Hesheri Hifu arrived in the capital before the Lantern Festival, and he was amazed by the prosperity of Beijing and Tianjin, which was beyond the description of the merchants to him, and the fireworks display on the night of the Lantern Festival made him forget where he was. Sometimes he even felt that he had come to another country, but to another era.

And compared with the city scene he saw, the changes in the Ming officials surprised him even more. The officials he negotiated with were all between 30 and 40 years old, and these officials were not only young, but also did not act like the pedantic bureaucrats of the Ming Dynasty that he remembered. Even the young officials in their pavilion have to be angry,

The negotiations with these Ming officials made him feel that all his energy had been exhausted, and this was the most difficult negotiation he had ever experienced in his life. Only then did he realize that he had previously represented the Houjin as an envoy to the Mongolian tribes, and he was able to make these tribes bow their heads without disadvantage, not because of how good his eloquence was, but because others were afraid of the Houjin behind him.

And the Ming officials who are negotiating with him now obviously realized this earlier, and did not engage in any personal friendship to influence his attitude, but only put the interests between the two countries on the table, and only this made him feel unbearable.

At this time, Hesheri Shifu had to rely on his personal charm to move these Ming officials, hoping to gain personal friendship, so as to add some bargaining chips to this negotiation.

After nearly two months of stumbling talks, the two sides finally established the framework of an armistice agreement in early March. However, the Ming never responded positively to the request of the Later Jin to establish a suzerain-vassal relationship with the Ming Dynasty in imitation of Joseon and other vassal states, and to ask the Ming Dynasty to canonize the Later Jin as the head of the vassals.

On March 16, Hesheri Shifu was finally summoned by Chongzhen, much to his heart's content. He also knew that this meeting was about the key to deciding between the two countries of Daming and Houjin.

Even though Hesheri Sifu had made countless mental preparations before meeting the emperor, he planned to make the young Ming emperor realize how much peace would benefit both countries. But after meeting Chongzhen, a condition put forward by the other party made him realize that this negotiation might not be complete after all.

“… Since Houjin has the heart to surrender to my Daming, I naturally will not turn it away. However, I am not a fool to be fooled, since you Great Khan want to submit to me, you must naturally abide by the courtesy of the monarch and the courtiers, and show me and the world the vassal kingdom with sincerity, otherwise there is no need to mention this kind of duplicity. ”

Hesheri Hifu hurriedly got up and bowed to the emperor and said: "Before the foreign ministers set out, the Khan King had told the foreign ministers many times that this trip was not only to end the war and let the people of the two countries live and work in peace and contentment. It was to ask the foreign minister to implore His Majesty to forget all the unhappiness between the two countries in the past, and to conclude a suzerain-vassal covenant between the two sides. After that, I will always be the border screen of the Ming Dynasty, and the people of the two countries will no longer suffer from war, the sun and the moon will not change, and this oath will not change..."

After Zhu Youzhen listened to Hesheri Xifu's words, he couldn't help but smile and said: "This is not the sincerity I want to see, the ancestors of the Jianzhou Jurchens in the past, who did not swear to my Daming to guard the frontier for my Daming." I treat the Jurchens preferentially, didn't the Heavenly Mandate Khan of the Kingdom still put forward the Seven Hatreds?

Since Huang Taiji claimed that he really wanted to surrender to me, I did not embarrass him. Following the story of Erguo's acceptance of the submission of the king of Korea in Korea, let Huang Taiji come to the capital to do it again to me. Then I recognized his sincerity. ”

"This, this—" Hesheri Hifu's face was as dead as ashes, and he didn't know how to answer the Emperor's words. Let the Great Khan be like the king of Joseon, come to Beijing to bow to Chongzhen three times and bow nine times, recognizing that the two sides are the country of father and son. Even if he thought with his ass, he knew it was impossible. Although Houjin suffered losses in the Battle of Yizhou, he did not fall to the point of surrendering to the Ming State and letting it be slaughtered.

Looking at Hesheri Xifu's red-faced appearance, Zhu Youzhen continued: "This matter is not something you can decide, it is better to repay your Great Khan and let your Great Khan personally express his position."

But before your Great Khan makes a decision, I still want you to tell Huang Taiji. Korea is my Ming vassal state, and the country invaded Korea for no reason, and forced the king of Korea to be a vassal to the country. Why do you dare to ask North Korea to sever the relationship between the clan and the vassal of our Ming Dynasty, and to take away the canonization books and objects that our Ming Dynasty has rewarded Korea with? Is this a manifestation of Erjun's desire to be good with our country forever?

After you go back, write a letter to Huang Taiji, and ask him to return all the books and rewards that I have been canonized by the Ming Dynasty, so that there is a possibility that the two sides will strike the war. The Jurchen Eight Banners who were captured in Yizhou can be brought back by you. Otherwise, there will be no possibility of peace between the two countries, and I will never allow a Hu regime to exist around the Ming Dynasty that provokes the Chinese system.

I obeyed the orders of heaven and was located in the Ming Emperor, so naturally I wanted to crusade against the unsubordinate for the sake of Huaxia Ming..."

