"Official, the leaders of the two Semu bandits who besieged Ganzhou City a month ago have already been found." Wang Gong said.

"Ma Buxiang and Soraha already have their whereabouts?" When Yun Xi heard this, he said eagerly, "Where are they? Have you been killed or captured alive? It's not just that someone saw them. ”

"Official, the two of them have been killed, and someone has come with their heads to ask for a reward. But the one who asks for the reward is not ordinary, and the reward he asks for is not ordinary. ”

"Who asks for the reward? What kind of reward? ”

"The official family, the person who asked for the reward was the current Mongolian Great Khan Ghost Lichi, who was recognized by the imperial court, and the reward he asked for was to meet the official family in the north." Wang Gong said in a low voice.

"The Great Khan of Mongolia? Request to see me? Yun Xi was a little stunned: "Ghost Li is naked as the Great Khan of Mongolia, and he personally led people to capture and kill Ma Buxiang and Soraha, just to see me?" ”

This is too cheap, Ghost Li Chi is the Great Khan of Mongolia, even if the Mongolians are very depressed now, they can't do anything in the face of the powerful Ming Dynasty, but after all, the ancestors have been broad, so they don't have to do such a thing. Nothing like this happened in a previous life.

Yun Xi was incomprehensible for a while. Instead, Wang Gong remembered something and whispered something in his ear. Yun Xi's face suddenly became serious, and he commanded him: "You immediately call Chen Ji and the others, and I want to discuss with them." ”

"Official, where are you calling them?" Wang Gong asked.

"Just call to the antechamber, which is not small enough to accommodate many people." Yun Xi commanded.

"Husband, the concubine has finished eating, Yun Zhi has also finished eating, and the concubine and Yun Zhi will retire first." Xu Miaojin said suddenly.

"Stand down." Yun Xi said softly.

"Husband, it's not yet time, and many ministers may not have eaten, so Husband might as well summon Amen here, set up another table for a banquet, and talk about how to deal with political affairs while eating." Xu Miaojin said softly.

"That's good, it's still thoughtful. Wang Gong, call them all here. ”

"Yes, official." Wang Gong bowed down in agreement. Xu Miaojin also took Yun Zhi's hand and saluted and retired. For a while, he was the only one in the entire dining room.

Yun Xi waved his hand and wanted to ask the little eunuch to get books about Mongolia, but after thinking about it, he felt that he didn't seem to have brought books about Mongolia this time, so he ordered instead: "Take all the records related to the north in the past few months, and I have archives here." ”

After a while, the song was delivered, and as soon as Yun Xi opened it and looked at the two, someone had already come. Yun Xi asked him to sit down first, and he continued to watch the folds.

In a short time everyone had already arrived. Yun Xi closed the fold in his hand and said to everyone: "I was planning to travel these days, but I didn't want to suddenly learn about something that was difficult to determine today, so I had to ask you Aiqing to come and discuss with me, which is really annoying to you. ”

"Your Majesty's words are wrong. As His Majesty's courtiers, the ministers should have helped His Majesty share his worries, so why bother to just say it? Chen Ji said immediately. The crowd chimed in.

After Yun Xi waited for them to finish speaking, he didn't talk nonsense and went straight to the point: "Here's the thing: Ma Buxiang and Soraha, the two leaders of the Semu people who led the bandits to besiege Ganzhou City a month ago, have been killed, and someone has come to receive the reward with the heads of the two of them. ”

"But it was the current Great Khan of Mongolia who killed the two of them, and Gui Lichi's request was not to reward him with gold and silver treasures, but to see me face to face."

"What do you think should be done with this matter?"

“？” Most of the officials present felt the same as Yun Hee's first reaction, which was incredible. The dignified Mongolian Great Khan killed the people on the reward order in order to meet the emperor of the Ming Dynasty in person?

But a few people reacted quickly and thought of other things, including Chen Ji. Chen Ji was stunned for a moment, and then blurted out: "Could it be that he knew that the Ming Dynasty had captured Benjamin, so he came to ask for a meeting?" ”

"Benjamin?" Some people were still confused, and they didn't remember this person for a while, but most people had already reacted.

Benjamin was the man whom Timur planned to use before the crusade to become the Great Khan of the Mongols and to alleviate the hostility of the Mongol tribes towards him. He is the grandson of the second emperor of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, Yuan Zhaozong Aiyu Zhi Li Dala, the great-grandson of the first emperor of the Northern Yuan Dynasty and the last emperor of the Mengyuan Dynasty, Emperor Yuan Shun, and a descendant of the golden family of Correcting Miao Hong. He fled west to the city of Samarkand after being killed by the ghost of Timur in Kun, and embraced the Celestial Religion, and was taken to Yiu by Timur. Timur was defeated and captured by the Ming army after his death.

"Won't it?" Cao Xing hesitated and said: "Even if Benjamin is a descendant of the Mongolian Golden Family, but Temujin has so many descendants, and there are still land protectors in the hands of the Ming Dynasty before, Ghost Lichi will not be so jealous of him." "Daming himself doesn't care much about Benjamin, Yunxi's comment is to exile him to Jeju Island to be a slave of Jibao, even if Oni Lichi is afraid of the Golden Family, he should not be afraid of him.

