Rebirth of a Female General

Chapter 217: Abnormal Must Demon
When asked about peace talks, Zhong Jinhui, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, who had always been a marginal person, watching the officials quarreling and enjoying themselves at ease, had no choice but to stand up and answer.

Originally, their Ministry of Etiquette was just an idle job, saying that it was in charge of cultural and educational etiquette and foreign exchanges.

But in fact, in the country, the chief examiner of the scientific examination is either appointed by the emperor or the prime minister sits in charge. They suffer and suffer, and they don't get much good.

Externally, in terms of foreign exchanges, each pass has its own laws and regulations, and their Ministry of Rites is responsible for receiving foreign guests, and the rest are discussed by their own people.

Even if there is a time for their Ministry of Rites to discuss it, it is a matter that has been decided early in the morning, and they themselves have no right to decide, anything.

Even if foreign guests want to eat a fruit that the posthouse did not prepare today, they have to ask and record it, so as to prevent it from becoming evidence of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country someday.

Except for these two errands that can grab power, the remaining ceremonies, clothing making, engraving, sacrifices and other things have no power at all.

But when it comes to people in the Ministry of Rites, there are no real power errands left, but everyone wants to squeeze their heads out.

After all, in this errand without real power, there is still money to be made; and the first two errands seem to have real power, but they are actually thankless things.

Therefore, although the Ministry of Rites is one of the upper three ministries, it is not as important as the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Punishment among the lower three ministries.

Without real power, it is naturally not eye-catching.

Zhong Jinhui did not participate in this faction dispute at all.

When Wen Zhemao threatened the officials, Zhong Jinhui and Wang Weitao were the only six ministers who were not threatened.

Wang Weitao was backed by his future son-in-law Wen Zhehan, who protected him early in the morning, but Wen Zhemao failed.

Zhong Jinhui was a transparent person for too long and was forgotten.

Adhering to the principle that he would never stand out if he could not be noticed, Zhong Jinhui only wanted to quietly be a duty official in the Ministry of Rites, and survive in peace and stability until he retired and returned home in fine clothes to spend his old age in peace.

It's a pity that God didn't want it.

He had been stable for half of his life, but at this moment, he encountered two major diplomatic events, the peace talks with Xirong and the negotiation with Daliang.

Now it seems that the matter of establishing a crown prince has been settled, and there will be no factional disputes in the court, and it should be stable, but in fact the imperial power is held hostage by powerful ministers, and the emperor is becoming more suspicious.

On the bright side, it is peaceful, but it is the suspicion and temptation of many parties.

If it wasn't necessary, he really didn't want to be remembered by the court at this time.

When something happened last year, he should have resigned and run away.

I still had a fluke in my heart, but I regretted it in the end.

Zhong Jinhui regretted it in his heart, but he had no choice but to stand up. While presenting the memorial, he also announced the draft peace talks drafted by the Ministry of Rites to the court.

"This time Xirong tore up the previous peace agreement with our country. This move is really shameful to the world. It was defeated by our army. Therefore, in this peace talk, in addition to letting Xirong break the agreement according to the previous agreement, pay our country two thousand silver 500 taels, good horses, some special offerings such as spices and glass from the Western Regions, and a new peace agreement needs to be made."

Zhong Jinhui said, "In addition, after the war damage is converted, we plan to claim 700 million taels of silver and good horses from Xirong. The two parties have agreed on this that there will be no more wars within a hundred years. In addition, we will open a border market between Xirong and Wu'an Xijiang, Promote trade between the two countries."

"According to the previous document delivered by Xirong, the above compensation and agreement are all within its acceptable range."

When Zhong Jinhui talked about the documents of Xirong, he quietly raised his head to look at the emperor, then quickly lowered his head, closed his eyes, and finished his sentence, "As for the matter of marriage marriage proposed by Xirong, I dare not make a decision without permission, and please ask the emperor to show you. Xirong The document once said that if our country refuses to marry, the compensation mentioned above will be compensated, but they...don't accept it."

"Insanity!"

One person shouted angrily, "He is the country that was defeated in the war and asked for peace with our country. It is only natural to pay compensation. How can he deny it if he refuses to admit it?!"

"Xi Rong is powerful, and the forced peace talks this time are only because Princess Xi Rong and more than Xi Rong soldiers were captured. Xi Rong Khan agreed to the peace talks for the safety of his daughter and to appease the hearts of the people."

Xu Xiangfeng did not agree with his opinion, "Otherwise, I am afraid that instead of asking the envoys to stop Gesangoro from continuing to advance, he would send a large army to suppress the country and attack the country in one fell swoop when our army is weak."

Saying that, he still did not forget to continue to step on Yan Qing, "Even if Yan Qing can take down the Qiang Kingdom, the weak western border will definitely be difficult to defend against the attack of the Xi Rong army, causing a catastrophe."

The emperor looked at Xu Xiangfeng in surprise, his eyes darkened.

Normally, if this old fox hadn't involved his own interests, if he hadn't called his name by himself, he would not say a word in court for ten days and a half months.

Why is it so abnormal today, you are concerned about the Xirong peace talks?

It's not worth it to spoil one's prestige and ruin one's good looks in the eyes of court officials just to step on Yan Qing's last sentence.

Xu Xiangfeng obviously knew that his words would make some people in the court dissatisfied, so without waiting for the emperor to ask, he said again, "After all, Xirong is a big country with strong soldiers and horses. Attack our country. With the current state of treasury empty and frontier troops empty, without the support of Liang, it will be difficult to defeat Xirong. Asking for aid from Liang is like seeking skin from a tiger, which is not a good strategy after all.”

"Now Xirong is willing to negotiate a peace, so we can't go too far and force him to fight with life and death."

Xu Xiangfeng didn't talk about benefits, he only showed disadvantages, but it really made the officials feel heavy.

If Xirong and Wu'an, whose national strength is declining, were not separated by a vast desert, they might not be able to last for so many years.

If Xirong insists on not fulfilling the compensation agreement, they have nothing to do but arrest more than 2 people.

"The old minister thought that Xirong's request was nothing more than a marriage, so it's okay to agree to them."

Xu Xiangfeng said again, "Although it is impossible for His Royal Highness Duan to marry Princess Xirong as the main concubine, as Xirong is a defeated country, it is not impossible to allow her to take the position of side concubine. Besides, His Royal Highness Shu Wang is also a relative of the emperor, and He is the prince of the current dynasty, he is not young enough to be a weak crown, and he has no marriage, so he can also be a marriage partner."

When the officials heard this, they suddenly seemed enlightened.

Yup!

When talking about getting married earlier, they all only thought about the prince and princess, but they forgot that there is also a prince!
Although Meng Shulan is now in charge of the troops and horses in Western Xinjiang, he still has Baishu around him to check and balance, so he will not be in charge of the power of Western Xinjiang alone.

Marrying Princess Xirong to him will have little impact on the political situation in Western Xinjiang, and can give Xirong a satisfactory answer. It is really a clever plan that kills two birds with one stone!

As a result, all the ministers seconded their proposals one after another.

The emperor stared at Xu Xiangfeng who was standing with his head down with a cold face, and sneered in his heart.

Why is he so abnormal today when he is an old fox? He had planned to make trouble a long time ago!

(End of this chapter)