Daming 1805

Chapter 2 How to divide the pot of losing ground and seeking peace?
Zhu Jingyuan knew why his father's face was so ugly.

Now the court and the enemy do not want to continue fighting, but to negotiate and sign the peace, it is the work of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Honglu Siqing by default.

If it is a victorious armistice agreement, the emperor's secretaries such as grand scholars may also intervene and find a way to jump out to fight for the right to negotiate and sign.

Although this war is a tie in theory, the social atmosphere after the re-emergence of the Ming Dynasty is completely different from any previous dynasties.

Now, as long as it is a war that has not been won, it will be regarded as a failure by the public, not to mention the theoretical loss of ground this time.

Regardless of whether it is inland Africa or the Amazon jungle, as long as it has been occupied before, it will be lost if it is gone now.

Therefore, it is impossible for anyone to jump out this time and compete for the opportunity to negotiate and sign on behalf of the representative.

Zhu Jianyan, the minister of the Honglu Temple, had a high probability to sign this peace treaty by himself, which would be regarded as a lost peace treaty by the Ming Dynasty.

In Zhu Jingyuan's view, the impact of this kind of thing on one's personal reputation is actually not the most important, but more important is the Daming throne.

After Emperor Shizu revived the Ming Dynasty, he abandoned the traditional system of firstborn succession.

It was changed to a model similar to that of the Qing Dynasty, in which the emperor himself secretly appointed heirs, and actually let all the princes compete semi-openly.

Zhu Jianyan was not the most favored prince in the first place. If he went to sign this lost peace treaty, he would be completely out of touch with the throne.

As the son of Zhu Jianyan, Zhu Jingyuan was even more out of touch with the throne.

After thinking about this, Zhu Jingyuan said subconsciously:

"Then we can only talk about it slowly, at least get those rotten places back..."

Zhu Jianyan had obviously considered a similar approach, so he immediately shook his head helplessly and said:

"It's useless to drag it. Now both sides are unable to occupy the other's homeland, and neither can see any signs of victory, which is why the two sides are willing to negotiate.

"Mainly, the large-scale use of barbed wire and heavy machine guns has changed the mode of warfare. Now it is relatively easy to defend and extremely difficult to attack.

"Those lands were originally rotten, and the frontier troops had no special defense. The original idea was that as long as the enemy's main force was defeated, these rotten lands were all a matter of a word at the negotiating table.

"So at that time, it was allowed to be taken over by Xiyi, and then Xiyi set up defenses on those broken grounds, and now it is extremely difficult for us to take it back.

"More importantly, your grandfather has passed the retirement age stipulated by the new Renwu system, but he did not retire because of the continuous war in the past few years.

"Your grandfather's health is not good, and now he definitely wants to sign the armistice agreement as soon as possible, and then go to abdicate to cultivate.

"And the situation in the vassal states and the mainland does not allow us to delay indefinitely.

"I have at most two years, maybe even a year, to figure out how to make the truce more beneficial.

"In one or two years, it is impossible for the situation on the battlefield to undergo subversive changes, and it is even more idiotic to achieve large-scale victories."

After saying what was in his heart, Zhu Jianyan also seemed to look away a little, patted his son on the shoulder lightly, turned around and got into the car.

After Zhu Jingyuan was stunned for half a second, he quickly ran to the opposite side of the car, climbed into the car and sat beside Zhu Jianyan.

Zhu Jianyan looked at the serious expression on his son's face, and sighed softly with a very complicated mood:
"Jingyuan, I know that you just graduated, you are eager to make achievements, you want to participate in everything, and that's how you came here as a father back then.

"But the peace talks in this form are really not helpful to your future, and may even become a stain.

"You're not a prince, so you don't need to rush to make meritorious deeds. Just follow the steps in politics. Listen to your father's words and go back to rest."

Zhu Jingyuan was stunned for a moment, then said excitedly:
"I'm not a prince now, but you are, my father! Only when you win the throne can I become a prince!"

Zhu Jianyan was also stunned for a moment, then suddenly laughed:

"No wonder you were so excited before, so you thought your father still had a chance to be emperor? Then you also have a chance, haha..."

Zhu Jingyuan was completely stunned by his father's reaction:

"Isn't this right? You are also a prince, and you have completed all the required studies and passed all the practical training. Why don't you have a chance!"

