nanming man

Chapter 611 Responding to Crisis
The secret of the negotiation was unexpectedly leaked out, which caused an uproar in the government and the public.

Although Zhu Cihong hinted to the minister, he would never admit that he had the intention of negotiating peace.

This matter can only be done by the people below behind his back, and he is completely unaware of it.

Zhu Cihong was furious, several ministers bowed their heads to the ground, they didn't dare to move, let alone explain, thinking that they might suffer disaster this time, maybe they would follow in Chen Xinjia's footsteps.

At this time Zhu Cilang lost his temper, but he did not punish them, but asked suddenly: "Who do you think deliberately discredited the court?"

Various information about the peace talks, personnel, conditions, and letters have all been leaked. This is obviously someone targeting him.

Nanjing is the capital of Ming Dynasty, so someone can stir up such a big storm, which is why Zhu Cihong was furious.

Ma Shiying said: "Your Majesty, according to common sense, it is only necessary to analyze, discredit the court, disrupt the peace agreement, and whoever benefits the most can infer who did the thing."

Zhu Cihong's brows were furrowed. Right now both the Manchu Qing and the Ming Dynasty need to negotiate peace. The Manchu Qing wants to get out of Jiangbei to deal with Gao Yihuan, while the Ming Dynasty needs time to catch its breath, so the news cannot come from within itself or from the Manqing side. .

Of course, the possibility of Manchu leaking intentionally cannot be completely ruled out, but the probability is very small.

Looking at it this way, Gao Yihuan is the one who is most reluctant to see the Ming and the Manchus negotiate peace. He is fighting fiercely with the Qing army. It was left to dry by the Ming Dynasty.

"Gao Jingzhong, he is really loyal!" Zhu Cihong suddenly said with hatred.

"Your Majesty, I also suspect that it is Gao Jingzhong. He is sparing no effort to discredit the court in public opinion and prepare for future rebellion." Ruan Dacheng directly accused Gao Yihuan of rebellion, and transferred the emperor's anger to Gao Yihuan. get away.

"Your Majesty, Gao Yihuan called himself the King of Wei without the permission of the imperial court, and his wolfish ambitions are clearly revealed." Ma Shiying also said.

Others also criticized Gao Yihuan one after another.

The Nanjing imperial court, whether it is the main battle or the main peace, or Ma Ruan, Donglin, and the imperial party, basically has the same attitude towards Gao Yihuan.

Gao Yihuan called Wei Wang, and set up a grassroots team in the northwest, which was a great threat to them. The premise of their struggle for power in Nanjing was that the Nanjing court must exist. If they were replaced, then they would have nothing to play.

Zhu Cihong's face was gloomy. Although Gao Yihuan had rescued him in a disguised form during his research, this did not prevent him from hating Gao Yihuan.

Gao Yihuan's wolf ambition, this time it must be his action to stir up trouble, the first is to prevent Nanjing from negotiating peace with the Qing Dynasty, and to prevent him from fighting alone, and the second is to plant the court and smear Zhu Cihong's face, causing Zhu Cihong to lose the morale of the army and the people.

The current situation is really complicated, Zhu Cilang was silent for a while, "Jin Yiwei, is there any movement of Gao Jingzhong recently!"

The commander of Jinyiwei was originally Ma Shiying's son Ma Luan, who was replaced by Zhu Cihong not long ago with Wu Bangfu, the former North Town Fusi commander who fled from Beijing to the south, as the commander.

Wu Bangfu had just taken over Jinyiwei, so he was still not familiar with many things. This time, something went wrong again, and he was under a lot of pressure.

"Your Majesty, a secret spy came to report that Gao Jingzhong was gathering troops in Xi'an to rescue Nanyang, but he did not take any other actions. However, I got news from the north that Gao Jingzhong captured Meng Qiaofang, the governor of Shaanxi in Yan'an, and quietly released him. , it seems that they intend to negotiate peace with the Qing Dynasty!" Wu Bangfu replied.

"What?" Zhu Cihong's expression changed instantly.

Ma Shiying couldn't help being angry when he heard that, you are so loyal, you disturbed the peace talks between the Huang court and the Manchus, and even incited public opinion to smear the court, but you yourself negotiated peace with the Manchus, how can people be so shameless.

"Your Majesty, we can dig deep into this matter, and then publicize it to let the world know Gao Jingzhong's ugly face!" Ma Shiying immediately stood up, and all he had to do was direct Jin Yiwei to do as he wanted.

However, Zhu Cihong remained silent. Gao Jingzhong negotiated peace with Manqing, which shocked him and confused him.

He hadn't thought about this issue before, but now that he thought about it, if Wu Sangui could vote, Gao Yihuan could also vote, but as the emperor of Ming Dynasty, it was absolutely impossible for him to vote.

If Gao Yihuan fell to Manqing, Zhu Cihong would not dare to think about it.

For a moment, Zhu Cihong had a lot of thoughts and the situation was complicated, but he realized that Gao Yihuan could not be forced. If he was pushed to the side of Manqing, the situation would be serious.

"This is the end of this matter! Don't bring it up again!" Zhu Cihong said with a gloomy face.

Ma Shiying and the others were slightly taken aback, but they were all old politicians after all, so they immediately understood what the emperor meant.

First of all, just now that Nanjing is betraying the country, Nanjing is accusing Gao Yihuan of making peace with the Qing court. The people will not believe it, but will think that Nanjing is framed.

Secondly, if things get serious and Gao Yihuan really makes peace with the Manchus, or turns to the Qing court, what will happen to Nanjing?
"Yes! I obey!" Ma Shiying nodded, and immediately said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Gao Jingzhong, please make Wei Wang, and there is still peace talk?"

