coobybook Chapter 766
Chapter 766
The cabinet chief Fang Congzhe immediately stepped out,
He bowed to Emperor Xinglong and said seriously,
"Your Majesty, I believe the Tartars are a foreign race, barbaric and uncivilized! Furthermore, they have an irreconcilable blood feud with the people of Daqian. I believe we must never negotiate peace with them."
"Though the Jiangnan rebels may have been violent for a while, they are all the people of Daqian. They were oppressed by corrupt officials and had no means of livelihood, so they had no choice but to do this thing that defied heaven."
After an impassioned speech, Fang Congzhe continued,
"Therefore, we believe that the reason why the rebels in Yangzhou keep resisting the Heavenly Army is simply because they are worried that they will be held accountable by the court after they lay down their arms, and therefore they have no choice but to continue to commit such acts that defy Heaven!"
"If His Majesty can be benevolent and righteous, pardon the people of Yangzhou, and grant them propriety and morality, he will surely be able to move the rebellious people and bring Yangzhou back under the rule of Daqian!"
As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately attracted the approval of other cabinet ministers.
"I second your opinion! The previous dynasty fell, not only due to its harsh policies and cruel officials, but more importantly, the Tartars took advantage of the chaos to plunder!"
"How can our great nation of Daqian make peace with such rude and unrighteous barbarians?"
"What the two elders have said is timely. I second your opinion!"
At this moment, almost all the officials in the court understood.
This time, Emperor Xinglong didn't need to say anything, as they all bowed to the ground in greeting.
"I'll wait for reconsideration!"
With great momentum and unanimous voice,
If you didn't know, you would think they had rehearsed it.
In the corner, Jia Zheng, a fifth-rank official, also followed the crowd and bowed down.
He didn't care about the advice of the officials in the court.
No matter whether the imperial court is suppressing bandits or resisting the Tartars, the only thing to do is to prevent them from bleeding.
Are you kidding? The imperial court wants to negotiate peace with the northern tribes.
The abacus is about to jump onto the heads of local gentry and nobles?
What are those gentry and nobles?
But they are their money bags and the main force supporting them.
Even under the name of Rongguo Mansion, there are several farms outside the city or in Liaodong, which provide silver and food to the mansion every year.
Otherwise, could he expect his meager salary to be enough to support a large family of thousands of people in the Rongguo Mansion?
If they agreed to the King of Chu's proposal today,
Then the first knife will kill themselves.
In feudal dynasties, whether they were high-ranking officials or wealthy gentry, although they had the concept of feudal monarchy with the ruler ruling and the subjects serving, to put it bluntly, it was actually very simple.
Let me ask you, who would pay from their own family to take this class for free just because the company is short of funds?
Qingfeng Village is nothing but a rebel. Just give them an official title and it won't cost them much money.
Maybe the imperial edict of the court will come.
Those rebels will immediately throw themselves into the arms of Daqian and become sharp weapons in Daqian's hands.
After all, there are precedents for this in history books and novels.
With the grand presence of all officials, the main tone of today's court meeting has been set.
Emperor Xinglong's face showed no emotion.
After repeated hesitation, he decided to try to appease Qingfeng Village.
As for the foreign tribes in the north, thirty more Shenwu cannons and some bullets and gunpowder were transferred from the Beijing camp and sent to the north for strict defense.
After the roar of "The Emperor's Declaration" from all the officials,
Emperor Xinglong then asked his court officials how to pacify Qingfeng Village.
This caused an uproar in the court again.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the imperial court was now trying to pacify Qingfeng Village.
Although the rebels are hateful, the fighting power of Qingfeng Village is unquestionable.
If you accept the offer, we will all be colleagues from now on.
Moreover, Yangzhou has been an important salt and mulberry production area since ancient times. Not to mention the times of war, even now, Yangzhou needs to be pacified.
With such a big piece of fat meat, naturally all the adults who are loyal to the country will start to educate in advance.
Some said that Qingfeng and his gang of bandit leaders were given official positions and dispersed; some said that Qingfengzhai was ordered to march directly north to the Great Wall to resist the foreign invaders; others said that they were to pacify the invaders locally and defend against the Japanese pirates along the coast.