If this rift can be taken advantage of to make Chen Yichen change his course, or further join forces with the civil servants and Xunqi, it will not be so easy for Wang Zhen to continue the eunuch's autocracy.

Hearing Jin Lian's words, Hu Yi just smiled faintly and said, "Da Si Kou, Chen Yichen is far more complicated than you think. Even if he and Wang Zhen are not on the same side, they may not be on the same side of us."

Jin Lian was a censor of the court, and his career was basically supervising outside the country. He was summoned to Beijing in eight years and promoted to the Minister of Justice. It can be said that he was not very good at intrigues in the court, and he was far inferior to the veterans of the five dynasties like Hu Yi.

Once, Hu Yi only regarded Chen Yichen as a potential junior. If he could win over the success, he would change to another one. The imperial examination system could provide a continuous stream of new forces, and there was no shortage of talented people in this world.

But now he found that he was increasingly unable to understand Chen Yichen. He neither defected to civil servants nor actually dependent on eunuchs. Even the honorary relatives of our family, this kid, was never included in the genealogy.

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If you can't figure out the trump card, you can't give the bargaining chips. Jin Lian's thinking is still too simple.

"Well, Chen Yichen is not the eldest son of Cheng Guo Duke, and there is no possibility of inheriting the title. Which other way can he take?"

Jin Lian couldn't figure it out, so he asked back.

"This is the answer I want to know."

After saying that, Hu Yi walked forward.

He is not an impulsive person, and he is not sure of not acting rashly.

Moreover, the situation is far from as disadvantageous as I thought. Wang Zhen is now in power, but the eunuchs can only compete for a while. If the long run continues, the scholars and the emperor will rule the world together!

The reserve forces He Pingyan, Yang Hongze and others all successfully entered the Hanlin Academy, and the backbone forces Cao Nai and Chen Xun were all cabinet ministers.

The top-level official Yang Gelao is still there. The ministers of the Ministry of Personnel, Ministry of Revenue, Ministry of Rites, and Ministry of Justice are all their own people, namely the Ministry of War, Ministry of Works, and Censorate are bribed by Wang Zhen.

Moreover, Xu Xi's health was getting worse and worse. He had begged the emperor for his bones to return home. His successor, Kuang Ye, the Minister of the Ministry of War, was also his own.

At least during the ten-year orthodox period, Hu Yi felt that the situation could still be countered, and Chen Yichen could not become a key point.

At this time, the surrender table had been placed under the Andingmen City Tower, and there were large groups of soldiers and horses on both sides, ready to show the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty's martial virtues to the barbarian and foreign countries.

Accompanied by waves of heat and dust, the Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers escorted Sirenfa who had brought back from Myanmar. More than hundreds of Sijifa's wife and wife tribe were lined up in front of Shen Yichen in a mighty manner.

Meng Fan, who was the translator behind Shen Yichen, looked at the relatives and tribe in front of him, his eyes were instantly filled with blood. His body trembled uncontrollably because he wanted to restrain his surging emotions.

At this time, a strong man wearing heavy armor and bearded kneeled in front of Shen Yichen with a wooden box in his hand and said, "The King of Kings of Wuchang, the commander of the Xiaguan Huguang Capital, escorted the barbarians and thieves to the capital, and hoped that the emperor's special envoy would check it!"

After saying that, the officer from the garrison opened the wooden box in his hand, which contained a disheveled haired man's head!

To be honest, Chen Yichen has never seen a beheaded man in his two lives, especially in order to prevent rotting on the road, the head on this head of the head of the sensible method was also "pickled" with lime, salt, spice and other ancient anticorrosion methods, and the skin showed a strange blue-gray color.

And because of dehydration, the skin on the face showed severe atrophy and the eyelids could not be confined. The two black holes just looked at Chen Yichen, which had an indescribable psychological impact!

At this moment, Chen Yichen instinctively wanted to move his eyes away, and at the same time he rolled in his stomach. But he resisted all kinds of physical and psychological discomforts and kept his expression as usual.

Because at this moment, he not only represents himself, but also represents the majesty of the Ming Dynasty!

How can the civil servants of the central central empire be so timid and cowardly? How can the barbarians in the southwest be afraid and how can they convince the soldiers on the frontier?

