The edict, the sparse sunlight spilled in, giving this dim and damp environment a little more warmth, but despite this, ordinary people will only feel creepy when they walk here.

To ordinary people, it is just a place of despair full of horrors, but to history, it is a kind of witness.

It has witnessed the civilization of the world, the Ming Dynasty and Shaobao, the loyalty and courage written here, and the iron bones scraped down here; However, it has also witnessed the last years of those traitors and eunuchs here, observing in obscurity.

Fifty-three-year-old Zhang Tingyu has been thinking silently, thinking about the past, thinking about the future, but thinking more about the present.

He just lay quietly on the weeds, ignoring the filth on his body and the dirt on his face, and just thought quietly, as if all this had nothing to do with him.

I don't know how long later, there was a sound of footsteps in the silent prison, it seemed that a group of people walked in from the outside, their goal was very clear, ignoring the prisoners who were pleading in the other cells, and walked directly to the cell where Zhang Tingyu was, and at this time, Zhang Tingyu was still immersed in his own world, ignoring the outside world.

"Lord Zhang, the emperor has a will."

Prince Zhuang Yunlu walked into the cell, his face was a little stubble, and his expression was even more tired, it was obvious that he was already a little tired from this period of travel, and beside him was Jiang Tingxi, the secretary of the household department.

When Zhang Tingyu heard this, his eyes rolled for a while, and then he looked at Yunlu, and its owner quickly sat up and knelt on the ground respectfully.

"The sinner takes orders."

Before Yongzheng's forgiveness, Zhang Tingyu could not call himself a slave, he could only call himself a 'criminal minister'.

Yunlu then recited Yongzheng's will to Zhang Tingyu, and only after reading it did he add: "Congratulations, Lord Zhang, the emperor has named you Fengtianfu Yin - although it is not as good as the previous errand, but this kind of imperial grace, ordinary people are not qualified." ”

Jiang Tingxi also smiled: "Hengchen has really suffered a lot of sins this time, hurry up and accept the order, and when the order is completed, there is still something to be busy!" ”

Zhang Tingyu was slightly silent, he didn't expect the situation to change so quickly, but he couldn't digest it, so he had to whisper: "The emperor's kindness, the guilty minister naturally understands it in his heart, but the criminal minister is extremely ashamed in his heart, but he is afraid of disappointing the emperor's great kindness." ”

Yunlu is still young, and he still has a little incomprehension of human affairs and affairs, and he doesn't quite understand what Zhang Tingyu means, so he has to look at Jiang Tingxi, like this kind of old fox, he can only let another old fox deal with it.

Jiang Tingxi naturally understood what Zhang Tingyu meant, and said in a low voice: "Hengchen, you have to understand that it is of great use to let you out this time...... Even though the emperor is as kind as heaven, you must also understand that the Qing Dynasty needs loyal ministers, and even more needs capable ministers, and you are such a capable minister! ”

Nengchen .......

Zhang Tingyu couldn't help but smile slightly bitterly, maybe in Yongzheng's opinion, he could solve the problem, but the current problem, he Zhang Tingyu really didn't have much confidence........

"Brother Youjun, Xia Guan naturally understands in his heart...... It's just that this Fengtianfu Yin is difficult to do, and it is even more difficult to negotiate with the Russians! ”

As soon as he heard Zhang Tingyu say this, Prince Zhuang Yunlu was a little puzzled, he was the chief envoy of the negotiation with the Russians this time, and although Zhang Tingyu was the deputy envoy, Yongzheng named Zhang Tingyu to lead - so in this matter, he had to listen to Zhang Tingyu's opinion, so he was curious: "What does Hengchen mean by this?" ”

Zhang Tingyu smiled slightly bitterly and shook his head, the reason why these two things are difficult to do is because these are all jobs that offend people, like Fengtianfu Yin is obviously going to get along with General Sheng Jing, and according to the current situation, General Sheng Jing will definitely be the older generation of the Eight Banners, and he will be the emperor's shield to attract the hatred of these traditional Eight Banners. Therefore, Fengtianfu Yin is destined to be a job that offends people.

However, negotiating with the Russians is not simply offending people, but offending the whole world, because this is clearly a negotiation of betraying the country to survive, and once the treaty is signed, not only will the Qing court despise him, but even Ning Chu will not spare him!

