Zhu Youzhen got the news that Houjin Tartar bowed down and proclaimed his ministers, he was very happy, this time the situation was different, Houjin's Emperor Taiji was willing to go to the emperor, willing to restore the establishment of Jianzhou Wei, and even willing to send the prince as a hostage, these conditions, and the last negotiation, there is a difference between heaven and earth, of course, for what such a situation will occur, he is also clear, Houjin suffered a heavy blow in Gaizhou and Liaodong, Shenyang, Liaoyang, Haizhou and Yaozhou and other places, encountered a huge threat, it is difficult to support, Huang Taiji was afraid that the imperial court would launch another large-scale attack, so he wanted to preserve his current strength.

After the Golden Emperor Taiji's request, under the previous conditions, Zhu Youzhen would not pay attention to it at all, people can't fall twice in the same place, it is not just a mistake, it is simply stupid, the emperor of the Ming Empire, how can there be such a mistake, but now the situation is different, in Zhu Youzhen's heart, Su Tiancheng has become the biggest threat, and the court must first solve Su Tiancheng's problem.

Zhu Youzhen's idea is still valid, he remembers that Su Tiancheng once said that the outside must first be settled inside, and the internal instability is the biggest problem, even if the external expedition is victorious, it is difficult to completely consolidate, so Su Tiancheng first spent his strength to exterminate the Liukou, and then began to do something against the Houjin Tartars, Zhu Youzhen is in favor of this view, and now the situation is the same, he must first solve the internal problems.

Of course, Hou Jin Tatar's untrustworthy words once humiliated Zhu Youjian, so this time Hou Jin Tatar came to ask for peace, paid a huge price and begged to bow down, Zhu Youzhen also needs to think carefully, can not easily make a decision, if this matter encounters the opposition of the Chinese military minister, the consequences will be serious.

I have to say that Huang Taiji is wise. Through a few words of information, the situation of the Ming Dynasty was analyzed, so when such a decision was made, I have to say that Zhu Youzhen was helpless in his heart, obviously this negotiation, it may be that Houjin Tartar wants to recuperate. But it is still necessary to support such an approach, and in the final analysis, all of this involves power and interests.

All the ministers of the cabinet came to the Hall of Heart Cultivation.

Zhu Youzhen decided that it was better to unify opinions in the cabinet first, so that the rest of the matter could be carried out, otherwise the ministers in the imperial court would risk their lives to admonish them, even if they did not agree to the Houjin Tatar and bowed down to the ministers, he would not be able to forcibly push forward the peace talks.

Of course. Zhu Youzhen's view of Zhou Yanru has changed a lot, believing that Zhou Yanru is worthy of being the former cabinet chief assistant, understanding what is most important in the imperial court, and being able to seize the opportunity to promote the formation of opportunities.

The composition of the cabinet is also somewhat interesting, Chen Xinjia is needless to say, absolutely loyal to the imperial power. Qian Qianyi maybe, there must be a little Jiujiu in his heart. Because of some things in the past, there have long been contradictions between Qian Qianyi and Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren, and now it is impossible to completely ease the relationship, Yang Sichang and Zhou Yanru are even more intimate, and Liu Yuliang has always been alone. Needless to say, Su Tiancheng is just a name, which makes it impossible for the cabinet to work together, and no one should think about dominance, such a situation. It ensured that the power was in the hands of Zhu Youzhen, and Zhu Youzhen was completely relieved of such a cabinet.

Huang Taiji's handwritten letter has been read by all the cabinet ministers.

Zhu Youzhen finally spoke.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you are cabinet scholars, deciding on major affairs of the imperial court, I convened you today, just to discuss the matter of Houjin peace, I don't want to explain too much, don't mention the previous things, you just discuss the things mentioned in the letter, and give your opinions."

Zhu Youzhen's meaning is very clear, in fact, he is in favor of Houjin's sum, do not mention the previous sum, and do not negate this summate based on the consequences of the previous sum.

As soon as Zhu Youzhen's words were finished, Zhou Yanru spoke.

"Your Majesty, the minister thought that this time he could agree to the Houjin Tartar's request for peace, and the emperor made clear his sincerity in the letter, willing to restore the setting of Jianzhou Wei, willing to remove the emperor's name, and willing to let his son come to the capital as a hostage, which shows that Houjin Tartar is indeed a minister, and there are specific actions, and the minister also has a suggestion to restore the establishment of Jianzhou Wei, and the imperial court should send ministers to Jianzhou Wei to govern matters, so that it is the real control of Jianzhou. The ministers also knew that the ambitions of the Houjin Tartars would not die, but since they bowed down to the ministers, the imperial court could use all the favorable conditions to suppress the strength of the Houjin Tartars, and if the Houjin Tartars were not convinced, the court would attack again, so that the Houjin Tartars did not dare to move at will. ”

Zhou Yanru's voice was already very loud, and his voice was also very loud, and his words were high-sounding, but he hadn't finished speaking, and he wanted to convince many cabinet ministers, just for some reasons, it wouldn't work.

