Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1410 agree to negotiate
In the festival hall, Chen Bangyan and others took two letters from Wang Yan and watched them. Several ministries gathered together and quickly got a general understanding of the contents.

Wang Deren's letter only provided information, that is, he was raided by Sun Kewang's Anxi Army when he besieged Liangzhou, and lost tens of thousands of people, and now he is besieged in Xining Mansion. If it is false, no comment will be made, and it will be left to the court and Wang Yan for their own analysis.

Judging from the content of the letter, his purpose is obvious, which is to convey to Wang Yan the information that Sun Kewang's Anxi Army entered Yongliang after his outflanking failed, so that Wang Yan and the Ming army could prepare well. It is not something he can consider at this level.

Sun Kewang's goal is also basically expressed in the letter. He is willing to break with the Jin Kingdom, abandon Yongliang and retreat westward, retreat outside Jiayuguan, claim the vassal of the Ming Dynasty, follow the example of North Korea, request the canonization of the Ming Dynasty, and become the Xiping of the Ming Dynasty. With Jiayuguan as the boundary, mutually beneficial trade.

Of course, if the Ming Dynasty refused to agree, then the more than 1 Ming troops besieged in Xining would be Sun Kewang's hostages, and he might also create obstacles for the Ming Dynasty to march into Yongliang.

No wonder Wang Yan felt that Sun Kewang had given him a prestige. This guy had a knife in his waist and forced Wang Yan to accept him as his younger brother. If he disagreed, he would cut off a piece of Wang Yan's flesh with a backhand knife. How can it be pleasant.

After several cabinet ministers read it, there was a discussion. Wang Yan took a sip of tea, put the cup aside, and asked: "After several cabinet ministers read it, what do you think? Should the lonely king agree to him?"

Chen Bangyan looked left and right, then cupped his hands first and said: "Jianguo, judging from Wang Deren's letter, Sun Kewang brought an army of [-], which shows that he is very strong. If he is sincerely attached, then I, Daming, will be in the west." There is a solid barrier, but judging by his behavior, it does not seem to be sincere, but only an expedient measure taken under the pressure of current events, and the prison country must agree to his conditions, fearing that there will be endless troubles."

After the Kingdom of Jin is destroyed, the world will be unified, and military expenditures will naturally be greatly reduced. This is not a good thing for the Ministry of War. If the Ministry of War wants to have more say in the cabinet, a hostile target must appear , maintain enough threat to continue to gain resource tilt.

Chen Bangyan hadn't worried about this before. At this time, Sun Kewang sent him to his door. His strength was not weak, but it happened to be a good excuse for the Ministry of War to continue to obtain resources.

Of course, besides considering the Ministry of War, he also considered for the Ming Dynasty. Sun Kewang is capricious and ambitious. Keeping him, and he still has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, is not a good thing for the Ming Dynasty. , there is always a huge hidden danger.

Wang Yan listened and nodded, "Mr. Yan Ye is right. The thief actually dared to threaten the lonely king. This is not a sincere submission."

"Jianguo, I think that regardless of whether Sun Kewang is sincere or not, he can agree to his terms." Chen Zilong stood up and saluted.

Wang Yan frowned slightly, "Why?"

Chen Zilong bowed, saluted solemnly, and said in a deep voice, "It's been almost a year since the war of cutting down gold in the country, and the treasury has been depleted, and there is no money left! Right now, Guanzhong is corrupt, and all businesses are waiting to be flourished, and money is needed everywhere. If there is a big war, the household department may not be able to bear it."

Hearing that it was a matter of money and food, Wang Yan felt a little unhappy, "This time the Haoge manor was confiscated. The fields of Meng Qiaofang, Han Chaoxuan and others amounted to tens of thousands of hectares. Converting these lands into money cannot solve the deficit of the household department. Is it?"

"Jianguo, right now Guanzhong is in chaos, with rogues everywhere. Jin general Bai Guangen and rogue Zhao Heihu occupy Shangzhou and Luonan, gathering more than [-] hungry people. Zhang Wenheng, the servant of the Jin Kingdom's military department in northern Shaanxi, is also joining the rogues in Yulin. Guanzhong is in turmoil. The land is naturally worthless, so it is not worthwhile for the court to deal with it at this time." Chen Zilong explained.

This reason can convince Wang Yan, he can't help nodding his head slightly, Guanzhong is so chaotic, no one dares to buy land, the court should wait for Guanzhong to stabilize and the price per mu to rise before dealing with this batch of fertile land.

Su Guansheng also came out at this time and said: "Jianguo, I think that Guanzhong should be stabilized first, and it is the best policy to send troops to wipe out the rogues as soon as possible. As for the residual gold, it is only necessary to move westward, and it is not appropriate to raise more troops. The court should accept Sun Kewang's conditions first, and wait Stabilize Guanzhong, eliminate Wu Sangui and Haoge, and it won't be too late to weaken Sun Kewang."

