Ming politicians

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Su Tiancheng looked at Hong Chengchou and Qu Qingze, and spoke slowly.

"Lord Hong, Lord Qu, do you think that the matter involved in Taiwan is not serious, and the focus now should be to deal with the post-Gold Tartars with all our strength."

Hong Chengchou and Qu Qingze didn't speak. They must agree with this point of view, but they won't say it.

"It's not surprising that you have such an idea. Don't talk about you. I'm afraid the adults in the court all have the same idea. Taiwan is the land of the Maru. It's not a big deal. The key point is to solve the problem of the post-Gold Tartars. , Ask me to completely refute your point of view, and I can’t do it for a while. Some things can only be spoken with facts. Wait, after a few years, you will understand that Taiwan is not the land of the Maru, and Taiwan’s Status is very important."

Su Tiancheng obviously does not want to give too many explanations. Educating Hong Chengchou and Qu Qingze with the idea of ​​sea power theory seems too forward. To explain it with the reasons of controlling sea power and using Taiwan as a base, there is no such thing as yet. Reflecting the effect, Hong Chengchou and Qu Qingze may not be able to understand such an explanation.

Of course, we still need to get news from the capital to see what kind of changes Huang Taiji will make, and what kind of actions he will make. Under the current situation, Su Tiancheng is more careful than before. Now, both he and Zhu Shenxuan have become cabinet scholars, and they must pay attention to every word and deed. At this time, if there is any inappropriate action that arouses Zhu Youjian's suspicion, it will be fatal.

The capital, the Forbidden City, and the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Yang Sichang and Zhu Shenxuan looked very strange.Want to laugh, but reveal thinking. [

Zhu Youjian was carefully looking at the memorial in his hand, with a pleasant smile on his face.

"Yang Aiqing, King Jin, please tell me, the Houjin Tatars are about to bow their heads and surrender, how should I deal with it?"

This memorial was written by Lu Xiangsheng.It mentioned the most important thing in it. Huang Taiji of Hou Jin sent someone to send a letter, expressing his willingness to obey the leadership of the Ming Dynasty. From then on, he would not be an enemy of the Ming Dynasty, and he would also accept the enfeoffment of the Ming Dynasty.If the emperor of the Ming Dynasty agrees to this matter, Hou Jin will send a mission to the capital of the Ming Dynasty to discuss in detail how to surrender to the Ming Dynasty.

After Lu Xiangsheng received Huang Taiji's letter, he didn't dare to delay, and quickly wrote the memorial, including Huang Taiji's letter.They were sent to the capital together.

Lu Xiangsheng sent the memorial to the capital in the form of a secret memorial. After receiving the memorial, Zhu Youjian was extremely happy and hurriedly summoned Yang Sichang and Zhu Shenxuan to discuss this matter.

After Yang Sichang and Zhu Shenxuan read Huang Taiji's letter, they were greatly surprised. They didn't know why Huang Taiji bowed their heads and professed their ministers.Ordinarily, the viable forces of the Houjin Tartars did not encounter a devastating blow, and Su Tiancheng and Lu Xiangsheng were both ready to fight the Houjin Tartars. At this time, Huang Taiji wrote a letter, demanding to bow their heads and proclaim themselves ministers.

After Zhu Youjian spoke.Yang Sichang looked at Zhu Shenxuan, and spoke first.

"Your Majesty, I think that the purpose of this letter from Huang Taiji is still uncertain. Our Jiangning Camp, Yulin Camp, and Frontier Army have made all preparations to attack the Houjin Tartars. At that time, Huang Taiji was thinking of bowing his head and proclaiming himself a vassal, whether it was because he wanted to gather strength, or because he was afraid of the Jiangning battalion's attack, I feel that we should treat it with caution."

What Yang Sichang said was somewhat euphemistic, but the meaning was clear, that is, temporarily ignore Huang Taiji's peace appeal. This kind of thing has happened before, but the emperor basically denied the idea of ​​shaking hands and making peace, but this time the situation is different Well, the so-called handshake made by Huang Taiji last time was the attitude of the quality inspections of the two countries, but this time the handshake made peace was mainly about bowing their heads and approving the leadership of the Ming court.

After Yang Sichang finished speaking, Zhu Youjian didn't speak, but looked at Zhu Shenxuan.

Zhu Shenxuan's thinking is somewhat different from Yang Sichang's. In fact, Zhu Shenxuan's thinking is really in tune with Zhu Youjian's in many things. Huang Taiji wrote such a letter. Anyway, such an opportunity You can’t even give up. The conquest of the Houjin Tartars consumed a lot of gold, silver and food. The burden on the imperial court is very heavy. After so many years, the imperial court’s annual military expenditure is tens of millions of taels of silver As mentioned above, because of the conquest, there is hardly much silver to do other things. Even if the Jiangning battalion has won so many victories, the consumption of silver cannot be reduced.

Under such circumstances, it would be a good thing if the Houjin Tartars could be subdued, so that the court would have the energy to solve the people's livelihood issues.

