Chapter 101 Aiding the Korean General

The excerpts sent by Yuan Chonghuan and the generals of Liaodong, the meaning written on it is not bad, the Central Plains Liukou, there are Jurchens outside the Guan, and the enemy inside and outside the court is attacked, and the two ends fight together, it is too tiring, it is better to eliminate them one by one. Compared with the Jurchens, the Liukou is a problem in the heart and must be eliminated first, and on the Jurchen side, there are people who are blocked by the Great Wall, and they can't kill them. Destroy the rogue, and then find a way to deal with the Jurchens is the right way.

Lord Yue has seen the excerpt and thinks that there is some truth in it, and this is the case. So, he passed the excerpt to the other ministers to watch, and everyone sat down to study it.

The current cabinet has basically become a hall of words for Lord Yue, and whatever he says, the other ministers will follow suit, and there is no dispute about handling anything, and it can be decided as quickly as possible. There is no war of words, and office efficiency has been improved, which is undoubtedly a good thing for the current Daming.

Under normal circumstances, after reading the excerpts, the ministers all have to look at Lord Yue's face to act, but this time, as soon as the ministers finished reading the excerpts, Han Yi, the first assistant who rarely starts with the beginning, was the first to speak, "This matter is absolutely not feasible, how can my Celestial Empire make peace with the Tartar slaves, we must recover Liaodong and exterminate the Jurchens." ”

It stands to reason that after Han Yi spoke, other ministers should be cautious, they can't speak indiscriminately, and they must see what Lord Yue means. However, the ministers did not seem to have any intention of soliciting Lord Yue's opinions, and they scrambled to express their opinions, and their opinions all agreed on the same meaning, I am a great country in the Celestial Empire, and we must not negotiate peace with the Jurchens.

Qi Shijiao and other officials of the three parties spoke in unison, not looking at their own meaning, Yue Su could barely understand, but even Zhang Zhenggang, these Yue Party officials, were so straightforward, it really made Yue Su a little puzzled.

At present, all the ministers are against it, and Lord Yue can't say that he thinks it is feasible, so he has to say: "Since everyone is against it, then let this matter go first." ”

That being said, after getting off work, Lord Yue returned to the mansion with a stomach full of wonder, and all the way he was thinking about how the ministers who usually looked at their faces in everything could express their opinions so eagerly today, and that resolute and resolute attitude had never been seen before.

Back at the house, Yue Su was not in a hurry to have dinner, he directly invited Jiang Jie to the study, and first told Jiang Jie what happened today, what Yuan Chonghuan and Liaodong generals asked for peace, Mao Wenlong was unique, did not agree to peace, and the attitude of the ministers today, all of them were not omitted. In the end, Yue Sucai said: "Sir, in the past, the ministers had to observe the words and expressions first, and then express their own opinions, but today, they didn't even hesitate, and immediately vetoed Yuan Chonghuan's proposal, Mr. thought, why is this?" In fact, I think that Yuan Chonghuan's recital still has some truth. ”

After listening to Yue Su's narration, Jiang Jie smiled heartily and said: "The adults care about the world, so they naturally feel that Yuan Chonghuan's recital has some truth. First to destroy the Liukou, and then to conquer the Jurchens, this is an inevitable strategic policy, Yuan Chonghuan hopes to negotiate peace, so that the imperial court is mainly to suppress bandits, there is nothing wrong. But ......" Speaking of this, Jiang Jie changed his words and said: "Yuan Chonghuan wants to negotiate peace, but it can't be said that he is thinking about the court, but mainly for himself. At the beginning, he promised in front of the saint that he would pacify Liaodong in five years, a small victory in one year, a big victory in two years, a small victory in three years, a preliminary victory in four years, and a complete pacification in five years. If he can't fulfill his promise, it is the crime of bullying the king, he Yuan Chonghuan is going to lose his head, in order to save his life, of course he hopes to make peace with the Jurchens. In the same way, the ministers of the cabinet do not agree to negotiate peace, but also out of selfishness, you know, my Ming Dynasty has always been the style of the Son of Heaven to guard the country, not to be a minister, not to negotiate peace, not to pay tribute, rather for the jade to be broken than for the tile. Thinking about the Tumubao Change, Emperor Yingzong was captured by Wara and forced to Beijing, and my Ming Dynasty did not compromise, let alone negotiate peace with the Jurchens. If they agree to negotiate peace with the Jurchens, they will inevitably be spurned by the people of the world, and they cannot afford to bear that infamy, so they will resolutely oppose it without hesitation. ”

Hearing Jiang Jie's words, Yue Su was also relieved, not only understanding Yuan Chonghuan's motives, but also understanding that these ministers directly raised objections in order not to look at their own faces. You can't afford to bear this infamy, but I, Yue Su, dare to carry it, just to see if it is beneficial to the court.

"Sir, you have analyzed it very thoroughly, but looking at the current situation, it is not impossible for Yuan Chonghuan to agree to negotiate peace and put all his energy on Liukou. Wait for the Liukou to be wiped out, and then send troops to conquer the Jurchens, what does Mr. think? Yue Su said what he thought.

Jiang Jie shook his head and said with a smile: "My lord, my subordinates know that you will think like this, but this decision can't be done." Adults are only for Daming, and they don't care about infamy, but it is not beneficial to my Daming to negotiate peace, there is no need at all, and adults don't have to recite infamy in vain. ”

"Why does the gentleman say that?" Yue Su didn't know what to do, and hurriedly asked.

