Mixed with salted fish in Hongwudang

Chapter 641 Mishalan's Persistence!

After Zhu Yunxi finished chatting with the Eastern and Western Popes and his bitter rivals, Byzantium and Ottoman, there were Machiavellian masters such as Zhang Zongjun who led a group of Ming Dynasty civil servants to discuss the details with them.

However, the result of the negotiation was not ideal. They were humble and respectful when facing Zhu Yunxi, but when facing Zhang Zongjun, they opened their mouths like lions and wanted to take a bite of everything.

Zhang Zongjun argued with them for several days, and finally came to Zhu Yunxi helplessly to report.

"Your Majesty, I feel that these people have no sincerity in peace talks at all, and the demands they have made now cannot be met at all!"

Zhu Yunxi nodded when he heard the words.

"Know!"

"Actually, they are waiting for us to know how to defeat Timur and at what speed we will defeat him."

"If we fight fast enough, faster than they imagine, they won't dare to ask us for conditions!"

Zhang Zongjun also understood this truth. He came to Zhu Yunxi to complain, just to ask in a subtle way when the Ming Dynasty would send troops.

"When does Your Majesty plan to send troops?"

"Let's see, if the country remains so quiet, then we will send troops next month!"

In fact, Zhu Yunxi had been waiting for rebellion from the country. After all, there were so many vassal kings in the country, and it was impossible for none of them to be ambitious.

At the same time, Li Bangyuan on the North Korean side is gearing up to unify the peninsula. The opposition from the Japanese side continues to ferment, and it is also a powder keg that will explode sooner or later.

Therefore, he wanted to wait for the rebellion in Ming Dynasty to break out and see the extent of the rebellion before deciding when to send troops.

Otherwise, it would be a bit difficult for both sides to start a war at the same time.

"Your Majesty, with His Majesty the Old Emperor in charge of the country, there will definitely be no chaos. Even if there is chaos, His Majesty the Old Emperor will cut through the mess quickly without giving His Majesty the chance to take action."

Zhu Yunxi smiled when he heard this.

"really!"

"Now Grandpa Huang is training Uncle Thirteen for me. If Uncle Thirteen can be trained, I will have one more helper in the future!"

"His Royal Highness Dai Wang is sincere and honest in his treatment of others. He is very good in nature, but he is afraid of being instigated by others."

"But with His Majesty the old Emperor watching over me, even if I am young and can't get close, I will definitely become a loyal minister who will assist His Majesty."

"By the way, Your Majesty, when do you plan to receive His Majesty Timur?"

Zhu Yunxi smiled playfully when he heard the words.

"What, Timur can't wait?"

Zhang Zongjun also smiled.

"A little bit!"

"Today, the ministers around Timur gave Wei Chen a box of gold. He wanted Wei Chen to persuade your majesty to meet Timur as soon as possible."

Zhu Yunxi smiled helplessly when he heard this.

"Forget it this time, let's not make an example next time!"

"Go and tell Timur that I will meet him at Kangju Palace tomorrow."

Zhang Zongjun quickly thanked him after hearing this.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward!"

Zhu Yunxi looked at Zhang Zongjun who was leaving happily, and felt helpless again in his heart.

This guy is good at everything, but he's a little greedy for money.

He is also very smart. He is greedy every time and makes it impossible for people to do anything to him.

Fortunately, I am young and can survive this old and cunning guy. Otherwise, such a person really cannot be left to the next prince...

Zhu Yunxi was suddenly startled when he thought of this. I don't know when he started thinking more and more like Zhu Yuanzhang.

Not only do you think about everything in the future, but you also think about who can and cannot stay.

Is this the heart of an emperor?

Now is the time to employ people. It’s not time to deal with Zhang Zongjun yet, so we can arrange an opponent for him first...

Qitai?

Qi Tai can't do it. Qi Tai is too square and not smooth enough. He should not be the right person to check and balance Zhang Zongjun.

Yang Shiqi... Yang Shiqi is okay, but he is too young at this stage, and is no match for Zhang Zongjun in terms of qualifications and prestige.

However, we can train him first and let him practice with Zhang Zongjun.

When Zhu Yunxi thought of this, he immediately ordered someone to call Yang Shiqi over and asked him to follow Zhang Zongjun to the military machine office to study.

Currently, there is only one person in the Military Aircraft Department, Zhang Zongjun, plus a few secretaries. There is no personnel structure at all.

When Zhu Yunxi came to Kangju City this time, he also planned to throw Lan Yu, Fu Youde, and Feng Sheng at the military plane, so that they could press on top of Zhang Zongjun to restrain and balance each other.

Chang Sheng can be used as the next auxiliary minister of the Military Aircraft Department. For now, let him take a job in the Military Aircraft Department to gain experience.

The reason why Zhu Yunxi did this was not only to imitate the Qing Dynasty of later generations, but also to refer to the national policy of the Tang Dynasty.

