Ming Dynasty fake eunuch

Chapter 519 Planning for Next Year
Generally speaking, the negotiations between Ye Xun and the cabinet went smoothly, and the cabinet ministers agreed that the ceremony of conferring the crown prince would be done after the court returns to work in the next year.

Why is the conversation between Ye Xun and the cabinet called a negotiation?Because it involves a benefit distribution issue.

First of all, Ye Xun must ensure the authority of the cabinet, and at the same time not interfere too much with the cabinet's decision-making.

In return, the cabinet will absolutely support Ye Xun's various initiatives.

Canonization of the crown prince is a must, and Wei Guogong's repeated harm to Ye Xun is also well-documented. Yang Sichang and others only hope that Ye Xun will not involve too much. After all, after the Xu family is a hero, if they do too much, it will not be conducive to the stability of Jiangnan , and preferably in secret.

The only thing Yang Sichang and others disagreed with was Huang Taiji's occupation of North Korea, because if this opening was opened, what if other vassal states would follow suit?This is a great blow to the prestige of the Celestial Dynasty.

Although Ye Xun repeatedly assured that it was only temporary, after some debate, Yang Sichang and others concluded that Ye Xun could make some promises to Huang Taiji in private, but it definitely did not represent the court.

Ye Xun had no choice but to put this matter aside for now, and wait until the year passed.

Little did he know that Ye Xun's attitude of appropriate compromise was the reason why the cabinet fully supported him, otherwise it would have been a different situation.

On the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, Ye Xun finally received a detailed report from Sun Dong. Yuan Liang was pulled up by Sun Dong, and Sun Dong immediately made him disappear completely, but Han Ping was different. To deal with him, Ye Xun had to nod.

Looking at the secret report in his hand, Ye Xun couldn't help but remain silent. He is a nostalgic person. It can be said that Han Ping contributed to the birth of artillery and the improved production of firearms, but this cannot be a reason for his betrayal.

You must know that once these things fall into the hands of the enemy, and then create muskets and artillery to attack Daming, it is unknown how many soldiers and civilians will die because of this, so Han Ping's crimes will never be forgiven, even if he has a big Neither does credit.

After pondering for a long time, Ye Xun finally wrote on the instructions: "Let him go with dignity, and don't implicate his family."

According to the normal law, Han Ping's actions are all about ransacking his family and exterminating his family. Ye Xun's ability to do this is already the greatest forgiveness for Han Ping.

Withdrawing his thoughts, he focused his attention on the businessman Sun Dong and Hu Jiucheng mentioned.

Could it be that Xu's father and son sent someone to do it again?It doesn't seem to be the same. Although the Xu family and his son hate themselves, they also know that firearms are related to national security, and they will not touch this line. Moreover, with the Xu family's wealth, there is no need to use this method to collect money.

But regardless of whether it was the fault of Xu's father and son, the grievances between him and Xu's father and son should be resolved.

Those who count people, people also count.

To deal with these two men, there is no need to directly send troops to lock them up, nor can they engage in assassination. Let them die like an accident.

In fact, Ye Xun does not need to notify the cabinet of this matter at all, but the Xu family father and son are not ordinary people after all, and there are many people who know the grievances between their father and son and Ye Xun. In order to avoid unnecessary troubles in the future, they called the cabinet in advance. Vaccination.

Where to say what to say, the higher the status, the less you can do whatever you want.

After giving a few orders to Xiang Biao who was still in the south of the Yangtze River, the guards came to report, and Yuan Yingtai, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Zhang Quan, Minister of the Ministry of Households, asked to see him.

These two are Ye Xun's direct descendants, and there are two days before the Chinese New Year. They came to the door at this time, and there must be something important to discuss, so they hurriedly ordered the guards to invite them in.

The expressions of both of them were very relaxed, obviously it was not a big deal, but it made Ye Xunbai worry a lot.

After saluting and sitting down, and the servants offered tea, Yuan Yingtai was the first to smile and said, "It's the Chinese New Year, father-in-law thinks we're here to give you gifts, right?"

Ye Xun also laughed, and said: "If you manage the court well, that is the greatest gift you can give me. Tell me! If you have nothing to do, you will go to the Three Treasures Palace. I don't believe that you are all right!"

Yuan Yingtai glanced at Zhang Quan and motioned him to speak first.

Zhang Quan then coughed dryly, and said: "I just want to ask, is it true that the father-in-law said that he would temporarily admit Huang Taiji's occupation of North Korea, and that he doesn't plan to mobilize troops next year?"

Zhang Quan was originally a local official. After two years of experience in the imperial court, he has made rapid progress in all aspects, and he has become more thorough in seeing problems.

As soon as Zhang Quan's voice fell, Yuan Yingtai said from the side: "In fact, including Master Yang, we all know that the father-in-law will destroy the Jurchen sooner or later, but the north is newly established, and the grassland and Qinghai-Tibet areas have just belonged to the imperial court. These places need to be slowed down. Digest slowly, it is really inappropriate to go to war again, and I hope the father-in-law will learn from it."

There is a word used to describe these veteran ministers, that is, they are mature and seek the country.

It cannot be denied that Ye Xun has far-reaching vision than anyone in this era, but this does not mean that Ye Xun is omnipotent.

The reason why Ye Xun approached the cabinet earlier was that he hoped that the cabinet would temporarily agree to Jurchen's establishment of the country in North Korea.

But to say that Ye Xun is better than these veterans in governing the country is a bit too far-fetched. After all, his age and time in politics are placed, and these things cannot be faked.

So after hearing what the two confidants said, Ye Xun couldn't help but fell silent. If they didn't come to him to say these things, Ye Xun would plan to attack Japan first after the end of the year.

But what the two adults said is also very reasonable. For more than two years, Ye Xun led troops to block and kill, which cleared up some side troubles, but it cannot be denied that the hidden dangers accumulated over the years in the Ming Dynasty have not been completely eliminated.

At this time, Daming was still like a giant with a hidden disease, seemingly strong, but that was just an appearance, and it was very likely that he would fall down again.

After pondering for a moment, he suddenly smiled and said, "Are you here entrusted by Lord Yang and the others?"

Yuan Yingtai nodded, his face straightened, and he said: "My father-in-law's achievements are unparalleled in the world. If the father-in-law is willing, the court can give the father-in-law a title at any time, but I also ask the father-in-law to give the court a few years to recuperate. , Only when the country is truly strong, can it live up to the merits of the father-in-law!"

What Yuan Yingtai said was heartfelt. Ye Xun didn't know what Yang Sichang and the others said, but Ye Xun knew that what he said just now was definitely Yuan Yingtai's own meaning.

Nodding his head, he said with emotion: "With all the lords in the court, why worry that my Ming Dynasty will not be prosperous and strong? According to my lords, the period will be two years, and within two years, I will never use large-scale troops."

This sentence contains many aspects. For example, if Jurchen is destroyed, land and sea must be launched at the same time. After a big battle, it will inevitably be a heavy burden for the developing court. At that time, I am afraid that many things will have to be Stop and support the battle with all your strength.

But it is unrealistic to say that the army will not be used at all, because no matter whether the grassland or the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is truly stable, some necessary military operations still need to be carried out.

But these are no longer a big deal for the increasingly powerful court.

Hearing that Ye Xun agreed to their request, Yuan Yingtai and Zhang Quan stood up almost at the same time, clasped their fists with joy on their faces, and said, "Your official represents the imperial court, thank you, father-in-law."
(End of this chapter)