The task of negotiation was completed, Wang Yue's hospitality to Cao Huachun was not unenthusiastic, and it was difficult to resist the hospitality, and some of the rare dishes in the starting point city were also very appetizing, so Cao Huachun had to drink a few glasses of wine.

However, he has already returned to his heart, and Chongzhen is still looking forward to it, waiting for him to reply to the message. Since Cao Huachun insisted on leaving, Wang Yue did not force him to stay, so he had to go with him.

Huang Bo, director of the Political Training Department, who accompanied him throughout the whole process but didn't say a word, waited for Cao Huachun to leave, and said to Wang Yue: "Commander, just forget it?" In his opinion, with the current situation in Jingshi, Wang Yueti's conditions are too few.

Huang Bo, as a cadre of the Political Training Department, is a political talent that Wang Yue intends to cultivate, so he asked him to accompany him and observe the negotiation process.

Wang Yue smiled and said, "Isn't it enough? The 100,000 troops of the imperial court have been sent to the prisoner camp by us, the Ming army has killed and wounded tens of thousands of people, and the culprit has been taken down by the emperor, isn't this price enough? ”

"Besides, we have no intention of overthrowing the imperial court now, so we don't have to rush too much, so that the emperor can't step down."

Cao Huachun negotiated the hundreds of thousands of captives, but Wang Yue only agreed to release the main officials and generals, and these hundreds of thousands of captives were good labor.

Therefore, the losses suffered by the imperial court are immeasurable, and if such an army is organized, with the current financial situation of the imperial court, it will not be able to slow down in three or five years. Wang Yue left these Ming troops for the safety of the starting point city and to reduce the pressure on defense.

The anxious Chongzhen finally looked forward to Cao Huachun's return, although Cao Huachun was full of alcohol, he didn't think it was angry, it can be seen from Cao Huachun's demeanor full of spring breeze that this trip to the starting point city should be fruitful.

Cao Huachun ran in, the palace was very big, Cao Huachun ran a lot of distance, his breath was not even, and he didn't have time to salute, Chongzhen asked repeatedly: "Big companion, how is this trip?" So what did Wang Yue say? ”

It seems that Chongzhen is really in a hurry, Cao Huachun fixed his mind and said: "Your Majesty, the slave is fortunate not to be dishonored!" After Wang Yue received the holy decree, he was still angry and insisted on going his own way. The slave and maid repeatedly persuaded him, and Chen said that the benefits and disadvantages were reasonable, and he was finally convinced, so now the danger between the Jingshi and the court has been solved! ”

"Oh?" Chongzhen was overjoyed and asked: "This is true, if this is the case, the great companion is really a meritorious service to the community, and he has made a great contribution to me!" ”

"Your Majesty, such a big event, how dare the slave and maid deceive the emperor!" Cao Huachun said: "The more Wang Yue can be persuaded, it is also conditional, so the slave maid made the decision on her own and negotiated with him." ”

This is Cao Huachun's smoothness, he came up with the idea of taking Xue Guoguan and Yang Sichang to top the thunder, and now he has persuaded Wang Yue, and the credit is great.

And he first said that Wang Yue still wanted to make trouble, if he hadn't stopped him, he still wouldn't give up. This is to exert psychological pressure on Chongzhen and make it easier for him to accept the conditions proposed by Wang Yue. In his opinion, Wang Yue's conditions were not excessive, but he was just worried about Chongzhen's stubborn temper.

Chongzhen generously said to Cao Huachun: "My companion went to deliver the holy decree for me, just like I came in person, and I am fully qualified to negotiate with him." ”

Then he asked, "What conditions did the traitors make?" ”

Cao Huachun explained the content of the conversation with Wang Yue to Chongzhen one by one.

After Chongzhen listened, he pondered for a long time.

In today's situation, Wang Yue's conditions are not excessive. The autonomy of the starting point city was unavoidable, and it was precisely because the imperial court did not agree to this condition that it reached the point where war was about to break out. The results showed that the imperial court was no match for the Tiance army.

