Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 473 Peace Talk
The next day, the sky was clear and the autumn air was crisp.

Early in the morning, Zhu Jian and others dressed neatly, held the imperial edict, and accompanied by the guards, came to Yexian's large tent of the Chinese army.

It can be clearly seen that Ye Xian still attaches great importance to this peace talk.

In the wide open space in front of the tent, a high platform had already been set up overnight, with thick blankets also spread on it, and desks were placed separately.

When Zhu Jian and the others arrived, several Oirat nobles had already sat down beside the case. When they saw them coming, they got up one after another and greeted them warmly.

Most of these people were unfamiliar to Zhu Jian, but he knew one of them.

That is Yexian's important minister Ala Zhiyuan.

The few remaining people are obviously on the same level as the Ara Zhiyuan, which shows that their status is not low.

After exchanging a few polite greetings, Zhu Jian and the others took their seats on the east side.

Not long after, Ye Xian also entered the field.

He is still dressed in the traditional aristocratic attire, with all kinds of gold and jade ornaments hanging on his body, he looks energetic, without the slightest sign of fatigue.

Behind him, followed by his two younger brothers, King Bodu and King Saigan, but their clothes were relatively plain.

As soon as Yexian's figure appeared, all the nobles present immediately stood up.

Zhu Jian and the others were a moment late, but they also stood up and waved their hands as a gesture.

After each took their seats, Zhu Jian spoke first, saying.

"This time, I sent me to His Majesty to stop the war with the grand master and welcome back my majesty, the emperor. Here is the imperial edict from my imperial majesty. Please listen to the imperial edict."

Zhu Jian took out the bright yellow imperial edict written on silk from the box held by the entourage at the side, but instead of handing it over, he held it in his hand and looked at it first.

The scene suddenly became a little cold.

Many nobles present looked at Yexian one after another.

They also didn't expect that the envoy would show such an attitude as soon as he came up this time. He held the imperial edict in his hand, and he clearly wanted them to kneel down to receive him as a courtier.

Faced with such a scene, he also squinted his eyes first, but he didn't show the slightest anger.

After a little thought, he stood up and said.

"Since this is the case, let your envoy read out the imperial edict!"

He just stood there, followed by a group of Oirat nobles who stood up right after him, but they didn't move either.

Just standing there, without any intention of saluting.

Zhu Jian, Li Shi and others looked at each other without forcing it, so Zhu Jian unfolded the edict and read it.

"The grand master sent an envoy to our capital, and I have already known the intention of discussing peace. Now I appoint Zhu Jian, the censor of the right capital, as the envoy, Li Shi, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, and Luo Qi, the young minister of Dali Temple, as the deputy envoys. Welcome my brother, the Supreme Emperor."

"I think that the imperial court has treated Wala very kindly since our ancestors. Once there is a suspicion that there is a gap, so that the army is joined, the grand master can restore the old good, and I should be obedient to the request. It will be better for the present, and God's will will be followed. Follow the hearts of the people, rest the soldiers and the people, and keep peace forever."

After reading, Zhu Jian passed the imperial edict in his hand to the attendant at the side, and sent it to Yexian, but his eyes were always on Yexian.

Facing this imperial edict, he didn't seem too rude. He hesitated for a while, then bent down and saluted, and then ordered someone to seal the imperial edict.

So far, the two sides have faced each other for the first round.

Zhu Jian and others, who tried to use the power of Ming Dynasty to oppress them, also bowed their heads first, and gained the leading right in the negotiation.

First of all, although he didn't want to lose his face, he also didn't want to be overwhelmed from the beginning, so he made some concessions, but he still didn't accept the edict according to the etiquette of his subordinates.

In this game, neither side took advantage.

After sitting down again, before Zhu Jian could speak, he preemptively asked.

"Since Emperor Yongle, your two families have been reconciled for a long time. Why did you detain my envoy without authorization last year and reduce the rewards, so that there was chaos and war?"

As soon as the words fell, Zhu Jian's expression couldn't help but change.

First of all, this is nonsense.

The envoys he was referring to were not the envoys who sent letters between the two sides after the civil war, but the envoys sent for tribute in April of the 14th year of Zhengtong before the Northern Expedition of the Supreme Emperor.

This was also the trigger for the initial war between the two sides.

This time Zhu Jian didn't speak, Li Shi who was on the side snorted coldly, got up and retorted righteously.

"Taishi's words are ridiculous. In the previous Yongle period, the father of the Taishi sent envoys to pay tribute, and the mission was only three or forty people. His Majesty Emperor Taizong Wen treated the vassals generously. He thought of the bitter cold of Oala, and it was not easy to travel through mountains and rivers to pay tribute. Asking for things, regardless of whether they are precious or not, should be given to them, and never care about."

"However, the Taishi is the leader of Wala, and the number of missions is increasing year by year, and the greed is insufficient. By the end of last year, the list of missions submitted to our court had reached more than [-] people, and most of them made false reports and deceived them. Nothing has been added, but what you want is a hundred times more than that of Yongle."

"Men, fish, and dragons are mixed in the mission, do not abide by courtiers' etiquette, traitors and robbers account for more than half of the mission, our officers and soldiers are investigating, but they are hiding everywhere, concealing deceit, and never returning to the grassland. ?”

"There are more than [-] missionaries on the roster, but the number of people who came to Beijing is not even one out of ten. Our court only rewards the actual number according to the actual number of people who came to Beijing to see them. Let's go to false reports and deceivers. How can we reduce rewards?"

The reason why the mission needs to have a distinction between the chief envoy and the deputy envoy is that some people need to be tough, and some people need to smooth things over, and cooperate with each other according to the situation.

In this negotiation, Li Shi was the one who was in charge of speaking harsh words.

But in fact, these words are not too much.

Because this matter is indeed unreasonable on Wala's side.

Relying on the kindness of the Ming court, they repeatedly made progress and took the Ming court as a big mistake.

Many of the missions they reported to were businessmen. After they arrived in Daming territory, they immediately left the mission, disguised themselves as Ming people, and traded various supplies everywhere.

Then, when the mission returned, they swaggered out of the customs, and blatantly took out the precious materials such as grain, ironware, and tea that the imperial court prohibited from trading.

At the same time, these people shamelessly wanted to eat both ends.

While traveling to various places to trade wantonly, at the same time, they have to be registered in the roster of "tributes" to Beijing, requiring the Ming court to give rewards according to the number of people on the roster.

After such a trip, it is not a lot of money.

In fact, the reason why the two sides started such a large-scale war this time was because the orthodox emperor couldn't bear this situation.

Order the officers and soldiers from all over the country to arrest all those people who have carried out transactions under the orders of the mission, and even those who are suspected of spying.

Then he announced that the list submitted by the mission was invalid, and he was only willing to give rewards according to the list that actually entered Beijing.

As a result, Ye Xian was enraged, repeatedly provoked at the border, plundered the army and the people, and provoked the young and vigorous orthodox emperor to be overwhelmed by the victory, so he directly ordered the army to kill him.

As for the result, of course...

Li Shi's words were not harsh, but they also had a strong meaning of reprimand. Luo Qi who was on the side had even prepared a draft, ready to speak to persuade possible conflicts.

But, miraculously, Ye Xian was not angry, instead, he smiled and glanced at the several Oirat nobles sitting beside him, and the faces of those who were swept were also quite unnatural, and they all lowered their heads...

(End of this chapter)