Chen Zhiyang returned to the Guanmen Strait, sprinkled mines all over the place where there were no mines, and then left, joined Liu Jingming's large army, and silently entrenched like a giant beast in the north of the Guanmen Strait.

Matsudaira Nobutsuna stood on a large rock, looking down at the sea, and his every move of the Ming Dynasty was in his telescope.

"What are they doing?" Matsudaira Nobutsuna watched Akito throw hard bumps into the sea, and he was still cautious, puzzled, and asked Miyake Shigetoshi.

Miyake Shigerori naturally didn't know about the mines, so he said directly: "I'll let people test it." ”

Matsudaira Nobutsuna put down the binoculars and said with a heavy heart: "Send another letter to the public to tell him about our current situation, and the suggestion is ...... Negotiate peace. ”

Miyake Shigetori's face changed sharply, and he was extremely surprised.

Matsudaira Nobutsuna was quite a proud man, and the same was true of Tokugawa Iemitsu. Wanting Tokugawa Iemitsu to bow his head is tantamount to killing him!

But Matsudaira Nobutsuna's expression was very calm, and he was surprisingly calm.

Miyake Shigerori's heart was cold, and he said stiffly: "Yes." ”

When Matsudaira Nobutsuna said the word 'peace', either they were cornered, or the price was too great, so they couldn't help but bow their heads.

He understood, the second kind.

As long as the Ming army can easily block the Guanmen Strait, then the island of Jiuguo will be left alone, let others slaughter, but Edo can not sit idly by, must send heavy troops to re-enter the island of Jiuguo, in this way, it is simply a cycle, endless!

It's horrible!

Matsudaira Nobutsuna looked at the sea expressionlessly, and soon a boat tried to sneak in from both sides of the strait, which attracted the sound of explosions, and the ship was destroyed and people died.

Miyake Shigetori's face was solemn, and he said: "Palace, the Ming people hid firearms in the water, and they are still eyeing the sea, this Guanmen Strait is really closed to us......"

Matsudaira Nobutsuna was silent and did not say anything.

Miyake Shigemori quickly realized, and even without this, Matsudaira Nobutsuna had already realized the danger, so he sent a letter to the shogunate, suggesting that peace be negotiated.

With Matsudaira Nobutsuna's silence, Kyukokushima seemed to be quiet.

On the Shimabara Peninsula, although Itakura Shigemasa was eager to eradicate the original castle, he couldn't take it for a while, and he was still in a stalemate. The Guanmen Strait is even quieter, the sea is quiet, and even seabirds do not appear.

The warships of the Ming Dynasty hovered over the sea, like ghosts, watching the Guanmen Strait from afar, silently.

The battle that seemed to be about to collapse was quiet in an instant.

Not long after, Edo shook violently, and the daimyo received a call from the shogunate, and this time they actually had to mobilize an army of up to 300,000! It shocked everyone, but the order was flipped in one day, because the Ming army had taken Ezo by surprise attack in the north, and had already occupied Ezo, across the Kamatsu Strait, looking out over Edo!

A delegation from Edo went to sea, bypassed the Kanmon Strait, and after meeting Matsudaira Nobutsuna in the Chikugo Domain, they went directly to the Tsushima Domain.

Not long after staying in the Tsushima Domain, the situation on Kyukoku Island suddenly changed rapidly.

Itakura Shigemasa's army withdrew from the Shimabara Peninsula, and Matsudaira Nobutsuna's army moved away from the Kanmon Strait.

The delegation then left Tsushima Island, landed in Korea, and then traveled by carriage to the capital of the Ming Dynasty.

Cao Bianjiao left before the end of the year, time flies, and when this delegation arrives in the capital of the Ming Dynasty, it is already the end of February of the third year of Jingzheng, that is, the end of February of the eighth year of Chongzhen in history.

The Cabinet and the six ministries have been of great use, the reform of various departments has been deepened, and the power has been declining, as if the 'New Deal' has made gratifying progress every day.

It was still cold at the end of February, and there was still a thick layer of snow on the roof of the harem, but there was already a hint of warmth.

Kunning Palace, under the eaves of the main hall.

Zhu Xu was stirring in the small hot pot, Xiao Ciyi was almost two years old, sitting on the small stool next to him, his eyes shining, staring intently at the meat in the pot.