Meng Fan looked at the leader of his grandfather in the wooden box, and he couldn't help but think of the scene of his childhood in his childhood. Now he saw each other again, life and death farewell.

What's even more ridiculous is that he is still standing on the side of the Ming enemy, watching his relatives and tribes be humiliated.

If you don’t take this revenge, you will be a grandson!

"Very good, this is the end of the unjust people to me, the Ming Dynasty!"

Chen Yichen said something expressionlessly and said incredibly iron-blooded.

As soon as this statement was made, both the soldiers and officials on the scene looked at Chen Yichen with surprise.

Because according to the normal process of receiving surrender, what Chen Yichen said is basically fixed. Even if you want to warn the barbarians, you should use disobedience to Wang Hua instead of being so straightforward.

Chen Yichen directly chose to ignore these surprising eyes. He didn't know how to say "Zhihuzhe" in this way. On the contrary, as a peak achiever of literati fame, Chen Yichen can be said very well.

But the way of saying "Zhihuzhe" is not for the barbarians, nor even for the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, but for this group of civil servants who don't even know what the battlefield looks like!

With the current literacy rate of the Ming Dynasty, how many soldiers can understand it?

Although the officials present were surprised that Chen Yichen did not follow the script, they still had to follow the procedures, so the etiquette of the Honglu Temple officially announced the next step.

"Catch prisoners and others to present them before the case!"

Soon Sirenfa, the wife and wife tribe of Sijifa were escorted to the desk, and then knelt down to the north, representing the surrender to the Ming Emperor.

"Take the prisoners offered to the officials of the Ministry of Justice!"

Chen Yichen is the special envoy of the emperor. This sentence represents the emperor's imperial edict. Jin Lian, the Minister of Justice, came out of the list after hearing this, and knelt down in front of the desk to receive the imperial edict!

"My minister, obey the order!"

After the words came, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Justice who had been waiting for a long time took Luchuan prisoners from the frontier soldiers, replaced them with shackles and took them to the Ministry of Justice prison, waiting for the emperor to issue an order to punish them.

"Luchuan's criminal minister begs for surrender!"

The etiquette officials of Honglu Temple shouted again, and a group of Luchuan tribes wearing exotic costumes knelt in front of Shen Yichen.

This group of people was not captured during the war, but was hiding in Myanmar, a delegation sent by the court to beg for surrender.

The leader was Dao Mengyong, the leader of Luchuan. He crawled on the ground and spoke in the barbarian language with tears in his words. So at the same time, Meng Fan, who was standing behind Shen Yichen, translated it into Chinese word by word.

The content is probably the way to describe Luchuan and his miserable situation, believing that he has "escaped to death without any place", and only seeks to "beg for a loan for the rest of his life" and no longer has the desire to rebel.

The extremely humble words made the Ming officials present satisfied. This is the manifestation that the barbarians should have. In the future, the propaganda and the way of Yao and Shun were promoted, and this matter would be over.

But when Dao Mengyong finished speaking about begging for surrender, Chen Yichen did not ask him to kowtow and thank him for his gratitude on behalf of the emperor, but stood there indifferently.

This scene made the etiquette officials a little puzzled. In theory, in order to show the magnanimity of the Celestial Kingdom, Chen Yichen should have said some words of education by sages. What about some people, they would also say some words of comfort and comfort, demonstrating the kingly way of the king.

Chen Yichen said nothing, why is this?

The etiquette officer of Honglu Temple probably thought it was Chen Yichen's first time doing this, but now he was stuck and I don't know how to follow it down.

So he came behind him and whispered: "Comrade Chen Xiu, you should ask the envoys to surrender to kowtow and thank you."

Listening to the etiquette official words, Chen Yichen was unmoved. Instead, he asked Dao Mengyong, the leader of Luchuan, in front of him, and said, "You surrendered to the Ming Dynasty in the fifteenth year of Hongwu and set up the Pingmian Xuanfu Division. Now you have been away for a hundred years. Do you still know Chinese? "

Perhaps because he felt that Chen Yichen's tone was not good, the sword Meng Yong stuttered: "Report to the angel, the official is a little familiar with Chinese words."

"Just understand it."

"Since Sijifa sincerely begged for surrender and confession, why didn't I go to Beijing to apologize to the emperor? Is there any other intention?"

