After more than 10 days of negotiations, Xuan and Ningbo reached a peace agreement in Yingzhou on 1 April.

First, it was agreed that the two sides would exchange trade, cultural and political exchanges, and the two sides recognized each other's status in the Central Plains.

Second, the two sides promised to reduce their troops within three years, with Daning reducing its troops to 1.2 million, with key forces to be deployed in the northern border and Bengdao area, and Daxuan reducing its troops to 1 million, with key troops to be deployed in the south and the four islands in the East China Sea.

Third, Daning gave up his ownership of the line from Gusu to Songjiang, and in return, Daxuan was not allowed to claim the land on the first line of Luochen from Kaifeng.

Fourth, within three years, Daxuan will accept 100 outstanding young people selected by Daning to study in the two academies, and Daxuan promises to provide 30,000 high-quality war horses to Daning within three years.

Fifth, there shall be no restrictions on the settlement and exchange of ordinary people between the two sides, and the students of the Daxuan and Hanlin Institutes who are not serving in the DPRK are also not subject to the restrictions.

Sixth, the two sides sent envoys to each other to be stationed, Daxuan set up an embassy in Jinling, set up offices in Luochen, Taiyuan, Xijing, and Youdu, Daning set up an embassy in Hanyang, and set up embassies in Changsha, Chengdu, Chenjing, and Yujun.

Historically known as the "April 1 Agreement," the two sides returned immediately after the signing of the agreement and did not stop.

In the blink of an eye, it was the middle of summer, and the humidity and heat in Hanyang City were as high as those in Chengdu.

"The matter of the relocation of the two houses is not going well, Huaiying, you should go back to assist Quartz in person." Meng Yan took the paperwork in his hand and frowned and said.

"Obey," Yuan Huaiying hesitated for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, Haitang Garden has discussed with the cabinet and also consulted Hu Shuai's opinion, why don't we keep the two courtyards in Chengdu and exist in the form of branch courts or new schools, what does Your Majesty think?" ”

Meng Yan looked at Gu Yanfeng and Yanlan, who were holding a pu fan on the side.

"Your Majesty, the three of us also have this opinion, Qingshuai means that the Bai Zewu Academy will be moved to Hanyang, and the one in Chengdu can be re-established as a staff college." Yan Lan said respectfully.

Meng Yan suddenly became interested and said: "Hey, this is a good idea, Huaiying, in this way, the Bai Zewu Academy in Chengdu will be changed to the Staff College under the jurisdiction of the cardinal, let Tan Ji be the head of the academy, and add a White Ape Academy in Changsha, so that Huo Youjian will also be the head of the academy." ”

"Your Majesty is wise, you can also add a Jiaolong Academy in Yu County, so that the pressure on Bai Zewu Academy will be much less." Gu Yanfeng rarely patted his ass.

"Old Gu, you are really getting older and more kind now, Bai Ze Martial Academy, Staff Academy, White Ape Academy plus Jiaolong Academy, the four major courtyards of the Shutai, it's good, let Zhong Fan serve as the head of Jiaolong Academy."

In the conquest of the four islands in the East China Sea, Zhong Fan's identity can no longer be hidden, and the generals in the army have a lot of opinions on Zhong Fan, but Zhong Fan's exploits make them really not too opposed, for the sake of harmony in the army, Meng Yan specially summoned Zhong Fan back to Hanyang to recuperate, but it is not good to be so idle, just right, let him go to serve as the president of Jiaolong Academy, and it is very suitable to train sailor talents for Daxuan, and the people in the military are not easy to object, looking at Yu Geng's expression, he knows that he is satisfied.

"Your Majesty, the Martial Academy has arranged it like this, what about Qingyang Academy?" Fang Keming is always someone else's focus is different.

"Well, follow suit, and you can tell me about it."

Everyone's eyes suddenly focused on Gu Yanfeng's body, Gu Yanfeng smiled helplessly, it seemed that he still couldn't get rid of the shackles of government affairs.

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that Qingyang Academy will stay in Chengdu, and can open academies in Hanyang, Changsha, Chenjing, Suzhou, Gusu, Yujun, Yuzhang and Minzhou.

Meng Yan thought for a while, and then compared on the bookcase, after a while, Meng Yan drank the grapes in the cup and said: "I have decided to set up the Daxuan Academy in Hanyang, and the basic personnel and facilities of the Qingyang Academy will go to the Daxuan Academy, and the rest will add another academy in Xiangyang according to your thoughts, a total of ten academies. ”

After the matter of the two houses has been negotiated, it will come to the most difficult matter, disarmament.

"Tiger, everyone is here today, you talk about your difficulties, and everyone will help you together." Meng Yan looked at Yu Geng and said, disarmament is a matter of the cardinal, but it is also the most difficult thing, according to statistics, there are nearly two million troops in Daxuan, and the daily expenses of the army are indeed a bottomless pit, Tu Shan Yinyuan is already crazy about this matter.

"I'm not afraid of your jokes, the old man really has no clue about the disarmament, the old man issued a document on disarmament to the bureaus, except for Deng Ang, the replies from all over the country are prevarications, the old man can understand them, they are all brothers who get along day and night, and they can't do it! The cardinal discussed a few times and there was no good way, so I could only ask for help from everyone, the old man was incompetent! ”

"Tiger, there is no need to be like this, Your Majesty summoned everyone here today mainly to help you." Chen Zhiqing, who had not spoken, got up from the soft collapse and said.

"You lie down, if you don't want to come, you have to come, the imperial doctor has advised you many times not to bother, don't bother, did you listen?!" Meng Yan was very displeased, Chen Zhiqing's body was able to drag on until now, it was already an eye-opener.

