The entire Ming Dynasty was preparing for war intensively, and there were heavy troops outside Shanhaiguan. If the Tatars didn't know what was going on, they would have been kicked in the head. Although they had long known that this war with the Ming Dynasty was inevitable, the Tatars
We cannot and dare not fight now. It is the best time for grazing, and the Tatar warriors are still driving cattle and sheep in various places. If we cannot get enough food and grass from the Ming Dynasty after the war, this winter will be difficult to endure.
Moreover, due to the neglect of those ingenious skills in the past few years, there was a serious shortage of craftsmen. Even if there were a large number of pure shepherds, the muskets and cannons that the Tatars could produce were far from their expectations. The most important thing is that they
Luo Jacob, the chief scientist who invented the flying artifact, has just discovered a way to increase the power of gunpowder.
As a result, the Tatar court adopted Mr. Fan's suggestion to negotiate with the Ming Dynasty again to strive for more development opportunities. But how to negotiate and how to win the favor of the Ming Dynasty court became problems again. Now everyone is pretty relaxed.
, even if the last batch of people who had just set out were brought back, they would definitely not be able to satisfy people's appetite. After discussion, the Tatars decided to use the tactic of ceding territory to seek peace, and develop northward to seize the areas south of the Wuchong River and Qinghe River.
Give up the land, and sell out the three Duoyan guards who have been ravaged by Lu Xiangsheng to the point of losing their temper! If this trick doesn't work, you can agree to surrender to the Ming Dynasty!
However, the Tatars had another disagreement about who to send as an envoy. The three unlucky brothers, headed by Dorgon, suggested that Lord Fan go. After all, he was the one who stopped the Ming army's attack through negotiations last time, and it was also his suggestion.
The proposer. But Huang Taiji did not agree. The Ming Chongzhen boy was an unreasonable and foolish king. He finally found such a resourceful military advisor. How could he let him do such a dangerous thing? In the end, after bargaining, Tatar
The emperor decided to send Tong Yangxing, an imperial relative who was named Shi Wuli's consort, to the Ming Dynasty. In order to show the sincerity of the peace talks, they also sent ten young and beautiful princesses to Chongzhen with perfect intentions!
In April of the third year of Chongzhen, it took Tong Yangxing, the special envoy of the Qing Dynasty, more than ten days to finally arrive at Shanhaiguan. Here they did not suffer much torture. The fat man guarding Shanhaiguan is not the one that Master Fan mentioned that he should be careful about.
, she is even more educated and sensible than Sun Chengzong. If this cute fat man hadn’t come forward to intercede, all the non-female members of the Qing Dynasty’s mission would have been stripped naked for inspection!
However, an unexpected discovery made Tong Yangxing unable to get close to the person. Didn't the news outside the customs indicate that the country had mobilized more than 200,000 troops to bully Duoyan to avoid future troubles? Why are there nearly 100,000 black shavers here? He
Damn, where are our spies from the Qing Dynasty, and those spies we bribed? How come we didn’t notice this situation? Under the emergency situation, Special Envoy Tong ordered to put away the honor guard and rush towards Beijing, while secretly sending a messenger back
Report from Liaodong. However, what he didn't expect was that the fat man with a smile had already ordered a full blockade when the mission just passed by Ningyuan Guard. Now let alone a crow, even the Tatars would not want to fly back to Liaodong.
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The city guard who showed enough prestige to let Tong Yangxing and others get out of the car and pass by on foot looked at the Tatar mission in the distance and quietly asked his companions: "Lao Cai, do you think the imperial court will really agree to the Tatar mission?"
Requirements for peace talks?”
"Promise? What's locked over there?" Lao Cai didn't answer, but pointed to a few cages next to him that were almost buried by rotten vegetables.
"Oh!" Seeing that, the little pawn also understood that peace talks were impossible. Otherwise, how could Mei Xiucai, who had only said a few good words for the Tatars two days ago, be locked up in a cage and allowed to be humiliated for making irresponsible remarks on government affairs?
It must be said that Master Fan is indeed an elite trained by later generations. He knew that the armistice negotiations must have a relatively peaceful atmosphere, so when he decided to send the envoys, he had already mobilized all the related households in the Ming Dynasty to stand up and create a peaceful atmosphere for them.
Public opinion environment. It is a pity that whether it is Mr. Fan who came from later generations or the rotten scholars who have read poetry and books, it is okay for them to write a formal article that no one believes, but compared to deceiving the public with their lies, they cannot equal the White Lotus Sect.
Disciples! In the past year or so, Emperor Chongzhen has not only been a theatergoer, he has spread the White Lotus Sect to various places. These people are not only responsible for collecting evidence of the crimes of officials and explaining the new policies of the imperial court to the people, but also in
When I was busy, I exposed a few traitors and randomly framed them with charges that were acceptable to the scholars.
"Master Li, what do you mean by this, Your Majesty?" Shi Fenglai could not guess what Chongzhen was thinking. He also knew that the fat man had already left Beijing and went north, which meant that the chance of peace talks with the Tatars basically did not exist. However, the emperor suddenly summoned all the temporary
What is the purpose of ministers discussing matters?
"This..." Li Guopu was embarrassed to say that this was something that the emperor and the fat man had discussed a long time ago, deliberately allowing the Tatar delegation to enter and then using this matter to catch a few national traitors and warn some people.
"The emperor has arrived, and all the officials have entered the court!" As Wang Chengen's sharp voice sounded, everyone who had been whispering just now hurriedly packed their clothes and slowly walked into the hall.
