After hearing this, Bumbutai shuddered and choked slightly, but she tried her best to suppress her sobs and said, "Brother, don't take it to heart. For me, marrying the emperor of the Ming Dynasty or marrying Huang Taiji makes no difference. But marrying the emperor of the Ming Dynasty is better, otherwise it would still be a bit troublesome to see my aunt."
Bumbutai's aunt, Zhezhe, was the first wife of Huang Taiji. After Huang Taiji became emperor, he made Zhezhe the empress.
If Bumbutai had also married Huang Taiji, they would be considered as aunt and niece sharing the same husband.
But now, this kind of thing will no longer happen.
"We were forced to do this." Wu Keshan slammed the wine glass in his hand on the table and said, "But he actually asked you to sleep with him right now. If you don't agree, we will kill you!"
"If we fight our way out of here, we'll just die." Bumbutai looked at his brother, smiled, shook his head, and said with a slightly red face: "Brother, I've already explained it. He told me that this is just for show and he won't really do anything to me."
"He's the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Even if he does something to me, no one can do anything about it. He doesn't need to make such a promise. So I trust him. He won't break his promise to me."
"Brother, you should also prepare yourself. Tomorrow, two imperial edicts will be handed to you, and you can take them back with you."
In fact, Bumbutai could also see that her brother was really moved.
Bumbutai could easily sense from her brother's words that his resistance was becoming weaker and weaker.
Obviously, the benefits given by the emperor of the Ming Dynasty were enough to impress him, and even the scenes described to him gave him the confidence to realize them.
In this situation, what I say won't make much difference. Even if I really want to fight my way out with my brother, my brother will probably persuade me. The situation will be very different now.
But for Bumbutai, it didn't matter. She thought it would be more appropriate to cooperate with the Ming Dynasty, because the Ming Dynasty had no way of occupying the grassland.
Compared to the Ming Dynasty, Huang Taiji is indeed more dangerous.
This might really be an opportunity for Korchin.
What is Korchin thinking? Does anyone know about this?
It was no secret that my father wanted to dominate the grasslands; this idea had been shared by generations of his family. However, he had never had a good opportunity, and his family's power had never grown.
If this really works, then perhaps many great things can be accomplished. From now on, the Ming Dynasty palace will be Bumbutai's battlefield, and her situation will definitely not be good.
But Bumbutai believed she could handle it, and she was also confident in her appearance. In a few years, she might be able to charm the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
Bumbutai said to Wu Keshan, "Brother, let's all do our best. I will try my best to get something for you in the Ming Dynasty so that you can live a better life."
"At the same time, you must also work hard in the tribe and strive to strengthen Khorchin. The stronger Khorchin becomes, the easier life will be for my sister."
After hearing this, Wu Keshan stood up, nodded vigorously and said, "Don't worry, sister. I will never let you down. I will never let your efforts go to waste. I will definitely make Khorchin the most powerful tribe on the grassland!"
"Okay." Bumbutai nodded with a bright smile on her face.
Sure enough, my idea was right. My brother has changed. He has been blinded by something.
At this point, no matter what I say, he won't believe me anymore. But I have to stay calm, this situation isn't a bad thing.
After Wu Keshan left, Bumbutai looked in the mirror with a somewhat empty look in her eyes.
She actually got married like this?
Although I knew that I would marry Huang Taiji soon, it was really too sudden!
She wasn't prepared at all, and it wasn't supposed to be like this.
But when she thought of that man, Bumbutai's heart still beat faster, wondering what he would do to her.
In another room, Zhu Youxiao didn't think about this matter at all.
He looked at Chen Hong in front of him with a serious expression and asked, "Is this the list handed over by the Jinyiwei?"
"Yes, Your Majesty." Chen Hong quickly agreed: "This is what Fan Yongdou confessed."
"According to Fan Yongdou, in Zhangjiakou, any business that has anything to do with the outside world will basically smuggle some goods out."
"Almost all the noble families around Zhangjiakou were involved, with the Shanxi merchants being the most prominent. Shanxi is rich in iron ore, so they primarily smuggled iron ore and weapons. Besides that, they also smuggled grain and salt. The more scarce something was, the more they smuggled it."
"It lists twenty-four businesses, large and small, all doing this business."
Zhu Youxiao nodded.
This list wasn't unexpected. Smuggling in Zhangjiakou wasn't that widespread yet. It would only reach its peak after Huang Taiji defeated Ligdan Khan and unified the Mongolian tribes.
However, the harvest is already quite large, and Zhu Youxiao is very satisfied.
Putting the list down, Zhu Youxiao said, "Have the Jinyiwei keep an eye on them. They absolutely cannot escape. Take away all their property. Don't leave any behind. Do you understand?"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I understand." Chen Hong quickly agreed.
Chen Hong could more or less guess the Emperor's purpose for coming to Zhangjiakou. This wasn't the first time he'd seen someone get money.
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