Although what Hitara Laibao said was not very popular, Qianlong understood that what he said was not unreasonable. Although Qianlong said that he was very happy, he was not a fool, otherwise he would not be able to sit on the throne.

It is precisely like this, so Qianlong knows how to make trade-offs.

Even if Qianlong had a lot of resentment against the bandit army, he could only suppress it temporarily, wait for the Qing Empire to calm down the Quartet, and then fight to the death with the bandit army.

In the twenty-second year of Qianlong, June 13.

At the behest of Qianlong, the Manchu Zhennan general Niu Hulu. Fu Sen and the five princes of the Manchu Dynasty, Ai Xin Jueluo. The Manchu Qing negotiation group headed by Yongqi formally held closed peace talks with the negotiation group headed by Hong Hu, the commander of the shadow guard of the anti-bandit army, and Wang Kaiyuan, chief of staff of the anti-bandit army.

The negotiations did not go smoothly at the beginning, and the Manchu side said that it could not accept the conditions proposed by the Manchu army to cede Henan Zhumadian, Zhoukou, Shangqiu and retreat from Xuzhou. Yongqi even directly scolded the bandit army for being shameless.

As for the plan proposed by the Manchu Qing Dynasty that as long as the bandit army could retreat to the Yangtze River defense line, the Manchu Qing could cede Yungui and Guangxi, the bandit army directly ignored it.

After coming and going, the negotiations repeatedly stalled, until the military situation in Gansu repeatedly stimulated the Manchu court, and Qianlong gritted his teeth and allowed the conditions for suppressing the bandit army.

However, as a condition for the Manchu Qing to cede land to the bandit army, the bandit army must release all the children of the Eight Banners in the territory to return to the Qing Dynasty, and also release all the officials arrested by the bandit army; At the same time, the anti-bandit army must "spend (compensation)" 5 million taels of silver as the cost of "buying" (retreating) land from the Manchus (this can be deducted with grain), and must not restrict trade between the two sides.

Regarding the conditions proposed by Qianlong, Zhang Rui replied: All the people of the Eight Banners can be released (there are not many people anyway); As for those officials, as long as they are not traitors, they can be put back.

However, as a condition, the Manchus must also release all arrested bandits, and at the same time, they must not prevent the families of all bandit soldiers in their territory from coming to vote.

As for the trade between the two sides, Zhang Rui did not have any opinions, or even asked for them;

And it was not unreasonable to spend some silver to buy those lands from the Manchus. After all, fighting a war kills people, and with the loss of food, in fact, five million taels is not a loss at all. And the tax revenue of these lands in the coming year is more than that.

However, considering that these lands are only temporary, the two sides may tear their faces and start a war again at any time, and Zhang Rui cannot let Qianlong pay such a price.

Therefore, Zhang Rui gave the condition that he could only give three million taels at most, and it would be in the form of grain deductions, which would be completed in five years.

Regarding the conditions given by Zhang Rui, Qianlong, who was anxious to pacify other places, had to grit his teeth again and accept it. However, the bandit army was required to deliver a million grains in the first year.

In this regard, Zhang Rui also nodded and agreed. After all, it is a negotiation, and there is no concession at all, and if it drags on for a long time, it is not necessarily a good thing for the bandit army.

In the twenty-second year of Qianlong, at the beginning of July

In the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the Qianlong Emperor loved Xin Jueluo. With the nod and consent of Hongli and Zhang Rui, the king of the Han Dynasty, the two sides signed a five-year agreement on peaceful coexistence.

During the agreement, the Manchu Qing Dynasty used Shanxian County in Shandong, and the bandit suppression army used Feng County in Suzhou as the "training ground" for both sides, and the garrison personnel of both sides in these two places could not exceed 3,000.

In the twenty-second year of Qianlong, in mid-July. The Manchu and bandit armies formally withdrew their troops from Suzhou, and at the same time, the first grain promised to the Manchus by the bandit army also set sail in Hangzhou and was sent to Tianjin by sea. The land that the Manchus promised to cede to the bandit army was also obtained in the pattern of occupation by the bandit army.

