nanming man

Chapter 924 Agreeing to the Transaction
Nanjing, Bauhinia City, inside the Royal Study Room.

Zhu Cihong summoned his confidant ministers to discuss important matters.

At this time, he relayed Feng Quan's words to several ministers, and there was a lot of discussion in the study.

After Zhu Cihong and the others chatted for a while, he coughed lightly, and the study fell silent. Chen Zilong saluted and said, "Your Majesty, I think this is feasible!"

Zhu Cilang looked at him waiting for his next words, Chen Zilong said: "If the Qing army is willing to cooperate, our army claims the Northern Expedition, the army takes over Beijing, and turns into occupying Beijing, it will definitely boost the reputation and morale."

Ruan Dacheng said: "Your Majesty, in fact, even if you don't use the banner of the Northern Expedition and just talk about negotiations, the Tartars are afraid of Ming Dynasty and decide to return Shandong and Beizhi. This is a big victory."

Zhu Cihong nodded slightly. Indeed, through negotiations, the recovery of the north without the use of swords and weapons can actually be said to be a victory.

Of course, this needs to be erased, the fact that the Qing army is about to be wiped out.

If the Qing army still had a choice and was still very strong, and the Ming Dynasty regained the lost ground through negotiations, it would be a diplomatic victory, but now the Qing army has nowhere to go. The Wei army not only wants to recover the lost ground, but also destroys the Qing army. , then this negotiation, letting go of the Qing army that should have been wiped out, cannot be said to be a victory.

However, it doesn't matter, the common people don't know so much, and the war has not yet been fought, and your Wei army said that you can regain the lost ground and wipe out the Qing army.

Now it seems that most of the ministers in the study are in favor of this deal, because the temptation of Beizhi Shandong is indeed too great.

If Ming regained these two places, Zhu Cihong's orthodox position would not be shaken, and Gao Yihuan would be embarrassed. If the army continued to attack, it would be a naked rebellion.

Fame and righteousness are said to be useful, but sometimes they are not very useful, but with these two things, there will undoubtedly be more blessings.

Zhu Cihong looked at the crowd and asked, "How are those Aiqings going to do it?"

Lu Zhenfei said: "Your Majesty, Manchu Qing has no intention of fighting now, so we have to accept Shandong and Beizhi before the Wei army attacks. But now there is a problem, Liu Shun, the general of the High Thieves, is standing between Nanzhi and Shandong , blocked our army's way to the north, and according to detailed reports, the Wei thieves stationed troops on the Henan and Henan lines, and our army entered Shandong, and the Wei thieves would immediately seize Beijing!"

This is indeed a problem. Several ministers in the study were talking about it. The Ming army is on the Huaihe River, which is too far away from Beijing, while the Wei army is in Hedong. The Ming army has just dispatched here, and the Wei army may have already arrived in Beijing.

For a moment, everyone in the study looked sad. Chen Zilong thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, I think that I can only follow Feng Quan's suggestion and send a navy to seize Beijing."

Zhu Cihong said: "A lone teacher, I'm afraid it will be difficult to sustain the situation!"

Chen Zilong continued: "Your Majesty, I think that before this, I will do two things well, and the navy will take over Beijing, and it will be successful."

Zhu Cihong asked, "Which two things?"

Chen Zilong said: "The first thing is to use Feng Quan to recruit the green battalion in the Qing army. The Manchu Qing will cross the sea and return to Liao. It is impossible to take all the more than [-] Han troops away. The imperial court must recruit those remaining Han troops. The second thing is that we can send troops to destroy Liu Shun first, open the passage to the north, and push the army to the south of Shandong."

Chen Zilong paused, and continued: "If these two things are done well, once the navy occupies the capital, with Feng Quan as the internal response, the imperial court can quickly receive the Han troops left by Beizhi and Shandong, and then garrison the Han troops in Huaibei. The army quickly marched north along the canal, which was enough to control the situation and create a fait accompli before the Wei thieves had any reaction."

"Liu Shun is the general of the high-ranking bandit, if I send troops to attack him, will I give the high-ranking bandit an excuse?" Zhu Cihong asked worriedly.

Chen Zilong said: "It doesn't matter whether Liu Shun is a high-ranking thief or not, as long as His Majesty refuses to admit it, he is a traitor. At this time, there is no need to think about any excuses."

Zhu Cihong nodded, "How can I give them the food and boats that Manqing wanted?"

Ruan Dacheng said: "Your Majesty, this is simple. Send a batch of grain ships to go to Shandong by sea, choose a seaport to berth the boats, and then notify Man Qing to let them pick it up by themselves, and tell the outside world that the grain and ships were robbed by Man Qing!"

Zhu Cihong stood up, walked back and forth in the study for a few steps, then stopped and glanced at everyone, and said solemnly: "This matter, dear ladies, must keep it confidential, and remember not to let the wind out."

At that moment, Zhu Cihong discussed some matters with several ministers in detail, and then asked them to implement them.

A few days later, in the yamen of the Ministry of Military Affairs in Nanjing, several officials were handling official duties. A doctor from the Ministry of Cleaning Officials in the Arsenal picked up an order, and his brows immediately frowned.

At this time, it was already evening, and a doctor next to him came over and said with a smile, "Brother Fang, do you want a drink today?"

Lang Zhong, surnamed Fang De, shook his head, "Forget about today, there is something at home."

The doctor is Fang Chehou, in his 30s, he talks a lot, has a good relationship with his colleagues in the Ministry of War, and likes to socialize very much.

"Oh, what's the matter, do you need help?" the doctor asked with concern.

Fang Che waved his hands hurriedly, "It's just a small matter, let's drink it tomorrow!"

At this time, the sound of banging boards outside the room sounded, Fang Che Housui packed up his things and left the public room quickly.

Fang Chehou returned to the courtyard in the city, changed into his normal clothes, and went to the backyard. He waved his hands to make all the servants retreat, and then called a mediocre driver into the room.

The coachman came in with a nod and bowed his head, and kept saying at the door: "Master, what can I do for you?"

After entering the door, the coachman closed the door, and the situation immediately reversed. Fang Che hurriedly greeted him with a smile, "Captain Wang, please sit down!"

The coachman didn't sit down, he looked around vigilantly, "I won't sit down, sir, if you have anything to do, just tell me directly!"

Fang Che heard the words, and immediately lowered his voice and said: "Today, the humble official was handling official business in the public office, and found out that the cabinet issued an order to order the Ministry of War to clean up the official department and check the country's reserves of weapons, ships and other materials. Generally speaking, the checks are all It is carried out at the end of the year, and unless it is preparing for war, it will not be counted at the beginning of the year, so I guessed that the court might have some big moves, so I reported it to the captain."

The coachman nodded and thought, "Is there any other information?"

Fang Chehou shook his head, "The low-ranking position is not high enough, so I can only get access to this bit of information for the time being, but tomorrow, the low-ranking position can go to my colleagues to inquire about it!"

What action did the Nanjing court take? After the decision was made, the matter was always handed over to the Sixth Ministry for implementation. A single piece of information may not reveal much, but as long as you find a few more pieces of information, you can make a rough inference.

The coachman waved his hands sullenly and said, "No need, asking too much will easily reveal your identity. I will find a chance to meet someone, and I should be able to find out what's going on!"

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