This "bachelor" was really nondescript, but with so many troops on the border, he couldn't care less about these trivial details. After reaching an agreement, Dong Jishu once again confirmed that there were no Jin troops behind him, and then he asked people to lower the drawbridge and followed Ma Shiying out of the city to greet him.
"I've heard about the reputation of the great scholar for a long time, but seeing him today is ten times better than the rumors. I'm glad to meet you, I'm glad to meet you." The smile on Ma Shiying's face was really weird. It definitely looked like his skin was smiling, but his flesh didn't move at all.
Fan Wencheng didn't know that the "heroic name" in Ma Shiying's mouth was definitely ridiculing him, but he was not angry and smiled in return, saying: "Wen Cheng only has his own show, making Mr. Futai laugh and laugh."
Dong Jishu also came up to see Li, and Fan Wencheng introduced the people who came with him. They were all Han officials, including Manchu officials.
The two sides were polite, and Ma Shiying invited Fan Wencheng into the city. After Fan Wencheng and others entered the city, the money rat tail on his head attracted people's attention. The sergeants and people in the city stared at them angrily. If it weren't for the Futai soldiers who were maintaining the
, I am afraid that someone will rush up and beat these traitors to death with their fists.[
The Han officials who came with Fan Wencheng were somewhat ashamed. They just walked with their heads down and did not look left or right. Fan Wencheng didn't care at all. Not only did he have a smile on his face from beginning to end, but he also held his fists from time to time.
He threw his hands at the people on both sides of the street, making the people yell and curse in anger.
The people scolded Fan Wencheng, and Ma Shiying was happy to hear it and tried to stop him, but he issued a strict order not to allow anyone to get close. Ma Shiying knew the reason why the two countries were at war without killing each other, not to mention that the enemy was strong and we were weak.
, how dare you let anything happen to Fan Wencheng and the others.
After entering the government office, host and guest were seated separately. Ma Shiying then asked: "I wonder if the great scholar came to Zhangjiakou. What can you tell me? Could it be that your army is coming to attack?"
"Zhangjiakou is an important town in the Ming Dynasty, and your army can't just invade if you want to." Dong Jishu bluffed.
Fan Wencheng said with a smile: "It seems that Mr. Ma and Mr. Dong still have doubts about me, Dai Jin. To be honest with you two, our Eight Banners army has come here with sincerity to negotiate peace talks. Otherwise, why would we go straight to a heavy soldier like you?"
Zhangjiakou on defense?”
Dong Jishu frowned and asked in confusion: "How can a great scholar say this?"
Fan Wencheng said with a smile: "The Art of War says: avoid the real and use the weak, and be surprised. The Great Wall in the Xuanfu area stretches for hundreds of miles, and there are many defensive weaknesses. It would be easy for our Eight Banners army to advance suddenly. The reason why we don't go forward is to avoid the weak and use the real."
, for today’s peace talks.”
Fan Wencheng was telling the truth. The hundreds of miles of Xuanfu's Great Wall defense line was leaking everywhere. Except for Zhangjiakou, the other lines of defense were useless. However, Dong Jishu did not want to show weakness. He snorted and said, "I'm afraid the peace talks are fraudulent.
, take the opportunity to attack the city, and then stage the massacre of Yongping City."
When he heard about the massacre in Yongping, Ma Shiying's face also darkened.
Fan Wencheng shook his head and said: "The massacre in Yongping was done by the second great Baylor in our country. The King of Khans has severely punished him and taken away his military power. The high wall will never be used. Regarding matters of military discipline, my Khan
The king attaches great importance to the fact that before the army marches, he must repeatedly announce the order. However, violations of military discipline still occur occasionally, and Amin is one of them. In fact, violations of military discipline have never been completely eradicated since ancient times. In the second year of Chongzhen,
When our army came to the capital, didn't Shanxi Governor Geng Ruqi's army of King Qin also plunder the people of the capital? Now there are no less than a hundred officials from the Ming Dynasty serving in Daijin, including Li Yongfang, Bao Chengxian, nephews and nephews of ancestor Dashou and
There are nearly forty people including generals, and more than thirty people under Zhang Chun, etc., all of whom hold important positions. Even Mr. Zhang, the supervisor of the army, has been favored and supported. These are enough to prove the benevolent government of our Khan. So please two
You can rest assured that our army is really here to open up border trade and invade other countries."
After listening to what Fan Wencheng said, Ma Shiying and Dong Jishu looked at each other, wondering whether they should believe him.
"The peace negotiation is of great importance and cannot be decided by the two of us. If your army really wants to trade, Ma can report his intentions for peace talks to the imperial court and let the imperial court make a decision."
The charge of arbitrarily breaking off the peace talks with the Donglu was not something that Ma Shiying could bear. He planned to use the excuse of reporting the matter to delay it for a while, so that the court could mobilize reinforcements in time. As for whether to negotiate for peace, it was not Ma Shiying's responsibility.
