Huang Pu has long been familiar with Yexian and others, and he is very practical in his words and actions, so he immediately told Zhu Qiyu's military deployment to Yexian and Zhu Qizhen:

"The new monarch will divide the 200,000 army into four major battalions, starting from the original Shiheng camp outside the Xizhi Gate, and set up a long snake formation, and build a large camp every two miles.

The four battalions face each other head to tail, advancing in echelons, and the large battalion at the front will approach three miles away from your army's main camp.

Then during the day we stayed in the barracks, and could not get out, until the evening, and then attacked your camp at night. ”

also heard the words first, and nodded again and again. The reason why Huang Pu is so straightforward and frank is because the battle has come to this point, if Xinjun is not crazy enough to want to hit the Warat army hard, but just wants to be invincible, then he can play the cards openly.

Zhu Qiyu just wanted to make it clear that he could not bully the Warat army, and the cavalry could not give full play to their advantages in the night battle.

After understanding Zhu Qiyu's intentions, he also focused on negotiations. Because the camp of the Ming army, trenches, horse rejection, camps, war troops, artillery, firecrackers, and crossbows formed an impermeable defense system, and they would not be brain-dead enough to attack the camp of the Ming army.

Moreover, the four major battalions of the Ming army can rescue each other, how can the 60,000 cavalry in Warat District beat the 200,000 Ming troops who are fortified in the battalion, have abundant supplies, and have high morale.

So he also asked again: "How does the new monarch plan to welcome back the emperor?" ”

Huang Pu took a step back and stood at the end. There were a bunch of high-ranking civil officials present, if no one specifically asked, it would not be Huang Pu's turn to speak, and Huang Pu himself didn't want to be in the limelight.

Yang Shan stood up and replied: "The Ming Dynasty can reward the Taishi, but the Taishi needs to send the Taishang Emperor into the city first, and then the court will send the reward down." ”

"What exactly is that reward? And what does the mutual market say, what does the tributary say? ”

Where can Yang Shan answer this question, but he still replied confidently: "If the Taishi is sincere and wants to return the Taishang Emperor, then please ask the Taishi to put forward the conditions himself." When we go back, we will truthfully report to the new monarch, whether we can accept the conditions of the Taishi or not needs to be decided by the new monarch, and what we said doesn't count. ”

When he heard the words first, he casually said the number: "We need 10 million taels of silver as compensation for this troop trip." In addition, we are to pay tribute twice a year, and each time we send a mission of 3,000 men.

There are a number of mutual markets to be opened on the border, allowing us to freely exchange cattle and sheep for daily necessities. ”

Several ministers of the Ming Dynasty smiled when they heard this, and scolded in their hearts: 10 million taels of silver, you should go directly into the city and grab it. Just to the temper of our ridiculous emperor, I am willing to give you 100,000 taels of high incense.

This is still optimistic, the ministers actually don't believe that the new monarch really wants to welcome the emperor back. Therefore, it is good that the new monarch did not make a stumbling block, how could he have a lot of blood to replace the emperor.

Seeing that the atmosphere at the scene became awkward, Yang Shan had to smile and replied: "What the Taishi said, the lower official has already written it down, and he will report it to the new monarch truthfully."

In addition, Weichen still has something to report to His Majesty, the new monarch has officially ordered today to release the whole family of Jianshu and Wushu, and after the war, give the two county kings the title, enjoy the courtesy of the prince, and be in Changsha. ”

When Zhu Qizhen heard this, his face turned pale, and he began to quickly calculate in his heart: Yang Shan is a minister loyal to me, and he must have meant something when he deliberately talked about this matter.

The status of Jianshu is so special, the younger brother dared to release him and make him the king of the county, this is another absurd thing, and I don't know what the younger brother wants to express, it is not to reflect his heavy feelings.

Yang Shan is not easy to speak too bluntly in front of so many people, so he can only point to the end.

Zhu Qizhen followed this question and asked again: "If I return to the city, what kind of etiquette does the new monarch plan to greet him?" ”

When the ministers heard this, they looked at each other. To say that the current ministers are also pitiful, they have often been made to look at each other by the two emperors recently.