"Do you all know the content of this court meeting? I want to hear your opinions on the negotiation with the Tatars." Tired of hearing the hypocritical shouts of "Long Live the Mountain", Chongzhen went straight to the topic without even bothering to let the ministers kneel down.
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Does our opinion matter? It is said that those who understand current affairs are heroes, and the people who can stand here are really not the kind of stupid young people who can't see the situation clearly. Therefore, everyone's unanimous reaction is that the emperor is digging a hole for others!
If we don't say anything, we won't be fooled by this, and you won't be able to catch us!
"My Emperor, Holy Ming!" But there are some people in this world who are not afraid of death. Sun Zhixian, a concubine of the Hanlin Academy who somehow escaped the attack of the Donglin Party, first flattered Chongzhen, and then made a look of compassion.
Said: "Historical records say that soldiers are deadly weapons, those who fight are against virtue, and those who fight are the end of things..."
Hey, are there really people who have been fooled? Chongzhen waited with great interest for Sun Zhixian to finish reciting a large historical record, and then said: "Then what should I do according to your opinion?"
"I heard that the Tatars are sincerely suing for peace this time, and the tribute they brought is quite generous!" Sun Zhixian, who was eager to show that he was different, secretly raised his head, and saw the emperor smiling and said with relief:
"Although our Ming Dynasty has strong troops and horses, the civil unrest in the north has just been suppressed and urgently needs time to cultivate and recuperate. If we can defeat the enemy's troops without fighting, wouldn't it be a good thing?"
The smile on Chongzhen's face grew stronger and stronger, and he said gently: "Then you mean to talk to them?"
"I dare to ask your Majesty to summon the Liaodong envoys. If they are really sincere, they might as well..." Although the one million taels given by the Tatars had been put into the warehouse, Sun Zhixian was still not completely dazzled by the benefits.
When speaking, he also left a way out.
Idiot! For the first time since the Donglin Party and the Zhejiang Party fell out, they reached a consensus in their hearts. This guy is too stupid to study. He doesn't go out on the streets. Does he really think that those slanderous scholars were punished for making irresponsible remarks about government affairs?
, how dare you say this to the court at this time? If peace talks are really going to happen, will the emperor suddenly expose those spies who have been hidden deeper than the previous factory guards? Even if the emperor has a little bit of that intention in his heart, do you think we will
The person who gave gifts to the Tatars was thrown directly into the Ministry of Justice and then took the initiative to hand over the bribe?
"I wonder which other beloved ministers have this idea?" Chongzhen was really not used to the sudden silence in the court, so why did a little sage jump out? I'm still waiting for the court to end.
How many houses were copied to subsidize the imperial expenses?
After waiting for a long time, Chongzhen saw that no one stood up except Sun Zhixian who was kneeling on the ground, so he had no choice but to announce with no interest: "Well, since you don't say anything, I will also follow Shan Ruliu and meet him!"
The scholars secretly rolled their eyes, "Emperor, you haven't read many books, so don't show off. Your level of frame-up is too bad! What does it mean to follow the good and follow the flow? We don't say anything, okay?"
"Xuan Tatar went to the palace——" Wang Cheng'en was too amateur, and he actually addressed someone's envoy from afar so arrogantly.
"Shi Wuli, the envoy of the Qing Dynasty, has met the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty in Zhangjing, Tong Yangxing! I wish the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty..." I have to admit that Tong Yangxing is a fastidious person. Even though he traveled all the way to Beijing, no one took him to rest and go to the palace.
I was humiliated again before, but I still managed to maintain the demeanor that a messenger should have.
"Wait a minute, when did the Qing Dynasty appear? I've never heard of it?" Chongzhen interrupted the congratulatory message rudely and asked Wen Tiren: "Wen Aiqing, have you heard of the Qing Dynasty?
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Didn't I just sigh, why did this unfortunate thing happen? Although it was aggrieved, Wen Tiren still had to answer honestly when the emperor had something to say: "Your Majesty, I heard that in the forty-sixth year of Wanli, the Tartars
Zi falsely claimed to be an emperor and ruled over our land in Liaodong. In the sixth year of the Apocalypse, the chieftain even privately established a national title..."
"Used? Privately built? Does that mean the Ming Dynasty has never recognized this thing?" Chongzhen was deeply pleased. It seems that Congdi's threat is still very effective. Although a fool was fooled just now, these important ministers are still
These two words, "very knowledgeable and interesting", are very good to use!
"This..." Wen Tiren really didn't know how to answer. The emperor said that country is just a thing. I can't say that it's not a thing?
"Emperor Ming..." Tong Yangxing was a relative of the emperor of the Qing Dynasty and was in charge of the official and civilian affairs of the Han people. Although this trip was to cede territory and seek peace, he was still thinking about making efforts to maintain that ridiculous dignity.
Chongzhen frowned slightly and interrupted others again: "Have I asked you to speak? Do you understand the etiquette? I am asking my courtiers, when is your turn to interrupt? Come on, drag me out and slap you for fifty.
Teach him what the rules are!"
Now, in addition to the shadow guards, Chongzhen is surrounded by the three thousand new troops who were forcibly detained. These people are merciless. After hearing the emperor's order, the guards standing against the wall stepped forward and held Tong Yangxing one by one.
In order to prevent his shouting from disturbing the court, one of them stepped forward and kicked his jaw out of joint, and then dragged him out forcefully.