The decision of the Later Golden Emperor Taiji caught Zhu Xianxuan a little off guard.

Less than a month after the letter was sent, in early September, the negotiators of the Later Jin Dynasty came directly to the capital, and this person was the Jiala of the Later Jin Zheng Yellow Banner and the Manchurian Soldier Soni.

Sony set off from Shenyang and came to the capital through Liaodong, and Lu Xiangsheng, the governor who was responsible for garrisoning Liaodong, attached great importance to this matter, sent a special person, and followed him all the way to the capital, until Sony met Zhu Xianxuan, which was really relieved.

Sony came to the capital, and this incident caused a great sensation in the cabinet.

On the same day, Yang Sichang and Zhu Xianxuan carefully discussed, how to face this matter, this proposal was put forward by Su Tiancheng, but at this time, Su Tiancheng had already left the capital and went to Dengzhou, the two estimated that Su Tiancheng probably did not expect that Huang Taiji would make a decision so quickly.

The representative of the Houjin Tartar came, and the Ming Dynasty needed to reply, even if it was an unwritten opinion, there must be one, after all, this is related to the dignity and etiquette of the Ming Dynasty.

When Zhu Xianxuan entered the Palace of Heart Cultivation, he was a little apprehensive in his heart, he had just taken office, and in less than a month, he had encountered such a big thing, and he couldn't imagine that the Emperor Taiji of Houjin dealt with things so decisively, and he hadn't completely thought about the next step.

Zhu Xianxuan and Yang Sichang are still very good at doing things, they see things in the officialdom very clearly, and they also know how to deal with the deceit in the officialdom, but they have one of the biggest problems. Or it's a problem, that is, I can't put on the face of a scholar or a royal family, I always feel that the Ming Dynasty is the Celestial Empire, and it is high up, and when facing an alien Tartar like Houjin, it needs to be righteous and awe-inspiring. It needs to be above board, and some despicable means are used, they can't do it, and such a thing is not a problem at all if Su Tiancheng is to deal with it.

In the Palace of Nourishing the Heart, Zhu Youzhen's complexion was good, and this time Zhu Xianxuan was appointed as the second assistant of the cabinet, and Su Tiancheng also entered the cabinet. There is no commotion in the capital, everyone takes it for granted, to say that Su Tiancheng entered the cabinet, there is not much problem, but Zhu Xianxuan entered the cabinet, which is against the previous ancestral system, and the vassal king is not allowed to participate in political affairs, and now the situation has changed. The vassal kings and royal relatives could have entered the imperial court as officials a long time ago. It seems that the matter of the feudal king and the royal family entering the imperial court as officials was completely accepted by many scholars and gentry and wealthy families.

Over the years, Zhu Youzhen also felt the benefits of the vassal king and the royal family entering the court to do things, and the benefits were many, and the officials in various places had a very bad impression of the vassal king in the past. The vassal king has nothing to do, and within the fiefdom, he has done some bullying things, and Zhu Youzhen can't pursue it, and people want to live a good life. Thinking that he could live a comfortable life, how could he have silver if he didn't use the means of stealing and grabbing, but since the excellent royal family members could enter the imperial court, the vassal kings in various places changed in an instant, and they strictly required their own children, except for the vassal kings and the princes of the feudal kingdoms, the rest of the children were studying hard, participating in the imperial examinations, and seeking to enter the imperial court as officials.

In addition, after the vassal king and the royal family entered the court as officials, the performance was really good, not only in the local reflection is very good, but also those civil and military ministers who resolutely oppose the vassal king and the royal family to enter the court as officials, there is nothing to say, the most prominent performance is the Jin King Zhu Xianxuan and the Fu King Prince Zhu Youxiang.

Today's Shaanxi, and the time of the rebellion, is completely different, relying on the Anning Fort and Jingbian mutual market driven, coupled with the abolition of the guard army, the burden has been reduced, the life of the common people has slowly begun to get better, every year can pay taxes on time, that is, in Shanxi and other places encountered a famine, Shaanxi is also safe and sound, but also gave Shanxi a lot of help, so that the court to reduce the burden, the officials in the court, also willing to go to Shaanxi to be officials, this was impossible to imagine before, As for the high level of officials at all levels in Shaanxi, Zhu Youzhen also thought clearly, people have the ability to earn silver, and it is okay to take more, in the previous Shaanxi, there were rogues everywhere, and there were rebellious people everywhere, and the government at that time did not have much silver, and it also needed the help of the imperial court.

Zhu Youxiang served as the governor of Shaanxi, and this was also a suggestion put forward by Zhu Xianxuan, in order to stabilize the situation in Shaanxi and prevent huge changes from occurring because of the adjustment of the governor.

Zhu Youzhen is most satisfied with the loyalty of the vassal kings and the royal family, which Su Tiancheng's original analysis is correct, these vassal kings and royal relatives are very responsible in doing things, and they treat the affairs of the government as their own affairs, and there is no problem of rebellion that some civil and military ministers are worried about.