Fan Wencheng knew that the former governor Shen Qi was dismissed due to private peace talks with Da Jin, so although he knew that Ma Shiying was an excuse to delay the war, he did not want to point it out. It would only take three days for the Xuanfu to report to Beijing immediately. He was waiting He had time, and King Khan could wait for it. However, in order for Ma Shiying and Dong Jishu to successfully launch border trade, he still wanted to give them a few words, "With all due respect to Fan, the opening of peace talks is indeed of great importance. It is not only related to the declaration of The safety of the people around the mansion is also related to the future of the two adults."
Ma Shiying and Dong Jishu were stunned, and Dong Jishu asked: "I don't know what the bachelor said." Ma Shiying also looked up at Fan Wencheng in confusion.
Fan Wencheng asked with a smile: "How do you compare with Jun Song, Liu Ting, Xiong Tingbi, Yuan Chonghuan, Zhao Lejiao, Zu Dashou, Zhang Chun, etc.?"
"These are all famous generals of the generation, and we are far inferior to them."
"The so-called famous generals of a generation, either surrendered or perished, were all defeated at the hands of me, Da Jin. Forgive Fan for speaking frankly, if we really meet each other in war, you two adults may not be able to escape bad luck."
After hearing this, Ma Shiying and Dong Jishu remained silent. What Fan Wencheng said was exactly what they were worried about. With the existing troops in Zhangjiakou, it would be extremely difficult to stop the Jin army outside the city. The day the city was broken would also be the day they died. It was a lucky escape, but they could not escape the sword slashed by the imperial court. After the emperor of this dynasty came to the throne, he killed many frontier officials for the crime of "losing land and abandoning people". The two of them believed that they were not that bad. Good luck can escape the court's punishment.[
Fan Wencheng continued: "Suppose that my army of 100,000 troops rushes in from the Xuanfu area and ravages the capital again, can you two adults absolve yourself from the blame? Maybe Yuan Dutang's yesterday will be the tomorrow of these two adults, and Fan Although my words are offensive, I still want to ask you two to think deeply about it."
His words made Dong Jishu decide to move away, but he had other reasons: "Forgive Dong for being blunt, but your Khan is really here for border trade, but I am a young and promising emperor and am determined to recover. We have already strictly prohibited border trade with your army, so we and other border generals dare not go to the table to make peace, so we are afraid that we will be of no help to your Khan."
Ma Shiying did not express his position, but only understood what Fan Wencheng said.
Fan Wencheng said: "Looking at today's situation, the two gentlemen must make peace. The most serious thing is to be dismissed from office if they make peace with each other. If they don't, there will be a war, and the whole area of Xuanfu and Gyeonggi will inevitably be devastated. Once defeated, the two of them will be defeated." At the very least, you may be sent to jail, but at the most severe, you may be sent to the Nine Borders."
"Well, since both the left and right are dead, it's better to give it a try. If Dong decides to take action, he will go back and send a letter to the court. What do you think, Mr. Futai?" Yu Qi said that Dong Jishu was attracted by Fan Wencheng's clever tongue. To say that he was persuaded, it would be better to say that he was persuaded by the tens of thousands of Jin troops outside the city.
However, Ma Shiying glanced at him and said calmly to Fan Wencheng: "This matter is related to our lives. How about you, the bachelor, go back first and give me a reply after we discuss it?"
Fan Wencheng smiled, nodded and said, "Okay, then Fan will take his leave."
At that moment, Ma Shiying arranged for someone to escort Fan Wencheng and his party out of the city. After sending them away, Dong Jishu hurriedly asked Ma Shiying if he wanted to submit a memorial in favor of opening trade with the Jin army. Ma Shiying did not say anything, but in the evening he sent someone to copy a copy of the memorial he had written.
I gave a copy to Dong Jishu to read, and Dong Jishu was so impressed after watching it.
Ma Shiying's memorial was written very cleverly. He kept silent about war and peace, but asked the court to open border trade to appease the Jurchens and avoid another war between the two sides.
When the six-hundred-mile memorial was rushed to the cabinet, Chongzhen was holding the daily lecture in the Wenhua Hall. He was wearing the uniform made when he ascended the throne and was sitting upright. Today's lecturer was Wu Zongda, a scholar of the cabinet, who was giving a lecture on Yiyi to the emperor.
"The Great Virtue of Heaven and Earth is called Life, the Great Treasure of Saints is called Position, the reason for keeping the position is called Benevolence, the reason for gathering people is called Wealth, the right words for managing money are called Righteousness"
When Chongzhen heard this, he immediately thought of Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng, and asked Wu Zongda: "How can we stop these thieves from committing crimes?"
