Chen Yuting noticed that the eyes of others in the room were not very friendly towards him.
Feeling tempted to quit.
In the past two years, I have been feeling that I am beyond my capabilities, and it is time to withdraw from the court.
"Xianzhi, you have misunderstood Chen Zhangyuan. I believe that Chen Zhangyuan has the justice of the imperial court in his heart." Qian Shisheng said something for Chen Yuting, then added, "Judging from my contacts with the tiger thieves, They will not accept the imperial edict, so I think it is better to seek cooperation with the Qing State to jointly deal with the tiger thieves."
"You're right. We gave the tiger thieves a chance and they didn't cherish it. Then the Qing Dynasty and the tiger thieves would both lose in a fight." A censor said.
Shi Kefa frowned and said: "The Qing State is not stupid. It will not be so easy to fight with the tiger thieves and both parties will lose. What's more, if they want to cooperate with the Qing State, the nobles headed by Wei Guogong insist on peace talks with the tiger thieves. They only rely on the efforts of us people." It is difficult for the power to push the imperial court to form an alliance with the Qing Dynasty."
"Hmph, these silverfish are not worthy of being assistant ministers at all." Someone scolded.
It has always been the civil servants who controlled the court and rode on the heads of the nobles. But now, because of a few auxiliary ministers, the nobles rode on the heads of the civil servants. This has long made them, officials who came from the imperial examination, dissatisfied.
Qian Shisheng said: "Having said that, they are now auxiliary ministers, and the power of the court has also fallen into the hands of these nobles and eunuchs, causing the court's agenda to be reversed and loyal people unable to display their ambitions."
"Isn't Qian Shouzhi also the assistant minister now? We can ask him to take the lead." A censor suggested.
His words immediately gained support from many people.
Qian Qianyi, the chief minister of the cabinet, has become a leading figure in the civil service.
Shi Kefa hesitated for a moment, then hesitantly said: "Everyone knows how Mr. Qian Ge came to be the assistant minister. It is probably not that easy to get him to stand up and support the alliance with the Qing Dynasty."
"He is the chief minister of the cabinet and should be responsible for participating in the alliance with the Qing Dynasty."
"Lao Qian Ge openly declared in the court that he wanted to go on a northern expedition to bring back the Supreme Emperor. Now is the time for him to come forward."
"Yes, ask Mr. Qiange to come forward."
Several censors spoke one after another.
"I still think Mr. Qian Ge may not stand up to support us, but what do you think?" Shi Kefa asked Qian Shisheng aside.
After hearing this, Qian Shisheng thought for a while and said: "It is best for him as the chief minister of the cabinet to come forward now. Since he supports the Northern Expedition, maybe he still prefers to form an alliance with the Qing Dynasty."
"Then give it a try. Last time I supported him in the fight for the Assistant Minister. It's time to repay this favor." Shi Kefa said.
With Shi Kefa's words, the censors present became excited.
Promoting the imperial court's successful Northern Expedition, in their view, it was a victory over those nobles who were shrouded in corpses, and a victory for them civil servants.
It also allowed everyone in the world to see that even though most of the auxiliary ministers were from noble backgrounds, they still maintained the power of the imperial court as civil servants.
As for whether the imperial court can defeat the Tiger Flag, they are not worried.
The Ming Dynasty may not be able to do anything about the Tiger Character Banner, but with the powerful helper of the Qing Dynasty, they feel that they will be able to defeat the Tiger Character Banner and regain the lost territory of the Ming Dynasty.
And those who promoted the imperial court's Northern Expedition will be remembered by history and will be remembered for generations to come.
"Qian Shouzhi will not interfere." Chen Yuting, who couldn't stand it, said something.
His words were like a basin of cold water poured on these excited people.
"Chen Zhangyuan, what do you mean by this? Don't you want to see the day when the Ming Dynasty regains its lost land and restores its power?" Shi Kefa's tone became unpleasant.
Chen Yuting's words at this time were completely damaging the morale of these people.
Chen Yuting looked at Shi Kefa and said: "It has been a long time since the envoys of the Qing Dynasty lived in the post house, and it has not been a short time since the envoys sent by the Tiger Character Banner for peace talks came to the capital. For such a long time, Qian Shouzhi has been He has never said anything about forming an alliance with the Qing State or negotiating peace with the Tiger Character Banner, which is enough to show that he has two different thoughts. It is impossible for such a person to actively stand up to support an alliance with the Qing State, unless someone forces him behind the scenes. He does it.”
"Qian Ge always supports the Northern Expedition to welcome back the Supreme Emperor." Shi Kefa said.
Chen Yuting just smiled when he heard this and didn't say anything.
At this time, Qian Shisheng on the side said: "Chen Zhangyuan, who do you think can force Mr. Qian Ge to support the alliance with the Qing Dynasty?"
"The one in the palace." Chen Yuting said.
Shi Kefa frowned.
He disliked the eunuchs in the palace the most. It was because of Wei Zhongxian that his teacher and the rest of the Donglin Party died tragically in the prison of Zhenfusi.
"Will the person in the palace come forward?" Qian Shisheng asked.
Chen Yuting pursed his lips and thought for a moment, then said: "The relationship between the man in the palace and Wei Guogong and the others was not harmonious. He should have supported the alliance with the Qing Dynasty at the beginning, but then for some reason there was no movement."
"Hmph, these people are a group of self-interested and selfish people. They have no righteousness for the family and the country at all. It's a pity that these people are in power in the court now, leaving loyal ministers with nowhere to go." Shi Kefa slapped the table hard with his hand.
He was very resentful that the court was full of young people.
I often think in my mind that if there were no such people and the court returned to normalcy, no matter the tiger-shaped flag or the Qing Dynasty, it would not be able to stop the resurgence of the Ming Dynasty.
Qian Shisheng was not as idealistic as Shi Kefa. He asked Chen Yuting, "How does Chen Zhangyuan think we can persuade the person in the palace to support an alliance with the Qing Dynasty?"
"Difficult." Chen Yuting poured out one word.
This made Shi Kefa on the other side dissatisfied with him again.
Chen Yuting naturally saw the changes in Shi Kefa's face and his dissatisfaction with himself.
However, he no longer cares.
When he returned home, he would write a memorial to report to his old age, and any future fights in the court would have nothing to do with him.
Qian Shisheng heard that although Chen Yuting said it was difficult, he did not say there was no way.
He immediately continued to ask: "No matter how difficult the matter is, for the sake of the court and our ministers, we must find a way out. We cannot just watch the Ming Dynasty fall into the hands of thieves."
"Yes, the Ming Dynasty must not fall into the hands of tiger thieves." Shi Kefa on the side said with the same solemn expression.
They all could see that the Tiger-Character Banner sent people for peace talks because they did not want to see the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty forming an alliance. It was not that the Tiger-Character Banner really wanted peace talks.
Sooner or later there will be a battle between the Tiger Character Banner and the Ming Dynasty. Even if it is possible to divide the river to rule in the future, it will take several battles to decide.
The reason why they insisted on forming an alliance with the Qing Dynasty was so that before the Tiger Flag took action against the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty could deal with the Tiger Flag first and preserve the country of the Ming Dynasty.
Including Shi Kefa, no one thought there was anything wrong with forming an alliance with the Qing Dynasty. In their opinion, this was for the good of Ming Dynasty and they were doing the right thing.
