Ming politicians

Yang Sichang's understanding was completely correct. At the morning court the next day, many ministers of civil and military affairs almost all agreed with the submission of the Later Jin Tartars, and very few did not express their views. You must know that those who participated in the early court were all officials of the third rank or above in the court. Most of these people expressed their views, which means that the matter of peace negotiations has been completely determined. In fact, many officials in the court depend on the attitude of the emperor.

After accepting the surrender of the Houjin Tartars, Yang Sichang knew very well that he had to make preparations. As the chief assistant of the cabinet, he should not think about continuing to play a role. Be more conscious and resign as the chief assistant of the cabinet as soon as possible. If not, wait for the emperor to find a reason to make him retreat.

Yang Sichang's heart is cold. He is loyal to the emperor and the court, not because he wants to make Su Tiancheng a big man. In fact, there are too many benefits for the court to continue to conquer the Houjin Tartars. On the one hand, it can be justified. Things that everyone supports are conducive to establishing the prestige of the emperor and the court. On the other hand, the Jiangning camp will definitely suffer losses in strength when the Hou Jin Tartars are wiped out. At that time, it was much easier to liquidate Su Tiancheng than it is now. In the last aspect, there was a big bias in the understanding of which was more important between the emperor and the court. In fact, Su Tiancheng had not really posed a real threat. The Tartar threat has existed for many years.

Yang Sichang's biggest feeling was Su Tiancheng's foresight and foresight. He was able to predict the actions of the Houjin Tartars in advance, accurately grasp Huang Taiji's mind, and was able to put the overall situation first, opposing the imperial court's peace talks with the Houjin Tartars, and advocating a thorough After the eradication of the Golden Tartars.

Inwardly, Yang Sichang compared the gap in knowledge between the emperor and Su Tiancheng, he had a very bad feeling, even though he said that the emperor couldn't wait to see the Houjin Tartars surrender.Thinking of freeing up his hands to deal with Su Tiancheng, but the final result may be counterproductive. The emperor's ability and wisdom are indeed inferior to Su Tiancheng.

From the perspective of the law of historical development, the change of dynasty is not a particularly remarkable thing.If that day comes, it depends on what choices the scholars in the world make.

Jia Jihan, who had worked so hard to come to the capital of Daming, was finally able to return to Shenyang safe and sound.

Jia Jihan, who returned to Shenyang, received the greatest reward and was appointed as the Han servant of the Ministry of Officials, which is tantamount to reaching the sky in one step.Moreover, Jia Jihan has also become one of the members of the peace talks under the leadership of Jierhalang. It is foreseeable that Jia Jihan in the future can completely replace Fan Wencheng and will do better than Fan Wencheng.

Jia Jihan brought back good news, and while Huang Taiji was happy, his body also recovered a bit. [

The thing that made Huang Taiji most happy.It is not the peace talks themselves, but what is reflected behind this incident. According to the logic, the Qing Dynasty has suffered a heavy blow. At this time, if the Ming court goes all out and continues to attack, Huang Taiji can't guarantee that the resistance will be effective at all. effect.Such a favorable opportunity was given up by the Ming court, which can only show that there was a problem within the Ming court, which was something that Huang Taiji had expected a long time ago. The Ming court and the Emperor Chongzhen were very jealous of Su Tiancheng.I'm afraid thinking about liquidating Su Tiancheng.

In fact, there are a lot of news ahead, which has already made Huang Taiji have such an idea, otherwise Huang Taiji would not ask Jia Jihan to take a huge risk and go to Daming capital.Put forward a request for peace talks.

Although it is said that the peace talks will cause the Qing Dynasty to lose something, and it may cause fluctuations among the Manchu nobles, Huang Taiji is confident that the internal situation will be settled, and that the Qing Dynasty will continue to develop steadily. The struggle between the Ming emperor and the Ming emperor will be extremely fierce and will damage the national power of the Ming to the greatest extent. At that time, it will be the best opportunity for the Qing Dynasty. Huang Taiji hopes that the Ming emperor will win this battle, and that Su Tiancheng can be defeated. Beheaded, then the Qing Dynasty will have no worries.

The negotiating team of the Qing Dynasty was quickly formed, and Ji Erhalang became the person in charge, with sufficient decision-making power.

At the beginning of November, Jierhalang and others set off from Shenyang to the capital of Daming. Fulin and Concubine Zhuang followed to the capital of Daming. This way of doing things can more reflect the sincerity of peace talks and surrender.

The court was in charge of the negotiations, and it was Zhou Yanru, the second assistant of the cabinet.

Zhou Yanru's prestige was unprecedentedly high, and there was an endless stream of officials visiting the mansion. Relatively speaking, the mansion of Yang Sichang, the chief minister of the cabinet, was much deserted. The officials in the court had vicious eyes and could see many strange things. His attitude also shows the rise and fall of the cabinet ministers.

Assisting Zhou Yanru were Chen Xinjia and Qian Qianyi.

The three cabinet ministers were directly responsible for the surrender of the Houjin Tartars, which shows that the court attaches great importance to it, and it also shows that the emperor must truly submit to the Houjin Tartars.

