166 Deliberately provocative
As the sun sets, only a golden afterglow is left, and the lights are on, showing the prosperity of the world. ←,
Before the sky was dark, the Yu Mansion was decorated with lights. Under the instructions of King Yu, everyone in the Yu Mansion attached great importance to this. Even Gao Gong, who had served as a lecturer, was also with King Yu to assist King Yu in receiving envoys from the Tatars.
The main reason is that King Yu had protected too well in the past and had little experience in hospitality. The battle between countries is very important. If a joke is made, it will damage the national health. At that time, it will not only lose the face of King Yu, but also the face of the Ming Dynasty. It is necessary to have someone around to give some advice.
Gao Gong is the person that King Yu trusts the most, named Master and disciple, and loves like father and son. When King Yu takes on such a major task, the first thing he thinks of is Gao Gong.
"Are you all ready?" Yu Wangan sat in the hall and asked.
"If you go back to your highness, everything is ready." A butler responded respectfully.
King Yu nodded and turned to order, "Go on, be smarter in a while, don't lose my Ming Dynasty's decency."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Seeing that King Yu was a little nervous, Gao Gong, who was standing beside him, comforted: "Your Highness, don't be nervous. My Ming Dynasty is a country of the Celestial Empire, a mere Tatar, but a small barbarian country. Although they are a bit arrogant recently, their strength is not as strong as my Ming Dynasty. If you have something to do, you must argue with me. You must never lose the dignity of my Ming Dynasty."
"Teacher Xie's advice."
After King Yu sat down, he happened to see Yu Jin sitting in the corner and nodded to him very kindly.
It was rare for Yu Jin to volunteer to give advice on this banquet, so King Yu put him on the list of accompanying him.
"Report that the Tatar mission has left the inn."
"Reported that the Tatar mission has arrived at East Street."
"Report, the Tatar mission moved to the Zhixian Road"
In order to do a good job in this reception, King Yu also put in some effort and laid a lot of eyeliners on the necessary path of the mission, so that he could accurately grasp the dynamics of the mission.
As messages came, the group was getting closer and closer to Prince Yu's mansion. Not only Prince Yu was a little restrained, but even the subordinates became a little nervous.
I am not afraid of the Tatar envoy, but I am afraid that I cannot do this job well. This is an opportunity to make the name clear. It is related to King Yu's future, and naturally also to his own future.
The pronunciation of the king and the emperor is the same, but the status is very different.
"Reported, the Tatar delegation went to the Fuqian Road and entered the Huji mutton soup restaurant for dinner." Another servant came forward to report.
What? Dining?
King Yu almost spit out a sip of tea. He didn't believe his ears and asked with his eyes wide open, "What did you say just now, say it again."
The servant looked a little embarrassed, but he still said loudly: "Report that the Tatar mission arrived at Fuqian Road and entered the Huji mutton soup restaurant for dinner."
Now that I heard it clearly, the Tatar delegation ran halfway and entered a restaurant called Hu Ji Lamb Soup for dinner.
The people present suddenly looked at each other, some were at a loss, some were angry, and Yu Jin even shook his head secretly. The Tatar mission was obviously intentional to cause trouble.
The banquet was held by Prince Yu’s mansion, and the agreed time was about to come. They actually ran to a mutton soup restaurant on the street for dinner. Isn’t this a slap in the face? Isn’t the things in Prince Yu’s mansion not as good as the small restaurant on the street?
The road ahead of the mansion is a road in front of the Prince Yu’s mansion. We are almost at the Prince Yu’s mansion. We know that we are holding a banquet and still eating at the door. Is this the Prince Yu’s mansion in Hanyu?
King Yu had a bad face on the spot, and even Gao Gong on the side said angrily: "These uneducated Tartars are really hateful."
The people present did not dare to speak, and they all lowered their mouths and did not speak, for fear that if they were not careful, it would be bad for King Yu to vent his anger on him.
Fortunately, the next news came soon, the Tatar mission only ate a little more than a quarter of an hour in the Huji mutton soup restaurant, and then came out to continue on the road, without letting King Yu wait for very long.
"Hahaha, these Tartars are so vulgar." King Yu said mockingly: "Maybe they didn't even eat lunch, so they just got something to put on their stomachs."
Gao Gong also said with some dissatisfaction: "These Tartars are so presumptuous."
It turned out that the festive season had cast a shadow on everyone because of this change.
Just as the two were talking, the Tatar mission led by Seremo arrived.