Zhu Xianxuan was the first to enter the cabinet, and in the future, there may be more vassal kings and royal relatives to enter the capital to be officials, after Zhu Xianxuan came to the capital, he also put forward a suggestion, all officials above the third grade, family members should come to the capital, and those who are officials outside are no exception. Zhu Xianxuan's suggestion, Zhu Youzhen felt that it was feasible, in this case, the fief system of the vassal king may have to undergo some changes, for example, a vassal king like Zhu Xianxuan will have no fief in the future.

The changes are coming step by step, and Zhu Youzhen has a strong confidence to slowly deploy these changes.

"King Jin, Sonny came to the capital, I didn't expect that Huang Taiji would make a decision so quickly, and he would send someone to the capital, will the cabinet come up with a corresponding solution."

"Your Majesty, the minister and Lord Yang have discussed, the cabinet has not yet discussed, the minister's consideration, the preliminary discussion of the proposal, after reporting to the emperor, the cabinet will discuss again."

Zhu Youzhen nodded, after Zhu Xianxuan entered the cabinet, the benefits came out quickly, and all matters would be discussed by the cabinet after he had a preliminary decision, which also meant that he had complete control over the cabinet.

"The minister thinks that it is still in accordance with the previous method, but the minister also has concerns, my Ming Dynasty is upright, disdain to do those small things, since the Houjin Tartar is willing to come to negotiate, the court will directly ask for it, the exchange is okay, but the chips are not enough, the original court wrote a letter, it is the minister's personal meaning, with Geng Zhongming and Shang Kexi these two chaotic ministers and thieves to exchange, and now the court has discussed, and put forward another condition, that is, to return Montenegro to my Ming."

In the final analysis, Zhu Xianxuan was still embarrassed to put forward too harsh conditions.

Zhu Youxuan's thinking is in line with Zhu Youzhen's requirements, and Zhu Youzhen has always believed that the Ming Dynasty is a big country with a free demeanor, and it cannot go back on its word when doing things, and it cannot be discredited by others and the world.

"Well, I think your consideration is very reasonable, so I will exchange it according to this condition, I still have that opinion, you are fully responsible for this matter, the cabinet will discuss it immediately, the generation of the Houjin Tartar has come to the capital, I can't lose my bearing."

After leaving the Heart Cultivation Palace, Zhu Xianxuan quickly discussed with Yang Sichang, and then, Yang Sichang immediately convened the cabinet members to discuss the exchange, Su Tiancheng left the capital, and it was impossible to participate in the cabinet discussion.

In just an hour, the Cabinet's opinion was finalized.

Zhu Xianxuan went to the Heart Cultivation Hall again and reported to the emperor.

Sony is the Manchurian soldier of Houjin, and his status is not very high, so the Ming Dynasty came forward to negotiate, that is, the military department Langzhong, anyway, even in the scale of the negotiation, the Ming Dynasty wants to suppress Houjin.

Everything was decided within a day.

Zhu Xianxuan still had an extra mind, and informed Su Tiancheng of all the matters discussed by letter, Dengzhou is not very far from the capital, and the letter can reach Su Tiancheng's hands in three days.

After arranging everything, Zhu Xianxuan and Yang Sichang discussed whether to meet Sony.

This suggestion was rejected by the cabinet, and many cabinet ministers believed that the Houjin Tartars were not qualified to meet the cabinet ministers of the Ming Dynasty, but they were just some barbarians, and it was very good that the imperial court could send representatives to negotiate with them.

Zhu Xianxuan was very embarrassed to get up, when Su Tiancheng left the capital, he made suggestions on the negotiation matters, the most important opinion is to be able to pull the skin, don't take into account the face of God, face can not be eaten, as long as Houjin agrees to negotiate, then even if the lion opens his mouth and plays something wrong, just do it, it's not a big deal, don't be polite to Houjin's attitude, Su Tiancheng also emphasized that Zhu Xianxuan is responsible for this matter, he must go to meet Houjin's representative, Know yourself and your opponent, and be able to put forward ways to deal with them in a timely manner.

But these things that Su Tiancheng said, Zhu Xianxuan couldn't do it, and in his mind, orthodox ideas occupied the mainstream.

Zhu Xianxuan also understood that what Su Tiancheng said was right, when dealing with Houjin Tatars, he should not take into account any etiquette and face matters, but when he reported to the emperor, the emperor also said that etiquette should be taken into account, at this time, unless Su Tiancheng returned to the capital and reported to the emperor again, it might make the emperor change his mind.

People's personalities are not something that can be changed for a while, Zhu Xianxuan is such a character, including the emperor's understanding, basically nothing will change, at this time, the words Su Tiancheng said had to be put aside.

Zhu Xianxuan sighed secretly, it seems that he has come to the capital, there are still many things, do it slowly in the future, slowly adapt, Su Tiancheng is there, so he has to explain more. (To be continued......)