The starting point city minted coins privately, but in fact, the imperial court didn't take it seriously. With Wang Yue's military exploits and the huge grain taxes paid to the imperial court, as well as Wang Yue's contribution to the internal treasury, this forbidden act, the imperial court originally turned a blind eye.

From the perspective of the people in the imperial court, Wang Yue's private coinage must be similar to the purpose of those big families, just to make profits. It's just that Wang Yue wants to seek benefits, and they still can't understand it.

Now Wang Yue is asking for confirmation from the imperial court and public legalization, which is not a big problem.

Wang Yue asked Xie Baoqing to lead the military department into the cabinet, which made Chongzhen seriously suspect that Xie Baoqing was Wang Yue's spokesman in the court.

This situation can be investigated, Xie Baoqing is just alone, and it is difficult to speak alone.

When he entered the cabinet, he did not have much influence on the court situation, and it was difficult for the cabinet of the Chongzhen Dynasty to influence the emperor's decision-making. Chongzhen still has control in this regard, otherwise he would not have been able to change more than a dozen first assistants and fifty cabinet ministers in the seventeenth year of his reign.

In fact, Wang Yue asked Xie Baoqing to enter the cabinet, not hoping to use Xie Baoqing to influence the Ming Dynasty, because it was impossible. Xie Baoqing entered the cabinet, at least let Wang Yue know more about the movements of the imperial court. And Xie Baoqing's official reputation has always been good, and entering the cabinet is also an experience.

Some outstanding officials from the old system will also be recruited in the future.

Chongzhen thought for a while, and said to Cao Huachun with a calm face: "Other conditions can be agreed, but Luo Yangxing, Luo Aiqing is the emperor's pro-army commander, and his appointment and dismissal are his own decisions, and others are not allowed to interfere." This time Jinyiwei ambushed Wang Yue, all of which was handled by Gao Wencai, a thousand households of Jinyiwei, and had nothing to do with Luo Aiqing. ”

Jin Yiwei is the emperor's minions and lackeys, and his own dogs can't be saved, how can he preserve the royal dignity. So no matter whether Luo Yangxing has any major faults, Chongzhen will not let others touch him. So Chongzhen put the blame on Gao Wencai, so that Wang Yue had less excuses.

Cao Huachun saw that it was as he expected, and hurriedly nodded: "The slave maid also said this to Wang Sihua, I will negotiate with him again when I go back, and I will definitely strive for a satisfactory result for the emperor." ”

When Chongzhen heard this, his face softened, and he said to Cao Huachun: "It's okay to let Wang Yue be appointed as the governor of Yingtian, even if it is difficult for him to take up his post for a while, he must send a section of the Tiance Army to clear the thieves in the Anqing area, and return the place to Qingning." Otherwise, what do people think of him, the governor of the sky? ”

This is also a quid pro quo, since you have become the governor of Yingtian, you have to fulfill your duties.

Zhang Guowei, the current governor of Yingtian, holds the title of imperial history of the right capital, and the governor of Yingtian, Anqing and other ten prefectures.

The place is located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, floods occur frequently, every summer, the fertile land is strange, and it becomes a country of Wang Yangze. On the one hand, Zhang Guowei had to deal with Zhang Xianzhong's troops, and on the other hand, he spent great energy to supervise and lead the soldiers and civilians to dredge the rivers in Songjiang, Jiading, Shanghai, Wuxi and other places, build bridges and arches, Tangyan and Cao canals in Wujiang, Jiangyin, Suzhou and other places, and dredge canals and moats in Kunshan and Baoshan. Accumulating several years of experience in water control, he wrote 30 volumes of "Wuzhong Water Conservancy", and "Siku Quanshu" said that "it is recorded in the book, and it is the words of its experience, which is very different from the empty talk of Confucianism on paper".