Ou Anmin's appearance made the ministers of the Ming Dynasty not as powerful as before.

Although they serve different masters, after all, your Ou Anmin was their predecessor and had a relatively high reputation in the circle of scholars.

The negotiations began to become more normal.

Since it is a negotiation, everyone wants to get more.

For the Ming Dynasty, the goal is to let the Prince of Yan return at the lowest cost.

For the Northern Yuan Dynasty, it meant using the King of Yan to exchange for enough bargaining chips.

The first thing the Northern Yuan Dynasty proposed was to lift the embargo.

This is also the one that Ming Dynasty least wants to end.

"Let's put the other things aside. If the embargo cannot be lifted, then our negotiations this time will become meaningless."

"I believe that since you are willing to come here, you should understand our needs."

"Today, there are too many people on the grassland who have no food to eat because of the embargo. Expensive tea is simply not affordable for ordinary people. They are now suffering from the pain of illness."

"Even if there were conflicts and contradictions between the Northern Yuan Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, those children, women, and the elderly were innocent."

Qiu Wencheng said with compassion.

But it is obvious that most people on the Ming side are dismissive.

Li Yuanlin said directly: "Don't use these words as a cover. The people of the grassland are the people. Are the people of my Ming Dynasty not the people?"

"Every summer and autumn, many Mongolians crossed the Great Wall and came to our Ming Dynasty to plunder. Should we forget these sufferings?"

"Most of them are simply beasts that are not even human beings. They will not let go even children of that age, let alone the elderly and women."

"Are you asking us to feed so many beasts and torture ourselves?"

Ethnic hatred has a long history. At the border, most Han people are resentful of the nomadic peoples, and most clans have a history of being invaded.

If the two sides really start to argue like this, it will take three days and three nights to finish.

In fact, Qi Tai also knew that on the way here, he had been summoned by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and had been told the bottom line of this negotiation.

The embargo must be lifted, but it cannot be done so easily.

The simpler things are, the less people will value them, and then they will ask for an exorbitant amount of money in the next step.

Only by setting up numerous difficulties can we better lower the expected results of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

Just a simple tug and two days passed in the blink of an eye.

During these two days, the two sides have been arguing constantly about the topic of the embargo.

Not to mention the Northern Yuan Dynasty, even the Ming Dynasty was about to be exhausted.

But Qi Tai didn't say anything, so the other ministers had to force their way forward even if they had to make up stories.

Needless to say, the Northern Yuan Dynasty had finally captured Prince of Yan Zhu Di, so the embargo had to be lifted, otherwise the Northern Yuan Dynasty would have almost no direction for development in the future.

From this we can see that if the grassland did not form trade relations with the Central Plains, it would be difficult for the grassland to support such a large population.

From ancient times to the present, only the current Ming Dynasty has truly implemented trade sanctions on the grasslands.

The effect must be quite significant.

During this six months, people on the grassland truly felt the danger.

However, it was on the third day that the Northern Yuan Dynasty felt that the Ming Dynasty should agree.

The appearance of a mysterious person made things extremely serious.

It was a young man wearing a scarlet robe.

He has sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, looks imposing and has a long sword hanging at his waist.

Qi Tai didn't seem surprised at all.

The moment the young man appeared, he immediately knelt on the ground: "Greetings, His Royal Highness!"

At the same time, all the officials of the Ming Dynasty knelt on the ground and said, "Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

At this time, the ministers of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, including Hartaiji, were all confused.

…

Nine days ago.

Inside the Qianqing Palace.

"Grandpa, regarding the negotiations with the Mongolian Northern Yuan Dynasty, I want to go there."

Zhu Ying said calmly.

Zhu Yuanzhang was not surprised at all. The key here was a piece of intelligence information.

The Ming Dynasty stationed troops at the border, built grassland military bases, and absorbed the population around the border.

In addition to attacking the Northern Yuan Dynasty, there is another extremely important factor, which is the protection of the black soil in the Liaodong region.

Even when the grassland military base was established, the Ming Dynasty had already secretly built a piece of black soil for planting.

In recent days, there have been results in black soil cultivation.

There are about thirty acres of land for planting.

They are wheat, sweet potatoes and potatoes.

The average wheat yield per mu is about 800 kilograms.

The average yield of sweet potatoes and potatoes is more than 1,000 kilograms per mu.