"Your Majesty, I think what Master Yang said is reasonable, but since Huang Taiji has written a letter and is willing to submit to my Ming court, such an opportunity cannot be given up. If he can surrender without fighting, then It's the best situation, I haven't been in the cabinet for a long time, but I deeply feel that every year the imperial court spends too much on the war, so that there is no money to do other things."

Zhu Youjian nodded in satisfaction, feeling that what Zhu Shenxuan said was more reasonable.

"I think that what you said is reasonable. I think the cabinet will discuss this matter first, and then it can be discussed at the court meeting, and come up with a statement. What I mean is that since the Jin Tartars are willing to surrender, it's not a bad idea." Can give it a try.”[

Yang Sichang frowned, ready to continue speaking, but what Zhu Youjian said next made it hard for him to say.

"Of course I can't trust the Hou Jin Tartars. What is the purpose of Huang Taiji? Since he decided to surrender to the Ming Dynasty, why didn't he put forward specific conditions? What should we do if we occupy so many places? Manchu Eight Banners, Mongolian Eight Banners and Han Eight Banners , and how to deal with the Han army, how to deal with the plundered people of my Daming, and some other matters, there is no way to say, but these things, I think, can be resolved in the negotiation , if Huang Taiji doesn't let go of anything, it means that he has no sincerity, so there is no need to believe these nonsense."

The opinions of the cabinet were quickly unified. Everyone believed that since Huang Taiji wanted to surrender to Ming Dynasty, it was still possible. In all matters, when there is no specific contact, guesswork is unnecessary.

During the court meeting, Huang Taiji's letter sparked a big discussion. Many civil and military ministers congratulated the emperor, thinking that the Ming Dynasty was prosperous and powerful, which made the Houjin Tartars feel afraid. At this time, they should accept the Houjin Tartars' words. Bow your head and proclaim yourself a minister, the Ming Dynasty is a great country in the sky, so you must have such a magnanimity.

The opinions of the court meeting were surprisingly unanimous, but there were many suggestions on how to negotiate and what conditions should be put forward. There are a few points of opinion that are unified. The so-called Qing Dynasty established by Hou Jin must be abolished. Hou Jin is not a country. In the past, it was the Jianzhou Guard of the Ming Dynasty. If it surrenders to the Ming Dynasty, the rules of the Wanli period must be restored. As for the deployment of the army and other matters, it must also follow the requirements of the Ming Dynasty. The Hehan Eight Banners must be withdrawn and disbanded on the spot. After the surrender, Jin's Han army, especially the officers of the Han army, must be handed over to the Ming Dynasty.

The more radical ones are the censors and officials. They even believed that if Huang Taiji really wanted to surrender to Daming, he would send his son to the capital as a hostage, so that he could show his sincerity in surrender. At the same time, the imperial court would send officials When it comes to Jianzhouwei, the commander of Jianzhouwei must be an official sent by the imperial court.

During the discussion at the court meeting, Yang Sichang and Lu Shanji basically didn't say anything.

The two of them knew relatively more about the situation of the Houjin Tartars, and Yang Sichang was directly in charge of the Ministry of War. They had always been a little confused about the meaning of Huang Taiji's letter. Normally, Huang Taiji was not such a person. Zhenghongqi was annihilated by the Jiangning battalion, so he bowed his head and proclaimed himself a minister. You must know that Nurhachi often defeated an army several times his own with a small number of troops. Such a tenacious style also existed in Huang Taiji. When the Eight Banners and even the Han army's reputation suffered a devastating blow, they proposed to bow their heads and surrender.

It's a pity that their thinking couldn't gain the upper hand. At the same time, the two also believed that since Huang Taiji had such a request, it was still necessary for the two parties to negotiate. Anyway, during the negotiation, all demands could be raised. Hou Jin Tartar and Huang Taiji disagreed with these demands, so the two sides began to fight face to face, using strength to speak.

The final consensus was unanimous.

Zhu Youjian was very happy with the outcome of such a discussion. When he came to the throne, the Ming Dynasty was riddled with holes, and the later Jin Tartars and bandits rebelled. Years of disasters, more than ten years passed, and the bandits were wiped out. Now, the post-Gold Tartars will also bow their heads and surrender. Although the lives of the common people have not been fundamentally improved, the treasury has more money. If the conquest can be ended as soon as possible, the saved money can be used to do a lot of things up.

Zhu Shenxuan wrote to Su Tiancheng a little later this time. He wrote to Su Tiancheng when he was preparing for the discussion at the court meeting. Shenxuan decided to write a letter to Su Tiancheng. In fact, Zhu Shenxuan's idea was good. He didn't want Su Tiancheng to put forward any different opinions. Yang Sichang's words in front of the emperor were very tactful, but the emperor still insisted on his own Views.

Zhu Shenxuan can also conclude that Su Tiancheng must have a different view on this matter, and may even have a completely opposite view, and will not agree to Huang Taiji's so-called request of bowing his head and proclaiming himself a minister. Not happy anymore. (to be continued...)