Originally, the two sides were at war, and they all relied on their own abilities, but now that the Qing Dynasty was about to collapse, he hurriedly hugged the thighs of the Russians, and he Zhang Tingyu became such a character who wanted to take the blame, and when the time came, I was afraid that it would be stinking for thousands of years in the history books of future generations.

As soon as he thought of this, Zhang Tingyu couldn't wait to stay in the edict prison and not go out, did Emperor Yongzheng really roast him on the fire now, or the kind of raging fire, with his physique, wouldn't it become a roast chicken in two clicks?

It's just that if he wants to refuse now, Zhang Tingyu has to find a way, he smiled bitterly: "Returning to the prince, it's not for other reasons, it's really that the sinful minister's body is not strong enough....... This time, after going through the edict, the whole person is going to collapse....... It's really hard to take on the big responsibility. ”

Prince Zhuang Yunlu was dumbfounded at the moment, he looked at Zhang Tingyu with suspicion, but everyone was a decent person on the surface, and he didn't have to say much, so he had to look at Jiang Tingxi to see if he could find a way.

Jiang Tingxi was helpless, of course he could see through how big the hole was behind this matter, and he could quite understand Zhang Tingyu's choice, so he had to sigh lightly, "Lord Wang, Hengchen was a little unhealthy before, but I am afraid that there are indeed some problems this time, otherwise, please ask the prince to go back to the house first, and then invite a famous doctor to take a good look at Lord Zhang's problem." ”

"Famous doctor? Why don't you just ask the imperial doctor to come! Yunlu is simple, and he is anxious and speaks directly.

Jiang Tingxi smiled a little bitterly, so he could only explain: "The prince doesn't know, this Lord Zhang's illness can't be cured by the imperial doctor, he needs some home remedies to do it, so he won't bother the prince." ”

Yunlu smacked his lips, could only nod reluctantly, and then left the edict with humor.

Zhang Tingyu has been watching coldly, and only after Yunlu left the prison did he look at Jiang Tingxi and smile bitterly: "Brother Youjun, is it possible that you have medicine to cure my heart disease?" ”

"There is no cure for heart disease, Hengchen should understand this truth better than me." Jiang Tingxi said slowly, with a bit of complexity on his face.

Zhang Tingyu was slightly silent, "Since Brother Youjun has a home remedies, then you might as well take it out." ”

"Hengchen, if you don't agree, the emperor will only think that we and other Hanchen have different intentions, you should understand this truth."

"Alien hearts? It's all up to this, it's not normal to have no different hearts, what am I waiting for Hanchen for? It is nothing more than the inheritance of the Taoist heir, in order to govern the country and level the world, but there is no hope for the Qing Dynasty. ”

Zhang Tingyu's face was a little painful, he was actually the kind of courtier who was very traditional, hoping that a good story of the monarch and the minister could be passed on, just like those predecessors in the history books, even if it was a foreign emperor - Confucian courtiers were often very realistic in this regard.

Jiang Tingxi let out a long sigh and said in a low voice: "What Fan Wencheng and others thought back then was nothing more than this truth, it can be seen that this kind of truth killed people, and even Madame was humiliated by Prince Yu, but she didn't grit her teeth and endure it......."

Zhang Tingyu knew that this was a well-known public case, and the two parties involved were Fan Wencheng and Prince Yu Duoduo, Fan Wencheng, as Huang Taiji's right-hand man, angered Dolgon and Duoduo brothers in many things, so Duoduo was deeply annoyed by Fan Wencheng and kept thinking about revenge against Fan Wencheng.

At that time, Fan Wencheng belonged to the white flag coat, and Duoduo happened to be the flag owner with the white flag, so he took Fan Wencheng's wife captive and returned to the house for sexual pleasure, but Fan Wencheng had no way to do this, so according to the system, it was a matter of course for the flag owner to seize the wives of his subordinates, and even the Great Khan at that time could not care.

But after all, Fan Wencheng is already a minister in the court, and has participated in many major decisions, and has always been valued by Huang Taiji, so this matter finally went to Huang Taiji, and Huang Taiji has always looked down on Duoduo, and in order to win over Fan Wencheng, he used the excuse to fine Duoduo 10,000 taels of silver and take away one-third of the Niu Lu to which he belonged.

In the eyes of everyone at the time, it was already very good that this matter could be handled in this way, because according to the original regulations, Duoduo would not have any loss, and now there is a third less Niu Lu, and it is even past in the eyes of many people.

