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With a crisp sound, Bao Chengxian, who was deeply shocked by Li Xiao's threatening words, trembled with his right hand, and the teacup in his hand fell to the ground and split into several pieces.

"Go, go get a new cup of tea for Mr. Bao."

Seeing that Bao Chengxian was so discouraged by Li Xiao's words, that he broke the teacup by mistake and lost face, Li Li, the king of Ayahara on the side, was suddenly full of inexplicable pleasure.

Hmph, you Qing prisoners have oppressed us Koreans so miserably, but now you are so submissive and humble in front of this Lord Li, you are really a group of people who are afraid of power and have no virtue!

He hurriedly instructed the servant on the side to go and bring Bao Chengxian a cup of new tea. The second brother of the Korean emperor finally showed his presence in this way.

Bao Chengxian, who was holding a new teacup, his face was pale, his eyes were uncertain, he was stunned for a long time, Fang laughed miserably, and said to Li Xiao: "Master Li's words are sharp and profound, Bao is a shallow learner, and he can't be right, I'm really ashamed." ”

Hearing Bao Chengxian's words, Li Xiao had a smile on his face, and he said solemnly; "Bachelor Bao is a cheerful person, so the official also spoke bluntly and didn't say those false words. This official sincerely hopes that the emperor Taiji will carefully consider his suggestion and think carefully about what he can gain if he continues to stay in Korea, instead of ignoring the crisis and confronting our army to the end just for the sake of temporary pleasure. ”

After listening to Li Xiao's words, Bao Chengxian let out a long sigh, picked up the newly replaced teacup, took a sip, and then said to Li Xiao: "Lord Li's meaning, Bao understands, please rest assured, Lord Li's words, Bao will convey these words to our emperor as soon as possible, just see how the emperor decides." ”

Li Xiao smiled and said, "That's very good, then there will be Master Lao Bao." ”

At this point, after the two sides finished talking, Bao Chengxian and others then left, and Li Xiao did not keep much.

After Bao Chengxian and others landed at the mouth of the Han River, they went straight to the outside of Shanhanshan City.

A day later, Bao Chengxian and others, who were in the dust, finally rushed to the Qing army camp of Huang Taiji. Casually, Bao Cheng knelt down on the ground and told Huang Taiji about the conditions that Li Xiao had agreed to the peace talks.

After listening to Bao Chengxian's report, Huang Taiji's face was angry, his face was so gloomy that it seemed to be dripping, and he sat on the chair in a daze, without saying a word.

Huang Taiji was very disappointed with Bao Chengxian's trip to Ganghwa Island to negotiate this time, and to be honest, he was very disappointed.

From Bao Chengxian's words, he could already understand that this person had been completely suppressed by Li Xiao from the momentum, and he had not won any favorable conditions for the Qing Dynasty at all, and now he seemed to be just a messenger of Li Xiao.

It's just that I don't want to blame him too much now, after all, under Li Xiao's tough and oppressive conversation, Bao Chengxian's performance is barely passing, and if he sends someone else, the effect may be even worse.

In fact, what made Huang Taiji feel the most unhappy in his heart was the extremely miserable situation of Rao Yu Bel Abatai.

That Li Xiao, the half-brother who tortured himself so cruelly, wantonly humiliated this noble descendant of the Xinjue Luo clan, to put it bluntly, in a sense, he also slapped himself in the face and slapped the face of the Qing Dynasty!

The most hateful thing is that he doesn't have any good revenge and countermeasures, which makes Li Xiao, a thief, so rampant.

It's just that this Li Xiao, although extremely hateful, has a very vicious vision, and his analysis of the current situation is extremely accurate. The words spoken by this person, the conditions he talked about, and the piles and piles all accurately hit his own weakness.

Li Xiao, who entered the dog, one day later, I will break the corpse of you, a lowly Han dog, into ten thousand pieces!

After Huang Taiji scolded Li Xiao 10,000 times with a headache in his heart, he still had to face the reality.

