Emperor Kangxi sent me to marry

Despite the haste, by the time the new Zuodu censor Chen Tingjing arrived in the capital, Galdan's reply had already been discussed twice in the South Study Room.

Under Gao Shiqi's operation, Xu Qianxue just didn't make a comeback and was sent back to his hometown. His younger brother Xu Yuanwen, a bachelor, acted as a scapegoat and was forced to retire early.However, this kind of suppression that did not harm the foundation of the Xu family was still interpreted by some officials as Kangxi began to favor Suo'etu again.So in the court hall, the voices of recuperating and giving priority to disaster relief became louder and louder.

After Chen Tingjing got the news, he finally understood why the fourth princess repeatedly urged him to come quickly.

Whether Kangxi wants to fight or not, Chen Tingjing has been in charge of using businessmen to find out information for a long time. He knows very well that the emperor's will is indeed wavering, but not that much.When he came back this time, his first task was to reverse the direction of public opinion and make it favorable to the emperor.At the very least, even if it is finally decided to negotiate a peace, it cannot be fully credited to Suo'etu's words.

In order for him to be qualified to speak, Kangxi even included Li Fanyuan Shangshu and Zuodu Yushi into the scope of Nanshufang's regular government affairs.In the past, only six ministers and bachelors had this honor.

On the second day after returning to Beijing, Chen Tingjing was called to discuss matters in the South Study Room.As soon as he entered, he first met some old acquaintances, and then called on some newcomers. After seeing them, Kangxi asked them to go there together.

There was only one topic: whether to accept Galdan's conditions.

It was not intentional that Suo'etu would bring up a compromise at the beginning. His original intention was to take advantage of the situation to overwhelm the Xu family, help Li Guangdi get rid of the threat, and kill chickens and monkeys by the way, so that no one would come to fight against him.Unexpectedly, while talking and talking, he also put in the Alani that he didn't like, killing three birds with one stone, so unsatisfactory.So he was in favor of it, and stuck to it.

"The emperor's idea is very good. Trick Galdan into Monan alone, and then put him under house arrest in the capital. Erut's army has no leader, so they will naturally disperse like birds and beasts. A few cattle and sheep, a few stones of rice noodles are nothing, just give him. Besides, he I can't take it back either."

It was the first time Chen Tingjing heard that the emperor had such a plan, so he was not in a hurry to speak.

To some extent, Kangxi was also a little complacent.He didn't expect things to go so smoothly.Moreover, Galdan's conditions were not high, and he also promised to keep Tuxietu Khan's eldest son alive.

The handover location is set at Harqin, which makes Kangxi not at ease.

The prince was still young, so of course Suo'etu's idea, he recommended to Khan Ama with great enthusiasm; Kangxi's elder brother, Prince Yu Fuquan also agreed.He simply felt that as long as Galdan didn't lead many people, even if things changed, it didn't matter.Fuquan was willing to personally lead the troops to Harqin.If Galdan dared to make trouble, he took it down on the spot.

Kangxi looked at the people in the study, and most of them were related to Suo'etu, and they either vaguely agreed or remained silent.He felt a little bit regretful that he suppressed Mingzhu so hard that no one dared to suppress Suo'etu's arrogance on this occasion.

Even if this is done in the end, Suo'etu can't let Suo'etu take all the limelight away.

He coughed.This is a code for Chen Tingjing.

Chen Tingjing then came out and bowed to play.

"Your majesty, minister, Chen Tingjing, the censor of Zuodu, has three doubts about this matter."

"speak."

"Yes. This is the first one. The people who were led by Galdan can be counted, but those who were sent secretly are not easy to count. Originally, the three tribes of Khalkha allied themselves, and most of them were stationed not far from the 49th Banner of Monan. They spoke the same language. The clothes are similar, and it is difficult to distinguish between eagerness. If there is a strange face appearing in normal times, the herdsmen, officers and soldiers from all over the place, I know it. Once the defense is turned on, it is inevitable that some people will slip through the net and make trouble together. There is no such thing on the grassland. The pass is an important road, and it’s not easy to defend against it.”