"Make him king of the Western Wei Dynasty!" Zhu Cihong said in a deep voice, "Your private negotiations will be terminated immediately, and the participating personnel will be dismissed. They will be transferred away from Nanjing to avoid the limelight, and they are not allowed to leak any more information, otherwise they will be killed immediately. This matter, the imperial court must firmly deny it, and say it was framed by the Qing Dynasty!"

"I obey!" Ma Shiying and the others couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The king of Wei and the king of Western Wei are different in one word, but their rank has been lowered by one level.

This is Zhu Cihong's temptation to Gao Yihuan. If Gao Yihuan can maintain a tacit understanding with him, he will accept this title. If he does not accept it, it will prove that the tacit understanding is completely broken and the relationship has completely turned into hostility.

Gao Yihuan knew that Nanjing would definitely not give it to him if he asked for the title of king, so he called him king of Wei. When Nanjing saw that he was called one-word king, he would probably take a step back and give a compromise plan.

This is a negotiation skill. When you want something in your heart and you know that the other party is unwilling to give it to you, and you don’t want to break your face, you might as well put forward more excessive and radical conditions, and the other party will easily accept what you have in mind. conditions of.

Zhu Cihong did not intend to admit the peace talks and avoid the mistakes of the Chongzhen Dynasty, so the officials who participated in and supported the negotiations would not be severely punished, because the punishment would be a blow to Nanjing for acknowledging the peace talks with the Manchu Qing in disguise.

After Zhu Cihong finished speaking, he closed his eyes for a while, and then suddenly continued: "Jiangbei front line, all troops guard the line of defense, don't provoke troubles, and Jin Yiwei must strictly investigate the details of Nanjing City!"

Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng looked at each other and understood what the emperor meant. Although the peace talks failed, the front line must maintain a tacit understanding with the Qing army, and not actively provoke wars, so as to maintain the current relatively calm situation.

The two knew each other and immediately saluted and accepted the order.

Wu Bangfu also saluted and accepted the order, saying that Jin Yiwei must clean up all parties in the city.

Zhu Cihong then waved his hand, "You all step down, Wu Bangfu stays, I still have something to explain."

Ma Shiying and others hurriedly bowed to leave, Wu Bangfu waited for them to leave, and said: "What is your Majesty's order?"

A trace of murderous intent flashed in Zhu Cihong's eyes, he hooked his hands and said, "Come here with your ears~"

In the palace, when Zhu Cihong was discussing with many ministers how to deal with the crisis, Hou Fangyu had already become a bereaved dog.

The Imperial College Supervisor in the city, as well as some young scholars, were looking for him to kill the national traitor.

Hou Fangyu escaped from Li Xiangjun and was about to go home, but found that the door was already guarded by soldiers.

For such a big incident, the imperial court would definitely take someone to take the blame. He didn't dare to go back, after much deliberation, he decided to go to Boss Donglin and ask about the situation.

But now he dare not come to the door directly, so he first found his friend Mao Pijiang, and first checked the situation.

He entrusted Xiaotong to send a letter, and asked Mao Pijiang to meet at a tavern. When the appointed time was approaching, Hou Fangyu looked out the window vigilantly, and suddenly saw a group of Jinyi guards walking towards the tavern.

Hou Fangyu gasped, it's over, Mao Bijiang sold him, the court must be arresting him everywhere, trying to take him as the scapegoat.

All of a sudden, Hou Fangyu escaped from the restaurant in a hurry, and came to the edge of Qinhuai River alone, looking at the brightly lit Qinhuai River, feeling bitter in his heart.He didn't reap any benefits, but became a traitor and a big traitor. He was really wronged.

Now how to do?Nanjing can no longer accommodate him.

Hou Fangyu sighed, and it took him a while to calm down. He was about to leave Nanjing first, but just as he turned around, he saw two black figures suddenly approaching him, grabbing him, and stuffing him into a carriage.

There were two people sitting in the carriage, a man and a woman, the man did not know each other, and the woman was Yu Xiang'er, a famous Qinhuai prostitute.

When he got into the car, he was taken aback for a moment, but the stalwart man sitting in the middle smiled and said, "Young Master Hou, let's make friends, I am Fang Jiayu, the deputy envoy of Xuanyiwei."

"Xuan Yiwei, you are high-minded and loyal people!" Hou Fangyu's expression changed.

Fang Jiayu smiled and said: "Let's get straight to the point! Mr. Hou, now you have nowhere to go, Nanjing will definitely kill you, if you want to live, you might as well serve us!"

Hou Fangyu showed sullen expression, "You want to take advantage of others!"

Yu Xiang'er smiled faintly: "Young Master Hou, helping us is helping the people of the world, and helping the Han people is also helping yourself!"

Fang Jiayu said in a deep voice: "Young Master Hou, do you still have a choice now? To bear the name of traitor for Nanjing and be killed, or to stand by the people and be a hero, you choose yourself!"

Hou Fangyu was very angry in his heart. He could guess that Xuan Yiwei must have something to do with the leak of the peace talks, but he has nothing to do now.

"Okay! I promise you, but how can you save me, how can you help me wash away my infamy!"

Fang Jiayu smiled, "Young Master Hou is really a hero. I will send you out of Nanjing first. Next, you will enter the interior of the Qing Dynasty. Don't worry, the Qing Dynasty will definitely not suspect you when you take refuge in the past. When the Wei Army regains Beijing, It is the day of your recovery!"

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