When Fan Wencheng saw that Qian Qianyi no longer refused, he immediately understood that Shanhaiguan should be the bottom line of the other party.
However, his goal is also Shanhaiguan.
As long as the Qing Dynasty gets Shanhaiguan, it is equivalent to knocking on the door to the north of the Ming Dynasty, and it can go south whenever it wants.
It's a pity that the Ming Dynasty has a few more auxiliary ministers. Otherwise, just based on Qian Qianyi's status as the chief minister, as long as he agrees to give up Shanhaiguan, it will basically be a certainty.
"I'll just wait for the good news from Mr. Qian Ge." Fan Wencheng clasped his fists in front of his chest and cupped his hands.
Qian Qianyi nodded expressionlessly.
The last thing he wanted to do was to cede territory. Once word got out, it would do too much damage to his reputation. However, because he agreed to another auxiliary minister, he had to go north to save the Supreme Emperor, especially when this matter was still pending among the civil and military officials. I made a promise in front of me, but if I fail to do so, I am afraid that my position as chief assistant will be shaken.
That Ma Yaocao in the cabinet has always been thinking about his position as chief minister.
Having achieved his goal, Fan Wencheng quickly said goodbye.
Qian Qianyi didn't even send him out of the house, he just asked his housekeeper to send him out of the house.
As Fan Wencheng left, Gao Hongtu couldn't help but said: "Mr. Ge, do you really want to hand over Shanhaiguan to the Qing Dynasty?"
"Then do you have any better way to get the Qing Dynasty to send troops?" Qian Qianyi looked at Gao Hongtu and asked.
Gao Hongtu opened his mouth, and finally let out a long sigh.
There is no benefit. The Qing Dynasty will obviously not help the Ming Dynasty deal with the Tiger Flag. Giving up Shanhaiguan is the benefit that the Ming Dynasty gives the Qing Dynasty to send troops south.
"You damn slave thief, you deserve to be damned for actually threatening the Ming Dynasty." Qu Shishu cursed bitterly.
Qian Qianyi sighed and said, "Well, what the Ming Dynasty needs now is to take back the northern provinces from the tiger thieves. As for the so-called Qing Dynasty, it will have the opportunity to deal with them in the future."
"If people in the court know that Shanhaiguan was given to the Qing Dynasty, many people will definitely take the opportunity to cause trouble, which will be very detrimental to the elder." Gao Hongtu said worriedly.
There is no shortage of factions in the DPRK.
Qian Qianyi is the leader of their faction. Only the better Qian Qianyi is, the more power their faction will occupy in the court.
Once Qian Qianyi falls, their faction will also be suppressed, especially the core members of the faction, who have a mutually beneficial relationship with Qian Qianyi.
After hearing Gao Hongtu's words, Qian Qianyi was silent for a few breaths and said: "Now it is the assistant ministers who have the final say in the court. I cannot decide this matter alone. I will work with the other assistant ministers to decide this matter." Discuss it with the ministers."
"Will the remaining auxiliary ministers agree?" Qu Shichen asked worriedly.
He is different from Gao Hongtu.
He is just a Yingtianfu Prime Minister. Although his position is important, his rank is not high. He also wants to take advantage of the opportunity of his teacher to become the auxiliary minister to serve in the Sixth Ministry, so he least wants to see his teacher have an accident.
And Gao Hongtu is already a minister, and his rank is there. Even if he loses his official position, his title will not be lower than that of a minister when he comes back in the future.
Qian Qianyi thought for a moment and said, "It's hard to say which assistant ministers are from noble families, but Eunuch Yang might agree."
"Can you introduce Fan Wencheng to Eunuch Yang?" Qu Shishu asked.
At this time, Gao Hongtu said: "People are old and treacherous. People like Eunuch Yang will not take the initiative to take charge, otherwise they will not push the elder out. Who in the court does not know that Eunuch Yang is the one who wants the most People from the Northern Expedition.”
"Then we have to give it a try. If Eunuch Yang is willing to come forward to meet that Fan Wencheng, the pressure on the teacher will be reduced. And who knows what the Supreme Emperor will think." Qu Shishu said.
Gao Hongtu pursed his lips and shook his head, and said: "Fan Wencheng has appeared in Nandu. Eunuch Yang most likely has already known about it. Don't forget, he holds the Jin Yiwei in his hands. Any movement in Nandu will be difficult to hide from him. Bit."
As the personal bodyguard of the emperor, the Jin Yiwei was naturally directly in charge of the emperor when there was an emperor. When there was no emperor to intervene in the Jin Yiwei, the Jin Yiwei was taken over by the eunuch in charge of the twenty-four eunuchs of the imperial city.
"I will go and talk to Eunuch Yang." Qian Qianyi said to the two people.
Only the eunuch Yang Guorui, the auxiliary minister, would agree to cede Shanhaiguan to the Qing Dynasty. As for the other three auxiliary ministers, they were not even willing to do the Northern Expedition. How could they be willing to bear the infamy of ceding the pass to a foreign race? .
In the imperial city at this time.
Someone from Jin Yiwei was reporting to Yang Guorui on the information collected by Jin Yiwei.
The importance of the Jin Yiwei was known to all the eunuchs of some status in the inner court, and only Zhu Youjian, the emperor who was deceived by the civil servants, took the initiative to weaken the power of the Jin Yiwei after he came to power.
However, when Nandu once again became the center of Ming Dynasty's power, the guarding eunuch Yang Guorui took advantage of the emptiness of imperial power to strengthen the power of Jinyiwei.
It's just that because of the natural flaw in his identity, he can only protect the Jin Yiwei in Nandu and surrounding areas. The Jin Yiwei who are further away from the center of power are beyond his reach.
The status of an auxiliary minister is not enough to replace the imperial power, not to mention that there is more than one auxiliary minister.
"Father-in-law, people from Jinyiwei discovered that Fan Wencheng went to Mr. Qian Ge's house." Jinyiwei Qian Shihui reported.
Hearing this, Eunuch Yang raised his eyebrows and asked, "Are there any of your people in Mr. Qian Ge's house?"
"Not yet, but the official is already thinking of ways to place Jinyiwei people in the Qian Mansion." Jinyiwei Qianshi replied.
Eunuch Yang sighed softly and said: "It's a pity that the time left to our family is too short. We don't have time to do many things. You Jin Yiwei are also useless. Do you need others to teach you such things? Qian Shouzhi became the chief minister of the cabinet On that day, you should find a way to place someone in his house."
"It's my official who didn't do his job well. Please punish me, father-in-law." Jinyiwei Qianshi bowed and said words of apology.
"That's it!"
Eunuch Yang waved his hand and said immediately: "You Jin Yiwei try to find out what Fan Wencheng said when he saw Qian Shouzhi, as well as where Fan Wencheng went and who he met. You must record it verbatim. Come down."
"Yes, I understand." Jinyi Wei Qianshi responded.
Eunuch Yang picked up the tureen on the table, put it to his mouth, took a sip, and said: "We are tired, so you can go down! Remember to do your errands well. We remember that Jinyiwei still lacks a commanding officer. You can If you don't make more contributions, how can our family promote you?"
"Please don't worry, father-in-law. I will definitely keep a close eye on Fan Wencheng. Even what he eats and drinks, when he goes to the hut, and when he goes to bed, he will tell you everything." Jin Yiwei Qian Shi shows loyalty.
Everyone knows that it is Eunuch Yang who has the final say in Jinyiwei. If he wants to be promoted, Eunuch Yang must give his verbal consent.
