In the Qianqing Palace, in the imperial study, Yongqing held the secret letter written by Yang Cong, and his expression was slightly excited.

The Tartars have finally descended, and the trouble in the northwest is about to be solved!

This time, the Tartars did not fake their surrender, because Yang Cong asked them to compensate the war horses, and they all agreed.

How many years, since the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the northwest has never been peaceful, after the change of the civil fort, the Ming Dynasty was beaten by the Tartars to raise their heads, this more than 100 years, the Ming Dynasty can be said to be tired of coping, suffered humiliation.

This time, the Tartar finally descended, and what the previous emperors did not do was finally completed in his hands, how could he not be excited.

However, Yang Cong's letter was not all good news, and Tatar promised to return to the Ming Dynasty, but it was not unconditional.

As for the king or something, it's nothing, the king of the Ming Dynasty to the Tartars is purely a title, and it doesn't have any substantive significance, the key problem is that the Tartars asked to open the horse market, which is a bit troublesome.

According to Yang Cong, opening the horse market is more conducive to controlling the Tartars and making the Tartars dependent on the Ming Dynasty, but there are many courtiers who definitely don't think so.

The officials of the Ming Dynasty have a great characteristic, that is, they like to express their own opinions, and they also like to force others to accept their own opinions, sometimes even when they are emperors.

In their own words, they are worried about the country and the people, or for the country and the people, in fact, they are raising the bar.

For example, if you let people clean up the Tartars, it is estimated that few people dare to go, and no one can clean them up, but after others go, whether they have an advantage or a temporary disadvantage, they have something to say, and the voice is not small.

It's as if the generals and commanders at the border are all puppets and have to be at their mercy.

This problem is really a bit disgusting, but there has never been a shortage of such strong people in the Ming Dynasty.

Yang Cong even suggested in a secret letter that all this kind of courtiers who have something to hide aside and have nothing to talk about should secretly write them down, and once this kind of person makes a mistake, he will be killed with a stick and will not be tolerated.

This method is really good, at least, most of the people who come out will be cleaned up, and the Ming Dynasty Hall can be quieter, but these are all later words, and Yongqing can't take action to clean up when people are making a direct admonition, if he does this, it will be in the hands of those people.

In their opinion, these are the shortcuts to fame, and they can boast of being "loyal" for the country and the people who are not afraid of life and death!

To tell the truth, Emperor Yongqing is really a little afraid of this kind of courtier, because all this kind of courtiers are all tendons in their heads, and they don't eat oil and salt, so it's useless to say anything, and it's useless to even kill them!

Fortunately, Yang Cong gave a hint at the end of the secret letter, if there is a problem, you can call Xu Jie and Zhang Juzheng to come to discuss.

After Yongqing read the secret letter, even if he passed down the message, he ordered Xu Jie and Zhang Juzheng to come to meet him.

Both of these people have been promoted by Yang Cong to cabinet scholars, and they are on duty in the cabinet in the palace, so it is very convenient to summon them.

After a while, the two came together, and after the monarch and the ministers saw each other, Yongqing said with a little excitement: "The teacher has sent a letter, and the Tartar finally can't stand it anymore and is going to surrender." ”

When Zhang Juzheng heard this, he was also a little excited: "Great, this time the northwest border trouble has finally been solved." ”

When Xu Jie heard this, he was silent, and there was no expression on his face.

This is the reason why Yang Cong asked Yongqing to consult with the two, these two people, one is enterprising, the other is profound, and they just complement each other.

Yongqing then explained: "However, the Tartars are not unconditional, Altan Khan wants me to give him a prince, and at the same time, he also wants the Ming Dynasty to open a horse market." There are examples to follow for this king or something, and it is nothing at all. It's a bit troublesome to open the horse market, the meaning of the teacher, the opening of the horse market is conducive to controlling the Tartars, what do you think are the pros and cons? ”

Zhang Juzheng agreed without hesitation: "What the master said is very reasonable, this Tartar is afraid that after the opening of the horse market, he will be able to obtain survival materials from the Ming Dynasty, which is conducive to their reproduction, you must not know, this time is different from the past, in front of muskets and artillery, even if they reproduce more population, no matter how many cavalry they train, it is all fake, as long as we always maintain the advantage in firearms, they will never turn over." The biggest advantage of opening the horse market is that the Tartars will depend on the Ming Dynasty unconsciously, and this dependence will become more and more serious with the growth of time. ”

It turned out to be this meaning, and Yongqing didn't understand why opening the horse market was conducive to controlling the Tartars at first.

This is indeed a good thing, and the courtiers don't necessarily think so, Yongqing was a little worried: "What if someone objects?" ”

This time, Zhang Juzheng was silent.

He is indeed extremely intelligent, but most of his intelligence is used to forge ahead, as for how to make people agree with his views or methods, he generally uses the power in his hands to push!

This method is the most offensive to people, so his ending in history can be said to be quite miserable, and after he died of exhaustion, his family was all over, not to mention that Wanli almost dug him out and whipped him.

Xu Jie was different, he thought quietly for a while, and then said lightly: "Some people object, this is unavoidable, but it doesn't matter much, the emperor can be like this, they will be honest." ”

When Yongqing heard this, his eyes couldn't help but light up, this Xu Jie, there is really a way!

The next day, in the early dynasty, as soon as the playing session began, Yongqing personally opened his mouth and said loudly: "Before this play, I want to tell you a good news, after the disdainful efforts of the northwest border army, the Tartars are finally going to surrender." However, the Tartars put forward two conditions, the first was to ask for the title of king, and the second was to open the horse market. There is a precedent for the king's invitation, so I won't talk about it. In fact, there is a precedent to follow for the opening of the horse market, and I think that for the long-term stability of the northwest border, it can also be considered, what do you think? ”

Sure enough, as soon as he finished saying this, a bunch of so-called "direct ministers" and "admonishing ministers" jumped out to oppose it.

These people don't have any specific reasons, and most of them are clichés.

What Tartar forced Daming to open the horse market when Daming never gave in, at this time Daming was in a strong position, why did he open the horse market?

Whatever opens the horse market is the enemy, that is, to send food to the Tartars, feed the Tartars, so that they can fight us!

These words were expected by Yongqing, and he pretended to listen carefully to the opinions of these courtiers, and then pretended to think for a while, and then said unhurriedly: "Well, what you said makes sense, but if I don't agree to open the horse market, the Tartars will not surrender." Otherwise, I will appoint you to go to the Northwest Pass to talk about the Tartars, and let them give up the idea of opening a horse market and return to the Ming Dynasty, how about it? However, I can say the ugly things before, the trouble in the northwest has plagued me for so many years, and now it seems that it is about to be solved, if you mess up this matter, I will not spare it. ”

As soon as he said this, the courtiers who ran out to give direct advice were suddenly dumbfounded.

If you want to go to the Northwest Pass to talk about the Tartars, most of them are not afraid, because they have a strong mouth, and they dare to admonish them directly in front of the emperor.

However, Yongqing cut off their hope of being famous for a hundred years, what does it mean to "if things are messed up, they will not be spared", everyone understands that the emperor means that if the Tartars do not surrender, they will bear the sin.

This guy, if he really bears this charge, it will not be a lifetime, but a stench for 10,000 years!

Tartar is a big trouble in the heart of the Ming Dynasty, the northwest border army fought bloodily, and finally the people who fought were about to surrender.

These mouth cannons, there are those who don't want to die, but there are no things that don't have a reputation, who wants to do it for thousands of years!