readx;

A letter and a letter were delivered to the cabinet at the same time. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The letter is the emperor's handwriting, and everyone knows the handwriting of the dog, and ordinary people really can't forge it. The emperor's letter only mentions one thing -- to negotiate peace.

From the analysis of handwriting, the emperor's pen is not small, it can be seen that he has not been abused, and most of them can run and jump, and he is fat in vain.

This is reassuring, for the ministers, they may hate this emperor, but the emperor is the emperor, the king is the king, after learning that the emperor is safe and sound, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

The other is Liu Chengfeng's recital.

Liu Chengfeng is now like Zhongtian, the good news has long been transmitted to the Beijing Division, the army and the people are greatly encouraged, at this time Liu Chengfeng and Yu Qian in the civil fort, almost everyone is welcome.

In any case, the threat of the Mongols is real, once they enter the capital, people will not care whether you are a nobleman or a commoner, whether you are a scholar or a merchant, everyone is in the panic of the soldiers coming to the city, if it is not for the king of Chu to turn the tide, now everyone does not know what it will look like.

So whether it is people who like Liu Chengfeng or not, they only have gratitude to Liu Chengfeng now, but some people are more grateful and some people are less grateful.

Now in this situation, Liu Chengfeng's opinion can not be ignored by anyone, so his recital has received great attention, the first to see Liu Chengfeng's recital is Li Dongyang, and then his recital will be circulated in the cabinet, and after everyone has read the recital, Jiao Fang couldn't help but say: "The Queen Mother has entrusted full power to let the King of Chu deal with the matter of peace, but why does the King of Chu still have to ask whether to negotiate peace?" What do you think? ”

Everyone usually said that there was a fierce fight in the open and in the dark, but now at this time there is really no need for intrigue, Yang Tinghe also felt strange, this letter is to ask the court and the details of the problem, the king of Chu has already been ordered to deal with the war with full authority, and the edict also specifically stated that if the Mongols want to negotiate peace, there is also Liu Chengfeng full discretion.

But at this time, the king of Chu came to play a book, but for what? If the king of Chu writes, it is not impossible to explain what happened, absolutely no one said that he was in power, but this vassal king was asking, asking what to do now, whether to fight or peace?

Li Dongyang hung his head and was silent, but he thought of something, and said: "The old man understands, does the King of Chu not want to negotiate peace?" If the princes think about it, if the king of Chu is negotiating peace, why should he ask the court? Unless the king of Chu does not want to negotiate peace and intends to continue fighting, he will play an inquiry, he is afraid of the consequences, and the provincial envoy will impeach him regardless of His Majesty's safety. ”

Yang Tinghe and Jiao Fang were shocked, of course they knew that the Ming army had already grasped the absolute initiative, and even from the perspective of the situation, now was indeed the best time for the Ming Dynasty to annihilate the Mongolian army in one fell swoop, the Mongols had fallen into the trap of the King of Chu, and there was nowhere to escape if they wanted to, and it was only a matter of time before the whole army was wiped out.

Of course, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but there is a problem that no one can avoid, the Mongols still have the emperor in their hands, this is the trump card of the Mongols, once the Ming army continues to press, who can guarantee that the Mongols will do anything to the emperor?

It can't be annihilated, but he is unwilling to negotiate peace, but he is afraid that this is what the king of Chu is thinking now.

The question is that if peace is not negotiated, what should the emperor do?

Liu Chengfeng was naturally unwilling to take on this responsibility, so he kicked the ball to the cabinet.

In other words, it was kicked to Jiao Fang.

Jiao Fang smiled bitterly in his heart, he now understood that the letter of King Chu was not for the imperial court, but for himself.

The king of Chu did not want to negotiate peace, but the political risk of not negotiating peace was too great, so there must be a justifiable political reason. In other words, someone had to persuade Empress Dowager Zhang to agree with King Chu's political views.

But the problem is that Li Dongyang and Yang Tinghe have no stake in Liu Chengfeng, why should people run for you, and the matter involves the emperor, who dares to pin his head to the waistband of his trousers to support Liu Chengfeng?

Then only Jiao Fang is left, Jiao Fang took refuge in Liu Chengfeng, and now he is a lackey under the King of Chu, and now people are giving him a look, does he Jiao Fang dare to refuse? So he has to go out in person for this matter, and he has to get the decree of the Empress Dowager Zhang no matter what, this is the sorrow of the lackey, and he will always be used.

The problem is that Jiao Fang has to be used by Liu Chengfeng, he can enter the cabinet, first because of Liu Jin, and then because of Liu Chengfeng's support, but in fact, Jiao Fang has a bad reputation in the imperial court, far less stable than Yang Tinghe and Li Dongyang, once he loses the backer of the King of Chu, he doesn't even need the King of Chu to clean him up at all, and tomorrow the imperial envoys of each province and the six departments can let him burn his eyebrows.