That is the national policy of Bian Jiang entering the DPRK as prime minister.

The reason why the Anshi Rebellion broke out was actually related to the fact that Li Linfu broke the way for a general to enter the court and become the prime minister.

When there is no upward path, other thoughts will naturally arise, such as self-reliance or rebellion.

But if we all copy the Tang Dynasty, we will face a huge problem when we let the generals join the court as prime minister, that is, the generals may not have experience in governing government affairs.

Therefore, it is obviously a better way to directly create a department that is solely responsible for military affairs and let them use their remaining energy.

In this way, the state pastor can be promoted to the cabinet, and the border general can be promoted to the military aircraft department.

Both sides have equal rights. In wartime, the Military Aircraft Department is the main authority, and in peacetime, the Cabinet is the main authority. The two sides complement each other, supervise each other, cooperate with each other, and check each other.

Zhu Yunxi hosted a banquet for Lan Yu that night, and Fu Youde and Feng Sheng gave them the wind.

"Uncle, I plan to establish a military aircraft department similar to the cabinet to handle military affairs. What do you think?"

"cabinet……"

Lan Yu's eyes rolled around after hearing this.

He is not the stupid person in his early years who only knew how to show off when fighting and argue with others.

During the few years when he was suppressed by Lao Zhu Xuezang, he thought about a lot of people and things, and also gained a certain understanding of the political arena of the Ming Dynasty.

Although the cabinet was established during the period of Lao Zhu, it was Zhu Yunxi who really carried it forward.

This grandson was very bold in employing people and gave the cabinet a lot of power. Now people in the capital privately call the people in the cabinet prime ministers, assistant ministers, and prime ministers.

If the Military Aircraft Department imitates the cabinet, will it be the Prime Minister and Prime Minister who specialize in handling military matters?
This is simply awesome!

Fu Youde's eyes lit up and he even breathed a little heavier.

He usually likes to write and write, and he calls himself a scholar among a group of generals.

Therefore, he has always been dissatisfied with his status as a military commander, and always dreamed of becoming an all-round talent who can fight on horseback and herdsmen on dismount.

But Lao Zhu and the court didn't give him a chance to show off!

Now that Zhu Yunxi has set up a military aircraft department, wouldn't it be suitable for him to use?

Only Feng Sheng opened his big innocent eyes, looking at Lan Yu and Fu Youde, but he didn't understand what the Military Aircraft Department was doing!
Lan Yu thought for a while before speaking, and when she spoke she was very formal.

"Your Majesty, may I ask what the specific responsibilities of the Military Aircraft Department are?"

"You must know that the military involves a wide range of aspects, such as conscription, recruiting troops, military reclamation, military merit rewards, military supplies deployment, etc."

"Many of them require the cooperation of the six ministries of the imperial court, and even the cooperation of the cabinet. Otherwise, many things will not be done at all."

"Once there is a conflict between the Military Aircraft Department and the Cabinet, will the Cabinet take the lead or the Military Aircraft Department?"

Fu Youde was so surprised that his eyes almost fell to the ground when he heard that Lan Yu could ask such a competent question.

Only Feng Sheng is still ignorant, just making up the numbers.Zhu Yunxi was very happy that Lan Yu could ask these questions. He stood up excitedly and poured Lan Yu a glass of wine.

"General Lan, the fact that you asked this question proves that I am not wrong about the person!"

"You do have the ability to be the chief assistant of the Military Aircraft Department!"

Zhu Yunxi's words of praise made Lan Yu very happy. She happily drank the wine poured by Zhu Yunxi and felt a little in high spirits.

"That is!"

"We haven't lived in vain all these years. We can't make any progress at all, hahaha!"

As soon as Fu Youde saw Lan Yu's virtue, he knew that this guy was crazy, and the admiration he had finally felt in his heart disappeared.

He finally understood that even if Zhu Yunxi asked this guy to be the chief auxiliary of the military aircraft, he only wanted to use him to take advantage of his relatives and great achievements.

Just like Lao Zhu left Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen unused after the founding of the country, and had to let Xu Da, a big old man, be the prime minister of the left.

The purpose was not to let Xu Da help him govern the country, but to let Xu Da occupy this pit. The specific tasks were left to the right minister and others.

"Nephew, please don't put your hat on us and tell me who is in charge?"

Zhu Yunxi returned to his seat, straightened his clothes, and replied firmly.

"Of course I am the leader!"

As soon as Zhu Yunxi said this, the three of them were stunned, and then burst into huge applause.

Lan Yu was even more excited and slapped the table, shouting as she did so.

"happy!"

"Your Majesty is becoming more and more royal now!"

"I've punished myself for the offense just now. I shouldn't have asked such a stupid question!"

"Don't all cabinets and military departments have to take orders from His Majesty?"

"The old minister even stupidly asked who is in charge, hahaha!"