The Houjin Tartars sent envoys to the capital for peace talks and expressed their submission. This incident caused a great commotion among the common people. The common people were very simple and believed that the imperial court had completely defeated the Houjin Tartars. With a benevolent attitude, he accepted the surrender of the Houjin Tatars. When the Houjin Tatars came to the capital, they did not negotiate at all, but came to surrender. From this moment on, the Houjin Tartars no longer dared to run rampant.

However, there is one thing that the common people still don’t quite understand. Now that the Later Jin Tartars surrendered, why so many soldiers were still guarding Liaodong, and why the army didn’t go directly to Shenyang. Could it be that the later Jin Tartars’ team still exists? Of course, People who hold this kind of concept can't be said to be real ordinary people. Most of them are scholars or people who explain things clearly.

The situation in Liaodong is completely different.

After Lu Xiangsheng learned of the decision made by the imperial court, he locked himself in the house for a whole day without seeing anyone. Zu Dashou and Zu Dale heard the news and sighed to the sky. The impatient Zu Dale lost his temper and said I want to go to the capital to see the emperor and explain why I can't negotiate peace with the Houjin Tartars.

The soldiers guarding Liaodong are the most aware of the power of the Houjin Tartars. So many years have passed, that is, the situation has been better in the past few years, and they can start to actively attack the Houjin Tartars, but the court is actually sure of victory Under the circumstances, he decided to accept the peace talks with the Houjin Tartars, and believed that the Houjin Tartars would be able to surrender. Couldn't the emperor and the court understand the matter of coaxing children?

Although it is said that the Houjin Tartars sent a mission, the conquest against the Houjin Tartars has not ended, and the emperor has not issued an order. The key is that the Governor's Office has not yet issued an order. Whether it is the imperial decree of the emperor or the edict of the imperial court, it is not obeyed at all, and everything is subject to the order of the governor's office. [

Lu Xiangsheng's thinking is different from that of Zu Dashou and others, because he needs to prepare for a full-scale attack. After obtaining Su Tiancheng's consent, Lu Xiangsheng transferred Zu Dashou back from Datong. The brutal fighting, and now the imperial court suddenly accepted the peace talks request of the Houjin Tartars. Of course, he is clear about the problems that came out of the pre-test.

Lu Xiangsheng had seen both the emperor's decree and Su Tiancheng's memorial. He did not expand, and asked the governor's yamen to suppress it. Such an imperial decree, not to expand in Liaodong for the time being, would be detrimental to the Jin Tartars after the conquest.In fact, without the emperor's decree and Su Tiancheng's memorial, Lu Xiangsheng was also aware of the struggles in the court.

Next, Lu Xiangsheng will face a major decision. What kind of choice should he make? This is not a question worth thinking about. Just choose to be loyal to the emperor and the court. The general who fought against the bandits and the later Jin Tartars many times, his understanding is profound.

Before Su Tiancheng, the imperial court wiped out the rogues many times, but the rogues became more and more arrogant and powerful, not to mention the post-gold tartars. When the post-gold tartars entered the customs, no army dared to resist directly Seeing the Empress Jin Tartars looting wildly, it was Su Tiancheng who reversed all the situation.

Lu Xiangsheng was most impressed by the two wars in Liaodong. When Chen Xinjia was the governor of Liaodong, under the emperor's instruction, he led an army of [-] to conquer. The result was a disastrous defeat. The battle in Liaodong, the situation is completely different, not only regained Guangning and Xiping Fort, but also wiped out a large number of vital forces of the Houjin Tartars. The comparison between before and after is too obvious.

As a senior general and in a high position, Lu Xiangsheng has his own analysis. Chen Xinjia served as the governor of Liaodong and led the first active conquest, which showed the imperial court's taboo against Su Tiancheng and the emperor's suppression of Su Tiancheng. Facts have proved that this Such suppression is absurd and cannibalism.

Everyone's patience is limited, and Su Tiancheng is no exception. Facing the court's suspicion and the emperor's reprimand, Su Tiancheng, who has extraordinary abilities, cannot sit still and wait for death. Clay figurines are also fiery.

After only one day of thinking, Lu Xiangsheng made an important decision. Regardless of whether the court started peace talks with the Houjin Tartars, the defense of Liaodong still needs to be stepped up, preparations must still be made to cross the Liao River, and the supervisor must still wait government order.In fact, Lu Xiangsheng knew that the emperor's imperial decree was about to arrive in Liaodong, and he was asked to express his attitude.

Lu Xiangsheng was in great pain. He didn't want to see this happen. When Su Tiancheng left Liaodong, he left some soldiers from the Jiangning Battalion to help train the Yulin Battalion and the Liaodong Frontier Army. The imperial court broke up, and I chose to be loyal to the emperor and the imperial court. This kind of training is likely to be terminated, and it is impossible for the Liaodong frontier army to obtain a large number of firearms to equip the army.

It is a pity that Lu Xiangsheng has no ability to reverse this situation. (to be continued...)