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In the Qianqing Palace, Jiang Xia and other six ministers sat together. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

No one spoke, and the atmosphere was a little weird. Jiang Xia sat in the second position on the left, above Yang Yiqing and below Li Dongyang.

Sitting opposite him were Yang Tinghe, Xia Yuanming and Wang Qiong.

Jiang Xia's gaze swept over the three of them one by one, and although the three of them were forced to be calm, their expressions also revealed some embarrassment.

Jiang Xia finally spoke first, but the awkward atmosphere was not only not broken, but even worsened.

Jiang Xia said: "Didn't you say that you want to kill the 'Six Tigers' to revitalize the dynasty, so that the young people don't dare to act rashly?

The 'Six Tigers', like Jiang Bin, are all people who were cultivated by the first emperor. Now that the new monarch has just been established, people like Jiang Bin were still waiting to see how the court would treat them. So this period is the most sensitive time for them.

You first killed the 'Six Tigers', making them think that the court was trying to clean up the favored servants of the first emperor. Then you hurriedly wanted to summon Jiang Bin to Beijing to report on your work. First the general decree, then the holy decree.

With such a big battle, people think that you are trying to trick him into Beijing, and then arrest and kill him. People are not stupid, so they will naturally run first. ”

"Mrs. Jiang, I'm ......" Wang Qiong opened her mouth, but she couldn't finish the next words.

Because he really doesn't know what to say, after all, the person who was vibrating at the beginning was the one who called for Zhen Gang Ji, and the last person who had an accident was his subordinate.

Yang Tinghe, who had not spoken, finally spoke, and his expression was a little solemn. "Master Taifu, now is not the time to talk about who is right and who is wrong. The immediate priority is that the Tatar army has begun to move, and the Xuanfu is in danger.

This Xuanfu is the northern gateway of the Ming Dynasty, if it is breached, the consequences are unimaginable. Let's think about what to do now. ”

After Yang Tinghe finished speaking, Jiang Xia nodded rarely. It is undeniable that this time Yang Tinghe was right.

No matter how he and Yang Tinghe fought, everyone was always a courtier of the Ming Dynasty, sitting in the same boat. This boat is Daming.

Whether they want power or wealth, or responsibility and trust. The first thing they have to ensure is that nothing can happen to the big ship of Daming, so that everything they want can be obtained.

So on this point, Jiang Xia and Yang Tinghe can be regarded as having a consensus.

Without waiting for Jiang Xia to speak, Li Dongyang sighed first.

"I'm afraid it's a lot of trouble now. ”

After all, he was the most respected person among the six ministers, and as soon as Li Dongyang spoke, the other five immediately looked at him.

Li Dongyang looked up at Zhu Zaijiang, who was riding a wooden horse in the side hall and having fun.

Li Dongyang said: "Now that the new monarch has just been established, the hearts of the people in the world are fluctuating. If there is another war, I am afraid that some people will take the opportunity to fall into the well and fish in troubled waters. ”

As soon as Li Dongyang's words came out, Jiang Xia and the others all nodded in agreement.

Zhu Zaijiang has just ascended the throne not long ago, and he is still young, Da Ming doesn't know how many people have begun to float in their minds.

If there is any war in the Ming Dynasty at this time, I am afraid that there will be no one who will take the opportunity to fish in troubled waters, or support the army and stand on its own.

And this kind of thing, there are one and two. Once the first person who supports the army and stands on his own appears, but the court does not immediately send a large army to quell the rebellion, then the second and third will follow.

At that time, Daming is likely to fall apart like a domino effect.

This is very likely, and everyone in the six people present understands this truth.

So after Li Dongyang finished speaking, Jiang Xia directly set a tone for this matter.

"So...... You can't fight, you can only make peace. ”

"Seeking peace?" Xia Yuanming looked at Jiang Xia and asked, "How should we seek peace? If the new monarch divides the territory as soon as he is established, I am afraid that it will also cause dissatisfaction among the people of the world." Moreover, the Tatars probably know very well that it is most beneficial for them to send troops to the Ming Dynasty now. ”

Jiang Xia pondered for a moment, and finally said, "That's it, I'll go to Tatar to ask for peace." ”

"You're going?"

Li Dongyang, Yang Yiqing, Yang Tinghe, Wang Qiong, and Xia Yuanming all showed expressions of surprise. Yang Yiqing objected without even thinking about it, "No, what can you do? You are the Taifu of the Ming Dynasty, and you are the minister of the Ming Dynasty." The affairs of the court and the central government still have to wait for you to decide, and the emperor still needs your teaching. What if you go, if something happens?"

"That's right, it's just a peace negotiation, why do you need to go in person?" Li Dongyang looked at Jiang Xia Dao.

Jiang Xia pondered for a moment, but he was actually very entangled in his heart. He didn't know that as soon as he left, he would leave Yang Ting and them with a lot of opportunities.

According to the current unspoken rules, once the major national affairs cannot be decided, the six ministers will start voting. Obey the majority with the minority.

When Jiang Xia was there, everyone would basically weigh each other and make some regressions according to each other's attitudes.