Fu Youde also came out to flatter him.

"Your Majesty has really grown up and has the air of an emperor."

"Old minister, I would like to congratulate Your Majesty and congratulate the country and the country of Ming Dynasty!"

This time Feng Sheng understood and quickly picked up his wine glass and repeated it.

"Me too!"

Lan Yu happily drank a few glasses of wine and brought up the old conversation again.

"Your Majesty, when do you plan to return to Beijing?"

Zhu Yunxi thought about it.

"It should be soon. I will meet Timur tomorrow and talk to Timur about how to fight the war in the future. I will return to Beijing when the time for the war is confirmed."

"However, Kangju City will also be a capital in the future."

"I plan to establish Kangju City as the Western Capital and send a prince or crown prince to guard it in the future."

Hearing this, Lan Yu praised Zhu Yunxi again.

"Your Majesty has thought carefully, and I would like to congratulate you, and congratulate the Ming Dynasty!"

When Feng Sheng heard this, he quickly said, "Me too," and then drank a large glass of wine.

Fu Youde followed the two of them after toasting.

"Your Majesty, if you send the crown prince here to take charge, will the old incident in Fusu happen again?"

Zhu Yunxi thought for a moment after hearing this.

"Ying Guogong's worries are not unreasonable, but the pattern of the world in the future will be different from before. When the railway is built, Daming and the West will be connected, and the distance will not be a big problem by then."

"And Xijing is only temporary. In the future, three capitals, Dongdu, Zhongdu, and Xidu, may be established to rule the huge territory."

Seeing Zhu Yunxi say this, Fu Youde congratulated him again.

"Your Majesty is wise, and I have no worries as an old minister!"

"By the way, Your Majesty, when you negotiate with Timur tomorrow, you'd better bring a few of us with you."

"We have been communicating with Timur a lot in recent years. We should be able to make Timur feel more at ease."

Zhu Yunxi nodded upon hearing this.

"allow!"

The next day, Kangju Palace.

Zhu Yunxi held a very high-level banquet to entertain Timur. Not only did he bring Feng Sheng and Fu Youde, but he also brought the Eastern and Western Popes and the Ottomans and Byzantines, their mortal enemies.

There are also some old ministers of Kangju City, officials originally belonging to Timur's line headed by Mishalan.

It's just that these people drooped their heads as soon as they entered the banquet hall, not daring to look at their former master.

Mishalan even pretended to be sick and did not dare to see his father.

This made Timur very dissatisfied, and he immediately asked someone to invite Mishalan over.

"Why didn't Mishalan come?"

Zhu Yunxi explained with a smile.

"Maybe I'm afraid of seeing you?"

Timur snorted coldly when he heard the words.

"What's there to be afraid of!"

"No matter who he is working for now, one thing is undeniable, that is, he will always be my most beloved son!"

"Come here, call Mishalan to me, and tell me that I don't blame him for surrendering to the Ming Dynasty, and I am still willing to recognize him as my son!"

Zhu Yunxi watched Timur's performance with a faint smile on his face.

This old guy really has two skills to conquer such a big empire. Even though he was beaten by the Ming Dynasty and was about to sign an alliance under the city, he still did not fall behind in terms of momentum.

Of course, Zhu Yunxi would not naively think that Tamerlane just wanted to reminisce with Misalan. This old guy had to have ten thousand thoughts when he yawned, so he might be holding back something good.

But he still did not stop him and ordered someone to call Mishalan.

Not long after, Mishalan walked into the hall wearing a plain Daming uniform.

His outfit immediately attracted everyone's attention, including Zhu Yunxi and Timur.

It stands to reason that he should wear the official uniform of the Ming Dynasty, or clothing with Middle Eastern characteristics.

But he didn't choose either, and instead chose a set of Ming Dynasty uniforms, which is a bit intriguing.

In fact, this was the result of Mishalan's careful consideration. The reason why he wore it this way was to show that he had been separated from the Timur Empire, but he did not really want to be an official of the Ming Dynasty. There was a sense of detachment in it.

"The unfilial son Mishalan pays his respects to his father!"

As soon as Mishalan opened his mouth, he emphasized his identity again, and only admitted that he was meeting his father instead of the emperor, showing that he was no longer from the royal family of Timur, but an ordinary person.

Timur was such a shrewd man. When he saw Mishalan wearing such clothes and saying such words, he already understood his son's intentions.

Timur stood up holding on to the table, walked down the steps tremblingly, and helped Mishalan up himself.

"Good son!"

"Father sees that you are in good health, and there is nothing more you can ask for!"

When Mishalan heard this, tears immediately flowed down. Even as Timur's opponents, Lan Yu, Fu Youde and others couldn't help but have red eyes.

No matter how opposite their identities were on the battlefield, at this moment, Timur was just an old father who was in his dying years, missing his son and loving him!
(End of this chapter)