While Huang Taiji sent people to contact Daming, he began to prepare for the next battle with the Tiger Flag.
The Tiger-Character Banner has occupied various islands from Pidao to Lushun, seriously threatening Dajin's coastal defense line in Liaodong, and Jinzhou has become the bridgehead for the Tiger-Character Banner to attack Liaodong.
As the Great Khan of the Jin Dynasty, Huang Taiji would never allow Hu Ziqi to have the ambition to spy on the land.
Although Dajin and Ming were fighting life and death on the front line of Ningjin, many of the Han generals on Dajin's side were former colleagues with the generals in Ningjin City, and they still had some feelings for each other.
The documents and news that Huang Taiji was willing to negotiate for peace were sent to the capital by Ming officials from Liaodong.
With the example of Yuan Chonghuan, no official in Liaodong dared to negotiate peace with Huang Taiji, no one took the risk even if it was fake.
Because regardless of whether it is true or not, when the charges are listed, the reputation of peace talks with Daikin is enough to discredit anyone even after death.
Among the memorials sent to the capital from Liaodong, Sun Chengzong also submitted a memorial in support of peace talks with Huang Taiji.
He is already old and no longer cares what the court will say about him.
For him, the worst case scenario was that he would lose his official position and return to his hometown to retire. Given his status and qualifications, and since he had not gone to the capital to fight for power, the worst he could do was to be kicked out of the court.
Sun Chengzong's memorial and Huang Taiji's memorial willing to negotiate peace with the Ming Dynasty were almost sent to the palace.
It was an important matter in Liaodong, and no one dared to do it on his own. The memorial was immediately delivered to Chongzhen's imperial desk, and the two memorials were placed on top of the other memorials to ensure that Chongzhen could see it as soon as possible. .
Chongzhen was a diligent emperor and would read all the memorials sent to him one by one.
The two memorials from Liaodong were completed by him immediately.
Zhang Fengyi, the Minister of War, was found by him.
"These two are memorials from Liaodong, and one of them is from Sun Chengzong, the governor of Jiliao." Chongzhen motioned to Wang Chengen to take the memorial to Zhang Fengyi.
Wang Chengen picked up the memorial and sent it to Zhang Fengyi.
Zhang Fengyi reached out and picked up one of the memorials and read it once, then returned it to Wang Chengen, then picked up the other memorial and read it again.
After reading the two memorials, he raised his head and looked at Chongzhen.
"You are the Minister of War. Do you think Sun Chengen's proposal is feasible?" Chongzhen asked Zhang Fengyi.
The Ming Dynasty was full of wars, and the position of Minister of War became extremely important.
Zhang Fengyi recalled the contents of the two memorials and said: "I believe that Sun Chengen's proposal is completely feasible. I, the Ming Dynasty, can negotiate peace with Huang Taiji and deal with the tiger thieves with all our strength. After the tiger thieves are dealt with, we can then deal with Huang Taiji."
The threat of Tiger Character Banner has exceeded that of Huang Taiji in Liaodong.
"How about I leave the peace talks to you?" Chongzhen, who also preferred peace talks with Dai Jin, looked at Zhang Fengyi and said.
After hearing this, Zhang Fengyi hurriedly said: "I thought that the peace talks could be left to Sun Chengen. As the governor of Jiliao, he is in Ningyuan, so it is very convenient for him to contact Huang Taiji."
He didn't want to take over such a hot potato as peace talks.
Based on the situation in the DPRK, he knew very well that once the news of the peace talks leaked out, many people in the DPRK would criticize him as the Minister of War, and he might even become Chongzhen's scapegoat.
In the few years since Chongzhen ascended the throne, many people have seen through him.
The emperor has no responsibility, is mean and ungrateful, and is eager for success when doing things. When encountering problems, he likes to shirk responsibility and let his subordinates take responsibility.
Facing such an emperor, Zhang Fengyi did not want to take the blame for Chongzhen one day.
"Sun Chengen cannot avoid the peace talks, and there is no problem if he comes forward. However, there should be someone in the capital to contact him." Chongzhen looked at Zhang Fengyi.
It is obviously hoped that Zhang Fengyi can take the initiative to take over this job.
And there is no more suitable candidate than Zhang Fengyi, Minister of War.
Zhang Fengyi naturally understood what Chongzhen meant, but he refused to agree and pretended not to understand what Chongzhen meant.
He had already decided in his heart that as long as Chongzhen did not issue an explicit decree, he would never agree.
As long as there is a clear purpose, even if there is an accident in the future, he will have an excuse to shirk it, and he will not be left to bear all the responsibilities alone.
"Zhang Aiqing, I hope you can take on the matter of peace talks with Huang Taiji." Seeing Zhang Fengyi pretending to be stupid, Chongzhen could only take the initiative to bring it up.
After hearing this, Zhang Fengyi bowed and said: "I obey the decree, but I hope that your majesty can issue an imperial edict. It will be easier for me to act with an imperial edict."
Hearing this, Chongzhen's mouth twitched.
"The peace talks cannot be spread to outsiders. I hope that only a few people such as myself and Aiqing will know about it." How could Chongzhen be willing to speak openly and openly about such a humiliating thing as the peace talks.
The so-called Dajin was a rebel of the Ming Dynasty in Liaodong. Once he, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, had peace talks with Huang Taiji, it would be a disguised recognition of the status of the so-called Dajin. He would never do such a thing that undermined the majesty of the emperor.
"Without your Majesty's will, I would not dare to act rashly." Zhang Fengyi has long lost the impulse of youth at such an old age.
As long as he takes responsibility, he doesn't want to do anything, especially something as important as the peace talks with Huang Taiji. If he fails, he will be the scapegoat. He will not do it even if he is killed.
Chongzhen's face turned dark and he said, "Does Zhang Aiqing not approve of the peace talks? Or does he think that the peace talks are not good for our Ming Dynasty?"
"I don't dare." Zhang Fengyi leaned forward slightly and said, "I think the peace talks will be beneficial to the Ming Dynasty, and I feel that since it is a peace talk, it should be done openly, so that we can show the majesty of the Ming Dynasty!"
After hearing these words, Chongzhen wanted to throw the tea on the table into Zhang Fengyi's face.
How could such a thing be done openly? He, the emperor, had no face.
"The peace talks must not be leaked!" Chongzhen looked at Zhang Fengyi with a dark face and said, "The peace talks with Huang Taiji are to temporarily appease these slaves and thieves, and also to buy time so that Ming Dynasty can have a chance to deal with the Tiger Flag, not We really want to have peace talks with Huang Taiji, do you understand what I mean?"
Zhang Fengyi said: "I can understand, but I think that there is no need to act secretly in the peace talks with Huang Taiji. As long as your majesty calms down the tiger thieves and solves the slave thieves in Liaodong, the world will only praise your majesty's peace talks with Huang Taiji as a wise move." I would like to commend Your Majesty for your talent and strategy."
He had only one meaning inside and outside his words.
If you want him to come forward to host peace talks, you must act openly and aboveboard.
There is the example of Yuan Chonghuan before him. He didn't want to have someone drink his blood and eat his flesh one day when he was old.
"Okay, you go back and let me think about it again." Seeing that Zhang Fengyi was unwilling to take over the peace talks, Chongzhen sent Zhang Fengyi away with an unhappy look on his face.
"I excuse myself." Zhang Fengyi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as he doesn't take the blame, he doesn't care even if it makes Chongzhen unhappy.
