Chapter 785 884 Hai Rui Resigns

Accompanied by the afterglow of the setting sun, Li Chunfang led Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, Wei Guangde and Yin Shizeng out of the Qianqing Palace.

Yin Shizeng, who fell behind, pulled Wei Guangde's sleeve and whispered: "Your Majesty's attitude is support or..."

"Your Majesty has said, 'Let's do it', it should be to let Datong contact first and see the reaction of Altan Khan.

If Altan Khan has no such intention, Your Majesty will naturally not agree."

Wei Guangde replied in a low voice.

"So, Your Majesty tacitly agrees to Datong's work, but..."

"They are all their own practices, Your Majesty does not know the details."

Wei Guangde smiled, "This matter is related to Your Majesty's face. If the court agrees happily, but Altan Khan does not accept it, where will Your Majesty put his face?"

Since the five people entered the Qianqing Palace and submitted Datong's memorial, Emperor Longqing was obviously very hesitant and was unwilling to agree to this matter. He just kept asking whether Datong had contacted Altan Khan privately.

Without the court's approval, border officials cannot contact foreign countries. This is a very serious matter.

How can Gao Gong say whether there is or not? At least from the memorial, there is no.

Such an attitude made Gao Gong feel difficult. He almost dragged Wei Guangde and Zhang Juzheng to jointly put pressure on Emperor Longqing, just to get that sentence.

In the end, it was Wei Guangde who guessed what Emperor Longqing hesitated about. Emperor Longqing's experience made him attach great importance to dignity. Forcing like Gao Gong would only backfire.

The emperor was worried that if he agreed, Altan Khan would not buy it, making him lose face for nothing.

So, Wei Guangde asked His Majesty the Emperor to give Wang Chonggu, the governor of Xuanda, the power to make arbitrary decisions on the spot, and fully authorized him to deal with the turmoil caused by the surrender of Han Naji, on the grounds that Datong was far away from the capital and the transportation was inconvenient.

He only needed to report to the capital in time according to the development of the situation, and the court would not punish him for his handling.

Such a proposal may have hit the spot of Emperor Longqing, who nodded and agreed after just a little thought, and also said that Wang Chonggu should "do it together".

After returning to the cabinet, several people just took a short break and decided on a few strategies.

Naturally, the first choice was the three points mentioned by Gao Gong before, but Wei Guangde also added a separate one, which was "it is advisable to stick to the original intention, review the strategy, and not be confused by the public opinion".

The cabinet's document was actually the court's authorization of the Governor-General of Xuanda to negotiate with the Northern Tartars, which would inevitably cause an uproar in the court.

"This document will be drafted by Shandai, and it will be sent out today."

Although he did not get the desired result from Emperor Longqing, Gao Gong still maintained his usual strong attitude after returning to the cabinet.

"Okay."

Wei Guangde didn't need to argue with him, and agreed immediately.

Everyone is here, and everyone will read it after the draft is completed, and any inappropriate parts can be modified in time.

After the cabinet confirmed the official document, everyone signed on it and stamped their own seals.

It should be noted that although the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty was the actual power institution, it was not a real power institution. At least there was no separate chapter in the "Da Ming Hui Dian", and the cabinet's powers were only attached to the Hanlin Academy.

Because the cabinet itself was born out of the Hanlin Academy, unlike the six ministries and five temples, which had a fixed team.

Although it gained huge power through "voting" and could influence the government, it did not have a fixed power after all.

Therefore, the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty did not have a special official seal, so the chief assistant was just passed on by word of mouth. The emperor would say who would be in charge of the cabinet, and this was the so-called chief assistant.

Li Chunfang stamped his own seal of the Grand Secretary of Jianji Hall on his signature. Although Gao Gong was the second assistant, the seal he left was actually the same as Zhang Juzheng and Wei Guangde, both of which were the seals of the Grand Secretary of Wuying Hall, while Yin Shizan was the seal of the Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion.

However, everyone knows that if Datong can properly handle the matter of Han Naji's surrender to the Ming Dynasty, Wang Chonggu will not only accumulate merits, but they may also be rewarded.

Speaking of which, the governor is already the pinnacle that civil officials can reach, and the only promotion is the position of the six ministers.

However, this depends on whether there are vacancies, so even if he is promoted, Wang Chonggu will not be promoted in the short term.

On the contrary, the grand secretaries who are not actually operating this matter on the border may be promoted by the palaces and pavilions.

Jianji Hall will be promoted to Zhongji Hall, Wuying Hall will be promoted to Jianji Hall, and Wenyuan Pavilion will naturally be promoted to Wuying Hall.