Jiao Fang sighed in his heart, was silent for a moment, and said: "This matter is very important, and the Queen Mother needs to be the master, it is better to do this, the old man will enter the palace with the book, please make a decision with the Queen Mother, what does the second prince think?" ”

Li Dongyang nodded and said: "It can only be like this, after all, the King of Chu is the commander, and he can see the battle most clearly in front of him, so he must have his own opinions, and the Queen Mother, there are also considerations of the Queen Mother, hey, since Jiao Gong is going, then let it be yourself." ”

Jiao Fang saw that Li Dongyang and the others did not mean to be sideways, so he breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly set off to Kunning Palace.

Empress Dowager Zhang has also begun to interfere in some government affairs these days, in the past, she had a husband, she didn't have to worry about it, and then she still had a son after all, and she didn't have to do it herself, but now if she doesn't come to the helm, the consequences are really unimaginable.

Hearing that Zhu Houzhao had a letter, the Empress Dowager Zhang was overjoyed, and hurriedly met Jiao Fang, and after Jiao Fang saluted, she first handed the emperor's letter and the book to the Empress Dowager Zhang to read.

After Empress Dowager Zhang saw it, her brows furrowed, she was silent for a moment, and asked, "What does the King of Chu mean by presenting this letter?" Didn't the mourning family already order him to dispose of it with full authority? Why is there still a book to ask? ”

Jiao Fang replied: "There is a big trouble at the moment, the Mongols are at the end of their rope, so they asked for peace, and the king of Chu did not dare to take it lightly, so he did not dare to agree easily, so he asked the queen mother for instructions." ”

Empress Dowager Zhang nodded her head and said, "He, he is just too cautious, he was not like this in the past, when the first emperor was here, he was very bold." However, the matter is serious, and it is natural for him to come to ask for instructions, and the Mongols are determined to return to the emperor, which is a good thing, since this is the case, then it is natural that it is important to negotiate peace as soon as possible. ”

Jiao Fang had already made a draft before he came, and said: "This matter is easy to say, but it is a little difficult to do, the Mongolians are now exhausted, naturally they want me to open the Ming network, they are holding the emperor hostage, they must ask me to let them out of the customs first, but the question is, if they go out of the customs, the emperor is still in their hands, will they still be willing to let go?" ”

Jiao Fang focused on this issue, in fact, his choice was right, since it was a transaction, and there was no credit to talk about between the two countries, how should this transaction be done? If it is the Ming Dynasty, it will naturally propose to hand over the emperor first, and then let them out of the customs. But the question is, will the Mongols believe in the Ming Dynasty?

And the condition put forward by the Mongols must be to go out of the customs first, and then release the people, in the eyes of the Ming Dynasty, are the Mongols credible?

How shrewd Empress Dowager Zhang was, she immediately understood the key to this, and sighed: "So this matter needs to be carefully considered, right?" ”

Jiao Fang nodded and said: "Yes, if there is a slight negligence, not only will the emperor not be able to come back, but it may also make all the efforts of my hundreds of thousands of Ming soldiers in vain, so the king of Chu does not dare to call the shots." ”

Empress Dowager Zhang said: "Is there any other way?" I will never do anything backsliding, can you tell the Mongols to let them return to the emperor first? ”

Jiao Fang smiled bitterly and said: "In the eyes of the Ming Dynasty, the Mongols are cunning people who have rebelled, but in the eyes of the Mongols, my Ming is also extremely cunning, they have always called us cunning Han people, just with some rhetoric, it is impossible to move them, after all, this is related to the lives of hundreds of thousands of their people." ”

Although Empress Dowager Zhang is eager to save her son, she also has to admit this, the important premise of the transaction is that they can trust each other before, but now no one believes in each other, what kind of mutual trust is there to talk about? Empress Dowager Zhang said: "Jiao Fang, you are a minister, what can you do?" The mourning family only asked the emperor to be safe, and as for the rest, they could all be discussed. ”

Jiao Fang Zhengse said: "In fact, His Royal Highness the King of Chu already has a way, the reason why he came to ask the meaning of the imperial court is actually that he doesn't want to negotiate peace, Niangniang, now hundreds of thousands of Mongolian troops are trapped in the pass, and they have become fish and meat on the board, at this time, the life and death of hundreds of thousands of them are already in the hands of my Daming, in fact, although the emperor is in their hands, it is the safest, and there will never be a worry about his surname." ”

If the Mongols dared to touch the Ming Emperor, hundreds of thousands of them would not want to go back. So Jiao Fang continued: "That's why His Royal Highness the King of Chu dares to be indifferent to the Mongols' peace talks, because the King of Chu is not afraid of any danger from the emperor at all, as long as the Mongols are in the pass, Your Majesty is absolutely safe." And now, if I want the Mongols to obey my words, the only way is to continue the war, until the Mongols are hurt and afraid, and then not only can the emperor return safely, but the great trouble that has tormented me for a hundred years can also be solved. The Ming Dynasty has experienced two changes in the civil fort, and there can be no third time, Weichen is brave, and asks Niangniang to take state affairs as the priority, and orders the king of Chu to abandon the negotiation of peace and fight to the death with the Mongolian army! ”

(To be continued)