Chapter 1223 What else to talk about
Zhao Jin smiled calmly on his face, Ji Xiang's face was disdainful. Ru Hui kept shaking her head inside, Wang Zhaojing was still gentle and said, "The number of government troops in the prefectures and counties I mentioned just now must not change. The government troops must be informed in advance of the movement of the government troops. If there is no notice, the transfer will be increased or decreased. The Zhao family army will think that it is intended to fight, and the consequences will be borne by the government troops!"
"General Xuzhou?" Cui Wensheng repeated the sentence, and Wang Zhaojing turned around and stretched out his hand to signal: "My eldest brother is General Xuzhou, who is in charge of the Zhao family army and the military, political and civil affairs of various prefectures, prefectures, counties and counties!"
"What's the use of such an unjust official position? Why not be enthroned by the imperial court? The general of this town is also sealed by the general." Speaking of this, Zhao Yan couldn't help but say a few words, thinking that the other party had previously despised the general's name because he did not have the title of general.
"Only I can decide my name myself, no one can give it to me." Zhao Jin replied, and Zhao Yan was immediately choked back, a flash of anger flashed across his face, but he stopped talking about this.
After Wang Zhaojing finished speaking, he waited for the other party's response. Zhao Yan and Cui Wensheng did not speak out. Both sides were quiet for a while, and even the brushstrokes of the documentary and pen recordings of both sides stopped. Wang Zhaojing looked at the other party in surprise. Zhao Yan felt something was wrong and asked in a deep voice: "Why don't you continue talking?"
"Did Lord Zhao and Eunuch Cui have nothing to say about the one just now?" Wang Zhaojing asked.
The two of them looked at each other, and Cui Wensheng said, "Please continue talking, and we will discuss it again after we finish talking."
However, this attitude shows that he is not very optimistic about this article. Wang Zhaojing smiled mockingly, and would rather die than surrender, but he doesn't care much about the number of officials and the requirements for mobilization. He is really a great reputation.
"Around the place I just mentioned, it is recommended that the official army should also inform the Xuzhou General's Mansion when it is mobilized. This is not a mandatory measure, but if there is any misunderstanding due to rash actions, I believe no one wants to see it." After Wang Zhaojing finished speaking, he looked at the other party, then turned to glance at Zhao Jin, and then continued to state.
"In the prefectures, prefectures and counties mentioned earlier, the court shall not reduce and exempt money, grain taxes, or provide mercy and rewards without authorization. Except for civil and military officials in various places, they shall not send additional official offices without authorization. Please note that if the court and the government act on this, it will be regarded as a mobilization of troops, and the Xuzhou General's Office will not tolerate it." Wang Zhaojing no longer had a smile on his face, and his statement was very serious.
On the other side, Zhao Yan, the governor of Fengyang, sneered and said sarcastically: "I thought you didn't want the court to increase the tax on money, grain, and taxes. It turned out that you would not be exempted. Do you want to do this kindness to win the hearts of the people?"
"Mr. Zhao, first, the money and grain collected by the imperial court in these places in the previous years were collected and paid by Xuzhou. The imperial court should not make trouble in a false way. Second, the Liao pay and taxes of the imperial court have exhausted the lamps and oils of these places. Do you think the imperial court and the government still have the people's hearts?" Wang Zhaojing retorted in a tit-for-tat manner.
Governor Zhao Yan was stunned, but he could not confirm the first thing Wang Zhaojing said. He turned around and asked Cui Wensheng in a low voice. Eunuch Cui could only sigh and tell the truth. Zhao Yan's face became gloomy again, but he stopped saying anything. But at this time, Wang Zhaojing also had a disdainful smile on his face. He was so righteous before, but in fact, what he said now was a real act of cede land, but Zhao Yan and Cui Wensheng were very calm.
It seems that this reputation is great, but it is only the reputation is the greatest. As long as it is not criticized or treated as a cedes-trading peace, then it doesn't matter what it is.
"Then let's continue talking. We have the freedom to trade with the world, and the imperial government shall not interfere."
"Profit-seeking people, how could the court care about this with you?"
At this time, Zhao Yan no longer had the graceful demeanor of the former Secretary and the current governor, but instead spoke harshly. Every time Wang Zhaojing said something, he wanted to ridicule a few words. The eunuch Cui Wensheng and the staff were all silenced.
Wang Zhaojing didn't care about this, just smiled, and then continued to state: "My Xuzhou ship only has the right to berth in various ports and establish a commercial store. The following three places must be arranged immediately. The first is the Dengzhou Military Port in Dengzhou Prefecture, Shandong Province, the second is the Tianjin Port in Tianjin, and the third is the Pidao Port. At these three ports, Xuzhou ships must have fixed dock berths and have their own jurisdiction. They are not subject to the law of the king, nor are they allowed to interfere with the government, otherwise they will be regarded as starting a war."
