My life skills in Daming Liver - Chapter 689

c676 Candidates for peace talks

Anyone with a little political and military knowledge can understand that the peace talks between the Ming Dynasty and Southeast China are simply a political drama. No matter whose perspective you look at it, it is absolutely impossible.

Now that the dawn of unification has emerged, Southeast China will never choose peace talks, and Mingting will never merge into Southeast China just because of a negotiation.

But in the eyes of the people, peace talks are a popular choice.

There’s going to be a war.

Except for a few people, most people are afraid of war, especially in Nanjing, a southeastern capital that has experienced many wars.

The trauma that war brings to a family is huge, not to mention that the targets of the attack are not invaders like Japanese pirates, but compatriots who were of the same ethnic group many years ago.

Therefore, as soon as the option of peace talks came out, newspapers in the southeast began to report news of the peace talks, and the people even talked about it, hoping that the problem could be solved through peace talks.

Shen Shixing came home from the Yamen today and heard his wife discussing the “peace negotiation”.

Shen Shixing asked doubtfully:

“Where did you hear the news about the peace talks?”

The wife smiled slightly and asked: “Everyone is saying that we want to negotiate peace, and we can unify without fighting. Everyone is cheering and cheering, and our children don’t have to go to war.”

Shen Shixing sighed slightly. Sure enough, the Governor’s analysis was correct.

Shen Shixing was a minister of the current dynasty, and the street where he lived was naturally not a place where ordinary people lived.

This street is called Hubu Street, and the people who live here are at least southeastern officials, mainly Hubu officials, military logistics officers, and factory master craftsmen. The children of these people are at least officers in the army.

Even these people don’t want to fight. Shen Shixing can only lament that Mingting’s proposal is really powerful.

The Ming court’s mobilization speed was slower than that of Southeast, and the guise of peace negotiation could give them more time to mobilize.

The greater role of the peace talks is to blame Southeast for the problems of the war.

“We, the Ming Dynasty, advocated peace and have already put forward a plan to solve the problem without war. It is you in the southeast who are militaristic and refuse to negotiate for peace and insist on launching a war.”

These were the main arguments in newspapers in areas controlled by the Ming court. These arguments even confused some people in the southeast.

“Ms. sir, do you really want to negotiate for peace?”

Shen Shixing waved his hand and said: “How can such military and national events be discussed casually at home? You will know by reading tomorrow’s newspaper.”

The wife showed an expectant expression and said, “Has the Grand Governor agreed to negotiate a peace? If we can’t establish a new dynasty without fighting, that would be a great thing!”

Shen Shixing knew that his wife believed in Buddhism. As expected, the governor had insight into people’s hearts and came up with a solution.

The next day, news was published in major newspapers in the southeast. The governor’s office and the cabinet agreed to negotiate peace. The peace talks were set up in areas on the Xuzhou frontline that were not controlled by either side. Both sides sent representatives to conduct peace talks.

At the same time, Southeast will also record the progress of the peace talks verbatim and publish them in newspapers.

After hearing the news, everyone in Southeast and Ming Dynasty was naturally excited. Now, no one is willing to continue the war.

This result greatly exceeded Li Chengliang’s expectations.

“The Su thieves actually agreed to peace talks?” Li Chengliang heard Shanhaoxian’s opinion and used peace talks to delay Southeast.

In his opinion, it was absolutely impossible for Southeast to hold peace talks with such an advantage, but he did not expect that Su Ze actually agreed to peace talks.

Shan Hao was a little surprised at first. He didn’t expect Southeast to do this.

After thinking for a moment, he said: “Hey, it seems that the Southeast thieves are very ambitious and want to be the master of the world.”

Li Chengliang thought to himself, isn’t this nonsense? The territory of the southeast has almost occupied the entire Central Plains, and of course he wants to be the master of the world.

Shanhao Xian said: “The peace talks between the Southeast thieves are also fake. They want to blame the war crimes on the general. What a vicious plan!”

Li Chengliang said nonchalantly: “It doesn’t matter whether it is righteous or not, as long as it can delay our army for a month or two. This Su thief is indeed a scholar and works like a mother-in-law. What’s so important about righteousness?” This is Sir’s delaying strategy.”

Shanhao Xian sighed, and he could see the difference in the pattern from here.

What Su Ze wanted was the world and the justice of the world. Shanhao Xian suddenly discovered that this seemed to be what Su Ze had been doing before he raised his army.

By revising Confucianism, he put forward his own ideas step by step and implemented the political policy of “sovereignty lies with the people”.

Judging from this incident, Su Ze has never changed.

And his general has never changed. What Li Chengliang wants now is to delay time through peace talks, and all he thinks about are military matters.

Shanhao sighed first. He originally proposed the idea of ​​peace talks, but now he is the only one in the entire Ming Dynasty who can go to peace talks.

Li Chengliang held his hand and said:

“Sir, we must buy our army at least half a month for this peace negotiation. Please excuse me, sir!”

At first, Hao Hao could only nod.

In the southeast, the final peace negotiation representative selected by the Metropolitan Government and the Cabinet turned out to be the Cabinet Prime Minister Xu Wei.

The cabinet ministers were a little surprised by this result, and they all advised:

“Master Xu, why are you doing this? The Ming court is just trying to deduce time, and they don’t want peace talks at all. Why do you want to risk your life?”

Although the peace talks are taking place in an area that neither party controls, there are always risks in the general peace talks this time, and Xu Wei is not young anymore.

In the opinion of the ministers, it is enough to send the head of the Pingren Department, Shen Guanyin, to carry out such negotiations. There is no need to let Southeast Prime Minister Xu Wei take risks.

Xu Wei said:

“This is a decision that I have thought over and over again. The Governor is right. Although the Ming Dynasty is trying to delay time, we must let the people see that we in the southeast are sincere in peace talks. If we don’t send a high-ranking minister, how can we do it? What does it mean for our Southeast’s sincerity?”

“So the best place in the cabinet to go to is mine.”

Xu Wei looked around and said: “You are all the pillars of our southeast. I am old and my energy cannot keep up. I was originally planning to take up the post of Prime Minister after the war and return to my hometown to work in farming.”

Everyone was shocked, but considering the heavy government affairs in the southeast, Xu Wei often said that he was burdened by government affairs. This idea may be true.

Xu Wei added: “For most of my life, I have been fighting for the word ‘become an official’. You should know that I failed in the imperial examination, and finally served as an aide under Hu Butang, assisting him in the fight against the Japanese in Zhejiang. Later, fortunately, I The chief governor valued him highly and entrusted him with important responsibilities.”

“For the first half of my life, I wanted to join the Ming Dynasty. This can be regarded as an end to my dreams for the first half of my life.”