Zhu Xu glanced at him, handed him the meat in his hand, and said, "Eat it." ”

"Thank you, Father." The little guy was still a little slurred, and he couldn't help but stretch out his hands to grab it, glanced at Zhang Yun, and quickly picked up the spoon, picked it up from the bowl to the small mouth, and gobbled it up.

Zhu Xu looked at him with a smile on his face, but he was comparing several of his children in his heart.

The eldest daughter Xiao Shuxian is a little naughty ghost, naughty and mischievous in the small study where she teaches in the harem, which makes Mr. very headache, and she is not less educated by Zhang Yun and Li Jieyu, but she just can't be honest.

Completely opposite to her twin brother, the eldest son Xiao Ciye, Xiao Ciye, the little guy is quite dull, even if Zhu Xu asks, he is slow and will not be silent from time to time. In the palace, he has a small face and a cute face, but he is quite smart in reading, and he can already recite some three-character scriptures or Tang poems.

The second prince Zhu Cixuan was born to Hai Lanzhu, I don't know if it's because of Hai Lanzhu's Mongolian ancestry, this little guy is a little martial, although he is less than two years old, but he is excited when he sees the guards all day long, and he also likes some wooden knives and swords, and is one of the members of Xiao Yongning's hardcore troublemakers.

The third son is Zhu Ciyi in front of him, the little guy was born to Bumu Butai and was raised by Zhang Yun, the little guy is quieter than his second brother, but he is also a member of the troublemaking group, which gives Zhang Yun a headache.

Zhang Yun has been pregnant for more than four months, Hai Lanzhu is about the same, Li Jieyu already has two children, Ciyi, the little guy really has no place to put it, so he can only take it with Zhang Yun, fortunately, the little guy is still a little bit and has not caused a big mess.

"Have you been feeling unwell lately?" Zhu Xu sandwiched a piece of tofu for Zhang Yun and said with concern.

The lower abdomen of the four months was already bulging, she touched it gently, and said with a smile: "The imperial doctor only came to see yesterday, everything is fine." ”

Zhu Xu glanced at Xiao Ciyi and nodded secretly. Zhu Xu is still relatively lucky, several children survived, which can be regarded as a miracle. At this time, a family has seven or eight children, and often only two or three can be kept in the end.

"Well, pay attention to some meals, go to the back garden for a walk if you have nothing to do, I will come to chat with you when I am free, if you are bored alone, you can also go out of the palace to save your relatives, I am not that pedantic person, rest assured." Zhu Xu said.

Zhu Xu's concern was beyond words, Zhang Yun's face was full of happiness, her pretty face was slightly red, and she said softly: "Yes, the concubine knows." ”

Zhu Xu nodded, turned his head and saw Xiao Ciyi looking at him with his eyes in his eyes, and hurriedly gave him another piece of meat, this little guy likes to eat meat very much.

"Thank you, Father." The little guy said vaguely, took the spoon and ate it.

Zhu Xu accompanied Zhang Yun and waited for the finished meal, then got up and walked out of Kunning Palace and went directly to the cabinet.

Cao Huachun walked on the side and said: "Your Majesty, the cabinet has to review many drafts today, including the detailed rules for commercial taxation, special plans for salt and iron, as well as the proposal on the reform of fields and acres sent by Jiangsu, and the stage report on the progress of the 'military reform' from the Generalissimo's Office......."

Now that there are more and more things, Zhu Xu nodded slightly when he listened, and said, "I don't attend these things, let Liu Shimin go to observe." ”

"Yes." Cao Huachun followed Zhu Xu and said as he walked: "The two kings of North Korea invited them to Beijing for an audience, all for the sake of establishing a successor. Shang Lian of the Ryukyus wrote to the emperor, hoping that the emperor would accept his daughter into the palace, and hoped that the imperial court would help the Ryukyus build some large merchant ships and open up more routes......"

Zhu Xu frowned and did not speak.

