Halfway through the words, I saw several people on the other side frowning. This was not the kind of irritability, but a clear statement of attitude. Governor Zhao Yan simply changed his words and said: "The imperial court has established a new town for you. If you are willing to go to Henan, Huguang

, Shanxi and Shaanxi, Zhao Zhaojin has the position of commander-in-chief, and the rest of them have official positions in this town. The soldiers and horses under his command are organized into officers and soldiers, and the food and salary are issued by the court. They can be regarded as having a glorious ancestor.

If you are on your way, if you make meritorious service to the country and be granted the title of general, it will be a glorious future."

Cui Wensheng shook his head slightly, with some emotion on his face. Since the Ming Dynasty, all security guards have been recruited by low-level personnel. It is rare for more than 10,000 thieves to get a defensive position. It would be good to have a thousand generals. After an inspection of more than 10,000 thieves,

There are only a few hundred left, but I didn't expect that the court would spend so much money this time. It seems that the key now is the inter-Korean struggle. As long as the situation here can be stabilized and Wei Zhongxian's party is completely defeated in the court, the situation in Xuzhou will definitely

There are repetitions.

But directly giving the position of Chief Soldier, and setting up a separate town, no matter what the purpose is, this is rich enough. The Chief Soldier is the pinnacle of the powerful generals of the Ming Dynasty. It is difficult to reach this position without a Qianhu family background.

Setting up a town alone is to delineate an area. In this area, as long as you don't rebel, you can pretty much do whatever you want. Being targeted by the governor and local officials will be a minor matter in the future, and this will be granted the title of general.

The promise seems false, but if you think about it carefully, it is not impossible. At present, the Ming Dynasty is on fire from all sides. With the elite and powerful Xuzhou people, if they can defend the territory and kill the enemy and perform meritorious service, given the situation of the Ming Dynasty in recent years, few wins and many defeats, the title of marquis and the general will be returned.

It's really not impossible. If they can really agree, it will be a happy situation for everyone.

Eunuch Cui Wensheng's mood perked up for a moment, but then he calmed down. Will these lawless and ambitious young people agree to this? If they want to win? With their relationship in the officialdom and his financial status, I'm afraid it will be too early now

He is the commander-in-chief of a town.

Over there, Governor Zhao Yan was talking happily, but he saw that the other party's expressions were indifferent, and they didn't even exchange glances. Cui Wensheng next to him sighed. Zhao Yan naturally knew that the other party was not tempted by his offer. Zhao Yan was stunned.

He was stunned, and then said: "This is the chief military officer. If you want to be given the title of governor, you can't do it without the first or second grade. This is the top military general of our Ming Dynasty."

The other party was still indifferent. Cui Wensheng coughed. Zhao Yan turned his head without concealing this time and looked at Eunuch Cui in surprise. Cui Wensheng hesitated for a moment and said: "There should be more than this way. Mr. Zhao will tell you and let everyone in Xuzhou know the details."

Down."

Zhao Yan frowned. Eunuch Cui's attitude was too weird. Was he on the side of the court or the Xuzhou thieves? But who would have thought that the talks would reach a deadlock at the beginning.

After meeting the highest conditions, Zhao Yan pondered for a moment and then said: "You may be unable to leave your homeland. If you are in Xuzhou, there will only be one general. The imperial court will give you at most one general, two guerrillas and

Each one is in charge of the garrison, and the others are assigned on their own, and the number of troops and horses cannot exceed five thousand."

Xuzhou is an important hub in the world. Occupying this place is equivalent to cutting off the north and south Zhili in the middle, and can interfere with water transportation at any time. Therefore, the imperial court neither wants to agree to be here nor gives too much staff. However, this is just wishful thinking of the imperial court.

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Zhao Yan, former Minister of the Ministry of War, current Governor of Fengyang, and Ambassador to Xuzhou, saw that after he said this, the other party was still indifferent. He did not exchange glances or talk in private. He still looked at him so indifferently. Did he care about this condition?

Still dissatisfied? Zhao Yan frowned. Among the conditions given to him by the Sixth Cabinet Department, these two are the highest. Even if these two are negotiated here, the capital may not agree to it. Why can't he impress the other party at all?

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So what else to talk about next? The rest of the conditions are even more stringent. The recruitment strategy proposed by the Ministry of War only gives the Xuzhou thieves six garrison titles. They cannot be stationed in one place. They must also inspect the troops and horses. At the very least, they must

The Xuzhou thieves were laid off by 90%, and someone even sent a message asking him to negotiate terms with the Xuzhou thieves, and to take over part of the other party's industries. If the other party is interested, then the conditions can be relaxed, and even Zhao

Yan's own future can be discussed.

These are all whimsical, sitting in the capital and thinking about it. Zhao Yan, who is the Minister of the Ministry of War, was very involved in the suppression of Xuzhou thieves. Of course he understood the strength of the opponent. He followed the canal from Hejian Mansion to Shandong

, came all the way to Xuzhou, which further confirmed this point. How could the other party curry favor with the imperial court and give away their own property? It is really a big joke.

All the princes in the court felt that although the court was forced to recruit people this time, it gave the Xuzhou thieves a great deal of dignity. The Xuzhou thieves should burst into tears of gratitude and enter the right path and be manipulated by others. But how is this possible?

