Rule the Ming Dynasty Alone

Although Wang Yue has always kept a low profile, his personal reputation is here. He is the person in charge of the Military Machinery Pavilion and one of the emperor's most trusted ministers, so the weight of his words can be seen.

As he pointed out, there is indeed something puzzling about this matter.

Manduhai actually took the initiative to send his son to the capital as a hostage. Why did he not hesitate to detain the Northern Concubine and the prince this time despite the Ming Dynasty? This approach is a bit contradictory.

You know, she only has one son, but the Ming Dynasty already has several princes.

Although the palace "secretly raises" the born prince, except for the eldest son Zhu Houye, it is no secret that Concubine Jing and Shu Rong gave birth to a prince.

Now that Manduhai is using the Ming prince as a hostage, not only will it not affect the issue of the Ming Dynasty's successor, but it will also put her only son in crisis.

"What Mr. Wang Ge said makes sense! Now that the prince has been detained by Manduhai, we are all furious. But now we must first find out what Manduhai intends to do with this move!" He Cong, the Minister of Household Affairs, is not a warlike person. He immediately stood up and expressed his approval.

Chen Shen, Minister of Industry, and others could not help but nod silently. Although they were not opposed to the crusade against Beiyuan, they really needed to find out Manduhai's true motives.

"Normally, since we have the little prince in our hands, Manduhai won't dare to do anything wrong!"

"She dares to be so unscrupulous. Could it be that the little prince is actually a fake?"

"The little prince cannot be fake. We have already confirmed this from many aspects!"

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As Wang Yue set the tone, Minister of War Liu Xuan and other important ministers expressed their opinions one after another, but soon fell into a kind of confusion again.

They clearly have the little prince as a big bargaining chip, but judging from Manduhai's actions, she doesn't seem to be afraid that the little prince will fall into crisis.

"little Prince?"

Zhu Youtang, who was sitting in the attic drinking tea, had calmed down. At this time, his heart moved slightly, and he suddenly remembered an old thing.

Concubine Bei once suspected that the little prince had a hidden illness, but he was busy bullying Concubine Bei at that time, so he didn't take it to heart at that time.

"I haven't seen the little prince learn to walk. I once suspected that he had a leg problem, but the Mongolian envoy stopped the matter! Now it seems that the identity of the little prince may be true, but there may be serious physical defects! "Liu Xuan, Minister of War, was slightly moved in his heart and immediately expressed his judgment.

Leg disease?

As soon as these words came out, they immediately attracted everyone's attention.

If a little prince has leg problems, no matter whether he has the blood of the Golden Family or not, it is impossible to win the recognition of the Mongols. A person who cannot ride a horse well is destined not to become their great khan in a martial country.

"I suggest that the little prince's leg illness be investigated immediately. This matter is probably the motive for Manduhai to detain the prince!" Wang Yue vaguely found the answer and immediately suggested.

With Wang Yue's statement, other important ministers expressed their support.

When Zhu Youtang faced the decision made below, he said very readily: "Yes, let's check this matter immediately!"

Manduhai is an ambitious woman, and this kind of person may indeed be much less affectionate than ordinary people.

Everyone in the world knows that Ming Dynasty killed Dayan Khan, but after Dayan Khan's death, Manduhai always focused on the interests of Beiyuan and never took revenge.

If the little prince's leg disease is true, then the little prince has no inheritance rights from the beginning, so no matter how hard she tries, she will not be able to let the little prince unify Mongolia.

That's why everyone originally thought that the little prince was Manduhai's weakness was wrong. Manduhai may have completely given up on the little prince.

This matter was soon reported back, and the little prince was indeed suffering from leg disease.

"The little prince actually has a leg problem!"

"My dear, isn't this matter hidden too deeply?"

"I asked why Man Duhai took the initiative to hold the little prince as a hostage in the capital. She had already given up on the little prince!"

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Faced with this unexpected truth, everyone immediately started talking, but they never expected that Manduhai would play such a deep trick on them.

Originally, everyone thought that Manduhai had been controlled through the little prince, but they didn't want everyone to drink Manduhai's ecstasy soup. The little prince was basically an abandoned son, which led them to misjudge the situation and let Beifei and the prince fall into Manduhai. hand.

At this thought, many important ministers re-examined the prairie woman. Her wisdom was no less than that of men, and even more powerful than most men.

Wang Yue knew that this matter was very difficult, so he spoke again: "Manduhai used the little prince as bait, and went to great lengths to capture the Northern Concubine and the prince. What is his real intention?"