"If it's not for the fear of Benjamin, then why?" Someone asked, "What could make a Mongol Khan do this?" ”

The crowd fell silent again. It was so unusual that they didn't know much about it, so they didn't know what to say.

At this time, Wang Gong quietly walked in and whispered to Yun Xi: "Official, the meal is ready, can it be served?" ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, have you already eaten tonight?" Yun Xi said loudly.

"The minister hasn't eaten yet/The minister has already eaten dinner." Everyone said one after another, some people said they had eaten it, some people said they hadn't.

Yun Xi counted them, and felt that most of them had never eaten, so he said: "In this case, I will give you Aiqing a table of banquets." Wait until you're done eating. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Everyone said. After a while, the food was delivered, and after humbling each other, those who didn't eat began to eat. Yun Xi also ordered a snack to be served to the minister who did not move his chopsticks.

Yun Xi had already finished eating, and at this time, he looked left and right, and saw Chen Ji, who was sitting on his left, eating, and asked, "Why hasn't Chen Qing eaten yet?" ”

"Chen Shicai accidentally broke his foot when he was swimming in Qinghai Lake, so he rested for a while after returning." Chen Ji hurriedly stopped his chopsticks and said.

"Chen Qing doesn't have to be polite, and there is nothing rude about continuing to eat. How do Chen Qing's feet feel now? ”

"It still hurts a little, and it's inconvenient to walk, but it's fine."

"That's fine."

After that, Yunxi talked to him. Chen Ji said: "Your Majesty, the minister knows that His Majesty's order to order Tsongkhapa to guide Qinghai Lake has a deep meaning, but the minister thinks that since the battle of Yiwu has ended, Your Majesty should return to the capital as soon as possible; Moreover, whatever His Majesty's belief in Tsongkhapa's deep intentions, it is better not to be too fond of him. Although His Majesty renamed Lamaism Tibetan Buddhism, the image of this religion in the minds of the hundred officials will not change. ”

"I know." Since Chen Jidu has spoken out, it shows that he has indeed done a little too much, and it is time to let Tsongkhapa go back.

He saw that Chen Ji was about to continue admonishing, and he regretted talking to him slightly, so he hurriedly changed the topic: "Chen Qing, look at this fish." This is a special fish of Qinghai Lake, which only grows in Qinghai Lake and cannot be seen anywhere else. And because of the salty water of Qinghai Lake, fishermen can't make a living, and only here can they eat. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister doesn't like to eat fish." Chen Ji said.

"Oh, yes, you don't like fish because of the story of Tang Sanzang." Yun Xi should actually know that he doesn't like to eat fish, but at this time, he forgot about it in a hurry, and hurriedly said: "Other fish can not be eaten because of pity, but this kind of fish is not wrong to eat." ”

He continued: "This fish is also very strange. Whenever they encounter birds and beasts that want to eat them, they will deliberately crowd out other fish around them when they flee, so that they will slow down their parade and be eaten by the birds and beasts chasing behind, so as to save themselves. ”

Tsongkhapa also said that for this reason, some of the fish would act as guides for the birds and beasts that preyed on them, culling other species in order to survive.

"So Chen Aiqing, look, shouldn't this fish be ......" Yun Xi said here, and suddenly remembered something, and his voice suddenly stopped. Not only him, but Chen Ji also stopped his chopsticks.

"Ghost Li Chi came here because he was not from a golden family, and he was rejected by various Mongolian tribes, and it was difficult to maintain the position of the Great Khan of Mongolia." Yun Xi said.

"So in order to keep his position as Great Khan, Ghost Lichi decided to throw himself into the Ming Dynasty and use the power of the Ming Dynasty to eliminate the tribes that opposed him on the grassland, at least to get assistance from the Ming Dynasty." Chen Ji continued.

"This is just an inference, and there is no conclusive evidence." After the two finished speaking, they were silent for a while, and Chen Ji spoke.

"I immediately ordered the military towns in the north to report to me the movements in the Mongolian steppe during this period of time, even if it was hearsay." Yun Xi said.

"If that's the case, then I'll have to meet him." He continued: "As a Great Khan who is not from a golden family, the Khan's position is unstable, which is beneficial to the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, Da Ming must support him and must not let him be overthrown. ”

"But what if the ministers and His Majesty guessed incorrectly? In fact, the rule of the ghost power is very solid. Wouldn't it be a tiger to help him? Chen Ji said.

"No," Yun Xi said confidently, "If his position as Great Khan is really very secure, he will never ask to see me like this." Did he think I would meet him in the wilderness and give him a chance to murder me? Since he can be a great khan, he can't be so naïve. I must see him. ”

"If Your Majesty is determined to see him, where will he choose?"

"Place, um," Yun Xi hesitated for a moment and said, "Just choose Lanzhou." Immediately sent someone to inform Ghost Lichi that I was going to meet him in Lanzhou. ”

"Lanzhou? Lanzhou is a little deep into the Ming Dynasty, I'm afraid that the ghost power may not be willing to come. ”

"Anyway, Lanzhou is the only way to return to the Central Plains from Qinghai, and I don't have to run in vain." Yun Xi said. But looking at his expression, you know that it is not because of this reason that Lanzhou was chosen as the place to meet.

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