"Your Majesty, the old minister now drinks medicine and lies down for most of the day every day, if I don't come out and walk around, people will be wasted, the imperial doctor said that it is okay to deal with official business for no more than two hours a day, and I will definitely go back to rest after today's deliberations." Chen Zhiqing said angrily while smiling.

Fang Keming saw that Chen Zhiqing's posture was not very comfortable, so he immediately put the cushion behind him behind Chen Zhiqing.

Chen Zhiqing nodded slightly at Fang Keming to express his gratitude.

If this situation is in Daning, it will definitely be considered a party, but it does not exist in Daxuan, and it will only be to appreciate the respect of a backward like Fang Keming for his predecessors.

"Your Majesty, in fact, we don't need to be so anxious about the matter of disarmament, the three-year period is still early, and I heard that the method on the Jinling side is to let these retrenched soldiers form a civil defense battalion, and we can follow the gourd."

"According to the gourd and draw the scoop, Qingshuai means that we also want to form a civil defense battalion?" Yu Geng subconsciously asked.

Chen Zhiqing shook his head and said: "The intention of forming a civil defense battalion is too obvious, and in order to divide the dispute between the local and the military, we set up a patrol battalion and a Wuwei battalion in the locality, and we can turn the retrenched soldiers into a patrol battalion and a Wuwei battalion." ”

"What a solution! Qingshuai, amazing! In fact, this Wuwei battalion is similar to the military officers, many of them are transferred by the military, and the patrol battalion is a little worse, but most of them are soldiers who have retired from the army, so that the contradictions brought about by disarmament can be reconciled, and at the same time, local defense can be strengthened, killing two birds with one stone. Yan Lan was pleasantly surprised.

Fang Keming shook his head and said: "It's not a double win, but also to place the soldiers who take the initiative to retire, so that they don't go home and have nothing to do after receiving the money and food for the discharge, once the soldiers in the army are idle, it is easy to cause local nuisance, we can issue a document in the name of the cardinal, those who are willing to retire directly can receive money and food, and those who are unwilling can choose to return to their hometown to serve in the local patrol battalion, and at the same time, the training of these people will not be left behind, and when they need to be recruited in the future, they can directly give an order, It can also provide high-quality talents for the military to enrich it, so that it can achieve the effect of killing four birds with one stone. ”

Seeing that everyone did not object, Meng Yan turned his head to look at Yu Geng and said, "Tiger, is it okay?" Do you have anything to add? ”

Yu Geng laughed, and then bowed his hand to everyone: "Thank you, old man, this has solved the trouble in my heart!" ”

"Okay, the matter of the two houses and disarmament has been settled, and now I have to ask you for advice on three more things, one is that the envoy of Jinling has arrived, and this person's identity is a bit embarrassing for me, and the second is who should our envoy send? The third is whether there is still a need for the existence of local bureaus after the completion of disarmament. ”

"Your Majesty, Jinling's sending Xiao Mu over as an envoy really caught us off guard, Xiao Mu's words to you outside Yingzhou City are already beautiful talk in the world, and it really can't be just an envoy." Gu Yanfeng analyzed.

"Yes! This kid has been asking to see him for three days in a row, and it's not appropriate to see him again, but how to talk when he meets is a problem. Meng Yan had a headache, Xiao Mu really liked this child, Xiao Yu could let him come over, one was to experience, the other was to disgust himself for making trouble, and the third was equivalent to announcing to the Central Plains that Xiao Mu had no possibility of inheriting the throne.

"Your Majesty, the minister suggested summoning him with the courtesy of the foreign minister, and Keming could accompany him to meet him." Yuan Huaiying put forward his own ideas.

"Keming is suitable, with Keming by his side, no matter what Xiao Mu says, Keming has a way to respond, so that you can avoid the embarrassment of Your Majesty, if you ask to see you in private, you can let the prince follow, so it won't make people think that we have treated Jinling badly." Yan Lan said loudly.

"But what about our envoys? Who to send? ”

This is another difficult problem, Daning sent a prince, Daxuan can't always be too low, but the problem is that King Qin is the general who leads the army, King Su is one of the decision-makers of Haitang Garden, King Yong is now a political official on the four islands of the East China Sea, and cooperates with Xia Wenyu and others to take over the four islands of the East China Sea, as for the King of Shu is too young, the envoy must be an experienced and refined person.

"How is King Xiang?" Chen Zhiqing said leisurely.

Everyone was stunned, Meng Jingye, the king of Xiang, was in charge of the examination office, he was a close minister of the Son of Heaven, and he was an excellent candidate in terms of status, status and ability, why didn't everyone think of him, in fact, it was not, just because the status of this review office was very important, if Meng Jingye left, no one in this review office might be able to take the lead.

Meng Yan also thought about it, but he gave up because his position was too special, and now that Chen Zhiqing mentioned it again, he was a little moved.

"Ladies and gentlemen, what if I let Princess Changsha take over the censorship?"

Everyone who was doing it suddenly wouldn't answer, this Changsha princess has the ability, but the Changsha princess has been assisting Chenghou Su Qing for a long time, and it is always a little awkward for the ministers to let her take over the review department.

"If you don't speak, I will take your approval." Meng Yan knew that everyone still had some prejudice against women, and Su Qing was recognized by them because of Su Qing's contributions, and Su Qing was a minister of the dragon.

But the Audit Office has great power, and is responsible for inspecting the promotion and adjustment of officials, and deep down they are reluctant to let a woman be in charge of such an important matter.

Everyone was still speechless, Meng Yan was always in a state of mind, always asking them to slowly accept women as officials, and women's status should be gradually improved.

"Then do it, Meng Jingye, the king of Xiang, will go to Jinling for my courtiers, and Lu Wanyu, the princess of Changsha, will take over the review office!"

As soon as the imperial decree came out, everyone said yes.