The early dynasty of the Jinluan Palace.

"Your Majesty, this is to let the tiger return to the mountain, please think twice, the captives of the Manchurians must not be released!" As soon as Zhu Ci's words fell, Huang Daozhou impatiently stood up to oppose it.

"Your Majesty, the Manchurian barbaric nature, and now once again with the Ming Dynasty, although the Ming Dynasty layout, but must not let the tiger return to the mountain for a little money, the minister also asked the emperor to think twice!" Liu Zongzhou also stood up and objected.

"Please think twice!"

More than ordinary courtiers followed Liu Zongzhou and others to come out and object.

Long before the Manchu envoys set foot in the city of Nanjing, the ministers knew the news of the Manchu envoys, the ministers were not stupid, although Zhu Ciji had not told them the agreement that he had privately made with Dolgon to exchange 100 million taels of silver for prisoners, but they also guessed the purpose of the Manchu envoys early.

It is said that just now Zhu Ci said that the Manchurian 100 million taels of silver were exchanged for more than 200,000 Manchu prisoners, and Liu Zongzhou and the others also made a big jump for the huge amount of 100 million taels of silver, but they quickly reacted.

It is true that 100 million taels of silver is definitely a huge amount of money, even if the current Ming treasury is abundant, 100 million taels of silver is definitely worth thinking about.

If it is replaced by someone else, the ministers promise that none of them will object, but it is a Manchurian, a Manchu who once rose in the northeast of the Ming Dynasty, and once overwhelmed the first emperor Chongzhen, it is a tiger and a wolf!

Even if you are not afraid, you must not be careless, and you can't do such a thing as letting the tiger return to the mountain!

Zhu Ci was stunned for a moment, and then understood.

Although Liu Zongzhou and most of the ministers in his original remarks, do not think that the Manchus will be able to confront the Ming in the future, but after all, the Manchus have pressed on the head of the Ming Dynasty for decades, when the Ming Dynasty dealt with civil strife, the Ming Dynasty was pinched, and the Ming Dynasty was once unable to breathe, it can be said that Liu Zongzhou and Huang Daozhou and others almost listened to the Manchu people's troubles to the current age, and the concept of the Manchus invading and plundering at the first opportunity was deeply rooted in their hearts.

The ministers still have a faint fear of the Manchurians in their hearts!

Thinking of this, Zhu Ci's face was not good-looking for a moment!

"Huang Daozhou, is it possible that you still have a trace of fear for the Manchurians in your heart at this time?" Zhu Ci suddenly stared solemnly at Huang Daozhou and the other courtiers.

Zhu Ci was very unhappy, and he had been ignoring this point, he didn't expect that the Ming Dynasty had defeated the Manchus twice, forcing the Manchus to move west, and it had not completely erased the fear of the Manchus in the hearts of some courtiers, even if there was only a trace in the depths of his heart, Zhu Ci could not accept it.

"Liu Zongzhou, do you still have a trace of fear for the Manchurians?" Zhu Ci staggered and stared at Liu Zongzhou instead.

Zhu Ciji still clearly remembered that Liu Zongzhou was the absolute main battle against the Manchus at the beginning, and he refused to compromise at all, but now, Zhu Ciji felt that Liu Zongzhou, like many courtiers, still had a trace of fear for the Manchus in his heart.

"The emperor, the emperor, the minister is not" Liu Zongzhou opened his mouth, but finally did not continue.

"And what about you? Answered: "Zhu Ci staggered and stared at Huang Daozhou and the others.

"Your Majesty, Ministers" Huang Daozhou and the others also opened their mouths, and then their old faces turned red, and they did not continue, but knelt down.

The facts are clear, and that's exactly what happened!

Zhu Ci hesitated and wanted to scold, but he immediately smiled bitterly again, speaking of which, he really can't blame Huang Daozhou and Liu Zongzhou and others, the two of them are seventy years old this year, and the Manchus rose in the last years of Wanli, almost the same age as they were born, for decades, almost every year can hear that the Manchus invaded the Ming Dynasty and fought with the Ming Dynasty. The defeat of Jianzhou, the defeat of Liaodong, the defeat of Songshan, five times to break the pass and plunder, etc., the Ming Dynasty has lost too much, and even the Manchu people have entered the customs from Shanhaiguan, more than a month to defeat Li Zicheng millions of elites, occupy half of the north of the Ming Dynasty, the first time to go south and the Ming Dynasty in Xuzhou decisive battle, although in the end the Ming Dynasty won, but it was also a tragic victory, the Manchurians almost succeeded. However, the battle of the Northern Expedition was like a bamboo, with eight battles and eight victories, forcing the remnants of the Manchurian forces to move westward, and the Ming army went north to conquer the Mongolian tribes, with brilliant results.

