Sun Shangqing was shocked by the situation in front of him.
"You, what do you want to do? I am the imperial censor."
Zhu Gui waved his hand, and the soldiers behind him immediately stood back.
"Master Yushi, you have such great official authority. Don't forget that this is a grassland, and it is not yet the territory of the Ming Dynasty."
Sun Shangqing's face immediately broke out in cold sweat. If he died here, even if the court wanted to investigate, it would be impossible to investigate.
Not to mention that the vassal king has very great authority in his own fiefdom. In the past, this acting king was lawless in the capital, and the emperor only blamed him a few times. Now even if he really kills him, I am afraid the emperor will only
It's just an insignificant punishment.
Just when the atmosphere was getting colder, Zhang Mao on the side immediately said: "Your Majesty, Sun Yushi, it's windy and cold here, let's sit down and talk."
His warm-up game gave both sides a chance to step down.
Sun Shangqing immediately threw up his sleeves and walked away, but he still did not forget to say, "I will definitely report this matter to the emperor."
Zhu Gui just snorted coldly and said nothing.
However, the Ming soldiers behind him were all red-eyed. They, the frontier troops, had been fighting the Mongols, and now they were going to be sued for this matter? Then what had they been doing all this for?
Zhu Gui seemed to have sensed something. He turned around and looked at everyone and said: "Don't listen to that villain's nonsense. This Datong Mansion is our hometown. We are not only fighting for the Ming Dynasty, but also fighting for ourselves and our families."
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His words finally made the garrison troops look much better.
After asking the captain to take the soldiers back to the military camp, Zhu Gui came to the city lord's mansion.
Zhang Mao and Sun Shangqing were already sitting on the left side.
Seeing Zhu Gui come in, Zhang Mao quickly stood up.
"Your Majesty."
Sun Shangqing did stand up unhurriedly. He just made a salute gesture, but said nothing.
This made Zhang Mao on the side a little embarrassed, but since he had the lowest official position, it was difficult to say anything.
Zhu Gui sat down at the main seat and then invited people to serve tea.
"Isn't Sun Yushi responsible for disaster relief? The war here is fierce and dangerous, and this is not the place you should come."
Zhu Gui said calmly.
"Humph, King Dai, you don't need to be sarcastic. I have learned about what you have done during this period. There was a disaster in Shanxi, but you recruited civilians to build the city, and even violated national policy and started a war with the Mongols. These officials will
Report everything to the emperor one by one."
As Sun Shangqing spoke, he did not forget to make a gesture of cupping his hands towards the south, as if he was showing off to Zhu Gui.
"You can report whatever you want, that's your right, but how much do you know about the situation in Datong Mansion?"
Zhu Gui snorted coldly.
"The disasters in Shandong are not even as bad as those in Shanxi. You came from there too, right? But you also see how the actual funds requested by the two provinces are, right?"
"Shanxi is experiencing a once-in-a-century flood, but how many victims are there in Shanxi? What do you think would be like here without me?"
Zhang Mao on the side nodded repeatedly, obviously agreeing with Zhu Gui's statement.
Sun Shangqing stood up immediately.
"King Dai, you are the local vassal king. Aren't these what you should do? Are you asking for credit from me?"
"Haha? Asking for credit? To you? Do you deserve it? I'm just telling the truth. It's just that you pretended to be public for personal gain and wanted to frame me. Do you still deserve the official uniform you are wearing?"
Zhu Gui said coldly.
"You, you..."
Sun Shangqing was shaking with anger, his eyes were red, but he couldn't say a word for a long time.
During these days of investigation, he didn't know anything about what Dai Wang was doing locally, but hatred made him choose to ignore it.
And he came here today hoping to make this high-minded acting king apologize in front of him, so that he would consider being a favor and no longer care about the past grievances between the other party and him.
But now it seems that this young prince has no intention of repenting.
"I will tell you one more thing. The last salt envoy in Yunzhou was dismissed by me. You can try to see if your weight is as important as that of a salt official."
Zhu Gui continued.
"You, you dare to threaten me."
Sun Shangqing's face turned pale at this time.
"I just told some truths. What you think is your business. If nothing happens, please go back. Otherwise, there may be Mongolians on the road. Don't blame me for not warning you."
Zhu Gui said with a smile.
Sun Shangqing's fists clenched in anger, but he had no choice but to throw away his sleeves and walk away.
"My lord, why are you so quarrelsome with this imperial envoy and censor?"
Zhang Mao said helplessly.
"Governor Zhang, you don't understand this. In the past, the king was ignorant and annoyed many people in Nanjing. They were all waiting to see my joke. If I surrender to Sun Yushi today, then none of them will
Everyone will pounce on me like hungry wolves who smell the smell of blood."
Zhu Gui's eyes showed a cold light.
"So I choose not to compromise. I am the Ming Dynasty vassal king. This is the territory of the Ming Dynasty and my fiefdom. I will see who dares to test my power."
These words were so convincing that Zhang Mao nodded unconsciously.
"Your Majesty, I understand. If anything happens in the future, I will be at your disposal."
Zhu Gui nodded and said: "You did a good job this time, but Zhang Shang Qing took himself too seriously. If you want to be promoted, I can write you a memorial."
Zhang Mao immediately knelt down and said: "Xiaguan is willing to serve the prince all the time. During this time, Xiaguan has seen clearly that in the land of the Ming Dynasty, there can be a wise vassal king like the prince..."
"Okay, no need to say any more, you have made the right choice this time. Go accompany that Sun Yushi and don't let him do anything stupid."
Zhu Guidao.
"yes."
Zhang Mao got up and went out.
Although Zhu Gui didn't think that a civil official like Sun Shangqing could have much energy, he didn't want to really cause any trouble. If he really colluded with the Mongols again, then he could imagine how angry Zhu Yuanzhang would be.
He still has to bear this anger sometimes.
"Hey, when will the old man change his attitude towards me? You should treat me with admiration after three days apart."
Zhu Gui started to read it every year.
At the same time, the grassland conference on the grassland finally ended.
Under the instigation of Tian Khan and because of the defeat of the Heimuhan tribe again, the Mongolian tribes were finally persuaded and agreed to the plan to jointly send troops to attack Datong Prefecture.
That's right, Tian Khan did not choose the plan of a decisive battle between Heimu Han and Zhu Gui in the Heimu tribe, but chose a more radical combat plan.