Jirgalang just arrived at the capital of the Ming Dynasty and realized that the situation was wrong. Although he could not grasp the internal situation of the Ming Dynasty, he could feel extraordinary emotions with his superhuman ability.

Jiergalang's arrival in the capital of Daming this time was different from the last time. He was shouldering heavy responsibilities, and Huang Taiji also gave him a briefing on the related situation. Seeing Huang Taiji, who was extremely weak, insisting on worrying about the matters of the Qing Dynasty, Jiergalang felt uncomfortable, especially because he was responsible for stationing in Liaodong, but suffered a crushing defeat. Although he was stationed in Guangning and saved the main army, the army stationed in Xiping Fort was wiped out. Faced with such a situation, Jiergalang had a deep self-blame mentality.

When the Qing Dynasty was in a dilemma, it took a lot of money to come to the capital of the Ming Dynasty to negotiate. This required some real effort. Just like the last time, it would definitely not work, but Jirgalang also needed to win the greatest benefits for the Qing Dynasty so that the real strength of the Qing Dynasty would not be damaged.

Therefore, it is his main responsibility to grasp the movements of the Ming Dynasty court, and the main task in this regard is to be completed by Jia Jihan, the Minister of Personnel. Jia Jihan had contact with Zhou Yanru of the Ming Cabinet, and had a good relationship with Zhou Kang, the steward of Zhou Yanru. As the saying goes, money can make the devil push the mill. As long as you use money to open the way, many things can be done.

Jirgalang, who found that the atmosphere was a little wrong, quickly sent Jia Jihan to visit Zhou Kang.

Jirgalang thought the task was very difficult because Jia Jihan was also a member of the mission, and his identity was revealed, which was different from the past. When he thought about seeing Zhou Kang, he was just a test. Unexpectedly, Jia Jihan actually completed this task and saw Zhou Kang, and five hundred taels of gold were also given away.

The information brought back by Jia Jihan made Jirgalang happy. It turned out that Zhou Yanru was the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty. This information was too important. You should know that Zhou Yanru supported the peace talks, and it was Jia Jihan who disguised himself as the capital of the Ming Dynasty and met Zhou Yanru. This peace talks were possible. Since Zhou Yanru became the chief minister of the cabinet, wouldn’t that mean that the Ming Dynasty also valued this peace talks. It must be that Emperor Chongzhen believed that Zhou Yanru had made meritorious service, so he promoted it. As for the former cabinet chief Yang Sichang, he probably disagreed with the peace talks, so he was replaced.

Jirgalang knew Huang Taiji's instructions very well, and he should not see the Ming Dynasty gradually becoming stronger. In fact, there are many internal contradictions. Not to mention other contradictions, would Emperor Chongzhen tolerate Su Tiancheng with such great power? If this contradiction broke out, even if the Qing Dynasty had the best opportunity, Huang Taiji also saw this. Only when the Qing Dynasty suffered heavy damage, he resolutely proposed to negotiate again. It seems that Huang Taiji's prediction was very accurate.

Jiergalang had great confidence. This time he came to the capital of Daming, he brought a large amount of gold, silver and treasures, and followed him to the capital of Daming. There were also Concubine Zhuang and Prince Fulin. Concubine Zhuang was a talented person and was eloquent. After learning about the decision made by Huang Taiji, he did not hesitate at all. The decision to follow the capital of Daming was actually to be a hostage and gain time for easing for the Qing Dynasty.

The Qing Dynasty tried its best to complete this negotiation and gain time. The struggle within the Ming court also arose. Under such circumstances, it would be easy to complete the task assigned by Huang Taiji.

Jirgalang, who analyzed the pros and cons, certainly would not miss the opportunity. He wrote a letter to Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, with extremely humble words, and regarded himself as a minister, begging the Ming court to approve the negotiations as soon as possible. It is important to know that the sooner the negotiations end, the sooner the Qing Dynasty could stabilize.

Zhou Yanru's main energy is also in negotiations.

As the chief minister of the cabinet, Zhou Yanru knew very well that he had to do one or two decent things. It was too difficult to overthrow Su Tiancheng. At present, it was basically impossible to complete, but the negotiations with the Later Jin Tartars were not too difficult. He considered that on the basis of the Later Jin Tartars' willingness to surrender, the Later Jin Tartars made more concessions, so that the emperor could be satisfied and many colleagues in the court could be satisfied.

Jia Jihan visited Zhou Kang, which was agreed by Zhou Yanru. Otherwise, Zhou Kang would have been so busy that he would not be able to meet Jia Jihan. In fact, Zhou Yanru also wanted to understand the true meaning of the Later Jin Tartar mission through Zhou Kang.

Zhou Yanru was actually contradictory. The strength of the Later Jin Tartars was severely damaged. In this case, continuing to attack was the best choice, but the task of exterminating the Later Jin Tartars was probably only Su Tiancheng and Jiangning Camp to complete. The emperor's taboo on Su Tiancheng even surpassed the Later Jin Tartars. In this case, relying on the Liaodong border army, Datong border army, and even the southern army, it is almost impossible to eliminate the Later Jin Tartars, and instead fall into a hard battle.

