"Then what does the prince say about the current situation?" Ma Shiying asked.

Wu Zheng shook his head and said, "I can't judge it for the time being, so I can only talk about it when I go to Jiangbei." ”

Ma Shiying hesitated for a moment, raised his head and said, "Although my subordinates don't know about soldiers, I have a doubt in my heart...... The prince had previously defeated the troops and horses of the Khalchuhun in Jiangbei, and there were almost no organized enemy troops in Yangzhou Mansion, and there were no large number of Qing troops stationed in Fengyang Mansion and Huai'an Mansion around Yangzhou Mansion, and now it is strange that such a large army suddenly appeared. Moreover, to mobilize more than 50,000 troops, the only possibility is to Xuzhou in the north. But the transfer of the Xuzhou garrison is not something that ordinary people can mobilize. ”

Wu Zheng was stunned for a moment, thought for a while, and said: "This is naturally a transfer from the Qing court, and it should be from Dolgon's handwriting." ”

But if it had been written by Dorgon, how could he have given two completely contradictory orders at the same time? If the prince's judgment that Dolgon was correct in his previous judgment was to promote peace with war, it still made sense, but now that the prince judged that it was not, it would not make sense. ”

Wu Zheng's brows furrowed, Ma Shiying's words made sense, Dolgon should not have given two completely contradictory orders, on the one hand, he sent a mission to negotiate peace, but on the other hand, he mobilized the Xuzhou army to go south, putting on a posture of a decisive battle, no, it is no longer a posture.

"Perhaps...... Dolgon's suspicious array to confuse our army's sight? ”

Ma Shiying shook his head and said: "It's unlikely, Dolgon is in Shuntianfu, how can he be like a finger, he can ensure that the Qing army going south can listen to his movement at the first time, fight when he says, and stop when he says to stop?" What if the mission is negotiated, but the army continues to attack? Vice versa. ”

Wu Zheng's heart jumped, "You just said that Dolgon is in Shuntian Mansion?" ”

"Uh...... Naturally, it should be in Suncheonfu. ”

"No, Dolgon shouldn't be in Suncheonfu...... You're right, if Dolgon is in Suncheonfu, then it's hard to explain how to make the army like an arm, fight when you want, and stop when you want. Old Ma, you reminded me well, Dolgon should not be in Shuntianfu, he is likely to be in Xuzhou, no, maybe even in Huai'an...... You see, within one day, the Qing army captured Baoying and Huailou Town, and then quickly divided the troops into two routes, all the way to Jiangdu, all the way to Taizhou, so ruthless, in addition to Dolgon's personal command, who in the Qing court has such a skill...... I am not saying that the Qing court did not have generals, but this kind of command requires a combination of ability, courage, and power. ”

Ma Shiying looked at Wu Zheng in shock, "Ahem...... Lord Wang, Ma Mou's intention to ask you to meet the Qing court mission before leaving the capital is not here. ”

Wu Zheng's doubts were solved, and his mood suddenly relaxed a lot, and he smiled: "Then what do you mean ......?" ”

"Ying Tianfu is not like Hangzhou Mansion, the imperial court has not screened and cleaned the magnates and wealthy families in the city when the enemy occupied it over the years, and there are many enemies in the city, and there are still a lot of them, which is a well-known thing." Ma Shiying pondered, "Maybe their methods of contact and transmission of information are far faster than the speed at which the prince personally rushed to Jiangbei." ”

Wu Zheng nodded.

"Then, if the prince meets with the Qing court delegation early tomorrow morning, will the enemy army on the other side receive the news that the prince is stranded in Yingtianfu in the afternoon?"

When Wu Zheng heard this, he suddenly realized, patted Ma Shiying's shoulder and said, "Old Ma, you have made meritorious service today." ”

……。

It was still early before dawn, Wu Zheng went to Yifengmen and met Chen Sheng and Liao Zhongping.

After informing them of the news that the military situation on the other side and the naval division had been transferred to the direction of Jiangdu, they were ordered to firmly defend the Great Victory Pass.

Wu Zheng gave a death order, that is, if the defeated Nikan led his troops to fight back again, the two of them must defend the victory pass to the death.

……。

When I returned to the imperial city, it was already June 16, and it was early in the morning.

The sky has already lit up.

Wu Zheng changed into a set of princely clothes, and Shi Shiran rode straight into the imperial city by carriage, from the bustling Chang'an Street to the outside of the palace, and then turned west, crossed the White Tiger Bridge, and arrived in front of the Honglu Temple.

More than a dozen of our officials who participated in the negotiations were already waiting in line, including Li Jichen, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, who had a foul remark with Wu Zheng in the court, and even Zheng Youde, the right attendant of the household department, who had a confrontation with Wu yesterday and wanted to seek justice for Ren Bancheng's death.

But at this time, all the officials were bowing down to greet them.

The rules of the prince are indeed different from those of the prince of the county.

Of course, this is not important, the important thing is that in the face of the enemy, as long as it is not a traitor who secretly surrenders, then the position is the same.

Surrounded by the ministers, Wu fought for the Honglu Temple.

In the main hall, the Qing court mission had already been seated by the officials, and they were looking forward to it, waiting for the arrival of the negotiators of the Yixing Dynasty.

There are thirteen people in the Qing court mission, and the envoy is the Qing court Doluo Qianxiang County King Wakda, the fourth son of Prince Li Daishan, originally he was not suitable to send an envoy to the Yixing Dynasty, his nephew Kar Chuhun was captured by Wu Zheng, in order to save his nephew's life, he could only come in person.

The deputy envoy is a little special, not because of how prominent the official position is, but because he is a real fellow countryman of Wu Zheng, and he is also a native of Shangyu County, Shaoxing Prefecture, surnamed Shen Mingwen Kui, the word Qingyuan, and Shangyu Baiguan.

When Wu Zheng received the report from the Ministry of Rites, he understood that the Qing court's envoy should be sincere, that is, it was not the Ming plank road that secretly crossed Chencang.

Shen Wenkui is half a hundred years old, and he really can't be called a traitor, at least unlike other traitors.

He was the seventh year of the Apocalypse (1627) to the north of Liaodong to study, Chongzhen two years (1629), after Jin broke Zunhua, was captured by the Eight Banners to Shenyang, because at that time the Later Jin tried to recruit Han literati, and was appreciated by the Emperor Taiji, the value of the museum, ask the national politics, and then awarded the bachelor of the Hongwen Academy, since then for the Manchu Qing Dynasty to make suggestions.

After the Qing army entered the customs, Shen Wenkui was appointed governor of Baoding, and the following year he was promoted to the governor of Huaiyang Caoyun.

The Han people have always had a sense of hometown, and people who have experienced it like this are naturally nostalgic for their homeland.

Although it could not change the outcome of the fall of the Ming Dynasty, Shen Wenkui exempted some people from taxes while in office, and asked the imperial court to hold a sacrificial ceremony for the Ming Mausoleum, which was impeached and dismissed.

It wasn't until the beginning of last year that he was reinstated, a bachelor of the Hongwen Museum, and a vice president of the Rich Recording Museum.

Among the thirteen members of the Qing court's mission, it was also the highest title of Wakda, the king of Duoluo Qianxiang County, and it was originally appropriate for the Yixing Dynasty to send the Taifu Qian Sule to lead the envoy to negotiate.

But Wu Zheng suddenly decided to participate in the negotiation in person without informing the other party.

Therefore, when the envoys of the Qing court saw an official in the Ming prince's uniform with a five-clawed dragon embroidered on his chest and shoulders coming in, they were all surprised.