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Asari fell silent, she felt that what Zhu Gaoxu said made some sense.

Zhu Gaoxu's voice said again: "Since Concubine Khan is in it, she should understand these things. So if I insist on detaining the Mongolian prince, what good is there?"

Ashali was troubled, she frowned at Zhu Gaoxu and said, "Then why hasn't His Majesty let him go so far?"

Zhu Gaoxu was quiet for a while, looking thoughtful.He finally raised his head and said, "I have to send someone to make Arutai king. I don't want to send someone to die because the Tatars are unreasonable. Stay for a while longer, so that Alutai can be more cautious."

Asari blurted out, "If my eldest brother kills the envoy, what will happen to us?"

"It doesn't matter. Slaughtering women and children has no effect. If I want revenge, it is better to start a war." Zhu Gaoxu said, "It is true that you can't blackmail Alutai, but there is no other way at present, let's leave it at that. Concubine Khan doesn't need to be too Worry."

Ashali breathed a sigh of relief: "My elder brother won't leave us alone."

"Really?" Zhu Gaoxu suddenly asked coldly.

Asari said: "I am his own sister, and the little prince is his nephew, the son of Ben Yali who lost his sweat. What's the use of the eldest brother killing the Ming envoy? Why do you want to do this?"

Zhu Gaoxu said calmly: "Judging from the previous events, Alutai may not care about your life and death, let alone the little prince."

Asari said unhappily: "Is Your Majesty trying to drive us apart?"

Zhu Gaoxu looked at Ashali with strange eyes, "If Alutai really cares about the little prince, how could there be any previous conspiracy? He wants to provoke a war between the Oirats and Daming, and induce the Oirats to attack the remnants of the Tatars; once the Oirats If he succeeds, Ben Yali's son who lost his sweat will definitely die, how could Alutai not think of it?"

Ashali thought for a while, and then argued: "As your Majesty deduced earlier, Tuohuochi and Alutai are thousands of miles away, and they cannot communicate with each other. Tuohuochi leaked the news of the little prince to the Wala people , in Arutai's heart, he may think this is just a trick."

She didn't know why she was so serious, and tried very hard to explain, "I mean, Alutai doesn't think I really gave birth to Ben Yali's sweaty child, he will think that all this is just the prime minister losing his temper The fake news released by Chi.

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Alutai knows me very well, I am not a casual woman, and I am not officially married to Ben Yali Shihan, so it is unlikely that I will really have a child of Dahan.Arutai didn't know that Da Khan treated me very well and moved me. "

"I understand what Concubine Han means." Zhu Gaoxu said.

He went on to say calmly: "The Oirats first did not hesitate to attack King Hamiwei Zhongshun (King Su of Mongolia), and then dispatched troops to attack for a long distance, and they did not hesitate to offend Daming. If the news of Tuohuochi is false, how can the Oirats be allowed to attack?" believe?"

Ashali still argued forcefully: "How could elder brother guess so many things?"

Zhu Gaoxu said: "I really believe in Alutai's ingenuity. I dare not underestimate his mind for the conspiracy he and Tuohuochi discussed in secret before, as well as the strategy of advancing eastward in recent years."

After he finished speaking, his eyes caressed Asari's face, and he seemed to see that Asari was a little hurt in her heart, so he said again: "Concubine Khan doesn't have to care too much, just get used to it. It's about the power of a country, generally It's all like that."

Ashali felt a little dazed, and asked, "How is it?"

Zhu Gaoxu took a breath, and pondered: "It's probably...not very emotional. After all, in the face of generations of wealth and pleasure, some things are not as important as usual."

Asari shook her head and said, "I believe that everyone is different, not everyone is like this."

Zhu Gaoxu was noncommittal.He said: "Concubine Khan is not my enemy. I don't hide much, and I treat each other with sincerity. You don't have to think wildly, you are too worried, and if you live in Beiping for a while, someone will escort you back to the Tatars." side."

Asari realized that in the emperor's words, there was a meaning that she didn't want to continue talking.She didn't want to be too entangled, so she saluted and left immediately.

Walking to the side of the silk screen, Ashali couldn't help but look back.Zhu Gaoxu was still sitting behind the desk. At this time, there was no one around him, and Asari suddenly felt that he gave people a sense of loneliness.

Recently, Ashali met Zhu Gaoxu by chance, and felt that he was always thinking and was often distracted.She didn't know what he was thinking, but she felt that he was thinking about some very profound and complicated things, otherwise there would be no need for it.

Thinking of what happened just now, Ashali was really just trying to save her and the prince's safety; but if Zhu Gaoxu wanted her just now, as enthusiastic as those Mongolian nobles who had seen her, Ashali suddenly realized that she was not disgusted.

Zhu Gaoxu used her to force Tuo Huochi to make a mistake. Ashali was very angry and vigilant for a while, but gradually, she began to accept Zhu Gaoxu's behavior again.Under his frightening calmness, the woman felt uncontrollable and complicated thoughts; while his gentle words and compassionate eyes made Asari believe that he might indeed have some deep and sympathetic ambitions, Not a cold-blooded and heartless person.In this world of intrigues and deceptions, can a person like him succeed?In short, this is a mysterious and contradictory man, completely different from Ben Yali's sweating.