"Because negotiating peace is not only not beneficial to my Ming Dynasty, but also harmful. Just imagine, my Celestial Empire is a big country, how can I not talk about it, once peace is negotiated, I must not be the first to tear up the contract, otherwise I will be ridiculed by others. The Jurchens are different, as barbarians, it is their duty to be unreasonable, and they can tear up the covenant at any time. Therefore, as long as the contract is reached, I will always be passive when dealing with the Jurchens. This is one too. Second, after the negotiation of peace, my Ming and the Jurchen are bound to trade, the Jurchen is barren, once trade, it is bound to grow rapidly, which is very unfavorable to my Ming, after all, after trade, we will not get any benefits from them. Also, the Tartars have always been inch by inch, today the Ming Dynasty agreed to them to negotiate peace and call the ministers, when they are strong, they may ask to be a brother with my Ming Dynasty, and when they are more powerful, they will ask to become a state of uncle and nephew with my Ming Dynasty, and even directly enter the Central Plains, destroying my Ming Dynasty. Third, even if peace is not negotiated, my Ming Dynasty will not have any losses, Yuan Chonghuan led so many men and horses to guard Shanhaiguan, even if he can't level Liao, he won't lose it. As long as we hold the danger, the Tartars will not be able to cross the border, and they will threaten me at all, what is the difference between this and peace. Jiang Jie finished his words and looked at Yue Su with a smile.

Yue Su also laughed at this time, and said: "Mr. is really talented, he can penetrate the world, so Su is not as good as it." ”

"Adults are too modest, adults have the strengths of adults, they are decisive in killing, and they are dedicated to the public, and this public heart alone is enough to make the people of the world respect." Jiang Jie said humbly.

"Sir, don't praise me anymore, the matter of the rogue has made me busy, this minister is really not good, if there is no Mr. to help me, I am afraid it will be embarrassing." Yue Su said with a smile.

"Jie is an adult's staff, and it is within his duty to give advice. By the way, my lord, my subordinate suddenly remembered something and wanted to remind my lord. Jiang Jie said.

"Oh? I don't know what's going on? Yue Su asked in surprise.

"Didn't the lord say before, Yuan Chonghuan and the generals of Liaodong played together to the imperial court, hoping to negotiate peace, but only Mao Wenlong, the chief soldier of Phidao, had a dissenting opinion. Those generals in Liaodong can go to the book with Yuan Chonghuan, on the one hand, it can be said that they are really tired over the years and want to rest. On the other hand, they are all working under Yuan Chonghuan, how dare they not buy the account of the chief official. It can also be seen from here that this Mao Wenlong's character is very upright, and it is easy for such people to offend people, so I am afraid that Yuan Chonghuan will wait for an opportunity to retaliate in the future. We don't have a deep understanding of Yuan Chonghuan, but it is difficult to say what kind of broad-minded person he is when he is ashamed to speak out and dares to bully the king. Therefore, the subordinates hope that the adults can take some care of this Mao Wenlong. Jiang Jie said.

Yue Su knew that Mao Wenlong was a fierce general, and now he heard Jiang Jie's reminder, nodded and said: "What Mr. Jiang said is good, but that Yuan Chonghuan is just a Jiliao supervisor, and he Mao Wenlong is also a first-class general, and he Yuan Chonghuan doesn't dare to do anything to Mao Wenlong." However, I did protect this Mao Wenlong, if he attacked the Jurchens in the future, he was the most effective commander, and he couldn't afford to lose. What is the best way to do it, sir? ”

Alas, Lord Yue's historical knowledge is really shallow, although he knows that the Ming Dynasty is followed by the Qing Dynasty, but he doesn't know that Yuan Chonghuan has always been bold and reckless, holding the sword of Shang Fang, which can only kill officials below the second grade, he dares to kill the first rank general.

"My lord, my subordinates think that if the imperial court refuses to negotiate peace, the next step for the Jurchens will definitely be to attack Korea......"

As soon as Jiang Jie's words came to this, Yue Su immediately reacted, clapped his palms, and said with a smile: "Mr. is really talented, Su understands." After pacifying the Chahar tribe, the Tatars will definitely point the finger at North Korea, and if they want to attack North Korea, they must cross the Yalu River. Mao Wenlong has a sailor, as long as he is on the Yalu River, the Tatars will not want to cross the river and attack North Korea. In this way, I will appoint another official position to Mao Wenlong, and it will be called ......" Yue Su said this, pondered slightly, and then blurted out: "It is called the general of the aid of the DPRK, responsible for defending Korea, and there is no need to be controlled by the Jiliao Governor, it will be directly under the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, and his food and salary will also be allocated by the imperial court, and he will be sent to the sea from Tianjin." ”

Seeing that Lord Yue didn't know much about history, he still knew a little about geography, and he had gone out to handle cases and went to Dandong, China's largest border city, and knew that if he wanted to go to North Korea, he had to cross the Yalu River. As long as the Yalu River is choked, the Jurchens will have no difficulty crossing the river to attack Korea.

"Your Excellency is wise, and that's exactly what your subordinates mean." Jiang Jie smiled again.

At this time, Yue Su fell into deep thought, Jiang Jie was confused now, and he didn't know what Lord Yue was thinking now.

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