Zhu Jingyuan himself, seeing that all the ministers around him were silent, at first subconsciously thought that his statement had convinced all the princes and ministers.

But this overly arrogant idea was extinguished the moment it came out.

Accepting it without any doubt is an almost impossible thing to do, and there will be suggestions for orders given directly by the emperor.

Even if they were all convinced, they would stand up in favor, but now they are not angry.

Faced with this strange situation, Zhu Jingyuan vaguely understood the current situation after a short period of surprise.

This shows that everyone is unwilling to oppose it, and it is not convenient to approve it.

Then facing the old emperor's inquiry again, Zhu Jingyuan was a little speechless in his heart, but he could only continue to stubbornly govern.

"If I preside over the peace talks, I need the imperial grandfather and all of you here to accept, recognize, and cooperate with these three premises.

"First, peace is only temporary, and wars will eventually resume, because the contradictions between the nations have not been resolved, so peace should prepare for new wars.

"Second, war is a continuation of politics, and peace talks have the highest priority in the current situation, so the military, the imperial court, and the foundations must fully cooperate with the peace talks.

"Third, it is difficult to get relatively favorable terms by specifying a very tight deadline in the current situation, so the time limit for peace talks should be as lenient as possible."

Zhu Jingyuan said this, and while pausing slightly, he looked around again at the reaction of the emperor and ministers.

Everyone didn't have any obvious reaction, and even many people were frowning secretly, obviously thinking that what Zhu Jingyuan said was all nonsense for granted.

Zhu Jingyuan also expected this situation, if there was no such basic cognition and awareness, these people would not be qualified to sit here, but they still had to say it.

Zhu Jingyuan stabilized his mentality again, and seemed to be a little superfluous and asked again:

"My three premises, if any of the seniors do not agree, please stand up and explain the reasons, otherwise it means that everyone here agrees with these three points."

What Zhu Jingyuan said seemed to be nonsense, but the ministers turned their heads to each other.

Whether you know those three premises or not is not important, but the response to them is very important.

The premise is a promise, and if you don't speak now, the rest of the discussion must be based on this premise, and it can no longer be denied.

The discussion at the scene soon stopped, and Cao Zhenyong, Minister of Military Aircraft, opened his mouth and said:

"It is true that tight deadlines are not conducive to negotiations, but they cannot be completely absent.

"The situation on the front line is very hot right now, and a lot of ammunition, supplies, and well-trained soldiers are being consumed every day.

"So the negotiations cannot be delayed indefinitely, and I believe that the time limit for peace talks cannot exceed six months."

After Emperor Shizu re-established the Ming Dynasty, the authority of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies was restored and it re-established as the highest military institution of the Ming Dynasty.

At the same time, the cabinet of the imperial court borrowed the name of the Qing Military Aircraft Department, added a staff organization to the military attache system, and drew personnel from the Governor's Office of the Five Armies.

Therefore, the new Minister of Military Aircraft of the Ming Dynasty is not a kowtow worm who kneels down in the Qing Dynasty to receive transcripts, but a member of the Supreme Staff of the military.

Zhu Jingyuan responded after considering the identity of the other party:

"The current technology is conducive to defense, the defensive losses are much smaller than the offense, and the intensity of the battle will definitely be reduced after the start of the peace talks, and the consumption will be reduced.

"In any case, the six-month time frame is too short, and I think the front line should hold out for at least another two years."

Cao Zhenyong frowned slightly, and subconsciously glanced at the upper right, Emperor Zhu Zhongliang and Emperor Ninth Son Zhu Jianfeng.

Zhu Jianyan said before that the emperor may abdicate after the negotiation is over, and the heir to the reservation is likely to be Zhu Jianfeng, which is already semi-public.

Therefore, the time limit for this peace agreement is actually equivalent to the time limit for Zhu Zhongliang to abdicate and Zhu Jianfeng to ascend the throne.

Everyone didn't want to talk about this kind of topic, so they could only look at the emperor and let the emperor make up his own mind.