Zhao Yan picked up the tea bowl and drank it. The quality and taste of the tea made him very dissatisfied and frowned. However, he didn't care about this at this time. Zhao Yantou and Cui Wensheng discussed a few words. The eunuch Cui Wensheng said, "It's easy to talk about this Dengzhou military port. You Xuzhou has reached out to you for a long time. You all know what you should know. But Tianjin Port is the maritime gateway of the capital. How can you get close to you? You must not agree. As for this Pidao military port, if you want to go, then go!"
"Eunuch Cui, Lord Zhao, can you all agree to what we are talking about today?" Wang Zhaojing suddenly asked.
Cui Wensheng and Zhao Yan both shook their heads. Everything that Wang Zhaojing said could only be discussed by the cabinet, and then the emperor allowed it to be implemented. How could the two of them make the decision? This answer was also expected by Wang Zhaojing. He said slowly: "Since neither of them can make the decision, why both of them have to argue? Just return the statement below."
These ruthless words made the two respected adults and eunuchs blushed with anger, but soon they were helpless and depressed. Wang Zhaojing's words made sense. Whether they argue or refute, they could not change anything. These direct words made the scene silent again. Zhao Yan and Cui Wensheng were speechless. The documents behind them had been recorded long ago. But looking at the content recorded on the paper, these scholars who were proficient in common affairs and government affairs would rather have never written them himself, and would not think in front of what the governor and eunuchs and father-in-law in front of them. They always felt that the country of the Ming Dynasty would last for thousands of years. The disasters such as Mongolian, Jurchens, and chieftains were just the disease of scabies. The Ming Dynasty, which seemed to be struggling, would survive and continue to move forward.
In the hearts of these scholars, the Xuzhou thieves were just cunning people gathered together to seek profit, but they took risks successfully and won the battle with the government army. Since they won by chance and the court agreed to recruit peace, then there should be peace here, and there would be no harm at all, and it might even be a helping force. Now there are too few powerful soldiers and horses in the Ming Dynasty.
I thought so much about it. Today I participated in the recruitment talks. Seeing the requests of these Xuzhou thieves and the attitudes of these Xuzhou thieves, all of our expectations collapsed. Seeing the records on paper, and recalling the words just now, several scholars were willing to think of something. The Ming Dynasty may not have gone too far.
Although Governor Zhao Yan was so angry that he was very angry at these words, he recovered very quickly. He just turned around and asked for the record to read. There were not many words and the ink traces were not dry, but Zhao Yan's expression became heavier and heavier.
"I'm afraid the court will not agree to what you mentioned." Zhao Yan said in a low voice, his face becoming even more deteriorating.
"It was the court who took the initiative to negotiate peace. We proposed this condition, without cede land, without self-establishing the banner, and without asking for compensation. What we mentioned is just the current situation. As for the affairs of these three military ports, do maritime merchants have less goods from Tianjin Port, and those maritime merchants are called Japanese pirates in the yamen, and we only need to make a certificate on paper. If the court does not agree to such conditions, then it will be too unsatisfactory to negotiate peace!" Wang Zhaojing explained gently.
"It's a recruitment, a recruitment!" Zhao Yan emphasized a few words in a muffled voice, then looked at Cui Wensheng as if he was asking for help. The eunuch Cui Wensheng sighed and said, "To be fair, your conditions are not too much. If Eunuch Wei controls the government and bargain, they will probably agree after they bargain. But now the Qingliu in the court is gradually gaining power. You should bow your head and surrender this time, but you don't want an official position, but if you offer such conditions, there will inevitably be people who say that you have ulterior motives. If anyone agrees, who will sell the country and abuse the law, who will be a traitor of the eunuch party. Our family can expect that the habit of the Qingliu party will definitely not retreat, and even have to fight against the enemy."
Governor Zhao Yan nodded. Donglin Qingliu did things without talking about practice, and focused on the so-called fundamentals and so-called sages. Under such a seemingly honest and honest style of work, it is impossible to be flexible and flexible, and it is impossible to be adaptable or adaptable. It is easy to guess what the results can be.
Eunuch Cui said earnestly: "Everyone, this time the imperial court has the intention to attract peace. Didn't you take the initiative to retreat? Our family also knows that it is the time for spring plowing to be important. You don't want to hurt farmers and have little grain. Since you don't want to fight, then we will come up with a result of not fighting. Why do we have to come up with such conditions that are easy to break down?"
Everyone can judge and infer that the reason why this battle does not want to fight until February, March and later is because one side is anxious to open the canal transportation, while the other side cannot delay the spring plowing plan.
Wang Zhaojing smiled, turned to look at Zhao, and then said, "Eunuch Cui, the reason why we retreated is to show our sincerity. Putting forward such conditions is also a kind of sincerity. But if the court does not have sincerity, it is still necessary to fight. If we see another victory or loss, it will be easy to talk about."
No one said that Wang Zhaojing's words were arrogant. Zhao Yan and Cui Wensheng both witnessed the battle in the first month of the fourth year of the Apocalypse in different aspects. Knowing that the other party had the confidence to say this, Zhao Yan shook his head and said in a stern voice: "If you say this, then what else can you talk about?"
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Chapter completed!