What to do?

Can you really agree to Li Xiao's request like this?

Huang Taiji was quite confused for a while.

Seeing that the emperor was silent, Bao Chengxian, who was kneeling on the ground, did not dare to move.

After a long time, Huang Taiji said lightly to Bao Chengxian: "Master Bao, you kneel down first." “

"Hey, I'm doing what I'm ordering."

Bao Chengxian let out a secret breath in his heart and got up to the side.

Huang Taiji pondered for a while, and then said to the guards standing on the side: "Go, call Prince Li, King Wuyingjun, and Fan Bachelor into the account together, I have something important to discuss with them." ”

The guards went as promised, and after a short time, Prince Dai Shan, Prince of Wuying, Azige, and Fan Wencheng, hurriedly came to the tent.

After the three of them finished saluting, Huang Taiji ordered Bao Chengxian to repeat Li Xiao's terms for peace talks to the three of them.

As soon as Bao Chengxian finished speaking, before Huang Taiji could speak, Azig was the first to stand up and shout: "Brother Huang, this dog thief Li Xiao has made such an arrogant and arrogant peace negotiation agreement, it is really too deceitful!" The younger brother asked the imperial brother to give an order, and he commanded the soldiers and horses to go to fight with Li Xiao, and cut off Li Xiao's head when he was decided, and then return to the emperor! ”

Hearing Azig's statement that it was heroic, but it was actually empty words, Huang Taiji frowned in disgust.

Dai Shan on the side couldn't look at it, he shouted in a low voice: "Azig, Li Xiao is now on Jianghua Island, and our army's naval division has been wiped out, do you want to lead the army to swim to the island?" Isn't your statement a joke? ”

After Dai Shan finished speaking, Azig still wanted to argue, but was stopped by Huang Taiji.

Azig retreated to the side hatefully, and at this time, Fan Wencheng, who had been thinking about it, stood in the middle and said to Huang Taiji: "Your Majesty, in the opinion of Wei Chen, Li Xiao's conditions for peace talks, our army can only agree. ”

As soon as Fan Wencheng said this, Azig's face on the side was furious, and he pointed at the tip of Fan Wencheng's nose and scolded: "Fan Xiandou, I have raised you for many years, and I have given you this high lord and status, but I still can't feed you this Han dog?!" Then Li Xiao's conditions are so arrogant, you have to agree to it all, you say, is your conscience eaten by dogs! Fuck you, what benefits did Li Xiao give you to make you eat like this and talk to this bastard like this! ”

was scolded by Azig on his head and face, Fan Wencheng was so angry that his face turned purple and trembled, he gritted his teeth and replied loudly; "Since Fan voted for the Mandate of Heaven Khan, he has been loyal to the Qing Dynasty, and the sun and the moon can be seen! How could King Wuying say that he was so unbearable? The king of the county, if you have a good plan, you can subdue Li Xiao and solve the dilemma, Fan has nothing to say, but the king of the county can die under this step in front of him, and he will be the king of the whole county! ”

"You 。。。。。。"

Azig gritted his teeth, but he couldn't say much.

"Shut up! Stop fighting! ”

Huang Taiji, who was sitting high on the tiger skin chair, looked angry, and he let out a loud shout, interrupting the quarrel between Azig and Fan Wencheng.

Azig stiffened his neck and wanted to say a few more words, but was quickly pulled aside by Dai Shan, who had a gloomy face.

"Master Fan, then Li Xiao's peace negotiation conditions, can our army really only agree to him?" Huang Taiji's voice was very low, and his face was quite ugly.

"Your Majesty, now that the situation is stronger than people, I can't wait for Li Xiao's peace negotiation conditions! Please listen to the emperor in detail. ”

"Oh, you name it."

