Although Jiang Jin solemnly reminded Jiang Daoli, his heart was hot at this moment.

As the chief military minister, Shi Yizhi not only could not suppress the military affairs department, but also made wrong decisions in front of the emperor because of the Liaodong incident.

In fact, when the imperial court was discussing matters before, Jiang Jin did not agree with the so-called negotiations with the Qing Dynasty in Liaodong. As an important official in the court, he is now the second-ranked boss of the Military Affairs Office. Jiang Jin's vision is beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Zhu Yicheng spent so much effort and so much energy to win Liaodong is the most important strategic goal of the Ming Dynasty this year. How could he agree to negotiate with Liaodong and the Qing Dynasty so easily?

What's more, the so-called surrender is not reliable at all. In Jiang Jin's opinion, if the Qing Dynasty in Liaodong really wanted to surrender, there would be no so-called negotiations at all. Just surrender directly. Even if there are some conditions to be discussed, at least one or two people should be shown. You must know that there are many Qing princes and nobles in Liaodong, so at least one or two people have to send to Beijing? But the people sent are just ordinary characters, and in Jiang Jin's opinion, this is not a manifestation of sincerity at all.

The most important thing is that Zhu Yicheng did not draw a conclusion on this matter at that time. On the surface, it seemed that he agreed to Shi Yizhi's suggestion, but in fact, Zhu Yicheng left room for words. Another thing that made Jiang Jin firmly believe in. Zhu Yicheng was already dissatisfied with Shi Yizhi in this matter, that is, the reaction of the General Staff.

In front of the imperial court, Zhuang Yan was defeated. Due to the resignation of Dong Dashan and Wang Dong, and Ma Gongcheng was not in Beijing, there was only Zhuang Yan in the military department. Facing the chief military officer Shi Yizhi and Sun Jiagan who stood with Shi Yizhi, and He Xianzu, who was in good luck, Zhuang Yan's opposition was obviously at a disadvantage and eventually left sadly.

But strangely, although Zhuang Yan never raised any objections to the Liaodong negotiations in the following days, it seemed that this incident had never happened. But at the same time, the General Staff and the Governor's Office of the Five Army did not stop their strategic deployment against Liaodong.

This approach is quite strange. After all, to outsiders, Shi Yizhi has already contacted the other party and discussed the other party's surrender, but there was no sign of stopping in the military. This is clearly the way you do yours and I do my own thing.

Shi Yizhi had no objection to this. He even directly raised this matter in the Military Affairs Office, asking the military to suspend operations to cooperate with his negotiations. But at this time, Zhuang Yan was very tough and directly rejected Shi Yizhi on the grounds that he had not received the court's formal suspension of military plans, and still did his own thing.

When things developed to this extent, Jiang Jin began to understand Zhu Yicheng's attitude. So he still did not help each other in the Military Affairs Office, but in fact he ordered the Ministry of Works to cooperate with the military to prepare for war.

And now everyone knows the result of this incident. Zhu Yicheng and others are ready and directly launched the Liaodong Battle. From the moment the elite Ming army emerged from Shanhaiguan, those who didn't understand before were still unclear about Zhu Yicheng's real thoughts at this moment, and Shi Yizhi's depression can be imagined at this moment.

As the second-ranked Minister of Military Aviation, Jiang Jin had long been planning for the position of chief military aviation. But he also knew that the more he was, the less he could not be too enthusiastic, and even had to cooperate with Shi Yizhi to consolidate his chief position.

Jiang Jin knew Zhu Yicheng's temper very well. He was too arrogant and arrogant back then, so this pressure was suppressed by Zhu Yicheng for eight years. How much effort did Jiang Jin spend in the past eight years to finally get into the position of military aircraft? How could he relax his vigilance at this critical moment?

Just as Jiang Jin and Jiang Daoli finished giving instructions and then shifted the topic to the current work of the Ministry of Railways, not far from Jiang Jin's mansion, Shi Yizhi sat blankly in the chair, staring at the candlelight beside him, and his whole body was like a sculpture.

Since the Ming army sent troops and the so-called negotiations failed, Shi Yizhi finally realized that he had done something stupid.

This incident was extremely severe to his prestige. Although the people of the Military Affairs Department, including the Dukes in the court, were still polite to Shi Yizhi, the chief military minister, Shi Yizhi could feel that there was something indescribable in their eyes when they looked at him.

