In the Ganqing Palace, Jiang Xia and other six ministers were sitting together.

No one spoke, and the atmosphere seemed a little weird. Jiang Xia sat in the second position on the left, above Yang Yiqing and below Li Dongyang.

Opposite him were Yang Tinghe, Xia Yuanming and Wang Qiong.

Jiang Xia's eyes swept across the three of them one by one. Although the three of them tried to calm down, their expressions also revealed some embarrassment.

Jiang Xia finally spoke first, but the awkward atmosphere was not only not broken, but it became even more serious.

Jiang Xia said: "Didn't you say you want to kill the 'Six Tigers' to boost the court's principles and make the sluts dare not act rashly? Now you know that the matter is serious.

Like Jiang Bin, the "Six Tigers" were promoted and trained by the late emperor. Now that the new king has just been established, people like Jiang Bin were still watching and seeing how the court would treat them. So this period is their most sensitive time.

You first killed the "Six Tigers", which made them feel that the court was trying to clean up the favorite ministers of the late emperor. Then you hurriedly wanted to summon Jiang Bin to the capital to report his duties. First, he passed the order, and then the imperial edict.

With such a big situation, people thought you were going to deceive him into Beijing and then arrest him and kill him. They were not fools, so they would run away first."

"Teacher Jiang, I" Wang Qiong opened his mouth, but he couldn't finish his next words.

Because he really didn't know what to say, after all, the person who was polite at the beginning was the one who called for discipline, and the person who happened in the end was his subordinate.

Yang Tinghe, who had not spoken, finally spoke, and his expression was a little solemn. "Master Taifu, now is not the time to discuss who is right and who is wrong. The most urgent task at the moment is that the Tatar army has begun to mobilize, and the Xuanfu is in danger.

This Xuanfu is the northern gateway of the Ming Dynasty. If it is broken, the consequences will be unimaginable. We will think of countermeasures and see how we should deal with this matter now."

After Yang Tinghe said that, Jiang Xia nodded rarely. It is undeniable that what Yang Tinghe said this time was right.

No matter how he and Yang Tinghe fought, everyone was always the ministers of the Ming Dynasty and sat on the same boat. This boat was the Ming Dynasty.

No matter what they want is power, wealth, or responsibility and entrustment, the first thing they need to ensure is that nothing can happen to the Ming ship, so that everything they want can get.

So on this point, Jiang Xia and Yang Tinghe have a consensus.

Before Jiang Xia could speak, Li Dongyang sighed first.

"I'm afraid this is a problem now."

After all, he was the most respected person among the six ministers of life. As soon as Li Dongyang spoke, the other five people immediately looked at him.

Li Dongyang looked up at Zhu Zaijiang who was riding a wooden horse in the side hall and was having fun.

Li Dongyang said: "Now that the new king has just established, the hearts of the world are floating. If war starts again, I am afraid that someone will take the opportunity to take advantage of the situation and take advantage of the troubled waters."

As soon as Li Dongyang said this, Jiang Xia and the others nodded in agreement.

Zhu Zaijiang has just ascended the throne, and he is still young, so many people in the Ming Dynasty have already started to get in the mood.

If there is another war in the Ming Dynasty at this time, I am afraid that there will be no fewer people who will take advantage of the opportunity to take advantage of the situation or have independent troops.

And such things are one and two. Once the first person who has independent troops appears and the court does not immediately send a large army to quell the rebellion, then the second and third ones will follow.

By then, the Ming Dynasty may fall apart like the domino effect has occurred.

This is very likely, and all the six people present understand this truth.

So after Li Dongyang finished speaking, Jiang Xia directly set a tone for this matter.

"So you can't fight, you can only seek peace."

"Seeking peace?" Xia Yuanming looked at Jiang Xia and asked, "How should we seek peace? If the new king split the territory as soon as he established, it would probably cause dissatisfaction among the people of the world. Moreover, the Tatars were very clear that it would be the most beneficial for them to send troops to the Ming Dynasty."

Jiang Xia pondered for a moment and finally said, "Let me do this, I'll try to ask for peace in Tatars."

"you go?"

Li Dongyang, Yang Yiqing, Yang Tinghe, Wang Qiong, and Xia Yuanming all showed extremely surprised expressions. Yang Yiqing opposed it without thinking, "No! How can you go? You are the Grand Tutor of the Ming Dynasty and the Minister of the Ming Dynasty. All matters in the court have to be decided, and the emperor still needs your guidance. If you go, what should you do if something unexpected happens?"

"That's right, it's just a peace talk. Why do you need to go in person?" Li Dongyang looked at Jiang Xia and said.

Jiang Xia pondered for a moment, but in fact he was also very confused. He also knew that as soon as he left, he would leave many opportunities for Yang Ting and them.

According to the current unspoken rules, once a national event cannot be decided, the six ministers of the resolute resignation will begin to vote. The minority will obey the majority.

When Jiang Xia was there, everyone would basically weigh each other and make some regressions based on the other party's attitude.

