He died for me." After Ashali finished talking about the past, her face was full of tears, she couldn't speak, and her mouth choked up, "If it wasn't for giving birth to his child, I would never leave him and run away..."

Even Duan Xuehen, who was silent at the side, was a little moved, and kindly handed a handkerchief to Asari.

But Zhu Gaoxu, who was sitting in the upper position, was almost expressionless, as if he didn't have much emotional fluctuations.But at least Zhu Gaoxu spoke very politely, he said: "Ben Yali Shihan is at least a courageous ruler, worthy of my respect."

"I don't know why I said this, why I told you." Asari hurriedly took Duan Xuehen's handkerchief and wiped the tears on her face.

Duan Xuehen said, "It feels better to say it."

Asari said: "I don't want to be like this, I shouldn't be so weak. The Mongols of the Oirat tribes are the most treacherous and cruel people in the world. I shouldn't have to force them to take off their fire and destroy their strategy, so that Oirat People pay the price."

Zhu Gaoxu's voice said: "But before that, the conspiracy has already failed."

Ashali was stunned for a moment, and then she woke up from the collapsed emotions, and things were indeed as Zhu Gaoxu said.Even if she did not allow the Ming emperor's counter-intrigue to succeed, the conspiracy could not continue, and it would be even more difficult to provoke a war between the Ming Dynasty and the Oala tribes.

Zhu Gaoxu seems to have been sober all the time, and he can always point out the crux of the matter to the point, without being affected by sensationalism at all.When Ashali calmed down a bit, she observed his divine eyes and thought of his understanding of the people's sentiments, etc., and it was difficult to understand this person for a while, and she didn't know whether he was affectionate or cold-blooded.

At this moment, an eunuch came in, bent down and said, "My lord, it's getting dark, let the servants come in to light the lamps. The cook has already prepared the meal, does the lord want to eat?"

Zhu Gaoxu nodded his head.