N-M Chapter 617: Yang Mingzhi
Chapter 617: Yang Mingzhi
In the Great Hall
The Zhou Guohe talks made Yang Mingzhi a steady middle-aged man, but there was always a hint of sadness lingering between his brows.
At the beginning of the Great Hall, it was the Yang family who took the lead in urging His Majesty to declare war on the Chu state, but now the Zhou state has lost a complete mess, and the charge is naturally borne by the Yang family.
This time is different from usual.
This time Chu State is surprisingly poor!
After winning this battle, they still don't ask for money?
In the end, the infamy of land cession and compensation was not for the Yang family to bear.
The Yang family was originally the top literary and Taoist family in the Zhou country, and all the talented people in the Zhou country believed in it. After returning this time, the prestige of the Yang family may plummet in the hearts of the talented people in the Zhou country.
He also knew what His Majesty wanted to do, it was nothing more than their Yang family's growing power in the court, His Majesty had already regarded their Yang family as a threat.
The way of the emperor, the art of balance.
Now the Yang family not only monopolizes the power over the court, but even the prince is born of the queen of their Yang family's daughter, the heart of the Yang family is biased towards the prince, and the heart of the prince is also biased toward the Yang family.
If the prince succeeds to the throne, then the power of the Yang family as the servants of the dragon will inevitably rise again. How can His Majesty allow the Yang family to stand out from the crowd?
Therefore, before His Majesty takes the throne, he will definitely spare no effort to suppress the Yang family to prevent the Yang family from monopolizing power.
I am afraid that His Majesty has already imagined two solutions before the war:
Either win the state of Chu, so that the state of Zhou can regain the lost ground, and His Majesty's reputation will be left in the history books.
Either be defeated by the Chu State, so that the crime of military disaster can be pushed to the head of the Yang family, and take advantage of this golden opportunity to suppress the Yang family with all their strength.
The sad thing is that even if the Yang family wants to join forces with other families at this time, it may be difficult.
The Yang family has been too proud these years, and the benefits they have gained in the court are too generous. Once the Yang family falls, there will be a lot of vacancies waiting for others to share. I am afraid that other aristocratic families are waiting for this moment quietly.
It is easy to hide the open spear on the battlefield, but it is difficult to guard against the hidden arrow in the temple.
But now, he has no choice but to take one step at a time.
Thinking of this, Yang Mingzhi had no choice but to bite the bullet and step forward and said, "The foreign ministers' peace talks are making Yang Mingzhi see His Majesty."
The Emperor Chu looked at Yang Mingzhi who was bowing in the palace and said, "The envoy is flat."
Yang Mingzhi said: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
The virtuous king who was sitting at the table next to the emperor of Chu said: "The envoy also knows that our country of Chu suffered natural and man-made disasters last year, and now it has experienced a great war. The treasury is not rich, and we cannot spend too much money to pay for the envoy. We have set up a dust-cleaning banquet, and today's celebration banquet will be combined with the dust-cleaning banquet, and it will be a good treat for all the guests who came from afar, what does the envoy think?"
Yang Mingzhi looked at the kind eyes of the virtuous king, sighed, bowed and said, "Foreign ministers should go to the country and do as the Romans do."
Now, how could he fail to understand that this was Chu State's blow to them?
What kind of irony is it that the Chu State defeated them Zhou State's celebration banquet and the cleansing banquet were combined into one?
At the beginning, Zhou Guo was able to find an excuse to go to war with Chu State regardless of face. Now that Zhou State was defeated, Chu State would naturally not give Zhou State any more face.
After the envoy was seated, Emperor Chu asked, "Is the envoy's party going well?"
Yang Mingzhi, who was the envoy this time, cupped his hands and said: "Report to His Majesty the Emperor, everything went well."
There's no way it's not going well. Before I left the country, I encountered the army of Chu State who was still besieging the city, and was escorted back by Chu State all the way...
As long as Chu Jun has no idea about the dozen or so gentlemen in their party, they are absolutely safe.
The Emperor Chu nodded and said, "No matter how much we fight between Chu and Zhou, it will be a family dispute. Now that the grasslands are united and the overall situation of the world is still unclear, we should let go of our mutual grievances and focus on the righteousness of the family and the country."
Yang Mingzhi cupped his hands and said: "My Majesty also thinks the same way. Now that the enemy is facing the enemy, defending against foreign enemies together is the most important plan. I, Zhou Guo, also come here to discuss peace with the sincerity of abandoning the past."
The Emperor of Chu said: "Since your country is so sincere, so is our country of Chu. Now that the army of our country of Chu has withdrawn from the border, the envoy should see the sincerity of our country this time, right?"
Yang Mingzhi cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty puts the righteousness of the family and the country first, and the foreign ministers admire it."
Under normal circumstances, the two parties will withdraw their troops after the peace talks between the two parties are over and a contract is signed with each other.
What cannot be won on the negotiating table, the two sides will continue to fight on the battlefield.
But now it is probably unnecessary for Zhou Guo, and the two sides are not evenly matched now, Chu Guo almost crushed the victory.
Although Chu State's army has retreated, if Zhou State wants to go back on its word, the garrison of the frontier army and a considerable number of Zhentianlei in the hands of the frontier army will not make them feel better. Zhou State has no way out now.
Negotiation is their only option.
You can't win it on the battlefield, and you can't win it on the negotiating table.
Haven't you seen how honest the Zhou Guo Mission is now?
When I came last time, one tricky problem after another, and it was the general drinking horses and the competition.
Looking at it now, it is as obedient as a little sheep, not daring to take a breath.
After the wine has passed three tours and the dishes have passed the five flavors.
The Emperor Chu looked at Yang Mingzhi and said, "It's winter now, the time for all things to rest, and the weather is colder than in previous years, and it has been snowing for the past two days. From my point of view, we should choose one for this negotiation." Good days and auspicious days are the best.”
As Zhou Guo was the defeated side, he naturally didn't have much to say, but cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty's words are very true, and the ministers will naturally agree."
The Emperor of Chu smiled and said, "I heard that the National Chamber of Commerce has recently developed many new types of fireworks. The envoys may not be able to return to the country this year. Why don't we take a look at the New Year's scene in the capital of Chu Kingdom?"
Yang Mingzhi cupped his hands and said, "It's a great honor for foreign officials."
Emperor Chu nodded and said: "Well, that's very good. Your country's peace talks have already made our Chu country aware of it, and we haven't had time to introduce our Chu country's peace talks to your country in the future."
Yang Mingzhi raised his head and said, "The foreign minister also wants to get acquainted, so that the relationship between them will not be too rigid during future negotiations."
At this moment, the envoy of the peace talks of the Chu State stood up, and the Emperor Chu extended his hand to recommend: "This is the envoy of the peace talks of our Chu State, Minister of the Household Department, Mr. Zheng Yuanzheng."
"Hey..." Yang Mingzhi didn't react.
What the hell?
Hubu Shangshu is the envoy of the peace talks?
This... this is simply unheard of.
Although it has never been clearly stipulated that the Minister of the Ministry of Households cannot be an envoy for peace talks, but... will the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, who is in charge of money and food in the world, be able to negotiate?
Calling him to settle accounts is more or less...
Yang Mingzhi suppressed his curiosity and continued to listen.
At this time Xu Qing also stood up, and Chu Huang continued to recommend to Yang Mingzhi: "Xu Qing, the Marquis of Anding County, is also the dean of our Chu State Business School. The deputy envoy of the peace talks."
"Eh!"