"Your Majesty, that Li Xiao has already made it clear to Master Bao that our army's first plan, that is, to attack Ganghwa Island City, in order to capture the Korean royal family, to force the Korean king Li Liang's plan, has become a bubble because the Ming army has firmly held Ganghwa Island. And our army's second plan, that is, to storm the mountain fortress of Namhan, in order to capture the Korean monarchs and ministers, in order to pressure Korea to surrender, because Li Xiao can reinstate Li Hao, the second son of Li Liang, as the king of Korea, this plan will also have little effect, and in the end it will only form a situation in which our army and the Ming army will be attrition for a long time in Korea, so it is not feasible. Moreover, the mountain fortress of Namhan, which was the last place to be defended by Li Liang, was garrisoned with heavy troops, and if our army wanted to attack it, there would be a lot of losses in soldiers and horses. What's more, Li Xiao also threatened that if our army really wanted to storm the mountain city of Nanhan, then Rao Yu Beile and a group of captured soldiers would really die under the Ming saber, and there would be no more life. ”

When Fan Wencheng said this, he let out a long sigh.

Huang Taiji's face was as dark as iron, and he sat on the chair like a puppet.

"Hmph, Li Xiao, who entered the dog, is really too deceitful! Could it be that there is really no way to counter him?! Dai Shan on the side also had an angry face and said with hatred.

"Prince Li, I think that what I can fight for now in the Qing Dynasty is not whether I can counter Li Xiao, nor whether I can agree to Li Xiao's terms for peace talks, but to see if I can find a decent way to retreat for my Qing Dynasty on the basis of agreeing to peace talks." Fan Wencheng said with a sigh.

"Then according to you, what is the decent way for me to retreat from the Qing Dynasty?" Dai Shan asked.

"Your Majesty, Prince Li, and Weichen think that our Qing Dynasty can agree to an armistice with Korea and withdraw from the army, but our army can propose to Li Xiao that from now on, when Korea is the suzerainty of Fengming State, it is also necessary to serve our Qing Dynasty as the upper court, and send the prince Li Wei to Shengjing as a hostage, and pay grain to my Qing Dynasty on time every year. Then, Li Xiaodang immediately sent back Rao Yu Beile and a group of captured soldiers, if so, the two countries could stop the war and stop the army. In this case, our country's withdrawal of troops back to the DPRK can be regarded as both face and benefit. Fan Wencheng said eloquently.

"What if Li Xiao doesn't agree?" Dai Shan frowned and asked again.

"Alas, Prince Li, there is a way to say that the price starts on the ground and pays back on the ground. The current plan is to take one step at a time. Fan Wencheng sighed: "After all, now our army has such a handle in Li Xiao's hands, and there are many concerns about acting, but I just look at the other party's reaction first, and then make a calculation." ”

"Okay, just do what Master Fan does." Huang Taiji on the tiger skin chair spoke: "Then please ask Master Bao to take a break from his hard work, and then go to Jianghua Island to show my attitude and see how Li Xiao reacts." ”

After Bao Cheng came out to receive the order, Huang Taiji pondered for a while, and said: "In order to speed up the negotiation process and release Abatai and the captured soldiers as soon as possible, Bao can take care of some details by himself." ”

Bao Cheng knelt down first: "Hey, the slave obeys the order." ”

Subsequently, Bao Chengxian set off again, and after coming to Jianghua Island City, he met Li Xiao again.

After Bao Chengxian talked about Huang Taiji's conditions to Li Xiao, Li Xiao refused without hesitation.

"Master Bao, if you want to force North Korea to take the prince as a hostage and pay the grain every year, it will be no different from letting North Korea surrender, and this official will never agree."

"What do you mean?"