From the very beginning of the meeting, Governor Zhao Yan knew that he had to start from the top. Even if he agreed to something unrealistic, he had to agree, otherwise he would collapse. But he didn't expect that Fang Li didn't even bother to deal with these unrealistic things.

, then what are they going to do? If the imperial court wants to recruit troops, you immediately stand still. Isn’t this a sincere and tacit understanding? Is there still a recurrence at this time? Or is it because of other reasons that you stood still or even retreated at that time?

Governor Zhao Yan was thinking about it over and over again, but Cui Wensheng said indifferently: "Master Zhao, everyone, just now Mr. Zhao has already stated the intention of the court. Since we want to talk, both sides have to talk. You also have to talk."

Tell me about your side."

These words relieved the somewhat awkward and stagnant atmosphere. Zhao Jin nodded to Wang Zhaojing beside him, and then said: "Since you two have brought the documents, please write down our conditions. Don't leave them out later. Give these few

Bring the tables and chairs in, and have the pen and ink ready."

The four staff masters standing behind Cui Wensheng and Zhao Yan all had very pretty faces. They were able to serve as aides to such a figure. They were not ordinary scholars with no future. They all had the reputation of being a civil servant. The reason why they did not go to officialdom was nothing more than that.

I want to use the power of the proprietor to go further and have a bigger plot, but here I am called a clerk. This is really annoying and angry, but I can only feel annoyed in my heart.

Annoyed, both Zhao Yan and Cui Wensheng, as well as the senior staff officers, had no objections to the decision of Zhao Jin and others. Whether it was from the overall situation or from what they saw along the way, they knew who was taking the initiative.

Tables and chairs were set up behind Cui Wensheng and Zhao Yan. The staff went to sit down, and pens, inks, paper and inkstones were also prepared. Behind Zhao Jin and others, there were also clerks sitting down, but they were holding hard pens similar to quill pens in their hands.

This made Zhao Yan and Cui Wensheng despise them, thinking that this was not the right path at all.

Wang Zhaojing glanced at Zhao Jin, and then said: "Master Zhao, Eunuch Cui, I will outline the place first, and then we will discuss the details."

At the beginning, the people who came to recruit people from the imperial court were stunned. Wang Zhaojing did not care about their reactions and said to himself: "With Xuzhou as the center, including Huai'an Prefecture, Yangzhou Prefecture and Fengyang Prefecture to the south, Fengyang Prefecture except Zhong

To the west of the Duhuang Mausoleum is Guide Prefecture in Henan Province, and to the north are Yanzhou Prefecture and Dongchang Prefecture in Shandong Province. These are the places we will discuss first."

Before he finished speaking, the faces of Zhao Yan, Cui Wensheng and the four staff behind him all changed drastically. The eunuch Cui Wensheng looked ashen and didn't say anything. Zhao Yan's face had completely turned dark. He stood up and shouted angrily: "You guys still

How arrogant. After fighting so many battles, you actually want to cede such a large piece of territory, which is also the capital of the heart of the Ming Dynasty. There is no need to talk about it. I would rather die than talk about ceding territory and seeking peace. I

I also tell you that no one in the Ming Dynasty will agree to your arrogant request, and hundreds of millions of people and millions of troops will fight you to the death!"

Compared with the excitement of Fengyang Governor Zhao Yan, Fengyang garrison eunuch Cui Wensheng was very depressed, holding his forehead with his hands and sighing, while everyone at Zhao Jin was smiling. This performance made Zhao Yan even angrier, feeling that the other party was being arrogant.

Provoking, scorning and ridiculing, this is really not something we can talk about. Being relegated to Xuzhou to seek peace may have a scapegoat on his back. In the future, the only way is to dismiss his official position and become an official. But then he can return to his hometown and enjoy wealth and peace. Maybe he is convicted and imprisoned, but then

There is still the possibility of relapse.

But even if you are unlucky in the political struggle and die in the Tianlao Prison, you cannot agree to the request of ceding land. If you agree, you will fall into a situation that is beyond redemption. Not only your own family is unlucky, but your family, relatives, and even your students and friends will have to ask for it.

If you are implicated, you will never be able to stand up again, and you will be scolded by Qingliu and even eunuchs until death.

The civil servants of the Ming Dynasty who are in the center all know one thing. The bottom line of the Ming Dynasty's external and internal affairs is based on the Song Dynasty. The Northern Song Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty negotiated peace with Liao, Jin, Mongolia and Yuan, ceded territory, paid indemnities, moved the capital, and retreated in humiliation all the way until

The Ming Dynasty would never make such a mistake again. Even if Wala captured Ming Yingzong in Tumubao, and even if Anda defeated the northern defense line several times, the Ming Dynasty would never reconsider or waver.

If you agree, it is already cruel to implicate your family for the crime before your death. What is even more cruel is to be reviled by history books after death and never be able to stand up again. This is the most unbearable for high-ranking civil servants like Zhao Yan.

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"Master Zhao, please sit down and listen to what I have to say. I'm just demarcating the place first. I didn't say ceding the land. Please be patient!" Wang Zhaojing said with a smile, his tone full of joking.

But Zhao Yan didn't dare to relax at all. Instead, he glanced at the eunuch Cui Wensheng beside him. Cui Wensheng nodded. This attitude made Zhao Yan feel relieved, and then he sat down again angrily, his whole body tense and not daring to relax at all.

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Chapter completed!