Zhu Jianyan couldn't help but laughed twice, and then explained to Zhu Jingyuan patiently:

"It is said that Emperor Shizu once said that children born to parents before the age of 20 may not be as strong as children born after the age of 20.

"Later, Taiyuan Hospital, in conjunction with hospitals around the world, made long-term statistics and believed that this judgment was basically correct.

"So when the emperor chooses his heir, he will not choose from his children before the age of 20.

"Your father and I happen to be 20 years younger than your grandfather, so I just don't get screened.

"So your father was destined to never have this chance since he was born."

Zhu Jingyuan's eyes widened after hearing this, and he kept asking in disbelief:

"Is this true? You have never had a chance with the throne? I also had no chance from the beginning? Are there really clear regulations in the Renwu New Deal?"

Zhu Jianyan regained his calm expression, nodded lightly and said:
"Although there are no clear regulations, it has become a convention, and it doesn't matter whether there are regulations or not.

"Look at the four ancestors after Renwu, the age of enthronement is under 38 years old, and the age of the emperor who abdicated at the age of 60 is more than 22 years old.

"So I never had a chance, so Jing Yuan, get out of the car quickly, I have to go to a meeting."

After Zhu Jingyuan realized the cruelty of reality, he immediately had a tendency to collapse:

"So - anyway, you don't have the chance to be the emperor, why do you want to be the minister of the Honglu Temple? Just resign directly!
"Anyway, the new emperor's brother cannot serve as an official with real power. You, the minister of the Honglu Temple, can at most work until the new emperor ascends the throne, which will only take one or two years.

"It's better to resign now, so you don't have to negotiate and sign, whoever likes to go will go!"

Zhu Jianyan shook his head with a wry smile, lightly patted the back of Zhu Jingyuan's hand, patiently and comfortably said:
"Although I can't be an official with real power, my son, you and your brothers can.

"If I'm picky at a critical time, do you think one of your uncles will wear small shoes for you?"

Zhu Jianyan was stunned for a second, and then he immediately realized the logic inside.

His father patiently continued to go to work, and continued to pick up this job that might leave a name for himself, only for his children, including himself.

Zhu Jingyuan's mood turned into a mess at this moment, some aggrieved, some disappointed, some irritable, some angry, and some helpless.

Then, in anger and helplessness, Zhu Jingyuan suddenly felt blessed and stared at his father with wide eyes and said:
"I have a solution! Let me sign for you!"

Zhu Jianyan subconsciously wanted to shake his head, and then quickly responded:

"You don't...wait...that's right..."

Zhu Jingyuan took a deep breath and said excitedly:

"If anyone signs this word, they may leave infamy, at least in the short term, it will be regarded as infamy, but only me and my brothers will not...

"We are in Ming Dynasty, filial piety is greater than the sky, as a son, I can't bear to see you bear the infamy, so I am willing to take responsibility for my father, no one can make irresponsible remarks.

"In this way, not only will our father and son not have a bad reputation, but they may be promoted as a beautiful talk to offset the negative impact of the peace talks.

"By the way, I even have the opportunity to directly get a real official position, such as Honglu Temple Shaoqing or something, Deputy Foreign Minister?"

After Zhu Jianyan wanted to understand, he couldn't help laughing. He hugged his son's shoulders and said loudly:
"My son Jing Yuan is truly a genius!"

After Zhu Jianyan laughed, he stroked his beard and said:
"It's delusional to think that you will directly be the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, but if this happens, the two generations of emperors will be considered to have accepted your love.

"No one can block your promotion in the future, you just need to accumulate qualifications step by step, and you can be promoted to Shangshu in eight years at the fastest, and 15 years at the most.

"I've never had the foundation or mind to fight for the throne, so your emperor's uncle can use you with confidence and won't be suspected..."

Zhu Jingyuan was also overjoyed with his own calculations:

"Eight years later, I will be 23 years old. It would be worthwhile to be a minister, but which minister is better?"

Zhu Jianyan returned to his normal sitting position, and scolded his son who was above him, saying:
"Don't rush to think about things so far away now, think about how to do things in front of you first."

"Let's drive, go directly to the palace, go to Wenhua Palace..."

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