On the first day of the fourth lunar month in the twenty-third year of Chongzhen, the Ministers of the Six Ministries and all members of the Directorate of Ceremonial gathered in the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
Emperor Chongzhen always insisted on keeping important meetings small in attendance, which was why the pacification of Liaodong was not discussed in the grand audience hall.
"Gentlemen," Wang Chengen began, presiding over the meeting, "the Mongolian diplomatic delegation has returned to the grasslands after leaving hostages in the Capital, and they have begun implementing the garrison system according to the Imperial Court's intentions."
Chapter 753