Domineering Daming

Fortunately, Zhu Xu has indeed prepared for many years. This method of "relief with work" is very effective. The big rivers in various places have been widened and deepened. The most notable is the embankment of the Yellow River, which is forced to rise without reinforcement. Three meters out, we can see how much silt was cleared and how big the project was.

"Don't take it lightly!"

Zhu Xu said solemnly: "After the court meeting is over, the cabinet will send people out of Beijing in turn to inspect the river. I will let Dongchang investigate secretly. If someone cut corners and falsely report the truth, if it is serious, I will punish them!" Zhu Xu The words were full of murderous intent. Although the current population density is far less than that of later generations, once a disaster occurs, it will cost Daming a lot of money and food.

These are unnecessary wastes, Zhu Xu will never allow them!

"The minister waits to obey the order." The two said at the same time.

"Preach Mubutai... No, pass Hai Lanzhu to see me." After Bi Ziyan and Sun Chengzong left, Zhu Xu said.

Chapter 570 Support Horqin

In the palace, Hai Lanzhu was very nervous.

The Emperor Ming summoned her, but she was alone!

She is a very timid and cowardly person, how dare she go to meet the rumored wolf-like emperor of Ming Dynasty alone!

Bumbutai frowned, worried in his heart, calm on his face, glanced at the eunuch not far away, and said in a low voice: "Sister, according to our answer before we came, if the emperor of the Ming Dynasty asked anything else, you Just say you don’t know, and he won’t embarrass you.”

Hai Lanzhu held Bumbutai's hand tightly, his palm was covered with sweat, and his face was full of worry.

Bumbutai smiled softly, and said comfortingly, "Sister, don't worry, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty will see her first, and he will see me soon."

Hai Lanzhu had an intuition that her heart was going to jump out, her pretty face was like water, her eyebrows and eyes were affectionate, it took a while to calm down, she forced a smile at the inner prisoner, and said, "Let's go."

This inner eunuch is also an old man in the palace. He is in his 30s. He has experienced the Wanli, Taichang, and Tianqi dynasties until now. It can be said that he has seen all kinds of women. My heart beat a little bit.

He frowned, although his status was not high, he didn't want such a woman who could charm the king's heart to appear in the palace.

"Please." The inner supervisor said.He can still distinguish his identity and what to do.

Hai Lanzhu glanced at Bumbutai again, and then cautiously followed behind the eunuch and walked towards Jingyang Palace.

Looking at the backs of a group of people, Bumbutai frowned, feeling uneasy. Hai Lanzhu was someone who couldn't hide things, and she wasn't sure what the Emperor Ming would find out from her.

Hai Lanzhu entered the imperial study room, looked straight at Zhu Xu, walked up to him, and then bowed softly: "Envoy of Horqin, Hai Lanzhu is meeting His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty."

It was the first time Zhu Xu saw Hai Lanzhu, and he silently gave her a score of 95.

28 years old, the best age in a woman's life, with a soft and plump body, a pretty face as smooth as water, a pair of beautiful eyes that seem to complain, delicate and pitiful.

Zhu Xu squinted his eyes, and thought to himself, "No wonder Huang Taiji will only favor this woman for the rest of his life. It's really a disaster."

He was not a hungry ghost, so he smiled slightly and said, "Your envoy's waiver, besides Badali's personal letter, is there any other purpose?"

Hai Lanzhu was nervous and at a loss, got up according to the words, lowered her head, and said as if endorsing: "I was ordered by the Great Khan to come to repair with Daming, and hope to get rid of the past with Daming, and to cultivate brotherhood forever. cutting."

Zhu Xu didn't know what Huang Taiji's purpose was. What Hai Lanzhu said was basically nonsense, she tapped her fingers on the table silently, and nodded slightly: "My Daming also wants to stabilize the frontier, so it is a good thing for Horqin to fix it. .”

Hai Lanzhu lowered her head, blinked her eyes constantly, her heart was pounding, she didn't know how to answer Zhu Xu's words.

Zhu Xu looked at Hai Lanzhu, and could feel her body trembling slightly, the corners of her eyes narrowed, and the corners of her mouth smiled more and said: "What is your envoy usually busy with in Horqin?"

Hai Lanzhu's heart skipped a beat, she didn't dare to raise her head, she frowned and said, "I'm usually indoors and rarely go out."

