Chapter nine hundred and fifty-four: decisive battle
A letter and memorial were handed to the cabinet at the same time.
The letters are the handwriting of the emperor. Everyone recognizes the handwriting of the dog crawling, but ordinary people cannot fake it. The emperor's letters only talk about one thing - peace talks.
From the analysis of handwriting, the emperor's handwriting was quite strong, which shows that he was not abused, and he was mostly able to run or jump, and he was fat and fat.
This makes people feel very relieved. For the cabinet ministers, they may have a deep hatred of this emperor, but the emperor is the emperor and the king is the king. After learning that the emperor is safe and sound, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
The other letter is Liu Chengfeng's memorial.
Liu Chengfeng is now at its peak. The good news has long been spread to the capital, and the military and civilians are greatly encouraged. At this time, Liu Chengfeng was like Yu Qian at the Tumu Fort, and was almost welcomed by everyone.
No matter what, the threat from the Mongolians is real. Once they enter the capital, they will not care whether you are a noble or a civilian, whether you are a scholar or a merchant, everyone is in the panic of the army at the city.
If the King of Chu had not turned the tide, everyone would not know what it would be like now.
So whether it is someone who likes or doesn’t like Liu Chengfeng, he is only grateful to Liu Chengfeng now, but some people are more grateful and some are less grateful.
At this moment, no one can ignore Liu Chengfeng's opinion, so his memorial received great attention. The first person to see Liu Chengfeng's memorial was Li Dongyang, and then he put his memorial in
After everyone had read the memorial, Jiao Fang couldn't help but say, "The Empress Dowager has entrusted the full power to let the King of Chu deal with the matter of peace, but why did the King of Chu still write a letter to ask if the peace is negotiated? What are your opinions?
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Everyone is fighting openly and secretly on weekdays, but now there is no need to intrigue. Yang Tinghe also finds it strange that this memorial is here to ask the details of the court's peace talks. The King of Chu has already been ordered to deal with the war with full authority, and the imperial decree is under the imperial decree.
It was also specifically noted that if the Mongolians wanted to negotiate peace, Liu Chengfeng would make full decisions.
But at this time, the King of Chu came to memorial, but what was it for? If the King of Chu wrote a letter, it would be impossible to explain the incident. No one said that he was abusing his power, but the vassal king asked, asking what should he do now.
Do it, is it a fight or a deal?
Li Dongyang lowered his head and was silent, but thought of something, and said, "I understand, does the King of Chu do not want to discuss peace? Think about it, if the King of Chu discusses peace, why should he ask the court? Unless the King of Chu does not want to discuss peace, he intends to continue.
Only after fighting will he come forward to inquire. He is afraid of taking the consequences. He will save the imperial envoy from impeaching him regardless of His Majesty's safety."
Yang Tinghe and Jiao Fang were shocked. Of course they knew that the Ming army had taken the absolute initiative. Even from the situation, it was indeed the best time for the Ming Dynasty to annihilate the Mongolian army in one fell swoop. The Mongolians had fallen into the trap of the King of Chu.
If you want to escape, you have nowhere to escape. It is only a matter of time before you can continue to stay.
This is of course a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but there is a problem that no one can avoid. The Mongolians still have the emperor in their hands. This is the trump card of the Mongolians. Once the Ming army continues to press forward, who can guarantee what the Mongolians do to the emperor?
What happened?
It was impossible to wipe out the whole thing, but I was unwilling to discuss peace talks, but I was afraid that this was what the King of Chu thought now.
The problem is that peace talks are not discussed, what should the emperor do?
Liu Chengfeng naturally didn't want to take on this responsibility, so he kicked the ball to the cabinet.
Or, it was kicked to Jiao Fang.
Jiao Fang smiled bitterly in his heart. He now understood that the memorial of King Chu was not for the court, but for himself.
The King of Chu did not want to negotiate peace, but the political risks of not discussing peace were too great, so there must be a legitimate political reason. In other words, someone must convince Empress Dowager Zhang to agree with the King of Chu's political views.
But the problem is that Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe and Liu Chengfeng have no interest. Why do they run for you? And the matter involves the emperor. Who dares to put his head on the belt to support Liu Chengfeng?
Then only Jiao Fang is left. Jiao Fang defected to Liu Chengfeng, now a lackey under the King of Chu. Now someone wins over him. Does Jiao Fang dare to refuse? So he has to take action on this matter himself, no matter how
No matter how you have to ask for the imperial edict of Empress Dowager Zhang, this is the tragedy of a lackey, and it will always be used by others.
The problem is that Jiao Fang has to be used by Liu Chengfeng. He was able to enter the cabinet, first because of Liu Jin and then because of Liu Chengfeng's support. In fact, Jiao Fang's reputation in the court was far inferior to Yang Tinghe and Li Dongyang.
Once you lose the backer of the King of Chu, there is no need for the King of Chu to deal with him. Tomorrow, the envoys from each road and the six ministries will be in trouble.
Jiao Fang sighed in her heart, was silent for a moment, and said, "This matter is of great importance, and the empress dowager needs to make the decision. It is better to do this. I will bring a memorial to the palace and ask the empress dowager to make a decision. What do you think?"