Although the power and status remain unchanged, the promotion of palaces and pavilions is also a symbol of power, representing that they are still trusted by the emperor.

At this time, in the camp of Altan Khan on the grassland, Altan Khan was sitting there with his head down. An old woman was sitting beside him crying and pointing at him and cursing from time to time: "Old rebellious man, don't die quickly. You believe that the traitor of Han is fickle and want to invade Han. Han soldiers and horses are strong, how can they succeed? You should kill my grandson quickly."

The one who cursed was Altan Khan's eldest wife, Ikehatun, who was the grandmother who raised Han Naji for many years.

Although she had cried several times because of worry when she knew that her grandson surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, she was resentful again when she saw Altan Khan coming back, and she kept cursing, "Why don't you die quickly, old fool?"

If it were someone else, Altan Khan would have scolded her long ago, but after all, she was his wife, so Altan Khan was a little wrong in this matter.

If he hadn't been attracted by Yan Chu's beauty and talent, how could the following things happen?

But crying can't solve the problem, and he still has to find a way to find his grandson back.

"I have asked Sengge to lead the troops. As long as we can capture a few Han generals and exchange them with them, Naji can come back."

Anda Khan may be really old and no longer has the courage to personally lead his troops to Datong to ask for people.

This incident was a huge blow to an old man.

Older people all hope that their children and grandchildren will be around them, and that they can be happy and safe to watch them grow up, get married and start a family.

But now, one of his most beloved grandsons has actually fallen into the hands of Akito. This is his enemy who has been fighting life and death for decades.

"It's better to send envoys to Datong to discuss it first and ask them what conditions they need to release my grandson."

Although Yi Ke Hatun was full of anger, he immediately suggested it after hearing what An Da Khan said.

"The Han people are not trustworthy and have killed many of the envoys I sent. How can I send people there?"

Anda Khan thought of those subordinates who were killed and said angrily.

"We haven't sent an envoy for so many years. It's impossible for the Han people not to change people, right? Didn't the Han emperor also change?"

Yi Ke Hatun said.

"I'll think about it again."

Ada Khan got up and walked out. Only standing on the grassland could calm his restless heart.

He had to make careful plans on how to get his grandson back from the people of the Ming Dynasty.

According to the information received by Anda Khan, the decision to bring Han Naji to the Ming Dynasty this time must have been instigated by Han spies, and that Ali Ge must have been bribed by the Han.

Ali Ge was Han Naji's close confidant and the person who raised Han Naji.

It's just that Anda Khan couldn't figure out how the Han people bribed Ali Ge.

When Ada Khan was thinking about how to contact the Ming Dynasty and get his grandson back, Wang Chonggu, the governor of Xuanda, was also thinking about the same thing.

When fighting a war, it must be the best strategy. As the saying goes, "The first is to attack the enemy with the enemy, the second is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the enemy, and the third is to attack the city."

"We need to send people to the grassland to meet with Ada Khan before we can realize our plan."

Wang Chonggu said to the other party at the right time: "Let's go, do you have a suitable candidate?"

"The people sent to the grasslands should preferably be locals who can speak their language. They should also be trustworthy, bold and careful."

Having said this, Fang Fengshi couldn't help but shake his head.

Local people who can speak Mongolian are easy to speak, whether they are themselves or in the governor's camp, there are as many such people as possible.

Many military households who grew up in Datong and Xuanfu are more or less able to converse in Mongolian for various reasons, and there are also a few who are proficient in it. The war between the two countries does not mean that communication will be completely cut off.

Seeing that Fang Fengshi had no suitable candidate, Wang Chonggu thought about the people around him, and soon a figure appeared in his mind.

Bao Chongde was just a small householder in Wang Chonggu's flag camp, but he used his outstanding eloquence and courage to gain Wang Chonggu's trust, and he stayed by his side as a flag official.

This official position is actually not big, but just like civil servants who want to be the emperor's secretary and join the cabinet, military households naturally want to be with the generals and marshals.

The military position of this flag officer was actually to run errands for Wang Chonggu and convey various military orders.

However, because he has been with the commander for a long time, he is often promoted.

At this time, Wang Chonggu thought of this man with superb equestrian skills and an eloquent mouth.

Although he had a candidate, Wang Chonggu had no intention of discussing it with Fang Fengshi. After all, this was just his current idea.

At the very least, we need to ask Bao Chongde about his intention in this matter first. If he has no intention of doing this, he will naturally have to replace him.

If going to the grassland is not voluntary, Wang Chonggu can't trust someone who is unwilling to go to take this position.

Moreover, it was not his right as the Governor of Xuanda to get in touch with Ada Khan.

