first raised and then suppressed, Ma Shiying really used a good move.

When Chongzhen heard that the provinces were dismissing the silver, his face was very good. The country has suffered hardships, he has eaten enough, and he really doesn't want to hear the words "please send internal money" anymore.

Speaking of which, the scholars are all a virtuous surname.

Song Shenzong was short of the country, and the prescriptions prescribed by a group of old-fashioned bureaucrats were all to ask the Son of Heaven to save money, in fact, Song Shenzong and Chongzhen were both sick and sympathetic, and the brothers were wearing patched dragon robes, so they were used as pants for the foreign court.

The light that was used back then is now fleeing south, and it is impossible to talk about the two words of internal money.

What if the country is really insufficient?

As soon as he heard Ma Shiying's words, Chongzhen's face really changed, he looked at Ma Shiying, and said hurriedly: "Donating money for the country, this matter must not be delayed!" ”

"Although it is possible to donate, it is not urgent. The matter of donation will be implemented after the court has passed the proposal, and it will be difficult to achieve results without a few months of effort. At that time, if there was a war with the enemy, where would the money be enough? ”

Ma Shiying looked at Chongzhen, the expression on his face was also very rich, it seemed that grievance and helplessness coexisted, he spread his hands and smiled bitterly, and said: "Military affairs are like this, the ministers are really incompetent, please ask the emperor to punish the crime." ”

"Blind, what kind of punishment is there now, Mr. has only been the chief assistant of military affairs for two or three months, and the crime will not be on you."

"The emperor is gracious, the minister is really afraid!"

At this time, Ma Shiying knelt down and saluted again, crying: "The minister really doesn't want the loss of Shenjing to happen again, and now the country has abolished redundancy, reformed the military system, and set the policy of donating and paying money to enrich the country, and all provinces and battalions can be used." And the 40,000 horses and infantry troops trained by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are of great use...... It's just that the time is still short, in case the east captives go straight south, the emperor and the ministers are afraid that the situation of Shenjing will be repeated a few months ago. ”

Such a minister of Xuanli knelt in front of him, crying, and Chongzhen was also unconsciously moved.

Ma Shiying is worthy of being a master of power and skill, although in terms of government and military affairs, he is only a good talent in the late Ming Dynasty, but compared to Hong Chengchou and others, there is a difference of tens of millions of miles.

However, when it comes to power tricks, this person is a well-deserved good hand. Otherwise, he would not have calmly faced Donglin, and the Jiangnan chickens and dogs that had been made for more than a year were gone, and the Donglin Party had no way to take him except for scolding.

Today's event is that his heart is also deep, and his deeds are gradual.

first use some good news to catch Chongzhen, then suppress, and then give hope, and finally naturally, Chongzhen also feels from the bottom of his heart that starting a war with Dongyu at this time is really a harmful and useless move.

Obviously, the Eastern Captives want to fight to the death with the thieves, why should this dynasty be mixed with this kind of excitement at this time?

To be honest, Ma Shiying certainly has hidden worries and worries about not wanting Sun Chuanting and other foreign ministers to make a name for themselves, but more, he does have this opinion.

It is difficult to prosper in this dynasty!

The emperor has been fluttering for seventeen years, what is the result? Even the Jingshi was lost, not the prince, I am afraid that even his life will be lost in Yanjing City. At this time, I will be at ease in the south of the Yangtze River and the southeast half of the wall, if we negotiate with Jianzhou before the face, and agree on the conditions, the contract will be completed, and then I will be the Minister of Military Affairs. Isn't it better to enjoy the blessings of peace than to be afraid?

He has been in Fengyang for many years, and the strength of the Ming army and the moral surname of the town general are enough.

If you can not fight, you will not fight!

"What the gentleman said seems to have a point." Chongzhen's face was also full of exhaustion, today's court meeting is too long. However, if he should hold on, he will naturally stick to it, looked at Ma Shiying, and instructed: "The northern envoy may wish to send someone to go, and it is okay to make a slight greeting to confuse the eastern captives, and it is absolutely impossible to negotiate peace with sincerity." In addition, the name does not have to be the northern envoy, then it is best to discuss the previous discussion, give silver taels and grain, and reward the Duke of Ji before the army. ”

This is also the decision made by Chongzhen at the beginning of his arrival in Nanjing, after hearing about a stone battle, Wu Sangui led the Qing army to defeat Li Zicheng, the government and the opposition were boiling, and the scholars were very happy because of this.

But then the crown prince said that Wu Sangui had surrendered, and then there were many news that Wu Sangui had indeed shaved his head and surrendered.

However, from Chongzhen to the ordinary gentry, they did not mean to blame Wu Sangui.

At this time, Wu Sangui was still young, and he also had the reputation of loyalty, righteousness and filial piety, and his image in the eyes of Shilin and the emperor was not bad. Thinking about Wu Sangui's situation, the Beijing division has been lost, there is no rear, and Li Zicheng's tiger and wolf division is forced to come, when it is urgent, cooperating with the Qing army, in the eyes of later generations, it is the Han annihilation behavior of switching on and off thieves and letting foreign races enter the customs, but in the eyes of the scholars at that time, it was indeed a move to obey power in an emergency.

After all, between the suppression of thieves and the reduction of slaves, the scholar would rather suppress the thief from the slave.

The government and the opposition have this understanding, although Wu Sangui surrendered, he was named the Duke of Jiguo, and gave 100,000 stone grain, 1,000 taels of gold, 100,000 taels of silver, and 10,000 horses of silk The reward was also prepared a long time ago, but it was not really sent to the north.

