Wang Yan didn't pay much attention to the Manchu envoys, and his purpose was somewhat the same as the Manchu Qing last time, that is, to delay, maintain the status quo, fight as much as he wanted, and want to rest, so after the Manchu envoys arrived in Nanjing, he did not summon them, nor did he make a clear statement.

Dolgon wanted to negotiate peace, recognize the Ming Dynasty, divide the north and the south, the Ming Dynasty recognized the Manchu Qing as early as the Hongguang Dynasty, and after turning his face, Longwu also recognized the Manchu Qing for peace, but Wang Yan would never admit the Manchu occupation of Lianghuai, Shandong, Beizhi, and Shenjing, which were all places to be recovered.

At this time, it's not that it can't be beaten, why should it negotiate peace with the Manchus.

Although Wang Yan is now in control of the government, this does not mean that his position has been stabilized, and he also needs to maintain a hostile state with the Manchu Qing Dynasty and erect an enemy for the Ming Dynasty, so that the Ming Dynasty can unite with the outside world, in order to strengthen the control of the local government, and to stabilize his position, otherwise once the peace with the Manchu Qing is negotiated, the Ming Dynasty will have less external pressure, and I am afraid that there will be internal struggles again.

Moreover, the land south of the Yangtze River lives comfortably, people live a rich life, eat well, play well, and the desire to fight is naturally not high, under this environment, the entire bureaucratic class and the army are extremely corrupt, Wang Yan also needs the enemy of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, such as the sword hanging in the sky, so that the Ming court does not dare to sleep, always vigilant.

Finally, for the Ming Dynasty, there is no need to negotiate peace, because the Ming army occupies Nanyang, the Qing army cannot attack Huguang, and there is the Yangtze River moat in the east, the Qing army cannot fight, and the only ones exposed to the Qing army are Jiangbei counties.

The Ming Dynasty relied on Nanyang and the Yangtze River to defend, and all parts of the south still recuperated, and the negotiation of peace did not do much good to the Ming Dynasty.

Since March, the news of the Grand Reading in the Imperial Court Mansion has appeared more frequently, gradually diverting the attention of the people of Nanjing, and the Great Reading has become a hot topic in the streets and alleys.

Di Bao originated in the Han Dynasty, equivalent to the current official newspaper, the emperor's edict, the minister's recital, and the national policy of the imperial court, copied on it, for officials to read, understand current affairs, and so on to the Song Dynasty, there was a special copy of Di Bao sold for profit, officials in order to save trouble, are willing to spend money to buy.

In the Ming Dynasty, Shen Yiyi, who had served as the first assistant scholar of the cabinet during the Wanli period, wrote such a paragraph: "In the past, those who discussed the government privately were just whispering in the streets and alleys. Today, the people who sing and tell the story openly make up sets of numbers, and talk about the drama without any scruples. ”

This shows that ordinary citizens can understand what happened in the imperial court, so how to get it, it is probably Di Bao, and the politics of ancient China is not as **** as later generations think, so dark, not as Lao She Teahouse said, "Don't talk about state affairs".

When Wang Yan was a person, he often bought the Di Bao to watch, and at that time he thought it was a good thing, and now he is in power, and the Di Bao is also controlled by him, and the documents transcribed are mainly based on the music of the Chu Party faction, and sometimes some major decisions will also be published on it.

As there are more and more things about Dayue in the Di newspaper, there are also heated discussions among various restaurants and tea shops in Nanjing, and many people are waiting for the day of Dayue.

At the same time, the imperial court was also making preparations, and the elites from Jiangxi, Jiangbei, and Huguang rushed to participate in the Great Parade, and they also arrived in Nanjing one after another.

The soldiers of Jiangxi and Huguang were okay, and the people and horses from Jiangbei were mainly the original homeless people and the rebels, which was an eye-opener, and there were many incidents, Wang Yan had to order the soldiers not to leave the camp and severely punish the troublemakers, but then let the household department allocate some wine and meat to send to the camp, and also invited the troupe to reward the army, which can be regarded as a big mouth, and then give a sweet date.

When the army was training, the envoys of various countries were asked to stay in the post station, Wang Yan learned that the Qing envoy was kicked out of the post station by Gu Yuanjing, blamed him for messing around, and immediately asked people to restrict the Qing envoy as well.