Although the agreement is not public, it is almost impossible to hide it from everyone. Soon, news came out that the Manchus had signed a peace agreement with the bandit army.

In response to questions from the outside world, neither the Manchu court nor the bandit army made any response. Officials on both sides also silently said that they did not respond. doll

Although outsiders don't know the specific content, it is certain that half of the country laid down by the bandit army can be regarded as temporarily defending. This has all encouraged the soldiers and civilians in the territory of the anti-bandit army, at least their lives are temporarily worry-free, and the land allocated to them by the anti-bandit army can be regarded as preserved.

At the same time, there was a sudden saying in the territory of the Manchu Qing Dynasty: As long as you are strong enough to beat the people and call your mother, you can become a king if you want to be a king, and if you want to be the emperor, you will be the emperor.

As a result, the rebel forces in the Manchu Qing Dynasty became more and more numerous and larger. It made the Qing army even more tired.

Twenty-two years of Qianlong

End of July

Because the situation in Gansu was too severe, Qianlong had to transfer the Northwest Frontier Army, which had just pacified Dzungaria, back to Gansu to quell the turmoil, in order to prevent the emergence of a second bandit suppression army.

At the same time, because the Manchu Qing Dynasty signed a peace agreement with the bandit suppression army, the troops of the Jiangnan bandit suppression battalion, which was originally used to pacify the bandit suppression army, were also transferred to Gansu and entered Gansu from Shaanxi.

At this moment, the Manchu Qing Dynasty was advancing on two fronts in order to quickly pacify the turmoil in Gansu.

………

Gansu, Guyuan.

Guyuan, built in 114 BC (Han Dynasty), ancient name Dayuan, Gaoping, Xiaoguan, Yuanzhou.

It is located on the bank of the Qingshui River at the northern foot of Liupan Mountain on the Loess Plateau. It is located in the south of Ningxia, the center of the triangle composed of the three provincial capitals of Xi'an, Lanzhou and Yinchuan. The Silk Road must pass through, and it was one of the important towns on the nine sides in the Ming Dynasty.

Guyuan has a dangerous terrain and is an important military town.

The so-called "left control of the five plains, right with Lanhui, the Yellow River around the north, Kongtong blocking the south, according to the shoulders of the eight counties, the key to the three towns", "back to the middle of the road risk, Xiaoguan Feng Wei", is the place where the soldiers of the past dynasties must fight, and it is also the main road of traffic.

Therefore, around the solid plain, there are male passes and solid locks in all dynasties.

King Qin Zhao of the Qin State built the Great Wall here to resist the righteous canal; The Xiao Pass set up in the Han Dynasty is the northern gateway of Guanzhong; In the Tang Dynasty, Longshan Pass was set up, which was one of the six Shangguan in the country; The seven passes of Tangyuan Prefecture are also around Guyuan.

The famous Silk Road also passed through Guyuan from Chang'an to the countries of the Western Regions. In the Ming Dynasty, nine towns along the Great Wall were set up, and Guyuan was one of the nine towns, and it was the garrison of the general army and the general system.

Guyuan is also the place where the emperors of all dynasties came to Ningxia the most. Because it has a major role in the military of "blocking the river on the outside, Longkou on the inside, taking Qin Liang on the lap, and supporting the Weiqi shop".

Guyuan Castle Palace

At this moment, Ma Yinglong, the leader of the Hui "uprising", Ma Hua'an, the imam, Bai Yanhu, the Hui general, and Yu Yan, the Hui general, were discussing the military situation in the inner hall of the government.

Historically, the real Gansu rebellion during the Qianlong period was 37 years of Qianlong.

But now it seems that they have been encouraged by the unexpected rise of the bandit army. In order to build the *** empire in their minds, they carried out an "uprising" by various means.