Others might think that Manduhai was pretending to be sick to trap the Northern Concubine and the prince, but he knew that the real start of this trapping plan was when the little prince was sent to the capital.

If the little prince had not been sent to the capital, the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty could not take it lightly. At least they would not have allowed the dignified prince to go to Beiyuan to take risks.

It was the little prince who was sent to the capital by Manduhai. After they investigated that the little prince's identity was not false, they relaxed their vigilance towards Manduhai and fell into Manduhai's trap.

However, such a long-term plan has a conspiracy after all, and what Wang Yue is most concerned about is what is Manduhai planning?

"She is so deliberate, does she want revenge?" Chen Kun, Minister of Industry, hesitated for a moment, and finally told the worst case scenario.

As soon as these words came out, everything was silent.

Although the relationship between the Ming Dynasty and the Beiyuan Dynasty has been very harmonious over the years, not to mention how many grievances and resentments the two countries have accumulated. The assassination of Dayan Khan by the Ming Dynasty happened in the past few years.

Dayan Khan is Manduhai's husband and the successor carefully trained by Manduhai.

Out of its own interests, the Ming Dynasty secretly arranged a perfect beheading operation, and Dayan Khan was killed by the Ming Dynasty when he had just reached adulthood.

Mandu Hairuo was deliberately planning to avenge Dayan Khan, so he formulated this conspiracy, which seemed to be a reasonable and reasonable move.

"It can't be true, right?" Zhang Sheng, the Minister of Rites, swallowed hard and looked up at the attic with great concern.

Once the prince becomes the object of Manduhai's hatred, then he will not be able to escape the blame even if he dies. This will be the worst situation for Ming Dynasty and the prince.

"If Manduhai is just out for revenge, then it is unlikely that he will send the little prince to the capital! If she really kills the prince, then she and Dayan Khan's son will definitely be slaughtered by us, not to mention that our prince is still her. "My grandson, this isn't necessarily a good deal, is it?" Wang Yue looked very calm and immediately pointed out the flaw.

He Cong, the Minister of Household Affairs, and others nodded. Although they all felt that Wang Yue's analysis was reasonable, they were still worried about the safety of the prince Zhu Houxuan.

Cabinet minister Jia Jun seemed to attach great importance to this matter and asked Wang Yue directly: "Mr. Wang Ge, if Man Duhai is not seeking revenge, then what is her purpose in detaining Concubine Bei and the prince?"

"I can't guess this time! It's just that we shouldn't immediately raise troops now, but have to negotiate with Beiyuan. After ensuring Manduhai's true intention, it's not too late for us to take the next step!" Wang Yueqing He shook his head slightly, but set a new tone.

this……

Song Cheng, the Minister of Punishment, and other important officials knew that these words were more addressed to the emperor, and now they probably hoped that the emperor could calm down instead of launching an army to attack Mongolia before Manduhai's true motives were understood.

Unlike the previous conquests against Li Dynasty, Baigu Kingdom, Shikoku Island and Ryukyu Kingdom, the Mongolian base camp was erratic and difficult to find once it escaped to the desert.

Zhu Youtang naturally knew that Wang Yue was sincere in seeking the country, but he also had a bottom line in his heart: "The prince is not only my son, but also the face of the Ming Dynasty! Once something happens to the prince, the Ming Dynasty will definitely send troops to retaliate, so prepare for war immediately!"

Although Wang Yue's analysis was sound and logical, even if he did not take the initiative to initiate this battle, he still had to make preparations before the battle.

Only if the Ming Dynasty shows enough desire to fight, then Manduhai will not dare to act recklessly, at least they will not dare to kill her own daughter and grandson easily.

"According to the decree!" Yin Zhi, the chief minister of the cabinet, and other important ministers tried to figure out Zhu Youtang's intentions and said respectfully.

Since the tone was set, the important ministers present also discussed a plan to prepare for war.

Based on the current situation of the Ming Dynasty, it actually has the military strength of Taizong Zhu Di to conquer Mobei in five times, which is enough to win the war on the prairie.

Of course, it is almost impossible for the Ming Dynasty to completely annihilate Bei Yuan. Once they escape into the depths of the desert, the Ming army will have to return without success.

However, the tribe in Manduhai is now unlikely to give up the fertile grassland, so the possibility of her provoking the Ming Dynasty by killing the prince is not actually too great.

The prosperity of the capital city remains the same, and the construction of the Beijing-Tianjin Railway is in full swing.

