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Chapter 1088 You, Zhu Chong, picked it up again?

Empress Ma originally intended to give Emperor Zhu a headache.

After all, this was the first time the Timurid Khanate had come to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty.

Although the envoys of the Timurid Khanate were repeatedly acting recklessly, the Timurid Khanate was relatively far from the Ming Dynasty, and it was not a weakling like Siam or Ryukyu. Killing the envoys of the Timurid Khanate was easy, but taking over the Timurid Khanate and making it a vassal state was much more difficult.

Empress Ma never expected that when Emperor Zhu heard the name Timur Khanate, he not only didn't feel annoyed, but instead gave a forced smile and said, "Timur Khanate?"

"We don't expect him to obediently pay tribute now."

"Now, we're just hoping that Timur's envoy will cause trouble in the Ming Dynasty, preferably by getting involved with those officials and gentry."

"Anyway, we already left the affairs of the Timurid Khanate to that bastard a long time ago."

"He also happened to be eyeing the oil from the Timurid Khanate."

Empress Ma stared blankly at Emperor Zhu for a moment.

So, this time you, Zhu Chongba, have picked it up again?

……

While busy with the many trivial matters of the court, Emperor Zhu was hoping that his good son-in-law would send a generous gift, preferably a lot of students from Ningyang County School.

Empress Ma was also busy preparing for tomorrow's family banquet, and even dragged Ms. Chang along to act as the supervisor.

Black Sesame Dumpling was busy disciplining her foolish younger brothers, while also discussing when to go to the Prince Consort's mansion to beg for money again.

Yang Shaofeng was also busy keeping his wife company at the Prince Consort's residence, and he didn't forget to whisper among himself.

"A bunch of living bandits!"

"He comes to the Prince Consort's mansion every day to fleece people and beg for money. He has no manners whatsoever that of a Crown Prince should have."

"Just like his father-in-law, they're all robbers!"

"..."

Then, the notorious "ghost-fearing" Prince Consort Yang was driven out of the inner courtyard by Princess Funing.

"Or, my husband, you could take Yu'er for a stroll in the streets."

"Either you go out for a stroll by yourself, or Yu'er and I will keep you company while you read a book and have some tea."

"Anyway, you can't say anything about robbery anymore."

"We can't let our kids hear about bandits and robbers every day."

Even Yu'er, who always liked to join Yang Shaofeng in complaining, also chimed in: "Sister is right, our child can't listen to bandits and robbers every day, lest he learn bad habits from his husband!"

"..."

Then, Yang Shaofeng remembered the envoys of the Timurid Khanate, Mosha and Manlahafis.

Then, Yang Shaofeng called over Bo Wu and Chang Xiao Jiu and gave them a few instructions, telling them to split up and act separately.

Chang Xiaojiu's orders were to first go to the palace and summon Heizhi Tangyuan, who had just returned to the palace with cakes after noon, to the Prince Consort's residence. Then, he was to go to the meeting hall and inform Mosiha and Manlahafeisi to come to the Prince Consort's residence.

The order that Limpy Five received was to go to Jiming Mountain outside the city and have the Tiger Guard Left Guard, who was temporarily stationed there, prepare.

As Bo Wu and Chang Xiao Jiu split up and began their actions, Mo Siha and Manlahafeisi, who had been waiting anxiously for a long time, were so excited that they almost cried.

It wasn't easy, it was extremely difficult!

He was sent as an envoy to the Ming Dynasty on the orders of the Great Khan, but he stayed in the Ming capital for almost half a month without ever seeing the Ming emperor.

Before meeting the Ming emperor, neither of them had a complete understanding of the actual situation in the Ming Dynasty.

If they listened to all sorts of wild and unfounded rumors, the two could immediately set off back to the Khanate and persuade the Khan to send troops to conquer the Ming Dynasty.

But if we listen to what the Korean envoy Park Sung-sung said, forget about conquering the Ming Dynasty; the Khanate will probably have to obediently serve as the Ming Dynasty's dog from now on.

Even more critically, judging from the attitude of the Ming Dynasty officials and the reactions of the various vassal states in the meeting hall, the information Park Sung-sung mentioned was probably true.

This means that if the two return directly to the Khanate, or if they misbehave when facing the Ming emperor, they are very likely to anger the Ming emperor and cause trouble for the Khanate.

Now that they have finally been received by the renowned Prince Consort Yang, Mo Siha and Manlahafeisi finally understand what it means to "wait for the clouds to part and see the moon."

Manlahafis forced down his excitement and unease and said, "When we meet the Ming prince consort later, we need to find a way to get more information out of him."

"At the very least, we need to verify what Park Sung-sung said to see how much of it is true and how much is false."

Mo Siha forced himself to calm down, and after thinking it over, he said, "If what Park Sung-saeng said is true, then let's go to the Dengzhou border market and use the money given by the Ming emperor to buy some arrowheads and armor."

"If what Park Sung-sung said is all a lie..."

Mosha grinned menacingly: "Then we'll have to have a good talk with the Ming prince consort to see if we're here to pay tribute or to collect tribute from the Ming."

Manlahafis deliberately ignored the unease hidden deep in Mosha's eyes.

What if Park Sung-sung was lying?

What if?

Besides, even if Park Sung-sung's words were all true, he and Mosha, as envoys sent by the Great Khan to the Ming Dynasty, represented the entire Khanate and the Great Khan. They absolutely could not back down and show weakness before the situation was clear!

Having made up his mind, Manlahafis had his attendants prepare a gift and then followed the Imperial Guards waiting outside the meeting hall to the Prince Consort's residence.

In the teahouse in the front courtyard of the Huitong Hall, Park Sung-sung watched Mo Siha and Manlahafeisi's departing figures, then suddenly chuckled, shook his head slightly, and said, "That's just being stupid without realizing it."

Park Deok-hwan paused for a moment, then asked, "What do you mean?"

Park Sung-sung, holding a teacup, waved it at the receding figures of Mo Siha and Manlahafis, "Did you see that? Those two idiots only brought a small box of gifts to visit the Prince Consort."

"The way the guards carried the boxes shows that the contents were extremely heavy, probably gold or silver."

"Don't they realize that the Ming Dynasty is rich and powerful, and the imperial son-in-law is the son-in-law of His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty? What kind of rare treasures haven't they seen? How much real gold and silver could their little box possibly hold?"

"Instead of sending this kind of thing that is neither edible nor drinkable, we should look into what novel and rare things the Timurid Khanate has to offer."

At this point, Park Sung-sung put down his teacup and looked at Park Deok-hwan, asking, "You haven't forgotten what I told you before, have you?"

Park Deok-hwan nodded and replied, "Don't worry."

"If Princess Funing gives birth to a son, we will send a gold lock as a congratulatory gift."

"If Princess Funing gives birth to a princess, we will send a string of deep-sea pearls as a congratulatory gift."

"In short, we won't lose face."