Maybe this is real, or it is just his own illusion. But no matter what, it is beyond reproach that Shi Yizhi fell down in this matter. More importantly, he already felt the subtle changes in Zhu Yicheng's attitude towards him, which also made Shi Yizhi very anxious. In the past few days, this made the big man who had been sitting in the chief military aircraft for several months secretly had the idea of ​​why not retreat.

"I'm so smart and confused!" Thinking of this, Shi Yizhi couldn't help but blame himself deeply.

As an old man from the Military Affairs Office, Shi Yizhi can be said to be the oldest in this term, and his status and prestige in the court, who has always mastered the Censorate.

Originally, he always thought that after Liao Huanzhi and others retreated, he would definitely do better than Liao Huanzhi to replace the chief military aircraft. After all, in his heart, Liao Huanzhi was just a long time ago, and was not as good as him in terms of talent and ability. Liao Huanzhi was able to sit steadily in the chief military aircraft for so many years, and after retreating, he received a generous reward from Zhu Yicheng, so he would definitely do better than him.

After all, before, Shi Yizhi was seen by Liao Huanzhi's low-key behavior in the Military Affairs Office. Shi Yizhi has always felt that Liao Huanzhi was very unqualified as the chief military aircraft, but he never expected that after he sat in this position, he realized that this position was not so easy to do.

At present, Shi Yizhi, who was hit, not only did not integrate the internal affairs of the Military Affairs Office, but even made him such a big ugly because his take for granted was contrary to the emperor's idea. Secondly, he was far from the seemingly mediocre Liao Huanzhi.

"It's hard to see people carrying loads. It's hard to see if things go through!" Shi Yizhi sighed in his heart, and couldn't help but shake his head. Then his eyes turned to the table next to him, and there was a memorial on the table. He wrote this memorial yesterday, but it has not been presented, and he is still struggling in his heart.

The content of this memorial is very simple. This is a resignation. In the memorial, Shi Yizhi proposed to Emperor Zhu Yicheng to resign from the position of chief military officer and also asked to withdraw from the position of military officer. Shi Yizhi thought about this for a long time because he, as the chief military officer, was only a transitional move. He could not work in this position for a few years, and would abdicate and give way to the wise after at most two years.

Now, after experiencing the Liaodong incident, his prestige has not only greatly reduced, but more importantly, his prestige is not capable of controlling it among the members of the Military Affairs Office. At present, the Military Affairs Office has been vaguely divided into three factions, one is Shi Yizhi’s so-called Qingliu, including Shi Yizhi and Sun Jiagan, who represent the Qingliu in the court.

The other faction is the military, so naturally Zhuang Yan and Ma Gongsheng were not in the capital. Zhuang Yan was weak in power, and the ranking was low and there was little strength.

Another faction is Jiang Jin and Zeng Yishu. The two of them seem to have nothing to do with each other, but their attitudes are quite ambiguous, and they are both determined and then moved. Especially since Jiang Jin is very powerful in the court, and once they merge, they are no less powerful than Shi Yizhi and Sun Jiagan, there are even signs of overwhelming.

The last one is naturally He Xianzu. This man has always been slick and is very good at doing things. To put it bluntly, he is a fence-bearer.

If He Xianzu had not made great contributions to the Ryukyu incident, he would have been a minister at most, so how could he enter the Military Affairs Office? Moreover, Zhu Yicheng's intention of putting He Xianzu in the Military Affairs Office was a bit unclear. Logically speaking, He Xianzu's personality was not suitable for the Military Affairs Office, but Zhu Yicheng brought him in.

But no matter what, He Xianzu is ultimately a member of the Military Affairs Minister and a relatively important member. So in some cases, his attitude can often influence the balance of power of the Military Affairs Office.

Faced with these complicated situations, Shi Yizhi is now willing to retreat, so he wrote this memorial. However, Shi Yizhi is still hesitating whether to submit it or when to submit it. It is not that he is attached to his position, but that he is worried that submitting his resignation at this time will cause the emperor to have any misunderstandings. Once the emperor thinks that Shi Yizhi wants to use this to threaten and complain, it will be more than worth the loss.

Thinking of this, Shi Yizhi frowned deeply and didn't know what to do about it for a moment. Just as he was thinking hard, he came to report that it was Sun Jiagan and Lord Sun who asked for a meeting.
Chapter completed!