After drinking for a while, the feast was over.

Jia Min sent a few people to the inn and left, but Shui Rong and a few others were still unsatisfied.

This time, they came here, which was a private trip, and did not alarm the government.

If the government knew that these characters had come to Zhili, I am afraid that the governor of Zhili would come forward to receive them.

However, this is also good, but it makes them reduce a lot of socializing and feel a lot more comfortable.

Although they drank a lot of alcohol, several of them were veterans of the drinking field. It's just that I'm more excited, but I'm not confused.

After a while, the entourage made tea, and several people drank tea and talked about it.

"According to the old man, the matter of North Wendura has to fall on Huaiyuan."

Although Jia Min tried his best to refuse at the wine table just now, Ji Mingluan recognized Jia Min.

"Huaiyuan's talent can be reused. Since he had said before that it would take a year to defeat the Tatars, he thought he had a way. ”

This was said by Scholar Ji, so Liu Changfeng remembered it.

"Yes, Huaiyuan often does things unexpectedly. The more impossible things seemed, the more he could do them. That year, when the two of us were in charge of the carriage, we learned his skills. ”

"I've heard about the bus and carriage, but I don't know the details, tell me, how did Huaiyuan do it?"

Hearing what Xiu Tonggui said, King Beijing also became interested.

So Xiu Tonggui and Liu Changfeng said a word, and I told the story of the time one by one, and I was amazed to hear the king of Beijing.

"It seems that Huaiyuan does have a way to deal with the Tatars. However, what Huaiyuan said also makes sense. We still need to take a long-term view of this matter, and we can't rush it. ”

King Beijing pondered for a moment and said these words slowly.

Everyone naturally understood what he meant, and they calmed down.

Previously, Jia Min was resolutely anti-war, and now North Wendula has been defeated, which is just the fulfillment of his words. The most embarrassing thing at this time is the emperor.

If you ask the emperor to rehabilitate Jia Min at this time, or even reactivate Jia Min, it will undoubtedly make the emperor beat himself in the mouth and make him a joke in the eyes of others.

The final result is likely to be that not only can Jia Min not be rehabilitated, but will instead bring disaster to him.

Jia Min asked a few people to watch the scene of "Guandu", which is already very revealing.

Although it was just a play, many times, reality is more exciting than a play.

"If you say that, then Huaiyuan will never be able to make a comeback? Who can afford the matter of North Ventura? ”

Mr. Ji felt a little frustrated again.

"Don't worry, Scholar Ji, I have a candidate in my heart."

King Beijing took a sip of tea and said unhurriedly.

"King Beijing, say quickly, who is it?"

"The Jingying Festival makes the prince Teng."

"Wang Ziteng?"

The other three were silent.

"King Beijing, with all due respect. Although Wang Ziteng is handsome, he wants him to solve the matter of North Ventura. I'm afraid it's not enough. ”

Liu Changfeng paused slightly, and then continued.

"It's not that Wang Ziteng is incompetent, but the soldiers in the Beijing camp are similar to the 150,000 army this time. There is nothing special about it. When you meet the Tatars, you are not an opponent. ”

"I used to be in charge of Jingying, and I still know the details of Jingying. When he arrived in North Ventura, he was just a target for the Tatars. ”

"We don't have to worry about this, when the time comes, Wang Ziteng will naturally have a way to solve it."

"What will he do?"

"Have you forgotten what is the relationship between Wang Ziteng and Jia Huaiyuan?"

King Beijing looked at several people with confidence.

"yes, how did I forget about that?"

Liu Changfeng slapped his thigh and suddenly realized.

"Wang Ziteng is Jia Huaiyuan's uncle, if Wang Ziteng receives this assassin's errand, Jia Huaiyuan can still sit idly by? Naturally, I was going to help. King of Beijing is high-minded. Such a roundabout plan is really ingenious. ”

"Changfeng praised it. There was no way to force this idea. It's just that this matter should be carried out quietly, and it is not appropriate to publicize it. ”

"Yes, it was done in secret, and Huaiyuan couldn't be told to know, otherwise, he would be pushing back again."

"This is just one thing, and the second is to do this, which can not only save the emperor's face, but also solve the problem of North Ventura. Perhaps retrieving the crown prince and princess and reclaiming South Ventura will be just around the corner. ”

King Beijing's move is indeed very clever.

Although Wang Ziteng was anti-war before, after being reprimanded by the emperor, he never came out again. Now he is leading his troops in Shengjing, ready to meet the enemy.

Asking the prince to vacate to deal with the affairs of North Vendura can be said to be justified.

The emperor avoided the embarrassment of reactivating Jia Min, and was able to solve the problem of North Wendura and save face.

As for Jia Min working for Wang Ziteng, it would be very easy to do. He is Wang Ziteng's nephew, and he helps his uncle, what is there to say?

This move successfully hit Jia Min's weakness, and even saved Jia Min's favor.

So the four of them agreed to return to the imperial capital, and after seeing the news, they quietly pushed forward the matter.

The matter has been decided, and a few people can rest with peace of mind.