Hesheri Xifu, who had left Xiyuan, had a heavy heart, and this summons made him realize that the young emperor of the Ming Kingdom and his own Great Khan were not in fact pursuing peaceful coexistence between the two countries, but were waiting for the next opportunity to fight under the pretext of peace.

Before coming to the Ming Kingdom, Hesheri Xifu thought that with a wise monarch like Huang Taiji and the powerful force of the Eight Banners, it would be enough to keep the luck of Houjin in Liaodong for decades. However, after seeing the vitality of Tianjin and Beijing, he felt that even if he relied on one Hebei, Houjin might not have any chance of winning, let alone confronting the entire Ming Dynasty. Moreover, the young Chongzhen is also not an incompetent emperor.

Hesheri Shifu looked through the window pane of the carriage and looked at the gloomy sky outside, and sighed in his heart, "It looks like the war will continue until one of its countries falls completely." ”

"This is simply ridiculous, a person who hides his head and tail dares to comment on the government so unscrupulously, and is bold, bold, bold, so inciting public opinion and coercing the court, teacher, do you still want to continue to connive?"

In Qian Qianyi's private residence, Qu Shiyun was angrily holding a newspaper and accusing him in front of him. For this disciple and think tank, Qian Qianyi couldn't help but soothe him with a good voice: "Jiaxuan calm down, calm down." Behind this Su Changqing, His Majesty must be supporting, otherwise Sun Zhiqi would not dare to risk offending the six ministers of the cabinet and publish his chapter in the Daming Times all day long.

Although this person wantonly criticizes the government and politics, but refuses to reveal his identity, it is indeed not a gentleman's doing. But his chapter is not useless for the reform of the Cabinet. We should still look in a good direction..."

Qu Shiyun glanced at the teacher with hatred, and immediately complained to him: "Why doesn't the teacher understand the words of the students, the question is not whether what Su Changqing said is the truth, but who is in charge of the reform of the imperial court."

The teacher has just been promoted to the first assistant of the cabinet, so he naturally wants to make a big effort to prove to the people of the world that you, the first assistant, are not the clay puppets in the temple.

Now that Houjin has been defeated in Yiju, and our country's national situation is thriving, at this time, the teacher naturally wants to speak out first, indicating your ideas for the reform of the imperial court, so as to win the hearts of the people in the world. Who is this Su Changqing? How can you compete with teachers for the banner of reform?

If this continues, people in the world will only remember the reform concept proposed by Su Changqing, who will remember the teacher's contributions? ”

Qian Qianyi's face changed slightly, and finally he sank his face and reprimanded Qu Shiyun: "Enough, as the court's chief assistant, how can I deal with an unknown person, wouldn't it make people laugh if it is passed on."

In this chapter of Su Changqing, the main target is not us, and the main owner of the family has not jumped out, so why should we go to take the dirty water to ourselves, and cheapen those pedantic people for nothing. That's it for today, go back and rest first. ”

Qu Shiyun couldn't believe that he had been ordered to be evicted, and he subconsciously shouted: "Teacher! ”

Qian Qianyi looked at him with tea, and his eyes were very firm and asked him to step down. Qu Shiyun could only put away his full stomach of complaints, arched his hand at the teacher, and turned his head and walked out of the flower hall.

Qian Qianyi put down the tea and breathed a sigh of relief, Fang asked Ma Shiying, who was sitting quietly on the chair on one side, "Yaocao, what do you think of this chapter?" ”

Ma Shiying, who has been looking at his nose and his heart, and regarded the quarrel between the master and apprentice as nothing, seemed to come to life, and said to Qian Qianyi: "The student thinks that what Lord Shoufu said is good. This chapter is aimed at the old-fashioned officials in the court and the localities, and it is better for the adults not to intervene.

Since the lord said that it was His Majesty standing behind Su Changqing, wouldn't it be very clear that this chapter could also be His Majesty's meaning. After all, although this chapter criticizes His Majesty, he is the only one who has not criticized His Majesty, and its meaning can be imagined.

Since this passage represents the opinion of His Majesty, it is stated that: First, His Majesty is not satisfied with the present process of reform; Second, His Majesty had no intention of compromising with the old-fashioned officials. If Lord Shousuke does not understand this, I am afraid that sooner or later he will have to quarrel with His Majesty. ”

Qian Qianyi couldn't help but nodded, and said with a little bitterness: "This Jiaxuan, it's too naïve." He really thought that I had become the head of the cabinet, and that I could handle the government as I wanted, and that I would fulfill our original ideal of establishing a peaceful and prosperous world.

To be honest, I'm exhausted just by dealing with the bureaucrats down there. I still have to deal with the emperor's inquiries from time to time, how can I monopolize the power of the cabinet as I imagined, and follow the law when I say it, and the affairs of the world can be calmed down in one go. ”

Ma Shiying was silent, just bowed slightly, and after Qian Qianyi vented his emotions, he came back to his senses and said softly to Ma Shiying: "However, although I can't do other things in a word." But for your resurrection, I have already presented it to Your Majesty, and there should be no twists and turns. ”

Ma Shiying's eyes lit up suddenly, and after bowing to Qian Qianyi, he said: "Thanks to the help of adults, students will not dare to forget the grace of adults in the future..."

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