Chapter 643 Post-war interests
In the main hall, a welcome banquet was being held. Zhu Yunxiu sat in the hall himself, listening to Fu An and others telling their experiences in Samarkand. When he heard Timur suddenly turned against him, all the soldiers and generals were arrested, and all the rebels were killed, Zhu Yunxiu also showed an angry look. After all, the mission was the representative of him, the emperor, and killing the members of the mission was simply trampling on the majesty of the Ming emperor.
Then Fu An talked about the humiliation he suffered in the slave camp and the later experience of Lei Ming helping them escape, Zhu Yunyu's anger still did not diminish in half. After all, Timur's humiliation mission did not take him, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, seriously. Even if Song Sheng destroyed Timur's 50,000 vanguard army this time, he still could not make Zhu Yunyu vent his anger.
Of course, no matter how angry he was, Zhu Yunxiu, as an emperor, did not show it in front of his ministers. Instead, he comforted Fu An and others softly. In addition, he also asked Lei Ming to get up and give him fine wine with his own hands. This made Lei Ming tremble all over excitedly. After all, as an Jinyiwei, the emperor's attitude directly determines his future and destiny.
Of course, Zhu Yunyu was not stingy to reward Fu An and other members of the mission who survived death. Among them, Fu An was originally a minister, but the Minister of the Honglu Temple was asking for retirement because he was old, so Zhu Yunyu immediately promoted Fu An to replace the position of the Honglu Temple. You must know that the Minister of the Honglu Temple was a fourth-rank official, in charge of the four barbarians' tribute, banquets, gifts, and welcoming. Fu An was almost promoted several levels in a row.
In fact, Fu An in history struggled to defend Central Asia for thirteen years. After finally returning to China, he received a more reward and was directly awarded a first rank. However, Fu An was old and in good health at that time, so he begged to return to his hometown for retirement. Zhu Di tried to keep him several times, but in the end he agreed to send him back home.
As for Guo Ji and others, they all had their own rewards. As for those who died in Samarkand, they would also receive state pensions, and even their children would receive court care, which also caused Fu An and others to thank Zhu Yunsheng with tears in their eyes.
As for Lei Ming, the Jinyiwei, his performance this time was particularly outstanding. After all, if it weren't for his looting in Samarkand, Fu An and others would not have the chance to escape, so Lei Ming was also the first contribution this time. However, the Jinyiwei is different from ordinary officials, so the reward for Lei Ming was not announced. However, it is certain that he will definitely become an important figure in the Jinyiwei in the future. After all, as long as he is in the emperor's eyes, the Jinyiwei will not have to worry about promotion.
After the banquet ended, after Fu An and others went back to rest, Zhu Yunxie, who returned to the warm room, no longer concealed his anger and slapped the table heavily and said angrily: "What a Timur. Even if he doesn't fight eastward, I will send troops to ask him for an explanation!"
"Your Majesty, don't be angry about it. People like Timur have no rules for fighting between two countries and not killing them. For them, it is common for them to do anything to war or even go back on their word. Therefore, when your Majesty deals with other countries abroad in the future, you must not take their promises seriously. Everything you say is false, and only strength is true!" Li Jie smiled and said.
"Yes, my grandfather said at the beginning that both the Mongol Yuan and other Hu people were afraid of power and without virtue. Only by defeating them with their fists would they listen to us well, otherwise everything would be empty talk!" Zhu Yunsheng nodded and said when he heard this.
"That's true. Now that domestic business is booming, many Hu people from all over the country come to the Ming Dynasty to do business. The management of these people must be more strict. The Pu family in Quanzhou must not be repeated!" Li Jie also suggested at this time.
When he heard Li Jie mention the Pu family, Zhu Yunyu turned black. Pu family was originally from the Western Regions. During the Song Dynasty, he came to Quanzhou to do business and even became an official of the court, in charge of the Maritime Affairs Office of Quanzhou. However, when the Southern Song Dynasty was destroyed, the Pu family defeated all the royal family in the Southern Song Dynasty and surrendered to the Mongols. It was shameless. Later, Lao Zhu conquered the world and demoted the Pu family to slaves, and was never allowed to become an official.
"I understand, brother-in-law, Timur's attack was not good, and even Haril's vanguard army was in our hands. Do you think he would be scared to retreat?" Zhu Yunsheng nodded first, and then asked a question he was most concerned about.
After listening to the experience of the mission, Zhu Yunyu was also very angry now. He only wanted to teach Timur a hard lesson, but the 50,000 vanguard troops could not make him vent his anger at all, so he was very worried that Timur would withdraw his troops, and he would not be able to find anyone if he wanted to vent his anger.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I have studied the character of Timur. To put it nicely, he has a tough personality and will never retreat due to temporary difficulties. To put it bluntly, it is actually stubborn and will not turn back without hitting the wall. What's more, the Eastern Expedition was his long-cherished wish for many years, so he would never give up easily." Li Jie said confidently.
There is only one way to stop Timur's Eastern Expedition, that is, to let Timur die. In history, Timur died on the way to the Eastern Expedition, but now Timur was cured by the medicine sent by the Ming delegation by accident. Even Li Jie did not expect this, so as long as Timur is still alive, it is absolutely impossible to give up the Eastern Expedition.
"That's great. I'm really afraid that he won't come. As long as he dares to come, the fourth uncle and the others will definitely give him a head-on blow to let him understand who is the master of this world!" Zhu Yunsheng clenched his fists and said when he heard this.
The Ming Dynasty is the most powerful country in the world. As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yunyu also regarded himself as the master of the world. This was not arrogant, but an imperial self-confidence. Therefore, for Timur who dared to challenge him, Zhu Yunyu naturally wanted to teach the other party a severe lesson to intimidate other potential enemies.
Of course, the most important thing is that Song Sheng destroyed Haril's 50,000 vanguard army with 50,000 troops, which also gave Zhu Yunyu greater confidence. After all, before the attack, he did not know how strong Timur's army was. Now it seems that this is the case, so now he has absolute confidence to let Timur's 400,000 army be buried in the northwest.
"Your Majesty, your eyes should be long-term. As long as he dares to come, he will definitely pay a heavy price. However, after fighting this battle, it will be a new beginning and will even affect the pattern of the entire world." Li Jie said again with a serious expression at this time.
Chapter completed!