With the cabinet ministers, when entering the palace of nourishing hearts, Yang Sichang's mood was a little complicated, the emperor suddenly wanted to discuss the letter of Huang Taiji, in fact, this letter, the cabinet had already discussed, at that time Sun Chengzong was strongly opposed, thinking that he could not shake hands with the Houjin Emperor Taiji, and could not have a clear attitude, in doing so, wouldn't it be recognized that the Houjin regime, besides, the Houjin is a foreign race, and may not necessarily keep the promise, if the promise is suddenly broken, the Ming Dynasty is not easy to deal with.

The deep-seated reason for this is still related to the situation in Liaodong and the border passes.

Sun Chengzong just died, the emperor suddenly brought it up, and discussed this matter again, what is the mind, Yang Sichang thought of it, Sun Chengzong once had a long talk with him, specifically talked about Huang Taiji's letter, and mercilessly pointed out the sinister intentions, Yang Sichang is completely agreed, Sun Chengzong is an old man, well-informed, can fully see Huang Taiji's purpose, will not make Huang Taiji succeed.

In fact, Yang Sichang is also in favor of shaking hands and making peace, but that is standing on the basis of real peace, once he leaves this foundation, Yang Sichang will not insist on his own point of view, what happened to his father Yang He, he will never forget it for the rest of his life, when his father served as the governor of the three sides, responsible for exterminating the Liukou, as a result, he adopted the idea of appeasement, but was played by the Liukou, which led to the situation getting worse and worse, and he was dismissed from his official position, and was thrown into prison, and since then he has been in a slump, this is a bloody lesson, Yang Sichang will not take the old road.

He must insist on the issue of principle, otherwise he would not have to serve as the head of the cabinet.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have summoned you today to discuss the matter of peace with Hou Jin Yan, I have thought about it carefully, and this matter still needs to be treated carefully. I want to listen to your opinions, you Aiqing speak freely, no matter what you say, even if it is unfavorable words, it is okay, I forgive you for your innocence. ”

Zhu Youzhen looked at Yang Sichang. Yang Sichang is the first assistant of the cabinet, of course, he has to express his position.

Yang Sichang is listed, he is still young, and he does not have the same treatment as Sun Chengzong, so it is impossible to have a special chair to sit on.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it is better to ask the ministers to speak first, and the ministers will think about it seriously."

Zhu Youzhen nodded with satisfaction, and Yang Sichang did not express his opinion first. This is conducive to other people's opinions, Sun Chengzong didn't understand it very well before, he always expressed his position first, which made it difficult for others to say anything, if he hadn't encouraged Tang Shiji many times, I'm afraid there would be no opposition.

As soon as Yang Sichang finished speaking, Tang Shiji spoke.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks. The matter proposed by Huang Taiji to negotiate peace is indeed something that can be considered. My Ming Dynasty has suffered many years of twists and turns, wars and turmoil, the people have suffered great pain, and now we need stability, and the court also needs to change the embarrassment of the people and make the people live a good life. If it is always in the midst of war, it must have a great impact, and if you are outside, you must first settle inside, as long as my Ming Dynasty is strong, Jin is just around the corner after being wiped out......"

Tang Shiji is still the old view. It's just that this time, no one questioned him, Tang Shiji was often asked by Sun Chengzong in the past and had nothing to say, and every time he retreated.

Yang Sichang lowered his head, and gradually became angry in his heart, you Tang Shiji don't take me too seriously, thinking that Sun Chengzong is gone, and in the cabinet, you can speak freely, the emperor's so-called speaking freely is just like that, as a cabinet minister, when you speak, you need to take the overall situation into account, and you can't have imagination.

Tang Shiji spoke for a quarter of an hour, put forward a lot of views, and put forward a few specific opinions, that is, after making peace with Hou Jin Yan, it is possible to reduce the military salary expenditure in Liaodong, the construction of Dengzhou, Laizhou, Qingzhou and Tianjin and other places can be suspended, and the development of water divisions can be temporarily suspended.

Yang Sichang believes that these suggestions, on the surface, are very good, but in fact they are nonsense.

Daming relaxed the defense of Liaodong, Datong and Ningxia, temporarily did not build Dengzhou, Laizhou, Qingzhou and Tianjin, and even temporarily did not form a water division, which is the purpose of Huang Taiji, a little longer brain, you should know the purpose of Huang Taiji, people for Lu do not say not to build a water division, people will not relax the construction of the Eight Banners Army and the Han Army, looted Dengzhou and Laizhou, completely destroyed these two places, and obtained a lot of wealth, at this time to make peace, like I beat you, you use a knife to lower my chest, So the two of us sat down, drank a glass of wine, and said that nothing had happened, and you were secretly sharpening your knife behind your back, ready to take my life, but I was still complacent, ready to put down my knife, thinking that the world was peaceful.

After Tang Shiji finished speaking, the rest of the cabinet ministers did not speak for the time being.

Yang Sichang looked over one by one, Liu Yuliang and Fu Guan lowered their heads, Xue Guoguang had no expression on his face, and Liu Zongzhou had an unconvinced expression on his face.

