In the end, the six departments and nine qing were the top bureaucrats in the Ming Dynasty, and they reacted quickly. Chongzhen's words to Zhang Ruitu, Qian Qianyi, and Wen Tiren were undoubtedly telling the senior officials of the Six Ministries and Jiuqing that what he needed was not compromise, but submission.

If Chongzhen had just accepted the compromise proposed by the Six Ministries and Nine Qings, these officials could also be explained afterwards that because His Majesty had done the absurd thing of crying in the Taimiao at a young age, these officials had to coax the emperor in order to protect the emperor's face.

With this reason, even if they compromised with Chongzhen and agreed that the emperor would send someone to hold peace talks with Houjin, they would justifiably make a stumbling block in private and sabotage the peace talks, which were regarded as a shame by the officials.

And for the dissatisfaction of the people of the Ming Dynasty caused by the peace talks with Houjin, they can also push it to Chongzhen. But if there is really any benefit from the peace talks, it is also the result of the tremendous sacrifices that these officials have made for the sake of the country.

But now Chongzhen's seemingly negative words have shattered the wishful thinking of these officials.

The high-ranking officials of the Six Ministries and Nine Qings, except for a few people, are basically Confucian scholars and doctors who believe in "respecting ghosts and gods and staying away", and there may be some atheists who do not believe in ghosts and gods at all.

This reply from Chongzhen's so-called ancestors and ancestors seemed to them to be an impossible thing. However, although the civil officials of the Ming Dynasty did not believe much in the theory of ghosts and gods, they often used various theories of heaven and man to accuse the emperor, which was actually nothing more than far-fetched and fake.

Chongzhen openly asked these court officials to endorse the peace talks he proposed, and to sanctify his entry into the Taimiao this time, so as to put an end to the future that these officials would smear his actions as childish behaviors.

When some people speculated about Chongzhen's idea of doing this, Wen Zhenmeng, who suddenly came to his senses, was the first to object, "If Your Majesty encounters something in the future, you will enter the Taimiao Temple at every turn to ask the ancestor for a reply, won't we become a witch of the gods and Hans, and we must not be arrogant in this matter." ”

Xu Guangqi said with a look of embarrassment: "This thing is indeed not very easy to do, but in addition to this method, do you have any other ways to let Your Majesty come out of the Taimiao?" ”

None of the high-ranking officials of the Six Ministries and Jiuqing had the courage to assume this responsibility, and if the emperor went to the temple twice in three days, these officials would not have to die of shame.

The court was suddenly at an impasse, and soon it was past lunchtime. Huang Liji's heart moved, and he invited an attendant to ask him to find out what the emperor had eaten at noon.

The officials of the Sixth Ministry and Jiuqing were also looking forward to this answer, wondering if Chongzhen's hunger strike was a verbal rhetoric.

But the news from this chamberlain disappointed everyone, but Wang Chengen sent people to send simple water and steamed buns to satisfy the hunger of the hundred officials, and brought Chongzhen's message, if the hundred officials in the court are impatient, they can leave freely, and there is no need to wait here.

Many officials in the court looked at the clear water steamed buns in front of them and thought silently, "Your Majesty really wants them to leave, how can they send food, these words are high-sounding but useless." ”

The emperor went on a hunger strike in Taimiao, how could these courtiers eat something, didn't they give the officials the truth to impeach themselves.

A few didn't move anything, and most drank a little bit of water. Today's weather is really a little cold, kneeling on the cold stone slab and drinking some cold water, which makes these officials feel extremely anxious. At this time, many officials felt that in fact, there was no big problem in making peace with Houjin, as long as the emperor came out of the Taimiao as soon as possible to end this turmoil.

Watching the sun continue to set in the west, the officials of the six ministries and nine secretaries could not come up with a feasible plan.

Sun Chengzong, who had been silent, finally spoke: "It is not a way to delay like this after all, Your Majesty is young, if something goes wrong with hunger, the country will be shaken." I think I still obeyed Your Majesty this time, as long as Your Majesty agrees, except for the sacrificial time, don't go to the Taimiao Temple in the future to disturb the peace of the ancestors. ”

Seeing that Sun Chengzong came out, Xu Guangqi, who couldn't hold it back, finally breathed a sigh of relief. Originally, he had wanted to stand up for a long time.

But his prestige and qualifications are not enough to deter these officials with different minds, and he may not get a response from these officials when he stands up and speaks.

In addition, he once promised Chongzhen not to get involved in the controversy between the DPRK and China, so as to avoid the officials of the DPRK and China from paying attention to him, which would affect the preparation of the university and the academy of sciences.

Therefore, he has been holding back, looking forward to a turn for the better. And Sun Chengzong can stand up, which is undoubtedly the best choice.

This emperor of the Apocalypse is not only the Donglin Party, but also the banner figure who advocates the recovery of Liaodong, if even he supports the peace talks, then there will basically be no strong opposition figures in the DPRK and China.

Although Liu Zongzhou wanted to compromise with Chongzhen in his heart, he had opposed it too fiercely before, so it was naturally difficult for him to stand up and be the leader, leaving others with a feeling of being two-faced.

