Chapter seven hundred and twentieth: hands up and down
Outside Yongding Gate, Yang Hong's old voice echoed in all directions. All the Honglu Temple officials present were a little surprised and confused. Qi Zheng even raised his head in surprise.
Choros Bodu, the younger brother of Ye Xian, is often called King Bodu in the border area!
Of course, among the official titles of the Ming Dynasty, there is only one Tuotuo Buhua King in the entire grassland tribe. The others, even Ye Xian, are just grand masters, not to mention King Bodu, especially in front of Yang Hong.
It's normal to call him by his name.
However, if Qi Zheng remembers correctly, among the list sent by the Wala mission this time, it was the Wala noble Naha who came out, and there were no other nobles accompanying him, let alone figures like King Bodu.
However, just when everyone was surprised, in an inconspicuous corner among the members of the mission, a Mongolian man with a slightly slim body slowly raised his head. In full view of the crowd, this man stepped forward.
, Finally, he stood at the front of the mission, stroking his chest as a courtesy, and said.
“We haven’t seen each other for many years, but ‘King Yang’ remains as charming as ever.”
"But it's a pity that when the soaring eagle is locked in a cage, it can only be slaughtered by others, but the proud lone wolf on the grassland, with an unyielding will, will eventually dominate everything again!"
As soon as they met, King Bodu not only did not feel the slightest embarrassment of being exposed, but when he opened his mouth, there was a strong smell of gunpowder.
On the one hand, he praised Yang Hong's past prestige, but on the other hand, he insinuated that Yang Hong, a veteran on the battlefield, was trapped in the capital. Moreover, his words seemed to allude to the Yang family's current predicament.
Faced with such an obvious provocation from King Bodu, Yang Hong looked calm and said.
"Bodu, you are lying. There is no such thing as King Yang here, only Yang Hong, the Marquis of Changping in the Ming Dynasty!"
"Whether it is a high-flying eagle or a proud lone wolf, they will all grow old one day. The difference is that the eagle soars in the sky, but it also has a nest to rest in, while the lone wolf wanders in the grassland, but is in fear all his life, because it
I know that one day I will be devoured by a new lone wolf."
These words were also unyielding and pushed King Bodu back.
Seeing that Yang Hong was not aroused by him at all, King Bodu looked slightly ugly. However, before he could speak again, Li Shi on the side spoke.
"Sir, long time no see, do you still remember me?"
King Bodu's eyes flashed, a smile appeared on his face, and he said.
"Of course I remember, I said goodbye to the grassland. Did Deputy Li come back well?"
"Of course I'm fine, but judging from your appearance, you don't seem to be doing well, okay?"
Li Shi looked at King Bodu up and down and asked.
Cattle and sheep are generally eaten on the grasslands, and there is a lack of food and supplies. Therefore, it is easy to distinguish between the nobles and common people in Oara.
The aristocrats of Oara, because they had no worries about food and clothing, were often fat and strong, while ordinary tribesmen and women did not have enough food, so they were moderately built, and some were even relatively thin.
King Bodu is one of them. The last time Li Shi saw King Bodu in Wala camp, he was a big, muscular man.
Of course, although he is fat, he is also very powerful. He is a famous strongman among Oara, and he is even more skilled in using the scimitar in his hand.
However, the person standing in front of him now, although his face has not changed much, his figure has slimmed down a lot, and if you look closely, you will find that there is a hint of sadness between his eyebrows.
It is conceivable that life during this period must not have been very satisfactory.
Being poked in a painful spot, King Bodu looked a little unnatural, but the smile on his face did not diminish and he only said:
"The grassland is bitter and cold, so naturally it is not as fertile as the Ming Dynasty. The men of my tribe live in pursuit of water and grass, running around all day long, so naturally they are not as stable as the adults who lived in the palace of the Ming Dynasty."
"However, I never thought that when a mere mission of mine came to pay tribute, the Marquis Changping of the Ming Dynasty and the Minister of War came to greet him. I wonder if other missions coming to pay tribute would be treated in the same way?"
It is obvious that King Bodu's words were a metaphor for the Ming Dynasty, which lived a comfortable life. Although it was powerful on the surface, it was actually strong on the outside and incompetent on the outside, and was still afraid of Wala.
However, he did not expect that these words would play into Yang Hong's hands.
Pressing the ceremonial sword in his hand, Yang Hong glanced at the envoys present and spoke.
"I'm afraid you may have misunderstood this point. To the Ming Dynasty, the Wala are no different from other grassland tribes. Since they come to pay tribute, they should naturally follow the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty."
