Cai Xianqing then said, "The first question I consider is whether their requirements are harsh or lenient. I think that Western countries can use 100,000 taels of silver as the basic conditions. Such arrogance is clearly the meaning of taking advantage of the situation.
The content that needs negotiations will definitely be even more difficult to accept. I wonder if Tinglong told him about this?"
"Sayed."
"What's that person... reacting?" Cai Xianqing asked, pinching his lips.
Ye Yongjia put his finger on the table and turned around: "He seemed a little nervous and panicked. In short, there was no joy."
"Come on," Cai Xianqing snorted coldly, "This matter is going to be troublesome! He is afraid. Since the Western Ocean comes in the name of a crime, the most stringent requirements are nothing more than two: First, remove the official involved in this time.
; 2. Abandon the island forts and completely abandon the new policy.”
Ye Yongjia's eyes dodged in horror for a few times, which was almost subconscious; when he realized it, he quickly took back the strange expression. He knew what he was thinking at that moment, but he was just afraid that there would be a written by the officials involved.
His name will make all the officials and ministers of the court use this as a stain and criticize them. Although he had Liu Zhennian as his backer and such concerns were unrealistic, he still couldn't help but blame himself in his heart.'Being an official is just to make achievements,
Just keeping a name, the current situation is no longer helpful. Even if I remove me from office and return home, what's the point! I can't be afraid of this.'
Although he said this, he was extremely ashamed of the thoughts that were completely opposite to those in his mind, as if he had a hypocritical hypocrisy.
Cai Xianqing saw through his thoughts and did not point it out. He still said to himself: "As for other aspects, such as cede land and opening up the realm, they were Ming's violation of the laws and regulations of this dynasty. He believed that he should put peace first and would not dare to do so.
The move to promote war. Tinglong only needs to focus on those two items."
Ye Yongjia nodded slightly: "When the talks tomorrow, I will take the opportunity to report to Liu Zhennian and ask the court to prepare early in case of an accident."
After the Secret Memorial of the Ministry of War was handed over to the Secretariat, Liu Zhennian happily accepted his proposal, which was to summon all provincial ministers to discuss with Ye Yongjia in the capital in the early morning. The discussion process was much easier than Ye Yongjia imagined, and it was not even possible.
In an hour, everyone's differences were eliminated, and they unanimously agreed that "our country is in a matter of reason, and the compensation of 30,000 taels is not much, and it is feasible." He also issued a document order to force Zeng Liang to allocate silver. Regardless of the result, a
The big thing was finally settled, which relieved the pressure on him a lot. He recalled the content of the talks, but did not notice anything unusual. He only remembered that the newly appointed political assistant Su Zongshan was very talkative and spoke gently and funny, and that's all.
But Niu Yuan, who has lost power recently, cares about other people's words very much, so from this brief meeting, he also sees some strangeness. Ye Yongjia is fair and straightforward, not shy about his doubts; Gui Fu continues to do so
Echoing everyone, but he didn't say much today; Liu Zhennian always emphasized that "no treasury" and "the compensation should only be distributed in the name of the Ministry of Revenue", etc., insisting on safeguarding the emperor's face and complying with his own claims everywhere
Even though he didn't argue with him, he felt like he was scolded hard, and he was so frustrated.
The last thing he thought of was the newly-represented political participation Su Zongshan. Niu Yuan looked down on this person who had not made any contribution and obviously did not intend to consider him. However, after thinking about it, he was surprised to find that the city was in the hall
He is the most active. He took on the responsibilities of a peacemaker and mediated the dispute over his opinion with Liu Zhennian and Ye Yongjia, which made all the topics gradually heat up. He also proposed to stop the construction of the Ministry of Works.
The funds were temporarily transferred to repay the Ministry of Revenue, as well as various measures to appease the soldiers and punish the majority of the officials, and the rebellion were constantly talked about, as if he was the only one in the Secretariat who was making suggestions, and he won Liu Zhennian several times.
Praise. What bothers Niu Yuan was that Liu Zhennian had become a reconciliation faction and no longer supported such tough measures as himself. He could only blame this on Liu Zhennian's old and stupidity, other than that
There is nothing to do.
In fact, Su Zongshan’s plan was not very clever, it was just to "demolite the east wall and repair the west wall". Niu Yuan would even think more deeply than him; but he did not show off in the past, and suddenly made a grand statement.
The discussion makes people feel like a rising star. However, for Liu Zhennian, his reason for supporting Su Zongshan is not just based on this, but rather quite sufficient. Since Yan Wen, the relationship between the Liu Party and the civil officials
He became more and more nervous, and even developed to the point where he was in the same situation, which forced him to think twice before he could take action and consider stabilizing the basic foundation of governing the country - try not to provoke those literati and officials. In such a fierce situation, Su Zongshan was with
Most officials were friendly and never offended a single person. They were also reliable confidants, so they were valued by Liu Zhennian and wanted to take the opportunity to take advantage of him.
It happened that Ye Yongjia told the old prime minister that Cai Xianqing's previous speculation. He agreed and told Su Zongshan the reliable speculation, and said, "I heard Ye Tinglong's words be sure of it, and I will dismiss it from the letter of the country.
Officials are a must. If this matter is discussed by the main hall, it will be angered by the public, and they are afraid that they will make extraordinary actions and disrupt the negotiations between the two countries. It is better to have the political participation in the political affairs and preside over the peace bureau. What is the idea? Only you can warn me.
All the dukes, let the panic keep calm."
Su Zong was very happy and said to him: "Mr. Liu trusted him so much, and he might not be able to repay him! A villain is stupid. If he loses this matter, it is really hard to bear the crime. It is better to choose the same person."
"Oh," Liu Zhennian clapped his hands and said, "You are humble. You are very knowledgeable, but you are arrogant and can't bear to bow your back. This will definitely not be done. You should go."
"But can they really obey my orders and be willing to be punished?" Su Zongshan looked at him sincerely.
"Haha, you misunderstood my intentions. Of course, I can't use the foreigners' spirit to dismiss me from the Celestial Chronicle. I'm just afraid that they don't know my intentions and will fight blindly, which will ruin the national affairs. You just need to
If you tell them my husband’s thoughts, they will naturally not panic.”
Su Zongshan understood Liu Zhennian's intentions, immediately put on his official uniform and kowtowed to thank him. However, he was not in a hurry to leave. When the bookkeeper who served the tea came up, he personally picked up two bowls of tea in the tray.
He handed the bowl to Liu Zhennian, and drank it all in one bowl and left before he bid farewell to the two of them.
"Sir, what are you doing?" Ye Yongjia walked to the gate of the Secretariat and saw Su Zongshan jogging all the way, and asked with a smile.
"I was ordered by Mr. Liu to do something outside!" Su Zongshan said, while walking past him and heading straight to the gate of the palace.