In the silence, the old emperor Zhu Zhongliang glanced at the audience, exhaled lightly and said:

"The negotiation time is until the end of this year, Jingyuan, your three prerequisites have been agreed upon, you can continue to talk about it."

Zhu Jingyuan breathed a sigh of relief, bowed his hand slightly to the old emperor and the ministers around him, and then spoke again:

Based on the above three premises, I believe that the first thing the imperial court needs to provide in terms of political cooperation is to immediately determine the policy of withdrawing the feudal domain and establishing provinces.

"The conditions and timetable for the abolition of the feudal states and the establishment of provinces should be determined and promulgated as soon as possible, and the arrangements for the people of the vassal states after the abolition of the feudal states and the establishment of provinces must not be postponed any longer.

"During the reign of Emperor Sejo, a large number of vassal states were established because of the limited speed of navigation and information transmission at that time, and the empire could not directly control places that were too far away.

"For example, in the farthest part of the New Tianfu Territory in South America, the sailing ships at that time followed the ocean current monsoon once, and a whole year passed, and the central government could not achieve it at all.

"But now the situation is different, the Imperial fleet only needs a month to reach New Tianfu, which is faster than the army can go to the Western Regions at that time.

"At the same time, the radio relay antenna with a wired cable allows us to quickly connect with the world and not miss the opportunity to make decisions because of the time of communication.

"Now that the imperial court can control the most distant territories, the prerequisites for the removal of the feudal domain and the establishment of provinces are ripe.

"At present, a large number of vassal states have openly or implicitly declared that they want to stand on their own feet, and in the war against the Ming Dynasty, they have pursued the so-called principle of mutual assistance between the two parts, which has affected the balance of power between the enemy and the enemy.

"Only when the imperial court decisively announces the withdrawal of the feudal province can the power of the feudal state be pulled over again, and the entire Ming Dynasty can be united again.

"Then we can force the so-called anti-Ming coalition to make concessions at the negotiating table."

When the vassal states were preparing to become independent, the imperial court announced the withdrawal of the feudal states and the establishment of provinces, which would not force the vassal states to rebel and become independent, but would instead reduce the tendency towards independence and increase the cohesion of the empire.

This logic felt like a dream in the classical dynasty, but in the context of today's Ming Empire, it is a natural reality.

However, the reactions of the princes and ministers at the scene were also very wonderful.

When Zhu Jingyuan explained, he began to hum his words and emotions in a low voice, and after Zhu Jingyuan finished speaking, he gave up his hand again, and immediately stood up one after another.

"The vassal domains that claim to be self-reliant are actually rebelling, and the imperial court not only does not punish them, but instead tolerates them, and where is the majesty of the Celestial Empire?"

"The population of the feudal kingdom and the overseas imperial village is at least 20,000,000, and the abolition of the feudal province will rebuild the household registration information of 20,000 people, which is by no means possible in two or three years!"

"The imperial court does not have so much manpower and time to complete the household registration adjustment of 20,000 people, and appeasing the local people is the first priority!"

"After the withdrawal of the feudal province, how will the identity of the 20,000 people of the feudal state be settled? Do you want to give citizenship to the Empire? ”

"Are citizens of the former vassal state allowed to participate in the imperial examinations in the Ming Dynasty? How are the places for the imperial examinations divided between the local provinces and the former vassal regions? ”

"The feudal state has been banned, and the empire itself is still a monopoly industry, what will be done after the removal of the feudal province?"

"How will the ethnic groups that are owned by the vassal state and not in the native country be resettled after the removal of the feudal province? What level of resident rights are to be granted? ”

"Your Highness Jingyuan, the withdrawal of the feudal province has been brewing in the center for many years, and it has never been implemented because it is widely implicated."

"The withdrawal of the feudal domain should be done slowly, and it must not be manipulated, and there will definitely be chaos in the operation!"

Some were skeptical, some were reminded, and some were persuaded, but in any case, no one supported the withdrawal of the feudal domain.