"Today, the reason why I came here together with Li Shilang is because we have reported that the number of people in the Wala mission does not match the reported personnel. It is possible that unknown people have been mixed in. In order to prevent some young people, we can use the opportunity to
The name of the regiment has been infiltrated into the capital, and we will come with the troops."
"It should be noted that the Wara people are a foreign tribe to our Ming Dynasty. The war broke out last time because the Wara Gong envoys repeatedly deceived the court and obtained rewards. Now that the two families have reconciled, they must not repeat the same mistakes."
"Since the Grand Master has promised to send a mission according to the number of people appointed by the Ming Dynasty, it is an agreement. If there is no consent from the Ming Dynasty, if someone sneaks into the territory of the Ming Dynasty without authorization under the name of a mission, I can only treat it as a foreigner who wants to sneak into the territory of the Ming Dynasty and plot evil.
If you catch them, they will be killed without mercy!"
In the last sentence, Yang Hong showed his sharp edge and stared at King Bodu tightly, like a tiger descending from the mountain, choosing people to devour.
"So, Bodu, don't you want to explain to me why you appeared in the mission?"
The atmosphere at the scene became tense in an instant. Almost as soon as Yang Hong's words fell, the surrounding officers and soldiers holding long guns also stood with their guns horizontally, as if the entire mission was going to be surrounded in the next moment.
Seeing this situation, King Bodu was obviously a little surprised. He originally thought that as a country of etiquette, the Ming Dynasty would never be able to use swords and guns outside the gate of the capital.
With a gloomy expression, King Bodu looked at the surrounding officers and soldiers who were waiting in formation, and said coldly.
"Yang Hou, it's just a few more people in the envoy. I guarantee for the grand master that these people are the most reliable people from the tribe. You don't have to be like this and make a fuss out of a molehill, right?"
"If I remember correctly, what Yang Hou is doing now should be regarded as threatening the envoys without permission in the Ming Dynasty, right? Isn't it that Yang Hou is afraid that it will affect the relationship between the Ming Dynasty and Wala?"
Faced with the implicit threat from King Bodu, Yang Hong did not give in. He snorted softly and spoke.
"Bodu, you can't guarantee it for him if you are not the first one. What's more, even if you are the first one here, you still need to abide by the agreement you made with Ming Dynasty."
"As for the nature of what I have done in the Ming Dynasty, I don't need you as a foreigner to worry about it. You might as well think carefully about how to explain how you appeared in this mission!"
The voice fell, and the place fell into silence.
King Bodu frowned and couldn't help but place his right hand on the scimitar at his waist. He faced Yang Hong and spoke with a hint of threat.
"So, Yang Hou refuses to give any face at all?"
"The affairs of the imperial court have their own rules and regulations, so why talk about face?"
Yang Hong had seen more tense scenes than the current ones at the border. Naturally, he could not be frightened by such a small threat like King Bodu. He glanced at King Bodu and his eyes fell on the scimitar in his hand, his expression
But still calm.
"Okay, in that case..."
King Bodu nodded, his expression strangely calmed down, and then he actually pulled out the scimitar from his waist.
The blade of the knife is sharp, reflecting a cold light under the sunlight.
Warm blood splashed three feet, fell into the soil, gurgled out, and dyed a bright red color.
When King Bodu raised his sword and dropped it, several Mongolian soldiers around him covered their necks and fell to their knees on the ground. Within a moment, they lost their breath.
The slightly thick blood fell drop by drop from the shining scimitar, which looked so cruel that many officials of Honglu Temple present could not help but retching subconsciously.
Holding the scimitar still dripping blood in his hand, King Bodu turned around, but still had a sincere smile on his face and said.
"Yang Hou, is this explanation enough?"
"If it's not enough, let's see how many fewer people are needed in the mission to be able to add my name to Bodu. You ask, and I'll do it!"
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"Your Majesty, this is what happened."
In the Wuying Palace, Yang Hong and Li Shi explained in detail what happened outside the city gate, and finally said:
"After all, we are in front of the city gate, and there are still people passing by. If something like this happens, I can't continue to embarrass them, so I put Bodu and others into the city and let Honglu Temple arrange their accommodation."
Zhu Qiyu was sitting on the throne. After listening to this report, he couldn't help but frown.
The arrival of King Bodu is not an accident.
You must know that during the Battle of Oara, King Bodu personally led troops to attack Datong, so many generals on the border knew him.
With his identity, even though he pretended to be an ordinary Wala soldier, he was discovered by the Jinyi guards in the city as soon as he arrived in the Ming Dynasty.
However, now that King Bodu is here, he does not show his true identity, which is really weird.