The begging for surrender can be described as a deep and profound love. Dao Mengyong's performance in tears can also be worthy of the actor.

But the premise of all this sincerity is based on the personal apology of the Luchuan leader Sijifa. A traitor is now hiding everywhere and waiting for a comeback. What is the credit for so-called tribute and begging for surrender?

Facing Chen Yichen's inquiry and sharp eyes, Dao Mengyong trembled all over. He never expected such a scene to happen.

You should know that this is not the first time Luchuan has used this trick. Including the failed conquest by the Kuang State of Guizhou Mu Sheng, it can now be called the "Three Conquests Luchuan".

What's the result? If you lose, you will admit your guilt, so that the Ming Dynasty will gain face, and then accumulate strength to make a comeback. If you lose, you will repeat the above steps again.

After repeated jumps, the Confucian officials of the Ming Dynasty took this trick. They believed that every time the other party begged for surrender, they were a merit of promoting sanctification, and they did not consider how many people would die in frontier wars or how much money they would burn!

When the situation is corrupt, I feel that I can't be beaten, and I will say that it is a "small place in the southern border" and that the separatist and rebel forces will grow.

This is the "inner sage and outside king" thinking of the Daming Civil Affairs Group!

Chen Yichen doesn't care about these so-called false reputation education. If Luchuan really wants to surrender and surrender, the leader will go to Beijing to apologize if he thinks about the trick. Otherwise, no matter how much he says it, it will be fake.

"Xuanwei is afraid of the power of heaven and is also suffering from a serious illness. He really cannot arrive in Beijing. I hope the angel will forgive me!"

Dao Mengyong answered a set of rhetorics, but in fact, these are not new things. Three years of orthodox, five years of orthodox, and eight years of orthodox...

Just like menstrual posts, I say it once every time I confront Luchuan.

Chen Yichen of course ignored this remark. Just when he was about to continue to threaten, Hu Yi coughed and said, "Chen Xiu, Ruyi!"

It is obvious that Chen Yichen is just the envoy of the emperor, not the emperor. He can only symbolically represent the emperor to accept Luchuan’s begging for surrender, and cannot make any decision. This threat has exceeded the rules!

Chen Yichen should not ignore the reminder of the five ministers of the Ming Xuanzong's orphans. He took a deep breath and said, "Kowtow and thank you!"

However, Chen Yichen's words were moved when he heard the soldiers present.

Because this is the surrender that the frontier soldiers really want, instead of waiting a few years later, they were summoned to fight bloody battles in the southwest border.

Originally, no one has returned from the battle field!

Especially in the southwest environment, even if you are not killed in battle, you are easily infected with miasma and die of dampness and heat.

This is why the Ming and Qing dynasties suffered heavy losses in the border areas, not because of how powerful the enemy's military power was, but because of the medical logistics in ancient times that it was impossible to guarantee the army's battle in the primeval forest.

Dao Mengyong and other Luchuan envoys performed five bows and three bows on the north side, and at the same time, the sound of ritual music in Taichang Temple sounded.

The end of music and the completion of etiquette means the end of the entire surrender ceremony.

However, Chen Yichen did not turn around and walk towards the city tower, but walked step by step towards the escorted soldiers, moved to them and said, "Thank you all the soldiers. How fortunate is the Ming Dynasty to have the courageous men of you and other brave men. The achievements of expanding territory will be remembered for generations."

"Chen Yichen is here on this occasion of the emperor and all people, and I will express my gratitude to all the soldiers. All the lords are righteous and powerful, and even those who jump the beam will be killed!"

"Glory belongs to the Ming Dynasty!"

Chen Yichen finally couldn't suppress his emotions and walked to the group of soldiers in the garrison to express his gratitude.

You should know that before the ceremony of surrender was held, these soldiers had been repairing the inn for a day, trying to show their good military appearance and posture in front of the ministers in the capital.

But Chen Yichen still saw the damage on the armor, the blood stains on the weapons, the scars on the arms, and the haggard and vicissitudes of face!

Among the troops in the Ming Dynasty to conquer Luchuan, except for local garrisons, most of them were recruited from all over the country. Sichuan Gui, Huguang, Yingtian, and even soldiers from the nine north sides traveled thousands of miles to Luchuan to fight bloody battles.
To be continued...