After analyzing the situation in several aspects, Zhou Yanru believed that it was the most important thing to master the background of the Later Jin Tartars and work hard to deal with this negotiation.

After returning to the mansion, Zhou Yanru declined the visits of many officials on the pretext of being unwell.

When Zhou Kang entered the study, Zhou Yanru was closing his eyes and pondering.

"Master, I met Jia Jihan today."

Zhou Yanru did not open his eyes and nodded slightly.

"Jia Jihan gave the villain five hundred taels of gold, but the young one did not refuse."

Zhou Yanru opened his eyes and smiled on his face.

"It seems that the Later Jin Tartars were impatient. They wanted to negotiate as soon as possible. Jiergalang had already written a letter to the emperor and begged to start the negotiation as soon as possible. They also said that Concubine Zhuang and Fulin also came to the capital. It's a joke. Huang Taiji was preparing to remove the imperial title, so what concubines were there?"

After grasping this situation, Zhou Yanru also said he was happy. The more anxious the Later Jin Tartars were, the less anxious he was. He just needed to sharpen the spirit of the Later Jin Tartars so that they could gain more benefits for the court. Regarding the negotiations, he had arranged for the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War to discuss the negotiations to see what other requests they had to make.

Before these work was done thoroughly, Zhou Yanru was not prepared to start negotiations. Strictly speaking, this time it was not a negotiation, but the Later Jin Tartars surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. All matters must be followed by the arrangements of the court. The Later Jin Tartars were not qualified to propose any conditions.

Zhou Yanru also faced many things, not only negotiation matters, but also adjustments to ministers in the court, adjustments to governors in some local areas, etc., as well as how to properly coordinate conflicts among cabinet ministers, etc.

Zhou Yanru was very clear about the emperor's arrangement for Liu Zunxian to enter the cabinet. Liu Zunxian was a man of Wen Tiren before, and the civil and military ministers in the court were all clear about the conflict between himself and Wen Tiren. Such an arrangement only shows that the emperor wanted to completely control the cabinet and thoroughly safeguard the imperial power, so that the cabinet could not be a solid piece of solid. Zhou Yanru, who was well versed in the connotation of power struggle, would not find a way to deal with the matter here?

The key to how to deal with these matters is to the appointment of officials. Zhou Yanru will not find a way to unite Liu Zunxian, as that will arouse the emperor's suspicion and the gain will not be worth the loss. Moreover, Liu Zunxian became a cabinet minister, obviously being an opposition in the cabinet. What Zhou Yanru needs to do is to unite the huge part of the cabinet and encourage Liu Zunxian, so that the goal can be achieved, and the emperor can't say anything.

Qian Qianyi has begun to propose the appointment of officials, thinking of arranging some Donglin students to enter the court, Zhou Yanru has already made a statement, and this aspect can be considered. Therefore, Qian Qianyi's attitude has changed significantly. Zhou Yanru needs to discuss more with Chen Xinjia in the next step. If the two of them can understand each other, the cabinet can play a major role.

It was precisely because of these things that Zhou Yanru did not want to start negotiations with the Later Jin Tartars as soon as possible.

Today in the Hall of Yangxin, after reading Jiergalang's letter, the emperor specifically interrogated the negotiation matters. Zhou Yanru's answer was very appropriate, believing that the court did not need to be in a hurry in this matter and needed to put on airs. The Later Jin Tartars came to surrender to the court, which was not a negotiation. Since they wanted to surrender to the court, everything must be followed by the court's rules.

The emperor nodded repeatedly after saying something, very happy.

"Zhou Kang, Jia Jihan said nothing."

"Jia Jihan expressed his respect and admiration for the master, saying that he wanted to see the master again, and Xiaozi replied to Jia Jihan. The master had a lot of things and had no time to see Jia Jihan. Jia Jihan also said that Huang Taiji sincerely wanted to surrender to the Ming court this time. Concubine Zhuang and Fulin were both in the mission. If the court did not object, the two could be directly hostages and handed them over to the court."

"Haha, the Later Jin Tartars were really impatient. I'm afraid they were thinking that the court would temporarily stop the attack on the Later Jin Tartars. Now the army is stationed in Guangning and Xiping Fort, and it is possible to threaten Shenyang at any time. The Later Jin Tartars could not sit still. They thought that if the Concubine Zhuang and Fulin came to the capital, they could settle everything. It's not that simple. By the way, if Jia Jihan asks for a meeting again, you can still see him, just say that the court is considering this matter and don't say anything else."

"Master, I understand, but how to deal with this gold."

"Even if you accept it, what's this little gold? Jia Jihan thought that using gold and silver could make this negotiation well. I underestimate my court too much. The gold is sealed well. When I go to court tomorrow, I will bring it to the Yangxin Palace."
Chapter completed!