When Suo'etu heard it, he laughed and didn't take it seriously.

"Master Chen is a scholar. I don't know. I am a warrior of the Eight Banners. Could it be that I can't tell whether 100 people or 1000 people enter the customs? Galdan also sent people to Beijing to pay tribute in previous years, bringing more people, and it was seen every time. .”

Kangxi felt that although what Chen Tingjing said was overly cautious, it was not unreasonable, so he ordered him to continue talking.

"I obey the order. These two are Karaqin. I am worried that the drunkard in Galdan is not interested in drinking. In fact, he just wants to find out the distance of Karaqin's terrain so that he can come to the capital in the future. Without waiting for both parties When we met, he just found an excuse, saying that he didn't plan to come, and escaped ahead of time. Since the two sides showed goodwill, our people, naturally, shouldn't be too much better than the other side. What if we can't stop it at that time. "

Suo'etu wanted to refute, but Kangxi spoke first.

"Then, what about the third one?"

"The third thing is the matter of cattle, sheep, rice noodles. As Master Suo'etu said, if you can really capture Galdan, this little thing is nothing to worry about. But if it fails, the thing will be intercepted instead. Wouldn't it be in vain? Galdan’s arrogance. Ordinarily, he should be starving and precarious at the moment. We can bear it in the cold winter and the lunar month. I’m afraid it will be difficult for him. It will take a few months, and he should go back to Moxi by himself, or come to ask for help. and."

Hai Feng struggled with this last point for a long time before letting Chen Tingjing say it.

It's like plucking a tiger's beard.It was rare for Kangxi to come up with a plan on his own, whether it would be useful or not in the future, at least it didn't sound like a big problem right now.Directly pouring cold water on the emperor's proposition violated many taboos.But there is no better way. You can't just keep silent and watch the situation collapse in a bad direction just because the loyal words are harsh to your ears.

This is a national event involving the lives and deaths of tens of thousands of soldiers!
Sure enough, without waiting for Kangxi to get angry, Suo'etu took advantage of the issue and accused Chen Tingjing of being disrespectful to the emperor.

"My lord Chen, from what you mean, it seems that you dislike the emperor's idea, and it's superfluous?"

"My lord Suo'etu, I definitely don't mean that. I'm just worried by nature, afraid of accidents..."

But Suo'etu didn't continue to entangle with him, and instead continued to encourage Kangxi.

"Your Majesty, although I have proposed a peace agreement, I have never mentioned letting go of Galdan. These rebellious officials and thieves have repeatedly ignored the emperor's decree, and turned a blind eye to the mediation of the Lifan Court. If they let go Where is the might of God? Lord Chen can say one thing for sure: he may abandon the land of Mobei and flee back to Junggar. At that time, will my army still travel long distances and devote all the power of the whole country to chase him alone? The emperor has a clever plan, thinking The plan to lure Galdan to come alone, I bow to you. Please act according to the plan, and I am willing to do the work of dogs and horses."

The officials in the South Study suddenly found a tacit understanding: complimenting the Holy Spirit is always right, so they all seconded their proposals.

Kangxi looked at the direction of the wind and turned to his side, and was basically satisfied. He thought it was Chen Tingjing's intentional opening to anger Suo'etu, so he didn't think further.He stood up and spoke righteously.

"Since I ascended the throne, the use of troops has always been arbitrary. For example, Wu Sangui's rebellion, the Huguang rebellion the year before last, and even the pacification of Rakshasa. There were many objections in the court, and they believed that the journey would be long and costly, and it would be difficult to succeed. I have never been afraid. If you want to go, then you must go, never waver, and you will succeed. Ignorant people make false comments, and I have never cared."

Chen Tingjing watched the colleagues in the South Study room scrambling to sing their praises and one-sided momentum towards the emperor, and smiled wryly to himself.

Did he finish his errand, or did he not?

I hope that the worries of the fourth princess are just a woman's caution, she is wrong.The emperor's dictatorship this time can also be the same as before, and he will win a big victory.