Now that Sun Chengzong has come forward, he naturally took advantage of the situation to echo the opinion. Huang Liji reacted quickly and immediately expressed his support for Sun Chengzong.

Then several scholars and most of the officials of the Six Ministries and Nine Secretaries expressed their approval, so everyone agreed to ask His Majesty to come out. As for how to operate, everyone tacitly handed over this task to Li Kuilong, the right deputy imperial envoy, and Qian Qianyi, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites.

named Li Kuilong because, except for this brazen traitor, other people can't be so familiar with their ability to talk nonsense with their eyes open. As for the election of Qian Qianyi, the leader of Donglin, Huang Liji was afraid that these Donglin Party members would throw the blame after the incident and deny their involvement. When the time comes, it will become the evidence of their deception.

After several civil officials decided, they didn't even give a word of notice to the nobles who were in a daze, and directly asked Li Kuilong, the right deputy envoy, and Qian Qianyi, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, to go to the Taimiao to ask Chongzhen to return to the throne.

When it was almost dusk, the civil and military officials who were waiting for it finally saw Chongzhen and the others who staggered in from the noon gate.

Zhu Youzhen, who was walking on the royal road, had no joy of defeating the opposition of the courtiers. Just to get these courtiers to agree to the peace talks, he was forced to enter the Taimiao Temple to fight on hunger strike. If there is no good ending to this peace talk, then these courtiers will definitely throw this black pot on him.

Therefore, instead of being proud of victory, Zhu Youzhen felt as if he was walking barefoot on a thorny road.

Zhu Youzhen, who sat back on the throne, looked at the silent officials below, and finally lifted his spirits.

Zhu Youzhen put aside all his thoughts, smiled and said to Liu Zongzhou and Wen Zhenmeng: "I just prayed sincerely for the manifestation of the ancestor in the Taimiao, I don't think the ancestor was really moved by me, an unscrupulous descendant, and sent down a vision. I listened to the description of Li Kuilong, the right deputy envoy of the capital, and Qian Qianyi, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, saying that there was a red sun in the sky that did not enter the nave of the Taimiao, did Mr. Qishan and Wen Taichang also see it? ”

Liu Zongzhou and Wen Zhenmeng suddenly felt that countless eyes were fixed on them, although the people of the Six Ministries and Jiuqing agreed to Chongzhen's request, but out of some unspeakable psychology, they did not explain to the low-level officials how they persuaded the emperor to come out of the Taimiao.

Now Chongzhen asked the two of them so openly, which suddenly made the two dumbfounded and speechless.

After being silent for a while, Liu Zong, who was red-faced, replied: "Although the old minister is dizzy, he wants to come in front of everyone, and there is always such a thing. ”

Although Wen Zhenmeng was unwilling to lie, he was also unwilling to break the agreement with his colleagues. He pinched his nose and said: "Your Majesty, this ancestor responds to His Majesty's sincerity and filial piety, of course, God blesses me, but the so-called immortals are different, and the ancestors cannot always pay attention to Your Majesty, please Your Majesty do not ask your ancestors for everything in the future." ”

Seeing that Liu Zongzhou and Wen Zhenmeng did not debunk this lie, the senior officials of the six ministries and Jiuqing who knew about it finally breathed a sigh of relief.

And the low-level officials who were originally at a loss asked each other one after another, could it be that there was really a vision of the red sun not entering the temple just now, and they actually missed it? After all, Liu Zongzhou and Wen Zhenmeng are righteous people in the world, and they have never lied.

Zhu Youzhen's face was slightly embarrassed, he was not Hong Xiuquan, he played Brother Tian every day, and finally played himself into a magic stick.

"This is natural, the kindness of the ancestors can respond once, it has already made me sincerely afraid, how dare I disturb the peace of the ancestors again."

Chongzhen's answer finally relieved these officials. If Emperor Chongzhen played with the manifestation of his ancestors every day, it would be really hard to say what kind of evaluation these important ministers of the court would have in history in the future.

Huang Liji felt that relying on Chongzhen's promise alone was still not guaranteed, so he went out and admonished: "The Taimiao Temple is the place where His Majesty worships his ancestors, and this is an important place in the country. The minister thought that the guards of the Taimiao were too rough now. The minister asked His Majesty to strengthen the guard of the Taimiao Temple, and issued an edict that no one was allowed to enter unless it was a sacrifice, and no one was allowed to enter unless it was a priest. ”

Huang Liji's remarks were immediately echoed by most of the auxiliary ministers. Originally, Zhu Youzhen didn't plan to continue to play this trick, so he readily agreed to Huang Liji's advice.

In this way, the agreement between the ministers and Chongzhen was finally reached. Officials in the DPRK and China are reluctant to get involved in the matter of negotiating peace with Kim in order to avoid damaging their reputation.

Therefore, a qualified, talented, and able to represent the Ming Dynasty to negotiate with Houjin, except for Yang Hao, who was strongly recommended by Chongzhen, the ministers did not put out any powerful candidates at all.

In the end, the courtiers agreed, pardoned Yang Hao's crimes, and were responsible for the armistice negotiations with Houjin as a guilty person, and the king of the military department Shangshu participated in the negotiations in Jin.