However, this did erase most of the fears of many courtiers such as Huang Daozhou, but the Manchus did not completely perish after all, and the jealousy of the Manchus in the hearts of the ministers naturally remained.

With the Manchus moved westward, in just over four years, they conquered a large area of land outside the territory, and a few months ago they also destroyed a Persian Empire known as an empire, and the ministers did not know what kind of strength those empires had, but just after the Manchus conquered, now they have a population of more than 20 million to know that the so-called Persian Empire, even if it is not strong, has at least 340,000 troops, but the Manchus destroyed them and conquered there.

Looking at it now, the Manchus are ready to take out 100 million taels of silver in exchange for more than 200,000 Manchu captives in Daming.

100 million taels of silver, a huge amount of money in a huge amount of money, aren't Huang Daozhou and others excited?

No!

But it is precisely because 100 million taels of silver is a huge amount of money in a huge amount of money that they think of the Manchurian people in just over four years, from the lost dog who moved west to the point where he can now get 100 million taels of silver, how strange it is, and they can't make people feel at ease.

"The ministers are ashamed, but the emperor and the ministers still think that the Manchurians are tigers and wolves, and they have to guard against it, let alone let the tiger return to the mountain!" Huang Daozhou and Liu Zongzhou led many courtiers to oppose with a somewhat red old face.

"Humph!" Zhu Ci staggered with a cold face, snorted coldly, shook off his dragon robe, stood up and said: "Shame, this is the shame of the Ming Dynasty, you used to think that the Manchu people were terrible, and I didn't pursue it, but now, the Ming Dynasty is like the sky, and the Manchu people are beaten into lost dogs by the Ming Dynasty, you don't have self-confidence, this is the shame of my Daming, I don't even have the confidence to crush the opponent, can you still call the Ming Dynasty with peace of mind?" Looking down on the world? ”

"The Manchu people count the more than 200,000 people captured by the Ming Dynasty, and the population is less than 800,000, and my Ming population is 156 million, which is 200 times that of the Manchu people! In this way, my Ming ministers still have a trace of fear for the Manchurians in their hearts! There is no light on my face, shame! If I don't even have this bit of self-confidence, I will perish sooner or later! I might as well be killed by a headfirst crash now! ”

Zhu Ci staggered louder and louder, his face turned a little blue, and he was even more extreme when he said it, so you can imagine how angry he was.

Liu Zongzhou and Huang Daozhou and other ministers were full of shame, and they couldn't say anything to refute for a while, yes, the population of the Ming Dynasty is two hundred times that of the Manchurians, and it is still growing at a rate of millions every year, how powerful the Ming Dynasty is now, but there is still a trace of fear of the Manchurians with a population of less than one million in their hearts, thinking of this, even if Zhu Ci does not scold, they also feel that their faces are gloomy.

One person, no, it is the entire dynasty of the Ming Dynasty, if he does not have the confidence to crush the opponent, how can he dare to call himself the Shangbang Dynasty.

"I told you that I not only want to let the captives of the Manchurians go back, but also want him to remove the emperor's title immediately, call the Ming Dynasty, and pay tribute every year, otherwise I will send troops to fight against them! Retreat! Zhu Ci staggered with a black face, left the ministers and left!

Li Yan led a part of the courtiers also left, passing by Huang Daozhou and Liu Zongzhou next to them, Li Yan glanced at the two of them lightly, and saw that the two of them were even more ashamed, and they couldn't imagine that they were not even as good as Li Yan, who had been a thief and surrendered.

Only dozens of courtiers such as Huang Daozhou and Liu Zongzhou were left in the court, looking at each other.

With a sigh, Liu Zongzhou and Huang Daozhou also left, their expressions looked a little decadent, maybe they are old and can't keep up with the rhythm of young people, this Daming should still be young people in the end.