In fact, Zhu Ying didn’t know much about the black soil in his previous life. After all, the black soil had been listed as a protected area at that time, and not everyone could go there.

When it comes to agriculture, Zhu Ying is not a professional.

All we know is that black soil is extremely precious. There are only three places in the world where the fertility of the soil is beyond imagination.

Looking back now, it is indeed beyond imagination.

When this information appeared on Zhu Yuanzhang's desk, the nature of the matter became completely different.

This means that if the black soil in Liaodong is fully developed, it is very likely to feed the entire Ming Dynasty's population of more than 60 million.

This will become the granary of the entire Ming Dynasty.

If there was endless food, how wealthy would the Ming Dynasty be?

It is simply an unimaginable thing.

One of the main aspects involved here is the protection of black soil.

Because it is close to the grassland and most of its areas are outside the Great Wall, the relationship with the Northern Yuan Dynasty becomes very important.

It is very unrealistic to want to directly annihilate the Northern Yuan Dynasty. At least it may not be possible to accomplish it in the short term of ten years.

Besides, the grassland is not just the Northern Yuan Dynasty. There are also the Oirat, Kyrgyz, Eastern Chagatai Khanate, and some large and small tribes behind it. These are all big troubles.

If the Northern Yuan Dynasty was in the stage of collapse, other forces would not only want to get a piece of the pie, but would also drag the Ming Dynasty into the vortex of war.

Once an unfavorable situation arises, it will be difficult to protect black soil cultivation.

One destruction may be the result of half a year or even a year of hard work.

In this world, there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests.

This was the time for negotiations with the Northern Yuan Dynasty. If we could reach some cooperation in certain areas, the development of black soil could be put on the agenda more quickly.

So Zhu Ying wanted to go there in person.

Zhu Yuanzhang was well aware of the importance of this matter.

However, concern for his eldest grandson has always been a concern in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart.

Of course, as the future emperor of the Ming Dynasty, it is impossible for him to be confined to the capital forever.

He then said, "You are the future of the Ming Dynasty. The matter of the black soil is indeed crucial, but it is not even a fraction of what matters to my grandson."

"We don't worry about anything else. If Bei Yuan doesn't know what's good for him, we can just let him go. There will always be opportunities later."

"In short, the safety of our grandson should be our top priority. A gentleman should not stand under a dangerous wall. This is something that our grandson needs to remember."

Zhu Ying nodded and said, "Don't worry, Grandpa, I know what's going on."

It was here that Zhu Ying led three thousand Black Armor Guard cavalrymen and galloped along the newly built north-south cement road. Eight days later, they arrived at the place where the Ming Dynasty and the Northern Yuan Dynasty negotiated.

“It’s quite spacious here.”

Zhu Ying walked in with a smile, raised his hand to signal the ministers to stand up, and took a look around the big tent.

The Mongolian tent was divided into large and small ones according to the number of Khanas, with four, six, eight, and twelve Khanas respectively.

This is naturally the largest of the twelve Hanas, serving as a negotiation point.

Therefore, the space appears very spacious.

It can accommodate dozens of people without feeling crowded.

For the sake of grandeur, thick carpets were laid on the grass, which looked extremely luxurious.

The surrounding areas are mostly decorated with large banners, or flags.

Zhu Ying walked towards the main seat on the Han side.

The ministers of the Northern Yuan Dynasty naturally bowed deeply to express their respect for the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty.

Even Hartaiji had to lower his proud head in front of the Ming Crown Prince.

Only after Zhu Ying sat down did the atmosphere in the tent calm down.

"The Northern Yuan prince Harguchukdu Gulengtemurhong Taiji greets His Royal Highness the Grandson of the Ming Dynasty."

Giving out one's full name is a way for Mongolian nobles to express respect.

A very long full name also indicates a prominent status.

Zhu Ying felt a little speechless after listening to this long list of names, but still replied politely: "Prince Hal, it's nice to meet you."

Then he looked at the situation at the scene and continued, "It seems that the matter regarding my fourth uncle should have been discussed almost completely."

Upon hearing this, Qi Tai explained awkwardly, "Your Highness, the Northern Yuan has been holding on to the embargo order. We must lift the embargo on the Northern Yuan before we agree to release the Prince of Yan."

"Regarding this matter, it has been under negotiation and no results have been achieved yet."

