"Isn't it a laughing stock to change from spying on military intelligence to secret envoys?"

Besides, I really don't like this decision, although my safety is guaranteed by doing so, but it doesn't make sense. The dignified Ming Dynasty was infiltrated into the heart by the opponent, and he had no ability to catch others, and finally had to give people a legal identity, and he had to send ministers to be hostages to others, which was too cowardly.

Now the emperor, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng and the palm seal eunuchs in the palace and the eunuchs of Bingbi are all single-minded, it can be said that the imperial power is concentrated in one, and it is still controlled by several powerful families.

These powerful families are almost clear that the prisoners wanted by the emperor are in their own homes, but no one dares to investigate or arrest them. This is called the water is too deep, so deep that it is bottomless.

"You don't have to complain, this proposal is said to have been put forward by Xu Xiang, and Gao Xiang also agreed, the emperor asked me what I meant, I think for your safety, this is fine. As for whether catching those people can really solve the problem, it's hard to say, as long as Zhao Quan is still alive, don't think about getting rid of the tumor of the White Lotus Sect cleanly. Zhang Juzheng said.

"So it's settled?" Besides.

"Well, the emperor is the last to ask me, maybe I don't think I will object, indeed, for the sake of your safety, I will not object, I'd rather let these people go first, but also absolutely guarantee your safety." Zhang Juzheng said.

"Thank you, sir." Besides, casually speaking, he didn't sound the slightest sincerity.

Zhang Juzheng personally poured him a cup of tea and said with a smile: "You don't have to be indignant, some things have to be seen openly, look farther, you still don't understand, not everything can be solved by smashing tofu with a sledgehammer." Later, when you go to the coast and face those wealthy people, you will understand what I said today. ”

"There are times when adults compromise." Besides, he laughed.

"What are these words? What does it mean that I have a time of compromise? That's what I do every day in the Yamen, and what thing can not be done by compromise? The interests of any one are very important, and the interests of any one cannot be harmed. Zhang Juzheng smiled as he spoke.

"Also, Lord Hai can't do it in Jiangnan anymore, and he was made into trouble by the wealthy family in Jiangnan through various relationships and methods, and the emperor had no choice but to let him be a royal historian in the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate. I have nothing to do with it, but some people say I'm behind it. Zhang Juzheng smiled bitterly.

Besides, my heart is even more desolate, and a great man like Hai Rui is also difficult and tortuous, how can I deal with myself at that time? I really don't know where the emperor's confidence came from, and he had to force himself to do what was impossible to do.

However, it is not bad to think that Hai Rui is serving in Nanjing, leaving the political maelstrom of the capital, and can live a relaxed life for a few years. From the officialdom, Nanjing's central institution is a nursing home, drinking and appreciating flowers, chanting poems, and enjoying the joy of the world, but Haida people may not be used to that kind of hedonistic life.

He dreamed day and night of returning to Jiangnan to continue to live his talented life, he had no ambitions, he didn't want to make a contribution, and he didn't want to leave a name in history.

"You are the leader of the envoy this time, the emperor wants to give you the title of minister of the imperial mission, and there are other people who will go with you, you can bring more guards, and the emperor may also send Ouchi guards to protect you."

Zhang Juzheng began to explain the details of the mission to him.

"This, the Ouchi guards don't need it, if the king of Alba really has bad intentions, it's useless for the Ouchi guards to go, just send a few more heads." Besides, he said.

He objected to the inner guards because he couldn't take Murong Yanran and the others with him, others didn't know Murong Yanran's identity, but those inner guards knew, and there would inevitably be conflicts at that time.

"I know you have a few good players around you, so you can do it yourself." Zhang Juzheng thought for a while and nodded.

Besides, he knew that Zhang Juzheng would never impose anything on him, but he was still grateful for being so lenient with him.

"One thing you have to know in your heart is that there will be no progress in this negotiation, and here it is, but it's just a formality." Zhang Juzheng said again.

"Then why do you have to go through this formality?" Besides, he asked.

"That's the result of the compromise. The emperor agreed to give the Tatar secret messenger White Lotus Sect who infiltrated the capital an identity, and he also wanted to break their secret negotiations with those families, in fact, those families don't want this hot potato now, and want to throw it to the imperial court, we might as well take it, anyway, it's harmless. ”

Besides, shaking his head and smiling bitterly, there must be an article here, I don't know how many interests are involved, and the final result may be the result of a compromise of the interests of all parties, but it will not be as simple as Zhang Juzheng said.

He doesn't want to think so much, anyway, now it's a brick in the emperor's hand, he can move it as much as he wants, does he still have the right to object?