Therefore, when Zhu Qiyu arranged for Yang Hong to greet him, he instructed him to test it outside the city gate.
However, no one expected that such a result would occur!
"Yang Hou, Li Shilang, from what you two have seen, what is the purpose of the Wala mission here? Is what King Bodu did outside the city gate a provocation? Or does it have another agenda?"
Yang Hong frowned and pondered without speaking in a hurry.
It's not a trivial matter to say something wrong about this kind of thing.
You must know that when the news of the mission's arrival at the border came, the background was that the imperial court was at a critical moment in debating the rectification of military settlements, but the frequency of border intrusions had greatly increased.
The mission came to the capital in advance to pay tribute, which was exactly the same as the method used by Wala to defraud the Ming Dynasty by sending a team of thousands of people to defraud the Ming Dynasty before his personal expedition.
At that time, in order to avoid turmoil in the court and uneasy people, the emperor suppressed the news and summoned only a few of their key ministers to meet him.
The person who finally made the emperor decide to hold back his troops was Yang Hong. He firmly believed that today, with Yexian's character, it was impossible to join forces with Tuo Tuo BuHua to raise troops again.
But now, first King Bodu concealed his identity and sneaked into the Ming Dynasty quietly, and then after his identity was revealed, he deliberately provoked outside the city gate.
Yes, it is a deliberate provocation!
Although in the end, it seemed that Yang Hong had the upper hand, and King Bodu "escaped" by killing the people accompanying the mission with his own hands, this attitude was rather unruly and unruly.
It's more of a provocation than a coercion.
This kind of attitude does not seem to be to enhance the relationship at all...
Yang Hong didn't speak. At this time, Li Shi spoke.
"Your Majesty, Bodu is outside the city gate and is indeed suspected of provocation. However, from what I can see, he seems to be vaguely impatient."
Because he was in front of the emperor, Li Shi did not dare to be too sure when he spoke. He hesitated for a moment before continuing.
"Now that I think about the whole thing that happened outside the city gate, I always feel that although Bodu is arrogant, he is quite a bit arrogant."
"Moreover, although Marquis Yang forced him a little at that time, he did not push him to a dead end. I think Nabodu was the leader of the tribe after all and the younger brother of Ye Xian, so he should have a good understanding of the Ming Dynasty."
"After all, we were outside the gate of the capital at that time. It was okay to say harsh words to each other. However, if we really wanted to detain the mission, then the matter would become big. Bodu would not understand this, but in the end, he
Using such a bloody method to solve the problem seems to be a provocation, but I always feel that he is hiding something."
"Another point is that outside the city gate, when Marquis Yang called Bo Bodu's identity, he walked out without any surprises. This is enough to show that Bodu knew his identity very well.
It’s impossible to live hidden.”
"In that case, why would he go to the trouble of disguising himself as an ordinary soldier and mingling among the envoys?"
As he spoke, Li Shi raised his head and saw the emperor looking at him without blinking, as if "who are you asking?", and immediately realized that what he said was inappropriate.
The emperor called them here to solve the problem. How could they continue to raise questions for the emperor?
Fortunately, at this time, Yang Hong took over the conversation and said.
"Your Majesty, I also have the feeling that Li Shilang said in my heart. However, I also discovered a strange thing, that is, the troops deployed by the people of the envoy at that time did not seem to be surrounding Bodu, but
They were surrounding a carriage loaded with goods, as if there was something important in that carriage."
"Thinking about it, Bodu used this method to force me to put him in the city. It is very likely that he was afraid that I would inspect the entire team of the envoy and discover their secrets."
The two of them talked so much, but still didn't have much of a clue.
Zhu Qiyu sat at the top, rubbed his forehead, thought for a while, and turned to Wynn and asked.
"Is there any news from Honglu Temple?"
So, Hua En reported.
"Your Majesty, news has just arrived. After the Wala delegation entered the city, there was nothing unusual. They stayed at their residence according to the arrangements of Honglu Temple."
"According to your instructions, Honglu Temple did not restrict their freedom and allowed them to come and go. However, these people basically never went out. They went out twice a few times. Once they went out to buy some tea bricks and food, and the other time they were accompanied by maids.
, I went out and bought some rouge and gouache."
"Other than that, they all stay in the inn."
After listening to Huaien's words, Zhu Qiyu vaguely felt that something was wrong. Thinking back to Yang Hong and Li Shi's speculations and inferences just now, he seemed to have thought of something in his mind, but he could not break through the window paper.
So, after pondering for a moment, he could only give instructions.
"Assign people to closely monitor their every move, and report any abnormalities immediately. As for the summons, don't worry about it now. Let Qi Zheng hang out with them and see what they will do."