The Nanjing court was shocked.

Not long ago, the commander of the town guarded Yu and Hubei and sent the head of the Dongyu Beizi Mandahai, which provoked tens of thousands of people in Nanjing to watch at the wharf and greatly boosted the morale of the people.

Jiangnan government and opposition, in the streets and alleys, there was a high whirlwind, the eldest girl and the little daughter-in-law, I heard that this Korean duke has not taken a wife so far, and they are all full of longing for him.

The literati also changed their views on Gao Yihuan, and some praised him as Yue Fei of this dynasty who was loyal to the country.

There is no way, the Ming Dynasty has really not been able to look at it over the years, how to look at it, how to be discouraged, and finally come up with a person who can defeat the Tartars, and the young scholars are naturally full of worship for Gao Yihuan.

For a time, Gao Yihuan's prestige was in full swing, and he changed from a giant in southern Henan to a loyal and brave general who resisted foreign enemies.

Of course, there are many people who are very dissatisfied with Gao Yihuan, and scold him for not obeying the orders of the imperial court, destroying peace, and being a sinner of the Ming Dynasty through the ages.

The ministers of the Lord and the faction met all day long to discuss what to do with this evil spirit.

However, Gao Yihuan was in the limelight, and the Ming Dynasty had no means to control him, and the lord and faction had no way to deal with him.

In the end, it was Qian Qianyi who was scheming and said a solution, which was one word, "Drag!" ”

Don't underestimate this procrastination, this is the essence of officialdom, what money to be allocated, when the official drags on, the people below immediately understand, who has a position to be promoted, and will also drag you down, if you don't give benefits, you won't do it, you don't have a temper at all.

If the army wants to pay for materials and salaries, it can also be delayed, and 100,000 yuan will be given 60,000 or 70,000 yuan, and it will be more normal to deduct it at all levels.

However, Qian Qianyi's procrastination is not for these purposes, but for the enthusiasm of the people of Nanjing to fade.

As the leader of the Donglin Party and the boss of Jiangnan Shilin, Qian Qianyi knows the customs of Jiangnan very well.

Jiangnan people prefer the wind and snow, talented and beautiful, do not like to fight and kill, this time is to catch a lively, wait for a long time, the people's enthusiasm has passed, Bao Zhun began to listen to the lyrics and sing songs again, chasing the romance of which son and famous prostitute, no longer pay attention to the affairs of the family and the country.

Nanjing City, the mansion of Qian Qianyi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and the backbone of the Donglin Party gathered together.

Today, Qian Qianyi invited the dignitaries of the Northern Mission who had returned from Beijing to learn about the situation in the north and the attitude of the Qing court.

After all, although the Donglin Party is the main peacemaker, they do not want to surrender. Their purpose is to keep the rights in their hands, as well as one acre and three lands in Jiangnan, not to give up Jiangnan.

The Qing army attacked Gao Yihuan on a large scale, and they also had doubts in their hearts.

Qian Qianyi is a Donglin boss, sitting on the upper seat, Chen Hongfan originally had no chance to eat with him, but today he made an exception to sit next to Qian Qianyi.

"Brother Dongming! On behalf of the imperial court, you sent an envoy to the Eastern Dynasty, but you know what kind of attitude the Eastern Imperial Court has towards our court. If there is sincerity to negotiate peace, why attack southern Henan? Qian Qianyi asked, holding his wine glass.

Chen Hongfan had already surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, and Zuo Maodi, the chief envoy of the Northern Mission, and others were placed under house arrest in Beijing by Dolgon, and Chen Hongfan was released alone, just to paralyze the Ming Dynasty, to spy on the news by the way, and to recruit Ming warlords for the Qing court and prepare for the Qing army to go south.

