Therefore, it is not reliable to hope that the Chaha tribe will become a barrier for the Ming army in western Liaoning. In the battle with the Later Jin, even the Khalkha tribe was stronger than the Hudun Rabbit.
Zhu Youxiao's deeper plan was not to expect the Khalkha tribe to confront the Later Jin head-on, but to hope that with the cooperation of the Ming army, he could join forces with the Khalkha tribe to attack the Khorchin tribe which was pro-Later Jin.
The night was already deep, and Zhu Youxiao had not yet come up with a foolproof plan. Feeling depressed, he simply walked out of the warm room and took a stroll under the stars to calm his mind.
Before he knew it, Zhu Youxiao had reached the Grand Council on the west side of the Qianqing Gate.
The room was brightly lit by candlelight, and occasionally a figure flashed past the window, apparently busy at work.
"Which minister is on duty today?" Zhu Youxiao asked casually.
Wang Tigan immediately stepped forward, bowed, and replied, "Your Majesty, it's Sun Gebu on duty."
Teacher Sun, you are so old and still have to work the night shift.
Zhu Youxiao nodded and walked in.
A young imperial edict hurried out holding documents, but Wang Tigan shouted at him shrilly, so he didn't bump into the emperor.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me." The emperor was shocked and quickly knelt down to apologize.
"Get up!" Zhu Youxiao said calmly, raising his hand slightly. "Go and do your thing. I'll go see Master Sun."
At this time, Sun Chengzong in the inner room had been alarmed and stood up to greet him, followed by two officials.
Zhu Youxiao took a step forward and, before Sun Chengzong had finished his greeting, he said, "Master Sun, please don't be polite. You all may also stand up!"
"Your Majesty, haven't you rested yet?" Sun Chengzong insisted on a half-bow and extended his hand to let the emperor in. "Is there any important government business to attend to?"
Zhu Youxiao smiled, walked into the inner room and sat down, extending his hand to signal Teacher Sun to sit down as well. Looking at the thick pile of documents on the desk, he couldn't help but sigh, "Master Sun is so old, and it must be very hard for him to be on duty at the Military Affairs Office."
Sun Chengzong bowed and said, "I am a little old now, so I don't need to sleep too much. The word 'hard work' is really too much of a compliment, Your Majesty."
Zhu Youxiao nodded, looked up at the map of Liaodong hanging on the wall, and said slowly after a while: "Hudun Rabbit wants to return east and change Yi County to Ma Shi. I really can't decide!"
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