"The minister wants to ask the emperor to write to the crown prince, the generalissimo's palace should not be moved lightly, it should not cross the Yellow River without permission, and it should not cross Dezhou and the Qing border."

"I know. The gentleman also has to consult with the cabinet about the affairs of the envoys, and when the discussion is done, there is no need to come to the court to know. ”

"Yes, after the minister goes down, he will consult with the cabinet."

Chongzhen agreed to send the envoy, and his heart was also relieved. To be honest, in the more than ten years since he took the throne and took power, there have been constant wars in the world. Now there is Zhang Xianzhong entrenched in the Chengdu area, although there are veteran Zeng Ying and others to encircle and suppress, but the effect is very poor.

Then Li Zicheng occupies the four mansions of Shaanxi, Gansu and Xiangyang, and there is the possibility of going down the river at any time, and Zuo Liangyu's moral surname and combat effectiveness, Chongzhen is very clear in his heart.

If the thief came all the way down, broke through the Taiping Mansion in Anqing, Jiujiang, and came to the city of Nanjing, would he have to run again? The most pressing task at the moment is to train the troops, approve the defense areas, emphasize civilian officials to lead the army, suppress the town generals, and pay attention to military discipline and military discipline, so that we can fight with people at the cost.

It is indeed a good choice to be able to maintain the current situation of no war and no peace with Dongyu for the time being.

As for the damage to his image in the history books, there is no way. Yan Jingjing is lost, I'm afraid that the history books will judge that his image was not good originally.

"Erqing doesn't have to worry."

Seeing Lu Zhenfei's pale face, Wu Weiye looked unwilling, Chongzhen soothed: "This is just an expedient measure. The crown prince always advised me that he did not have to be too rigid in his actions, nor did he have to pay attention to public opinion in everything. The matter of the northern envoy, I want peace of mind, which is beneficial to the national economy, and the rest, there is no need to ask more. ”

"Yes, the minister is ignorant."

The two military ministers had no choice but to bow down.

However, Zhu Cihong never expected that if he advised Chongzhen not to be stubborn, he would be used as a weapon by his political enemies to attack him at this time.

"The crown prince needs a lot of iron tools, gunpowder, saltpeter, and so on." When the major event was decided, Ma Shiying's expression became more calm, and he bowed down and said: "Today, the forbidden army also needs to be used, and it is difficult to play both ways, and the supply is insufficient, please ask the emperor to adjudicate." ”

"Let's use the Beijing Camp Forbidden Army first."

Chongzhen hesitated, but decided to enrich the Beijing camp first. With the crown prince, the materials used are already very amazing.

Moreover, the Jiangbei Camp Committee has made a lot of money recently, although Chongzhen has no reserved trust in Zhu Cihong, it does not mean that he will not be uncomfortable.

Lao Tzu is still poor and white here, and the soldiers and horses also need these militaristic heavy weapons, Huai'an, and it is okay to wait and talk.

After saying that there was nothing to do, the monarch and the ministers could not be silent for too long, and after a short silence, the imperial attendant said loudly: "Retreat from the court." ”

………… Coming out of the Qianqing Palace, the four ministers had different expressions.

Ma Shiying looked leisurely, and the smugness in his eyes could not be hidden. Lu Zhenfei and Wu Weiye looked gloomy, and they felt that they had been entrusted by the crown prince.

When Zhu Cihong left Beijing, they were already ministers of military affairs, and they were instructed to make peace and send envoys invisibly.

This time can be regarded as a big defeat, and there is no power to fight back if you lose.

As for Qian Qianyi, he was depressed. He, the Minister of War, Chongzhen didn't look at him from beginning to end, and the war was a big event, but he couldn't say a word, he didn't say a word, this spread out, where did he put his face?

And out of the inner court palace gate, to the outer cabinet near the cabinet, Shi Kefa and other cabinet ministers also heard the news, the whole class greeted out, and as soon as Ma Shiying arrived, the cabinet made a concession together: "The emperor asks the old gentleman to preside over the meeting, please sit in the cabinet." ”

With the dignity of the cabinet, Qian Qianyi's eyes would erupt with fire, if his eyes could kill, everyone present would be burned into roast geese by the raging fire in an instant.

"I don't dare to say that I am presiding, the cabinet system is honorable, and the Military Affairs Department is just a temporary one, how dare students be so arrogant!"

In front of Qian Qianyi, Ma Shiying seemed to be even more humble, saying that his position as Minister of War was worthless.

"It's a big deal, so let's ask first!"

Shi Kefa also doesn't want to make more twists and turns in such trivial matters, in recent times, the prince's career has been booming, and he is very proud, and between the government and the opposition, there are also discussions about the prince's new policies.

There are those who agree and those who oppose it, that is, within Donglin, when it comes to donating prisoners, they are not particularly opposed.

As for the gold, the gentry and merchants who were not so strong in Donglin had already pinched their noses and recognized it, and the bulk goods continued to flow to the north.

He has presided over the cabinet for several months, and many major events have nothing to do with him, and he really wants to do a real thing that is praised.

Negotiating peace with Dongyu is his Shi Kefa's karma, and this matter is done, which is enough to leave a lasting future!

Naturally, he did not mean to surrender or depend, but felt that the imperial court should not repeat the mistakes of the past, and the use of troops by thieves and thieves was really foolish, and it could no longer be like this.

stretched out his hand to invite at the moment, Ma Shiying also smiled slightly, and calmly walked into the cabinet surrounded by everyone in the cabinet.

(To be continued)