After walking out of the room, Ashali thought of Alutai, the eldest brother who once loved her very much, and she was suddenly overwhelmed with disappointment.Ashali used to be the one surrounded by everyone, but now she feels as if she is not important anymore.

In Beiping, which has entered winter, the air outside is very cold.But the grassland at this time is probably even colder, already covered with ice and snow.

Chapter 944 It's All About You

Every day after that, Zhu Gaoxu sat on duty in the middle hall of the old courtyard, listening to the generals coming to report on their duties one after another.

Most of the content is about widening the city walls of the guards, repairing complete fortifications, or reclaiming a few acres of land, and a few reports about the capture of enemy spies.The generals do the same thing every day, which sounds quite boring.

But everyone mainly wants to maintain the operation of the government. Of course, there are not many interesting things, and it is normal if there are no waves.Of course, the side generals would not speak out some of the nasty things inside, but would only rack their brains to come up with some serious things they had done.

It is no wonder that Xuanzong, who was quite capable in the Tang Dynasty, became disgusted with politics and would rather play with the daughter of a wood merchant all day long.Zhu Gaoxu also heard that some emperors like calligraphy, some like carpentry, and some people are fascinated by Hualiuxiang.Suddenly, he somewhat understood those people who became the jokes of the ages.

Fortunately, Zhu Gaoxu didn't feel bored, after all, he had a life of precarity and lack of livelihood, and he was very satisfied with the days where he had no worries about food and clothing and the company of beauties.Just like Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, who was a monk and a beggar, and starved to death of his family members, Taizu has never been disgusted with politics since he became rich and prosperous, and he still has to personally review a large number of memorials every day until he is 70 years old.

So Zhu Gaoxu showed great patience with the long nonsense of the side generals.Not only will he let the generals finish their speech, but he will also take the initiative to ask some details, such as how many military households there are, the actual amount, and so on.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't care about the specific number of military households in a certain acropolis; but from the answers of the generals, he could get a general idea of ​​whether this person can grasp the situation under his rule.Of course, this can also give the generals some intuition that the emperor is paying attention to the border guards, and can urge and motivate them to perform their duties.

In the afternoon, Zhu Gaoxu left the hall after all the people who had arranged for the debriefing today were received.With a group of entourage, he walked out of the old courtyard and headed for another nearby courtyard.

The winter in Beiping is very dry and cold. Today is cloudy, the wind is not strong, and the chill blowing on the body penetrates through the clothes.At first Zhu Gaoxu didn't feel it in the room, but only after he came out did he feel that the temperature was already so low.

Or the weather is getting colder, and the streets outside seem a little deserted, with few pedestrians here and there.However, the population of this big city that was once the capital of the Yuan Dynasty is far less than that of the capital.Originally, Emperor Taizong of the Ming Dynasty planned to move the capital to Beiping. According to the plan, a large number of wealthy households would be forcibly relocated from the south in the middle and late stages of the capital move;

A group of people walked into the courtyard gate, and there were some brick houses with short and narrow eaves on the top of the hill.When Zhu Gaoxu came to the main room, he saw Zhang Sheng, the commander of Jinyiwei, come out, knelt down and kowtowed.

Zhu Gaoxu lifted him up with one hand, and said: "You do it, I happen to be free, so let's watch."

Zhang Shengdao: "The minister obeys the order. Please come from the Holy Majesty."

After entering the middle hall, Zhang Sheng stepped forward to lift a curtain, and Zhu Gaoxu walked into the small room on the side.This room is probably a place to store tools and guards of honor, but at this time it has been cleaned up, tables and chairs are placed, and the guards have made a cup of tea and put it here.

Zhu Gaoxu sat down and waited.

After a while, there was the sound of "cracking" fetters in the nave, and a Mongolian was vaguely seen being escorted in.Zhang Sheng's voice said: "Open the lock."

A sergeant responded, "Yes."

Zhu Gaoxu winked at Cao Fu who was standing beside him, looked at the curtain, and raised his chin.Cao Fu understood, and gently opened a corner of the curtain, so that Zhu Gaoxu could just see the Mongol.The Mongolian who had just been unchained was staring at Zhang Sheng.

Zhang Sheng also looked at the Mongol and said, "I will send you back to Mahamu tomorrow, so there is no need to lock you up. You don't need to think about it, just wait for us to escort you back to the Oala tribe."

There were a small number of Mongols in Jinyiwei who had already defected to Ming Dynasty, so someone translated it into Mongolian and told the Nawala captives.

The Oirat asked through an interpreter, "Why? Are you really going to let us go?"

Zhang Shengdao: "I promised you before, the Holy Majesty will release you and forgive you, etc. The emperor and ministers of the Ming Dynasty will not go back on their promises, and they should do what they say."

Zhu Gaoxu paid attention to the expression of the Nawala man, and saw that he was a little happy, but the joy was not obvious, and he still looked a little dignified.The Oirats said something.

Captain Jin Yiwei translated: "You want me to help you with your affairs, and go back and speak ill of the Tatar prime minister."

Zhang Sheng said coldly: "Once you return to the grassland, we have no control over what to say and what to do? But we believe that you will truthfully tell Mahamu what you saw and heard. What is the truth of the matter, Ma Hamu has his own calculations."

The Oirats suddenly put their hands on their chests and bowed to Zhang Sheng.

The translator added: "Thanks to the emperor and the general for their tolerance."