Even the emperor's hardcore Hu Hui, Wang Zhi, and Yang Shan were silent and did not speak, and Chen Yi, Li Shi, and Li Xian, who had unclear positions, lowered their heads and had no intention of answering at all.

Only Huang Pu knew that it was his turn to answer, so he hid in the back calmly.

Seeing that the atmosphere was really embarrassing, Zhu Qizhen had to name him directly. Because he wanted to avoid suspicion, it was difficult to force his cronies to answer, so Zhu Qizhen chose one of the neutral ministers and asked Li Shi: "Li Aiqing, tell me about it." ”

Who knew that Li Shi came directly: "Weichen thinks that His Majesty needs to issue an edict to comfort the heroic souls of the fallen soldiers, and then live in the Qianqing Palace to introspect."

Important military and political affairs should still be handled by the new monarch. After all, the position has been decided, and Daming can no longer withstand the toss.

As for the remarks of the Taishi, Weichen really didn't dare to agree, and the civil and military officials would not support it. ”

Li Shi's outspokenness made everyone present stunned, and the entire tent was suddenly silent.

After being silent for a long time, Zhu Qizhen reluctantly replied: "What Aiqing said is very true, as long as I can go back, even if I go to Fengyang to guard the imperial mausoleum, I am willing." ”

Hu Hui really couldn't bear it, and said comfortingly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, you can't go to Fengyang, the new monarch has already said that after Your Majesty returns to Beijing, he still lives in the Qianqing Palace, except that he no longer deals with government affairs, everything else remains the same as before he left Beijing." ”

Zhu Qizhen nodded reluctantly, and motioned to everyone to retire.

The ministers, as if they had been granted amnesty, hurriedly returned to the city to report to the new king.

Even Hu Hu went back to the city with him. Only Wang Zhi and Yu Qian were left, and after reporting to the emperor, they had to rush directly to Shanxi.

Zhu Qiyu slept soundly at noon, and in the afternoon, he reluctantly came out to meet Hu Hu and others.

After hearing that he would ask for 10 million taels first, Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "Aiqing decides, if you are willing to use this money to redeem the emperor, I have no opinion."

However, the plan to increase the salaries of civil and military officials can only be put on hold for the time being. ”

When the ministers heard this, they immediately became honest. If anyone dares to block the financial path of the civil and military officials, what will happen to them, you can refer to Ma Shun, the leader of the Jinyi Guard, who was beaten to death by the hundred officials in Fengtianmen.

Even the emperors like Hu Hu and Yang Shan did not dare to approve of taking money to ransom people. In the end, everyone had to respectfully ask the Holy Son of Heaven to make a decision and give a conclusion.

Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "I am not the one who detains the door, as long as I return it to the Emperor Taishang first, I can give one million taels as a reward, but this money can neither be paid by the imperial court nor from the inside."

It was too embarrassing to come out of the imperial court: the whole army was wiped out in the war, and the emperor was captured, which was already shameful enough. Then the court will pay one million taels to redeem the emperor, and then how should the history books be written.

Even the two garbage emperors of the Song Dynasty didn't let the court pay for ransom.

The inner money is out, and it is also out of royal decency.

What I mean is that the queen mother and the two queens, as well as a group of concubines, will collect the gold and silver treasures of the harem and make a big head. The rest of the small heads are made up by the prince, the prince and other clans. If it is not enough, it is necessary to raise donations in the capital, and as long as you are willing to be loyal to the emperor, you can donate your family property.

In this way, even if it is a private ransom, it sounds a lot better to say it. ”

When the ministers heard this, they looked at each other again. Seeing this, Zhu Qiyu added: "The harem headed by the queen mother and the two queens should be able to produce six or seven hundred thousand taels."

As the king of Qi, I am willing to pay 50,000 taels. Concubine Xuanyi was willing to take out her savings for many years, a total of 30,000 taels, and Princess Qi pledged 20,000 taels. Therefore, we pledged a total of 100,000 taels from the Qi Palace.

Other vassal kings and nobles can donate a total of 100,000 taels, and the remaining 100,000 taels are widely raised in the capital. As for you civil servants, it's not easy on weekdays, and your salary is not high, so you don't have to go out. ”

(End of chapter)