Zhu Xu knew that Hai Lanzhu had been a widow at home since her husband's death.However, no matter her identity or her appearance, she was coveted by many people, which made her very disturbed in Horqin, and her reputation was extremely bad.

"How many people do you have in Horqin?" Zhu Xu asked calmly.

Hai Lanzhu thought for a while and said, "There are 20 households."

In fact, Zhu Xu has been trying to find out the population of each tribe in Mongolia, and use this to calculate their combatable soldiers, but he has never been successful.Because these tribes themselves do not know, only approximate statistics.

The "20" mentioned by Hai Lanzhu is moisture, but it's hard to say if it's too much or too little.

Zhu Xu wandered in his mind, and said again: "How many horses do you have now, I, Daming, hope to be able to trade some."

Although Hai Lanzhu didn't know the specific government affairs situation, she also knew that they didn't have much salt left. She recalled seriously and said, "There are [-] horses, and I can sell some of them to Daming."

Zhu Xu was thoughtful. From the number of horses, he could roughly calculate the number of people Horqin could fight. Adding Huang Taiji and other tribes in the alliance, one hundred thousand cavalry should be able to gather together.

If he wants to go south, it will definitely take a year and a half before he can return to Beijing. Before leaving Beijing, he must ensure the stability of the north.

Zhu Xu was not worried at the Great Wall Pass. There was enough food and troops, and there were artillery guards. Huang Taiji had suffered several losses and would not take any risks.The only thing to worry about is Liaodong.

There is no pass there, and the cavalry can come and go freely. If Huang Taiji is allowed to go to the Yalu River, North Korea, although it cannot be occupied for a long time, the destruction alone is not something Daming can afford, especially when it involves important immigrants.

Therefore, the means that Daming can use against Horqin are extremely limited, and should focus on "appeasement" and keep a low profile.

This is also Huang Taiji's current strategy. Houjin has already existed in name only, and there are only [-] cavalry left. If it is accidentally folded, Horqin may not be able to control it.

This is a layer of window paper that everyone knows well, and no one will pierce it in a short time, and they will be stalemate until one side is ready to take the lead in attacking.

Zhu Xu, we still have to race against time!

This Hai Lanzhu obviously didn't know much, and he wasn't the person in charge of the negotiation. If he wanted to find out anything, he had to learn from Bumbutai.

Zhu Xu took another look at Hai Lanzhu, and said with a smile: "Since you are in the capital, let's take a good look at it. I will ask someone to give you privileges. You can walk around the palace and the imperial garden. If you want to leave the palace OK."

Hai Lanzhu's hands were twisted together suddenly, and she quickly retracted, her eyes flickered, and she saluted in a flustered expression, "Thank you, Emperor Daming."

Zhu Xu narrowed his eyes and said with a smile, "You're welcome, come, please let the envoy rest."

"Yes." Cao Huachun replied, ordering people to lead Hai Lanzhu out.

Hai Lanzhu was extremely flustered. She knew that the Emperor Daming must have seen her actions just now. She wondered if Bumbutai would be revealed, and she was terribly worried.

Zhu Xu watched Hai Lanzhu leave, pondered, and said, "Sun Chuanting has come to see me."

Sun Chuanting is the Prime Minister of Liaodong, responsible for all important military and political affairs.

Liu Shimin responded and sent someone to communicate.

When Sun Chuanting hurried into the palace, Bumbutai comforted Hai Lanzhu with a calm expression, and said, "Sister, don't worry, it doesn't matter if the emperor of the Ming Dynasty sees it, as long as he doesn't expose it, he will be fine."

Hai Lanzhu looked flustered, she was afraid that she would not be able to go back, listened to Bumbutai's words, stroked her chest lightly, and said: "That's good, that's good, we... When will we go back?" It's better to be locked in a house than to be here in fear.

Bumbutai comforted his sister, his brows were condensed.

The emperor of the Ming Dynasty obviously didn't have the heart to "repair", and he was always thinking about the grassland.Chahar is just a move, I don't know if there are other arrangements.The Kingdom of Jin can't stay in Horqin for too long, it has to find other places to build the country, where is the richness around Daming in "other places"!

The increasingly powerful Daming does not meet their needs.

"Minister Sun Chuanting, see the emperor." Sun Chuanting entered the imperial study and saluted Zhu Xu.

Zhu Xu waved his hand and said, "Forget it, tell me about Liaodong. I just met the Horqin envoy."