Zhu Houzhao made the final decision, and all the civil and military officials in the court had to admit it silently.

Zhu Houzhao then looked at Tuoba and said, "Since that's the case, then you can immediately write a letter and ask your father Khan to go to the entrance of the town with his troops. Since Qiqige wants to visit her father, how can Ye Chunqiu, as her husband, not accompany him? You can have a good time there."

This requirement made Tuoba stumble.

Zhenkou is close to Qinglong, which was once the place where the Tatar Iron Cavalry was defeated. Since the Duke of Zhenguo also went there, he would definitely bring a new army.

This is related to... it is a matter of mutual trust.

If you want to win the trust of the Ming Dynasty and show that you are not a fraud, you must also show some sincerity.

Since you are sincerely submitting, how could you still worry?

But then again, if he had gone seriously, how could Tuoba fully believe that the new army would not take this opportunity to kill the Tatars?

This is almost an unsolvable problem, but if you don't go, the consequences are obvious. After the Zhenkou War, Tuoba had already used bloody lessons to understand very well that the Ming Dynasty had already had the capital to kill all the Tatars. At this time, the Tatars had no capital to negotiate terms.

After thinking about it, Tuoba said helplessly: "I will send a messenger to inform my father Khan."

What decision did Father Khan make? Of course, this was Father Khan's business. He did not agree at once, but just agreed to compile the book.

Zhu Houzhao nodded and said, "Since that's the case, things will be settled like this. Since you have come to the capital, Chunqiu and your sister have not been able to travel so quickly. So... let's stay first."

He glanced at Zhuqing and then said, "Retreat the court."

After saying that, he stood up, but his eyes fell on Ye Chunqiu and said, "Chunqiu, come with me."

Zhu Houzhao's decision had a profound impact on Ye Chunqiu.

He knew very well that Zhenyuan was originally a small vassal state. On the surface, it seemed like North Korea and Annan, but in fact, it was only a dependent existence of the Ming Dynasty.

To the north of Zhenyuan Kingdom is Jinzhou, then Liaodong, to the south, Shanhaiguan and Guankou, to the east, there is a vast ocean, and only to the west, there is a vast grassland.

If the Tatars escaped into the desert this time, the court would inevitably begin to go deep into the desert and establish countless strongholds. The entire Zhenyuan Kingdom would be essentially completely surrounded by the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

This Zhenyuan Kingdom is naturally like most royal vassal states. For example, the land turn of King Ning in Nanchang, it belongs to the country among the country.

However, this decision this time was like releasing Zhenyuan Kingdom, which was equivalent to completely placing the entire desert into Zhenyuan Kingdom. In this way, there was too much room for exercising his skills.

Of course, this is not without benefits to the court, because outside the pass is originally an area beyond the reach of the court. Even if it occupys this vast grassland, the court's rule is mostly to continuously build cities, just like in Liaodong, where countless strongholds are arranged in the entire Liaodong, and then military households are appointed to garrison.

The manpower and material resources to be used in this way can be described as astronomical figures. What's more, the imperial court has already lost money by raising border towns everywhere. If we have to add a desert, how many military horses will it take?

But if he ruled the Tatar tribe in the name of Ye Chunqiu's concubine Qiqige, the cost of this rule would be much less, and Zhenyuan Kingdom would be equivalent to becoming a city wall in the northern border of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, there will be gains and losses. As everyone is worried, if Zhenyuan Kingdom gains the entire desert, commands hundreds of thousands of Tatars, and more and more Han herders have become craftsmen in the future, will this become a hidden danger to the court?

Zhu Houzhao was still determined to believe in Ye Chunqiu.

The reason seems to be very simple. As he said to the ministers at the court meeting, how many good ends would be if those who possess the skills of emperors and who are guarding against other people's dynasties every day? Zhu Houzhao is loyal.

Ye Chunqiu was also struggling in his heart. He didn't know what the future would be, but he was just grateful to Zhu Houzhao for his unconditional trust.

Ye Chunqiu followed Zhu Houzhao to the warm pavilion. Zhu Houzhao sat down and said, "Chunqiu, what did you think?"

He asked this, of course, to ask about the matter of dominating the desert.

Ye Chunqiu thought about it and said, "What I really want is not the desert."

"Hmm?" Zhu Houzhao was stunned for a moment, looked at Ye Chunqiu in confusion and said, "Why, don't you want it?"

Ye Chunqiu laughed and said, "The world is so big, just like the Franji people. They are tens of thousands of miles away from my Ming Dynasty. It can be seen that the Ming Dynasty is just a corner. Your Majesty, there are too many lands in the world. My brother thinks that Your Majesty has just said that he would not allow others to snore under his bed. In fact, it is because the kings of all dynasties have too short-sighted eyes. It is because of the short-sightedness that they are thinking about their own acre of land and are afraid of the land they have in their hands.

He was influenced by wealth, so he thought about it day and night, and was always afraid that he would be plundered by others. This is essentially selfish. But from another perspective, in this vast world, there are so many lands that need to be developed and so many subjects that need to be conquered. What is the point of just looking at these small profits in front of him? Your Majesty is the master, so your Majesty has such a mind and allows Qiqige's affairs. Therefore, I admire Your Majesty's vision."

Damn...

Zhu Houzhao never thought that there would be such a reason!

But after Ye Chunqiu said this, he suddenly became clear. He had studied the map for too long, and of course he knew what Ye Chunqiu was talking about.

Zhu Houzhao laughed heartily and said, "Yes, what you said makes sense. The world is too big. Even if the Ming Dynasty occupied the desert, wouldn't there be more Ross people around her? This Ross people became a big trouble. If they occupied Ross again, there would still be countless big troubles. I would like to reward you with this desert because I don't care about these."

Speaking of this, Zhu Houzhao paused for a moment, looked at Ye Chunqiu deeply, and then said, "This is because this is not the territory I have personally developed. I want to expand my territory, and I will go by myself."

This seems to have become a good understanding of Zhu Houzhao. Of course, if Zhu Houzhao is not struggling in his heart, it is false: "This time, it has proved that your strategy of enriching the country and strengthening the army is indeed useful, so it seems that it is inevitable to implement this commercial tax law."

But at this moment, he suddenly looked gloomy and continued, "But I never expected that Li Dongyang was so dedicated to the national policy. Alas, let Liu Jin investigate this matter. Chunqiu, you are also exhausted, go back and rest."
Chapter completed!