Cao Huachun waited for a moment, and then said, "The envoy of Tokugawa Iemitsu has been in Beijing for three days, and the Foreign Affairs Bureau has met it once, but there are different opinions from the Shuaifu, thinking that the Foreign Affairs Bureau has exceeded its authority, and this matter should be led by the Shuaifu, after all, their army is still floating on the sea." The Foreign Affairs Bureau believes that this is a foreign-related incident, and it is within the scope of their powers, and the Marshal's Office is in charge of military affairs, and then it is involved in foreign affairs, which is purely a power expansion......"

"Is this what Gong Yonggu said?"

Zhu Xu paused, and said with a slight movement on his face.

Gong Yonggu is an imperial prince and is now in charge of the Foreign Affairs Bureau.

"It's from the Foreign Affairs Bureau." Cao Huachun was concise and to the point, and then stopped talking.

Zhu Xu put his hands behind his back, his eyes flashed slightly, and gradually a mysterious smile appeared on his face. He looked at the Shuaifu not far away, and then looked at the cabinet on the left.

It's interesting.

What is interesting is not that the Generalissimo's Office and the Foreign Affairs Bureau are interested in the matter of the Japanese state, but that there is a wrestling behind it.

Although Gong Yonggu is Zhu Xu's brother-in-law and a relative of the emperor, he has not dared to argue with Sun Chengzong, and the Foreign Affairs Bureau is subordinate to the cabinet, and most of this matter is supported by Bi Ziyan behind him.

Bi Ziyan has always been dissatisfied with the excessive power of the Generalissimo's Mansion, and he has been in front of Zhu Xu more than once, but Zhu Xu has quietly crossed it, and then he didn't mention it again.

But this time, the Generalissimo's Office and the Foreign Affairs Bureau are vying for power, and Bi Ziyan obviously will not agree, and the Foreign Affairs Bureau is a chess piece, testing Sun Chengzong and the possible movements of the Generalissimo's Office.

Zhu Xu smiled and smiled, sighed lightly, and said, "These two are my ministers, and the palms and backs of their hands are full of meat, Cao Huachun, you say, what should I do?" ”

"The slave doesn't understand." Cao Huachun was behind Zhu Xu, and said in a low voice.

Zhu Xu turned his head to look at him, smiled and pointed at him with his finger. Cao Huachun didn't understand anything, but he clearly understood it too clearly, so he didn't dare to say more.

Zhu Xu slowly paced towards the cabinet, and said slowly, "According to reason, this matter should belong to the Foreign Affairs Bureau, and the cabinet will adjudicate." But since ancient times, the successive dynasties have emphasized literature and light on military force, suppressed martial arts, and the victories won by the soldiers on the battlefield who fought so hard have disappeared in front of civil officials, and the Tang and Song dynasties have profound lessons, especially the Tanyuan Alliance, which is simply ridiculous! I want to avoid it and not allow this to happen...... You say, I handed over this matter to Elder Sun Ge, will Elder Bige have some ideas? ”

What Zhu Xu did was to plan for the next thirty or fifty years, or even a hundred years, many of which were too advanced, which challenged the minds of these adults again and again.

Although Bi Ziyan has an enlightened side, he also has a bottom line for some things, for example, the power of the Generalissimo's Mansion cannot continue to expand, but must be compressed and controlled, and the Generalissimo's Mansion must not threaten the misfortune of the society or cause chaos in the world!

This right to negotiate foreign affairs has always been an important power of the imperial court, if it is taken away by the Generalissimo's Mansion, there is no need to worry about Sun Chengzong, if there is a belligerent maniac, then it will be necessary?

Cao Huachun didn't dare to say much, Bi Ziyan's side was afraid that he would not compromise easily. When it comes to the imperial court, Cao Huachun has always been cautious and does not participate in the slightest.

This is the reason why he has been able to sit firmly in the eunuch of the master of ceremonies, the chief of the palace.

At the same time, the affairs on the side of the Japanese state cannot be delayed for a long time, and the fleet cannot remain floating on the sea, and now that the strategic goal has basically been achieved, further planning is needed.

Zhu Xu didn't expect Cao Huachun to answer, walked a few more steps, and said, "By the way, the envoy of the Japanese State, who is in charge this time?" ”

"Aoyama Tadashi is the main envoy, but in the Chikugo Domain, Matsudaira Nobutsuna also followed, they are all retainers of Tokugawa Iemitsu, and it is difficult to judge who is in charge." Cao Huachun said.

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