Wu Zongda did not expect that the emperor would suddenly ask this question. He was stunned for a moment. He wanted to open his mouth but heard Chongzhen say again: "I have been on the throne for more than five years. There are Jurchens outside and refugees inside. The country is in decline and Zhongxing is in sight. Yesterday the palace official said
Songs from Henan and Hebei areas spread to the capital, saying, "The sun is about to set, the moon is unclear, the Eighteenth Son, sit in the Dragon Court." The saying of the Eighteenth Son was popular in the Sui Dynasty, but when you think about it today, it is really true that the thief is the leader.
There is a man whose surname is Li Zicheng. Although the Jurchens are powerful, they are not terrible. I don’t believe that a Fan state can conquer China. But Li Zicheng is different, he is a Han."
Speaking of this, Chongzhen slapped the writing desk fiercely: "Anyone with the surname Li who is a thief will be punished." With this slap, the torn cuffs of his regular dragon robe were exposed.
Feeling a little embarrassed when the torn sleeves came out, he hurriedly stuffed them inside.
Wu Zongda was shocked when he saw the emperor slamming the table. He thought he had made the emperor angry because he didn't respond in time. But when he looked at Chongzhen, he found that he didn't mean to blame him. On the contrary, he looked a little unnatural. Looking at it again
, it turned out that the emperor was actually wearing torn sleeves. He rolled his eyes and immediately fell to his knees: "Your Majesty is thrifty and wears my clothes. This is the conduct of Yao and Shun. It should be an example for the world. Why should it be covered up?"
After hearing this, Chongzhen felt a little relieved: "I am against luxury. How much fabric is wasted in this wide coat with big sleeves? In the past, King Wuling of Zhao, wearing a heavy coat, rode on a horse and shot, so the Chinese soldiers had short clothes with tight sleeves. Only the common people and officials
There are still big changes in clothing. You don’t need to use too much. Save half a foot of cloth on the sleeves of each piece of clothing. Two sleeves are one foot. With 200 million people in the world, you can save 200 million feet of cloth. 200 million feet of cloth is enough.
The soldiers wear winter clothes to keep out the cold. This is a bad custom, and I will set an example today."
The young emperor Chongzhen always did what he said. He immediately ordered the eunuch in charge of the clothes supervisor to bring a tailor to see him. At that time, he cut his sleeves half a foot shorter. After cutting, he was still not satisfied: "It's too short.
It's still very fat, if I were thinner I could save some cloth."
When the emperor was worried about how to save cloth, the eunuch Wang Chengen, the eunuch Wang Chengen, the eunuch of the Bureau of Liturgy, rushed over the six hundred miles of Ma Shiying of Xuanfu.
Chongzhen already knew that Hong Tai had led the Donglu army to Mongolia, and had ordered the Xuanfu to take strict precautions in the Datong area. However, he was a little surprised when he saw Ma Shiying reporting that the Donglu were going to trade with the Ming Dynasty.
He read the memorial hastily and saw that the cabinet draft only said one sentence: "Submit to the Holy Emperor for inspection." The cabinet said nothing whether he agreed or not. There was a hint of unhappiness on his face, and he asked Wu Zongda with a gloomy face.
Said: "Sir, what is your attitude towards Ma Shiying's performance?"
Wu Zongda had already figured out the temper of the young emperor. He found that Chongzhen was getting more and more angry and angry. If Chongzhen disagreed with the idea of opening up border trade, he would immediately scold the Jurchens.
He paused. But he didn't express his position at the moment, which means that he didn't object.
After understanding Chongzhen's intention, Wu Zongda calmly replied: "Your Majesty, it is neither war nor peace to open a border. As for trade matters, Ma Shiying and others will make the decision." [
What Wu Zongda said was naturally in line with Chongzhen's wishes. He nodded and said: "This is a good idea. The Jurchens are on this trip for Mongolia. They don't want to make a profit. They don't really want to join the invaders. There will be no loss to the Ming Dynasty if they leave.
"
"That's what the Holy One said." Wu Zongda hurriedly nodded in agreement. Wang Cheng'en followed his usual practice and never talked too much about political affairs.
Putting down Ma Shiying's memorial, Chongzhen said with emotion: "The biggest worry today is not the Donglu, but the bandits. Our government should concentrate all its forces to wipe out the two thieves Gao and Zhang. At this time, we must not start another battlefield with the Donglu, otherwise
If you focus on one thing and miss the other, it will be difficult to achieve the full success.”
Just as Wu Zongda was about to echo a few words, he saw a young eunuch hurried into the hall with a seal. Wang Chengen took it and took a look, his expression changed greatly, and he stepped forward and handed it to Chongzhen.
Chongzhen took it and opened it, and his expression changed. He immediately threw the watch on the ground and almost roared: "Shi Dayong, you are so brave!"