"The official's request is that Korea can maintain relations with the Qing Dynasty's original brotherly country, with the Qing Dynasty as a brother and Korea as a brother. But North Korea will never let the prince be a hostage, nor will it pay taxes to the Qing Dynasty. Moreover, the Qing court had to agree to this before the peace talks could continue. ”

Bao Chengxian's face was embarrassed: "Lord Li, if this is the case, if my Qing Dynasty only gets the false name of a brotherly country, then wouldn't our army's expedition to Korea be a waste of food and salaries and empty soldiers?" In my opinion, if this cannot be achieved, I am afraid that the emperor will not agree to a truce. ”

Li Xiao sneered: "Master Bao's words are wrong, you have to understand that what I can't afford now is not my Ming Dynasty, nor North Korea, but your Qing army." If you want to fight for a long time, this official is willing to accompany you. “

Seeing that Li Xiao was so tough, Bao Chengxian had to sigh and whisper: "Lord Li, you can make some concessions, let me go back next and make a good deal, so that I can have a step to go down in Daqing." “

Seeing Bao Chengxian lowering his posture like this, Li Xiao smiled and said, "Master Bao, look at what you said so pitifully. In this way, our army will take another step back, and the Korean people, property, and livestock captured by the Qing army will not be required to be returned by the officer. The Qing army had already captured a lot in Korea, and if they retreated in this way, they would be considered victorious. ”

Bao Chengxian smiled bitterly in his heart, the people and livestock captured by the Qing army have already been continuously transported back to China, can this fat eaten in the stomach be spit out again? Li Xiao's words are nothing more than a hollow rice ball, but with his words, he can finally go back to Huang Taiji to restore his life.

Bao Chengxian then discussed with Li Xiao some details about when and where the two sides would sign the agreement, then got up to take his leave, returned to the outside of Namhansan Fortress, and reported to Huang Taiji.

To Bao Chengxian's surprise, he would have been furious after listening to the report by Huang Taiji, but he didn't expect that Huang Taiji only sighed a few times and agreed to Li Xiao's request.

Bao Chengxian couldn't help but sigh in his heart, it seems that the emperor is actually like a mirror in his heart, knowing that the most unaffordable thing now is the Qing army, and if he fights with Li Xiao for face, it will only be more unfavorable to the Qing Dynasty.

In the end, after Bao Chengxian went to Ganghwa Island twice to discuss with Li Xiao, Li Xiao made some ceremonial concessions, and finally agreed on the following contents of the armistice agreement between Korea and Qing:

1. The Korean and Qing armies will strike on the day of the signing of the agreement, and the Qing and Ming armies will each withdraw and return to China, and the armistice will last for a minimum of five years.

2. King Li Liang of Korea apologized to Huang Taiji, and the two countries are still regarded as brotherly countries, and Korea does not need to pay tribute to the Qing Dynasty.

3. Except for the release of officials, the rest of the Korean civilians and property and livestock captured by the Qing army will be returned to the Qing army, and the DPRK will not recover them.

4. After the agreement was signed, release Rao Yu Bel Abatai and a number of captured Qing troops from Jianghua Island and return to the Qing Dynasty.

5. This agreement was signed at the mouth of the Han River and came into effect by Li Xiao, the general of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor Taiji of the Qing Dynasty, and the king of Joseon, Li Liang.

Bao Chengxian, who finally negotiated the agreement, breathed a sigh of relief.

After he returned to Huang Taiji, although people such as Azig and Dai Shan were still dissatisfied, under the advice of Fan Wencheng, the Han strategist that Huang Taiji relied on the most, Huang Taiji finally decided to agree to these armistice terms.

"Your Majesty, now that our army has captured more than 500,000 Korean civilians, as well as a large number of grain and livestock, this battle has also been quite fruitful. As for this North Korea, it is just east of our country, and it is impossible to run away with long legs, and it is not too late to find an opportunity to ask the DPRK for its guilt in five years' time, when the national strength of the Qing Dynasty is becoming more and more abundant. Fan Wencheng's words of proclamation spoke to the heart of Huang Taiji.

"Hmph, Li Xiao who entered the dog, you don't have to be complacent, although this North Korea has ceased war with my Qing Dynasty, but in the coming year, I will raise troops again to attack Ming, and directly take the land of Shandong where Li Xiao is located, attack and kill this fang, and solve my hatred!"

Looking at Huang Taiji outside the tent, the cold light flashed in his eyes, and his heart was secretly ruthless.