Early the next morning, several people set off for the imperial capital. When Jia Min came to see him off, several people did not mention this matter.

King Beijing even pretended to say a few words of regret, and several other guys also echoed him.

Jia Min saw that several people finally understood their hardships, and thanked them again and again. promised that when he arrived in the imperial capital in the future, he would invite a few people to eat and drink.

Naturally, a few people readily agreed.

After saying that, a few people said goodbye and left, and after walking a short distance, they turned around and saw Jia Min go back, and several people couldn't hold back anymore and laughed.

After the emperor suspended the dynasty for half a month, he finally resumed the early dynasty. 、

At this time, the chief military engineer had already received the conclusive news from all over the country from the imperial capital to Bukui.

The battle of Erdaojiang called by Feng Ziying and others, who were in charge of Bu Kui's affairs, was true. The Tatars were indeed blocked west of the Erdao River and did not dare to go south.

At this point, the biggest hidden danger after the defeat of North Ventura has been lifted.

In this battle of Erdaojiang, the army stationed in Bukui can be said to have made the greatest contribution.

Under normal circumstances, they should be highly praised.

The emperor's encouragement, and even the reward of the soldiers, are completely reasonable.

However, none of the ministers made recommendations in this regard. The emperor didn't mention or miss this, but just said a few words of courage and responsibility to defend the land.

Clear-eyed people understand that this is naturally because Jia Min's color is too heavy in the government corps.

The government corps was formed and trained by Jia Min, and last year it won a great victory in South Wendura. People who are a little more interested will not touch the emperor's sensitive beard at this juncture.

Seven days later, the second pass from Bukui arrived.

There are two main things to say in the memo.

First, the government army has been looking for the whereabouts of the prince and princess. However, there are still no results at the moment. They will continue to try to find.

The second was that the Tatars sent an envoy to Bukui to convey the request for peace talks to the imperial court. Until the end of the peace talks, the Tatars will not take any offensive actions and will make peace with Bukui on the border of the Erdao River.

The conditions for negotiations, the Tatars also set out a number of them in general.

The main contents are: in the future, it will be governed by the Erdao River with the imperial court as the boundary. North Vendura was exempted from paying tribute for seventy years, and it will never be levied in the future. Compensation of 1 million taels of silver for the Tatars' military expenses, the opening of the trade route from Bukui to North Ventura, and the abolition of quotas and monopolies for salt, iron, tea, spices, saltpeter, and other strategic materials.

There is another one that is more sensitive. Northern Vendura made peace with the imperial court, and the imperial court married the princess to a Tatar chieftain.

This last article brought the issue of the disappearance of the prince and princess, which had been avoided before, to the surface.

The disappearance of the crown prince and princess is no less sensitive and important than other issues.

If two people die in battle, it's easier to do. It is a great loss for the royal family to be dead. However, for the imperial court, there were not many consequences.

If you don't die, the problem is more complicated.

One possibility is that the two are still hiding somewhere. Another possibility is that he was captured.

The latter possibility is the most terrifying.

In the unlikely event that the Tatars took the two of them hostage and used them to demand a price from the imperial court, it would be very tricky.

Now the Tatars have made a request for peace, and only to marry the princess. For the information of Princess Chang'an, it was not revealed.

There are two possibilities, one is that they haven't caught Chang'an yet. The second is that Chang'an has been caught, but it is in a state of secrecy, and when he talks with the court in the future, he suddenly took out this bargaining chip to put pressure on the imperial court.

If the negotiations break down, or they are not satisfied with the outcome of the negotiations, it is entirely possible to forcibly marry, take concubines, or even make slaves in Chang'an.

That is the greatest humiliation to the imperial court, and the dignity of the heavenly kingdom will be gone.

The defeat of North Ventura this time has actually greatly embarrassed the imperial court.

The Tatars' demand for peace talks now carries a strong sense of threat. Even if the peace talks are successful in the future, for the imperial court, it will also have the meaning of an alliance under the city.

The tribute that should have been collected was confiscated and forgiven. Lose money, land, and people.

A small wilderness in the far north dared to put forward such conditions to the dignified Celestial Empire, even if the negotiations broke down, it would already be a great humiliation to the imperial court.

The disappearance of the crown prince and the princess was not brought up by the emperor in the court.

The Tatars' demand for peace talks will not be concealed in the future and must be raised.

After the emperor threw out this topic, the court immediately fell into a deathly silence.

Because of the defeat, Luo Qihua, Li Yuan, Wan Xintang and others, who were originally actively fighting, have completely shut up and dare not speak.

Their crisis doesn't stop there. There have already been quite a few people who participated in the war and reported such things as moldy military rations and inferior bows and arrows.

Now, what they are most concerned about is not the major military affairs of the imperial court, but how to avoid the exposure of the deficit and how to protect themselves.

As for the other ministers, when the situation is unclear and the emperor's intentions are unclear, they do not dare to express their opinions casually.

I am afraid that what I say will go against the emperor's intentions and become the target of the emperor's anger.

Jia Min is a lesson from the past.