"The minister is also for my Ming people's consideration, the levy of Liao, increased a lot of burden on the people, these years of conquest, but also the people are miserable, the minister has seen the emperor many times worried, anxious that the people are not enough to eat and clothe, and now the golden tartars have surrendered, the consumption of the court has naturally decreased, and the emperor can also pay more attention to the lives of the people, so that the people of the Ming Dynasty can really live a good life, the minister is not in favor of the conquest, so the minister resolutely supports the peace."

A smile appeared on Zhu Youzhen's face, Zhou Yanru said it very well, it was simply impeccable, it seems that there should be no big problem in this peace talks, but it is a pity that Zhu Youzhen did not notice Yang Sichang's expression.

Yang Sichang knew very well that the emperor was thinking about peace talks, so that he could divert his attention and go all out to deal with Su Tiancheng, but Yang Sichang understood even more that this was actually the goal that the Houjin Tartars were willing to achieve, which could only show that Huang Taiji's old scheming, Su Tiancheng saw everything clearly, and that the emperor was impatient and immature.

As the first assistant of the cabinet, there are some things that Yang Sichang must say, otherwise once the peace talks start and serious consequences are formed, he will be a sinner through the ages, and the responsibility will still be borne by him. And the most likely scenario is that he is charged with the crime, leaves in disgrace, or even goes to prison, Zhou Yanru is very likely to pick peaches and become the first assistant of the cabinet.

Even if he doesn't become the first assistant of the cabinet, Yang Sichang has to say his own understanding.

Just when the emperor was about to speak, Yang Sichang spoke.

"Your Majesty, the minister does not agree with Lord Zhou's point of view, and the minister thinks that this peace talk is also a conspiracy of Huang Taiji."

Zhu Youzhen frowned, and stubbornly pressed back what he was about to say, but he was very unhappy in his heart, and his face changed.

Yang Sichang didn't take into account the change in the emperor's face, and he spoke to Zhou Yanru.

"Since Lord Zhou thinks that this peace negotiation is feasible, and the Houjin Tartars are truly submissive, even if there is any conspiracy of the Emperor Taiji, the imperial court can find a way to crack it, then the official has a few questions, and I want to ask Lord Zhou to answer, if Lord Zhou has an answer that convinces the official, the official will also approve of the peace talks with the Houjin Tartar."

Zhou Yanru nodded, his face was full of confidence, and he didn't even open his mouth to answer, in terms of debate, although Yang Sichang is the first assistant of the cabinet, there is still a gap compared with him, the experienced former head of the cabinet.

"The first question is, when the Houjin Tartars rebelled against the cavalry, how many sergeants were there, and how many sergeants are there now."

"The Houjin Tartars rebelled in the forty-sixth year of Wanli, and the original Nurhachi cavalry rebelled, and the Houjin Tartars were only more than 10,000 people, as for now, it is estimated that there are about 300,000 people."

"Lord Zhou is right, Nurhachi Wanli rebelled in the forty-sixth year of Wanli, the total number of troops at that time was less than 20,000, as for today's troops, I am afraid that there are some deviations in what Lord Zhou said, the Battle of Gaizhou and the Battle of Liaodong, the Houjin Tartars lost more than 100,000 people, and the troops were less than 300,000, but Lord Zhou ignored the Mengbaqi, which is considered the Mengbaqi, and the total strength of Houjin should be about 400,000, which is not a small number."

"Even if that's the case, I don't know what Lord Yang wants to explain."

"The second question of this official, from the forty-sixth year of Wanli to the present, but in more than 20 years, how much place has the Houjin Tartars occupied in my Ming Dynasty, and what is the speed of the development of the army."

Zhou Yanru's face changed a little, Yang Sichang's meaning was very clear, the speed of development of the Houjin Tartars is very fast, and it has been supported by the Mongolian tribes.

"Lord Zhou didn't say it, the official said it, Nurhachi was originally in the city of Hetuala, the Sukesu Protectorate of Jianzhou Wei, which was thousands of miles away from Shenyang, but for more than 20 years, the Houjin Tartars occupied the thousands of miles of fertile land to which my Ming belonged, as for the strength of the Houjin Tartars, if it weren't for the fiasco of Liaodong and Gaizhou, more than 20 years, the strength of the army had developed nearly 30 times, what kind of concept is this, that is to say, the annual increase in the strength of the Houjin Tartars is in the tens of thousands, and the expansion is calculated in hundreds of miles, This shows the speed of the development of the Houjin Tartars, speaking of which, the official is going to ask Lord Zhou, the Houjin Tartars surrendered to my Ming court, said it and handed over the army, said it and did not form its own army from now on, since I surrendered to the Ming court, Huang Taiji for what can not come to the court, the emperor Shengming, can let the emperor Taiji be an official in the court, including the so-called crown prince Haoge, can also be an official in the court, and even the court can take into account some of the Manchu nobles, the emperor, the minister thinks, If Huang Taiji agreed to these conditions, the minister fully agreed to the peace talks. ”

Zhou Yanru's face finally changed, Yang Sichang said these things, he also asked Jia Jihan, but Jia Jihan was vague, which also made Zhou Yanru understand that Huang Taiji's so-called submission is conditional, by no means a complete surrender, to a certain extent, Huang Taiji still has to completely retain his own strength, but because of the emperor's worries, Zhou Yanru is in favor of peace talks, at least after solving Su Tiancheng's problem, he will launch a large-scale attack on Houjin Tartar. (To be continued......)