In the next few days, Zhu Xianxuan received three letters from Su Tiancheng, and Su Tiancheng's letter mainly talked about two things, the first was the handling of Daishan, and the second was the matter of the Korean mission to Daming to pay tribute.

Su Tiancheng's letter, Zhu Xianxuan naturally read it carefully, and the time he came to the capital was not very long, but Zhu Xianxuan felt a lot of pressure, especially as the second assistant of the cabinet, to say that when Tang Shiji served as the second assistant of the cabinet in the past, it was relatively simple, because Tang Shiji did not have any special background, all of them relied on the trust of the emperor, under the premise that the imperial power was strengthened, Tang Shiji's life was still relatively comfortable, and he could even confront Yang Sichang, the first assistant of the cabinet, as long as there was the support of the emperor, there would not be much of a problem. But Zhu Xianxuan's situation is different, he is a vassal king, under the gaze of everyone, and the emperor's trust is not doubted, Zhu Xianxuan even knew that when he entered the cabinet, he was supposed to maintain the imperial power to a greater extent.

Under such a premise, Zhu Xianxuan is very careful in doing things, no matter whether it is a big or small matter, he must maintain the dignity of the emperor, and he must obtain the permission of the emperor, so that it can be implemented, fortunately, Yang Sichang is also very wise, any matter, first of all, the two of them discussed, and then according to the scope of jurisdiction, respectively, reported to the emperor, after getting a clear opinion, the cabinet deliberated and decided, and finally issued a decree or an edict.

To say that this way of dealing with problems has consolidated the imperial power to the greatest extent, and the emperor's authority has been unprecedentedly enhanced, which is a good thing, and the minister does not have much to worry about, but the problem of doing so has also arisen, that is, many things, if they are handled according to the emperor's wishes, I am afraid that it will not be able to handle it, not to say that Zhu Xianxuan has such an understanding. All the cabinet scholars have this kind of understanding, and if this kind of decision-making method is implemented for a long time, it is estimated that the cabinet and the ministers of civil and military affairs of the imperial court will not be self-motivated, and they will not want to think about many problems.

Zhu Xianxuan felt that it was a little inappropriate. But such an idea can only be buried in the heart, don't say it, the only thing that can be discussed with it is Su Tiancheng, but unfortunately Su Tiancheng is not in the capital, and the two cannot discuss it.

Zhu Xianxuan also saw that Yang Sichang, the first assistant to the cabinet, also had opinions on matters that should be decided by the cabinet. According to the previous rules, the appointment and dismissal of officials above the fourth grade needs to be decided by the emperor himself, but the appointment and dismissal of officials below the fourth grade can be directly decided by the cabinet, but it is just to report to the emperor to know the way. Everyone knows what the benefits of being an official are, if there is no oil and water. Who else would work so hard?

Such a situation must not be able to continue for a long time, otherwise the emperor will be exhausted to death, and it is estimated that the play will not be good.

This time, the letter written by Su Tiancheng made Zhu Xianxuan feel embarrassed.

The key is how to deal with the matter of doing good.

The emperor has already made a decision. is really ready to exchange Dai Shan, and also put forward a clear request, that is, to exchange Dai Shan for Geng Zhongming, Shang Kexi, and Montenegro City, after the cabinet discussed. I felt that I still needed the money and war horses before, so I finally put forward three requirements, but Su Tiancheng said something different in the letter, Su Tiancheng's meaning, the so-called exchange of goodness, the ultimate goal is to disturb the situation in Houjin, even if this goal cannot be achieved, at least Huang Taiji will be half dead, so in the process of negotiation, it is necessary to constantly change the conditions, put forward one today, put forward one tomorrow, let that Sony continue to report, so that Huang Taiji is like thunder.

Zhu Xianxuan knew that the method that Su Tiancheng said was impossible to achieve, unless this matter was handled by Su Tiancheng himself, others would definitely not be able to, the dignified Ming Dynasty, how could they disregard face, the emperor and the civil and military ministers in the court believed in courtesy, righteousness, benevolence, wisdom and faith, and they had to do what they said, and they couldn't go back on their word, otherwise it would be rumored that it would become a system, not to mention other people, even Zhu Xianxuan himself, would not do such a thing.

Although Su Tiancheng said in the letter that face is nothing, the key is to achieve the goal, but on the bright side, Zhu Xianxuan still has to talk about face, including the emperor.

After reading the letter a few more times, Zhu Xianxuan felt that what Su Tiancheng said was indeed reasonable, and it would be a pity not to take advantage of it, but this was just Zhu Xianxuan's idea, and it was impossible to implement it into action.

Involving the exchange of Dai Shan, the negotiations have come to an end for the time being, Sony is still waiting in the official post, and wants to change the conditions of the negotiations, the possibility is not very large, it should be said that there is not much possibility, plus in the imperial court, there is a general optimistic understanding, even if Dai Shan is let go, the court has obtained actual benefits, especially Geng Zhongming and Shang Kexi, who were arrested by the court, and the three people who were named the prince after Jin, Kong Youde has been executed by Ling Chi, and the rest is Geng Zhongming and Shang Kexi, and Ling Chi is indispensable to be executed, In such a situation, who would dare to think about the matter of taking refuge in Houjin Tartar.

