After seeing off the people from the Foreign Intelligence Agency, Hong Chengchou and Yang Jiachen returned to their respective rooms.
the next day.
At the court meeting of the Ming Dynasty, Ruan Dacheng, the censor of the right capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, proposed peace talks with Hu Ziqi.
Everyone knows that he was able to make a comeback because of the recommendation of Wei Guogong, so he is the spokesperson of the noble line.
Now he proposed peace talks with Hu Ziqi in the court, but everyone knew that it was Wei Guogong who really wanted peace talks.
"Don't make peace with tiger thieves."
Seeing that no one in the court answered Ruan Dacheng's words, Shi Kefa walked out of the group of officials.
"What different ideas does Shi Yushi have?" Qian Qianyi asked Shi Kefa.
As the chief minister of the cabinet, he is the only one among the assistant ministers who is most suitable to ask at this time.
Shi Kefa held the wat tablet in his hand and said: "The lower official does not agree with peace talks with tiger thieves."
After saying that, he became silent.
Seeing this, Qian Qianyi frowned and continued to ask: "Since Shi Yushi does not agree with the peace talks, then tell me the reasons. You can't just say that you don't agree, but you must also let others know why Shi Yushi disagrees. .”
"This thief is the root cause of our great Ming Dynasty." Shi Kefa's loud voice spread to the ears of every official in the hall.
"The lower official doesn't agree with peace talks with tiger thieves either."
Qian Shisheng, the Minister of Rites, stood up.
"My subordinates don't agree either."
"I don't agree with this."
"I support Minister Qian."
"I don't agree with this."
"The lower official supports Yu Shi."
As Qian Shisheng stepped forward, more and more officials walked out of the team.
Soon, nearly one-third of the officials in the court stood up to support Shi Kefa.
The officials standing in the main hall seemed to be only a small part of all officials, but these people accounted for more than half of the civil servants.
Qian Qianyi had a headache when he saw so many officials standing up in opposition.
There may be some opportunists among these people who want to gain fame, but it is enough to see Shi Kefa's influence in the court.
Even if he is the first assistant, I am afraid that his influence on some things is not as good as that of the other party.
"So many people disagree. We think we should discuss this matter later!" The eunuch Yang Guorui suddenly spoke, and at the same time he looked at Wei Guogong.
Duke Guo of Wei hesitated.
When it comes to peace talks, it's obvious that they don't have the upper hand.
Thinking of this, he nodded and said: "Since there are still so many people in the court who are unwilling to negotiate peace with the tiger bandit, let's put this matter on hold for now!"
Originally, he didn't particularly support the peace talks, he just didn't want to offend the Tiger Flag.
Now that there were so many people in the court objecting, he had an excuse.
"I think this matter should not be delayed any longer and there should be a result." Shi Kefa said again.
His words shocked the court again.
You know, he did so much in front of Duke Wei, which was tantamount to refuting Duke Wei's face in public.
Sure enough, as soon as Shi Kefa finished speaking, the face of Wei Guogong, who was sitting high up, suddenly became ugly.
"What does Censor Shi want to discuss? Didn't I already say that the peace talks with Huziqi will be put on hold for the time being and will no longer be discussed." Wei Guogong said in an indifferent tone.
If an ordinary person noticed Wei Guogong's dissatisfaction, he would take the initiative to give in and not mention it again.
But history and law are different from ordinary people.
After Wei Guogong finished speaking, Shi Kefa immediately said: "What I want to discuss is not the peace talks with the tiger bandits, but the alliance between the imperial court and the Qing Dynasty. It has been a long time since the envoys of the Qing Dynasty came to our Ming Dynasty, so our Ming Dynasty should also Give them a result and should not keep pushing it away."
"What result does Censor Shi want?" Wei Guogong asked.
Shi Kefa said: "The lower official believes that it will be beneficial to our Ming Dynasty to jointly deal with the tiger bandits with the Qing State. We, the Ming Dynasty, should agree to form an alliance with the Qing State, implement the strategy of distant relations and close attacks, restore the territory of our Ming Dynasty, welcome back the Supreme Emperor, and eradicate the scourge of tiger bandits. "
Wei Guogong looked at Shi Kefa and said nothing for a long time.
But Shi Kefa stood in the court hall and looked at Wei Guogong without giving in.
Wei Guogong tapped his fingers on the armrest of the seat a few times, and then said: "Shi Yushi has been saying that joining forces with the Qing State can eradicate the Tiger Flag. I dare to ask Shi Yushi if you can guarantee that after forming an alliance with the Qing State, , will we definitely be able to eradicate the Tiger Flag?"
At this time, everyone in the court focused their attention on Shi Kefa.
Shi Kefa opened his mouth, and after a long while he said in a slightly decadent tone: "I can't guarantee it."
"I would like to ask you again. The Qing envoy proposed an alliance with the Ming Dynasty, but requested that Shanhaiguan be owned by them. If they form an alliance with the Qing, does Shi Yushi want to hand Shanhaiguan into their hands?" Wei Guogong asked again.
"This!" Shi Kefa choked.
Naturally, I dare not say that Shanhaiguan will be ceded to the Qing Dynasty.
Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, he has never been coerced into ceding a city to seek peace. If he dares to agree, he will become the object of everyone's rejection tomorrow and will leave a stigma in history.
Naturally, Wei Guogong would not let Shi Kefa go just like that, and continued: "Why doesn't Shi Kefa stop talking? Wasn't he very eloquent just now?"
"The official believes that the cession of Shanhaiguan is completely nonsense. The Ming Dynasty does not need to cede Shanhaiguan to the Qing Dynasty. The alliance between the two parties is already in a state of equality. Naturally, there is no need to exchange for the alliance between the two parties at the expense of one party." Shi Kefa said.
After hearing this, Wei Guogong looked at him and said sarcastically: "I'm afraid Shi Yushi made a mistake!"
"What's wrong?" Shi Kefa asked hesitantly.
I couldn't figure out where I went wrong.
Wei Guogong shook his head and sighed: "Shi Yushi really disappointed me. He actually took the initiative to cede Liaodong to the so-called Qing Dynasty in your mouth. If he really formed an alliance with the Qing Dynasty, would Shi Yushi have to hand over half of the Ming Dynasty to him? .”
Shi Kefa's expression suddenly changed when he heard this.
Finally I knew something was wrong.
He had always focused on guarding against the Tiger Flag, but he had forgotten that Liaodong was also the territory of the Ming Dynasty, but was temporarily occupied by the Qing Dynasty.
In other words, what the Qing Dynasty did in Liaodong was no different from what the Tiger Character Banner did. They were both enemies of the Ming Dynasty.
"Shi Yushi, you have disappointed me so much. You actually forgot that Liaodong is my territory of the Ming Dynasty, and you said that both parties are equal. In your eyes, has Liaodong become the property of his children?" Duke Guo of Wei asked loudly.
Shi Kefa lowered his head.
It was true that he made a mistake in this matter and got off on the right foot.
At this time, Qian Qianyi said: "I think Shi Yushi was also deceived by the Qing envoy for a while. After all, he still knew that Liaodong was our territory of the Ming Dynasty. He just said the wrong thing in a hurry and did not mean it."