In terms of status, King Yu is the prince, and Selemo's identity is just a thousand households, with an unequal status. King Yu only sent the housekeeper of the royal palace to greet him, and he was waiting in the hall.
Soon, the Tatar Selemo and four subordinates arrived.
"The Tatar messenger Selemo, I have seen His Highness Yu." Selemo stood carelessly in the hall, bowing his hand casually, even if he bowed casually, giving people a feeling of recklessness. His subordinates looked around and stared at the young and beautiful palace maids when they bowed.
Quite a lack of sincerity and respect.
King Yu was very upset, but he still asked them to sit down with a smile.
"You are here from afar, and it's hard all the way. It's getting late. I've set up a banquet to welcome you." After a few greetings, King Yu invited Selemo and others to have dinner.
Chinese people have a kind of love for food that is in harmony with the sky. They fly in the sky, run on the ground, and swim in the water. When many people meet, the first thing they say is "Did you eat?" It has become a routine to get along with each other at the dinner table and discuss business.
After everyone sat down one by one, King Yu raised his glass and smiled and said, "It's rare to get together. This is a kind of fate. Come on, I respect you all."
When everyone raised their glasses to drink, Selemo held the glass with one hand and smiled and said to King Yu: "Your Highness Yu is so flattered to be in the banquet. However, whether this glass of wine can be drunk depends on King Yu's intention."
"How can I explain this to the messenger?" Gao Gong took the initiative to take the conversation and asked.
I was deliberately late before and went to the gate of Prince Yu's mansion to eat. I just got into the table and even had a glass of wine, I was so pretentious that I was so arrogant and stared at me.
Selemo said with a serious expression: "I don't know when your country will agree to my Khan's request to open the Horse Market and then compensate for the losses caused by the conflict. You must know that many Tatar warriors died in the battlefield, and their family still have to have a meal."
"Absurd!" King Yu couldn't help but say angrily: "This conflict was your Tatars deliberately causing trouble, raiding the important town of our Ming Dynasty, killing my soldiers, captives my people, and taking away my wealth. I have not yet launched a military campaign to ask for punishment, so where is your turn to speak nonsense here?"
There is no marriage, no cedes land, no compensation, the emperor guards the country, the king dies in the country, and the kings of the Ming Dynasty are stupid and incompetent, but none of them are corrupt. Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, they have been soldiers at the city several times. Even the emperor has been captured by the emperor, but no one has bowed his head.
The Tatars took the initiative to provoke and demanded compensation. Not only did they reopen the Horse Market, but they wanted to pay compensation from the Ming Dynasty. This first article was no longer discussed.
If King Yu dared to nod today, he would be drowned by the people of the Ming Dynasty if he was not scolded to death tomorrow.
Selemo seemed to have been to King Yu for a long time and defended him: "That was my Tatar people's grazing sheep, and you Ming soldiers deliberately killed people and robbed people. We are avenging them."
The Tatars provoked war, either losing sheep or missing herders. This was an excuse every time, and the Ming Dynasty had ignored these excuses.
King Yu knew that he could not retreat at this moment. He was the prince of the Ming Dynasty and the representative of the negotiations. If he did not act tough enough and spread it, it would be a huge blow to his prestige.
"It seems that General Selemo doesn't want to have a good talk." King Yu said coldly.
Even if the agreement cannot be reached, we must never express our weakness to the Tatars. This is Zhang Juzheng's warning to King Yu, and King Yu has always kept it in mind.
Many people who are interested are waiting to see their own jokes.
Selemo said with a tough look on his face: "If His Highness Yu handed over Fu Feng, the deputy general of Datong who killed my Tatar people, to me Khan to deal with it, then everything will be easy to discuss."
"Impossible" King Yu flatly refused: "General Bo is the general of my Ming Dynasty. He has always been loyal to his duties. All he killed are all thieves who offend our Ming Dynasty. General, do you say that General Bo kills your Tatar people, but is there any evidence?"
Bofeng was a tiger general of the Ming Dynasty. He has been actively fighting against the Tatars and has made many military achievements in the fight against the enemy. This is a rare highlight in the great cause of the enemy. If he is handed over, who will be willing to sacrifice his life for the Ming Dynasty in the future and shed blood?
With a "bang", Selemo put down the wine glass in his hand and said angrily: "Then Ming Dynasty is waiting to bear the anger of my million-date warriors, say goodbye."
After saying that, he shouted loudly: "Let's go." (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!