Zhu Youxiao wanted to leave room for them to guess. Only in this way could it be easier to grasp their psychology.
"Father, please forgive me for asking, what does this so-called alliance mean?"
"The people here today are all tribes of subjects who belonged to the Ming Dynasty and the Ming Emperor. What's the difference?"
Looking at the Mongolian leader who was the first to ask the question, Wang Chaofu smiled coldly and said:
"Of course it's the same, but without rules there would be nothing. Now there are hundreds of thousands of people who have come to join various tribes. It's not unknown to you."
"Although His Majesty trusts you, the courtiers cannot treat each other sincerely like Your Majesty."
"I, the people on the border of the Ming Dynasty, have been brutally persecuted by you for hundreds of years. The death of your family and your family is a trivial matter. You can't possibly deny it, right?"
Faced with Wang Chaofu's question, Bayar had no reason to refute, but secretly lowered his head and remained silent.
Although he came to seek refuge later, he was quite sincere because of his high status within Mongolia and because he knew the details of Lin Dan Khan.
The Jinyiwei spies who stayed behind secretly, and based on Ahailai's observations, learned that this man was not the kind of man who was rich in scheming, and was pragmatic and reliable.
And his performance during this period has been extremely good, so he is absolutely not qualified to appear in tonight's meeting.
Several other leaders, seeing that the envoy representing the emperor actually brought up such a sensitive topic, did not dare to answer the question.
Seeing that they all maintained their acquiescence, Wang Chaofu continued:
"Although everything is peaceful now, what will happen in the future? There are so many tribes coming to surrender. Who can dare to guarantee that they sincerely surrender and surrender?"
"If someone comes here with a purpose and lurks in secret, accumulating strength and waiting for the opportunity to strike back, the loss to our Ming Dynasty will be immeasurable."
"After all, many such things have happened in the past few hundred years, so the opinions of the court officials are that it is necessary to be on guard against others."
"It is precisely because of this repeated cycle that the relationship between the Ming Dynasty and Mongolia has been irreconcilable, and wars and peace have been fruitless."
After finishing speaking, Wang Chaofu took a sip of the hot tea in his cup and quietly watched the reactions of the following leaders with different expressions.
"Then according to what the father-in-law said, the court officials of the Ming Dynasty still do not fully trust us. What does the emperor mean?"
After a long time, Wu Yun boldly raised the question in his mind.
The words and opinions of the ministers are not very important, the attitude of the emperor himself is the most important.
Therefore, he also went straight to the core of the matter. As long as they had this bottom line, they could feel a little more at ease.
"Do we need to say more about what Long Live Lord means? If Long Live Lord doesn't trust you, will our family come here?"
"If Your Majesty really didn't trust you, would you reward you with so much money, food and clothing?"
Upon hearing this, Wu Yun and others felt that this was indeed the case. In the past few months, the emperor often sent envoys to express condolences and comfort, and each time they would be rewarded with large amounts of money, food and materials.
If you didn't really trust me, you wouldn't have made such a big investment. After all, life is hard for everyone these days.
They still have some understanding of some of the people's livelihood conditions in the Ming Dynasty.
Wang Chaofu's trick of framing the case was still possible, shifting the point of conflict to those ministers, while the emperor stayed out of the matter.
This is to prevent the Mongols from colluding with these courtiers and civil servants, which would cause serious problems.
As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. At the national level, although the Ming Dynasty and Mongolia are feuding, their current common enemies are the slaves who rose up in the mountains and forests.
Zhu Youxiao knew very well that with his own strength, he could not defeat these scholar-bureaucrats and powerful people who had been entrenched all over the country for hundreds of years.
Therefore, he must rely on external forces, and the best and most effective external force is naturally military strength. With the army as the base, these people will fear you from the bottom of their hearts.
Since these Mongols were capricious and not weak in strength, it was naturally impossible for Zhu Youxiao to rely on them as his base.
Therefore, he wanted to divide the strength of the Mongols and win them over to his side. This was somewhat similar to the Manchu Qing's strategy towards Mongolia.
"What my father-in-law said is absolutely true. His Majesty naturally trusts us. It seems that the hostility of those civil servants towards us has not diminished, or even increased a lot."
Ahailai naturally wants to sing a double act with Wang Chaofu, which can arouse their inner emotions more and make them more credible.
Under the chorus of Ahilai and Wang Chaofu, the Mongolian leaders all recognized the alliance.
In their opinion, if they are qualified to come here to participate in this meeting and form an alliance, they must be the most trusted by the emperor.
During this period, the emperor really had nothing to say to them. At least their tribesmen no longer starved to death or froze to death.
Therefore, they all made up their minds to follow the Ming Dynasty to the end.
I heard that the emperor was using his position as marquis to win over the three Liaodong guards. As the first group to join them, they did not want to fall behind others.
Regarding their request to be knighted, Wang Chaofu agreed without any hesitation and was extremely generous.
It's just a false name, just give it to them. I believe His Majesty has the same idea as him.
Moreover, this kind of thing is also a common practice. Like in the past, Mongolian tribes with certain strength came to join us.
The Ming Dynasty always rewarded them with money, food, and titles.
After successfully completing the alliance mission assigned by the emperor, Wang Chaofu was in a much happier mood and immediately drank another drink with them to celebrate.
He secretly thought in his heart that Lord Long Live is really wise, these Mongolians are controlled by him to death.
Because he had never dealt with the Mongols, Wang Chaofu had no confidence in his heart. Before leaving, Zhu Youxiao once told him.
Mongolia is not monolithic within itself, it is just a piece of cake to find the gaps, understand their interests and needs, and divide them.
Now that it seemed to be true, Wang Chaofu couldn't help but admire the man he had grown up with since childhood.
After drinking a glass of wine, they jointly swore a poisonous oath under the imperial flag representing Zhu Youxiao and under the witness of the eunuch Wang Chaofu.
"Everyone, since you have made an oath to form an alliance, from now on, your tribes will be completely bound together."
"Your mission is to stabilize the grassland situation for the Ming Dynasty, and for Long Live Lord, take good care of the hundreds of thousands of people who have surrendered."
"The issue of the title of marquis that you are thinking of is taken care of by our family. When we return, we will ask the Lord Long Live for you."
Upon hearing this, Wu Yun, Bayar and others couldn't hide the joy on their faces. From now on, they will be the nobles of the Ming Dynasty, and glory and wealth are right in front of them.