After taking a look at her brother lying on the ground, Bumbutai looked up at Zhu Youxiao helplessly.
Now she understood who the man in front of her was, and she also knew the strength and status this man possessed. No one in the land of Ming Dynasty could compare with him.
She couldn't refuse this man in her current situation. Coaxing him might have a positive outcome; if she angered him, everyone in her group would be doomed. The man before her was no good, even though he was an emperor.
Just look at how he treats Fan Yongdou and Irgen Jueluo, and you will understand what this person is thinking and what he wants to do. Those who reject him will not end well.
Bumbutai said: "Of course, I am a little hungry too."
Zhu Youxiao watched Bumbutai gently stretch out her hand and make a gesture of invitation.
Bumbutai looked at Zhu Youxiao with some confusion. What was he going to do?
"Come, I'll hold your hand." Zhu Youxiao said with a smile.
Bumbutai was stunned for a moment, but still stretched out her hand and placed it in Zhu Youxiao's big hand, letting him hold it.
The two left the place together.
Wei Chao and Chen Hong exchanged a glance, then immediately looked away. They both had the same idea.
Although I don’t know what the emperor is going to do, things seem clear at the moment, but in reality they are not.
The Emperor always takes one step forward, looks two steps ahead, or even three steps ahead. While the situation seems clear now, there may be other things to come.
But this had nothing to do with Wei Chao and the others. All they had to do was serve the emperor well. They hurriedly followed.
As for Wu Keshan, who was lying on the ground, he was naturally dragged away by the Jinyiwei. For the Jinyiwei, this was their job.
Although Wu Keshan was furious, he had no other options. He knew he had no ability to resist. Even if he wanted to commit suicide, it was impossible. These people would not give him a chance to die.
Zhu Youxiao brought Bumbutai to the lobby, where food had already been prepared.
After Zhu Youxiao sat down, he began to eat. To be honest, he was really hungry.
While eating, he looked up and saw that Bumbutai had not moved, so he smiled and asked, "What's wrong? Is the food not to your liking? It doesn't matter. Tell me what you want to eat and I will ask them to prepare it right away."
With a somewhat helpless sigh, Bumbutai looked at Zhu Youxiao and said, "You are the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Isn't it a bit inappropriate to force a little woman like this? It undermines your imperial dignity."
"Don't say that." Zhu Youxiao smiled and said with a hint of sarcasm in his tone, "Are you really submitting to Huang Taiji? Or was your marriage based on mutual affection?"
"Or is it because you can't beat him, you can't beat him, and he forces you to do this? The situation is stronger than you, that's understandable. So now it's the same situation, the situation is stronger than you, I don't think you like Huang Taiji, that's your uncle. Am I right about this?"
Bumbutai was speechless for a moment, because this was the truth.
The two families had fought before, but her family was more opportune and surrendered immediately because they were unable to do so. In such a situation, it was naturally not voluntary, and the marriage was forced upon her.
"And I know one more thing," Zhu Youxiao put down his food, picked up his tea and took a sip, then said calmly, "Your previous alliance was to agree to fight against the Ming together. Am I right about that?"
"Because of this fig leaf, many tribes have formed an alliance with the Jiannu. But in fact, this is not the case now. The saying that the situation is stronger than the people is always true. Now Huang Taiji needs more support, and you can't defeat him, so you can only listen to him."
"I guess this marriage is also an opportunity to revise the alliance; and it's not just against the Ming Dynasty, but also includes Ligdan Khan. Not only do you need to work with Huang Taiji to deal with the Ming Dynasty, you also need to work with him to deal with Ligdan Khan. Am I right?"
Bumbutai looked at Zhu Youxiao without saying anything.
Zhu Youxiao could understand her silence, because this was a fact that actually happened in history.
The earliest alliance between Jiannu and Mongolia was due to victory, coercion and inducement. The earliest alliance signed by the two sides was to fight against the Ming Dynasty together. The enemy of my enemy is my friend, which makes sense.
But later on, Nurhaci was no longer satisfied with this. After all, in the Ming Dynasty, it was not easy to break through, and it was even more difficult to win.
So since the defeat in Liaodong, Nurhaci has been hiding in his shell. He wants to expand westward and needs more manpower, so he needs more Mongolian tribes.
At this time, Lin Danhan became Nurhaci's enemy, like a thorn in his throat, like a thorn in his flesh, which he would not feel comfortable without removing. So he began to threaten his Mongolian allies to join him in fighting Lin Danhan.
There were indeed some who disagreed and were therefore exterminated. These were the five Inner Khalkha tribes, who did not agree to join Huang Taiji in fighting against Ligdan Khan.
We can fight the Ming Dynasty, but we will not betray our ancestors. Khorchin has nothing to do with this, they directly betrayed Ligdan Khan.
It was also after this that Jiannu established the Eight Banners of Mongolia. After revising this alliance, that is, after this alliance, Jiannu began to fight westward, hoping to destroy Ligdan Khan.
This situation was very unfavorable for Zhu Youxiao. With the current strength of the Ming army in Liaodong, launching a decisive battle was unrealistic. Even if the imperial army from the capital was dispatched, this battle would not be easy to fight, and if things went wrong, they would be stuck in the quagmire of war.
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