"I'll tell you something secret, if it weren't for this, the emperor wouldn't have agreed to the decision to exchange envoys. This matter can only come out of my mouth, rot in your heart, and never let anyone know. Zhang Juzheng said mysteriously.

"What's the matter, so secret?" And curiosity came up.

"There is a national teacher in the palace, who was left by the previous dynasty, and the divination has never been wrong, and the emperor is suspicious and is looking for him to divination, a few days ago, the national teacher gave the emperor a divination, and the hexagram was 'the true king is out, the white lotus is destroyed', the emperor is overjoyed, and feels that this is the will of heaven, and the White Lotus Sect is no longer to worry, so he agreed to let go of these remnants who infiltrated the White Lotus Sect first."

Besides, he was stunned at first, and then smiled bitterly, the national policy was actually formulated by the hexagram of some national teacher, what kind of thing is this.

It's not that he doesn't believe in divination, but he knows that this thing doesn't have a 100% accuracy, and even half of it is overestimated.

There are many major decisions made in history books through hexagrams, but they are all just records, not necessarily the case, not every word in history books is true, and there are many fictional exaggerations and even distortions.

"In this way, you don't have to deal with the White Lotus Sect in the future, just wait for them to be destroyed by God." Besides, he laughed.

"Of course not, but you don't have to deal with them as hard as you used to. This time, when you go to negotiate, you still have to adhere to one principle, that is, the White Lotus Sect must not be pardoned. If the king of Alta wants to reach an agreement on the mutual market, he must send the heads of Zhao Quan and others up. Zhang Juzheng said.

"I'm going to insist on this, people won't cut off my head and send it back, right? Isn't it contradictory that he has already recognized the White Lotus Sect as the secret messenger of others, and still insists on not pardoning? ”

"Of course, this is not a contradiction, those people from the White Lotus Sect are not as secret messengers, but as the entourage of secret messengers, let's pretend not to know their identity, when you go out of the customs, the envoys of the king of Alta will also wait in front of the customs, you go out of the customs, they enter the customs, so that the two sides will complete the exchange of messengers."

Besides, it's really hard for these adults to come up with so many ideas to cover up, just for the sake of face.

He kept all this in mind, and didn't ask for anything other than not to go with the Ouchi guards.

"You don't pretend to go on a trip, you have to find out all kinds of military and folk customs, all kinds of information, come back and write a detailed report, how much to write, the imperial court is now a blind eye to the situation of Tatar and Zhao Quan, and when you come back, no matter how far you do, you can be regarded as having made a great contribution. That's the beauty difference. Zhang Juzheng said with a smile.

"My lord, can you be promoted if you have made meritorious service?" Besides, when I heard the meritorious service, my ears were pricked up.

"Promotion? Where do you want to go, the emperor has already promoted you to the highest in one step, and you will be crowned with palace protection in the future, you are still too young, think about palace protection in a few years, how much credit Qi Shuai has made to add palace protection. ”

"I don't want to be a kung pao or anything, but I like kung pao chicken." Besides, he laughed.

"What kind of dish is Kung Pao chicken?" Zhang Juzheng was stunned.

Besides, wrinkled nose, this was said at least three hundred years earlier, and there was no Kung Pao chicken at this time, and this dish was only available in the late Qing Dynasty.

"It's just a way to make diced chicken, and I like it a lot."

"Oh, teach me how to cook someday, what you like should be delicious." Zhang Juzheng said with a smile.

Zhang Juzheng knew that Chen Musa was a gourmet, and there were almost no delicacies in the world that he had not eaten, and as his close disciple, he must also have a teacher in this regard.

Besides, in fact, he just said casually, he really doesn't like appetite, basically he can eat enough, and he can not eat for a few days.

Besides, after coming out, I really went to Zhang Juzheng's cook, told him how to make kung pao chicken, and showed him how to do it.

Zhang Juzheng's kitchen is the kitchen of the prime minister's house, although it does not have the style of the Tang Dynasty's great prime minister's mansion, but it can't pick a few in Beijing, and the ingredients are naturally everything.

Besides, after finishing it, someone sent Zhang Juzheng a plate to taste, but he sat in the kitchen with the chef and drank Kung Pao Chicken.

At the end of the day, he had the most relaxing moment when he was drinking in the kitchen with the chef he had met for the first time, and he even wondered if he should quit his job and become a cook.

It's a good day to not have to think about anything, just make a few dishes and have endless treats to enjoy.

What kind of life is he living now, the glory and esteem status are indeed there, but relatively, the danger has never left his side, and it always makes him feel that his life is hanging by a thread.

This feeling is only something he can experience, and no one else can know, if he knows what he thinks, he will probably scold: a slut is hypocrisy.