The news that the Mongolian Horqin tribe was willing to submit to the Ming Dynasty was like a thunderbolt that swept through the sky over the capital, blasting the ministers who were arguing over how to exterminate the Liukou.

Yue Yang, don't be so cruel, okay, we haven't dealt with the rogues in the territory here, you will merge Horqin into the Ming Dynasty, can we still have a good time if you do this? You're not going to die if you're not so high-profile, aren't you? For a time, the goal of the civil and military controversy in the Manchu Dynasty immediately shifted from Liukou to the matter of the Horqin tribe returning to the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, it is impossible for ministers not to pay attention to what is most important to a country? There is no doubt that the expansion of territory undoubtedly occupies the most important position, and there is nothing more important than this kind of thing. The Mongols fought with the Ming Dynasty for hundreds of years, to put it mildly, the Ming Dynasty was established on the corpse of the Mongols' Great Yuan Empire, it can be said that the history of the Ming Dynasty is a history of struggle with the Mongols, and the two sides even played out the dog's brains, and it is not too much to say that the hatred is as deep as the sea. Now there is another Mongolian tribe willing to merge into the Ming Dynasty, this kind of thing is the first time in more than 200 years since the opening of the Ming Dynasty, and this alone is enough to make Comrade Xiao Zhu so excited that his blood pressure is approaching the 200 mark.

Chongzhen, who was excited, immediately summoned several members of the cabinet to discuss the matter of Horqin's return. This time, the cabinet members included Yang Sichang, the first assistant of the cabinet, Zhou Tingru, Xue Guoguan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Lin Yuji, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Li Zhiwen, the secretary of the Ministry of Households, and Liu Zunxian, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and Zhong Wei, the imperial history of Zuodu.

Looking at a group of ministers, Chongzhen couldn't suppress the joy in his heart and said: "Zhuqing, the Marquis of Zhongyong regained Shenyang this time, not only greatly increased my Ming national prestige but also deterred the Mongolian tribes, a few days ago Mongolia's Horqin tribe took the initiative to find Yueyang, praying for submission to my Ming Dynasty, I thought that this was a good opportunity for the ancestors to protect God, and it was the time when my Ming national prestige was scattered all over the world. I don't know what you think? ”

After Chongzhen finished speaking, Zhou Tingru was the first to stand up and say respectfully: "The emperor is Shengming, the old minister thinks that this is a God-given opportunity. Thinking that my Ming Dynasty has been Buwei and the sea since Taizu, as the so-called sea is tolerant of all rivers, this time the Horqin tribe feels the majesty of my Celestial Empire and takes the initiative to submit to my Ming, then my Ming should be welcome, and the Horqin tribe will be integrated into my Ming. ”

Zhou Tingru secretly looked at Chongzhen's expression in front of him as he spoke, and found that his face was very happy, and he was very proud in his heart, and after speaking, he returned to his original position.

When Zhou Tingru finished speaking. The people around him also bowed their heads slightly. Regardless of the Ming Dynasty's unbearable governance, one thing is worth affirming, that is, it is very open-minded in its attitude towards the outside world, far from the perverted narcissistic Cheng dù of my later Qing Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks what Lord Zhou said is very reasonable." Xue Guoguan also stood up and said: "This time the loyal and brave marquis destroyed the puppet Qing Dynasty and greatly increased the prestige of my Ming Dynasty, which is really gratifying." And the Horqin tribal ministers of Mongolia also heard a little, this tribe used to be the hardcore henchmen of the pseudo-Qing Dynasty, and many of the women in its tribe were married to many Manchu nobles such as Huang Taiji and Dolgon, and now they are subordinated to my Ming Dynasty by the prestige of my Ming army. The minister thought that he would take this opportunity to bring it under the command of my Ming Dynasty, so that my Ming Dynasty could not only have an additional piece of territory, but also declare my Ming majesty to the Mongolian tribes. ”

"Hmm...... Makes sense! Everyone nodded frequently, and the expansion of territory has always been the greatest credit. If the land of the Ming Dynasty can be expanded in their hands, there will definitely be a place for them in the history books in the future.

If there is agreement on anything, there will naturally be doubts, but as soon as Xue Guoguan finished speaking, someone on the side came up with such a sentence: "Your Majesty, it is naturally a good thing to be able to expand the territory." I just don't know what conditions the other party proposed? When everyone looked at him, it turned out to be Yang Sichang.

Chongzhen said lightly: "Naturally, there are requirements, Yue Yang said in the letter." Zhaisang, the leader of Horqin, asked me to make them the princes of the Horqin tribe and hereditary replacement, and the Horqin tribe could keep an army, and the third was to ask for the opening of the mutual market. ”

Everyone groaned after hearing this, but Yang Sichang said lightly: "Your Majesty, the minister heard that Yue Yang is the son-in-law of Nazhai Sang, so it is better to let the imperial court send someone to discuss Zhai Sang in this kind of matter, and my Ming ancestral system has a saying that there is no distinction between kings of the opposite sex, how many heroes who have contributed to the country have not been crowned kings, so what is Zhai Sang's ability to be crowned kings?" And what about hereditary succession? ”

After listening to Yang Sichang's words, many people looked at Yang Sichang deeply, which of the people present was not an old fritter who had been rolling in the officialdom for most of his life, the meaning of Yang Sichang's words They naturally understood the meaning as soon as they heard it, he was giving Yueyang eye medicine?

What does it mean that Yue Yang is Zhai Sang's son-in-law? What is the Ming Dynasty does not distinguish between the kings of the opposite sex, you simply say that you do not approve of the Horqin tribe to submit to the Ming Dynasty.

