Yang Jiachen was just young, and he was not as old and cunning as Hong Chengchou in conspiracy.
But people are smart.
Hearing what Hong Chengchou said, he immediately reacted.
He said: "So the people behind the Jinyiwei don't want to have peace talks with our Tiger Flag, so they sent the Jinyiwei to arrest them."
Hong Chengchou smiled and nodded, agreeing with his guess.
"Behind the Jin Yiwei is the eunuch named Yang. If he opposes the peace talks, it may be very detrimental to our trip to the peace talks." Yang Jiachen frowned.
Unexpectedly, as soon as they arrived in Nanjing, an auxiliary minister jumped out to oppose the peace talks.
Hong Chengchou took a puff of his pipe and said, "It's not necessarily that Eunuch Yang. It's possible that someone else used the power of Jin Yiwei to make us misunderstand. Until the matter is clarified, nothing will happen." Easy to talk about."
"It's not impossible, but I still think this matter has something to do with the eunuch named Yang." Yang Jiachen said with a worried look on his face.
I was worried about the outcome of this peace talks trip.
Seeing his sorrowful look, Hong Chengchou comforted him and said, "Don't worry too much. There is good news. The officers and soldiers outside are sent by the Nanjing garrison, and the Duke of Wei and other lords have served in the Nanjing garrison. This person is also an assistant." The minister of state, and more importantly, he is also the head of the nobles, and the nobles occupy the position of three auxiliary ministers."
"Having said that, the other two auxiliary ministers among the lords have fled from the capital to Nanjing. A large amount of their wealth in the capital has fallen into the hands of the Tiger Flag. There is no guarantee that they will not cause trouble for us in the peace talks." Yang Jiachen said.
Hong Chengchou's expression did not change when he heard this, and he said: "This may not be a bad thing. They saw the fall of the capital with their own eyes and have a deeper understanding of the power of the Tiger Flag. They may still be able to talk about peace talks." Good thing."
"I'm not that open-minded." Yang Jiachen shook his head and then said, "But I still hope that things will be like what Hong Futai said."
Hearing this, Hong Chengchou smiled.
There was no argument on the matter.
This time the peace talks were not that easy. After all, the Qing State had been deeply involved in the officials of the Ming Dynasty for a long time. If the Tiger Character Banner had not suddenly sent them to Nanjing to seek peace talks, the Qing State would have successfully formed an alliance with the Ming Dynasty and was ready to go to war against the Tiger Character Banner.
"Hong Futai, you were also born in the Ming Dynasty, and you are also a serious Jinshi. Are there no people you know well here? Perhaps through your relationship with the Ming Dynasty, you can increase the possibility of successful peace talks." Yang Jiachen looked at Hong Chengchou.
Hong Chengchou said with a smile: "I am a Jinshi in the 44th year of Wanli. There are indeed a few people here who are from the same subject as me. However, I don't plan to look for them, not only them, I won't look for anyone, let alone We will ask others to speak for us on peace talks."
"Why is that! Isn't this a good thing to increase the chances of peace talks!" Yang Jiachen looked at Hong Chengchou in confusion.
If he had these connections with the other party, he would no longer stay in this courtyard, but would go around building connections, just like Fan Wencheng sent by the Qing Dynasty.
However, Hong Chengchou did not explain, only said: "Before Ming Dynasty accepted the peace talks, we lived here quietly. If you get tired of staying in the yard, you can also go out for a walk, but you need to bring more guards with you. Nanjing is a place where It’s not safe for us.”
"There's nothing to do when we go out, so I'd better stay with you!" Yang Jiachen was curious about Hong Chengchou's inner plan, but didn't ask further.
Hong Chengchou looked at him and said with a smile: "With me, you can come to Nanjing for nothing. You are still young, don't you want to experience the charm of the Qinhuai River?"
After hearing this, Yang Jiachen's face suddenly turned red.
Although he has never been to the Qinhuai River, he also knows where the Qinhuai River is. Even if he is curious, he is embarrassed to be in that kind of place, and his pocket is not enough to support him to appreciate the Qinhuai River.
After Zhu Guobi, the Marquis of Funing, sent officers and soldiers to protect the courtyard of the envoy of the Tiger-Character Banner, he rushed to the Duke of Wei's mansion himself.
On the other side, Xu Fuqianhu's people had already sent the news of the arrest of the Tiger Character Banner envoy to the palace.
He was waiting at the Zhenfusi Yamen for further arrangements from the palace.
Kick! Kick! Kick!
A rush of footsteps broke into the signing room where Deputy Xu Qianhu was staying.
"My lord is not good." A Jin Yiwei panted and came to Xu Fuqianhu.
Deputy Xu Qianhu's expression changed as he was waiting for news from the palace, and he asked hurriedly: "But what happened in the palace? I'm going to let this officer take the blame!"
After returning from the envoy of the Tiger Character Banner, he had been feeling uneasy.
Even if the envoy commits a serious crime, it is not the Imperial Guards' turn to arrest him. Moreover, the envoy of the Tiger-Character Flag is not an envoy sent by a vassal country. It is easy to catch him, but there is a powerful Tiger-Character Flag behind him. , there is no guarantee that in the future, I, the deputy Qianhu, will not be thrown out as a scapegoat.
"No, it's not." The Jin Yiwei in front of him shook his head vigorously and said, "It's the envoys of the Tiger Character Flag. A group of officers and soldiers suddenly came to protect the place where they live."
After hearing this, Deputy Xu Qianhu breathed a sigh of relief inexplicably.
It's not just about using him as a scapegoat.
He turned to the Jin Yiwei in front of him and asked, "Can we find out who sent the officers and soldiers?"
"They were sent by the Marquis of Funing." Jin Yiwei replied.
After hearing this, Deputy Xu Qianhu stood up from his seat and said, "Are you sure it was the person sent by the Marquis of Funing?"
"What I heard personally among the crowd is absolutely correct." Jin Yiwei nodded with great certainty.
After hearing this, Deputy Xu Qianhu walked back and forth in the house.
After turning around for several times, he said: "You go back and continue to watch. If any news is sent to you in time, if I am not here, just wait a little longer. I need to go to the palace immediately."
After Jinyiwei left, he continued to return to the courtyard of the envoy of the Tiger-Character Banner to keep an eye on him.
Deputy Xu Qianhu came outside the palace to report and was taken in directly.
"I'm going to see my father-in-law."
"Get up." Eunuch Yang said, "Our family was about to send someone to find you, but I didn't expect you to come by yourself. This saves our family from having to send someone to find you again."
Deputy Xu Qianhu stood in front of Eunuch Yang with his hands lowered, and said: "Something happened with the tiger thief envoy. Funing Marquis sent a team of officers and soldiers to protect them. I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to take action again."
After speaking, he secretly glanced at Eunuch Yang in front of him.
The Marquis of Funing was a garrison officer in Nanjing. Unlike ordinary lords, he could not afford to offend a noble family with military power.
If one of them is not good, they may be tied up with stones and thrown into the Qinhuai River to feed the fish.
Fracture wishes everyone a happy New Year!
(End of chapter)