The Jiangning battalion led by Su Tiancheng was so powerful that everyone thought that it would be a matter of time before the Golden Tartars were exterminated, and now they were let go, and it would not take long to catch them.

Zhu Xianxuan, who was still thinking, saw the eunuch asking to see him, and knew that the emperor was looking for him.

Entering the Heart Cultivation Palace, Zhu Xianxuan saw that Yang Sichang was already waiting.

Zhu Youzhen didn't speak, and handed Su Tiancheng's recital to the two.

Yang Sichang saw the content of the recital for the first time, and Zhu Xianxuan had already known that this recital was about the North Korean mission entering Beijing.

When the two of them finished watching the recital, Zhu Youzhen spoke.

"Su Aiqing wrote a note, saying that the North Korean mission has set off from Pyongyang, and it is estimated that there will be half a month to come, and I am very pleased, I have someone in the Ming Dynasty to pay tribute, this is a long time ago, this is the sign of the prosperity of my Ming Dynasty, but Su Aiqing put forward the conditions, I feel that it is a little inappropriate, look at this look, it seems that I am really short of silver, and I need North Korea to pay tribute, I don't know what you think."

Yang Sichang spoke first.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that what Lord Su said is somewhat reasonable, just say that the exchanges between ordinary people, the strong side is respected by everyone, and the gifts carried by everyone are not the same, on the other hand, occupy the strong side, it is impossible to give more gifts to the people who visit, the minister also thought of one thing, the imperial examination of my dynasty, when many candidates visit their teachers, it is impossible to ask the teacher to give how many gifts, Lord Su's analysis, it is from this point of view, my Ming Dynasty needs to protect the security of North Korea, North Korea has to pay tribute every year, which is normal, North Korea is a subject country of my Ming Dynasty, if you always want my Ming to help, it is unreasonable. ”

Zhu Youzhen didn't speak, and looked at Zhu Xianxuan.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that what Lord Yang said is reasonable, no matter what, North Korea is a subject country of my Ming Dynasty, and my Ming Dynasty sent troops to Pyongyang to protect North Korea, and North Korea should be full of gratitude to my Ming Dynasty, how to express this gratitude, it is necessary to pay tribute to express it."

Zhu Youzhen shook his head slightly, with a wry smile on his face.

"What you said are all examples that Su Aiqing said in the folds, I have watched the folds several times, my dignified Ming Dynasty, should not care about gold and silver treasures, but Su Aiqing said one thing, I am recognized, the surrounding subject countries, is it really obedient to my Ming Dynasty, obey the rule of my Ming Dynasty, this is not clear, if it is to covet the money of my Ming Dynasty, on the surface to submit to my Ming Dynasty, but secretly thinking about the reward of the court, this is to despise my Ming Dynasty, and I think I am easy to fool, As for the matter of gold and silver treasures, I don't particularly care. ”

Zhu Youzhen said this, in fact, he gave permission to Su Tiancheng's performance.

"Yang Aiqing, King Jin, this matter, the cabinet can discuss it, according to Su Aiqing's suggestion, draw up a statement, after the North Korean mission comes to the capital, sign it directly, and there is no need to go to the court to discuss it."

Zhu Youzhen didn't want to take it to the court to discuss, in fact, it was for the sake of face, if Yu Shihe gave such a message to the middle of the matter, it is estimated that he would jump up and oppose it, and he would lose face by doing so.

Zhu Youzhen quickly changed the topic.

"King Jin, do you have any suggestions for the exchange of daishan."

Zhu Xuan paused for a moment and spoke honestly.

"Your Majesty, Lord Su did make a suggestion."

The letter written by Su Tiancheng was on Zhu Xianxuan's body, so he naturally took it out.

Zhu Youzhen looked very carefully, laughing while watching, and after reading it, he couldn't help laughing.

"Hehe, I didn't expect it, Su Aiqing is so interesting to do things, such a way, it is estimated that the Emperor Taiji of Houjin will be half angry to death, but this kind of method, I can't use it, Yang Aiqing, you can also take a look."

Yang Sichang quickly finished reading.

Yang Sichang's thoughts are a little different, he feels that when Su Tiancheng is dealing with these things, he has repeatedly said that don't care about any face-saving matters, being able to get the greatest benefit is the goal, it should be said that this is completely correct, but the imperial court has the rules of the imperial court, and doing things has its own requirements, if Su Tiancheng's understanding is instilled in external things, it is very beneficial to Daming.

Zhu Youzhen finally denied Su Tiancheng's opinion, and made a decision on the matter of exchanging Dai Shan, and no longer mentioned other requirements, as long as Houjin agreed to these three requirements, the exchange could be carried out. (To be continued......)