Zhu Ying nodded slightly and said, "My fourth uncle is a vassal king of the Ming Dynasty. He has made many contributions to the Ming Dynasty. He is also my fourth uncle."

“No matter what the cost, they must be rescued.”

At this point, Zhu Ying turned to Hartaiji and said, "Since Prince Har wants to lift the embargo before letting my uncle come back, I will make the decision on this matter and agree to it."

After he said this, Hartaiji and other Northern Yuan officials were at a loss as to how to respond.

Because everyone knows that lifting the embargo is inevitable, even if Zhu Ying does not come today, this condition needs to be met.

Obviously, after lifting the embargo, the Northern Yuan Dynasty had some other additional conditions.

But the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty had just arrived, and he readily agreed to this matter, but the subsequent conditions were a bit difficult to talk about.

It’s not that the ministers of the Northern Yuan Dynasty are thin-skinned. Those who can come to participate in diplomatic negotiations are all so thick-skinned that even artillery cannot penetrate them.

The key lies in Zhu Ying's identity as the grandson of the Ming Dynasty.

If we act rashly and abruptly, it would be tantamount to not giving face to Zhu Ying. This is more important. If something goes wrong, the negotiations may be completely broken down.

Even the Northern Yuan Dynasty had already heard about the discord between the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty and the Prince of Yan.

If the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty really abandons the Prince of Yan of the Ming Dynasty, it will be really difficult to deal with.

At this time, Hartaiji could only turn his attention to Ou Anmin.

Hartaiji's abilities were in marching and fighting, and he was not a talkative person, so no one knew how to deal with it.

Seeing this, Ou Anmin could only stand up and bow, saying, "I, Ou Anmin, an old man from the previous dynasty, pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty."

Ou Anmin was very smart. He did not talk in the capacity of a minister of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, but rather as an old man from the previous dynasty.

Because at this time, the ministers of the Northern Yuan Dynasty were not qualified to speak to the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty.

The old people of the previous dynasty were completely different.

Because in the early days of the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang recognized the orthodox ruling status of the Mongols in the Central Plains.

Although the Northern Yuan Dynasty is still considered the Mongol Yuan Dynasty, it is very different from the Yuan Dynasty in all aspects.

The most important thing is that the Ming Dynasty did not recognize the relationship between the Northern Yuan Dynasty and the Mongols.

"So it's Censor Ou. Although I'm young, I've heard of Censor Ou's reputation. When the Ming Dynasty was first established, I once searched for Censor Ou, but unfortunately I couldn't find him."

"Now it seems that Ou Yushi still cherishes the old friendship and doesn't care about his Han identity anymore."

These simple words directly suppressed Ou Anmin's identity.

In other words, Zhu Ying did not mingle with the Confucian circle, so there were not so many considerations.

After all, Ou Anmin's ancestors were all Han people, which is equivalent to forgetting his own ancestors. What kind of mercy should he show to them?

Ou Anmin did not expect Zhu Ying to be so direct, but he could only ignore this issue.

If he really wanted to make a fuss about it, he knew very well that he had nothing to defend himself.

After bowing again, Ou Anmin said frankly, "Your Highness' lifting of the embargo is a great merit for the entire grassland. The people on the grassland will all pray for Your Highness in their hearts."

"But now the grassland is in ruins, and people are living in poverty, suffering from disease and hunger."

"Therefore, I dare to ask Your Highness to lend a helping hand and save these people."

After Ou Anmin finished speaking, everyone in the Northern Yuan Dynasty looked at Zhu Ying anxiously, feeling nervous and terrified that this might make the Ming Crown Prince unhappy.

In this world where imperial power is supreme, it is very likely that a single word could result in hundreds of thousands or even millions of casualties.

His personal emotions can even determine the rise and fall of a country.

The Northern Yuan Dynasty couldn't help but feel nervous.

Zhu Ying took in the expressions of the Northern Yuan ministers, including Harjitai, and leaned back slightly in his chair, smiling and saying, "No problem, we can negotiate on any amount of grain."

As soon as these words were spoken, the people of the Northern Yuan Dynasty immediately breathed a sigh of relief. They didn't expect that the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty would be so easy to talk to.

"But..."

Just when Bei Yuan thought that the negotiations would become very simple with the participation of the Ming Crown Prince, Zhu Ying's twist made their hearts, which had originally fallen, suddenly rise again.