Before talking about this matter with Bao Chongde, there must be the will of the capital, otherwise he cannot afford to be accused of secretly forming a secret alliance with a foreign vassal.

If he told people now, and he knew that he had not received authorization from the capital, he would be in big trouble as long as he reported it to the Inspector's Office.

Let’s observe Bao Chongde first.

Wang Chonggu made up his mind to wait for news from the capital before taking the next step. There was no time to rush at this time.

"Let's go, it's getting late, let's go to the yard again tonight and have a good drink with Han Naji.

Today, I invited the most famous opera troupe in Datong Prefecture. "

Wang Chonggu smiled at the other party.

"Okay, that's exactly what I meant."

Fang Fengshi stood up and smiled.

During these days, they took great care of Ji Ming's Han Naji, not only arranging a good yard, but also providing complete food, drink and entertainment.

For this reason, they often asked their incompetent children to find out what was good and fun in Datong Mansion, just to entertain Han Naji.

If you think this is to curry favor with the grandson of Ananda Khan, you are totally wrong.

After all, this is the Ming Dynasty, not the prairie. As a feudal official, there is no need to please anyone.

Let Han Naji enjoy all the fun methods of the Ming Dynasty, which is very useful in training him.

The old saying "One loses one's ambition by playing with things" is also true. As long as Han Naji is lured in this direction, even if he returns to the grassland and achieves great things in the future, he will not be able to do much by relying on his own abilities, at least he will not be able to achieve the current glory of his ancestors. .

And what they are doing now is just wasting some gold and silver.

It can be said that during this period, Wang Chonggu and Fang Fengshi spent a lot of energy on Han Naji, and the purpose was to weaken the future threat from the north as much as possible.

Even if they could reach an agreement with Altan Khan, not to mention the follow-up, if Han Naji was in the north, thinking about the good days in Datong, he would supervise his ancestors not to rebel again, and he could also inform them, which was like a nail in Altan Khan's side.

The next morning, Wei Guangde took a sedan chair to the outside of the palace, got off the sedan chair and walked inside.

The content of Datong's memorial inevitably spread, and became the topic of conversation among the officials in Beijing last night.

Don't blame Wei Guangde for not knowing to ask the court about confidentiality. In the system designed by the Ming Dynasty, the need for confidentiality was not considered at all.

As the saying goes, a gentleman can tell others everything. If it needs to be kept secret, the court officials will naturally know to find another way to report it.

Although the Ming Dynasty had "secret memorials" or "secret memorials", this thing was actually not much different from the normal memorial process, and it had long lost its due confidentiality.

All these changes were naturally caused by the changes that occurred when the decision-making power of the court fell into the hands of the cabinet when Ming Yingzong ascended the throne.

In the Ming Dynasty, if the secret memorials were made by cabinet ministers, they could be sent directly to the emperor. The secret memorials of ordinary ministers would be submitted to the Tongzhengsi for submission. Before Emperor Xianzong of the Ming Dynasty, if the Tongzhengsi received the secret memorials submitted by the ministers, it would directly register the sealed secret memorials and then send them to the inner court to be presented directly to the emperor.

After Emperor Xianzong of the Ming Dynasty, secret memorials began to be copied by the Tongzhengsi like ordinary memorials. After the copies were copied, the secret memorials were resealed and submitted to the secret room.

The secret memorials of Beijing officials would be put into the Huiji Gate, which would also register the secret memorials and submit them to the inner court secret room.

With the procedures of copying and submitting, the contents of the secret memorials would inevitably be leaked.

It was not until the "secret memorial" system developed during the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty that the problem of leaks was fundamentally eliminated, because it was difficult for ordinary people to open the box containing secret memorials without being noticed.

Datong's memorials followed the formal procedures, and with more people involved, there was no question of keeping them secret, because the ministers' memorials could not be kept secret at all.

And if the ministers of the Ming Dynasty wrote so-called secret memorials, most of them were just to go through special channels and speed up the delivery to the emperor.

However, if ordinary things were turned into secret memorials, they would also be punished.

Let's talk about it, Wei Guangde naturally didn't care, anyway, the cabinet now has a consistent attitude towards this matter, and no matter how fiercely the people below oppose it, it can't turn the tide.

However, today, when Wei Guangde entered the cabinet duty room, the first thing he heard surprised him greatly. Hai Rui, one of the leaders of the Qingliu and an official in Nanjing, actually submitted a memorial of resignation, and he quit.

"Why did Hai Rui resign?"

Wei Guangde was a little curious, so he naturally had to ask Lu Bu clearly, and it was Lu Bu's job to help him find out these things. (End of this chapter)