In order to promote competition among the various armies, various units also held a juju contest, and every day the crowds were like clouds, crowds of people, and the whole atmosphere was gradually mobilized.

Time flashed to mid-April, the Manchu mission had been trapped in the inn for more than a month, Lu Zhuangyuan was extremely dissatisfied with this, but the Ming Dynasty also had a reason, the two sides were at war, and the people were excited, since the Manchu envoy arrived in Nanjing, the Heavenly Empire had to guarantee your safety, so as not to be harmed, so you had better stay honest and not come out.

On this day, in the room, Lu Zhuangyuan was complaining to Feng Quan, but Feng Quan ignored him and watched with a book in his hand.

Of course, this time it is not a yellow script, but a serious Chu Party book "Chu Wang's Decision", and next to it is also the Chu Party cadre Gu Yanwu's "Book of the Pros and Cons of the World and the Country", "Zhirilu", as well as "Yangming Gong", "Military System", "Money Law Theory", "Nanyang Domains" and other books with Chu Party thoughts.

These books, printed in large quantities by the Chu Party, are everywhere on the market, and they are not taboo, and even with the Zhejiang Party and the pro-Tang faction, a few books have also been published, wanting to compete with the Chu Party, which has caused a huge controversy in Shilin.

Of course, although the sales of these books are good, they are still not as good as the yellow picture books such as "Golden Vase Plum" and "The Legend of Ruyijun".

Feng Quan listened to Lu Zhuangyuan's chatter, closed the book, and said to him: "Anyway, I can't get out, Changyin might as well take a look at these books." In my opinion, Wang Mouren's plan is grand! The Chu Party already has a set of ideas and reform proposals, and the shortcomings accumulated in the Ming Dynasty for more than 200 years may really be eliminated by him! Look at these books, we can know ourselves and our opponents! ”

Lu Zhuangyuan glanced at Feng Quan, glanced at the cover of the book in his hand, and said disdainfully: "I have read this book "The Decision of the King of Chu" a long time ago, and it is full of Wang Mou's boastful words, which is very shameless!" ”

"This book does have the intention of touting Wang Yan." Feng Quan was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect Lu Zhuangyuan to actually read it, "But it can be seen from this that the Chu Party intends to tout Wang Yan, stabilize the ruling position, and implement the reform." ”

Lu Zhuangyuan was about to speak, but at this time, a subordinate knocked on the door outside the house, stood outside and said: "Feng Butang, just now the officials of the Nanming Rites Department came over, saying that they invited us to watch the Nanming Grand Parade in the Purple Mountain tomorrow." ”

Inside the house, Feng Quan stood up immediately when he heard the words, he already knew what the Ming Dynasty was going to read, and he also guessed Wang Yan's intentions, he wanted to learn from the Ming Dynasty and become an ancestor, scare the Timur messenger, shock Donghu, and get back face, but the current Nanming, how can it not be compared with the Ming Dynasty, and he calculated it, more than a time, so hasty, I am afraid it will not be able to make any scale.

When Lu Zhuangyuan heard this, he also stood up, "Half of the country is still in the hands of my Qing Dynasty, are they embarrassed to learn from Ming Chengzu?" ”

Feng Quan rarely reached a consensus with Lu Zhuangyuan, "Do you remember what I said last time?" ”

"You said to contact the envoy of Donghu?" Lu Zhuangyuan said that they had already discussed it last time and were ready to contact it, but before they could get on the line, the Ming Dynasty people surrounded the inn.

Feng Quan nodded, "This is an opportunity, you and me, whoever has the opportunity at that time will have a few words with the Donghu envoy and release some of my goodwill." ”

"How?" Lu Zhuangyuan raised his eyebrows and asked.

"You can divide the Southern Ming Dynasty and give Yunnan and Guangxi to them, whatever you say, anyway, if you are generous to others, you can not admit it when the time comes."

Lu Zhuangyuan is just pedantic, but people like Feng Quan are capable, but there is no bottom line, and even Sun Kewang's territory is in charge of others, and he doesn't know what to say when contacting Sun Kewang.