The Kingdom of Jin collapsed, and the original administrative system and social order in Guanzhong also completely collapsed, and the Ming Dynasty did not completely take over Guanzhong. A vacuum of power formed in many places, causing various figures to jump out of the chaos.

The rogues and local tyrants took this opportunity to make their debut, and these people are no better than the regular army, they can do anything.Now that the main forces of the Ming Dynasty are gathered in Guanzhong, if any bandit escapes from Guanzhong and enters Guandong, it will definitely be a disaster.

Although the Kingdom of Jin is not as good as the Ming Dynasty, it is equivalent to one-fifth of the Ming Dynasty, and there are still some.

"Jianguo, most of the military rations brought in from the Guandong are used to help the people in the Guanzhong and appease the refugees. Large-scale westward march is unlikely. The imperial court can take over Yongliang from Sun Kewang without spending a single soldier. Wu Sangui surrounded Longyou, why not do it?" Chen Zilong said again.

Wang Yan understood that what they said was reasonable, but he always felt that he was interrupted in the middle of the matter, and he was a little unhappy. He was silent for a while, and said: "Sun Kewang's proclaiming the vassal is acceptable, but the conditions he put forward , have to change it."

Right now, Wu Sangui, Sun Kewang, and Jin Guo's miscellaneous army in Longxi should still have about 20 people.If Wang Yan didn't accept Sun Kewang's conditions, he would have to mobilize at least [-] to [-] troops to capture Longxi, but right now the military resources are going to be used to suppress the rebellion in Guanzhong, and Wang Yan doesn't have that much military resources to mobilize so many troops.

If Sun Kewang's conditions are not accepted, Wang Deren of Xining Mansion will be in danger firstly, and then Sun Kewang will probably turn to support the Kingdom of Jin if he sees that he will fail to become a vassal.Then when Wang Yan pacified the Guanzhong and then turned around and headed west, I'm afraid it would be difficult to fight again.

Accepting Sun Kewang's conditions, the Kingdom of Jin only had 3 Wu Sangui's [-] troops left in Longxi, and the Ming army only needed [-] partial divisions to wipe out Wu Sangui, which is indeed a good deal.

"I don't know how Jian Guo wants to change?" Chen Zilong asked.

Wang Yan pondered for a while, looked at Chen Bangyan, and then said: "Mr. Yanye's worries are very reasonable. Sun Kewang is capricious. The lonely king doesn't know whether he really surrendered, or whether he deliberately delayed the time for the lonely king to march, or whether he is going to fight again or not." I want to trick the lonely king into entering Longxi, and then launch an ambush. These are all possible."

Several people were silently speechless when they heard this, Wang Yan thought of so many possibilities in just this moment, Jian Guo has become more and more suspicious recently.

But I have to admit that Wang Yan's worry is not unreasonable. What if Sun Kewang asked for peace on the surface, let the Ming army relax his vigilance, and only sent partial divisions to take Yongliang, but in fact he was colluding with Wu Sangui to ambush the Ming army partial divisions, then The situation is not good.

"Jian Guo is right, this really has to be guarded against!" Several cabinet ministers looked at each other, and then said.

Su Guansheng couldn't help asking: "People's hearts are unpredictable. We don't know what Sun Kewang is thinking. If there are so many concerns, then this negotiation may not be able to proceed."

Wang Yan smiled, "Liu Fangliang caught up with the Jin army fleeing on the North Road east of Longde, but let Haoge and Meng Qiaofang escape. Wu Sangui is in Qinzhou and Tianshui, they can't go, Haoge should He will flee to Sun Kewang. The lonely king wants him to hand over Hauge, so that he will have to break with the Kingdom of Jin, so that the lonely king can rest assured that he can call him a vassal."

"If this is the case, Sun Kewang's reputation will really be too bad, and it will be a blow to him." Su Guansheng couldn't help admiring.

Wang Yan glanced at him with a smile, "Let's leave this matter to the Su Ge Department. How about it?"

Su Guansheng was slightly taken aback, he didn't expect Wang Yan to order his generals, he hesitated for a moment, then cupped his hands and said: "I take orders."

Wang Yan nodded, and added: "In addition, the border between the two sides must be in Hamiwei. Sun Kewang is very worried and has to be on guard."

After finishing speaking, Wang Yan looked at the crowd and asked, "Do you think there is a problem with such a decision?"

Chen Zilong and Su Guansheng had no objections. Chen Bangyan thought that even if Sun Kewang became a vassal, he could still regard him as a potential threat. Moreover, the world has been fighting for a long time, people are determined, and no one supports him, so he did not express any objection.

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