But if Jiang Xia leaves, then there are only two people in his camp, Li Dongyang and Yang Yiqing. During this period, Yang Ting and them will be able to occupy a lot of political resources.

So from the deepest part of his heart, Jiang Xia was actually unwilling to leave.

But at the same time, Jiang Xia knew very well that this peace negotiation could only succeed if he went.

The Tatars are not fools, they will not know that the new monarch of the Ming Dynasty is just standing, and now is the best time for them to attack the Ming Dynasty.

For the northern tribes, taking the Central Plains is not just about occupying a piece of land. For people of true insight, the capture of the Central Plains symbolizes a kind of progress, a kind of transition from backwardness to advanced, from barbarism to civilization, from poverty to wealth.

Therefore, in all dynasties, the northern tribes have never given up their coveting of the Central Plains.

Now the best time has come, not to mention that the Ming Dynasty cannot divide the territory now. In fact, even if it is to divide the territory and seek peace, the Tatars will not necessarily agree.

So Jiang Xia understands that apart from himself, the entire Ming Dynasty really can't find a more suitable candidate.

Jiang Xia thought for a while, and finally sighed and said, "Actually, the six of us know very well that we each have our own political positions, so everyone will not be willing to leave this core decision-making circle easily. Including me, it's the same.

But now that the emperor has just ascended the throne, it is time to face various challenges. Now the challenge is coming, if we don't take on this challenge, then the entire Ming Dynasty will fall into a catastrophe.

Therefore, this time to negotiate peace with Tatars, we can only succeed and not fail.

If I promise to let you send someone at will, I'm doing it perfunctory. Because I know very well and proudly say that I am probably the only one who has the best chance of success in the entire Ming Dynasty. ”

Jiang Xia paused when he said this, and he glanced at Yang Tinghe, Wang Qiong, and Xia Yuanming, "If the skin doesn't exist, Mao will be attached?" So I have already decided, this time I will send the Tatar envoy to negotiate peace." Whether I live or die, succeed or fail, I only hope that you can do a little bit. Keep the Ming Dynasty and assist the emperor wholeheartedly. ”

"Master Taifu, don't worry, your subordinates will definitely bow to death!" Yang Yiqing was a little excited by Jiang Xia's words, and he was the first to get up and bow to Jiang Xia.

Jiang Xia nodded, and the rest of Yang Tinghe, Wang Qiong, and Xia Yuanming were silent for a while. Then Wang Qiong stood up first, followed by Xia Yuanming, and finally Yang Tinghe.

The three of them saluted Jiang Xia together and said, "Master Taifu, rest assured, your subordinates will do their best and die!"

Jiang Xia is the first prince of the dynasty, and at the same time, he is also a marquis, and he is also a minister. It is a figure listed as the Three Princes.

Among the six people present, except for Li Dongyang, he has the highest rank, so the other four are all deacons in front of him, calling themselves "subordinates".

Jiang Xia also stood up at this moment, bowed back with his fists in front of the five people one by one, and then strode out of the Qianqing Palace.

The Tatar army has begun to assemble, so the four towns of Xuanfu are in danger.

In addition, Tatar now has Jiang Bin, a traitor, to help, and the reality of the Ming border defense is basically clear.

Now that the war is on the verge of breaking out, once the two sides start fighting, there is no point in negotiating peace this time.

Therefore, Jiang Xia didn't dare to stop at all, and directly ordered someone to make a national letter to be used for the discussion, and then took Xiao Shu, Bu Jinyun, Xue Ruqin, Zhang Meng, and Yin Renmian to prepare to set off.

This trip was very dangerous, and it didn't make any difference to bring a lot of people, so Jiang Xia only brought the four of them.

Originally, Su Meiniang also wanted to follow, but Jiang Xia didn't agree.

Before leaving, Cui Rushuang, Cui Niannu and others, who had just arrived in Beijing from Yangzhou, all came to see them off.

Jiang Xia took Su Meiniang's hand and walked to Cui Rushuang.

Because Cui Rushuang and Cui Niannu were the first to get started, and Cui Rushuang was her sister, Cui Rushuang has always been the eldest of the five wives in Jiangxia.

Seeing Jiang Xia walking over holding Su Meiniang's hand, Cui Rushuang suddenly rolled her eyes.

Jiang Xia smiled and said to Cui Rushuang: "Lady, take good care of Mei Niang for me when I am away." When I come back, I'll marry her. ”

Cui Rushuang pouted with displeasure and said, "How many concubines do you have to accept before you are satisfied." ”

"Uh......" Jiang Xia didn't know how to answer for a while, because he felt that he owed a lot of people.

Xue Yi, who was standing beside Cui Rushuang, was afraid that the world would not be chaotic, she said to Jiang Xia with a smile: "Xianggong, anyway, one more is not too much and one is not less, why don't you marry my sister together, I can see that in fact, my sister's heart is all in you." ”

Jiang Xia hurriedly glanced at Xue Yi, and shouted in his heart that he had a private chat about this matter. But he complained and said, "Don't you think your sister Rushuang is not angry enough?"

"Hmph!" Cui Rushuang snorted coldly.

Xue Yi clenched his fist and waved: "Come on, come on, I'm very optimistic about you, brother-in-law." ”rg

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