Yang Sichang knew that Liu Zongzhou was definitely going to speak, this is a very bad signal, Liu Zongzhou has always followed Sun Chengzong, and speaking at this time will inevitably be fiercely opposed, which will cause the emperor's dissatisfaction.

Without waiting for Liu Zongzhou to speak, Yang Sichang spoke.

"Master Fu, what do you think?"

Fu Guan raised his head, looked at Yang Sichang, and spoke expressionlessly.

"The emperor summoned the ministers to discuss the matter of the Emperor Taiji's peace, the ministers thought that I could not make peace with the Houjin Yan, the courage of the Houjin Tartars, as we all know, is now forming a water division, if the Huang Taiji really wants to make peace, why is he still trying to form a water division, the minister does not agree with the opinion of Lord Tang, if I relax the defense, suddenly encountered the attack of the Houjin Tartars, caused heavy losses, and even endangered the Guanning Jin defense line, this responsibility, whether Lord Tang dares to bear it."

Fu Guan is famous for his uprightness, advocating safeguarding the interests of the common people and restricting the interests of the powerful, in this regard, it is somewhat in line with Su Tiancheng's understanding, but Fu Guan's thinking has not reached the same situation as Su Tiancheng, and Fu Guan's proposal to safeguard the interests of the people includes the gentry and wealthy households.

Tang Shiji looked at Fu Guan and spoke again.

"Master Fu, the meaning of this official is not to give up defense, but Liaodong and border passes, there is no need to gather so many troops, the construction of Tianjin in Dengzhou, Laizhou, and Qingzhou can also be temporarily slowed down, there is no need to be in such a hurry, the formation of the naval division can rely on Lord Zheng Zhilong in Fujian."

Fu Guan didn't buy it at all.

"Lord Tang's words, the lower officials don't understand, what is called slowing down, the sailor relies on Lord Zheng Zhilong, when Dengzhou and Laizhou were invaded, where is Lord Zheng's sailor, the imperial court has also dispatched sailors, what is the result, once the court makes a decision, and makes peace with Houjin Yan, what do the soldiers at the border pass, what do the soldiers in Liaodong think, how to guarantee their military salaries, if the border army is dispatched, where to go, I am afraid that if this decision is made, the situation in Liaodong will immediately become a mess."

At this time, Yang Sichang thought that he should express his position, if he allowed such a debate to continue, he, the head of the cabinet, would also have no face, although the emperor wanted to form two different sides in the cabinet, but he had to coordinate, otherwise the things behind would not be easy to do.

"Your Majesty, the minister agrees with Lord Fu's opinion, and he can't make peace with Hou Jin."

"Huang Taiji's wolf ambitions, obvious, the so-called peace with my Ming Dynasty, but I am afraid that my Ming Dynasty is strong, so I want to get a respite, Lord Su in Liaodong, took Dalinghe City, attacked Montenegro, Huang Taiji felt the danger, so he thought about peace, plus Lord Su was ready to form a naval division in Dengzhou, which blocked the offensive route of the Houjin warship, and Houjin had no place to enter the customs, so he thought about making peace with me, and the minister thought that this was just a delaying strategy."

When Yang Sichang said these words, Tang Shiji's face turned a little pale, which was too much, as if Tang Shiji had been deceived, of course, including the emperor.

Yang Sichang quickly changed the subject.

"The minister also knows that it is very beneficial to my Ming Dynasty to avoid fighting, the silver of the imperial court is constantly flowing out, and it is always overstretched, such a situation cannot be maintained for a long time, and Lord Tang proposed to negotiate peace, which is also considered from the interests of my Ming Dynasty."

"However, the minister thinks that in today's situation, I still have to grit my teeth and insist, I can't give Houjin a chance to breathe, I Daming built Dengzhou, Laizhou, Qingzhou and Tianjin, set up a water division, and strengthened the defense of Liaodong and border passes, which is the greatest pressure on Houjin Emperor Taiji, so that Houjin does not dare to have the slightest relaxation, and must be vigilant all the time, this is the process of wrestling, to see who can hold on to the most rear."

"The minister thinks that the construction of Liaodong, border passes and Dengzhou and other places can not only not be weakened, but also needs to be strengthened, the emperor can ask Lord Su to speed up the pace and give the Houjin Emperor Taiji the greatest pressure, so that the Huang Taiji will not be peaceful, I am very rich, and all of us will be able to quickly exterminate the Houjin regime."

Zhu Youzhen's face has no expression, the purpose of bringing up this matter is not to make peace with Hou Jin, the matter of peace is not to be discussed, this is Huang Taiji's trick, he can see that the reason for discussing this matter is to think of Su Tiancheng's power, hoping to weaken Su Tiancheng's power through this discussion, but judging from the current situation, the opportunity is not very mature, if you force it to do so, you may be lifting a stone to shoot yourself in the foot.

After Yang Sichang finished speaking, Zhu Youzhen spoke.

"I know, and the matter of Jin Yanhe, don't mention it again in the future, all the twists and turns in this regard, I won't look at it, the cabinet will call back directly, I hope you love Qing, unite as one, and do your best for the strength of my Ming Dynasty." (To be continued......)