The mouth of a civil servant, the legs of a general.
Since Tumu Fort, the military power in the hands of these Lords has been gradually transferred to the Ministry of War, so they have always been suppressed by civilian officials.
Lords account for more than half of the auxiliary ministers, but their right to speak in the court is still not as good as those of the civil servants, especially when it comes to manipulating public opinion. Ten uncles are not as good as one turban.
"It would be great if I could get money to accept it." Marquis Ningyang said suddenly.
Funing Hou looked at him and said: "He was the first person to propose the Northern Expedition to welcome back the Supreme Emperor in the main hall. How could he support the peace talks with the Tiger Flag? It's impossible."
He waved his hand, not believing that Qian Qianyi would stand up to help them.
Even now, those turbans are suppressing the lords openly and covertly, fearing that they, the lords, will regain the power of military affairs.
"How about Shi Xianzhi?" Linhuai Marquis proposed another candidate.
Funing Hou shook his head again and said: "Shi Xianzhi hates thieves like the Tiger Banner more than the Qing army. How can he help us support the peace talks with the Tiger Banner? He definitely can't count on it."
"Then Ma Yaocao is even more impossible. He belongs to Eunuch Yang, and Eunuch Yang is also one of the people who supported the Northern Expedition to welcome back the Emperor." Marquis Linhuai said again.
After all the military honors were calculated, there were too few civil servants in the court to support them.
Even though many military generals have taken refuge in their lords, or mainly in the three auxiliary ministers among the lords, these generals are either not in Nanjing or are not qualified to participate in government affairs.
He was not even qualified to participate in the court meeting, let alone advocate for peace talks in the court hall.
"If you want to successfully have peace talks between the Ming Dynasty and the Tiger-Character Banner, you must go through a court meeting. Now all the turbans in the court belong to other people. It may be difficult to advance the peace talks with the Tiger-Character Banner through the court meeting." Hou Ning looked at it. The three princes said.
Marquis Ningyang on the side also said: "Now there are news everywhere advocating for the Northern Expedition. Suddenly peace talks with Tiger Character Banner and no Northern Expedition are inevitable. It is difficult to guarantee that it will not cause dissatisfaction among the people. After all, those big headscarves are behind these things. .”
Both of them said they were not optimistic about peace talks with Hu Ziqi.
Duke Cheng Guo's face turned ugly.
On the surface, no one openly opposed the peace talks with Huziqi, but their words were full of discouragement and they were not optimistic about the peace talks.
"According to Marquis Ning Fu, do you support peace talks? Or do you support an alliance with the Qing Dynasty?" Wei Guogong asked Ningyuan Marquis who spoke the most.
Funing Hou said: "In my opinion, it doesn't matter whether there is peace talks or not, and it doesn't matter whether we form an alliance with the Qing Dynasty or not. It would be best if we can maintain the status quo."
After hearing this, Wei Guogong smiled, turned to look at the others, and asked, "Do you and Marquis Ning Yuan have the same idea?"
Others were embarrassed to say it, but several people nodded.
"From now on, you can forget about talking about this kind of thing in private. Don't forget that you are all from a noble family who have received the emperor's favor and retired with the country. If word spreads, you will not think about repaying the country's favor and only care about your own little things. "Xinxin, let alone those big turbans, even those people will scold you to death." Wei Guogong looked hateful.
However, no one showed any shame for these righteous words.
They are all too familiar, and it is very clear who they are.
No matter how nice what Duke Wei said, no one took it seriously to those lords who knew the Duke of Wei's mansion.
At this time, Wei Guogong also noticed everyone's attitude, and a trace of embarrassment flashed across his face.
Then he said: "Eunuch Yang and the others formed an alliance with the Qing Dynasty just to fight against the Tiger Character Banner. Once the alliance with the Qing Dynasty is successful, they will then send troops with the Qing army to attack the Tiger Character Banner. Maintaining the status quo you want is basically impossible. Impossible, the only way to maintain the status quo is to negotiate peace with Huziqi."
Seeing that he could not persuade these lords with justice, he had no choice but to threaten them.
He didn't believe that these masters who grew up in a honey pot dared to fight against the Tiger Flag.
"My lord, please don't get excited. We haven't said that we don't support the peace talks. It's just that if we want to make the peace talks a success, we alone may not be able to do it. We need to win over more turbans to come to our side." Hou Ning comforted him. He also made it clear that he had no intention of going against the Duke of Wei.
Duke Dingguo, who had been silent for a long time, said at this time: "You can try to win over Qian Shouzhi. He is from Suzhou Prefecture. It is not necessarily true that he wants to go to the Northern Expedition."
"Not much hope. This guy is an old fox. He will definitely not risk offending Eunuch Yang to support the peace talks." Cheng Guogong was the first to shake his head.
Not optimistic about wooing Qian Qianyi.
"Let's try it. Winning him over is like breaking Eunuch Yang's arm. Even if we can't win him over, we won't suffer any loss." Duke Dingguo said.
Wei Guogong agreed and said: "I think you can give it a try. Just like Ding Guogong said, you won't suffer if you fail. If you succeed, you will make money. You can even win over that Ma Yaocao, who is the second minister of the cabinet. Although Eunuch Yang is behind this, all the civil servants have many thoughts on their minds, so who can guarantee that he has no other ideas."
"What about Shi Xianzhi?" Cheng Guogong asked Shi Kefa.
Hearing this name, Wei Guogong frowned and said: "Forget it, this person is stubborn and likes to have his own way in everything. If you fail to win over him, you will be ridiculed by him. There is no need to scold him."
Hearing this, several people in the room had scornful expressions on their faces.
Although their lords do not like these turbans, if they want to pick a person they dislike the most, Shi Kefa must be at the top.
Wei Guogong looked at the Lords of Ming Dynasty in front of him and said: "Speak more of us Lords who have deep roots in the south of the Yangtze River. I think each family also has some big headscarves who are close to them. After you go back today, you can test the tone and see. Can we win them over? At least let them remain neutral on the peace talks with Huziqi and not be biased towards the Qing Dynasty. I can do this!"
Everyone's faces suddenly turned bitter.
As for the big headscarves, they must know some of them, but as for how good the relationship is, there is no way to talk about it.
The turbans who can curry favor with noble families like them are basically people who have little hope for an official career. As long as they still have hope for an official career, they will not get too close to the noble family.
As for the high-ranking officials in the court with turbans, there are even fewer people who are close to these lords.
Not only are these lords not of much help to the high-ranking officials in the civil service of the DPRK, but also because the lords are too arrogant, they can easily hinder them and become a weak point for political enemies to attack.
In the court, it is usually the lord who takes refuge in the turban, and the reverse is rarely the case.
It is true that the Lord has no power in his hands, and he is not strong-willed in his words. After so many years of constant suppression by civil servants, he has been crippled. There are not many Lords who can be used, let alone those who are comparable to their entrepreneurial ancestors. Compared.