But for Fan Wencheng, this can't wash away the shame, but with his ability and status at that time, he could only choose to stop, because this is Hanchen, which is not much better than Baoyi.

At present, Jiang Tingxi mentioned this matter, just to warn Zhang Tingyu, don't look at the emperor's politeness now, if you really dare to take it, then all the Hanchen family will have to die.

Hearing this, Zhang Tingyu finally stood up, and he sighed, "Sometimes I really don't know if what my ancestors did back then was worth it......

.........

For negotiations, Zhang Tingyu no longer has the so-called knot, after all, when he knew that the black cauldron would definitely be buckled on his head, he naturally didn't care how heavy the black cauldron was, but the real problem at the moment was that the Russians were really that reliable?

"My friend, I thought that since we last met, the next time we met would be next year, but I didn't expect it to be so soon........ It seems that the empire has been dealt a very serious blow. ”

With a cup of coffee in his hand and a relaxed smile on his face, Count Savoyura was very aware of the situation in the Qing court, so he deliberately teased.

Zhang Tingyu didn't have the leisure to fight with Saraula, he slowly spoke: "The main force of my army's army has not been damaged, and the rebels will be defeated on the battlefield in a few days, so I won't worry about it." ”

Count Sara Gula shrugged his shoulders, he had been in China for more than half a year, and he already had a certain understanding of the behavior of the Chinese, and he did not think about it: "Since His Majesty the Emperor wants to achieve a long-lost victory, then I will celebrate here in advance, but I don't know, what is Lord Zhang coming to me for today?" ”

Zhang Tingyu's face was very serious, and he said coldly: "Of course, about the boundary demarcation of the Ergun River, I have sent back news to His Majesty, and everything can be determined by your envoy's previous request. ”

If it had been placed half a year ago, perhaps Count Saraula would have thought that this was a good sincerity, but now this foreign devil has completely understood the situation of the Qing court, so he shrugged his shoulders and said: "There is a very famous saying in your country, called 'this time, that time', if we still want to really talk about something useful, then Lord Zhang can't continue to disguise himself, or come to fool me." ”

Zhang Tingyu sighed softly and said in a low voice: "Then I don't know, what does your country mean?" ”

"If Lord Zhang has not figured out the situation of your country, I can help your country analyze one or two."

Count Sara Furra sneered, then took a sip of coffee, "With the current situation of the Great Qing Dynasty, I am afraid that there are only two weeks or less left before the end of the Qing Dynasty. ”

Zhang Tingyu knew what he meant in the Western Week, and he did not rush to refute his statement, but quietly looked at Count Sara Gula and motioned for the other party to continue.

"Not far from your capital, very close to the distance, there have already been rebels, and on your retreat to the northeast, there are also traces of rebels, which means that although your country still has a main force, they are about to perish in the battle against the rebels."

Count Sarahula spoke eloquently, and he said softly: "Now you can no longer defeat the rebels, you can only rely on external forces, and the Russian Empire will be your best choice." ”

I have to say that Sara Willa has not been idle in China for most of the year, Zhang Tingyu can conclude that he has developed a high-level insider within the Qing court, otherwise it would be impossible to know such news so quickly, but this idea made Zhang Tingyu's heart sink.

Zhang Tingyu decided to try it out in the other way, he looked at Count Sara Gula and whispered, "You know us very well, but we don't know you well enough, why do you say that you can help us?" ”

"Fifteen hundred valiant Russian warriors who are now in Beijing, and ten thousand Russian warriors who are on the way—I have written to Her Majesty the Empress just since the last time we met, and I believe they will be there soon."

Sara Mulla had a confident look on his face, as if he had been able to determine the time for the Qing court to compromise last time, and he had already learned enough about the Qing Dynasty.

"If it's just more than 10,000 people, I'm afraid this number is not enough, they can pull out at least 500,000 people......" Zhang Tingyu shook his head, he didn't know if there was a Fu Han army, but it was nothing to exaggerate.

"Sometimes, numbers don't say anything, just like your country's army, even more is useless - but the Russian Empire is different, we not only have an elite army, but there are enough of them."

Sara Gullah did not speak of boasting, but recounted this fact in the most prosaic language.

"So, what exactly do you want?" Zhang Tingyu finally asked the last key question.

"Everything."