Chen Hongfan drank a drink with Qian Qianyi, and said with a smile: "Mu Zhai Gong doesn't have to worry, the north fights Gao Jingzhong, because this guy is too cheap, and he has to provoke the north, and if the north doesn't fight him, he will be a little unable to get off the stage, but Mu Zhaigong can rest assured that the north definitely has no intention of attacking our dynasty, but hopes to rule by dividing the river according to the example of Song and Jin." They are still very sincere, and let me come back to explain this matter, so as not to misunderstand me. ”

When Qian Qianyi heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart and said with a smile: "In this way, it would be better." But I don't know what the specific conditions are in the north, if the asking price is too high, the old man will not be able to do it, after all, the voice of the main battle of the imperial court is very high now. ”

Chen Hongfan waved his hand and put down the wine glass, "Mu Zhaigong, after all, Li Chuang has been destroyed in the north, and the soldiers are in full swing, and I will definitely make some concessions if I ask for peace." ”

Saying that, he lowered his voice, "The north means to draw the Huai River and rule Xiangyang, and the imperial court has to give some coins every year." ”

Qian Qianyi bowed slightly, hearing Chen Hongfan say this, he had the bottom in his heart, that is, the Ming Dynasty needed to give up Xuzhou and southern Shandong controlled by Gao Mingheng, as well as the southern part of Yuzhou controlled by Gao Yihuan, and Donglin was not distressed.

Chen Hongfan glanced at Qian Qianyi and sighed: "This peace talk should have been settled a long time ago, but because of Gao Jingzhong's presence, it has never been able to be negotiated. This Gao Jingzhong killed Dai Shan's son Man Dahai and sent the head to Nanjing, which made the north very dissatisfied. Now that the imperial court is discussing sending troops to help Gao Jingzhong against the north, I think this peace talk is about to collapse. ”

Qian Qianyi's expression changed when he heard this, "This Dongming brother can rest assured, with the old man here, it is impossible for the imperial court to send troops to support Gao Jingzhong for the time being." ”

The Donglin Party controlled the finances of the Ming Dynasty, Qian Qianyi did not nod, the imperial court had no money to fight, and the soldiers and horses could not be transferred.

It is precisely by virtue of this that Qian Qianyi has dragged the question of war or peace until now. And the situation was just as he expected, as time went by, the enthusiasm of the people of Nanjing slowly faded, and they began to live their own small lives again, indulging in the prosperity of the south of the Yangtze River, and no one mentioned the matter of war anymore.

Chen Hongfan listened to Qian Qianyi's words, rejoiced in his heart, picked up the wine glass, and said with a straight face: "Mu Zhaigong, I want to toast you!" Daming has Mu Zhai Gong at the helm, what a blessing! ”

"It's all for Daming!" Qian Qianyi picked up the wine glass with a straight face.

Chen Hongfan also sighed: "Yes, it's all for the Ming Dynasty and for the peace of Jiangnan." ”

The two touched the wine glasses and drank the wine, feeling a great sense of sympathy, as good as a father's child.

At this time, the two were talking, but Zheng Sen walked into the room with an excited face, "Teacher, the student just received the news that the Korean Duke defeated the Tartars, the slave chief Duoduo ran away, and the national thief Kong Youde was captured and has been sent to Nanjing. Guozijian's classmates were boiling, many people went to the dock to watch, and the students specially came to inform the teacher! ”

When Qian Qianyi heard this, the wine glass in his hand fell on the table, and the whole person was stunned.

He had just suppressed a storm, and Gao Jingzhong actually sent another Kong Youde, can he arrest the big official of Dongyu casually? This guy just sent a Man Dahai, and now he has sent another Kong Youde, he didn't play anymore, and he actually caused trouble for the court! Qian Qianyi's face turned red instantly, and he was almost so angry that he vomited blood, and scolded Gao Jingzhong, a troublemaker, in his heart, how could he cause trouble so much!

Seeing this, Zheng Sen thought that Qian Qianyi was excited, he had now been completely conquered by Gao Yihuan, and he was full of admiration for Gao Yihuan, completely ignoring Qian Qianyi's feelings, and kept praising him, "Teacher, the Korean Gongzhen is a pillar of the country!" Teacher~Teacher~Teacher, what are you doing~"

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