Invincible Zhengde

Chapter 413 Negotiations
Forbidden City, Xianyang Palace

Zhu Houzhao is busy at this time.

Standing in front of him was an old minister, none other than Zhang Jun, Minister of Rites. What he was talking to Zhu Houzhao was naturally the fact of the negotiation.

Although Zhu Houzhao was also very concerned about the case investigation, and there was a lot of commotion outside, the court affairs still had to be dealt with.

For the imperial court, the most serious matter at the moment is the negotiation with Horqin.Will Daming use force at this time?In addition, it is also related to the economic interests of countless people.

Everyone is watching this negotiation.

Since His Royal Highness Zhu Houzhao is in charge of this matter, Zhu Houzhao will naturally continue to participate.

Horqin's people arrived in the capital yesterday.

As the main person in charge of this negotiation, Zhang Jun, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, has already met people from Horqin.He came here today to report this matter to Zhu Houzhao.

Glancing at Zhang Jun, Zhu Houzhao said with a smile, "It seems that Aiqing is in a good mood."

Zhang Jun stroked his beard with a smile, and said with a smile: "I met the people from Horqin today. They are very obedient, and it can be seen that they are afraid of our Daming. This way, I can show that my name is rich and the people are strong. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince contributed a lot to it. I congratulate His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Zhu Houzhao was already a little used to Zhang Jun flattering him.

I used to think that he was flattering me, but after getting along with him for a period of time, Zhu Houzhao found that this guy is just such a person, he always smiles three-pointed when meeting, and always speaks just right,

Although it is flattering, it doesn't make you feel bored.I have to say that this is also a skill.

Zhang Jun's ability to be promoted so quickly must have something to do with this reason.

But Zhu Houzhao won't be fooled by him.This guy is an old fox. If I believed him, why would I be fooled by him?
Zhu Houzhao said directly: "Then there shouldn't be any problem with this time, right?"

"Korqin is terribly scared now. They are afraid that the court will destroy them. I heard that the military generals are still writing to His Majesty, thinking that Horqin's people are barbarians. They have often instigated Duoyan Sanwei to invade Daming. At this time, they should give A lesson for them."

When Zhang Jun said this, he carefully looked at Zhu Houzhao, as if he wanted to see if His Highness the Crown Prince had any other thoughts.

For Zhang Jun's snooping, Zhu Houzhao was a little helpless.In fact, this is not the first person to do so.

Zhu Houzhao also knew the reason.The peace talks with Horqin were proposed by myself, and it was my own idea to accept their surrender, and I even presided over this matter.

At this stall, someone wrote a letter to continue to attack Horqin, obviously not giving himself, the crown prince, any face.What's more, such a person appeared in the army.

Now all the officials of the Ming Dynasty think that the army is under the control of His Highness the Crown Prince, but in fact, Zhu Houzhao knows that if he really takes over the power by himself, then things will become troublesome instead.

What happened this time was actually instigated by myself, and I told the people below that I could freely express my opinions.

In fact, if Zhu Houzhao did not say such things, no one in the military would dare to stand up against him.His prestige in the army is so high, no matter whether it is an old school honorary or a new officer, everyone will listen to him.

In doing so, he is telling the outside world that the military is not his own word.

"It's understandable that the generals in the army want to fight. Only after the war will they be given official positions. If they want to be promoted, they will naturally seek to go to war. This is nothing surprising." Zhu Houzhao said expressionlessly. , seems to be not very concerned about this matter.

This surprised Zhang Jun a little.He had the same thought as the others in the court, that is, His Highness the Crown Prince had too much control over the army, and this time he might establish his own authority over the army.

If this is the case, maybe someone will impeach His Highness the Crown Prince

The most important thing is that many people in the court are afraid that there will be a rift between His Royal Highness and His Majesty.In that case, the courtiers in the court would not know what to do.

Zhu Houzhao did not want to strengthen his authority in the army, but to weaken his authority in the army.

He is not the emperor now, as long as his authority in the army is secretly high, there is no need to make a high-profile announcement that the army belongs to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

This means that my father has no other sons, and no one will compete with me for the position of prince, otherwise someone would have impeached me long ago.

"You don't have to worry about the thoughts of those generals in the military. That's not your job. What you have to do right now is to have a good talk with Erhorqin. They must agree to all the conditions set out by the palace; if they If you don’t agree, then I will bring people to beat them.”

"You don't have to keep arguing with them anymore. Either accept it or die, they have no other choice." Zhu Houzhao's voice was a little cold.

His words were hitting Zhang Jun, and he really thought so.

A Horqin will not let him involve too much energy now.To put it bluntly, Horqin is no longer in his eyes

"His Royal Highness, there is one thing you may need to know." Zhang Jun said again.

Zhu Houzhao nodded, and then asked, "What's the matter?"

"I heard some news. It seems that Dayan Khan also wanted to submit to the court and asked the court to give him a title." Zhang Jun said cautiously.

After hearing the news, Zhu Houzhao laughed immediately, and said with some helplessness: "The court of the Ming Dynasty is like a broken house, and it really can't hide any news. It is true that there is such a thing, but it is only temporarily accurate. The news hasn’t come yet. Just leave this matter alone, let’s talk about Horqin first.”

Regarding Dayan Khan's surrender to Ming Dynasty, Zhu Houzhao didn't feel any surprise.

This kind of thing didn't happen once or twice. If they couldn't win, or when there was a crisis, the Mongolian tribe came to Daming to ask for surrender. That was also a routine operation.

The basic routine is to ask Daming to appoint him an official, express his surrender to Daming, then promise not to invade Daming, and ask the two sides to trade at the border.

Then when they recover, they turn around and call you.

There are too many such routines. In the past, Ming's frontier army was relatively weak, and it was more labor-intensive to fight. The court was also worried that it would consume too much, so they basically agreed.

But Zhu Houzhao is not ready to agree now. What qualifications does Dayan Khan have to negotiate terms with the soldiers?
After being looked after by Zhu Hou, Dayan Khan obviously encountered problems internally and wanted to seek help from Daming.

If you want to make yourself agree, you are afraid that you will have to pay the price of satisfying yourself.

(End of this chapter)