Although the new year is approaching, the entire Ming Dynasty is busy due to the detention of the prince.

Zhang Sheng, the Minister of Rites, had a strong desire to make amends for his past mistakes. This time he took the initiative to go to Beiyuan for negotiations. He also led the delegation to Datong and then personally entered the desert for negotiations.

The dignified Shangshu dared to take such a risk, which shows that he blames himself very much for this matter and also reflects his loyalty to the Ming Dynasty.

Just as the Minister of Rites had just left Beijing, an urgent military message came from Datong: "Report! Bei Fei has returned to Datong from the desert and is now on her way back to Beijing!"

This was undoubtedly exciting news, but it was quickly backstabbed by reality.

In just a few days, the Northern Concubine Yikesi had already returned to Beijing on horseback.

Yi Kexi had the demeanor of a heroine. He went directly to Xiyuan after a long and dusty journey. When he saw Zhu Youtang, he immediately hugged Zhu Youtang and cried.

She also didn't expect that her mother would use such a despicable method to detain her son there.

Zhu Youtang looked at Concubine Bei who was crying so hard that she felt unhappy: "Now that things have happened, our top priority is to let the emperor return safe and sound. What conditions did your mother set?"

With such a plan, she even did not hesitate to send her son to the capital. I am afraid this time she has a lot to gain. But no matter what the price, he would get his son back.

"Your Majesty, she doesn't want anything?" Ixi raised his beautiful eyes full of tears, but shook his head gently.

Zhu Youtang's heart suddenly became cold, and he looked extremely gloomy and said: "How dare she vent her hatred on my prince?"

"No... no, my mother likes Xuan'er very much. She... she said that Beiyuan needs an heir, and Xuan'er has half of the blood of the Golden Family in her body!" Yi Xixi shook his head gently and said it. Manduhai's true intention.

In fact, many people have misunderstood Manduhai. Although Manduhai is indeed an ambitious woman, her heart is more for the glory of the Golden Family and the unification of the grassland.

Originally, Dayan Khan had the opportunity to fulfill her wish, so she established Dayan Khan's prestige in the army since she was a child, and even handed over military and political power to Dayan Khan at any time.

Due to the intervention of the Ming Dynasty, she not only lost Dayan Khan, her carefully cultivated heir, but her and Dayan Khan's descendants were simply unable to bear her wishes.

That's why, after she learned that the Northern Concubine Yikesi was pregnant, she took the initiative to send the little prince to the capital as a hostage, thus starting a plan to snatch the prince.

Compared with others, although Zhu Houxuan is the prince of the Ming Dynasty, he is also the grandson of Manduhai, with half of the blood of the Golden Family flowing in his body.

The most important thing is that when she trains the little prince, she needs to be wary of the all-pervasive Ming Dynasty at all times. After all, she has learned the lesson of Dayan Khan’s beheading, but Zhu Houxuan does not need to worry about the Ming Dynasty’s beheading plan.

The same is true. She is so deliberate here because she is actually trying to get an ideal heir.

Huh?

Zhu Youtang learned that Manduhai had this wish. Although he still felt incredible in his heart, Zhu Houxuan was indeed Manduhai's best choice.

"Your Majesty, this is a letter from my mother to you!" Yikesi wiped away his tears and took out a letter from his arms.

Zhu Youtang felt bitter in his heart. He thought that with his own wisdom, he didn't need to worry about the old witch, but he didn't want to fall into her trap this time.

After all, if they didn't have the greed to control the political situation of Beiyuan, how could they have been tricked?

Zhu Youtang was originally worried that he would not be able to understand the other party's letter, but he found that it was written in Chinese. He couldn't help but turn pale when he looked at the content of the letter.

"Your Majesty, this battle cannot be fought!" Yikesi hesitated for a moment, but advised him seriously.

Zhu Youtang frowned slightly, but said extremely seriously: "Don't you want to return to Xuan'er?"

"Of course I think so, but the Ming Dynasty's troops may not be successful, and Xuan'er's situation will become dangerous!" Yi Kexi looked very sober when he saw that his son was involved.

Although she hated her mother very much and was eager to bring her son back, on the way back, she learned that war was not the solution to the problem.

Zhu Youtang knew that what Yi Kexi said made sense, and he said sincerely: "Besides sending troops to take Xuan'er back, do you think there is any other way?"

"I think there is another way!" Yikesi raised his pretty face and said very seriously. (End of chapter)