But if Jiang Xia leaves, then there are only two people in his camp, Li Dongyang and Yang Yiqing. During this period, Yang Ting and they will be able to occupy a lot of political resources.

So from the deepest point of my heart, Jiang Xia is actually unwilling to leave.

But at the same time, Jiang Xia knew very well that this peace talks can only be successful if he goes.

The Tatars are not fools. They would not know that the young lord of the Ming Dynasty was just established, and now is the best time for them to attack the Ming Dynasty.

For the northern tribes, taking over the Central Plains is not just about occupying a piece of land. For truly knowledgeable people, taking over the Central Plains is more symbolic of progress, a transition from backwardness to advancedness, from barbarism to civilization, and from poverty to wealth.

Therefore, all the dynasties and dynasties have never given up on their coveting of the Central Plains.

Now the best time has come, not to mention that the Ming Dynasty cannot split the territory yet. In fact, even if it is splitting the territory and seeking peace, the Tatars may not agree.

So Jiang Xia understood that apart from his entire Ming Dynasty, he really couldn't find a more suitable candidate.

After thinking for a while, Jiang Xia finally sighed and said, "Actually, all six of us are very clear about it. We each have our own political stance, so each one will not be willing to leave this core decision-making circle easily. The same is true, including me.

However, now the emperor has just ascended the throne and is facing various challenges. Now the challenge is here. If we do not take on this challenge, then the entire Ming Dynasty will fall into a state of doom.

So this time I went to Tatar to negotiate peace, I could only succeed but not fail.

If I promised you to send someone to go there, then I was perfunctory. Because I was very clear and proud to say that I am the only one who went there in the Ming Dynasty would have the most chance of success."

Jiang Xia paused when he said this. He glanced at Yang Tinghe, Wang Qiong and Xia Yuanming, "Where will the hair be attached to him? So I have decided that this time I will be sent to the Tatars to negotiate peace. Whether I am living or dead, success or failure, I just hope that you can do something. Keep the Ming Dynasty and assist the emperor with all my heart."

"Don't worry, Lord Taifu, my subordinates will devote themselves to their work until they die!" Yang Yiqing was a little excited by what Jiang Xia said. He got up first and bowed to Jiang Xia.

Jiang Xia nodded, and the other three Yang Tinghe, Wang Qiong and Xia Yuanming were silent for a moment. Then Wang Qiong stood up first, followed by Xia Yuanming, and finally Yang Tinghe.

The three of them saluted Jiang Xia together and said, "Don't worry, Lord Taifu, my subordinates will devote themselves to their work until they die!"

Jiang Xia was the first-rank tutor of the dynasty, and also had a marquis and a minister with a life of his life. He was a person listed as the Three Dukes.

Among the six people present, except Li Dongyang, he had the highest rank, so the other four people held courtesy in front of him and called themselves "subordinates".

Jiang Xia also stood up at this moment, bowed to the five people one by one, and then strode out of the Ganqing Palace.

The Tatar army had already begun to assemble, so the four towns of Xuanfu were in danger.

In addition, with the Tatars now being helped by Jiang Bin, the Tatars are basically clear about the virtual and real defense of the Ming Dynasty.

Now that the war is about to break out, once the two sides start fighting, this peace talk will have no meaning.

So Jiang Xia did not dare to stop at all, so he directly ordered people to make the letter of nationality for peace talks, and then took Xiao Sha, Bu Jinyun, Xue Ruqin, Zhang Meng and Yin to set off.

This journey is very dangerous and there is no use for many people to bring, so Jiang Xia only brought four of them.

Originally, Su Meiniang wanted to follow her, but Jiang Xia did not agree.

Before leaving, Cui Rushuang, Cui Niannu and others who had just arrived in the capital from Yangzhou, all came to see Jiang Xia and the others.

Jiang Xia walked to Cui Rushuang with Su Meiniang's hand.

Because the first ones to get started were Cui Rushuang and Cui Niannu, and Cui Rushuang was his sister, so among Jiang Xia’s five beautiful wives, Cui Rushuang has always been the biggest one.

Seeing Jiang Xia walking towards Su Meiniang's hand, Cui Rushuang rolled her eyes immediately.

Jiang Xia smiled and said to Cui Rushuang: "Madam, take good care of Mei Niang for me when I am not here. When I come back, I will marry her."

Cui Rushuang pouted with an unhappy look and said, "How many more concubines do you have to take to be satisfied."

"Uh" Jiang Xia didn't know how to answer for a moment, because he felt that he seemed to owe a lot of people.

Xueyi, who was standing beside Cui Rushuang, was afraid that the world would not be in chaos. She smiled and said to Jiang Xia: "My husband, there are not many more, no matter how many more, so just marry my sister. I can see that my sister is actually all in you."

Jiang Xia quickly winked at Xueyi, shouting in her heart that the matter had come down and had a private chat. But she complained: "Do you still think your sister Rushuang is not angry enough?"

"Hmph!" Cui Rushuang snorted coldly.

Xueyi clenched her fist and waved her, "Come on, come on, I really like you, brother-in-law and husband."
Chapter completed!