Many people looked at Yang Sichang and shook their heads secretly, this guy seemed to be doing everything to prevent Yue Yang from entering the pavilion, and even said this kind of excuse. But I have to say that although this excuse is lame, it is useful for the emperor, as long as it is an emperor with a normal IQ, the first thought after hearing this will be whether this guy will be a threat to me if he has such a terrible father-in-law outside the gate.

This is also Chongzhen's first thought after hearing this, but soon Chongzhen put this thought behind him, not that Chongzhen is too blind to trust Yueyang, but Chongzhen knows one thing very well, if his cheap son-in-law is really interested in his own dragon chair, he would have been ousted from power a long time ago with the strength in his hands. And before Yue Yang left Beijing, Yue Yang also had a detailed discussion with him once, Yue Yang told him very clearly, after solving the worries of Daming, he would either leave Daming with his family and go overseas, or go to Guanwai to claim the king, in short, he would not stay in Daming, which was good for both the old Zhu family and Yueyang's family.

Thinking of this, a faint sneer rose in Chongzhen's heart, this Yang Sichang really did everything to drive Yue Yang away, he asked rhetorically: "Yang Aiqing, then what do you mean is not advisable for Horqin to return to obedience?" ”

Yang Sichang shook his head: "The ministers don't dare to make decisions on their own in this matter, and they still have to rely on the emperor to make a holy judgment." ”

Hearing this, Chongzhen could no longer suppress the anger in his heart, you are the head of the cabinet, you even want me to decide this kind of thing, so what do you want you to do? Although he was angry in his heart, Chongzhen took a deep breath with an expressionless face and said: "Yang Aiqing, since this is the case, I will make a decision at this time, but the war in Sichuan has not been resolved for a long time, so I decided to send Aiqing to Sichuan to calm down the rebels with Zhang Xianzhong with Hong Chengchou, and hope that Aiqing will not live up to my expectations." ”

"What?"

As soon as Chongzhen's words came out, everyone was stunned for a while and looked at Yang Sichang in surprise. What kind of plane is your boss doing, Yang Sichang is the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty, isn't it a disguised exile for you to let him go to Sichuan to quell the rebellion? Does the boss have the idea of changing the first assistant? Thinking of this, some people who thought they were qualified to take over Yang Sichang's position couldn't help but have a glimmer of light in their eyes.

And Yang Sichang, who was the party concerned, was stunned like five thunderbolts, and his lips trembled uncontrollably: "Your Majesty...... You mean to let the old minister ......"

"Yes, the war in Sichuan has been going on for two years and has not been resolved, after thinking about it, I feel that Yang Aiqing is highly respected and has both ability and political integrity, if he can go to Sichuan to supervise the war, he will be able to solve Zhang Xianzhong, a traitor, in one fell swoop." Chongzhen's voice was so cold and ruthless to Yang Sichang's ears.

At this moment, Yang Sichang knew that he had been abandoned, abandoned by the supreme emperor, and he could even foresee the consequences of his entry into Sichuan this time if he could not do his best to exterminate Zhang Xianzhong.

However, Yang Sichang is the first assistant after all, and the basic qi cultivation kung fu is still there, he slowly said to Chongzhen after he was stunned for a while: "Minister...... Obey! ”

Soon Chongzhen's cold voice sounded again: "Yang Aiqing, in this case, you should hurry down and prepare to leave this morning, I hope to hear your good news as soon as possible!" ”

Yang Sichangqiang held back the sadness in his heart, knelt down to Chongzhen, kowtowed respectfully three times, and choked up: "Your Majesty...... Then the old minister went! ”

Looking at Yang Sichang's lonely and slightly miserable figure when he walked out of the door, a feeling of kinship swelled in everyone's hearts, and they knew that Chongzhen's patience with Yang Sichang had reached the maximum limit, and it finally broke out today. It is estimated that from now on, Yang Sichang will never be able to return to the court.

Chongzhen didn't look at Yang Sichang more, but said calmly in front of everyone: "Okay, let's discuss who to send out of the customs and discuss the matter of returning to the Horqin tribe with the Horqin tribe......"

The news that Yang Sichang was reprimanded to Sichuan to suppress bandits naturally couldn't hide it from Yueyang, but at this time Yueyang was no longer in Shenyang, but rushed back to Shandong non-stop, because someone in Shandong came with the good news that Princess Kunxing was pregnant!

On May 26, the governor of Jinan, Shandong Province, was in the inner house of the Yamen

Yue Yang sat on the chair with a somewhat sluggish expression and stroked Zhu Yujiao, who had a happy stomach, and her face twitched a few times, why did she suddenly become pregnant?

Pregnant women's hearts have always been sensitive, and seeing Yue Yang's appearance, Zhu Yujiao couldn't help but ask with some worry: "Xianggong, aren't you happy that your concubine is pregnant?" ”

"Happy...... How could you not be happy! ”

Hearing his daughter-in-law ask Yue Yang like this, how dare he say that he was unhappy, so he quickly replied with a grin, but he didn't know that his smile was more ugly than crying. Nima's, Princess Kunxing is only thirteen years old, she is the age of the first year of junior high school, and now she has made her belly bigger, if the police uncle of later generations knows about it, it will be light to drag herself out to shoot for five minutes.

She is still so young and her body is not yet mature, what will she do if she has a difficult birth? As soon as he thought of this question, Yue Yang felt that his head was starting to grow bigger...... (To be continued......)