Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 840 Contact Toungoo
Wang Yan did not pay much attention to the Manchu envoys. His purpose was somewhat the same as that of the Manchu envoy last time, which was to delay, maintain the status quo, fight whenever he wanted, and rest if he wanted to. , He did not summon, nor did he make a clear statement.

Dorgon wanted to negotiate peace, recognize the Ming Dynasty, and divide the north and the south. The Ming Dynasty first recognized the Manchus in the Hongguang Dynasty. The occupation of Lianghuai, Shandong, Beizhi, and Shenjing are all places to be recovered.

At this time, it's not that they can't fight, why should they negotiate peace with Manqing.

Although Wang Yan is now in control of the government, this does not mean that his position is already stable. He also needs to maintain a hostile attitude with the Manchu Qing Dynasty and establish an enemy for the Ming Dynasty. In order to stabilize his position, otherwise, once the Ming Dynasty negotiates a peace with the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty loses external pressure, I am afraid that there will be another internal struggle.

Furthermore, life in the south of the Yangtze River is comfortable, people live well, eat well, play well, and their desire to fight is naturally low. Under such an environment, the entire bureaucratic class and the army are extremely vulnerable to corruption, and Wang Yan also needs to be full of Qing Dynasty. This enemy, like a sword hanging from the sky, prevented the Ming court from sleeping and kept vigilant at all times.

Finally, let's talk about the current situation. For the Ming Dynasty, there is no need to negotiate a peace, because the Ming army occupied Nanyang, the Qing army could not attack Huguang, and there was the Yangtze River in the east, the Qing army could not fight it, and the only thing exposed was the Qing army. Those in the front are the counties in the north of the Yangtze River.

The Ming Dynasty relied on Nanyang and the Yangtze River to defend, and all parts of the south continued to recuperate, and the negotiation of peace did not benefit the Ming Dynasty.

From March onwards, the news of the Grand Parade appeared more frequently in the imperial palace newspapers, which gradually attracted the attention of the people of Nanjing, and the Grand Parade became a hot topic in the streets and alleys.

Di Bao originated in the Han Dynasty, which is equivalent to the current official newspaper. It copied the emperor's imperial edicts, ministers' memorials, and the national policies of the court for officials to read and understand current events. Businessmen who sell newspapers for profit, and officials are willing to spend money to buy them in order to save trouble.

In the Ming Dynasty, Shen Yiguan, who used to be the chief assistant scholar of the cabinet during the Wanli period, wrote such a passage: "In the past, those who privately discussed the government were just whispering in the streets and alleys. Today, the thoroughfare is busy and the city is full of libretto and storytellers. , blatantly compiled into a set, to hold drama talks, without any scruples."

This shows that ordinary citizens can learn about what happened above the imperial court, and how to obtain it is probably the mansion report, and the politics of ancient China was not as autocratic and dark as the posterity thought, and it was not like what Lao She said in the teahouse. "Don't talk about state affairs."

When Wang Yan was Juren, he would often buy the Mansion Newspaper to read. At that time, he thought it was a good thing. Now that he is in power, the Mansion Newspaper is also controlled by him. Major decisions will also be published on it.

As there are more and more things about the big reading in the mansion newspaper, there are heated discussions in various restaurants and tea houses in Nanjing, and many people are waiting for the day of the big reading.

At the same time, the imperial court was also making preparations, and the elites from Jiangxi, Jiangbei, and Huguang who came to participate in the grand parade also arrived in Nanjing one after another.

The soldiers in Jiangxi and Huguang are alright, but the troops from Jiangbei are mainly refugees and rebels, which is considered an eye-opener, and caused many troubles. But then he asked the Ministry of Households to allocate some wine and meat to the camp, and invited a theater troupe to reward the army, which was considered a big mouth, and a sweet date.

When the army was training, the missions from various countries were required to stay in the post station. When Wang Yan learned that the Qing envoy was kicked out of the post by Gu Yuanjing, he blamed him for messing around, and then ordered the Qing envoy to be restrained as well.

All the armies gather, and the common people watch the exercises every day. In order to promote the competition among the various armies, a Cuju competition is held between the various ministries.

In the middle of April, the Manchu and Qing missions had been trapped in the inn for more than a month. Lu Zhuangyuan was extremely dissatisfied with this, but the Ming Dynasty also had reasons. Well, the Heavenly Dynasty has to guarantee your safety so as not to be hurt by others, so you'd better stay calm and don't come out.

On this day, in the room, Lu Zhuangyuan was complaining to Feng Quan, but Feng Quan ignored him and read with a book in his hand.

Of course, this time it is not a pornographic storybook, but the serious book of the Chu Party "Chu Wang Decides", and next to it are "Book of Pros and Cons of Commanderies and Countries under the World", "Knowing the Rilu" and " Yangming Gong", "Military System", "Qian Falun", "Nanyang Zhufan" and other books with Chu party thought.

These books are printed in large numbers by the Chu Party, and they are everywhere in the market, and they are not taboo. Even the Zhejiang Party and the Tang Dynasty faction also published a few books. Huge controversy.

Of course, although the sales of these books are good, they are still not as good as yellow picture books such as "Jin Ping Mei" and "Ru Yi Jun Biography".

Feng Quan listened to Lu Zhuangyuan's chatter, closed the book, and said to him: "Anyway, if you can't get out, Chang Yin might as well read these books. From my point of view, Wang's plan is grand! The Chu Party has a whole set of ideas and reforms. It is suggested that the 200-year-old evils of the Ming Dynasty may really be eradicated by him! Only by reading these books can we know ourselves and our enemies!"

Lu Zhuangyuan gave Feng Quan a blank look, glanced at the cover of the book in his hand, and said disdainfully: "I have read this "Chu Wang Decides" a long time ago, and it is full of boastful words from Wang, very shameless!"

"This book really has the intention of flattering Wang Yan." Feng Quan was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect Lu Zhuangyuan to read it, "But it can be seen from it that the Chu Party intends to flatter Wang Yan, stabilize its ruling position, and implement the reform. "

Lu Zhuangyuan was about to speak, when suddenly a subordinate knocked on the door outside the house, and stood outside and said, "Feng Butang, just now the officials from the Ministry of Rites of the Nanming Dynasty came over and said that they invited us to watch the Grand Parade in Zijin Mountain tomorrow."

In the room, Feng Quan stood up immediately after hearing the words. He already knew about the big review in the Ming Dynasty, and he also guessed Wang Yan's intentions. Face, but the current Nanming, how can it be compared with Ming Chengzu's time, and he calculated, more than a month, so hasty, I am afraid that there is no scale.

After hearing this, Lu Zhuangyuan also stood up, "Half of the country is still in my hands, how dare they learn from Ming Chengzu?"

It was rare for Feng Quan to reach a consensus with Lu Zhuangyuan, "Do you remember what I said last time?"

"You said to contact the Dongyu envoy?" Lu Zhuangyuan didn't forget that they had discussed it last time and were ready to contact, but before they got online, the Ming Dynasty people surrounded the inn.

Feng Quan nodded, "This time is an opportunity, you and I, whoever has the opportunity at that time, talk to the Toungoo envoy and release some of my Qing Dynasty's goodwill."

"How to release?" Lu Zhuangyuan raised his eyebrows and asked.

"Maybe we can divide Nanming together, give them Yunnan and Guangxi, you can say whatever you want, anyway, if you don't accept it, it's fine if you don't accept it."

Lu Zhuangyuan is just pedantic, but someone like Feng Quan is capable, but he has no bottom line. Even Sun Kewang's territory has been decided for others. I don't know what to say when contacting Sun Kewang.

(End of this chapter)