Li Dongyang nodded and said, "That's all. After all, the King of Chu is the head coach. He can see the battle with him the most clearly. So he must have his own opinion. The Empress Dowager also has the consideration of the Empress Dowager. Hey, Mr. Jiao
Since you are going, then just let yourself do it.”
Seeing that Li Dongyang and the other two had no intention of being in trouble, Jiao Fang felt relieved and hurriedly set off for Kunning Palace.
Queen Mother Zhang has also started to interfere in some government affairs these days. In the past, she had a husband, so she didn't have to worry about it. Later, she had a son after all, so she didn't have to do it herself. But now if she doesn't come to the helm, the consequences will be unimaginable.
When Empress Dowager Zhang heard that Zhu Houzhao had a letter, she was immediately overjoyed and quickly met Jiao Fang. After Jiao Fang bowed, she first handed the emperor's letter and memorial to Empress Dowager Zhang to read.
After reading it, Empress Dowager Zhang frowned. She was silent for a moment and asked, "What does the King of Chu mean? Didn't the Ai family have ordered him to deal with it with it with all his power? Why do there still memorials come to ask?"
Jiao Fang replied: "There is a trouble now. The Mongolians are already at the end of their journey. Then they asked for peace talks. The King of Chu did not dare to take it lightly, so he did not dare to agree easily. Then he asked the Empress Dowager for instructions."
Empress Dowager Zhang nodded and said, "He is just too cautious. This was not the case in the past. When the late emperor was there, he was very brave. However, this matter is very important, so it is reasonable for him to ask for instructions.
It should be that the Mongolians were determined to put the emperor back, which was a good thing. Since that was the case, it was natural that peace talks were negotiated as soon as possible."
Jiao Fang had already made a draft before coming and said seriously: "This matter is easy to say, but it is a bit difficult to do. The Mongolians are at a loss now, so naturally I hope that I will be open to the Ming Dynasty. They are holding the emperor hostage, so they must be
I asked me to send them out of the Ming Dynasty, but the question is, if they were out of the pass, and the emperor was still in their hands, would they still be willing to release others?"
Jiao Fang focused on this issue. In fact, his choice was right. Since it was a transaction, there was no credit to the matter between the two countries. How should this transaction be done? If it were the Ming Dynasty, it would be
They would propose to hand over the emperor first and then let them out of seclusion. But the question is, will the Mongols believe in the Ming Dynasty?
The Mongolians must have a condition that they will leave the customs first and then let them go. In the eyes of Daming, are the Mongolians trustworthy?
Empress Dowager Zhang was so smart that she immediately understood the key point and sighed: "If you want to consider this matter carefully?"
Jiao Fang nodded and said, "Yes, if you have any negligence, not only will the emperor not come back, but it may also waste all the efforts of my hundreds of thousands of Ming troops. Therefore, the King of Chu did not dare to make decisions."
Empress Dowager Zhang said: "Is there any other way? My Ming Dynasty will never do anything to go back on his word. Can you tell the Mongols and let them return to the emperor first?"
Jiao Fang smiled bitterly and said, "In the eyes of Daming, the Mongolians are cunning people who go against their will, but in the eyes of the Mongolians, I, Daming, are also extremely cunning. They have always called us cunning Han people. Just relying on some sweet words, isn't it
Maybe it's a matter of their lives, after all, it's related to the lives of hundreds of thousands of them."
Although Empress Dowager Zhang is eager to save his son, she has to admit this. The important premise of transaction is to trust each other before, but now no one believes in each other, so why do you talk about mutual trust? Empress Dowager Zhang said: "Jiao Fang, you are the cabinet.
I, what are you doing? The Ai family only asks the emperor to be safe and safe. As for the others, they can discuss it."
Jiao Fang said seriously: "Actually, His Highness of the King of Chu has a solution. The reason why he came to ask the court was that he did not want peace talks. Empress, now hundreds of thousands of Mongolian troops are trapped in the pass, and they have become fish on the chopping board.
At this time, the life and death of hundreds of thousands of them was already in the hands of my Ming Dynasty. In fact, although the emperor was in their hands, it was the safest and he would never have any worries about his life."
If the Mongolians dared to touch the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, hundreds of thousands of them would not want to go back. So Jiao Fang continued: "That is why His Highness the King of Chu who dared to remain indifferent to the peace talks between the Mongolians, because the King of Chu was not afraid of the emperor's
Any danger, as long as the Mongolians are in the pass one day, Your Majesty will be absolutely safe. At present, if the Mongolians follow my advice, the only way is to continue the battle until they hurt the Mongolians and are afraid of them.
, At that time, not only will the emperor return safely, but the great troubles that have tortured me for a hundred years in Ming Dynasty can also be solved. The Ming Dynasty has experienced two Tumu Fort changes, and there will be no third time. I dare to ask the Empress to take it.
State affairs are the priority, and a royal decree is ordered to abandon peace talks and fight to the death with the Mongolian army!"
Chapter 2 is here. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to subscribe to (this site) and give me rewards. Your support is my greatest motivation.)